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City ot Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
OA T E: Septembtr 21, 1990
TO: Memo for Record
FROM: City Manager
R E: Material Sent to Council Only
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Memoranda from the City Manager:
a, Energy Savings Payback Fund
b, GYDsy Moth
c. Westport Plaza. Special Asstssment Bonds
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Copies of letters from tht City Managtr to:
a. Ktlly Soukup regarding Homecoming Parade I~b 'f
b. Peg Dozark regarding bicycle lanes Ie
c, Shelley B, Plattner regarding RAGBRAI
Memorandum from tha Transit Manager regarding School District use of
SEATS,
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Copy of letter from the Transit Manager to the Iowa City Community
School District regarding transit service to South East Junlon High, ISI3
Letter from John Kammermeyer regardIng fee policy of Heritage Cable. I~
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Letler from City Attorney Gentry to Jim Glasgow and Scott Boulevard
Investors regarding Cliffs Apartments/Stabilization ot Retaining Wall, $ IS'
Memo from City Attornoy Gentry to Richard Blum, Chair and Members of the
Alrlport Commission. n
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dalo: Soplombor 14, 1990
To: City Council
From: City Managor
Ro: Enorgy Savings Payback Fund
Jim Sctioorifoldor has beon contoclod by roprosonlativos ot tho U.S. Doporlmonl of Enorgy
concornlng tho dovolopmont 01 onorgy consorvallon programs lor omorglng East Block and
Seviol cltlos. Tho DOE was Inlorostod In our program and may uso II as a modollor Eostorn
Europo dovolopmont through Slslor Cltlos Inlornallonal and tho Agoncy lor Inlornallonal
Dovolopmonl. We havo sonlthom complolo, updalod (FY90) Inlormallon on tho program.
Hopolul~ thoy wlll koop us Inlormod as to Iho accoplanco and IUCCOSS 01 this program as an
IntornaUonal offort lor onorgy consorvutlon.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dato: Soptombor 21,1990
To: City Council
From: City Managor
Ro: Gypsy Moth
Torry Robinson, our City Forostor, has advfsod mo that on Tuosday, Soptombor 25, Dolo
Cochran, hoad ot tho Slalo ilopartmont of Agrlculiuro, wliI bo In Iowa Ciiy to announco findings
and provldo othor Inlormallon concornlng tho potonllol lor a gypsy moth Infoslallon.
You may havo nolod throughout town small orango/Ruoroscont boxos placod on top 01 polos.
Thosa oro Irapplng dovlcos for tho malo gypsy moth. Evldonlly tho moth has boon dlscovorod
In thoso Iraps and thoroforo tho causo lor concorn. As I havo boon advfsod, a gypsy moth
Intoslallon can dolollato troos and shrubbory. Unlortunatoly, this dolollallon procoss occurs In
Iho spring and thoroloro tho IIkollhood 01 survival of tho troos and shrubbory Is dramatically
roducod. Additionally, as tho moths dotollato, thoy ollon lay lurlhor oggs and thoroby again tho
following spring tho dolollallon con occur, 1Il0rally guarantoolng tho troo and shrubbory will dlo.
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Tho gypsy molh ovidonlly has boon Importod Inlo tho slalo and Is known to attach lis ogg mass
to cars, trailers, campers, etc. Thore was a rocenl outbreak In illinois and obviously wllh tho
numbor 01 illinois vohlclos horo In Iowa City, Iho polonllallncroasos accordingly. Long Grovo,
Iowa, rocontly oxporloncod a caso whoro a family movod Irom Now Jorsoy to tholr community and
tholr boal and trallor had gypsy moth ogg mass os which halchod,
I undorsland thai thoro Is no Immodlalo couso lor alarm, bullho stalo will conduct not only
oxlonslvo public Informallon ofrorts, but will also attompl 10 Isolalo tho gypsy molh throal and
Iroatlt accordingly. Torry has advlsod Ihal tho spraying lor gypsy moths Is nol chomlcal, but Is
biological. Tho organism that Is sprayod attacks tho molh only and loavos no byproduclln tho
troo, ground, walor supply, otc. It Is only spoculallvo thai tho spraying may nood 10 occur. Wo
will not know unlll Iho slalo has concludod tholr Invosllgallon which will bogln this lall and
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doclslons mado throughout tho wlntor as tho stoto Invosllgalos and allompls 10 dolormlno
whothor tho gypsy moth ogg mossos actualty do oxlstln our community.
This Inlormatlon Ihould bo kopl confidonllal unllltho moollng 01 Soptombor 25 whoro 11010
offielols con fully apprllo us and tho publIc 01 tho polonllol lor concorn. W1lhoul all tho
Informallon In tholr hands, n Is difficult to assoss tho Impact olhor than tho known domago that
a gypsy moth Infollallon can causo. EvldonUy,tho City 01 Clinton oxporlonced this approxlmatoly
two YOOlI ago and It WlIS handlod by tho otrlto and woro ablo to addross tho I.suo.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dalo: Soplombor 21,1990
To: City Council
From: City Managor
Ro: WOSlport Plaza. Spoclal Assossmont Bonds
As I rocall monUonlng 10 you, Ilpoko with Mlko Wisdom 01 tho Josoph Company concornlng tho
specbJ ::w.:n-tGnt bonds 0Ild lIlo filet lIiiit tho COunCIl has choson not 10 procood. As
oxpoC1od, Mlko was concornod and folllhat ho was glvon lomo dogroo 01 assuranco thatlho
Ipoclal assossmont bonding procm would bo accoplablo. I oxplalnod 10 him our concornl ovor
procodonco, partlcularly for a commorclal oslabllshmont, and thaI tho Wostport dovolopmonl
roqulromonll for off'llIo Improvomonts would not bo dramatiCally dlfforonl lor any major
commorclal ollabllshmont and wo havo traditionally not pursuod spoclal assossmonl nnanelng.
Mlko was undorstandlng, but askod II thoro was any mood on tIho part of Iho Council 10
roconsldor thai doell/on. I askod him, and ho has prov/dod, a dolall 01 whal ho bollovos has
Iransplrod concornlng tho Ipoclal assollmont bond procm 10 da!o. I havo attachod a copy 01
tho corrospondonco. Whllo thoro woro oxtonslvo discussions, I do not 100 any lormal
commllmonl 10 Iho nnanclng mochanlsm Ihal ho suggosls. Ploaso rov/ow tho Information and
I wllllry to got with you Inlormally to dolormlno wholhor !tloro Is any Inlorosl In roconsldorlng your
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August 30, 1990
Mr. Stophen J. Atkins
City Managor
City of Iowa City
CiVic Contor
410 E, Washington St.
Iowa City, Iowa S2240
ReI Westport Plaza, Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Stevol
Thank you for your letter of August 23, 1990 rogarding the
Westport Plaza Special Assessmont Bonds, I was vory surprisod by
your lettor, and in this lotter I will oxplain why, .
In tho early stages of this project, we wero advised by the
City staff that if we wore to havo any chanco of rozoninq tho
proporty, certain offDite improvemonts would bo requirod,
Specifically, wo woro told that a traffic light and turn lanes
would bo roquirod at tho main ontranco, and that a now road would
havo to bo conatructod on tho oast sido of tho conter as a
soc:ondary ontranco, In addition, City staff informod Us that
offsite costs aro usually borne by tho devolopor on a project in
Iowa City,
KnOWing that thoso roquirod offsito costs would add a
tremendous AIlIount of upfront costs to tho project, I began to
exploro with tho staff a moans of sproading tho payment of those
costs over time, I discussod the mattor with then City attornoys
Terry Timmons and Richard BOrle, and asked thom whether Iowa had
any typo of authoritr, sim lar to one in Illinois callod a
"Special Service lIrea, I which allows a district of land to tin
effect) voluntarily tax itself over time for the cost of bring ng
necessary public services to that land, Terry and Dick referrod
me to Chapter 386 of the Iowa State Statutes ("Self-supported
Municipal Improvement Districts"l' which is similar to the
Illinois Special Service lire a leg slation, Howevor, both Terry
and Dick advisod me that usago of this statuto was virtually
unknown in the State, and to their knowlodge it had never beon
used in Iowa City. Instoad, they suggosted the usage of "Spocial
UNIVERSITY SOUARE
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August 30, 1990
lIssessment Bends," which were usod frequently in Iowa City and
weuld not be viewed with the same uncertainty as tho use of bonds
under the unfamiliar Chapter 386 legislation, As I explained in
my Auqust 8 letter to you, by the use of special Assessment
Bonds, we would pay the cost of the offsito improvements, but we
would pay them ovsr time instead gf ftont-end loadino all ef
thoso costs into the commencement of the project,
After these discussions with the City attorneys, I began
talking with the City finance officer (Rosemary Vltosh) about
this process, Rosemary Advised me that the issuance of Special
Assossment Bonds was fairly comon in tho City, but indicated
that all properties which benofit from the improvements are
gonera1IY taxed to ropay the bonds, Rosemary pointod out to me
that if wo utilizo this process as we wero suggesting, we would
be responsiblo for paying the bonds through taxeS on our
property alonel even though other properties besides ours would
benefit from tnose improvements, I advised Rosemary it would bo
accoptablo to us to pay 100\ of tho cost of thoso improvemonts
so long as the City could issuo theso bonds to allow us to pay
them over timo, I then cOlMlUllicatod my discussiona to tho City
Zoning porsonnel and acknowledged that we would pay for all of
the offsito improvements and not seok reimbursement from parcols
benefitting from these improvements in the futuro, However,
theso statements wore mado with tho undorstanding that the City
would aSllist us by issuing special Assessment Bonds to sproad
this cost out over a numbor of years,
I continued to work with tho City logal and financial
personnel to implement the Special Assessmont Bonds, and even had
several conference calls with City personno\ and bond counsel,
Ken Haney, about this issuance, Attached aro two Memos I
dictated in October and November of 1989 detailing our progress
on the issuance of these bonds, Also attached is a lotter dated
December 19, 1989 from Mr, Haney to Rosemary outlining tho
necessary stops for the bond issuance, As you can soe,
procedures had alroady been comenced at that time toward the
issuance of these bonds,
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After Linda Gentry succeedod Mr. Timmons as City Attorney, I
discussed with her our status on the bonds, Also, after
RosOlOary becllll10 ill, I continued working with Kevin O'Malley
toward the issuance of the bonds, Attached are two lotters I
sent to Kevin oArlier this year transmitting information which
had been requested by bond counsel for the issuance of the bonds,
In our financing of the contor, we have always treated the
cost of the offsite improvements as being outside tho
construction loan, because of our understanding that this cost
was to be paid by Special Assessment Bonds and repaid by us over
time, Whon we agreed to boar 100\ of the cost of the offsite
im{lrovOlOonta without seeking any means of contributions from
ad,acont landowners who would benofit from these improvements in
tho futuro, we did so based upon the boliof that Special
Assessment Bonds would be issued to allow us to pay theso
substantial costs over time, Now we are boing told these bonds
aro not available,
As you can seo, wo have beon operating for a very long time
on tho celiof that Spociar Assessment Bonds would be available
for the offsite improvements, and have made certain agreements
with tho City based upon this assumption, In dofonse of tho City
staff we were advised that this process would have to receive
Council approval, However, as is apparent, we were all operating
on the asaumption that such approval would not be a problem.
We do not believe that the issuance of these Bonds for this
purpose would pose any risk to the ,City or establish any kind of
inappropriate precedent, Furthermore, contrary to reports in the
newspaper, we are not aSking the City to hOlp us in financing the
payment of theso costsl we have always agreed to pay 100\ of
these expenses, All we are asking is that the City implement a
mechanism which will allow us to pay these costs over time
inst~ad of all at once at the beginning of the project,
I would like the opportunity to address the City Council
explain all that has transpired, assure them that the issuance of
Special Assessment Bonds for Westport Plaza is dramatically
difforent from the issuance of such bonds for the industrial
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park, and urlle them to reconsider thoir decision. Ploase review
this matter at your earliest convenience and let me know whon
would be an appropriate time to address the Council on this
issue,
Your I\Ssi~t4n~g gn this matter is oreatly appreciatod,
Michael ,Wisdom
Vico President and Genoral Counsel
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Enclosuros
CCI David S, Joseph
Kevin Vaullhn
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Froml Mi ko Wisdom,rt;:t!))
Datol October 19, 1989
Rei Iowa City
CCI David Joseph and Monte' Brannan
Today I spoko with Rosemary Vitosh from Iowa City,
Rosemary is in chargo of bond issuos for tho City, Rosemary
advisod mo that they havo alroady bogun the procoss of issuing
tho bonds for tho Spocial Assossment Project rolated to Wostport
Plaza, This will go before tho City Council in Novombor and bo
approved mid-Novembor. Tho bonds will be bid and issuod by
Docembor 12, 1989, Tho funds will then bo placed in oscrow
waiting tho commoncemont of tho Spocial Assossmont Projoct
adjacont to Wostport Plaza, According to Rosemary, this will bo
a gonoral obligation of tho City and thoro foro will havo an
incredibly low intorost rata lsho thinka 7\ bocauso tho City is
triplo A ratod), Tho City will ta~o caro of all tho
documontation and tho issuanco of tho bonds, Wo will not bo
roquirod to tako any stops in this lssuanco. Wo will only bo
required to ox~ond a cortain porcontago of tho bonds within six
months aftor thoy aro issuod (sho will advlso mo as to that
necossary porcontago), and thon wo will havo up to two yoars to
spond tho rost of tho funds, Howover, we will not bo required to
expend tho full amount of tho bond issuAnce,
Bocauso of this interost rato, I as~od Rosemary to issue
bonds for $600,000 if sho can, Sho is not sura sho can go this
hiOh on this issuanco, but will advise us if sho can, Rosemary
will send me a copy of the memo she is proparing to tho City
Council requesting tho issuanco of tho bonds,
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ROI Iowa City
Hovombor 9, 1969
Today Rosemary Vitosch callod. Rosomary is tho City
financial officor who has bccn working on thc Spccial Asscssmont
bonds for us, Shc says thoir bond consultant in Des Moincs has
told thcm thcy cannot issuo tax-cxempt bonds for this projcct
bccauso tho conditional zoning agroomcnt requircs that wc install
thcsc improvcmcnts at our cxponso, Also, thosc bonds cannot bc
issucd in thc prcscnt bond issuancc which was schcdulcd for
Dcccmber 1989 becausc this issuanco is for tax-oxempt, gonoral
obligation bonds only,
Consoquontly, thc Spocial Asscssmont bonds in Iowa City will
havo to bc taxablc bonds, and will havo to bc issucd by virtuo of
a soparato bond issuanco, I will work with, thc City and Kcn
Hanoy to coordinato this bond issuancc,
CCI David Josoph
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RII WI.tport Plaza Spocial AssoI.mlnt Projlct
Dear ROaelAaryl
In order to procood to oonatruot tho Woatport Plaza
illlprovolllontl a. a opooial aOSISSllllnt projlot, tho Dopartlllent ot
Enginllring IUlt tske tbl initiltive. The enginelring Itatt will
havI to convlrt thl Ixisting site plan into thl tollowing
documental
1, A narrativI d..oription ot thl tYPI and kind ot pavement
and othlr improvIments giving diametlr, thickness, width,
Gte.
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2, A narrative deecription ot the location ot the
illlprovellllntl giving points ot beg inn in; and tormination,
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A preliminary plan and dpeoitioation oonsisting or a
ssotion drawing, elevation_, and sut!ioiont information
to indioate the type and quality improvolllont and th8
mannor o! ito placomont,
Prelilllinery aaaQaDlllant plet Ihowin; the location of the
improvements and each ot tha paroals ot land which will
bl aSllllld al blnltltcd proplrty.
5. A ICh,dUl, or al.es.lllents showing the legal daloription
ot each ala. laid paroll, tha valuation with improvement.
in plaoo and tha alllount or the proposod allOSlmentl,
I will utilize the tirst three itellls to prepare a petition and
waivar a9raement to be executed between the oity and the owner of
tho land aD well as any or all lion holdorn. Thia petition and
waiver will contain an acceptance ot aaaoaamant and an
acknowladgement or oity'. jurisdiction to assoss, Following its
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June 20, 1990
Hr, Jlmin O'foblley
Civic Center
410 E, Washington Stroot
Ia.m City, 1M 52240
ReI i'bstport PlAu Spoci41 Assesslllmt Projoct
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Par your requoat, I lI1l enclosing tho following IMteri41s re!JdI'l!ing
tho Speci41 Assesslllmt projoct for i'bstport Pleul
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Upd~ted nAIT~tivo fran B4rton Asctnwl which
includes the OA5tom rOlld Isocond4ry access to tho
center) ,
PreUmino.ry drawings which show tho M PMaCl5
of tho oUsito inproVClt'Cllt IooI:lrk, along with
eoctiOll4l. drawings of o~ch,
i'b are obt~ining ostilMtes of tho ~t of thil
IooI:lrk, and I \/ill provido you with those OIooera
ehortly,
P10ASe let roo kn(7;/ if you need anything further,
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Vice President & Gonor41 Counsel
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CCI Ken H/lynie (w/enc.)
UNIVERSITY SQUARE FONDULAC PLAZA
PEORIA EAST PEORIA
BRANOVWINE VilLAGE
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AprU 20, 1990
Mr, Kevin O'Malley
Civic Cent or
410 E, Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa ~2240
ReI Westport Plaza Spacial ~ssessment Project
Kovinr
Per your request, I am enclosing the fOllowing information
regarding the Wostport Plaza Special ~ssessment Project.
1. ~ narrative Ipropared by Barton-~schman , Associates,
our traffic engineers) doscribing tho off-slto
improvements to be constructed pursuant to this special
ASsossmont project, '
2, A preliminary Roction drawing (also propared by Barton-
Aschman) showing the elevations, pavement width, etc.
of tho Highway 1 improvements,
3. Engineering plan showing the two phases of tho special
assessmont project, Phase I will consist of the new
turn lanes and the traffic signal at the main ontrance
to the center. Phase II will consist of straightening
tho City's prosent exit off Highway 1 at Carousel
Motors and extending this road to connect to the
secondary ontrance to Westport Plaza,
4, Site plan of Westport PlaZA (shown in dashed lines),
which is tho land to be assessed as benefitted
property,
~, Legal description of the assessment parcel,
We et:timato the cost of the Phase I improvements to be
$250,000.00 and the Phase II improvements $220,000.00. We would
like to strotch the assessment payments to twenty years, if
possible, and anticipate that the annual assesaments will be
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dependent upon tho longth of tho assessment term and the interest
rate,
I bolieve this answera all of the questions you presented to
us, If you have additional questions or need furthor
information, pleaso feol free to givo mo a call,
We approciato your assistance in this matter,
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MiC~' 'Wisdom
Vice prosident and Goneral Counsel
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CCI Ken Haney Iw/enc,)
Kevin Vaughn \w/enc,)
Mike Ziegler (w/enc,)
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Mr. Kolly Soukup
Campus Programs, I.M.U.
Tho Unlvorslty 01 Iowa
Iowa Clly, IA 52242
Doar Kolty:
I havo allachod a copy 01 my 1989 lollor which oxprossos cOllcorns about tho Homocomlng
Parado. As I undorstand your convorsallon wllh Lorraine Ssogor, our Admlnlslratlvo Asslslanl,
you would IIko somo furthor corrospondonco again confirming thoso concorns. Whllo 10 Iho bost,
of my knowlodgo thoro Is no logal and/or admlnlslrallvo Issuos thai could compol UIO
Homocomlng Psrado CommlUoo to Incorporato my suggosllons, I would approclalo your
communlcallng dlroctly 10 tho Individuals who wlll bo psrtlclpatlng snd thoso organlzallons using
molorlzod vohlclos to uso tho caution and addross tho concorns so Indlcatod In my Oclobor 30,
1989, lollor,
Again, lhe Homocomlng Parado has always boon ono 01 our community's lruo highlights, and
my family and I wllllook forward to tho par~do. Ploaso rolay my concarns to parado participants
snd bost wlshos on a succossful parado.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
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The University or Iowa
Homecoming Parade Committee
Studint Activity Center, Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Dear Committee Members:
I was pleased not only as a clllzen, but as a parent to see another successrul
homecoming parade. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed the parade and the
enthuslasllc student and community spirit represented,
I do have two concerns which will hopefully be addressed In the future with
respect to the organizers ot the homecoming parade,
The first Issue Is the dlstrlbullon of candy from the back of floats, In many
Instances groups riding on (Joats would throw candy to the crowd, As the parent
or an eight year old and sitting with neighbors and trlends with other small
children, this causes them to rush to the street In an effor\ to get their share,
As I am sure you can appreciate, attempting to tackle a group ot eight year olds
Is not the easiest task In tha world, I would like to propose that In the future
candy will not be distributed from the floats, If candy Is to be used as a part or
thi parade:!t should be handed or tossed right to children at the curb line,
There were several Instances where children rushing to the street were actually
between the vehicle that was towing the (Joat and the float. There was no way for
the driver of the noat to see the small children and thererore I was very
concerned about the potential for an accident, Fortunately, a police officer was
stalloned near the locallon where my friends and I were sltllng and was able to
maintain some semblance of control, a duty that I would like to see avoided so that
general crowd control can be the offlcer's main responsibility, I Dgree that
parental responsibility Is also ve~y critical In this circumstance but I believe we
could go a long way to not only continuing to assure the fun In the dlstrlbullon
of candy, but also provide for the safety ot children and others.
Another concern WDS the use of the motorized three-wheel vehicles by the Shrine
Club, While they were apparenlly having a great deal of fun and It Is Interesting
to see them In the parade, there were several Instances where ramllles and children
are sitting at the curb line and a driver of one of these three-wheel vehicles was
attempllng to do "wheelles, II I certainly do not believe It Is In their best Interest
or the Image of the Shriner to demonstrate reCkless behavior In the operation ot
any kind of a vehicle, parllcularly where there Is no barrier between the parade
spectators and the parade parllclpants, I would like to encourage them In the
future, and hopefully as you work with them In upcoming parades, that the use
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or the three-wheel vehicles be dramatically constrained, I am not saying they be
eliminated, but some control over the general operation o( the vehicle be
exercised,
Again, thank you (or a quality parade and the (un that's Involved and hope(ully
you will take my comments In the spirit In which they are Intended, I( you would
like to discuss this maUer (urther. please (eel (ree to call,
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Soptombor 20, 1990
Ms, pog Dozark
2661 Prlncoion Road
lo.....a City, Iowa 52245
Doar Ms. Dozark:
In rosponso to your lollor 01 Soptombor 10, 1990. I will allomptto answor 1110 two Issuos you
havo ralsod. First, tho proposod curb onlranco trom FIrat Avonuo Inlo tho Hoathor Orlvo aroa has
boon dollboratoly doslgnod 10 mlnlmlzo any typo 01 accoss othor than podoslrlan. At one limo
posls woro Inslallod 10 dlscourago tho usa 01 tho walkway by blcycnSIS. In lact, wo havo rocolvod
nolghbor complalnls thai this walkway was bolng usod by motorcyclos as a cul.thru. Wo plan
to rolnstalltho posls atlho nolghbors' roquost. A curbcut onlo First Avonuo as you proposod,
In our ludgmont, would bo dangorous. This would oncourago blcycllslS 10 use that curbcutlor
an oasy accoss 10 tho Hoathor Drlvo area. Our concorn Is thai Flrsl Avonue Is hoavlly travolod
and thai bicyclists should In tact stop on tho sldowalk, gol off tholr blkos, walk across First
Avonuo, and up ovor tho curb Ilthoy plan to use Iho walkway. Tho nolghborhood has gonorally
supportod tho use 01 tho walkway for podoslrlan tralRo and I thInk any offort to oncourago blcyclo
and any othor typo 01 IralRc would moot w1lh tholr lurthor opposition.
Alone time tho City did havo biko lanos markod and slgnod on tho ono.way couplot 01 Jollorson
and Markot Stroot. Thoso two blko lanos woro a port 01 tho City's blcyclo route plan, In 1984
tho BlcycllslS 01 Iowa City (BIC) camo boloro tho City Council and roquoslod thsl Iho City
ollmlnalo lis blcyclo lanolblcyclo route program. II was Iho conlontlon 01 BIC Ihal bicyclists
should bo allowod to rldo as part 01 tho vohlcular slroam and not soparalod from It. BIC also
malnlalnod Ihal Iho blcyclo lanos on Iho loti hand sldo 01 tho roadway was an unsaro condition.
In rosponso 10 Ihal roquost tho City Council choso to ollmlnalo tho blko lanos along Markol Stroot
and Jofforson Stroot. Tho City romovod signing thai mado rororonco 10 Iho blko lanos along
Jofforson and Markol and havo not ropalnlod any 01 tho lane marking.
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You aro conoel thattholo I. aWl .omo ovfdonco ollano IInos along Malkol and Joflor.on buIlt
I. hopod thallhoso will .oon bo obllloralod by limo and woalhor,
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Soptombor 14, 1990
Mr. Sholloy B. Plallnor
1305 Yowoll Slroot
lowa CJ~/, lo'...-a 52240
Doar Mr. Plallnor:
I havo forwardod a copy 01 your Soplombor 10 IOllor concornlng RAGBRAI 10 tho City Council.
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In the 101lor you alludo 10 tho fact tliallowa City had spoclfically roquosled thai RAGBRAJ no
Jongor como through our community. To tho bost of my knowJodgo, no formal action has ovor
boon takon by tho City Council and/or formal corrospondonco by roprosonlaUvos 01 tho local
govornmonl 10 subslantlalo thai Iowa City did not wish 10 havo RAGBRAlln our community, If
thoro woro such commonls, thoy may havo simply boon port 01 tho routlno reporting procoss by
tho pross whoroby lhoy woro sooklng opinions from many sourcos.
Tho Chambor 01 Commorco sorvod to sp08rhoad lho RAGBRAI program and I suspoct will again
bo callod upon 10 Inlllslo furthor participation by our community In RAGBRAI.
Thank you for your opinion and oxprosslon of concorn, bul al this tlmo I can nnd no ovfdonco
10 lubstanlloto our dissatisfaction wllh RAGBRAI and In particular a doslro novor to havo II rolurn.
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Dato: Soptombor 14, 1990
To: Stovo Atkins, City Managor
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District to discuss studont uso 01 Johnson County SEATS. Our mooting was In rosponso to your
Juno 28 lollor 10 tho Dlsl/lct rogardlng 1110 allocation 01 costs for SEATS transportation 01
studonts,
Tho primary usa 01 SEATS by tho School Dlsl/lct Is lor a program which toachos baslo community
skills such as shopping 10 dlsablod sludonls. Many dlsablod studonts uso Iowa Clly Transll on
a rogular basis for tholr I/ansportotlon noods assoclstod with this program. Howovor, tho
sovoroly monlafly dlsablod and thoso confinod to whoolchalra must uso SEATS lor tholr
Iransportatlon. Slnco thoso I/Ips sro occurring within tho Iowa City city IImlls, tho City Is bolng
chargod by SEATS $3,51 por Irlp. Tho School Dlslrlct has boon paying tho roquostad $1.00
donation on bohall 01 ooch sludonl Ironsportod.
Jorry stalod tho School Dlslrlct's poslllon Is Ihotthoso sludonts, oxcopt for bolng dlsablod, aro
no dllforont than any othor sludont who walks oulto tho cornor to rldo tho City bus. Jorry
polntod outlhal by paying tho roquoslod donation, tho Dlsl/lct Is ossontlally paying tho 'faro' for
tholr trip. Tho District doos not bollovo thoy hova any financial rosponslblllty for tho SEATS trips
boyond tho $1.00 contribution. Thoy vlow SEATS as a communlty.wldo transportation sorvlco
for all Individuals, whothor thoy aro sludonls or not.
JolI and I dlscussod with Jorry tho possibility 01 raising Iho roquoslod donation. Wo polntod out
thai tho City has suggostod lhls In tho pasl; howovor, tho Board 01 Suporvlsors has choson 10
koop 1I0t tho prosonllovol. Jorry Indlcotod ho foil tho Dlslrlct woutd mostllkoly bo willing to pay
more litho roquostod dona lion was ralsod. I bollovo Iho I.suo 01 tho opproprlato roquostod
donation lovol (or mandalory faro) ahould bo a toplo of fuluro Board 01 Suporvlsors.Clty Council
mootlngs.
Moanwhllo, Joflond I will continuo our ollort. to Idontlty aroos whoro Iowa City Transll and tho
School Dlslrlct can cooporalo to bollor sorvo both our noods. Thank you and call wllh any
quostlons or commonts.
co: Joll Davidson, JCCOG Transportollon Plonnor
Jorry Polmor, Iowa City Communlly School Dlslrlct
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Exocutlvo Dlroclor 01 Admlnlstrativo Sorvlcos
Iowa City Community School District
509 South DUbuquo Slroot
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Ro: Transit Sorvlco 10 South East Junior H~h School
Door Jorry:
This lottor Is In rosponso 10 your phono convorsatlon with John Nolan rogardlng Iransll sorvlco
to South Easl Junior H~h School. Currontly tho Iowa City Transit Towncrost Routo travols
within one block 01 tho schoollrom 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and cornos a high numbor 01
studonts. Tho plck.up and drop-ofllocatlon Is at tho comor 01 Williams Stroot and Wayno
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roasons:
1, Tho Towncrosl bus Is allocatod 30 mlnulos on oach Irlp to loavo and arrlvo bock
downlown. it Is alroady dllficuitlor tho bus 10 maintain this schoduto, particularly during
tho rush hours,
2. Tho slnglo largost non.rosldontial gonorator ollransll trips on this roulo Is Iho Towncrost
Modlcol Comptox. it would bo dllficultlO travol closor 10 tho school and stili adoquatoly
SOrvO tho modlcal complox. A high numbor 01 oldorly passongors who havo dllllculty
walking uso tho bus 10 go soo tholr doctor. For tholr bonolll, tho City has Installod a bus
passongor woltlng shoitor on Williams Strool.
3. During tho boglnnlng and ondlng hours of oach school day,lho aroa along Bradford Drlvo
Is vory congostod with automobllos and school bus os. Honco II would bo difficult and
polontlally dangorous to allomplto monouvor 0 40' transit bus through tho Iralllo. Tho
sldo strools around tho school ora also narrow and fillod with parkod cars.
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Iowa City Transit Is always soorchlng lor ways 10 boltor sorvo Irlp gonorators such as schools.
Howovor, at this time I bollovo It Is In our busllnlorOSI 10 maintain tho plosonl bus roulo which
Iravols within ono block 01 South Easl Junior High.
Thank you and ploaso foollroo 10 conlacl mo 01 any Umo wllh any lurthor quostions, commonts,
or suggostions.
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John Kammormayer, M.D.
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410 E. Washington
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Council Hembers:
I sent a letter to you tn July concerning the new polley of Heritage
Cablevlslon assessing a S5.00 penalty fee it their bill Is not totally
paid by the 20th of the month. I am enclosing a xeroxed copy of a
letter I recently sent to the Consumer Protection Otvlslon ot the Iowa
Department of Justice. After talking w1th them, on the phone, It is
my understanding that this policy of Heritage Cablevtslon may very
well be f11egal In the state of Iowa, I have registered a formal
protest and am requesting that they launch an Investlgatton. Again,
I feel that this policy is outrageous and totally unacceptable.
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lava DoPlftll'lll1t at Juatlco
ConllBl'Gr Protoctlon Dlvtl/lon
1300 I!, Walnut
Dol HoIROI, IA 50319
1'0 h'lklH IT HAY COIaIlH I
I UI rogllterlll\l a toml protoat or canplalnt c:onoornl!l\J a rooont
polley Inltltuted by florltaoo Cablovlslon horo In lava CIty, Startlll\l
In July at thle yoar 1I0rltaoo Cablovlalon has etated that Jr tholr bIll
Ie not paId in tull by tho 20th at tho Il'llIlth thoy vlll bo charglll\l a
$5,00 lorvlco too In addition to tl~ bIll, In July at thle yoar, tho
tlrat IlIlnth that they pit thll 1Xl1lcy In sttoct, I dId not oot my pay_
mnt In until the 24th ot the mnth, '\'horororo thoy havo bIlled lit) a
$5,00 elrvlco too, and up until nov I havo retused to pIIy It, I teal
that thle Ie outragOOUl and totally unreasonable slnco tho chargo tor
baalc cable 10rvico each IlIlnth Ie $19,&1. Thorotoro tho lato too
lorvlco chargo II approxlmtoly tvonty tlvo percon~ ot tho basic bill,
It II my undoratandlll\l that U~ mxllll1Jft Il'llIlthly Intorost chargod tor an
opon onded ICCOunt vlth mnthly bllllll\l II I,&~ por mnth, or 19.~
aMuaUy, Hany l:allpanlol, luch II lova-IUlnole, chargo anywhere
botVllOll I Ind 1.5% mnthly on any amunt that II unll1ld palt the duo
date, '\'hIe I feal VIS a roasonablo 1Xl1lc:y, Ilov0ver, lIorttage
CablMlIlon Is tryll1l1 to charge a 25% penalty If tho I1'Onthly bill Is not
1l11d by the duo dato, AgaIn, I teal that thIs Is not only unroasonablo
but pelolbly Illogal In the ItatO ot leva and vlah to hoar your opInion
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P,S. Incldontally, I am encloslno a xoroxnd copy ot my Auguot billing
statcmnt vhlch shovs vhore I VilS chargod tho $5.00 sorvlco too bocause
my payrront In July vas 4 daye lDtfl boyond the duo dato.
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Soplombor 18, 1990
Jim Glasgow
JIm Glasgow Construction Company
Rural Routo e, Box 257A
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Ro: Cliffs Apartmonts/Slablllzatlon 01 ROlalnlng Wall
Gontlomon:
Scali Boulovllld InvQ31QII
c/o John D. Crulso
905 Blultwood Drlvo
Iowa City, Iowa 52245
As dlscussod wllh you, Jim, on Soptombor 14, 1990, and as dlscussod wllh you, John, on
Soplombor 11, 1990, this Is to put you on formal notlco Ihatl oxpoct lubstanllal progross on tho
construction 01 tho Ilablllzallon and rolalnlng wall at tho CUffs Apartmonls, localod at 1122 and
1138 North Dubuquo Slroot,lowa City, Iowa 52240, within tho noxt sovon (7) calondar days. Wo
havo agrood this subslanllal work wllllncludo hauling dirt, grading, romoval 01 any oroslon onto
tho publlcway, and Ins lalla lion 01 tho slono rolalnlng wall. I also undoraland Ihat you Inlond to
pour a 12.loot rOlalnlng wall botwoon tho two buildings, and thai tho concrolo poraon was
supposod to bo coming within tho wook. Also on thoso dslos, In my convorsallon with you, Jim,
you Inlormod mo thai you would havo two or throo pooplo laying .Iono lost wookond, which was
Soplombor 15.1 e, 1990, bul you fallod to do so.
As Iho City Council has alalod, and I agroo, 'onough Is onough,' I bollovo Iho City has boon
moro Ihan gonorous, Indood pallonl, with tho solution 01 Iho oroslon problom which has
contlnuod to plaguo your construcllon and Iho Clly 01 Iowa Clly. As you can 100 Irom tho
allachod cllatlon and Maglslralo Borgan'l ordor dalod Docombor 27, 1988,11 has boon noarly two
yoars slnco you agrood 10 'offoct construcllon a11122 and 1138 North Dubuquo StroOl, Iowa City,
Iowa, 10 ollmlnalo oroslon by March 1,1989.' Nol only Is Iho oroslon on aosthollc problom, bul
10 Iho oxtonl thaI II nows Inlo tho slrool and/or tho slorm lowor syslom, Ills a hoallh and laroly
problom.
I also wish to put you on nollco Ihat wo Inlond 10 pursuo tho possibility or filing
onvlronmontaVmunlclpallnfracllons, basod on onvlronmonlal concorns, as roconlly onaclod by
tho City Council. This would provo 10 bo a vory oxponslvo mallor, slnco vlolallon 01
onvlronmonlaVmunlclpallnfracllons con bo $1,000 por day, por ollonso,
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Soptombor 18, 1990
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In lum,l do not think II Is laIr 10 tho City 01 Iowa City and lis clllzons 10 pormll this mollor to drag
out ovor anolhor yoar. Now Is tho limo, prior to tho loll rainy looson, to put a lull craw on this
mallor, of approxfmololy 10.12 pOISons, and complolo tho lob wllhln Iho noxll.2wookl, Thoro
Is limply no rurlhor OXCU50 lor dolay. Tho fact that you hovo eholon 10 toko on addillonal
construction prolocts Ihould not moan that tho City has to Incur tho fsllout, Indood wrath, ololhor
concornod cillzons rogardlng this mollor. In a word, oroslon Is nolllmply on 'aoslhollC' problom.
but Is Indood, undor our roconlly onactod ordlnancos, a public hoallh, wollaro and laroly
problom.
Unloss I soo lubslanllol work, altho slto, within tho noxl sovon (7) daYI, tho City will Insllluto
contompt procoodlnga, and/or onvflonmonlallnlractlon procoodlngs. Itruslthal you will koop
your promlsos 10 tho bost 01 your abllillol, and that no lurthor dolaYI will bo aulforod by olthor
party.
Rospoctfully submlllod,
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Doug Boothroy, Dlroclor, Housing & Inspoctlon Sorvleos
Kayo Honnossoy, Asslslant City Allornoy
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MEMORANDUM
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Dato: Soptombor 19, 1990
To: Richard Blum, Chair and Mombors 01 1110 Airport Comm~sslon ')
From: Unda Nowman Gontry, City Allornoy ~ /; ~~
Ro: Morcy Hospital Air Accoss Roquost Doforrod Irom August 22, \990 ~:o;rng;
Rocommondation Roquostod
As you may rocall, on July 12, 1990, Morcy Hospllalsubmlllod a roquost lor pormlsslon 10 land
atop tho t;I.ercy HQ,plt81 Hollpad, to be ccmpJ.llltd by 'flay 01 mlnor ImplO','cmont2 to tho main
building 01 tho hospital. Morcy attachod a copy ola Fodoral Avlallon Admlnlstrallon (FAA) 101l0r,
datod Juno 26, 1990, finding tho cloar approach and doparturo paths to tho landing aroa to bo
sara with rospoct 10 air spaco, as woll as 'porsons and proporty on Iho ground,' As I undorsland
It, on July 16, 1990, Richard Blum and John Ockonlols, Airport Commission mombors; Ron
O'NolI; Airport Managor; and Richard Mlllor, a Ulo Flight Hollcoplor pilot, fiow lho Morcy Hospllal
OIoa. Tho objoctlvo 01 that flight was to dolormlno tho saloty ollho proposod landing pad.
On July \7, 1990, altor somo quostion as 10 tho logallty 01 Iho landing aroa and tho lurlsdlctlon
ollho Airport Manogor 10 rulo on such roquosl, tho mallor was dolorrod by you 10 Augusl 22,
1990. At thai mooting, tho Airport Commission did discuss saroty concorns 01 tho nolghbors as
thoy rolatod to hollcoplor tako oils and landing on tho proposod hollpad.
On Soplombor 6, \990, Dan Boylo rospondod to my oarllor logal opinion, claiming tho hollpad
was part and parcol 01 tho hospllal as an 'omorgoncy modlcalsorvlco'. On Soplombor 7, 1990,
Morcy Hospllslformally appllod lor a building pormll. Only minor conslrucllon on lop 01 tho main
building of tho hospllalls anticlpatod, slnco tho 1902 addition was buill with tho hollpad In mind.
Now, III tho roquost of Iho City Council, I om In tho procm 01 finalizIng my rosponso to Mr.
Boylo's lottor. Tho ZIP panni and I ore currontly rovlowlng tho logallty of tho hollpad as an
'omorgoncy modlcnlsorvlco.' Prior 10 complollng my rosponso, howovor,I would approclalo your
finalizing your rocommondations on tho saloty 01 tho lako.oll and landing 01 an omorgoncy
hollcoplor at tho proposod hollpad,
Spoclfically, I roquostthat you ropor! and rocommond on tho following, In ordor to assist Ron
O'Nollln his dotormlnallon, II noodod:
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Dato 01 porsonallnspoction or Inspocllons 01 tho silo; and porsons prosonl.
Pholographs lakon, II any.
Tho numbor and location 01 adoqualo omorgoncy landing aroas,
Concurronco or non-concurronco wllh Iho FAA findings olsaloly.
Any condlllons or othor laclors which tho Commission dooms approprlato rogardlng tholtoko-oll and landing 01 omorgoncy hollcoplors altho proposod hollpad.
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ollhol In WIlling 01 by way ot mlnutol, In tho noar Muro. " you hevo any quolllonl rogordlng my
roquoll, ploaso do nol hOlllelo 10 conlact mo.
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Doug Boothroy, Houllng Inspoctlon Sorvfcos Dlroctor
Slovo AtkIns, City Manegor, FYI
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Memoranda from the CIty Manag.r:
a. Octob.r Cal.ndar
b. Walnut Rldg.
c. P.ndlng O.v.lopment Issues
d. Substanc. Abuse Enforcement and EducatIon PolIcy
CopIes ot l.tt.rs from Council Member HorowItz to:
a. Jane Dunn, Mt Vernon
b. E. Ann. larson, Oir.ctor of CommunicatIons, Iowa Association of
Schoo I Boards
Copy of l.tt.r from Assistant CIty Manager to Jan Corderman, AFSCME Staff
Representat Ive, '.?3
Memoranda from the Department of Public Works:
a. First Avenue Railroad Crossing
b. Sidewalk along Phoenix Drtve and Tucson Plac.
c, CIty Recycling Programs
d. ParkIng prohtbltlon en both stdes of Sheridan Avenue
Copies of letters from:
a. Human RIghts Committee, The UniversIty of Iowa
b. James J, WhIte
c. Watts TruckIng Service, Inc.
d, FIrst Chrtstlan Church
e. Amy and Michael Kolen
f. InvitatIon from Mechanical Contractors AssociatIon of Iowa, Inc.
g. Gerrl Anderllk
h. Invitation from Cedar Rapids Area Convention and VIsItors Bureau
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
OA TE: S.pt.mb.r 28, 1990
TO: City Council
FROM: CIty Manager
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AdditIons to packet of September 28, 1990
Material distrIbuted at informal 10/1/90:
Letter from Atty. John Cruise regarding Tho Cliffs
Letter from AFSCHE representative Jan Corderman re negotiations
Material from O,O.C re Tobacco as a Gateway Orug
Matertal distributed at formal 10/2/90:
Post Trial Brlet Unlverstty of Iowa vs. City of Iowa City (sewer rates)
Notice of Affor~able Housing Task Force information meoting 10/18
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
0010: Soptombor 28, 1990
To: City Council
From: City Managor
Ro: Octobor CoJondar
Wo aro lonlatlvoly planning a tour 01 tho rocontiy eomplolod waslowalor Iroalmenl facllltlos. Our
plans aro 10 schodulo tho lour tho wook 01 Oclobor 22. Wo will 101 you know In moro dolallln tho
vory noar luluro.
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MEMORANDUM
0010: Soplember 28, 1990
To: City CouncU
From: City Managor
Re: Walnut Rldgo
AI your Inlormol meotlng on Monday, Octobor l,lhe DIrOClor of Public Works and I wig prosenllo you
an a!lemaUvo plan, both trom 0 financial and onglnoorlng dOllgn porspoctivo, lor tho sewor servfco
to tho pIOposed WoInut Rldgo Subdivision.
The allernallve plan co/Is for a lWo.phasod lewer dovelopmenl whllo the ortglnol pIOposal provldod
lor a $1,000,000 pIO)ocl to lervlco Walnut Ridge and the remalndor of tho drolnaga aroa. Tho
allomallve plan cons lor the development 01 a lap-on lae ordlnanco providing lor a portion of tho major
CopllalInvestrnentIn the 100gor sower IInos 10 sorvo lho 840 ocros (including Walnut Rldgo and
Bravorman.Colo) and a lemporOty IIftllallon/lorco main InslaJlaUon (Ufo span 01 up to 20 years) 10
provldo Iho lowor service to WoInul Rldgo. This plan would lulfill tho Inlenl ollho Planning and
Zoning Commission rocommondallon and subSll1nllolly losson the lInonclol exposuro 10 tho City. Tho
now pro/oct proposal amounts 10 a $550,000 Invoslmont In bolh Iong'lerm and 10mporOty sewor
faclllllos, with COSls to bo rocoverod by way 01 the lap-on foo ordinance and/or by conlracl, whlchovor
would bo mosl appropriate. The advanlages 8/e Iho roducod flnonclal oxposure, costs moro dlroCl~
1I0d 10 lhe plojoct spoclfic (Walnul Ridge) and Inlllalos Invoslmonllo provide sorvlce for Iho wholo
drainage aroa. Addlllonal~,,, you woro 10 accept Ihls roducod plan, II would Improve our
nooollallnglsorvlco dollvory po~lIlon with the Unlvorslty at somo limo In Iho luluro. Wo romaln
concornod, os mombors 01 Council had exprossod, Ihaltho Unlvorslty may at some limo wish 10
partlclpalo In Ihls projoct and wo mlghl, of nocoSSlty, havo 10 forocloso olhor land aroas In the dralnago
area from polonllal dovolopmenl/parllclpallon In Iho proJoct II Iho Unlvorslty woro 10 InlUalo somo
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original $1 million ploposal, but also tho now $550,000 lowor ploposal. "you woro to 10loct tho lOll
cosily 10n.yoOl pIOposal, tho obl~allon 10 tho dovolopor would romaln lubstantially unchangod.
This allomativo plan wUI also p1oeo a 101 Imallor burdon on tho gonoral oporaU~obl lorvfce
exponsol/or the lowor Byllom. Tho or~lnal $1 mlDlon propolal, assuming a ton.year paybock, was
apploxlmOloly 2.5% ollotal expondlluros /or FY91 ($149,030 + $5,962,000). Tho pIOposod $550,000
plan Is opproxlmaloly 1.3% 01 total Oxpondiluros.
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15 yoars
20 yoars
25 yoals
Annual Pavmonls
5149,030
5118,830
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51,752,450
52,037,040
$2,341,975
10yoar bond. $1,490,300 + 840 acros. 51,n4 por acro
15 yoar bond a 51,752,450 + 840 acros . 52,088 por acro
20 yoar bond · $2,037,040 + 840 acros . $2,425 por acro
25 yoar bond · $2,341,975 + 840 acros . $2,788 por acro
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Dobl Pavmont SchodulQ
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25 yoala
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$84,257
$56.019
$51,523
5 819,660
$ 963,655
51,123,380
$1,288,075
$450,000 01 tho Bond lsauo
Asalgnod to tho Totol Domago Aroa (840 acroa)
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Io-yoar bond ($450,000) · $870,835
$870,635 . 840 . $798 por acro
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$788,603 . 840 . $939 por acro
2O-yosr bond ($450,000) . $916,888
$916,888 .840. $1,091 por aClo
25-yoar bond ($450,000) · 51,053,889
$1,053,889 . 840 . $1,255 por ocro
$100,000 01 tho Bond laauo
Aaalgnod to tho Brovormon.Colo Proportloa (220 ocros)
lo-yoar bond ($100,000) . $149,030
$149,030 .220 . $6n por acro
15-yoar bond ($100,000) · $175,245
$175,245 .220 . $797 por acro
2Q.yosr bond ($100,000) . $203,704
$203,704 . 220 . $926 por acro
25.yoar bond ($100,000) · $234,197
$234,197.220. $1,065 por acro
Coat Por Acro lor Bravorman.Colo (220 acros)
lo-yoar bond
15.yoar bond
2O-yoar bond
25.yoar bond
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City ot Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DA T E: SePtember 24, 1990
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: PendIng Oevelopment Issuu
A request by C.S.O. Oevelopment, Ltd., on behalf of property owner,
SJornsen Investment CorporatIon, for preliminary plat approval of
WhIspering Meadows Subdivision, Parts 1 and 2, a 160-1Qt r.sldentlal
subdivIsion on 57,9 iCfii In a proposed RS-8 zone and one 2.03-acre
lot In a proposed CN-1 zone on property located south of Highway 6
between Lakeside Orlve and Son Aire Mobile H~mes.
An application submitted by Michael Furman for preliminary and final
Large Scal. Residential Development (LSRD) plan approval of Lincoln
Heights Apartments, a 104-unft multi-family dwelling complex located
at 20 and 30 Lincoln Avenue,
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Dato: Soplombor 27, 1090 !
To: City Council
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Ro: Substanco Abuso Enlorcomonl and Educallon Policy
Tho allachod momorondum was proparod by Iho Chlol at my roquosl. As you wllIsoo, wo havo
hod a numbor 01 convorsatlons wllh nol only polleo 89Qn~9', bYl oth!!r community org=nlz;llona
concornlng tho Issuo 01 onforcomonlll/ld oducal/on with rospoct 10 substanco abuso. Tho
Chlol's momorandum oulllnos a 10ur.Slop procm whoroby wo would Inlllalo a policy 01 groator
community Involvomonlln this crltiC41 community Issuo. At your mool/ng 01 Monday, OClobor 1,
I will schodulo thIs mallor lor Informal discussion. Tho Chlol will bo pros ani to II/lswor your
quostlons concornlng thIs policy proposal.
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FRON: R,J. Wlnkelhake, Chief of Pollee "1
RE: Substance Abuse
DATE: September 10, 1990
Over the past fourteen months I have developed an Increased awaroness of the
substance abuse problem In Iowa City and the surrounding area, Whtle the law
enforcement community. Coralville Pollco, Johnson County Sheriff, Johnson
County Attorney and Iowa City Police. have worked together In the area of
narcotics enforcement, a great deal remains to be dene In all areas of substance
abuse, The law enforcement agencies of Johnson County cannot address the
problem without the assistance and support of the cemmunlty at large,
Although the law enforcement community will definitely admll there Is a
substance abuse problem, It Is considerably more difficult to define the extent
of the problem as most substance abuse problems are never brought to the
attention of law enforcement,
A great number of the substance abusers within our comnluntty are dealt with by
schools, religious institutions, hospitals and other health care delivery
systems, The true extont of the problem Is relatively unknown to the community
at large, In some casos tho problem is simply tgnored,
An illustration of the problem from the Pollee Department's perspective can be
seen In the following data for the period of July 1, 1989 thru June 30, 1990.
2453 alcohol related arrests for offenses such as possesstonlconsumptlon by
minors, OWl, Intoxtcation and open container
85 cocaine and marijuana offensos
115 disorderly house arrests
111 urinating In public
While not all of the arrests fer dlserderly house and urinating In public
Involved some type of substance abuse, I certainly believe a high percentage did
Involve abuse of seme type of legal or Illegal substance.
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nor would I attempt a guess. The total cost for the Pollee Department Is fairly
simple In terms of hours devoted to the alcohol related Incidents of the past
fiscal ye.r, Generally the .verage time consumed by a pollee call Is forty.flve
minutes. Some calls take longer than forty-five minutes (such as an OWl) and
some certainly take less ttme (such as a simple underage possession charge).
However, on an average forty-five minutes will be needed to de.1 with a police
Incident, The time needed for the 2110 cases was 2011 1/2 hours or the
equivalent of 1,18 pollee officers. Conservattvely, the dollar ~ost was over
S49,000. Thts does not Include any other cost such as health care, lost time
from work, or tho torrlble emotional cost to family ee=bers. Tho ~orst part of
It Is we, the Ctty, do not know the extent of the problem.
The City needs to know the full extent of the problem - not Just from the Pollee
perspecttve but .s tt .ffects the entire communtty. Over the p.st five to six
months the various membors ef the Subst.nce Abuse Oversight Committee (sponsored
by the school district) have discussed methods which could be used to foster.
better understandtng of the scopo of tho problem, the resources being used, the
str.tegies in pl.ce and determining wh.t org.nlz.tions exist In the community.
The most promiSing of the tools .vallablo to accomplish this exch.nge Is
c,"ed Project S,A,F,E,
Project SAFE, Subst.nce Abuse Freo Envtronment, Is . st.te project which can be
utilized by Indlvldu.' communlttos wtth or without the st.te's .st.mp of
.pproval., The end result of. Project SAFE type of effort Is . better
underst.ndlng by tndlvlduals, f.mllles, I.w enforcement, schools,
buslness/I.bor, religious Institutions, 10c.1 government, he.lth c.re providers,
.nd other community org.nlz.tlons, of the extent of the subst.nce .buse problem
.nd the recourses th.t .re not only .v.,I.ble, but how successful the resources
h.ve been In the p.st, Project SAFE opens lines of discussion between
Individuals and groups that m.y not come Into contact with e.ch other during the
normal course of their respective activities.
A project such .s SAFE consists of four b.slc steps, The first step Is to form
. core group of community leaders to conduct .n assessment of the substance
abuse within the community. Three critical questions are generally asked. The
questions are:
. What are the dlmenstons of the substance .buse problem In our community?
- What .re we currently doing about the problem?
- Wh.t More c.n we do?
Step two Is to form. community committee which will bring together Individuals
representing all the areas Interested In substance abuse such as families,
schools, business, labor, health care systems, religious Institutions,
government, service groups and law enforcement.
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unique needs of the community.
Step three Is org.nlztng .nd pl.nnlng . SAFE community ~hlch Involves. "gr.ss
roots" movement ~Ithln the community to better underst.nd the problem of
subst.nce .buse, how the communtty c.n ~ork together .nd tmp.ct the problem.
Hopefully .n outcome of this level of .ctlvtty ~ould be the development of
str.tegles ~htch ~ould result tn , consorted effort by ," groups to de.1 ~Ith
the substence .buse problem.
Step four Is nothing more th.n to Inform the enttre community .bout the scope of
the subst.nce .buse problem .nd the str.tegles .v,ll,ble to help decre.se the
Imp.ct of subst~nce ~busa within tha community.
Some prellmln.ry discussion bet~een members of the Subst.nce Abuse Oversight
Committee, Hecc" the low, City Police Dep.rtment .nd your offtce h.ve t.ken
pl.ce, I believe the City Counctl should be tnvolved In the e.rly discussions
If . project of this n,ture Is to be , success. The City Council Is , foc.1
point for the enttre community .nd tnter.cts with .11 sections of the community.
I ~ould like to schedule this m,tter for discussion tn the ne.r future. Ple,se
let me kno~,
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Soplombor 28, \990
Ms, Jano Dunn
711 SIx1h Avonuo North
Mt. Vornon, IA 52314
Doar Jano:
Tho moo ling last ovonlng with tho Mt. Vornon.Usbon Rocycllng Commlltoo was lun snd
onorglzlng for mo snd I hopo usolullor tho Commllloo. I atso onjoyod pulling nomos and lacos
togothor; Ihanks lor arranging II all.
As I drovo home, howovor, I thought 01 a couplo olltoms I nogloctod to monllon and so I ollor
tho following polnls again, In tho aplrll olltrongthonlng your program.
1. As I undorsland It, tho bags dlscussod last ovonlng woro lor trash only, not lor
rocyclablos nor yard waslo. Bosldos tho fixod prlco 01 Irosh pickup, your cltlzons
will pay one way or tho othor lor a trash bag, a rocycllng conlalnor, and alnco
July, havo boon chargod an additional $,83 a wook for yard wasto (clippings,
loavos, brush, and Christmas troos). "trash Is 10 bo In bags, I would suggost
clllzons bo Instructod to wash oultholr old trash cans prIor to filling thorn with
yard wssto. This could bo soon as a cMc actlvlly and a companion ono to Gono's
Irucks bolng cloansod boloro galhorlng yard wasto for compostlng. For tho limo
being, I see no need lor your c1t1z0M to bag YBld wastos, especially" It', Iho
mlxturo now bolng accoptod, Nolhlng Irrltalos our cltlzons moro than tholr
spoclally purchasod bags bolng rlppod from an orrant slick.
2. As I omphaslzod, I would rocommond a volunlary drop oil at mulllplo silos os a
slartor, alloost until nnancos end roglonalllraloglos aro bollor known, Iowa City
would bo glsd 10 sharo our building doslgns lor such atructuros. For Ins lance,
do positing glass calls lor a atrucluro wilh a croallvo, prolocllvo dovlco 10 fruslrata
pllforago or vandalism. Also, clllzons will ask Council to provldo a dropoff slto so
thoy can got cans 01 011 or olhor pOlontlally hazardous malorlals off tholr hands or
out of tholr garagos " tho haulor rorusos to colloct Ihom, Council Is ultlmatoly
rosponslblo, not tho haulor.
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3. Wo dldn't gOllo discuss tho rocyetlng laclllty monllonod In your malorlal. Tho City
Councils nood 10 bo awaro ollho largo InlUallnvostmonllor such a focllity and tho
nood lor long.lorm molntonsnco as woll. Thoro will bo a nood for a subsidy 10 bo
aol up lor Iransportlng malorlals 10 markots and/or tho nood lor building and
maJnlalnlng a Iranslor slatlon to COpt with markols lalllng as woll ss nuctuallons,
and soasonal variations 01 volumos 01 malorlals coming In.
4. Councils nood to bo sonslllzod as 10 Iho connoctlon bolWoon tholr rOlponslbllltlos
In solid waslo managomonl and economic dovolopmonl whon sooklng or courting
now Induslrlos or dovolopmonls Inlo tholr jurisdictions. Roslrlctlons or concorns
aboul waslo slloams eron't normally part 01 tho discussions hold ovor dlnnora
whon ciuos prosont !holr bosl foalurosl
This subloct croatos, as wo laughingly ecknowledgod lasl ovonlng. moro malorlals lor nIos and
ulllmaloly lor recycling or landfilllng, than aaoms 10 bo nocossoryl Again, I approclalo your
having mo commont on your plan snd I applaud tho obvious amount 01 work you'vo dona 10
dato. Koop mo poSlod and III can holp In any olhor way, lot mo know.
Slncoroly yours,
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Ms. Uz Christianson
Mrs. Joan Oxloy
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Saptombor 28, 1990
E. Anno Larson, Dlroctor 01 Communlcallons
Iowa Assoclallon 01 School Boards
Insuranco Exchango Building 1927
505 Fifth Avonuo
Dos Molnos, IA 50309.2316
Doar Ms. Larson:
I am wrlllng In support 01 tho accompanying submll1allo Ihe arts award progrsm for school
boards. Whonovor thoro aro mUlual~ bonoficlal, cooporallvo offorts botwoon political
jurisdictions, I think thoy should be recognlzod. Whon such cooporatlon sonsltlzos our
youngslors to tho boauty 01 archltecturo and 'oslors an Inloroslln an awaronoss 01 archllocturo
as an art, whon that occurs In tholr own nolghborhood, I think wo aro making progrossl
Such a proloct look placo In 1985 In which I partlclpatod with tho Mark TwaIn Elomonlary School
artlollchor, tho acllng art school coordlnslor lor tho Iowa City Communlly School District, a
School Boord mombor, and mombors 01 tho Iowa Clly Hlslorlc Prosorvallon Commission.
My daughlor's school. Mark Twain Elomenlary School .Is locslod adlaconl to a nolghborhood
01 modost homos, bul ono rIch In oxamplos 01 archltoctural~ dlfloronl lypos 01 homos. With tho
School Board mombors' oncouragomonl, a planning sosslon took placo smong Hlslorlc
Prosorvallon Commission mombers, art curriculum laculty at tho contral olfico and Mark Twain
School, and paronts from tho Mark Twain Paronl.Toachors Organlzallon.
Allor a nolghborhood assossmont was made by Historic Prosorvatlon Commission mombors, tho
laculty and paronts dovisod a "Walk Abour throughout the nolghborhood and a quostlonnalro
which was doslgnod to Incroaso tho pupils' obsorvallonal abllltlos whllo loarnlng vocabulary and
concopls In archlloclural doslgn In homo slructuro 01 housos In tho nolghborhood,
I organlzod a small cadro 01 mothors to accompany small groups 01 oach closs going on tho
"Walk About' and brlolod thorn as to Iho poco 01 tho walk and tho various routos 10 lollow 10
avoid multlllroup onlanglomonts. Wo also handod out tho quostlonnalros to tho pupils and tho
paronts accompanying thom, Tho loachors answorod any tochnlcal quostlons Ihal aroso during
tho walk. Upon ,olurnlng 10 tho classroom, tho pupils drow lhoso dolalls which mostlmprossod
Ihom and tho class dlscussod tho 'Walk About.'
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Soplombor 28, 1990
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Subaoquonlln.sorvfco Irelnlng losslons lor olomonlary ertloachors In Iowa City loaturod a
discussion 01 tho proloct end Its appllcaUon ollowhoro In tho City, and Includod a film
documontlng hlslorlc prosONIUon In Iowa City which was prosonlod by tho mombors 01 tho
Hlslorlc ProloNallon Commission, School Board mombors nol on~ al1ondod lomo olthoso
lonlons, but publicly oncourogod tho Intorlurlsdlctlonal cooporation,
Costs lor tho proloct woro nogllglblo, paronl prldo In Involvoment was high, and tho chlldron were
ploasanlly obnoxious st home quizzing parenls on archlloctural aspocts oltholr own home.
Feodback was polltlve thon and I'm happy to be ablo to rolale this 10 you now as evidonce 01
a caring and supportlvo School Board who supports the arts In education.
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Soptombor 25, 1990
M$. JM Co/derman, St:H RoprllSvnlallvv
AFSCME, Council 8l
1901 Broadway, Sullo 308
Iowa City, IA 52240
Doar Ms. Cordorman:
This will acknowlodgo rocolpl by Ih~ City on Soplombor 17, 1990, 01 your loltor dalod Soptombor
14, 1990, advising Iho City that AFSCME, Local 183 wlshos to opon nogollallons lor Iholr
colloctlvo bargaIning agroomonl.
Plmo bo advfsod that tho City nnds this nollco nol In compllanco wllh tho lorms Sol lorth In
Artlclo XXIV 01 Iho Colloctlvo Bargaining Agroomontln that saId wrilton nollco was nol sOlVod by
tho ,Union 10 tho City prIor to Soptombor 15. Thoroloro, accoptanco by Iho City ollho abovo.
roloroncod loltor, and any subsoquonl moo lings Iho City may agroo 10 partlclpato In lor Iho
purposo 01 discussion 01 maltors 01 Inlorosl, doos nol eonstlluto walvor by Iho CIty 01 lis right 10
onlorco Iho conlraclual provisions lor conllnuanco 01 Iho exlsllng conlracl lor ono yoar
subsoquontlo Juno 30, 1991.
Basod on tho abovo, Iho City Is willing 10 mool and confor wllh you struclurod along Iho IInos 01
Iho provisions 01 Chaplor 20 01 Iho Codo 01 Iowa wllh lho undorslandlng Ihat such discussions
aro not collocllvo bargaining as donnod In Iho Codo.
Slnco Chap lor 20 ollho Codo provldos thallho nrsllwo moo lings bo conductod In open sosslon,
and assuming Ills agrood 10 Sl/ucluro any moollngs along Ihoso IInos, Iho City Is proparod 10
nollly all approprlalo modla and pOSI public nollcos rogordlng Iho nrsllwo mootlngs, Furthor,
moollngs havo provlously lakon placo In public buildings, ollhor Iho Civic Conlor or Iho Iowa City
Rocroallon Conlor, and Iho City Is propared 10 mako such space avallablo.
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Soplombor 25, 1990
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Mr. Slovon B. Rynockl will lOrvo as tho chlof roprolonlallvo lor 1110 City during any such
discussions and you may addross any quos lions you havo rogardlng tihls mallor oithor to mo or
10 Mr, Rynockl.
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Asslslant City Managor
cc: City Council
City Managor
Stovon B. Ryneckl
Darwin Swartzondrubor, Prosldonl, Local 183
SyMa Stain bach, Porlonnol Admlnlslralor
Lolly Eggors, Ubr8ry Dlroctor
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Tal Steve Atkin" Cltv M.n'Qor
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DATEI September 27, lqqO
REI Flr't Avonue R.llro.d CrO"lnQ
The low. Intor't.te R.llrOld h., 'chedulOd rep.lr, on the Flr't
Avenue RlllrO'd crO"lnQ lor October 2 throuQh Octooer~. The'e
d.to, .re ,omewh.t tont.tlve, dependlnQ upon the ,v.11.blllty 01
t..ll1c control .nd equipment, T"IIIC wlll be redUCed to one I.ne
In e'Ch direction durlnQ tno rep.lr"
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cro'llnq. They .re onlv .ttemptlnq to Improve the ,url.ce until
· perm.nent 11M c.n be m.de, Thl' Ilx will likely con,I't 01 .
lult depth rubberized crolllnq, Tho EnQlneerlnQ Dlvl,lon wlll
continue to work with the rl11 ro.d tOWArd thl, Qo.I, The low.
Dep.rtment 01 Tr.nlport.tlon h.1 . cost Ih.rlnQ proQr.m th.t m.y
provide "Ii't.nco,
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TO: Steve Atkins and City Council
FROM: Denny Cannon .
DA TE: September 26. 1990
RE: Sidewalk Along Phoenix Drive and Tucson Place
I have visited with Kwang Kim, a member ot the Iowa Korean United
Methodist Church, and the following Intormatlon should be noted:
II The church Is located on lot 3 or Southwest Estates Subdivision,
Part One, Currently the church also owns lot II of Southwest
Es~tC5 Subdivision, Part Ona and lot 6 ot SouthWiit Eititij
Subdivision. Part Two, ISee attached plat. I The cost estimate
to Install sidewalk along PhoenIx Drive and Tucson Place
adjacent to church property Is $8.0DO, The church will be
contacting Its director, who Is located In Des Moines. regarding
financing the Installation ot sidewalk,
II The church Is considering selling lot II of Southwest Estates
Subdivision, Part One and lot 6 ot Southwest Estates
Subdivision, Part Two, The cost estimate to Install sidewalk
along Phoanlx Drive adjacent to lot 3 ot Southwest Estates
Subdivision, Pert Ona Is $3,000.
31 Kwang Kim will keep me Intormad as to tha decisions mads by tha
church,
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Chuck Schmadeka
Mindy Creer
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TO: Chuok Sohmadoko, Publio Worke Direotor
FROM: Floydo Polkoy, Aeet. Supt. of Solid Woete
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PLASTIC RO'M'[,F. RF.CYCI.[NQ
Tho Clty of Iowa Clty bogan eeparato piok-up of plaetio milk Juga
on 6/12/89. Twioo por woek piok-up (Monday & Friday) io providod
at oix looationo (North Dodgo HyVoo, Roohootor HyVoo, lloonofoode,
Rooroation Contor, City Carton Co. and tho oarvioo buildins yard)
~n~ ~ng~ per week pick~up at the Senior Center.
City Carton Co. hao boon balins the plaotio and ohipping it for
prooeooing.
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Jul. , 1969 2.37 ton
Aug, , 1969 2.97 ton
Sop., 1969 2.62 ton
Oot" 1969 2.51 ton
Nov. , 1969 2.76 ton
000. , 1969 1. 9B ton
Jan, , 1990 3.20 ton
Fob., 1990 3.17 ton
Har., 1990 3,90 ton
Apr, , 1990 4.20 ton
Hay , 1990 4.59 ton
Jun" 1990 4.14 ton
Jul" 1990 5.00 ton
Aug., 1990 4.79 ton
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oorvioo at tho eorvioe bulldirlS at Rivereido Dr. & Hwy "6 sinoo
9/22/69. Induetrial Servioe Corp. pioke up tho City'o waoto 011.
MOHIH
Sop" 1969
Oot" 1969
Nov., 1969
Deo., lOBO
Mar., 1990
May I 1990
Jun., 1990
Jul., 1990
Aug., 1990
WEIOH'r
3.62 ton
2.34 ton
1. 51 ton
2.03 ton
.e6 ton
5.04 ton
2.67 ton
1. 67 ton
1. 57 ton
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City Carton Co. hae been reoyoling City office paper per month
sinoe September 1989.
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Oat., 1989
Nov., 1989
Deo.. 1989
Jan., 1990
Peb" 1990
Mar., 1990
Apr.. 1990
Jun., 1990
Aug., 1990
WEIGHT
1. 75 ton
1.15 ton
4.93 ton
1. 75 ton
1. 79 ton
.98 ton
.86 ton
1. 01 ton
2.41 ton
2.85 ton
INCOHR
$ 7.60
$ 5.76
$100.39
S 8.74
$ 8.95
$ 4.90
$ 4.30
$ 5.05
$ 12.06
$ i3.29
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Nov.. 1989
Deo.. 1989
Jan., 1990
Peb., 1990
Mar., 1990
Apr., 1990
May , 1990
Jun., 1990
Jul. I 1990
Aug., 1990
WRIGHT
3,43 ton
3.39 ton
7.25 ton
3,00 ton
2.39 ton
2.22 ton
5.33 ton
5.27 ton
4.03 ton
4.38 ton
7.95 ton
mENS~
$257,25
$254.25
$488.05
$213.00
:U69.69
$183.70
$378.43
$374.17
$286,13
$309.56
$564.45
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ahipped to Roaebar Tire Shredding Co. of Vinton, Iowa at a ooat to
the City of $71.00 per ton.
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Batteries have been dropped off at the City'e Rivereide Drive
looation einoe 12/1/88. Batteriee are eold to Aotro-Lite Battery
Co. of Cedar Rapide.
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Mar.. 1990
WElOHr
2.54 ton
2.92 ton
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$129.30
$171. 00
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METAL - (WHITE GOODS I
Hetal hae boon oolleoted at tho Iowa City Landfill and reoyoled
be,inning 8/1/89. White goode are oolleoted and reoyolod by Alter
Contraotore of Davenport, Iowa.
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Sep., 19B9
Oot., 1989
Nov.. 19B9
Deo., 1989
Jan. I 1990
Feb., 1990
Har., 1990
Apr., 1990
Hay , 1990
Jun., 1990
Jul., 1990
Aug, , 1990
IWGHI
26.27 ton
27.33 ton
29.69 ton
14.57 ton
32.57 ton
4.44 ton
25.60 ton
25.31 ton
21.75 ton
24.31 ton
13.64 ton
26.24 ton
23.07 ton
INCOMg
$ 766.55
$ 952.76
$1,121. 53
$ 379.41
:$ 600.43
$ 65.91
$ 777.03
$ 615.05
$ 603,35
$ 950.93
$ 534.77
$ 600.31
$ 945.27
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Tho City atarted pioking up newopapar on Haroh 2B, 1990. Paper io
de 11 vered to Ci ty Carton Co. The Ci ty paya Ci ty Carton Co.
aooording to the Chioago ~arket prioe.
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Hay I 1990
Jun., 1990
Jul., 1990
Aug., 1990
WEIGHT
100,64 ton
134.93 ton
145.21 ton
119,70 ton
116.36 ton
EXPFNSE
$ 503,20
$ 674.65
$ 645.116
$1,314.43
$1,197.93
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The City etarted ourbeide oolleotion for yard waete on Hay 21,
1990.
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Jul., 1990
Aug Of 1990
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306.52 ton
345.62 ton
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The City of Iowa City etarted bin oolleotion of sleee in AUsuet of
1990. The slaae ia aeparated by ooior.
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AuS., 1990
WEIGHt
9.00 ton
CHRISTMAS TR!<:F.ll
After the Christmae seaeon of 1966-69 the City of Iowa City etarted
a Chriatmaa tree oolleotion prosram. The trees are oolleoted at
the ourb and ohipped into muloh whioh ie then available for publio
use. The prosram waa run asain thie Chrietmaa eeaeon.
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Jan., 1990
WEIGHT
36.55 ton
59.92 ton
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EXPI!NS~
$ 9,239.00
$16,106.32
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MEMORANDUM
Doto: Soptombor 19, 1990
To: SlovO Aikins, City Managor
From: Jamos Brachlol, Traffic Englnoor
Ro: Parking Prohibition on Both Sldos of Shorldan Avonuo . Miko Furman Leller 01 AugUSl14,
1990
In responso 10 a 101l0r 110m Mile Furman 01 738 Grant Stroel, 1110 Clly Council roqueslod that a
postcard survoy bo conductod 01 tho resldonts 01 Shorldan Avenuo. On AuguSI 28, a quostlonnalro
was mallod to all 01 the ploper110S Ihal aOOI Shorld~n Avonuo belWoon Summll SlrOOI and Sovonth
Avonuo. Tho quostlonnalre provldod four answers to the quostlon of allorlng parking on the north sldo
of Shorldan Avonuo. Tho lour cholcos woro as follows:
1. NO PARKING ANY TIME
2. NO PARKING 8 AM TO 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
3. Continuo to anew parking at all tlmos
4. No ploloronco
In oddillon to plovldlng a blank 10 chock which answor 1110 Individual ploporty own or prolorred, a spaco
for common I was plovldod alll10 bollom of tho quostlonnalro. (A copy ollho quostlonnalre Is allached
to this momorandum.) Tho roclplonlS of tho quosllonnalre woro roquostod 10 rospond by Soplombor
14, 1990. On Monday, Septomber 17, tho rosulls 011110 quesllonnalre woro lobulated and aro
condonsod bolow. A tolaJ 01 43 questlonnalros woro sont oul; ollho 43 Ihal woro sent oul, no
rosponso or vacancy was recolvod Irom 8 01 tho addrossos. Tho romolnlng 37 rospondod os follows:
8 prolorrod NO PARKING ANY TIME
3 proforrod NO PARKING 8 AM TO 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
27 proforrod 10 conllnue to allow parking al all limos
I rospondont had no proforonco
In addlllon to the rosponsos 10 tho lour cholcos, many rospondenlS choso 10 romark aboul conditions
along Shorldan Avonuo thallntluoncod Iholr doclslon. Tho gonoralloplc 01 concom and tho numbor
ollndlvlduaJs who romlllkod Is Indicated. It should be noted thai some 01 the respondents commentod
on multiple 10plcs.
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Excesslvo spood
Roqulrod addlllonal control along Shorldan
Elomentory school noarby
Too much Irarnc on Shorldan
Addillonal on.slrool parking Is noodod
Shorldan Avonuo Is 100 narrow
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changos In Ihe parking along Shorldan Avenuo. Should you roqulro addlllonallnlormatlon or commonl,
pleaso don'l hosltoto to conlact mo.
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CMC CEt-fER II fa E WAS1-(\IG1CN $1 ONA CiTY (V,:' "J2tlO r31Qj356.5CCO
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Thl City hal rocolvod a rOQu'It to prohibit parklnQ on th. north
lido of Sh.rldan Av.nuI bltwoon Summit Str.ot an~ Sovonth Av.nuI,
Thll QUlltLonnalrl LI bllnq I.nt to yOu to obtain your opinIon In
thll matt.r, Pllall LndLcat. your pr.r.ronc. by chlCkLnQ onl,
two, thrll or four bllow and r.turn the QUOltlonna,r. ullnq thl
InclOlod rlturn Involopo. It would b. apprlclatod If thl
QUlltlonnalrl would bl rlturnod bv Slptlmblr 1~, 10 that thll
mattor may bl rl.olvld.
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There I! a !pace at th! bottom for any ~omm!nt! you wl!h to
makl, Thl commlnt loctlon bllow II Imall, 10 Lf you Ihould havI
additional commlntl or QUlltlonl, pllall don't hllltatl to call
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Which of thl followlnQ rour cholcOI do you favor for parklnq
on tho north lido of Shorldan AVlnu. bltwOln Summit Str.lt
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The street parking on Sheridan Avenue needs to be eliminated. Sheridan
Avenue Is too narrow tor parking Allll driving both ways at the IlI/110 time.
Sheridan tunctlons as an artorlal stroot. Thoro Is substantial traffic on It. It
Is a bus routo. It leads to Summit Street, tho tlrst bridge across the railroad
tracks wsst of First Avenue. Almost a mile wi do swath of pent up southbound
trattlc takes Sheridan to Summit.
Most trips up or down Sheridan during busy hours aro an adventure.
Staying off the curb but close enough to It to prevont the oncoming traffic from
taking your mirror off Is ths required eastbound skill. Westbound, driVing
requires weaving out from behind the parked vehicles and quickly back In to
avuld the oncoming tratflc,
Tho street parking on Sheridan serves a low density, primarily single
family usage, These cars could be parked on prlvato property, The 8 or 10 cars
that park on Sheridan Avenue cause 60 or 100 traffic "nsar misses" every day,
Please oilmlnate the parking on Sheridan Avenuo.
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Hum.n Rlonll COIIlmlll'.
Soptombor 20, 1990
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On bohalt of tho lIuman Rights Committoo at tho Univorsity of
Iowa, I would Itkg to oncourago your partioipation in forums
to discuos a survoy of raco rolations and attitudos within
the Univorsity of Iowa and tho Iowa City community, This
survoy was proparod in 1989 assistod by tho Iowa Social
Soienco Institute and tho Dopartmont of Political Soionco,
Attachod is a summary of tho rosults of tho survey,
Tho two public forums will bo hostod by tho University's
lIuman Rights Committeo to discuss tho findings of tho
survoy, Tho first of tho forums will bo held from 7100 to
9100 p,m, on Tuosday, Octobor 2 in Shambaugh AUditorium in
the main library, The second forum will be held from 3130
to 5130 p,m, on Thursday, Octobor 4 in Macbride AUditorium,
We hope that you will come and participate, so that your
input will enhance the awarenoss of diversity in tho
University and Iowa City Communitios,
Copios of the rosults and tho survey itself ore availablo to
you at tho Campus Information Contor in the Iowa Memorial
Union, in the Univorsity Relations Office in the Old Capital
Building, and Staff Relations and Development Offico at
E136 General 1I0spital.
Sincerely,
;f)I1Ai Irt, r"rjtAU
D~Jtav60~ Chair
lIuman Rights Committoo
Attaohment
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At tho roquost of Doan Phlll1p Jonol on bohalC of tho
Univorlllty oC Iowa lIulllan RIghtll COlllllllttoo, thlll roport was
proparod by tho Iowa Social Sclonco Instituto Cor tho
Univoraity oC Iowa lIuman Rightll COlllllllttoo. Tho roport
containo 0 brioC lIucmary oC OOIllO ot tho Illoin tlndings trom
tour survoys conduct ad during tho lato opring and oarly
lIummor ot 1989, Tho Inotituto providod data colloction
oorvicos and limitod data analYllis tor thoso ourvoys.
Quootions Includod In tho tour quostlonnalros woro lIoloctod
Crom or Caohionod attor quootiuns Includod In provioull
nntlonal opinion pollo such os tho lIation Eloctlon StudieD
and tho Gonoral Socinl Survoy.
With tho oxcoption ot tho minority pool, randomly lIoloctod
tolophono nymbgrs for the students, taculty, and lItofC
lIurvoYll woro obtainod trom Adminilltrativo Data Procoolling,
Tolophono numbers Cor tho community survoy wero genoratod
randomly using tho Computor AlIlIiotod Tolophono Intorvlowlng
(CATI) systom at tho lnstituto.
Tho lIurvoys woro condu:tod soquontially by tolophono
boqinning on April 26, 1989 and onding on July 13, 1989.
Tho IItudent survey was completed Cirst, the taculty ourvey
second, the IItatC third, and the community laDt, Final
sllmplo sizes Cor the surveys wore: Studonts, 11-204,
Faculty, 1f-115, Stott, 11-128, and community, 11-160. Every
person in the Cinal sample did not agreo to answor 011
questions and all rosponsos were not successCully
meallurable, The cooperation rates were gonerally
acceptable, although the overall response ratos were
somewhat low Cor this type oC research. This was
particularly the coso in tho Caculty and cOlllmunity lIurvoys,
The most likely roo son tor these low ratos is tho timing oC
tho su=ve~'s. Ilany 0: the rospondonts hod alrolldy loCt Cor
the semestor or were on vocation at tho timo oC tho data
colloction and wero there Cora not availablo to bo
interviewed. In addition, the tolephono numbors provided
Cor tho faculty survoy woro homo phone numbors rather than
oCCice numbers and a numbor oC tho potontial Caculty
rospondonts retused to answor tho quostions whilo at homo.
For 0 complete listing oC the Cinal dispositionD oC call
attempts, BOO Appendix A,
Tho results roported hero Dhould not be considored
exhaustive, Thero are limitationa on this study, For
example, gonder, education, and Incolllo (Dee demographics
reportod in Appondix B) aro not controlled aD blocking
factors In the cross tabulations. In addition, opon-ondod
rosponses were not codod or analyzed lInd ara not prooontod
in this report. Finally, severn 1 Itoms could not be
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unombiquoualy intorprotod duo to tho .pocific wordinq 0' a
quostion or tho failuro to includo a comparison quostion.
Thoroforo, tho roaults of tho so quoations aro not includod
in this summary.
Throuqhout this roport proportiona rofloct porcontaqo. o!
thoso rospondo~ts who answorod a qivon quoation. Othora
oithor did not know or did not roapond, Tho objoctivo of
tho survoy was to provido a baais for dialoquo in tho
Univorsity and community to furthor dovolop tho quality of
lifo throuqh divor.ity in tho Univoraity and Iowa City
communitios,
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1. Most roopondonts tool tho Univorsity onvironmont 10
divorso although mlnorltioo aro oomowhat loso 11koly than
whitos to agroo. Dosplto low numboro ot mlnorltloo nmong
tho taculty, taculty oplniono about divorolty tondod to bo
olmilar to tho vlowo ot mlnoritioo. Throo ln ovory tour
taculty roopondonto tool tho onvironmont 10 not dlvoroo
onough,
2, Eighty-two porcent ot whiteD nnd 75 porcont ot
mlnorltioo think tho Univoroity io oincoro about dlvorsity
boing crucial to a quality oducational onvlronmont, although
halt ot all mlnoritioo boliovo tho Unlvorolty io not roally
committod to incroasing tho numbors of mineritios,
3. Moot roopondonts, 79 porcont whitos and 77 porcont oC
~inoritioo, agroo that tho Univoroity is not using divorsity
45 a mothod to admit unqualitiod minoritioD.
4. Survey participants teel that progress on race
rolations over the past fow years WOO bettor in the
community and on campus than in the country as a wholo.
5, Minoritios and whitos basically agroe that
discrimination oxists against all minoritios to a moderato
dogree; howevor, only a small proportion ot rospondontG
agroe that groups othor than Blacl:s are highly discriminated
against.
6, Most whites (83\) and minoritios (75\) do not bolieve
that whites go out ot their way to be rude to minoritios,
nor that minorities try to be rudo to whites (85\ whitos and
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from 86\ to 92\1 who had livod ln rosidonco halls said
resldont assistants are unblased ln their treatmont of
minority students.
8, Among rospondents ln fraternitios and sororities, 97\
said thoir organizationD havo no right to excludo people
from memberShip basod on race, rOligion or ethnicity;
howover, two-thirds thought Black fraternities and
sororitios do not got along well with whito fraternitios and
sororities.
9. Most community respondents reported no knowledge of
discrimination in the Iowa Clty/Coralvl110 area with regard
to housing, entertainment, nmployment, or shopping; however,
tM qreup of (lOnH"lInity rpr.ponrlonts containod rewer than 10
Plllur I tIN;.
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10. Although the vast Majority of community respondents
(88t) do not think clubs and organi~atlons should have the
right to exclude persons based on race, religion, or ethnic
background, 30 percent of thoso belonging to clubo and
organl~ations oald they hod special guidelines related to
raco, religion, or ethnic background.
11, community membors attitudes' toward racial jokeD were
mixed, with about half (49\) feeling such jokes ore never
appropriate, nearly a third (30\) finding racial jokes
personally offensive and another 15\ [eeling the jokes were
simply fun,
12, Overall, two-thirds of University minority otaff
respondents (84\ o[ Blacks, 57\ of Asians, 44\ o[ Hiopanico)
thought ~he University administration is not doing enough to
enoure equal employment opportunity and slightly mora than
one fourth of white respondents concurred.
13. There is general agreement among University staft
respondents (83\) that some groups are underrepresented in
supervisory or professional positions at the University,
One-third believe that preferential recruitment is needed to
correct the problem but nearly half (45\) advocate adhorence
to merit standards.
14, Two-thirdS ot taculty surveyed feel minorities in their
field are treated the same as others doing the same quality
of work while about one in every five (21\) believe there is
discrimination and almost one in every eight (12\) feel
minorities are treated better than others doing the same
work,
15, About half of all Minority student and statf
respondents and one-third of minority faculty and community
respondents reported being the victim of racial
discri:.ination or harassment in the past three years in this
area.
16, A signiticant proportion of student respondents (81\)
said a roommate's race would make no diff~rencel yet, a
sizeable portion (29\) of Blacks preferred someone ot the
same race compared to 16\ of whites and J\ ot other
minorities,
17, Nearly two in every three (62\) community respondents
said the racial composition of thoir neighborhood made no
difference while about one in overy three (31\) prefer to
live in a racially mixed neighborhood.
18, Slightly more than half (57\) of all tho community
respondents reported that they would not feel uneasy if a
close :riend or family member married a person of a
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difforont raco with throo-fourtho (76\) oC minoritioo
roportinq that thoy would not fool unoasy about intorracial
marriaqo ot tamily or friondo,
19, A larqo proportion ot whito roopondontD tool that
minoritioa protor othoro ot tho oamo raco whi10 mODt
minoritioo aro inclinod to oay thoy keop to thomoolvoo
bocauoo thoy Cool oxcludod or rojocted, AoianD tend to
concur with whites that minorities preCor otherD ot tho Oamo
race.
20, Hoat rospondentD stronqly rojoctod tho idoa ot racial
inforiority of BlackD, Tho most widoly accoptod roaoon tor
Blacks gonorally boing woroo oct than whitoD io tho
continuod racial discrimination aqainst BlackD, althouqh
noma aqroo that Blacks don/t try hard onouqh.
21, Eight in ovary ton (80\) students surveyod support a
qonoral education roquiromont (CER) in raco relationo and
anothor 80\ favor a CER rolatinq to third world culturoD
while almoDt two-thirds (60\) support a CER in both.
22. The majority (75\) of faculty respondents support a CER
courso in rece rolations or minority culturos.
23, The orqanization most froquently cited by community
residonts as havinq dono tho most in rocent years to help
minority qroups qet ahead in this community is the
University of Iowa (endorsod by 46\) with businesses or
local qovernmont cited least froquently (3\ ooch).
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1605 South MAin Street
Princeton, Illinois 61356
September 21, 1990
Iowa City Council
Civic Center
410 East Washin9ton Stroet
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Dear Council Momborol
I lIould 11ke to request tho opportunity to spellk to tho Council
durin9 ~ public discussion of the proposed condemnation of our
property.
Mary Etta and I want to reaftirm our position a9ainst
condemnation of any portion of our property. Also, we do not want a
pipe of any size placed across our property. We will stron91y object
to the placement of a swalo across our property in tho event the
en9ineers change their minds on this matter a9ain.
Many of our objections to theso mattors wore oxplained at council
meetin9s and written letters throu9hout this summer. We would 11ke
the opportunity to expross additional concerns and clear up some
incorrect statoments made by MMS and City En9ineers at the Soptember
4, 1990 council meetin91
1. The proposed pipe will not bo ontiroly buried under9round. A
large portion of the pipe will bfl exposed unless we (tho property
owners) fill around and over the pipe with oarthen fill. If developed
as proposed by the on9ineers, we will end up with a north-south berm
or dike extendin9 alon9 our western prcperty line,
2. I do not want to assume the burden and cost of fl111n9 our
proporty to covor the proposed pipe. Fillin9 to cover the pipe will
require a 9reat deal of landscapin9 fill which would not bo done if it
were not for the proposed pipe and elevation of the pipe across our
property,
3. Btormwator from Toft Speedl/ay could be drained to the
dovelopers' lake which, in turn/ could be routed in a drainage pipe to
the east alon9 Taft Speedway. The dovelopers' plans (see MMB map of
March 28, 1990 for the subdivision) already proposes drainin9
stormwater from the eastern and western streets of the development
into the lake. Why not drain the storm water off of Taft Speedway (in
front of the White/Seydel property) to the north (instead of south)
and into the lake. Then drain tho eastern street of the development
to the east and not into the lil):e,
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September 4 Council meeting, water does not currently flow over Toft
Speedwoy except ot the eost end of the street neor the Dubuque Streot
intersection, The video tape donoted by me to the Council eBrl1er
would prove this fact, The Public Works Deportment could witness tho
fact that Taft Spoodway floods over only neBr Dubuque Stroet and in
front of the property owned and filled by Hr. Glasgow on Taft
Speedway. This flooding hos increased as a rosult of the Glasgow fill
and the large blacktop sudac3rs of the church to the north of T4ft
Speedway, The area has a history of flOoding duo to the creek which
recoives flow from the B' Joysville Lone ares, north Dubuque Streot,
and a gully between Laura Drive and Dubuque Stroet. Wator doos not
flow over Taft Speodway to tho west of the church's parking lot
entrance on Taft Speedway, This may Change on co the lake and
developmllnt h fully completed but lit the present timil Wil do not
experience flooding across Taft Speedway except at tho Dubuque Stroot
intersoction area.
5. There is an 18" culvert that crosses T4ft Speodway near No
Name Street intersection. The Harch 28, 1990 HMS map of the
development indicatos this via symbols, There are two drainage
ditches that now parallel to No Name St. on its oast sido. Water
that crosses under Foster Road at the No Name St. intersoction (in two
18" culverts) flows along two ditches that pBrallel tho eut aide of
No Namo Street. I have observed water flowing in these ditches on
numerous occasions and I would be happy to point them out to City
staff and MMS engineers who say the water flows directly into the 20
acre field and not into drainage ditches in this area.
6. To my knowledge the Elks Golt Course and the Brea north of
Foster Road has never nooded. There is no need to drain this area
due to "nooding" or the potential of "flooding".
7. Flooding that is experionced by homeowners along Taft
Speedway is due to seepage except for two properties (Trimble's and
Moore's). These flOOding and seepage problems could be solved by the
addition of landfill it the owners so desired. Host people are
content to live with the situation rather than going to the expenso of
solving it. 1I0wever, building a lake to the north cf these
properties, and changing the water table and water shed flows, causing
sump pumps to be required or to run 24 houru a day, and presenting new
flooding threats does not set well with homoowners along Taft
Speedway,
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meeting that the Miller property was a viable route for the large
drainage pipe neoded for the lake, lie had stated this same viewpoint
at the June 25, 1990 council work session, lie even indicated that he
tried to buy the property when it come up for sole, Therefore, he
knew then that he noodod a drainage route to the river and would not
or could not use the Glasgow property as a route to the river. If he
could go four properties (ie 500-600 feet) away from the currently
proposed drain pipe route, then why can he not do so now?
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9. Tho lako has been moved more than 205-210 feet closer to Taft
Speedway and the river by MHS ongineers since they began working on
tho devolopment. Originally, they proposed a more centrally located
lake being drained by a combination pipe-swalo route with throo 45
degree and two 90 degreo turns in it. With the lake now 205-210 feet
closer to Taft Speedway and the rivor, there 18 the likelihood that
drainage from the lake will have "moro head" due to the increased
volume of water, the shorter distance to travel to its outlot, and duo
to tho fact that only two 45 degreo turns in the pipe aro needed to
get to the river. (That 18, if the drainage pipe parallola the route
MHS originally proposod for the Glasgow dovolopment of thh same
area, )
10, The issue of stagnation in the lako has roally not boon
discussed, However, MHS roalizes the potontial problem as indicated
on their March 28, 1990 map. Their solution - fish and wind drivor
aerators.
Aerators are not only ugly, they can alao bo very nohy. Will
there be ice skating, ice fishing, youth hockey, on tho lake in the
winter? Will there be a warming house and lights for the skllters?
Music to skate by? Pleaso excuso my sarcasm but I do not feol that
tho full range of problems that a "lake" in an 84 duplox dovelopmont
has been fully roalized or considered.
11. The MHS ongineer contends th~t only two treos (small onos at
that) will have to be destroyod. Perhaps ho is looking down the wrong
lot line. Within the 15 foot easement we see 6 trees, 1 bush, 1I lllrge
ash tree, two antique city stroet lights (with 5 globes each) which
have been in place on tho property since the early 1900's. The samo
MHS engineer sta ted that he did not know the names of any of the
property owners who rosido along Taft Speedway, That he merely walked
along the road and analyzed the situation without the know lodge of who
the property owners werD. I can show this engineer an MMS map dated
2-22-88 which lists "in writing" every property owner south of Taft
Speedway, Also, MHS hAS in its position the maps of the White-Soydol
property since they were the consulting engineers when the Chopek
estate was settled and Mrs. Chopek's property was divided into two
parcels of land.
Hs, Gentry went to great timo and trouble to establish the
credibility of the engineers at the Soptember 4th meeting. However,
when the real and true facts are known, the credibility of the so
witnesses appears somewhat tarnished and foggy,
12, At our August 23, 1990 meeting with the developer's
representati ves and City staff, Hr, Fosse told us that "other routes"
(other than the route across the White-Seydel property) were not
viable because of the need of the swale. Now that it has been decided
that the swale is no longer needed are not the "other routes" viable
once again?
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going to cost tho City of Iowa City moro than $5,000. Tho special
City AttornoY'8 f008 will bo fivo timos that amount. The Whito-Soydel
proporty on Taft Speodway 18 worth 25-30 tim08 that amount. Wo
contond that a lot of pipo can bo layod (at the dovolopor's exponse)
for tho amount of monoy the City (and the developer) will havo to
incur to procoed with the propo8od condomnation of the White-Seydel
proporty.
I would liko to 8Ugg08t that tho Council havo HMS furnish you
with individual copios of the dovelopmont map8 dated March 28, 1990,
A largo blown-up exhibit of this map and overhead projector QvnlllYs
may bQ hglpful to tho counoil and tho public in futuro discu8sions of
tho dovolopmont area. HMS hll8 olovation drawings which show tho
extont to which tho pipo acron tho White-Seydel proporty wUl be
oxposod and olovatod abovo tho natural torrain of the land.
I trust I can count on you to grant me tho opportunity to spoak
to you beforo you voto on tho resolution to condemn our Taft Spoedway
proporty.
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StAtfmlnt to the Cltv Counell of IOWA Cl~y
JRhn F. Kennedy:
Hy naaa I. John F. Konnody: I r..ldo ot 2 A.hvood Drlvo In
Iov. City.
liy Inton.t In thla qu..tloll arlan frail 11'1 &o"onl Intar.
Olt In .pproprlato lond u.o. Thot tntorolt In turn II brousht
obout by my profo'llon, hydraulic onslnoorln&. I &II omployod al a
profo..or at tho Unlvoralty of Iov. and Director of It. Inltltuto
of lIydr.ullc R....rch. Hy Ipocllllty II dver hydr.ullcl, Includ.
Ins hydr.ullc onalnoorln&, flood control, .nd pr.ctlc.lly .11 othor
'lpOCtl of rlvor man,sollont, In IIY cap.clty o. . hydroullc onsl.
nlor t h.v. hid tho opportunity to 10rvO on .ovoral commlttll',
vhlch hal &Ivon mo thl occl.lon to 100 tho torrlblo rOlultl of
In.pproprl.tl land U'I. Spoclflc.lly, I va. tho ch.lrn.n of tho
National Acadony of Schnco COMltt.. on lIydrodynalllc Computor
Hodoll for Floo~ In.uranco Studio., . fov yo.rl 'ao, In vhlch vo
mldo . n.tlon.l Itudy of tho Impllc.tlonl of propol.ll to .dopt
.ltornltlvo noan. of prodlctlns flood lovoll. Tho conclullon of
thll nltlonal commlttoo VII thlt, In aonorll, flood lovoll aro
undorprodlctod, Ind thll hal lad to vory oxtonllvo flood Ins of
proporty. A1IO, I lorvod II I mombor Ind lator chairman of tho
Nattonal Academy of Scloncl COlMllt~oo on Natural Dllalterl.
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Thl kind ol nlturll dlslstlrs VI consldlrld Vlrl, I~ong othors, lloods.
hurrlcsnls, I.ndslldls, .nd I.rthqu.kls. Ky psrtlcullr Intlrlst,
ol cour.., VII 1I00ds Ind thl dlll.gl .rllultlns_frolL tldal.ov.';.., .
high tldlS, Ind stora surgls Ilong COllt.. In mo.t ot thl" typo.
ot dl.l.tlr., thl proplrty dAmlgl VI' not I con.lqulncl ol naturl
It.llt but I con.lquencl ot lnapproprlltl dlvllopmlnt ot thl Ilnd
.. ot hiving built hou.o., In .hort, vhlrl hou'I' nlvor .hould h.vI
bOln. ^nd III toO oltln vo I'V tho jl~uitlon .tara land vos d!.
volopod, houlo. voro .old to pooplo vho put not only tholr currlnt
'Ivlnge but all tho elvlng. thoy vould .xpoct to Iccruo In a Illo.
tlmo Into I prop.rty th.t VI' .ubloquontly tloodod, or the hou,ol
lov.roly d.mlgod by Ilndllldol. Thon tho poor hlplo.. I.ndovnor
VIS lolt vlth much ol tho lOll Ind vo tho pooplo, thlt I. locloty.
thl tlxplyorl, voro lott to pick up tho bill ot lub.oquontly pro'
toctlng th.t Ilnd Ind vhat VIS lott ol tho.. Inv..tmontl, Tholo
voro not lloodlng dl.l.torli tho.o vorl zoning dl.l.torl.
In tho curront Inltanco, I havo follovod tho controvor.y
.urroundlng tho dovolopmont ot tho ,o,clllod ponln.ula aroa tor
Ibout tin YOlu .. lIut of 01\, through tho oClorts or my col.
Iolguo, tho lato Protollor Jo.oph II. Itovo, Ivory omlnont hydraulic
onglnolr, vho addrl.aod tho City Council tn ^prll 1978 about thl
hazlrd. or dovoloplng tho ponlnsula arol and hov prono It la to
rloodlng. Horo rocontly, 1 rollovod tho analy.l. or Hr. Sulo
IIlltall, snothor vory omlnont hydraulic onglnoor locally,
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formerly the head of the U.S. Geological Survey office. It 1111
under hi. direction that the flood level .tudy 110. conducted for
thl. region about flCteen year. ago. Today I took tha. opportunity
of .ome .par. tlmo to drlvo around .nd In.poct thl. aroa 'galn. I
01.0 had tho opportunity to rovloll the flooding .tudy that ha. b.on
proparod for tho Idyllvlld tract by Hr. Chrl. Stophan of KHS Con.
lultant,. It I, cy Judg:ent, vlthout ;tt;cklng thi iftilyata dona
by Hr. Stophan, that tho flood .tudlo. do no for that tract to dato, .
at lo..t tho ono. I hove .oon, aro Inadoquato .. Inadoquato bocau.o
thoy apply cookbook analy.l. a. aot Corth In tho guldollno. Cor
.uch .tudlo. for thl. aroa vhlch voro Intondod for routlno .Itul'
tlon., In tho ca.o of tho ponlnsula aroa, thoy aro appllod to a
vory dlCClcult and vory .poclal .Ituatlon: vory .pocl.l, Clr.t of
all bocau.o It I. a lov.lylng aroa Ilong tho rlvor; vory dlfClcult
bocauso It I. In an aroa vhlch drain. much of tho high ground to
tho north, which drains acros. tho pontnsula to tho rlvor, much of
tho vator staying In thl. lov aroa; and o.poclally vory dtCClcult
bocauso tho curront Clood lovol 10 dotormlnod by tho oporatlon oC
Coralville ROIorvolr I 0 rGlorvolr vhlch ho. boon In oporatlon Cor
only obout thirty yoar.. 1 also dlroctod, 0 Cov yoar. ago, tho
sodlmontatlon .tudlos dons on tho silting oC tho Corolvlllo Rosor.
voir. Tholl ltudlGl voro carrlod out at tho In.tltuto oC Ilydroultc
Rosoarch. Coralvlllo Rosorvolr, Red Rock Reservoir, and Ssylor.
villa Reservoir lIere probably among the lost resorvolrs built In
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accumulation of ladl~lnt. Tha Itoraga ClplCltll1 of thala rllar.
voin II belng lavaraly dt.lnllhld by aCCWlUlation.of udlAont. _
glnaratld by thl vary Intlnliv. farming that il don. in thi. ar.a.
Ind.od, thl oplrating policl.. for th... r..arvoir., .pocifically
Coralvill., .ay v.ry v.ll hav. to bl changld in the not too dilt.nt
future in luch a voy that vhat i. n~v the 100.y.ar flood viii
bacomo parhop. tha 50.yur flood. In othar vord., II the ruor. "
voir. fill vith .adi~ant, thay hlvo la.. c.pacity to control
flood.. Uhan that hoppon., thll' down.tr.a. araa. viii bo .ubJact
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to flooding mora froquantly .nd at high.r lovol., In 1969 I .av
thi. vhol. p.ninlulo araa inundatad by a flov of only 13,000 to
14,000 cubic foot por .ocond. Tho 100.yoar flov pro.cribod for nov
thil aroa i. .lmo.t twica that, 25,000 cubic foot par .ocond. So 0
flov much lovor than tha 100'yaar flood can and doo. inundoto thot
araa and can bo axpactod. Yo havo boon doludod into a .on.a of
.ocurity in rocont yaara by tho rolAtivoly dry voathor vo havo had.
Groanhoulo offoct., bo thoy roal or not, notwithltanding, it viii
rain again and it viii rain hard, and vo viii havo flood.. My plaa
to you il not to allov dovolopmont of thil lov.lying aroa until an
appropriato .tudy hal boan ~ada of tho flooding potontial for that
araai and until an appropriata, mooningful plan hal baan davalopod
for tho pro taction of tha aroa againlt flooding and for drainago of
that aru bocaula it la lov.lytng. I repoat, for amphali., I a~
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Collowld tho rulol, tho cookbook Intondod Cor much .Implor IltUI'
tlon.. Thl. II I IpOClll 'Itu.tlon Ind Cuturo pro.poctlvo homoo~'
orl of th.t Irol .nd Cuturo t.xp.yor. will th.nk you If you tlko
thl .tOP' now to ."uro th.t tho pooplo who buy tho.o hou.oo Ira
slvon Idoqulto protoctlon Ind thlt thoy So In know Ins thlt I cor.
tlln co.t la la.oclatod with that protoctlon Ind th.t thoro 11 I
cortoln lovol oC rllk of futuro floodlns.
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1011'1I Cllr, 1011'1I 52245
January 17, 1990
TO: The Mnyor nnd Members or the City Councilor 10Wll City
Lndles nnd Oenaemen:
The renson ror this leller Is the testimony or Prorcssor John Kenncdy
at the Council Mccting or Tuesday, Janunry 9, From whnt hc said It Is clcar
thnt our Oood plain ordlnnncc Is based on hydrologlC:llllSSumptlons which
arc seriously wrong and out-or-dnlc, Shrinkagc or thc capacity or the
Cornlvm~ ReservoIr. applllently ullllppredated by thc audience on Tuesday-
except ror Proressor Kennedy hlmselr, rulses the speelre or more severe nnd
more rrcquent Ooods. A5 he remarked, It will ruin ngaln. Our present
ordinance Is obsoletc"''''~ '. u. .
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Thntls why to go rorwnrd with any plnn ror building on the Idylwlld
trael would be reckless, This Council docs nOI wnntto expose cillzens to
such risks. '
I suggest stopping nil construction oa nil flood plnlns 10 the City until
thc Council hIlS rcllable Inl'ormatlon on Oood risks both present nnd future.
loWll City Is lucky to hnye In the UnIversity Dcpartment or Hydraulics
proresslonnls who can give us the Inronnntlon we need. Almost surely a new
Oood plain ordinance will, be the resulL
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Once that revised ordinance Is enaeled, building on our Oood plains
CllD rollow, But until the hydrologlC:lI racts and projections are in hnnd and
expressed In n new ordlnnnce, 10 allow such building In bur Oood plain zones
would be rolly,
Let us Join In Ondlng out what the experu can tell us, and In ennctlng
such new laws as may be needed, In that way we C:ln keep our chy the kind
or plnce we 011 want It 10 he: both benullrulnnd secure.
Yours sincerely,
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doxical situation is, of COtlne, that more I'alue is conlinually being
placed in the flood plain. This is expressed In tenns of financial In.
vestment which is progressing on a large sClle, Wc are all aware of
the attractiveness of the flat lel'elland 50 characterislic of ril'en and
,flood plains and realile their historical role in the del'elopmem of
transportation ami industry in this countr)'. The /lood plain has
prol'en equally attractive Cor residential dmlopment arid agtlculture.
Furthennorc, because of its uncertain sltualion with regard to flood.
ing, it is usually cheaper than land not subject to flood. Because of
this and the e:lie with whlrll construction can be carrletl out, flood
plain land (lrol'es unusually nttmcth'c to people wishing to UIHI~I'take
cntcrpri~cs which hal'c 101\' Inlti:11 cost-loll', thut b, In l'1In1ITarbon
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.\lthclIlllh hll(lrc~,ll'c :lIullll I:II'KC IIIC:llllll'C ~lIct'tll'c, ~1It'h ClIllillccrilll(
II'lIl'ks fill' 111111I1 (l1'CIlCt'111l1l as dalllll a1ul 1'~'ll~'I'I'lIil'll, Icl'c~'~i, IIl1l1dll':III>,
mul dWllllcl illlprul'CIIICIIlS arc I'Ulltl)' mc:~\urc~: ;\, :1 Icsllh. IIwlIl
,Ialll:lllcs IIIUlll hc 1:Il'llc III jUlltil}' crnlllllllinlll~' Ihc 1CI'llllthc pl'llpll\~d
pl'lllct'tioll wllrkll. Thill lhc IIl1l1d tl:llllal\c (lIlICllli:11 UflCIl I'cllwhll
IIllrh:lIIllcll :lIulma~' CI'CU iIlCI'Cal~' iI illl'~'llllllcnt 1'II1lliuUCll ullah:ll~d.
FlIl'lhcl'Illlll'c. t'IImplctc 11111111 t'll1Il I'll I ill 111/1 UlU:III!' :u'hlcl'CII: 11111 Ihc
(lllhlit'. with I'UlIlplclC failh III Ihc pl'lllCt'liull lI'ul'ks. I'ullhcs ill lI'ilh
1CIIIlIl'UI'llclll dcm' III lhc l'il'cl' balik, Iilllc rcalilillll lh:ll d:llllall~ II~.
'I"CIU'~' hall bC~lIl'cIIIICcd, hill nut ill illcl'ltahilil!,.
Thill dilclllma SCtll lhc ItaliC [UI' Ihc lluhjcn lIIallCI' Ullhc ch:l\llcr,
II'hirh 1'11111111'. ,illrc uhl'illlllll)' thcrc IIIUlll h~ a hCllCI'. mlll'C r:llilllWI
\I'a~ Ihall thc ('lllllillUcd 1'U1I11I'Ul'llull III' C1I1lillCCri1l1l II'Urkl IIII' 11111111
pllllcrtillll. "h~ hcllcl' lI'a)' ill lhc 1l\:IIWIlCIIlCIIl III Ih~' IIwlll plaill.
\\'hirh III hc clrenil'c 11I1111 hc hl'llll!:hl ahllul lhl'llllllh PllliLiral ;11111
ICl(allll~all\.' Thb I'Ctl"iI'CIIlCIIl hlllllcdl:ilCI~ illlplllCll all illlpcdhllCIll
whie h ill dillilull III lII'CIIIIIIIC. OllclI lhc 1I11'IICI" III lillIlIl I'Ldll 1:11111
lI'illl'l',ill IChl'IIIClill)' all)' allclllpl III I'Cll"lall' IIII' "'1' III llleil' prlll'l'\"
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oil! couplc living in ~ c:lbin on lhc b~nks o( ln~i~n Creek. At thc
dmc o( ~ O~lh Oood on Lh~t Ilre~m, the pollcc (:Ime 10 rcscue the
couple (rom the ~pj~ly riling noodw~tcn. Howcver, tile old couplc
rehuctl to lem, gying thatthcy h~d Ilvctl in thc C1bin (or many years
~nl! It hal! never been touchetl by a Oood. Fin~IIYI the police c:lrried
them bodily (rom their c~bin to S:I(cty, Thil action w~s t.,kcn 1l0ne
too lOon, as Oood walen ,oon complctcly Inundatel! thc :lrc:l. This
IIOry W:IS rcpmed morc lI':1gic:llly :It Sioux Clty In 1953, At IC:lst
H penons l~owncd lI'hcn Oootl warnings went' unhccdctl, and .thc
~plllly rising lloodwatcn o( dlc Floyd Rh'cr tr.Ippcd ~many \'ictlnu
agollnll ccilings. as depths exccctlctlthc first'ltory Ic\'cl o( the numcr.
ous bungollows In lhc loll' reddcndalurm olthc Oood 'pl:lln,l .
/ Anothcr typc o( propcrlY owncr in\1Irl:1b1ropposfng lIuud pluln
rtgul:lllon or mana~mcl1l h the lIlle who.wl,ha to plan: :1\1 ap:Irl'
, ment hlllldinl(, l\ IlInlel. CII' nthel' Inl'OlIIc'pl'Odudnl{ ~II'\I('I\ll'e within
thc I'c:ll'h nr lIuotl~. SlIllIl'lillll~ hc j; llIerely ~uhlli\'lclill~ :nlll ,dlin!:
. 1:11111 nnll'hkh IIlher I'l~IJllc 11I:1>' hulhl hIlU~l~: anti If hc l~u,'k~ elll Ihc
'Uk'llUl'lh'hl' In Ih,' Iilll~. hc 11I:11' C11111 I'c:IIII' \'klln,,: .\1 IIIII'U CIII
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merlll~llIhcn lIeNNI n.I,.a'l.'\ fmlll Ihc (;CII~lh.iIIc Itl'M'rI'uil":1I hull Ih,'
CS(ICI'll~llIIusllllllln r:IIC hlllllll:llctllhc UI'C::l. SlIrlI'(U'Ul'l'rl>' 1111'11I'1'\ un'
l(llkk III 1'1:1111I 1'1111:1111111 III thl'il' flIlI'llnlllllllul I'illlll\ ulltll'llll :Ill>
"I>'(IC 'ur rl'\ll'll'lh'c 1l'll1l1:1I11111 "Cflllri\e~IIUI'( I,huc.'h IIIlllhl' dl'I"I\'\'
IhclII III UII IlInuuc Ill' hll n'aM:d I'mliL 11'1111I "'l' IIr ,:II" '11 Illl'il'
JlI'IIJ1I'r1y. Oil Ihc IIlhcl' halld, Ihc I'"hlk. whll illllM hl~III11C 11l1'ClIl'l'd
IlIlhl'llilhl'lIh l:I\k'lIl n'\l IIi Ill( JI'111'1c dlll'llIlllIlIC"I~, :l1I~1'1:llhll( Illl'il'
11l'l'lIl11rlll'l lI'ilh Imll!I'IIII'lw'"ey 1III':l.\llIl"i, :1I11111'~'hl!: III pn'l'clIl IIH'
clIlTClaehllll'1II III 1I1111l1\ Ihl'llllllh Il'lIIpCll~1l1' :11111 pcnll:1I1~'1I1 IIIl'aMII'I'\.
I, III I(CIICIOII 1II1:1I1':II'C III llli, clhl. IICllle, Ihe pllhHI' i~ IICI'l'l' :1\
hllcn"ll.t1 III pl'flllllllilll: IIWlla~l'lIIl'lIl :I, :II'~' pl'fllil'III'lIil':lIl~1 PI'III'II'
ill pI'CI'CIIlIII!: h.
IIlIIIII':lIII'C IIr lhc IItHlI1 h:II:1I'I1 ahll Pl'l,,~lIh:1II hllprllillll'lIl whh h
1:111 ~c 'II 1'11I1111 IIlcd 111111 Ihl'flllllh IcehllieOlI kllllwk~l!:c :lercplcd a III I
arll't1 111'''11 hy lhc plllilil:ll :11111 Il'!:al I'l'l'l'l'\l'lIl:ull'l'\ III Ihc I'lIhlil.
.\ IIIml Illlrmlllll:lIC hu idclIl whh h III e 1I11'~~1 al ~hhnlllllc. ItllI':I. ill
./lIl1e, !!IIi I, i11I1SIr:lIl'\lhc IIccdlm II'bc alld pl'lulclH Pllhlie n~lIl:lIillll.
.\, lhc IlIl'illclII \\':1.\ I'l'I:IICII. a FI'Clldl \\'III1WII whh '111:111 I'hlhhclI
aITh'cll dl"lilIIIC ill .\llhnlllllc allll appcall'dlllll\l' Sall'adllll ,\1'1I1\' IIII'
,hcILcl'. Thcsc killd pl'lIl'lc 11IIIIul a I'ahill till Ihc halik, III ~I:ul Cl'l'ck
:llId!:a\'c lhl' I:hllil>' a hlllllC IIII' Ihc 1I11l'1l. .\ IlI'C:lI ,1111111 hl'llkl' ;11111
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nnts with It, Obviously the womall could not hn\'c beclI c,'(pected'to
kllOW or the Rood hazanJ, nor dill the Salvatioll Anny ha\'e nny idea
or the danger. In Cact, many people could be excused. Howcvcr, all or
us associated with 1100<1 plain managcment know thc hmrd which
exists :1114 have a moral obligation to prcvellt the occurrence oC such
accidents. Incidents such as this should cOII\'illce nil political ami
legal represcntatives that, although we might legithnatel~' dcny thc
construction or a housc 011 a riverbank rrom the standpoint of rcduc-
Ing the convcyance or the Rood plain, a more IlIIportam rmt ~:dsts, ;1
moral obligation to pre\'cnt people Crom being drownclL III much
the samc Cashion, 'legislation today prevents n nl:lnur:icturel' Crum
illlllscrimlnate IIInrketing oC dunRerous llrugs.
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Thc C\'cnl$ cxperiel\('~,l at hlll':l CII)' ill lhc late I!ljn\ a III I "i::lI'll
IUtiU'~ SCI'\'C n~ .all cx(cl1c:1It eXllIllplc elf thc pruhlclII 1m 11IllIIIIlllI plalll
1II:III:1llel'll. l':n:IClIllellt allll cnflll'l'cIIICIll III r~'ltul:lllllll~. c\'ell IhlluJ(h
pmpcl' a1\l1I'C:l~U1mhlc, :II'C IUlt' :lfllllllplhh~,1 C:I\i1y, 'I'll IIl'hlc\'ll C\'CII
a IIIC;IMlrc III ~lIn'c~~ I.~'tlulrcll (IIUIl ;lI'lhlllll\ hllllh III dltu'l, a IIhl'l'lIl
a 1II11l111 I III p:lllc1\Ic, 1lI1l1Ihllcl)' pCI'liua~illll, I'hilll:llcll Ihmu}lh ~ulh
\'Irlll'l~ II IIlIml plainlUlliul( IInlinallrc II'II~ mlllplell ;It 11111':1 ,Cil)', 'I'hl,
II'II~ lhc lir~1 IIlllll'rehclhh'c 11e""\ phlill III'dill:IIII'C III hl\l'a IIml II' tll
1!lIi; 1l'llIaills Ill\' till I)' III1C. ahhCIIl}lh 11e""1 plalll illllll'llmilllll ~t\lllh',
:IIC }llIhlhl}l 'lIhlll\'i~11I1l 1'~'I\lllatlllll~ :11111 mh:lll IICI'dIlPIIICIII whhlll
esl~lilll( 1I1'l1ln:III1:C~ lit ~c\'eralllll1llillc~. I.c" cSlelhln', 'IIIPWII' 111\';'"
IIr~~ ;II'C ill cllert III ~en'l'a\lIf lh~"c I'II11I1I1UlliliCl, Itltll'llitllll111ll'hh
Ihe 111111I1 phllll r~'llIlI:1l1111' :ll'li\'ilk"l IIf thc IlIlI'a ~;IlUI~11 Re'"IIH"
<:1111111'11 (1:\ltCI, lIIull IIII1I'C 'pcdlir 1I1'11i1l:III1'e~ 1011I he 1I1~lh~1I:1l1d
ellal'tell. .
Thc II'l'ilcl'. h)' 1\III1\IIIII'IUIIC. II';I~ alllClllhel' C1llhl' hllm <:II)' 111:111.
1I111J( :11111 ZlIlIim: (:lIl1l1l1b,illll ill Ihe laic 1!I:'1I',. :IS lI'elllI' lIlIIClllhl'r III
Ihe 1~lt(;, :lmlll':'~ Ihu, ahlc III pal'lidpale .1\thell :111\1 plI,III\'\'II ill
'Cl'lII'llIlllhc c1lal'UIIC1I11I1 :1111111I1 plalll /tIl1im: 1I1'l1l1l:lIl\l' h~ 11111';\ Cil~.
DI'Spilc the~e [:I\'III':lhlc dITIIIII'talln~ :111\1 Iilc pI'C~Clln' IIf II 11111111
100llI'oll'e~el'l'llil' 111I11' 111111' IIIl1e~ ahCl\'l' Ihc lil\. ~cH'I':l1 il':Il' :II 11I:1111'
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Tel'hlllnll ~I\IIlIes II'CI'C 1II:IIIc Iir~llll IIclcnllllll' lhc 11111111 IW:lrd.
Thl' (;111'1" III l':lIlliIlCCl'S. Itlll'k 1>1:11111 Dblrh I. II'CI'\' 11I1I,ultelll'cJ(:lnl.
ill}l "I'Cr:llillll tll Ihe Ctlraldlle 1111",1 filII I 1'111 l'e~er\'IIil' 1111 Ihc (1111':1
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experiellced region~1 floods, high rele~se rilles mUSl be expecled.
during major Rood periods. The residu~1 Rood hamd, including l)1l:
Rood pOlenti~1 o( some 150 sqU:tre miles o( unconlrolled ~m lying
belween lhe r~el'\'oir ~nd 10\l'a City, w:u ev~lualed In a Slud~' b)' lhe
lechnical ll~ff o( lhe I~RC.~ Engineering ~nd prelimln~ry legal
aspecb o( lhe problem \l'ere mlU~letl, ~nd a Rood pl~ill ldenilficalioll
:lIId lOlling melhod II~~S lll'esenled (or, lhe cilY'S use. This included
~ physical desaiplion ~nd'm~ps o( lhe ROO<! pia ill land whi~h slinuhl,
be zoned. RoodlV~y encroachment Iimlu within which ~n ol'ell use
should be m~lnt~lned to assure sufficient cross seclion (or cOII\'e)'inK
/loud dbch~rg~1 the /lOOtl plaill ma \l'hich c~uhl be del'eluped. alld
c1el':lIlulI cOIIU'ols 10 milllmile damage ill all m:IS.
ClKllllinalioll bel\l'eell lhe $!;\IC llgcllt1' slall' alld lhe dt~, olfirlills
:11 luwa Cillo lVa~ CUslm'll b)' lhc I~RC. or p:lI'lkul;lI' I'alue \l'a\ Ihc:
l'Oflrdillaliun effon ur Clilfllrcl P. PClel'SulI. all alllll'llcy :11111 prc\clllly,
:1~lislalll clirc~lClr III lhc C'lllIudl, :lIld ~lcm'i11 1>. Illllllroll. Sl'lIillr \1:111
clIl{illt'er ,:11 Ihc lilllC. The: Ilre::Ut'Sl lask W:I~ rcasllll/1I1{ wilh thc ril~ '
allllrllcy. whll \\'as 11111 C'll1I1'illl't'll uf thc ICIo::IIiI~' III all~' 1'111'111 111 I"HItI
pl:lill mllilll{. Hc :lllp/'CIal'he:d lhc pl'llhlCIII III I'IIIUI'llIlIlIIo: 'I hI' 11'1: III
''sUdl 1:11111 willl':1 llrl~ll de:alllr skcPliC'hlll. .\hhllul:1I ShllWII ,illlilar
'pl'li,:isillll\ C'fIIIWIIlCII ill allY mllilll{ 1I1'l1i1l:1Il1'e: \l'hil h rl'j:lllall,1 Ihl'
p/'CIpt.I'I~' 11\\'111'1'\ Usc III hl\ 1:11111, lhc alllll'lle:~' re:lllaim,1 :111:1111:1111 11111 iI
I lie: 1I:I\h' IIIHItI al ~1t"c1I1ille: IIC'C'lIITe:II, as 1'l:l;ue:d 1"'cl'illlhl!'. 1.'l1l1ml'illJ:
this mll(l'II!'. Ihe: i1I'cll IIII' l't'l:lIl:uillll hl'I';III1I' app:ln'lIl III hilll :11111111'
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:Ih'1'Cl'tl III C'llIIIiIlUC IlIlh- If Jhc olllillOIlS II'lIl'lb "III II III lar ill II Ihllil"
':lIId "CIIII'IJ:ldIlIlCIIl lilliit" IIC lhc pl'llpo\cll Iflluel plaill 111111' hllllllel.
m'le:s WCI'I' C'h:IIIIlClltll "":IIIe:y plalll" and "\'allcy dl:lllllcl" IIII1C\. I'C'
spcl'li\'c1~'. RCC'IIl(lIil.illl( Ihi~ wUllhl hc 1II01'e: p:II:llahlc III thc 1'1':11
Csl:Ile: illlCl't'Sls :lIul flll1l1 laud ~lIhdi\'idcn. he: 1111'11 dmCle:d :I ,illlph'
'!In aclccl":Ue: Ill'climllllc.1 This was adllplcd as parI III a 111'11' 111111.
pl'e:hclIsh'c lOIlIIlIlIlI'lIiIl:III~e: CUI' Ihe: dl!, 011 .I111~' ~fi. 1!lIi~.~.;1 Fh:lII'l~
1.1 ShUII's a 1!'pk:11 :IIC:I lllllll'llllcd h~' lhc IIl'dlll:IIlI'C. with Ihe 1:IIII'y
III~lI'lc:ts IIlIIIIIICllthcl'l'lIllllll: OpCII IISC5 :lI'C pcnlliucd III Ihl' \'alh:!'
dWIlIle:l/nllc (vq, 1111 \lI'IIC'1UI'CS bC/1I1t pcnllillceI. l'hmc 'lI'IIl'llll'C~'
allllwe:d /11 lhe: ":llIcy plaill /lI1Ie: (VI') OlliS! rullllll'lIl 101 thc !'1'l'llliIlCll
II'e:s IIr lallel acljan'lIl thcl'ctll il~ \l'e:1I a5 III lhe: III ill i 11I.11 II 1 l"!1'lillillIlS
ShllWlllll1lhl'lfIl1illJ: 1I1i1l' IIII' Ihc \':llIcy dbll'ill.
Silllilal' 1I1a/l\ :11111 IIara WCI'C /11'01 illl'II III IIII' 1"1111\"11 (1111111 I
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IIcl'clopilll( il~ I'CI(UI:lliulI polidcs fur ~Uhlll'h:lll Il'ill~c IIcI'c1l1pIllCIll~.
CUIISll'Ill'llun of I'csillcllm illlhc (QUIIlY alUll1( lhc l'il'c'l' W:l~ 11I'Ul(l'c"ill~
:11:1 ralc :lhllml I'ulllp:lrahlc 10 lh:llwithill lhc ClIl'pur:IlC limit, uf Ihl'
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Thm :II luw:l Cil)' WCI'C elll'UUIIICI'cl! lII:1ny "t lhc I'l'lIhlelll~ :llltl
fI'UMI':lllull~ whldl ullCIl (:nile lhc lIe1a y uf 1I1'1(l'lIlly lleclIcll I'l'IIlll'alll'
fUl' lIuml pl:llll 1II:11l:lI(CIIICIII. 01' whirh III:1Y l'lllil'e1y pl'l'H'1I1 lhell'
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Thc llplirlllllll Il~C uf II110d plHIII lamb nlll he hl'UII~11l Hhlllllllllly
If Ihll~C H~~"ri:llcd Wilh lhcil' IIcl'clopmclll 11I111 I'Clllll:nillll llalll lhc
'pl'lIpCI' pCl'\l'cnil'c alld phllmllph)' l'IInl'cl'Ilillll Ihe IH~k Iy 1111( heflll'C
IhclII. Thb IlI'ief illll'lIIlllllillll 1III1SII'iIlC~ 11111 1111/1 "Hill' III i11l: ulljct'.
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lions commonl)' cncoulllCl'cd but abo provides 311 IndiC'Jtlon of thc
rcal necd' for . flood . pl~lh '\W~'rIj~Cllietil:"!1!'cctlve hood plain zoninH
ordlnanccs can bc cnactcd if thosc asslgncd thc task will persCI'CI'C III
their effom. Thc nccd for cOlllinucd sumillance of Ihc cnfol'ccmclll
01 cnactcd ordinances must aho bc rccognizcd. Thcse idca~ Ihould
scn'c 10 iIIumlnatc thc ,'aluc 01 the maptcn which 10UolY.
REFERENCES
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I. Huwe, J. W. McxJem Ouod plain zunlng urdln311ce :ldOJlI~11 hI'
1011'3 Ch)', Civil EIIK. $$, no. . (Apr, 196'): 3~'9.
2, 1011':1 ChI', Chy oC, Zoning ordln3ncc'22$8,. 1962,\
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Soptombor 7, 1990
Hawkoyo Wasto Syotoms, Inc.
cto Donnls Griffith
P.O. Box 5318
coraMllo, IA S2241
Hawkoyo Wasto SYlloms, Inc.
cto Jamos Walls
Wall. Trucking SOMCO Inc.
P.O.!!~ 5410
Rock 1.land, IL 61204
Ooar Mr. Walls and Mr. Grlffilh:
Tho bank will not honor a chock Irom your company lor $9,046.58 whIch wo rocolvod on August
31, 1990, In paymonl 01 land nil chargos. Aolmburaomont 01 that amount musl bo rocolvod In Iho
CMc Contor by Soptombor 17, 1990, In tho lorm 01 cash, . monoy ordor or a cashlor's chock.
If rolmbursomontls not rocolvod by that day, I will nlo . bad chock roport with tho Iowa City
Pollco Oopartmonl. FUrlhor, your company chocks win no Iongor bo accoplod lor any kind 01
paymont owod 10 tho City 01 Iowa City; only cash, monoy ordo", and coshlor'. chocks will bo
lCe.plod.
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Dear Ilr, ~Invor:
Tht! allached lell~r "as s~lIl lo us fl'uln till' elt' 's Control ','r an,l
concerns our payments to tne Cltv for Illndr III ~l'rl Irl'S tu our "Omplln)'
I n Iowa C Il v,
f1n"heve lIasle Svsll'ms, lnl'. IIns Ill'un dOln~ IIIISlnC88 "1111 t:ll' elt, 's
landfill SlnC(' 1978, During tl\l' PIISt l\.l'\\'~ I'~nrti, III1"kl'\'C hilS PllloJ
nil III/llJfIII charqes Incurrt!,1 plus nOl' Inlcr,'sl l'/ll1l'~o,1 for I,llI'
PIII'mcnts, As )'OU knoh. IlIlIdflll fel'S chnrqclllll th~ CIlI' huve Ill~u
gone up sullstantlllllv durlnq thiS porlod Ilf time.
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but tram time to tlm~ Ii~cuuso of our cash floh probloms Wl' hllYe hnd
some checks rolurned for luck of collt!cled funds to covor the check.
IIluln lhls has hllppened. the Clly hilS decided nol 10 rellelloslt our clwoks
but rIlther 10 request II cashiers ohock to cover this amount. II., hll\'e
IIlwnys honorod their reque9t.
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that WIIS r~lurlled by our blink on the 7th of Scplumbol'. J cushlcrs chuok
"liS obtained anti Sl'nl lo th.. Cltl' on SI'IlI~mtlf'r I~th,
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Commllloo on A/Cordablo Housing
City or Iowa City
Clvlo Conler
410 E, WlIBhlr:glon
Iowa City, Iowa &2240
Dear Frl endS!
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Tho Flrsl Chrlsllan Church oC Iowa City wlshos 10 express appreclallon 10 Ihe 10118
City City Council Cor Iho Cormallon oC TIlo CorrJullloo on A/Cordable 1l0u~lnK.
Allaehed you will C1nd II copy ot "lIouslng For All" - A Proposal Cor Croallng
Opporlunltles Cor Homo Ownorshlp Cor 0 Slgnltleanl Numbor ot Low-Ineomo Iowa
Clllans,
Wo bellevo our golll noeds 10 bo 10 salvo Iho problem.
Wo bollovo Ihol 0 non-prcilt cOlllmunlly housing dovelopmenl corpora lion, with broad
reprosonlotlon trom Iho business ond bonking communlly and Crom Iho Ecumenleal
1I0uslng Corpora lion and Iho Groaler Iowa City Housing Pellowshlp Is vital.
Wo ossuro you ot our wllllngnoss 10 lIBslsl.
110 look tOrYIard 10 hearing trom you os 10 hOll wo mlghl bo oC holp,
Sincerely,
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Modorolor
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Our Ministry With Olhers
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"Ilous/ne for All"
A Proposal for Crullnc Opporlunlllu for 1I0me Ownership
for a SlcnlnC3nl ~umber or Low.lncome Iowa ClllaRS
The .Out Mlnisaies willi Olhen" commlUte or Flnt ChristWI Church Iw noted. willi
much apprcd3tion,lIle elTOlU to Inacuc lIle mil.1bWry or Uford1ble hooslnlln lIle Iowa
Clry II'C3. I'3rlicuJuly nolewonhy hm been HAWs InIdadve and lIle lnidative or a
poup or loa! congrclatlons. Supportive or lhIs concern Is lIle CIty CouncU's rOl1ll3tion or
a coriIlIlIa:c on a(C~ble hooslns.
In addIdon to lIle prescnt eCCons, we hm a vision oC alaraer InItlauve, whlch we IIlInk Is
compatible with presenl effons lUld whlch we hope will be seen as a challenge Cor everyone
InrmslCd In a.ssuring lIle mlbblUry oC Ufortl.1ble housing Cor ill eldtens. The commlnee
encounE~ lIle explornlloo of 3 IMscr pl3nllut will more fully mcclllle needs oC low.
Income cldz.cns. while lIl3InWnlng existing houslnl WIlll3Y otIterNlsc delCricnte.
The oblccdve oC lhIs luger "housing Cor ill" prosnm Is to Cl'C~e oppoltWllry Cor home
ownennlp to a Wee number oC low.lncome people. a goal currenuy being odvocated by
Jack Kemp, Secrewy oC tbe U.s. Depanment 01 Housing :tnd UrblUl Development
(}IUD). It would Involve Cormauon oC a non.profil communiry houslnl developmenl
corporadon (willl bro3d represcn13don from the cOllllllunlty,lncludlnllow-lncomc
represen13don) which could apply Cor Cederal fundlnl, nIsC loa! funds, and acquire
pllllielpadon In mongage finailCing by local fil1llllelallnsdrodons. It would pUlthasc low
priced housing that comes avillable (e.g., as a result oC delinquenl wes), renovate lIle
houses (USlnglUl wsting or newly fonned housing rehablUradon complUlY that would
Cl'Cale Jobs and lr.Iinlng Cot low. Income people), and sell the houses on spcclal con~U to
low. Income individuals.
The pUlttwc conlr.lClS would Include malnlel1llllcclservicc conlr.lClS with the housing
corporadon. In olher wonls,lncluded In the monthly paymenl would be a fee for on-going
repilt oC the house. This would avoid, Cot the low. Income f~y, the sudden f\n:tncW
stresses th~ oCten occur during home ownenhlp, 31 the S3/110 time assurlnglhal the house
would mnaIn In good rep~, to the benefil oC both the family lUld the 10:tningagenL .
f1n:tncW suppa" Cot such a progr.un should nOl be dlfncult to obl3in. The Investment
would be sound, since the houses would be collateral :tnd the housing corporation would
be supervising the nl3!ntenlUlce oC the houses. Also. bllllks lIl'C under signlflclUluy
Increased pressures, as a result oC more stringenl enforcemenl oC provisions of the
Communlry Reinvestment ACL to demonslr.lte InvCSllllenlln local communides. cspeclilly
progr:llllS scMnglow.lncome cluzens.
We hope thatlhe above Idcas will be considered by groups intereslCd In low.lncome
housing.
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Amy and Mlcha~ll{ol~n
230 Windsor Drlv~
Iowa City. Iowa 52245
City Council of Iowa City
410 East Washington Str~t
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
OQar City Counctl m~mbers:
We are submitting thts request for additional pe<lestrlan prote<tion at
Rochester Avenue/Ashwood DfIV~ OOC3use w~ ar~ concerned WIth the saf~ty
of poopl~ living north of RocMster Av~nu~ Our request Is pr&elpltated at
this tim~ du~ to th~ accident that occurred at this corner on ~ptemoor 12,
1990 Involving Chase Haldeman, a third-grader at Hoover SChool.
In 19M, Iowa City's Tratclc Engtnoor, James Brachtel, determined that an
adult crossing guard was n&eded at Roch&ster Avenue/Ashwood Drive,
While w~ continue to b& delighted With th& prote<tlon that the guard offers
th~ neighborhood children going to and Irom school, we are concerned about
their salety when extracurricular activities demand that th&y use this
tntersietlon after the guard Is Off-<luty, or on wook&nds,
Slnc~ the guard was asslgnoo to this location, certain dmlopments have
occurred In this area, When view&<! with already existing conditions, thll$e
developments, more than ever, doom nieessary additional prote<tion for
~destrlans, For example, as we mentioned In our Inltiall~tter to Mr,
Brachtelln 1987, th~ stoplight at First Avenu~/Roch&ster may Ind&ed warn
westbound motorists that they must travel more sloWly now that Uley ar~
Within city limits, Th~ light, howev~r, also complicates matters. Slnc~
vehicles are lined up after stopping at the light, they go ~st on Roch&ster tn
large groups which forces pooestrians to walt a relatively long time for a
break In Ule tratclc, We realize that Rochester Is a 'collietor street', but,
after getting past the light, most motorists s~m to barrel Into town With
IItUe r~gard for the sJ'*<! limit, Radar police spotch&cklng the area do Issue
tickets to speeders, but a p~rman~nt solution Is needed to ensure the safety
of all people that use this IntersieUon.
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presumably, was a malor reason lor the stoplight being Installed tn the flrst
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built up norUl and souUl of It and now Ulat Ul~ rough part of Local Road has
~n paved, Compounded WiUl Ul~ steady vehicular flow IS Ul~ mal:eup of
Rochester Avenue tts~lf, ~us~ w~stbound motorists m gOing deoWllhlll,
Ul~y tend to ~X(~ Ul~ sP*d limit regularly Llk~ the ~astbound motorISts.
Ul~y also hav~ sharp and/or blind (urv~s to contend WiUl along Ul~ hili This
makes ~Ing a child or someon~ In a wh*lchalr particularly difficult for Ul~
drlv~rs of v~hlcl~s moving eiUl~r east or wesl
On behalf of families living norUl of Rochester A venu~, we are urging Ule
City Council to S% Ulat a study be don~ to determln~ Wh~Uler a pUSh button
activated 011'\>''311: pha~ traffic signal could w lilstalloo in thll vicinity of
Roch~ster Av~nu~/Ashwood Drlv~, (This request would not pre(lude Ul~
ne(~ssity of on adult crossing guard befor~ and after s<hooU Chase
Haldeman was lucky to sustain only "minor InjUries." Th~ n&xt victim might
not be so fortunate,
w~ Ulanl: you for conSidering Ulls matter as soon as posSible and 1001:
forward to h~aring from you,
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ASSOCIATION OF IOWA, INC.
Septomber 24, 1990
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City of Iowa City
410 Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
REI Project HEAT'S ON
Dear Kayor and City Council.
On tho morning of October 6, 1990, at 6100 a.m., we will kick off our first
Project HEAT'S ON for the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids aroaa at the Local No.
125 Union Hall, 1839 - 16th Avenue, SW, Cedar Rllpida, Iowa. You are
invitod to join ua for thia event.
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This program, known as Project HEAT'S ON (Handicappod and Ilderly
Assistance ~ aervice gur Neighbors), ia a community aasiatance program
that bringa togother management, labor, and governmont groups working
togother to improvo the health and wolfaro of the loas advantaged in theso
aroas by ensuring that furnacea aro safe and working properly thia winter.
Saturday, Octobor 6, 1990, is whon servicemen and pipofittera have
volunteerod their time to inapect, aervice, and do minor repaira to the
heating equipment of the needy familiea in thia area. Sorvice contractors
also have volunteorod their company'a trucks and tools to aaaiat in this
effort, Participating aupply housea will also aid in thia project by
extending Saturday hours and possibly donating small parts.
We hope your achedule will permit you to join ua for coffee and rolla prior
to the 8100 a.m. kick off, to join a aervicoman on a service call and to
alao join ua for the Appreciation Lunch from 1100 - 3100 p.m.
/lope to aee you on the 6thl
For further information please contact tho undersigned.
Thank you.
Sinceroly, 1
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Don Thomson, 'Chairman B~~~~~agor
Projoot HEAT'S ON U,A. Local No. 125
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CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
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Cedar Rapids Airport Commission,
Cedar Roplds Areo Convention & Visitors Dureou
IlRd Concession Air Corporotlon
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AIRPORT INFORMATION CENTER
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Ccdnr Rapids Municipal Alrport
Wright Drothers Doulevard W
Cedar Rapids
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Ihe following public and private sector groups
who provided support and funding for the development
of this new center:
Amana Colollies COllvemion ~ V/.siton Bureau
Cedar Rapids Airport Commwion
Cedar Rapids Area Chamber 01 Commerce alld Priority Olle
City 01 Cedar RapId.!
COllce.ssion Air Corporatioll
Cornell College
Hoover Library AS.loclation
Iowa City/Coralville COllve/llloll ~ Vuiton Bureall
10IVa Departmellt 01 Cullllrai Affain
Lilli. COUllty Board 01 Supervi.son
Marion Ecollomic Deveiopment Co. (MEDCO)
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September 20. 1990
Richard Blum
2041 Rocheater Ct.
Iowa CItV. IA. 52245
Dur Hr. Bluml
I am vrltlnQ you In regard to dialogue vhlch took place at
the Airport Commlo.lon meeting on Tueadav, September 19. 1990.
I voula have preferred to dlocvo, thlo m4tl~r vlth you
peroonallv at the meeting but there vaa not an opportunltv to
ao 00.
Aa a member of a public commlaalon and partlcularlv aa the
cnalrman 01 a commloalon, I feel you have the reaponalbll It V to
reapond polltelv and reaaonablv to queatlono from the public.
At that meetlng, the public Vie Invited to Ident IfV themeelvee
ana to epeak. When recognized, I Identified mvae!f and aaked 2
queatlons of the entire commleolonl
I. How can a declolon on aafetv be made vlthout knowledge
of the emergency landing oltes and
2. A requeet to commission member a to each etate a reaaon
vhv they coneldered It safe to land a helicopter In a
reeldentlal area.
You polntedlv Ignored mv quest lone and proceeded to anolher
person. When later I asked for a responee to mv questlons,vou
stated the questions vere argumentative and you vould not
engage In dialogue. You aleo effectlvelv cut off any response
bV other commission membere.
Thla behavior bV VOU, an official at a public meeting, vas
rude and unacceptable condUct. Your Intimidation of other
commlsalon members 10 an abuse of power. I reapectfullV aaked
IIlV questions and deserved a pollle, appropriate reeponse,
Responeee such ae you gave should not be tolerated In a pUblic
meeting. I hope changee vIII be made 10 prevent thle type of
response from reoccurring,
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Ms. Lindll Nowmlln Gontry
City Attornoy
City of Iowll City
410 E. Washington stroot
Iowa City, IA 52240
ROI Tho Cliffs
Door Lindal
You Ilskod that I updato you os to tho work at Tho
Cliffs. During tho lost wook, fivo or six stono lllyors havo
boon ftddod to tho roar rotaining wall and tho roquirod dirt
and stonG fill has boon fillod bohind. Work is continuing
on this on 0 doily basis and I would oncourago you to go up
around tho 1136 building to chock tho progross, In soma
placos, I oxpoct tho wall to go up anothor oight to ton
foot. In othor placou wo may toke it ovon highor.
During tho loot throo days, we hove beon working on the
lowor wall. Wo havo hammorod out soma rocks so wo could in-
stall a twolvo foot concroto rotaining wall thoro. Tho
footings for that wllll aro boing installod right now. I ox-
poct tho contractor to pour tho wall Monday or Tuesday.
Jim Glasgow has provided for drainago with additional
tiling. Tho plan is to run tho wator into the storm sower
systom that wo installed on tho proporty whon tho buildings
woro originally built. During tho last two weeks, Jim has
moved more holp ovor to this project os ho has been Ilble to
oloso out the Dlllck Illlwk Ilpartment building.
I bolievo thllt most of tho required work should be com-
ploto within two wooks considering the way things lire going
now. Wo will bo doing 0 significont amount of additional
landscaping and planting during this fllll sooson.
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September 28, 1990
P1ellse lot mo know it you have any other quostions or
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V~~lY yours,
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4320 N, W Second Avenue - On Moine., lowIII0313
11111/246.11117
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FAX 11111.244,6467
Ootober 1, 1990
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AIsiltant Oity Hanaser
01ty of Iowa City
410 Bast WashinBton St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
liuar Hr. lIel1ing'
This letter is intanded as a forlal responle to your letter
to me dated September 25, 1990 regarding our formal notioe
to open neBotietlons for our oollective barRaining
agreement. It will also oonfirl my phone oall to you and
your attorney, Steven B. Ryneokl, on 6eptelber 28, 1990,
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I do not eRree with your oontention that we have not
oomplied with the oontraot. As you point out, our letter
was lei led on SePtember 14, 1990. I feel our 8ailinR of
this letter meet. the requlrements set forth In the oontraot
and the Colleotlve BargainlnR law,
0""" I a180 want to pOlnt out that the Oity has been aware of our
y".,S/,., dOllro to open nBRotiatione slnoe about August 14, 1990. On
v",,,,,,,., or about that date, Prolidont Swartzondruber talked sylvia
e,,'~ ",,'.' Stolnbaoh to ver 1(y that the date for our notioe \/01
^,,,"OO September 15, rather than AURust 15. She conf1rled that
't:~~~ Sllptomber 15 wall tho propor date. ThereaEter, on AUBust 27,
Darwln and I let wlth you and Sylvla about tho oustodlal
0,,,,,,,, servioes. At that meetlng, Oar & I brouRht up neRotiations,
~,., "'~"" We Rave you the nallles of our nesoUaUng oOIIl1ttoe lIIelllbeIl
... e" so that you oould be aware of thel and oould lot their
~." I"'" departlllentl know of their uPoollling obUBatJons at the
"v"'" neBothtlnB table. Wo also dlsoU88ed the p0881b1l1ty of
'''',~~:';~: settinB up a few datos In advanoe, In conjunotion w1th
Ryneckl'l schodule, so that everyone oould olear their
oalendars. We dlsoussed the medlatlon prooess,
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It ls our posltlon, based on the faots as set forth above,
that the City has had aotual knowledse of our doslre to open
negotiations for BOlO tilllO, I al not plaaood wlth tho faot
that you SOOIll to bo tryIng to tio our hands rogarding the
nogotletiono proooso by alludlnR to SOMO alleged
technloallty, Again, I do not ohara your Interpretatlon of
tho oontraotl further I oonoider your aotions to bo a
hlnderanoo the negotlaUona prooou I whIoh 18 to be
a prooose whore both sides oonduot tholllselves in a manner
whloh lends to an atmosphero of Rood faith,
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I a. hopeful that you Will review the.e fact. and live .e
written verification that you aaree that our notioe wa.
ti.ely, If I do not hear from yoU in thi. re.ard, I will
a.k our Attorney to take thi. .atter to ita next .tep,
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211S 9th St,
Coralville, IA S2241
CI Steve Rynocki
Darwin Swartzendruber
SylVia Stoinbach
LoUy BIRon
City Hanaaor
City Council Ho.bora
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Tobacco as a Galtll'al' IJru~
TOBACCO IS A OATl!WA Y DRUO.. U.S, 11I011 SCIlOOL SENIORS. 19H~ '
TIllED IWClT DRooS:
tl~ SMOKERS
21~ NONS'-'OKtRS
nlED MARIJUANA:
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TIllED COCAINE:
19\ SMOKERS .
I S~ NONSMOKERS
_ DAR.V DRINKINO:
la,l~ SMOKERS
11.l~ NONSMOKERS
MlMR IIllAVY DRINKINr
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I. Tobocco use Is highly ossoclatcd with illicit drug use. (mnrljuona.
cocaine, heroin, phencyclidine)
. Ihc VOSI majority of illicit drug users previously uscd
clgnrclIcs nnd nlcohol. 80.95 % of pcople In Ircatmcnt for nlcohol
nnd othcr drug obusc 0150 use clgorellcs.
.pcople who never smoked rnrcly obuse illicit drugs nnd nlcohol,
2. Tobncco use rclinbly prccccds usc of olher iIlclt drugs.
. Of users of bOlh marljunnn nnd lobncco in one study, 67% of
mnles nnd 72% of females report clgnrcllc use wns first.
. clgarellcs, of other dcpcndcnce Inducing drugs, hns Ihe
youngesl menn nge of onset of use.
3. Alcohol and Clgnrelle smoking bchnvlor Is strongly predlcllve of
marljunnn use In both males nnd femnlcs, Ihls rclnllonshlp being
strongesl when clgnrelle smoking slnrts beforc Ihe nge of 17
Sources:
lIennlnafiold In . cul, 'Involvemenl 01 lobmo In II~nboli'm Ind i1l1cll drua un,' Orllllh
Jou/llol oj MJlrrloo. 1990; 85:279,292.
KozloWlkl LT, cUI. 'Complrina lobacco elaardle dependen~e wilh othe, dtua dependencle."
JoU/IIO' oj ,h, Am,rlron M,Jlra' AUD<'latlon. 1989; 2611 898.901.
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mung Ihr~."..ndtl1Cl'produclnglllbsl.nel'llllb.Jcro
A holdl k!vml un"lur dlsllnelluns: It Is Ih~ Ullcun,
I~II\llradtr In ~t.ling ~Isr'lt, ~Il.lblllly.nd ~t,'h 10 III
oilhlullonS,jrrm Ultn; II ch.llltngn IItroln and roc.lnr In
,ddlcllvtnl'U. e'acllng lhe hlghnUr\'lluency, r<'gul'"ly
'n~ p.:nllltl/(e 0' ltll.'a~mlnlltrallon 0' any drug; Ills Iht
,um!>tronelOurcto' Indoor ,Ir pollullon.lorclng pobum
,nd urcil\(tgtm ul"'n unwilling bYII.,lllm; and, nolwllh,
I.ndlns l~e ~Vt.IIII,l!.n_rl'.Uhr Ito!!l,'I'gUJ"I'lI, yvl
I1lJ)I hmliy,ii1v~r!ll~ Jnd prU_IT1l!!N pruJU(IIOn Ihr
lI.nkrl.
Thrre Is anolhtr Ilgnlneanllhough 1m wtll known
,ann aSlllClalN wllh wl~l'Iplta~ 10Ncro ad~lcllun,
(I'{vnl rl'l\'mh (K't Itltrrncrs) lhoWllh'" ~rug Ult
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I'""h hu IJenllfll'\!loNccu al. "galtway" ~rug. ,'n
'ntrance IIckvllolhe~ruSlCfntal Lllgt, 51.,lIng In Iht
'o1Ily l!'tnl or eVtn p'''''!'tnl, youngllm ulually Ity
\"r or wlnt f1nl,lhtn elgmlll'l.lollowN by nwl)uan.l.
osychl\ltllo .nd ulhtr 1I11c1llubslanm In lilt lalt II"nl
,n~ t.rly Iwtnlll~, Thr f1ndlnSlh.,lholr who I1.\Vt nul
,.ptrlmenll'\! wllh .ny ullhl'le lubsl.nCl'l by .g~ 21 lit
onliktly lu~olO Ihm.ller un~elKolI'llh~crlllc.1 VUI""I."
'1II1y of Ihr adoll')C~nl ywl.
1.loy~ IlIh",lon. l'h,D" prlncll\1I Invtlllgalur 01 Ihe
'ngulng lumYI 01 ~rug uw by high IChoollrnlulI.II'III,
11\1.1 a cungrl'lllonal h~.,lns on c1g.,rllr a~Ytrllllng an~
,rumullon In 19116lhal"c1g"~lItlmoklng lunahnlnl CtI'
'In ""'{I'IIlng lieI' 10 h.vt bl'tn lakrn by "nYllOr who gll<'I
,0 III UII' m.lrlju.n.I. ur ulhtlllKallN 'h,n~~( ~rugllikr
..'.III11'.'lolllllclnogrnl. or n."oll,,", In Ihr 1962 huu,,'
11M lurwy. YUllng"m aSI'II121u 17 who wert cllmnl
mllkm were 10 IIml'l.1I likely 11I!>t acllvtly ullng m,nl,
I.lna allhult whll ~i~ nollmok~ 149~ vI5~). o1I"llhey
Il"~ 1411ml'l ,11 likely Iu W .lcllv~ly IIllngcllC,'lne. h.ll1l1'
onlll:~nl.llr heruln (H~ vll'~I, 10hnslon'luwn lI'1ulllon
IghlCh(Il","'nloDr~ve.,IC1llhal"lwo-lhlrdlufthe I\lck,.l'
.IY lInllkm Ivrlt ,lCllvely ullng IlIIcll drug' (In Ihl'monlh
rlllr IlIlh~ .IIIV~Y) Vl'IIUI uuly IO~ ul Ihule who IIrV~1
'UII~I\J.. O.IlIy m,,,ljuall.luw w,u20 IIml1 hlllhrr .,mollg
l~' ~mukL'r!l; liMn 11mun~ IhL' nL'VCNn1ukclI.
Thttllraol~In.IIY Illtn&lh ollhl. a"",I.llon IUr,g1'l11
.caul.l1 cunnn:llol\. DilCllvtrlllg 'h.llollrcanch.n&tunr'l
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Iln tlptrll'l1C<' 1I~t1y 101llr Iht ~1'I11t 10.'1.1011' ollltr
ml",I,.ltl'rillg ~ru&l. Siner ."Iy ""Io""on u.u.llly ,....
"'" In '''1(1.11 "'llInl~ h~\lcro u",.IIIIl""V"." aIO&I.lle
gll.way 10 "",vIJm 0/ IIIldl W.!~"'I'{I~
IlIh.I."oll ul clgartll~ Imukt. In p.lll1n'l.lI. IIIII</ul
culllllllonlng 101 .muklng nl.lrl/u.n.I or crac~ roc.lnr.
UI.alhlng. lOI.I&n lotosl.net Inlolht hlll&' II. alll'l all. a
bth.lvlur 1I1.\III.lllo W l..rn,,1 .nd IUII.I",,1 by Iht r...
wa'~lollhr~rug'I.k1ng~'",""'nrc, 1 11'IICl'. II II h.,~ly an
a"I.I.nllll.ll ~.lIy c1g"'vll~ Imllktll ~,hlbll lucb a hl&h
p,optnllty low.,d bl~omln& ~.lIy I~'I Ultll, Sinc~ "",lor
ultul m.rIJua"" II 1I1'{l'U"'y lor I'IIII1"'MlollloolIll'r illicit
~rugl", al Kand~I'II"dm II.lI cuuvlncllll:ly .I,l(lIl1l1'nll\I,
Ihe wholt polnor.m.lol Ihr"'IIl'nl drug I.,,"kllllr uIIloilll
wllh a 'rm.lrk.bll'~'WI" of p'ClIICI.lbillly. OVI" 'Xl'l.of dll
"Icubollo Me 11l',,,y clgall'lI~ ,moktll ,'IllI 11II1I~lng II
.,lnll~1 UIIIV"1.11 a",on/\ 11l,,.>i1l a.hllcll ,,,,,I ",~II...JIIIII'
m.lnlrn.1IIet pollll'lIll, Thl' rM~lIlty 01 II,{ovl'll'\!.lIl\lhol,
10 and drug a.hllell. eml'rglll/\ from 1,~.llnll'lIl ccnlru
which Ihlbl~lInly 'snoll' 10b.lCl\l.U a "11I1111'''' wlI'lhy 01
Ihl'l, alll'nlloll, oIllIlIlU" 10 Imllkl' cll:"'l'III~, On~ cOIII~
",'nu.ulvcly "'gu,' Ib.lI 1111' COIIIIIIUl\II",lulg"IICl' In 10'
I\lceo .,~,lIclloll cOlllrlbull'l 10 Ihe high rel.1J'll' 1,111' In
a!cohulllm .111~ IIIlcll .111I11 .,bll"'. rtn,~III1/\ y"'1 oII.olhl'r
,uf"'C1 ullh~ "&,'I~w.ly" rrll'{lof l'illolll'II" ,moklt,,:,
AI ,hldlcllun " I"ClI.','~lnHly 1l\"UUn1/t\1 Ill. ., W.'l1l.'rlc
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Ih~ II.1III11IuII Irnm O""lobll,lIICe Iu ,1I101lIl'r..1I well.lIlo
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"f k'.llill.,Cllvlly Mill pn')~ntlncy Mnlln); hll1l1~IIl~; fl'II1.1I,,'
11JoIL"('('nl~, Wl' mlUl fllml' hI h'In\." Willi IIII' IlIVIII,11 11111'11'
h>b.lcculI.n Inl"&I.1 pollt oIlhe 1lI~lcllvr prllCI'IL II Is ""Ih
111I'f1l'(lIv,.nd mo,.lIy uncunlClnn.lblt 10 l.Iuneh "Say No
10 Drugs" camJ'llglll wllhoul tvVllI1(nllonlng lul\lcro; 10
lup"/y IlItlChoull 01 Ihll COIlnlty wllh Ihe moch publlcllN
h(lw,lo gul~' "Schooll \Vlthoul Drugl: which Inelu~1'I
aln.hol. "b<<.ult.lcuholll.n IIIt&o'l drug lor mln,'rs," bul
,vim III ct;;:mln only whrn IlwmmffiJlnlllh.i1 drug
IWChts Ilf l\llllluclN In Ihr Khool,n\(lklng art.; 10 cun,
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III TilE IOWA DISTR ICT COURT III AND FOR JOHNSON COUNTY
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STATE OF IOWA, IOWA STATE
BOARD OF REGENTS, and tho
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA,
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PLAINTIFFS' POST TRIAL
DRIEF
CITY OF IOWA CITY Ilnd
STEPIlEII J. ATKINS,
City Managor,
Defondants.
INTRODUCTION
From 1935 to 1983, noarly fifty years, Iowll City [horoin-
after the City) provided sewer servicos to tho University of Iowa
[horeinllftor tho University) undor a sorios of nogotiatod
contrllcts which governed pllyment for sowago trolltment sorvices
and univorsity financing of certain capitol improvomenta in tho
sewago trelltmont system. In 1983 tho final contract botweon tho
partios oxpirod, (Ruling 12/20/07) Following oxpiration of tho
contract, offorts by tho Univorsity to nogotillto a now contract
woro robufCod by tho City, During this sllmo timo poriod tho City
embllrked on construction of a now sowage troatment fllcility,
(Small tostimony) In 1906 tho City onllctod on ordinanco which
imposed 0 flat rato on 011 customors and nellrly quadrupled sowage
troatmont ratos ovor 0 three-yellr poriod. (Exhibit 39) Tho
Univoroity paid tho now ratos only undor protost Ilnd in 1987
institutod the ponding litigation.
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Tho Univorsity's chllllongo to the sower rlltos imposod by
city ordinllnco raisos four issuesl
I. Whethor tho district court hils jurisdic-
tion to roview a city ordinanco
ostablishing sewor ratos?
2. Whother tho city of lowll City hils tho
constitutionlll power Ilnd logai authority
to IlSS0SS costs for capital improvomonts
of wastowlltor troatmont fllcilitios
against the State of Iowa, tho Iowa
Stato Board of Regonts Ilnd tho Univor-
sity of Iowa in oxcess of tho costs of
sorvico by adopting an ordinanc07
3. Whothor tho sowor rato imposod by. tho
city of Iowa City by its ordinanco is
illegal for tho roason that it is
unfair, unreasonablo, Ilrbitrary, or
unduly discriminatory?
4. Whothor and in whllt amount ovorchargos
should bo roimbursod to the univorsity
of Iowll?
^ discussion of thoso issuos follows.
ARGUMENT
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Tho district court has cloar jurisdiction to roview the
validity of tho city's sowor rllto ordinanco and tho rOllsonablo-
noss of tho ratos imposed under the ordinanco. Indeed, this
court is the University's only forum to raiso theso significllnt
issues. Tho Iowa Constitution prohibits a city from imposing
rates agllinst the stato by ordinance which fllr oxcood tho cost
of sorvico lind, thereby, gllrner public funds to subsidizo othor
privato usors of tho sowago troatmont systom. Tho Ilctual rates
imposed by tho ordinance, moroover, are plainly unfair, un-
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roasonllblo, arbitrary Ilnd unduly dlscrlmlnlltory. Justlflclltlon
of tho application of tho sowor rate ordlnanco to tho Unlvorslty
was 'achlovod' by tho City only Ilftor rofuslng to nogotillto with
tho Univorsity, Instructing its own consultllnts to rodraft tholr
Initial study on sowor ratos, accoptlng assumptions about tho
strongth of unlvorsity sowllgo thllt Ilro unfoundod, and Ignoring
tho mechanism In tho ordinance Itself to aurcharge high atrangth
dlschllrgors, Tho ordinance should bo Invalldatod as appllod to
the Unlvorslty, tho ovorchargos for 1999 refunded Ilnd tho City
ordered to sot II now rllte thllt more closely approximlltes cost of
sorvlco.
I. TilE IOWA DISTRICT COURT lIAS JURISDICTION TO REVIEW A
CITY ORDINANCE ESTABLISIIING SEWER RATES.
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Thoro ia littlo doubt that a district court has jurisdiction
to consider a challenge to an ordlnanco ostablishing sowor rates.
Sowor ratoa, in fact, hllvo boen tho subject of repoatod litiga-
tion In tho Iowll courts. In North Llbortv I.And Companv v.
Incornorlltod Cltv of North 1.lbortv, 311 N.W.2d 101 (Iowll 1991),
for eXllmple, the Iowa Supromo Court considered a doclllratory
judgmont Ilctlon by a land devoloper chill longing a city's sowor
connoction chargo, Rovlewlng tho substllntlvo langullgo of an
ordlnanco pllssod by tho city of North Llborty, tho Court
concludod that tho sower ordinllnce flllled to comply with Iowa
statutes because it mlldo no provision 'for the ostablishment of n
schedule of reasonable and egultable sewer connoction chargos'
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but 10Ct Ilctulll chargos to bo sot on an lid hoc basis. rg. at
103. Although tho logal chllllongo mountod by tho Univorsity
diffors from tho luuos rllisod In North l,ibortv, Land Comllanv, tho
docision supports the court's jurisdiction to considor chllllongea
to city sewer ordinllnces.
Ellrlior decisions ot tho Court demonatrato that chill longed
concerning contractulll rolationships for sewer aervicoa aa woll
as the rlltes themselves are similllrly within the district court's
juriBdiction. In Savles v. B(lnnett Avonllo llovolollment Corll., 258
Iowa 628, 138 N.W.2d 895 (1965), residents and property owners
sued to enjoin a private corporation from contracting with the
city to provide sewor servico in certain pllrts of the city at a
rate higher than that charged by the city itself where the city
operated ita own sewer system. Explaining the city was not
authorized to delegate this function to a private corporation,
the Court enjoined the corporation from providing sewer service.
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Notably the Court in ~ Curther addreosed whether higher
sewer charges could be charged by the corporation to residents
within the Same city bllsed solely on the fact thllt the corpora-
tion, rllther thlln the city, WIlS tho providor of services.
Addrossing the rllte differential, the Court observodl
The other residents of tho city are receiving
cheaper service to moet tho same needs,
Those residents are entitled to substantially
equal treatment under all of the facts and
circumstancos. It would apponr that this is
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1111 thoy rOlllly Ilsk. Plaintiffs havo a right
to allego thllt tho city and tho corporation
lire acting illoglllly to thoir dotrimont.
.lll.. lit 639, 13B N.W.2d at 901. ~ W VillaGo Suooly Co., Inc.
v, lown Fund. Inc., 312 N.W.2d 551 (Iowll 19B11 (privato sowllgo
troatmont systom ontitlod by contract to chllrgo corporato
customor 'proportionato chllrgo' of chargos for sowago systom)/
CIllrko v. City of Bottondor(, 261 Iowa 1217, 158 N.W.2d 125
(1960) (city not Iluthorizod to lovy sowor connoction foos to
finllnco construction costs for sowago troatmont facilitios).
Docisions in othor jurisdictions that havo'roviowod sowor
ordinances and the rates established by thom confirm this court'a
jur1edictlon, In Qklllhomll City lfot~1 et Ill. v. Oklahoma City,
531 P.2d 316 (Okla. 19741, the Oklahomll Supreme Court responded
to tho alleged 'rule' that courts may not intorfore with sewor
ratos sot by ordinllnce by statingl
We agree with this goneral rule. We also
believe thllt tho reviow of the regulations on
rates established by privatoly Or publicly
ownod utilities is ultimntoly the Court's
duty. An individunl or group that fe~ls
discriminllted Ilgllinst cannot look to tho
compotition for redress. 110 must look to the
regulllting bOdy, or to tho courts. Roview
will act liS the substitute for competition.
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The decisions in .tiQ.tl.h [,iborty [,and Company and SaYlos, 4S
well as decisions in other jurisdictions, make clellr thllt the
diotrict court hllo jurisdiction to review tho city ordinance and
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lit trial.
II. ARTICl.E II I, SECTION 31, OF TilE IOWA CONSTITUTION
PROIIIBITS TilE CITY FROM IMPOsnlG SEWER RATES AGAINST THE STATE BY
ORDINANCE WIIICII FAR EXCEED TilE COST OF SERVICE AND, THEREBY,
SUBSIDIZE OTHER PRIVATE USERS OF THE SEWAGE TREAT~IENT SYST&M.
The Iowll Constitution bllrs the City from shifting Iln unfair
portion of the cost of tho sewllge treatment facility building,
maintenllnce, Ilnd operlltion to the University. The City raises
revenues to build its new facility and maintain hand operate the
sewllge treatment system through the sewer rates imposed on all
the customera of the city. To the extent that the University is
Ilssesaed more thlln its fair share, however, the University
subsidizes other, private users of the sewage treatment system.
The approprilltion of university funds -- taxpayer dollars __ for
this purpose is plainly prohibited.
Unlike other private customers the University must spend its
funds within the constitutional limitations of Article III. The
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shall be appropriated for local, or private purposos, unless such
appropriation . . . be allowed by two thirds of the members
olectod to each branch of the general assembly." Iowa Const.
art. Ill, S 31.
Authorities construing this language havo often focused on
whethor public money is being spent for a "private purpose" in
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violation of soction 31 by Ilnlllyzing tho ultimllto g01l1 of tho
oxpondituro, W,~, Grubb vo Iowa 1l0usinCl Fill4nco Authoritv,
255 /I.W.2d 99 (I0Wll 1977) (program to Ilssi8t housing for low and
modorato incomo familios, familios with handicllppod mombors and
familios utilizinq the homos toad program not 'privato purpOSO')1
GrAhAm Vo WorthlnClton, 259 Iowa 945, 146 N.W,2d 626 (1966) (Iowll
Tort CLAims Act to pay cllllms against tho stato, its Ilgonts,
officors and omployoos not 'privllto purposo'). Both tho City and
tho Univorsity would agroo that tho building, mllintonance Ilnd
oporlltion of sowago trolltmont facilities is II public, not
private, purpose. Whero public and private customors jointly
provide the sewage system revenues, however, subsidy of private
customers by overcharging the public chllngos the nllture of the
use to which tho public funds are put and becomes unconstitution-
al.
The Iowa ConstitutiQn, of course, does not prohibit a joint
venture of public and private enterprise to achieve a public
purposo. The Attorney General, in fact, hilS opined that public
funds may bo used to provide funds to privato businesses in order
to croato jObs. 1996 Op.Att'yGen. 113, 116. This voluntary
onterprise, however, significantly differs from simply overcharg-
ing a public ontity to subsidizo the privato sector in the joint
use of sewago treatment facilities.
In the past, tho City and the University have avoided this
constitutional pitfall by contracting not only for sower rates
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but Illso for cllpitlll improvomonts to tho systom. Tho funds for
capltlll improvomonts woro Ilpproprlatod for thllt purposo Ilnd
tarQotod for tho Unlvorsity's uso. 110 quostlon of the Unlvorslty
Bubsidizinll tho privato customors, therofore, arese.
Slnco 1935, tho provision of sower services by the City to
the university and tho Univorsity', paymont for thOBO BotvicoB
have been Iloverned by contracts mutually aQreed upon by tho City
Ilnd the University. (Exhibits i-6) ThoDe contracts provided
for payment for wllstewater trelltment services and the finllncinQ
of capital improvements. The 1935 contract provlded specifically
for the joint construction of tho old waatewater treatment plant.
(Exhibit I) The UniversitY'a sharo clime from funds appropriatod
by tho General Assembly for that purpose in the Ilmount of
$118,120, which reflected the Univorsity's anticipated uao of the
facility. Similarly, the 1964 contrllct provided for a University
contribution of state-appropriated funda in the amount of
$577,000 to proportionately offset the conts of improvements to
the system, (Exhibit 4) Other contractulll Ilgreemonts botwoon
the University Ilnd the City for wastowlltor services or facilitios
were entered into in 1950, 1957, 1964, 1966 Ilnd 1977. The finlll
contrllct expirod in 1983.
When the City Ilbandonod tho contractual relationship with
the University, the City lost tho Ilbility to equate the expendi-
ture of the Univorsity's public funds with the services rendered
to the University through the sewage treatment fllcility.
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Imposition of II flot rllto, for tho rOllsons discussod in division
III, ln1IA, hos rosultod in ovorchargos to tho Univorsity that
unconstitutionally subsidizo othor, privllto customors.
II I. TilE FLAT RATE IMPOSED ON TilE STATE DY ORDINANCE IS
UNFAIR, UNREASONADLE, ARDITRARY AND UNDULY DISCRIMINATORY.
The Univorsity finds itlolf in tho anomaloui pOiition of
urging that it is boing trolltod unfairly bOCIlUDO it is boing
chllrgod tho samo flat rllto as ovoryono olso among tho fiold of
sowor ratopllyors. Tho flat rato, indood, has a suporficial
appoal -- it Ilppoors to troat all ratopayors oquAlly. Whon tho
surfaco is scratchod, howovor, tho truo nature of tho flat rato
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unfair, unreasonoblo, arbitrary and unduly diacriminatory.
A. ROfuRnl to NOQotiato
Tho last contract botwoon tho parties was oxecutod in 1977.
From nogotiations on the 1977 contrllct and throughout tho ensuing
ton YOllra which culminatod in this litiglltion, tho Univorsity has
domonstratod its good fllith. During this sllmo time frame the
City hils turnod its bllck on the fifty-year contractual history,
refused to nogotiate furthor and marchod hoadlong toward a
unilaterlllly imposod flat rato.
The 1977 contract differod from the preceding contracts in
that the University Ilgroed to change the method of pllyment.
Prior to 1977, the University had pllid a declining rato Lor
wllstewoter treatment as 0 porcontage of wator used, This
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doclining rllto structuro providod II promium for tho lllrgo wlltor
usor,' Tho Univorsity Ilgrood to PIlY II flllt rllto for sowor
sorvicos in tho 1977 contract Ilnd tho bonofit of tho doclining
rato was romovod. Tho Univorsity rlltos vory nOllrly triplod undor
tho 1977 contract. Tho eventa loading to thllt 1977 contract Ilro
siQnlficllnt.
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Voonstra and Kim Enginoors and Plllnnors of Wost Dos Moinos
conductod a rllto study roport of municipal wator Ilnd sanitllry
sowor systoms for tho City in 1965, ^ nood for improvomonts WIlS
recognizod but no mlljor construction was discussod. Veonstra and
Kim proposod a rllto incroase to offset tho cost of thoso
improvemonts. Two altornativos for tho new rato structuro woro
proposodl rotain the presont declining rate structuro but
incrollse tho percentago of water bill utilizod to calculate tho
ratel or chargo II flat rate oqually for all users basod upon
water usod. Under eithor method, tho nniversity would pay a
subatantilllly highor rate. The Univorsity suggestod Ildoption of
1l1ternativo ono. (Exhibit 7)
In 1976, tho Univorsity commissioned its own study by
Schoomakor Consulting Engineers of Coralvillo. Schoemaker
suggested the rnto for tho Univorsity should bo nogotiatod with
tho University trollted liS II soparato class of customor,
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data is suppliod to tho City to compute the wllstowater rato.
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[S)ince the University hils constructed and
maintains approximlltely 60 percent of the
sllnitllry sewerllge system serving their
facilities, which totllls approximately six
mi les .
(Exhibit 16)
DurinQ tho negotilltions leading to the 1977 contrllct/ the
University 1l1so proposed to PIlY the flllt rllte lit the level
suggested by the City (noarly triple its then current rate) for
two yellrs Ilnd then migrllte to cost of service for rate establish-
ment. This WIlS also flatly rejected by the City. Instead, the
City by ordinance only, effectivo August 1, 1975', mandated a
change in aewer rata chargea from a porcentage of the wlltor bill
to a flat sum per unit of water consumed. (Exhibit 15) Decause
of its inconsistency with the 1966 contract (Exhibit 5), the City
notified the University that it "deemed tho applicablo provisions
of the contract relating to the percentage doterminate to be
invalid". 1I0wever, during tho following nogotiations, tho
Univeraity continued to pay the 1966 contract amount,
In 1977/ the University finally Ilgreed to pay a flat rllte
for sewer services and agreed to thllt chango with tho understllnd-
ing thllt the contract was for II definito torm of yoars and would
expire in 1903. At the timet the City needed to make system
improvements Ilnd hoped to get federal grant funds in the amount
of 00 percont for thoso improvements. In support of ,that
federal grAnt application and consistent with its cooporativo
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triplod. (Finnegan tostimony)
Tho City thereafter Ildoptod II pllln for a new plllnt.
Unfottunatoly tho onticipotod fedotal funding did not matotilll-
izo. An Ildvioory committee of citizons, Including Michael
Finnogan from tho UniverSity, di~e"~~g~ Altern4tive~ to onable
construction without federlll funds. Tho studios consumod tho
1979-1983 timo porlod.
Tho 1977 contract providod an oxpiration dllto of July 31,
1983, and additionally roqulred writton notice prior to tho
oxpiration dato by elthor party of a dosiro to ronogotiato tho
torms, (Exhibit 6) No auch notico was given by the City. Tho
1977 contract oxpirod. (Ruling 12/28/87) Tho Univorsity
continuod to pay tho ratos imposod by thoir 1977 agreomont.
By tho fall of 1985, tho City hlld soloctod a plan to improvo
and oxpand ItG W4Gtewater troatmont facllitlos. The Unlvorsity
initiatod tho first of many roquosts to bogin diacussions with
tho City leading to a now contract. Tho Univorslty aought to
ontor into a now contract which providod, as had contrllcts prior
to 1977, for the Univorsity to pay for sorvicos and improvoments
in proportion to its uso, Through lato 1985 and oarly 1906 tho
City failed to rospond at all to thoso Univorsity requosts. Tho
City and Unlvorsity did moot in 1906 but tho City remained
adnmantl rlltos aro not negotiablel (Exhibits 23-26) It was nt
this timo thllt tho City developod its mislollding nomenclature,
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which it hils continuod up to Ilnd through this trial. Tho
Univorsity's roquost for ratos bllsod upon coat of sorvlco woro
displlrllqingly donotod as 'rato brollks'. (Exhibit 25)
In July, 1986, tho City, agllin by ordinanco only, adoptod
rllte incrollsos to bo Implomontod ovor a throo-yollr poriod USing a
flat usor rato, oyon thouqh nogotiations for a now contract woro
undor way. (Exhibit 27) Undor that ordinllnco, ratos to tho
Univorsity would noarly quadruplo at tho ond of throo yoara. The
Univorsity pllid tho first yoar incrollso whilo it continuod to
nogotiato a contract. Tho City stoadfllstly Ilnd ~dllmantly
mllintllinod thllt rlltos woro not nogotiablo. (Exhibits ,28-35)
Tho 1986 increase in rates wore imposod to covor both
operating and cllpital costs of tho now fllcility. Tho Univorsity
boliovod that this rate increaso, promptod by a nood to financo
major capital improvomonts, did not boar d rolationahip to tho
University's actual cost of sorvico providod by that waatowator
aystem and was confiscatory of atato appropriations. Tho City
was by ordinllnco finanCing its oxpansion plana with an unfair
sharo of stato funds. In rosponse, tho Univorsity rocommendod a
rate modol similar to that uoed by tho 11IWll Stllto Univorsity and
Amos. That waa rojoctod by the City aa not in,its intorost.
(Exhibit 33) Tho Univorsity suggostod paymont of curront ratos
for two YOllrs at which timo a now contrllct would bo nogotiatod
bosod upon indopondont stu~ios of sowor finonco chorg08. 1n tho
oyont of impasse, tho issue would bo referred to an arbitrator.
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(Exhibit 35) Tho City rojoctod tho propoalll,
point thllt thia litigation onauod.
Evon aa tho litiglltion wlla ponding, tho Univoraity continuod
It wlla lit that
nogotiotiona, inciuding roforrllls to tho Iowa POIlCO Inatituto
modiation procoaa. (Exhibit 38) Tho Univoraity propoaod II rata
atructure which would not only rofloct coat of aorvico to tho
Univeraity but would provide a aound financial bllae for tho
retiroment of the outatllnding bond obliglltion by the City.
(Exhibit 38) All propoaala were rejected.
B. Refusal to DistWY.i!.h Betwoen Cl.Aweof Cuatomera
The flat rate impoaed by the City through ita ordinance
fails to make any distinctions among the customors of the sowage
treatmont system. All customers aro chllrged the aame rate oven
though their contribution to the system and strength of sewage
treated by the system differ vastly. Thia failure to distin-
guiah customer classoa flioa in the face of eatabliahod authority
and ignores consultant rocommondations from both aides throughout
this dispute.
Tho IOWIl legislature hilS specifically recognized the noed to
clllssify customers. Statutos governing city financo oxpressly
Iluthorize the "governing body of a city utility" to contract for
services provided by the city 'with porsons whose typo or
qUllntity of UBO or sorvice is unusual." Iowll Code S 385.84(2)(b)
(1909). Tho City's rofusal to rocognizo tho University aa 0
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soparato class of customer undor this authority is patently
unroasonable.
Although tho Iowa courts hllve not faced tho iasue of
aogroqllting customors into classos, courts in othor juriadictions
havo long rocognized this as a noodod stop in sotting sowor
rates. In Antlors Hotel v. tlowcnstl!l., 341 P.2d 951 (Wyo. 1959),
for examplo, tho Wyoming Suprome Court considored a challongo by
II hotol Ilnd a lllundry to sewer rlltes imposed by the city of
Newcastle. Newcastle established throo classes of customorsl 1)
croamerios, packing houses, poultry housos, andgocd-procossing
plants-all 'contributors of relatively atrong sewago', 2)
laundries, dry cloanors, gas and oil stations, ico cream parlors,
hotols, drug stores, and manufacturing plants -- contributora of
loss strong sowllge but not reaidontial strength sewage, and 3)
all othor USOtS -- primarily rosidential customers. 1&. at 955,
Each clpas paid b differont sowor rate with tho cost declining
from clasa 1 to class 3.
Commonting on tho different classos, tho Court obsorvod that
'ownors oC rosidential proporties . . . Ilro hardly in the same
situation as are commorcial users." Tho Court explainod that "a
differonce in conditions of servico justifies II difforence in
charge" Ilnd "thoro can hllrdly bo Ilny doubt that tho use vf the
sewer in residential property stands upon a different footing
from the uso in connoction with commercially used properties.'
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Tho tost for clAssifying cUDtomors for difforont sowor rAtos
WAS ArticulAtod by tho WAshington Supremo Court in ailvor Shoros
~obllo lIomo Park v. Evorott, 87 Wllsh.2d 618,555 P.2d 993 (1976).
Although tho critoriA for CIDDsifying customors woro liotod by
StAtuto, tho Court summArizod tho tost liS 'whethor tho city hlld A
rOllsonAblo basia for tho classification Ilnd whothor tho customors
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within tho clllsa aro trolltod oqulllly.'2 1[. lit 621, 555 P.2d lit
996. Courts in othor jurisdictions have ropoatodly uphold
classification of customors. ~,~, Fort Collins Motor
lIomos. Inc. ot Ill.. v. City of Fort Collins, 496" P,2d 1074 (Colo.
App. 1972) (throo customor clllss1f1cations)J 2lW!homll City !fotol
~l, Y. Ok~homll Clt~, 531 P.2d 316 (Okla, 1974) (separate
classification for apllrtments and mobilo homo pllrks)/ rgirwooq
~anor Assoc. Y. Borouah v. Irwin, 511 A,2d 936 (pa. Cmwlth. 1986)
(condominiuma classifiod with apartments),
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2Whoro critoria for claasifying customors aro fully
Ilrticulatod, tho critoria typiclllly rofloct factors distinguish-
ing customora from ono anothorl (I) tho difforenco in cost of
aervice to the VArious customers/ (2) tho lOCAtion of tho various
customors within And without tho city or town, (3) tho difforonco
in cost of mAintonllnco, oporAtion, ropllir, Ilnd roplllcomont of tho
VArious pllrts of tho systom/ (41 the difforont chllractor of tho
aorvico furnishod VArious customorsJ (5) tho qUAntity IInd qUlllity
of tho 8owago dolivorod and tho timo of its dolivorYJ (6) capitlll
contributions mlldo to tho systom, including but not limitod to,
assessmontaJ lind, (7) Any othor mattors which prosont a rOAson-
Able difforonco 118 II ground for distinction. S!lvor ShoroR
.l:l2hl1o lIomo Pllrk v. City of Evorott, 87 WAsh.2d lit 621, 555 P.2d
At 995-96.
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rocommondod trolltinq tho Unlvorsity as II sopllrato class of
customer. Shoomakor in 1976 and Hotclllf Ilnd Eddy in 1986 rOil chad
this conclusion. (Exhibits 16, 42) Lator EES, tho City's own
consultllnt, initilllly rocommondod tho Univorsity bo considorod II
soparato clllss Ilnd ft spocial rate dovolopod. (Exhibit 49, p. 42)
Blllck and Voatch, tho Univorsity's consultllnt hOllrtily concurrod.
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Tho factors on which tho consultants unllnimously aqrood that
tho University is a separate clasa of customor ~ro indoed
porsuasivo. Imposition of a flllt rllto now to fund buildinq,
maintonanco and oporation of tho now aewllqo troatment aystom
ovorcharqos tho Univorsity for sovoral roasons. Firut, tho
Univorsity is not tho samo aa any othor customor. Tho Univorsity
ia by far tho larqost sinqlo usor of tho colloction and troatmont
aystom. When it first contractod with tho City, it was 4qrood
that tho Univorsity was rosponsiblo for 40 porcont of tho load on
tho systom. Today tho University'S computod sharo of tho load is
approximatoly 27 porcont of tho total. /10 othor alnqlo \lsor ovon
approachos this porcont4qo of pllrticiplltion.
Socond, tho Univorsity is 4 Stllto Institution of substan-
tial mllqnitude. It hilS Its own parkinq systom, its own law
onforcemont, its own fire protection, its own landfill sorvico,
its own powor plant, itu own water facility And six milos of
wllBtowator treatment notwork.
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Third, tho Univorsity Is II captivo customor. It lllcks tho
options of prlvato customors who boliovo thoy Ilro ovorchargod.
The Univorsity cannot rolocato Ilnd has no voto on tho city
council by which to voico its opposition to rato structuros. It
hils fixod boundarios and is not Iln oxpanding usor.
Fourth, tho Univorsity is Iln ownor of part of tho system
duo to tho appropriation of St4tO fYn~~ provloYBly made to the
City. Undor provious contracts tho Unlvorsity has made substan-
tial cllpital contributions. No othor customor sharos tho costa
or tho ownership of tho aystem.
Fifth, in addition to its sizo and in part bocauso of it,
tho University differs from othor usors becauao of tho propor-
tional load it placos on tho system. Tho Univorsity has oxpondod
$330,000 of its own funds to alleviate tho infiltration/in-flow
(III) problom. Although tho City has done somo work to alloviato
this problom in its own portion of tho systom (tho cost of which
the University contributed to liS 0 rllto pllyer), tho improvement
plans seloctod by tho City do not provido for the sopllrlltion of
tho oxtranoous flow. Rathor, tho City has dosigned and built a
troatment facility sufficiontly largo onough to handlo tho wot
wOllthor flows. The Univoro1ty oimply doDo not roquiro thooo
additional facilitioo,
Sixth, tho Univoroity placoo II much smllllor adminiotratlvo
lOlld on tho systom than other customors in proportion to its
volume. It hllo only 51 occounto out of ooveral thouollnd in tho
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city, As a result, the City spends fewer resourcos billing the
Univorsity as compllred to other customers.
A flllt rllte simply does not reflect the cost of servico to
the University beclluse it fails to tllke into Ilccount those
spocial factors. Rllthor than soek a "rate brook", the University
seeks morely to be rocognized as a separate customer so that
state funds may be appropriated and transferred to the City in
reimbursement of the cost of service Ilctulllly provided to the
University. The University merely seeks a fllir and equitable
sharing of system costs.
C. Refusal to Allocllte Cost of Service
Because the simplistic flat rate Ildopted by the City fails
to segregate customers into claases, the City fails to allocate
the costs of serving the customers in II fllir manner. The premise
in designing a rate should be to allocate the total revenue
requirement for the system among the customer classes in II manner
which reflects the costs each clllss imposes on the system. See
1<. 1I0we and E. Rllsmussen, punlic Utilitv Economlcs Ilnd Filll\nco at
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made a cost of service allocation as a requirement to qualify for
federal grllnts. See 39 Fed. Reg. No. 29 S 35,935-13 (1974)
("The user charge system must result in tile distribution of the
cost of operation and maintenance of treatment works within the
grantee's preclse area to each user (or user closs) in proportion
to such user/a contribution to the total wastewater loading of
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tho trolltmont works. Fllctors such as strongth, volumo, Ilnd
dol ivory flow rllto chllrllctoristics shllll bo considorod Ilnd
includod as tho bllsis for tho usor's contribution to onsuro II
proportional diatribution of opotation and maintonllnco costs to
oach usor (or usor clllss).").
In 19BB, Black and VOlltch was ongllgod by tho Univorsity to
roviow tho waBtuwator chllrgos appliod to tho Univorsity by tho
City undor its flat rato. Tho proliminary study supportod tho
Univorsity's position thllt tho chargos to tho Univorsity woro not
proportional to tho lovol of sorvicos received. ' (Exhibit 44)
Costs exceoded servico by $494,900 for the test year 19B9. Based
upon tho preliminary study, Black and Voatch was rotained by the
University to prepare II more dotailed study utilizing actual data
concerning oporating and capital costs. (Exhibit 6B) Utilizing
actual cost data, Black and Veatch concluded costs exceodod
servico by $476,100.
Tho May, 19BB, report was submittod to tho City for
comments. If all of the commonts mado by tho City wore acceptod
and therellftor utilized by Blllck and Voatch in its calculations,
the costs would still oxceod service to tho Univorsity by
$346,000, (Exhibit 45) Not all of tho assumptions and suggos-
tions made by tho City woro adoptod in tho final roport (Exhibit
46), which in Octobor of 19BD concludod that costs excoodod
8orv!co to tho Univor8ity by $417,600 for tho test yoar 1909.
That result was based on an analysis of oporation and mllintenance
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tho Hotcalf and Eddy Roport (Exhibit 42), tho Schoomllkor Roport
(Exhibit 16) and gonorlli rato-mllking principloa sot out in
"Pinancing and Chargos for Wllstowlltor Systoms", publishod by tho
Amorican Public Works Asaocilltion, tho Amoriclln Socioty of Civil
Enginoors, and tho Wlltor Pollytion Control Federation.
Standard rllto mothodology roquirol that tho firat stop in
dotormining COlt of lorvico il to dotormino rovonuo roquiromontsl
how much monoy will it tllko to oporllto tho aystom? Thoso rovonuo
roquiromonta includo both oporation and mllinton50co oxponsos and
capital coata. In thia rogard, calculation of the University's
rate includos as A portion of that rato a contribution to tho
rovonuos noodod for construction of tho now facility and tho
ronovation of tho old facility. (Exhibit 51)
This rovonuo roquiromont ia than undor asaignod or allocated
to a functional componont. Each componont of tho syatom oxiats
to roupond to oithor tho volumo of wasto, tho atrongth of waste,
or administrlltively respond to cUltomers. Some olementa of the
system are totally volume related, e.g. laterals and collector
mAins. Other elements of the system respond to the strength of
the effluent, e.g, trickier filters and digesters. Somo elements
of the system are both volume And strength relatod.
Additionally, infiltration Ilnd in-flow affects the cost of
the systom. III incroasos with hellvy rllinfall (lit the some time
the DOD/SS should be dilutod), which requires treatment at the
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plant. Tho wlltor in tho pipo must bo troatod irrospoctivo of its
sourco. If, as tho City hils choson to do, III is to bo trolltod
rathor than soparatod, thon costs of tho systom will incroaso.
Finally, customor costa must bo considorod. Customor
Ildministrativo costs Ilro thoso rolllting to billing Ilnd procoss-
ing. Tho moro numorous Ilnd tho moro difficult it is to obtain
tho customor's motorod data, tho highor tho cost of tho aystom.
Onco tho rovonuo roquiromonts (costal of tho syatom aro
alloclltod to functionlll compononts, thoso costs Ilro thon in turn
allocatod to tho customor classos basod on tho dbrvico roquiro-
ments of ollch class. Dlllck and Voatch utilizod throo customor
c~assosl 1) tho University, 2) all othors, and 3) III. Tho
lattor was usod as a soparato claas bocauso of its substantial
impact on costs to the City's system. Tho City'a oloction to
troat rathor than deflect III rosults in a 20-25 porcont incroaso
in tho amount of wlltor troatod at tho facility. Obvioualy, tho
27 percont attributllblo to tho University and tho 25 porcont
attributable to III roprosents over half of tho sorvicoa roqulrod
to bo providod by tho City.
Gonoral rato-making principles commonly suggost thllt II
singl\! rate 18 dosired for largo unusual customers. (Lobb
tostimony) Seo division III, D,,~. Tho Univorsity WIlH
doemed to bo a slnglo clllss of customer because of Its uniquo
characterjstjcs. Black and Veatch particularly boljovo that tho
malntenllnce of Its own collection s~stem at no oxponse to the
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City, the extensive oCCorts to reduco III Ilnd tho pllst contribu-
tion of cllpitlll funds for tho construction of joint-uso fllcil-
ities, mandates that the University bo treatod as a soparato
class of customer.
In ordor to thon proporly Illlocllto thoso costa to tho
customer, those directly rolated to volumo and those costs
diroctly relatod to strength are assigned on the basis oC
customer class service needs. The class oC customor dischllrging
higher strength efCluent should pay proportionlltely more Cor
those parta of the system necessary to troat DOD/aS. Ifigh volume
customers should pay proportionately more for those parts of the
system nocessary to respond to high flows.
Dlack and Veatch had available the Schoemaker studies
(Exhibit 16) which determined that the strength oC tho discharge
of the University, based on actulll sampling, WIlS lower than
domostic residential atrength. No data was provided by tho City
or could be found by Dlack and Veatch which supported a position
that tho University discharged high strength effluent. For
purposes of its cost allocation, Dlack and Veatch used the
actual data that Univeroity otrengths are tho Dame liS ft residen-
tial cuotomor. In II similar fashion, the oporation Ilnd mllin-
tonanco oxponse and tho capital costs nocosDarily incurrod for
the construction of the new plant were allocated to customer
clasoifications also. (Exhibit 51, pp. ~ & 5) Tho actual cost
of service is computod by allocating tho cost of oach componont
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to its function, which function Is mlldo nocossllry by tho sorvlco
roquiromonts of ollch of tho customor clllssos. Tho rosult Is tho
proportionato cost of tho systom mlldo nocessary by the specific
sorvice roquiremonts of each customor clllso. (Exhibit 51, p. 6)
Tho flllt rata imposed by tho City simply fllils to distin-
guish tho University as a sepllrate class of customer and ignores
the difforing service requiremento of its customers. The City,
lifter recoiving tho Black and Veatch report which was criticlll of
its rate structure, retAined its own consultant, Economic and
Engineering Services, Inc.
I. FliD/FloD ConsultAnts
In ita draft report, EES, like Black and VOlltch, utilized
gonoral rato-making principles to arrivo at a cost of service.
Tho City'S own consultant concluded.
The University, because of its
unique characteristics should be
considered a separate class and a
University rate ahould be devol-
oped. (Exhibit 49, p. 42.)
The University, under the prosent
flat-rate schedule WIlS being
overcharged $117,486 for the period
July 1, 1990 to June JO, 1991.
(Exhibit 49, p. 43.)
3. The rlltes proposed by EES are cost-based
in nllturo Ilnd rofloct tho rosults of a
cost-of -sorvico anlllysis. (Exhibi t
49,p. 42.)
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Schoemaker, Block and Voatch and EES all agreed that the
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dlfforontllll rato structuro by tho City. ~ division III, D.,
1Ynr4. Only tho City bollevod otherwlso. Tho dlfforonco In the
Dlllck and Voatch final tOport and tho EES draft tOport of some
$300,000 Is attrlbutllblo to tho dlfforenco In troatment of III.
Facod with this chorus of opinion, tho City mot In 0 closod-
door sosslon with Its consultllnt. Tho City therollftor spoclfl-
clllly dlroctod EES to stop making recommondatlons Inconslstont
with tho City'S position Ilnd propllro to do fond tho flat rato
otructuro. In a letter to EES, the City diroctod EES tOI
1. Corroct Ilny factual or othor orrors
idontifiod in our prior mootinga.
2. Corroct Ilny orronoous statementa
concerning City roto policy. JlLJJ1l!
rOGnrd. vou should understnnd that tb2
City of Iown Citv is committed to a
soocH ic surchnrGos for wnsto which cnn
~o ~dontlflod as creatina unlauo or
Boocllll environmental ha7.ards nnd
reGuirina extraordlnarv troatmont
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rate study work at this timo. Tho Cit~
of Iowa Cltv Is not interested In onv
further or additional reviows of its
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(Exhibit 47, p, 24) (emphosis added) EES compliod.
Following, this moeting, EES issued its Final Report concluding
thllt current rates imposed by the City lire fair and equitable and
rocognIze the cooto of oervice to the Unlvero1ty. (Exhibit 50)
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EES Ilrrivos lit this now And uniquo rosult by Ilssumlng And
Attributing high-strongth dischArgo to tho Univorsity, thoroby
roquiring groAtor coste of troAtmont. EES Accomplishos this
mAgic ovon though 1111 tho dlltll considorod In tho finAL roport WAS
AVAilAblo at tho timo of tho drllft roportl ovon though no
allmpling WAS dona which justifiod thoir conclusions, ovon though
tho ActUAl sllmpling dono WAS thAt of Exhibit 16 which plAcod tho
strongth of tho Univorsity offluont at domostic rosidontial
lovols. In short, EES support a tho curront ratD'structuro
imposed by the City only aftor boing diroctod by tho City to
chango ita original approllch. Its final drllft ia not based on
any now data and haa no ovidontiary foundation.
Exhibits 52-54 rolato to tho allocation of atrongths to tho
Univorsity. In tho EES draft roport, tho strongth of dischargo
for all claaaos was assumod to bo aqual, thereby allocating 26
porcont of stro~gth costs to tho Univorsity, (Exhibit 52) In
tho EES momo of March 19, 1990, commorcial, industrial without
surchargo and Univorsity customers aro assumed to hllvo highor
strongths, 1.0. 300 mg/litor. (Exhibit 47, p. 16) 110 data
supports this chnngo. In ordor to "blllanco tho plant", an III
strongth of 10 mg/litor must bo added to tho dlltn of Exhibit 52.
No dlltll oxists to support this Ilasumption oithor. Then, in tho
flnlll roport, EES myotorlously allocntoo 379 mg/litor DOD to tho
Univorsity And high commorcial usors. In ordor to accommodAto
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this incrollso, tho plllnt blllanco must bo Ildjustod by roducing
strongth fllctors Ilttributablo to Ill. No dllta oxists for oithor
of thoso chllngos, Tho rosult is thllt tho strongth allocation to
tho Univorsity incrollsos from 26.2 porcont to 35,1 porcont. In
short, tho Univorsity's costs hllvo incroasod with no dllta to
support tho 'chllngo.
If the City had no data, from whoro did tho~o number~ como?
Tho City offers Exhibit 47, p. 11, ontitlod 'Workshoot No.1'.
But on that whole pllge of numbers thore relllly Ilro only two that
are the result of anything other than guoss or ~4ck door
calculation, And even one of those is quostionablo. On Exhibit
47, p. 11, total BOD atrength arriving at the plant is 224
mg/liter. That number is then used to calculato many of the
remaining BOD strengths in tho fifth column. Aa Exhibits 55-59
domonstrate, the solection of that numbor is unroaaonablo and
results in an artificially high number Ilttributablo to the
University. Bllsed upon a roviow of dllta availablo to EES at the
time it made those conclusions, the use of 224 nOD and 173 SIR do
not reasonllbly rofloct a typical YOllr. Tho resulting calcula-
tions Ilro thereforo distorted in the attribution of strongth
factors to tho University. Tho offoct is to allocato highor
costs.
EES in its first draft assumed the strength was tho sarno for
all but the three metered customers. After its meeting with the
City, in its final report it assumed the strength for the
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Univorsity of Iowa was highor and justifiod groator costs
nocossary for trolltmont. Tho "dlltll" thllt tho City gavo to EES at
thllt mooting justifying tho chllngo in thoir roport is not in this
ovidontiary rocord. Tho only dllta in tho rocord is from tho
Schoomllkor study of sampling actually takon at tho Univorsity
facilitios Ilnd domonstrlltos tho Univorsity's strongth is lowor
than tho Ilvorllgo strongth lit tho plant and is more closoly
corrolatod to domostic rosidontilll strongths. (Exhibit 16)
Furthor, no othor outsido sourco justifios tho conclusions jumpod
to by EES. California us os a BOo/S5 of 130/100 'for schools and
collogos. (Exhibit 61) Neither Texas (Exhibit 62) nor tho EPA
(Exhibit 63) provido data to support tho conclusions roachod by
EES in thoir final report.
Perhllps data gonoratod by EES itsolf would support ita
conclusion? Thero EES is tho most unroasonable of all. By its
own tostimony through Wubbena, grab samplos wero takon at the
Univorsity. (Exhibit 48, pp. 2-6) Tho rosults aro limited due
to difficultiea in sampling. Novortheless, the results show the
University Hospitlll with a BOD 5S of 279/196. This is for tho
University Hospital, a point source within the Univorsity complex
which the EPA, Texas, California, Iowa and Blllck and Voatch
consider to be one of the contributors of high atrength effluent.
Nevertheloss, tho grab sample tllken by EES ia subatllntially lower
than tho avorago lor the on tire Univorsity utilizod by EES to
calculate its cost of service rllte. EES pickod tho highost
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contributing building for its grab sllmplo, Ilnd thon usod thllt to
arrivo at Iln ovon highor flguro for tho avorago for tho Univor-
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3. Unrolld Rooort
Porhaps tho City officials would bo moro prono to negotillte
hlld thoy road thoir own cQn~yltAnt'8 report. Unfortunately, thoy
did not. (Atkin" Kubby , McDonald testimony) Without roading
it, tho City rojoctod its consultllnt's draft roport loaving its
consultant to tostifyr
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Tho City'S Lomming-liko commitmont to tho 'oqullI ia fair'
dogma is nowhoro moro ovidont than its troAtmont of its surcharge
customors. Tho City ordinanco (Exhibit 39, p. 6) provides that
contributors of wllstowator, tho strongth of which is groator thlln
normal domootic sowago (dofinod as OOD of not moro than 300
mg/litor or ss of 350 mg/liter) shllll pay a surchargo, in
Ilddition to tho normal flat rato usor chllrgo. Throo customors in
Iowa City prosontly PIlY such a surchargo basod upon monitoring.
4. Usaloa" Surchnrao
If, AS tho City apparontly dooa, rolianco is placod upon the
EES final roport allocating strengtha of 379 mg/litor OOD to tho
Univorsity, tho City should havo long ago imposed a surcharge Ilnd
flow monitoring on tho Univoraity. The City has not, (Ex-
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hibit 47, p. II) If tho Univorsity's strongth is 379 mg/lltor on
evorllgo, thon tho Unlvorslty et one or moro polnt-sourcos, ls
discherging vory high strongth offluont in ordor to roech such Iln
evorego, but is peylng only tho rogular Tosldontlal usor rate.
Tho conclusion I Tho rosldontiel customors of lowe City ero
subsidizing high strongth uaors by contributing moro in rovenuo
then tho cost of tho sorvlco providod to thom, (&xhiblt 47, p.
11)
If, liS tho City IlPPllrontly doos, rolillnco is plllcod upon tho
&&5 final roport, thoro ero SO commorcial ostabfishmonts in Iowa
Clty also discherging offluonts of 379 mg/litor who aro not
surchergod. Tho conclusion I Agllin, tho rosidontiel cuatomors of
Iowa City pey mora than tho coat of providlng servico, (&xhibit
41, p. 11)
If, as tho City Ilpparontly doos, rolienco ia plecod upon tho
&&5 finel report, tho flet rate imposod upon ell customors is
justifiod by tho coat of sorvico enalyaia which utilizos those
high atrengths of tho Univorsity and tho SO commorciel customers
to justify tho rovenuo roqulromonts. Thoso throe industrlal
uaora, who havo imposod upon thom a surcherlJo in eddition to
payinlJ for tho trolltmont of thoir hlgh atrongth offluont ero
bolng doublo chargod. (5llloba tostimony) ("You wouldn't chllrlJo
both tho surchllrgo and II rata bllsod upon cost of sorvico for hilJh
6trongth. Thet would be a dOublo hit,')
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In short, tho City's blind rollllnco on "oqual Is flllr"
rosults In Inoqultablo troatmont to all clllssos. Tho rosldontllll
customors PIlY moro than thoy should, tho Unlvorsity pays moro
thlln it should, SO commarcial and industrial usors pay loss than
thoy should, and tho industrial Ilnd commorcial surchargo
customors aro baing chllrgod twico, Such II rllto structuro is
dofinitionlllly unfllir, unroasonablo Ilnd Ilrbitrllry.
Tho EES finlll roport roliod upon by tho City to justify its
"oqual is fair" ratos is a modol for contrivod data and unsup-
portod conclusions. In mllny CIlSOS, thoso concluaions aro
diroctly contrllry to its own dlltll,
Noithor EES nor Black and Voatch would doscribo cost-of-
sorvico principlos as a "rato brollk" , Cost-of-sorvico Ilnalysis
doos not oliminato tho cost of ronovation, conatruction of tho
now plant, or its maintonanco. It is fair to assumo that both
EES and Black Ilnd Voatch would suggost that it is unfair to
chargo tho same flllt rate if difforent clllftsOS roally do oxist.
The cost of providing sorvico is simply differont, It is not
only fair but nocessllry to distinguish betwoon tho costs of
providing sorvico whoro distinctions oxist. (Lobb tostimony)
Tho City arrivod at its curront flllt rnto in an unfair,
unroasonable and arbitrary mannor. Tho City rofusod to nogotillto
at all on ratos, ignoring tho conditions or covonllnts tho
Univorsity was willing to undortako" Tho City'S unrollsonllbionoss
is not basod on the loss of incomol tho Univorsity was willing to
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nogotiAto II rAto which Ilssurod incomo. It was not joopllrdy to
tho bondod indobtodnoss, tho Univorsity was willing to gUArantoo
thllt. It WAS not a domllnd for Iln immodillto And costly rofund,
tho Univorsity was willing to nogotillto A robllto ovor timo. Tho
justification offerod by tho City officillls in thoir tostimony is
8 aimplisticl 'EqUAL is fair'. All of tho tostimony in tho
trial pointed to thu inaccuracy of thllt stlltomont. Equlll is not
fAir un loss equal sorvico is provided.
IV. OVERCIIARGES FOR 1989 SIIOULD DE REFUNDED TO TilE
UNIVERSITY,
Throughout tho studioa And drafts propArod by consultants on
both sidos of this disputo, 1111 writton drAfts __ with tho
oxception of tho finAL report by EES which WIlS orchostrAted by
the City -- hAVO concludod that tho University was ovorcharged by
tho flAt rata in 1989. A consorvlltivo figuro rOllchod by Dlllck
And VOlltch After input fr~m tho City itsolf is $417,600. Tho
City should bo allowed to rotain this sum which WAS billod bAsod
on its own flAwed rllto structuro,
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Although this Court may not itsolf determino a now rAte
mAthematically, tho Court CAn Ilnd should order a rofund of
overchllrges. Indeed, the City itself has stated in plolldings liS
II defenso to an injunction agAinst tho flat rAto that tho
University could pursue a refund of overcharges. (RosistAnce
12/24/87) Such A remedy is consistent with docisions in other
jurisdictions in which amounts paid havo beon dotermined to bo
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illogal. ~,~, Concord Stonm Coroornt!on v. City of
Concord, 519 A.2d 266 (N.II. 1986).
CONCLUSION
For 811 of tho forogoing r08sons tho sowor rnto ordinnnce
should bo doclarod invlllid, tho ovorchargo for 1989 rofundod to
th~ Univorsity Ilnd tho City orderod to sot II now rate thllt moro
closoly approximatua tho cost of service.
Rospoctfully 8ubmitted,
TIIOMAS J. MILLER
Attorney Gonoral of Iowll
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IOWA CITY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
TASK FORCE
PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18
7:00 PIM.
ROOM A . PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Task Force would like to hear your
comments and ideas with respect to our
community's concern for and need to create
more opportunities for affordable housing,
Please plan to attend and offer your
comments to the Affordable Housing Task
Force,
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