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Home My WebLink About2002-06-11 Info Packet of 5/23 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET CiTY OF IOWA CITY May 23, 2002 www.icgov.org I M,SCE''ANEOUS iTEMS , IP1 Meeting Schedule and Tentative Work Session Agendas IP2 Agenda: May 24 Rules Committee Meeting IP3 May 29 Meeting Notice IP4 Agenda: May 29 Council Formal Meeting IP5 Memorandum from City Manager: Spanish for Police IP6 Memorandum from City Manager: Revised State Transit Assistance - FY03 IP7 Letter from City Manager to JCCOG Executive Director: Two-Mile Extraterritorial Review Agreements IP8 Letter from City Manager to Carol Thompson (JC Board of Supervisors): SEATS Contract Negotiations IP9 Letter from James Thomas to City Manager: Citation [City Manager response included] IPJ0 City of Iowa City Quarterly Investment Report - December 31, 2001 to March 31, 2002 IPll Agenda: May 22 JC Emergency Management Commission [Pfab] IP12 Invitation: JC Emergency Management Field Trip [Pfab] CORRESPONDENCE TO BE ACCEPTED ON JUNE 11 CONSENT CALENDAR IP13 Nancy Purington: Arts Iowa City/Englert Civic Theatre Joint/Venture Kick-Off IP14 Eve Casserly: June Forums on Senior Issues ~~=~-~. City Council Meeting Schedule and C,T¥ o~ ~ow^ C~T¥ Tentative Work Session Agendas www.icgov.org MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY - CITY OFFICES CLOSED · Separate Agenda Posted I May 29 Wednesday 7:00p SPECIAL COUNCIL FORMAL MEETING Emma J. Ha/vat Hall · Separate Agenda Posted I June 10 Monday 6:30p SPECIAL COUNCIL WORK SESSION Emma J. Harvat Hall June 11 Tut 7:00p SPECIAL FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING Emma J. Ha/vat Hall · Separate Agenda Posted I July 1 Morlday I 6:30p COUNCIL WORK SESSION Emma J. Harvat Hall I July 2 Tuesday I 7:00p FORMAL COUNCIL MEETING Emma J. Harvat Hall · Separate Agenda Posted I July 4 Thursday I ,.DEPE.DE.CE DA~ .OL,DA~-C,~ OFF,CES CLOSED 6:30p COUNCIL WORK SESSION Emma J. Ha/vat Hall Meeting dates/times subject to change FUTURE WORK SESSION ITEMS Regulation of Downtown Dumpsters Downtown Historic Preservation Writers' Safe Haven Opening of First Avenue Comprehensive Plan Update Development Agreement for 64-1A Age of Consent RULES COMMITTEE MEETING Friday, May 24, 2002 9:00 a.m. Emma Harvat Hall AGENDA Board of Adjustment By-Law Changes 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET - IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 356 5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 TO: Connie Champion, Steven Kanner, Ernie Lehman, Irvin Pfab, Mike O'Donnell, !Dee Vanderhoef, Ross Wilburn. You and each one of you is hereby notified that pursuant to the authority vested in us by a Resolution passed June 15, 1965 whereby two Council Members may call a special meeting of City of Iowa City, Iowa, we hereby call a special meeting on Wednesday, May 29, 2002 at 7 p.m. to be held in the Emma J. Harvat Hall at the Civic Center, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa. This meeting is called for purpose of: see attached. Steven Kanner, Council Member Irvin Pfab, CounCil Member Man'ian K. Karr, City Clerk 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240- 1826 , {319) 356 5000 , FAX {319) 356-5009 Subject to change as finalized by the City Clerk, ' I D A ] For a final official copy, contact the City Clerk's Office, 356-5040. Iowa City -=~,~..-~,- City Council Agenda ~ Special Formal May :~9~ :2002 7-'00 p.m. Emma J. Harvat Hall -Chti¢ Center 410 E. Wa,~hin§ton Street www.icgoy.org ITEM NO. '1 CALL TO ORDER Roll Call ITEM NO. 2 USE OF ENTERPRISE ZONES IN IOWA CITY. Public Discussion Action: ITEM NO. 3 DESIGNATION OF AN ENTERPRISE ZONE FOR EMERSON POINT. Public Discussion Action: ITEM NO. 4 CONSIDER A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE SPECIAL MEETING. Action: EMERSON POINT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 319 EAST WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 111 P.O. BOX 1226 IOWA CITY, 10WA 52244 319-338-7600 FAX 319-337-2430 May 22, 2002 City Council C/o Irvin Pfab 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 5240 ,~_~ RE: Enterprise Zone Dear Mr. Pfab, We respectfully request that a special city council meeting be called to take action on the following two items: 1. The use of Enterprise Zones in Iowa City 2. The designation of an Enterprise Zone for Emerson Point We request that the special council meeting be held Thursday, May 23, 2002 in the evening or Friday, May 24, 2002 at 7am. We appreciate your consideration for expedited action on these issues. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help facilitate this process. Sincerely, EMERSON POINT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Robert P. Burns, Manager Burns & Burns, L.C., General Partner CHAPTER 59 E>I t I~RPRISE ZOIqES .-261-$9.1 (1SE) Purpo~ The purpose of the estoblishn~nt of an enteqaise zone in a county m uity~ new e~. nomic development in seonomically diattas~l ar~_a. Basiness? that are eligible.and locating ~.lq~ enterprise zone and approved by the department are authorized under this program to reco~ve cortam ~ves assistance. The intent of the program is to enenarage communitias to target reseurcos in ways that at~nac{,pr0ducfiv~? private investment in economically distressed areas within a county or city. Projects, except for those of-~. elopme0~ bosinesses, that have already been initiated before receiving formal application approval by the depmtmenl~shall not eligible for tax incentives and assistance under this program. 261-59.2(15E) Definition~. "Act" means Iowa Code Supplement sections 1 SE. 191 ti~ungh 1 SE. 196 as amended by 1998 Iowa Acta, House Files 2164. 2395, section 17, and 2538. ''Average county wage" means the average the depertment calculates using the most current four qu,~ers of wage and employment information as provided in the QuaOerly Covered Wage and Employment Data report as provided by the Iowa department of workforco development Agricultor~ mining and governmental employment categories are deleted in compiling the wage information. "Average regional wage" means the wage calculated by the department using a methodology in which each particular county is considered to be a geographic center of a larger economic region. The wage threshold for the central county is calculated usin~ the average wage of that county, plus each adjoining county, se that the resulting figure reflecta a regional average that is representative of the true labor market area. In performing the calculation, the greatest importance is given to the central county by "weighting" it by a factor of four, compared to a weighting ofene for each of the other adjoining counties. The central county is given the greatest importance in the calculation because most oftbe employees in that central county will come from the same county, compared to commu~rs from other adjoining counties. qBoard" means the Iowa department of economic development board. "Commission" or "enterprise zone commix~ionn means the enterprise zone commission established by a city or county to review applications for incentives end assistance for basinesses located within or requesting to locate within certified enterprise zones over which the enterplSse zone commission has jurisdiction under the Act. "Contractor" or "subcontractor" means a person who contracts with an eligible business or subcontracts with a contractor for the provision of property, materials, or services for the construction or equipping of a facility, lecated within the economic development zone, of the eligible business. "Department" means the Iowa dopa~mlent of economic development. "Development busine*z" memos a developer or development contractor that constructs, expands or rehabilitates a building space with a minimum capital expenditure of $500,000. "Director" means the director of the Iowa department of economic development. '[DRF" means the Iowa department of revenue and finance. "Eligible business" means a bosines~ which meets the requirementa of nde 261-59.5(15E). "Enterprise zone" mee~s a site or sites certified by the department of economic development board for the purpose of atlracting private investment within economically distressed counties or area~ of citias within thc state. "Full-time" means the employment of one pemon: 1. For 8 hours per day for a 5~tay, 40-hour workweek for 52 weeks per year, including paid holidays, vacations and other paid leave, or 2. The number of hours or days per week, including paid holidays, vacation~ and other paid leave, clm'ently established by schedule, custom, or otherwise, as constituting a week of full-time work for the kind of service an individual performs for an employing unit. "Project" means the activity, or set of activities, proposed in the application by the business, which will result in accomplishing the goals of the enterprise zone program, and for which the business requests the benefits of the enterprise zone program. "Project initiation" means any one of the following: the start of consh'uction of new or expanded buildings; the start of rehabilitation of existing buildings; the purchase or leasing of existing buildings; or the installation of new machinery and equipment or new computers to be used in the operation of the busincss's project The purchase of land or signing an option to porchase land or earth moving or other site development activities not involving actual building construction, expansion or rehabilitation shall not constitute project initiation. This defmilien does not apply to eligible development businesses. "Projectjob~" means all of the new jobs to be created by the location or expansion of the business in the enterprise zone. For the project jobs, the bnstl~s shall pay un average wage that is at or greater than 90 percent of the lesser of the average county wage or average regional wage, as determined by the deparlment. However, in uny circumstance, the wage paid by the bosine~ for the project jobs shall not be le~ than $7.50 per hour. 'Tax credit certificate" means a document issued by the department to an eligible business which indicates the amount of unused investment tax credit that the business is requesting to receive in the form of a refund. A tax credit ce~ificate shall contain the taxpayer's name, addrem, tax identification number, the date of project completion, the emount of the tax credit certificate, the tax year for which the credit will be claimed, end any other information required by DRF or the department. "Value-added agt~culturalproducts" means agricultural products which, through a series of activities or processcs, can be sold at a higher price than the original purchase price. 261-59.3(15E) Enterprise zone certification. .An eligible county or a city may request the board to certify an arco meeting the requirements of the Act and these rules as an enterprise zone. Zone designations will remain in effect fora period of ten yeors from the date of the board's certification as a zone. A county or city may reqeest zone dasiguatien under subo~le 59.3(1) or 59.3(2) at my time prior to July 1, 2003. 59.3(1) County-eligibili(y. a. Requirernents. To be eligible for enterprise zone designation, a county mast meet at leest two of the following ( 1 ) The county has an average weekly wage that ranks among the bottom 25 counties in the state bas~ on the 1995 annual average weekly wage for employees in private business. (2) The county has a family poverty rate that ranks among the top 25 counties in the state based en the 1990 census. (3) The county has experienced a p~cuntage population loss that ranks among the top 25 counties in the state botween 1990 and 1995. (4) The county has a percentage of pe~ons 65 years of age or older that ranks ameng the top 25 counties in the st~ based on tbe 1990 censas. b. Zone parameters. Up to 1 percont of a county area may be designated as an entorp~ise zone. A county may establish more than one enterprise zone. The total amount of land designated as enterprise zones under subrules 59.3(1) and 59.3(2) shall not exceed in the aggregate 1 percent of the total county area (excluding any area which qualifies as an urban or rural enteaprise community under Title XHI of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993). An eligible county containing a city whose boundaries extend into an adjacent county may estebllsh an enterPrlso zone in aa area of the city located in the adjacent county if the adjacent county's b~u'd of supervisors adopts a resolution approving the establishment of the enterprise zone in the city and the two counties enter into an agreement pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 28E regarding the establishment of the enterlmse zone. 59.3(2) Ci~-eligibility. a. Requirements. To be eligible for enterprise zone designation, a city (population of 24,000 or more as shown by the 1990 cea'tiffed federal canses) mast meet at least two of the following criteria: ( 1 ) The area has a per caplla income of $9,600 or lass based on the 1990 census. (2) The area has a family poverty rate of 12 percent or higher based on the 1990 census. (3) Ten percent or more of the housing units are vacant in the area. (4) The valuations of each class of prope~y in the designated area is 75 percent or less of the citywide average for that classification based upon the most recent valuations for property tax purposes. (5) The area is a blighted area, as defined in Iowa Code section 403.17. b. Population limits. A city with a population of 24,000 or raere, as shown by the 1990 certified federal census, may request enterprise zone certifieatiun by the beerd. The zone shall censist of ene or more centiguous eensus tracts, as determined in the most recent radial census, or alternative geographic units approved by the depat~ent, for that purpose. In creating an enterprise zone, an eligible city may designate as part of the area tracts or approved geographic units located in a contiguous city if such tracts or approved geographic units otherwise meet the criteria on their own and the contiguous city agrees to be included in the entarprise zone. c. Zone parameters. A city may establish more than one enterprise zone. Up to 1 percent of the county in which the city is located may be designated as enterprise zones. If there is an area in the city which meets the requirements for eligibility for an urban or rural enterprise community under Title XIH of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, such area shall be designated by the state as an enteqxise zone. (The area meeting the requl~ementa for eligibility for an urban or rural enterprise community shall not be included for the pmposo of determining the 1 percent aggregate area limitation for enterprise zones.) 59.3(3) Designation procedures. a. Request with supporting documentation. All requests for designation shah include the following: ( 1 ) Documentation that meets the distress criteria of Iowa Code Supplement section 15E. 194. (2) A legal description of the proposed entexprise zone area and a detailed map showing the beundarias of the proposed (3) Cextification that the enterprise zone to be dasigunted is within the overall limitation that may not exceed in the aggregate 1 percent oftbe county area and that the boundaries of the area to be designated are undex the jurisdiction of the city or county requesting the designation. If the proposed county ent~u~riso zone contains a city whose boundaries extend into ~a adjacent county, documentation 0f~ resolution 0f~¢ board 0f su~isors of the adjacent county approving the establislummt of the zone and a copy of an executed 28E agr~nneat mu~t be submitted to the depor~ent as pa~ of the request for zone certification. (4) Rasointiun of the city council or board of SUl~:rvisors, as appropriate, requesting designation of the enterprise zone(s). Included within this resolution may be a statement of the schedule of value-added property tax exemptions that will be offered to all eligible businesses that may locate or expand within the proposed enterprise zone. If a property tax exemption is made applicable only to a po~un of the property within the enterprise zone, the designation request submitted to the department must include a description of the uniform criteria which further some planning objective that has been established by the city or county enterprise zone commission and approved by the eligible city or county. Examples of acceptable "uniform crimin" that may be adopted include, but ~e not limited to, wa~e rates, capital investment levels, types and levels of employee benefits offered, job creation requi~monts, and specific targeted industries. "Planning objectives" may include, but ~e not limited to, land use, rehabilitation of dish-esscd property, or "bsewnfields" remediation. This schedule of value-added property tax exemptions may be alypreved at the time of zone designation request, hat must be approved by the city council or board of supo~isors, us appropriate, before the establishment of the local enterprise zone conunission. This schedule of value-added property tax exemptions may also include ~ otha' property tax exemptions or other propa'~ tax related incentives that may be used in conjunction with the enterprise zone such as propo~y tax exemptions that may exist in Urban Revitalization Areas or Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts flint may exist within Urban Renewal Areas. Property tax exemptions authorized under Iowa Code chapter 427B may not be used, as statad in Iowa Code section 427B.6, in conjunction with property ~ax exemptions authorized by city coumYd or county booxd of supervisers within the local enterprise zone. The city or county shall forward a copy of the official resulution listing the property tax exemption schedule(s) to the deporhuent and to the local assessor. b. Board review,. The board will review requests for enterprise zone ce~ificalion. The board may approve, deny, or defer a request for zone ce~tificat/on. c. Notice of board act/o,.. The deportment will provide notice to a city or county of the board's certification, denial, or defenal of the city's or coonty's reques~ for designation of an ~ as an enterprise zone. If an area is cedified by the board as an enterprise zone, the notice will include the ,IAt,, of the zone cefl/ficatiun and the date this certification expires. d. Amendments and decertificatior~ A certified enterprise zone may be emended or decertifled upon application of the city or county originally applying for the zone designation. However, an amendment shall not ex'~nd the zone's ten- year expiration date, as established when the zone was initially certified by the board. Afrer July 1, 2003, the statutoty deadline for cities and counties to request zone ce~ification, an amendment shall not add orca to a certified ente~pris~ zone. An amendment or decertification request shall include, but is not limited to, the following information: reason(s) for the emandment or decertification and cenfmnation that thc amended zone meete thc requirements of the Act and these rules. The board will review the request and may approve, deny, or defer the proposed amendment or decerlificatian. 59.3(4) County not eligible under subrule 59.$(1). Rescinded IAB 1/23/02, effective 2,/27/02. 59.3(~ City or county with business closure. a. Requirements. A city of any size or any county may designato an entaptise zone at any time prior to July 1, 2010~ when a bnsiueas closure occurs involving the loss of full-time employees, not including reta/l employees, at one place of business totaling at least 1,000 employees or 4 percent of the counV/s resident labor force based upon the most recent annual resident labor force statistics from the department of workforce devalopmont, whichever is lower. b. Zone parameters. The enterprise zone may be established on fue property of the place of bnsiness llmt has closed and the ente~prlae zone may include an area up to an additional one mllc adjacent to the property. The oren meeting the requirements for enterprise zone eligibility under this subrule shall not be included for the purpose of dctermiulng the area limitation pursuant to Iowa Code section 15E. 192, subsection 4. c. Certificatiou procedures. All requests for certification shall be made using the application provided by the deportment. The board will review requesis for enterprise zone certification. The board may approve, deny, or def~ a request for zone certification. 261-$9.4(15E) Enterprise zone commission. Following notice of enteq)rise zone certification by the board, the applicant city or county shall establish an entc, l~he zone commission. The conunissiun shall review applications from eligible businesses and eligible housing besinesses located in the zone and forward approved applications to the deportment for final review and approval. 59.4(1) Commission compositio~ a. County enterprise zone commission. A county shall have only one enterprise zone conumssion to review applications for incentives and as~ance for businesses (including eligible housing businesses) located or requesting to locate within a certified enterprise zone. The enterprise zone conuinasion shall consist of niue members. Five of these members siudl be comprised of: (1) One representative of the county board of supervisors, (2) One member with economic development expor~dsc selected by the department, (3) One representative of the county zoning board, (4) One member of the local community college board of direetors, and (5) One representative oftbe local workforce development contcr selected by thc Iowa workforce development deportment unless otherwise designated by a regional advisory board. The five members identified above shall select the remaining four mambos. If the enterprise zone consists of an orca meeting the requn'cments for eligibility for an urban or rural enterprise community under Title XIII of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, one of thc reroaining four members shall be a representative of that community. If the enterprise zone is located in a county that docs not have a county zoning board, the ~resentatives identified in 59.4(1 )"a"(1 ), (2), (4), and (5) shall select an individual with zoning expez~ise to serve as a member of the commission. b. City enterprise zone commission. A city in which on eligible enterprise zone is certified shall have only one end, prise zone commission. A city with a population of 24,000 or more which designates an enterprise zone porsuant to Iowa Code Supplement section 15E. 194, subsection 2, and in which an eligible enterprise zone is certified shall establish an enterprise zone commission to review applications from qualitled businesses located within or requesting to locate within an ente~se zone to receive incentives or sssistunce. The commission shall consist of nine membem Six of these members shall consist of: ( 1 ) One re~esentative of an international labor organization, (2) One member with economic development expo~sc chosen by the department of economic development, (3) One ~reseatative of the city council, (4) One member of the local comraunity college board of directors, (5) One member of the city planning and zoning commission, and (6) One ~presentalive of the local wurkforce development center selected by the Iowa wotkforce development department unless otherwise designated by a regional advisory board. The six members identified above shall select the remaining three members. If the enterprise zone consists of an area meeting the requirements for eligibility for on urban enterprise commuixity under Title XIII of the fedexal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, one of the remaining three members shall be a representative of that community. If a city contiguous to the city designating the enterprise zone is included in an ente~otise zone, a representative of the contiguous city, chosen by the city council, shall be a member of the commission. 59.4(2) Department review of composition. a. Once a county or city has established an enterprise zone commission, the county or city shall provide the department with the following information to verify that the commission is constituted in accordance with the Act and these rules: (1) The anme and eddress of each member. (2) An identification of what group the member is ~presenting on the commlasion~ (3) Copies of the resolution or other necessmy action ora governing body, ss appropriate, by which a member was appointed to the commission. (4) Any other information that the department may reasonably request in order to permit it to determine the validity of the commission's composition. b. If a city has established an enterprise zone commission prior to July 1, 1998, the city may petition to the department of economic development to change the structure of the existing commission. A pedtion to amend the structure of un existing city enterprise zone commission shall include the following: ( 1 ) The names and addresses of the members of the existing commission. (2) The date the commission was approved by the department. (3) The proposed changes the city is requesting in the composition oftbe commission. (4) Copies of the resolution or other necossmy action of a governing body, as appropriate, by which a member was appointed to the commission. 59.4(3) Commission policies and procedures. Each commission shall develop policies and pro cedures which shall, ut a minimum, include: a. Processes for receiving and evaluating applications from qualified businesses seeking to participate within the enterprise zone; and b. Operational policies of the commission such as meetings; and c. A process for the selection of commission officers and the filling of vacancies on the commission; and d The designation of staffto handle the day-to-day administration of commission activities. e. Additional local eligibility requirements for businesses, if any, as discussed in subrule 59.9( 1 ). 261-59.$(15E) Eligibility and negntlatlou~. $9.$(l)Progtamcotegories. To participate in the enterprise zone program, a business must qualify under one of four categories: an eligible business, an altenuaive eligible business, an eligible housing business, or an eligible development business. Refer to rule 261-59.6(I 5E) for a description of the eligibility requirements and bonefits available to a qualified *eligible business." Refer to rule 261-59.7(15E) for a deacription of the eligibility requirements and benefits available to a qualified 'altmmtive eligible business. N Refer to rule 261-59.8(15E) for a description of the eligibility requirements and benefits available to a qualified "eligible housing business.' Refer to rule 261-59.9(15E) for a description of the eligibility requirements and benefits available to a qualified %ligible development business." 59.5(2) Negotiations. The department reserves the right to negotiate the amount of all program benefits except the following benefits: the new jobs supplemental credit; the value-added property tax exemption; and the refund of sales, service and use taxes paid to contractors and subcontractors. The criteria, as applicable to the category under which the business is applying, to he used in the negotiations to determine the amount of tax incentives and assistance include but me not limited to: a. The number and quality of jobs to be created. Factors to be considered include but are not limited to full-time, career path jobs; turnover rate; fringe benefits provided; safety; skill level. b. The wage levels of the jobs to be created. c. The amount of capital invesUnent to be made. d. The level of need of the business. Factors to be considered include but are not limited to the degree to which the business needs the tax incentives and assistance in order for the project to proceed. Methods of documenting need may include criteria such as fmaneial concerns; risk of the business's locating in or ralecating to another state; or return on inveshnent concerlls. e. The economic impact and cost to the state and local area of providing tax incentives and assistance in relation to t.he public gains and benefits to be provided by the bnsiness. Factors to be considered include but are not limited to the amount of tax credits likely to be used by the business and the impact on the local and state tax base and economic base. f. Other state or federal fmuncial essis~ance received or applied for by the business for thc project. 59.$(3) Limitation on negotiations. The depa/~ent resesves the right to nagotiate bsaefits for projects that invest ovor $10 millien. Projects investing $10 millinn or less in an enterphse zene will be eligible to receive the maximum investment tax credit and rese~h activities credit allowed by ~he statute. 261-$9.6(15E) Eligible business. 59.6(0 Requirements. A business which is or will be located in an ente~rise zone is eligible to receive incentives and assistance under the Act if tim business meets all of the following: a. No closure or reduction. The business has not closed or reduced its operation in one area of the state and relocated substantially the same operation into the enterprise zone. This requirement does not prohibit a bUSiness from expanding its operation in an entorprise zone if existing operations ora similar nature in the state are not closed or substantially reduced. b. No retail. The business is not a retail business or a business whose entrance is limited by a cevor charge ur members]dp requ~eme~t e. Employee be~efit~. The bo~ness provides all full-time employees with the option of choosing one of the following: (1) The business pays go percent of both of thc following: I. The cost of a standard medical insurance plan~ and 2. The cost of a standard dental inson~ce plan or an equivalent plan. (2) The business provides the employee with a moneta~ly equlvaient plan to the plan provided for in subparagraph (1) above. d. P/age levels. The busine~ pays an average wage that is at or greete~' than 90 percent of the lesser of the average county wage or average regional wage, as d~tem~ined by the depurtm~t. Howcvor, in an), ch'enm~tunce, the wage paid hy the business for the project.jobs shall not be less than $7.$0 pet' hour. The department will perindicaliy calculate, revise and issue the "average county wagew and the "average regional wage" figures that will be used for determining business eligibility in the program. The local enterprise zone commission may establish higher company eligibility wage thr~bolds iFit so desires. e. ~'ob creution. The business e×pansinn or incatien must ~esult in at tenst tsn thll-fime project ~ nbs and those pro. jeer j ubs must be maintained for at least ten years. The business shall create these .jubs within three yeets of the effective date of the liu~ness's agreement with the department and the city or county, as appropriate. For an existing business in counties with a populalion of 10,000 or less or in cities with a population of 2,000 or less, the commiesion ma), adopt a provisinn that allows the business to oreete at teus~ five initial.jobs with the addliinanl five jobs to be added within five ye~s. The business shall include in its ~'ategi¢ plan the time ~ for.job orcetiun. If the existing business Fails to meet the ten-.j ub creetien requirement wit~n the five-year pa~od, all incentives and assistance will cea~ immediately. J:. Capital i~esime~t. The business makes a capital investment of at least $500,000. If the business will be occupying a vacant b~ilding suitable For industtial use~ the fair market value oftbe Building and land, not to exceed $250,000~ as detenuinod by the local ente~'~se zone comm~ssiun, shall ~ counted toward the capital investment requirement. An existing business that has been operating in the ente~rJse zone For at least five years is exempt from the capital investment requirement of this pa~'agreph of up to $250~000 of the fair market value, a~ established by an appraisal, of the building and land. The capital investment amount ~ in the business's application must be completed within three years oFthe effective date of the agreement described in rule 59.9(15E). ~.~(2) ~ddi~o~l an eligible busiuees shall provide the ent~p~ise zone commiesion with all of'the Following: ~. The leng-tenn strategic plan for the b~ine~s, which ~hall include labor and infrastructure needs. ~. Information dealing with the benefits the business will bring to the are~ ¢. Examples of why the business should be considered or would be considered a good business enterp~se. d. The impact the bnsiness will have on othe~ Iowa Busine~es in cempatitinn with it. e. An affidavit that it has not within the ~ five years, violated state or federal environmental and workor safety statutes~ mtes~ and regulations or if ~uch violation ha~ occurred that there were mitigating circumstances or such vinlation~ did not seriously affect public health or ~afety or the env~enment. $~.~(3) B~a~fit~. The department r~rves the tight to ~agntiate the amount of ali program ben¢ fits except the Following benefits: the uew.jubs supplemental credit; the value-added proper~ tax exemptien~ and the refund of sales, service and nse taxes paid to centmcters and subcontractors. The Following incentives and a~unec may be available to ~ eligible business within a ceflified enterprise zone, sub.jeer to the m:nount of incentives and assistance negotiated by the depa~nent with the eligible bnsiuees and agreed upon as described in an executed agreement, only when the average wage of all the new project j nbs meets the minimum wage req~L~ements a. New jobs supplemental credit; alternative credit for housing assistance programs. ( 1 ) An approved business shall recMt vea new jobs sopptemental credit from withholding in an amount equal to 1 ½ percent of the gross wages paid by the business, as provided in Iowa Code section 15.331. The supplemental new jubs credit available under this program is in addition to and not in lien of the program and withholding credit of 1 ½ percent authorized under Iowa Code chapter 260E. Additional new jobs created by the project, beyond those that were agreed to in the original agreement as described in 261-59.12(1SE), are eligible for the additional 1½ percent withholding credit as long as those additional jobs meet the local enterprise zone wage eligll~flity criteria and ate on integral part or a continuation of the new location or ex--ion. Approval and administration of the supplemental new jobs credit shall follow existing procedures established under Iowa Code chapter 260E. Businesses eligible for the uewjobs training program are those businesses engaged in inte~aae commerce or inh'astate commerce for the purpose of manufacturing, processing, or assembling products, conducting resem~h and development, or providing sowices in interstate commerce, but exclude retail, health or professional sen4ces. (2) As an alternative to the credit described in subparagniph (1) above, a bus'mess may provide a housing assistance program in the form of down pasqnent assistance or rental assistance for eraployeus in new jobs, as delVmed in Iowa Code section 260E.2, who buy or rent housing located within any cefflfied enterprise zone. A business establishing a housing assistance program shall fund this program through a credit from withholding based on the wages paid to the employees participating in the housing assistance program. An amount equal to 1 ½ percent of the gross wages paid by the employer to each employee participating in the housing assistance program shall be credited from the payment made by an employer pursuant to Iowa Code section 422.16. ffthe amount of the withholding by the employor is less than 1~ percent of the gross wages paid to the employees, then the employor shall receive n credit against other withholding tsxes due by the employer. The employer shall deposit the emount of the eredit qumlerly into a housing assistance fund created by the business out of which the business shall provide employees em-oiled in the housing (3) A business may enter into an agreement with the county or city designating the enterprise zone pursuant to Iowa Code Supplement section 1 SE. 194 to borrow initial moneys to fund a housing assistance program. The county or city may appropriate from the goneml fund of the county or city for the ~ssistance program an amount not to exceed an amount estimated by the department of revenue and fmanca to be equal to the total amount of credit fi.om withholding for employees determined by the business to be enrolled in the program daring the fzrst two years. The bus'mass shall pay the principal and interest on the loan out of moneys received from the credit fi.om withholding provided for in subparagraph (1). The terms of the loan agreement shall include the principal amount, the interest me, the terms of repayment, and the term of the loan. The agreement shall require that the down payment assistance or rental assisUmce provided for employees in new jobs be repaid, in whole or in pa~ in the event an employee is no longer employed by the business or defaults under the agreement between the bns'mess and an employee. The terms of the loan agreement shall not extend beyond the period during which the enterprise zone is ceedfied. The employer shall cerdfy to the department of revenue and finance that the credit from withholding is in accordance with an agreement and shall provide other information the department may require. The business shall enter into an agreement with each employee receiving down payment or rental assistance. The agreements sludl include terms and conditions of the receipt oftbe assistance and r6-paymont provisions should the employee no longer work for the business or default under the terms of the agreement. (4) An employee participating in the housing assistance program will receive full credit for the amount withheld as provided in Iowa Code section 422.16. (5) The 1½ percent supplemental credit authorized under this rule may be apportioned between the 260E training programs described in subparagraph (1) and the down payment or rental assistance program described in subparagraph (2). b. Value-added property tax exemption. (1) The county or city for which an eligible enterprise zone is ceflifiod may exempt from all proparty taxation all or a portion of the value added to the property upon which an eligible business locates or expands in an enterprise zone and which is used in the operation of the eligible business. This exemplion shall be authorized by the city or county that would have been entitled to receive the property taxes, but is electing to forego the tax revenue for an eligible business under this program. The amount of value added for purposes of Iowa Code section 1 SE. 196 shall be the amount of the incre.&~e in assessed valuation of the property following the location or expansion of the burliness in the enterprise zone. (2) Ir'an exemption is made applicable only to a portion oftha property within an entev0fise zone, them must he approved uniform criteria which further some planning objective established by the city or county zone commission. These ~iform criteria must also be approved by the eligible city or county. Examples of acceptable "uniform criteria" that may be adopted include, but are not limited to, wage rotes, capital investment levels, types and levels of employee benefits offered, job creation requiwmonts, and specific targeted industries. *Plauning objectivas" may include, but are not limited to, land use, rehabilitation of distressed property, or "hrownfields" remediatiorr (3) The exemption may be allowed for a period not to exceed tea years beginning the year value added by improvements to real estate is £w~ assessed for taxation in an enterprise zone. c. Inves~nent tax credit and insurance premium tax credit. ( 1 ) Inves~nont tax credit. An eligible business may claim an investment tax erodit as provided in Iowa Code section 15.333. A corporate income tax credit may be claimed of up to a maximum of 10 percent of the new investment which is diroetly related to new jobs created by the location or expansion of the business in the ontorlnise zone. If the bns'meas is a partnership, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company, or an estate or trust electing to have the income taxed directly to ~e individual, an individual may claim the tax credit allowed. Any credit in excess of tax liability for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the following seven years or until depleted, whichever occurs fwst. Subject to prior approval by the department in consultation with DRF, an eligible business whose project primarily involves the production of value-added agricultural products may elect to apply for a refund for aH or a portion of an unused tax credit. For purposes of this paragraph, an eligible business includes a cooperative as described in Section 521 of the United States Internal Revenue Code which is not required to fde an Iowa corporate income tax return, and whoso approved project primarily involves the production of ethanol. The refund may be used against a tax lialfdity imposed for individual income tax, coq0orate income tax, or fr~achise tax. Ihe business participating in the entcrpriso zone may not claim an inveslment tax ci~lit for capital expenditures above the amount stated in the agreement described in 261-59.12(15E). An eligible business may instead seek to amend the contract, allowing the business to receive an investment tax credit for additional capital expenditares, or may elect to submit a new application within the entaprise zone. (2) Insurance tnemium tax credit. The insurencc premium tax credit benefit is available for a business that submits an application for enterprise zone participation on or alter July 1, 1999. If the bnsinc~s is an insurance company, the bosiness may claim an insurance premium tax credit as provided in Iowa Code section 15E. 196 as amended by 1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 2. An Iowa insurance premium tax credit may Ix: claimed of up to a maximum of 10 percont of the new investment which is ~h'cctly related to new jobs created by the location or expaa~un of the bus'mess in the enterprise zone. Any credit in excess of tax liability for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the following seven years or entil depleted, whichever occurs fu~t. The hasincas participating in the enterpriso zone may not claim an investment tax credit for capital expenditures above the amount stated in the agreement described in 261 - 59.12(15E). An eligible bnsiness may instced seek to amend tbe centract, allowing tha boniness to receive an investment tax credit for edditinnal capital expenditures, or may elect to submit a new application within the enterprise (2) Eligible capital expenditures. For proposes of this nde, the capital expenditures eligible for the investment tax credit or the msurenco premium tax credit under the ente~priso zone program ore the costs of machinery and equipment as defined in Iowa Code section 427A.1( 1 )%" end ,j, purchased for use in thc operation of thc eligible hasiness, thc purchase prices of which have been depreciated in accordance with generally accepted accounfmg principles. For the investment tax credit and for the insurance premium tax oredit, the cost of imprevamants made to real propo~ which is used in the operation of the eligible business is an eligible capital expenditure. (4) Real propcfly. For businessapplicationsrecoiveden or aftor July 1, 1999, for ptuposes oftheinvesUnentlaxcredit clahned under Iowa Code sectien 15.333 and for business applications recoived on or after May 26, 2000, for purposes of the insuranco premium tax credit claimed under Iowa Code section 15.333A, subsection 1, the purchase price of real property and any exisfmg buildings end slractores located on the real property will also bo considered a new investment in the location or expansion of an eligible business. However, if within five years of purchase, the eligible business sells or disposos of, razes or othcrwiso renders tmusable the land, buddings, or other existing structures for which tax credit was claimed under Iowa Code section 15.333 or under Iowa Code section 15.333A, subsoction 1, the income tax lial~dity, or where applicable the insurance premium tax liability, of the eligible business for the year in which the property is sold, disposed of, razed, or otherwise rendered unusable shall be increased by one of the following amounts: 1. One hundred percent of the tax credit claimed under this sectien if the proporty ceases to ha eligible for the tax credit within one year ulter being placed in service. 2. Eighty percent of thc tax credit claimed under this section if the property ceases to be eligible for the tax credit within two years ulter being placed in service. 3. Sixty percent of the tax credit claimed under this section iftha propeity ceases to be eligible for thc tax credit within h~ee years after bering placed in service. 4. Forty percent of thc tax credit claimed under this section if the propeay ceases to be eligible for the tax credit within four years aller being placed in service. 5. Twenty percent of the tax credit claimed under this sestion if the propon'y ceases to ha ellgibte for the tax credit within five years after being placed in service. (5) Refunds. An eligible business whnsc project primarily involves the production of value- added agricultural products and whose application was approved by the depafunent on or after May 26, 2000, may elect to receive as a refund all or a portion of an unused investment tax credit. 1. The department will determine whether a business's project primarily involves the production of value-edded agricultural products. Effective July 1, 2001, an eligible business that elects to receive a refend shall apply to the department for a tax credit cortificate. 2. The business shall apply for a tax credit certificate using thc form provided by the depam~ent Requests for tax credit certificates will be accepted between May I and May 15 of each fiscal year. Only those eligible businesses that have completed projects before the May I filing date may apply for a tax credit coaificate. For a cooperative described in Section 521 of the Uuited States Internal Revenue Code that is not required to file an Iowa corporate income tax return, the department shall require the cooperative to submit a list of members whom the cooperative wishes to receive a tax credit certificate for their prorated share of ownership. The cooperative shall submit its list in a computorized electronic format that is compatible with the systom used or designated by the department. The computerized list shall, at a minimum, include the name, eddress, social security numb~ or taxpayer idantification number, bU~uess telephone number and ownership percentage, carried out to six decimal places, of each cooperative member eligible for a tax credit certificate. The cooperative shall also submit a total dollar amount oftbe unusod investment u~x credits for which the cooperative's members are requesting a tax credit certificate. 3. The department will make public by June 1 of each year the total number of requests for tax credit certificates and the total amount of requested tax credit certificates that have been submitted. By June 15 of each year any business that has submitted a request for a tax credit certificate for that year may be allowed to amend or withdraw any such request. The department will issue tax credit certificates within a reasonable period of time. 4. The deperiment shall not issue tax credit certificates which total more than $4 million dining a f'~ml year. ffthe depar~auent receives applications for tax credit certificates in excess of $4 million, the applicants shall receive certificates for a prorated amount. In such a case, the tax credit requested by an eligible business will be prorated based upon the total amount of ~ques~xi tax credit certificates received during the fiscal year. This proportion will be applied to the amount requested by ench ~ligible business to determine the amount of the tax credit cc~ificate that will be disa'ibuted to each business for the fiscal year. For example, if an eligible business submits a request in the amount of $1 million and the total amount of requested tax credit certificates equals Sg million, the business will be issued a tax credit certificate in the amount of $500,000: $4 million -- 50% $1 million $500,000. $8 million 50% $1 million $500,000. 5. Tax credit certificates shall not be valid until the tax year following project completion. The tax credit certificates shall not be transferred except in the case of a cooperative as described in Section 521 of the United States Internal Revenue Code and which is not ~lnired to file an Iowa corporate income tax return, and whose approved project primarily involves the production of ethanol. For such a cooperative, the individual membe~ of the cooperative are eligible to receive the tax credit certificates. Tax credit certificates shall be used in tax years beginning on or af~ July 1, 2001. A business shall not claim a refund of unused investment tax credit unless a tax credit certificate issued by the department is attached to the taxpayeVs tax return for the tax year during which the tax credit is claimed. Any unused investreent tax credit in excess of the amount of the tax credit ~ficate issued by the depa~nent may be carried forward for up to seven years a~er the qualifying asset is placed in service or until depleted, whichever occurs first. An eligible business may apply for tax credit certificates once each year for up to seven years af~ the qualifying asset is placed in service or until the eligible basiness's unused investment tax credit is depleted, whichever occurs first. For example, an eligible business which completes a project in October 2001 and has an investment tax credit of $1 million may apply for a tax credit certificate in May 2002. If, because of the proration of the $4 million of available credits for the fiscal year, the business is awarded a tax credit ceflificate in the amount of $300,000, the busmass may claim the $300,000 refund and car~y forward the unused investment tax credit of $700,000 for up to seven years or until the credit is depleted, whichever occurs first d. Research activities credit. A business is eligible to claim a research activities credit as provided in Iowa Cede section 15.335. This benefit is a corporate tax credit for increasing research activities in this state during the period the business is participating in the program. For purposes of claimin8 this credit, a business is considered to be "participating in the program" for a period of ten years from the date the business's application was approved by the depertment. 'Ilxis credit equsls 6~ percent of the state's appo~oned share of the qualifying expanditures for increasing research activities. The siato*s apportioned share of the qualifying expenditures for increasing research activities is a percent equal to the ratio of qualified research expenditures in this slate to total qualified research expenditures. This credit is in addition to the credit authorized in Iowa Cede section 422.33. ffthe business is a perU~ership, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company, or an estate or trust electing to have the income taxed directly to the individual, an individual may claim the tax credit allowed. Any tax credit m excess of the tax liability shall be refunded to the eligible business with interest computed under Iowa Code section 422.25. In lieu of claiming a refund, the eligible business may elect to have the ove~paymeat c~lited to its tax liability for the following year. e. Refund of sales, service and use taxes paid to contractors or subcontractors. A business is eligible for a refund of sales, sexvice and use taxes paid to contractors and subcontractors as authorized in Iowa Code section 15.33 lA. ( 1 ) An eligible bus'mess may apply for a refund of the sales and use taxes paid under Iowa Code chapters 422 and 423 for gas, eleclxicity, water or sewer utility services, goods, wares, or merchandise, or on services rende~d, furnished, or performed to or for a conlroctor or subcontractor and used in the fi~lfilhnent ofa writton contract relaCmg to the construction or equipl~mg ora facility within the enhala'ise zone. (2) Taxes atlxibutable to intangible propa~y end thmit~e end fumislfings shall not be refunded. To receive a refund of the sales, service and use taxes paid to contractors or subconl~actors, the eligible business must, within one year after project completion, make an application to DRY. For new manufacturing facilities, 'project compleliun~ meaius the f~st date upon which ~ average annualized production of fimsbed product for the preceding 90-day period at the manufacturing facility operated by the eligible business within the enterprise zone is at lea~t 50 percent of the initial design capacity of the facility. For existing facilities, "project completion" means the date of completion of all improvements included in the enterprise zone project f. Newjobs insurance premium tax credit, ffthe eligible bnsiness is an insurance company, the business may claim an in,~a'ence premium tax credit as provided in Iowa Code section 15.333A. This new jobs insurance premium tax credit may be Iakoa by an eligible business which has entered into en Iowa Cede chapter 260E agreement with a vocational school or community college, and which has increased its base employment level in Iowa by at least 10 percent within the time set in the 260E training agreement, in the case of an eligible business without a base employment level, if the business adds uew jobs within the time set in tl~ 260E agreement, it is entitled to this new jobs insurance premium tax credit for the tax period to be selected by the buffmess. In deteannining if the business has increased its base employment by 10 percent, only those new jobs resnlimg from the project covered by the 260E agreement shall be counted. The new jobs insurance premium tax credit as provided in Iowa Code section 15.333A is dete~nined by multiplying the qualifying taxable wages of new employees by 6 percent. For purposes of this credit, "qaulifying taxable wages~ is the amount of taxable wages upon which an employer is required to pay state of Iowa unamploymont compensation fund taxes for new employees in new jobs. 'I~s insurance l~minm tax credit may be claimed in any reporting period which either begins or ends during the period beginning with the date of the 260E agreement and ending with the date by which the 260E training agreement is to be completed. Any credit in excess of the insurance premium tax liability for the year may be credited to the tax liability for the following seven years, or until depleted, whichever is earlier. This new jobs insurance premiunl tax credit is in lieu of, and not in addition to, the new jobs tax credit us stated in Iowa Code section 422.11A. g. Limitation on receiving incentives. A business, other than a development business us deemed in role 261- 59.9(79GA,HF349), that is eligible to receive incentives and assistance under subrole 59.6(1) is not eligible to receive the following incentives and assistance if these incentives and assislance were previously approved for a development business: (1) An investment tax credit received for the purchase price of land or improvements to real property. An eligible business that is not a development Imsiness may only cldun an investment tax credit on additional, new improvements made to real property provided that these improvements were not included in the development business's approved application for benefits. (3) The refund of sales, service, and use taxes paid to contractors or subcontractors as described in paragraph 59.6(3) "e., An eligible business that is not a development business may only claim a refund of sales, service and use taxes paid to contractors or subcontractors for new buildings or additions to existing buildings for improvements rome to real property provided that these improvements were not included in the development business's approved application for benefits. (3) Value-added property tax exemptions. An eligible business that is not a development business may not claim a value-added property tax exemption for improvements to real property if the development bus'mess has received a property tax exemption due to those improvements to the real propeay. 59.6(4) Duration of benefits. An enterprise zone designation shall remain in effect for ten years following the date of certification. Any state or local incentives or assistance that may be conferred must be conferred before the designation expires. However, the benefits of the incentive or assistance may centinuc beyond the expiration of the zone designation. 59.6(5) ~pplication review and submittal. Eligible businesses shall lust submit applications for onte~orise zone program benefits to the local enterprise zone commission. Commissien-approved applications shall be forwarded to the department for f'mal review and approval. 261-59.7(15E) Alternative eligible business. 59.7(1) Requirements. A business which is not located in en enterprise zone is eligible to receive incentives end assistance under the enteq~rise zone program if the business meets all of the following criteria: a. No closure or reductio~ The bns'mass has not alosed or reduced its oporafion in one arennfthe state end relacated substantially the same operation in a location which qualifies lhe business under this rule. This requirement dues not prohibit a business from expen~mg its operation in a location which qualifies the business under this rule if existing operations ora ~unilar nature in the state are not closed or subs~ntially reduced. b. No retail. The business is not a rctuil business or a business whose entrance is limited by a cover charge or memborship requirement. c. Employee benefits. The business provides all full-time employees with the option of choosing one of the following: (1) The besiness pays 80 percent of beth of the following: 1. The cost oft standard medical insurance plan, and 2. The cost of a standard dental insurance plan or an equivalent plan. (2) The business provides the employee with a monetarily equivalent plan to the plan provided for in subparagraph (1) above. d. Job creation, Tlie business e~vpansinn or locatinn must resuit in at leeat tan full-time project jobs and those proj oct jobs must be maintained for at le~t ten years. The business shall create these jobs within tin'ce years of the effective deW. of the business's agreement with the department and the city or county, es aplxopriaw.. The business shall include in its strategic plan the time line for job creation. If the existing buKmess fails to meet the ten=job creation requirement witlfin the five-year period, all incentives and a~istance will cease immediately. e. Capital investment. The bu.~mes3 makes a capital investment of at least $500,000. If the busiaess will be occupying a vacant building suitable for industrial use, the fair market value of the building and land, not to exceed $250,000, as determined by the city, shall be counted toward the capital investmunt requirement. An existing business that has been operating for at least five years is exempt from the capital investment requirement of this paragraph of up to $250,000 oftbo fair market value, es established by an appraisal, oftbe building and land. The capital investment mount stated in the business's application must be completed within three years of the effective date of the agreement described in rule 59.12(15E). f. CiO, population limits. The business must be or plan to be located in a city with a population between 8,000 and 24,000 es deteninned by population asfunates by the Uint~l States Bureau of the Census for the year 1995. g. Proximi~ to enterprise zone. The business must currently be or plan to be located in a city which is not more then 35 miles from an existing en~rprise zone in this state or an equivalent zone in an adjacent slate. h. NJIP (new jobs and income program) wage levels. The business shall comply with the vmge requirements of Iowa Code section 15.329(1)"d." This section oftha Iowa Code reqfftres ~ business to agree to pay a median wage for new full-time hourly nonmanagement pruductien jobs of at least $11 per hour indexed to 1993 dollars based on the gross national product implicit price deflator published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis oftha Uniw.d States Depamnent of Commerce or 130 percent of thc average wage in the county in which the community is located, whichever is higher. £ Distress c~te~a. The business must cunently be or plan to be located in an area that meets two of the criteria listed bulow (1) The area has a per capita income of $9,600 or less based on the 1990 census. (2) The area has a family poverty mw. of 12 percent or higher based on the 1990 census. (3) Ten percent or more of the housing units in the area are vacant. (4) The valuations of each class of propot~y in the designated area are 75 percent or less of the citywide average for that clessificatiun based upon the most recent valuations for property ~x purpeses. (5) The area is a blighted area, as defined in Iowa Code section 403.17. j. City approval. The business must receive approval by ordinance or resolution fi'om the city in which the project is located. 59.7(2) Benefits. A business that qualifies under the "al~mative eligible business" category is ehgible to receive the following benefits: a. A new jobs supplemental credit as described in paragraph 59.6(3)"a." b. A value-added property tax exemption as described in paragraph 59.6(3)"b." c. An investment tax credit es detailed in paragraph 59.6(3)"c. "d. A reaemch activities credit as outlined in pam~ph 59.6(3)"d." e. A sales, service, and use tax refund credit as described in paragraph 59.6(3)"e. "f. A new jobs insurance premium tax credit as described in paragraph 59.6(3)'~" The duration of the~ benet]ts shall be the same es set forth in subrule 59.6(4). 59.7(3)Applicationsubmittalandreview. Aller approval of a pruject by ordinance or resoluriun, the city shall submit an application directly to the department. 261-59.8(15E) Eligible housing business. An eligible housing business includes a housing developer or housing contractor. 59.8(1) Requirements. A housing business shall satisfy all of the following as conditions to re ceiving the benefits described in this role. a. The housing business must build or rehabilitate either: (1) A minimum of four single-family homes located in that part oft city or county in which there is a designated enterlaiSe zone, or (2) One multiple dwelling unit building containing three or more individual dwelling units located in that part of a city or county in which there is a designated enW.rprise zone. b. The single-family homes and dwelling units which are rehabilitated or constructed by the housing business shall be modest homes or units, but shall include the necessary ameuities. When completed and made available for occupancy, the single-family homes end dwelling units shall meet the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's housing quality standants and local safety standards. c. The eligible housing bosiness shall complete its building or rehabilitation within two years from the time the business begins construction on the single-family homes and dwelling units. The fuilore to complete construction or rehabilitetion within two years shall result in the eligible housing business becoming ineligible and subject to th~ repayment requirements and penalties in nile 261-59.13(15E). d. An eligible housing business shall provide the enterprise zone commission with all of the following information: (1) The leng-term plan for the proposed housing development project, including labor and infrastructure needs. (2) Information dealing with the benefits the proposed housing development project will bring to the area. (3) Examples of why the proposed development project should be considered a good bou~mg development project. (4) An affidevit that it has not, within the last five years, violated state or federal environmental and worker ~ffety statutes, rules, and regulations or if such violations have cccurred lhat there were mitigating circumstances or such violations did not seriously affect public health or safety or the environment. 59.8(2) Benefits. A business that quslifics under the "eligible housing business" category may be eligible to receive the following benefits for a period of ten years: a. Investment tax credit. An eligible housing business, subject to negotiations with the department, nmy claim an investment tax credit up to a mammum of 10 percont of the new invesanent which is directly related to the building or rehabilitating of a minimum of foor Zmgle-family homes located in that part of a city or county in which there is a designated enterprise zone or one multiple dwelling unit building containing three er more individual dwelling units lec~ted in ih,at part of a city or county in which there is a designated enterprise zone. The new investmant that may be used to compute the tax credit shall not exceed the new investment used for the fi~at $140,000 of value for each singie- family home or for the first $140,000 of value for each unit of a multiple dwelling unit building containing three or more units. The tax credit may be used to reduce tax liabilities imposed under Iowa Code chaptex 422, Division II- personal net income tax; Division HI-income taxes on cerporotiens~ or Division V-frenchise tax on financial institutions. Any credit in excess of the tax lial~flity for the tax year may be credited to the tax liel~ility for the following seven years or until depleted, whichever occurs earlier. If the business is a pa~nership, subchapter S coq~oratiun, limited liability company, or estate or trust electing to have the income taxed directly to the individual, an individual may claim the tax credit allowed. The amount claimed by the individual shall be based upon the pro-rata share of the individual's earnings of the partoership, subchapta~ S corporation, limited liability company, or estate or trust b. Sales, service, and use tax refund. An approved housing business shall receive a sales, service, and use tax refund as described in paragraph 59.6(3)"e." 59.8(3) Application submittal and review. An eLigible housing business shall fu-~st submit an ap plicetinn to the commission for approval. The conuinssion shah forward applications that it has approved to receive benefits and assistance to the department for fmel review and approval. 261-59.9(79GA, chI41) Eligible developmeut business. An eligible development business includes a developer or development contractor. 59.9(1) Requirements. A development bu~mass shall satis~ all of the following conditions to receive the benefits described in this role. a. The development business must construct, expand or rehel~flilate a building space with a minimum capital investment of at least $500,000. There are two partial exemptions to the $500,000 investment requirement: (1) If the development business will be buying a vacant building suitable for industrial use, the fair market value of the bffflding and land, not to exceed $250,000 us determined by the local enterprise zone commission, shall be counted toward the minimum $500,000 capital investment requirement. (2) If the development bus'mess will be rehabilitating an existing bffflding space that has been located within an area for at least five years and that area has been certified as an enterprise zone, the fair market value as established by an appnf~al of the building, not to exceed $250,000, shall be counted toward the n~uimum $500,000 capital investment requirement. Only one of these two exempliens may be used us an exemption by the developrnent business in meeting the minimum capital investment requirement of at least $500,000. b. Upon completion of the project, ~a approved development business shall not allow a retail business to occupy space within the builffmg space described in the development business's application. c. The eligible development business shall complete its consmxcliun, expansion er rehabilitation within three years from the time the business receives approval from the department. The failure to complete construction, expansion or rehabilitation within three years shall result in the eligible development business's becoming ineligible and subject to the repayment requirements and penalties in rule 261-59.14(15E). d. Prior to applying for assistance under this nde, an eligible development business shall enter into an agreement with at least one nondevelopment business for purposes of locating the business in ell or a portion of the building space for a period of at least five years. e. An eligible development business shell provide the local enterprise zone comr&ssion with all of the following inI'ormation: (1) The leng-tenn strategic plan for the proposed development project, including infrastructure needs, and a copy of any agreement entered into by the eligible bus'mass us required under paragraph 59.9(1 )'d." (2) information describing the benefits the development project will bring to the area. (3) Examples to illustrate why the proposed development project should be considered a good business enterprise. (4) An affidavit that the business has not, within the last five years, violated state or federal environmental and worker safety statutes, roles, and regulations, or if such violations have occurred, that there were mitigating circnmffamces or such violations did not sexioualy affect public health or safety or thc environment. 59.9(2) Benefits. A business that qualifies under the eligible development business category may be eligible to receive the following benefits for a period of up to ten years: a. Investment tax credit An eligible development business, subject to negotiations with the department, may claim a tax credit up to a maximum of 10 percent of thc new investment which is directly related to the construction, expansion or rehabilitation of building space to be used for manufactul~g, processing, cold storage, distribution, or office facilities. For pmposas of this paragraph, "new investment' means the purchase price of tand and the cost of improvements made to real property. This tax credit may be claimed by an eligible development business beginning in the tax year in which the construction, expansion or rehabilitation is completed. Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the followin~ seven years or until depleted, whichever occurs earlier. The tax credit may be used to reduce lax liabilities imposed under lowa Cede chapter 422, Division fi-personal net income tax; Division I~Jmcome taxes on corporations; Division V-franchise mx on fmua¢ial institutions; or the tax credit may inst~d be used to offset the tax liability imposed ander Iowa Code chapter 432, Ix'~minm taxes on insorance companius. I/the business is a partnership, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company, or estate or trust electing to have the income taxed directly to the individual, un individual may claim the tax credit allowed. The amount claimed by the individual shall be based upon the pro-rata share of the individeal's enrnings of the partnership, subchapter S corporation, limited liability company, or estate or ~rost. b. Sales, service, and u~e tax refund. An approved development business shall receive a sales, service, and use tax refund as described in paragraph 59.6(3)%." c. Value-addedprolaerly tax exemption. The county or city for which an eligible entelpfise zone is c~:rtified may exempt from all property taxation all or a portion of the value ~l,~e,I to the property upon which an eligible development business constructs, expands or rehabilitates property in an enterprise zone. This exemption shall be authorized by the city or county that would have been untitled to receive the prop~y taxes, but is electing to forego the tax revenue for an eligible development business undei' this program. The amount of value added for purposes of Iowa Code section 15E. 196 shall be the amount of the increase in assessed valuation of the propo~ following the construction, expansion or rehabilitation of the development business in the enterprise zone. I/an exemption is made applicable only to a portion of the property within an enterl~'ise zone, there must be approved uniform criteria which fi~ther some planning objective established by the city or county enterprise zone commission. These uniform criteria must alse be approved by the eligible city or county. Examplus of acceptable uinform criterin that may be adopted include, but ara not limited to, wage rates, capital investment levels, types and levels of amployee bcuefite offered, job creation reqUtrements, and specific targeted industries. Planning objectives may include, but am not limited to, land usc, rehal~ditation of distressed prope~y, or lxownfield remediatien. The exemption may be allowed for a perind not to exceed ten years beginning in the year in which value added by improvements to real estate is fu~t assessed for taxation in an enterprise zone. The exemption is allowed for the development business only. Any succeeding owner of the building space is not eligible to ~cive the value-added property tax exemption. 59.9(3) Limitation on receiving incentives. A business which is not a development business that is eligible to receive incentives and assistance under subrule 59.6(1) is not eligible to receive thc following incentives and assistance if these incentives and assistance w~re previously approved for a development business: a. Aa invuslmont tax credit received for the purchase price of land or improvements to real property. An eligible business that is not a development bnsiness may only claim an investment tax credit on additional new improvements made to real property provided that these improvements were not included in the development busiuess's approved applicalien for benefits. b. The refund of sales, service, and use taxes paid to contractors or subcontractors as desoribed in paragraph 59.6(3)"e." An eligible business that is not a development business may only claim a refund of sales, service and usc taxes paid to contractors or subcontractors for new buildings or additions to existing buildings for improvements made to real property provided that these improvements were not included in the development busiuess's approved application for benefits. c. Value-added property tax exemptions. An eligible business that is not a development business may not claim a valuo-added property tax exemption for improvements to real propeay iftha development business has received a property tax exempten due to those improvements to the real property. 59.9(4) Application submittal and review. An eligible development business shall first submit an application to the commission for approval. The commission shall forward applications that it has approved to receive benefits and assistance to tho department for final review and approval. 261-59.10(15E) Commission review of businesses' applications. 59.10(l)Additional commission eligibiliO, requirements. Under the Act, a commission is authorized to adopt additional eligibility reqinsements related to compensation and benefits that businesses within a zone must meet in order to qualify for benefits. Additional local requirements that may be considered could include, but are not limited to, the types of indus~es or businesse~ the conUmssion wishes to receive enteq~rise zone benefits; requirements that preference in hiring be given to individuals who live within the enterprise zone; higher wage eligibility threshold requirements than would otherwise be required; highecjob creation eligibility threshold requirements than would otherwise be required; the level of bensfits required; local cempefitinn issues; or any other criteria the commission deems appropriate. If a commission elects to adopt moro mingent requirements than those contained in the Act these ntles for a business to be eligible for incentives and ass'~ence, these requirements shall be submitted to the depamnent 59.10(2) Application, The dapastmant will develop a standardized application that it will make available for use by a business applying for benefits and assistance as an eligible business, an alternative eligible business, an eligible housing business or an eligible development business. The commission may add any additional information to the application that it deems appropriate for a business to qualify as an eligible bealne~s, an eligible housing business or an eligible development business. If the commission determines that a business qualifies for inclusion in an enterprise zone and that it is eligible for benefits ueder the Act, the commission shall submit an application for incentives or assistance to the depm'tmmt 261=$9.11(15E) Other commission responsibilities, 59.11(1) Commissions have the authority to adopt a requirement that preference in hiring be given to individuals who live within the enterprise zone. If it does se, the commission ~ work with the local workforce development center to determine the labur ~tvallal~tllty in the m-ea. 59.11(2) Commissions shall examine and evaluate building carles end zoning in anterpris~ zones and make recommendutiens to the appropriate governing bedy in an effort to promote more affordable housing development 261-59.1205E) Department action on eligthle applications. The del~trtmant may approve, deny, or defer opplicalious from quslified businesses. In reviewing applications for incentives and assistance under the Act, the d~t v, ill consider thc following: $9.12(1) Comt~lionce with the requiromenta of the Act ond odminis~n~tive rules. Each applicetion will be roviewed to detonnine if it mests the requiremants of the Act and these rolas~ Speuific criteria to be reviewed inchide, but ere not limited to: medicul and dentul insurance coverage; wage levels; numbe~ of jobs to be crertted; and capital investment level. 59.12(2) Competit/o~. The ~eat shall consider the mipact of thc eligible busines~ un other businesses in competition with it and compare the compensation package of businesses in competition with thc business being considered for incentives and assistance under this program, to ensure an oventil ecenomi~ gain to the stye. 59.120) Di~/acement of workers. The daparlmant will make a good-faith effort to detmmine the probability that the proposed incentives will displace employees of existing businesses. In de~minning the impact on businesses in competition with the business seeking incentives or assistance, jolis c~ as a result of other jobs being displaced elsewhere in the state shidl not be considered direct jolis created. 59.12(4) Violationsoflaw. Thedopartment willrovieweuchapplicatiunto detezrulneifthe businesslms arecord o£ violations of law. Il'the c~eat £mds timt en eligible business, alternative eligible business, or an eligible housing business Ires a record of violatinns of the law including, bat not limited to, environmental and worker sefety statutes, rules, and regulations over a period of time that tends to show a cousislent pattom, the business shall not qualify for incentives or assistance under 1998 Iowa Acts, House Files 2164 and 2538 or Iowa Cede Supplement section 1 SE. 196, unless the ~ent t'mds that the violations did not seriously affect public hcelth or safety or the environment, or if they did that there were mitigating circumstances. If requested by the depmlment, the business shell provide copies of materials documenting the type of violation, any fees or penalties assessed, court filings, t'lmd diaposilion of any findings and any other information which would assist the depmtmant in assessing the nature of any violation. 59.12(5} Commission's recommendations and additional criteria. For uach application from a business, the department will roview the local enalysis (including eny additional local criteria) mul recommendation of the ente~se zone commission in the zone where the business is located, or plans to locate. 59.12(6) Other relevant informatio~ The departmant may alsu review an application using factors it reviews in other department-administered £mancial assistance progrnms which are intended to assess thc quality of the jobs pledged. 59.12(7)Ne$otiationa. The depm-tment amy enter into nsgotiatinns rogarding the emount o£ t~x incentives and assistance the business may be eligible to receive. The department roserves the fight to negotiate the amount of all prognun benefits except the following benefits: the new jobs supplemental credit; the vahie-addad property ~ exemption; and the refund of sales, service and use taxes paid to contractors and subcontractors. The criteria to be used in thc negotiations to determine thc emount oft~x incentives ~nd assistance ere as described in subrule 59.5(2) and arc subject to tho limitations stated in suN'~lc 59.5(3). 261-59.13(15E) Agroement. After the deportment negotiates and approves the application and thc amount of incentives and assistance ~ the business shall receive, the ~ent mad the city or county, as appliceble, shall enter into an agrocment with the business. The term o£the ttgroement shall be ten yem-s from the agreement effective date plus any edditional time necessary for the business to satisfy the joli nmintemmce requirement. This throe-party agreement shah include, but is not limited to, provisions governing the number of jobs to be created, re!0resentatians by the business that it will pay the wage and benefit levels pledged and meet the othe~r requirements of the Act as described in the approved application, repoz~ng requirements such as an annual certification by the business ilmt it is in complianca with the Act, the amoant or level of tax incentives and ussistanca that thc business slmll recaive as negotiated by the d~ent, uad the mcthed for determining the amount of incentives or assistance received by the business which will be repaid in the event o£ £ailure to maintain the requirements of the Act and these tales. In addition, the agreement will specify that a business that fails to maintain the requ'~ts of the Act and these rules shall not receive incentives or assistance for eneh year during which the has'mass is not ha complience. 261-$9.14(15E) Compliance; repayment requirements; recovery of value of incentives. 59.14(l)Annual certification. A business that is apla'oved to receive incentives or assistance shall, for the length of its designation as an enterprise zone basinass, certify annually to the county or city, as applicable, and the department its compliance with the requirements of the Act and these rules. 59.14(2}Repayment. If a bueiness has received ince~tivas or assistance under 1998 Iowa Acts, House Files 2164 end 2538, or Iowa Code Supplement section 1 SE. 196 and fails to meet and maintain any one of the requirements of the Act or these rules to be an eligible business, the business is subject to repayment of all or a potion of the incentives and assistance that it has received. 59.14(3) Calculation of repayment due. If a business fails in any year to meet any one of the requirements of the Act or these rules to be an eligible business, it is subject to repayment of all or a po~iun of the amount of incentives received. a. Failure to meet/maintain requirements. If a business fails in any year to meet or maintain any one of the requirements of the Act or these rules, except its job creation requirement which shall be calculated as outlined in paragraph "b ~ below, tho business shall repay the value of the incentives received for each year during which it was not in compliance. Ifa development business, within five years of project completion, or its successor, sells or leases any space to any t~qail business, the development business shall proportionally refund the value of any tax credits, refunds or properly tax exemptions that were claimed under this program. b. Job creation shortfall. Ifa business does not meet its job creation requirement, repayment shall be calculated as follows: (1) If the business has met 50 percent or less of the reqffurement, the bu.(mass shall pay the same percentage in benefits as the business failed to create in jobs. (2) Mose than 50 percent, less than 75 percent. If the business has met more than 50 percent but not more than 75 percent of the requirement, the business shall pay one-half of the percentage in benefits as the business failed to create in jobs. (3) More than 75 pement, less than 90 percent. If the business has met more than 75 percent but not more than 90 percent of the requirement, the business shall pay one-quarter of the percentage in benefits as the business failed to create in jobs. 59.14(4) Calculation of repayment due for a development business. The proportion of any tax credits, refunds or properly tax exemptions claimed that are due for repayment ifa development bu.(mess, or its successor, sells or leases building space to a retail businass will be determined by dividing the square footage of building space occupied by the retail business by the total square footage of the total bffilding space as dascrii~l in the application and approved for benefits under this pro,am. 59.14(5) Dt~,. county/city recovery. Once it has been established, through the basiness's annual certificatinn, monitoring, audit or otherwise, that the business is required to repay all or a portion of the incentives received, the department of revenue and fmence and the city or county, as appropriate, shall collect the amount owed. The city or county, as applicable, shall have the authority to take action to recover the value of taxes not collected as a result of the exemption provided by the commonity to the business. The department of revenue and finance shall have the authority to recover the value of state taxes or incentives provided onder Iowa Code section 15E.193A or 15E. 196. The value of state incentives provided under Iowa Code section 15E. 193A or 15E.196 includes applicable interest and penalties. These rules are intended to implement Iowa Code sections 15.333, 15.333A, 15E. 191 to 1 SE. 196 and 2001 Iowa Acts, chapl~' 141. [Filed emergency 6/20/97-published 7/16/97, effective 7/1/97] [Filed emergency 9/19/97 aRer Notice 7/16/97-published 10/8/97, effective 9/19/97] [Filed 6/22/98, Notice 5/6/98-published 7/15/98, effective 8/19/98] [Filed 9/17/98, Notice 8/12/98-published 10/7/98, effective 1 l/11/98] [Filed 3/19/99, Notice 2/10/99-published 4/7/99, effective 5/12/99] [Filed emergency 5/21/99-published 6/16/99, effective 5/21/99] [Filed 11/18/99, Notice 10/6/99-published 12/15/99, effective 1/19/110] [Filed 1/19/01, Notice 12/13/00-published 2/7/01, effective 3/14/01] [Filed 12/21/01, Notice 11/14/Ol-published 1/23/02, effective 2/27/021 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: May 17, 2002 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Spanish for Police Recently, nine Iowa City Police personnel attended a 16-hour Spanish for Police class, developed by the Sioux City Regional Training Center. This is in response to the growing Spanish speaking population throughout the State. We hosted the class at their request and in response to Iowa City officers dealing with more persons who speak Spanish as their only or primary language. The class was taught by Chris Chernock, a Sergeant with the South Sioux City Police Department. The instructor concentrated on basic phrases and questions. Additionally, he identified several of the common areas of miscommunication or confusion when speaking with Spanish speaking persons. City of Iowa City ~ MEMORANDUM - Date: May 21,2002 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Revised State Transit Assistance - FY03 Following further tinkering by the legislature, the transit assistance projected for FY03 has been further reduced from the original projection of $289,011 to $274,286. Changes in the State Motor Vehicle Use Tax have thereby reduced our transit funding further. mgdmem/transitasstO3.doc May 17, 2002 Jeff Davidson, Executive Director Johnson County Council of Governments 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Re: Two-Mile Extraterritorial Review Agreements Dear Jeff: Thank you for your memorandum and map dated April 24, 2002. The City of Iowa City is prepared to discuss with the communities of Coralville and Tiffin the overlapping jurisdictional questions in the two-mile extraterritorial review area of our municipalities. Please let us know when the other communities are ready to have this discussion. We look forward to working with you and the communities of Coralville and Tiffin on this issue. Sincerely, City Manager cc: ,.4~ty Council Kelly Haywodh, City of Coralville Glenn Potter, City of Tiffin Carol Thompson, Johnson County Board of Supervisors m~¢tr/extraterr doc 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240- 1826 · (319) 356 5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 IP8 May 23, 2002 Carol Thompson Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Carol: In my letter of April 10 I requested the County open negotiations with respect to our SEATS contract as soon as practical. As of this date we have received no follow-up information. I would appreciate being advised as to the plans of the County's schedule in order that we may arrange our negotiation teams and prepare analysis information. I understand you have recently appointed a new SEATS director and, therefore, I am hopeful we can begin the process as soon as possible. History holds that negotiations on this issue have often taken some time and therefore the sooner we stad, I believe the more likely we are to conclude an agreement in a reasonable and timely fashion. Thank you. Sincerely, City Manager cc: City Council Joe Fowler Jeff Davidson Kelly Hayworth 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240- 1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 James Thomas 131 North First Avenue Iowa City, IA 52245 Phone # 319-358-9585 Fax # 319-358-6508 73 E-Mail-Gust Praise@Hotmail.Com or TheGenesisOospelGroup@Hotmail . Corn May 20, 2002 Mr. Steve Atkins, City Manager 410 East Washington Street Iowa City Hall Iowa City, IA 52240 Re: April 12th Meeting/Citation Delivered May 18~ 2002 (Citation dated May 16~ 2002l Dear Mr. Atkins: It would be an understatement to say that I/we are very disappointed and saddened by the delivery ora citation by a SheriWs Deputy that took place on Saturday, May 18, 2002, at my home. It would have not been so offensive to receive the citation, if my wife and I had not made the effort to seek you out for advice. First we talked by telephone the first week of April. Then, my wife and I met with you on April 12, 2002, to request consideration from the City of Iowa City regarding, 1) that leniency be granted about the ordinance and that vigorous enforce of the new ordinance created last year concerning excessive numbers of parked cars at my residence not occur, because of financial hardship; 2) to inform you it was our intention of paving the sidewalk area abutting our vacant lot along First Avenue; 3) to request that you and the legal department consider a wooden privacy fence as a method of temporary abatement, allowing more time for us to build what we really desired to build. I even offered to bring in the plans that were drawn up by local Iowa City Architect, Steve Brock. You indicated you would get back to us in a few days, which you did not. In fact you indicated you would forward the request on to legal for consideration of the wooden privacy fence. Assistant City Attorney, Sue Dulek, of the Legal staffofthe City responded almost immediately and indicated that the fence would not seive to abate the problem. However, Ms. Dulek suggested l consider approaching the Council with the idea of requesting the fence as a method of abatement. I talked with a member of the council and was told he would bring it up for discussion. This was less than two wecks ago. I also asked her as to whether our property could be "grand-fathered in" as an exempt property or exception, since my pre-existing usage of the property to park my vehicles had been on-going and un-interrupted for eleven years prior to the creation of the ordinance. I/we, were shaken by the two visits from the deputy who delivered the citation. Deputy David Welsh, of the Johnson County Sheriff's Department, served the citation. Our thoughts were that our requests to you were still under consideration. We had received no correspondence or notification that the procedures you were to employ were complete. Nor had you responded to the other items requested during our April 12, 2002 meeting. If this is an example of"good faith" or concern for a family that has resided in this community for almost twenty years, Iowa City is in sad shape. Over the past three years, I have received at least 6 or 7 citations, that seemed to be more geared toward modifying my/our behavior or lifestyle, or tantamount to harassment. As hard as I try I cannot determine the public interests issues of health, safety or wel fare concerns of the City. In fact during the April 12, 2002 meeting, you indicated after we outlined the three items we came to meet with you about, you did not want to see us incur more expenses (your response was a reaction to my asking if we constructed the eight foot wooden privacy fence around the area in the backyard, if that would abate enforcement of the ordinance, you know....out of sight ..... out of mind). ! will do my best, with the limited financial resources available to me to move the required number of cars, to comply with this new ordinance, at it has always been my intent to remain a law abiding citizen. Prior to this ordinance being created, the other citations were served for parking on un-improved parking surfaces. To comply with those violations, I paid for the pouring and finishing of over 1800 square feet of concrete. It appears that the anonymous complaint process in Iowa City is very effective, as I received the warning citation for excessive parking after the development of the ordinance in April of 2001. An anonymous citizen called in this violation of the excessive parking ordinance 16 days after enforcement began. I can say without hesitating, it does surprise me; given the collective negative experience we have endured here in the "Number 2 Small City in the entire United States. " I am sending a copy of this letter to the City Council as well. Please contact me at your earliest convenience. 131 North First Avenue (D ,~':' Iowa City, IA 52245 _~ :~ /~,: cc: City Council Members )7~ ~ ::r,o Bob Downer, Attorney ~ ;~. '~ Enclosure - Citation delivered 5/18/02 -~- CITATION MUNICIPAL INFRACTION -- CiTY OF IOWA CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATION c,,,,,o.,o.I 50SlDOC.T.o.[ ] The City of Iowa City. Iowa vs DEFENDANT NAME: Thomas James ADDRESS: 13[ N. Ist Avenue The undersigned states that the Defendaot did violate the Iowa City Code of Ordinances oD or about: 13! N. ].st Avenue iowa City, [A 52245 Defandaot herein did violate Section 6-].-~(2) of rne Code o1 0rdiuances of the City of Iowa City. Iowa, as fallows: ¢o more than 6 operable vehicles ma.), be parked, stEre~,place, d 9.r ke~t.Ou~;doors at any one time on CWlLPENALTVANDCOURTCOSTSTORE - - -this propertY~oh-nn PAID AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE CiViL PENALl~ ASSESSED: COURT APPEARANCE SHOWN ON THE CITATION PAYMENT MUST RE MADE BY COURT COSTS: S CASH OR CHECK TO CLERK OF COURT, TOTAL: $_ COURTHOUSE. JOHNSON COUNTY. 10WA. ¢r~t~l( ~e number of vehicles that are p~rked stored, placed or kept at this property and remove excess vehicles from property by TO ANSWER THE CHARGES ON THIS CITATION, YOU MUST APPEAR IN COURT ON 5 / 30 / 02 at 8:00 [~A.M. [ IP.M MO Day yr iN THE COURT AT Johnson Co.. IA EAmLRRE TO APPEAR IN COORT WmT#SUT O#OO CAO~ WILL RESULT J# JUOBEMENT FOR TNE CIVIL PENAL~ AND ~OURT C~TS AND AN ORDER TO ~RRECT/ABATE THE ViLAflON(S] e~g E~E~ ARAINST YOU. ~ ~e unsigned atte~ t~az lhe ma~ers heroin am true and conec(. Dated: 5 / ~ /?[)~2 PhoneNum~r:_ 356-~12[ CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 1826 (319) 356-5000 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov,org May 23, 2002 Mr. James Thomas 131 North First Avenue Iowa City, IA 52245 Dear Mr. Thomas: I have received your electronic transmission of a letter directed to me. I did advise you not to spend any money constructing a fence as an alternative to compliance with the City's Auto Storage Ordinance. I also stated I would get back to you after I had an opportunity to speak with our legal counsel and other staff. I indicated I would hopefully get back to you in a few days. You called me approximately one week later. I had at that time discussed with the City Attorney's Office the issue of the fence, and whether the proposed fence could serve as compliance with auto storage by, in effect, "hiding" the vehicles. I asked the City Attorney's Office to call you in order to relate what I understood the issues to be, and that the Auto Storage Ordinance could not be satisfied by construction of a fence. I believe I fulfilled my commitments to you to follow up, as well as to those of the City Council's Auto Storage Ordinance. At no time did I indicate the ordinance could be ignored. Sincerely yours, City Manager cc: City Council mgr/Itcs/autostorage.doc IPIO CITY OF IOWA CITY QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT DECEMBER 31, 2001 to MARCH 31, 2002 Finance Department: Prepared by: Sara Sproule Senior Accountant OVERVIEW The City of Iowa City's investment objectives are safety, liquidity and yield. The primary objective of the City of Iowa City's investment activities is the preservation of capital and the protection of investment principal. The City's investment portfolio remains sufficiently liquid to enable the City to meet operating requirements that cash management procedures anticipate. In investing public funds, the City's cash management portfolio is designed with the objective of regularly exceeding the average return on the six-month U.S. Treasury Bill. The U.S. Treasury Bill is considered a benchmark for riskless investment transactions and therefore comprises a minimum standard for the portfolio's rate of return. The average return on the six-month U.S. Treasury Bill, as obtained from the monthly publication Public Investor, was 1.81% at 12/28/01 and was 2.09% at 3/29/02. The investment program seeks to achieve returns above the benchmark, consistent with risk limitations and prudent investment principles. The quarterly investment report lists investments by fund, by institution, by maturity date, and investments purchased and redeemed. Rates on new investment purchases with maturity dates in the eight-month to twelve- month range were approximately 200 to 215 basis points lower on investments purchased in the first quarter of 2002 than on investments maturing in the first quarter of 2002. This is consistent with the Federal Reserve decreases in the federal funds rate during calendar year 2001. The Federal Reserve decreased the federal funds rate eleven times in calendar year 2001 by a total of 475 basis points. The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which banks lend to each other. The Federal Reserve left the federal funds rate unchanged in the first quarter of 2002. This rate was 1.75 percent in the first quarter of 2002 and was 5.00 percent in the first quarter of 2001. See Federal Funds Rate chart on next page. The City saw a stabilization in rates obtained on investments being placed in the first quarter of 2002. Rates on new investments with maturity dates in the eight-month to twelve-month range were from 2.06% to 3.50%. New official state interest rates setting the minimum that may be paid by Iowa depositories on public funds in the 180 to 364 day range is 1.70%. This rate was in effect for the first quarter of 2002. The previous rate for this range in December 2001 was 1.60%. Federal Funds Rate 7.00 6.50 6.00 5.50 5.00 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 CITY OF IOWA CITY INVESTMENTS ON HAND DETAIL LISTING BY MATURITY DATE 3/31/02 INSTITUTION INVESTMENT PURCHASE MATUR~.TY INVESTMENT INTEREST NAME TYPE DATE DATE AMOUNT RATE VAN KAMPEN GOV"r MUTUAL FUND 22-Ju1-85 N/A 200,000.00 VARIABLE NORWEST BANK SAVINGS 1-Dec-99 N/A 200,000.00 VARIABLE HAWKEYE STATE BANK SAVINGS 18-Ju1-97 N/A 1,500,000.00 VARIABLE IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVEST TRUST IPAIT 5-Sep-01 N/A 4,500,000.00 VARIABLE IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVEST TRUST IPAIT 19-Jul-00 N/A 1,630,715.75 VARIABLE FIRSTAR BANK CD 1-May-01 l-Apr-02 1,500,000.00 4.21 IOWA STATE BANK CD 11~May-01 5-Apr-02 1,200,000.00 4.16 HILLS BANK CD 5-Apr-01 8-Apr-02 1,250,000.00 5.00 IOWA STATE BANK CD 11-May-01 15-Apr-02 1,500,000.00 4.26 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 6-Jul-01 19-Apr-02 1,200,000.00 4.16 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 29-Mar-02 30-Apr-02 535,575.00 1.88 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 6-Jul-01 1-May-02 1,500,000.00 4.16 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD l-Aug-01 3-May-02 1,200,000.00 3.95 FREEDOM SECURITY BANK CD 27-Jul-01 15-May-02 1,500,000.00 4.01 IOWA STATE BANK CD 6-Sep-01 17-May-02 1,200,000.00 3.65 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 31-May-01 31-May-02 663,221.00 4.24 IOWA STATE BANK CD 6-Sep-01 31-May-02 1,500,000.00 3.65 UNION PLANTERS BANK CD 11-Oct-01 31-May-02 1,300,000.00 2.85 UNION PLANTERS BANK CD 10-Oct-01 3-Jun-02 3,700,000.00 2.85 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 14-Nov-01 3-Jun-02 2,000,000.00 2.03 UNION PLANTERS BANK CD 11-Oct-01 14-Jun-02 2,800,000.00 2.86 FREEDOM SECURITY BANK CD 19-Oct-01 25-Jun-02 1,500,000.00 2.85 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 28-Jun-01 28-Jun-02 3,144,812.11 4.77 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 6-Nov-01 28-Jun-02 1,300,000.00 2.33 IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVEST TRUST FLEX CD 12~Dec-01 28-Jun-02 2,916,981.13 2.30 IOWA STATE BANK CD 9-Feb-01 1-Jul-02 1,200,000.00 5.36 HILLS BANK CD 1 l-Apr-01 l-Jul-02 1,900,000.00 4.95 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 6-Nov-01 l-Jul-02 1,000,000.00 2.46 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 14-Nov-01 l-Jul-02 1,300,000.00 2.03 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 6-Nov-01 12-Ju1-02 1,300,000.00 2.59 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 14-Nov-01 15-Jul-02 1,500,000.00 2.03 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 14-Nov-01 26-Ju1-02 1,300,000.00 2.03 IOWA STATE BANK CD 14-Dec-01 l-Aug-02 1,500,000.00 2.15 IOWA STATE BANK CD 14-Dec-01 9-Aug-01 1,300,000.00 2.37 HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 10-Jan-02 15-Aug-02 1,500,000.00 3.50 HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 10-Jan-02 23-Aug-02 1,300,000.00 3.50 HILLS BANK CD 31-Aug-01 30-Aug-02 961,187.50 4.00 HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 10-Jan-02 3-Sep-02 1,500,000.00 3.50 HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 10-Jan-02 6-Sep-02 1,300,000.00 3.50 IOWA STATE BANK CD 18-Jan-02 16-Sep-02 1,500,000.00 2.06 IOWA STATE BANK CD 18-Jam02 20-Sep-02 1,300,000.00 2.11 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 25-Jan-02 1-Oct-02 1,500,000.00 2.07 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 1~Feb-02 4-Oct-02 1,300,000.00 2.17 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD l-Feb-02 15-Oct-02 1,500,000.00 2.20 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 8-Feb-02 18-Oct-02 1,300,000.00 2.14 NORWEST BANK CD 31-Oct-97 31-Oct-02 1,418,463.00 6.49 IOWA STATE BANK CD l-Mar~02 l-Nov-02 2,200,000.00 2.21 FREEDOM SECURITY BANK CD 14-Mar-02 15~Nov-02 2,000,000.00 2.75 HILLS BANK CD 30-Nov-00 29-Nov-02 889,744.00 6.95 Page 1 INSTITUTION INVESTMENT PURCHASE MATURITY INVESTMENT INTEREST NAME TYPE DATE DATE AMOUNT RATE COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 6-Jul-01 7-Jan-03 500,000.00 4.66 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 30-Mar-00 28-Mar-03 765,338.00 7.14 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 31-May-00 30-May-03 977,423.00 7.425 UNION PLANTERS BANK CD 31-Oct-97 1-Jul~03 250,000.00 6.50 UNION PLANTERS BANK CD 13-Jul-98 11-Jul-03 3,511,400.00 5.92 FREEDOM SECURITY BANK CD 12-Dec-01 12-Dec~03 518,740.00 3.80 TOTAL $81,733,600.49 Page 2 CITY OF IOWA CITY INVESTMENTS ON HAND SUMMARY BY FUND 3131/02 3/31/01 INSTITUTION INVESTMENT INVESTMENT NAME AMOUNT AMOUNT ALL OPERATING FUNDS 59,192,508.99 74,779,823.18 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND 2,000,000.00 2,100,000.00 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RESERVE FUND 1,950,000.00 2,600,000.00 BOND RESERVE FUND 18,591,091.50 17,287,741.00 TOTAL 81,733,600.49 96,767,564.18 CITY OF IOWA CITY INVESTMENTS ON HAND LISTING BY INSTITUTION 3/31102 3/31/01 INSTITUTION INVESTMENT INVESTMENT NAME AMOUNT AMOUNT BRENTON BANK (NOW WELLS FARGO) 0.00 9,200,000.00 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK '16,098,796.00 33,700,721.31 FIRSTAR BANK 1,500,000.00 8,877,242.62 FREEDOM SECURITY BANK 5,518,740.00 4,300,000.00 HAWKEYE STATE BANK 7,100,000.00 7,600,000.00 HILLS BANK & TRUST 5,000,931.50 6,689,744.00 IOWA STATE BANK 14,400,000.00 10,000,000.00 IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT TRUST 9,047,696.88 8,800,655.25 UNION PLANTERS BANK 11,561,400.00 3,880,400.00 WELLS FARGO BANK 1,618,463.00 1,618,463.00 U OF I COMM CREDIT UNION 9,687,573.11 1,900,338.00 US TREASURY NOTES AND AGENCIES 0.00 0.00 VAN KAMPEN 200,000.00 200,000.00 TOTAL 81,733,600.49 96,767,564.18 CITY OF IOWA CITY INVESTMENT ACTIVITY FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2002 INVESTMENTS ON HAND AT 12/31/01 86,244,439.92 INVESTMENT PURCHASE MATURITY INTEREST INSTITUTION TYPE DATE DATE RATE PURCHASES 111102 TO 3/31/02 HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 1/10/02 8115102 3.50 1,500,000.00 HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 1/10/02 8/23/02 3.50 1,300,000.00 HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 1/10/02 9/3/02 3.50 1,500,000.00 HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 1110102 9/6/02 3.50 1,300,000.00 IOWA STATE BANK CD 1/18/02 9/16/02 2.06 1,500,000.00 IOWA STATE BANK CD 1/18/02 9/20/02 2.11 1,300,000.00 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 1/25/02 10/1/02 2.07 1,500,000.00 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 2/1/02 10/4/02 2.17 1,300,000.00 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 211102 10/15/02 2.20 1,500,000.00 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 2/8/02 10/18/02 2.14 1,300,000.00 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 2/28102 3~29~02 2.00 535,575.00 IOWA STATE BANK CD 3/1/02 11/1/02 2.21 2,200,000.00 FREEDOM SECURITY BANK CD 3/14/02 11/15/02 2.75 2,000,000.00 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 3/29/02 4/30/02 1.88 535,575.00 TOTAL PURCHASES 19,271,150.00 REDEMPTIONS 1/1/02 TO 3/31/02 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 1/22/01 1/2/02 5.50 1,500,000.00) COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 1/8/01 1/2/02 5.30 1,100,000.00) WELLS FARGO BANK CD 2/9/01 1/2/02 5.05 (700,000.00) HILLS BANK CD 3/1/01 1/11/02 5.40 1,200,000,00) COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 2/1/01 1111102 5.505 1,200,000.00) COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 2/1/01 1/15/02 5.505 ~,800,000.00) HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 3/21/01 1/25/02 5.35 1,200,000.00) UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU FLEX CD 6/28/01 MONTHLY DRAW 4.77 (16,258.62) IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 7/19/00 MONTHLY DRAW VARIABLE (36,532.66) IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 12/12/01 MONTHLY DRAW 2.30 (2,313,777.23) HAWKEYE STATE BANK CD 3/21/01 2/1/02 5.45 (1,500,000.00) WELLS FARGO BANK CD 4/2/01 2~8~02 4.58 (1,200,000.00) WELLS FARGO BANK CD 4/2/01 2/15/02 4.66 (1,500,0(30.00) IOWA STATE BANK CD 4/11/01 2/22/02 4.60 1,200,000.00) FIRSTAR BANK CD 2/29/00 2/28/02 6.87 (535,575.00) UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU FLEX CD 6/26/01 MONTHLY DRAW 4.77 (353,271.51) IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 7/19/00 MONTHLY DRAW VARIABLE (8,612.19) IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 12/12/01 MONTHLY DRAW 2.30 (269,241.64 IOWA STATE BANK CD 4/11/01 3/1/02 4.65 1,500,000.00 IOWA STATE BANK CD 4/11/01 3/8/02 4.75 1,200,000.00 COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK CD 5/1/01 3/15/02 4.35 1,500,000.00 FIRSTAR BANK CD 5/1/01 3/22/02 4.18 1,200,000.00 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU CD 2/28/02 3/29/02 2.00 (535,575.00 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMM CU FLEX CD 6/28/01 MONTHLY DRAW 4.77 (168,945,35) IOWA PUBLIC AGENCY INVESTMENT TRUST (PARTIAL REDEMPTION) IPAIT 7/19/00 MONTHLY DRAW VARIABLE (44,200.23) TOTAL REDEMPTIONS (23,781,989.43) INVESTMENTS ON HAND AT 3/31/02 81,733,600.49 FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PFAB JOHNSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MA,NAGEMENT Thomas L. Hansen Emergency' Management Coordinator May 17, 2002 The Johnson County Emergency Management Commission a.k.a, the Civil Defense Board will meet in regular session on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sheriffs conference room at the Johnson County Jail Building at 511 So. Capitol St. in Iowa City, Iowa. AGENDA 1. Meeting called to order by chairperson at 7:30 p.m. 2. Reading and action on the minutes of the April 24, 2002 meeting. 3. Reading and action on the expenses since the April 24, 2002 meeting. 4. Reading and action on the receipts since the April 24, 2002 meeting. 5. Discussion by the Emergency Management Coordinator 6. Commission Discussion and Action on Old Business 7. Commission Discussion and Action on New Business 8. Discussion by the General Public 9. Discussion by the Commission members 10. Motion for adjournment Next meeting to be held at <:. ~: ~ 7:30 p.m. on ..... ::: ,_.) Wednesday September 18, 2002 .... .. 51 I S. CAPITOL / P,O. BOX 169 / IOWA CITY, IO~;~. 52244 / TELEPHONE (319) 3:56-6028 FAX: 1319/330-G175 EMAIL:jocoema@cojohnson.ia us ----~ JOHNSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Thomas L. Hansen Emergency Management Coordinator The Johnson County Emergency Management Commission met in regular session Wednesday April 24, 2002. The meeting was in the conference room of the Sheriff's Building at 511 S. Capitol St. in Iowa City, Iowa. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Don Saxton at 7:30 p.m. The fn~t order of business were self-introductions due to new members present. Those in attendance included: Pat Harney - Johnson Coun~ Board of Supervisors Gary Kinsinger - Coralville, Iowa George Murphy - Hills, Iowa Irvin Pfab - Iowa City, Iowa Dave Smith - Lone Tree, Iowa Don Saxton - Oxford, Iowa Sheriff Bob Carpenter Gregg Morris - Solon, Iowa Marry Jones - University Heights Tom Hansen - EMA Coordinator Sue Faith - Asst. EMA Coordinator New members joining the Commission were: Dave Shaffer - Tiffin, Iowa Matt Bahl - North Liberty, Iowa Guest was Ron Stutsman fi.om the HazMat team. The minutes of the March 27, 2002 meeting were read. Dave Smith moved that the minutes be accepted and George Murphy Seconded. There being no additions or corrections the motion was approved. The accounting oftbe accrued expenses since the last meeting were reviewed. George Murphy moved that the expenses report be approved. The motion was seconded by Pat Harney. There was no discussion and the expenses report was approved. The record of receipts since the March meeting were reviewed. Dave Smith moved that the record be accepted. George Murphy seconded the motion. There was no discussion and the record was accepted. Review and Action on Amendments to Mitigation Plan The Mitigation Plan was approved once and sent to Des Moines. This is the plan that $6,000 was spent to have prepared. The plan has been back and forth fi'om Des Moines trying to get it into shape and since it has changed so much since the original plan was approved it was felt that it needed to be in the record that the Commission approved the amended plan. Irvin Pfab moved that the amended plan be accepted. The motion was seconded by Marry Jones. There was no discussion and the motion carried. Tom Hansen updated the Commission members on the activities in the office for the past month. >The budget for the 2003 fiscal year has finally been signed by the Auditor and forwarded to Des Moines. >There was one small item relating to the flood plain buy-out of 2 years ago. There was money held in escrow for the taxes and the taxes are due. This has been resolved. 51 I S CAPITOL / P.O. BOX 169 / IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244 / TELEPHONE (319) 3:~ ~-6028 FAX: 1319} 330-6175 EMAIL: locoemaC~co.johnson.ia.tls The DOJ (Dept. of Justice) grant is moving along and they are taking bids for equipment. The specs are being written for radio equipment and one area of cuneem is that the state wants to know if4 hours is too long to wait for a repairman to come when called so this is being discussed with them. SheriffCarpenter addressed the availability of Motorela repair and that it is quicker the more money you invest. CEC (CommllnicatioI1s Engineering) is the only viable option locally and this equipmem needs to be purchased locally to be serviced locally. >Weather sirens questions afl:er the sirens went offdmSng a tornado warning in April. Tom called the National Weather Service and asked what the policy is about sightings and reasons for warnings. The weather service did release a statement that there was a tornado sited near the Johnson-Iowa Co. border and the NWS released that info and the Dispatchers reacted according to their SOP and set offthe sirens. Tbafs the way it's supposed to happen. If the NWS issues a warning the sirens will be set off. There is still no "all clear" sounding. This can become more confusing if there are additional warnings because a warning can expire and then another warning issued and that could result in the sirens being set off again. This did happen last Spring. The only other time that the Johnson Co. sirens are set off before the NWS issues a warning is ifa Johnson County spotter actually spots a tornado. There was talk of educatienal opportunities during spring Severe Weather Week. >Sue told the Board that Lighming Awareness Week is coming up April 28 - May 5t~. Lightning is the second deadliest weather related kiiler in the U.S. Remember "If you hear it, clear k. If you see it, flee it." The press release also included a warning that if there is lighming you shouldn't stand in puddles. >We're working on StormReady applications. So far Solon, University Heights and Lone Tree are done. >The RSVP Joan Cook is writing a grant for a registry for seniors and those with disabilities and this information will be used as part of a warning system should there be an emergency or need to evacuate people. This information will be entered in the GIS (global information system). The RSVP will not only write the grant but also provide volunteers to enter the information into the computer. Bob talked about an "all call" system that R.J. Winkelhake is working on. Basically this program would tie in with the telephone company and dial the numbers to do messaging if there was a need to evacuate an area. Sue will investigate this. There were questions about possible grant opportunities and this will be investigated. >Reminder that there will be a tabletop drill May 31 ~. In the morning will be law enforcement, FBI, Attorney Genend, J. Patxick White, etc. and in the ai~ernoon, using the same scenario, will be the medical people. This will be a terrorist situation at Kinnick Stadium, >Public Officials EOC (emergency operation center) Waining that is being offered across the state will be presented to the Board of Suporvisors at meeting tomorrow morning. >Remember the National Weather Service field trip June Friday June 7t~ or Tuesday June 11th. General Public Comments. There were no comments from visitors. Don Saxton presented a plaque to Marry Jones from the Emergency Managemem Commission thanking him for his years of service. Marry told the Commission that he will miss his involvement. It was moved and seconded that the meeting be adjourned. All approved and the meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. The next meeting of the Commission will be Wedaesday May 22~ at 7:30 p.m. FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PFAB Johnson County Emergency Management Invites you to accompany us on our 2"d annual field trip We will be visiting the Quad Cities offices of The National }Feather Service on Friday June 7en and Tuesday June l l th. We will be leaving the Sheriff's Building at 6p.m. The tour will start at 7p.m. and will last approximately 1 hour. Each group will be planning their after tour activities Please let Tom or Sue know your preference - Friday or Tuesday. Questions? Give us a call! 356-6028 Marian Karr IP13 From: Nancy Purington [npstudio@zeus.ia.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 10:12 AM To: city council Subject: FW: Arts Iowa City/Englert Civic Theater joint/venture kick-off ART MENU AT ADAGIO.dec Nancy Purington Subject: Arts Iowa City/Englert Civic Theater joint/venture kick-off IMMEDIATE RELEASE: who, where ARTS IOWA CITY IS HOSTING A WINE TASTING AT ADAGIO RESTAURANT, 325 E. WASHINGTON ST. IC Tickets available at Adagio, $35.00 per person Reservations important: 339-4811 when SUNDAY, MAY 26TH, 4 - 6 PM. what WINE, ANTIPASTI, DOOR PRIZE, ART MENU THE ART MENU WILL BE SERVED AT ADAGIO BETWEEN NOW AND JULY 30TH. COMMUNITY ARTISTS ARE OFFERING WORKS OF ART AT APPETIZING PRICES. 50% - 100% OF THEIR PRICE WILL BE DONATED TO ENGLERT RENOVATION (see attachment) why THIS EVENT IS A FUNDRAISING KICK-OFF FOR THE ENGLERT CIVIC THEATER/ARTS IOWA CITY JOINT/VENTURE RENOVATION PROJECT. AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE AT THAT TIME. *** eSafe scanned this email for malicious content *** *** IMPORTANT: Do not open attachments from unrecognized senders *** ART MENU at ADAGIO May 17th -July 30th, 2002 Arts Iowa City is hosting this sale to support the £nglert CivicTheater Elevator Fund: GOING-UP! Artists have offered very Iow prices on some works to encourage community participation. 50% of the price will be donated to this fundraiser. Where you see the asterisks,*100% is donated. 1. BLACK AND WHITE PRIMITIVE ROOSTER, by Roberta Williams Acrylic on masonite, 29 % x 25 %, $600 2. CREAM PRIMITIVE ROOSTER, by Roberta Williams Acrylic on masonite, 29 % x 25 %, $600 3. WILLIESON, 2001, by Cathmar Prange Acrylic on canvas on panel, 11 ~ x 11%, $250 4. UNTITLED, by Alicia Starr Ryan Craypas, mixed media, collage, 24 % x 27 %, $400 5. SHADOWS, by Marcia Wegman Pastel on paper, 36 % X 40, $900 6,7,8 AFRICAN FORM I, II, and III, by Chris Burd Etchings, 29 x 22, $275 each. 9. ADOBE HOUSE, byRuth Muir Pastel, 26 x 32, $350 10. MclNTYRE LAKE, by Mark Tade Color photography, montage, 18 x 24, $225* 11. MAKING WAVES, by Nancy Purington 22k gold & white gold & oil on panel, 20 x 18, $500* 12. UNTITLED, by Nan Towner Oil on gessoed board, 30 %x24, $150 14. SAILING, by Nancy Footner Monotype collage, 16 x 18 ~, $275* 15. CONVERSATION, by Astrid Hilger Bennett Art Quilt, hand painted, hand-printed, fabrics 42 x 58, $650 16. TO JUST KICK BACK (Things To Do In Life), by Gene Anderson Pastel on paper, $400 17. FAMILY JEWELS, by Beppie Weiss Oil on canvas, 25 % x 35 ~, $600 18. PEAR, by Nancy Purington Pastel & gouache on paper, 39 x 27 %, $500* 19. UNTITLED, by David Morgan B/W photograph, 11 x 14, $100 20. COSMIC TREE, by Suzi Maktabi Acrylic on canvas, 25 x 31, $1,500 21. PATH, ALMOST SPRING, by Norval Tucker Alkyd on canvas, 24 x 36, $175' 22. DRYAD (FEMALE TREE SPIRIT) RETURNS, by Ava Su GangWei Digital imagery, 40 x 16, $1000 23. TREE, by Steve Erickson Oil on canvas, 16 % x 16 %, $500 24. KATHRYN'S COVE, ONTARIO, by David Trawick BNV Photograph, 24 % x 20, $200* 25. KITSA AGAIN, 1972, by Cathmar Prange Oil on canvas, 20 x 16, $175' 26. THE MUSIC GOES ROUND AND ROUND, 1973-7, by Cathmar Prange Acrylic on canvas, set of four, each 11 x 14, $1000 for set 27. HOT LETTUCE, 1976, by Cathmar Prange Acrylic on canvas, 22 x 34, $250* 28. DIEFENBACHIA, 1974, by Cathmar Prange Acrylic on canvas, 22 x 34, $150' 30. MOTH ORCHID, by Nancy A. Fink Watercolor, 18 x 14, $800 31. CASTEL SAN ANGELO, by Robert Fox BNV photograph, 24 x 20, $260 32. BATHS OF AGRIPPA II, by Robert Fox B/W photograph, $260 33. MEDICI BAMBOO GARDEN, by Robert Fox B/W photograph, 20 x 16, $190 34. PIA77A DELLA ROTONDA, by Robert Fox B/W photograph, 20 x 16, $190 35. ARTICHOKE II, by Robert Fox B/W photograph, 18 x 16, $190 36. PORTICO OF OCTAVIA, by Robert Fox B/W photograph, 20 x 16, $190 37. UNDER THE FIG TREE, by Robert Fox B/W photograph, 20 x 16, $190 38. BOMARZO, by Robert Fox B/W photograph, 20 x 16, $190 * Full price donated to fundraiser. All measurements reflect frame size. Checks payable to ARTS IOWA CITY. Add 5% sales tax. Credit cards accepted at ADAGIO. Artwork does not need to remain in exhibition until end of show. Contact Person: Nancy Purington, AIC, 337-7447 Marian Karr From: Eve Casserly [casserly@zeus.ia. net] Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:07 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: June Forums on senior issues in Iowa City You are invited to a series of Community Forums on current issues affecting Seniors in Iowa These forums are to inform citizens of the work that is being done to protect the health, safety and welfare of seniors and to provide citizens an opportunity to ask direct questions, express concerns, and offer suggestions. The Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Monday, June 3, 2002 2:30 p.m. Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, 28 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, Iowa Dr. Judith Conlin, Director of the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs Dr. Conlin will discuss the mission of the Department, it's organization, it's accomplishments and what is planned for the future. Assisted Living Programs in Iowa Monday, June 10, 2002 2:30 p.m. Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, 28 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, Iowa Carla Pope, Department of Elder Affairs, Affordable Assisted Living Coordinator: Carla Berg Pope will present information on assisted living in Iowa, what has been done, and future goals in providing affordable assisted living for low- income and very low-income elders and disabled individuals. Steve Young, Director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals Steve Young will address the DIA's Role in Iowa's Assisted Living Programs - Where are we now and where are we going? What DIA brings to the complaint intake and investigation process, as well as the pre and post certification monitoring activities. Iowa Nursing Homes: The Resident Advocate Program Monday, June 17, 2002 2:30 P.M. Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, 28 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, Iowa Debi Meyers, Iowa Department of Elder Affairs, Long Term Care Ombudsman "The Resident Advocate Committee program continues to be the backbone of Iowa's advocacy system for people who live in long term care facilities. This presentation will present an update on the expansion of the program with special emphasis on legislative issues." For more information call: the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center at 1-319-356-5220 or Heritage Area Agency on Aging 1-800-332-5934 These forums are being co-sponsored by the Johnson County Task Force on Aging (a member task force of the Heritage Area Agency on Aging} and the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center. Ail are free and open to the public. Directions to Iowa City Senior Center: Take Interstate 1-80 to Exit 244, Dubuque Street, continue on towards town about two miles through several stop LIGHTS to Iowa Avenue. Turn left on ! Iowa Avenue. Go one block down to stop sign (intersection of Iowa and Linn). Continue 1/2 block to the entrance of the clock tower parking ramp The Senior Center is next door to the ramp, entrance right around the corner .... or take the second floor walkway from the parking ramp directly into the center. A public forum on The Iowa Department Of Elder Affairs with Who: Dr. Judith Conlin Director, Iowa Department of Elder Affairs What: We are pleased to have the opportunity to schedule a public information forum with guest speaker Judith Conlin, Director of the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs. She will discuss the mission of the Department, it's organization, it's accomplishments and what is planned for the future. Where: Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center 28 S. Linn Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 When: Monday, June 3, 2002 2:30 P.M. Co-Sponsored by the Johnson County Task Force on Aging And the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center Free and Open to the Public Program Moderator: State Senator Joe Bolkcom This is the first in a series of three forums designed to inform citizens of the work that is being done to protect the health, safety and welfare of Seniors and to provide citizens as opportunity to ask direct questions, express concerns and offer suggestions. Assisted Living in Iowa with Who: Carla Pope - Affordable Assisted Living Coordinator Iowa Department of Elder Affairs & Steve Young, director - Iowa Dept. of Inspections & Appeals. What: Carla Berg Pope, Affordable Assisted Living Coordinator from the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs presents information on assisted living in Iowa, what has been done and the future goals in providing affordable assisted living for low income and very low income elders and disabled individuals." Steve Young will address the DIA's Role in Iowa's Assisted Living Programs - Where are we now and where are we going? What DIA brings to the 2 complaint intake and investigation process, as well as the pre- and post-certification monitoring activities Where: Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center 28 S. Linn Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 When: Monday, June 10th 2:30 P.M. Co-Sponsored by the Johnson County Task Force on Aging and the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center Free and Open to the Public Program Moderator: Bob Welsh This is the second in a series of three forums designed to inform citizens of the work that is being done to protect the health, safety and welfare of Seniors and to provide citizens as opportunity to ask direct questions, express concerns and offer suggestions. Iowa Nursing homes: The Resident Advocate Program Who: Debi Meyers State Long Term Care Ombudsman Iowa Department of Elder Affairs What: We are pleased to have the opportunity to schedule a public information forum with guest speaker Debi Meyers of the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs. She has volunteered to come speak with us to help with our understanding of the rules and legislation regarding the work of RAC's. "The Resident Advocate Committee program continues to be the backbone of Iowa's advocacy system for people who live in long term care facilities. This presentation will present an update on the expansion of the program with special emphasis on legislative issues." Where: Assembly Room Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center 28 S. Linn Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 When: Monday, June 17, 2002 2:30 P.M. Co-Sponsored by the Johnson County Task Force on Aging and the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center Free and Open to the Public Program Moderator: Gertrude MacQueen This is the third in a series of three forums designed to inform citizens of the work that is being done to protect the health, safety and welfare of Seniors and to provide citizens as opportunity to ask direct questions, express concerns and offer suggestions. 3