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RESOLUTION NO. 93-B4
RESOLUTION TO ISSUE DANCING PERMIT
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, that a Dancing Permit as
provided by law Is hereby granted to the following named person and at the following
described locations upon his filing an application, having endorsed thereon the certificates of
the proper city officials as to having complied with all regulations and ordinances, and having
a valid beer, liquor, or wine license/permit, to wit:
Loyal Order of Hoose, Iowa City Lodge 111096
It was moved by Amhri qrn and seconded by llnrnr.d ,.., that the Resolution
as reed be adopted, and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
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-X....- Courtney
-L- Horowitz
I JL.. Kubby
X McDonald
X-- Novick
Passed and epproved this ?7th day of ,19..!ll'
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RESOLUTION NO. 93-85
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF AN APPROXI.
MATE 5.59 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF AMERICAN LEGION
ROAD AT THE NORTH TERMINUS OF OWL SONG LANE SE, JOHNSON
COUNTY, IOWA.
WHEREAS, Windsor Ridge Development Co. owns an approximate 5.59 acre tract of land
located north of American Legion Road at the north terminus of Owl Song Lane SE; and
WHEREAS, Windsor Ridge Development Co. has requested annexation of its land into the City
of Iowa City, Iowa; and
WHEREAS, this tract will be contiguous to the corporate limits of the City when the 240 acre
Windsor Ridge annexation request receives final approval from the City Development Board;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Iowa Code !36B. 7, notice of the application for annexation was sent
by certified mail to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and the East Central Iowa
Council of Governments; and
WHEREAS, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and the East Central Iowa Council of
Governments have made no comment on the proposed annexation.
NQW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, THAT:
,. The fOllowing'described land shall be voluntarily annexed to the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, subject to City Development Board approval of the 240 acre Windsor Ridge
Annexation request:
Lot 1. Penningroth Park Addition, Johnson County, Iowa according to
the plat thereof recorded in Book 26, Page 79, Plat Records of Johnson
County, Iowa.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM:
Commencing at the Southwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of
Section lB, Township 79 North, Range 5 West, of the Fifth Principal
Meridian; Thence NOoo26'11 "W along the West Line of said Southwest
Quarter, 2409.14 feet to a point on the Centerline of American Legion
Road; Thence S67 o40'24"E along said Centerline, 1104,90 feet to the
Point of Beginning; Thence NOooI2'00"W, 1130.01 feet; Thence
N370 16'21 "E, 175.37 feet; Thence SOl o2B'11 "E, 79.B9 feet; Thence
S37016'21 "W, 96.10 feet, Thence SOOo 12'01 "E, 1133.78 feet to a
Point on the Centerline of American Legion Road; Thence
N67041'27"W, 54,14 feet to the Point of Beginning. The resultant
tract contains 5.59 acres, more or less, and is subject to easements and
restrictions of record.
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2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify and file the necessary
documents with the City Development Board as required by Iowa Code ~368.7, after
receiving notification from the City Development Board that the 240 acre Windsor
Ridge Annexation has been completed.
It was moved by Arnbrisco and seconded by
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Novick the Resolution be
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
---L- Ambrisco
---L- Courtney
X Horowitz
X Kubby
11 McDonald
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Passed end approved this 27th day of April ,1993.
ATTEST: ~M;W) 11. ~M./
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RESOLUTION NO.
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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF AN APPROXI.
MATE 5.59 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF AMERICAN LEGION
ROAD AT THE NORTH TERMINUS OF OWL SONG LANE SE, JOHNSON
COUNTY, IOWA.
WHEREAS, Windsor Ridge Development Co. owns an approximate 5.59 acre tract of land
located north of Ameri an Legion Road at the north terminus of Owl Song Lane SE; and
WHEREAS, Windsor Rid Development Co, has requested annexa!' n of its land into the City
of Iowa City, Iowa; and
WHEREAS, when the 240 ac Windsor Ridge annexation requ t receives final approval from
the City Development Board, t is tract will be contiguous to e corporate limits of the City;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Iowa Cod ~36B. 7, notice of th application for annexation was sent
by certified mail to the Johnson ounty Board of S pervisors and the East Central Iowa
Council of Governments; and
WHEREAS, the Johnson County Boar of Super sors and the East Central Iowa Council of
Governments have made no comment n the p oposed annexation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY H CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, THAT:
1. The fOllowing'described land sh b VOluntarily annexed to the City of Iowa City,
Iowa:
2.
Lot 1. Penningroth P rk Addition, Johnson County, Iowa according to
the plat thereof reco oed in Book 2 ,Page 79, Plat Records of Johnson
County, Iowa.
EXCEPTING THE EFROM:
Commencing a the Southwest Corn ~f the Southeast Quarter of
Section 1B, T wnship 79 North, Range 5 West, of the Fifth Principal
Meridian; Th ce NOO 0 26' 11 "W along th West Line of said Southwest
Quarter, 24 9.14 feet to a point on the C terline of American Legion
Road; The ce S67040'24"E along said Cent rline, 1104.90 feet to the
Point of eginnlng; Thence NOooI2'00"W, 1130.01 feet; Thence
N3701 '21 "E, 175.37 feet; Thence SOl 028'1 "E, 79,B9 feet; Thence
S370 '21 "W, 96,10 feet, Thence SOOo 12'01 E, 1133.78 feet to a
Poin on the Centerline of American LegiOn Road; Thence
N6 041 '27"W, 54.14 feet to the Point of Beginning. The resultant
jr t contains 5.59 acres, more or less, and is subject to easements and
r strictions of record. '
Th ity Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify and file the necessary
documents with the City Development Board as required by Iowa Code ~368,7.
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adopted, and upon roll call there wera:
the) Resolution be
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NAYS:
ABSENT:
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Courtney
HorpWitz
Kubby
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Passed and approved this
day of
,1993.
ATTEST:
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION APPRQVING THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF AN APPROXI-
MATE 5.59 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF AMERICAN LEGION
ROAO AT THE NORTH TERMINUS OF OWL SONG LANE SE, JOHNSON
COUNTY, IOWA.
WHEREAS, Windsor Ridge Development Co. owns an approximate 5.59 acre tract of land
located north of American Legion Road at the north terminus of Owl Song Lane SE; and
WHEREAS, Windsor Ridge Development Co. has requested annexation of its land into the City
of Iowa City, Iowa, and
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WHEREAS, this tract 's contiguous to the corporata limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to wa Code ~368.7, notice of the applica i~n for annexation was sent
by certified mail to the hnson County Board of Supervisor and the East Central Iowa
Council of Governments; a d
WHEREAS, the Johnson Cou y Board of Supervisors an the East Central Iowa Council of
Governments have made no co ment on the propose~~nnexation.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, THAT: /
1. The followlng.described land all be voluntarily annexed to the City of Iowa City,
Iowa:
Lot 1. Penningroth Park A ition, Johnson County, Iowa according to
the plat thereof recorded ir<B ok 26, Page 79, Plat Records of Johnson
County, Iowa. /
EXCEPTING THEREFR0M:
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Commencing at the/Southwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of
Section lB, Township 79 North, Range 5 West, of the Fifth Principal
Meridian; Thence NOo026'11 "W alohg the West Line of said Southwest
Quarter, 2409.14 feet to a point on th,e Centerline of American Legion
Road; Thence S67040'24"E along said'Centerline, 1104.90 feet to the
Point of Begihning; Thence NOOo 12'OO"W, 1130.Q1 feet; Thence
N370 16'217E, 175.37 feet; Thence SOl 0'28'11 "E, 79.89 feet; Thence
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S37016'21 "W, 96.10 feet, Thence SOool,2'01 "E, 1133.78 feet to a
Point on! the Centerline of American Legion Road; Thence
N6704}"27"W, 54.14 feet to the Point of Beginning, The resultant
tract contains 5.59 acres, more or less, and is subject to easements and
restri tions of record.
2. The City lerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify and file the necessary
dOcu, ts with the City Development Board as required by Iowa Code ~36B,7.
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It was moved by and seconded by
edopted, end upon roll call thare were:
AYES:
Pessed and epproved this
ATTEST:
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RESOLUTION NO. Q1-A('
RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT,
AND ESTIMATE OF COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR
1993 STORM AND SANITARY SEWER REPAIR PROJECT, ESTABLISHING
AMOUNT OF BID SECURITY TO ACCOMPANY EACH BID, DIRECTING CITY
CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE TO BIDDERS, AND FIXING TIME AND PLACE
FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS.
WHEREAS, notice of public hearing on the plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate
of cost for the above. named project was published as required by law, and the hearing thereon
held.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA that:
1. The plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate of cost for the above.named
project are hereby approved.
2. The amount of bid security to accompany each bid for the construction of the above.
named project shall be In the amount of 10% (ten percent) of bid payable to Treasurer,
City of Iowa City, Iowa.
3. The City Clerk Is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice for the receipt of bids
for the construction of the above.named project In a newspaper published at least once
weekly and having a general circulation In the city.
4. Bids for the above.named project are to be received by the City of Iowa City, Iowa, at the
Office of the City Clerk, at the Civic Center, until 10:30 a,m. on the 18th day of May, 1993.
Thereafter the bids will be opened by the City Engineer or his designee. Bids shall then
be referred to the Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, for action upon said bids at i1s
next meeting, to be held at the Council Chambers, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30
p.m. on the 25th day of May, 1993.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA:
It was moved by Amhri .rn and seconded by Horowitz
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
the Resolution be
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
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-L- Courtney
x Horowitz
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- x McDonald
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RESOLUTION NO. 93-87
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR
USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY BETWEEN THE
JOHNSON COUNTY SONGBIRD PROJECT, INC. AND THE CITY OF IOWA
CITY, IOWA.
WHEREAS, the Johnson County Songbird Project, Inc. has requested permission to place
bluebird houses at three different locations within the Scott Boulevard right.of.way, and also
around the Scott Park detention area, in order to encourage nesting of bluebirds within the
City limits; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that placement of bluebird houses along a street and
around Scott Park will help Increase the habitat available to bluebirds, as well as improve the
environmental and aesthetic quality of life for the residents of Iowa City, Iowa; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges this limited use of public property and street right-of-way
for placement of bluebird houses is a legitimate purpose, and will have a de minimus effect
on public property and public right.of-way, and thus the City agrees to allow said limited use,
subject to the terms and conditions stated in an easement agreement attached hereto,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, that:
1. The easement agreement for use of public property and public right.of-way between
the Johnson County Songbird Project, Inc. and the City of Iowa City, Iowa, attached
hereto, is in the public interest, and is approved as to form and content.
2. The Meyor is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, the easement
agreement on behalf of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, for recordation in the Johnson
County Recorder's Office, at Johnson County Songbird's Project, Inc.'s expense.
It was moved by Kubhv and seconded by AmhTi orn
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
the Resolution be
AYES:
NAYS:
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Passed and approved this 27th
,1993.
ATTEST: .7I~~.J J!. .-KAA)
CIT LERK
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EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY AND
PUBLIC R/GHT.Of.WAY BETWEEN THE JOHNSON COUNTY
SONGBIRD PROJECT, INC, AND THE CITY Of IOWA CITY, IOWA
This Agreement is made by and between the Johnson County Songbird Project, Inc., hereafter
referred to as "JCSP," and the City of Iowa City, Iowa, a municipal corporation, hereafter
referred to as "City."
WHEREAS, the Johnson County Songbird Project, Inc. has requested permission to place
bluebird houses at three different locations within the Scott Boulevard right.of.way and also
around the Scott Park Detention Area, in order to encourage nesting of bluebirds within the
City limits; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that placement of bluebird houses along a city street and
around Scott Park will help increase the habitat available to bluebirds, as well as improve the
environmental and aesthetic quality of life for the residents of Iowa City, Iowa; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges this limited use of public proparty and street right'of-way
for placement of bluebird houses is a legitimate purpose, and will have a de minlmus effect
on public property and public right.of'way, and thus the City agrees to allow said limited use,
subject to the terms and conditions stated herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein. it is agreed as follows:
1.
JCSP shall be allowed to install, monitor and maintain fifteen (15) bluebird houses
which are mounted on steel poles, according to the proposal marked Exhibit A and the
diagram marked Exhibit B, both of which are attached hereto and incorporated by
reference herein, to be placed on City right. of-way along Scott Boulevard north of
Highway 6, with five (5) birdhouses at each location and more particularly described
as follows:
a. At the south end of Scott Boulevard where Scott Boulevard intersects in a T.
intersection with Highway 6 on the east side of Scott Boulevard along the small
creek, in a line running northerly to Heinz Road.
b. North of American Legion Road along the east side of Scott Boulevard and
extending along and around the perimeter of the Scott Park Stormwater
Detention Area.
c. North of Washington Street on the east side of Scott Boulevard to a point just
south of Rochester Avenue.
2. Prior to installation, JCSP agrees to first obtain written approval from the City Engineer
as to proper setback and other requirements needed to assure public safety.
3. JCSP agrees to provide a monitor, who will be responslbla for the care and mainte-
nance of the bluebird houses and poles herein, including weekly trimming of grass at
the base of eech of the bluebird houses and poles.
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JCSP agrees to Indemnify, defend and hold the City harmless in connection with any
liability whatsoever arising in regard to the location, installation, maintenance, use,
condition or repair of said bluebird houses and poles, including any and all liability
which the City may incur as a result of its decision herein to allow placement of the
bluebird houses and poles.
5. JCSP is required, and agrees, to carry liability insurance in minimum amounts of
$250,000-$500,000.$250,000 with contractual liability coverage included as part of
such insurance. JCSP agrees to furnish a certificate of insurance satisfactory to the
City upon execution of this Easement Agreement. JCSP further agrees to maintain
such insurance in full force and effect until the bluebird houses and poles are removed
from City right. of-way. Failure to maintain such insurance shall automatically
terminate this Easement Agreement. without further action by the City. City and JCSP
further agree that the City may require reasonable increases in the amount of coverage
in order to provide comparable coverage protection in the future. If the required
insurance is not maintained, the City shall have the right to terminate this Easemant
Agreement immediately, and to effactuate immediate removal of the bluebird houses
and/or poles.
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6, JCSP acknowledges and agrees that no property right is conferred by this grant of
permission to usa public property and public rlght,of.way; that the City is not
empowered to grant a permanent usa of its street right-of.way for private purposes;
and that the City may, upon ten (10) calendar days written notice and pursuant to
~364.12, Code of Iowa (1993), order said bluebird houses and/or poles be removed
at any time if, for any reason, the City determines that the property upon which the
bluebird houses and poles are located should be cleared of any or all obstructions. In
the event JCSP fails to remove or move the birdhouses and/or poles after being
directed to do so, JCSP acknowledgas City may rem ova the birdhouses and poles, and
JCSP agrees to pay for City's costs of removal within a reasonable time after billing.
In the event any portion of this Easement Agreement is found invalid, the remainder
shall be deemed severable and continue in full force and effect.
This Easement Agreement shall constitute a covenant running with the land, and shall
be recorded in the Johnson County Recorder's Office, at JCSP's expense.
Dated and signed this 01,) j day of
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CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
JOHNSON COUNTY SONGBIRD
PROJECT, INC.
By:
Darrel G. Courtney,
Attest: ~:.a-'1J t: .JduJ
Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
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CITY'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
STATE OF IOWA )
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JOHNSON COUNTY )
On this 2. ? fj day of A~r:' , 1993, bafore me, the undersigned, a
Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, parsonally appeared Darrel G. Courtney and Marian
K. Karr, to me personally known, and, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that they are the
Mayor and City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Iowa City, Iowa; that the seal affixed to the
foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of the corporation, and that the instrument was
signed and sealed on behalf of the corporation, by authority of its City Council, as contained
in Resolution No. ~ - 'i7 passed (the Resolution adopted) by the City Council, under Roll
Call No.~, of the City Council on the 2.7 tj day of Ar,.,: I ' - - "',
1993, and that Darrel G. Courtney and Marian K. Karr acknowledg~
instrument to be their voluntary act and deed and the voluntary act and deed of the
corporation, by it voluntarily executed.
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Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa
CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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STATE OF IOWA I
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JOHNSON COUNTY)
On this el?Jd day of aA/J.J/ ,A.D. 19 13, before me, the undersigned, a
Notary Public in and for the4~~ of Iowa, personally appeared ] I i" W~ I fers
and ,fr--;-j' to me personally known, who, being by me duly Sworn,
did say that they are the ~ ...,t- and ,respactively, of
said corporation executing the within and foregoing instrument to which this Is attached, that
(no seal has been procured by the said) corporation; that said instrument was signed land
saaled) on behalf of (the seal affixed therato is tha seal of said) said corporation by authority
of its Board of Directors; and that the said 1'V(5'1.{~-r and
as such officers acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and
deed of said corporation, by it and by them voluntarily exacuted.
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EXHIBIT A
2511 Hwy 1 S\'l
Iowa City, IA 52240
~Iarch 23, 1993
Rick Fosse, City Engineer
city of Iowa city
Civic Center
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Hr. Fosse:
After I talked with you yesterday on the phone I drove out on
Scott Boulevard to look at the specific places where placing bluebird
houses would be most effective. Three locations seem good:
1) At the very south end (by Hwy 6) on the east side of the
road along the small creek - going north to the first
drive with possibly four houses spaced evenly (and possibly
one house on the west side of the street just south of the
entrance to the trailer park.
2) North of American Legion Road along the east side next to
the fence then following along the fence around the storm
water retention basin to the east and back north again.
3) North of Lower \'lest Branch Road on the east side of Scott
to a point just south of Zaijeck's Salvage.
Five houses ~~ each of these locations would probably be about
the right number for density of placement. I would like to get
one trail monitor to be responsible for all of these houses and
preferably someone who rides a bike so they'd have no parking
problems at any site.
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The type of houses were using now are mounted
on individual poles - usually wired to a 6 ft.
steel T-post driven in the ground. They have a
tl10 foot piece of galvanized vent pipe hanging
below the house to act as a predator guard - this
is to keep raccoons and cats from being able to
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against the pole, using a string trimmer, or what-
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birds nor will they do any damage to the poles.
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RESOLUTION DIRECTING TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TO ERECT A SIGN SO AS
TO PROHIBIT RIGHT TURNS ON RED FOR SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON
MORMON TREK BOULEVARD AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH MELROSE
AVENUE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has received comment from the publiC regarding the potential for
conflict between vehicles northbound on Mormon Trek Boulevard tumlng left with a protected
green arrow onto Melrose Avenue and vehicles southbound on Mormon Trek Boulevard turning
right on red onto Melrose Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, that the Traffic Engineering Division Is hereby directed to Install a NO RIGHT TURN ON
RED for southbound traffic on Mormon Trek Boulevard at Its Intersection with Melrose Avenue.
It was moved by and seconded by
adopted, and upon roll call there wore:
the Resolution be
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Ambrisco
Courtney
Horowitz
Kubby
McDonald
Novick
Passed and approved this
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MAYOR
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RESOLUTION NO. 93-B8
RESOLUTION DIRECTING TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TO ERECT A SIGN SO AS
TO PROHIBIT RIGHT TURNS ON REO FOR WESTBOUNO TRAFFIC ON
WASHINGTON STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH LINN STREET.
WHEREAS, the City Council has received requests from the patrons of the Iowa City Senior
Center to reduce the potential for vehicle/pedestrian conflicts in the east crosswalk of tha
intersection of Washington Street and Linn Street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, that the Traffic Engineering Division is hereby directed to install a NO RIGHT TURN ON
RED for westbound traffic on Washington Street at its intersection with Linn Street.
It was moved by Kubby and seconded by
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Horowitz the Resolution be
AYES:
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RESOLUTION NO.
93-89
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF PERMANENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL
INSTALLATION EASEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND THE
SYCAMORE MALL ASSOCIATES.
WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City Intends to install traffic signals so as to control traffic at the
intersection of Lower Muscatine Road with Mall Drive and the entrance to Sycamore Mall; and
WHEREAS, the City must enter onto property held by Sycamore Mall Associates to place traffic
control devices on property held by the Sycamore Mall Associates; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department of the City of Iowa City has negotiated a permanent
traffic signal Installation easement agreement which is attached hereto and incorporated by
reference herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems It In the public interest to enter Into said permanent traffic
signal installation easement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, AS FOLLOWS:
1. The said permanent easement attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein is
approved as to form and content,
2. The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the permanent
traffic signal installation easement with the Sycamore Mall Associates on behalf of the City
of Iowa City.
3. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to cause certified copies of this resolution and
executed copies of the easement agreement to be filed in the office of the Johnson County
Recorder's Office at the City's expense.
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It was moved by Horowi tz and seconded by
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
Novick the Resolution be
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ATTEST: ~AJ K 1d.I/,J
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PERMANENT TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION EASEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered Into by and between Sycamore Mall Associates, an illinois limited
partnership ("GRANTOR"), and the City of Iowa City, Iowa ("CITY"),
IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL PROMISES HEREIN, GRANTOR AND CITY AGREE AS
FOLLOWS:
1. The UNDERSIGNED GRANTOR states that the GRANTOR Is the owner of certain real estate
described In Exhibit "A" attached to this Easement and by this reference made a part hereof
("Easement Area").
2. The GRANTOR hereby grants and conveys to the CITY an exclusive Permanent Traffic Signal
Installation Easement for the purposes of construcllng, operating, maintaining, repairing, using, and
reconstructing traffic signal control devices In the Easement Area described in "Exhibit A" and entitled,
"Signal Installation".
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3. The GRANTOR hereby covenants that It Is lawfully seized and possessed of the real estate described
above, and that GRANTOR has a good and lawful right to convey this Easement Agreement subject
to the easement rights granted to McDonalds Corp. for the purposes of trees, landscaping and sign
Installation.
4. The CITY shall have the right to make excavations and to grade as it may find reasonably necessary
for the construction, operation, repair, maintenance and reconstruction of the traffic signal control
devices, as outlined in Exhibit A.
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5. The CITY shall have the right to trim and remove all trees and bushes which may interfere with the
exercise of the CITY's rights pursuant to this Easement Agreement; however, If valuable timber is
removed, It shall continue to be the property of the GRANTOR.
6. The CITY shall have a non.excluslve right of Ingress and egress to and from the Easement area by
such route as shall occasion the least practical damage and Inconvenience to the GRANTOR.
7. The CITY agrees to promptly backfill any trench made by It, and restore the Easement Area
affected by the Signal Installation to substanllally the same condition as existed prior \0 the Signal
Installation.
8. The CITY shall Indemnify GRANTOR against any loss or damage which may occur in the CITY's
exercise of the easemenl rights herein, except for loss which may be occasioned by a dlmlnullon In
business during the temporary use of the Easement Area for construcllon, repairs, maintenance
and/or construction,
9. The provisions hereof shall/nure 10 the benefit of and bind the successors and assigns of the
respective parties hereto, and all covenants shall apply to and run with the land and with the title to
the land. This permanent Easement Agreement shall be recorded by the CITY althe time of Its
execution, with no cost to GRANTOR.
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SYCAMORE MALL ASSOCIATES,
an illinois General Partnership
by: FIRST DEARBORNT,r!C1Jft1t;.. P~DP<~T1f6 L,Po ,
an " 01 Li I ed Partnership .
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STATE OF IOWA )
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JOHNSON COUNTY )
On Ihls 2.? +~ day of Ap,r"I ' 19..1L, before me, the undersigned, a
Notary Public In and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Darrel G. Courtney and Marian K. Karr, to
me personally known, and, who, being by me duly sworn, did say that they are the Mayor and City Clerk,
respectively, of the City of Iowa City, Iowa; that the seal affixed to the foregoing Instrument Is the corporate
seal of the corporation, and that the Instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of the corporation, by
authority of Its City Council; and that Darrel G, Courtney and Marian K. Karr acknowledged the execution
of Ihe Inslrumentto be their voluntary act and deed and the voluntary act and deed of the corporation, by
It voluntarily executed,
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STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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Onthls--!Ldayof rJ ovehtbtr- ,A.D,19 ,before me, the undersigned,
a Notary Public In and for the State of illinois, personally appeared
, to me p~sonally known, who, beln~ by me duly sworn, did say that he Is Yica'
President of Flr3t DearbefA Pr~MFllg&, an Ullnols bimited PO~9fiAip, executing the within and foregoing
Instrument on behalf of Sycamore Mall Associates, an illinois General Partnef2hl~ that said Instrument was
signed on behalf of said Sycamore Mall soclates and r1r31",~efA FfJiMilltill by authority of Its dj,,,,101S
o.w.I. partners; and that the said 0 .:tn as such ~Parlner, on behalf of said General
,Partnership, acknowledged the execution of said Instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of said l:ImlteQ.
Urpo~rlll~,,,"ifl.on behalf of said General Partnership, by it and by him voluntarily executed.
"OFFICIAL SEAL"
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This description Is lor the purpose 01 an easement for traffic control signal Installation.
Beginning at the Northwesterly Corner 01 Lot 5, Mall First Addition to Iowa city, Iowa, as recorded In Plat
Book 9, at Page 41, 01 the Records 01 the Johnson County Recorder's Office; thence S42033'00'E, along
the Southwesterly Right.ol.Way Line of Lower Muscaline Road, 0.25 feet; thence S42043'30'E, along said
Southwesterly Rlghl.ol.Way Line, 49.75 feet; thence S47016'30"W, 12,50 feet; thence N42043'30'W, 49.75
leet; thence N42033'00"W, 50.29 leet; thence N47027'00"E, 12.50 feel, to a point on said Southwesterly
Rlght.ol-Way Line 01 Lower Muscatlne Road; thence S42'33'00"E, along said Southwesterly Right.ol.Way
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RESOLUTION NO. 93-90
RESOLUTION DIRECTING TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TO CHANGE THE
CONTROL OF THE INTERSECTION OF KIRKWOOD AVENUE AND KEOKUK
STREET FROM A ONE.WAY STOP CONTROL TO AN ALL.WAY STOP
CONTROL.
WHEREAS, the current one.way stop control Intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and Keokuk Street
will be reconstructed as part of the Kirkwood Avenue paving project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to discourage traffic on Summit Street and promote traffic
use of Dodge Street by facilitating northbound traffic on Keokuk Street to left.tum onto Kirkwood
Avenue, and proceed westbound on Kirkwood Avenue and continue north on Dodge Street.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BYTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA that upon completion of the repaving of the Intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and Keokuk
Street, the Traffic Engineering Division shall Install an all.way stop at said Intersection, causing
all approaches to the Intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and Keokuk Street to stop prior to entering
the Intersection.
It was moved by Novick and seconded by HorO\~itz the Resolution be
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
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RESOLUTION NO. 93-91
RESOLUTION DIRECTING TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TO CHANGE THE TRAFFIC
CONTROL OF THE INTERSECTION OF KIRKWQOD AVENUE AND SUMMIT
STREET FROM AN ALL.WAY STOP CONTRQL TO A ONE.WAY STOP
CONTROL.
WHEREAS, the current all.way stop sign control at the Intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and
Summit Street was installed to augment flow of traffic onto Kirkwood Avenue from Summit
Street; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has expressed a desire to discourage vehicular traffic on Summit
Street; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has Informally proposed that the all-way stop sign control at the
intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and Summit Street be changed to a one.way stop, with
Summit Street stopping and Kirkwood Avenue being uncontrolled; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has directed the rebuilding of Kirkwood Avenue to its current
dimensions providing left.turn lane for eastbound traffic to lefHurn to the north; and
WHEREAS, the City staff recommends that when the intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and
Summit Street is made to be a one-way stop, that Summit Street be marked as two 15-foot
lanes instead of its current three 10-foot lanes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, THAT:
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Upon completion of the repaving of the intersection of Kirkwood Avenue and Summit
Street, the Traffic Engineering Division shall install a one-way stop causing Summit
Street to stop and allowing Kirkwood Avenue to be uncontrolled; and
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2. At such time as these two above-mentioned events occur, Summit Street shall be
marked as two 15.foot traffic lanes.
It was moved by Horowitz and seconded by Ambrisco the Resolution be
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RESOLUTION NO.
91-92
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM STATEMENT FOR 1993 UNDER THE HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED, INCLUDING ALL
UNDERSTANDINGS AND ASSURANCES CONTAINED THEREIN AND DESiG-
NATING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE AUTHQRIZED CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER FOR THE GRANT.
WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City, Iowa, is an eligible unit of general local government
authorized to file a Program Statement under the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the 1993 Community Development Block Grant Program Statement has been
developed so as to give maximum feasible priority to activities which will benefit low and
moderate income persons and aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight; and
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opportunities to comment on the Program Statement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of iowa city, Iowa, believes that the public interest will be served
by filing said Program Statement with the United States Government.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, that the City Manager of Iowa City be and is hereby:
1. Directed to file with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development the
Program Statement for the 1993 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds
under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to include
those projects which are listed in the Program Statement attached hereto; and
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2. Authorized and directed to provide the necessary understandings and assurances
required by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in connection with said
Program Statement; and
3. Designated as the Chief Executive Officer to act in connection with the Program
Statement and to provide additlonel information as may be required.
It was moved by Kubbv and seconded by Ambrisco
adopted, and upon roll call there were:
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BUDGET SUMMARY -1993 PROGRAM YEAR
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United Action for Youth. Youth Center Acquisition Phase II
Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship. Land Acquisition for
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City of Iowa City. Land Acquisition for Affordable Housing
Housino Acouisition & Rehabilitation
City of Iowa City. Housing Rehabilitation, including:
Systems Unlimited - Group Home Conversion
Emergency Housing Project - Shelter Improvements
Mid-Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse - Facility Rehab
Elderly Services Agency, Small Repair Program
The Citizen Building Limited Partnership-Acquisition of Old Press-Citizen Building
Public Facilities & Imorovements
Domestic Violence Intervention Program. New Shelter
Construction
Salvation Army - Soup Kitchen
Public Services
Aid to Agencies (Operational Funding)
Mayor's Youth Employment Program. Business Training
LIFE Skills. Housing Support Services
Homeownershio Activities
City of Iowa City - Downpayment Assistence
Administration & Plannlno
General Administration
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1992 Carryover
1992 Program Income
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16,000
105,500
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MEMORANDUM
Date: April 22, 1993
To: City Council and City Manager
From~arianne Milkman, Community Development Coordinator
Re: 1993 CDBG Funding Allocation
In response to your request for input, CCN held a meeting on Monday April 19, 1993, to make
a recommendation on $30,000 of funding for Mr. Burns' proposal to acquire the Press Citizen
Building and rehabilitate it into 18 affordable units for persons who are elderly and/or handi.
capped. The minutes of this meeting are enclosed in the Council packet, as well as a memo
from the Committee.
CCN recommends that, rather than reducing funding for the Downpayment Assistance
Program, the $20,000 allocated to land acquisition plus $10,000 from Contingency should
be used to fund the Press Citizen project. The rationale for this recommendation is outlined
in the letter. Staff concurs with CCN's recommendation and rationale. We are in the process
of working with local lenders on a Homebuyer Education Program which would be required
for lower income persons receiving downpayment assistance. A program funded with
$45,000 would assist between 15 and 20 families who would repay the downpayment loan
upon sale of the property.
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recommendation.
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MEMORANDUM
Date:
April 22, 1993
To:
Iowa City City Council
From: Committee on Community Needs
Re: Recommendations
This memorandum is in response to your discussion about the Press.Citizen Building Land
Acquisition Project and the Downpayment Assistance Program. The Committee on
Community Needs appreciates the opportunity to provide input for your final decision
regarding the Community Development Block Grant allocations.
The Committee on Community Needs reiterates its strong support for its original recommenda-
tions, including funding the Downpayment Assistance Program (DAP) at $45,000. Given the
Council's desire to provide some funding for the acquisition of the Press.Citizen property, we
believe that an alternative exists that would allow the City Council to both provide some funds
to the Press. Citizen project and fully fund the Downpayment Assistance Program.
Full funding for the Downpayment Assistance Program has been supported by the City's
Community Development staff, the Housing Commission, and the Committee on Community
Needs for several reasons.
· The City's Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy identifies affordable home
ownership as a priority. The DAP would help meet this goal.
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· Government gives tax dollars (the mortgage interest deduction) to encourage home
ownership for those who can afford to purchase a home and make monthly mortgage
payments.
· The DAP would free up rental housing. As renters become homeowners, the rental
housing stock increases.
· The program helps a segment of the population not eligible for other programs; that
is, those not qualified for public housing or other types of rental assistance, who are
able to purchase and make payments on a home, but for a portion of the down.
payment. The DAP is a matching loan program.
o This program is part of a larger package of programs which wouid assist people In a
variety of ways - including funding for basic shelter and rental housing,
· As more homes are owned, the City's tax base is increased, In addition, fewer social
service agencies are strained by landlord.tenant problems,
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$20,000 from the Community Development Division's request for funds for land acquisition
for affordable housing as well as $10,000 from the contingency fund toward the Press-Citizen
land acquisition project. This recommendation is made for the following reasons:
· The Community Development Division proposal and the Press.Citizen proposal are both
land ecquisition proposals.
· The Community Development staff, in Its 3/5/93 recommendations, provided no
funding for its land acquisition proposal.
. The Committee ranked the land acquisition project below both the Downpayment
Assistance Program AND the acquisition of the Press-Citizen Building.
Representatives from the Committee will be at the Council's work session on April 26 to
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COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
APRIL 19, 1993 .6:30 PM
CIVIC CENTER. ENGINEERING CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Grace Cooper, MaryAnn Dennis, Susan Feeney, Rusty Martin,
Linda Murray, Andy Penziner, Bruno Pigott
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Lisa Oxley, Robin Paetzold, Keith Ruff, Maris Snider
STAFF PRESENT:
Marci Lindsay, Marianne Milkman
RECQMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL
1.) The Committee on Community Needs continues te strongly support its original
recommendations for 1993 CDBG funding. It would not like to see money taken away
from the City's Downpayment Assistance Program, as it meets one of the four
priorities in the City's Comprehensive Housing Affordabillty Strategy (CHASI and it is
an important component of the whole CDBG "package" of funding for the coming year.
Likewise, the committee continues to feel that the Press.Citizen acquisition and
rehabilitation project should not be funded.
2.) If the City Council wishes to allocate $30,000 to the Press. Citizen Building project, the
CCN recommends taking $10,000 from contingency funds and $20,000 from the
City's Land Acquisition project. The committee feels that this would divert money
from one acquisition project for another acquisition project, while leaving the
Downpayment Assistance Program intact.
CALL TO ORDER
Dennis called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
DISCUSSION ABOUT RESPONDING TO COUNCIL'S REQUEST FOR CDBG FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS
Dennis explained what happened at the April 13, 1993, City Council meeting for committee
members who did not attend, and why the CCN meeting was called. She explained that the
City Council would like to allocate $30,000 to Bob Burns for the Press.Citlzen Building project,
and that Councilor Naomi Novick would like to take the money out of the Downpayment
Assistance Program because she feels that housing is a need, but that homeownership Is a
dream, and therefore not a high priority. Dennis also stated that Councilor Karen Kubby
suggested that the program income that will be trickling in over the course of the year could
be used for the Downpayment Assistance Program.
Murray stated that the committee should stand by its original recommendations that were also
recommended by the Housing Commission and by staff. She said that If the Council wants
to fund the Press. Citizen project, it should not take the money from the Downpayment
Assistance Program. Pigott and Martin agreed,
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Martin moved, and Pigott seconded, to strongly reaffirm the CCN's original recommendations,
which Included full funding for the Downpayment Assistance Program and no funding for the
Press.Cltlzen Building project.
Martin also suggested that the committee write a letter to the City Council stating its position.
Motion carried 7.0.
Dennis moved, Murray seconded, to recommend to the Council to take $10,000 from
contingency, and $20,000 from the Land Acquisition project, in order to fund the Press.
Citizen Building project in the amount of $30,000.
Penziner said that Naomi Novick's comments on homeownership did have some merit, but
that the Downpayment Assistance Program is a loan program, and homeownership should be
available not only to the wealthy.
Pigott said that the Downpayment Assistance Program is one part of a whole package of
funds that meet a variety of needs. He also said that the program targets moderate.income
individuals and families that would not qualify for public housing assistance, for instance.
Martin stated that homeownership builds equity, provides stability, and that the country's tax
laws are written to assist homeownership. He said the CDBG funds would just be used to
help those people who cannot come up with $3,000 somewhere else.
Dennis said that the program would free up rental units in Iowa City, and that she agrees with
Pigott that moderate-income families make too much money to qualify for public housing.
Martin said that now is a good time to purchase a house.
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Milkman stated that many people pay more per year in rent than they would need in order to
make mortgage payments; they just don't have the downpayment needed to buy a house.
She explained how the pilot project worked in the past year. In response to a question,
Milkman said that 90 percent of program income coming into contingency has traditionally
revolved back into the Housing Rehab Program.
Dennis suggested that since the Press. Citizen project was acquisition, it makes more sense
to take money from the Land Acquisition project to fund It than from somewhere else.
Milkman explained that there was some City money available for land acquisition as a result
of a policy adopted one year ago after a staff recommendation.
Motion carried. 7.0.
Meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m.
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UnitedAction for Youth. Youth Cent Acquisition Phase II
Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship Land Acquisition for
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Housino Acouisition & Rehabilitation
City of Iowa City. Housing Rehabilitation including:
Systems Unlimited - Group Home Conv rsion
Emergency Housing Project - Shelter 1m rovements
Mid-Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse Facility Reh
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The Citizen Building limited Partnership.Acqu ition 0 Old Press.Cltizen Building
Public Facilities & Improvements
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Salvation Army - Soup Kitchen
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1992 Carryover
1992 Program I come
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75,700
357,000
16,400
30,500
122,000
16,000
105,500
10,500
16,500
45,400
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12,000
16,075
$50,225
$1,032,000
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80,000
30,000
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FINAL STATEMENT
July 1, 1993-June 30, 1994
ACQUISITION
United Action for Youth. Youth Center Acouisition Phase II
Purchase of 422 Iowa Avenue (neighboring property to the current Youth Center which serves
the Youth Service Agencies). Counseling and training programs are provided for BOO low and
moderate Income youth and families, 150 runaway youth, 35 persons with disabilities and
150 abused and neglected youth.
Funds: $40,200 Cites: 201(al/208(a)(2)(B)
Greater Iowa City Housino FellowshiD Land Acouisition for Affordable Rental Housino
Site acquisition in the Whispering Meadows subdivision for construction of B two. and three.
bedroom units to be made available to Section 8 certificate and voucher holders, very low-
income renters. As debt service is retired, rents will be reduced, making them affordable
without Section 8 assistance. Other sources include $326,B29 in HOME funds (application
submitted) and approximately $200,000 in private loans from a consortium of Iowa City
lending institutions.
Funds: $75,700
Cites: 201(a)/208(a)(3)
HQUSING ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION
Housino and Community DeveloDment - Housino Rehabilitation
Continuation of owner.occupled Housing Rehab Program to include comprehensive rehabilita.
tion, weatherization, exterior repair, emergency repair, residential accessibility (rental and
owner-occupied). Budget includes $3,000 for Architectural Salvage Program, and $1,000 for
Targeted Small Business assistance, Funding includes administrative expenses, which also
administer Rental Rehab programs and a HOME owner. occupied rehab program. Program Is
citywide. Program available 7/1/93 through 6/30/94. Selection of low.lncome homeowners
is by priority rating for greatest need, Loans will range from $2,000 to $30,000 with variable
terms according to ability to pay.
Funds: $357,000 Cites: 201(c) and 202(a)(1)/208(a)(3)
Elderlv Services Aoencv Small ReDair Prooram
Provide funds for small repairs for approximately 50 elderly or handicapped low.income home.
owners, Program helps these homeowners citywide to remain in their homes longer and more
safely. Local contractor coordinates and makes the repairs, Program both sends referrals to,
and receives referrals from, the Housing Rehab Program,
Funds: $16,400
Cites: 202(b)(2)/208(a)(3)
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Acquisition of historically significant building at 319 Washington Street for conversion to lB
units, to be rented to low.income persons who are elderly or physically disabled. Other
funding sources include $400,000 in HOME funds (application submitted), a tax abatement
from the City of Iowa City, and private sources.
Funds: $30,000
Cites: 201(a)/208(a)(3)
PU8L1C FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS
Domestic Violence Intervention Proaram . New Shelter Construction
8ulld a shelter facility in census tract 18 that will adequately house the current level of usage
and meet future needs. New facility would also provide space for counseling, group work,
and quiet space.
Funds: $122,000
Cites: 201 (c)/208(a)(3)
Salvation Armv - Community Souo Kitchen and Fellowshio Hall
Provide nourishing hot evening meal on a daily basis for low.income area residents and
homeless; provide a wholesome environment to build self.esteem and social interaction; and
provide services, information, and referrals to assist clients in effectively dealing with
problems. The Salvation Army is located at 510 Highland Avenue.
Funds: $ 1 6,000
Cites: 201 (c)/208(a)(2)(A)
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City of Iowa City - Aid to Aaencies IOoerational Fundinal
Allocation of entitlement funds assigned to the City's Aid to Agencies budget for operational
activities human service agencies per City Council policy. These monies will specificaliy go
to United Action for Youth, the Elderly Services Agency, and MECCA. UAY provides
counseling and training programs for low- and moderate.income youth and families. ESA
serves elderly people through several programs: Outreach and Advocacy, Shared Housing,
Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and Chore Service, 80th programs operate citywide.
Funds: $105,500
Cites: 201 (e)/208(a)(2)(B)
Mavor's Youth Emolovment Proaram . Business Trainina
Teach Job skills to youth, particularly skills in order to become self-supporting or to start up
a small business. CDBG funds will be used to provide $500 stipends to 20 young people,
MYEP is located at 410 Iowa Avenue,
Funds: $ 1 0,500
Cites: 201 (e)/208(a)(2)(C)
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Provide education in the area of responsible renting skills to low-Income renters or those
looking for rental housing. Will also assist eligible renters with finding housing and staying
in housing. Skills include: budgeting, home maintenance, safety, and effective com.
munication. Citywide.
Funds: $16,500
Cites: 201 (el/208(a)(2)(B)
HOMEOWNERS HIP ACTIVITIES
Housino and Community Deve/ooment - Downoavment Assistance
To improve low.income families' ability to purchase homes in Iowa City by mitigating the
downpayment barrier, Program will match homebuyers' funds dollar.for.dollar up to $3,000;
at least fifteen low- to moderate.income families will be assisted. The program is carried out
citywide in conjunction with local lenders.
Funds: $45.400
Cites: 201(n)/208(a)(3)
ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
/CARE - Needs Assessment/Housino Services
Conduct a needs assessment survey to determine the need for 1) housing for LMI persons
with HIV/AIDS in Iowa City; 2) in.house medical assistance in a housing facility for same
group; 3) services to help people with HIV/AIDS avoid institutional care as long as possible;
and 4) transient housing for persons coming to UI Hospitals and Clinics for treatment. Also
develop and implement programs to address assessed needs.
Funds: $16,075
Cites: 205(a)(3)(il/208(a)(2)(A)
Housino and Community Deve/ooment - Genera/ Administration
General management, oversight, and coordination of CDBG program. Salaries and
administrative expenses not directly related to CDBG projects. FTE salaries include CD
Coordinator, BO%; two Associate Planners, each 60%; Secretary, 25%; and Intern, 20%.
Funds: $118,000
Cites: 206(a)-206(h)
Housino and Community Deve/ooment - Research and P/annino
Planning and research activities aimed at providing greater housing opportunities for the City's
low- to moderate.income residents.
,. Assessment of needs of the homeless and special populations and analysis of the data
required for the CHAS.
2, Review development regulations for possible barriers to affordable housing
construction, rehabilitation, and "recycling" of houses.
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3. Continue to work with Johnson County Council of Governments and East Central Iowa
Council of Governments to review affordable housing needs countywide.
4. Explore need for/feasibility of slngle.room occupancy units (SROs) in Iowa City,
5. Continue to work with local financial institutions to set up a program for first-time
home buyers to purchase homes, including an education/counseling component.
6. Continue investigation of a public/private housing partnership.
7. Completion of an Anti.Poverty Plan required for the CHAS.
Funds: $ 1 2,000
Cites: 205(a)(6)
CONTINGENCY
Contingency is set aside to cover potential cost overruns in activities described above. It also
includes $30,000 in estimated program income for the 1993 program year.
Funds: $50,225
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1993 COBG Entitlement Funds
On Tuesday, April 13, 1993, at 7:30 p,m., the Iowa City Council held a public hearing on the draft
objectives and budget for the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds In 1993.
The Committee on Community Needs (CCN) has reviewed all of the 1993 requests for CDBG
funds and has made a recommendation to the Iowa City City Council on the use of those funds.
CCN feels that the objectives and budget listed below will best serve Iowa City's community
development and housing needs, benefillow and moderate income person sand help eliminate
or prevent slums and blight.
HOUSING
1. To support a program of owner-occupied and rental housing rehabilitation which Includes
energy saving measures and accessibility Improvements.
2. To support programs and services which foster Independent living for elderly and disabled
persons,
3. To support projects and programs which provide housing and emergency services to persons
of all ages In crisis and transitional situations. '
4. To encourage development of public/private partnerships with local lenders, realtors, and con-
tractors to maintain and Increase the supply of affordable rental and owner-occupied units.
HUMAN SERVICES
1. To enhance the physical, mental, educational, and emotional well being of the city's low-
Income residents as well as help those persons who are physically frail, troubled, and
disadvantaged.
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2. To provide assistance to human service agencies so that they can meet, not only current
client needs, but also the Increasing demand for services by assisting with both capital
Improvements and operational expenses,
NEIGHBORHOODS
1. To maintain and upgrade the condition of the housing stock.
2. To provide and Improve open space In densely populated areas with low. and moderate-
Income populations,
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RESOLUTION NO,
93-93
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUC.
TION EASEMENTS AND PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER EASEMENTS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 1993 STORM AND SANITARY SEWER
PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City has undertaken a project to replace the sanitary sewer, which
project Is known as the Fiscal Year 1993 Project ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project includes new storm and sanitary sewer and all necessary appliances and
fittings for use In connection with said public improvement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been advised and has determined that the acquisition of
temporary construction easements and permanent sanitary sewer easements are necessary for
construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer has determined the location of the necessary temporary
construction easements and permanent sanitary sewer easements; and
WHEREAS, the City staff should be authorized to acquire said easements at the best overall price
and cost to the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, THAT:
1. It is In the public interest to acquire temporary construction easements and permanent
sanitary sewer easements for the construction of the Improvements Included in the Fiscal
Year 1993 Storm and Sanitary Sewer Project, and acquisition of said easements
constitutes a valid public purpose,
2, The City Engineer, or his designee, is hereby authorized and directed to negotiate the
purchase of temporary construction easements and permanent sanitary sewer easements
for the construction of the improvements Included in the Fiscal Year 1993 Storm and
Sanitary Sewer Project.
3, In the event negotiation is successful, the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to
execute Temporary Construction Easement Agreements and Permanent Sanitary Sewer
Easements, examples of which are attached hereto, for recordation in the Johnson
County Recorder's Office at the City's expense. The City Attorney is hereby directed to
take all necessary action to complete said transactions, as required by law,
4. In the event temporary construction easements and/or permanent sanitary sewer
easements cannot be acquired by negotiation, the City Attorney Is hereby authorized and
directed to Initiate condemnation proceedings for the acqulslllon of such easements.
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It was moved by HnrmJi to and seconded by
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THIS AGREEMENT. made and entered into by and belwe~n
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In consideration of their mutual promises herein, OWNER and CITY agree as follows:
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, 'that It is lawfully seized and possessed of said real astata, IInd that It has good and
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"in, ovar and across t~at portion 01 OWNER'S property described and shown In Exhibit
,', A attached hereto (herealter "Temporary Easement Area') for the purpose of
facilitating the City's construction of the
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("public Improvement"l. which grant to CITY shall include necassary grading,
: excavation, piling of dirt. regrading, restoration, storage 01 materials and equipment.
and Ingress and egress 01 persons and equipment to the Temporary Easement Area.
, as needed to complete said public improvement.
I 3. The ter,m of this Temporary Construction Easement will be for the period of time
required by the CITY to complete the construction of the public Improvement. but In
no evant shall the duration of tho Temporary Construction Easemant axtend bayond
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Easement araa, and to grade as CITY may find reasonably nacassary for tho
, construction. The CITY covenants and agrees to protect such excavations
during construction; to promptly lill said excevations following construction:
and to be liable for and hold OWNER harmless froll) third party liability during
said construction.
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b. The CITY shall promptly backfill any trench made by it, and rapair any damages '
caused by the CITY within the Temporary Easement Area. The CITY shall
indemnify OWNER against loss or damage which occurs as a rasult of the
CITY'S negligent acts or omissions in the exercise of its easement rights herein.
Once the Temporary Easement Area has been restored to substantially Its prior
condition and except as expressly provided in this Temporary Easement
Agreement, the CITY shall have no further responsibility for maintaining the
Tempor~ry Easement Area.
c. The CITY shall have the right oJ ingress and egress to and from the Temporary
Easement Area by such route within the Temporary Easement Area as shall
occasion the least practical damage and inconvenience to the OWNER.
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d. The CITY shall have the right to trim or remove ell trees end brush which mey
interfere with the exercise of the CITY'S rights pursuant to thi~ Temporary
Easement Agreement. '
5. The CITY covenants and agrees that existing driveways, fences, underground drainage
tile or other site features which ere removed or disturbed sholl, to tho extent
, reasonably possible, be replaced by CITY to conform with features or Items removed
during construction. CITY further egrees that all grassed areas disturbed by the
construction shall ba soddad within a reasonable time after construction Is complete.
6., .: The CITY covenants and agrees to remove and stockpile existing topsoil from areas to
" be excavated, to be used in the event of any repair. Following installation of the public
Improvement, all areas within the Temporary Easement Area which are disturbed will
" ("or; be graded to form a uniform slope, and topsoil shell be replaced and respread over
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negligent exercise of the CITY'S easement rights herein, except for loss which may be
'. occasioned by a diminution in business during this Temporary Easement as set out in
,. the attached Schedule of Crop Loss marked Exhibit B and Incorporated haroln by
reference.
8.' The provisions hereof shall Inure to the benefit of and bind tha successors and assigns
, , of the respective parties hereto, shall be deemed a covenant which runs with the land
and with the title to the land, and shall be recorded in the Johnson County Recorder's
Officer, at CITY expense.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
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PERMANENT SANITARY SEWER, EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR
THIS AGREEMENT, made end entered into by and betwaan
, as "Owner", and the City of Iowa City, Iowa, a municipal
corporation, ("City"l.
In consideration of their mutual promises herein, Owner and City agree as follows:
1. The Owner hereby grants and conveys to the City a permanent easement for the
purpose of excavating for and the installation, replacement, maintenance and use of
such sanitary sewer for the purpose of facilitating the City's construction and
permanent Installation of the (hereinafter
collectively referred to as 'public improvement') es the City ~hall, from time to time,
elect to use for the conveyance of sanitary sewage, and all necessary appliances and
fittings for use in connaction with said public Improvement, together with adequate
protection thereof and also a right.of.way with right of ingress and egress thereto,
ovar, through and across the permanent easement area, as shown and described on
Exhibit A ettached hereto and by this reference made e part hereof (hereafter
"Eesement Area").
The Owner further grants to the City the following rights In connection with the above
uses:
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The right of grading said Easement Area for the full width thereof, and the right
to extend the cuts and fills for such grading Into and on said Easement Area.
b. The right, from time to time, to trim and cut down and clear away all trees and
brush on the Easament Araa which now or hereafter, in the opinion of the City,
may be a hazard to said Easement Area, or which may interfere in any manner
with the City's exercise of its rights herein.
c. The right to enter onto land beyond the Easement Area and conduct emergency
repair which may extend minimally beyond the Easement Area, without
obtaining a separate temporary aasement. City's right to do such work shall
be effective only upon City's prior notice to Owner, and with minimal disruption
of area. In the event of such emergency repair, City agrees to restore said area
substantially to its prior condition, as set forth in Paragraph 2 below.
2. The City shall promptly backfill any trench made by it, and repeir eny damages ceused
by the City within the Easement Area, including eny damages by virtue of future
excavation or use of the Easement Area. The City shall indemnify Ownar against loss
or damage which occurs as a rasult of the City's acts or omissions In the exercise of
its easement rights heroin. Once the Eesemant Area has been completely rastored to
Its prior condition and oxcopt as expressly providad in this Easement Agreement, the
City shall have no responsibility for malntoining the Easement Aree.
3. City represents and covenants that the public improvement herein shall be installed at
o depth and in such a manner that said public improvement shall not interfere with
agricultural activities, and that none of the public improvements horein shall be located
or maintained abovo ground. City further acknowledges and agrees to remove and
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stockpile existing topsoil from areas to be excavated; and that following installation of
the public improvement, all areas within the Easement Area which are disturbed will
be graded to form a uniform slope, and topsoil shall be replaced and respread over
disturbed areas and restored substantially to its original condition.
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The Owner and City acknowledge that Owner reserves the right to use said Easement
Area for purposes which will not interfere with the City's full enjoyment of its rights
hereby granted: provided, that the Owner shall not erect or construct any building or
other structures: plant any trees; drill or operate any well; construct any reservoirs or
other obstructions on said Easement Area; and will not diminish or edd to the ground
cover over said Easement Area. In addition, Owner may construct a fence over or
upon the Easement Area, but only after submittal to the City of a schematic design and
prior writtan approval of the City Engineer, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
Owner may construct roads and streets, and may install yards and other utilities but
only upon City's approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and only
those utilities that cross the Easement Area in a perpendicular diraction. City further
agrees that nothing in this Easement Agreement shall in any way preclude Owner from
causing, allowing or permitting streets, roads or utilities to cross the Easement Area,
but only upon City's approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and
only if said utilities cross the Easement Area in a perpendicular direction.
5. The Owner hereby covenants with the City that Owner is lawfully seized and
possessed of the raal estate above described by virtue of legal and/or equitable title,
and that it has good and lawful right to convey the Easement herein.
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The provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of and bind the successors end assigns
of the respective parties hereto; shall be deemed to apply to and run with the land and
with the titie to the land; and shall be recorded in the Johnson County Recorder's
Office, at City expense.
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OWNER
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Darrel G. Courtney, Mayor
By:
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RESOLUTION NO. 93-94
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL TO BE SUBMITTED TO TELECQMMUNICATIONS, INC. OF
EASTERN IOWA.
WHEREAS, Telecommunications, Inc, of Eastern Iowa (TCI) currantly operates a cable TV
service within tha corporate limits of Iowa City (City), and
WHEREAS, TCI has requested that a franchise agreement for continuing said operation within
the City ba enterad Into by tha City and TCI, and
WHEREAS, the City desires that TCI submit a proposal for said future operation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor is authorized to execute and submit to
TCI of Eastern Iowa a request for proposal for providing cable television service to the City
of Iowa City under the terms and conditions of a negotiated franchise agreement.
It was movad by Horowitz and seconded by
adopted, and upon roll call thare were:
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MEMORANDUM
Date:
April 22, 1993
City Council {J h /l
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Request for Proposal: Cable Franchise Renewal
To:
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You have received a recommendation from the Broadband Telecommunications Commission
regarding the Request for Proposal (RFP) to be submitted to TCI for renewal of the cable
service franchise. The RFP is a lengthy, complex document which addresses a variety of
Issues involving technical, financial, and service requirements, as well as dedicated access
channels and access needs in terms of facilities, equipment, and operations, As you consider
this document and the negotiations which will occur between the City and TCI, a brief history
of cable TV service in Iowa City may be helpful for you.
The current franchise enabling ordinance was passed in 1978. Requests for Proposal were
circulated and ultimately American Telecommunications Corporation (ATC) of Denver,
Colorado was awarded a 15-year, non. exclusive franchise in 1979. Construction and service
to customers begen that year and most residents had cable available by the end of 19BO.
As one condition of the franchise, the City received a franchise fee in the amount of 3% of
the company's annual gross revenue to be used by the City" ,..to offset Its regulatory and
administrative costs and to maximize awareness and use of the access capacity." (See
Section 14- 73(c) of the Code of Ordinances.) During the term of the current franchise, not
only franchise fee revenue but all revenue from the cable company, including funding provided
for public access operations, has been used consistent with this section of the Code.
Generally, this means that the subscriber, who ultimately bears the cost, will get something
back through the cable system for the funds provided. We have written the RFP and have
begun to plan negotiating strategies with the assumption that this policy on use of revenues
will continue.
Another condition of the 1979 franchise required that the cable company set aside five
chennels for local access; one each for the University of Iowa, educational programming,
public access, library access, and local government access. The University of Iowa, the Iowa
City Public Library, and the local government channels have been programmed since their
Inception by the University, the Library, and the office of the Broadband Telecommunications
Specialist, respectively. The Educational Cablevision Consortium (ECC) was created es a
partnership by the Iowa City Community School District and Kirkwood Community College to
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program the educational channel. The Consortium has continued in that vein for over ten
years. The public access channel was originally programmed and managed by A TC and then
by Heritage Communications when it bought the local system in 19B4. Three years ago
Public Access Television IPA TV), a non'profit organization, was created for the specific
purpose of managing and programming the public access channel. PATV assumed this
responsibility by virtue of a three. party agreement between the City, Heritage, and PATV.
Heritage had agreed, as a condition of City approval of the transfer of ownership in 1984, to
provide funding for a non'profit organization if and when it was created and operational. This
funding is in addition to the franchise fee provided to the City and includes an annual CPI
escalator. PATV recently received ItG p~yment for the year beginning April 1 , 1993, in an
amount exceeding $141,000.
Another condition of the transfer of ownership agreement in 19B4 was to raise the annual
franchise fee payment to the City from 3% to 5%. Heritage subsequently challenged the
validity of that agreement and the City filed a lawsuit against them. The lawsuit was settled
in 198B with Heritage agreeing to pay the 5% franchise fee and also providing a lump sum
payment to the City. The franchise fee payment to the City for FY93 is expected to exceed
$265,000.
The current 15-year franchise and the three. party agreement for public access management
and programming both expire in April, 1994. The formal process for franchise renewal is
largely dictated by federal law and the City has retained the consulting firm of Rice, Williams
Associates of Washington, D.C. to assist in the formal process and in negotiations with TCI.
We have completed the initial phases of the process, including a technical audit, a needs
assessment survey, and consumer market analysis. The RFP is the next step in the process.
TCI will have 60 days from receipt of the RFP to submit its proposal back to the City. We will
then have 30 days to determine whether to negotiate for a renewed franchise or to assume
a posture of denial of the renewal. If a renewed franchise is sought, negotiations would begin
immediately thereafter. If the position of the City is one of denial, it is likely that TCI would
challenge that position in court.
You are being asked to consider a resolution approving submittal of the Request for Proposal
at your meeting on April 27, 1993. Drew Shaffer and I will both be present at that meeting
to respond to any questions or concerns. In addition, I hope you will give Drew or me a call
if you would like additional Information prior to the Council meeting.
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cc: Drew Shaffer
Broadband Telecommunciations Commission
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INTRODUCTION , . , . . , . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. i
I. Minimum Requirements. . , . , . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ii
ll. Evaluation Criteria .............................".... xxiv
Section I Ownership, Experience and Financial Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1
A. Applicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2
B. Ownership Information . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3 '
C. E."(perience ......................................... 12
D. Financial Committnent . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . 14
Section II Financial Experience and Projections ........................, 15
A. Financial Experience and Projections ......................... 16,
Section ill Construction and Service ...........................,.... 22
A. Service Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
, B. Construction Practices ...............................,.. 24
Section IV System Design ...................................... 27
A. Channel Capacity .....................,.........:..... 28
B. System Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ,
Section V Channel Allocation ...........................,........ 34
A. Broadcast Channels .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S
B. Satellite. Delivered Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
C. Access Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . , . . . . . 37
D. Radio Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
E. Summary of Channels by Tier ........................,.... 39
Section VI Rates ............................................ 40
A. Basic Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
B. Pay Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 43
C. Other Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Section vn Local Programming , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . . . , . . , . , . . . . , . . , . . 46
A. Public Access ....................................... 47
B. Educational Access ......,................,...,...,.... 51
C. Municipal Government Access ..."..........,............. 53
D. Library Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S6
E. Leased Access ....................................... S7
F. Local Origination ,.....,............,...............,. 58 ,
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A. Experience ............... I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . 60
B. Institutional and Subscriber Drops .....,..,................., 61
C. Institutional Network Design ........."..,................ 62
D. Government, Educational and Public Use. . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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A. Equal Employment Opportunity ............................ 68
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A. Privacy ............................... I . . . . . . . . . . . 71
B. Consumer Complaint and Repair Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . 72
c. Billing Practices ............................. . . . . . . . . . 76
Section XI Joint Ventures, Third-Party Agreements and Innovative Projects ... . . . .. 77
A. Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . . 78
Section XII Term of Franchise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
A. Term of Franchise. . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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INTRODUCTION
The City of Iowa City conducted an in-depth analysis of the future cable related needs
of the City. The Iowa City Broadband Telecommunications Commission and the City's
Broadband Telecommunications Specialist have participated extensively in the needs assessment
process and conducted a public hearing on November 18,1992. A second public hearing will be
held by the Commission on April 7,1993. The City Council held a public hearing on October 21,
1992. Several access workshops were held for the following audiences: public access users;
government; K-12 education; post secondary'schools and University; arts, heritage and cultural;
nonprofit groups, health care, social services, seniors, human services; business and industry;
religious groups; and a follow-up survey was conducted.
The City, as a part of its community needs assessment process, retained Rice, Williams
Associates to conduct a consumer market survey, a technical analysis, and a community needs
assessment All of the preceding materials are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's
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In addition, City staff and City Council has participated in the needs assessment process.
Based on the needs assessment, the City has established minimum standards for cable
service in Iowa City and developed an evaluation criteria for assessing the proposal to be
developed by Heritage Cablevision, Inc. (Cablevision). The deadline for submitting ten (10)
copies of the proposal which responds to the City's Request for Proposal is July 1, 1993.
Following are the City's minimum requirements and evaluation criteria.
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The City of Iowa City has established a number of minimum requirements and indicated
a number of priorities related to the cable communications franchise. Company's application for
a franchise should reflect a commitment to each of the minimum requirements outlined below.
In this Request for Proposal, the tenn Company is used to refer to Company, and the tenn
franchisee is utilized when referring to requirements that will be placed on the franchisee. The
channel numbers utilized herein reflect channel placement in March of 1993.
Subscriber Network
The City requires that the Company outline in detail its proposal for a cable network .
offering continuous, high quality service to residential subscribers. The City places a high
priority on plans to meet the current and future cable-related needs of the residents of Iowa City.
The City requires a complete rebuild of the cable system requiring a minimum of 750 MHz, one
hundred (100) channels. The City encourages the Company to provide a fiber based architecture
with approximately 1200 or fewer subscribers per fiber node. The City expects that the rebuild,
including the replacement of old cable, electronic, and passive devices throughout the system,
can be accomplished within two (2) years. The City requires service to all areas within the City
limits, including Old Capital Center and city block 80. The City requires a neighborhood by
neighborhood construction timetable.
The City also requires the following facilities:
· Replacement of subscriber drops which do not meet specified tests or grounding
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· Backup power supplies throughout the system
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I Subscriber friendly technology policies.
The Company shall provide a cut-over plan to ensure the minimum amount of subscriber
disruptions when converting from the old plant to the newly rebuilt plant The plan should also
include a description of how consumers will be infonned of when rebuild construction will take .
place in their neighborhood.
Please indicate how the Company's rebuild, preventive maintenance and other effons will
reduce the number and frequency of outages. Also indicate the methodology the Company uses
for logging outages, and provide a summary of the outages experienced in 1992.
Signal quality problems were identified by subscribers on several cable channels including
FOX, Encore, Family Channel, ESPN, A&E, Disney, and KGAN and the Public Library, Public
Access, and Government access channels. Also, inconsistencies in volume levels between
channels were noted by some subscribers. Please provide a plan to remedy these problems
regarding signal quality and volume inconsistencies.
Please indicate in detail the headend improvements that will be undertaken for the rebuild.
For example: removal of antennas not in use and elevating the Channel 2 antenna array;
temperature monitoring and standby powering for the building housing the signal processing
equipment
The City requires that all subscriber drops be grounded in accordance with NEC
standards. The Company should provide a plan for auditing all drops and installing grounds as
needed.
Interference has been noted on Channel 19 from radio/pagers and other broadcast services
operating on the same frequency, and also on Channel 12 from off air broadcast signals. Please
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can be alleviated, and Company plans to correct the problem.
The City has received complaints regarding late fees, variable length of billing period that
changes without notice and fees for disconnection of pay services. Please provide a plan to
alleviate such complaints.
The City seeks a rebate for Encore subscribers who have paid for a service others have
received free of charge. In addition, complaints have been received regarding the descrambler
used for this service. Please describe the Company's policy in this area.
The City is very concerned that sufficient test equipment be provided by the Company,
and urges that a spectrum analyzer be a pennanent part of the system's test equipment. Please
indicate which of this equipment will be a pennanent part of the Iowa City Company's inventory.
The City would expect the Company, in its preventive maintenance plan, to conduct
technical audits of the cable system on a regular basis. Please indicate on what basis such audits
will be conducted, and when the results will be sent to the City.
The City has received numerous complaints regarding the Company's underground
construction practices, including: digging in the wrong location; breaking the cables of other
utilities when- digging; and digging in the City right-of-way without pennission. Please prepare
a plan to alleviate these problems related to underground construction.
Consumer ComDatibilitv
The City requires the Company 10 prepare a plan describing how the system will continue
to be compatible with cable-ready television sets, stereo television, remote control devices and
other consumer products. The Company is required to indicate how high definition television,
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developments in HDTV, digital TV, and other technological developments. In addition, the
Ordinance will require that if converters are required for certain services, that these and the
corresponding remote controls can be pwchased from other vendors.
Consumer Services
The City seeks a high level of consumer service satisfaction (e.g., telephone response,
repair service by appointment). The franchisee will be required to adhere to detailed consumer
service standards, including response time for burying cable and hook-ups.
Please provide the Company's future outage rebate policy; the City encourages a 24-hour
rebate for every outage of four (4) hours or more. Please indicate how the Company will reduce
the number of frequent short outages (minutes in length).
The Company is required to improve telephone service, to provide a plan to ensure that
customers are not receiving a busy signal, and to establish telephone answering standards.
Please indicate the Company's repair personnel practices, and the ability to offer
subscribers a.m,fp.m., hourly after 5:00 p.m. or Saturday time frames for requested repairs. Also
describe the Company's policy for calling prior to repair personnel arrival and after the repair
is completed.
The City requires the Company to prepare a plan to provide high-level customer service
and the provision of a complete rate schedule to the City and subscribers once a year. The City
encourages the Company to provide a cable guide to all subscribers, and 10 provide a whole
house rate for additional outlets,
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The City requests a proposal to interconnect the City's access channels with surrounding
communities. The City requires interconnection with surrounding communities assuming the co-
operation of the other cable systems and franchising authorities. The Company should provide
a plan for such interconnections. Such a plan should include channel capacity, the technology
to be used (e.g., coax, fiber, microwave), estimated cost and time frame for activation. There
have been three needs identified with regard to interconnection between communities, including
reaching all schools in Iowa City Community School Distric~ coordinating Emergency Alert
services, and providing Public, Educational, Governmental, Library (PEGL) access programming.
Prol!ramminl!
The City seeks high quality and diverse cable services. The Company should specify
which services it intends to provide as part of its basic cable service tier, other tiers of service,
and pay offerings. The City has received many comments from the consumers interested in Quad
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City news and programming on stations KWQC, WQAD, and WHBF. Indicate if the Company
plans to re-introduce any Quad City channels that were previously on the system. Subscribers
have also shown interest in the following national programming services: The Learning Channel;
an African American station on a 24-hour-a-day basis; The Science Fiction Channel; E\VrN;
Entertainment Channel; Turner Cartoon Network; The Comedy Channel, VISN, C-Span II, VHI,
and SportsChannel on a 24-hour-a-day basis. The City would like to add various broad
categories for additional programming.
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public, educational, l!brary, and government access channels will be occupying. Also, indicate
which cable channels will be designated for leased access.
Please indicate Company plans to ensure that regularly provided channels are not utilized
for pay-per-view events. The City will require that the Company notify the City and subscribers
30 days in advance of any programming change. The Company is required to have, minimally,
all access channels on the basic tier of service, The City encourages the Company to provide
for the reception of access channels to any person requesting them, and to do so free of charge
except for the nonnal cost of installation.
Access
The City's goal is to expand the facilities, equipment and services provided for public,
educational, library and government access to ensure that access develops as a substantial
community resource. This includes allocating channels for access programming; providing
equipment and facilities for the production and reception of access programming; promoting
access programming; and providing substantial access services and ttaining.
The City of Iowa City and major institutions have supported the development of public,
educational,library, and government access on an ongoing basis. As part of the renewal process,
the access organizations which operate access channels in Iowa City prepared detailed proposals
which included the history of each channel, cumnt and future programming, current resources
and resources that will be needed in the future. (Please see Appendix A which includes these
proposals and the appendices referred to below.) Following is a summary of the current
programming on the access channels as described by these institutions.
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Public Access
Basic Overview. Channel 26, the public access channel, is a resource where citizens can
use current communication technology to exchange information and ideas, to exercise
self-expression and creativity, and to panicipate in the democratic process. Anyone may
submit a program for cablecast whether it was produced at the Community Programming
Center or no~ Content is not censored, but a program may be removed from the
cablecast schedule if it fails to meet basic technical standards or contains material which
violates federal, state or local laws, as described in the P A TV Guidelines (see Appendix
A). Channel 26 programming is cablecast approximately 30 hours per week. Public
service announcements highlighting upcoming community events or ongoing programs
run continuously through the remaining hours.
Programming Highlights. Programs on Channel 26 are as diverse as the community,
ranging from National Issues Forum panels to colorful dance recitals. Presentations have
included local talk shows, travel images, local historical sites, experimental video art,
environment and health concerns as well as interviews with national and international
visitors. Most of the programs are locally produced, although access programs from other
parts of the country may also be shown, A short videotape with samples of past
programs is included as Appendix B.
Target Audiences. Channel 26 "targets" all viewers who are interested in seeing and
hearing from their neighbors about local issues and events. It also provides a non-
network alternative to commercial television which allows individuals to exercise their
First Amendment rights.
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Education
Current Programming. Programming from Kirkwood Community College continues to
constitute the majority of programming on Channel 27. It is largely educational
programming acquired from external sources or programming for Kirkwood's credit
telecourses. This programming primarily serves Kirkwood students in the Iowa City area,
but certainly has some usefulness for secondary school teachers as well.
Programming from the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) has increased
markedly since 1986, when the primary programming was school board meetings, with
a small number of student performance and student production programs interspersed.
In 1990-91, a total of 137 programs from the Iowa City Community Schools appeared on
Channel 27, and in 1991-92 the total was 149. The point to emphasize is that most of
this programming is locally produced.
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I Infonnational'programming. Examples include:
a. "Meet the Candidates," an annual program which gives citizens an
opportunity to query school board candidates;
b. DPO Forums, which are monthly proirams related to various topics in the
school district. Examples have included Substance Abuse Prevention
Programs, The Alternative School Program, The Strategic Plan, District
Demographics;
c. Programs especially prepared for cable. Examples include programs about
tax referenda, getting ready to make college decisions, booktalks.
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Appended to this document are annual reports submitted to the Iowa City Broadband
Telecommunications Commission by the Iowa City Community School District
Appendix A is the annual report for the 1990-91 school year; Appendix B is the annual
report for the 1991,92 school year. The primary target audiences for Channel 27
programming are students, patrons and voters in the Iowa City Community School District
area, staff in the ICCSD and Kirkwood Community College students. Appended are two
schedules which illustrate the local programming on Channel 27. Appendix C is a
schedule of Kirkwood Community College telecourses for Spring, 1992. Appendix D is
a calendar of locally originated and locally produced programming from the Iowa City
Community School District for Spring, 1992.
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Librarv Channel
Programming on Channel 20 reflects the overall mission of the Iowa City Public Library
("Library"). (See "History of the Channel", 1980 section, as well as Appendix B for
Board Programming Policy.) Library channel programming consists of activities and
issues directly related to the Library: Library sponsored programs and events taking place
in the Library, locally produced programs which document the development of this
community or region or benefit the infonnational and cultuml interests of the community
or region, and video programs from the Library's circulating collection.
Examples of programs (see attached schedules) that are shown on Channel 20 are Tell Me
Your StorY with Ellen Buchanan interviewing prominent local residents; Storvlime with
Iowa City Public Library Children's librarians; School's Out Soecials for older children;
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programs such as Preucil School's Bach's Lunch. the Chamber of Commerce's Brown
Bag Cafe. the National Issues Forum. Let's Talk About I~ book discussion series and
Supper in the Slacks with readings by nationally acclaimed authors living in Iowa City.
Program statistics:
· 52 hours/week of programming
· 116 hours/week of character generated messages
· Total programs, per month average: 217
· New pages of messages on Library Bulletin Board, per month. average
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· An average of 45.4% of total programs cable cast are children's. Nearly
half of the story times offered by the children's department are either
cablecast live, recorded for later cablecas~ or both.
Programming Resources (available for airing):
Channel 20 collection (exclusive cable airing):
· 1100 programs (est.) including ISO copyright free movies, approximately
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· Of this total, approx. 500 programs are in ICPL Channel 20 archives (not
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134 programs with library access channel pennission
The Library bulletin board carries infonnation about library services, programs and
events; it also carries announcements of meetings of local community groups which take
place in the library. On Thursdays .. as pan of Request Day, lhe bulletin board also
plays continuously on a monitor above the checkout desk when the library is open.
The Library does not facilitate access in the same sense that public access channels do.
However, groups do plan videotapings of their meetings and make the tapes available to
Channel 20. Also, community produced programs are sometimes brought to us, and those
detennined to meet the mission of the library and its channel are added to the Channel
20 schedule and often added to the library's circulating collection.
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was a year in which hours and services were reduced, due to budget cuts, In previous
years, more than 800 meetings were held. Often, groups request cablecasting of their
meetings, which exceeds the ability of current staff to make this available.
In addition, the library has 14 librarians who select materials for the collection and who
are aware of and solicit locally produced programs for Channel 20.
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Government Information Channel
Government Infonnation Channel (GlC29) and Interactive Infonnation Service Channel's
(IS29) primary programming goals are to facilitate communication between the citizens
of Iowa City and the City itself, and to develop and implement ways to utilize technology
to facilitate the City's goals, including its internal needs. Hundreds of video programs
produced for and about the City departments, divisions, commissions and Council play
a centra! role in programming strategy. Scores of video programs are produced, for
community organizations and institutions and these are also a pan of that programming
strategy. All such organizations and institutions are either panially City funded or present
subject matter that is consistent with Channel 29's goals. In addition, a variety of
programs are imported every year by the Cable TV office from private, foundation, state
and federal sources that present important views and infonnation that can affect Iowa
City. Video programming is cablecast about 50.60 hours per week (See Exhibit A for
an example listing of the City depanments and community organizations that the Cable
TV office produced programs for in FY92, and a listing of example programs produced
in FY92).
IS29. The other 110-120 hours per week IS29 is cablecast. . IS29 staff works with and
compiles infonnation from over fifty City depanments, divisions and community
organizations. A tremendous amount of government, health, education, and community
infonnation is offered and used by citizens, literally by the touch of their fingers. IS 29
staff sends reports of usage back to each City agency it works with on a regular basis.
This helps both IS29 and each group decide how to tailor further infonnation offerings.
See Exhibit B for a listing of the City departments, divisions and community
organizations IS worked with to provide infonnation in FY92.
IS29 represents a whole new genre of technology, service and communicating. It is as
different from traditional broadcasting or cablecasting as was radio. This interactive
technology is very much in its infancy and fonnative stage. Iowa City is at the forefront
of the usage and development of this new genre by virtue of IS29. While perhaps
primitive by comparison to what interactive technology will someday be and mean to us,
Iowa City (and IS29) is years ahead of most other V,S. cities, with the possible exception
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not the city). Supponing IS29 means the cutting edge development and implementation
of a whole new genre of communicating, infonning, educating and listening. (See Exhibit
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Given the two programming components and effons of GIC29 and IS29, the Cable TV
Division has achieved a ttuly unique and quality blend of service comparable to any
government access channel nationwide for the dollars spent See Exhibit D for example
program schedule for GIC29. See Exhibit E for a listing of all infonnation categories
offered by IS29. See Exhibit F for articles about GIC29 and IS29.
Programming from the Senior Center (SCI'V) has increased and improved markedly over
the last several years, contributing to programming for GIC29 and in services to the
elderly.
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In addition to the other educational channels, the University ofIowa operates a full-time
educational access channel which provides weekly listings in the TV Guide Section of the Press
Citizen.
The high interest in current and future access programming, together with the need for
future resources by local institutions, organizations, and government departments, is further
identified in the cornments and institutional ascertainment repons.
The following describes the City's minimum requirements for public, government and
educational access.
I The franchisee shall allocate the following channels for access:
. No less than three (3) access channels for government access: two (2)
channels dedicated for City programming and interactive services; and one
channel dedicated for the Iowa City Public Library.
. No less than three (3) channels for educational access: one channel
dedicated for use by the Educational Company Consonium; one channel
for the University of Iowa; and one channel for future use.
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access programming; and one channel for a PA TV interactive community
bulletin board and additional programming. I
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ten (10) percent of its capacity for public, educational, and government
access based upon a fonnula of usage. I
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interactive Infonnation SelVices (IS) system now offered on the Government
Channel. The expanded version of IS will include four (4) more IS units (RT2
hardware/software systems) strategically placcd to feed each quadrant of the City,
with the existing IS system to act as the SelVer unit Each additional IS system
will have its. own telephone number, and will therefore enlarge the number of
potential simultaneous multiple users to four (from the existing single. user
system). It is projected that since IS would be expanded to a full.time channel,
in addition to becoming a simultaneous multiple user system, many more
subscribers will be able to access IS, and many more departments and
organizations will be able to participate in offering material for IS exposure. Each
IS system will offer the same database content, which will be updatable by remote
control.
I All of the access channels shall be placed on the basic tier of selVice.
I The institutional network provided by the franchisee shall be interconnected with
the access channels.
I The City recognizes the imponance of all access related needs listed herein, and the need
to balance these with community benefits, ratepayers' costs and interests, and the Company's
expense. The City believes there may be an advantage to all concerned regarding the cost
effectiveness and efficiency in what has been referred to as a combined Public, Educational,
Governmental, Library (PEGL) telecommunications facility. As a result, the Company's
consideration of this approach is encouraged. For example, while the exact configuration of
equipment and staff needed for such a PEGL center has not been planned, it is possible that some
of the duplicate requests and needs from the access entities may be combined and shared in a
PEGL telecommunications facility.
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operator. Please specify what the Company plans to offer. The City will place great emphasis
on meeting access needs.
Public Access needs are as follows.
A new P A TV Center consisting of:
1. A large building in a high-visibility location with adequate parking, handicap
accessibility and a loading dock for ease of equipment transport;
2. Two studios, a reception area, separate editing bays, offices, classrooms, access
radio studio, computer/fax lab, satellite downlink, staff lounge, producer's lounge
with children's comer, reference and tape library, fully automated studio (robo-
studio), live call-in capability, improved audio system, and automated checkin!out
capability for equipment and tapes, storage for equipment and sets.
"Robo-studio" would include the following: a totally automated studio which
would enable a producer to activate one or two cameras, lights, microphones, and
call-in capability with the flip of a switch. This studio would attract groups and/or
individuals who want to get their message out to the community, but do not have
the time or desire to learn about more sophisticated video production.
3.
A mobile production van.
4. Interactive software similar to that implemented at Channel 29 for Infonnation
Services. This would allow P A TV to provide 24-hour a day interaction with the
community. In addition, P A TV could gather data about its viewers, conduct non-
scientific polls, and provide a wider variety of character-generated infonnation.
5. Equipment replacement and maintenance throughout the franchise tenn.
See Appendix A, P A TV Proposal, Appendices O&P for a funher listing of equipment and
facilities.
The Educational access needs are as follows.
1. Pomble production equipment available for use at any of the educational access
origination sites; equipment to include: production cameras and tripods/dolleys,
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corrector, CD player for sound dubbing, microphones, portable video switcher,
audio mixer, special effects generator (e.g., Amiga and "Video Toaster")
2.
Editing system for post-production to accommodate S- VHS and VHS
3.
Replacement and maintenance of equipment for the duration of the franchise.
4.
Assistance with the development of Project School Net which is a project recently
approved by the school board. Project School Net is a plan for a partnership
between the Iowa City School District and businesses in the District. The plan
seeks to enhance school effectiveness through infonnation technology.
The Library access needs are as follows.
1. Improve Meeting Room A to make it a more useful site for live and prerecorded
cablecasts, to facilitate and save time on set-up preparations, to improve the
quality of video and sound, and to allow for more multi-camera shoots including
the following:
a.
Improve technical quality of equipment necessary to provide quality
productions from the meeting room. Pennanently mount a production
swilCher, an audio switcher, and install a pennanent S- VHS recording deck
in the Room A projection booth. Provide two camera drops into the
meeting room, and install an intercom system between cameras and
switcher. Improve sound system for cablecasting needs.
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Rewire Meeting Room A with scoop lights to make them capable of being
switched on and off from the projection booth.
c. Improve lighting for productions in Room A. Add two or three highly
directional lights.
d. Replace curtain for Meeting Room A. Current curtain is ten years old and
is not a suitable backdrop for video. The new curtain will be used as
backdrop for programs cablecast from meeting room.
2. Improve Channel 20's technical quality to produce better programming, including:
a. Supply the Library with two high quality, genlockable production cameras
with dockable S- VHS videocassette recorder (which co~ld also be used
with studio configuration). This will provide the greatest flexibility in
improving the visual quality of programs.
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Rewire Channel 20 master control (where the cable signal is switched) at
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monitors to allow cuing up of tapes to be played, and also to allow
checking live signals, before they are switched "on air."
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c. Add scoop lights for Children's Story time Room. Present lighting is both
too shadowy and too limited in spread for television purposes.
d. Provide equipment to improve available production resources and quality,
as listed below:
(i) Three higlt quality lavalieres for production use;
(il) . S. VHS Camcorder to be used for scripted productions;
(ill) Audio mixer and patch panel for A V Lab; current configuration is
substandard for recording clean audio, and is unable to mix all
inputs independently;
(iv) ,4X4 routing switcher for video dubbing in A V Lab to improve
flexibility in transferring between formats;
(v) Scheduling software for programming Channel 20, to better control
playback of programs and reduce conflicts with scheduled playback
times;
(vi) Computer for graphics production to be used for creating graphics
for Library Bulletin Board, and for use within video productions;
(vii) Satellite dish for teleconferences, This may be able to be supplied
through a new satellite dish or the existing cable system.
3. Equipment replacement maintenance throughout the franchise term.
See Appendix A, rowa City Public Library Proposal, Appendix A, for a further listing of
equipment
The Government access needs are as follows.
1. A facility for ule Cable TV office. This space would need to accommodate, in
addition to existing space, room for an additional editing suite, a large studio, a
darlcroom, a dressing room, video/paper library, conference room, equipment loan,
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and space for additional workstations or office for additional staff needed, as
specified below.
2. A partial review of the production equipment needs, which will assist the Cable
TV Office in meeting existing and growing demand for services, requires another
full editing suite, three dubbing/viewing stations, four production carts (for GIC29
production and City checkout), three studio cameras (so that existing cameras do
not have to do double duty), at least one production vehicle, field production
equipment (including graphic generators), photographic equipment including a
darkroom, three high-end Amiga systems (two with toasters, one each for GIC29,
IS29, and one for Administrative uses), a list of equipment for City check-out
purposes, equipment to upgrade IS29 screens' look and feel; and an anay of
peripheral equipment needs as specified in the Exhibit.
3. An expansion of the automatic playback system is also proposed to accommodate
GIC29's proposed changes in program scheduling (which would also allow for
flexibility and growth, including playback by other entities),
4. To ensure the technical quality of GIC29 and IS29 signals, technical equipment
should also be purchased, and this should be recommended by the City's
consulting engineer.
5. A microwave link for remote site productions;
6. Closed captioned equiplllent for special populations;
I 7, Training equipment, consisting of one computer hardware/software workstation,
to be expanded to two workstations as demand necessitates;
8. Archival video collection on videodisc;
9. Two public kiosks for interactive IS29 public access (RT2 packages). If
successful usage is documented, a third kiosk added in two years;
10. Four more interactive IS29 systems (one for each section of the City, RT2
packages) to be installed in cable system for multiple access capabilities and any
accompanying installation, housing and site costs;
11. Software modification costs to IS29 to enable gateway modules to access
computer databases and animation modules;
12. One complete high.end Amiga computer multi-media, desktop publishing, graphics
design workstation with removable hard drives, DCTV, RT2 packages;
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14. Equipment for transmission and playback on the interconnect
emergency/school/City channels.
See Appendix A, City of Iowa City Proposal, Exhibit L, for a further listing of equipment.
The following sites are required to be provided with free drops, and free non-premium
service (Expanded Basic):
I All public schools
I Kirkwood Community College
I Iowa City Public Library
. Neighborhood Centers
I Regina High School
I City buildings, including Civic Center, Senior Center, City Recreation Center
I All future access organization sites
I Regina Elementary School
I Willowind School
Such drops shall be capable of supporting multiple reception points. The Company is encouraged
to provide multiple drops to educational and public buildings. The City may require that other
private schools be provided with free drops, and full non-premium services in the future.
Just as the franchisee is expected to commit substantial resources to operate, maintain and
promote use and viewership of basic and premium entertainment services, so the franchisee is
expected to commit resources adequate to operate, maintain and promote use and viewership of
channels devoted to access. Iowa City therefore encourages that the Company consider the
following for access.
For Government Access:
I Additional staffing for the operation of the government access facility.
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In addition to the current staff, the following is proposed and needed for future
programming: one. half time administrative aide; one-half time interactive
assistan~ one full. time computer multi-media specialis~ one full-time video
production aide. This would amount to three more Cull-time equivalent positions
added to the Cable TV Office staff.
For Library Access:
· Additional staffing for the Library Channel as follows:
HaIf.time equipment clerk;
Half-time computer graphics specialist;
HaIf.time production assistant
· Annual expenditures for this staffmg level would be $31,000, plus fringe benefits,
For Education Access:
· Staffing to manage resources and provide training/technical support for their use,
equipped with office space and telephone lines.
For Public Access:
· Expansion of access funding and access services with the following:
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In-house engineer;
Outreach and development specialist (fundraising and grant seeking);
Training specialist;
Volunteer coordinator;
Full-time computer graphics specialist;
Full. and part-time staff assistants;
Staff development: outside consultants and workshops available to staff
and board members,
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· Annual operating Cunds needed for public access are estimated to be $391,000 Cor
year one. Annually, this base would need to be increased in accordance with the
Consumer Price Index and periodic salary raises. A detailed operating budget for
Public Access can be found in Appendix A, PA TV proposal, Appendix P.
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Institutional Network
The City has found a significant need for an Institutional Network, and requires that the
Company provide a fiber optic institutional network. This plant should have a minimum
capability of passing 100 Mbps. The City requires a minimum of six (6) fibers to each site.
Educational institutions in Iowa City will be major users of the Institutional Network.
Following is a description of educational institution needs.
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1. Cable drops installed upon request in classrooms where interactive projects would
be implemented.
2. Bandwidth to accommodate two-way electronic data transfer. Broadband can be
used to link the ICCSD system into one computerized Wide Area Network
eN AN), allowing students, teachers and administrators in all buildings to interact
with one another. Such a system would allow for instant transmission of records
and teaching materials, electronic mail, and computer conferencing.
Administrative and other sensitive information can be made secure from any
unauthorized access. Additionally, the possibility of connecting the K-12
environment with the higher education environment is worthy of exploration. By
bringing the University ofIowa's Weeg Computing Center into the WAN, the
District could gain access to the State fiber optic network and to the Internet,
which already connects many of the country's major universities and government
research centers, allowing teachers access to a growing database of free resources
and information.
The resource needed is bandwidth to serve as the backbone of such a WAN,
using bridge boxes that translate computerized packet data into broadband signals.
Initially, a single 6 MHz channel could transfer enough text information to serve
several hundred users simultaneously and could use an existing T -channel with
little cost to the cable company. The next 10 to 15 years, however, will see a
marked increase in the uses of computers in education. It is also reasonable to
expect that as computers become more sophisticated, the uses of high density
computer information, such as sound and graphics, will increase and with it the
need for additional bandwidth will increase. Existing technology will alloW
bridge boxes to utilize up to 30 MHz (five channels) at one time. This could be
provided over existing T-channels as the system is upgraded, or by expansion of
the I-net, a separate institutional network maintained by the cable company.
Full implementation of the proposed WAN would entail installation of bridge
boxes in each building in the district, as well as Weeg Computing Center. Each
bridge box would be connected to a computer that serves as a terminal server,
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providing the link between each school's Local Area Network (such as AppleTalk)
to the backbone.
Within one year of the completion of the franchise agreement, the Company
should provide 6 MHz of bandwidth to each site specifically for data transfer.
Furthennore, the Company should purchase and install one bridge box in each of
the above locations.
Over the long tenn, the Company should provide an additional 6 MHz of
bandwidth every other year, ultimately resulting in the necessary 30 MHz of
bandwidth in ten years.
3. Bandwidth to accommodate video program origination from all 2 I ICCSD sites
as well as Regina High School, Regina Elementary School, the local facilities of
Grant Wood ABA and Kirkwood Community College.
4. Access to all channels which participate in the TCI Education Project (e.g., The
Learning Channel, Showtime, Mind Extension University, Monitor Channel)
would allow for schools to make full use of the project, particularly "The Media
Center" component of the Cable in the Classroom Program. In addition,
continuing support and upgrading of the software as newer versions are released
for full use of XPresslXChange would be needed.
.. ICCSD Committee
Sr.e Appendix A, ICCSD Strategic Plan Green pages regarding connectivity among
buildings.
The existing I.Net sites should be included on the institutional network as well as the
following:
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Regina Catholic High School
University of Iowa Library
Iowa City Public Library (including ability for each access channel to cablecast
from Room A of ICPL)
Civic Center administrative offices and Cable TV office
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Iowa City Senior Center
Any new sites for organizations operating the access channel.
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1. Iowa City Community School District junior high schools
2. Iowa City Recreation Center, Davis Building, parking garage(s)
3. United Action for YouthlYouth Homes/Mayor's Youth Employment building
4. Iowa City/JC Arts Center (Jefferson Building) or the proposed new ArtICultural
Center
5: OW AEA/Kirkwood Community College
Phase III
1. Iowa City Community School District elementary schools
2. Mercy Hospital
3. Broadway Street and Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Centers
4. Any future branch locations of Iowa City Public Library
5. Iowa City Transit, water and sewer plant, landfill, City Park building, firestations,
cemetery.
6. Regina Elementary School
The City seeks I-net connection to the state fiber optic network (Iowa Communications
Network) through the University of Iowa node for the purpose of transmission of cable signal
statewide to share local access channels, data delivery, and interactivity with a wider audience.
The City requires interconnection between the institutional network and the subscriber
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institutional network to program the public, educational, library and government access channels
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(optical transmission) equipment for the organizations operating access channels.
The City encourages the Company to provide I-net services, including a grant for user
equipment and pilot projects.
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Rel!Ulalion of the Franchise
The City is preparing a draft cable television Ordinance and will seek the Company's
comments upon submission of the Company's response to this RFP. If the Company would like
to suggest a change to any provisions of the proposed Ordinance, the Company will be instructed
to cross out the relevant language and write the suggested language on the document or a
corresponding page. The City will require, among other items: a perfonnance bond; consumer
protection provisions; EEO provisions; and the ability of City to regulate rates in the future. The
City requires the franchisee to reimburse the City for all cable renewal related expenses,
including consulting fees. Submission of a renewal proposal shall be deemed acceptance of this
requirement
Franchise Fee
The City will require a franchise fee of five (5%) percent of total gross annual revenues,
both subscriber and nonsubscriber revenue.
Pilot and Experimental Proiects
The City encourages the Company to develop a unique pilot and/or experimental projects
in Iowa City which build upon the City's existing resources.
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Institutional Network.
. Acceptance of I-net design and plan.
. Acceptance of construction timetable.
. Commitment to closed circuit
4. Financial.
. Demonstrated financial resources and capability.
. Feasibility and viability of fmancial projections and underlying
assumptions.
5. Technical and Operations.
. Acceptability of rebuild plans.
. Acceptability of ongoing maintenance and testing plans.
. Acceptability of construction timetable.
. Acceptability of providing continuous, uninterrupted service during the
rebuild to all Iowa City subscribers.
. Commitment to provide a technically advanced cable system. with
extensive use of fiber optics.
. Reasonableness of consumer.related technical plans.
. Commitment to retain a consumer friendly technological approach,
. Reasonableness of operations policies.
. Reasonableness of consumer policies.
. Reasonableness of plan to improve telephone service.
6. Compliance with Minimum Requirements of the City.
7. Meeting the present and future cable communications needs of the community.
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. General reputation of Company, as indicated by character qualifications
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. Legal qualifications.
. Prior perfonnance in meeting contractual promises.
. Prior perfonnance in Iowa City.
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Ownership Infonnation . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . .. B
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Financial Commitment . . . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . , . . . , . D
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A. Applicant
1. Applicant
Name
Address
2. Principal to whom inouiries should be made:
Name
Title:
Address:
Telephone:
3. Reoresentation:
This application is submitted in response to the invitation issued by the City of Iowa
City, Iowa by the undersigned who has been duly authorized to make the representations
herein on behalf of the applicant.
Applicant acknowledges that all representations are truthful, and that failure to adhere
to any such representation may result in revocation of any franchise that may be granted
in consequence of this application.
Consent is hereby given to the City and its representatives to make inquiry into the
applicant's character, technical, financial, legal and other qualifications by contacting any
persons or organizations named herein as references, or by any other appropriate means.
Name
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Official Position
Date
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1. Since cable is a growing industry, please fill out the following infonnation of the
corporation's business stnlctures.
a.
Check appropriate business fonnat for applicant:
(i) Individually owned
(ii) , Corporation serving one community
(Hi) Corporation operating cable systems in more than one community, but
these operations are not separate corporations
(iv) Partnership
(v) Other (specify)
b.
Attach a copy of applicant's corporate articles or organization, partnership
agreement, or other organization documents.
c.
"Familv Tree" (See Fonn 100 for instructions)
For each corporation or other business entity in the "family tree," indicate name,
city and state of principal office and employer identification number (E.!.).
(i) Level 0
Applicant
City
State
E.!. Number
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If this applicant is a single corporate entity operating cable systems in more than
one community but these operations are not separate corporations, list below the
community, county, and stale of all of the systems operated in this manner.
(ii) Levell
Provide the indicated infonnation for any corporation or other business entity
owning 2S % or more of the voting stock of the reporting cable system named
in Level 0:
Name.
City
State
E.!. Number
Name
City
State
E.!. Number
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Provide the indicated information for any corporation or other business entity
owning 25 % or more of the Voting stock of the reporting cable system named
in Levell. In each case, indicate which entity in Levell is subsidiary of
the entity named in Level 2:
Name
City
State
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Name
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State
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(iv) Level 3
Provide the indicated information for any corporation or other business entity
owning 25 % or more of the voting stock of the reporting cable system named
in Level 2. In each case, indicate which entity in Level 2 is the subsidiary
of the entity named in Level 3:
Name
City
State
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(v) Level A
If the applicant (Level 0) owns 25 % or more of the voting stock of any
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If the entity or entities named in Level A owns 25 % or more of the voting
stock of a corporation or other business entity, provide the indicated
infonnation. In each case, indicate which entity in Level A is the parent
of the entity named in Level B.
Name
City
Slate
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Name
City
Slate
E.!. Number
Questions 2 through 9 should now be answered for each of the Corporations or other business
entities named in the preceding 'family tree. '
Name of Business Entity Reporting Below:
City:
Slate:
E.!. Number:
2. CaoitaJizatioll (Only applies to corporations)
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Qfficers. directors. and ownership interests. (For pannership, list the name, social
security number, city and state of residence, and percent of interest in the partnership
of each general and/or limited partner.) (For corporations, list all officers and directors
(whether or not they own stock) and stockholders who own 1 % or more, of the voting
stock of the corporation. If an ownership interest exists, record this to the nearest whole
percent based' on the tOlal number of outstanding shares of voting stock in the
corporation, exclusive of treasury stock. Where stock is held by a stockholder in a street
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4. If there is any close family relationship (Le., husband-wife, parent-offspring, brothers,
sisters, or brother-sister) between any of the officers, director, or stockholders listed in
Question 3 of this Section, list below the names of the persons and the relationship.
Name
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Relationshio
5.
If any of the corporate stock listed in Question 3 of this Section is held for any other
person who is the beneficial owner of the stock, list below the name of the beneficial
owner and the name of the person who votes the stock (e.g., trustee, executor, or
custodian).
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felony in any federal or state court within the past 10 years?
7. If the answer is yes, submit as an ~xhibit a statement disclosing the person and matters
involved in identifying the court and proceeding by date and me numbers.
8. If any of the persons listed in Questions 3, 4, or 5 are aliens, submit as an Exhibit a list
of their names, addresses, and nationalities.
9. If the applicant is unable to supply all of the information requested in this section for
itself and all of the corporations or other business entities named in Question l(c)
("family tree"), submit as an Exhibit a list of those persons or business entities for which
any of the requested information is not being furnished and include a detailed explanation
of why the omitted material is unavailable.
10. Other communications interest
If any of the persons, corporations, or other business entities named in Questions l(b)
and (c), 3, or 5 of this Section is a stockholder owning 5% or more of the voting stock
of any communications entity of the type described below, or is an officer, director,
partner, or individual owner of such an entity, fill in the appropriate information. If the
interest is a fiduciary one, e.g., trustee, please note. Record ownership interests to the
nearest whole percent (based on the total number of outstanding shares of voting stock,
exclusive of treasury stock, in'the case of corporations).
a. Interests in any AM, PM, or television broadcast licensee or permittee.
Name of individual!
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ownership interest cast entitY
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11. List for level one of ownership tracking, those who hold 10% or more of the outstanding
indebtedness as of the date of this application:
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or partnership interests has been or is expected to be sold or otherwise distributed,
attached copies of all documents relating to such sale or distribution, including but not
limited to stockholder agreements, restrictions on transfer of ownership interests and any
provisions for re-acquisition of any ownership interest by the applicant or its affIliates,
If any agreement provides for re-acquisition of ownership interests, estimate the amount
which will be paid for such re-acquisition. If any agreements, formal or informal, have
been or will be entered into whereby the consideration used to acquire an ownership
interest in the applicant is supplied, directly or indirectly, by the applicant or its
affiliates, such agreements shaH be discfosed. Please provide the City with copies of
such agreements.
13. Character Oualifications
(a) Has the applicant (including parent corporation if applicable) or any principal! or officer
ever been convicted in a criminal proceeding in which any of the following offenses were
charged? ' Yes No
Fraud
Embezzlement
Tax evasion
Bribery
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Obsttuction of justice (or other misconduct affecting public or
judicial officers' performance of their official duties)
False/misleading advenising
Pe~ury
Anti-ttust violations (state and federal)
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any person, firm, corporation, pannership, joint venture or other entity who or which owns or
controls, directly or indirectly, any of the voting stock (or any equivalent voting interest of a
partnership of joint venture) of the applicant.
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Conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses
Violation of Securities Law
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If "yes," attach separate statement providing specifics such as date, court, sentence or
fme , etc.
(b) Has the applicant or any 'principall ever been a party to a civil proceeding in which it
was held liable for any, of the following or is now a party to the proceeding?
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If "yes," attach statement providing specifies.
(c) Has applicant or any principal ever had a business license (defined to include FCC
licenses, alcoholic beverage and restaurant licenses, etc.) revoked, suspended or the
renewal thereof denied or is a party to a proceeding that may result in same?
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No_
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1. Please list all cable systems renewed or rebuilt in the last four years in which applicant
or any principal* owns three percent or more of equity interest. (Please reproduce this
form as needed.)
Location of system
Date of most recent franchise award
Plant miles of system,
a) aerial
b) underground
Amount committed for:
a) Local origination equipment
b) Public, educational and
government access equipment
c) Annual local origination
operating budget
d) Annual public, educational and
government access operating budget
e) Institutional network
Miles of new plant
Miles of rebuilt plant
Percentage of system ownership held
'For purposes of this form, "principal" means any officer or director of applicant, and any
person, firm, corporation, subsidiary, joint venture or other entity, who or which owns or
controls three percent or more of the voting stock (or any equivalent voting interest of a
partnership or joint venture) of an applicant.
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Number of subscribers
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Current subscriber rates:
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c) Expanded Basic (Tier 2)
Hours of local programming per week
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b) Public, education and
government access channels
Name and address and telephone number
of local government officials responsible
for cable operations
2. Please list all franchises held in Iowa and indicate the number of subscribers, date of
franchise award, and name, address and telephone number of local government official
responsible for cable operations.
3. Please indicate any systems that have been sold in Iowa. Also please indicate any areas
that the Company plans to sell.
~. Please indicate for all holdings the capital expenditures expected for each of the next
three years.
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1. Please provide a narrative description of all sources of funds flowing into the cable
system serving the City of Iowa City for future capital invesnnents and to cover any
operating deficits. Please indicate what funds are specifically earmarked for the City of
Iowa City system,
2. Documentation: For each person or entity who has agreed to furnish funds, property,
credit, loans, assurances and other things of value, submit assurances from the entity or
persons providing funding.
3. The City reserves the right to require additional infonnation or assurances with respect
to any person or entity who has agreed to furnish funds, property, credit, loans,
assurances or other things of value.
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Directions
1. When preparing the ten (10) year fmancial projections, the Company is required to use
1993 costs and assume an annual inflation rate of four percent thereafter. The ten (10)
year projection period requested is for evaluation purposes only and in no way reflects
the term of any franchise which may be granted. The fmancial projections should be
prepared for the system serving only the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
2. For comparison purposes, the Company is required to include the latest fiscal years'
experience in the proforma.
3. All capital expenditures and the date of rebuild should be reflected on proforma fmancial
statements.
4. The Company is required to specify the assumptions used to develop the proforma
fmancial statements by referring to the explanatory notes following the fmancial
statement forms, and also completing the information requested in detail. Please
enumerate any other significant assumptions that would assist in understanding how the
proforma were developed.
5. Please note that the proforma formats which follow contain the information that is
required. However, if the Company desires the City to consider a different ordering or
format, the Company can send a copy of the revised format to the City for review, to
determine if it is acceptable to the City.
6.
The Company's forecasted fmancial statements and related schedules and working papers
must be prepared in accordance with the principles set forth in the American Institute of
Cenified Public Accountants (AlCPA). All data provided should be regarding the
system serving only the City of Iowa City.
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The City will require that the franchisee have an independent audit conducted
periodically.
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LOCAL CHARACfERISl1CS
Homes P:L!SCd (1)
Aerial Miles Consuucred
Underground Miles Consuucred
Aerial Miles Rebuilt
Underground Miles Rebuilt
Year. End Basic Subscribers (2)
Average Basic Subscribers (2)
Additional Oudet.! Sold
Number of Pay Unit.! Sold
FM Subs
Remore Unit.! Renred
PaY.Per-Vlew Unit.! Sold'
Oilier Services (specify)
SUBSCRIBER REVENUE
Basic
Expanded Basic
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Converter Rental (3)
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Pay Service Revenue
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Oilier Services
NON-5UBSCRIBER REVENUE
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Plant Salaries &: Benefits (4)
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Converter Maintenance (5)
Pole & Site RenraJ (6)
System Power (7)
Vehicle Expense (8)
Giber Plant (specit)<l
Programming and Origination:
Satellite Fees (9)
Pay Service Fccs
Copyright Fee (10)
PEGL Funds (11)
Studio Supplies &: Expenses
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Services Purchased from Pnrent (specitY)
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Fiber Optics
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Subscriber Drops (14)
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Interest Expense (18)
Federal/State Income Taxes
Net Income (Loss)
SOURCES OF FUNDS
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USES OF FUNDS
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2, Please note distinction between ycar-end and average subscriber coums, Please provide data for each service tier
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4, Please indicate !he currem and projected number of employees for Year 1.10 in each of !he following areas:
I Plant I Community Progranuning
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5, What is the assumption behind convener maintenance expense projections?
6, Assumed charge for pole rental per pole per year?
7, Assumed system power expense per plant mile?
S, Avernge annual expense per vehicle? Assumed number of vehicles?
9, Assumed sateilite fees per subscriber per year?
10, Projected copyright fees are based on how many 'distant signal equivalents' and are what percent of basic and
second set revenue?
II. If separate funding is provided for PEGL access, ple~ provide a breakdown for Initial equipmem. replacemem,
maintenance, and operations,
12, Manngement fee is assumed to be what percent of total revenue? What services, if any, will be purchased from
!he parent Company that are not covered by !he management fee? Please explain,
13. What is the projected cost per aerial mile rebuilt? What is the projected cost per undeiground mile rebuilt?
14, What is !he avernge projected cost per subscriber drop?
15, What is !he average projected cost per convener? Please explain Ihe assumptions behind !he converter replacemem
schedule,
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and !he estimated cost for each type of vehicle?
17, Please use !he straight.line me!hod of depreciation, Please specify !he estimated useful lives used for !he various
asset cnlegories Iisled below,
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IS. Assumed rate of interest? Amoum of debt on which Interest is computed?
19, Please state whe!her!he Company has any o!her commitments and/or contingem liabilities, If yes, please explain,
20, The net present value of expected annual cash flows generated from !his project over !he ten ym period will be
calculated, Please provide !he following:
I An estimate of the net investment to date. Describe fully !he basis for !he estimate,
I An estimate of cost of capital.
I Discoum rale used,
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1. If any areas are not currently served within the corporate boundaries of the City of Iowa
City, please provide a map which indicates the areas and state reasons for these areas not
being served,
(a) For those areas not served, specify the sequence and timetable for completing the
construction of those ponions of the system.
(b) Indicate any areas that require special construction practices,
(c) For the rebuild, please provide service area map that indicates the following:
. basic system design
· extent of the system
2. Please provide a plan and timetable for providing service to any new development within
the City limits,
3, Please comple1e the following construction timetable,
One 1.5 Two
Item # Plant Year Years Years
(a) Aerial plant miles
(b) Underground plant miles
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(e) Cumulative miles activated
(t) Percent of house drops
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1. Please describe the safety practices which will be employed to protect the public during
rebuild construction,
2, For rebuild constnlction:
(a) Will construction be undertnken by a turnkey contractor?
Yes No
(b) If "yes":
(1) Has the turnkey contractor been selected?
Yes_ No
(2) Who is the turnkey contrac.tor?
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Yes No __ If yes please explain.
(d) Specify any other services that will be performed by the subcontractors,
3, Discuss availability of work crews and equipment to ensure meeting your rebuild
schedule, Discuss outstanding agreements with construction companies or equipment
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5, Please indicate how supervIsIon, administration, oversight and mOnItonng of
subcontractors will be handled (e.g" number of subcontractors to one full time
supervisor, percent of work checked for quality control),
6, Provide a description of practices for undertaking construction on private property and
procedures for dealing with complaints of property owners,
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and property damage.
8. Discuss proposed consltuction standards dealing with safety and reliability, List
construction codes which' are and/or will be followed,
9, Do you have a manual of construction practices covering rebuild tasks 10 be followed by
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to ensure Iowa City subscribers of continuous cable service,
11. Please indicate in detail where new cable has already been installed,
12. Please describe the technical standards that will be followed for installing subscriber
drops,
13. How will the Company alleviate system outages caused by severed cable lines due to
underground construction?
14. Please describe the Company's plans to alleviate current problems with underground
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Channel Capacity ".'".""",.,.'""""""""""""" A
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What are the number of downstream channels available after the rebuild?
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2, What are the number of upstream channels available after the rebuild?
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3. If all of the above channels will not be activated at the time of this rebuild, please
describe which channels will not be activated, and provide a timeline for their activation,
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Please describe in detail if and how fiber optics will be utilized in the system, Will the
coaxial system tnlnk cascades which feed the signals from the antenna site and satellite
earth stations to the hub be replaced with dedicated point-to-point fiber optic links?
5, Please provide system design maps,
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1. Please describe the overall system design of the planned rebuild plant. and provide the
following system mileage figures. Please provide a map of the basic system design
including whether fiber optics will be utilized,
Aerial
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Distribution Plant
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Please describe the rebuild: fiber optic plant; distribution system; equipment; and cable,
Give manufacturer, type and model number,
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3, Please provide details on the planned trunk amplifier spacing for the rebuilt system,
4, Describe the headend improvements that will be undertaken for the rebuild,
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5, Describe any ancillary services to be provided, and in the case of City services (e,g"
data transmission), the source or origination of the services,
6, Stipulate the number of channels available for ancillary services,
7, Describe the technical standards with which the system will comply for both fiber optics
and coaxial plant,
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Please describe in detail the preventive maintenance program being developed and
implemented which will ensure the maintenance, upkeep and signal quality of the rebuilt
system. Include company plans for assuring proper installation and grounding, periodic
testing, and number of staff involved, Also, please indicate what reports the company
could provide to the City to indicate compliance with ongoing preventive maintenance
programs,
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Please provide a schedule and location description for the installation of standby battery
powering for the system covering the supenrunk, system trunk, primary nodes, and
feeders.
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11. Please describe the emergency a1en system that will be provided,
12, Will BTSC stereo be provided for all broadcast and satellite programming services that
offer it? If not, why not?
13, What will be the longest amplifier cascade?
Number of amplifiers:
Number of miles:
14. HoW many subscribers will be served from each fiber node?
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with all applicable technical rules contained in Pan 76 of the Rules and Regulations of
the Federal Communications Commission (47 C,F,R. Pan 76) including, but not limited
to, cable radiation limits established by the FCC in Section 76,605 (a) (12) of the
Commission's rules,
16, Please describe how the cable system will provide antenna switches to subscribers,
17, Please describe the equipment that will be utilized to scramble the audio and video of pay
channels as well as the audio of pay services received through an F,M, hookup,
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18. Please describe how subscriber concerns regarding signal quality and inconsistencies in
volume levels between channels will be addressed, Also indicate how consumers, the
City, and Company personnel will be made aware of how interference on Channels 12
and 19 can be alleviated.
19. Please indicate what equipment will be used to "pass through" BTSC stereo, Will this
be provided on all channels that offer stereo sound?
20. Provide Company's plan to audit all subscriber drops for proper grounding,
21. Please describe any additional system features not described elsewhere.
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and elderly users and viewers, In the case of hearing-impaired subscribers, this should
include, at a minimum, equipment which facilitates the 'reception of basic cable service
by such subscribers, as well as TDD equipment, Describe the mechanisms to be used
by the Company to provide access by disabled and elderly users and viewers, as well as
how and when the Company expects to implement those mechanisms.
23, Please describe the parental control feature that will be offered. What channels can be
locked out with such parental control device(s)?
24. Please describe the remote status monitoring equipment that will be employed. Include
the make and model number of the equipment to be used, and a detailed description of
placement within the system,
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and other technological developments and factors the Company will consider prior to
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logging outages. Indicate how the Company will reduce the number of frequent shon
outages, Also, provide a summary of the outages experienced in 1992,
27, Descpbe the company's plans to connect the access channels and the institutional network
with any cable companies serving surrounding areas, telecommunications networks, and
University and any other public sector LANs.
28, Identify and briefly describe any characteristics of the rebuilt system 1hat the Company
considers unique,
29, Please describe the long-term plans for the cable system, and indicate what role fiber
optics and additional upstream and downstream capacity will play, '
30. Please describe what will be done to improve the signal quality of Channel 20 (Library
Access), Channel 26 (PATV) and Channel 29 (Govemment Access),
31. Describe what technical audits will be conducted on an annual basis, and how long after
the tests are conducted the results will be forwarded to the City,
32, Will the test equipment be permanently located in Iowa City?
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1. List the local broadcast channels which will be provided,
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Letters
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1. Please list the satellite video channels that will be provided,
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1. Please describe the radio services that will be provided, broadcast or non-broadcast.
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1. Please provide a listing of cable channels and services that will be provided by tier of
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2, Please describe any additional service features (e,g., parental control, hearing impaired
services).
3; Please describe the Company's policy regarding interrupting regularly scheduled
programming services on tiers for offering pay-per-view.
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3. Indicate whether the Company chooses to provide free or discounted installation for any
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4, Indicate whether the Company chooses to provide free or discounted installation or
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1. Please describe additional rates for studio and equipment use, leased channel rate, and
advenising rates by noncommercial or commercial users.
2, Please describe any and all special rates or discounts (e,g., senior citizen and disabled
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Please describe the new equipment, studios, and facility that will be provided for public
access programming. Give manufacturer, model number, and cost. In responding to this
question, please refer to the stated needs for access specified in the Introduction,
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3. Describe plans for mobile production vans and units. Indicate if these facilities are
proposed to be shared with education and government access.
4, How does the Company propose to maintain the equipment? Please indicate the annual
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5, What technical services does the Company propose to provide to public access users?
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8, Please indicate the amount of money that will be committed for the initial equipment,
maintenance and replacement of equipment for public access programming for each year
of the projected ten years,
9, Please indicate the amount of money and staff suppon ,that will be committed for public
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10, Please provide an in-depth discussion of other services the Company would provide for
public access (e,g. publicity),
11. Please describe the insurance plan for public access equipment.
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origination sites,
13, Please describe which services the Company will provide to assist in the development,
production and cablecasling of public access programming,
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programming sruffers, listing in the Cable Guide and inclusion of access listings with
regular cable channel schedules in local print media,
15, Please describe quality, make and model number of the modulationlopticaltransmission
equipment that will be provided for Public Access,
16, Please describe how the origination return from PATV will be changed to avoid the
pedestal from being tun over in the alley behind the Iowa City Public Library, where
PATV is now located (e,g" using aerial drops),
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provided for educational access, Specify what equipment and facilities will be available
for educational access, Give manufacturer, model number, and cost of equipment.
2, Please describe the mobile production equipment which will be available to educational
institutions including cameras, tripods, video decks, monitors and microphones, Give
manufacturer, model number and cost of equipment,
3, Indicate how the Company will install and maintain all of the equipment made available
to educational access users, and what the budget will be for maintenance and replacement
of the equipment for each of the projected ten years,
4, Describe Company policies for equipping, operating and maintaining the headend to
allow the major local educational institutions to program the educational access channel
and the institutional network,
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Please describe the quantity, make and model number of coaxial modulation and fiber
transmission equipment that will be provided for educational access,
6, Please provide the make and model number of the equipment which will be provided to
suppon playback of educational access programming,
7, Indicate commitment of the Company to provide suppon and training for educational
access,
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switching for institutional network programming to be provided in the schools,
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provided to educational institutions,
10, Please describe what educational services will be provided, Also, discuss any specialized
services that may be provided for I-net distribution (e,g" SCOLA, NASA SELECT),
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Please describe the new equipment that will be provided for Government access
programming. Give manufacturer, model number and cost. In responding to this
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2, Describe plans for mobile production vans and units, Indicate if these facilities are
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3, How does the Company propose to maintain the equipment? Please indicate the annual
maintenance budget for Government access equipment.
4, What technical services does the Company propose to provide to Government access
users?
5, Please describe the funds that would be provided for an upgrade of the interactive
services channel to suppon a multi-user configuration,
6, Please provide a timetable for the provision of equipment, facilities and funds for
Government access,
7, Please indica1e the amount of money that will be committed for the initial equipment and
replacement of equipment for Government access programming for each year of the
projected ten years,
8, Please indicate the amount of money and staff suppon thai will be committed for
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10, Please describe the current locations from which Goverrunent access programming can
originate, and how and when the required origination sites would be available to
cablecast, Also, indicate if the Company proposes any additional Goverrunent access
origination sites,
11. Please describe which services the Company will provide to assist in the development,
production and cablecasting of Goverrunent access programming,
12. Describe how many conveners will the Company provide to the City for reception of the
, institutional network,
13. Please describe the quantity, make and model number of the modulation/optical
transmission equipment that will be provided for Goverrunent Access,
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Please specify the equipment that will be made available for Library access, Given
manufacturer, model number and cost of equipment.
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Please describe the mobile production equipment that would be available to the library,
Indicate if this equipment would be shared with other PEG access organizations,
3.
Please describe in detail the upgrades the Company would make in Meeting Room A,
4.
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5,
Indicate the commitment of the Company to provide services and training, as may be .
requested by the Library,
6.
Please provide the quantity, make and model number of coaxial modulation and fiber
transmission equipment that will be provided for Library Access,
7,
State how many conveners capable of receiving the institutional network will be provided
to the Library,
8,
Describe the computer graphics equipment that will be provided.
9,
Indicate the publicity services that will be provided for Library programming,
10,
Please describe any additional services that will be made available to the Library,
11.
Please indicate the amount of money that will be committed for the initial equipment and
replacement of equipment for Library Access programming for each year of the projected
ten years.
12.
Please indicate the amount of money and staff suppon that will be committed for library
access services for each of the projected ten years,
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Please describe the plans for any proposed leased access development.
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Please provide the rules and regulations for Icased access users,
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Describe the rates that will be charged for per hour and per channel use of leased access
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1. Please describe the plans for future local origination programming in Iowa City,
2, Please describe the equipment that will be used for local origination,
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3, Please indicate the number of hours of local origination programming that will be
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The City is interested in Company's and the parent company's experience in working
with public, non-profit institutions and specifically with institution network operations,
1. Is Company providing institutional services in any other systems?
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2, If yes, provide the following information;
a, Name and location;
b, Types of institutional services provided;
c. Date such services were initially provided;
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1. The City of Iowa City requires that a cable drop and non-premium outlets be provided
at no cost to all public schools, Kirkwood Community College, police and flfe stations
public libraries, hospitals and public buildings, Beyond those institutions mandated,
please list all other institutions, community, cultural, health and educational organizations
to be serviced, and indicate timetable for providing service to each, Indicate which of
these will receive free drops and free service for both institutional and subscriber
networks. Indicate which institutions (schools, colleges, and universities, hospitals,
public buildings) will receive multiple outlets. The schools have a special need for
multiple outlets,
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Requirements for the institutional network are included in the introduction to the RFP,
Describe the design and capacity of the proposed institutional network, Submit maps that
provide an overview of the following information, See Appendix B for a listing of
identified institutional network sites,
a. The proposed routing of the fiber backbone network,
b. Individual fiber drops to public institutions (Schools, Government buildings,
Colleges, etc.),
c. Fiber [0 commercial business areas and individual commercial customers,
d, Coaxial cables used to provide institutional network services, if any,
e, Program feeds from public, educational, and government access locations to the
subscriber network,
f, Interconnect links to other cable franchise operators in Johnson County.
2. Please provide information on the fiber op1ic construction plant.
a, Backbone fiber
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(4) Fiber connectors
(5) CODstruction (self-supponing, overlash)
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3, Provide a technical description as well as vendor brochures on the electronics interface
equipment that will be supplied to suppon video transmission service on the fiber optic
network,
~, Manufacturer and model (if selected)
b, Transmission technology (FMI AM analog, digital)
c. Maximum number of channels per fiber
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downstream bandwidth?
a, Provide a summary of the technical specifications for the coaxial ponion of the
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What test equipment will be available to monitor and diagnose problems with the
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What technical staffmg will be provided to suppon the day-to,day operation of the
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institutional capacity coordinated and managed by the City?
9, What special equipment will be provided to enable a connected institution to use the
network for various purposes (e,g" monitors, internal wiring, modems, modulators,
etc,)? Identify any pilot demonstration project the Company will panicipate in, and the
end user equipment that will be provided to the public sector users,
10, What video channels and audio scrambling equipment will be provided for institutional
programming delivered on the subscriber network to institutions not on the I-ne~?
11, Will all transmission capability be provided for free, noncommercial use? If not, please
explain.
12, Please provide a construction timetable by area for tlle institutional network,
13, Describe the Company's plans to maintain the institutional network and replace
equipment as needed over the term of the franchise,
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15, Specify how the institutional network will be interconnected with the subscribe~ network
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Describe the provisions that will be available for emergency over-ride programming by
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way In which such an emergency over-ride would be implemented, and the ways by
which unauthorized use of this capacity would be prevented,
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public use of the institutional network and home interactive services,
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Will training be provided by the operator for assisting Government, educational and
public users in using the institutional network?
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offered to the City and educational and public institutions as they develop Government
plans for innovative and potentially cost,saving technologies, such as data transmission,
centralized energy management of Government buildings, and information exchange
between City offices and constituents,
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by public sector users (such as funding, training, equipment, etc,), for such uses as
teleconferencing among Iowa City's schools, colleges, and universities, hospitals,
libraries, Government locations and other locations,
6, Describe how the institutional network will be connected to the State of Iowa Fiber Optic
Network?
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1. Please describe in detail your equal employment opponuni~ policy,
2. Have any complaints of discrimination in employment prac1ices been lodged against the
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3. What assistance can the Company provide to the City in meeting the ADA requirements
for government access programming?
4, Identify any training programs that are or will be made available to employees,
5, The franchisee will be required 10 comply with the Cable Television Consumer Protection
and Competition Act of 1992 and regularly file with the City a copy of the annual
statistical repon required therein, The City encourages the good faith effon by
contractors, suppliers and vendors to subcontract and procure with MBEs and WBEs.
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establish, maintain and execule a positive continuing program of specific practices
designed to ensure equal opponunity in every aspect of its employment policies
and practices,
(b) Please specifically describe !he following aspects of Company's EEO program:
-The recruitment, publicity and promotional program for minority and female
employees;
-The training and employment policies and practices in all segments of company
operations, as well as in the selection of contractors, subcontractors and
vendors, with emphasis on opponunities for local, minority and female owned
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.. The ongoing evaluation of its EEO program,
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7, Please indicate the makeup of the current Company personnel serving the Iowa City
system using the jOb categories provided by the FCC for ERO reponing,
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1. Please provide the Company's privacy policy as required by the Cable Communications
Policy Act of 1984, and clearly delineate between "voluntary information" and "voluntary
uses," "essential information" and "essential uses," "Essential information" is that
information which the franchisee must collect in order to provide service (e,g" billing
information), 'Voluntary information' is all other information which the operator may
seek to collect. "Essential uses' refers to those uses of essential information which are
required in order to provide service (e,g" billing uses), "Voluntary uses" are all other
uses of information collected, whether that information be considered 'essential" or
'voluntary," The cable system policy is expected to at least guarantee the subscriber that
no voluntary information will be collected without prior consent; and no voluntary use
will be made of information collected without prior consent. Thus, by agreeing to
. receive service after they fully read and understand the pricing document provided by the
franchisee, a subscriber will be deemed to have given prior consent that 'essential
information' may be collected for "essential uses,'
In addition, the Company's privacy policy should include:
a. if billing for partiCUlar services will require the operator or a third party to
monitor the programs of channel viewers, the fact must be clearly explained and
the services requiring such monitoring specified; and
b. the conditions under which third panies may be permitted to collect information
using the cable system,
2. Please describe in detail what measures will be taken on an ongoing basis to protect
subscriber privacy, and to inform subscribers as to how subscriber information is to be
collected, retained, used and disseminated.
3, Please describe the remedies for breach of subscriber privacy which the Companywill
make available to subscribers, Detail procedures or privacy complaint resolution.
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1. Please describe in detail your policy for handling consumer complaints, inquiries and
repair requests, Describe how this policy is or will be implemented including the role
of the City, Please indicate the number of hours or days in which complaints will be
resolved, '
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service and maintenance procedures, and provide a sample of such notification with your
application.
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Please provide a copy of the system's consumer handbook, and indicate how often it is
provided to the subscribers.
4, Hours of office(s) operation will be:,
Monday. Fridays: a.m, to p,m,
Saturdays: a,m, to p,m,
Sundays & Holidays: a.m, 10 p,m.
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7. How will trouble calls be received outside normal business hours?
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8, How soon will individual trouble calls outside normal hours be given to a repair or
service person?
9. Please indicate the percent of repair calls that will be answered satisfactorily within a 24
hour period on an annual basis, and what steps will be taken if this level of service is not
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rebuilding related outages,
11. Describe your plans for responding to system outages, and for providing subscriber
rebates.
12, Please indicate the proposed number of active phone lines by which customers may reach
office personnel.
Also, please indicate:
(a) the percent of all customer service calls that will be answered within four (4)
rings
(b) the percent of all customer service calls that will reach an operator within two
minutes;
(c) the percent of calls that will be lost
(d) the percent of calls that will receive a busy signal
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If these standards are not met, what action will be taken by the Company?
13, Please indicate if appointments are scheduled with subscribers on an hourly; a,m,; p,m.;
after 5:00 p,m, or other basis, Describe the Company's policy for calling prior to repair
personnel's arrival and after the repair is completed,
14, Please describe in derail how the system will be compatible with consumer electronics,
15, Please describe in derail the Company's current and future policies related 10 access to
and entry into subscribers and non-subscribers homes,
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receiving the same .ervice others received for free, Please describe the scrambler
utilized for Encore, problems subscribers have expressed with the decoder, and how
subscriber complaints regarding the decoder are resolved.
18, Will the Company move its plant free,of-charge when required for the City to move City-
owned houses?
19. After a request for service has been made, how soon is an installation complete?
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1. Please describe in detail your billing, payment and collection procedures and policies
(e,g., form and type of billing, system outages), Please indicate the number of days in
which complaints will be resolved. Also attach a sample billing form, Indicate if the
subscriber will not be required to pay the disputed portion of the bill until the complaint
procedures have been followed,
2, Please describe your policy for handling billing complaints, and describe how this policy
is or will be implemented,
3. Please describe the Company's plans for itemized billing and annual notice of all rates
or rate changes to City and subscribers.
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guidelines used for the collec1ion of past due accounts,
5, Please describe your policies for late fees and any fees for disconnection of pay services,
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1. Briefly describe any pilot, experimental or innovative project(s) that the Company and/or
the parent intends to develop in the City of Iowa City, Examples of such project(s) may
include, but are not limited to, business or institutional services and joint ventures with
private entities or with local public or educational institutions. Indicate whether the
project(s) currently is operational, being developed, or is a proposed new project and the
projected timetable(s),
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Provide related Contracts with third party entities,
3, Please provide a timetable for implementation,
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