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Home My WebLink About1994-01-04 Correspondence \,1 'IfIII///III/I(".... ..... ...... -...,~------'"W\.... ~ "t-'....... --- - "'"'QIIIt"-...- - -.-----1f" .... , }~~) ,.,,,.,, ~ - ... -.. -\....................---~--- . - . ,"', " "rI,,' ,:/,/ :h, ,:Jt" ,','",:.' . _. ' ,_ '! - . , . / i> '\ " 1 j " :,LI:,j RECG'j<:U ,_,,~, .c' 00 . City Council 410 E. Washington Iowa City 52240 824 N. Gilbert Iowa City 52245 15 December 1993 Dear Council Members: We recently read in the newspapers about the proposal to base parking requirements for new construction of multi-family dwell- ings on the number of bedrooms per unit rather than square footage. We strongly support this proposal. Our parking problems on the North Side are well known! due to many factors, and can only get worse if the current requlrements continue. The proposed regula- tion recognizes more realistically the number of people who actually live in a building and what their parking needs are. The newspapers also mentioned that a proposal eliminating outside stairways has been made. Bravo! Aside from being dangerous, the motel-model is insensitive to the character of older neighborhoods. These buildings are obvious attempts to cram as many people into a building as possible, maximizing profit. What is particularly , insulting about such structures is that there is no front, be- cause there is no front door--the orientation is towards the back, and the parking lot, and the cars. This "design" is just the opposite of how our neighborhhood, and similar neighborhoods, were created. I realize that it is the goal of some developers to re-invent our streetscapes so that their buildings make our old houses look out of place. However, since the developers won't take it upon themselves to respect those of us who bought our homes in old neighborhoods because we like them, the City should do what it can by requiring more sensitive designs. We have seen new housing in old areas in other ctties that was very respectful of the neighborhood. It can be done. However, until local developers show some imagination and a desire to work with the City and the neighborhood to build better, more attractive and sensitive buildings, we will continue to get very nervous every time one of our old houses is demolished in the name of "progress." Best wishes, po......lA lJro.~~J.:- l ,_ -,/ (r'~ ,/ ;....--:0--'-\ '\ ' , ' Paula Brandt Lowell Brandt xc: Liz Miller Steve van der woude Doug Russell ~(o "".. - , :1 i i , , i ii' ~ 'I Ii " I' Ii 'I " b' " 11' ,. " ;, 1\ " :t I r'i :1 ;: I,: i} I' ':( II I. ~! Ij I I.. I " , ;{ i" "'.....,...'lI/fI('". ------~~ }&1 -~ ~ ~..............--------..,!wi;.:,_..... -....--- ~--..... ~-'...... \\""", ....-.~~-"..-. I f' ", 't'-/""," , ',i ," t~ I'~' ,',' ,': " ',' , ,':,', .~ J." ~'''.','' t~!' " ~' '. I . .' , " faf ~ ~661 0 Z 830 03^13~3~ December 17, 1993 3733 Rohret Road Iowa City, Iowa 52240 To the City Council of Iowa City: In July of 1991 the University of Iowa uprooted IS big trees that were on What the City felt was CIty-owned rights-of-way along Market, Clinton and Capitol streets, As quoted in the Iowa City Press-Citizen of July II, 1991, City Council member William Ambrisco "wondered Why he had heard nothing from the residents, 'All the tree lovers in the world, Where are you?' he asked," City Manager Stephen Atkins said, again quoting the Press-Citizen, 'It's a sense of powerlessness,' referring to the fact that UI is a state organization, The trees were IS to 50 years old, Now, according to the two plans presented by Iowa City Staff to widen RohretRoad using City-owned or soon to be taken 40-footrights-of-way, the Iowa City Council will be removing giant pine trees of the same IS to 50 year old vintage Ulat the residents along Rohret and others have enjoyed for years and years, The plan also requires placing an Hoot wide sidewalk at or near the outer limits of the right-of -way on the north side of Rohret and a 4-foot wide sidewalk, similarly positioned, on the south side, Because developers are allOwed to build to within 5 feet of this right of way, some of the houses, partiCularly on the north side, will end up with the sidewalk hazardously close, Does anyone believe that the present generation of children will never take shortcuts through yards or be tempted to Inspect those properties that will soon be so accessible to them? Would this offend your sense of privacy, of living space? Worse yet, who will be living in these houses five or ten years from now with the Children walking so close to them? Will those children be safe? When my home was built with a 33-foot covenant, the developer wisely placed It far enough back from the street so that the property's appearance would not be terribly hurt If some future Council decided It needed to take another 7 feet of right-of -way, We could not attend the pre-design neighborhood meeting, We did not learn until afterwards that the subject of additional right-of -way had been discussed because it was not so itemized In the notice of meeting, I find it illogical that only those plans requiring 40 foot rights-of -way Were discussed, and that a straw vote was taken to decide whiCh of those two plans which take my land was the best liked. I find It offensive that the plan best liked by those 60 plus people requires 7 feet of my property In order to ~ Ii: II 1][ j(' /', It 1'1' ):' 'I'll) , ,I I , , j I , I I ; : ,j ~1 .......A... . ". ~"......'IIIIIIt"'",.. __ --"'-~. """9\....~~... - ~ ~....-..........---- , , . , , , , I..'.',:, C/ ".J I'" t.;" ',:;t,' I, ,.,:;". ,:, .: ,',', I,:, t"M .,.',....iJ ..J :" . ',' .' , create an III foot parking, WIUl trees, Little trees, And I find It particularly otrenslve Ulat I was not Otrlclally Informed of what took place In Ulat meeting including Ule straw vote, There is a wrongness In voting to take my land and neglecting to tell me about it. Why 18 feet of parking on Ule souUl side? Since Ulis isn't a State funded project, AASHTO design criteria is not applicable, And even if it were, AASHTO specifies someUllng like 8 tol2 feet at most, Also, itls my understanding Ulat only 9 to 10 feet are required for a tree, And these aren't going to be big trees, These will be saplings. Puny trees, not'big trees. The big ones will be cut down, Where are "all the tree lovers in the world?" One further thought, The 34 foot wide street of the most liked plan is actually big enough for three lanes even though tilat is not the present intent, What is to prevent some future Council, under pressure from developers, from taking 10 or 12 feet from the parkings to make a four-lane highway like Mormon Trek, complete with gas fumes and carbon monoxide? This future Council would not be the first to be placed between a rock and a hard place, and they, like many of the residents of Rohret Road, would feel "a sense of powerlessness: So Why don't you use a 33-foot right-of -way? If you did this, the big trees would be spared (I measured), You would not waste taxpayer money buying additional land, and the money saved could be used on other needed projects. The homes along Rohret wouldn't be disfigured by having the sidewalks so close. There would be still be II feet of parking on the south side and 7 feet on the north, More parking than what is near the schools on Benton, And finally, perhaps most of all, this new school Which is to be a tribute to Irving B. Weber will have noUllng harmful associated with It to lessen that tribute, s~welY, J, .J . (flUv!k())I6!t ~~ Charles Lisle and Doris Lisle 3733 Rohret Road . , , ",: " .II.. .. ~ of Y ~1 - i I i , i , ! I , I , , i' ': \ " I\i 11 " " 11. " :! II,' , ". I~ , \] " " i' :1 f; I' II { " I I I I " i t: , ' ~ : , ' ~ j, i , I' j: j, i' I ! ' .,,...- "II/fI/['" - '--.,,---. \ ' . 1,/ I I , '.I i;j -- - -- ..........-.......- --......~;'........ - --~-,~.... ~ ----- ... --......... " '. " ':' I ~ ' t-/ .:. :' ,'I ,t', tl . ." ',', ',' , '>',' . . [:1 c D I . \ )' ': " -. ',' -"... , / l\, " I , ,I.' <~ "\ - ~-- ..... ~--~ -------.~~ 30f V ,I , \ ROHRETROAD PRE-DESIGN NEIGHBORHOOD . MEETING NQVEMBER 4, 1993 ',' 7:00 P.M. IOWA CITY KOREAN BAPTIST CHURCH 1715 MORMON TREK BLVD. \. I I The City ot Iowa City is beginning planning tor the improvements that will be made to Rohret Road within the next year. Staff of the Public:: Works Department would like to meet with those residents that live near or use Rohret Road trequently to seek input before beginning design ot the projec::t. Homeowners trom Hunters Run, Southwest Estates and Walden Woods have been invited as well as the general pUblic::. It you have any questions or need additional intormation about this meeting, please teel tree to c::ontac::t Marc::ia Klingaman, Neighborhood Services Coordinator tor the City ot Iowa city at 356-5237. '. " 37 .... ..... "'-.,. "'-.".. .~ Y' ." II - \.. ~. ---'-. --- ! i , , 1 1 , l I I II I:: 'I I 'I I I, I "jl 8 Ii Ii \ i! \1: I' Ii ~ ~i d , :1 ~ i'l'" f[ " j . '(t' . 'I 1 r I II I' 'I ; ". i" I,'; ~ ' / :;\ I!. , I, , .' , , , , - ,.r ',,; .\; ~. - i, , - To: FlIe '1----'" ~ -""WI\.... ~ ",-' ..... -- --- " ." -.". . "',' I" t-/'" /" 't 1-' ' '" ,', " ' ,', " ,J" '''~;'"" , "" " " I:, '_ ", ~I j \'_. " ". I / i, \ , 1 ! " '- City of Iowa City L/ 4 ~ M E M 0 RAN DUM From: Rob Winstead Date: November 5, 1993 Re: ROHRET ROAD PRE-DESIGN NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING e,'" -i,' ~('~ Date: Thursday, November 4. 1993, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Location: Korean Baptist Church. 1715 Mormon Trek Blvd, Staff present: Marcia Klingaman, Rick Fosse, Rob Winstead Residents: 66+ people (per sign-In sheet) Staff discussed the goals of the meeting stressing that we have not begun the design phase yet and may not be able to address project speclflcs at this time. We presented a topographic strip map. a typical 31 foot pavement cross-section. a typical 34 foot pavement cross-section and briefly discussed the work Shive Hattery Is doing on the pedestrian bridges over Hwy. 218. It was stated that the City will need to get additional right-of-way and temporary construction easements through various portions of the project and why they wouid be needed. \lie gave them our rough project schedule with the goal of completing construction prior to the opening of Irving Weber School, but advised that many factors can alter this schedule. We then opened the meeting to the residents for their comments and concerns. The discussion centered around the following issues: DESIRES: CONCERNS: I.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) Traffic light at the Mormon Trek Blvd./Rohret Road intersection. Realign the Intersection of Mormon Trek Blvd./Rohret Road to line up with Cae Drive. A 34 foot pavement width with bike lanes Is preferred over 31 feet (we heard many people say, "the wider. the better"). They would like to see trees planted In the parking. They wouid like to see street lights installed. Open Siothower Road or Phoenix Drive north to Meirose on a permanent basis (not just during construction). I.) Detours/traffic control. Not many options avaliable. 2.), Maler Road/Highway 1 Intersection Is hazardous, making It undesirabie for a detour route. 3.) 'Site distance at the Coli Drlve/Rohret Road Intersection. 4.) Site distance at Mormon Trek Blvd./Rohret Road Intersection. Can Rohret Road be re-aligned to match Cae Drive? 5.) Dralnage, dralnage, dralnage. ' 6.) Emergency vehicle accessibility during construction. 7.) Speed limit, school zone, and right turn lane at school entrance for buses. cc: Rick Fosse Marcia Henderson Chuck Schmadeke Steve Atkins 31 I !i Iii ,I I' :f " , I i, 'I, I' I , : \ .~ II' , I' :'1 ,.. I, ';1 , I " :i " I , , I ; C , I i I I " ,j " I : Q;\;") .~.1'2 ----... - --~--- ~ -, -' - .. W"" ........ ....-- - "ff'" -.... r , " 't-/ ' '," t" '/' " " ...., :',', :", .J ' -,,', ,,",,;,', ,':', " , ". , " ". ":.( ,:',U \ . ' OJ _ " - - " ;' " 'i , ' ROHUI\CH' I ' , CARlS,ON PC ,Decel)'iber 27, 1993 A RC'H IT fC TS 1122 Penkridge Dr, , P.O,Box2238 Iowa ply,IA\52244 T.l. 319'338'9311 FM 319.338'98n I". , I, i ,. " , ' ", I, -, .. , " '. City Council of Iowa City- , Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, 10wa 52246' I ',. ! l . , " , , , " DearMayor: lam writing this letter on behalf of the Board of Appeals concerning the proposed Ordinance ,amending Chapter 36 of the, Code of Ordina'nc~s of the Cjty of Iowa City, Iowa, Entitled ~~ZONING," ,by ameflding Section 36,-58, Entitled "Off.Street Parking Requirements/' and by Amending Sections 36711 (Gl; 36-12(GI, 36-13(G) and 36-14(G),entitled "Special PrQvisibns!'; Sections 36-17(C){11 and 36-20(C)(1), entitled "Provisional Uses"; and Sections 36-19(D)(5) and 36-23(D)(3)J entitled i'Special " , !' . Exceptions" to require that access to'individual multi-family dwelling !Jnits shall be from enclosed lobbies or corridors,'except forTownhouse-' 'style units. Our BQard Unanimously voted at our December 20,1993 , 'meeting to ask th~'t the, City Councl! either strike the provisions' ' , " concerning access to, dwelling unit~or schedule'im additional P.ublic ' ' , Hearing ,on,these provisions. We understand'that a Public H~aring w,as, ' , held but we were not aware of the these provisions arid hence did riot ' , ',attend. ,We understand that the Home Builders Association of Iowa City , was not awar~ of the scope of these provisions. ' ' , , ' . . J . ' ,J , ' ; ~ : , I \ I,' II I: 11 ; ~ i' " ,I, " :1 " f r ~ - , " r !" 1'1 j'; " II Ii 'I I': Ii II 'I I " , ' , The Board of Appeals is concerned,because individuai exterior entrances , are the safest type of entrances to' an apartment, from a Life Safety, " : point.of view. Common corridors and lobbies, can becorT)e filled with 'smoke or flame that would make exiting hazardous, if notimpossible. , ' The indi\(idual entrances also 'allow firefighters' access to,the unit invollied.ln a fire without traversing a smoke filled common space or ' " , breakln'g out of a window. The elimination of this type of apartment unit . , \ " , ,'" '. , , does not appear to be In the best interest of the future, safEM and ' , welfare of the City of Iowa City,' ' .' ' The Board of Appeals would also like the council to take Into consideration t\/\lO additional aspects of ,these provisions, Individual extertor e~trances provide ari' additional degree of safety to the occupants because they can see their entrance upon approaching the, . building. This severely limits the ability of an assailant to hide In an . enclosed cOrT)mon space while stalking a victim. Access for o'ccupants with disabilities may best be meet with Individual entrances. Every door 'I , I , i i 1 ,I , , ii ..3i '- "'IIIIf"''''' ....... - .".,.----..---'"W\....~..-'......- l' . I ! ," . " " , ' , ( " , ' ,~ , , \ -.-. ..- - - , . . ' ".';." t-/' '. ',J I' l~" ;~! " ""', ':. " '.. ".... '. . 1.'-:,(., V . ' -. - -,. - , - , ',. . . " , I , .. . is 'a barrier, even if properiy designed, to' some of our citizens and this requirement will require at least onemore barrier be placed in their way. ' We were riot privy of the discussions on why these provisions were . recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission but understand that aest~etic concern~ were a portion of the discussion. We agree that' attractive streets capes are desirable but at what cost. We strongly feel ' that. Life Safety aspects must out weigh aesthetic concerns. We are oot saying that the'orily way to achieve sate apartment design is to require exterior entrances but we do not believe that the banning of this intrinsically safe design i~ appropriaie.' ' . .. '. - ' I would like to ad'd an additional comment ~san Architect. I have been involved with Qver a hundred of Multi.family buildings and, thousand~ of, ., living units in the last twenty years. I appreciate concerns with the , ,aesthetics of some' of the buildin'gs in our community with exterior' , entranc~s but find some of the buildln9s with i,nterior enlrances to, be ,. equally disturbing. There are existing lots In this community, zoned, for multi~fainily usage, that are best suited to abuilding with exterior' ' 'entrances. This style of building can be more economical to fit into a ,narrower space than a unit with common entrances. .This ordinance would either prevent construction ori some of these, lots, require the combining of multiple lots into a larger complex or force the builder-to 'bulit a iess economical buildingl'lf we force the construction of larger pomplexes, those buildings will have a greater impact on their "', " neighborhood. The construction of less' economical units will drive' up , "the-cos! of tiousing even further than ilie parking portion of this " , , ,ordinance. Please do not misunderstand me, I support the changes ,to ,the p'arking requirements but wemu'st understa,nd they will Increase the' , , cost' of housing. ' , " " The, Board of Appeals appreciates your consideration of our concerns '; , 'and asks that you either set aside' these provisions for future: ' , : consldEH,ation or schedule a Public Hearing during the'reading process:to " allow for di~cussion. Please do nat l)1ake the Zoning Ordinance Into our , 'Voice on aesthetic concerns, If we, as a community want to control the, 'aesthiltics of multl.family buildings then we sh'ould do,so with d.esign " , review process not by a blanket prohibition on one,style of building.; " , Sincerely, " , , Chair.. Board of Appeals , ' ,\ .1 I , , " ~ li I I, II i" '.' I' 1:, , ii I' ,1\, 'j' I I. I I: I " 1" L ,I I': il I'; II , , Ii i ,/ I' ,/ " I, , ,\ " /, 31J ~J 1 , ,I " , j I I ! i , '\.1 'i , I ! ":.... ~,~ -- ~ . \~\ ~~v ) , ',., '", i l '! I \" " "1~-; -~..... ~ ..-'......- , \ . . ' .' . " r.": . . - . , <;,.. ,ll,: , [ ~~ I ' : b, ''/::t ' ,', "',;",' ' ,I / // \), , , ....~._---- Theodore G. Nel.on 235 Ferson Avenue Iowa Gily, Iowa 52246 December 20, 1993 Dear Naomi, I enclose the front cover of a Parks and Recreation Department publication which we recently received in the mail, addressed merely to "Postal Customer." It would appear that this publication was delivered to each house- hold in Iowa City, and it happens every six months. It seems to me that this is a waste of taxpayers' money, as well as a waste of trees. Ae have no interest in the publication received this way, and I suspect there may be thousands of others who feel the same way in Iwwa City- who promptly put the publication into the trash. It would make much more sense, I believe, to make this thing available to the pUblic, tbose who may be interested, by distribution at the schools, the library, the firehouse, city hall, etc., rather than printing many extra, unnecessary copies. Furthermore, wouldn't it make sense to print the pUblication on newsprint, rather than the expensive, color printin~, hard cover version now distributed. Any savings by such means would be much better spent on restorin~ the flood-damaged City Park- perhaps enough could be saved to plant several trees: That would be a much better use of our money. As the 1994 budget is considered by the City Council in coming weeks, I would hope you will look into this item, to see where some reasonable savings may be achieved, savings which could be put to much better use. Sincerely, ~~ Theodore C. Nelson ~, '-."""', __J.ld i i " i:' ! I, , II Ii ii !I Ii " Ii II' ,I Ii' ,; I" ; " :1 i ~ Ii " " I: ;\ ! " ;j " I;, " , ,', , , " " -q ,j II r~ , , I I;:' I J I 'I ~ 1 , , I ! I , :" Ii j" , / :' i " d .. - "ff'"' . _'-~~-~- ""W\.....~..-'......- -,... .... --" , " .,. , . . ".' f - . ' . - . , L / ,J " , " L ,ILl.,'" ". '".' -"",, r": < '.', .' >711'.. '. (: ,," -!. - ' - 1'- " '-,' I Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department , , I t i, " " I, I' I;, I I I , it ! ;\' i I" I' i I 11 I I. i: I i i i I: i , I I I , I i I I " ,I " li /, I r ~". - ~"'III'l--- -~-- ~ ..-'...... '"QIIIJ~-----~ ,<, 't':'/, " I I "J-:'/ ""f:-t ", ,,',: , , . :'. ',", '" , . . ," ~~ ".~ ";. - ,I~, ',' ~ '.' ." ! ",J ,:" \ PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CIlY OF IOWA CIlY Prillted 011 recycled paper alld wltb soybean ink. PARKS & RECREAll0N COMMISSION John Beasley Tom Bender Bill Brandt )ana Egeland Debora Liddell Bruce Maurer Matt Pacha John Pelton Dee Vanderhoef Terry G. Trueblood, ClP Parks & Recreation Director CITY COUNCIL i Larry Baker (elect) Darrel Courtney Susan Horowitz Karen Kubby Ernie l.chman (elect) )ohnMcDonald Naomi Novick Bruno Pigott Jim Throgmorton Stephen), Atldns, City Manager Mayor Dacrel Courtney established a special fund raising committee to assist with restoration of your /lood-damaged parks...specifically City Park, Terrell Mill Park and Crandic Park. , ~ I I: ,1, 11 " I ;1 " 1\ I I I! I, , L " ! ; I " I Ii: II Ii II il I HELP IS NEEDED TO RESTORE FLOOD-DAMAGED PARKS CllYPARKPLOOD Jul)'&ptember, 1993 - TIle CityofIowa City is committed to restoring these parks, but your donations can help tremendously! The /lood caused approximately $400,000 in park damages, and the committee hopes to raise $150,000 through donations...this amount, combined with City funds and federal /lood relief fhnds will help to restore Ule parks much more quickly and efficienuy. Your contributions will be used toreplaceapproximately 150 lost trees, replace 80 acres oflost turf and restore the YOUUI baseball complex, as well as many other necessary repairs. If you would like to make a tax deductible contribution, please make your check payable to the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Foundation, and mail it to uleaddress shown on ule adjacent page. If you are registering for one of ule programs in this brochure, you may simply enclose your Foundation check with your registration check. ,\ 3' '" - ~ - ~ ----~ . I, " '..:. ''tl .. -, ' . '/''-j' ' " ,.' " , " . I'., , ':.'.~ ';' ~''''.'''.: ," '~:""", ~~.:.\'.',\ ~ :.'. '. :"':>,', ~':t",.",~. ':,'1: ~';,' .. lI: .. ,I~., ' I~.'I' "",,_,,;.' . ',' " ',""'",,' " SUMMARY IOWA CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE PLAN Public neighborhood open space serves the immediate and future needs of residents in the same way as other capital improvements, such as streets, water mains and sanitary and storm sewers serve residents of a neighborhood. Accessible, useable open areas and greenways within e neighborhood offer opportunities for informal small group recreation, neighborhood and family activities, and promote a sense of connection with the neighborhood. Such open space enhances the quality of life for lowe City residents and upgrades private property values. ' The Neighborhood Open Space Plan creates a basis for neighborhood open space planning and provides the guidelines to develop an Implementing ordinance. The plan defines the boundaries of 25 Neighborhood Open Space Districts, and provides a baseline assessment of the open space needs of each district as well as evaluative comments on the differences In neighborhood population characteristics, open space suitability In terms of location and ' accessibility, end the resources and restrictions within each district. The plan also offers an equitable and predictable method of acquiring needed open space In developing areas of the community, and targets parkland acquisition! development funding in older, developed neighborhoods. ' ': i " " I I I no.pturMl,mf :So 'I. " " ) \,i " ~ -_""---~,. -~---~~-- -~ -_~-.__.-----..,~...--.......-r---. ..-......---.-{-.......-...---.-~--__....------~ , ,., , " ':~ 't-/ :::, C ':J [' .,' ",... , " .", " " I" , , , ' " ~ .' ~ ~ " " __ _~,,", '_" 'I ,- \ I / /"j. < - .....~._-, ;C\ , ~ l I ! , , l l I I Theodore C. Nelson 235 Person Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52246 December 20, 1993 Dear Naomi, I enclose the front cover of a Parks and Recreation Department pUblication which we recently received in the mail, addressed merely to "Postal Customer." It would appear that this publication was delivered to each house- hold in Iowa City, and it happens every six months. It seems to me that this is a waste of taxpayers' money, as well as a waste of trees. Ae have no interest in the pUblication received this way, and I suspect there may be thousands of others who feel the same way in Iwwa City- who promptly put the pUblication into the trash. It would make much more sense, I believe, to make this thing available to the public, those who may be interested, by distribution at the schools, the library, the firehouse, ci ty hall, etc., rather than printin~ many e:<tra, unnecessary copies. Furthermore, wouldn't it make sense to print the pUblication on newsprint, rather than the expensive, color printing, hard cover version now distributed. Any savings by such means would be much better spent on restorin~ the flood-damaged City Park- perhaps enough could be saved to plant several trees: That would be a much better use of our money. As the 1994 budget is considered by the City Council in coming weeks, I would hope you will loo~ into this item, to see where some reasonable savings may be achieved, savings which could be put to much better use. , ! ! II 'I IF " ,i i ~ " , , " i ~ , j.: " f' " " " , <j' " j 'I I I , I I " ; Sincerely, ~~ Theodore C. Nelson " 1~ '-".. .'" , L_ 1'- -. MML ,,:, -.. ~". - - ""lIIIII1--.-...-;: -~..... ~ -, ~- '-....... ..',:, \'- " . i; I, " "I, I.; ~I J"' , (' ,I I' f! r; }~ !.'. n ~ .~ \' ,. 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' 'I~ "."""'t", ,~ ,'" ,: li " _~. _~,' ...:,J, , ,\;,- ". ;., ',' / ~ City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM i' Date: December 28, 1993 ; J: ~; To: City Council UJA-tp; ~ I ': From: Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager !( Re: Tentative Agreement with Pollee Labor Relations Organization of Iowa City , " " j, r , Because the actual tentative agreement submitted for your approval is a longhand document, I .\ " ; ! , offer the following Interpretation/clarification. i! i: j,' , 1. The agreement will be effective beginning July 1,1994, through June 30, 1997. I; ~ , I' ; I: ~ 2. Across-the-board wage increases will be three percent (3%) the first year, three and one. ,I, Ii \ quarter percent (314%) the second year, two percent (2%) at the beginning of the third I" r " ,I ! year, and two percent (2%) at the middle of the third year. II Ii; " I I( " 3. Employees electing to receive family health insurance coverage will pay four percent (4%) 1',7 I: of the premium. That amount Is expected to be relatively close to the $20 per month now , .. 1,1 i. , paid by other City employees who have family coverage. However, It may vary slightly , I, 1 '.r above or below the $20 figure. Language to be deleted from the contract Includes n ' , '11 I' ,I I,; provision for reopening health Insurance negotiations during the life of the current contract I if other City unions agreed to something other than the Iowa 500 plan now in effect. This " Ii ; 1 language was Intended only for the current conlract. We have also agreed to delete < I , language from bolh the health insurance and dental Insurance provisions which specify I , that the parties will negotiate Increases in costs In the future. With or without this I, I language, these are mandatory topics for bargaining under Iowa law and can be raised I I , " , " In future bargaining by either party, with the other party having a duty to bargain. I: 4. Currently all plainclothes officers receive $600 per year clothing allowance, with $200 paid at the end of each four-month period. Under the new agreemantl newly ,assigned personnel will receive the entire $600 up fronl, and will receive payments during the second and succeeding years at the beoinnlna rather than the end of each four.monlh period. 5. The shoelbooVunlform cleaning allowance will be Increased from $100 to $150 per year for each officer. 6. Longevity payments for officers wllh five years but less than len years longevity will' Increase from $275 annually to $300 annually. 7. Current conlract language requires the City to provide "some' bUlletproof vests. New language will specify that the City will provide each officer with a bulletproof vest and will replace these as necessary. This simply reflects the current practice. ;1 1~ i I, 'I /; , , , \\; " ~< , I,.' ~ ;: ~! \'~ i I' ,I , U " " r~ " ~; ii 'i ~, i\ \1 Ii ~ "1 ~ ~ ~ ;",.,u...__. ----...-:: --~.... ~ .-'_I_~.... ---~. , , I" ,',' t-/' 'I::)," Cr: , I~;" ' ,", ',',' :,,', .' , . . I, ',,"',U " ~. , " -' ,- ,-- -', . / / , /,\ " J \ ,\;," , , , --'~._--'- .2. 8. The current pregnancy leave provision requires an oHlcer to return from pregnancy leave as soon as she Is medically able to do so. Deletion of this provision will make the contract more consistent with the Federal family leave provisions which allow up to 12 weeks at the employee's discretion. 9. Two documents outlining settlement agreements stemming from past grievances will be addended to the contract. These are attached to this memorandum. Rules of the Iowa Public Employment Relations Board require Ihatthls tentative agreement be brought before Council for your approval. The entire collective bargaining agreement will be modified to reflect these changes and will be submitted for your formal adoption by resolution at a later date. Please give me a call if you have any questions regarding this matter. cc: City Manager Personnel Administrator Police Chief "\>01.' "'-""'~"'"'''''' .... 1~ ---,- .~ I , , I I I , i I J I i I ! l 1 i , , I I I'; ; 1 " j: ~; i I', If I il I Ii I :1 _ ,r " , '117 !" .f ' , , 1) i I 'I \,.,..... j , ,.,~l"", J, !, ~I , l ."", , i ;, I, , " , , , , , I , ; - 'l/Iff"'" - ---~ ----.., ~-- ~ - -, ' ... '''W'' ~ ,.... ......."---- -.~... -..-.-- ..-----(~.....--...~ ---.---~-~ ~ " . I. '" , ' ',::"t'/"jd i.t'/i",,"',:.," ,,'" ", __ - _, _. I / , /,. "\, '~i' . -- '- MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT Octobel2, 1990 " WHEREAS, tho City 01 Iowa City and tho Police Labor Rolallons Organlzallon 01 Iowa City have had . dispute concemlng tho proper IntorprolaUon 01 cortaln provlslona 01 tholr colloctJve bargaining agreomen~ spocltlcally ArtIcle XVII, Section 3; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to resolve their dispute by mutual agreemenl and wlthout the necessity 01 BlbltreUon; IT IS THEREFORE AGREED as lollows: The phrase 'due rBgBld lor seniorfly' In ArtIcle XVII, SocUon 3, shall be Interproted to havo the same meaning as In ArtIcle XVII, SocUon 1, thaI Is, tho decision to make Involuntary ttans/era shall be basad on seniority provldad, however, the Chlel may make a ttanster doclslon basod on one 01 more of tho followlng alterla: a. The ability and exporlenco 01 tho orncor(s), b. 'The nature and type of work 10 be performad on tho walch, c. The need fo! personnel having certain qualmceUons on said walch, when nocossltalad by departmental naads as dotermlnad by the Chief. " , . ~ . ,,", ~#~ AssIstant CIty Magar .f i 2 " ".i :i .f 'Ii , I~ ,~ ! 'i OJ i 1 j " I : ," .J" '" .JV,f:ufl;:;- KevIn o. ProsfBgBld Presldon~ Pollee Labor RolaUons Organization of Iowa CIty ,:':" I' ....... ;,' ~~<' .>':.;' .:~:'. . . 'I;, .:~::'~. .' . . .. " 1,< ~. .' ".~" ',:',' ~-::'; -": ",;' ~. ," :'" .... ....., ~. . " lUG 2 31991 lUG 231991 Data " Dato , .. ',,,. . ..../.....; . '.. . . . r :.; ", il ,!: , I --..........'......1I:....~'....1..11 ......."..,.,......h.........,..., I.~..' ....\1... .\,.. ....' . .~" ...... "'" . ..... ."........ ,.......-.. ~....o 0" .' . ........ . '. ........ 1_ 1 - ~~ ; I I! ! i I Ii. 'j, f ;.~ r; I: .,. . . !i . 'f' I II I' 'I '.'. , ' " II "ff'"I" -- ~ " i I. ';! I . ~ I 1 ( ;, , ! .' " r L " " t1 ;',' r;: H I, ,~ M ~') t: ;1 }~ " I! ~J H i:j " I, \: H 1:1 lj 1,1 Ii " 11 " I': ~ ~ ~ 11 li !i ~ m ~ p ,1 ~! '~ ~ r: s ~ Ii Ii r~ ?, ~ P. ,\ ~ [' ~ ~~ ~ ~ Ii " " ~I , 1 " , 1 ~ \1,.' .~_.;"...... '1-- -;--....~... ., _ - ~" ..... --. ..--- -- - ~tf - .... -- - ~ .. ---.. ,'" ... .' - \ - " . . '. ". ' . " , . "," , . .. t-/ ' -, 1"- -t ' ',' , " ,,'-II' ' ,':J ' . '. ,,' , ,j, " 71,', . " . -i " -~ . -' - '" ""', ..' " " / /'\ ,/ , ] '" , """-----.. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WHEREAS, a dispute hes arisen concerning the proper Interpretation of certain provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Iowa City and the Police Labor Relations Organization, and WHEREAS, the parties wish to resolve the dispute amicably and without the expense of formal arbitration procedures, The parties hereby enter Into the following settlement agreement: 1. An officer who is assigned to the day watch and who is required to appear in court on a day scheduled as a whole day of paid leave (vacatlon, holiday or comp time) shall be compensated according to the provisions of Article IX, Section 8 of the CBA if actual time, worked is two hours or less. If actual time worked exceeds two hours, he/she shall be compensated at the straight time rate for actual time worked, and the officer's leave usage , for that day will be reduced by the actual time worked. 2. This agreement shall apply to the grievance filed by Joel Myers and shall be similarly adjusted for Ralph Cox and shall otherwise apply prospectively only to situations arising after the date of this agreement. 3. The pending grievance of Myers is withdrawn. Dated this -LL- day of /J{/ / k f r /1993, City of Iowa Clty, Iowa Police Labor Relations Organization By, GMrppV' By: mgrl...tlcourt,ogt ~ j)~~ \~ "- ! , i I ) i 1.1 i I, \ I Iii , I , , j I q , J ,~ Ii ~ " II' " ~ ! 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