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DATE: May 4, 1994
TO: City Council
FROM: Ronald L. Henderson
RE: Voucher Payment Standards of the Iowa City Housing Authority.
Fair Market Rents (FMRs) in the Certificate Program and Payment Standards in the Voucher
Programs are used to compute the rent of the tenant and the assistance payment made by
the Housing Authority. HUD has published new FMRs for Johnson County and the
surrounding counties,
Due to changes i~ Federal Law, the Iowa City Housing Authority now serves some contiguous
areas that have no Housing Authorities.
FAIR MARKET RENTS
OBr 1Br 2Br 3Br 4Br
JOHNSON CO, 301 388 497 691 816 @
BENTON 258 262 349 437 492
CEDAR 195 313 355 444 497
IOWA 200 300 365 467 512
LINN 249 352 451 628 673
MUSCA TINE 241 308 410 545 574
WASHINGTON 216 269 349 446 572
HUD requires the Housing Authority to establish Voucher Payment Standards. The Standards
may not exceed the FMR nor may the Standard be less than 80%. The staff has used historic
data to set the Standards for Johnson County but has used 90% of the FMR for surrounding
areas.
PAYMENT STANDARDS
OBr 1Br 2Br 3Br 4Br
JOHNSON CO. NA 349 461 568 678
BENTON NA 236 314 393 443
CEDAR NA 282 320 400 447
IOWA NA 270 329 420 461
LINN NA 224 406 565 606
MUSCA TINE NA 277 369 491 517
WASHINGTON NA 242 314 401 . 515
Council may remember setting the Voucher Standards back in December, 1993. The lowering
of the 1 bedroom FMR required us to lower that bedroom standard from 408 to 349. The
others are included in this resolution for simplicity. This brings the rental amounts to the 45th
percentile as required by law. While reducing the level of rental amounts possible, this is the
regulation.
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Attached please find a copy of the voluntary annexation request which is
located south of the intersection of Iowa Highway 965 and U.S. Highway 6 and
1/2 mile west of 22nd Avenue. This letter serves as notice that Coralville
City Hall will receive this petition and consider action at their May 26,
1994 Council meeting.
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Cora/vil/e, Iowa 52241.5127
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CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
1233 GILBERT COURT, IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240.4584
319.338-3666 FAX 319.338.9559
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I am writing to you in reference to the proposed new Tree
Preservation Overlay Zone Ordinance that has been sent back to
subcommittee to be reevaluated by the Iowa City Planning and
Zoning Commission. In 1992, our firm designed and built a new
two story 18,000 sf office facility for Noel/Levitz Centers at
2101 ACT Circle on land owned by Kay Shive-Henry. Noel/Levitz
moved from their former location in Coralville to Iowa City to
enhance their growth potential and to provide a pleasant wooded
site for their employees.
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Confident in their ability to expand their business, Noel/Levitz
commissioned our firm to investigate the addition of another
similarlY sized building on their site, A preliminary location
for the additional building and necessary parking has been
established. Because their site is heavily wooded and has a
varying topography due to the presence of ravines, some mature
trees would have to be removed.
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After reading through the draft copy, I became concerned about
the costs associated with the proposed ordinance including the
Tree Survey, Grading Plan and Tree Plan, To that end, I asked
Shive-Hattery Engineers to put together a cost estimate on the
cost of implementing the proposed ordinance. As you can see by
the enclosed copy of Phil Larson's memorandum, the estimated cost
of complying with the proposed ordinance could easilY be in the
$25,000.00 to $30,000.00 range for this project. Depending upon
how a final version of the proposed ordinance is written, the
ordinance might effectivelY cancel Noel/Levitz's future
expansion,
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There is a need to further our community's efforts to balance the
protection and enhancement of our environment without penalizing
our local businesses for being successful to the point that they
need to expand. As a businessman and taxpayer, I feel that a
cost/benefit analysis needs to be undertaken before ordinances
are drafted. As one who daily is involved in the construction of
new facilities, I am aware of how needlessly restrictive
ordinances add to the costs of building.
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Tree Preservation Overlay Zone Ordinance
My suggestion to the City Council is to look at our local
businesses in a positive, proactive manner. Why not consider
establishing community "environmental friendlY" awards or partial
tax abatement for businesses who meet certain guidelines for tree
preservation and/or tree replacement when they expand or relocate
in areas which, by their nature, are susceptible to disturbing
the existing environment? To do otherwise will over time, I
feel, cause Iowa City to lose businesses to our neighboring
communities, thereby usurping any control from Iowa City and
eroding our tax base while enabling the businesses and their
employees to still enjoy many of the services our community
provides. To me, it also says that the City Council does not
feel that the business community has any interest in preserving
our environment and that a narrow based constituency within our
community has all of the correct answers. It is my hope that
together, the business community and the City Council, can do
better than that. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Very truly yours,
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Melody Rockwell-Planning & Zoning Staff
Tom Scott-Planning & Zoning commission
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Kay Shive-Henry
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MEMORANDUM
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Tom Werderitschl Selzer-Werderitsch Construction Co.
Phil Larson, Shive-Hattery ~
April 25, 1994
City of Iowa City Proposed Tree Ordinance
As you are aware, the City of Iowa City is currently considering a new tree ordinance.
We have obtained a copy of the proposed ordinance and, out of curiosity, made a
preliminary evaluation as to the effect on development of the Empire Addition tract
(the remaining tract of the Noel-Levitz site).
The intent is to save as many "mature" and "significant" trees as possible. A mature
tree is .:: a-inch diameter, and a significant tree is .:: 18-inch diameter - both measured
at 4.5 feet above the ground. Saving a tree includes special construction practices
such as erecting a fence around the drip line and observing a 20-foot setback from the
drip line to the construction area. The number of trees that must be saved varies by
zoning. For this site, at least 20% of the mature/significant trees must be saved.
We believe the development process will be similar to the following:
Conduct a tree survey during the site design survey. Site design surveys will
cost a little more on heavily wooded sites since it will take more time to
accurately locate, identify, measure trunk size, and estimate drip line diameter
for each tree close to and larger than a inches in diameter.
Prepare a tree plan. This is to present the information from the site survey and
show critical root zones, construction limits, protective barriers, etc. This also
identifies the trees removed and new trees planted. The tree plan is just
another element.of the Site Plan/Erosion Control Plan. This will add cost
(minimal) to the Site Plan preparation.
Conduct a special meeting with the City Forester and perhaps other City Staff.
The meeting itself will cost dollars, but as with any review process, the cost is
in the design revisions as a result of the meeting,
What is not known is what will be negotiable. For instance, will the City be
more apt to allow a parking variance to save a tree? It will be interesting to see
how the City handles the proposed compromises.
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4. Submit a cash escrow or performance surety. This is apparently necessary to
keep developers honest. The cost of the bond will obviously add to the
development cost.
This might be a problem area, depending on how strictly the rules are enforced.
If an inspector sees construction equipment driven (accidently) within the 20-
foot setback, will the bond be forfeited?
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5. Replace trees that were removed at a ratio of 2:1 for mature trees and 3:1 for
significant trees, We estimate that about 70 mature trees and 27 significant
trees may need to be removed to accommodate the proposed construction at
the Empire site. Using 1.5-inch (minimum) diameter replacement trees, costing
about $100 each, the cost for replacement trees alone (not including labor,
stakingl mulch, etc.) will be in the range of $221000.
6. If the site physically cannot hold the replacement trees, the Contractor may
plant the trees at another approved site or the cost of the trees can be
relinquished to the City's tree fund.
To summarize, the tree ordinance will have a significant impact on the proposed
development. At this timel we anticipate that the ordinance will add $25,000 to
$301000 to the Empire project cost.
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It should be noted that this ordinance is being sent back to committee for revision.
We suspect that the revisions for commercial/office park will be minimal.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our office,
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Copy: Larry Morgan, SoH
Kevin Froelich, SoH
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Hr. Bill Blaugh
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Dear Mr. Blough.
The reason of this letter is to nrotest your decision to remove
Univision from the TCI channel line un.
For us,Univision is the only way of communication with our world,
its the only way of communication in a different language, its
culture, information and educational.
Univision is the only way l~e can sho'. our kids what we are;Its the
only way we can show our kids our culture, our language, our music,
our dances and Uni vision is the only way we can show our kids how
'lroud we are to be Hisnanic Americans.
We, thousands of Hisoanic Americans in Iowa,are reouesting you;to
allow us our freedom of commWllcation,our freedom of information,
our freedom to helry our kids grow 11n with our His-oanic Heritage.
Ne-and thousands of ~isnanic American children-are reouesting you
and sunlicate tothe oeoole of Iowa,the freedom of different -
cultures, freedom of different languages,rlifferent cOlors, religions,
different ways of thinkin~...aut together under the same flag,
under the same sky ldth eoual onportunities and freedom for all.
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We,the undp.rsigned neonle,all American citizens,Profesionals,veterans,
Students, Labor workers,~ousewive,Children etc,from different narts
of the worldjReauest to YOU:
Don't kill the Hisnanic American Culture in Iowa.
Ne reouest The Right to the Heritage.
We reouest to YOU the Freedom of Cultures.
Ne reouest to you the Freedon of Languages.
We reauest to you the Right of Communication.
We reouest the Right of Information
we reouest our freedom to be ourself,
Leave Univision UD,
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Father Lanner Brink.
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Congressman Jim Leach.
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Ydnorities Denartment
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Iowa City Chamber of Commerce
12~ E ;'[ashingtong st,I6wa City.
USA Today,
1/2~ N Dodge st,Iowa City.
Iowa Public Television
6h~o Cor~orate Dr.Johnston,Ia S0131
KGAN-TV
600-2 Old Marion ~d NE,Cedar Ra~ids Ia
Johnson County Democrats
h30~ 7th ave Iowa City
University of Iowa
Soanish and Portugues De,artment,111 :~shingtong st.lowa 6ity.
Daily Io~an 111 Communication Center ste 16.Iowa City.
Des Moines Tribune,10~-1/2 2nd ave.Coralville
Camnus Review:
336 5 Clinton st Iowa City.
I01~a City Press.
1/2~ N ~dge st.lo~a City
KCRG-TV9
106 1st ave,Coralville.
Cable Television Administrator
Civic Center, Iowa City.
Coralville City Clerk.
1S12 rth st,Coralville
Iowa City City Clerk.
Civic Center,Iowa City.
Human Right Cordinator
Com~unity Develooment Dent,Io~a City,
Johnson County City Assesor
913 S Dubuoue st,Iowa City.
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Iowa Civil Rights Commision
1rimmer State Office ~g
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Des ~oines Ia ~0319
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Dear Iowa City Councilors:
As you know, the engineering consultant H. R, Green has predicted a steady rise
in water usage per capita of approximately 1 gallon per year over the next forty years.
The engineer assumes that population growth, which is predicted to increase at a steady
rate of about one thousand people per year, will cause this increase in water usage by
adjusting development patterns which favor increasing proportions of commercial and
industrial water users.
Is this assumption supported by past records of water usage in Iowa City? The
engineer had available a 23 year record of average daily water plant pumpage for Iowa
City (spanning 1970-1993) along with population census data for the years 1970, 1980
and 1990. This record was used by the engineer to forecast future water usage for the
forty year design life of the proposed water plant. Using this same infonnation, I derived
the past 23 year trend in water usage, shown below. A solid line connecting the three
census data points shows the coinciding trend in service population growth. The plot
shows a dramatic rise in water usage from 1970 to 1984, which seems to support the
engineer's main forecasting assumption. However, from 1985 to 1993 the plot shows an
equally dramatic decline despite continued population growth. The current water usage
per capita in Iowa City is actually about 104 gallons, not 123 gallons as was cited in the
Press-Citizen. What is the cause of this 8-year decline? It contradicts the Engineer's
main assumption which relates trends in water usage only to population growth. Also, it
does not appear to be due to any natural trend in water availability (wet/dry cycles) which
generally causes more water usage during dry periods relative to wet ones. Total annual
rainfall data for Iowa City collected by the National Weather Service over the same 23-yr
period suggests that water availability was about the same during both the 8-yr. decline
and the 14-yr. rise (see plot below), One possible influence contributing to the decline
may have been the increase in water rates by the City starting in 1986, but I am not sure
that this alone is responsible. I would welcome any infonnation by Ed Moreno or other
city staff members that might explain this 8-yr. decline in water usage.
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April 28, 1994
Mayor Susan Horowitz
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I am writing to request that the City Council provide expedited consideration of
our request for a change in the zoning ordinance to allow Hillcrest Family
Services to construct a five bed group home for persons with mental illness in
Iowa City. Hillcrest is submitting an application to the Department of Housing and
Urban Development for Section 811 funding to build the home.
We have learned that the-present zoning ordinance does not provide for small
group homes for persons with mental illness, Karin Franklin's letter to me of April
26, 1994 outlines the problems in the existing ordinance. HUD requires that we
obtain assurance from the City that our project complies with the zoning
ordinance. Therefore, the success of our application for HUD funds in the amount
of $237,000 depends upon making the changes m the ordinance as soon as
posssible. '"
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Cordially yours,
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Regional Director
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Marianne Milkman
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Dear Mayor Horowitz and Members of the City Council,
I am writing this letter as a member of the JCCOG Regional Trails and Bicycling Committee
(RTBC), to briefly update you on our work. This includes work within our committee, and
recommendations we recently made to the Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC).
RTBC is currently focusing on trails planning and the Long Range Transportation Plan as it applies
to bicycling, as mandated by the 1991 ISTEA Legislation. Trails work includes discovery,
evaluation and recommendation of "connector trails/routes" to existing or planned trails, which will
ultimately create an area-wide trails network.
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requests from the RTBC were recently included in the FY95 JCCOG Transportation Planning
Division Work Program" through my representation of RTBC as a member of ITAC. These
recommendations/requests are:
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* Evaluate sensitivity of traffic signal loops which call be triggered by bicycle movemellt
* Assist with implemelltation of bicycle facilities on Rohret Road
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Regarding one aspect of the bicycle parking issue, at the request of Council, RTBC discllssed and
recommended that the City proceed with exploration of the feasibility of requiring bicycle parking
facilities for multi-family dwellings. We further recommended the City expiore a more
comprehensive bicycle parking ordinance. Such an ordinance could include reqnirements for bicycle
parking facilities.
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Bicycle planning issues are as complex as motorized transportation planning issues. RTBC is
committed to, and strongly supports bicycling as transportation and recreation, both on-street and on
multi-use trails, for users of various levels. Our work continues to identify, discuss and recommend
additions, enhancements, and changes to our current transportation facilities and system which we
hope will make Iowa City a better community for non-motorized transport. I would be pleased to
appear at a Monday work session to answer questions as I am able on the work of the RTBC.
We appreciate the concern, interest in, and consideration of bicycling issues shown by the City
Council, and look forward to working with you in the future on bicycling issues.
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Brian and Karen Witzke
1011 N, Summit St.
Iowa Ci t>', IA 52245
1994
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The neighborhood issues concerning the substantial ravine fill from the
North Summit Street alley have remained unresolved over the past four
years, This fill was dumped under the direction of Gary Noel onto the
City's right-of-way primarilY during May 1990. This City property further
served as a platform for continued dumping onto adjacent private properties,
forming a 30-foot tall steep embankment of concrete and asphalt rubble, dirt,
and lumber', with numerous open c~,vities. The fill is in clear violation of
the City's slope ordinance, and it visibly contains state EPD-regulated
materials. City offices were contacted at the inception of this filling, but
no actions were taken to ver'ify design, legality, or neighborhood approval at
that time. Fill was dumped onto our property without any discussion or
notification from any of the involved parties (Noel or City).
Repeated statements from the C1ty offices to remediate this hazardous and
unstable fill have been merely empty promises up to this point. The City
did, however, contract an engineer's survey of this fill (May 1992), which
correctly concluded that both slope and materials are inadequate and
unstable. The toe of the slope continues to encroach onto our property, but
the most. significant damage has occurred on t.he adjacent. property of Mr. and
~lrs. Leo Zei thamel. They have involuntari ly accrued the 1 iabil i ty clf a
hazardous "attract.ive nuisance" for neighborhood children, and numerous large
trees are now dead as a result of the fill ing.
The Zeithamel and Witzke properties have experienced notable negative
changes from this unsightl>' and poorly constructed fill. We have been
patient, forthcoming, and cooperative with the Cit.y during these past four
years. We have even agreed with City plans to sacrifice 25-feet. of our
property at no cost in order t.o provide a safer slope for the neighborhood's
children. Cooperation has gotten us nothing but frustration and inactivity.
By contrast, the Noel and Humble properties perceive significant. capit.al
improvement. They refuse to cooperate with City plans. Gary Noel has
continued to periodically dump truck-loads of material with impunity,
ignoring Ci ty notices. The moral seems clear: cooperation gets one nOWhere,
whereas violating ordinances and fighting City plans achieves the desired
result..
Four years is a long time. Please take the necessary actions to insure a
safer slope, and to correct a recurring pattern of City ineffectiveness.
Iowa City's ravines are a beautiful asset to our community, providing
greenbel ts and enhancing property values. We are saddened to see our
particular ravine compromised by the actions of a few. Even the City plan
will for'ever modify our pr'operty in a manner that we never intended. We can
bite the bu 11 e t, bu t don't make us 1 inger' any more.
Please consider a city-wide "ravine ordinance" to assure that numerous
ongoing ravine fills are properly engineered, and to make sure that no other
property owners experience what we did.
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To: Iowa City - City Council
From: Bob Welsh
Re: Refranchising Cable Television Services
Date: May 10, 1994
We also recommended public ownership to the City Council. We felt this was the best
way of assuring the goals we set forth.
The city council took the recommenpation of the city manager who viewed cable as an
"entertainment business." In light of his recommendation, the franchise process was
utilized. We indicated, at the time, that granting a franchise was like giving a license
to print money. In fact, this. has proven to be true.
After'listening to the presentation last night, please let me offer some views for your
consideration.
I believe that there are sufficent grounds of non-compliance by the cable companies to
warrant your not granting T.e.I. a franchise renewal.
Please review the promises made and not fulfilled. Some examples are: arm chair
tuning with a remote-control channel selector; free program guide; a medical channel;
and more locations from which to originate programs around town, including the
Recreation Center and Mercy Hospital.
Please review the lack of fiscal data provided In a timely manner through the years.
Please review the breach of franchise when the system was sold to T.C.I. without city
approval.
If I am correct that these are sufficient grounds for not renewing the franchise, then I
trust you will consider public ownerShip. I am prepared to discuss with you five forms
of public ownership.
If you have a written legal opinion that you cannot deny refranchislng, then I suggest,
based on past expereience, that you at least Include in the new franchise agreement
the following additional provisions:
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1) A limit on the amount .of profit (% of investment), so that the city has some control
over the rates for the various services.
Data indicates that T.C.I., most years, probably made a profit of over one million
dollars. With the many new services that will be added, some mechanism of rate
control needs to be in place to protect the citizens of Iowa City. Cable is very
much like a utility and profits need to be controlled.
2) A provision that failure to carry out any provisions shall be acknowledged to be
grounds for not renewing the franchise. '
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This would give the city the enforcement power it needs. In the past, promises
were made and not fulfilled. We need to protect against this happening in the
future. '
3) A buy-out provision at the end of the franchise period.
This provision would not obligate the city to buy the system, It would, however,
give the city that option. I think this is wise planning for the unknown future.
4) No charge for city services using the fiber network.
City services might Include reading water meters, at a long-term cost saving to
the city. The system could also be utilized to provide increased fire and police
protection. I believe the city should be able to utilize the fiber system for this
and other services without payment to T.C.I..
In addition, let me suggest, in relation to the provisions presented to you:
a) I question whether 78 channels Is sufficient In light of my understanding of the
present state-of-the-art. I have read, as I am sure you have read, of systems of
160 channels.
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Imperative. T.C.I. should be required to update In the fourth and seventh year of
a ten-year agreement. This provision should also Identify who would make the
state-of-the-art determination.
c) Do you really only wish 40% of the system to be underground? I think much
more Is reasonable and desirable.
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remarks should be considered negatively. My comments today have but one purpose, ,
that is to help you by sharing what I believe to be the best course of action based on
my experience. Thank you for your consideration of these issues as YOll proceed.
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