HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-07-19 Info Packet
-."...._"..
,',.". ,
m.m"
,~ .. 'f
'c'"
i::'l
'.',
I
"
.
..'\t.....
''''\\''
,.,..,
.~ , ..
,~,
'",
.
.~ .
.'
, ..
" ,
,
, .
"-"1
~.
.
. '
" . ."
. . ...-_.:_.~~:.. .".... ; ,... ,,;~.~;: ,.",.:: ,:;~.~lj::..,.; '., :,;:"~":,-,":,,,~~,_,,, .'d'.~":"....'~ ~<,,",.'. ":",,, .,...'-,:.._.....~:_:_:
'.", ..."'.~,'~~.._..._..~_.._...._- -_.,,-~-~:-.. -...- . ---.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
.. "
, ,
.....-..
I. '.
f,
'~1
;'1 I
I
I
I
I ~;
~
, ~"'~
i:
-....
lfr 0
~~-
r-"-
DATE: July 15, 1994
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Material in Information Packet
Memoranda from the City Manager:
a. Update on bicycle parking
b. ADA Curb Ramp Standards
c. Bid Award - Weather Alert Sirens
.1'
Copy of letter from the Assistant City Manager regarding the July 20 ~~L)
meeting of the ADA Compliance Coalition.
Memorandum from the Director of Planning and Community Development
regarding Task Force Reports.
Memorandum from the Airport Manager regarding the Airport Master Plan. /gt)~
.
Correspondence from the City Attorney's Office:
a. Letter regarding mediation of the Yeggy disputes.
b. Memorandum regarding update on City v. Hubert Yeggy and
Bernard Yeggy
c. Information from the Government Practice Section Seminar
d. Copy of letter regarding request for lsit of mediators
e. Copy of letter regarding Pizza Hut sign
Memorandum from the Police Chief regarding Police/School Liaison Program.
Memorandum from the Public Works Department regarding city recycling
program items.
Memoranda from the City Clerk regarding:
a. Council Work Session of July 5, 1994. /~fr,{)
b. Council Work session of July 11, 1994. g I
Agenda for the July 14 meeting of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors./8~
J .~.
TO COUNCIL ONLY:
Memorandum from the Assistant City Manager regarding Firefighters'
Union Negotiations.
Memorandum from the Director of Planning and Community Development and the
Comunnity Development Coordinator regarding Towncrest Relocation.
Memorandum from the City Attorney regarding League of Iowa Municipalitiesl~
Policy Leadership Symposium.
{,
""T
,'--
-'II :VN _
J"'-"....,""....,.,
"\'" '\
()> !:" ,,'+:; .
I. "',"',"
'0':':
.' ,I
.;....!.""",,-,,,,.,:'i
,'...... :~."'.,...,; "':'.
""""1":.-;;;"
IS
, \ ,',i';"';' "
,~:;;i~~,';:':~:'
. :...' 'i'...';
. ~,'.,., .,~. , -
,.r
\'
~~ t
"
.~
.'
. (.
"
?
.'
"
"
"-; ," ~
"'. ".0
'~-...~. ' f:
'"
.'
. ~
"
, ;
;
;;
, ,"~
..i
i
i
, ~
~
J,'
II
,
U,l',,'-'
I, 0
' ' ,
, '
"
.. ' ,~:
, .
"
"::';"
',:':'?,\;:i"1
, ;
'.',
',,'
:~.
,,,
l' ':',\'/_;,J'-:~
~
"
.L','
,; :' \', < ~:
;:' ~,~ ,,;~;L'~'~'~""'_"_"';"'~':"';;;'~'~':'''~':"~_~''';~i'~;'l:<r:;'~'~';..!,.1.......~~~>...I.'~;i...."....._::.~..;..:..L:~
, ;,!
i
I
1
J
Distributed 7/18:
Agenda for the July 19 meeting of the Johnson County Board of
supervisors.
I gto~
, .'~
''':,\
.' ',,'
"",1
",:'~"~'
i..'.'.."'"..,-,.,"',..
;' :', ~"" ,;. , "';<';';':'~,:':':. '~.i;:,::;',;:~,:,\',':"i':, . '",' ~'\, " :-
"o",..,,'lv""'" ,
,- _.-" ,'", I,~', ' .L~"'" ,~~~"';',,", ,'",::,',:,/.:,:":;:,, /: ':,'.'.....::~.-:,: ,
"
"",,:.1',',.
. ---...,.........,1<... 1'1" 'n~' ~..,.,.. ," I:'
, '~;'5O:':' '0'::'
,{ w ,I', /
'~.."..,'-'.'.:.l 'r';,',,"
.;,;"
.,'.,'.
, f~.'"
A:;t~::i'; ':';~.",~~:~":;':'/.;.:~!
:,~'.~. '
.,
','
. )~. ',0
: " \>~ J'" ~
.':,
"
,I
'j.,
'<:'~h~t... .
.......,.....
,
"
. ..- .,
!:'.'
. .," .". ,..,'"
~..;"\:,_,l~<:~":.~;:,'.,~~,.;.,,..,~;u.;..,~;;.;~~:~."'ji~;~:.:~;~~:'~~~;..~:.. :' :~~..:..:~.-.:._y..."''""....'^U,,..,,~...~~,__~.~...~~..:~..........;-....~'L.~~'_~~~___
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
1
j
"",,
Date: July 13,1994
" To: City Council
From: City Manager
I.: "
Re: Update on bicycle parking
','
"
Several new bicycle racks have arrived, and the JCCOG staff and Parks and Recreation staff
are coordinating the installation, The installation should hopefully occur within the next two
weeks, The three existing racks around the Civic Center are to be replaced and' three new
racks are to be installed downtown, two on Iowa Avenue between Clinton and Dubuque streets,
and one on Clinton Street near the Washington Street intersection. These new racks will
. provide an additional 26 bike parking spaces, .
~ ;
~.
...,
,-\
.i,
"
;,
.
Joe Fowler has come up with some ideas to provide bike parking within, the Capitol Street
Ramp, Joe has identified an area near the Clinton Street entrance to the ramp that should
easily accommodate bike parking. Initially 16-20 bike parking spaces would be provided, with
the potential to add additional racks if demand for more bike parking becomes apparent.
, .
I
...J
......"'!
.r'
'-"
\,
\:
"
,,'
';:""1
The Regional Trails and Bicycling Committee requested that JCCOG staff study downtown bike
parking and make recommendations regarding number, location and type of bike parking
facilities needed downtown. Work has begun on this study and it should be completed by late
September or early October.
.i.f.
~
tp3-1
, .
I~~'.'
"J
" .1
'~ .'-, ",
lr'"
'.l::, , (>
-
" " .
'."':''-'"':''' ":",,'
--'-"-:' '
-~
,. ","
liq1 oi'
i_.' "l..'~":::'c::.:'..,:'. ..:;'~.""~..,~':"'1'"'."'.,;::.~':0.1';:I.,.""..;c.",\::,'" 'l"lJ;~"::j,:
',' ':,-,<..::. :":":',':'C,..:.:,:.",:,~,:'-' "',:,;'.-:,' '::'-'::'", ,,\;, . "'." '",,:,',' ')'":' ;":: ':'.,,>' , ." ':!,,<
;, ,,; .<':,::~L;';":'<:<.';;"',>',.>",:,;,:._\"';:~,:.':",};,;;::;:./:::,;;,~,:;:':-);(, --:: .' '",' "':", ,: . ,,'::."':? ',~~'j'.'J'..,.,;"j~.~..':'v.-,1;:,
",' "'"
, ,
;:~:~:~:,),';,.:' :~: ,~, ";:/ :. ~ ,', :'
. ' .t".~ . '-,' .
~".' .
"
~.
"
'". i'
'. ~
. ~.:, 1
,~
!
II
Il,
.
~'
\ -,',~',
' . , , "
, ",'
";,~,["",, ,. '''''l
"', 0
, '
, -
.,
" ;,'!\
.;-'.<~t>';;:--:,
. .,.\1,.1"
, '.'" 0",,',.
,",:' ,
, ~
:',j
"
....
';'.1
':'.
::..~,
',:
,. ,.
::\
"
",'i""
.
,1
~.
, ':,,::..':_~~':~:::~~~;.G~.;":'~}~~'1.:..~~'~~~'~~~~.~,i;'~~~::,~~~~~'~::;~,~",_.:~~.._i.'~_':~~~. -.
. ., '
, .,;., ,'. .
.._..~ .,_.~_....~---~-_.__.-------_-.:..~..;..~,~.~_...;. .
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 14, 1994
To: City Manager
From: City Council
Re: ADA Curb Ramp Standards
The ADA standard requiring detectable warnings on curb ramps has been suspended until July
26, 1996, We have concerns that detectable warnings are not practical in this climate because
they interfere with removal of ice and snow at locations where it is most important. The troubling
issue about this suspension is it provides no guidance about curb ramps installed prior to July 26,
1996. Whether we install detectable warnings or not, we run the risk of the ADA choosing a
different standard, The attached memo from Anne Burnside discusses this matter,
At the present time the City has budgeted $300,000 for curb ramp improvements prior to July 26,
1996. Considering the risk of an expenditure of this size on a standard that is uncertain, I would
like some guidance from the Council. It is my understanding that the suspension does not alter
the deadline for installation of curb ramps. I recommend constructing the ramps without the
detectable warnings and hope the best. Our community has an expectation of a diligent effort
in ADA compliance. To wait two years without any further activity in curb ramp installation, I
believe is unacceptable.
We would like to bid a project this year.
cc: Chuck Schmadeke
Anne Burnside
.
Ip4.1
'7~- -.
"-~ -'
"~',<
...--, ~ 1--;:.--'.........---..-""'"...''''1'''.':''''' '1""-" 'I'"" '1"
" '.- ",'-:'_, ,:. j I. (. \~ ,OJ' ,.' \ " ~' -... : I . I
~L"""" ,,0, .,,>, , ,:" " I)') 5' \' ,n l
~,'..';':;\..;::>' \/'1,,,,,, ",~,.': ".;'\" " .' r{' , ,,' :l., i,Y,::."
'f,'
:Ill/J.~
,
"",:i
"
" ,"'
, ','
",:'i"', ,.'
"'~\'\\',' ,
. . . ~,- . '..
, .~.
: "~'
'11 '
"
..
"",
"":"'r
~.
.
~:': _:~.j~":;'."~'~"_~_~'''t_:.~~:'~',~'~.a~~L_~.~~~~~:~~:~,,:._~:...~~.;~~..:.:._. __'~'..
''f'
:., "
. -. ,,_'_"'~'''__'h_''~~_'~.__,.~_-_.,_~.;~_......._...___..__;_._,',
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
,
,
j
r-
\.
y;1
I
I
!
i
I
II
,
il;
Wi
li"
p,'\,
~i.
c>
'\, ' ----~
Date: June 23, 1994
To: Chuck Schmadeke, Director, Public Works Department
Rick Fosse, City Engineer
From: Anne G. Burnside, First Assistant City Attorney ~
I recently send each of you a copy of a notice that the ADA rule requiring detectable
warnings on curb ramps had been suspended until July 26, 1996. Rick thim asked the
reasonable question whether ramps constructed in the interim would have to be
retrofitted if the rule was reinstated, I did not know the answer, but set out to learn.
Attached is a response I received from Senator Harkin's office.
The bulk of the attachment details the background for the decision to suspend the rule.
However, on page 17445, the writer notes:
"commenters requested that the agencies provide guidance in this rulemaking 0
whether entities may be required to retrofit existing curb ramps, hazardous
vehicular areas, and reflecting pools with detectable warnings at a future date
under the program accessibility requirements for State and local governments...and
the readily achievable barrier removal requirements for public accommodations, At,
this time, it is premature to provide such guidance. The Agencies will further
address these questions after the research project is completed and further
rulemaking on the matter is conducted" . (emphasis added)
:' I
"t:\ ,"
'\;:J
This is a most frustrating response to your question. I wish I could have been of more
assistance, I must conclude that ramps which the City might construct as part of the
established schedule of ramp replacement/improvement, prior to July 26, 1996, may have
to be retrofitted with detectable warnings, It appears that no clearer or firmer answer will
be forthcoming from the federal government until the rulemaking research and hearings are
complete.
'J '!
,
-.",
J'
1:11'1
l,-"C~~:',' ."."..;.'
" ,,',",,','.:: ;,o'.r:!,{i ,Wi",':.'
. ~,'~
\ 8L\tt .(
.\ ' .'.:'.;'....:..;'.'.'.?"51.10'}
,... ','..... ,.,......;,.'",,,.,,.,, ':'1',
".V..
.
., ;'
.....,--",. , .
~\,,:.:,-'<::'.';'.'::'~: ,~
"'.,."
",;,'J".'
.l':"j,
"
'. >:r'
.,; n'" ';:~ i::.,
. ::>.':;:~~,\~'I.~":,,--..' .
,\ :'
'"
.
'.. ;,
"
,,' .
"-.
"
:-':','\: .,:',',
, , ,""
'. "'.-."
..-" .
,,"',
;'" ,
.
"
-'.... .. ,'.
. ':::__...~2;::"v.~.. ".a;~..;~;i.~;r~:l'~~~'r:~~.ir,l,~~::",,~~~:,,:;;.....~_._~~_~.;~:~.~..._. :.
',;;
. .' '"... -:. ,.
.' "'_'__ .__....-___,_._~....,...<.;......._~,_..____n.._.,;..:_
City of Iowa City
'MEMORANDUM
, I
:".'
,"
Date: July 15, 1994
To: City Council
From: City Manager
, "
;" Re: Bid Award - Weather Alert Sirens
bfibldaward
~ :
I have received a formal protest to the proposed bid award for the purchase of new weather alert
, sirens, Based upon the filing of this protest, I will prepare an answer and direct the answer to the
protesting party. In doing so this will require a delay in your consideration of this bid award,
-~~
I,
.,1
, ;1
,
~
- \
,',
';.."
, , !Cf ':,,,,,,,,:'
J..".,......,""'"......".,.,.,,"",.."""'''',., ""''''',..'1''''''''''....;'1'1.
.,': :::;':~:~,:;"~:.;':.(!);;/i:.>~'~,,',.~';': '}r:,'.;'::,:,'":i"::,~,i'\,,,.,,''' .i" ':" ""') :5'.".',.,;;,'."," .' r1,\"
. "._1. ,':II,."....I!,,,,.,,,.,,,..,. . J .,...,r. :'" .LJ..r
~~. .1',"' ;..,'::'....-..,;',',.,..,:. ".,: . -': ' . .' .....:. ." ""k:"',;;L~'I'.I"\\';
,fL. 0 ,'--_
".,7, .-.,.',,',-
. :......'.:'...'.;" "'.'
, ...-
.'l..'i
--'"
Zb.'"
:,\ ..'
'., ;....
",
i",
'""
,
'.' .
"r"
." "\~l,,
.'
,-
'.;' -. .
......."..'
"~'
,
" ,
-ON.,
"'.
.
.
,..,.,'.,..:'...,..'.,.'..",.. . ., .
. - _ ,;,'-'_"}. "'~.:;..',r.;.. ~"m~,~'-'."l"''-;'' .~J~,,:..;.;....,","'-';:~.-...,~...~,";..,,'_......:._,__.~,__...:. '._.. ..
.. _,~""",,'-""" ,"',-,'","'. ""'" ,....,.."'''-,,,.".,,..,,.:.,,.__.'"..,,-~._.~
July 15, 1994
~,&,..
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Dear Community Leader:
The next meeting of the ADA Compliance Coalition (the last time I will use that name) will be
on Wednesday, July 20, 1994, at 11 :00 a.m. in Meeting Room A at the Iowa City Public
Library .
, .'
Based on discussions at our last meeting, I am proposing the following agenda:
1. Select Name (by vote or ballot).
2. Mission Statement.
3. Subcommittees:
a. Structure and reporting relationships,
b. Four group representatives.
c. Recruitment of subcommittee volunteers.
d. Identifying specific issues and priorities.
4, Future Meetings - schedule and location.
5. Other Business.
.-.
I ;
r\j"
\
'~
~
! ' I
I have enclosed a brief summary of our July 8 meeting, a summary of suggested names for
the group, a list of core group members and subcommittee volunteers, a copy of an article
entitled "Rural America," and copies of two articJes which appeared in recent issues of
REFLECTIONS, a monthly Chamber of Commerce publication.
, .I.!
Hope to see you on the 20th.
i
;;, :
!
Sincerely,
~
'~ i
I .
; ;
, .
ii' .
\ l :
~
'.1\*""
t~::
r!
!~ I!!, .,.'
I :
l......,
Dale E. Helling
On behalf of the Coalition
/
cc: i/City Council
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Enc.
b~l..d"
410 EAST WASHINOTON STun. IOWA CITY. IOWA 12240.11l6' 1111) 11I",000' FAX 1119) 11I.lOO'
:c".. -0
"
--
-
. -~:~l~lm ,
. \ '50 " "
)..'.'''....'..........'..''.'''..'..'''''.''''''''''''1.'' "'.1'......',"
: ".<",.\ ,..':... 0",'.
"0"\,,,,, '.',", 'AS "
" _:~;,",:.~~"\.\:y-<-~ ,~,", . ',';, " ,~:"'- ,'-'',,,,,'::,;,,,,;;;,
,....,.i,'.:-
,-."'",
~,'"
, .,.::.",
. .~. ,r': '
I
,."'. .'"
" .\t:....
." '.'~. 1..\ !,~' . .
, . ~_....'
/'
~
"
i'.
,
"
, i
, '
, '..Ii
,',
, '
. ~. ,
<-
, -'1 ,--. ' ."
.' '::~. ._'~~_:..,.-:.:-~ ....~,~,;'..,~;:..o:.l..>...-;~~"'"~...'M"~~t...;.~,..~~;.......:.H....~.....i_~,_...2;~__~~_
.
, '
, ,
- .--~,_._... -'-"'---~'"''''''-~-_.-''-''---'''--'-''
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
j
,
"
'r":'
/,
r ;.
.,\
(-~
\:
\;
~
I; \
I ~
,
,
I
I
I
I
I
,
I
I
I .~
i '
I '
. '( ~
(r
, J, ", ,0
'), '
Date: July 8, 1994
To: ADA Compliance Coalition
From: Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
Re: Summary of July 6 Meeting
The group met at 11 :00 a,m. on July 6, 1994/ in Meeting Room A of the Iowa City Public
Library, Those in attendance included: Tim Grieves, Ed Brinton, Ethel Madison, Tim Clancy,
Doris Jean Sheriff, Larry Quigley, Kevin Burt, Tricia Scoggins, Karen Kubby, Keith Ruff, Joe
Bolkcom, Marjorie Hayden Strait, Erica Gingerich, John Harshfield, Allyson Schulte, Patricia
Harvey, and Dale Helling.
Possible names for the group were discussed and suggestions submitted by the subcommittee
were reviewed, Several other suggestions were put forth by those present and it was clear
that there was not a consensus of the group regarding a name. It was agreed that the
suggestions previously designated, along with any other suggestions by any participants,
should be submitted to Helling after the meeting. At the next meeting a vote will be taken
to determine what the name of the group will be.
/,.',
, '
, ,
" .\
Further discussion of a mission statement was deferred until a group name is selected.
The issue of determining membership on subcommittees and issues to be addressed by these
subcommittees was briefly discussed, It was suggested that this group should make an effort
to inform the community of its existence and thereby attract more volunteers to serve on
these subcommittees. It was also suggested that the subcommittees have a reporting
mechanism established whereby there is networking among the subcommittees as well as
with the core group.
,
l.l
Helling will compile a list of core group members and of previously suggested subcommittees
to include the names of those persons who have volunteered in each area thus far. This will
provide a starting point for further determination of the structure and membership of these
committees.
There was general agreement that the group needs to select a name and a mission statement
and begin to identify and address the many accessibility issues needing attention in the
community.
The next meeting will be at 11 :00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20 in Meeting Room A at the
Public Library.
Adjourned at 12: 10 p,m.
b~.umm.ry,7.6
- \
"
\~S'O
,i.
.A-!..lIL
':'
,.,',...'.
, . J' . - .,....::~:;,:~,n,'~.,":.~' !,',"'(--":\~"'~ .,,,,~~;,,,..,,,,,,;.. ~:;:r~;.I~,':,'i:\!,',;';'J''''.\;\'J'.';''/i:-:':.:, :
0"";;' \, ,',' ':J 5
:\~'~ ': f:!';~::~;'''''" .,,)\:':" .',;"" ,.~.',
ff5i,
'. ",
.."...,;j,;...,,,':,,','.,:.
-,........' "'{:,:
-:
. '-.~,;~.., '
, ~
~~,
i
, !
,
.,
I,
f;
(,;;~
\
"
~
!
I
I
I ~
i
,
I! '.
U
~
,.,1#1
"
, ':'
rc, '"" -,0
\..
: ~"\
".'
:'-. .
, "
"~ '. . -.or .
,-..,
.
'" \ t':" ~
. :' ~ :'. \~ t:' :
'_' t,-.;..':
"
'.'
,,;I
.
.1,'
J
I
.,1;,"
, .'
.: '.'
,
i:" ;,,'
"'.
"" .
'.
\ -','- '<,
'.
" ,
;..~'.~~.~',..~~~,,,"o::,,JN~~~L\',;~~:,,,~~~~,~,~~,,:,,,~~~,,-';.~"";"=:':'~~~';"'14~".:";"~~'~'~"~__;_'_~".'''"''''~ I.~:.. """'~"""'''>''''''''''''.'''.'''''''''''''' ~~~'A_ .~~.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 8, 1994
From:
To:
ADA Compliance Coalition
G~
Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
Re:
Suggestions for Group Name
In addition to the names suggested by the subcommittee (copy attached), I received the
following suggestions after our meeting on July 6,
ADA-PACT
People Accessing the Community Together
ADA Task Force
PACT
PArticipating in the Community Together
Community Action for Persons with Disabilities .
ICAN
Iowa City Accessibility Network
CCAP
Community-wide Commitment to Accessibility and Participation
CIAAPT
Community-wide Initiative for Achieving Accessibility and Participation Together
.!.
MOSAIC
Moving Our Society towards Accessibility and Inclusion through Community-wide
education . '
Forging Organizations and Resources to Make Iowa City Accessible
Making Iowa City Accessible (MICA) -.. "So That All May Participate"
Council on Disability Rights and Education
Attachment
b~n.mo
"
.. :. ~.. ~
\-
"SO ,..' ,
iJ......-....'.'... "....,.'......,..,,,,,-,......' ",.,;".",]",.,,,.,: '.'.;'1"'.:. ';,:ii::
'" .,;;,0:,.,'.:,;,,;;:'1"'..\,..,'. .',.'.,"','" :":'5"<'-:~',' ':'0':,'\'"
.'-:"",',-...., ,I'" ',',., ,', , "I ,I"" ".
,,',', . ..~. ...':/;,....:.,--':~ ',., -, . ,'." ",," . :', <:,':;!"...(:.I"''-:''-::',1:
111
, ,
"
1\'- .
;r~'Tj
"
,-
d
, I
i
, ,
, I
I
, :
: I
II
~:
'>l
',/
'~
~
"
1
l
" .;0-'1
, ,
'~t\ 1
, '\'\,
"
f'
','
,',,'
~
",
,"'
.
.
"
..:;" , '." .",,_'._',L'''..~
Possible names for community task force
PACE
People Accessing the Community Equally
PEACE
People Educating & Advocating for Community Equality.
PACT
People Accessing the Community Together
APACT
0,
,~
All People Accessing the Community Together
Mission Statement:
Dedicated to the full inclusion and equal participation of all
people in the community to comply with standards of all
civil rights legislation to enhance the quality of life for all
citizens.
: .!
*******************************************
The committee unanimously chose PACT as the favorite
acronym. We also thought the other acronyms were good
possibilities, but felt the entire group may like to have
some input on the final decision. The mission statement
works with all names.
.
,-\
-~"
~'r-M.
'., " ' ,,',0 '.', ,')' ',"
'- ~'~- ,.)~"",
\i50
"1'5 ' Ie),
,r L~'
(." 0
~-~
p'. ,..'_p,'1 '
""""',," i\
'~ie
,.;>
.
'-.....
,-'.~ '. .
~:~H\I;' J
.,:',.'i-..-',-.. .'
"
.\~,
','
.,.,...,:'i,
~
~(
..'
'.'~.;,. '
......
":.,. .
~.
. ,
.'. >,: .','~i~'~'~." _..~ ~:~...'~,;.~~~~:L......,~::i:t~,...:L";.,~:.~~~~.~'~.~~.:-:.~~::~~~: :
, '. ." .' , .
.... ._-~._._.- '.-.-.-..-- -......-.......-----....----...'-:....
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 15, 1994
To: ADA Compliance Coalition
,: From: Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
i: Core Group - Subcommittees
, Re:
i;
The lists below represent my understanding of who is a representative on the core group as
well as who has volunteered, thus far, to work on various previously-identified subcommit-
tees.
CORE GROUP
,
Chamber of Commerce - Allyson Schulte
Area educators/schools - Tim Grieves
Religious community - Rev. John McKinstry
Developers/housing - Mace Braverman
City of Iowa City - Dale Helling
Individual citizens: Timothy Clancy
John Harshfield
Mike Hoenig
Ethel Madison
Larry Quiqley
Keith Ruff
Doris Jean Sheriff
Non-member facilitator: Jane Nelson-Kuhn
.
i
~
.
i
, i
!
, i
j....~...;
'J"".."
." ,',' ,
(~' "
\J
, ,.
SUBCOMMITTEES (core group members are underlined)
Employment - Kevin Burt, Dale HellinCl
!'t,
Public Accommodation - Jane Nelson-Kuhn, Kevin Burt
Public Services - Patricia Scoggins, Doris Jean Sheriff, Dale HellinQ, Marjorie Hayden-Strait
(transportation)
. '
"
,.';'."
, - '
~._-~-~ '
. "SO ," ','
.', /',:,' .,"'~, .'.,," ..;~.)." "\'}0T:"'''''''''<'''~-'-'~':''"'''':' ",v;':'r"~':~'\"'.I' .c""\\..
.",2"""".,0.,,;,.:,,::: ,-,5":' f'}.:
.2. -". . n...'t . .1:.:.~'Ji:~' . ',' ,..:,', "':' . "";<:.;,',:~,,,{.,~:\~i:,.
,Co
.,....
;".:;.,.::;..\..' '.. ;~.." ,
'#f.\~:;",.:'.
,
.';-,:....
" .,' ,'. '.'
, '
, , , , .
--_.,---------_...........~~_:_~;.;.:;.._.,' .
2
, ',"
Telecommunications - Dale Helliml
,
,.
..
, ~
Speakers Bureau -
. :~
"
"",'
,
Resource Development - Jacquelyn Bolden, Ed Brinton
Education - Tim Grieves, Kevin Burt
Public Relations - Tim Clancv. Kevin Burt, Jacquelyn Bolden, Dale HellinCl
I ~'
Housing - Keith Ruff, Kevin Burt
,
i
.!."
mg~'ISI\CO"gl]l
" '..
',i;
- \
'.f ,,':
:" ()
_.
"_.n
".",:z'~,',',"
.......:,:,::'-".;..1::':. '.' ","
~
'I,.:.' '.
'.;
, Z-, 'J".
-
...','
l,,~w~""'>'"'"'-""'.'_.""----''''----l._''''''''-'' " ......~I
I '" 'dl"'~:' 'I ", '.'.',) , '~,
',0 ..".; i~'" .,,', " 2" 5"" Oil
,II' L\ 1 r' "." , '. ' \,
.~ I I.. : ," , I , ~
, I '" . " (' ,....... .,~ '''::'../ I>
"SO
,"
" ,",
',I.'
.
",.'.1 ,
":,:"
:,:",7;1
"
, ,
"'
,
>:1..- ..._..a..........-__'-~~__
= .... --= --==>.:....
_....~~-
'.:r:.\I.,
:.,',
AMERICA'
','
~
,..
.
f
Wide open spaces where the disability issues
resemble those in urban areas,
By'Susan Duffy
R uralness, like beauty, is in the news can travel from one end of the As Morton notes, this forced con nee.
eye of the beholder. ToaNew state to the other. If you mess up, tedness has its advantages and disad.
Yorker, rural may mean every. everyone knows it. On the otheI:.hand.... vantages. Everyone may know your
thing beyond the Holland Tunnel. To a a good reputation can precede yOUrBe- ,-' business, but that makes each person
Montanan, any area with a telephone cause people know you, they'll put in a more accountable for his or her actions.
pole within five miles is not rural. good word for you and open doors you With fewer people, you don't have as
Urban blight, they joke, means being didn't even know were there." .~-:-. many chances to make a first impres.
able to see your neighbor's
house,
Rural areas and residents are
not so bucolic, but those nos.
talgic images still hold sway
over most city dwellers, For
example, an urbanite's idea of
rural is unlikely to include a
symphony orchestra, Yet Mon.
tana, with fewer residents per
square mile than any other state
but Alaska - and by federal
definition rural through and
through - has two such or.
chestras,
Does rural mean the majority
of people earn their living from
the land? Some rural people
certainly work in mining,
agriculture and timber, but the
majority in rural areas today
l< own or are employed by small
· businesses,
..
So what is rural, aside from
fewer people, more cattle and
larger stands of trees?
"It's the personal touch.
~ Everyone knows everyone,"
~., says M,V. Morton, director of
the Montana Supported
Employment Development
Project at the Rural Institute on
Disabilities, located at the
University of Montana in Mis.
soula, "It's incredible how fast
('
; ,
VJ ..
," ~
~
~
~
~
" I
~ ~
';
"
~
.
~'
"'i' ~
'.'; ~
n i'"
r.',
~ \"!
l
~(-= --~
-
==-
Rural Community DisabiliiiPno.riti.~~
The following priorities emergerl fr~.,eundtable discussions at the
1993 Common Threads Confere'lcelfilif/SsQuIa, Montana.
I Employmenl -. ,,'i.Humoffservlces need to be con.
I Housing should be available. acc~ ,'5:cJ~resJ as an economic lorce, Share
sible and affordable, Mortgage moner--resotJrces wllh economic development
should be available and affordaple=cfrfcts~ciai inlerest groups,
People with disabilities need to inflltr~OtlJ,jiienslTi: people with dlsabllllles
the housIng Induslry, .:~ o;s'acommunlty resource. ,
I "Good 01' boy. nelworlcs make P""""' . , ~--" ".
Ilclpallon In community dec/s/on'mak!!1i=::~- "ansporlall~n.' especially for heallh ,
difficult. Identify key gatekeepfif.f;:-1;are_~~TYJce~~ ~hoUld be available and
People with disabilities need to be m6;e~.,accesslble, Longer.lerm vehicle loans
Involved In community declslo~Jor accessible vans ease current cash.
making and advocacy actlvll/es, S/rlJ1!fI(Jw,problems:,C;ontracl for seNlces
Ihose boards of directors/Integrate tM .\~Ifh 'commi.mlty members, Pool school
rural community through coa/lllolt.":,'OUses and agency vans. Mandate that
building, However. remember that t~"'alrstale vehicles be accessible,
energy needed for survival often: I
prohibits communlly Involvement, :::-. - R6Crultment, traIning and retenllon of
I AHltudlnal barriers need to be over." professionals,
come by disability awareness activities:: I VIdeo Ilnk.ups and other communlca.
I Fragmented seNlce delivery - agen. lion technology,
cles need to see .the big picture" oRfF-IRecreatlonal acllvll/es,
work toward specll/c common goal.:,. Funding Is unstable and too competl.
through Interagbncy cooperation, ES'=,~rrve," -. ' ,
tabllsh a single point of Intake, -';;'I~pib;;ss/onal aHltudes encourage de.
People with disabilities need personal pendency,
assistance services and access to heallit-, d' I I I II I d d t I aIIllud s
care. ",'. ' so a on - n epen en rura e
. Rural areas lack basic services. FIn'Iii make II dlfflcull to ask for help.
the service gaps. Creale a demand'fof', I Funding for. and awareness of the
cullurally Slmsll/ve, consumer-driven sel~ ,ne.ed for. cammunlly accessibility
vices. '-i;:" modtncallons.
~.";';';::_';";':r ..
.~~-
.~.
,
-- : --
..
o
MAINSTREA~' June I July 1994 17
. "SO
I
,. ! t.
l..)
1
'I
i
CD
Id
, '
'.
, .
..:~-:tt::!
:, '
.1\\1,.,
.'
,
;,1,
Durex, a leader In wheelchair
accessones. offers a complete
line of productS that Include:
wheelchair backpacks, trays.
safety straps, push-gloves and
all terrain wheels.
IV. Durex, we deSign and
manufacture products which
encourage an acove lifestyle,
For information and a free
catalog. write: Durex. I 21
Haven Ridge, Peachtree City,
Georgia 30269, 14041
487-3210.
Dufek!:
CORPORATION
!tf!lIr- '11
-
.' .' 1994 CATALOG 'Jus'r PUB'qSH!,O. ' , ,
. .
Enabling Devices
A complete guide to an array of capabili1y.switches, activity centers,
augmentative communication aids,specially adapted toys and
other special devices for children and adults,
,
[
,.\
-',
I I
,
\
\
. . ....~~II
,I-!- '. :.. ..i;:: ~ .
. f'; ~. 'llIJ!'-..U'....,~ :
,"". { ~ ' .
1 .
.:.:. /_141 I!!
r~
..C~~ Talk 4
These .riendly devices allow the user 10
'speak":4tlfof 4 phrases (up to 5 seconds
eacb).ll1et}pu pre.record, Simply press one
ofthe'rcur-!lluares (you can insert symbols
or words'to'ldenti~ the messages),
lightweight, reasonably priced, and easy 10
use, the Cheap Talk comes in three versions:
Direct:'SImJllY press one of the 4 squares
, " . , , . . :. . " , , . , , , , , , . . , , , , , . , ,$69.00
Enabling Devices I Toys For Special Children
385 Wharburton Avenue' Hastings.on.Hudson, NY 10706
Tel. 1.800.832.8897
,.;
Ones
I ~,
~ I'.
For info call .
1-800-FRE-DOM-1
(1-800-373-3661 )
, .'-1 "_','
',-..,." .....
,"". '-:
'~':.'--" ':5~~:r:"~~
-i~~~ ..~, '".,' ,:>.
' '_.~;.- ",.,,;., ",' ,';' \0"": .,0, ",':. ~
r ':.,'" ,', ::_'."""~I::';
~, '. ' ':,,::: If;;!)' ::
.~'I"'.~' ::":'
'i .
~./
\" .:.~
, ~,
,
"!' , .
1" ~
:~:: lYQ
iHi:'~ t8 June/July 1994' MAINSTREAM . "
'{t~~
.- ,I,' ."'--'-w:;...._ _..--......~..-...::D"'~~...
--~r-
~ ~-- ,..-'~...." ,..
o
','
1
,..
.
.
-
sion, but you do have much greater ac-
cess to the people you want access to,
The governor of Montana, for instance.
has a listed home phone number, Some-
times he even answers the phone him-
self.
"Rural means distance:' says Brad
Bernier. a wheelchair user who's work-
ing on a transportation project at the
institute, "Ie's a mindset,"
Montanans, for instance, don't think
twice about driving 130 miles to a meet-
ing and then turning around and driving
130 miles back, If you can't drive, how-
l ever, there isn't much in the way of
public transportation, That's a very real
, problem, If the only person who can
help you with what you need is 130
miles from your home and you don't
drive. the disruption to your friends'
and family's lives can be enormous,
"You have to plan your life around
transportation here." says Dan Burke.
who is legally blind and a training and
technical assistance specialist at the in-
stitute, "Whenever I have to go to Bill-
ings it means at least eight hours on the
, bus one way, When I am in Billings, the
Metro bus quits cold at 6:45 p.m. except
on Saturdays when it only runs from 10
a,m, until 2:30. And Billings is
metropolitan for Montana, Helena and
Bozeman don't even have buses,"
Economists are fond of talking about
"economies of scale:' which, for the
most part. don't exist in rural areas,
"Urban areas have specialists and rural
areas have generalists:' says Tom
Seekins, acting director of the institute,
In the ,Boston area. for example, huge
medical centers employ specialists in
every conceivable medical field. This
works because there are enough people
around in need of these specialists to
justify the expense,
In rural areas, if you need a brain sur-
geon. you have to leave town, and possib-
ly the state, In fact. if you live in a town
of 5,000 or less you'll be lucky if a medi-
cal person of a.ny stripe is available, What
rural people need is more primary health
care and more training for doctors who
I may need to know the specifics of. say,
one particular fonn of epilepsy or one'
particular person's needs in relation to her
spinal cord injury, In a town of 5.000 you
can't afford to specialize - but, mostly.
you don't need to specialize either,
ThaI rural residents are generalists
grows out of history and continuing
necessity, Take the mode of education
that for a century was our nonn: the one.
I
o
; ,~
o
~5 ~O.
.'
2]!1L-,
..",.~.....
,
l
...\
~.\
r ,
\i
" :
'.
I'
I.
II
, ii'
'r II
i I
,I I
i I
: k- I
: ;" I
1, I ~
~L/'
~T
, ,
,;>
,
',~t, I
.\.,
, ,
"...
:,1,
,A:r""
.. . ,-7j ,.
, .\.-
1
~'
.
.
. room schoolhouse, In these schools.
Commumty Development and Advocacy older students helped the younger ones,
Jim DeJong, project director. the Great Plains ADA Project, .-:::.. Fast learners helped the slow learners.
University of Missouri at Columbia, at Common Threads 199J;,.. _ Teachers ex~ected,to tea~h anyo~e w~o
, _ showed up, including children with dls-
up freshly filled sandbags, TI1~.- ..abilities, The brightest stu~ents were
bags were then loaded on pa~." I~nt books from the teacher s personal
to build up dikes against the ruSh"; ,library., Students who had a harder time
Ing waters threatening his cqrii~ ' were gl yen extr~ help,
munity, The station mentionoo" '::. ~s the population gr~w, however. rural
that,duetospinoblfida, theyoulr~,.,..f.~~ldents became a bit embarrassed by
mon happened to use a wheel.~'" what they perceived as a lack of moder-
chair, nity, a lack of sophistication, so they built
Meanwhile, in Hannibal, the his- bigger schools and s,eparated stud~~ts,
torlc home of Mark Twain, the Mis- first by a~e, the~ by mt~lIec~al a~IIIt~:
sourl Disability Rights Coal~ion had Now ~ey re .t~mg up full mcluslOn.
gothered to celebrate the an. Ess~ntlall~, It s the one-room school.
niversary of the ADA, Insteod they We re back to our ,roots, ,
turned to their community, donat- , Just as you won t find ~ bram surgeon
Ing the food and drink for the m a rural area, you won t ~nd SUPP?rl
celebration to people who had groups for parent~ of chIldren with
just lost their homes to the rislng-' Dow,n syndrome either, because there
waters . aren t enough of us to form a group.
. , __. Instead you'll find groups that include
1~~olumbla,p,eoPlefrOmthedls:--", parents of .children with, say. spina
ability community donated food, bifida. epilepsy. cerebral palsy. Down
clothes, blankets, linens and." syndrome and cancer,
money, In Rocheport, HuntsdQ!e:;:;.... "It makes all the sense in the worid "
and Hartsburg, others, joi~ed the' _:'SaysJan Spiegle. Montana's Part H
~rmy of volunteers fighting ~. (early intervention) coordinator and the
nsing waters, I joined the effort~.. parent of an ll.year-old with Down
Hartsburg and at first was met wil/;g'.. .-syndrome. "Sure. the details of each
curiosity - what could I d~'-':disability are different, but you're all
help? Many hours and sand~: .dealing with the same issues - the
later: I left with the expresslons-~y:..~ -"schools. the medical profession, how to
gramude of my co-workers, ":~ k,eep your marriage intacl and hold
Clearly, we change attitudos~.. ..down a job under stress."
through our ac~ons - better ~.,"",...-Urban families of children with dis-
our Interacffons - with our cOO\-i':"'~"abilities deal with exactly the same is-
munl~es, The lessons we learn f~"" -,. sues, of course, but because there are
disasters need to be applied Ju:' .:;..1liOTe of them they can and do organize '
everyday life, ---''::'';:'''' into more finely delineated groups and
When we come to the tablaif:- sub-groups than is possible in rural areas,
exchange, we must bring o~~ ::-Tri niral areas, people perceive com.
learning, our experiences and'EiUi~- monalities more than differences, not be.
values to create a better placaTer' cause they're better people, but because
all. We must expand tM=., '_ th~t's what they have to work with.
community's consciousness tcfln-:-:. Alexandra Enders, an associate direc-
clude all of humanity, Get out-ot tor at the Rural Institute, says that so-
the offices al1d Into the streets of called rural disability issues are more
our communities, Into the local . alike than unlike inner.city disability
placesoflnteractlonanddec~IOQ;-=.... .issues because at their core they are
making, Community means lrifec.==-'" about access to resources, The problem,
dependence; we need to brfOO;.".. she ~ays. is really one of poverty. After
our menu to the table, This cent:,- all, If you have enough money you can
ference is called 'Common:: hire a qualified personal assistant will-
Threads: but perhaps ~ should'be:. . 'ing to relocate to Timbuklu.
called 'Common Breads: As W.e:. Money is where the action is. The
eat and drink with our feIlO\'1':': people who hand it out, however. are
c~lzens, we can change the~~.__!Irba~ites wh,o have thei~ own way of
cepllons, I ~2 .l~okmg at thmgs and their own service
. .,", models of choice. Urban people. for
To creote viable change we
must understand that laws and
mondotes alone will not do the
job, We must understond what trig-
gers peopie to leorn and to
change their habits and beliefs,
Other minority movements have
demonstrated this,
First, we must recognize that we
live In 0 diverse society of urban
ond rural people of many races,
with widely varying ethnic back-
. grounds ond economic stations,
Religion influences us, sometimes
for the better, some~mes not. His-
torically, these influences often
have been divisive, encouraging
the rejection of others who may be
"different:
Relationships ore the single most
important component of change,
Soclallnteroc~on creates the op.
portunity for relationships and,
therefore, for change, People of all
backgrounds learn and change
through the commonality of their
experience. if we want to change
society and Its Insmutlons, we must
form relationships within the Ins~tu-
~ons, w~hln society. We must bring
our knowledge and experiences
to the commun~ies - our com-
munl~es - by being Involved In
their processes, Attend those
forum meetings, school board
meetings and legislative
caucuses, Go to the places In
town where people hang out: the
cafes of decision-making, the
taverns of dialogue and the town
squares of debate, To gain support
for our Issues of access and oppor-
tunity, we must first contribute our
energy and solu~ons to ensuring
that our communl~es survive,
The Flood of '93 brought this
point home to us In Missouri, Water
is like a good ~me: It's necessary,
but too much of It can be debilitat-
Ing, ~ we watch6d our rivers -
the source of our growth - swell
and spill over their banks onto
farmland and homes, sweeping
away lives, we knew we had to get
Involved.
A st, Lou~ televl~on news pro-
gram showed a young man tying
-rc-uo
...~
,
~,
~
r
~- -. -
MAINSTREAM' June I July 1994 19
.,'so
,o,;)~' , :~~S \ ~ d
.....\' "
~"
"
J
(-.
\
1
.~
'1
I
".. .<7.
,
,~.
\
.
.
~:' i
.'
,
" :~i~\-!;,
. ',..'1....
"~._..._....:..__._-
with disabiliti~s are ess~ntially the
sam~ all oV~r,
How~v~r, urban policy mak~rs appear
not to r~alize that urban solutions don't
always transfer to the 30 p~rcent of the
country that is rural. Take personal as.
sistance s~rvices 'PAS), Urbanites
don't undmtand how much travel is
involv~d in living in rural areas, Grant
writers in rural areas complain that even
wh~n th~ir proposals are funded. their
travel budg~ts are slashed beyond the
bon~ to the marrow.
Urban PAS models that have been
e~ported to rural areas are set up with
the same lack of understanding. Most
PAS-system rules also prohibit pay-
ment to relatives for acting as personal
assistants, Yet in rural areas (we're talk.
ing about the areas without phone poles
here), the only available people who
can serve as PAs are family members.
People understand that the no-family-
member rule e~ists because of the fear
that without the rule someone will take
advantage of the situation. But out here
the cost of bringing someone in from
outside can be prohibitive - so costly
that the person who needs the PA must
move to a city to get it. This is economi.
WHEELCHAIR WITH SPRINGS
WHEELS:
o
, ,,0
,-,_,t
.,
. .'.:'-_.-..:;,::.:-.
,,"_'__M ,~_,,,,,"."",,,~,_,,,",,,,.,,,,,,,,.:.,,,...,_,",,,""." .-,~.'" ."m'-"--,_~...L"_ .._____.. n_.... _.. .
. .
, I 18 gauge slainless steelloldin9'~ame A.E,S,N,AJA.N,S,I, lesled: sUlVived 6' curb drop 3600 limes
i I 26' bicycle wheels wilh,viayl-coaled.pullvims Ufellme ~ame warran~f 48 hour response
II Mu"iple traad'tho~1l5 Alllasleners available from any hardware slore
i r::, VI~~.:.CoaleillOOlplales Black loxan garmonl guards
\ BUILT FOR BOTH WORLDS',~:STREET . SIDEWALK & THE GREAT OUTDOORS,
CaCC for a d"etaiCea Grocliure
\,'~,', .:J IRON.HORSE PRODUCTIONS, INC
, ~ -':''''':'-1~800) 420.0364
~~l;,; I 20 June/July 1994. MAIN:::::rs! CCose tlie oor on structuraCfaiCure . CaCCnow!
I,~ .
I , .__.
I~'-~~~~:... .~.. . ..'
--
'inslanc~. assume that it costs less to live
in rural areas. so th~y authorize low~r
M~dicaid payments to doctors who
serve pati~nts in rural areas than to doc.
tors in urban areas.
While costs. dollar for dollar, ar~
lower in most of rural America, p~opl~
who live here have much less dis-
posable income as well. making those
costs relatively much more expensive
. thari.lhey are in urban areas, For e~-
ample. Montana was just rated by the
Low Income Housing Infonnation Ser-
vice in Washington. DC, as the most
affordable state for renters. A study
reported that rents in Montana range
from $235 a month for an efficiency
ap~tment to $646 a month for a four.
bedroom house, However, the reo
, ,.searchers said. 44 percent of Montana
rei1lers can't afford those prices.
.._',\~,uial residents lack a certain self-
',:cni@Jence when they measure them-
sel~es against urbanites. Even after
"'~et the hay out of their teeth and
dres~p for a conference in the big city,
,theFilften feel diffident about their own
knowledge and successes. That's unfor.
. ~t~~ because the issues for people
STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE ONLY
. ON ALL FOUR
~~&
. ~ ' : '. .;" , " '. . I " , ' .' ,', " '.',. . . ' , '
~.
n\'
\1;J
I
} ,~
-~"" (\'-"".""I~":C"
/5':
,.,' ._~'-..,,:. '".- 'I
:',
1"-:
uO/
.!~=,~;?i
," .~'~
,
I
,
,
.'"'.'\
[ ,
\ :1
" ,
.
I
I I
I.
, I,.'
'"
; I.
" I
! }
u. '
\....-'
'.,
WI
1
;;~"V~I
..'; itll~~~,
.ci 'k' ",~
,'''1''.1
"',," ~.
I, ,iJ~
I "
l./
,1
.. ,
-'
.
: t '. \ ~ ,
-',
:.'
AN ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST
This article is wrillen by
Judy Hoit published in the March
1994 edition of The Secretary
magazine, Judy Hoit works as
an office support professional
and also runs her own consult.
ing jirm, ACCESS NOW (121
Grand Ave. Court, Iowa City IA
52246), and is the author of the
book My World Has Acces,! Now,
The ADA legislation tells
people not to build a society in
the future that is inaccessible,
and every employee has the re-
sponsibility to ensure that the
workplace is accessible to people
with physical disabilities, ADA
compliance includes:
/ Designated parking
spaces..located near entrances;
/ Accessible entrance
(ramp, automatic door);
/ Accessible bathrooms;
/TDD equipment for
hearing impaired;
/ Elevators installed
where needed, and existing el-
evators brought up to code by
ADA legislation;
/Low-pile carpet, which
aids wheelchair maneuverabil-
ity;
/Bathrooms with a door
that is 32 to 36 inches wide, as.
foot turning radius inside the
bathroom, handrails, a sink with
a single-handle faucet, soap dis-
penser, paper towel and sani-
tary-napkin dispensers, at reach-
able height and a mirror low
enough to be viewed from wheel-
chair level; and
/ An adequate turning ra-
dius space (a minimum of 5 feet)
and aisles or walkways at least
32 to 36 inches wide in office
space.
Physically challenged
employees face numerous barri-
ers created by equipment de-
sign, Here are just a few, along
with suggestions for what you or
your employer can do to elimi-
nate them:
/Copy machines some-
times are too high for a person
seated to reach.-take the casters
off to make the machine a couple
of inches lower.
/ Arrange filing cabinets
so that a person in a wheelchair
needs to work from only the
lower or middle drawers.
/ Adjust computer key-
boards to a height comfortable
for the individual user,
/Invest in electric sta-
plers for employees with limited
hand strength,
/Headsets on a telephone
can reduce the fatigue of con.
Upcoming Coralville Committee Luncheon
Schedule for June and July
June 6 Mondo's T ornato Pie
11:30a.rn.
13 Shakey's
20 Donutland
27 Westfield Inn
July 11 Shakey's
18 Picnic at
Northrldge Park
25 China Garden
Note: All 01 the luncheons begin at Noon unless indicated diffel8nUy
, - SEUER - WERllERlTSCH
s.w CONSTllUCTlON COIIPAHV, It<<:.
. . e I......'
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
1233 GIlMCoJ\ bollOtt, boll512~
~:I3I9l3Jl,:m; 'FIIC1319l3Jll.95!Il1
I1mised BeIiIen lllaIer
.
~ hCamWl( tr1I.Iartwrlk'dJNC<ntIml
bn~ lAlIrtIlII
'j~~'- . '.,~-~,...
't~~o
stantly picking up the phone-.
speed dial is also a helpful fea-
ture to save motion and time.
/Clipboards can be used
for ease in signing formsnespe-
cially at a bank or hotel-when
there may nol be an appropriate
writing surface available.
/ A knee pedal can be
used for dictation equipment
when a floor pedal cannot be
used by a disabled employee,
Many times changes and
adaptations do not need to be
major ones. Common sense goes
a long way in making your busi-
ness employee friendly. When
your company hires a qualified
person with a disability it is pro-
moting awareness and your busi-
ness' compliance with the law.
There are 43 million
people with disabilities in the
United States alone, That means
a handicapped-accessible busi.
ness is good not only for physi-
cally challenged employees, but
for customers as well,
In working with disabled
co.workers, every employee
must keep in mind her co.
worker's disability has no bear-
ing on her desires, ambitions,
and career goals, Her family,
home, personal needs and feel.
ings may be a lot like yours,
..
,
...
.
-
Don't forget socializing
An accessible workplace
doesn't end with the physical
environment where work is per-
formed. Remember the needs of
your physically challenged em-
ployees when planning your
company's social activities, too,
That means making sure
the restaurant where you hold a
holiday party or retirement dio.
ner is handicapped-accessible.
If you're uncertain whether a
particular location is acceptable,
just ask the employee herself.
Her expertise and experience is
the best source of information
for leamlng what is a reasonable
accommodation for her needs.
To ensure that you and
your company are complying
with the ADA..and helping to
make physically challenged
employees as comfonable and
productive as the rest of the staff-
-you can consult an attorney,
human resources professional,
the U,S. government, or one of
numerous videos, books and
consultants ready to help you,
The Iowa City Area Chamber of
Commerce can also be a busi-
ness resource for ADA experts
in our area,
"..,.. /....- 'r;:'.:'.. '.J . '.'.}:".
Old You Know,;~;!"::~:,;& '.' """.' ,....('..'
.' . .' ,..::,~':. " .' , \'
That 67% of the Population of Iowa City arid 57%"
of Coralville residents have moved in the last eight ,
years?
These 'Quick Facts' can be found on page 29 of
your 1994 Chamber Membership Directory and Com. ,
munity Resource Guido. Use n ollenl
LENSING ~
Fl/Iltrnl Sl7l,jce ~ji1
DONOHUE-LENSING FUNERAL SERVICE
60S Ki,l;ll\Iu{ All'''''' '1_ Cilv. IrJl," JIW
IJI9J JJa.aJn '
LENSING'S OAK HltL
110 llJ/id.y Rood 'Cum/l'iII.'.I"," J2W' IJ191 J51,9362
iC~NiGR4pIicS
OFFSET PRINTING
DESIGN · TYPESETTING
COPYING · DIAZO PRINTING
We take pride in your work!
PIAlA aNTRE OM, 'lJWA CITY, l\40\9\O
206 FRST AVE/'U. CORAlVllE, ll&iJm
711 aNTIR PONT ROAD!>.E, aeAR 1W1DS. l6+7010
.._...~ . ~~~-'
5
R. c.hE.c./((J~5
o
1
-
Xiiso
, , I '
)S.
~o
"~;o;j
; ,!"";"1~....1
,. ,
..
,
".
.'
. ~t \,\!..
:; "
\
t"
.
-
Accommodations for Persons With Disabilities in the Workplace
(
Supported employment is
becoming an increasingly popu-
lar employment resource in our
community. For those businesses
stiil not involved or familiar with
supported employment, the Hu-
man Resources Supported Em-
ployment subcommillee would
like to offer more information
on this resource in our commu-
nity, This month, we are focus-
ing on accommodations in the
workplace that can be made for ,
persons with disabilities.
Many times a person with
a disability can be employed in
your business without requiring
any accommodations, In some
cases though, some simple ac-
commodations may be needed.
Accommodations made in the
workplace for persons with dis-
abilities do not need to be costly
or inconvenient. In fact, current
statistics prove that 31% of all
accommodations cost nothing at
all to the employer. Another
19% of accommodations are
under $50,00 Most accommo-
dations to employ persons with
disabilities can be cost-free and
take only a bit of ingenuity,
Accommodations can in-
clude such things as rearranging
the physical environment for
wheelchair accessibility, restruc-
turing job duties, restructuring
job hours,job sharing, etc. It can
be as simple as adjusting the
height of a desk to allo)V room
for a wheelchair, or reconstruct-
ing the office for accessibility,
Many accommodations are
simple adjustments made to the
work environment and can be
done at no cost to the employer.
:'.l
"
Following are a few examples of
easy accommodations that were
made forpcrsans working in sup-
ported employment in the Iowa
City area,
Scott works as a data enlry
clerk at a law office downtown.
Because of sColl's physical dis-
ability and his need of a wheel-
chair for mobility, a few minor
accommodations were needed
for Scott to be employed, For
instance,the office does not have
automatic doors for Scott to open
himself, so the receptionist is
needed to open the door for him.
The location of his office also
needed to be moved to allow
more room for his wheelchair.
The computer that Scoll works
on was previously programmed
as a two-key function, and
needed to be re-programmed to
function as one-key. These ac-
commodations for Scott were
uncomplicated arrangements
that were made at no cost to the
business that employs him,
Other no-cost accommo-
dations were made for Vivian,
who is employed at a financial
consuIlant's office in Iowa City.
Vivian's job duties were to in-
clude some Insertion of materi.
als, but due to Vivian's limited
range of motion, these duties
were restructured. Her main pri-
ority Is data entry, which Is a
strength for her. The office area
was also rearranged to work ef-
ficiently for Vivian, and her job
coach assists with setting up her
work and pUlling things away at
the end of her day.
Some accommodations
have nothing to do with physical
. - SELZER - WERCERITSCH
S-w CONSmucTlOlI COMPANY, IIIC,
. -Ol e i__'
GENERA~CONTRACTOR
1233 GbrtCall. boIOiy, bol52240
AmI: (31913Jl,JiS6 . Fill (3191338-955!l '"
~Behlennm 'It.
~ i1Cam1ltil( hsA6rd IfrIIllQl1Ca1s1u:til1
Ton~ IAIISdJr
~
,!'~,
"
'i
-
'fC' 0
--- '
ScOIl, a supported employment success story, works at his computer at
the law office where he is employed.
environments. Billie works as a.
clerical assistant for a major bank
in our area. Because Biilie has
no verbal capabilities, arrange-
ments were needed for a differ-
ent mode of communication be-
tween her and her co-workers.
The co.workers continue to com.
municate verbally with Billle as
they would with any other co-
worker, however, Biilie commu-
nicates back through wrillen cor-
respondence. This accommoda.
tion did take some adjusting to,
but has not been at any cost or
major inconvenience to the busi-
ness.
A local motel has been in-
volved with supported employ-
ment since September 1993.
They currently employ two la.
dies In the housekeeping depart.
ment and each have different
abilities. In order for them to be
employed as housekeepers, It
worked best that they "share"
the job, each focusing on sepa.
rate parts of the job in which
they excel. Job sharing was the
accommodation needed for each
of these ladies to be employed
successfully. As they have be.
come more comfortable with the
job. they have exceeded expec-
tations given them and have be.
come more proficient in their
duties. They now work inde.
pendently of one another and
have become competitive em-
ployees in the workplace.
These are just a few ex-
amples of how easy accommo.
dations can be made to employ
persons with disabilities, Please
fcel free to contact the Chamber
office for further information
regarding accommodations, ac-
cessibility and supported em-
ployment. The Chamber:officc
can put you in touch with any of
the local supported employment
agencies for free consuIlation.
Article submilled by:
Sharon Kirby, Rural Employment
Alternatives and
Barb Graller, Systems Unlimited
Humall Resources Supported
Employment subcommillee
o
.1 ,~
LEkf~!t!E ~
DONOHUE.LENSING FUNERAL SERVICE
60S Kirllwcd ""nu,' /CU. City. Iou. S2lU
IJl9J JJ8.8Jn
lENSING'S OAK HILL
110 I-l1liday Road. C~"lvil/t,lou. 5224l' IJI9J J51,9J62
iC~NiGMplics
OFFSET PRINTING
DESIGN · TYPESETTING
COPYING · DIAZO PRINTING
We take pride in your work!
PWA aNIRE Cl.'.l '{)WA CITY, 15+5950
206 fnlST AVEM.l COIWVllf, 1Jll(,274
711 aNTER PONT ROAD /If, crOAR 1W1OS, J64.7010
5 /?E.fL./Ec..n 0";; 1ii~
~,. - ] \' . I 0
0 'i5
<; ~
' , '
- ---
~'~2~1;:i,;,":X' ,".
,,:~_,..!.':._1.. '
. .;.
".'
.
, I
" I
i
i
,
J
,
,
,
I
I
,
H
" . ".~~
",
"
,.
',;
,
~:
':,
"
i
" \
.i
<
, i,
c.-
,: 0
. ".' . ,
'", ,.
. .. :,~,.,/I.',"
l.""''',..,..-''\r'~':\:-17;;:'-;{''''II''r'I''\''''''~~-f' ..l..-....""..,:...".""'-p,~..,...'''..-"'t..- :.' \j'
\ ' '., ., ...'.";l"/lll\..,.,,',,,~,...,.\"'" ,,,,..,\,0 ',.~,v""'~'\""";,"."""\""l,,)":;l';"""':i" '.' -0" .'-r',
':"':":."'::".O"~-"'I.,:{I/,':': ~;'\,:.,-1..,':.',",,'.,' ,'\ ,,:,', ':";',' "".'.(Y(;.:",'~.:~~,' , I:' >', fi'
, , . " ':,'-' . ,", ",: ", ".: ",.~,:." ,~.'{.'~'!~:'\';': ',;'~I<::',,;,::.':j~. '. ", ~~- ,,~'; '..: ,:';:,,,,,(j';': 'I' ,<h
.,
. : :~
,
" ~'. .
'.:.'.....
, .,~.", '.,
,',...".1'\"
.".,",.
. .
'.~'
.'
;,
, '
','1
,
. ~, ' ~'
.-.::
''f "..
.;-,
-'"
,,:-, :;.', ., .,
.' .j ',., ",";
. ':, ,;:::~.~~.::.~'i~"':"',",;;~~~I~>-><~~l:"'~'~"-~~~"':;""'~''''''':';''"\':'''~;''~':'''::",-,'''~:''';.i~~:'';~.~~';.'~'''':'':h:''_'_
, ". . - . .
.. .....------~...-----_.~_......~~._--_.,..~.........,_.~._--_.__.~
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 15, 1994
To: City Council
From: Karin Franklin Director,
Re: IOWA CITY: BEYOND 2000-T sk Force Reports
Attached are the vision statements and goals of the nine Task Forces that began the IOWA
CITY: BEYOND 2000 project. The next step in this process is for the staff to merge the work
of the Task Forces into a single vision statement for the City; eliminate redundancies among
the statements of the Task Forces (many touched on the topical area of other groups): and
send the new merged document to pertinent City boards and commissions.
The board and commission review should take place in September and October culminating
with Planning and Zoning Commission review and a recommendation to the City Council by the
beginning of December. This process will, as usual, be accessible to the public through open
meetings, public hearings, and whatever other form each entity (including the Council) chooses
to use, Hopefully, the Council will be able to adopt our future vision and goals by the middle
of February, or before you become immersed in the FY96 budget process,
After adoption of the vision and goals by the City Council, a plan to achieve the goals and
vision will be developed and taken through an approval process. This plan will more closely
resemble what we recognize as the Comprehensive Plan, The new Plan should be truly
comprehensive, with less emphasis on sewer capacity and consequent land use and more
focus on, the topical areas of the Task Forces and how policies in these areas interface, As
we proceed through development of the community vision and the plan to achieve it, members
of the Task Forces may wish to be involved in clarification of their statements, or the decision.
making bodies may request their assistance. .
The Task Force participants did an excellent job, They were dedicated to the task, courteous
of each other's views, and in some instances appeared to gain a genuine respect for opposing
perspectives. I believe many of them would agree that there was personal benefit in the
experience itself, of bringing together diverse opinions and wrestling with reaching consensus,
The Task Force work will be sent to all the participants and a press release on the process will
go out next week, Please c'ontact me if you have any questions about how this project is to
proceed.
vclJlynd2000,mom
J1rS-1
..-
,....
, '.,'
,
,I
<1
1
" j
,
r,
"
"
,\ ,
,cidL~:i
......-:
"
,
,\ '
(-'\
\J
,~
V.(-~
'11
I .
'I
' .
i
, I
I
, I
I k,
I I"~
" '
I l
W
~f
\
~
\ -
:2'1' .
,',
i} .:
.~ .\
't:
([ 0 "_~
"
"
"'
"
.,:r:,\'l,
" .
.....
,
'-..",
.
.' ,
.'........:..;....,..:.,....,:. .".'C.,....,.._.....
..........,.'.....'_H
SUBMrrnw TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
FROM THE ARTS, CULTURAL & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE
JUNE 10, 1994
Vrsion Statement
Iowa City has a state and national reputation for its quality of life. To enhance this
reputation the City must provide resources and opportunities for learning and growth to
all citizens. Culture, human development and the arts must be a prime focus for the
community.
Programs and services related to culture, human development and the arts must be:
-0- accessible to all,
-0- responsive to the varied needs and interests of a diverse population
-0- designed to promote life-long learning and foster civic involvement,
-0- complementary to the rich resources of the University of Iowa, and
-0- critical to the economic success of the City.
Iowa City must meet the on-going challenge to preserve and improve a unique
quality of life for a growing population and to provide a fertile environment for
creative endeavors.
Goals
1.
The City will encourage and support collaborative efforts between and among
government, businesses, organizations and the University in support of culture,
human development and the arts.
2.
Current public facilities that promote culture, human development and the arts will
be considered essential city services. Options to provide additional or improved
public spaces in support of this role will be explored.
3.
Elected officials and city policy makers will consider human development factors
when making decisions.
4.
Opportunities for residents, government and organizations to network and
communicate will be offered and supported.
'IS\
.. .~"~. ...
J~-
-
~,~~-), "
,..
.
'"'''1'''''
IS
I.!
,
i
I ','"
, . \
Jl.
,.
l
, ,J
~~(i(;:',
'i,'
. .', ~',
, ";':;;;,11,'1
:.~..
'.
.."
'~
.,', ".1
" ~ '-.
,"'
. ~c
',~~~~.~:L':;~~",...~,::";~;",:;~~,~,~~;~'':';''~'i';'1<~:,,,,~,~;~'.(j;~~.!.:u,~~.:.2..~;'~~'~'""""~"~'~:~.'.;"'J"r'.':L'':'-:''''~''''f''-'.r..>~,...'.l.""__~~~~""__-':~_
., . I ~
.i t. ,,'
..1
, ,
'.
.:1
!
, i
5.
Programs and services will be offered that meet the unique needs of special
populations in our community.
6.
.',
7.
"
A proactive role will be taken to develop positive media relationships for the purpose
of promoting culture, human development and the arts.
Our cultural heritage will be documented and preserved.
~.
Susan Craig, Facilitator
Peggy Doerge
Harold Engen
Clark Houghton
Jody Hovland
Mike Huber
Christine Pacek
Cheryl Schlote
Eldon Snyder
Chuck Traw
Task Force members:
'~
Assistant to Facilitator
Martha LUbaroff
"
j
[~
r'\'
\\
~
~
I ~
I
I
i
I
I
I
'I,'
.}
.
\...'
""
. ",...,
M' _ _~.., ._. ~ . "",-'.;; i'-",'~;,'
'l" "~,,,,', - '\'~-'-"~~~cw""""""""'''''l'''''''''''r'','' I' "h
", 0'>;" "":';,';,,,;\ ' "', ," /, "0';
",..',";"'..,,' "1'''"'''' '" ,,' !') 1:.')" ' '
",' ':i'-",l,--,. i:~:\','i:~;I'" ..".),:,<:"::'>i:;:':"'(\<:,:~~,,,,"'</, ,,' , ',;.,', f::;:~::';:'::'/M""'~;""'f./i:
"5\
"",
, !
("9
"':i~ . 0
,--1- -~i:_ -~ >
'c" i/,'.,/
'..... '., ,.
.~~J,
1'-
. ~ .
,
"
("'~
\
\
,~
r''',-
I'
.
I
: I
I'
1 I
I
, ,
I ~:;
U.,
'"
'~~' .
(:1'"
!]",
~~ .~
;,1,
L_
'rc~o
.'
.""\,
..
.
" .
"t
.-':\\1:,
'.i',' ..
"..'
,
',,'.:'
,
. '~... '
.
.
. __~._ ..~~_.:_..,.,_,/.._.",.._",...,.;." ;.~'.'.'..',J
.""'''''"''_,.J....^..,,.,..,.....J......:.,.~,..__.~...:.,__._',_
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TASK FORCE
IOWA CITY, IOWA
June 27. 1994
Environmental Protection Vision Statement
Iowa City has been recognized for its progress toward a quality environment The community
strives toward:
Goals
.
A high level of community environmental' awareness and action; cooperative
environmental protection efforts as well as public-private partnerships to advance a
quality environment
.
A citizenry that recognizes and values the unique ecology of the area, Development
occurs with due consideration to ecological features.
.
Compact patterns of growth and development that emphasize pedestrian access and
neighborhood cohesiveness, support alternative modes of transportation, and provide
the healthy byproduct of enhancing air quality.
.
Planning by developers, city planners and interested citizens that results in an
infrastructure that provides efficient wastewater treatment, outlets for wastes
requiring special treatment, recovery of valuable resources and energy, participation
in waste reduction and recycling programs, and allows growth without sacrificing
environmental quality.
.
Conveniently located parks and trails that are easily accessible to all citizens, and are
, litter free and hospitable to a diversity of plants and animals.
.
Air and water are clean, odor and color free. Noise levels, lighting and signage are
unobtrusive.
To achieve the environmental protection vision, Iowa City will--
.
Promote accessible public education and participation in environmental protection.
.
Encourage and support acquisition and ecological management of watersheds,
floodplains, wetlands and greenways.
.
Protect the water quality of stormwater runoff, landfill leachate and wastewater
effluent through public education, monitoring and enforcement
.
Reduce the use of lawn pesticides by education, through registries to let people know
what is being used and where, and by ordinances as needed.
I {l5')
--
, 'n~
T
, ~ ,_1
;)""'"
_ ' 0 ~, ,::,',
, C"'!,'
'J 5'
,4; "",
" :'; - '..~ '. "
~
J
~.
A
\:J
,l.!
:10/
'\'''''',"'",,1, ,
"'.-',',
'1. "
,
,"~;~;,!'}.~CF/'"
...-"..',",'"
',-'.
. :,~;
';": .
'. .,." ;',",'"~':'i:.",,,,' ~.
';,'f.:,; ",., :", l
. . 'I, -.', ..:' ::-'" .'~
. . '::..:~~~~':..,.,,"~~,~~~:~~~~--':~,,~..;~~,";i~.~'~~~,,,~~;....J.~~...~~_,o.;,"~""""-,":"".:.,.."u,,,,,~.;'~~~~.~;'~~.l~~.;~.;~~L':;:",' '-,
-'.
. ,
2
, I
,
'. \
.
Foster initiatives that will provide safe and effective waste disposal, recycling
opportunities and beneficial reuse of things currently landfilled.
, ,
.
Implement land use and management planning to protect existing and invaluable
resources of the City -- the urban forest, the Iowa River and its environs, open space
and wildlife habitat - to secure a balance between natural areas and population
encroachment.
. Reduce dependence on automobiles by providing accessible alternatives and integrating
pedestrianand bicyclist requirements in transportation planning.
".:'
.-,
.
Protect scenic and historic vistas, control offensive noises, and promote unobtrusive
lighting and signs.
;-
,
t
,
ppdadminleptfvisn,gol
_..;..
I
"
_U I
i
,
, \
.....:--:.:
j! ~ :,
,[ r.
~
ii'
I:'
,"
/:.i--
I '\
I
"
~
1./ .
,
"
,'(
\~S\
,-:,':
"....1.-.
;."".1_
C"'---Z- Tn.' I
,! '.", '0 ',' """'i(~-->,> -~.
:<, ~.';:.:..~~" ',.'" ',I' .',: .::....;'.-:,'-"..:'-'...""1..:':.,,.:,::1,':".,.::"',.:
_.~ ,'.
,-:-
. . ",:",;>,,~~'i!~:"
!: j'_...,..,,- ....,....."....,.""'.."'m..w...'"'....,.I~tt....... "I .'"
: ,''""..'. ,,' ., "'''"...,.,',.,,,'''.'''1'''''..,,'''' I,"
"';:',:'';'.0'' ''',.;;: ",)'i,:">" '\, ,''. ',' . /"S"i:i . []"...V
:'...:.-..:...,.,........ .). 'i'l, '/"';:""',',\, .";..'-.' .',',:,'" .', "'f' ".~, ", ,'. "
". . '. ..",,;,;,: :_I.r -. _ '- '. ":'!,O." c,....,1 ',,7:: ,~:__,',~.;'~,:,:::::>.', ,;1:,:--:_", ,~" :'.'\" ," ,\ :>~, 'j" :,,, ,..},'~,::,.:~.'.~_.\.;..,..:,.I:/>
."1,".
.~: ~..:t::\'.,,:~. .:,f
:~.,:,',
,:..., ,
. -'-~
"
!
,
r
~~i;;~
[ ,"
\
~
I ~,
I '
I
,
II
[I
I ~
l
~
;,f['" -........
'.i, 0
. If; .
, .
.. ':.
....
".c., ...
'. ." ,':'. :,::~-~:,~',,:,..
'. :~. . .-...
.: ,..,.
,,".'
~ . ,
.i~'
''-''
I: ,
" I,
,.
,
"
':., :~;"':':"
"
:''-'"
',~'
,',,"'.
.
'~I'" ",."
.':: 'iL',L~:L~~~$"'~'.'~J;;~~.J.~~I~I~~~~~~'''"~''~~J.~,~J~~~,,~__'.."_.:-:.i'~".~;.;,_.:_':
, .' . ..,
- .__....._.....__.._~_.....-._--~.-.._~--_._,------~ --.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 1, 1994
To:
Task Force on Economic Well Being
, ,
.';.1,' ,
From: City Manager
Re: Economic Well-being Vision Statement and Goals
,The Economic Well-Being Vision
.",
The economic well-being of the residents of Iowa City is enhanced by:
. Creating and fostering an economic environment which enhances the community's character
where cultural, recreational, and educational activities thrive and in turn provide economic
opportunities.
. Encouraging the diversification of the community's economic base to maintain a vibrant economy
through changing economic conditions while providing quality employment opportunities for all
work force skills and educational levels.
. Encouraging linkages among new and existing businesses so as to create networks in which'
businesses may find materials and markets in the local economy.
,
"
~
. Sustaining and enhancing fiscally responsible and socially relevant local government services,
which Includes supportive services for the local work force,
. Maintaining a vibrant economy consistent with the environmental health of the community, by
stimulating energy and resource conservation and promoting clean, non-polluting industries,
GOALS
. To the fullest extent practical, promote awareness of the city's economic development projects
through public forums, "
.;
. Develop an analysis mechanism to use whenever considering the use of financial Incentives for
economic development projects.
. Encourage the creation of a business development clearinghouse and network that would assist
Individuals pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities.
I ,/
ecodevlslele,mmo
.
, "
~. ~
':'
'...
'",.',.-'
""""'..,',
.;, '/' .',
, ,cas-i",
, ~j'7:::';;::i"".":~;""""""''''w',."",.'"""""""'r'C.'c;,'.c':""I":o'.' '(I
"::"':;",':_,O",;'t.: ;:',~,::' --'" '{:\":,.:,, .,:' > ,~, \:" ' '.' '.~ \" , '. '-:":'5"'.;' ....,.: ,-":' '},.','
,. J,.. ,,--.' ", ". "I.", .} ..~, . . 'J
"'" '.,:, ~ .,-,,,,. ,:,~:?J';':; " r,' , ,~. -, '..',.':~:".:,~,,,,,,..,;i.:<'
" '
.' .,;,".-"....
,'....,.".., .
" ' ,
'--', .,
" .
,~\illrj,'jJ '. i . .
"
.....-;'0
J:'
(-'\
\\,
~
, I"
I
I
, I
! I
I
, I
I I
i ~:.
'( ,
i '
~"'-"'/.'
I~ '
" ~~ T
. "
~'~'.\
:t.
~" '
itr~~:
L~,
'("'"=-=" .....
" 0
-,~ . ~
"
,. ,
. " -~.. ,
, ..t\\I'
"
.' ";...
~
,
I
"
,
','. .
",
,..
.
"
.
"....'..~..,..._..
..,.'.,...." "J...~.,~,.L....._~.'_...,_,~.~.c~.,.,,",.~~.,.,,- ,,'.....-0._...___..__
. .....- ..,--_:,--......;_.._..._._..~ .
The Honorable Susan M. Horowitz
Mayor, City of Iowa City
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
In re: Housing Task Force
Dear Madam Mayor:
Thank you very much for the unique opportunity to serve on the Iowa City Housing
Task Force, We have met on six occasions for two hour sessions to discuss the future of the
housing situation in Iowa City, The result of our discussions is attached and entitled "The
Vision Statement and Goals of the Housing Task Force."
In addition to the "Vision Statement and Goals," we believe that it is necessary to
inform you of some common considerations that were interwoven throughout these
discussions. Because they are not goals but topics of discussion, they are not specifically
contained in the "Vision Statement and Goals." At the same time, we want to call these
considerations to your and the staffs attention and to emphasize their importance in our
discussions, In no particular order, they are:
1. Income segregation is unhealthy for a community,
2. Diversity is desirable in most, but not all, neighborhoods.
3. Unfortunately, home ownership may not be feasible for all residents
who desire to own.
4, Unfortunately, there is a lack of owner-occupied housing affordable to
low income households in Iowa City.
5, Incentives are preferable to mandates in affecting housing development
I.!
6. While striving to eliminate homelessness, it is necessary to address other
systemic structures, such as economic development, health care and child
care,
In closing, we also want to acknowledge the assistance provided by Marianne Milkman
who effortlessly moderated and continually focused our discussions, Thank you again
for appointing us to this Task Force. We look forward to working with you, the
Council, and the staff in planning our community's future.
'"
Sincerely,
.,4.
(V , The Housing T"k Fo,,"
C ~ '\:\J . ' ~(otJ-
'&11 ~ pO-1C~ ~t"wLt
"" ~__n
".'j":::'
0.. "."
','" .1.:_........ .'.....'
.::"
"$\
";'IY;: rei
;.",...",,':" ,.
~ii;,)i';? "
:';"', ,:...~ ,- .
/::~, ~, ' '
','...
.",'p,,~\\:':~'.,,':,.. .
'" "
~~. .
.~'
.
", .\....1'
~ :
" , '~',:
,
_.,' "," ",
.' ,'. :< :;I'Y:. '.,~ ' " "." . , . . . .
....;...:.>.'/.\.... ,', "" . "':"': ," "f
. ",' .,' .~>~:::..~~~~....;~.m,,_':;I>..;,~(;;~.:.~'~:~~~'~~~...."":;.;~:~~..,~.L;,:~~~~..:.~~,.;~~~'~~_~__~.'..."~AU.~"_'....;,.".:-.;:."-';...r..,..~;....,,~_..,,;~,_:____~_
/1"
,i \
REPORT OF THE HOUSING TASK FORCE
JUNE 1994
,',: '
Paula Brandl
Robert Carlson
Jason Chen
Carolyn Corbin
Susan Dulek
Charles Eastham
Mark Kamps
Betty Kelly
Eric Nilausen
HOUSING VISION STATEMENT,
Housing in a vital, energetic city builds a community of neighborhoods that provides safe,
attractive and affordable housing for all ils residents. A well-planned neighborhood welcomes all
people regardless of income, age, or ethnic/racial background, and includes both owner-occupied
and rental, single-family and multi-family housing, To this end, the City of Iowa City should adopt
policies to protect the integrity of existing neighborhoods and to encourage the creation of
neighborhoods in new developments,
i
Definitions for Purposes of this Document:
B. Affordable rental housing is defined by contract rent and utilities equalling 30% of annual
income.
),
A. Affordable owner-occupied housing is defined by minimum household income, assuming
house costs of 2 - 2,5 times annual income.
...-.:
.R
\,
\
I"~
;;~l
I, ,
I
I ~
I
,
I
I
I
Ih
I"~
I 1
~
,.~
,
.'. .1,
C. Neighborhood is defined as a limited geographic area with diverse people having common
interests and a commitment to the neighborhood's life and development. The area
possesses qualities or character that provide a sense of place and distinguish it from other
neighborhoods.
',;-,}"
),s\
l"^'.."".,~"..,.<O~-,:.""'''..'''f',.. .........'''.T''.."..'' '(C' "';il'-
"..,:i~/;().\'i ~,.:'.'; "i:,:'!iS;["""' ",'" . ", !<'.. "'}S';" I Q:'.,
, " , '~:.~' ,,~?'., ,.,',':",.:.....:.:,';.:.!i':, ':/~...,"'. .',. ." , ." .....'.':..l '\,~;::~~,:,.1.:g:',I(~
" ';.
i'"
("-.....;... ,
,,'::", 0
. ,
[
, ,-
. . , '
"i, ",:'::';'"
.\.l,........,
,....','..,
,', J .... ,.', , ,..,'
" ,-I:'
.
.:,....
1 '_,"
,.
.' "i .~, - .-',
1'~. I"
y-',\
.'
,
".~~ '.\i..,'
.,. ..,
,,' .
','
....-.,:.
,
, ,
'M.."
~'
"
.
.;.. ",._ .,.....,.,_.,~". I 'j,,,,,,.;,"',"C"',.,,..':.,.'. :.."'-..."....".... ~"-",,,,~, . ".".......,'-,:..C"~<...:...,,..:..'~._....
2
GOALS FOR IOWA CITY HOUSING
Goal #1
The provision of housing opportunities for all households of all sizes, incomes, ages, and for
populations with special needs.
Strategies:
"
; a.
, b.
"
'"
c,
Continue to support programs that assist lower income households with housing.
Encourage development of smaller owner-occupied housing units (e.g. traditional two-
bedroom bungalow-type housing),
Continue to support and increase programs that allow senior citizens to stay in their own
homes.
d. Zone for and develop lower cost housing alternatives such as single-room occupancy
(SRO) housing, cooperatives, manufactured and modular homes.
e. Permit and encourage housing for special populations in all residential zones (e,g.
Systems Unlimited Homes, small homes for the chronically mentally ill).
f. Provide incentives such as density bonuses, public provision of infrastructure and
reduction of infrastructure requirements for the provision of housing affordable to lower
income households within all neighborhoods.
g.
Encourage the development of affordable housing by rezoning suitable portions of
undeveloped low density single-family areas to higher densities (e.g. RS-5 or RS-a to RS-
12 or RM-12),
:;....;-"':...-.
Goal #2:
The development of planned neighborhoods that support the principle of diversity of both housing
types and households, and provide opportunities for interaction among neighbors.
"
II
Strategies:
a. Zoning changes to permit smaller lots and mixtures of housing types without a Planned
Development Housing process.
b. Inclusion of amenities such as stores, churches, small restaurants, pedestrian/bike trails
in most neighborhoods.
c. Subdivision regulations which encourage developments with smaller lots and more
common space (village greens, squares, a meeting place)
, !s-\
lrlbo 0
~.
-
,,::-~,' 0'
")":":"':'"
l',;" '
"i' ,\,' ,
::';:,1 , " : ;': ::~: . .', ,:
:'". r" .'1:-"\ '-! ". '~.... ::, ' "
'\
."..'.'..Ir:::"..c",..,"
,'i5'"
"
".-..,\
D;,
(..,,,'J",.,
a.
!
, b.
,
!
c.
. ;,
-,'0.--.'",
..~ .' ..,' ,
;."'1"
~.',i."
'. ..
,.,',
i
,i
,i
, I
,
~ '/'
,
i
I'
i
I
: I
1[,'; ,I
l '
~ ),
\\,....~;."
..,"
". {i
"-",...
't,.,',.,,',"
:\;' .',
'"
lUl"
"[' ','
:j
..-...~
..te- 0
.,
,,"j'
. ,
. :.". .
, . ~)'.~(
." ........
'.'
/
"
" '.~
,
.'
"
,
','_.1.
~
....."'".:
11"
"
'~I
,
"
'\ ,',
. ____~ :!L:~_..,..... ',J ,",,, ~ J. ....:...;~~'..~.~'L.'_.;...;.,,~...~~~;. ".:....,'~"'-.~, _"-' .:....,;.:.~""'.,~.._ ....:_. ._..:~_..' . _
3
Goal #3:
Preserve the integrity of existing neighborhoods and the historic nature of older neighborhoods.
Strategies:
Prepare neighborhood plans that help to ensure the continuation of a balance of housing
types within a neighborhood.
Provide for review of new construction to ensure "a" above.
".'
Continue support of Historic Preservation Commission efforts to meet this goal.
Goal #4:
Maintain and improve the safety of all housing to ensure health and safety of all residents:
Strategies:
a. Provide an effective rental housing 'inspection and enforcement program.
b. Maintain a building inspection program for new constructipn.
c, Encourage property owners to recognize and remedy hazardous conditions.
Goal #5:
Increase City involvement in the annexation of undeveloped areas and in planning the direction
of housing growth in such areas, for the development of sustainable and livable neighborhoods,
. .~.
Strategies:
a.
Support a city policy of annexing a buffer zone around the city limits for planned
residential growth,
b.
Provide a policy for new developments that protects critical wildlife habitat, natural terrain,
and future green space.
c. Coordinate needs of Iowa City, Johnson County, and surrounding municipal governments
in the planned development of contiguous areas.
cdbg\vlsion,st
-~
-- "~'-' -<
,~~,
). ,..,...."".'..."...,.w.."."...,.. ,.., ..'.."1'... .."...'
~- ,"_...,"" " ' ','" ,",""', """""'"
",',0)\;.';>; '\ ,', " , 'J 5 i'
" ,,' :'.. ,_'~'~...... ..\.')1;':.\:'.: .<; ';" .., .',"',.~, ~, ;.' '"
"O"i".'~,"
,,'
<,"-/":"''''',1;.-.,1'
::,;
~1:')'r";
,'. ._..~J,,"". . _, .
".",,',"
""':"':;.;"'ji..:"'.
.~;'.J\~l;
.' '.:-'. '~\:'~,'...
L\'."
'"'
,'f
:.\'
, ':1,,'"
'-'"
,',::.;',
"
July 8, 1994
To the City Council:
,
, .;~
\
I
.1
Sincerely,
I
i
,
"
.' ,",
.(;-.
,', .
,j:",
":":
, -
. "..' ,'".
. ,". . . .:,;, ' :'.
-~._~--_.,---~---~-_....--_..-_.~...
, ~.
,".., ,".
~,&.,.
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Land Use and Urban Pattern Task Force Members
It has been a constructive experience to work on the Land Use and Urban Pattern.Task Force,
The process of achieving consensus among nine very different people has taught us that
certain aspects of the good life are equally important to everyone. As a result of what we
learned about our town and each other, we have emerged from our long and spirited debate
with a strong expectation that you will give serious attention to the body of our work, In'
return, we will cooperate with your efforts on the town's behalf.
c
,~
(
,ol)
(:'
\
W. Michael Blair
John S. Casko
Gertrud Champe
Casey Cook
Steven L. Droll
"
{,;.
(I
I
b~council
~
I~
~
.\:)
k
'~;1
j'1
<I
Nancy Ostrognai
Douglas S. Russell
Robert J. Saunders
Dee Vanderhoef
410 EAST WASHINOTON STREET' IOWA CITY. IOWA l2240.1126. (l19) 11l.lOOO. FAX 1119)
, '.(L,'-=-,'-,,"
,-I'. .'
',' 0'
. ",[" "',':.
, --
":,.,.,,.,."
c., . ;:',:.".
-
....., ',"
'. ~,~i
. I'" \:"
:,~','::~",..:!.~Hi;;':
1._,..._-~"-,"''',.'''',..",...,,~''.'''.,''.....'..'''.~'''''''I,-".-", ; I 'I"
"'.;::, ~J:','i:O ,.,'>,\~'::/i;., \:.;~::.:i~~:,:'~~:'!~ :,:'~:~',~::: '~.:\" ,:: "':'" -:. ':', 'K, ....\I,..\.';~:, 1 ,',: >; }It,,!,;":.'\.',:..,,,: .: [J. ,:;\:':'
,'-1'1".';''':''1'.1' ""'1' ;.-':1,\.,.....,,'.:;:,'.:. ,,', '.. ' ,/.5,.'" . ',,':-'
. ,,-~,,' ",',:'~t',' J-("'~ ..i':'::\;~I:,;.:\.!',,'::~':.i::, , ,i. ,,:. - '. ":.:'-,, ," . "J' ,', '. .~.;...".,:./:;;
'.' "'J"
. -
, ' ,
't,'.:".,'
.,..' .'.,','.
'.',.-<".':,:.::'.'.
,.....,;,',\.
'/i'~1
',".,
"
,',
.),'
'\ "
'''..
I
!",'
.
__.,_e..'.
;,..;,
~
....
~,1. "
,
,
I~
\~' ;
'.
r',
\'
'\
~
I '
,
f:l
,
I
II
i rl~'"
\, 4
\~
, ~'.
k';,
'I: ~<
;;!1 ~
, .,
"1,'
t<:~
-'
:fe,' Or~ ,
.,
'.,
~ ,.-' ..~
..... .
',...... .
. . ,,' ~t '
, '" ~ ,~t'"
, \'.':, r"
/
i, ".
, ~
,
-',1:
,,~,
,
'..,.
.
f"
"
. '... ~. ..~:L_',_:..., ..u...-, .~,' ....~.,.,,'-'~~~;.;,:~'j,... .;c,:-,~~".J.~""'-.:"''''-'''__'':'~:~~;''_,:~:';'i.:;,~'\"~_:':'~,", ,i .".,.,<..:::......:..:;~,~ ~_, ,,,,,,,. ',.'.~ '" . ^" ..~t.,~~ ....-...~~..;"" ._.......~_ ..~~...~'~.,.,..:~_:____.__.._:. "
.
) If I
,... .-"",1".'...""...,".'...,'",' ,:'1' ';"':",'
."_.Co.".,,. "'''\ "I' "
','.,"",'>":",..,; 0';'
','5" ,',
, ,""..' ....
, .-. ," " ,~
,', .... .' :';',..,,"I':""'-.,r.:"'::
Iowa City: Beyond 2000
LAND USE & URBAN PATTERN
VISION STATEMENT
The citizens of Iowa City build community and preserve the city's quality of life by
. providing connections not only to the people and places around which activities are
centered, but also to the city's history, its environment and the University, all of which
haveshaped Iowa City's unique character. Future city development should cherish and
protect the character of the downtown and existing neighborhoods, while carefully
creating new areas which are innovative in design, are compatible with their
surroundings, and are environmentally sensitive. Future growth and development of the
community should be guided and managed to create a city which is:
-definable in character and space;
-accessible to all;
-humane;
-inclusive;
-diverse in land uses, employment and housing opportunities;
-environmentally sensitive; and
-economically healthy.
GOAL STATEMENTS
. Define the limits of the City's adopted growth area with a definite, visible edge.
. Take an active role to ensure diversity of housing types in future growth areas.
Zone undeveloped areas of the community to create this diversity.
Make the planned development (PDH/PUDI process easier so that planned developments
are used to achieve the goal of diversity of housing
. Take an active role to ensure neighborhood commercial centers, scaled to the needs of
surrounding development, in future growth areas.
_ Zone undeveloped areas of the community to create these centers.
o Foster accessibility for all, including persons with disabilities, to facilities in the private and
public sectors.
o Retain the character of the community by preserving historic landmarks and older
neighborhoods and encourage adaptive reuse and compatible infill,
,"
.
-
:,=
,'T
:,..-
),...,,,.....,',.,''''',,..,',.,''''
,'",0,;:;. ';)~'""'" . \ '.
'\ .
i..\
.-,.,.-.,,'" '., ,'.
,'i .,\":
RJil""',
'.
Y:'.:
....
.
. '-~t: " ,
"', .'l\ '
." .
"..,'
,
-,
\,-.,
".
.
. '. ~ . .,
.
,
';
I
',:
.'~~f.:":'.':".v_:,,,
. . ' ,
,. ..;!..;...-~. .,-".~,,'., .......'.:" '.;.';\."".......;...-.. .=..~ ',,;.~. ..'.....,.......""'" ~;.'-~. ..<.:.:. ;.....-.'.....- ~_. .
.. ---...--.--_._. -..... ..-............ .-"'-_.~--~ .~-.,- --'-'--", ..-
-2-
. Provide for neighborhood open space, parkland, and recreational corridors.
Adopt subdivision ordinance changes that ensure implementation of the Neighborhood
Open Space Plan.
Aggressively pursue all opportunities for expansion of neighborhood trails, ultimately
connecting all schools, parks, shopping areas and the Iowa River trail.
Complete the Iowa River Trail system to the south soccer complex.
. Provide safe indoor and outdoor community recreation facilities to accommodate the
diverse needs of all citizens (facilities such as softball, soccer, baseball, wetlands and
natural areas).
. Maintain and contain industrial development on the edge of the community in industrial
parks, but not in a ring around the city,
. Create defined commercial centers
- Cluster commercial establishments and avoid strip development
. Foster a strong, accessible downtown that is a cultural and commercial center with a
residential component
"
. Encourage growth in job opportunities suitable for a diverse mix of citizens.
\
. Preserve and protect environmentally sensitive areas.
. Focus economic development efforts on promoting the attractiveness of Iowa City to
facilitate expansion of existing businesses, maintaining the mix of high-tech and production
line jobs, and encourage new businesses of a similar nature to locate in Iowa City.
. While recognizing the use of the automobile as the primary mode of transportation and the
need for parking especially in the downtown, creatively plan and provide for alternative
modes of transportation.
It Arrange arterials in a grid pattern to define the edges of neighborhoods
. ;.!
. Create a sense of community in neighborhoods by considering the mix of housing, the
presence of institutions such as schools, churches, and recreational facilities, "walkability",
access for all, the place of the neighborhood in the community and the presence of a
neighborhood focal point.
. Cooperate in devising ways in which the citizens of Iowa City can be actively informed
about local issues and then be heard, so that the "will of the people" can temper market
forces and special interest groups,
. Cooperate with the University of Iowa, Johnson County and neighboring communities to
devise ways to address land use issues of mutual concern.
.
ppddlrltaskforclvlslon,lnd
,,(~ 0 I-~
,~~
~
I SS-I
, 1'''''>'~'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''';''<'''' ",,''OJ T"""'''''::'''' 1"".0''''.'1,..)..,'.',.''.
'. 0,' A:?' '\" ", ",5' 8
....';' ",\~~,;)", " '.' ".', : " I' .... '
,"" . '",-),",'I"",,'''I:,,,.!
.. \ ::_~. '.
. ;i '. :~.
"
l~(
,~.'.'..', .~.
....-I
i',
r"'\
\1
~
~
Ii' 1
. :
i
I
I
I '
, I
I ' '
, "
I' ,
\ i
I
'!.~'I.:':'.'
1 ".
~~~ '
\"I' ,
'f;: .
f" .
.'
. . ~
,. ....:\
L_....
"(- 0
,."j'
, ",
" .'
..,...... .
. .:.~t\.t;,
. .\"
'..,..
..
,
.,~.
\;'-..'
,
,I
...."
"'.
.
.
-,....
; :.. . _j~~ ~'. .<., ~ ,,_ .,.,.~ /,.....' ...~'..:"' '" '"" ...~, .'." _-';"~_';'."_ ...~"""'-" :,,'::~" ,iI,;..., " ,.,.. .. ~ ,,_. ...:.'._~._. . ~
6(1/94
CITY OF IOWA CITY
PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE TASK FORCE
VISION STATEMENT:
Recognizing that parks, recreation and open space are essential
features of a healthy community ,our vision is to enhance the
quality of life in Iowa City by creating a model community with:
* beautiful lands, trees and open spaces;
* sufficient parkland, facilities and trails to accommodate
the needs of all neighborhoods;
* a balance of indoor and outdoor facilities and programs;
and
* activities and .facilities which are accessible and
affordable.
GOALS (in priority order):
'\
1. Fees for use of recreational facilities and programs will be
kept as low as possible to keep them affordable to community
residents. Special subsidy programs will be available for low
income residents.
2. Ensure that programs and facilities are accessible to all
citizens, with special attention to the needs of those with
disabilities. Handicapped parking should include spaces for
cars and sufficient space for vans with right-side lifts.
3. Implement the Neighborhood Open Space Plan as rapidly as
feasible.
4. Enhance and expand both indoor and outdoor recreational
facilities, with special attention to the Robert A. Lee
community Recreation Center, Mercer Park Aquatic Center and
the south side sports complex.
5. Improve and maintain each of the municipal parks to meet the
needs of the neighborhood and the community.
6.
Develop the Iowa River Corridor Trail according to the 1994
revised Stanley Plan.
Establish bikeways and trails connecting parks, schools,
neighborhoods, and the downtown area.
7.
8.
Provide an attractive, well-maintained downtown business ar€a,
complete with open spaces, inviting to both local citizens and
tourists.
,- ~
1 --'_~
"$1
)',...._~'"..,-''''''."''''''''''.''''''.''''' ",', ,
--. , ' "''1'''''':''
.' 0."'. )>. '. , ' ? 5 ,.
r"',"!,
uO
...~... .', ,...,.1' '.
',8'~' ",:i,
. . ,..~':.;".! 'if:
[:J '",~'~~,u"''''''I)(,'rn'':''~'~'''''I'lr'-''''1'--''''''~'''il''~.t'"1"1"'~-""'1'~"""'-"" 1'-".;- .,-.
",:;" '~':~'.,.:: Oi'i..':J ~'l;:',:..':J;' ;'iX):?.I~;;\:,~:{":"':' "",~<\~,;::' ,.,',' ,~""",',,-.~~,:1.".1,~ r)\:~''':::'':''.'''.;',~ ,~J:itti-:~,~:",-,,~ . t,~..,:::,;'
:....::. .',".,:. :':"':',~~;:::t,i,,J' ,,~:;?',;:;\\!<:Y~'i',;':':;;;/;\/.':"'...: "-':': :;. :' '~:',?'\~<-...<~..'.~Jd}<
;;.i;2ji::~}':;> ,
" ,:1.'-
,
9. Offer a wide variety of recreational opportunities and
programs to all citizens.
10. Identification and preservation of environmentally sensitive
areas should be aggressively pursued, and where appropriate,
should be re-established.
,
,
I
. i
""
- ,
,
/!
~
11. Create and maintain attractive entrances to Iowa city.
12. Ensure reasonable contributions of space, facilities or funds
from developers to help provide suitable open space.
13. Foster creative partnerships with neighborhood associations,
businesses, schools, governmental agencies, and other
organizations in parkland and program development.
14. Enhance the City'S urban forest on public property, encourage'
the preservation of trees on private property, and provide
public education programs.
15. study community needs for cemetery'space.
I
.....~
..~
, .
.1,
, ,
[
'I.
~' ,.
,
\
, "
I
,i
,
,
'" ',i
,~
'~"')',:
(~::
~
~
I
I
I
II
I
"
^
.
2
Iff' 0
, . "":; '..",:: ,
'" ' ; .. ,: ,.,,; _ ~,;. :;J I ,',
_.~-~-
v
""'~':2
',,;, /,'..,.,
.",0"":,.,,..'-,
" \-,'
,
,
.'-".-'.'
;~~~~\.
, '.
.:. .
" '....
" ,
.' .,.... . " .".; .
.' ',,__';'~_'R'-"~__'"'__.~_'~_______'
'"
,
, >,
PUBLIC SAFETY
",..i,':....
Vision Statement
1-',
i
}
, -""~
"
.:. i
'~;
"
"
,',
,
..:
(
The mission of City departments
, charged with public safety is to keep the
environment and its people free from
harm and injury. The City should direct
its resources toward education, preven-
tion and enforcement to enhance the
quality of life in Iowa City.,
. . , . ,
;;..
,
,:
,
"',;
~;~~
,
. ..)
, '.' ~
, .1
)
,
...\
"
. '/.
.'1
, !
I
:. ~
,
,
,
,
;~7"
.U
~
~'
.'
'~-
. 1
,
,
i
~
, '.,'
'j; .
1.1
jlre\viJlo/l,
.'
"
. !....,..,..
.j':::
" ,'.'\
\P1'"
".,
f! ",,:
'. c.' , , .
t. . "..; ",' ',j"
. . . . .'L'..,}_.,.:.:,i,~~',,:
, :-'::'~::':'::~::':':,':;:"" ';:.::':. . O'I<,;<:',:;.'~'~', "~,~;ri~', :T":;".~~'{,"~"'''::''~''', ""''Ii'?'\~''', ~~i,'J;'''~!!'.',,;;>, .,,1': lJff,
""""':' "; '.,/r,.::',}}'" \'1\"'\".1:' ,V,,'. I, :,;",,1,.,. '.;:::':\'.'. "" "" ""/'15. ,,':-.::.1.., . ',.' }:"
! ',- .",. .,";' .,......' .::~<,:I"':-":,".',~!.Y;.(,~i\;:,..-::_-.' ,_:' ':''':~:'rll",;',~~;..::I,,':,(.d'~''I,''.!:.I;;t
l~~:;.,f/.", '.'
....:,.".~I,..:: . -', " . ,
.: ", ~:',~: :: ~;:, ~ ..
.......,:',,'..'l,".
" f'~ ':::':~t~,,;,:: ,:
;"
. ',-,.
!"",.
. <'.
. ',: '
, "
. ' ,",
, .,::-' 'i-, .
..._~:.L~..{.~,:~..,..,c'~=~~~m"':.:..~L:~"~.~,;~,.'..' L...;.".c:....:i:__,~,.'"___."_,_._._'"_.____.___..~.:...._:,_._-' ,
"'.
-,
,
Mission Statement
IOWA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
'j
The Fire Departm~nt' s mission is to
reduce the risk of death, injury, and
property loss from fires, medical emer-
gencies, hazardous material releases,
and other disasters. To fulfill this pur-
pose, the Department provides a well-
coordinated and timely response to
emergencies within Iowa City, and en-
hances public safety in the commun,ity
through preventive activities such as
code enforcement and public education
programs.
"
(
\ '
e:1
r
I
I
I
,
,
I
,
i
I
I
I
\
~,
..J
,I".'
"
~'
\'{I
~.
,
(
"" "~',"
1',1,' V
',':';., . '. ,.
, '",., ___.nn. '
, .., .."
"or__\ .'
, "
. ':....,. ,
-].....:...,._.",-"-,,,.,......_...,w..n...,,.,,.,..','r...,:"""fi"""'i'
'" '," .,".. '. ',;;;.,:'.:<0(:"/',,, '{;\1",;':[','\' ,', '.:"..,",i'~:~,;.:.:,O'.,' ',;:
" .~,.->(,.;. '~:H"~~"'-':'I"',, 'i.. ,~L:i/.~,?/",-;,:~,,:,,:~~:';,!I,"''<,~";\:' '. ',;: ,::.; :,. '::'Y",-';,::,.~;~,L'li,~"".\I{
li$J
'. I ......"...,....
",.'.; ".j";..l....'.., ":'"
,,,,.,.;.,L......':,
---.....'..
.',.;( ".' ' I' .
-~:
" .
'"..,-'t
."":"''1';::
" '
.""".;"_..~...,-.....~.._;._,-...
", ~
l'
c
I
I
I '
: ('~
i
,
I
i
I I
l r' j
........:-::
'([-0
,"
.. .::
"
~ '" .
.:.'\_\\'t~l. .'.
. "..- '--.
..',
"
, . . 'f'
,',
.
'.
. .'.;.,,:'
,'. .
.,.'.....
, .1 ' ..
,"\
"'.
. .,'..
.
"'-,'.'
.
.'
. ....' ,,\, ,,".'. .- .-.' .
.: !.__..~":.;......._.._,._~..'.- ,,;":"'<':"~:1':':;'L'J.,,:c..:.'-"-;.l:.'~~"-::"'!'-;'-'':''t''~''1WJ.:,,;~:.:.;.t:i..,~""'>"';";""""""''':~h'~_':__._.__'_''
.. ' , '
...."..W... :_, '...."~.... ""'~~'''''''A''''''''U'''''''''~''_~~'''' ____~...~
GOALS OF THE IOWA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
A. PREVENTION OF FIRE
~ -~..
, 1. Promote public education in the methods and techniques of fire and injury
prevention.
. .:.
2. Participate in the enforcement of the building and fire codes.
3. Conduct "cause and origin investigations" and participate in prosecution of
arson cases.
B.
OPERATIONS
'I
Organize the operations of the department to deal effectively with the various types
of emergencies which present themselves.
C. TRAINING
! .1'
Instruct personnel in the required knowledge and skills.
D.
USE OF RESOURCES
Develop plans and objectives which make efficient and effective use of its resources
and plan for the future fire safety needs of the community.
"51
~~= '"
-
1'" '."'<0,"''''''>''''''''"'''','" ''',.' ''''-' "-'" ~I'" ...,.. 'I""""","'"
. , . :' "', , . \ ,~, J.,' ~ ...' .' ':' {
O' t. "5 0'
'., .',' 1\',' '.' 1::'" '-J \" " ,',
.~~ }' , ' il:. ",,' .' ):.
"""",,-1,,;, ,."-'.-
~{::-:~,::;~: 'I"~ :-.
',:,:1:,::,"'.-;.,.
,."
0,
l(,
..v"
I
'I
"'j
I
."
,"'":,,.:.,,':
:;,\':~;\~':,:~:'I.~:'-,;,.. .', .
-,','" ,
. ~~.
"'
,"
" (.
",.',' ", ',-.J, "-;," '-,
:~:~~l::i~j.~...:;.''""'''''~.~~'~;:.j.V"6.~(::..~~~.j...~~i~,;;J..mi,:;.;~~;~~6:.~,,,;~.:..I~;~~;;.~:.:...-.,,',..l:~'.':"i.~'.,:,U,)~I"'''',.:....'-i~;.-".,.._.~..",,~......~;,~.~;_~,-~..:_..
E.
!.N.TERDEPARTMENT AL COOPERATION
i
i
"
Shall continue to seek cooperative working relationships with other departments and
agencies promoting public safety.
,
:\
\
nolghbo~go.~,fd
,
,
!
- I
'.1
,
_. 'J,
f
, "
;'
:,'
"
I
I
,
r
'I
,
i
'1
,
-,
I
[~
~
~
Il
I ~'
I
I
I
I
1
I
Il
lrO]
~
, '/l':
~"i'
1~r .
.~
~
Irs'
, ,
. ~-,.' ~'
'!,'
I
"
o
:./' '.',..-
':,':f.:',,-, 'O::::.::,,~:~'..:',
,,'0,.,:,.,,1"\ "..\f.',.:.-.,:
"...." \:~ "', .: _I '.',";, ',.~...; "
, . ,,:1...1
'''''.~.\r~ \lq;"/~'K~~'" "'.....'.,rl.." if''''!' ~-'.). "1'1\'" \'\'- 'R'~" I \ I
'J'!f', I ., ~ \ Ht ", I .' " <l I" , "" \
',\.' ' , . ,'5 [J .
'V,I, I" ", \ " .)1 :
" t ' . ",':, ~, ,r " t ! \ )-1
, I"" ' .' ....\ ' ,.' ", .....,. ....,.,.\..~~..l~ ',".'''
'.. "
, " '"
. ,'..' .
,_.' '-. ,'-'.' .
'il
. !
,
I
""f";
~"",
_', "",i\.
. ,".' ,,', '
.<,'
._.~.-- '"
, .
. . ,. ,
'.:
'..i~" "
.';:
~,..
.' ,.', ~..~~_:::,,:L::f...:::.~;.,;,",""':L.:",,":~:..,:"i;.:.~~~L.~2..~:.....;::.":_;..,...._~~;;,; ",. _._:-,-,_;~___"_.~_",_.:,,.._,:,-,-,:___:'"
<
.i
IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
," .
"
Mission Statement
,- " .
.,....,.,
G) "
, ',r
The mission of the Iowa City Police ...'-, '
....
. .-! Department is to protect the rights of all ,,' .
. '"I
, persons within its jurisdiction to be free
from crime, to be secure in th~ir posses-
j sions, and to live in peace. By pursuing
(" the goals of education, prevention and
~ .! '
~ ' enforcement, it is the primary objective
I of the Iowa City Police Department to
I pursue the ideal of a community free
I
I
I , from crime and disorder.
i
,
~t . ,"
~
~~!
I~
11,
L!
c'
,,',' ",'" ,'0',
,"~." '.' ' :
~ ", ._--
. ""r' .
'. '
. .' ' . ,;,
J",:._--"---,.",,,,,, ',.,."..."..'^,,,,.,,,,,',',, '''I'''''' """'1""';"1""
." ,," ",.,' :',,',. '\ - -r ',.".'""L.',: ,.",Y.:'iP\;i;:~~,Jji\\'.;',"""..\. , "..' .,',.,'.' ',.', "',t~J"",~J.,fJ;\
11S'
"
, ...."
" \',. ," "
:,,,
. ",.-;
.... ....
."';-;,"j:,' .,\
~'<,.
';
f
r
\
~
II f
: '
,
I
i ~
II
\)
~;
.1
:fl.
iilJ
"'I,
W', r
teo
, .___." 'f .', '..
".__:._:,..::.:_~_;~'~l_":",~~,. .' .. ,...;..____.'.~.. ._.,_.~\.~ .'-' '.' ,..."'t '~k.J. ,~. '",(,,_., ~.~...:__.:_ ___ __ __ .__~.. .___ ~ _, ._.... ...~~..__~. __"___'___ __
" .,
'",
.
',.::t,\\:
" ',1".
/
,',
-,
,'. '::.'1"
, '
.~-..,
.\,' \
GOALS OF THE IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
A. PREVENTION OF CRIME
The Police Department is responsible for generating understanding about the nature
and extent of crime and encouraging public support for crime prevention.
S. DETERRENTS OF CRIME
C.
D.
Crimes can be deterred by proactive police and an involved citizenry. The Police
Department is ~esponsible for deploying forces to deter crime and to inspire confi,dence
in its ability to promote a peaceful and crime.free environment.
APPREHENSION OF OFFENDERS
Once a crime has been committed, it is the duty of the Police Department to initiate
the criminal justice process:
1. identify and apprehend the offender
2.
obtain necessary evidence
3.
cooperate in prosecuting the case
RECOVERY AND RETURN OF PROPERTY
The Police Department shall attempt to recover lost and/or stolen property, to identify
its owners and to ensure its prompt return.
Itsl
--1
,.:.,..,.-,'..
'-~. '
j"."..''''.....' .." .. ". ",..,," " ,..'
, ,\ ,. ('
0, " \
tl d
"",',', ,:"
, -" ,:" \
c.
"
..'
..
(])
i.!.
";''1''')':';'' ·
)5
"I',""',"i,'.'
"'0"
~:;' .' ',', /".
,'t" ~ A" ~ ., -, ,\,
~~~\"<)'J;"':
,-
,
1
"
J
r'
\
~
I
~
I
I k> '
I"
I
~
. d'
11..
rr;
l~
,..
"LJ
',C," .~
,\, 0
'I.
,;,.
I
"
,
...., .
."; ." ,':,.':~t:,~';,';:'
, . .... " .
','
"
..
......,
. I ";..:,,'
.;,'..
'"
, .
.:,,':,-.,...;"
, ~'
" i
,"
'';' .,'
.
,;. i.'j..
, .1. '
~.. ._~.,., " ._.c~,. u~'",",",-,-.'.,"""'ll.".:.l........_~~~ .........."..... ~ ~.'" .....,.,~......_~.......-:_
. ._-,.~...,. ..,..._.._'._.....,.....~..,........_~.-.._.~----~-~_...
E. TRAFFIC SERVICES
The Police Department shall enforce traffic laws, investigate accidents, and direct the
safe movement of motor vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
F. PUBLIC SERVICE
The public relies upon the policies, assistance and advice of the Police Department in
routine an9 emergency situations. The Police Department shall respond to calls for
service, aid or advice as necessary and/or possible.
G. USE OF PERSONNEL
The Police Department shall develop personnel capable of providing the public with
@
professional law enforcement.
. . ,'.:
H. USE OF RESOURCES
The Police Department shall develop annual objectives which make efficient and
'i.-"
".I)
effective use of its resources and plan for the future public safety needs of the
community.
I. INTERDEPARTMENTAL COOPERATION
~
The Police Department shall continue to seek cooperative working relationships with
other departments and agencies promoting pUblic'safety,
noIg"""~goal..pd
'\'
''as I
';
. ~_.,
:
.," '"..., ,i_.~, . ",' , 0":' 'l>-"):'" ...,..~:~;.:.:::?,:~.~~';...<,..:~.,~'\:,'.".".~'.'i,'..;,l'~~.-'\\.,r,:.~:?y;,:;:~':.T?::::" ';':,",~
" "'" ~:';, ":IJ-'~','~:, ;ir.,\,'.:..'. '" . " L'c;."
, .. "....: "..:~,.,i.":,:, " " ',::'.. ,'" .' : "'_'::'~"":
,'""'...,'...'"
, lJ'i:'"
\\.
:.:'." t.'/""""I\~):
I
,'"B.,
-'. "~'.',', ,
.' ,',~>' . -':t'
1lll!\ll1I', '
.,,;,:','1
,...
;":
1',: ,
'.'\i;,I'v '
...I "
.",.
n-
" ~,..
'. ",'
,',
"
1"','
"
'. :1..
.... ".1
" I
. ;'.'
" -'.',.
, t"
.-, ' .'
'.__~~"2-, .~..,,_"~-.:....<. __~.._",...""_.........,_.__._~_._ ______....___h:~_...'..
I~. '.
, .
,.
:' ~
. , ,,'
. . ...~~....__.__.___M.._...._~...........___;,-~~-.-:..;__ _.._. ..'" .
June 14, 1994
SOCIAL SERVICES TASK FORCE
VISION STATEMENT
The City of Iowa City provides the foundation for a caring community by responding to h.uman needs,
being ethically accountable, and making decisions for the greater good. Our community encourages the
participation of all citizens to create a climate of social acceptance and well-being. We embrace life-long
education, good health, decent housing, rewarding work, and helping each other as basic elements that
are essential to our quality of life. City supported social services complement and strengthen the efforts
of citizens helping each other to enjoy that quality of life.
:;
"
..
G>
,
"
I I
,
,;.
,.,'
r
.~
I
\
SOCIAL SERVICES TASK FORCE
GOALS AND STRATEGIES
I.!
~
r'
i '
, ~
I
GOAL: "Service to others" will be promoted as a community standard that calls on each of us
to help address the social service needs of our fellow citizens.
STRATEGIES: The City of Iowa City will:
I
I
!
,
II
II.
I r.
\l(~j
'J
1.
2.
3.
Help develop service leaming opportunities for the youth of our community, in cooperation with
local schools and other agencies.
Develop service leaming materials and opportunities that demonstrate how volunteers can
contribute to the social service efforts of existing programs.
Offer incentives and recognition to its employees who do volunteer and community service
activities, .
I ,,'.
1
, :~
11"':
I')'
04, .
11\ '
I~ '
t~.~&.
lcas ,
"'.,,,
" . "C'.:
""," .,..,-
.: ....'
)....--.-...
, ;, .,. ."',,""<0,......,, "..-'...Irr.~'" '.'
Or::~;!<i,,';,;i:,,;:'il:,':""'\ '.,' ....~.,..>..,_.,:,.-.-.'0.
, ',' ,." ,', 'j t.
. ,.1'\:" '~'.I." ,:'~.:.:.':.;'.>' ".,.':..' ;,' '".~':'~' '.
..'I.,'.',.",.,'"
. . '.'
0',
, 1 '.
!~
. .~
, -', .:.,
..,'. "., . ,~ ",.( .) ,', ..:' i
rr;-' ..
""~," , 0"
!'.- .
-
V'" --
....,-,
-~
"
;;~"'~:1'
,-
,
[
)"'').
r
\
~
,
: I
; I,.
I
I
!
i I
. I
i
, i
I I
, ,
I r,\.
1'"
I I
~ij
~.
;ll"~:"
ii, ,
r'il'
~\' \l
5\:'!)\)
L
Co
.
,1'1
, .
"~h\'l'.
, ,
.~,
..
,
~
. .~..
.
-".'::..'..,.
..1;_.,','.,;..:
',:,:,,,:,~_".,: :... """,:::,,,,:,,'J.
GOAL: Centers for social services in which a wide array of programs can be coordinated and
provided to the community will be available in all kinds of n'eighborhoods throughout the
City,
STRATEGIES: The City of Iowa City will:
1. Support the work of neighborhood associations and utilize them to promote and understand
neighborhood needs, problems, solutions and programs.
2, Explore the use of eXisting facilities to provide coordinated neighborhood services, Such facilities
would include:
. Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County, The Youth Center and The Senior Center,
. ,Public and private schools and the Grant Wood Area Education Agency;
. Day care centers;
. The University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College; and
Property owned by religious congregations and fratemal organizations.
GOAL: As an employer, Iowa City government will model a leadership role in the area of social
service.
STRATEGIES: The City of Iowa City will:
1.
Provide expanded employment opportunities to persons with disabilities, persons with
employment difficulties and persons seeking work under welfare reform,
Provide on-site day care for employees,
Expand the Human Services Planning Division to include additional staff,
Promote service learning and volunteerism opportunities to its employees.
Maintain an excellent wellness program and family leave polley for its employees.
Aggressively support the ADA by ensuring compliance within its departments and divisions.
2.
3.
4.
5,
6,
GOAL: The City of Iowa City will strengthen its intemal support for human services.
STRATEGIES: The City of Iowa City will:
1. Increase staff within the Human Services Planning Division.
2, Redefine and expand the Human Services Coordinator's role, especially in planning for new
services and mediating among varied community interests.
3, Strengthen partnerships and collaborations with the University of Iowa, the Iowa City Community
School District, the Department of Human Services, businesses, Johnson County and cities and
towns within the County, and human service agencies that are, and those that are not, currently
part of the joint funding process, .'
4, Promote development of innovative human service programs by bringing people together to deal
with emerging community problems,
2
.
"'.
(})
: ,j
liS"
.L.lf",,", ".
'.'-V-' -
~-- - ....0
'),";"
..~', ',r:'~':'
",..'."..
.\-'..
""'1' .:'
'J t. "
... ",)
10,;
\'.' .
" --._, - '~~:", ,
2:l~~:,:A '"
,
r
~
(~
\
"
~
! I'
I
I I
[I
i i
i~
I;
\ I
, l
j
~>
;~';
U'
"-1"
t
,
,",
,cr~'
,1"",'
',.' ",.
. "t'"
, 0"'1,\1..
, t"
~
,
..;,
,
.~." ,
.
. ,.'
. . ---'..- .'" .~~.'. ..~~....".,,,-,.-,.~
......~, ......... ". .~..~_, ,__., .,.....,.-_... ...~..L...._... __
5. Provide technical support for social service providers.
6. Organize a joint agency purchasing co-op to reduce agency operational costs.
7. Coordinate and streamline the process for the City's sliding fee scales and fee waivers.
8, Increase the visibility and presence of the Human Services Planning Division at all local policy
levels.
GOAL: The City of Iowa City will increase its financial support for human services,
STRATEGIES: The City of Iowa City will:
1. Continue participation in The Joint Iowa City/Johnson County/Coralville/United Way Funding
Process.
2. Expand Aid-to-Agencies funding for agencies currently supported by the City I based on cleariy
defined standards and expectations.,
3, Develop criteria :and a financial' plan for funding additional human services,
4. Continue to use a significant portion of the City's Community Development Block Grant funding
to support human service programs and capital needs,
GOAL: '
The City of Iowa City will assume a leadership role and a proactive stance on
accessibility issues to ensure that each and every one of its citizens have equal access
to all aspects of the community.
STRATEGIES: The City of Iowa City will:
1. Fully enforce and comply with tile ADA, making sure that building codes and City ordinances are
in concert with the act.
2. Go above and beyond what is required by law to improve the accessibility of all aspects of City-
owned and City-regulated areas.
3. Expand fixed-route transit to cover more territory, operate during more hours, and be adequately
equipped for persons with disabilities.
4, . Help to ensure that paratransit, such as SEATS, is more demand-responsive, operates during
more hours, and provides services to any persons in need of such services.
5. Ensure that persons with disabilities have access to transportation for non-medical emergencies,
6. Provide sliding-scale fee options for as many City services as possible, This should be done with
minimal bureaucracy and without sacrificing dignity. A single, simple enrollment form is
desirable.
7. Enhance the ability of persons whose first language is not English to use City services,
8. Provide stronger enforcement of the snow removal ordinance to ensure that sidewalks are
cleared.
9. Work to bring appropriate jobs to the community that will offer a safe work environment,
adequate wages and benefits, opportunities for a broad range of abilities, and an overall ~enefit
to the community.
3
-
-
"s\
~,'j'.,",",""""""'"'','''''''''''''''''''''
. ""~"'" , ", ',' "".J,
"0,,.,. '! "
" ~," ; ,.,', "',' '. " .
.', ' '
"
,.'
'.
j'"
1'5
<D
f"i
00,
, ,~.., '., .1', I., /.-"
'".
'.,,1
"""""1
""""""..
I~"-
" ,
.'
_,......;,:,',> :c,
'~
J
':,"
','.
!('.
"::";:".;,."
,",
, '
'......
, ': ~ . "i
'. I,"
. ~::_~} ':~; ,.::.;..,.;...~.,:;...........:;.;.~",;.;..".",,~~.~-.:.:..~:.~;~j2~~l'A"""~._;~__.: ,',:.~~,
'.
',t"
, ,
,I
I
i
I
I
,
......___~._,_._.:.-_..~:~;~A....:.....'.........;.,._~..,-:~_~~:.. .
10, Encourage flexible work arrangements such as job sharing, flexible scheduling and home-based
work.
11. Require that new apartment construction has accessible units in every building.
12. Ensure that an appropriate supply of adequate, affordable housing is available for all citizens,
especially low to moderate income earners and persons with disabilities,
,-
I
GOAL.: Before action is taken on any matters being considered by Iowa City's City Council, its
Commissions, Boards, or Committees, there will be discussion and consideration of the
potential impact upon the social service needs of the people in this community.
STRATEGY: The City of Iowa City will recognize that such discussion and consideration are
particularly necessary when decisions in the following areas are pending:
. Housing
. Transportation
Parks and Recreation
. City Services and Fees
Economic Development
. Public Safety
- ,
jecoghslvision.sl
.1
,
f'
:,,~":.::.-
.\ '
\",
.,~
1',;
(:C~
\J
m
I ~:
,
l(q
J.!t
'\
"\:
........ '1
. ",:':..:-
. ':'
.'
18S)
4
" ,''',
"'\,1'
::(,,-,- 0"-."'.".'. ",~,
-',' . - ,. .
. -_.--..----~
.,,~~.-.7.~:_:.:~ ,--~ ,'.'{. .,.",:-
, ,,',::":':'11':'
l' ""''''''',' "7, ",::,_."...._,.,-,.,."."-,~, ~',,,,,,,.v,,,w",'~I"",",""",", ,',"'1'."...:,",:,"
" " . ;" :,1., '~':'.;';'; ;.":_;;'.... :-~ \. '. ':'. \ " ",' ",'I. ;';",,:,.' . ',;.('
,",:.., 0,"-'" ""1"',',' , '.. "n5'" ,', 0"'"
,'-,'- ',:\), .,' "> ~ '~~~>-" ,,)).\~>':S'i;I.~:'i., .... " , ,:,':~.' ''-t, ',\lt~~:';~';;_~:;;JI{"f' ;~\,
'1"'-"'"
~ '::.-;- ;;- ....1\
~~~5":,:.~ ' ,!'
,. )<'i'
"-,
.,
, "' '
.
"'.
'.<.1. . .. (','
.::' ':"~~,~-:\'t~".. ....
''..'
"
"
,
,
, ,
..o' "
.'......'
.::,:.1':
\ ."
\'-. .
,..
. '.
"
... '; .- >~~:~24.'~~~~ ,~,~~'..,,~:-, ~'~.~"';~;,.,-;.~,,"~!~:,, ~.~, .;, ,.:.,....;.~"..-';.-:~':.,,-i....'"'~. .:_.10 ,~_.:.. ~_:~ _::.:
June 30, 1994
Vision Statement - Transportation Task.Force
The quality of life for residents of Iowa City is and will continue to be enhanced by a balanced,
multi-modal system for the transportation of people. This is a system which will accommodate
motor vehicles, public transit, bicycles, general aviation, and pedestrians all as legitimate fonns
of mobility in the community, In addition, although transparent to most of its citizens, Iowa City
is enhanced by having readily available freight access to the national transportation network
via the air, truck, and rail modes.
.' ~,
. '
The following goals are listed in priority order under each subheading.
,
We must strive to maintain:
1.
.< 2,
.~
3.
i
I~' .~:
~j~','
:,~ :.:
;~
~
j''"(~
III' )
(I
I ~
II
It
1"
[I ,
.~
~.,~;r,,":"
~.
I',t .
I
-~
c: ~-
'A., , 0
," ---
Our high level ,of transit and paratransit selVice.
Our well-maintained and safe transportation infrastructure.
A city government and transportation planning process which are open to input from
citizens, which will ensure adequate attention is paid to all fonns of transportation.
,\
lD
4.
Modest traffic congestion and good air quality in our community, including its
neighborhoods.
\" ,
5,
The character of Iowa City, which includes a vital, pedestrian-friendly downtown, a
population appreciative of and willing to use the multi-modal transportation system
available to them, and compact neighborhoods which encourage non-motorized modes
of transportation.
6.
An efficient, well-managed, downtown automobile parking system which will strive to
cope with downtown parking capacity issues through a wide range of solutions which
might include but not be limited to:
: l..!'
7,
a. Varied rate structures, depending on location and duration of parking.
b. Establishment of a carpool clearinghouse.
c. Passenger rail link to Cedar Rapids,
d. Downtown businesses and offices promoting use of altemative transportation for
their employees,
e, Peripheral commuter parking lots,
A transportation system which enhances the quality of life for persons with disabilities,
:....
"5\
'T ...
, \'
l""""'.<.,."'.."".""""...''"~''C"'''...'''''. "'''''l-:''''I!''~' .'".: .'" I' ,.. ....'.::1/..
"",',0'..;-', ":/~;"':'\ " . ,";:'0"""
, ' ", ".,..', '1'" ,:15" r ,,'
....,. u ."", ',' "'. .,~~,' ,,/:,:,::')" .... ' ':~;~~/:"I._I:',,."'-":I';/<;
.' ,,'" c.
....:-"...,"
','- ,~'
~;?','i:',
"
.'.'
"",,1
'."!""",\,
"
j
',"
,'-to'_';
,.....:,.' ""
", -'-~.~k'I;;-
".",:~"I~,
)~>. .
:~.
',:
. !(
,
.'
,p"
.' --->....,..,.-'.. ,";: .;" ..'
___L~" _'~'.t~,~~~~.," ~""'A'c.J.i~""~,"':~""""='.-""""",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,j_~"'C.~'~"'l''''''''''''''''~''''''''''~~~~__~__.' .__.. _'~"" .~_ .._...~..~".k.."".~ ....__'"""'*'".~_......__~__ . ,.,,'
2
We must strive to improve:
1. A street system which will accommodate all modes of transportation efficiently and
effectively. Underdesigned streets become dominated by automobiles and create
unsafe, unpleasant environments for walking, bicycling, and wheelchairs; and less
efficient transit service. Traffic calming measures and other management techniques
should be more vigorously examined and considered for the downtown area, as well as
for appropriate neighborhoods.
2, Traffic control devices and street markings which are sensitive to the needs of bicyclists,
pedestrians, and persons in wheelchairs; as well as motor vehicles, Pedestrian acc'ess
across major streets must be balanced with the need to move arterial street traffic
efficiently,
3. Pedestrian walkways, bicycle trails and multi-use pedestrian/bicycle facilities must
continue to receive increased emphasis. Sidewalks of adequate width should be
provided along all streets, curb ramps should be installed, and snow removal
requirements enforced. Signage should clearly indicate multi-use facilities.
i 5.
"
!
,
6.
7.
d
(
" 8.
~
,
~
,j
.-."
\I'"
~
t .
~r 0
4. Financing arrangements which will eliminate the annual fiscal vulnerability of public
transit and paratransit.
'j"" "
Transit service that is frequent enough, extensive enough, and late enough in the
evening that transit is perceived as a reasonable altemative to the automobile.
The negative impact of our transportation system on the environment.
Bicycle parking facilities in the downtown area, both by increasing the number of usable
spaces, and the level of security.
The management of regional transportation in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids corridor by
invElstigating action to form a TMA (Transportation Management Area) between Iowa
City and Cedar Rapids. This would better enable our local officials to affect transporta-
tion management.
"
As the community changes in the future, the City should pay increased attention to innovative
_ even adventurous - methods of maintaining and improving our transportation system,
jccogadmlvlslon,sl
"
I'SI
.
, ,.'
.' '.;:;
Ill)
,.~-,,_.. "..-. -- . ,~.'...::,,"--': ,:,,:.:~;;,;,','
'] ~,',", .".".."',.".,',....,,....,.'....'1"'-..' "."1 ','
~ '''il'' ,.....' "'.',,, , .. '.
'.",:,:,;.(),;,/;(, '~(<"i"'\ .",.,i' " "..')5" ". ,17';)
, '.,...... f'i.,ji'::\""'"!),,:,~,~,,,::,:(>,: ,', ",': """/''''' '. ''''-, ,u/',.",
, ,. \ ..... " , ,.' ,,' .'" "', ,'., "".,'.., ~..,t".'.'," J.....,,'., ,
,,1:11 (" rl
..'.'.,:..,,:'.,
\ '. ,
or;.
~~:J},.
"
;",
"I
'\\"
-,;-r. ",.t,..
,
",
,
':.'
,
"'-"
~'
.
.
..._..!.'.'.
"
IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
1801 South Riverside Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52246
Office Phone (319) 356-5045
J\
MEMO
DATE: July 13,1994
TO:
Iowa city city council
Ron O'Neil, Airport Manager QN.. 6,
Airport Master Plan
FROM:
RE:
The current Airport Master Plan was completed in 1982. Although
the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) was updated as recently as 1991, the
main comprehensive plan for the Airport is twelve years old. It
should be revised to reflect the changes that have occurred since
1982 and to depict future plans. (The ALP is part of the Master
Plan document.)
In September of 1991, a preapplication was. filed with the FAA
Central Region office for funding for a Feasibility Study/Master
Plan for the Iowa city Airport. In February of 1992, the
Commission received FAA funding and contracted with Coffman
Associates to conduct the first phase of this preapplication, the
Feasibility Study. This was a study to assess capabilities ~nd
restrictions of the Airport and to forecast the aviation needs of
Iowa city and the surrounding area for the next twenty years.
The eleven month study included an analysis of current operations
and recommendations for meeting future needs and requirements. The
desired goal of the study was to provide assistance in determining
how to proceed with developing an Airport Master Plan.
During the study, an advisory group met several times to discuss
information and provide recommendations to the consultants. The
group was comprised of business and community leaders, with a wide
range of interests represented.
The next phase of the planning process is to conduct a Master Plan
Study. The Master Plan Study will prepare an outline to provide
for the aviation needs of. Iowa City for the next ten to twenty
years. This will include capital improvement proj'ects and cost
estimates for those projects. It will prioritize the projects,
which will assist in budget projections for capital improvement
projects. The list will include projects eligible for roOT and FAA
funding, as well as projects that will 'require 100% local funding.
Q
, ,~
'.".
\,s~
--
;...]'"
.- ,."....r', . '. ., ~.. ,.,
f'
)5 \
.. ~
10',
;C"'- 0
, ~~ .:.
..- I
"~_ r~
~'
, \
....
'-""-',':" ,\
~t:u.i1';- .
, . ., ! . ,~
I:'
.'
.',;'1
.
. " \~. ..
,": ~I.I ~ I;' . .
.':'. '1,,0"
.'
','
.'N"!,
.,.'" .
~'
j
j
I
" ~. .-,
,
.
~
.,. "
.~. ..'-~;:~. :..... ,": .,,,-,_..d2.. ...."" ~":'_~""~I,,:,,,,_';,..~.,;,~:..~',;..'_'''''''L'~:'':~'''''' _ ".....:....u,~._~ _ _'~ '
'.._____.. ~_"_~"_"~ ,,_.. w.. ..__,_..wN......_-._-......_~".~
i
. '1
,
"
The Iowa city Airport is scheduled to receive FAA funding for a
Master Plan study in FY 95. That will be sometime after October 1,
1994. The FAA estimated that a Master Plan study would cost in
the range of $ 50,000 to $ 65,000.
Several issues should be addressed concerning Master Plan, Study
funding.
1) . Although scheduled for funding in FY 95, it could be June or
July of 1995 before Congress passes an appropriations bill. A bill
for partial funding for FY 94 projects was finally passed in June
1994.
'.
2). There are several cases pending concerning Airport zoning
issues. In order to know what the future plans are for property on
the Airport and restrictions surrounding the Airport, the Master
Plan Study must be completed. You will be receiving information
from the Airport zoning commission within the next few weeks
concerning a recommended zoning change for Runway 06. Although
Changing the local ordinance may be beneficial to the City in
pending litigation, those changes must consequently be incorporated
into the ALP. The ALP must be approved by the Federal Aviation
Administration in order to be eligible for Airport Improvement
Program (AlP) funding. The AIP is the primary source of funding
for major capital improvement projects. In conversations with the
FAA planner for Iowa city, he cautioned against trying to patch the
ALP together to meet individual si tuations. He recommended
revising the ALP as the Master Plan Study is conducted.
3) . If the ALP is changed to benefit a particular situation, it
may restrict the options available when the entire ALP is developed
during the Master Plan Study. until the complete situation is
analyzed, there is no way of knowing how specific changes may alter
the planning process.
,',
',;--.
\,
i
" I!
I
In conclusion, funding the Master Plan locally may be advantageous
for pending litigation and would provide a plan sooner than waiting
for FAA funding. An advantage of waiting for Federal Aviation
Administration funding is that the FAA will pay 90% of the costs
for the Master Plan Study.
If you require additional information, please contact ,me at 356-
5045. I will be at the July 18 Council meeting to answer any
questions you may have.
Il' ,
lI'i
UJ,
,
cc: .' Steve Atkins, city Manager
Anne Burnside, First Assistant city Attorney
Iowa City Airport Commission
, :!
":~"":'I
'~ .
,..
'Ill
h ~ -'
~(,.."
L_"'\;..l
C, p ;_..h.....,_..' 'I iII- "':',,:.
" " 0 >, ,"', .,.',.
----. -----_.---------_.~_._---. ------
.
,-~ -I ~.,
",......,
",'1'
~~,
t.,'
.,
.1\'" '
i"j'
;.
'. ....~~~\j,~ .
. ,~ , ..
',,'
"
, '
...
,
,
'~""'.
,'.\..
, "
. . .., ' . .
.,.: .'~.~ .",~";:'",-,::'",...,.~.....,:. ,'~","_"': ;;.....l.' ,;j U, ::,;;.;:..'1..,:,:.: ~ ;"~.~,..-,,,',.;.,.; :~""'.;"'- '_..'r_?......~..__:~:..
.
.. .. " ....~,,,.,.~ ';,..".:,::. ".~.'/~""_''''.- -....
410 EAST WASIIINGTON STREET. IOWA CITY. IOWA l2240.1126' Ill91 ll6.l000' fAX Il19) ll6.l009
"$3
"1:-"':',"::'f""\"WI:""'F:""'.I;:~.'
',5
"
July 14, 1994
Hubert Yeggy
Bernard Yeggy
1525 Prairie du Chien
Iowa City, Iowa 52245
~&..
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Leonard and Maxine Yeggy
840 St. Anne's Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52245
Wilfred Yeggy
834 St. Anne's Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52245
Re: Mediation of Disputes
Dear Yeggys:
The City Council of Iowa City has asked that we contact you to offer the
possibility of using a mediation process to resolve the existing disputes about the
use of your land for the storage of junk and salvage material.
;;-'
.,~
l
\
\
,,~
V0
I',
Mediation is an out-of-court process which uses a trained intermediary to
help the parties discuss a dispute and reach some middl~ ground which both sides
can accept.
Mayor Susan Horowitz suggested that if you do have an interest in
participating in mediation, or if you would like more information about the process,
you should call me at 356-5030.
"
. Yours truly,
,
I
: I
, I
II
I ~:.
I
~
)~
Anne G. Burnside
First Assistant City Attorney
.
cc ::llrnCfirNew.m~"rf.,:C3.,!~)jti:YLCit~;;Attor.neV
Steve Atkins, City Manager
Douglas Boothroy, Director, H.LS.
City Council
""",',1',::;
I~)(
~;
,.
il'I'"
"
I,
I..~
1[--.''''''-0
'~ '
, _~U__
...." 1v
.0, .,:.),~;\:.",....,:::,..",:....
--
l
, ,
, ,
i
I
I
!
f" ,
.
'.
o
)"1
,
'.
1.0..,'<:,,'.
,',", '
,. "., .' .. .f
"'+""'\"',.1.
.(~~:\.
< '
":":1 ~ ~: ,'.
..t.
~. . j
".,.
',;I
.
,.:, '..
. ,~h,~l:.
" .
/
"
.~,
'.'.,'
~
,.....:.'. ,
~.
, ,
.
f
, ' '
. .. -,.. :.~~~~,.::,:,-.. ., ,. . '". ..",.-...,-"-.,,_.~..,,.,. ,;.",..: ..' .,...'--'-'.;........_,..,,>...:,~..,,~.~" ",.'~,)." ",.,,:.,,...,,..:..~~. --_: . .
....-. _ ,,_'" ',' '" ... ...."...,., ..,,_~ '_'_"'~."''''''''''''.,"'L''_........._ .""_
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 14, 1994
To: The Honorable Mayor Susan M. Horowitz and Members of the City Council
From: Linda Newman Gentry, City Attorney
Re: Update on City v. Hubert Yeggy and Bernard Yeggy (Prairi du Chien Property)
Case No, 38108
The following is a chronology of events which should provide background and bring you up-to-
date with regard to the above citation:
1. On February 23, 1994, H.I.S. sent a notice of violation to the Yeggys regarding the
property at 1525 Prairie du Chien, Hubert and Bernard Yeggy live at this property. Wilfred,
Leonard and Maxine Yeggy reside on St. Anne's Drive. We have recently heard that Leonard
is in a nursing home and Maxine has been appointed his guardian.
2. The notice of violation stated that on February 18, 1994, an inspector observed a
violation of ~24-1 01 (a), "allowing junk or salvage ll)aterialsto be collected and to remain upon
exterior or property." The notice gave the Yeggys until April 15, 1994 to abate the violatio"n
by removing the junk and salvage materials from the property.
G>
"
.(
(--
\
\
~
1/
3, On April 22, 1994, H.I.S. issued a municipal infraction citation to Hubert and Bernard
Yeggy for the violation described above. The citation instructed the Yeggys to make an initial
appearance at the Courthouse on May 7, 1994.
4. The Yeggys called various City Council members very soon after being served with the
citation because their copy of the citation contained an illogical initial appearance dafe. We
do not have a copy of that citation. In speaking with H,I.S. staff, it seems that the dates on
the citation were changed, and the changes did not show the same on the various copies of
the form. The error generated confusion, but City staff has clarified their procedures to avoid
such errors in future.
! .1'
~
5. . On May 4, 1994 the Yeggys filed an "Appearance and Plea" claiming the City was
again trying to circumvent the ruling of Magistrate, McDonald.
I
, I
II
Ii
II
i ,b,
llJ
,j
6. On May 10,1994 the Yeggys filed a "Motion for a Bill of Particulars and Motion to
Dismiss." On May 20, 1994, Anne Burnside filed the City's response to the request for a bill
of particulars and a resistance to the motion to dismiss, and memorandum of law in support
of the resistance.
7. On June 10, 1994, Yeggys filed another Motion to Dismiss. They attached four
affidavits from neighbors to this motion.
\'45&.\
0'
,~,,:' . . ." "
)"".,-,'".......,,,..,..^"',.,.,',.n'
,'. ",;"<~'" . \ " ;'~"
> .1;,;,'.\,.',.: .'
',~^ ,-,','(" "'. ,.,
.,."...~'5}1 d.,
.......,....,,,,1,..,,'.
'(C,'; --.,
,i 0
,
"
_. -,-~
-
L
,- - '"
- -
M
"
". ",.,.' ^.
;"j
m~' '.f
.,,1',
i
I
.,
(-
'\
,;II
r-'~~
I
i ~
I
I
\
'I
;;"
'1
,~
~'~"
:~.
*
h
l
tr....m -
:L__o
.,
, ,~ ~" ~
'~
, .
, '. \~.
. ,'1 i,~I,:. .
'..1', ..
,~.
"
,
,'.1
'~1-
.
....
_:.. _: ,...~I ,.:_:~. '.,' .... "..', .':.-../."..:.J ,.~,.'.; .~, '\ ~. .,~.; .t.;,... :..~ ''''' ,....:-- ",~",,:,:,:,; ,':.
2
8. Prior to receiving these affidavits, Building Inspector Terry Goerdt met with Anne
Burnside to discuss whether the City had any evidence to prove the second element of our
nuisance ordinance, prejudice to others, Upon review of the file and H.I.S. records, it was
determined that the only named complainant for the Prairie du Chien property was Doug
Boothroy, Director of Housing & Inspection Services. Thus, unlike the case on St. Anne's
Drive where numerous neighbors were willing and able to testify to the negative impact of the
use of the property on their property, we had no evidence but the photos ,of the junk.
9. Terry Goerdt and Anne Burnside met with Doug Boothroy to review the case in light
of the affidavits. It was agreed that Anne Burnside would contact the affiants and determine
in greater detail how they viewed the property and the City's action. Anne was able to reach
three of the four affiants by phone. They were unanimous in stating that while they did not
particularly like the way Yeggy's property looked, they did not mind it. They felt it did not
bother or harm them and it did not adversely impact their property. All but one neighbor said
the junk was being stored when they moved to the neighborhood, and they accepted it as part
of the neighborhood,
10. Anne then researched the common law of nuisance to determine if the simple existence
of the junk was sufficient to create a nuisance, or if some harm to the area must be proved.
Anne found that statutes and ordinances regarding nuisance do not supersede the common .
law. Guzman v. Des Moines Hotel Partners, 489 N.W.2d 7,10 (Iowa 19921. Therefore, the
precise wording of our ordinance will not alter how the court determines whether a nuisance
exists: the court should use the common law stan'dard.
The measure of the harm which will justify abatement of a claimed nuisance is whether the
"annoyance is such as would cause physical discomfort or injury to a person of ordinary
sensibilities." Schloffelt v. Vinton, 109 N.W.2d 695 (Iowa 19611. "That a thing is unsightly
or offends the aesthetic sense does' not ordinarily make it a nuisance or afford grounds for
injunctive relief." LivinQston v. Davis. 50 N.W.2d 592 (Iowa 1951), From this we concluded
that if we tried the case based solely on Terry Goerdt's testimony and photographs, we would
either lose at the trial court level or on appeal.
11. Anne Burnside discussed these findings with Doug Boothroy. He was not pleased with
the prospect of having the Yeggys win the case relating to the Prairie du Chien property. We
discussed the high likelihood that as abatement on St. Anne's Drive continues, the Yeggys
will move that junk to the Prairie du Chien property. We agreed to dismiss the citation, to
monitor the properties closely, and to refile the case when our evidence is clear.
12. The meeting between Anne Burnside, Doug Boothroy and Terry Goerdt was held late
Friday, June 24, 1994. Anne filed a Dismissal Without Prejudice on Monday, June 27, 1994,
one day before the scheduled trial. As a courtesy to the Yeggys, Anne called Wilfred Yeggy
on Monday to inform him of the dismissal and to ask him to relay the message to his brothers
because they woul!! likely not get the notice in the mail before making a trip to the
courthouse.
\tSL\
l
I
I
,
~.
.
@
I,"
,
. ',1 '!
"
, \:
""''''')'s.ld,;
""",.".".-,,'\
--
.~"
,],,~...,;,;..~
0', '"
,", ' '::',". ;': ,,- \;i:::
~,.' , '-';""
'''-'''~,,'''~'-''.''''',''''''',,'''',
~',:,
....;.~~\~ ',,"
",\:"
1,-':
,.
..~
.~ :"".i~:' '.
.~~'
.J" .
,
"
',~. .
'~ ., I
. '.,.' ,'I .....: ".-.
.. ..~';.~'~~~~2't.~~!'L..:'.....~~:~~;~~~t.;'~'oi~~i~.~.:J>O:<:'~_''''''~~~ri."-<';~"~~Ii~~.....";.j;;'.;~~.~.~~~___..__...~,_._....:__"..".~...,,,~''''''''ft._..:,~~~.~~'___~_~S_.
3
I,"'
13. On Monday afternoon, June 27, 1994, Terry Goerdt informed us that he had received
many telephone calls from angry people on Prairie du Chien, It seems the Yeggys had
constructed a corrugated sheet metal fence on the property during the weekend. Anne asked
Terry to photograph the fence to determine if it met the City's fence regulations. Anne
obtained the names of the angry phone callers and on July 13, 1994, wrote to the callers to
ascertain if any of them can provide evidence of actual harm as a result of the Yeggys' use
of their property.
, .'.,
We will continue to monitor this matter as it progresses. I trust this will be of some
assistance to you, but please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions.
LNG/mm
cc: Steve Atkins, City Manager
Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
Marian Karr, City Clerk
Anne Burnside, First Assistant City Attorney
Doug Boothroy, Director of H.1. S.
Terry Goerdt, Building Inspector
".
f:lcadatallogallmarymlyeggy.mmo
-,'I,:
f-.i'
Ii
I
I
I ~,
I
I
I
I
I
[~: \
,[ I
I
,/
\"'"
ti
." f;
I~':"
~:,l'.,
V
W '
'[~
,
i
" ,.
, ,
([' ',., , ,-',' ',.', ',.. IT
J '." 0
'" , "
. -------~
,,',-7~ ,~~<,~~:" " \
-, i"""
.., ...., ~ '
,
\ ~S'-t,i:J'
'. '.'::; '~..~,r::'.
j'~'-""'-"-""~"""","'ffl""''''"'''''''''''''''-''T'''''''''''' ,'I ,\.
':;:"o~<,;,,{,\T',:..,.':'.\. ,',' , "..' ,',,', '\..', "',.;: '5"'",;. ,,1"1;'/
'...t,.J.......... ..1'...,...',.:.,.'.-,....,.' ...-.,'1. ,'J., ,U>-
" .' ,,~;; "', ,:.' . i.;,::' It?,'; .c. ':..' '..' '. ',,'._ :,.'.'_.. "i',;..,""'" .,i.""',.I.,,':,::,I'.
.', "
'. '
....;.,!
..,~ '. .
.,
~',
"
;-.
. ',"','
. ~~. .
. -."'\\(
',:. . ., .,',-,"
.
" '
.j:",
,"
,
.. . . '~.,.. .
".:
,"'
.
.
"
'j-
_'''J~'~ :~~~'~ .e..., . '" ,,'. .",,~ ,'._".'~' ..'~, ,.~:,. ,.:.',.;.., ....'-"L';;:.~,~..,_"......; """j'.;, W ,_:....__~...~~.._..:~....,;. _:.'- _ .
_ ,"._"u _,_~~~"_""'~'~ .._.__.,.",..C.,..,...,.".,.....,."."~.~_,._.,.,.~,,,.~. .... .
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 15, 1994
To: Honorable Mayor Susan M, Horowitz and Members of the City Council
From: Linda Newman Gentry, City Attorney
Re:
Information from April 1994 Government Practice Section Seminar; Iowa State
Bar Association: Creative Financing
"
..
".
As I mentioned to you informally in the recent past, I wanted to report briefly on a portion of
the Seminar for an Iowa State Bar Association education program held in Des Moines last
April. The presentation was made by two very competent bond counsel, Ivan Webber and
William Noth, both affiliated with the Ken Haynie law firm in Des Moines.
, ,
,
Much of the discussion focused on the Dubuque case, which found that the City of Dubuque
had taken a very creative and broad-brush approach to economic development by combining
grants and loans of public monies for job-creation (Chapter 15A, Iowa Codel, together with
urban renewal and tax increment financing, Bradv v. City of Dubuque, 495 N,W.2d 701 (Iowa
1993). You may recall discussion of the case in the newspaper, which only focused on the
fact that a "century farm" cannot be part of an urban renewal project. However, that matter
is being taken care of legislatively.
More importantly, both Ivan and Bill strongly recommended looking at "development
agreements" or "redevelopment agreements" on a case-by-case basis, rather than trying to
set the rules for an entire area, or an entire portion of the city.
.....~
I :,
\),
From watching the current Council's struggles with the Near Southside redevelopment plan,
and some new and different "visions" of that area, I suggest that we "step back and take a
broader look" at possible development and redevelopment packages, which might include the
following factors:
. I,;
'~c~
1.
Do we want to create jobs downtown, during redevelopment? If so, we need to
incorporate into our urban renewal plan portions of Chapter 15A concerning job-
creation. This might enable the City to provide grants, loans, guarantees, and also
provide financing for public improvements.
;,
2.
,
Do we want to consider a partnership between the City and the County, since the
County has a much bigger debt limit than the City?
I
I I
i ~;, I
tL;
'.
3,
Do we want to work out agreements with developers, with certain trade-offs which
might do away with tax-exempt financing benefits, Hpwever, this might be a' way to
get a project accomplished, and get what both the developer and the, City want on
both sides.
(C',.......
\ Cl
:'i.
- .1
'" 6~~_W~
'I'
-
\~S,
)__0..".....'....,""",..0'," "[" '."', 1"".'1'
" ,,' "., ".." 0"
, 0,.,.: ',::, \, oJ c.. I, '
~ .~I' ,.I' , ;4.. ~ .., "" I":
.-....,,;
~:,~~,i'.};':'" ,<
..
:',,';' .-.-
': .;.,,"';,
,'?':F,\\,l'
>,i,"<:'V'" f',:
,.,!:
': ' ~. 'I.::' . ~ .. t
-"'-"',
,":'.',:...:,.
"
',:< "j'
,.
"'.j;."'"
.'
,-':",",',' . , , . ~'"
'. ," ., . '; ",;:-:.". ," , "'.: "~.," ~ ..,,,.. :. .. '.
_ __L:,~~~'l;"':' " ~~'~~L~~~~~'~.::L~~t<.~~~:~._~~.~~~~_~____ __,~>-_~_'~'A"'___'___ ...__-._~~~_~
2
"j
In a word, the attempt to establish a "plan" or "area" in which every development will "fit or
not fit" is, I believe, some of your frustration with recent redevelopment plans, processes and
projects, Thus, it might be well to rethink your Near Southside approach, and consider
whether you want to combine some of these "broad tax-benefit packages available under
state law" with other job-creating benefits under state law, or whether you simply want to
"get the best benefit of your bargain on a case-by-case basis with each developer."
'I
, i
,
',:'
i
Of course, any "creative financing" that will require City financing, or other financing which
attempts to be tax-exempt as municipal bonds, must seek the assistance of our legal bond
counsel in Des Moines, namely Ken Haynie, Ivan Webber or Bill Noth. In any event, I wanted
to pass this information on to you, FYI.
~ "
"
",
cc: City Manager
Assistant City Manager
City Clerk
City Attorney Office Staff
Karin Franklin, Director, PCD
David Schoon, Economic Development Coordinator
n\memos\creatlln,lng
i
.,;
1
I
I
, ~
"
.......:i;
~
.~
,-
~""V
1/
II ;, i
. I
I I
I !
,
I
I
I
,if: 0 1~
". ,,:_:~
'\'. '
O!,;,:>,:",_",,':',.,;.::,: .
'1"."J"".'",,"
- I,
, \'.'
-~
.. )~:,\::..
L:~-
:r-,'
,-. \
, ..".<:......:',:\..
,;":..:;.l,,.;'~,~, o':',"":':.~;:I"\"" "'~fr,"?70'"::'\,"r:':""';~"\:!"igrC:;~""~"r?'~!'?".:,J"[}.....i:'i
'",,'" ',' .', "..", """,' '..' ',15, \, U 'i
. .'".' .:1,.... _.;,~..:,\:',',':,I,I'\.,~:,}::,;,,::\:_,)<';:':. ":> , . ...:':'.-". :,';':',',::~:~",;(..,\,.:.,.},d.;
} 1SS-
410 EAST WASHINOTON snEET I IOWA CITY. IOWA 12140.1126 1(l19) "6.1000' FAX (119) "6"00'S'~'r:,
\9 , ,',':.',:',
j""""'".."'".....,..:,""""."""""'.",..,.,,"'''"'''''"'''''',,.,.,' "';"'1' ,.,~:~!;
.. I'''' .\,;;,:.;:\l,::~~:; ()~j,~\:;~~:}':':<', '\~{f;~~':?,i',~.i::::...,I',~':~.::',..:':>:,.,':,>',,'':.:' :::',::..1" "~'.'~_':" ',:.,,:}j's'; :''',:.~'::;),:.,':, :'r~t:({
'; . ',':.:~,,': . ,';''';: .":.,"I',\},':' '<oJ;.>":" ,.,1~:,~'_~;.!.).<:,;'::..::!:;,i';::-:r,:::,::.':\':;;,.,: " : - '~:: ,:(;.i: ,.'f,~" ",'.. ' ':'i;>;~i,;..;,!:,~,bd/;::,
,'". .', ,
. . ,." .
, . - - , ... '","
._.-.~.....;.-_.~--,~..."'..""'.."..-j"'-""",...........,~.""._,....""'_.......,, .
July 14, 1994
~,&..
CITY OF IOWA CITY
"',!
~ .!
Ms, Ginna Booth, Regional Director
Iowa Mediation Service, Eastern Central Region
3349 Southgate Court SW
Cedar Rapids IA 52404
i
,I
Re: Request for List of Mediators
'..l
Dear Ginna:
.'"'-
,
i
":'1
The City Council is interested in using mediators for certain City-related disputes, Specifically,
the City Council has requested that I search out a list of full-time mediators, or other trained
mediators used by your service, if such a list is possible.
i
.' I
'I
i
I
, Again, I want to thank you for your explanation of your services, and I look forward to hearing
from you soon.
...! .
"
1
I
. ~
Cordially yours,
.r
r1
\
,a
';'r,
I'i
i ;.
I '
,
I
I
~~
Linda Newman Gentry
City Attorney
cc: City Council - FYI
City Manager
Assistant City Manager
City Clerk
Inglbooth.ltr ,
I,
.'
"
.
([
!',' ." ,." ,()
"'f, ". .
~"TA
U8 ;':~7,~,"",',,". ,
I....);:,.~:: :11',"",
L
, ,
'. I,
, '
l
:,' I
. "'j
. ".;'";."
I
.':\
;l
...
,\",
\' I
r~l
~ .
"r'
, . ~, \; I.,
.... '."
.
\~,
....J
1
",
.
,:.~ .,-~:.~ :..
,,,,.,,",_,,',':,.,"~.'.''',,'_1... )...._,"..L._..' ..y""',,....
P'
.
.." .. ",~,-"",,"'" . . ., ....,-...... "." .._......-.'--~,... .
\'S1
',c...".,..",T......r'....
rj S
F f"'
,.
July 15, 1994
~;&..
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Ms. Dee Murrey, Attorney At Law
Pizza Hut Inc.
Law Department
P.O. Box 783186
Wichita, KS 67278-3186
Mr. Bill Mihalopoulos
11 05 West Benton Street
Iowa City, IA 52246
RE: PIZZA HUT SIGN AT 127 IOWA AVE., IOWA CITY, IA
Dear Ms. Murrey and Mr. Mihalopoulos:
j',
~~
r '
\
\
~
I I
,
"
A sign, which I understand belongs to the Pizza Hut corporation, at the above referenced
location has led to discussions within the City of Iowa City regarding the characteristics of
an awning as compared to a sign.
When the Department of Housing and Inspections Services (H.I.S.) issued the permit to Mr.
Mihalopoulos to erect the sign, pursuant to information, from City Awning of South Bend,
H.I.S. based its decision on the assumption the item in question was an awning. After the
item's erection H.I.S. reviewed its decision and concluded the item is a sign rather than an
awning. H.I.S. further determined the sign fails to comply with Iowa City Ordinance 36-
61 (f)( 1). That ordinance is enclosed for your information.
Ii
, I
. I
,
I:
I I
I If'
I "
,
:1
~
\'~
Following discussions on this matter, the Iowa City Council has directed the City Attorney's
Office to request removal of the sign. In a June 1, 1994, letter the City Attorney requested
Mr. Mihalopoulos, whose name appears on the permit, voluntarily remove the noncomplying
sign. However, it has now been determined Pizza Hut owns the sign. The City Council hopes
the sign will be voluntarily removed because it fails to comply with the Iowa City Code of
Ordinances. However, if Pizza Hut fails to remove the noncomplying sign within two weeks
from the date of this letter, the City of Iowa City will be forced to pursue compliance with its
ordinances by legal avenues.
h'~{(
'~':
\" '
1~~~
l.;
410 EAST WASHINOTON STREET. IOWA CITY. IOWA 11140.1Il6. (1191 J16.,000. FAX (Jill Jl6.1009
(~r-
" . 0
,} --- --.. ---~-----~---
'd'-- ~ - ~.
~~,~"
_0"
)....".'."...'....."."
....'0.;....... "
, . "'''..
, . .
.,..... ,", "
~ ,,' ". " .
A
\::J
I.l
'.
I 0,
.,' .:,',,'1
~ :<-~:~,:,: ,::",: ~.,'~: ~
:mJlm{',)
L '.,"';
""...:
,...
"
'''\:.)f':,~g:..,';
.... "
',.
..
;.
.'
,".' '~.-.:','
>'
, ',~'.
-.""
.~~'
,
'.:';-,'
..', . _':, ~'~~'~~,';2;~::'j;.......~,~,,, ':""~~'~~~0.4~..."..,~;"';,,~;~~~,...~~~~_,..,.,..;;;~..:~~...:~~. ..:~__~,;."
" . ,.-.:.,~-,...>
',.'"
",.
. ,
. .
.._..__......~_._.-:_~......,.....:.;;.;.,'..;'~N...,'.~_'_.....:.:__.:.;_~-. ,
,,", .
i
i
" .'
Ms. Murrey, I have enclosed the NFPA recommendations, as determined by the fire chief,
regarding ladder access you recently requested from Andy Rocca of the Iowa City Fire
Department.
I"~
, I
i
Please feel free to contact me at 319-356.5030 if either of you wish to discuss this matter.
"!
, j
i
Sincerely yours,
,r,
,
"
Patricia J. Cone-Fishe
'~'.
1
".
Enclosures
cc: Linda Newman Gentry, City Attorney
Stephen Atkins, City Manager
Douglas Boothroy, Director, Housing and Inspections Services
Honorable Mayor Susan M. Horowitz, and Members of the City Council
',~- >
.... 0;
-:- ,~;
-,;
'.;',
\'
, '
,'I:
. .!
.,
'I'
, I
fI, . I.
I'
I
;\
.'
.'
([ .....,;;;;. ......".,~~_'A,,~~. ",
, ..... 0"
"1 ',' ,'...
,---.',:' ...... ","
..",.... "-
"",1\',
" .;_:,,_~,..;.'ii.':
1 "~'''.t'/'''''''''~'' "',r"..,.....'I'::,'".ll."'\.::'f,'.l:~n~l*'.r-f,v~r;I'ir!~l.A.....7;'~".I.-l.:,
\ ,JI(\~ I' "\ ' \ ,;,. --D":!
,"', "i '0', ;,~'1 '.1'" \ r (J C.'I ,,",:'-. ' ,,:',:t
, ::: ,'l~\ '~:/ ,\}(':'II" ,'f."., ~"W!. "(\'.,or''';:,:i-''''',~:,,~;'(
'1S1
. "~I
~ :.-.
.,
."..,",'
. ..:-." ".
'. .
.....,.
-":".~;'.\ :,"..\'
-"',"
.t~".
;.":":,,,
."
-.i
)
--'"
'''':''~
~ '
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
II;.
r"
~ty.
1..f)J (
'i'~.-..-."'."':'
!~~
~;'
L_~
.-:
,
"::":;";'"
. ,~, \1'
. '.( .
.... ",.
",_I
. ,.. J',,~,_
, - ;
,",
.;...'
. .'.;
"
. ., '
'.
''','
'..
P'
. ',-'J
.
,-' ':'
.' :':~~.:~~~'~~~..,~~~~._ f~" .Le ''''''-'~'~'';:'~~; ~'I ~,.,LL ~.;~~i ""~co ""'~.c..:'.....," .,'.:....~...~'.~:;~_~.;.:R..
. .- -~--,_... ...~-_....~.~ ~....~~;......;..,,_.~_....':':~.~:_:':._.-.-_..:....:
MEMORANDUM
Steve Atkins, City Manager
R.J. Winkelhake, Chief of Police ~ Iv
RE: Police/School Liaison Program
DATE: July 15,1994
I have had a number of discussions with individuals and groups of people from
the Iowa City School District about a Police/School Liaison Officer. The
discussions have ranged from what the program would consist of, how it would
work within the school selting, what it would accomplish, to how to pay for the
program.
A great deal of interest and support has been expressed within the school
district. The interest and support has come not only from the office of the
Superintendent, but from the classroom teachers as well. A number of concerns
have also been raised about the proposed program. However the expressed
concerns are far outweighed by the positive response t.o the proposal.
The main topic of discussion of late has been one of funding. In a discussion
with Tom Grieve, Carol Thompson, Cheryl Whitney, Mary Clem and Chief
Bedford last week, it was decided to pursue the necessary funding through
whatever grants may be available. It appears that the proposed program would
be a high priority for the School District if funding can be found. At this point the
school board has not publicly stated that this is a program they want and
support, although I have been lead to believe that the School Board favors the
program. I have asked that this program not be taken to the City Council until
such a time that there was an indication from the School Board of support for the
proposal.
I
J.!
At this lime Mr. Tim Grieve, Assistant Superintendent of the School District
asked if the City could support the proposed program in the following method:
The School Districtand other sources would fund approximately 69% of
the cost if the City would fund 31 %.
"--.' ..~~,..,
1......
", ..V:,l,.,
..,','0"',<'" ;,\,ii"
'."'1' :~"'''..'' ',,'',:';:,;,,', ,:<;,,:,:
-- /,"
Irss
':-:'-;;.,.'-'-.-"'~. ":-"r-'""'''''r'''''':'''.~'I'''[J'':'' '(I! .
.. '15.... "
.. .... '. ., .:,'. .' ,'"
" . ." .....' " ',"
.', ,- ,'. ':".:.,.,~'...".(,. _,,',r \ '.,.i'
fl." ..~ .0.'.
. ~. -'. , -
;~
......,...-,).
~~:{~:>:
,:"'r'
,
. . " '.' ~'..: ,- :': .
""'~..:~:.,.__-,_il:,":;!::~t..-.. 'o.:,L:~~~:~~~PL~:2,~'~.~.::~:~,~~~~~:~L~~~: ,~:,;:':
:f fl' ,
.'1.'
';.___._-.;..._~~._..;._._..._~....,...__:-~.......~......,-....._~A_....;.u_"';': :.
,'~, .(
:
.!
:i
i
I
;
!
Police/School Liaison Program
July 15,1994 '
Page 2
i
. I
]
.....1
I
I have seen the program. work for twenty years in a former department and
community and believe the program will prove to be beneficial to the Iowa City
School District as well as the City of Iowa City.
The 31 % includes two summer months of salary and benefits of the officer who
would be assigned to juvenile duties for the summer months, The Cities cost
would be no more than $15,800 this fiscal year. It is expected that the same
type of funding would be available in future years. In addition, the afore-
mentioned group is looking for other sources of finding which would alter the
level of support from the City. If the City supports the program to the level
suggested by Mr. Grieve, which I certainly urge the city to do, the project would
begin with the opening of school in August. The proposed program at this time
would be in the junior highs, Southeast in Iowa City and Northwest in Coralville.
Mr. Grieve's proposed funding provides for one officer from Iowa City and one
from Coralville Police Department.
This is the first source of funding that we have found outside of total or shared
funding from the City or from the Iowa City School District. We would like to
locate sources of funding which would fund the program for at least three years.
I have attached a copy of the proposed Police/School Liaison Officer program
for review.
-'.,,".'
~
j
e
\
~'.::
~.~.
,
i
,:"
;'
Attachment: Police/School Liaison Officer program
"51
"
'., ,P
"'''',
....,', .':'
. /'::
'..,"
'~".'-.'':'"''f''"'-
. i,'. () ..... .
_ ',i" ,'...' .'_ ",,' 'c_,
1 Ilf """17:::'
.
,1
1(. .. . .)'" '."..'...".';.."'..r......-..-'.._'..."'.'...""...".I""'...' .:..t~I"+"il',.",
::'. './::.' ,:,.':,.':iJ','-_:.::~:~:,~..:' (i<<~'~>:-:', \:':~~,.,"~!'>,'>.:,., ',S.:, . ", ,.' ',;' " ,":' -:-;"', . ':'~', ~..;: " '~''::',>:'~, :": .: r'l;~;:
.,:,/..'"oi'~,<"":,,, ,.',..,.,'".;' ". .' ') 5.'" L.J)
,,' _.:..::..,~. ". I'.',". _"',,:,,'" . i':r~:j,i\:,.l.t;;(.:!<'.;,', ,,' ' ;"'.f>~. :.'i.';:~.::/.:Hi:,.,'~.'rJ'(~
:.',::,..:,;.,: :>.:',
'.' -.' :1:'" ,'" -'
I '. ,.' ,_~'. ,". . ,7.,,; <'I.,'."':: '., \.
,-,."~,,,\," , ,., ' ,
~1~,,'~'ir;';' .
.'
i
!
I
I
I
, " " "
...;~_.~_.-.,...........-',,,,,,,.......,...-;.~',..._;...,....,,......:.-~-~',,--;.':' .:.-... ,
WHAT Is A, POLlCElSCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER
The functions of the Police/School Liaison Program, its procedures, and its goals will, upon
" ','
examination, indicate that it aspires toward innovation and a more sophisticated service to the
'f'."
The program calls for the assignment of a police officer to an office in a high school to
community.
The officers who function in this program will fulfill a new role in the Iowa City Police
Service. They must have a knowledge of the social sciences, they must perceive their function
as a dynamic one, set against the backdrop of a changing society. The officers will not function
through the impersonal world of technology and computer management, bec?use they will be
concerned with people - not things. People are sometimes irrational, but they are always
human, and their problems must be ultimately resolved through human interaction.
work with all the students in that school. The officer will wear both uniform and civilian dress in
order to impress upon the children the fact that the police officer Is a human being, not unlike
their parents, and that the uniform is the symbol of the office that they hold and the work that they
do.
, ,.
, .
The concept calls for the assigned officer to be readily available to anyone (student or
,",'-,
(
staff) who has a need for a police officer. Demonstrations, tours, discussions, question and
answer sessions, and participation in school activities are all part of the program. The officer will
~
(
I
I
I
t
deal with the problems which normally fall within the police jurisdiction. Most Importantly, the
liaison's identity as a police officer is to be maintained.
"
,,[~o
~,..
<,"=_1
'.. '",,'
, .",,:, '"'",,
..... S.,
;,1",
" ',/,:,'
"I.' ,
. ',;.." , ,:.. ~-'.:;);::.
;', ,I"~ j. ,"", ..'-,~~ 'i\:!')/: "-:",~;.;':;>,~,~e~T:~:\~vC::~''''';~'~:)~!;7'~',7,:,~"",~'--'~'W~;;", ,:,':/';;: '"".1',: ': ,',', \~':,:
\,,\'P;~I\:~~,,- ,Jr.'.'/::,U:", . ........ ". "",1, ~,.tJ{~ll
"S',P
~
.'
~
~
"
".
'; (",J),:'.,,;;:;'
I I ;,1 ' , ~'
,"','
,J'., :'"....
::..i~.:;..;'.', ..
'.., "
"....c....,.,..
,\ "
I" ~; I .
"
~'
. ..~ .
. ' . "~,~t \ \',:
....','1
.
"
;"
'1
,.'." ""j
.....,.;
P' .
~.;. . .
......~~::,'~_, .... '_I..........., _ .. .........'.._"......8."......__""'-...."'..._.....".~ _"---_ _<-_
,
m. _ __...._. ...___.~__.._...._.._'~~'~'______"_ A
2
~ectlves of a Pollee/School Liaison ProQram
1. To provide better police resource assistance to school personnel, students, and parents.
2. To orient students toward a more positive concept of police officers and law enforcement.
3. To develop better understanding of the law enforcement function among students,
educators, and parents.
4. To combat crime on a pre.delinquent, preventative basis. The police are concerned with
the prevention of crime, the siJppression of crime, and the apprehension of persons as a
last resort. This program provides for PREVENTION of juvenile delinquency through
contact with children and faculty by way of programs specifically developed to respond to
those factors and conditions which give rise to delinquency. In addition, it provides for
investigation of ~riminal offenses committed by students who attend a school complex and
their referral to the appropriate agency for adjudication, plus the referral of students who
come to the attention of Police/School Liaison Officers to the appropriate agency for Q
-
assistance when it becomes apparent that they have social, economic or psychological
problems which might result in acts of juvenile delinquency. It should be noted that the
officers do not attempt to resolve the problems. They refer them to the appropriate
., professional person or agency who apply their skills to the problems.
(
5. To provide effective measures and assistance to the school staff when dealing with !.; .
d habitually troublesome students.
"
I
\
~
The Police/School Liaison Will Operate Under Specific Guidelines
The following role description of a Police/School Liaison Officer should be used as a guideline
for the program.
1. The Pollee/School liaison Officer will work closely with the principal and staff of each
school complex and will keep them informed of all developments which pertain to the
.I
'~".'
~
"
1
fl" "0
".-.' '. ...:..."
.'L .' "
. .....
r
1851
.\9,:;':".:.Y: ':': '-nn .:~;.." - v" q,', 'u'" "'~'5:,.'fo.:,
.~ .,..........,.,\".",1,..1
"'j,,',
-
........:::',. .,;"
l.!Q~~~{':' _1\:'_,,' ,/
"'/1,"', ,I'
:.J,' .
". .
5.
.,
.1
c.."
\
1
~
~""i
I
I 6.
,
I ~
7.
I
i
I
If
lli
J
. : ~
\~
~
.,
.I'i"j
. .'..'~ i..-,
. <,.t\\!.
.. .',:1...
,/
. ''>
;-,
.~.
"....
.""
.' "
~
.',1
..
. "
'tIO" '
." .,__..... . ~...,~""'_ _.""L.,~.."_".:.J..,...... _~,_,u,,,,,""''''~A",.)":..LOi_..._.,,-,-...............___
._____ ..,__.,_...~___.._n_.;."_~___.._.__.. A
3
school. The Police/School Liaison Officer will seek the advice of the principal and other
staff and will obtain the principal's permission before enacting any programs within the
school.
2. The officer will strive to increase understanding and respect for law enforcement through
interaction with students in informal situations and activities.
3. The Police/School Liaison Officer, at the invitation of the principal or classroom teacher,
will become involved in the presentation of educational programs of a law enforcement
nature to students within the complex.
4. Discipline is not to be a function of the police consultant. Punishment is levied by the
school disciplinarian regarding school regulations. Generally speaking, school regulations
regarding such things as day to day attendance and deportment are not enforced by the
Police/School Liaison Officer, unless of a flagrant nature tending toward criminal behavior.
If a violation is of a very serious criminal nature, the punishment is set by a Judge;
however, whenever possible the incident will be handled as a station adjustment at the
school.
Be involved in all police action involving students. Any investigation which takes place
within the school complex will be under the direct control of the police consultant. All
other agencies will be referred to the Police/School Liaison Officer when student behavior
is questioned.
Work with parents on runaway problems.
"
Assist the administration in the solution of theft problems. The responsibility of this
8.
problem lies completely with the Pollee/School Liaison Officer.
Assist with the daily problem of outsiders attempting to penetrate the security of the
school.
\ CJSI
,': '..
" ,.
'l
"'I
I
I
. ,',
1': .
.....
,
'@'
.,
'L':'
" ,~
'Il'
:1 "
~
r
'.
. "'. ,;. '
i,>-tlr ~-- ....
~. ..... .
,...O..:)....,."'{'.
"'" ....~~'''~'......'.,~~..;,
....'. :"'\"-'-_.,~""""~"'c""'L'-5,'lo"'''i.
.,t.. .'''. ..~,.
. ' . '. 'f ':""""'\''''''''':'.'..'1'
lr-o
I... '
, " .'
. .
" " ;" '.', ~"
........._,;
'.':i':: .>
~.:':"-'!".."
...:_~' i
'I
(
(~
~
t1
I'
I
,
I
I .
, '
I
I
I
I
II
i
I
, I
I f
1.(.
~~
'1
,~
~;
il"
~
",
~:
'fl.'.
l.
"L
"
"
:~.
.
,.~,
'\' ..
1
.. "
'.,
.
......~__._______.__.___..~...~~._:._.A .
~,~ _,:: :;-:.:.,j;,,_,~;,-,--.., ..: ,'i .:;"', ';';';'_";,1;;~~;-:.::~t;:.:.,.:.~.:.::.~\..;; ",-'~,,"'..'~~'':'~.LL~, ..;.:..;.....,.,;...:...:.:.~ .-i' . .
4
9. The Police/School Liaison Officer will be responsible to Investigate all acts of vandalism
which occur in or around the school complex.
10. The Police/School Liaison Officer would be responsible to provide adequate deterrent
measures to combat drug trafficking problems in and around the school complex.
11. Act as the representative of the school in court action involving students. When at all
possible, the Police/School Liaison Officer will sign any complaint which is referred to
court.
12. Safety. Whenever conditions exist which are dangerous to the public good, such as
school bus overloading, traffic about the school, unsafe conditions inside and about the
school and any environmental conditions which would promote juvenile delinquency,
recommendations and corrective action are to be taken.
<1
'. .:.',
, '.
"..
. ..
:"'-,'
"
In summation, the main responsibility of the Police/School Liaison Officer is to assist in the
identification of the pre-delinquent student to seek out and eliminate those delinquency producing G>
factors, and to assist in providing suitable treatment for the maladjusted students.
'CA!i
""".D5,"I'Q'}'
. I'".,,:, .' ",..:.,;.,,-,,1',:""'.},.:''.'
Conditions of Emplovment
Although differences in school operation may require some adjustments in conditions of
employment, the following rules generally apply:
1.
The work week of the Police/School liaison Officer will normally consist of 40 hours.
A Police/S,chool liaison Officer who works beyond the normal 40 hour week will be
compensated at one and one-half time off for time worked.
The Police/School Liaison Officer will follow the school calendar of working days; holidays
2.
3.
will correspond to those of other staff members.
o
'" ..- ".,. :.....-:.. ,.....
'- _ ".'."
. ----~---
=
~.__.
:. "/""'l..:./..
".',;,Q~"...,/;"..,
;..... ,,::/::::,-.::,:'
,. '\'
.1"
.(
'.
.,
~""':'(
.'" ,.",
"\..:' .
,":
.....
.
, .
-..)'.
',.~n\i
" '.':.
'i,'
"
':.:,
1
'.~,,:
fI"
.
.
',- '. '.'
.' ..__.....'-,...~................~"--""......;O...,.,,:;.;...,......'-..'~~_.~_.;_"__...
... ._..... ."_h'~"",,"_ '...~.,..... '.;"~'A_,~_~......"_:__.A ..
5
4. The assigned officer must be willing to take vacation time off during periods of the school
year when school is not in session. Examples: winter and spring breaks or during the
summer months.
5. The assigned officer must be willing to undertake additional training which the school
administration deems necessary.
6. The assigned officer must be willing to become involved, as a member, in the student
assistance team.
7.
The Police/School Liaison Officer will furnish an unmarked automobile. While on school
business, the Police/School Liaison Officer will be compensated at the rate of $.25 per
\
mile.
8. The officer continues to enjoy the fringe benefits of the City and the salary schedule
. !
,
employed there. The City will issue pay checks and receive reimbursement from the
school district for ten months of annual salary plus ten percent for fringe benefits.
9. The officer is considered an employee of the school district during the school year and is
Q)
not used by the City police department except in an extreme emergency or if required by
the Chief of Police.
[
(~
,
\
Description of Reportln!:! Procedures
Since the Police/School Liaison Officer is a member of two organizations, there may be situations
,
, .: ,j-.
~
I'
I
I
i Ii
in which proper jurisdiction becomes a question. In general, such questions will be resolved as
follows:
I
I
. I
I'
II~
l(
,~
,~~'.
\i/{j
~<
!
1. Persons committing crimes constituting felonies shall be referred to the court system.
2. Persons committing a misdemeanor shall be:
a. Referred to school authorities,
b. Placed on station adjustment, or
.. \
. "
C~~._~__~-~ ....-::--....
~.
- .
, .
') '--""-"""''''''''''''P''''''
)(),.:..:. xV;::':- ..... . ': ..... ....
" .",\' .':< :' .
,~.t{'''''l..
. ' , .' hi: ~ ~ ' .," , .
"
. ,',,"l
.
'C-o
.'.',~t\,\"t. .
.. . ~
,;' ,
,"
.~,
I', ;"
-:.
, . .
..'!\
"; ,,;...~ \'
P'
".',r.,' __'. " .... ",', , ""
. '.' .::.':~:.~...;'.:f~::_....,..:,.;.".<...~~--::~'..~.....".:.,,,",:u.,,~,",:~...i,....';i~:.:~.~.:~.......:...__.... .
.
. M,__'-;'_'_"._"'_"'__.~~_"'''''_h'''''___'__''_ ..
,
i
6
i ~
(NOTE: The various alternatives which Police/School Liaison Officer use all begin
with the station adjustment. For our purposes we interpret the station adjustment
as an informal hearing. The hearing is used in regards to unlawful or anti-social
behavior. At the conclusion of the informal hearing an evaluation is made and
recommendations for counseling or other outside help for the youth is made.)
c. Referred to court, as warranted.
3.
Violators of school rules will be referred to the appropriate school administrator,
4,
Where questions of jurisdiction arise, the Police/School Liaison Officer will use their best
,
professional judgment based on a thorough examination of the individual involved and the
situation.
6. To provide adequate information about the performance of their duties, the Police/School
administration.
.0.... .....
Liaison Officer shall file monthly and annual reports as required by the school
.
6. In cases within their jurisdiction, the officer shall provide the appropriate police department
and school administration with a record of offenders, offenses and incidents.
.,
t
r
\
,.-ill
".:~
I'
i
.7.
(NOTE: These reports and files are confidential and may be viewed by authorized school
or police officials only. Any other use of these materials must be authorized by either a
school or a police official.)
The form of reports, the method of filing them, or the length of time they remain on file
shall conform to the regulations of the school or police department where the records are
).!
kept.
i
,
II
,
I .
8. A case report Is kept of each contract which results in substantial involvement. These are
kept locked and available only with the Pollce/Sc~ool Liaison Officer consent. Most
;.
'. 'h
surface contacts are not recorded to avoid undue time consumption. Major cases are
~;
'~t.
~'
,,~
~:
'.. "
"."'.'"
\
~~
"'.'-"1':
1"
.' " ,', :"',-::1'-"'"';;,,.,'
'..' '..,<".:", ',..':<l',,"",," 'i,i';:,."'""..
"';\,1.9""",.,,,,,,, i,l"l.,.
, ',,' "..! ,~;:.",\L.,:.,;,,,,,
\CZSCi .:'
"....., """'...'''-'.. ""'...-....1~-'. ';'~"1" ""'1
,.\ .' .' ".' .~ S':,l[}/
!,." ., ,','" ',""',;._""i",'I,"''1<,''.',I'
c--
\ .,' o.
,')"...---.......
~~,
..'r,......
l~,
'"
~~'.:"l\i ,.
~' .
",:,';
"'j
"
"
'\
G
r\
\
~
r I
! .
I .
I
I
i k.,
II"
I
II .
~
',. ';.~
~. ,
r~.
I(~. 0
[-
".
";. ',~
>.' .. .: ',~t\ "l'j'
'," .\ I'
. -,,'" '. ....
. .
, .~.
,(
',.
"
1
'\ '
, '.
P'
',' .. ,~
.
.' '.'
: t.
.' '. " "'"
. , . _L .....~jL:.....~.t ,.:..,., ~\.r.~"J;"'~";"':'J.r~.c:::.,>:..:.-~~~,..~.~~"~;'~~~:;~",,,"'j.<...:.;...~,..,;.,....:.~.:.j_~'. "
..~...._--- .~~"._~.,,'".~--_.~.._~-~.....~~~~-_._-- -.'
7
called in via telephone and/or written by hand and recorded in the general police
department files.
9. A particularly sensitive area involved in many contacts is confidentiality. It must be clear
at all times that whomever contacts the Police/School Liaison Officer, should criminal
behavior become involved, can expect appropriate police action to follow. It is important
to build trust, to only make promises that will be kept. Failure to live up to these items
can result in destruction of the program as far as the individual Police/School Liaison
Officer is concerned. The problem of confidentiality Is one which has a pronounced effect
on the Police/School Liaison Officer program.
(NOTE: The confidentiality issue between school officials and the Police/School Liaison
Officer must be addressed before this program can be implemented.)
I
. " ~ .
Selection of Police Consultants
Police officers selected for the program will be selected from the ranks of the police
department of the City. The police officer must accept the general philosophy of the program and
its framework of operation; the Police Department identifies several willing candidates for each
school position. The Police Chief and the School Administrators would select the person they feel
would be most desirable.
").l
The qualifications o! the Police/School liaison Officer candidates are as follows:
1. The officer should have a satisfactory rating as a police officer.
"
2. The officer should have an interest in and an understanding of young people and
their problems.
3. The officer should be willing to pursue training specifically related to youth, youth
problems, and delinquency.
- \
, _.~~
11'
,. ~
'. '.., .
I rs-fs
.' I . . .
. )' .. ....._--.,-....,-....rl~,,,...."w, "."'....'.'I.'....'....:I......,..I?
, """'. '.' '\ .... ." " "0'"
:,:O',~'.':,i:~"'::_, :,;~h:':"" ,',', -'. .,.':",' ',' "'::"5"',~;,. ::. ,\::
,. ,., ,'" .., I' . ..'
.' , - ,"'" i.~~'<:' ','. .:: " : . ~,,:', .~"...,'~.-""j:<;~
("....!...,
'.' "","
. ..' . . . . . .
" ,,'"
-~
,.~ .
j.,',
"; .
, '
,
, I
~~;,
........;..--,~-..--..._--~-~--.;...~._:....~_.
8
4. The officer should have a personality which would dispel, rather than reinforce the
youthful stereotypes of police officers.
5.
: '.".
", __~' I
The officer should have sufficient educational background to enable the officer to
work closely with staff members on a professional level.
In summation we feel that this program would be beneficial to the schools, police departments,
.,',
. :<, :.1
Upon the approval of the School Board, the Iowa City Police Department would be able to provide
the personnel needed to implement this program for the start of the 1994/1995 school year as
an experimental two year program to be evaluated after it has been in operation for one year.
):',
",
-<
and most importantly to the student. The school Is the first institution beyond the home to try to
perceive and analyze the problems of children. It Is able to do this because while attending
school a child endures many mental and physical strains and the student's ideas and activities
. '.';
are directed, affected and perceived.
"
-,
These situations make outward symptoms of juvenile delinquency discernible and the police
officer must be present to detect these symptoms and to work with school administrators so that
"1
,':1
a proper reaction can be taken in order to prevent juvenile crime.
::
1
I
'. ,.:1
poIlco\'lalson.des
III
I
I
~.~
',.: .'
,,'<~e,
.','i~~,' ,
~ Ii.:!
J
\flSi
',' ,.,. '.'JD'~':'/:'\,,<>':(i;:i:)\\iWJ,i'!,\{;-'?~~~~~"":~~'''):~^'''-1)5~'!.>;l' Fi;:~;,
~_:;':""'::"~~. .",' '~, ~~~.:,:-:;,.",.:;"~'(i':,;'.';'ii":'>."i""":r.:,;:,::.:., ,;:' ,:','::.".::., "i;;;.';::,':~)J~::(.
:,\":'..
: "\""i/::.: ,,'.,'
, .'.: '
',,"",' " "'",
---
..,t.,", '
- ""-".~': . :,
~',
.,
. r,. '1' . ~' .
, '
":~':~\t~;c,' ;,' .
':,.."\ .. .'i...
'.
. ,'~.
,
",. ,-',:.~
......'
,
1-"'- -
"
.,:.
',' ,:
, ~.
.',. '
, ,..,:.
,. .'.: ", ':.,:" '-.' . ...-.... -:"'. . .,-. ,"
_. .~: :~, :. ';;',_;..:;..~~.:r_:.:; ..0..;.: ,:". ::-I;~""':;;'_.; ~<-....,~.,.:.a;..;.;~;,"': u.'~~...~ u~""~\~",h""""---":':'''''''''':~'' ,._..:.'~'.;~_:
."..__._ ......~..~~_......_~~...'~..,,~,......'".u,..'~. i."..'''....._...._..._
":',...:..~c:..,-
MEMORANDUM
TO: Chuck Schmadeke, public works Director
FROM:
Floyde pelkey, supt. of solid waste
:
I
I,
RE: City Recycling program Items
METAL & WHITE COODS. (APPLIANCES. ETC'>
The Iowa City Landfill started separation of metal and white goods on 8/1/89. The Refuse Division
started separate curbside collection of white goods on 8/1/89. The curbside collected white
goods are taken to the Landfill recycle site. White goods are then picked up and recycled by
Alter corp. of Davenport, Iowa. starting in November 1992, some appliances are being collected
" from the landfill by state Wide Auto crushing, Des Moines, Iowa.
.
MONTHIYEAR COLLECTED CURBSIDE COLLECTED @ LANDFILL
Jul, 1993 5.36 ton 29.01 ton
>, Au9, 1993 6.61 ton 30.30 ton
- Sep,1993 3.59 ton 33.96 ton
, i'~ oct, 1993 4.77 ton 49.77 ton
NOV, 1993 2.62 ton 23.06 ton '
Dec, 1993 4.89 ton 19.69 ton I
Jan,1994 3.40 ton 13.37 ton I ..
I" . ; \' ,
Feb, 1994 1.92 ton 12.32 ton
Mar, 1994 3.36 ton 35.18 ton
Apr,1994 4.88 ton 21.12 ton
May, 1994 3.50 ton 31.93 ton
Jun, 1994 6.58 ton 33.86 ton
.~
"
( ','
X" The tonnages collected by Alter corp. and state Wide Auto crushing do not necessarily reflect
(\1
the month that the white goods are collected by the Landfill.
. ;1 .~
,~ MONTHlY EAR COLLECTED/ALTER CORP INCOME FROM ALTER CORP.
~ Jul, 1993 15.84 ton 868.92
Aug, 1993 6.34 ton 268.90
Sep,1993 5.36 ton 190.09
f.I : oct, '1993 21.00 ton 1,037.50
' I I
, ,I
I NOV, 1993 19.48 ton 1,184.93
,
Dec, 1993 . 13.85 ton 849.29
Jan, 1994 9.14 ton 754.65 . '
Feb; 1994 12,71 ton 748.93
Mar, 1994 18.80 ton 1,125.07
Apr,1994 14.42 ton 899.48
May, 1994 15.10 ton 891.92
Jun, 1994
.~ \
r
' ,.. ..", 0,',
, :\','
_.11
"'
\'
.....~---',.
': -,,',.:':]
],...."".".."...,'".. 'M', , '."'"'" '.'''''' ...".."..,"\...,....,,', "I" ';"'" "",'
. ,.,'"t':"\ ":"""','" "Q'i.
',' :..0 'J':", ..;" ' ,'Jt:;. II'
~":':.\"..'.::...:;~l !,:,;y.:.-:,' " ...,{.,"~: :,.-";,.:..,,,'I'/"
"5'
,
-~,
._h_,"
.t~~~;;'...:
I
II
I,
II I
I ~.
l(' J
I, I,'
'0<~
(~~
)~. .;' I
, ',..
, '.
':'"'r'
.'.'
;' I
...
.1
.. ~'~~~ '\',.
:.:! ': "W
,~.'
1."-" .'
'.',".,
'. . .
,
.' 1. "
P'
. '
..
. ,-" . , '." -' ".,
. :; !!~..:"::j2:~;;"'L~.:.._.,:..,,,~..::,:.~:."-..."....~,,..,,.:,L.~..~,,~.:';'_'...'...~,.....:.i~...~~:.;.:...:~~.L~...
. ,'.' . ; - ,
, :.
_"'_"'~'_.'_"'W_'W .._.... _"._.....~._~._....'_..___.____.. ..
I
I '.'
, 1,1
"
:~ ., - L,
, , 'ls<\ "', /
J"...'...'....'.".... '., ""1.'''''1
-' ..":' , .'''''''...'''''''.''..'','''..'.''''',.'''[.''1;..''''.':.......-'
,"..'.'..o",,;'-,;i,T ':'\ ,... ,". ",'
..,.,..\"':'"".".:..,, )5, )", 0,
" ' .' ".""" ,y::{') ,"'..';; ,,- , :\~,~':"",:!':,::,~"",i;",,,.l'-:~Y
,','
-
!,.~~;ty',};:. ...
:,,,.'.,',J,:,"'., '-/',
,:;
'.' ':
';~. ,
,
'i ,',
~ :. ,',
. ,," ."
, , -._ ..',' t ."_.
.- -- -,-,-~"~,-_.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,-~,,-,,",,"'--""'",'-~--'-,_.,,
Recycle program Items. pg. 3
TIRES
The City's tIre recyclfng program started on 9/1/89. TIres are collected at the Iowa City Landfill
and at the curb by the Refuse Division, then taken to.the Landfill recycle site. The tires are
picked up by Rosebar Tire Shredding Co. of vinton, Iowa at a cost to the City of $75.00 per ton
plus a fee for rims collected.
MONTH/YEAR
Jul, 1993
Aug, 1993
sep, 1993
oct, 1993
NOV, 1993
Dec, 1993
Jan, 1994
Feb, 1994
Mar, 1994
Apr, 1994
May, 1994
Jun, 1994
COLLECTED CURBSIDE
.00 ton
.66 ton
.15 ton
.01 ton
1.16 ton
.05 ton
.02 ton
.00 ton
.04 ton
.45 ton
.50 ton
.13 ton
COLLECTED @ LANDFILL
1.58 ton
7.94 ton
1.86 ton
2.16 ton
1.90 ton
.79 ton
.44 ton
.26 ton
1.30 ton
2.93 ton
3.38 ton
6.86 ton
;
, , '\ The tons collected by Rosebar Tire Co. do not necessarily reflect the month that the tires are
! collected by the landfill.
i
,.- r
,-j
{
.;:-
1'.;;
.'.c\.
C.,
~
~
I,
I '
I ~'
I
lr:j
~
.:"::d
MONTH/YEAR
Jul, 1993
AU9, 1993
Sep, 1993
oct, 1993.
NOV, 1993
Dec, 1993
Jan, 1994
Feb, 1994
Mar, 1994
APr, 1994
May, 1994
Jun, 1994
([0
""j , "".:,
, :, " .',~' ,: '
"S~ ".
, ","/
~, 'l
.',:('
Bl) ">"-,.."..._,..,."..~.'""<<""."""-._'....'.l'...'.P., ';'1' <:',;!U,
.::"".;",0;":;,....,, '~!;,;(:;',(.,.,',.\.:,.,." ", "..,.."<),:2:.,..,. '.Gfi',1
. ,.'",:""'-('<<I."I'",~",, ""1'."".""1,-.\1','",.: ',,'- ' " " ",/u",'"" ",W:-,.
. ' ' , "", ,';:/;1,:.-:"':,;;.". 'oj;,:,".i::' ':',';',-." ':.' '.' :,"" , ',';.',L'J.,', "/' ;I:<;:""""~;,,,'~'~".l,/:~;;~
COLLECTED BY ROSE BAR
9.87 ton
70.28 ton
44.42 ton
15.59 ton
8.29 ton
6.96 ton
19.58 ton
13.12 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
EXPENSE PAID TO ROSEBAR
700.77
4,989.88
3,220.42
650.25
621.75
522.00
1,468.50
984.00
.00
.00
.00
.ob
. \
,17
..,..,r~,...,,'
'I',,' " :"';'._"j:,I:,:.
"' ". ' , ,
'---":,"':,';;'".
.,,';'." .-...."1:'".'
"
\',
:."
I';'
:..<,-,::
, ,,',,'
". i ";'"
-'"
",""\
""
"
':'::'1
ilil!l'.i!llh",
..~; .....,
".;' :/"1
,I
.'"
. r',
,,' .
, "
.
',' ..
.
.1
"
, ,
-, , i
j
{
i
n
(~
~
("I
I i>'
I
i
!
i
I
I
It: ;
~
"'.' ,
(C,,',...._,'
" 0
~ }'i,'. .._______
. .~. ,:',',
. . ,:11.,
" ',,'''.
'.: ' '
.,., . ''-. ....-!' ',' -'.',;:.-..
", ...~;~>~ <: .:L1L:~~,....~,...,,0<.~~~..;,:,;;~~~~~_~.L40i.''''~:.I.:J;;''~~:''''';;.':~~lr';';;"'~"~~'"_:':-':"~~",.
" . .
. ~ _..~ ~.. H..;....'~~~"~.........'-',.,,.......~"",...;,.~.,......,.,...:""" ....."..... "'"...--......
."
, . '. '. ,. ~.
"
"'.
':-.
,','. 'I
Recycle program Items. pg. 4 1
I , J
I
NEWSPRINT :1
I
The City began drop site collection of newsprint on 3/28/90, with seven locatIons now available
IEconofoods, NO. Dodge Hy vee, CIty carton, Eastdale Mall, RecreatIon center Lot, pepperwood
Place, Rochester Hy Veel. The City collects the newsprint from the drop sites and delivers them I
to City Carton Co. for processing. I,
In addition, the City began curbside collection of newsprInt on 7/13/92. The curbside newsprint
Is also delivered to City Carton Co. for processing. ,The City pays City carton co. by weight
according to the Chicago Market price.
MONTHIYEAR COLLECTED CURBSIDE COLLECTED @ DROP SITES
Jul, 1993 29.45 ton 103.76 ton
Aug, 1993 36.44 ton 106.61 ton
Sep,1993 36.34 ton 94.83 ton ,
oct, 1993 30.66 ton 96.97 ton
NOV, 1993 38.96 ton 111.11 ton
Dee, 1993 35.35 ton 119.03 ton
Jan, 1994 31.10 ton 90.24 ton
Feb, 1994 28.63 ton 106.79 ton
Mar, 1994 38.02 ton 125.43 ton
Apr, 1994 35.35 ton 117.78 ton
May, 1994 41.27 ton 133.31 ton
Jun, 1994 34.99 ton 121.77 ton
MONTHIYEAR PD CITY CARTON:CURBSIDE PD CITY CARTON:DROP SITES
Jul, 1993 .00 1,037.60
AU9, 1993 .00 1,066.05
sep, 1993 .00 916.60 '.
oct, 1993 .00 969.70
NOV, 1993 .00 1,111.10
Dee, 1993 .00 1,190.30
Jan, 1994 .00 902.40
Feb, 1994 .00 1,067.79
Mar, 1994 .00 1,254.33
Apr, 1994 .00 1,177.80
May, 1994 .00 1,328.51
Jun, 1994 .00 .00 "
,. ,..
i '
I
.:
, 1 , ~,.'
u
.._...._ '_ II
""'..':i_,_:>
ItS' ,,'
'''''''I''':';;'''F,
" ,,' , ,.:I:,,?,"!:'2;7'\!r{~~7":Z":"\7;""~"rc;:m"!T;~c;"15';".I,..{j~i"
; -. ~ __~., ~"",:"~,,-;,, ,','1',:"',,',1,'" , ,.,' , ;'.';"{""'~;"'~;""";~'.:".'i"I"'"
...'."J....
'. '-',
,~,,:.:....(.\~:.~,:,,; ,.... ",'r:',r';,(':. ' '/:'.
.... ~"l", : , .. ..~t~~"!.,
.'" " ~,' t . ,:: '.'. ,'1.
" ,
..:0 .
',-:, :'.'
I
. . ': ~
;~, .
. ",
I'" .
"
;'j'
""I
"
" "
"
"'. '
.' ".'
, . ,,' .
.' '... :._,_~'.":~~i..~',~.'f:;'~,~.i'~'~""''':'~M'''~'i.;.: .,,;J;",,.,-,-,_L~.;:..:.:~.;.........~..;.l~'_,.:.....;.:,,:,,~_.,,_... ",'
'.
". ,"
.
.' ,;'
, _' "M __. _~_, ,__~...._.._ ...-......-.._...~
I
I
I
Recycle program Items - pg. 5
YARD WASTE
The Iowa city Landfill started separation of yard waste and the Refuse Division started separate
curbside collection for yard wast~ on 5/21/90. The curbside collected yard waste Is taken to the
Landfill recycle site.
MONTHIYEAR COLLECTED CURBSIDE COLLECTED @ LANDFILL
Jul, 1993 198.59 ton 285.98 ton
AU9, 1993 171.10 ton 229.54 ton
sep, 1993 131.59 ton 162.85 ton ..
oct, 1993 129.30 ton 183.74 ton , '
NOV,1993 50.66 ton 97.21 ton
Dec, 1993 17.10 ton 36.77 ton ',)
Jan, 1994 23.05 ton 6.88 ton
Feb, 1994 3.00 ton 5.45 ton
Mar, 1994 71.42 ton 103.95 ton
Apr,1994 196.70 ton 235.55 ton
May, 1994 207.13 ton 330.34 ton
Jun, 1994 183.52 ton 270.91 ton
PLASTIC BOTTLES '
,0
The City of Iowa City began drop site collection of plastic milk jUgs on 6/12/89, with eight
locations now available (ECOnofoods, No. Dodge Hy vee, City service Yard, City carton, Eastdale
Mall, Recreation Center Lot, peppe'rwood Place, Rochester Hy veel. The City collects the bottles
from the drop sites and delivers them to City Carton co., where they bale the plastic and ship
it for processing.
In addition, the City began curbside collectIon of plastic bottles on 7/13/92. The curbside bottles
are also delivered to City carton Co. for processing.
r
\
MONTHIYEAR
Jul, 1993
AU9, 1993
sep, 1993
oct, 1993
NOV,1993
Dee, 1993
Jan, 1994
Feb,1994
Mar, 1994
APr, 1994
May, 1994
Jun, 1994
COLLECTED CURBSIDE
1.97 ton
2,51 ton
2.52 ton
4.23 ton
2.70 ton
2.24 ton
2,12 ton
2.20 ton '
2.78 ton
2,29 ton
2.51 ton
2.32 ton
COLLECTED DROP-SITES
6.63 ton
8.82 ton
7.74 ton
5.52 ton
9.09 ton
7.91 ton
8.36 ton
10.48 ton
11.54 ton
8.49 ton
8.82 ton
8.95 ton
.
i ~t
d
I
I
I
i
I
I
I
I
~
....
;~.
".~t
~l\
t,
- \
I tSC\ ,".
',>1'
'.,,:,,""
"i -7
~~- '" ..,..,,-"-...'_.~...-........'.' "'".."""1""..'...: "'''1' ",""'+'
, , .',," :' ,',:;',' ',',",",:"" --. ; .::,:::}: "'.;Y.r:'.'~'~.I.',:~;",.,.'~'\ ':,' 'j,: ." " , :\ . '. ',.):':'-;::~' :,., \., " .;' '," '::~',:
,,', S..""o, '",' ".", ",', ", J5' l' ' ,[],
,/,,~,::,,',':'.::~~"" ','::.'~' .J'(',~,~,:.,~,' t.'-?'::"":':<':'::' ',:'. '~':. .':-..,~:,,', :']',:,'";.,;:i>".,'::,,...\,
.,"C'o
"'-.
....,,". '
..-..+-.'<; ~'.:"
~..m,
:.,:..\."
,
, i
i
I
I
, j
'I
;
,
,
!
I
, ~
! .
I
, (['0
'f,.. .
.' .\"'-,\".- .
.,\
",.,
" .
. ',"-::,~.~\~i:i ,'..
1',
I
I
.'
,....
,'"
, '
- .
1"
. ,..,
.
, '. /.. ~-.'~~:E, ,.~,:~....... :~:"'"~.," ...~"... .",.,',t. ;'.~_;.",.,,~-"';~~:t~l.' ",-,.,""..-.,,,~;.,; ~:;J':,.-J';''''<'J.':''--'- ~.",.....:.:~, .:.....~,___ ....+ ____..; _. ,_, ../.__, ~.~ "".' """~""" ~.. -"..;c.' '.- w:.,: ~,; ':;'..:.,._ ".-.-....~.L~."..- ~', "
Recycle program Items. pg. 6
TIN CANS
The City of Iowa City began drop site collection of tin cans on 3/91, with two locations now
available IEconofoods, City cartonl. The City collects the tin cans from Econofoods and delivers
them to City Carton Co. for processing.
In addition, the City began curbside collection of tin cans on 7/13/92. The tin cans are delivered
to City Carton Co. for processing.
COLLECTED CURBSIDE
2.88 ton
3.12 ton
3.50 ton
5.06 ton
4.31 ton
4.12 ton
3.56 ton
3.81 ton
4.95 ton
3.43 ton
4.06 ton
3.36 ton
COLLECTED @ DROP SITES
1.52 ton
2.31 ton
.00 ton
3.26 ton
3.95 ton
3.21 ton
2.47 ton
1.16 ton
2.77 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
".-.
MONTH/YEAR
Jul, 1993
AU9, 1993
sep, 1993
oct, 1993
NOv, 1993
Dec, 1993
Jan, 1994
Feb, 1994
Mar, 1994
Apr, 1994
May, 1994
Jun, 1994
CLASS
The City started drop site collection of glass on 8/90, with four locations available IEconofoods,
NO. Dodge Hy vee, City Service Yard, City Cartonl. The City collects the glass, which Is separated
by color and delivers It to City carton Co. for processing.
,'-.I
I
In addition, the City began curbside collection of clear glass on 7/13/92. The curbside clear glass
Is also delivered to City carton Co. for processing.
. I.i
MONTH/YEAR
Jul, 1993
AU9, 1993
sep, 1993
Oct, 1993
NOv, 1993
Dec, 1993
, Jan, 1994
Feb, 1994
Mar, 1994
Apr, 1994
May, 1994
Jun, 1994
COLLECTED CURBSIDE
6.89 ton
8.35 ton
8.21 ton.
6.87 ton
7.89 ton
7.49 ton
6.02 ton
6.71 ton
9.38 ton
7.18 ton
8.90 ton
7.91 ton
COLLECTED @ DROP SITES
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
.00 ton
\IS'
,
"
,
.4--
, " ,," .
. .-......".,.
:l .,'~L~"...f~.-".1\1i<<.,'-'~~,." .'':''~~'J\'r'',ll 'S,!j'~'I-"l),.II'r;,'f,.",."."r.t"'\:'I"'j'li~,"~""r-,1"','I , "
:.',0' ii,!..,.":;::.,..',, ''\ "", "5",'.'.""., ,[], ':.'
,',. """ _ ,Ii.I '... . '.'" )", '.' ,1
, '. '. ,';; ", :" t....;I.' _ r):'~ ',:: -' ,~,;.:\'.':,:i,,'.( " " ':',~: " "../,';.\ :L~;. !':.!~ ):
~:>~,~..
'..:. :;;
.,',.
.' >/.:'
'"\ :,-'.',':~:~f~\!,:~' ,":.. "
.
. ;>:
, ~
,
" :"1
.:',
'.',. ,
.';~;
. ,"",".'..'r
',L " ".. ',~'~' , ' ."
..,:.,~~iL<'~.,.,...'::~~~^~~..:.<..:.~~~:~~~~.:.~J.'~:L~'4;~;'~,~u:~~~'"~....:"..,,..:.;;_~:'.' ,'._,' ___
,
"..
, I
1
. ,,' .
" ',:,:. .
'I,' ," ',...
';', . ','
. .,'.
....__ _._,__'~'~"""""'_~'~""~~" ...... ........~.....n""...___~____._
, .
. '
I
Recycle program Items. pg. 7
OIL
The City has been providing an automotive waste oil disposal site at the City Service Yard since
9/22/89. Industrial Service corp. collects the City'S uncontaminated waste oil
I
1
J
MONTHIYEAR
JUI, 1993
Aug, 1993
sep, 1993
oct, 1993
NOV, 1993
Dee, 1993
Jan, 1994
Feb, 1994
Mar, 1994
APr, 1994
May, 1994
Jun, 1994
DISPOSAL SITE TONNAGES
4.02 ton
5.90 ton
5.18 ton
3,18 ton
3.89 ton
3.54 ton
2.56 ton
1.52 ton
5.10 ton
6.02 ton
3.50 ton
7.18 ton
'"
, '
':
\
cc: Brad Neuman
carol casey
@
,-
"
c:\wp51\recycle.mem
, ,';'
{
(;;'
\
~
Ii
I
I
~.
It
,
L
,
,:,.;
r.
':
"~,
. I:'
;"','.1)
c.r .~
,". '. "
, " 0, :'
, ". .
/~.:, ........_._--'-_._-~-_.
--,-
":,: ,', \~'<},->
. .. "p ."'-'
j' ~............-.." ~,,,,,v'-'-'''''''''''''''''''''''"l.'''f''J'::<.r'''r-~,..t''''I'TI~\'\''''''foo''' "," "'I':"'"~""'; ~,
;>;'":'.."(t(k,:,,;\~lt:'''..,'>''...',,,,. '..", "','..'.. .,;J,~,::,n','
,,_' "...:,;..,,...,~,"....,,~.,.,' '<\:""';':"'.'i~'f;"""'"'' '~"~)'''''''' .lJ?.
", " .,,' -,'." " '''~''''''':,~::''-.'',':'':: ...'r'.',',',':,"" . '.-, ,,i, ';..' "'{""'~';;';;:':"'~L"".;,,,,:,i.
,j. ",..,
,". .'-',,-"\./:,
.
.;:"1l~
" ,
:'t'
""\1,',
, ,
..~.
...
.
~
M.,.,
<<
.
. '.".,.M'_'.' "~""""'",,.C,,._
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: July 15, 1994
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session, July 5, 1994 - 5:40 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Mayor Susan Horowitz presiding. Council Members present: Horowitz, Baker, Kubby, Novick,
Throgmorton, Pigott (6:15 p.m.), Lehman (6:23 p.m.l. City Staff present: Atkins, Helling,
Gentry, Cone-Fisher, 'Karr, Franklin, Miklo, Smith. Tape recording on Tapes 94-85, All.
REVIEW ZONING MATTERS:
Reel 94-85, Side 1
PCD Director Franklin and Senior Planner Miklo presented the following Planning and Zoning
items for discussion:
f.
PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY. IOWA. ENTITLED "ZONING" TO PERMIT
BUILDING CONTRACTOR FACILITIES IN THE CC-2. COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL
ZONE. BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION. SUBJECT TO THERE BEING NO OUTDOOR STOR-
AGE. (Roffman)
f
,
\
(-. . g.
\
\,
~
h.
~:
I
I
I I
, I i.
I
!
I
I ~,
, ! '
I ,
, I
,
i I
~l .
\1
"
'~
t
;i!
[,it
," 'C~,
In response to Baker, Franklin stated that if Council does not agree with the Planning
and Zoning Commission recommendation, Council needs to consult with the Planning
and Zoning Commission. Franklin asked Council to continue the public hearing until
July 19, 1994. Kubby requested that Staff contact area citizens regarding the
continuation of the public hearing.
PUBLIC HEARING ON A RESOLUTION TO ANNEX LAND IN THE VICINITY OF THE
INTERSECTION OF MORMON TREK BOULEVARD AND HIGHWAY 1 AND TO ANNEX
LAND NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION. (ANN94-0005)
PUBLIC HEARING ON A ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF
THE MORMON TREK 80ULEVARD/HIGHWAY 1 INTERSECTION FROM COUNTY /11
TO CI-1.INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL. AND LAND NORTHWEST OFTHE INTERSECTION
FROM COUNTY R1A TO CO.1. COMMERCIAL OFFICE. (REZ94.0007t
PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 402 S. LINN
STREET FROM PRM. PLANNED HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
TO CB.5. CENTRAL BUSINESS SUPPORT ZONE.
"'.
Itl,o
. {c. 0
_.-1"~
aKlil"V
-, ,'0,,,)"...
.',. .j'.'
:- .
"'.
! '
,0
?s.ld:
"'.-','"
,
"
-.- i
~~iill
...
.
~t: I
,I"
','
~
"
~'
.
,
:.1':
2
j. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE
REGULATIONS OF A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 402 S. LINN STREET FROM PRM.
PLANNED HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE. TO CB-5. CENTRAL
BUSINESS SUPPORT ZONE. lFIRST CONSIDERATION)
k. PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 36 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA. ENTITLED "ZONING" TO CHANGE
THE DEFINITIONS OF "DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED." "FAMILY CARE
FACILlTY/FAMIL Y HOME" AND "GROUP CARE FACILITY."
Novick requested that the definitions in Section 36.4.f.3, "government licensed or
accredited" and Section 36.4.d.6, "government licensed or approved." read the same
way.
I.
PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF FOUR ACRES LOCATED WEST OF SCOTT
BOULEVARD AND NORTH OF COURT STREET FROM CN-1 TO RM-20. (REZ93-0012)
I
m. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE
REGULATIONS OF FOUR ACRES LOCATED WEST OF SCOTT BOULEVARD AND
NORTH OF COURT STREET FROM CN-1 TO RM-20. (REZ93-00121. (first consider-
ation)
n. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE REGULA-
TIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 18.6 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED NORTH 'OF ROHRET
ROAD AND EAST OF SLOTHOWER ROAD FROM THE COUNTY DESIGNATION OF RS.
SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL. ,TO ID-RS. INTERIM DEVELOPMENT SINGLE-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL. (REZ94-0006l (SECOND CONSIDERATION)
o. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF SOUTHWEST ESTATES. PART SIX,
A 10.21 ACRE. 25 LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION LOCATED NORTH OF PHOENIX
DRIVE. lSUB94-0008l
p. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF DEAN OAKES FOURTH ADDITION.
A 5.28 ACRE. 11 LOT RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON QUINCENT STREET
EXTENDED. (SUB94-0009)
q. RESOLUTION APPROVING A CHAPTER 28E AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
CORALVILLE AND THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO ALLOW THE CITY OF IOWA CITY TO
REVIEW AND APPROVE ALL ZONING AND SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS ON THE
PORTION OF THE GREER TRACT LOCATED SOUTH OF CLEAR CREEK.
o
r.
LETTER TO THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECOMMENDING
DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY JERRY L. EYMAN. ON BEHALF OF
PROPERTY OWNER FRANK KABELA. TO REZONE 29.04 ACRES LOCATED SOUTH OF
1-80 AND NORTH OF HERBERT HOOVER HIGHWAY FROM A1. RURAL TO CP-2.
PLANNED COMMERCIAL. (Z-9427l
'.
Council members requested that Mayor Horowitz write a letter and personally contact
the Johnson County Board of Supervisors regarding Council recommendation for denial '
I~
i,'F',~(io.- - --
'-. 0
--.----- -- ---~-
, ..,--_." -
,.,0,.,,)
~l 5 ' ~[J.
"'0
'.n"" 0" -....,.., ,1",'0"..
, ,)~
,( ~) ,\;
-, "
'.--,"
,<
\'l
.~!3
"
.",'
. ,-d,\(,
... "
.
"
....'
,
o.
.
- - ,.-~~'.._~
'. "
, ,
.. "..', __.'. 'A....~'_~ '_ ,_0 ,C.",. u""._R ....'"..,.~_<_.."'.,~ .., ","",~'-'.. ,
. ..... L" ..... _._,^.... ..._...._._.__....~_
3
(Revised 7/19/94)
of the application. Horowitz stated it should be an issue with the fringe area
agreement Task Force.
a. PUBLIC HEARING ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE
THE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF HARLOCKE
STREET FROM 16-24 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE TO 2-8 DWELLING UNITS PER
ACRE.
b. PUBLIC HEARING ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE
THE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE
OF HIGHWAY 1 WEST FROM 8-16 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE TO 2-8 DWELLING
UNITS PER ACR~.
PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES OF LAND.
KNOWN AS THE JENSEN TRACT . LOCATED EAST OF HARLOCKE STREET FROM RM-
44. HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. TO RS-5. LOW DENSITY SINGLE.
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. (REZ93-00071
PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF AN APPROXIMATE 11.5 ACRE TRACT OF
LAND. KNOWN AS THE RUPPERT TRACT. LOCATED GENERALLY NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 1 WEST FROM RM-44. HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. TO
RS-8. MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. IREZ93-0007l
e. PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF AN APPROXIMATE TWO ACRE TRACT OF
LAND LOCATED GENERALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF HARLOCKE STREET FROM RM-
44. HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. TO RS-5. LOW DENSITY SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. (REZ93-00071
c.
d.
J'
(
r';::,
\
'\
.~
~r
,City Attorney Gentry responded to Council questions regarding continuation of items a *
through e, the taking of property, and OPDH. Council agreed to consider items a-e together
during the formal meeting.
Baker requested that P&Z chairperson Tom Scott be told that there may be disagreement
between the Council and Planning and Zoning Commission regarding Harlocke/Weeber, CB-5
Expansion and the contractor's special exception.
~;
In response to Council, City Attorney Gentry stated that if Council feels that the RS-8 Zoning
is reasonable she would suggest not to zone below that. *
; I
i I
, ,
In response to Novick, Franklin stated that she has scheduled a meeting tomorrow with Tom
Scott, Bob Miklo and her to discuss the major elements of the OPDH zone. Gentry requested
that Asst. City Atty. Sarah Holecek be included in that meeting.
! k:
II'
II
i I
~,.),
lit
,
"
1;i,~':I"
!' -: ~
\\',''!!,
't~
'"
f'I'
,\
",
L..:
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY INTRODUCTION
Reel 94-85, Side 2 ,
City Attorney Gentry introduced Patricia Cone-Fisher, new Assistant City Attorney.
:rc_o~_~'~ 0 .- " - " "-'
-.'~:?i)';;("'."
fI"
.
I'
I
,
~
ID
.: .!.
Id:,
. -"<...,,,,'-,,',.',
~~~~.
., .'
,<
"
. ., I
,I "
! I I
,I I
! ~. !,
it!
~-"--" .
J'I
11~:","',',,(
,> iI
'~I't II!'
wr'"
, '\:0.
.........~
.
\",'
...
.
. ~f: ,
'\'.,
,
"
.
.... -~.~. ....,.
___._-,-",.~.' -,_,,,,.".J.';"a d._" , ~ .'~ "'_".. . ..._ ,....,.,._ c". ~.'._....
3
of the application. Horowitz stated it should be an issue with the fringe area
agreement Task Force.
a. PUBLIC HEARING ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE
THE LA USE MAP DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED EA T OF HARLOCKE
STREET F M 16-24 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE TO 2-8 DW LING UNITS PER
ACRE.
b. PUBLIC HEARl ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREH SIVE PLAN TO CHANGE
THE LAND USE AP DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY LOC TED ON THE NORTH SIDE
OF HIGHWAY 1 ST FROM 8-16 DWELLING UNITS ER ACRE TO 2-8 DWELLING
UNITS PER ACRE.
c. PUBLIC HEARING 0 AN ORDINANCE AMEN NG THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE R GULA TIONS OF APP XIMA TEL Y FOUR ACRES OF LAND
KNOWN AS THE JENSE TRACT LOCATED AST OF HARLOCKE STREET FROM RM-
44 HIGH DENSITY MUL -FAMILY RESID NTIAL TO RS-5 LOW DENSITY SINGLE-
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. R 93-0007
d. PUBLIC HEARING ON AN 0 DINA CE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE REGULftlJIO S OF AN APPROXIMATE 11.5 ACRE TRACT OF
LAND KNOWN AS THE RU RT TRACT LOCATED GENERALLY NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 1 WEST FROM RM- HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO
RS-S MEDIUM DENSITY SI LE- AMIL Y RESIDENTIAL. REZ93-0007
e. PUBLIC HEARING ON A ORDINA CE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY
CHANGING THE USE R GULATIONS F AN APPROXIMATE TWO ACRE TRACT OF
LAND LOCATED GEN ALLY ON THE EST SIDE OF HARLOCKE STREET FROM RM-
44 HIGH DENSITY UL TI-FAMIL Y RES ENTIAL TO RS-5 LOW DENSITY SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENT:A.L REZ93-0007
City attorney Gentry re onded to Council questions garding continuation of items a through
e, the taking of proper. y, and OPDH. Council agreed t consider items a-e together during the
formal meeting.
Baker requested hat P&Z chairperson Tom Scott be tol that there may be disagreement
between the Co ncil and Planning and Zoning Commission egarding Harlocke/Weeber, CB-5
Expansion an the contractor's special exception.
In response 0 Council, City Attorney Gentry stated that if Cou iI feels that the RS-8 Zoning
is reasona Ie she would suggest not to zone below that period.
In resp seto Novick, Franklin stated that she has scheduled a me ting tomorrow with Tom
Scott, ob Miklo and her to discuss the major elements of the OPDH one.' Gentry requested
that sst. City Atty. Sarah Holecek be included in that meeting.
AS ISTANT CITY ATTORNEY INTRODUCTION
Reel 94-85, Side 2
City Attorney Gentry introduced Patricia Cone-Fisher, new Assistant City ttorney.
- "
~.
.
I
I
,
j
, I
I
I
, .f
It"O
, {( .;;~.
oioOftIoiIlln
-
-
01)...,:,':::' ::"
.'"~.'''
'1"",..." ..
"5 '
Ill'
"~I .,.
'..ir
J
. 'J
'..'
ti4~~;\;'<i
, "
:,'
': , .
.
: t' ~
.,,-.
4
TEG DRIVE/ABER AVENUE TRAFFIC ISSUES
Reel 94-85, Side 2
City Manager Atkins recommended that this item be rescheduled to a future work session to
allow for additional time for staff preparation of options.
COUNCIL TIME/AGENDA
Reel 94-85, Side 2
I','
City Attorney Gentry responded to Council questions regarding liability.
1. Horowitz announced the following City Council scheduled changes:
August 4: Cancel
August 31: 7:00 p.m. Topic: Northeast Iowa City Planning Issues
Kubby requested that twenty minutes be scheduled at a work session to discuss
evaluation of Council goals.
.'
"
3.
Kubby noted that the park tour is scheduled for the same day as the JCCOG meeting.
"
2. Kubby raised concerns about the demolitio~ permit process and stated that she thinks
only the owner or their designee should be able to take out a demolition permit.
. ~
E
;
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
1
.
.1
c07.05.1n'
.1
,
I
I
U
r"?
\
t:~
( Ii
f
~
.
"
.
l
,
{,
1,.'.'::
'.'Y
,
,
:11
.
"'[,,'
:';(
j
, ':,
-
,,(,0 . ',' I"
].-.........'..' ",.,..,'-_............-',.."M''''.'.T"'..". '''''r'''''',\''',
,,'. . "..:. '<",.:",,,;() (;:': i) 'ItfD.'ii.;>;'\" :,' '..'.,".. ,g :'J\:,Clti
_ ", ' _;;.,;.~ ,,:?';,~}/r\.trY;'>,,:,.,<~' ;:.,' : ,:~ ':,'." ,;. ,,'. ':,i<:"~J;:I:"'!Y:J,'f;.
,
.. ,{(;:, ,,',',',' -
1 '
:, ~" 0
."", .
',,'.. ,',"
,.,.","':
.;~ ,"
.. ,- \"
""', . .t.. ,.v....
..
mll\t]\
",' '
"
.,
;"'1
...
.
. '1,.,
,....\\1:,
<,
.'.:'
1
.~.,
.
~ ._4' .~:~._ ~''';'.
...........
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
I
\
il
, I
I
i I 3.
!
i
,
;\.
'"
J
,
"
. ~ r
~!
1\;
',1-
~t.
.(~n- 0
Date: July 15, 1994
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City Clerk
Re: Council Work Session - Economic Development, July 11, 1994 - the Civic
Center Conference Room.
Mayor Susan Horowitz presiding. Council Present: Horowitz, Baker, Kubby, Novick, Pigott,
Throgmorton. Absent: Lehman. City staff present: Atkins, Helling, Gentry, Karr, Franklin,
Schoon. Others present: Bolkcom, Lacina. Tape recorded on Reel 94-89, All; 94-90, Side
1.
Economic Development Discussion
Reel 94-89, Side 1
City Manager Atkins presented issues associated with the City's economic development policy
as outlined in his July 5, 1994 memorandum regarding Economic Development. Atkins asked
City Council for direction on what is the role of the City Government in the Economic well
being of our community. '
1. Review Current Participants in Economic Development Activity. Atkins explained that
the current City policy is that the role of the City Government is primarily a support or
secondary role. Atkins stated that business recruitment initiatives in our community
rests primarily with ICAD and the City pays them money to represent City interests.
Kubby raised concerns that City Council does not give any direction to ICAD. ,
2.
Economic Development Policy as Part of the Comprehensive Plan. Atkins stated all of
the players involved with Economic Development need to be aware that the Comp Plan
is an expression of the community policy and the Comp Plan can serve as identification
of local preferences. Atkins noted the Comp Plan is now under review and various
boards and commissions will prepare a policy recommendations and submit them to
Council as part of the Comp Planning process. Atkins reported the Task Forces are
currently involved with the Comp Plan update and have stated there are three very
critical factors; the City needs to look at its existing industry as its strength and the
City should create opportunities from within and they question the importance of the
overseas involvement; and the Economic Development Agenda is far broader than just
job creation. Other factors associated with Economic Development are social,
environmental and fiscal.
Statewide Economic Development Policy. Atkins stated the State has two strategies:
11 the need to create business networks - groups of businesses having similar or
specialized needs in a supplier market relationship and 2) most of the towns in Iowa
are too small to have any kind of economic policy on their own so they need to be
considered in conjunction with other communities. Atkins stated the ICAD does serve
- \
If"
1'1
0, ,)',:'i
',..'.......,.' ,..;>',..... .'
. ;" .,
I
"..
,
0: '
,
I.
,
s~, Hi,
.".,.".".,.;
',' .
. '..'. ,\'.
~~!J.
,
I:'
,/-
Xi
(~
~
.~
I"";~'~I
. ,
, .
I '
" '
, I
II
. I
, I
,h
I ", '
\ I
~~l ",
.,...y
.,. ..........
p'11
t,~;;
f'~~~
wl~
c- 0
"
\'1
"
...
.
. . ~ t ~ \'1:,
"". ...
"...'
1
......;
.
.. ....,~.' .",_,... ';""'_h' .. :'. ',),_ ~
..""""."
July 11, 1994
Work Session
2
Revi sed 7/19/94
that purpose somewhat. Atkins stated the State Policy involves high paying jobs,
standard of living, and the income of our citizens as major issues for economic
development.
4. Economic Development Initiatives Under Way That Are Beyond Direct Control of City
Council Policy. Atkins provided information about public and private initiatives that
impact Economic Development.
Kubby referred to current participants in Economic Development activity and stated the public
and consumers should be involved. Atkins responded that in the economic well being vision
statement one of the goals that they have adopted is "to the fullest extent practical, promote
awareness of City's Economic Development projects through public forums." Throgmorton
stated that the City needs to diversify the types of people involved in Economic Development *
and consider developing a different forum within which they can argue and debate the nature
of economic development. Kubby stated there should be a policy statement that we have
greater consistent participation and direction. Horowitz stated that she would like to know
the pros and cons of getting greater public involvement. Novick stated that the City will
receive public input during public hearings before Council adopts policies.
Atkins reviewed the following handout: what is the role of City Government in the Economic
Development (economic well being) of our community.
Current Policy. Atkins stated that the current policy includes support/secondary role; others
do it on our behalf; provide traditional public services; and encourage private sector initiatives.
More Aggressive Policy. Atkins explained that a more aggressive policy is a matter of degree;
the City needs to tell the parties representing the City's economic interest what the City
wants; it may require more independent action on the City's part including recruitment and
public expense.
Greater Control Through Stronger Policy Pronouncements. Atkins stated that Iowa City needs
to qualify and establish expectations with issues related to Economic Development; tell clearly
what we expect; tell how we are willing to accomplish economic development and that the
City's expectation level will rise accordingly when the City participates financially.
Even Stronger Policy Pronouncements. Atkins explained the City will plan to do more and
more ourselves; create opportunities such as a municipal industrial park which will allow the
City to accommodate industrial development; preserve zoning opportunities; establish local
preferences; leave overseas initiatives to others, such as the University of Iowa and Cedar
Rapids; and influence regional and corridor plan.
Recognize Others Will Act Independently. Atkins noted that other entities mayor may not
seek the City's involvement and that ICAD and the State economic policy occurs through their
institutions. Kubby suggested the City could behave in a way to coordinate and communicate
better. Horowitz stated that once the University of Iowa and other cities know what Iowa
City's policy is in terms of developing internally within the city it might be that Iowa City can
supplement something that other communities have planned.
...
.
.' "
liP
,
I)
I
;' .!
"
19b'
-
-
~'"
r
i),,","':
.''- :.,.:~,.' "".'Y."
"
',t~; '~:::-.\::': ",
" -
, ,',.0
T'!;, "
}' 5'
, '\:
" ~
lti
~,.., .. t. r "i
,~ki'
.. .'
,0;
\,"j
.'
~t: I
,\"
". .
"'
.
','
,
",
.
.,1...,
..;........, .
'.~'.'. .\. ........... ." _" r...,. ' '"".;.' .. ,'. -. :,
3
Revi sed 7/19/94
How Best to Express Your Policy. Atkins stated that the City's economic development policy
should include the economic well being component of the comp plan; the capital plan and
public investment including infrastructure, quality public services and industrial park; zoning
including legislative and regulatory initiative; communicate policy positions to other economic
development players; and establish and articulate expectations. Throgmorton noted that the
the list should include financial incentive.
,
Throgmorton stated that the City ought to take a more active and aggressive role in economic
development, provide a clearer statement of expectation, and establish some kind of fo-
rum/process for discussing and arguing through disagreements about whether to grow, how
to grow and if we grow, how much. Atkins stated that 81 citizens and Task Force already
debate issues relevant to economic development. Throgmorton suggested that a commission
on sustainable economic development, such as a seven person body with diverse representa-
tion, be established to argue about what the City's policy should be and to collect information
about the City's current circumstances. Novick stated that the general economic development
policy is a Council policy and not something to delegate to a commission. Kubby stated that
a citizen's group could establish standards of criteria, and do evaluation and research to find
out about companies. Throgmorton stated that a citizen's commission could analyze the
City's existing economic development problems or set of opportunities. Pigott suggested
making a list of what the options for public participation are. Novick emphasized that policy
decisions are not the kind of thing that should be delegated to a commission. Baker noted
that City Council is a form for public participation and the public participates in Council
deliberations.
Throgmorton stated that a public participation process could help to probe the meaning of the
idea of sustainable economic development. Response to Horowitz, Throgmorton explained
that sustainable means nurturing development to provide quality living and working conditions
over generations without undermining the area's physical and social systems of support. *
....~--..."-
,
r
.\
(J
\l
c.aJ~
1>."("";' ~ t
"
: . '\ 1;. '
, ';-,
Kubby stated that the City needs to be more aggressive by establishing criteria and then going
and looking at what kinds of businesses are expanding that meet those criteria. Atkins stated
the City can telllCAD they want a more aggressive marketing of local preferences. Horowitz
said that she does not see ICAD as being aggressive and promoting local industry. Atkins
stated that one of the goals of the economic development well being task force is to
encourage the creation of business development clearinghouse a network that would assist
individuals pursuing entrepreneurial opportunities. Council discussed industrial parks. Kubby
stated that she would only support a City owned industrial park if there were criteria.
Horowitz suggested an industrial park with parallel office research park. Pigott questioned
whether an industrial park would provide better jobs for underemployed and jobs for lower
income people or unemployed people. Throgmorton stated that he doesn't see how Council
can make any kind of determination about whether they want to have an industrial park
without having reasonable sophisticated analysis and some form of continuing public
commission to help advise Council. Horowitz stated that if any commission were to bring a
recommendation to the City Council, the Council would probably want to go back and re-
discuss just exactly what that commission had discussed. Throgmorton emphasized that
Council does not know what sustainable development is all about and what it means for the
City. Pigott said he did not know if an industrial park will employ a higher educated work
force. Kubby asked if an industrial park would provide jobs and create the kind of standard
" I
1;1
! i Iii
., ; I
I ~, II
11,." i l
I; I.
\ I J
\l,,"
91'
~I.~
~
1,.....-"\......
:C , ..:~ .- - :-
0
-_.~~- ~
lit'
.,'" '..-,'" ''P
" ,.0,
,>,,\ )"
".'
.
, '
,
J i(' I
I "
''J5 ..
,. w
.',
. ".1,
0',
,
.~,1
, '
"
.
\. i
"t"-..
'1,\1"
...
.
.~,
~
".
.
. ': . _. _~ _, I, :.:~. '
,.>..',',_....:....,,-.
4
Revised 7/19/94
of living that they want. Kubby suggested figuring out some kind of flexible industri-
al/research park zoning so that the land could be used in a flexible way.
Atkins stated that more facts, figures and information are needed. Atkins stated that the City
has not communicated effectively what their position is. Novick stated the City also needs
to communicate what they don't want. Kubby questioned how the City can establish a trend
so that people who are underemployed can shift around and people who are unemployed can
move into those jobs that are just left. Kubby stated that she has information that says for
100 new professional jobs there are 20 new retail establishments and for 100 new
manufacturing jobs there are only 7 new retail establishments.
Novick referred to Atkins' July 5, 1994 memorandum, last page, policy statement, definition;
basic sector. Novick stated that the basic sector definition of economic enterprise that
imports dollars to the community and exports goods and services deals with manufacturing
and nothing else. Throgmorton suggested the University fits that definition because the
export information in return for money. Atkins noted that the University handles 150 million *
dollars worth of research and that the University is considered the basic sector. Throgmorton
noted that Iowa City imports 97% of its energy used in Iowa City.
,,-
Horowitz asked Council what should be Council's participation in economic development.
Horowitz stated that she sees it more important to establish Iowa City in terms of how it
might be more proactive in looking at industries that we have and are able to showcase.
Horowitz suggested creating a video to showcase examples of the industries that could be
taken to Japan. Horowitz emphasized that Iowa City should toot its own horn. Throgmorton
noted that the 30 second TV promotion by the downtown association was quite wonderful.
Pigott stated that it is an important part of elected officials' position to be proactive. In
response to Baker, Atkins stated that staff is involved in economic development activities by
virtue of their position. Atkins stated that he would like to put together the economic
development policy so he can represent Council's collective interests. Horowitz stated that
this Council has not had any clear sense of direction. Horowitz stated that she represents
Council and there is no way she will go off into left field unless she knows that she has
everyone behind her. Horowitz asked council if they would like the City Manager to be more
aggressive and out reaching. Throgmorton stated he needs to know what the policy is.
Atkins stated that his role with regard to economic development has been very clearly
articulated to ICAD. Atkins stated that his position is a reactive position. In response to
Horowitz, Atkins stated that his sensitivity towards economic development opportunities will
increase as a natural outgrowth to the communication process. Horowitz emphasized that
she would like the City to be more aggressive in anticipation of the Avenue of the Saints.
,
)~
(-'
\
"
\
~
1 '
"
i I
i I
I
Throgmorton stated that if the City relied solely on staff to provide Council with recommenda-
tions about what is the criteria and economic development policy Council will be forcing them
to resolve the kinds of conflicts that are out there in the community. Throgmorton stated that
Council should structure a process whereby people in the community present different
argument about what policy should be and use that input in deciding policy. Horowitz stated
that expediency is needed in economic development issues. Baker stated that in the business
world perception counts and if the perception is that there are too many road blocks and
hurdles businesses will go to the next easier spot. Horowitz noted that this Council has a
tendency to, no matter what staff recommends or draws up for Council, to rearrange it.
Kubby stated that Council makes hundreds of decisions and most of the things there are
Ii
I k'
! ,.' ~
\ l
:\1
'j
~:~;'
r;1~
~"L
~'
.
I,
0',
"
I.!
,
li("
'(",',-0
,
"
___ __n_____m__.
~.. = .,~ -nv
j,"".,',:.,
, ' ,
. :.~" . .,.:,'" '."
'\
I""
r
,0
. CI'"
, I c.
l'~~
,10,
,'-,:,.,
':""'.',
". ,
,
, '~
-' .;. .~;.;, ,.' ~
';"""-i:":
~"\
. J"
..
'..:':'~iW,y"., '
'..-,' ,',"
. /'.'1
J;';
. '-~)l.",
.: .(, . . ''',', . ,',", \'~:;.'.:.
"'''''-':L:~lli:2;:'''L~0''~c..L..:___.._L...___~'''"~~L'-I'
.,'.
5
hardly any discussion. Baker stated that on big things Council hasn't clearly established a
direction.
I':
Council agreed with Throgmorton's suggestion to instruct staff to draft an economic policy
statement for Council, to recommend a series of possible ways to involve the public in the
process, and ways to communicate that policy more effectively. Throgmorton stated that
staff could recommend criteria the Council could use in making specific decisions.
Throgmorton also asked that when looking at the public participation process that staff looks
at the idea of sustainable economic growth commission. Kubby suggested that a revolving
loan fund be considered. In response to Kubby, Atkins stated that if Council members have
oth~r ideas to send them to him. Horowitz asked if Council wants to consider a combination
research industrial park. Atkins stated that he will prepare a memorandum for Council.
....,::
I
I
STAFFED RECYCLE CENTER DISCUSSION
. Reel 94-90 Side 1
, .
"
Novick referred to the memorandum regarding the staffed recycle center. Kubby stated that
she does not like the method of silence means it's okay. Atkins explained that staff felt
council wanted a staffed recycling center and prepared the memorandum for information.
Kubby stated she would like something on the agenda for 30 seconds. Novick stated that if
Council wants to organize it differently more than 30 seconds of discussion is needed. Atkins
stated the intent of the memo was to inform Council where staff is going and unless Council
felt strongly staff would proceed.
Horowitz announced that the July 18th meeting is scheduled at 5:30 p.m., 19th at 6:00 p.m.,
and 21st at 5:15 p.m.
,
i
, .
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.r(l.
I
i
I
.
clerk\cc7.11.lnl
1/
I
I
~I
I
I I
I
~
,C)
. \
'.,
o
I! .
.:-,W
. .~l.
~,!.
Ir~'1 '.,
"1{.-.'..'...'.". ,...-:._~-,._."'_.~'""'-~._..",~,' ,.;:".,."il(,
.,...,...,.;:':..~:;..:,8.\;tid:~,t:'j(:;'?'\;i;,:,':::,.:' ,:,' ",' ,.,""',".,",...,.':....,.~...~,.'..';"i,~.;rJJ;
,If
...
"[11IMl
,
'-"-" ..:'"
,'."
, . "'. -.,.~ . ',.':
".. "
. . r.
~, '
.{
(-'
\
,~
~r
I"
I
,
, ,
! I
, I
,
,
II
! k',
I!"
I
ll~
l
~'"
~':. ,l:'
\~i . t
;~i~
l,.:
,~r 0
.... I,'
'~t;
, ,II..
'. _l,
,~,
...
,
,', '
-"j
,
".
.
,
',I":
---.,.',-..
......-..,.\.1;..."..,..,...;.."'._.._____.
2
that purpose somewhat. Atkins stated the State Policy involves high paying jobs,
standard of living, and the income of our citizens as major issues for economic
development.
4. Economic Development Initiatives Under Way That Are Beyond Direct Control of City
Council Policy. Atkins provided information about public ahd private initiatives that
impact Economic Development. '
and consumers sho .Id be involved. Atkins responded that i the economic well being vision
sta,tement one of the\goals that they have adopted is "to th fullest extent practical, promote
awareness of City's Ec~nomic Development projects thr gh public forums." Throgmorton
stated that the City needs to diversity the types of peop involved in Economic Development
\
and consider developing a\different forum within whic they can argue and debate the nature
of economic development.\ Kubby stated there sho Id be a policy statement that we have
,
greater consistent participation and direction. Hor. witz stated that she would like to know
the pros and cons of getting'greater public inv ement. Novick stated that the City will
receive public input during public hearings befo e Council adopts policies.
,
\
Atkins reviewed the following handout: wha is the role of City Government in the Economic
Development (economic well beingl of our ommunity.
"
Current Policy. Atkins stated that the. c rent policy includes support/secondary role; others
do it on our behalf; provide traditional p lie services; and encourage private sector initiatives.
More Aggressive Policy. Atkins expl mea. that a more aggressive policy is a matter of degree;
the City needs to tell the parties presenting the City's economic interest what the City
wants; it may require more indep ndent ai:~ion on the City's part including recruitment and
public expense. '
Greater Control Through Stro er Policy Pronouncements. Atkins stated that Iowa City needs
to qualify and establish expe tations with issues related to Economic Development; tell clearly
what we expect; tell how e are willing to accomplish economic development and that the
City's expectation level III rise accordingly when the City participates financially.
Even Stronger P09cy onouncements. Atkins explained the City will plan to do more and
more ourselves; drea opportunities such as a municipal industrial park which will allow the
City to accom bd e industrial development; preserve zoning opportunities; establish local
preferences; Ie v overseas initiatives to others, such as the University of Iowa and Cedar
Rapids; and in ence regional and corridor plan.
Recognize Others Will Act Independently. Atkins noted that other entities mayor may not
seek the City's involvement and that ICAD and the State economic policy occurs through their
institutions. Kubby suggested the City could behave in a way to coordinate and communicate
better. Horowitz stated that once the University of Iowa and other cities know what Iowa
.
City's policy is in terms of developing internally within the city it might be that Iowa City can
supplement something that 9ther communities have planned.
I'"
-' -
'0 ."'.,)., "T':, "
."~,~ ..",'. '. "
-
f"
"
(1)
"
I
~
"js ,ld:.
"
mm'
,.>
I
.\
_........:4
[
\
"
\
,~
,
,
"
I
I
, ,
, ,
.. I
I
!
: i
, ~,
i ~,
, I
i I
,t"
'~
:,~j~:",'
I,~.ii,
\'~ ~~
i
.'
(Co
" I
...
.
~~ \ "
,\ .
,
".
~.' ,':.
..-'.'.u./..'_..h....
3
How Best to Express Your Policy. Atkins stated that the City's economic development policy
should include the economic well being component of the comp plan; the capital plan and
public investment including infrastructure, quality public services and industrial park; zoning
including legislative and regulatory initiative; communicate policy positions to other economic
development players; and establish and articulate expectations. Throgmorton noted that the
the list should include financial incentive.
Throgmorton stated that the City ought to take a more active and aggressive role in economic
development, provide a clearer statement of expectation, and establish some kind of fo-
rum/process for discussing and arguing through disagreements about whet er to grow, how
to grow and if we grow, how m . Atkins stated that 81 citizens and T sk Force already
debate issues relevant to econo ic development. Throgmorton suggeste hat a commission
on sustainable economic develo ment, such as a seven person body wit diverse representa-
tion, be established to argue abo t what the City's policy should be an to collect information
about the City's current circumsta ces. Novick stated that the gener economic development
policy is a Council policy and not mething to delegate to a com 'ssion. Kubby stated that
a citizen's group could establish st ndards of criteria, and do ev uation and research to find
out about companies. Throgmorto sta' ed that a citizen's c mmission could analyze the
City's existing economic developme t p blems or set of 0 portunities. Pigott suggested
making a list of what the options for p bli participation ar, Novick emphasized that policy
decisions are not the kind of thing that s ould be deleg ed to a commission. Baker noted
that City Council is a form for public \p rticipation a the public participates in Council
deliberations. ' \
!
Throgmorton stated that a public participat on proc ss could help to probe the meaning of the
idea of sustainable economic developmen ',Re onse to Horowitz, Throgmorton explained
that sustainable means nurturing developm t t provide quality living and working conditions
over generations without undermining the ',a's fiscal and social systems of support.
Kubby stated that the City needs to be mor a ressive by establishing criteria and then going
and looking at what kinds of businesses e ex nding that meet those criteria. Atkins stated
the City can telllCAD they want a mor aggress e marketing of local preferences. Horowitz
said that she does not see ICAD as eing aggre ive and promoting local industry. Atkins
stated that one of the goals of t e economic velopment well being task force is to
encourage the creation of busines development cl~ ring house a network that would assist
individuals pursuing entrepreneu al opportunities. Co. cil discussed industrial parks. Kubby
stated that she would only s pport a City ownedi ustrial park if there were criteria.
Horowitz suggested an indus rial park with parallel offip research park. Pigott questioned
whether an industrial park ould provide better jobs fo( deremployed and jobs for lower
income people or unemplo ed people. Throgmorton stated hat he doesn't see how Council
\
can make any kind of d termination about whether they, ant to have an industrial park
without having reaso ble sophisticated analysis and sb e form of continuing public
commission to help a ise Council. Horowitz stated that if ~n commission were to bring a '
recommendation to he City Council, the Council would prob'a Iy want to go back and re-
discuss just exact what that commission had discussed. Thr morton emphasized that
Council does no now what sustainable development is all about d what it means for the
City. Pigott said he did not know if an industrial park will employ a higher educated work
force. Kubby asked if an industrial park would provide jobs and create the kind of standard
..,
Irfol
\.1..
': .. "~'. ----- -:
_1_""
, '
,0":),,
, \
~.
-
~
~
I
.
I,
,
o
'I,l
1""
'J c.
... ..)
': ~d,
,,', "
3~J.:"1'
, "
,L
(~'i
" I
\
'~(... \,
, I
<
I
I
, I
I
I
I
'I I
i I~;
lW
,~PV
1
;~,/.,.
., ",
;,j b~~il
. rl"
\~ !~iiJ
\. ','l'~''":
,.-"
',If'. 0
I tfD I
'js,lo,
,.' ",,'.J
" I
...
.
'~t \ I
,\ .
, ,
~
-.
.
. '
" ,
........
:...'."...,
4
of living that they want. Kubby suggested figuring out some kind of flexible industri-
al/research park zoning so that the land could be used in a flexible way.
Atkins stated that more facts, figures and information are needed. Atkins stated that the City
has not communicated effectively what their position is. Novick stated the City also needs
to communicate what they don't want. Kubby questioned how the City can establish a trend
so that people who are underemployed can shift around and people who are unemployed can
move into those jobs that are just left. Kubby stated that she has information that says for
100 new professional jobs there are 20 new retail establishments and for 100 new
manufacturing jobs there are only 7 new retail establishments.
Novick referred to Atkins' July 5, 1994 memorandum, last page, policy statement, definition;
basic sector. Novick stated that the basic sector definition of economic enterprise that
imports dollars to the commu~ity and exports goods and services deali with manufacturing
and nothing else. Throgm on suggested the University fits that pefinition because the
export information and retur for money. Atkins noted that the untive(sity handles 150 million
dollars worth of research and t at the University is considered the sic sector. Throgmorton
noted that Iowa City imports 9 % of its energy used in lo~a C' y.
Horowitz asked Council what sh uld be Council's particip Ion in economic development.
Horowitz stated that she sees it ore important to estag sh Iowa City in terms of how it
might be more proactive in looking at industries that >>,€ have and are able to showcase.
Horowitz suggested creating a video to showcase ex tllples of the industries that could be
tak'en to Japan. Horowitz emphasized that Iowa City, hould toot its own horn. Throgmorton
noted that the 30 second TV promotio by the do ntown association was quite wonderful.
Pigott stated that it is an important p of ele ted officials' position to be proactive. In
response to Baker, Atkins stated that st f is i olved in economic development activities by
virtue of their position. Atkins stated ha he would like to put together the economic
development policy so he can represent neW s collective interests. Horowitz stated that
this Council has not had any clear se~,- f direction. Horowitz stated that she represents
Council and there is no way she wil~~~ 0 f into left field unless she knows that she has
everyone behind her. Horowitz aSkE counc I if they would like the City Manager to be more
aggressive and out reaching. Thr gmorton stated he needs to know what the policy is.
Atkins stated that his role with/ egard to e onomic development has been very clearly
articulated to ICAD. Atkins st ted that his p sition is a reactive position. In response to
Horowitz, Atkins stated that hi sensitivity towa ds economic development opportunities will
increase as a natural outgro th to the communi ation process. Horowitz emphasized that
she would like the City to e more aggressive in nticipation of the Avenue of the Saints.
Throgmorton stated tha f the City relied solely on s ff to provide Council with recommenda-
tions about what is the rite ria and economic develop ent policy Council will be forcing them
to resolve the kinds 0 conflicts that are out there in th community. Throgmorton stated that
Council should stru ture a process whereby people 'n the community present different
argument about w t policy should be and use that inpu in deciding policy. Horowitz stated
that expediency is n eded in economic development issue' Baker stated that in the business
world perception counts and if the perception is that the are too many road blocks and
hurdles businesses will go to the next easier spot. Horowit noted that this Council has a
tendency to, no matter what staff recommends or draws up or Council, to rearrange it.
Kubby stated that Council makes hundreds of decisions and m iSt of the things there are
''il.
-
"~,,.j;
-
~I
.
.
'/"
r
I
i.!
-'
:",J"'"
.~'~,'. :'::;' ,
.,
. ~ '.J':'j',':' "
"
. ,".'
"
'.'
".
. '.' , .
:- ":'~t~.~'II: .
..", ^ "'"
, .~~.
.. .. . ".
,',
" . , ~ .. '
.(
..
"
'-,c"f'
, ,
, '
.... ,
~.
'-.
~
.
. '.' _ ____.~:.:~~ ~_U_.':.' "..; ~,-"......,-", ".'_"~'"'' ""'-.:.0.""-.",,-. .._:;.~........."....,..:.:..-.~~,';."o. ''"'''~:';' .._::~
.. '_e" ._.__., '_'d'_',',", ,,' ..U-.,,.,,,...~,..,_,,,~,.,.,.,,,,.~...~, ~",,- ___ - ~~-_..
To: IOWA CITY CLERK
From: jo hogartv
1-13-94 11:19am p. 2 of 1
I
~.
..J...."!...". " .!
, '..(1.. \
John!on Cnunt).
_ \ IOWA ~
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Stephen P. Lacina, Chairperson
Joe Bolkcom
Charles D. Duffy
Patricia A. Meade
Don Sehr
July 14, 1994
FORMAL MEETING
.....
Agenda
'~)
-.
1. Call to order 9:00 a.m.
'..
..
, ,
2. Action re:
claims
:,,J
3. Action re: informal minutes of July Sth recessed to July 7th and the formal
minutes of July 7th.
. .. . .. . . i
,
4. Action re:
payroll authorizations
.r),,:
(-'
\J
~
I i I
i
I
...:/, .
5. 9:00 a.m. .. Conlinuation of Public Hearing on the following proposed Road
Vacation:
a) Road Vacalion 01-94 - Beginning at a point that is N870 33' 42"E
approximately 340' from' the Southeast C orner of Pheasant Run Subdivision
as said plat is recorded in Plat Book 23, Page 33: thence Westerly and
Northerly approximately 6000 feel to the North bank of the Iowa River.
I.!.
6. Business from the County Engineer.
i
I
I,
II
: I
I ~'
II"
~
a) Aclion re: authorizing County Engineer to place rumble strips per mOT
specification on North Liberty Road, South of interseclion with Dubuque
Street for North bound traffic.
b) Other
I
I
7. Business from the County Auditor.
'(r::1
',',' 0 '
,
I. _ ______u.______
1r
~,.
-
IOWACITY,IOWA 52244.1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 'I'
, ' ,0':, ;",]" u'.';;7:"',.,--';{._"P_.."--'"i''''''''..L~"'5''.-~'''.0""\\
~ '" ~,'-~'::;;.".' "),">,,,",' "'~' ,:,: ,,', "~ ,.., "',',.,,',..U: ' ).
~ . -.:."",:J."";:',
913 SOUTll DUBUQUE ST.
P.O. BOX 1350
~~~{:
. '.
,(
.'
..
.
: .~"...,
',", ~tw.~; ,
,. ~ ',. ..
"
I
.._,.,1,
, ~
.
.<~.
, "
"
',': .
,'-".
.
'.
,..
..
'.. .' ,.,.'.
. :_~~-_.~:_~'.""'"
, , ,
~ , '
. . . , . .
~_ '-n.;.""""'" L"'''~ J ,,",..~":' <:.1,,'-' ,', ".,.e'.,......,..; .".....~;.~, <'"_'- ""'..". ....." ;":'L: .....:_. .':
...-.-..~^-.... .__.~..".,.,-".
'.' ~." ,_,."", ~,~ '.";<." :'X._ '.II.?, ~'_ ,.^'...~.1.'.'._"_:,,
"
,
To: IOWA CITY CLERK
From: jo hogartv
1-13-94 11:19am p. 3 of 1
Agenda 7-14-94
Page 2
a) Action re:
b) Action re:
c) Other
permits
reports
8. Business from the Assistant Zoning Administrator.
a) Second and final consideration of application Z9410 of Alan Lacina.
b) Motion setting public hearings.
c) Other
. '
9. 9:30 a.m. - Public Hearing on Zoning and Platling applications.
a) First and Second consideration of the following Zoning applications:
"
1. Application Z9406 of Bill and Donna Gaddis, Solon. requesting
rezoning of 111 acres from AI Rural to RS Suburban Residential of
certain property described as being in the South 1/2 of Section 16:
Township 81 North: Range 7 Wesl of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County.
Iowa (This property is located on the east side of Iowa Highway 965
NW, approximately 7/8 of a mile south of its intersection with 140th
Street NW in Jefferson Twp.).
::
';'
y
'f
I
,
,
(-~
r j
")'j',,'1
(-'
'\
\~
~
II' j
I I
, ;
I . :
i ~ I
2. Application Z9429 of Craig Kiracofe, owner, Swisher. requesting
rezoning of 1.5 acres from M I Light Industrial to M2 Heavy Industrial of
certain properly described as being in the NW 1/4 of Section 9;
Township 81 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County.
Iowa (This property is located on the east side of Highway 965 NW.
approximately 1/2 mile north of its intersection with 140th Street NW in
Jefferson Twp.).
,
J .f
I '
, I
i i
I ~ '
: i
\ I :~ j
~
3. Application Z9430 of Maurice Peterson, owner, Swisher, William Earsa,
contract purchaser, Cedar Rapids, signed by Dean Beranek of MMS
Consullants Inc., requesting rezoning of 1.99 acres from Al Rural to RS
Suburban Residential of cerlain property described as being in the NW
1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 10: Township 81 North: Range 8 Wesl of
the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This properly is located on the
.'---- '~~-.,=."' - ~
-
,,(,~, ',;
)..-....'..' ""," ..," " ..~-,.. ......'-..."..... ....""..,~.,:".,' " .'1"..'..;:,
,,' ",,,,," .',' ".""1,' '0';;
"0'" "i.' "'. ",', C. ' , "
<:'.' ;-'. :;-,,":~~', ) ' .:,.?~-).\ ;;: .. ::! ~,,:.;:.' "". '~N':"'l"~\'
,y,"'- 0
r~.
", -.~',:.\ ' .~," ;,.
~i, "
. '
"r'. '~ '
"
I
"
.'
.
. :,' :-';',,~t~.;'~, '\ . ! .... '
"....
j
"1'
~
, .
, ,
, '
, ~. "
:....,:
" .,'
~.
'.
;, .
. '
, ",~"
.._:~,~:.:~.'" .~.~;...sw".........~,.",.~:.;,~..~"':''':'~~~:_~'_:~:':'''''';~-'M ~;__,__:.:":"""._:.:~__
, '
_ __._,_~_..._~"_,._,",,,~.'.~~'_,~, ,..,...~.-..._"w_,__.___.._'_"'
':"j
,
!
To: IOWA CITY CLERK
From: jo hogartv
7-13-94 11:19a~ p. 4 of 7
",;
!
"
,,..,
1'",
~
..,~
,,~;i;~
I, \
i '
I ~
!
II
II
II
i [~'~'
I .
, j
~
,!i,'Ilii:,'"
,~.\
fr~"
""
~~ '
";,
,Ii
-
'(",='"
, ", 0
:~" ' . '
Agenda 7-14-94 Page 3
south side of 120th Street NW. approximately 1/2 mile west of its
intersection with Derby Avenue NW in Monroe Twp.).
b) Discussion/action re: the following Plalling applications:
"
1. Application S9355 of James G. Mulford requesting preliminary and final
plat approval of Mulford's First Subdivision, a subdivision located in
the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 34; Township 80 North; Range 6
West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 2-lot, 9.68
acre, residential subdivision, located on the north side of Linder Road
NE, approximately 500 feet west of the intersection of Linder Road N E
and Prairie du Chien Road NE in East Lucas Twp.).
2. Application S9411 of Kyung-Kook Choi and Ho-Youn Yang, signed by
Randall Williams of MMS Consultants Inc.. requesting preliminary and
final plat approval of A Subdivision of Lots 5 & 6 Pine Forest Estates, a
subdivision located in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 21; Township
80 North: Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This
is a 2-Iot, 2.57 acre, residential subdivision, located on the northeasterly
end of 0 liver Lane NE, approximately 1/4 of a mile north of the
intersection of Oliver Lane NE and Stewart Road NE in Penn Twp.).
3. Application S9424 of Harry L. Baker requesting preliminary and final
plat approval of H & P Baker Subdivision, a subdivision located in the
NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 22; Township 77 North; Range 5 West
of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a I-Iot, 4.75 acre,
farmstead split, located in the southeast quadrant of the intersection of
Wapsi Avenue SE and 640lh Street SE in Fremont Twp.).
,)"
4. Application S9426A of Constance R. Tappan, signed by Mark W.
Tappan, requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Tappan's
First Subdivision, a subdivision located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of
Section 30; Township 79 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson
County, Iowa (This is a 2-lot, 14.51 acre, residential subdivision,
located on the north side of Highway I SW, north of the intersection of
Highway I SW and Maier Avenue SW in Union Twp.).
5. Application S9430 of Effie Novotny, Adolph and Willard Dvorsky,
signed by John D. Novotny, requesting preliminary and final plat
approval ofWileffado Acres, a subdivision located in the NE 1/4 of the
NE 1/4 of Section 2; Township 80 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M.
.' .'
...
LArma.........
I ~r-
"'." ~
,;'::.:.,.,.....":.,.,..
.-' .
j.-".....
'0"',,'/""','
". .' ','1" c', ';~, ','
',:" :.:,1:::,;,:."'; ,,~':;:<\,.:':",,:.
19~~
, . \'.....-.'....,.. "....'^'.~"S- .,' , l bl~.'
, ,L" ~ ." ~,\ IJ I..', ."
. ,
",1'.'"
., ','."
.... "
.- ~,::..'::
=~~,
....to.
.,
. ~~ ...:;'-
.'-:',
'...
"
',:,~". "
....t\\I,i" .
... ,'"
.<
:i."
,',
,'.
,
.'- ,
:,
I'"
, ,
.
f
.;.- ,.."
:... _ _'~'~L~~,l:-~:~..,...:,-~;, ...~~..._~_~:.;,...:'w:.__-,;.~_~.'" ~'.' ._.;~~:._~~;..~_.'..~~~_.:..,_
_ ._.. ....... ".'_"___'_. ",~__".",,~_.,'_'." ".,w~_,_,_",__,~"
"
To: IOWA CITY CLERK
From: jo hogartv
7-13-94 11:19am p. 5 of?
Agenda 7-14-94 Page 4
in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 3-lot, 9.114 acre, agricultural
subdivision, located on the north and south of Quincy Road NE,
northwest of the intersection of Quincy Road NE and Jordan Creek
Road NE in Newport Twp.).
6. Application 59436 of Michael Dombroski requesting preliminary and
final plat approval ,of Prairie Meadow, a subdivision located in the NE
1/4 of the 5E 1/4 of Section 34; Township 80 N oj-th: Range 6 West of the
5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 2-lot, 6.935 acre, residential
subdivision, located on (he east side of Prairie Du Chien Road NE, 500
feet north of the intersection of Prairie du Chien Road NE and Linder
Road NE in East Lucas Twp.).
c
7. Application S9437 ofThomas Aubrecht requesting preliminary and final
plat approval of Finley Addition. a subdivision located in the NE 1/4 of
the NW 1/4 of Section 28: Township 79 N orlh; Range 7 West of the 5th
P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 2-lot, 40.05 acre, residential
and agricultural subdivision, located on the south side of Rohret Road
SW, approximately 1/2 mile east of the intersection of Rohret Road SW
and Ivy Avenue SW in Union Twp.).
'I
@
:;,;
.,
.h
l.
\
r~r..
I'
I
I
1 ~
8. Application S9438 of Earl C. Holtz Estate, Gladys H. Holtz, Executor,
signed by Dean Beranek of MMS Consultants Inc., requesting
preliminary and final plat approval of Holtz Subdivision, a subdivision
located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 5; Township 81 North;
Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a I-lot,
1.26 acre, farmstead split, located in the northeast quadrant of the
intersection of 120th Street NE and Summit Avenue NE in Jefferson
Twp.).
,i ,f
i
I
I
i I
i k\
I!"
II
J
%~';',
fs'
"\I
9. ,Application S9439 of William L. Frantz requesting preliminary plat
approval of Rapid Creek Heights ( A Resubdivision of Lot I Good
Earth Acres), a subdivision located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of
Section 21; Township 80 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in
Johnson Counly, Iowa (This is a 6-10t, 20.78 acre, ,residential
subdivision with two common open areas, located on the southeast side
of Rapid Creek Road NE, 0.2 miles east of the intersection of Rapid
Creek Road NE and Wapsi Avenue NE in Graham Twp.).
, .
..'..- "'., ,
,-- ,~
j,",.,"',"".""".,"
'1"" . ,'-','.<' :,'
'",.',00':'
',',1,',:.\" :~~'..: ..~~!\
- ,'.. ~,.... '
lC&b~,
I' " '
',::;'\....,..~-~.".:.\.':".,""":'-"I,".."".., .:,";.'0.."'.,111,, '
, '5' "
.i' ",
~ '.....' . " ;
" ....',,,,,..\"...'.i'.).'.
c..~
.1ii...T1i
".. .
. ';".."
..1.
.,
\"1..
...
"
"~.k"
. . '\'1
'., ..
'i.'
1
"
...
,.
.
'. .:.~:~._..~~.._. '"c. ',;, .....-....'."..,., ._~.~......~...,,<,_.:....,~,,~-,_.:,~'...~........-:.,.,.... ".,..'.t...:"-',_":....1..;
........'.......-'...'.,...,
:. .~:: i"', ;;\'_ ....._ .,',V', .',~ ~;- '.'
To: IOWA CITY CLERK
From: jo hogartv
7-13-94 11:19am p. 6 of 7
(=-
~, 0,
, 0
';. ' __u__
Agenda 7-14-94
Page 5
10. Application S9440 of Tracy Gringer requesting preliminary and final
plat approval of Lookout Ridge Subdivision (A Resubdivision of Lot I
Schnoebelen Subdivision), a subdivision located in the NW 1/4 of the
SW 1/4 of Section 10: Township 78 North: Range 6 West of the 5th P.M.
in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 2-Iot, 29.05 acre, residential
subdivision, located on the east side of 0 ak Crest Hill Road SE,
approximately 1.0 mile north of the intersection of Oak Crest Hill Road
SE and 500 th Street SE in Liberty Twp.).
10. Business from the County Allorney.
a) Report re:
other items.
II. Business from the Board of Supervisors.
a) Action re: Department of Human Services Local Expenditure Plan.
b) Action re: resolution for flood disaster relief.
c) Action re: Medicaid Home and Community Based Payment Agreemenls
(HCBS waivers) for clients #071I219F, 0157810C, 0157802J, 0151675F,
#OI57806A, and #041 1420C.
d) Olher
12. Adjourn 10 inf annal meeting.
a) Inquiries and reports from the public.
b) Reports and inquires from the members of the Board of Supervisors.
c) Report from the County Allorney.
d) Olher
13. Adjournment.
, C(,~
-
'~"~~~ '"
',bL
-'::',',"'\" ',','"
, \, '
" ~ ,~.- ,
'I'.....'
...1..;.;.'....
/5.'
_w
I J""
, , ,,' .'.,"'::."..'.';:.
::0, \"':
'. :1,'''':.;.,'; ,,..'.;""': ,
D
I
i .l'
8 .,
.0,
i ,",
, "<f
~:<~,
0,
, '.,,'
., ."
- ': :'_:;'~t~~\~", \: '
~~ .",' .,"..
"
"I'
.";"
!:'
"", .~..,.
',' .
, ,
~ '
'. ' ~,
"
, ,
,;' ''--'
. -, .,"
. f'" '-:, ''f
: , .'::;.':, ,..~ '; ~"'.'. "',' , .'...:' "'. .. ':. .' '. .. ..' '".' . ,.' , . .".', '
_..~_' _.. ...........'"._'_M...._A"""'-.......~-... ._...___._~_._,;......._,........ ....._~.M..___..__.~, __._ _._._~._ _....~.____,~,,___.._,,_,.~._..V_.H__.V.__._..;_._.... ...._....
,..
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
"
Date: July 15, 1994
From: Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
.J';'
To: City Council
Re: Memorandum of Agreement - Firefighters' Union Negotiations
. 'f
Attached please find a copy of a Memorandum of Agreement which I executed on behalf of the
City on July 12, 1994. This memorandum has the same effect as a signed tentative agreement
and is binding on both parties. This Memorandum of Agreement does essentially two things.
First, it extends the existing Collective Bargaining Agreement during the interim from July 1, 1994,
until such time as a new contract is executed. Secondly, the provisions in this document address
all the tentative agreements r!lached during negotiations and awards contained in the binding
arbitration with the exception of the disputed issue involving premium pay for certain duties
performed after 4:00 p.m., after 12 noon on Saturdays and Sundays, and on holidays. So while
it may appear, from media reports and from the somewhat complicated legal processes
surrounding the City's objections and the Union's petition to have the arbitration enforced, that
numerous issues are in dispute, we have actually agreed upon and implemented everything
except the one major issue.
'A,
o
('
.
As it currently stands, the Public Employment Relations Board has on file from the City a petition
'for a ruling on the mandatory/permissive nature of the issue in question, as well as an objection
to the entire arbitration based on its having only been completed well after the March 15 deadline.
Should the City prevail on either, only the premium pay issue would be affected. Further,
although I have not seen the petition, it is my understanding that the Union has asked the District
Court to enforce the binding arbitration. Again, we have agreed to all aspects of that award with
the exception of the premium pay issue. I doubt that the District Court will act on this matter prior
to issuance of some decisions by the PERB. I will keep you informed.
1,\
') "
, ,
,~
'f~~
,
i
I
I
I
I
I
I
\
~
Please give me a call if I can provide anything further.
cc: Steve Atkins
Chief Pumfrey
Sylvia Mejia
Anne Burnside
Steve Rynecki
"
'~
bc4.2
,
'.'1'
,
~','
"
~j'
..
([""',,',, 0
','!.,
, ,....
", ,.
.
" '. ,.... '.
/." "
"','
~ .
IB'J "".:
rJ"'.."'" ,..,."...,--',.,..."''','',..,:,,,.....''..'1"'' ""'1"","';'
; .,',0',,>,\\':\"'\" I"',' ,-jS'/';"'9'O,,' '..
"",,-,, '.!' '..,... ,tj :;':'. .,;.:.;,'....-,/:,.>-. '.. , .' .,,'.~,,\.; ~ ""~,,;,,,:, I ",:~l.:
'.. ,',
. l\..'
~.,.;.,
~ '
,
,~
(--
\
'~
~
I,
~
i I
i I
, I
, ~'
I '
'I"
I(
','.,
~,
"
~~.,I."
,,'
?
ii
"
,
'-.
.
.\':"i.
~
.
"t'
, '. \. ~I...
. '* .-..
','
.
The City and the Union hereby agree that the following will be in effect as of July 1, 1994.
"
,.:.:,'
,
The current (FY94) Collective Bargaining Agreement is extended and shall remain in effect
until a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for FY95 is executed, with the following
modifications:
':......
.
. --'...-.;:'. .~.
. ,.,...__h ,~__""'__,,___..__.... _. ....,,,___.,~._......~_~..._..__..._
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
between
City of Iowa City (City)
and
Iowa City Association of Professional Firefighters
IAFF, AFL-CIO. Local #610 (Union)
June 30, 1994
Article V, Section 5, third paragraph, subsection a., will read as follows:
a.
Firefighters acting out of rank: In making temporary out-of-rank
assignments the Fire Chief will look to the Firefighters assigned to the
station affected. Of such Firefighters, a Firefighter on the Lieutenant
promotional list will have priority in accepting the assignment. If no
Firefighter appears on the Lieutenant promotional list, the senior
Firefighter at the affected station will have priority in accepting the
assignment, except that for such temporary assignments of 72
consecutive working hours or longer, the Chief may assign any
Firefight~r who is on the Lieutenant promotional list. If the Firefighters
assigned to the station do not accept the assignment, the Firefighter
moving to the affected station as the replacement will then be offered
the temporary out-of-rank assignment.
Article V, new Section 7, will read as follows:
:C.!!_ .-
Section 7. Administrative Dutv. A continuous shift employee (56 hours/week)
assigned to administrative duty (referred to as "light duty") with a forty (40)
hour work week schedule will continue to accrue all benefits and compensation
at their continuous shift rate while on the 40 hour assignment, and will use
benefits on a 'pro-rated basis. The ratio will be 56/40 or 1.4, and will be used
when reporting accrual usage, i.e. for everyone hour of time taken, 1.4 hours
will be reflected on the accrual usage.
Work week:
Annual hours worked:
Holiday time:
56 hours/40 hour = 1.4
2912 hours/2080 hours = 1.4
135 hours/96 hour = 1.4
If an employee terminates while on a 40 hour work week schedule, their
benefit payout will be calculated on a 56 hour benefit schedule, at the 56 hour
work week rate.
When employees on administrative duty work beyond eight (8) hours per
day, every effort will be made to adjust the remainder of the work week to limit
total work hours to 40 per work week. If this Is not possible, comp time will
be accrued or overtime will be paid in accordance with applicable laws. In
.... -'"---. r
, "),.,...-.,,
0, "",'
. "'I" -:.". ".:
;' . .' :" ':; ~..." ,,\i '. .
. ,'~' . ' .
..
,,"3
P'
, '
@
"1./
"
, ""1.'.-.
/5'
"",-"",,,;,'1,-.1'
'I....',",'
0',
, .'1
;~~;?:t'
,\'-, .
l:...._.~~
r
<}
\
I'
I
r( j,
; I
i I
I
, I
, ,
Co
.'
r'l
"'
.
"r'
, -' ,. ~ \ I'
. .:
','
,
.,
.""
.r .._~'. ,,-_
f"
..,..-..-.-.,.,....-'''....-.,.
,
2
addition, usage of time will be limited to hours absent from the 40 hour work
schedule, at the pro-rated basis.
Article IV, Section 3, will read as follows:
Section 3. The City will not deduct dues beginning the first of the calendar
month after which an employee is no longer part of the bargaining unit. An
employee may voluntarily cancel or revoke authorization for check off by
delivery of written notice to the City. The City will provide a copy of the notice
to the Union. Cancellations received by the 15th of the month will become
effective on the first of the next month.
Article VII, Section 2, third paragraph, will read as follows:
If additional time is needed, an employee shall be permitted to use up to one (1)
shift of accumulated sick leave with the approval of the Fire Chief or Battalion
Chief.
Article VIII, Section 3, will read as follows:
Section 3. Permanent employees on a continuous shift shall receive one
hundred thirty-five (135) hours of holiday credit on the first day of each fiscal
year as defined in Article XXVII, Section 1 of this agreement. Any continuous
shift employee who begins work after July 1 of any calendar year will receive
credit for the remaining holiday dates in the year. If an employee separates
after July 1 of any year, those holidays which have been credited but which
have not yet occurred will be deducted for the purpose of considering
separation pay. Requests for use of holiday time shall be made to the Battalion
Chief who shall determine when holiday time may be taken.
For the purpose of this Article, a holiday for continuous shift employees
begins at 7:00 A.M. on the day of the holiday and continues for a period of
twenty-four (24) hours thereafter.
Article VIII, Section 6, will read as follows:
Section 6. Holidays or personal leave days shall not be carried beyond the last
day of any fiscal year as defined in Article XXVII, Section 1 of this agreement.
Article XI, Section 1, first sentence, will read as follows:
The Union may use the Training Room for union meetings for three (3) hours
not more often than once per month.
Article XXIII, Section 2, will read as follows:
Section 2. The City and the Union agree they will not act to discriminate
because of race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, religion,
marital status, sexual orientation, or political affiliation unless the reason for the
discrimination is job-related or otherwise allowed by law. The parties agree that
complaints alleging violation of this section shall not be subject to the
grievance/arbitration provisions of this contract but rather, shall be brought
before the appropriate state or federal forum.
-
.. -
-
,)',:"",..',..
~ ,". ", .
" 0 '." ',.,'
. " ,"'" ,.,".
, '
.' ,.
,... .,',.
-
"'".
) .l
'.
, -Slt,!
',' ''','.- "', ~ .......
')5 ,10';,
. 1 .... ,..'J
'(l'" ..Ii."..' "
! , 0'
'" .
'f. __
'"'f ."
...., . "1,'0 .
~!
.. .'
.-,,'
.. '
"
(-
\
r:1
I
i
~
,J
k:
:~~:
f'
'I].
~J
.,
f-j.
','
"
...
"
'~I;\I'
','I'
l~'
",
I'"
;':,
,.
1
...."
,'"
"
.
,,;.; '_~ ._.)~;'_-:..."n', ..,-,,-,. ....w.l-~~..._'..".....,.~'...,...,__:.:..~_._.,;.y..._._..
-
3
Article XXIII, new Section 8, will read as follows:
Section 8. Earlv Retirement Incentive. The City will give the Union notice and
opportunity to discuss at a Grievance Committee meeting prior to implementing
any early retirement incentive program. Such program must be applied on a
unit-wide basis and participation will be voluntary.
Article XXVII, Section 1, will read as follows:
Section 1. The effective date of compensation and benefit adjustments
applicable to any fiscal year will be the first day of the pay period which begins
between the dates of June 24 and July 7, inclusive.
Effective dates over the next four years are as follows:
July 1, 1995
June 29, 1996
June 28, 1997
June 27, 1998
Article XXVII, Section 2, first paragraph, will read as follows:
Section 2. The base pay of each step for the Iowa City Fire Department
Firefighters, Lieutenants, and Captains will be increased by three (3) percent at
the beginning of Fiscal Year 1995, said adjustment to become effective on the
appropriate date as defined in Section 1 above. A copy of the pay plan for
FY95 is attached to this agreement as Exhibit A.
, ,
@..
Article XXVIII, Section 2, subparagraph entitled Lenoth of Service on December 1 will read
as follows:
Lenoth of Service on December 1
5 years 1 day - 10 years
10 years 1 day - 15 years
15 years 1 day - 20 years
20 years 1 day - 25 years
25 years 1 day +
$275.00
450.00
600.00
750.00
$1,000.00
i.1
.
'.
The City and the Union further agree that the above provisions shall be incorporated into the
FY95 Collective Bargaining Agreement when it is executed by the parties.
Date
mg~'l.It\l.ffB.30.mo.
n1U
. ,)\.
", . : . _ '::," ' ~ ,'. '. ; I ,','
.,.."."0>,, ,'"
,'. "", .', :'~.... '" ",:.<r....
Ifo!
· ':\"-",...,...,.,',.,',.,.:.,.,...."..'.'j'5 ,.,;,'.",'.:O'j"
, , , ' " " ."U ~i '" " : j:\.
.::1.-
,,-,.
~~'.. :~~':r', '
~'...".".".,
., ..
. :.'.... ..;.
'l~
:~.
,:'.
";.',
", "',
" ....,.
',', ,
Date:
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
, tru6~ti1
(Y}aJ.uL~
~ 7/r:/ry
, 1
'i
'.,J I,
. i
, ",;
'. i
.',.1
">.
July 12, 1994
',r
To:
City Manager
~arin Franklin, Director, Planning & Community Development
~Marianne Milkman, Community Development Coordinator
"
. r
From:
,'.\\
. ~.
Re: TO\^,lncrest Relocation
"-i
I
,
, ,
I
, t
" ,
As we start to work with individual residents at Towncrest, we are rapidly discovering that
there is a very large diversity of needs and desires regarding relocation. For example, one
household with an existing movable mobile home in fairly good shape did not wish to relocate
to any of the Iowa City mobile home parks when space was available, but wished to buy a
replacement home in the Western Hills Park. Another resident wants to move his unit to a
field in the County and have us pay for the installation of a septic system. A current renter
wishes to buy a mobile home...and so on.
!
" I
'''--'-J
. ""--,1
I
,
'.,. ,;
I
.i
~
..... '."
Therefore, we are in the process of establishing some guidelines which outline reasonable
options for relocation. IThese guidelines are attached.) We will continue to work on the
principle of providing relocation assistance ,to a similar housing situation, with those having
the greatest need receiving the most assistance. This may result in some residents not being
able to relocate to their preferred housing or location.
q':;
If any residents contact you or the Council about the relocation process, we would very much
appreciate your giving Steven Nasby (356-52481 or Marianne (356-5244) a call regarding the
resident's status. That way you will have all the information regarding what we're trying to
do to relocate this client before you next talk to them.
We will keep you informed on how the Towncrest relocation program proceeas. So far one
household is happily relocated. Please feel free to call any of us if you have questions.
1...1' .
.;-., '
Attachment
b~reloC8tn
'....
, ,
',';" .
,\', "
\'."
;.}, "" a-,', . '.
;. '. - ,~~ I
. ,'..,'.".',.....-,-,;;
17":::"";-:-,."~ "l~"""''''''~~:' "7'7~~""l',."~,,,~l:H:r':-lt~"-"'lTT;f'.\,..?u.'~::r.~ I,',:,,' ',' '~L',,:
.,~,o',:L\(;~;'.':'\"i" .."/5".".'...,,';' ,'.[J:; 'i,',
",\".>,..."t-..,c-'" ,."'._..,"'".'.,"'. ,.",' .,:,. ' ,.,',J "\"'" '. . ,i
, ....".'.... ,.:~l :\,~" ;\',':.':.:'~i~ ';:":j:_: ":i':; .".., ,~ .,',:,e-.."...~:' ''''<'''''~'t;, L,.;, J:'f.\:
It"~
'''j
c- -
i1' ----~------
-
'.-" , ':",
'.-' :....".':..:...... .
'-"'" , '
. ,
.", ',:
~m~~:
.. ....
f.... .'
,
",
,r
.(
(~.\
~
~
I', \
i
"
I
II
I I
I,
I. k~
I"
I[ )
~
;,~",~"",
:~i
,<j ~ .
), .
V+ '
L'
i
-~
r-=;
~'
.,
~.. I.
"
, .
',~t; .
. ,.\I.~ ,
,~,
...
.
':,:'
,
"'--'"'''f
.
P'
,'.,.'" .'--'. '",'.'-.; ", '..'t, """,,~,..., ~",:.'.-_','. '. _""
.
I i(O~'~'
~C?-5 '10':.
GUIDELINES FOR TOWNCREST RELOCATION
The city will make every effort to assist Towncrest residents to
relocate into a 'similar housing situation. Residents' preferences
will be honored whenever possible. However, because funds for
relocation are limited, not every household will be able to move to
their first housing choice.
A, GENERAL GUIDELINES
1. Relocation assistance will be provided to all
residents who had a valid lease on May 10, 1994, and
continue to reside at Towncrest Mobile Home Park.
2. Relocation assistance will consist of, at a minimum,
packing and moving expenses, utility connection fees and
utility deposits, security deposits and one month's rent.
utility deposits required because of the resident's
unpaid balance, will not be paid.
3. Assistance will consist of relocation expenses only.
The city is unable to pay back lot rent, or to payoff
any other debts.
4. Moving assistance will be provided in the form of a
two party check made out to the vendors providing the
service (ie: moving company, utility company) and the
resident. Exceptions to this will be agreed upon in
advance between the City and the resident. (For example,
the city will pay the resident directly if he\she
chooses to move themselves instead of using a moving
company. )
5. Checks are dispersed by the City after 3 PM on the
first and the fifteenth of each month. Bills must be
submitted at least two weeks prior to those dates to
allow for processing. For example: a moving company bill
submitted on Sept. 16 would be ready for payment on Oct.
1, while a bill submitted on sept. 24 would not be ready
until Oct. 15.
B. RENTERS
1. If you are currently renting, assistance will be
provided so that a comparable housing situation is
maintained whenever possible. options consist of either
renting another mobile home or finding an apartmen~ that
satisfies your family needs. Renters wishing to purchase
a mobile home will receive moving expenses, deposit and
first month's rent for a pad in the mobile home park,
utility hook-up and deposits, and if necessary, the first
,~-~:~ '
_...~ - ~~ '
j"-".:''''-o-,,,,,,,,,
. 0",,:,., IW'.' '. ."
......
, '
! ,/
.
,"""o',.',<,',.!,
Z:..TJiEI'!l
" I
,;\
.
"
'~t: "
'\'"
". ..
.~,
.
"
~
'.,
~'
.
.
. '.- .~ -. .. '-~~; " ~-,.;.'''' ...,
...__..;.:; :"'-"~
.... "._",",..,',.''-''" .,,"._<o~._... _~._' ._. ...... _" .'. ",_' '0.,..',
",(.7' '_
month's loan payment (not to exceed $250) .
2. Residents eligible for federal section 8 housing
assistance should apply as soon as possible if they wish
to utilize subsidized housing. LIFE Skills, Inc. will
provide assistance in filling out a section 8 application
and in accessing other services.
3. If the resident is not section 8 eligible, then every
effort will be made to find comparable housing without
increasing their housing costs. LIFE Skills, Inc. will
be available to assist residents in their housing search.
Residents can reach LIFE Skills at 354-2121. Residents
should identify themselves as residents of Towncrest
Mobile Home Park when they call.
C, MOBILE HOME OWNERS
All Towncrest owners being assisted by the city must be able to
provide proof of ownership through possession of their mobile home
title or other valid documentation.
1. Mobile home owners will need to decide on one of
several options. Whenever possible, the most reasonable
option is to move their existing mobile home to another
mobile home park, The City realizes that this option is
contingent upon: '
a. the existing home being moveable
b, available room in another mobile home park
c. the existing home meeting the requirements of
the available mobile home park.
o
f
2. The resident may choose to move into a rental unit.
If the mobile home was not moveable, the city will pay
the resident the appraised value of their home, minus any
loan amount remaining on the home (which the city would
then payoff). Also, the usual relocation expenses
listed in A2 will be paid.
3. If the existing mobile home cannot be moved, due to
age or condition, the city will assist the resident in
the purchase of a newer mobile home. Assistance will be
in the form of a downpayment at least equal to the
appraised value of the existing mobile home (again minus
any loan amount which the city will payoff).
'.' .1
4. Depending on need, some additional funding to purchase
a replacement home may be available. This will be ,.'
determined on a case by case basis.
5, Because federal funds will be used for the
downpayment, residents who decide to replace their mobile
home will be required to sign a resale agreement. This
I
.
I!fo~~':
(___~-r '
1., .,"
--..---------
,
_.~
-
"o~,'j"",':;:,"" .
-,' "',',....,',<:.'.:'
~..... .:' '
1.."'''....",:;.:,
"js,lo,;
..' '.
".,,";.' ,
~~,,~::i,'j ,
.,
,
"
-, ',' ~
""
"
agreement will require that the resident live in their
unit until July 1, 1998. If the unit is sold before that
time, the resident will be required to pay back a
prorated amount of this federal money.
6. Any replacement home purchased by a Towncrest
resident or any mobile home that is moved with City
assistance must be inspected to insure that it meets
standard safety requirements, According to need and
feasibility the city will rehab a mobile home to meet
minimum safety standards.
1
i
,
<
"I
,,' i
-I
'-1,
7\11\94
()-
';-' IJ'" .:""".: .",,' ,
.,',p'"
, ',':t.:
n.r
J SftJ:~~ ,",'. ..',..'<
,'. ',",. ")" II,
)-'::-"~':-'''''"''''''''''''''''-'''~'''?T''~',c'''.'''''''''I''',,".' :'/ ~I~"':'-'I,'"
,'~. '_;;',i:,;,":'::::':..::''':':'1:':'O:,-.l\~<,~',<, \i}:"}'.'i,,t,:>:',(,.,,"'>~\\ :':,':,"-':'::':,' ".\,""1":_" "'(J5"',":':',,,~'~,::,:::'r;t'i-/
:" ,:'::':;r_;'~l,.';~';;",,: ,,~~\'I:,\,;",:X?_~;'.\:'i;;li,;,/;,,';;>;<~" ,("" : ;';;-',!::'", ':-;"';,";:'~::4;j:;~fI/L
',"((
-)
7'<i
......-
"""", :'..' "....,.....,..
.-.''','! I,:" 'I"
""':".._"1
""
'~.; , '
'.' ",I
- ".~:':\ :. i;' ,'"
~f,~<'..~:'\:-~'!':
":
.;
. ':'..;>,',..
, '
>.
i
1
,
I
'i
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
,.;.
Date: July 15, 1994
To: Honorable Susan M. Horowitz
Members of City Council
From:
Linda Newman Gentry, City Attomey
. ,'j
.,~
Re: Participation in League of Iowa Municipalities' Policy Leadership Symposium,
Des Moines, Iowa; Thursday, July 21, 1994
,
L.
I am pleased, and proud, to inform you thai I will be one of the leaders in the first Legislative
Policy Leadership Symposium, to be held in Des Moines (Alloona) Thursday, July 21, 1994
conceming legislative issues. The Leadership Symposium is sponsored by the League of Iowa
Municipalities, and I will be leading a discussion, together with Roger Nowadzky, corporation
counsel for Des Moines, concerning legislative issues and other "hot legal topics" concerning
state-wide legal issues-especially as they relate to municipalities.
The session is in the morning, so I will be back in Iowa City for the afternoon City Council
sessions-hopefully "brimming with new ideas."
';'
i
Attachment
-;
J
r
~
,
cc: City Manager
Assistant City Manager
City Clerk
:.;~
f'
I
IngUgl,mun,nvno
II
~
~
":
~o'i
;\i;,
V"
~:
.'
l
18(,
.,- " ~ ;
", .,
.. ,il'.
",r' ,~
i' 0
"'. .
".'J. '
..-. .,
" " .";" ,<.,.,-~-"
~____~~:.:.:..~" "~i'-,
'.',Z.J" . .",
"','. ,. ,., .,..
'..',""
. ':.: , .:'.' '.. ".. . " ; ~ " .,'.:. .',', '.
;J--;---""''''...,..,.".........''''''''-''",.''-.'~'l,...,'''.. ""':"'1"" "Hii
:-:J:.':,':;':,:::':':~~'::'...<()':,i~~i',.~;:~~';'::';::" .\:{\~;'~~:'::;'?i,',i:',::', :'. \ ",: ,',;,' ",::,' . '.:' :. ,"',: ,,':::':. ,/"':5:' ",:.:".t.',:::, 'Ct::::..::
,..,...,,'.:,).,,1"""''''',,;'-''1\' ',0'..-1.' ',";""""\'-' '," -.......~.. "J,.,.. 'LJjl
:"':" ...,. "',,;:"."" ":;{",':i':",':i<,'-"':"':,::,,, ' "'.' ':":""';}:"":;<'I:~.L;',~'i""'~"::-i':
--, "'.~-;' ., '
'.. :",
~'
"~ "
.r""^1
;'.1
,........
...
.
,',:'-",.
"t.."
";"'\"
. '.
. ~,-,' ,..
,
.'
. r.', "
, "'f
'.'
"
"..:'
, '
". "
'<
~'
;'
':' -:-. .'
'.~:._',:.',_.,,: ...,.;.~, ,".'''~: '_,..,...~:', ;~;r,:::_-,,~~:..o:.~, ::'':'''''.'J;'"". ""C' -,'
To: IOWA CITY CLERK
From: jo hcgartv
7-1B-94 9:22am p. 2 of 2
"
Jnhnsnn Counly
_ \ IOWA 1
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
i..
I
,
I',
I
i,
)". .
Stephen P. Lacina. Charrperson
Joe BolkcolD '
Charles D. Duffy
Patricia A. Meade
Don Sehr
July 19.1994
.,~
INFORMAL MEETING
Agenda
I. Call to order 9:00 a.m.
2. Re view of the informal minutes of July 12th recessed to July 14th and the formal
minules of July 14th.
1
3. Business from Jen Madsen re: Social Welfare Board - Cluster Boards
update/discussion.
l@
4. Business frolD the Physical Plant Manager.
a)
b)
Discussion re: space needs for sheriff and courthouse buildings.
Other
;
(
1
5. Business frolD the County Auditor.
a) Discussion re: resolution accepting [he July I. 1994 cash counts.
b) Other
6. Business frolD the Board of Supervisors.
a) Reports 1.O
b) Other - J::"
0 c...
:'!E(")' <= U1
:l>::j r
7. Discussion fraID the public. C?-( ......
- co r
-1(")
;<r J:lo m
8. Recess. ,1'fI ::r:
o;lJ 0
..,. 1.O
~....., ..
)> J:"
1.O
,
1..1
i'd,'
"
,-
r
I
i
I
I
~
:~'1"
!~;
J.i;
~
'.
'Q~l , '"OOh~
~.
"
TEL: (319)356,6000 FAX:(319)356,6086 '""}
) , '""'".....""".."...,.,,,"'."< ..... '.' ""f'" "
, , . "I ('\ .
,,:\0 ',' " ') 5 \'
~ ""01 ,1.:" ,( '-t; , .
,
,';'
913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST.
P.O. BOX 1350
IOWA CI'IY, IOWA 52244,1350
"i'/'
10,:
, "'.l.j ,,' -' ~: ,'. 1.1
,
'';'\''
\,
i~
,
I'
c
,
"~
~.!#
':~M,!,i'
",'.. 'I~'~J
h'" '
;il"
'1\1
".--
,C'~?'-"'~
"'
.
'.r"I',
L!l'
--~ ---~_k'_~._.__..~_..~_..~..._.
-...
_.--.~~.~~.
.... .
"h_.,
o
)
..
f"
,
o
, ,
i
I
I
i,c. ~ I]
.t ,j ~ l
~\-".- .... ' ".,"
,:<.~..'..'
, .rlll'
. .,~,..
,;",
';",
,', t
,
... ",-.:..
"..
_.j;:." ._",.,:'..~.._.:~...._...:;.:~ ..:....._.....".., '..~i~A~..'jL~:..,;..'~..: ,-'::....~.._~..."....,~.~i.L.'~~~_.._~~ ,...._;....,.._,.'.;.;.._,. ,.." _~; ~__~..._:.:~~,~...:..~__.~__.__:...",..,~ ~~.. _..__._.__.'._ .:~__.~_'::'___'_';'M';'-:';'''''
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 19, 1994
TO: Merno for Record
FROM: City Manager
RE: Material Sent to Council Only
'~ ;
-'<..
Memorandum from City Manager regarding absence from the office.
Memorandum from the Department of Public Works regarding Melrose
Avenue Bridge.
Copy of letter to the editor of the Press-~itizen from the Director
of Planning and Community Development regarding citizen participation.
Memoranda from the City Clerk:
a. League of Iowa Municipalities Conference
b. Municipal Policy Leaders I Handbook
c. Participation in Clerk's Institute
"--.
, ,
,
I
,
"
.
,
,
.r~'.
I. 'I
~ '
,''''.'.
(~J
i':"r'~
I '
, I
I ' "
! ~
. .: '.. ~;:. " ..'
.,
,.'1 '.
',,' I
, i
...
, ",1
I
I.,' , ,
, ,
,
i,,'-
"
,
fr'"
~. ',;~.___ 0
,TlI
'~ '-J '''~:,:,,~'''' """",:,:,~....".,.~",;,
.. " , 'I "".) , '-_.,:';)~,;~,\t" . \" ..
',. ,:,'~ "': .:.~(;.:,Q,:~i,:<,~:,;:... :,')>(::;::'::>/::~:'::'::/~:"::""'" .
"......,',...,.."1,..,,,..'...,-',',,..,:.',:';:'..,
, ',,25""", 0'::
" ',",..,. ~. ,;:.:;...,r.",...;.,;';'.;::
,"
-. ':; ,.\,',.' ,~\!:/":~;':.'.,
'-','~' I
'-,' ",'....
."."......
..',1
. ~;:' I'" .'
'r'-
"t,
;:...",;.,0.;' ','. .'
~ ' ,.'
. ."
;,.,.
.,'.
,>.'f'
..,:i~~
"
" '
"
~'"
, ,
"
>:: .,,: ,j
.. "
_",.'r',
',"',:!-.,
'~
.
" ,-."
.::/....", --
. ~.
'n'
" \"~ "
,:,.!
~: I
, ,
,
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
, ,:.1
,
.:
,,",j
j
,
',I
, 1
''',-
"
DATE: July 18, 1994
."1
TO:
City Council
;,
i
I',
I will be out of the office all day on Friday, July 29. Lorraine
will have my itinerary,
,
,
I
" I
"
i
i
'..;
- ,
,
j.o
FROM: City Manager
RE: Out of Office
,'-
--.1..
>:
.
[,
~
c,',
\' , .",>;~..:.i
If'?
:',>: 0,':::':]>' -~~;;~r?"~~:-".-',\~.w.__.:-'_.,'............f'.-;.:> "6 """.'.'1':'
" " '!') I"":;,, """..,',', """ '" :15 /. 10,.
..,~. '...'" ,~rl!.,:j ,'>', /.':',:,',:-' '-,. ' " ,." ,..,' "'::~:~"~-"[''':'''l..L:'~'
, 4[__~
'Jj.,rr~
..
, i"
- ~::;\~ ,', ',~' :~'l '
Jm,lffiI":' '.',1 '
,,::..:;.,';1,',',
.}:
~' ' '.'~:"";t;j'1.1
.
.':. .,
"
:...
, .
.-'1
,.(.....
't'O
,<'.'.",.'
~.>'" " ~ . :.:~ .
. ..' ';::.'.'.;.~ ~,~,~..l,-,.~;~",:,~"",:~~;~:",,"...,...~.~~ij~;';:~4~:j;~~_~~o.:~~~;.....i;.L~2....'.~~~_i~'..:...~_.i...~'_~~_:"L___'~'_''';_''''",~'~~'"'''''''''''..~.:..'_.____...~:",..:. _~~,~~..~~.~.,'; , .
i
l
~
. ^'~
:f
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
I
1
j
I
i
I
:"',!
, .",
, i
"
t
, \
",1
i
, i
"
j
I
I
I
, ,
Date: July 18, 1994
To: Steve Atkins & City Council ,",'
From: Denny Gannon I:C1
Re: Melrose Avenue Bridge
I
I
'I
r
Steve Jacobsen of NNW, Inc. has completed the annual close-up inspection of the Melrose
Avenue bridge. This structure continues to deteriorate, especially the deck. The current
weight limits posted for the bridge,'which are approximately 65 % of the State legal load limit,
are 17 tons for the 3-axle straight truck, 27 tons for the standard semi-truck, and 27 tons for
the double-bottom semi-truck (piggy back). Also, the bridge is currently posted for a ten mile
per hour speed limit for buses; Steve Jacobsen has recommended that the ten mile per hour
speed limit restriction should also include trucks. The reduction in speed is necessary in order
to largely decrease/eliminate impact loading. Traffic Engineering will change the speed limit
signs in the near future to include trucks.
,
, ~
"- .~
.'-.<
:1,
Various City vehicles were analyzed relative to their continued use of the bridge. The
restrictions, which have not changed over the past year, are as follows: The two (2) axle'
garbage trucks, City buses, and fire trucks may continue to use the bridge. However, the
three (3) axle garbage trucks are allowed use of the bridge only when empty to half-full; said
trucks carrying loads larger than half-full shall not traverse the bridge. In addition, the ten mile
per hour speed limit restriction for City buses now also applies to all City trucks, including
garbage trucks and fire trucks.
. .;.
.',;
. {.;
--.. ~:'
~/
~
,I'
cc: Chuck Schmadeke
Rick Fosse
b~bridg.
"
..
"~~
,
:C" 0
'I', ',",,"
.-~i\"' A.
,-
, ,
, ,.,', ';'1'
;J-~,....":-,'_.,."~...._..""""',,.""""'"',.,, -, I,.,-,.n.",.\, 'I""""""",:',
. ,', ,','" '\ ' :' " ':0'..'
'0 ,\ \ t~, ~ 5 . ',' ,. ,:.'.
, " '\",1- t, :-' \' '. '.'
"" ,\ \ \' ;, ,~ ..' " , ,\"". :,' ',\
__ ,,,/ .1(,\1", '1"'>'( \,' .. "",:"~':"';~"'I'I','j,<,\,
lW:t"j'
j
(-
\
tq
I I'
I'
I I
, I
i
I
! ~
II
q
~
.h'l
~,~'r,:~
~'lL
r[ 0
,
.
\"j
...
,
".
-'\\1:...
'i.'
,
'-,
..'
.
,,- ,
~.
/
~'
~;&..-
CITY OF IOWA CITY
July 18, 1994
Dan Hogan
Managing Editor
Iowa City Press-Citizen
P.O. Box 2480
Iowa City, IA 52244
To the Editor:
It is heartening to see so much interest in the growth and development of Iowa City as
evidenced, in part, by recent editorials in the Press-Citizen. This interest is demonstrative of
a community that cares about its future and a citizenry that is willing to get involved in
making their City work. The completion of the work of nine Task Forces as part of the IOWA
CITY: BEYOND 2000 visioning project. is an even greater testament to this community's
commitment to its future. Seventy-nine people representing a diversity of views spent over
430 hours wrestling with how to express their ideas for Iowa City's future. Their vision
statements and goals will be the base of a public planning process that will play out over the
next nine months - a process in which everyone who cares about lowl! City can playa part.
CD
The players in the growth and development of a town are many and varied. In a healthy
community such as ours, that means there will be energetic, often heated, debate about what
is right - whether the issue is tree preservation, neighborhood parks, new shopping centers,
annexation, or redevelopment of parts of the City's core. This debate must occur in a
democratic process for the "right" decisions to finally be made. A prelude to the debate, and
an ongoing part of it, is dialogue. This dialogue is continuous and is part of the work of any
City official - appointed or elected. Dialogue occurs with developers, builders, environmen-
talists, neighborhood groups, and all of those who are unaligned with no particular agenda
who just want to talk because they care about where they live. Contrary to Mr. Hogan's
assertions in his July 9 editorial that City staff and developers don't talk to each other, the
City Council and the City staff, including the Planning staff, have these conversations daily,
and we all attempt in the work we do to balance the interests of all the voices - developers
included - to make Iowa City a great place to live and work.
.' .!
.
Part of our conversations often involve relaying information about how the City works. As
our dialogues and debates go on about these very weighty issues of our future, it is critical
that everyone have good information. The Press-Citizen could improve its role in this regard.
In Mr. Hogan's editorial of July 9 about development, he provides some definitions of the roles
of developers v. builders v. subcontractors that are useful, although peripheral to the meatier
410 eAST WASHINOTON STREET' IOWA CITY. IOWA 11140.1116' (JIll Jl6.1000' FAX (Jill Jl6"009
--
-. ~
,-
)',.',..
0'." .:
;' ,::
,t~'
h 'I' ,
" :)
,,/ ,. "
10"
','J
"'.~~'- '.
'1\',:"
ma"r.,:
~, ::
,
r:
Ii
'~
C";;l
\
\.'..
T
;~
,
I
[
i
,
I
ib
I
~'\''',j,'
>j
,
'r~ 0
~ ,....
".\.
.. ',"".::,\ ;..~'..' "
,:..tw,~ '
. -. .,.'-.
...
.
.,....
, '
"!,
"
"
.
,.'..
Dan Hogan, Managing Editor
July 18, 1994
Page 2
parts of this discussion. His information about "city streets" is, at best, incomplete, totally
erroneous in the statement "city taxpayers pay not one cent for 'city streets,'" and warrants
clarification so people can make their judgments with complete information.
The responsibility for providing infrastructure - streets, sewer lines, water lines, utilities -
falls to the developer for only the, size and extension needed for his or her development. For
example, the developer must pay the total cost of residential streets - those that you use to
get to your driveway. All other streets are paid in whole or in part by the taxpayers because
they provide a community-wide benefit, not just a benefit to the development. The streets
are then "given" to the City because the City - the taxpayers - pay for maintaining the
streets, plowing the snow and resurfacing when necessary.
The cost of the infrastructure paid for by the developer is, in most cases, passed on to the
buyers o~ the improved lots. Under our lowest density residential zoning, a developer can
potentially buy land for $10,000 or less an acre and sell three to four lots on that acre for
$40,000-$60,000 per lot. The difference between the "raw" land cost and the lot price is
the cost of development plus profit. It is the costs of development that are the subject of
debate.
Development costs must be balanced against what the people of h;lwa City want in their
newly developing areas and in the City generally. There is strong sentiment among many non-
developer voices for open space, trees, and trails. The developers want to deliver this when
they can but their livelihood depends upon them being able to have some profit when they are
done. Community interest and individual rights and desires is what the debate has always
been ab'out in this country and what it will continue to be about.
The City staff and developers and everybody else have been talking; we will continue to talk.
We are all after the same thing - a community we enjoy living and working in that we can
pass on with pride to the next generation. I don't believe it is useful to draw "sides" in these
issues, as Mr. Hogan states in his editorial. There are different perspectives, but a common
goal. We need to define what that means to us and how we are going to get there. This is
the challenge of the IOWA CITY: BEYOND 2000 project. The dialogue will continue for all
those who truly wish to be a part of it - developers, builders, homebuyers, renters, and
journalists included,
;~~
rin Franklin, Director
Department of Planning and Community Development
b~edjlo'
4IH'~ ~ ~
,~
p.
'.
I
"
".,
I
I
I
1
\
;\
r
,
,I' '
.',',
.~:{\~: "
c.,",-,
".,';",:"'.' .'
.ii
!
,'i
,
i
'\
~
"
,
1:
,;.
;,R
C-""
\
\
/$
I;'
,
I ..
I '
,
,
i
I
I
I
[ l"
lr~
j
. .'<,
. 'i~,. '
';, .;:
~
.",
f.. ".i
" " . ,
. '" ,
'i"
" :
. .
e
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
July 18, 1994'
TO:
Mayor Horowitz and Council Members
,Marian K. Karr, city Clerk ~
League of Iowa Municipalities' Conference
FROM:
RE:
The League I s 1994 Annual Conference will be held in Dubuque,
September 14-16. Please complete the registration form in the
recent Iowa Municipalities magazine and return it to me as soon as
possible. We'd like to get room reservations early. Give me a
call (356-5041) or drop off your registration.
1170
,
I
"(""--- ~~-'
. .,. ,. . ' ,
, 0' ' ,
'., ".:' ":",' '....,...,
,) , ",'
'". -,-,-,---
'- '
",. '" ',',. "
, /",:1
" '.' ,.:.:.:,'
~ )........,..~, "'-\",.."..C'c ....,...........'''.~"'"T''''''''
,:,.(,;,O'.(,{~" ,';f\r)",,{{,;':',' '...; ,,','.. " ..',t~
.
~IW
Of',
",', '.
"
""e '.'
,
"<,1
, "
",I'
,,"1
,';(',
"~'I
, " " ','
::"';;1'
SO:,,'"
'I( ",,:
";''I''',,)~:,,''''c}l':
~~,'"~'r,\,, "
"
'.
'.',
"
" 1
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
'. ",i
,;
".'j
DATE:
July 18, 1994
TO:
Mayor Horowitz and Council Members
Marian K. Karr, City Clerk~~
Municipal policy Leaders' Handbook
FROM:
RE:
"
I have on hand copies of the new Municipal Policy Leaders'
Handbook. The book is published by the Institute of Public Affairs
in cooperation with the League of Iowa Municipalities. The forward
of the book states it's purpose as twofold, first to introduce you
to your job and secondly to serve as a reference tool throughout
your term. I have attached a copy of the Table of Contents for your,
perusal. Past editions of the book have been well received and I
think this edition will do as well, Don't wait for the movie, stop
by my office and pick up a copy.
,;r"":
1\:;
(~
~~r
~
l(~~ 0
--u____ '~~-07<
',l":"',,"
',,' ;.
',_""-',
'....
, .
. ' .. , "
. ',~' ...\ ,;,'.,j' ,
, ',Oii:::;;'l'" ''';;}iJi'!'~'':';''':')''':'~'''~~'''''''~''Y''''''~:.'I::Tl"~:''~;.'"..,.R",O,,' t:~i:
~f.~.". .l..,' ...~}., ..~,.,":',":",\:.',,'.."J':,,: ,!,. "',," " .2"J."",:.,.I.. 'i
,.. ... ".. .. r;!'.",,,...,,'i:-::',:i,,.,r:,:' ,::1.," ". -,;' ":.;>,'~.~'1 "I:"";:"~''''':(;,u.'I',i''}:'\
1111
".'
"',I
i.;
, ,",' :.~
.,....'..,
~ ,".f.:":",;~'> ~..' i":,
;--.'/:.: ,';;'" ',,'.
~i",;i,
" '.'"
" ;"'~~"':,
, ;:~. ~.: :".
. ,..';;
"\:::'{;'
;""
".'
'\
'~'. " " .
~, ~f '
, ' "
. '
','p'
'/"
. ,
" ."
_: "~~n" ~ ~....... .~. a,., ,......u_..../~~~;~t:_.~_~,,'"-).... ..........,.....~\oo...~_:.._......~....._~~..:,.........~.~_,........... ."",.::"",""","",,, ......' ._...._...... .~'-......<-. '" ~... .......''''''.....'''.... ....,.... "'.....",...... _"I. ,..~~
('
,
,
"
I
l
'~
,
',~',
"
:,
'r
b~
,',fL.",,' '0.
, . ':" ,
,-"\ "
DATE:
TO:
FROM:,
RE:
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
July 18, 1994
Mayor Horowitz and Council Members
Marian K. Karr, city Clerk ~
Participation in Clerk's Institute
I will be out of the office July 27-29 participating in the Clerks
Institute at Iowa state. I was honored to be asked to teach two
classes, one dealing with parliamentary procedures and the other
dealing with records management. I'm looking forward to interacting
with other Clerks and trying my hand "teaching".
.
-, {,
-'7
,...\
",; ..', ,<",~".","'i:':'
, '" "," 0 """, .,\l.'"
. ". . ',;',J_':;H,L,",F::,~,:::,:, ,,(:,:.,:.-~J:.::, .,)y;.':',;',:/,
r
,'. ",""
,j'
'.,..
';,'"
"
.','
. \'1~;'h" ..:"",
'. .\,' ""''':-'--''-:'''--'-r;5 ,,', Ir(
,~',',,~,\,' ~,~ . L:J,;\
. . . '~'" '''I I' ,