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MEMORANDUM
DATE, July 29, 1977
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manageryll —)
RE: Rape Victim Advocacy Program
During the FY 78 budget discussions, the City Council agreed to fund the Rape
Victim Advocacy Program with Revenue Sharing monies out of the Aid to Agency
fund in the amount of $5,000. In addition, the Women's Resource and Action
Center requested HCDA funding from the Committee on Community Needs.
During our discussions with the Women's Center when preparing this contract,
it has become apparent that this is a University sponsored program. The
coordinator of the Women's Resource and Action Center is an employee of the
University and, in fact, the contract would be cosigned with the University.
Attached to this memorandum is a copy of a letter from Edward Jennings and
_a revised copy of the agreement and resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute contracts with the Rape Victim Advocacy Program. As you can see from
Mr. Jennings' letter, the University is stating that it does not have the
authority to make contracts with a "hold harmless agreement." This statement
is included in all of the other contracts with agencies that are funded by
Aid to Agencies.
The University of Iowa RECEIVED J',' 2 7 1977
Iowa oily. Iowa 52242
011ico of Iho Proaldonl
.luly 20, 1077
Mr. Neal BorIiI), City Manager
City of rowa City
Iowa City Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Neal:
I have enclosed a copy of a Proposed Agreement between the city
of Iowa City and the Rape Victim Advocacy Program. As you know
the program is operated under the auspices of the University
Women's Resource and Action Center. Under the terms of this
contract, the city will provide $5,000 to pay the salary of the
coordinator of the program.
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As you know, the University does not have authority to make con-
tracts with a "hold harmless agreement" such as proposed in
paragraph 4 of your original draft. The attached copy of the
agreement contains a modifiod paragraph which is used by the
Univorsity in all contracts and specifically states that the
University will be responsible for any claims arising from
the negligent acts of its employees.
The original contract also contained a provi.si.on requiring the
Rape Victim Advocacy Program to maintain a comprehensive lia-
bility insurance policy. Both the coordinator and volunteers
in the program are employees of the state serving "with or
without compensation." Under the Tort Claims Act the state
will defend and indemnify them against all allegations of
negligence. Therefore, the liability protection mentioned
in the original paragraph 5 is not necessary. r have eliminated
paragraph 5 in the enclosed draft.
With these two modifications, the agreement Ls satisfactory to
the University.
If those changes meet with your approval., 1 will ask Linda
McGuire, Coordinator of the Women's Resource and Action Center,
to appear before the City Council at their convenience. Please
call me if you have any questions concerning this matter.
Yours v truly,
Edward I . •Jennings
Vice President for Budget
Coordination and University
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AGREEMENT
This Agreement was made and entered into on the day
of 1977, by and between the City of Iowa City, Iowa,
a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as the "City,"
and the Rape Victim Advocacy Program for one year beginning
July 1, 1977, and ending June 30, 1978.
Such contract to be subject to the following terms and
conditions and stipulations, to wit:
The Rape Victim Advocacy Program shall not permit any of
the following employment practices:
a. To discharge from employment or refuse to hire any
individual because of their race, creed, color, national
origin, religion, religion, age, sex, marital status,
sexual orientation, or disability.
b. To discriminate against any individual in terms,.condi-
tions, or privileges of employment because of their race,
creed, color, national origin, rcliyion, age, sex,
marital status, sexual orientation or disability.
I. SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Rape Victim Advocacy Program provides emergency services
for all victims of sexual assault including medical and law en-
forcement advocacy intervention and referral to other agencies.
Community education is serviced by the information bureau and
the speakers bureau which provide current statistics and informa-
tion on sexual crimes and prevention.
II. GENERAL TERMS
1. The City of Iowa City shall pay to the Rape Victim
Advocacy Program the sum of $5,000 with the agreement between
the parties that $5,000 shall be used toward the salary of the
full-time coordinator.
2. The City will transfer funds semi-annually to the Rape
Victim Advocacy Program ($2,500 - September 1, $2,500 - December 1).
3. For the purposes of the agreement, the coordinator shall
be considered an employee of the University of Iowa and any fringe
benefits received by the coordinator shall be through the said
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University of Iowa. The coordinator of the Rape Victim Advocacy
Program shall adhere to the personnel policy of the University
of Iowa.
4. The University of Iowa agrees to be responsible for
any and all liability or claims of damages arising under the
terms of the Agreement, or for any torts or wrongdoings caused
by the Rape Victim Advocacy employees including, but not limited
to, injuries to persons or properties served by or coming into
contact with the Rape Victim Advocacy Program.
5. The University of Iowa will provide the necessary account-
ing for payroll and supplies.
6. The Coordinator of the Program will. submit monthly pro-
gress reports to the City Council of Iowa City.
7. This Contract may be terminated upon thirty days notice
by either party. All outstanding bills are to be paid upon
termination within the thirty -day period and with no liability
of the City beyond that thirty -day period.
FOR THE CITY OF IOWA CITY: RAPE VICTIM ADVOCACY PROGRAM:
ATTEST: ATTEST:
RECEIVED & APPROVED BY THE
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE
CONTRACTS IN THE IOWA CITY AREA WITH THE
RAPE VICTIM ADVOCACY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, deems it in the
public interest to provide rape victim advocacy services in the
Iowa City area, and
WHEREAS, the Rape Victim Advocacy Program provides emergency
services for all victims of sexual assault, and
WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City is empowered by State law to
enter into contracts and agreements, and
WHEREAS, the Rape Victim Advocacy Program is a non-profit
program coordinated by the University of Iowa which is organized
and operates under the State laws of Iowa,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, that the Mayor be authorized to execute
the attached contract and by this reference be made a part hereof,
and the City Clerk be directed to certify the said agreement.
It was moved by and seconded by
that the Resolution as read be adopted,
and upon roll call there were:
AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:
_ Balmer
_ deProsse
_ Foster
_ Neuhauser
_ Perret
_ Selzer
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Passed and approved this day of
Attest:
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City Clerk
Mayor
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WILL J. HAYEK
JOHN W. HAYEK
C. PETER HAYEK
C. JOSEPH HOLLAND
HAYEK, HAYEK & HAYEK
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
110 EAST WASHINGTON STREET
IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240
Mr. Bruce Washburn
Diehl Law Offices
528 South Clinton Street
P. O. Box 858
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Re: Epstein's Bookstore
IDear Bruce:
July 26, 1977
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I have relayed the contents of your letter of July 22nd along with
the substance of our conversation the other day concerning Epstein's
-- - . Bookstore to the City Council. The Council has discussed this matter
and has directed me to continue the forcible entry and detainer action
which I have begun. Further, the City Council is not interested in the
propositionmade in your letter with respect to continued leasing of the
premises to Harry and Glenn Epstein or to anyone who would purchase
from them.
In light of the fact that your clients are considerably in arrears
in their rental obligation I must ask that you have them vacate the
premises immediately.
Very trul you s,
John W. Hayek
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July 20, 1977
Memo
From: Ashley walker, Administrative Aide
To: Mayor Neuhauser
Members of the City Council
Neal Berlin, City Manager
Re: Directions and Concerns of the Iowa City/Johnson County
Arts Council for 1977-1978
In the interest of keeping the City informed of the directions
of the Iowa City/Johnson County Arts Council, I am enclosing a
report I presented to the IC/JCAC Board of Directors which
concerns the primary needs and the possible directions of the
IC/JCAC as I perceive them to be in my capacity as Administrative
Aide. Also enclosed are the minutes of the meeting of July 11, 1977,
which concern the Board's reactions to the report and which discuss
initial planning for the year 1977-1978.
At the July 11 meeting, Marilyn Levin, President of the IC/JCAC
presented a report concerning an arts council workshop that she
and I attended in the Quad Cities. One of the most impressive
aspects of our visit was to observe the vital role that the
Quad Cities Arts Council plays in the community. We bdth saw, in
very concrete ways, the value of 4.n arts council when it is
solidly linked with community concerns. At the meeting, Ms. Levin
stressed the need of the IC/JCAC to establish a solid and real
base within the community and, in planning, to consider groups
and concerns to which the arts can contribute in a meaningful
fashion.
In determining directions, there are a number of factors which
any community arts council must take into account. The first
factor is that the community involved, no matter what the size
or location, is not undiscriminating or unknowing about the
arts. With television, films, magazines, and newspapers, art of
a very high quality is accessible to huge numbers of people. With
this acces:3ibil.ity of art, an arts council - while it may advocate
the arts - can no longer serve to introduce the arts. Secondly,
with the greater availability of the arts through the media, an
arts council cannot view itself as an elitist organization - the
interest in the arts is too great and the arts, -of a very high
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July 20, 1977
order, are too accessible to be regarded only as the property of
a very few. Beyond these considerations, Iowa City has other
factors which must be taken into account in planning directions.
First, with the proximity of the University and the large number
of artists and performers in the area, community needs in the arts
might appear to be met and, hence, an arts council might almost
seem redundant. Secondly, within the city itself there are a
large number of organizations and facilities that might appear to
answer existing community concerns in the arts, e.g. the Recreation
Center and Kirkwood Community College. But the University, while
accessible to the residents of the city, offers facilities largely
on an instructional/observational basis.
However, the Iowa City/Johnson County Arts Council can, in view
of these factors, exist to meet an authentic need within the
Iowa City/Johnson County area - the need for community identifi-
cation through the arts. To the individual the arts provide
self -definition, a fuller realization of what it is to be human.
A community arts council can help bring a community closer in a
mutual recognition of what it is to live together. In a time of
transition, community definition and pride is a badly needed element.
Currently, Iowa City is undergoing a period when the old and the
new, the past and the present, exist together. In order to preserve
the best of the past while at the same time growing with the needed
changes of the future, it appears vital that a sense of community
identification and distinction be preserved and enhanced. The
Iowa City/Johnson County Arts Coucnil can fill a necessary function
in helping a community recognize and define itself.
In veiw of this, one of the concerns for future planning` and
directions will be the identification and establishment of community
concerned programming and event planning. As a community arts
council, the first phase of the organization was the identification
of arts resources within the community. With this accomplished,
it would seem that the second phase would be to identify the needs
of the community itself and, thirdly, to couple arts resources
with community concerns.
A beginning has been made in this direction, Walter Hall, the
Community Poet, contributed in a real and meaningful fashion within
the school system and community facilities. The IC/JCAC has worked
with the Johnson County Council on Aging and the Heritage Agency
on Aging in sponsoring exhibitions, demonstrations, and performances
at the Close Mansion; this is a program that the Arts Council is
currently hoping to expand so as to include a greater segment of
the elderly population. The Iowa State Arts Council has indicated
great interest in assisting us with further programming with the
elderly. At the moment, the IC/JCAC is exploring the possibilities
of funding and personnel with Katie Gibson of the State Arts Council
in order to expand our program. For the past three years, the
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Creative Reading Series has been meeting at the Iowa City Public
Library to share original fiction and poetry originating in the
Iowa City/Johnson County community; the Creative Reading Series
was begun by Steve Wilbers, a member of the IC/JCAC Board of
Directors, and continues to be supported by the Arts Council in
conjunction with the Iowa City Public Library. Steve Wilbers
also publishes Prairie Grass, a grass-roots writers' newsletter
that is sent out on a monthly basis with support from the Iowa
City Creative Reading Series, the Iowa City/Johnson County Arts
Council, the Iowa City Public Library, and the Iowa State Arts
Council. The exhibition Indian Images, sponsored by the IC/JCAC
with the cooperation of the Downtown Association and the University
of Iowa, drew over 3,000 people in the three and a half days it was
open at the Black Hawk Mini -Park and was an example of both interest
and mutual cooperation within the community. These are all examples
of community -defining and community -involved programs that the
IC/JCAC is interested in maintaining and expanding.
With an increased awareness of
and greater focus of nrnQrammi
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the need for community involvement
g and events, the IC/JCAC has the
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Creative Reading Series has been meeting at the Iowa City Public
Library to share original fiction and poetry originating in the
Iowa City/Johnson County community; the Creative Reading Series
was begun by Steve Wilbers, a member of the IC/JCAC Board of
Directors, and continues to be supported by the Arts Council in
conjun-tion with the Iowa City Public Library. Steve Wilbers
also publishes Prairie Grass, a grass-roots writers' newsletter
that is sent out on a monthly basis with support from the Iowa
City Creative Reading Series, the Iowa City/Johnson County Arts
Council, the Iowa City Public Library, and the Iowa State Arts
Council. The exhibition Indian Images, sponsored by the IC/JCAC
with the cooperation of the Downtown Association and the University
of Iowa, drew over 3,000 people in the three and a half days it was
open at the Black Hawk Mini -Park and was an example of both interest
and mutual cooperation within the community. These are all examples
of community -defining and community -involved programs that the
IC/JCAC is interested in maintaining and expanding.
With an increased awareness of the need for community involvement
and greater focus of programming and events, the IC/JCAC has the
opportunity to serve the Iowa City/Johnson County area in a clear
and purposeful fashion.
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MEMO
From: Ashley Walker
To: Board of Directors
Re: Projected Needs of the Arts Council (1977-1975)
During the past three months as administrative assistant for the
Iowa City/Johnson County Arts Council, I have attempted to identify
what seemed to me to be the major problems of the IC/JCAC and, if
I could, to contribute toward the solution of those problems.
What follows is a summary of what appear to me to be the greatest
needs and some remarks and possible solutions regarding those
needs.
1. Financial: {that seems most necessary is a foreseeable
financial future. In the next two years, there should
be a change from a major financial base that is largely
grant money with contributions viewed as adjunct monies
over to contributions being the largest portion of the
IC/JCAC financial stability with grant money used to
supplement. Operating from grant money alone pas
several disadvantages:
a. It is not reliable on a year-to-year basis;
b. Because of the conditions and specifications
accompanying grants, it makes a continuity
of programming difficult;
c. It does not involve the general membership
(who are, after all, the bulk of the organi-
zation in the first place);
d. Since much of the grant money available to a
CAC is match, it makes fund-raising drives a
crisis -to -crisis matter.
It appears to me that any solid financial base that the
Arts Council is to achieve must come from sponsorship
throughout the community with grant money used as a
supplement.
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Membership: There is
general membership.
problems are created:
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a need to actively involve the
Without active involvement, several.
a. It is difficult to identify volunteers for
various activities;
b. It weakens financial support from the membership
since people are more likely to contribute to
an organization they know in a concrete fashion
rather than as some vague quality in their .lives;
C. In practical terms, it places most of the work
of the Arts Council's events and programs on the
shoulders of the Board of Directors.
One of the great strengths of Project GREEN is the active
involvement of the general membership.
Programming and Proposals: The Arts Council, in the year
1975-1976, has funded and/or sponsored forty-eight events
and programs. This works out to .84 events per week, or,
in less picky terms, nearly an event a week. This is very
heavy programming on the part of any organization and yet,
the Arts Council has not received optimum results from this
is terms of membership, contributions, or publicity. One
possible reason for this is that, with the exception of
the Bicentennial events, there has been little cohesiveness
in the programming which might make the various events
more memorable.
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4. Goals: Between the long-range phi.losophical.,goals stated
in the By -Laws of the IC/JCAC and the short-term goals
of single -event planning, there is a need for mid-range
goals that project planning and events for a year or two
years.time.
The lack of middle -range goals makes it difficult to set
up guidelines for programming and to sustain enthusiasm
on the part of the membership. Moving :from event to event
with no clear-cut aims in mind creates at best a sporadic:
enthusiasm that is difficult :for a volunteer organization.
Again, another strength of Project GREEN is clear, year-long
goals and objectives which have managed to hold the interest
of the general membership.
5. Personnel: A permanent coordinator is needed to insure
continuity of programming, to act as liaison between i:he
Arts Council and the community, to plap and promote fund-
raising, and to bring to the Arts Council suggestions and
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needs on a long and short-term basis. I stress the idea
of a permanent coordinator because in the period of a
year and a half, three coordinators have been hired either
on a short-term basis because of lack of funding or to meet
short-range goals. However, it seems that at this stage
in the development of the Arts Council, a permanent
coordinator is needed to insure continuity and coordination
of planning on a day-to-day basis.
Of all the needs and problems outlined above, I have tried to single
out a common denominator which might also contain the solution. It
would seem to me that this common denominator is a lack of mid-range
goals -- of moving, in a sense, simultaneously from the longest
range philosophical goals to minute -to -minute planning.
One very simple way to approach mid-range planning is to adopt a
theme to be followed throughout the year. This idea was used by the
Manhattan Arts Council in Kansas. Some suggested themes might be:
"Arts and Youth" with programming developed around such ideas as a
children's art exhibit, artists in the schools, developing a Picture
Lady Program, and working more closely with the Children's Museum;
"Arts and the City" with programming developed around urban
beautification, murals, outdoor downtown exhibits, etc.; "The Arts
and Our Ifistory" with programming and events planned around tradi-
tional arts in the area, publication and reviews of historically
important local works of art, and a program in increased awareness
of local architecture.
The point is to have an agreed upon focus. This has serveral
advantages:
1. Financial:
a. It is easier to get contributions by stating a
specific goal for the future rather than enumerating
good works done in the past;
b. It is a concise method of stating needs and pro-
gramming to which people are more responsive;
C. It is easier to foresee and to write supplementary
grant proposals when the goals are specific and
clear-cut rather than open-ended. In short, it
is a clear and specific way to tell people what
they are getting for their money.
2. Membership: Once a focus is agreed upon, it is easier to
break it down into specific areas which can involve the
general membership rather than moving rrom one program to
another as it occurs.
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July 7, 1977
3. Programming: It is easier to set priorities for programming
and proposals and it creates more specific guidelines for
funding.
A. Goals: With specific goals in mind, planning for the next
year can follow fairly easily. It is also easier to
determine whether or not the original goals are being
upheld.if there are mid-range goals against which to check
them.
5. Personnel: It is easier to get permanent personnel if need
is clearly demonstrated. What a focus does is to demon-
strate and fulfill a need; as the Arts. Council shows that
it meets community cultural needs in.a clear, decisive
manner, personnel should not be difficult to obtain.
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Minutes of the Council Meeting
July 11, 1977
Present: Donna Friedman, Keith Gormezano, Marilyn Levin, Connie Tiffany,
Marcia Wegman, Steve Wilbers, Jim Wockenfuss
Absent: Allan Alongi, Benita Allen, Peter Barcus, Mary Jane McLaughlin,
Dan Mills, Marilyn Nickelsburg, Bill Schnute, Jim Seeks,
Michael Sigrin, Gregory Stokesberry, Jeanne Weiner
Guests: Sherry Stetler
Old Business: Marilyn Levin asked that Old Business be tabled in favor
of discussing more urgent New Business. Marilyn stated that the Arts
Council had pressing needs that required discussion from the Board.
Report of ACA in Atlanta: Marilyn asked that the report be deferred
until Mary Jane McLaughlin, the Arts Council's delegate, was present
to give the report in person. Copies of the report were distributed
to the members present.
Quad Cities Workshop: Marilyn Levin presented her report on the Quad
Cities workshop which she attended representing the City and which
Ashley Walker attended representing the Arts Council. After discussing
the format of the workshops, Marilyn then reported on some of the ideas
in the program that might be of use to the Arts Council. Among these
ideas were: greater community-based involvement, the Arts Council's
function as an events and programs clearing house, and greater involve-
ment of the general membership.
Arts Calendar: Marilyn Levin reported that the Quad Cities Arts
Council has dropped their present calendar format because of prohibitive
costs of mailing and distribution. Ben diSalvo, Director of the Quad
Cities Arts Council, has decided to publish the Arts Calendar in the
newspaper as a monthly service to the community. Marilyn Levin
proposed that the IC/JCAC do the same. Discussion from Board members
brought up several questions concerning the proposal. James Wockenfuss
and Marcia Wegman pointed out that compiling a month-long calendar
might leave out many events.. A calendar of events that covered a
two week time span was proposed. A motion was made to this effect,
seconded, and passed.
Ashley {talker presented her report concerning the projected needs of
the Arts Council for 1977 and 1978. Copies of the report were
distributed to the Board members. The needs of the IC/JCAC according
to the report were: a predictable financial future non-dependent on
grant funding, a need to involve the general membership in programming,
more cohesiveness in program planning, a permanent Coordinator to
insure continuity of programming, and the establishment of mid-range
planning goals. Of all the needs stated in the report, Ashley Walker
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stated that she felt that the establi:;hment of a focus for the coming
year was most pressing; to this end, she suggested that the IC/JCAC
adopt a theme for the year 1977-1978. After discussion by the Board,
a motion was made that a theme be adopted as a focus for the coming
year. The motion was passed. Members were requested by Marilyn Levin
to bring suggestions for a theme to the next Arts Council meeting to
be voted on at that time.
A Juried Exhibition to be sponsored by the IC/JCAC was considered by
the Board. It was decided that the old Post Office be investigated as
a possible location for the show and that plans go forward for this
exhibit.
The Arts Auction was discussed by members of the Board. It was decided
that plans go forward.
An Election for Treasurer to replace Ed Czarnecki was held. Nominees
were: Michael Sigrin and Gene Fisher. After voting by secret ballot,
it was announced that Gene Fisher had been elected.
Marilyn Levin stated that attendance at Board meetings was vital to
the workings of the IC/JCAC. She reminded the Board that three
unexplained absences constituted removal from the Board. It was pointed
out that some members of the Board had already missed three meetings
and the question of their remaining on the Board was raised. Marilyn
replied that since this ruling was not in the By -Laws but had been
adopted by vote at a prior Arts Council meeting, these members would
be contacted by the Arts Council office and told of the ruling. She
further stated that these members would be given a grace period of
one more meeting.
Board Members are needed to fill existing vacancies on the Board of
Directors. Marcia Wegman suggested that the Board members now in
office bring a name of a prospective Board member to the next meeting.
Marilyn Levin asked tnat the members of the Board bring a candidate in
person so that those interested in serving on the Board could observe
a. meeting and familiarize themselves with present members. The Board
agreed to this suggestion.
Postcards to be used by the IC/JCAC as a fundraising device in the coming
year were discussed. It was agreed that the two photographs to be used
would be selected at the next meeting.
Ashley Walker reported on a dulcimer concert to be given at the Close
Mansion on July 17 at 1:00 p.m. by Ellen Robison.
The meeting began at 7:30 p.m. and was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Keith Gormezano, Secretary
*City of Iowa CHO
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 22, 1977
TO: Neal Berlin and City Council
FROM: Gene Dietz, CityEngineer
RE: Monthly Report for June
ENGINEERING DIVISION
The Washington Street Amenities Program - Completed and accepted.
Muscatine Avenue Project - The contractor has expended 20 working days out
of a total of 90. The project is well ahead of schedule and at this date
it would appear that by mid-September the project will be nearly completed.
Ten Unit T -Hanger - Although fully operational, the installation of some
minor electrical parts prevent this project from being accepted at this time.
Air Conditionin Studies - No change. Staff is currently awaiting recomoenda-
ttons from tie Energy Commission and ultimately direction from Council.
Southwest Interceptor Repair - The Department is still currently struggling
with manufacturers to alleviate the cause of the problem, i.e. adding chemicals
to the sewage to stabilize it. When a certain method of stabilizing the problem
is found effort will once again be directed towards rehabilitating the existing
damage.
Mormon Trek Boulevard - In a lengthy discussion with the State, a decision was
made to defer the proposed bid opening date to mid-October from mid-September.
With this schedule, it appears highly unlikely that work could commence yet
this fall. Therefore, although the bid opening date will be yet this year,
the completion date will probably be mid -summer 1978.
Tennis Court Lighting Project - The contractor is still awaiting poles for the
project. Once received, the facilities should be operational within two weeks.
FV78 Landfill Excavation Pro"ect - The contractor has commenced his operation
and it is expected that he wil complete the project during the month of July.
Asphalt Overlay Project - Approximately 45% of the asphalt overlay portion of
the project has been completed. It is intended that the chip seal portion of
the project shall not commence until approximately August 1 when the summer
session of U of I is completed and prior to the fall semester beginning.
Sewer System Evaluation Survey - The contract is approximately on schedule
and the consultant is currently performing smoke testing operations throughout
the city. It is anticipated that the smoke testing shall be completed by
approximately August 10.
College/Dubuque Mall Sewer�Pro'ec�t - The contract being awarded, it is antici-
pated the contractor wi 1 cl ornrnence the underground installation on approximately
July 25. No problems with the September 30 completion date are expected at this
time.
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SOLID WASTE DIVISION
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The Solid Waste Division picked up 1011 tons of solid waste during the month.
Manholes per ton averaged I.B. The contract was awarded For the Landfill
compactor to Altorfer Machinery Company for a bid price of $68,589. With
the contract delivery date, the machine should be delivered in approximately
October.
POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
The crews cleaned approximately 2100 feet of sanitary sewer. Manhours
expended at lift stations remains fairly constant at 123 for this month.
Sewer stoppages were limited to three during the month of which two were
the City's responsibility.
The superintendent and the City Engineer had an opportunity to visit
operating plants in Utah and Oregon using the proposed methods for the
City's new treatment facility. This type of facility as well as site
location, solids handling, and trunk line priorities are scheduled for
an informal Council meeting with the City's consultant Veenstra and Kimm
during the month of August.
STREET DIVISION
The Street Division did the following work: asphalt placed - 40 tons;
concrete poured - 55 cubic yards; rock placed - 1205 tons; curb replace-
ment - 150 lineal feet; sidewalk replaced - 80 square feet; gravel streets
bladed - 15 miles; alleys bladed - 1 mile; number of storm intakes cleaned -
45; curb miles swept - 350; and tons of material collected from streets -
80.
The downtown area was swept six times during the month. Among other items
of work, the First Avenue and Court Street intersection was rebuilt and
four summer CETA workers were hired to paint various bridges and handrails
throughout the city.
The new street sweeper has been delivered and is currently in,operation.
CODE ENFORCEMENT
The following permits were issued: single family - 27; duplex - 3; multiple
units - 1; garages and carports - 3; other non-residential - l; structures
other than buildings - 2; additions and alterations to residential - 39;
additions and alterations to commercial - 15; and five buildings were moved
while four were demolished. Total estimated value for permits issued was
approximately 2.5 million dollars.
WATER DIVISION
One water main break occurred during the month of June. 3540 feet of new
water main was laid (primarily six inch). 84 outside readers were installed.
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TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION
The Traffic Engineer had the following meetings:
a. Southgate Development - Pepperwood Subdivision.
b. MMS Consull.ants - Ily-Vee/Ilighway 6 location.
c. Various stiff meetings concerning Neighborhood Improvement
Federal Project and development of area south of Highway 6.
d. Chamber of Commerce - Transportation Committee.
e. Iowa State Bank and Trust - Hollywood/Keokuk Interim Solutions.
f. Arbitration of Mechanics Grievances.
g. U of I - Woolf/Melrose Signals.
h. Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
The Jefferson and Market one-way couplet signalization project is scheduled for
bid opening on July 19. The 6/1/218 intersection signalization design has been
submitted to the IDOT for approval. The Highway 6/Sycamore intersection design
has been approved - work is continuing. The new engineering intern is currently
gathering data concerning traffic counts and making inventory in cataloging the
City's painting efforts.
The Traffic Engineering Division was called out on 20 defective traffic signals
and four street light outages. Nine street signs were replaced and a total of
39 new signs were installed. Traffic painting was limited to 185 gallons much
of which went toward a 60% completion of parking stalls in the downtown area.
Balance of conduit for the West Lawn Curve lighting was installed and the south
half of the east run of street lighting on West Lawn Curve was turned on. The
remainder of the street lighting poles on Highway 6 were completed.
EQUIPMENT DIVISION
The following work was completed in Transit: two brake jobs, rebuilt three
air conditioner compressors, rebuilt one fan tower -A/C compressor drive on
engine. Fire: Completed flywheel starter ring gear job on truck #366. Streets:
Completed engine installation on LoDal, installed rebuilt radiator and engine
in Huber motor grader, completed brake job and installed new axle kits on
Galion motor grader, replaced main broom and gutter broom on Mobil sweeper,
rebuilt starter on compressor, rebuilt dump box cylinders and built some hand-
rails for the intersection of Brown Street and Dubuque. Refuse: Repaired
hydraulic system on John Deere compactor and miscellaneous repairs on refuse
packers. Miscellaneous: One major brake job, completed 30 pm's and three tune-ups,
and sent one man to GM bus tune-up school in Detroit and two men to GM bus
automatic transmission school in Denver.
TRANSIT DIVISION
Ridership during June increased slightly over May but was down almost 10% from
June, 1976. Total ridership for the month was 90,880. Four drivers resigned
during the month. These vacancies were filled through promotions, converting
temporary employees to permanent and new hires.
A special pass program was instituted to serve the summer recreation class at
Mark IV Apartments. This program allows the students and their supervisors to
ride free to Roosevelt School to use the playground. The members of this program
are also utilizing our regular school field trip passes for trips to City Park,
the Library and the Rec Center. Three new Transit information signs have been
completed. These signs when outfitted with maps and schedules will be erected
at the corners of Clinton and Washington Streets.
Vol.3 Nd'2 April/May/June 1977
Resource Recovery: Cautious Optimism
Two years ago national attention was given to
a small city in Iowa which was about to begin
operating a medium sized resource recovery
plant. The city was Ames, Iowa, and the proj-
ect was the first major refuse -derived supple-
mental fuel plant in the country. Since then
both the Ames Solid Waste Recovery System
and the field of resource recovery itself, have
been steadily evolving.
Resource recovery is still a relatively new field
which utilizes highly technical systems and
requires large amounts of both time and
money before operation is begun. It can lake
over five years to study, plan and construct a
facility at a cost of millions of dollars.
The development of resource recovery has not
been without its setbacks and problems but
these have been offset by the gains. The result
has been a slow, gradual development in both
the technical and non-technical (planning,
procurement, market studies, etc...) aspects
of resource recovery. Both the problems and
pluses of recovery systems have greatly added
to our knowledge of resource recovery. This
expanding base of knowledge has increased
the confidence with which a community will
approach resource recovery as an alternative to
traditional landfilling. As the table below illus-
trates, at present many communities arc ac-
tively involved in some stage of the resource
recovery implementation process.
The increasing availability and amount of in.
formation from test prototypes and operating
systems is one reason communities arc inves-
tigating resource recovery. In addition to this,
there are the difficulties and increasing costs
associated with landfilling, the present and
projected problems of obtaining natural gas,
coal or other fuel and the national emphasis
being placed on conservation and recovery of
our natural resources.
There is still much to be learned in all areas of
resource recovery. As more plants are built
and put into operation and as more testing is
done, our knowledge in the field will increase.
It is hard to say how long it will take until
resource recovery is no longer considered a
"new" and rather risky endeavor. The gradual
gains so farseem to indicate that it will take at
least a few years for even the most prevalent
processes in use today to reach this stage. For
now, it appears that one should be optimistic
about the future but only with the realization
that it will take time. Until then there should
be, and is, a great deal of caution and realism
involved when a municipality looks at re-
source recovery as an alternative solution to its
present problems.
Ames i
The Ames Solid Waste Recovery System
serves as a good example of what we can lean)
from facilities which are now operating. It also
sheds light on reasons for a cautious, though
optimistic approach to resource recovery.
STATUS OF RESOURCE RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION
MAY, 1977
New Orleans, LA
San Diego Co., CA
Saugus, MA
Sources: EPA and NCRR
: . : 3.63_..
Beginning Request for
Systems In Operation
Under Construction
Communities Committed
Proposal Stage
Ames, IA
Akron, OH
Cuyahoga, OH
Albany, NY
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Co., MD
Bridgeport, CT
Dade Co., FL
State of Delaware
Beverly, MA
Central South Central Conn.
Braintree, MA
Brockton, MA
F. Bridgewater, MA
Lawrence, MA
Detroit, hll
Chicago, IL
Hempstead, NY
Newark, NJ
OR
Fairmont, MN
Hampton, VA
Franklin, OH
Harrisburg, PA
Lane Co., OR
Monroe Co., NY
Portland,
(Metro Service Distric()
Knoxville, TN
Milwaukee, WI
Pompano Beach, FL
Montgomery Co., OH
Nashville, TN
Portsmouth, VA
'Toledo, Oil
New Orleans, LA
San Diego Co., CA
Saugus, MA
Sources: EPA and NCRR
: . : 3.63_..
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Background
In 1972, the city hired a consulting engineer-
ing firm to study the feasibility of burning
solid waste as a supplemental fuel in the elec-
tric powerplant boilers. The city, which owns
and operates the utility, was concerned about
the future availability of natural gas and coal.
Both these are used by the city to produce its
electricity. In addition, the city was faced with
the prospect of siting a new landfill. On the
basis of the study it was decided to go to a
supplemental fuel resource recovery process.
Construction of the plant began in 1974, the
shakedown period in 1975 and full operation
in 1976. The Ames facility, which can process
210 tons per day, is the only one of its size
which has been operating for over two years.
The system, which serves a total population of
63,0(10 people, was financed through general
obligation bonds and revenue sharing funds.
The cost of the plant was approximately $5.5
million.
In order to receive enough wastes, the city
entered into agrgements with eleven nearby
communities, the county and Iowa State Und-
. versify. In addition, the agreements call for a
• sharing of the operation and maintenance costs
among those involved on a per capita basis.
The System
The Ames system uses two stage shredding
and air classification to produce the fuel sup-
plement. Ferrous metals are recovered through
magnetic separation between the shredders.
The air classification process separates the
material into light (fuel) and heavy (materials)
Fractions. The light fraction is pneumatically
piped to a 550 ton storage area where it can be
used as a fuel supplement to be burned with
coal in the utility boilers. The heavy fraction is
further separated for additional materials re-
covery.
The light fraction has a BTU value of approx-
imately 50% of coal. It be burned in two
of the utility boilers at a fuel value ratio of 1 to
I in one boiler and at 10% to 15% Milos in
another boiler. These boilers were convened
to be able to accept the material for burning. In
1976, 84% of the waste received was con-
vened into the refuse-dedvcd fuel.
Materials recovered from the heavy fraction
are an additional source of revenue for the
plant. The most important material recovered
is ferrous metals which accounts for 7% of the
total refuse received. Ferrous metats are m.
moved before processing, between shredding
and after air classification. Non-ferrous metals
and aluminum are recovered after air classifi-
cation by an eddy -current magnet. This opera-
tion is still in shakedown. Logs for wood
chips, used motor oil, and bundled newsprint
arc taken from the system before processing
and sold in their respective markets. Glass,
sand and grit are also present after air ciassiti-
cation. The city is planning to test the suitabil-
ity of the glass as an asphalt aggregate. Mater-
ials recovery accounts for a total of 9% of the
total waste. Only seven per cent of the total
refuse received ends up in the sanitary landfil I.
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The problems Ames has faced during
shakedown and regular operation can be ex-
amined best by dividing them into two catego-
ries: Institutional (non-technical) and equip-
ment (technical).
The major institutional problem faced by the
Ames operation is with the amount of waste
received. The amount of waste being received
at the plant is lower than that predicted in the
feasibility study. This has caused the city to
revise upward the shared cost amount. The
amount of waste received, hence processed, is
used to rind the initial shared cost amount of
operation and maintenance. This initial cost is
then assessed among the fourteen involved
units on a percapita basis. Among the reasons
given for the lower amount of waste arc that
the plant is not receiving all of the waste gen-
erated and that waste generation in themes has
decreased.
Other financial problems have resulted from a
(ower fuel credit being received for the refuse
derived fuel. The fuel credit for the refuse is
tied to the costs of other fuels (coal and natural
gas) which can be burned in the utility boilers.
The utility was able topumhase a large
amount of natural gas at a low price. This
lowered the value (in dollars) of all fuels
which the utility can use.
A factor which makes financial predictions
difficult is the secondary materials markets.
These markets can 0uctuate widely depending
on the many factors which affect supply and
demand.
The operation and maintenance of the plant
was also more expensive than anticipated for
the past year. The total 0 and M charges for
this period were almost twice those predicted
by the study.
During the shakedown period there were a va-
riety of problems experienced with the equip-
ment and processing of the refuse. These prob.
lems, though, did not necessitate closing down
the plant in order to make the repairs. The only
time the plant was unexpectedly closed down
was is a result of a fire.
As the shredders:rad air classifier are the most
important parts of the system these were moni-
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Cored very closely. Hammer wear in the first
shredder w., as expected. In the second, there
were adjustments needed. For the most part,
the close monitoring and careful adjustment
have solved the problems with the shredders
and air classification operations.
The plant has experienced other minor prob-
lems. One of these, dust, was an unforeseen
problem which resulted in changes in openings
and clearances in the building itself. Them
have also been three fries at the plant which is
always a danger in such operations. Only one
Fire halted apemtion.s.
In sum, the problems Ames has faced have, to
a large extent, been contacted. The most im-
portant problem, that of waste received, iscur-
rently being studied in an effort to increase the
amount processed. It is anticipated that with
increased amounts of waste and with expected
increases in the fuel credit the overall cost of
the system will eventually be brought into
line. This cost factor is important given the
amount of money which must be expended to
not only get the plant into operation but also
operate and maintain it thereafter. The Ames
system has slowly worked out many of its
problems. It was a pioneering venture begun
when our knowledge of resource recovery sys-
tems was still rather limited. Ames is a good
example of why resource recovery is ap-
proached with cautious optimism. That the
system is working is reason for optimism, that
it is falling short of predictions and thus cost-
ing more, is reason for caution.
The Allies experience has taught us many
things about resource recovery. A manager
considering this as an alternative would be
wise to fully examine what Amct has gone
through. Below are listed four general areas of
concern.
. Waste generation. It is obvious from the
Ames experience that this is an extremely
important factor. Thk port of the feasibility
study is of primary concern. A manager
Refuse Report is published quarterly by the
International City Management Association
(ICMA), 1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20036, under a grant from the
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of
Solid Waste Management Programs.
Editors:
Robert J. Battalions
Chdstino IL I Iml
Production:
Ruth Gregory
Project Secretary:
Susan Donald
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though not as intensive study, using city
staff. Any estimates of the amount of waste
- ' to be received should be set realistically and
with as much assurance as possible that all
the wastes will get to the plant.
• Operation and Maintenance. Until re -
Source recovery processes arc well tried and
tested, this will be a difficult cost to antici-
pate. Each plant even though it is composed
of standard equipment, will b.: different
simply because the areas of locations are so
different. These costs can be very high and
thus should not be revised downward with-
out careful consideration.
• Materials markets. These markets are un-
steady thus making exact revenue projection
almost impossible. Wide variations in the
markets should be anticipated and the
ranges for the markets set with caution.
• Forecasting. Of all the areas of resource
recovery this is the most difficult. Ames ex-
perienced the problem of prediction in their
waste generation as well as in other areas.
The studies, estimates, and other factors on
which predictions rest must be examined
closely and carefully. Resource recovery
takes place in an environment of ninny
dynamic factors. Sudden changes in any of
them can cause real problems to a system
especially with the financing. Forecasting
by its nature will never be perfect but it can
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be very good. Thus when looking into re-
source recovery, a manager should do all
that is possible to ensure sound, realistic
predictions.
Presented below are case studies of four re-
source recovery systems. The studies demon-
strate both the advances which have been
made in resource recovery and the setbacks.
Milwaukee
This 1,200 tons per day facility owned and
operated by American Can Company for ref-
use derived fuel from residential waste has
recently been dedicated and is new in full op-
eration. The system processes and markets:
ferrous metals, glass, aluminum, and news-
paper.
American Can is responsible for disposal of
the City's waste. This includes the operation
and maintenance of transfer stations. In turn,
the City pays a fee of 58.60 per ton to Anted -
can Can. At specific times, the City has the
option to purchase the facility.
An interesting aspect of this system is that
newspaper (in bundles) unit corrugated paper
is removed manually before aenul mechanical
processing begins. Primary shredding is fol-
lowed by air classification into light and heavy
fractions. The light friction is then further
shredded and compacted into truck transfer
trailers for transportation to the Wisconsin
Electric Power Co. Wisconsin Electric has
made four million dollars of improvements in
order to accept and burn the fuel supplement.
The heavy fraction is magnetically separated
into ferrous metals, Acreened for glass recov-
ery and clectroniaticaliy separated for alumi.
num recovery. These materials can be stored
and shipped to markets, thus increasing the
market area for the recovery products.
Baltimore
This pyrolysis processing plat was built
under a turnkey contract by Monsanto
F-nviro-Chem for the City of Baltimore. Fund-
ing for the project, which was originally esd-
mated to cost S 16 million, was received from
an EPA demonstration grant and State and
City sources. _
The Baltimore plant has incurred numerous
problems since it began shakedown in 1975.
Two of the major problems were in the refrac.
tory in the kiln and the inability of the air
cleaning devices to meet Federal and Stare
clean air standards. In addition, the shredder,
convuyor bells, and niher pieces of equipment
had operational problems. Monsanto and the
City aucmplcd to solve dm problems. ruedly.
in February of this year, Monsanto nbandoned
the project. Almost all of the $4 million per-
formance bond was applied to correction of
plant problems. A consultant study made of
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be very good. Thus when looking into re-
source recovery, a manager should do all
that is possible to ensure sound, realistic
predictions.
Presented below are case studies of four re-
source recovery systems. The studies demon-
strate both the advances which have been
made in resource recovery and the setbacks.
Milwaukee
This 1,200 tons per day facility owned and
operated by American Can Company for ref-
use derived fuel from residential waste has
recently been dedicated and is new in full op-
eration. The system processes and markets:
ferrous metals, glass, aluminum, and news-
paper.
American Can is responsible for disposal of
the City's waste. This includes the operation
and maintenance of transfer stations. In turn,
the City pays a fee of 58.60 per ton to Anted -
can Can. At specific times, the City has the
option to purchase the facility.
An interesting aspect of this system is that
newspaper (in bundles) unit corrugated paper
is removed manually before aenul mechanical
processing begins. Primary shredding is fol-
lowed by air classification into light and heavy
fractions. The light friction is then further
shredded and compacted into truck transfer
trailers for transportation to the Wisconsin
Electric Power Co. Wisconsin Electric has
made four million dollars of improvements in
order to accept and burn the fuel supplement.
The heavy fraction is magnetically separated
into ferrous metals, Acreened for glass recov-
ery and clectroniaticaliy separated for alumi.
num recovery. These materials can be stored
and shipped to markets, thus increasing the
market area for the recovery products.
Baltimore
This pyrolysis processing plat was built
under a turnkey contract by Monsanto
F-nviro-Chem for the City of Baltimore. Fund-
ing for the project, which was originally esd-
mated to cost S 16 million, was received from
an EPA demonstration grant and State and
City sources. _
The Baltimore plant has incurred numerous
problems since it began shakedown in 1975.
Two of the major problems were in the refrac.
tory in the kiln and the inability of the air
cleaning devices to meet Federal and Stare
clean air standards. In addition, the shredder,
convuyor bells, and niher pieces of equipment
had operational problems. Monsanto and the
City aucmplcd to solve dm problems. ruedly.
in February of this year, Monsanto nbandoned
the project. Almost all of the $4 million per-
formance bond was applied to correction of
plant problems. A consultant study made of
the plant in late 1976 recommended that the
City convert the plant into a conventional in-
eineruor using the small remainderof the per-
formance bond and a large amount of city
finds. Instead the City is attempting to get the
plant to operate as a pyrolysis system. This
could cost over 520 million.
A major factor in the problems Baltimore has
experienced is that of scale up. The plant of
1,000 tons per day was based on a prototype of
35 TPD. The prototype operation was very
successful. Scale up must be given careful
attention. As we have seen with Baltimore, a
large increase in size can greatly effect the
ability of the actual system to pedomn as the
prototype.
Chicago
The Chicago Southwest Supplementary Fuel
Processing Facility is in its shakedown period.
The plant is designed to process 1,000 tons per
day of refuse into a supplemental fuel for burn-
ing in the adjacent Commonwealth Edison
utility boilers. In addition to producing the
refused derived fuel, the system recovers fer-
rous metals which are sold to scrap dealers.
The plant has two identical lines in which pro.
cessing can take place. This complete redun-
dancy ensures that the City will meet its con-
tract obligations despite failure of any pan of a
processing step. -
The refuse is first shredded and then air classi-
fied into light and heavy fractions. The light
fraction is further shredded and then trans-
ported by a pneumatic conveyor to the Edison
plant. Here it is stored in bins until needed.
The heavy fraction passes under an elec-
tromagnetic separator which removes the fer-
rous materials. These are then conveyed to a
track for transportation to buyers. The materi-
als which remain arc lardfrlled. The total cost
of the plant including storage and handling at
Commonwealth Edison is estimated at $20
million.
San Diego County
The San Diego demonstration pyrolysis facil-
ity is scheduled to begin its demonstration
phase in lune. The $14 million plant was fi-
nanced from an EPA demonstration grant, Oc-
cidental Research Corporation and the
County.
Occidental designed the energy and materials
recovery processes used in the system. The
pyrolysis process converts the light fraction of
municipal waste into an oil -like liquid fuel.
This liquid fuel produced by the system has
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the BTU value of approximately 75G that of
No. 6 heating oil. The fuel can be stored and
transported with relative case to the user, the
San Diego Gas and Electric Company. The
utility will burn the fuel as a supplement in its
boilers. The system is designed to process 200
tons per day of refuse into over 8,000 gallons
of the supplemental fuel. The system uses
shredding and air classification for separation
into light and heavy fractions. The light fmc-
don is further shredded and dried into a fine
substance which is then burned at high semp-
eratures in the new absence of oxygen. This
pyrolysis process produces the liquid which is
then bottled for use. The heavy fraction is
separated into: ferrous metals through magnet-
ic separation: aluminum by using an electro-
magnetic separator. and glass (mixed) by
using a froth floating process.
These case studies demonstrate thgt resource
recovery, despite set -backs, is advancing.
New techniques for processing, storing and
shipping the products from resource recovery
systems are being developed and tested. In ad-
dition, advances are coming from such plants
as Baltimore as a result of putting time and
money into snaking the system work. The ad-
vances an encouraging indications that re-
source recovery will eventually become an
area where less risk and caution are necessary.
The setbacks, and the time and money needed
to overcome them, are signs that at least for
now, resource recovery systems still entail risk
and should be approached with careful, cau-
tious optimism.
Implementation Guides
The Environmental Protection Agency's Of-
fice of Solid Waste Management Programs has
published an eight part series of guides for
municipal officials on resource recovery. The
Resource Recovery Plant Ingilemenmrion.,
GuidesforMunicipal Ojficinls examines in de-
tail a variety of important implementation is.
sues. The separate guides are summarized
below.
Planning and Overview, OSWMP #480.
This report introduces the series and the re-
source recovery process. It presents the three
major steps to the implementation of high-
technology resource recovery: study, selec-
tion, and procurement. (EPA SW -157.1).
Technologies, OSWNIP #500, acquaints the
reader with the available and emerging tech-
nology options for processing of mixed manic.
ipal waste for resource recovery. h includes
general considerations far system design as
well as energy and materials recovery sys-
tems. (EPA SW -157.2).
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Risks and Contracts, OSWNIP #496. This
guide deals with the nature of risks and risk
management in relation to contracting for a
rcwurce recovery project. Through case
studies. the effects of risks on contractual rela-
rionships and contracts themselves are pre-
sented. (EPA SW -157.7).
Markets, OSWMP #499. This report dis-
cusses the markets for the energy and mate-
rials products of resource recovery with a
focus on chase characteristics of the products
that affect marketability. Included in this dis-
cussion are the locations of putential markets,
approximate prices, product quality required
and marketing techniques. (EPA SW -057.3).
Financing, OSWMP #471. Presented in this
guide is a discussion of the rale of Financial
management in decision-making; a description
of the financial mechanisms available; an iden-
tification of all the costs involved; and a de-
scription of the major participants outside the
local political jurisdiction who arc involved in
the financing decision. (EPA SW -157.4).
Accounting Formaq OSWNIP #493. De-
veloped to assist planners, designers, and
decision-making officials in their resource re-
covery decisions, this guide proposed a meth-
od of reporting costs and revenues to aid in
comparing the costs of various systems. The
proposed method includes a standardized ac-
counting format and normalized accounting
formal. (EPA SW.157.6). .
Procurement, OSWMP #495. The purpose
of this guide is to provide assistance to local
officials in the procurement of resource recov.
ery systems and services. The primary em-
phasisof the guide is on defining and explain-
ing a competitive negotiation approach to pro-
curement. (EPA SW -157.5).
Futcher Assistance, OSW,.IP #470. This
guide lists persons, companies and organiza-
tions which may be contacted for further in-
formation on resource recovery. Included is a
listing of contacts in localities actively plan-
ning resource recovery systems, companies
involved in marketing, orgnnizations and as-
sociations which can provide information and
a bibliography of articles and publications on
rcwurce recovery. (EPA SW -157.8).
Thew publications can he obtained individ.
nilly or as a whole Oce of charge from the
Solid Waste Information Materials Cnnitvl
Section, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 5555 Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45268.
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Selig Waste Management Assistance
If you are currently involved in any of these decisions, or if you are
contemplating changes in any other aspect of your solid waste system,
you should consider applying for participation in ICIv1A's PROFES-
SIONAL TRANSFER PROGRAM. Through this program you can
receive on-site management assistance from other managers who have
'-recently made similar changes or decisions.
T he ICAIA SOLID WASTEPROFESSIONAL TRANSFER PROGRAAI
is on: form of assistance naw available to local administrators who
would like to receive an on-site visit from resource managers. The
program is designed to offer assistance in solid waste by drawing on
the expertise and experience of other managers. Managers who have
made changes andlor dealt with problems relating to their solid waste
Systems in the last three years will serve as the resource persons for
the transfer program.
ICMA has already conducted some 20 transfer visits in the last three
years.
Fifteen additional cities will now be chosen to participate in the trans-
fer program before the end of the summer. All expenses for two day
`team visits to each participating city will be paid through a grant
which ICMA has received from the Environmental Protection
Agency's Office of Solid Waste.
To apply for this assistance, please respond to the questions below.
Please note that it is extremely important to describe the one specific
problem area you would like assistance in (e.g. help with improving a
collection system is too general; implementing one person collection
would be more specific).
If you have sent a request to ICMA for a transfer visit in the last three
months you need not apply again.
Please send responses to Christine If. Han, Technical Assistance
Director Solid Waste Project, International City Management As-
sociation, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20036.
1. Please identify your response by including your name, title, ad.
dress, city, state, zip code and telephone number.
2. Please describe the one aspect which you would want a transfer
team visit to focus on. Be as specific as possible. Your responses .
to questions #3 to 9 should refer to the one change or decision
described in your response to this question.
3. Describe the information, problem, situation, or circumstances
associated with this aspect of your system.
4. Describe the major goals and criteria (financial, legal, environ.
mental, political, etc.) you plan to consider before making a
change or decision in this arca. /
S. Briefly describe your existing solid waste system. Please include
copies of relevant solid waste ordinances and contracts. Also de-
scribe relevant aspects of your community such as size, number of
dwellings and commercial units, climate and government struc.
lure. _
6. Describe in detail the approaches and/or solutions you arc consid-
ering. If the change involves equipment, include possible types'
and manufacturers being considered, Include any problems or spe-
cial circumstances you anticipate in connection with any
alternative(s).
7. Describe any research, analysis, or studies which have been com-
pleted to date relative to the change or decision you are considering.
Include any preliminary plans, decision or changes to your system
which have leen made in the last year.
8. Describe, in as much detail as possible, the specific kinds of
information or assistance needed. Describe how a transfer team
visit could be expected to help meet 0ese needs. Would your
primary concern during a transfer team visit be whether orhmv to
implement change?
9. List three times between July and December which would be espe.
cially good for a transfer team visit. List any times between July
and December during which a transfer team visit would not be
convenient. "
Are you considering
changing io one person garbage collection crews.,,
• developing a resource recovery facility
Ji sc nveutng'an open dump to a sanitary landfill
�• rmplemeKing a paper or plastic bag collection system
-• selecung a site for a landfill
a starting a acyclmg center
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' `*.Joining a regional solid waste system '�
<-" convening from private to public collection
'• changing to amechamcal collection system
'-• constructing a transfer station
If you are currently involved in any of these decisions, or if you are
contemplating changes in any other aspect of your solid waste system,
you should consider applying for participation in ICIv1A's PROFES-
SIONAL TRANSFER PROGRAM. Through this program you can
receive on-site management assistance from other managers who have
'-recently made similar changes or decisions.
T he ICAIA SOLID WASTEPROFESSIONAL TRANSFER PROGRAAI
is on: form of assistance naw available to local administrators who
would like to receive an on-site visit from resource managers. The
program is designed to offer assistance in solid waste by drawing on
the expertise and experience of other managers. Managers who have
made changes andlor dealt with problems relating to their solid waste
Systems in the last three years will serve as the resource persons for
the transfer program.
ICMA has already conducted some 20 transfer visits in the last three
years.
Fifteen additional cities will now be chosen to participate in the trans-
fer program before the end of the summer. All expenses for two day
`team visits to each participating city will be paid through a grant
which ICMA has received from the Environmental Protection
Agency's Office of Solid Waste.
To apply for this assistance, please respond to the questions below.
Please note that it is extremely important to describe the one specific
problem area you would like assistance in (e.g. help with improving a
collection system is too general; implementing one person collection
would be more specific).
If you have sent a request to ICMA for a transfer visit in the last three
months you need not apply again.
Please send responses to Christine If. Han, Technical Assistance
Director Solid Waste Project, International City Management As-
sociation, 1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20036.
1. Please identify your response by including your name, title, ad.
dress, city, state, zip code and telephone number.
2. Please describe the one aspect which you would want a transfer
team visit to focus on. Be as specific as possible. Your responses .
to questions #3 to 9 should refer to the one change or decision
described in your response to this question.
3. Describe the information, problem, situation, or circumstances
associated with this aspect of your system.
4. Describe the major goals and criteria (financial, legal, environ.
mental, political, etc.) you plan to consider before making a
change or decision in this arca. /
S. Briefly describe your existing solid waste system. Please include
copies of relevant solid waste ordinances and contracts. Also de-
scribe relevant aspects of your community such as size, number of
dwellings and commercial units, climate and government struc.
lure. _
6. Describe in detail the approaches and/or solutions you arc consid-
ering. If the change involves equipment, include possible types'
and manufacturers being considered, Include any problems or spe-
cial circumstances you anticipate in connection with any
alternative(s).
7. Describe any research, analysis, or studies which have been com-
pleted to date relative to the change or decision you are considering.
Include any preliminary plans, decision or changes to your system
which have leen made in the last year.
8. Describe, in as much detail as possible, the specific kinds of
information or assistance needed. Describe how a transfer team
visit could be expected to help meet 0ese needs. Would your
primary concern during a transfer team visit be whether orhmv to
implement change?
9. List three times between July and December which would be espe.
cially good for a transfer team visit. List any times between July
and December during which a transfer team visit would not be
convenient. "
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URBAN PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION, one of the newest
books in ICNIA's Municipal Management Series (Green Books) is
available. The beak provides detailed, managerially oriented cover.
age of the contemporary public works function of local government.
Its focus throughout is on the administrative and decision-making
aspects of public works activities.
The chapter on solid waste management deals with all aspects of
collection, processing, resource recovery and disposal. The issues arc
presented in terms of the decision making alternatives. The chapter
covers such topics as ordinances and regulations; system improve-
ment strategies; routing the use of bags; crew size reductions; financ-
ing; transfer stations; resource recovery; technical and non-technical
issues; special wastes; and sanitary landfills.
Urban Public Works Administration can be ordered by writing: Ad-
ministrative Services Center, ICbIA, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. The price is $20.00 per copy post-
paid (519.00 if payment accompanies order).
July
July 13-14, Fifth Annual Solid Waste Management Con-
ference, Jefferson City, Missouri, sponsored by the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Contact: Joseph W. Schilli, Conference Coordinator,
Solid Waste Management Program, Department of
Natural Resources, P.O. Box 1368, 2010 Missouri
Boulevard, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 (314)
751.3241
August
August 31 -Sept. 2, 15th Annual Seminar and Equipment
Show, Lake Tahoe, NV. sponsored by the Govern-
mental Refuse Collection and Disposa? Association
(GRCDA).
Contact: Robert L. Lawrence, GRCDA President,
City of San Leandro, 835 East 14th Street, San
Leandro, CA 95477.
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ESTIMATES OF WASTE GENERATION. Don'r make the mistake of
using the national averages to estimate probable refuse generation in
yourcommunit-Y. The actual amount can vary widely among commu-
nities for many reasons.
Dr. Joseph F. Malina, Jr. Director or Environmental Health Engineer-
ing, University of Texas, once conducted a detailed study of refuse
generation in seven large Texas cities with the help of a team of
students. The survey based on personal visits and inspections, showed
daily refuse contributions varying from less than three lbs. per person
to nearly 1.1/2 lbs. Another study by the Texas State Department of
Health revealed that the greater the per capita personal annual income,
the higher the daily per capita of solid waste. (Source: The American
City & County, January, 1977).
August 31 -Sept. 2, Municipal Solid Waste Resource Re-
covery, Norman, OK. A Technology Assessment
Workshop sponsored by the University of Oklahoma
and the National Science Foundation.
Contact: Dr. Charles E. Barb, Jr., Workshop Coor-
dinator, 202 West Body Street, Room 334, University
of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019.
September
Sept. 10-15, American Public Works Association Annual
Conference, Chicago, III.
Contact: APWA, 1313 East 60th Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60637.
I.The people ►.Ieitt to 8a+ne •
To the Editor:
At a City Council meeting marked by con.
troversy and heated exchanges between the
council members themselves, the people of Iowa
City won a victory in their battle to save the
Blackhawk Mini -Park from destruction.
Through long discussions and several meetings,
the Revolutionary Student Brigade and other
mini -park supporters decided to organize a
massive turnout at that meeting, one that would
focus peoples' anger at having their parks
destroyed and provide a basis for future
organizing to save the parks. The result was that
the council, reversing a previous vote, decided b.
defer the sale of the parcel of land on which the
park is situated until the Dubuque -College Street
mail is completed.
The role of the council and past councils it.
destroying hundreds of apartments in the
downtown area was brought out. When a council.
member demanded that a speaker document his
claim that the council was serving business
interests, that speaker pointed out how the cit)
used its power to condemn housing on in.
creasingly valuable downtown land, resulting in
the destruction of low-cost housing and its
replacement with commercial profit-making
ventures — results that serve the needs of profit
at the expense of those of the people. Finally.
when the mayor herself responded that it was
possible that low-cost housing might be built on
the site of the mini -park, the speaker demolished
this argument by pointing out the unlikellhood of
such an event (The With value of this land ane'
resulianl high taxes make it impossible for an)
developer to pay for the land and the taxes will
the money generated through reasonable rents I
.So the people of Iowa City sparked the con-
tradictions within the council to save our mini.
park for a few years, if not longer. But this could
not have been accomplished had not tactics
based on analyzing the actual conditions been
developed. Had the rnuncil been solidly against
uiviny, the udni-parks, It would have mot...
udlluml unit massive protest to wla a victor)
But in this case, with the council under attack foo
years over Its role in urban renewal, with th,
masses of people aware of their positions, with h
bitter controversy over "urban renewal'
marred by corruption and dirty dealings still
continuing, the lactic decided upon try the RSR
was to expose the vounril's positions, to isolate
those inembers of the council who stood against
saving the parks, to organize as it big turnout a.,
possible at this council meeting and to create
enough debate for its In change their decision.
Iowa City's
In this victory there was an interplay betwe,
the actual conditions and history of Iowa Ci•
and the feelings of the majority of people on the
one' hand, and the work that people did in
organzing to save the park on the other (despite
the fact that Vevera, in voting to save the park,
made a point of stating that his decision had
nothing to do with our organizing and presence at
the council meeting).
And yet we must recognize the limited scope of
our victory. People's housing has still been
destroyed. The council still generally sides with
business' needs to "develop" and thereby profit.
our country is still wracked with unemployment
as these same businesses, unable to profit from
the labor of the working people, ruthlessly turn
them out into the streets. An arms race is
escalating as these same businesses increasingly
need military might to protect their overseas
investments and profits from the rising
capitalists in the Soviet Union and the people of
the world.
At the same time, this could not have occured
without careful and painstaking work — half a
dozen meetings in the past week, constant
outreach to the people of Iowa City, and detailed
research on the mint -parks and urban renewal.
The final straw in this victory was Councilman
Vevera's changing his vote and moving to save
the park. Apparently he had been told that, being
a temporary structure, the park needed to be
rebuilt at a cost of 512 per square fool. When
dozens of the mini -park supporters questioned
this fact, nobody on the council, which had ac-
cepted it unquestioningly at a "public hearing,"
could explain why the park, used and loved by
the people of Iowa City, had to be remodeled
This came in the midst of a flurry of activity
which saw the city manager admonish a council
member for staling that he would vole against a
"hamburger joint" on the site of the mini -park,
where one council member demanded to be
informed of where were the people another
council member claimed were against the park,
and which saw the city manager exasperatingly
call for the council to "Please, make up your
minds."
These divisions were played upon in the hour-
long discussion leading up to the vote. Speakers
brought out how mass support was being
generated for saving the park, how our
"representatives" had Ignored these sen-
timents, and how It was the objective results of
the council's actions, not its intentions, that
mattered to the people. Al every point the
arguments given by the council were turned
around and utilized to further the debate.
mini -parks
' But admld these woraetdng ccndltions we can
atsa see the possibility of changing them. In a
period of deepudng economic crisis, instability
can provide openings, as it did with the council,
for us to push more emphatically and more
successfully for our interests against the rich
who control the decision-making process. Saving
the mini -park is but one small taste of what the
people, organized and united, can accomplish!
forHutch
for the Revolutionary Student Brigade
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HAYEK, HAYEK & HAYEK
WILL J. HAYEK ATTORNEYS AT LAW
JOHN W. HAYEK 110 EAST WASHINGTON STREET
C. PETCR HAYEK IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240
C. JOSEPH HOLLAND
July 29, 1.977
The lIonorable Mayor and
City Council of Iowa City
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Re: Epstein's Bookstore
Mayor and Council Members:
AREA CODE 310
337-9606
. Since our last discussion concerning the above I have learned that
we in all probability will become involved in the federal bankruptcy court
with litigation concerning the bookstore. The bankruptcy proceedings
have stayed our efforts to evict the bookstore. We will be filing pleadings
with the bankruptcy court to continue the eviction process. However, the
time estimates that I gave you in our executive session the other day are
no longer valid due to the bankruptcy proceedings. I will keep you posted
on this matter as it progresses.
Very truly yours,
Joh W. Hayek
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AUGo21977
ABBIE STOLFU�D
CITY CLERK
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DATEt August 1, 1977
TO: City Council
FROM: Max Selzer
RE. Drawings for City Plaza - Design Development Phase
Following are my comments and suggestions:
1. These drawings are incomplete for final preliminaries because the
following questions are unanswered:
a. What brick is to be used? What patterns? No cross sections are
shown of sub -structure and setting bed'.
b. No cross sections are shown for the planters. No typical sizes.
c. Elevation and drainage are not shown. What type of intakes? Where
are they?
d. No plans, details, or cross sections of kiosk.
e. No "keys" to indicate what's what. Real guessing game! Where are
the barrels, etc.?
f, No indication of species of trees and/or shrubs.
g. No cross section of details of focal point.
h. No breakdown shown of street furniture or square foot costs of paving,
etc.
i. No sections or details shown on irrigation system.
j. No indication of materials or cross section of work at Linn Street.
k. What size are the bollards?
1. What happened to conservation of paper?
2. Following are my comments concerning design and layout:
a. Proposed bicycle racks are not in character and are grossly inadequate
in number and I don't like their location. I don't feel that there is
anything very eye appealing about walking around bike racks to get
into the mall! These should be able to handle many bikes and should
be screened at each entrance. Racks should be designed so that they
do not catch leaves. We may have to allow bikes into the area for a
short distance to allow for screening.
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b. Proposed tree guards, barrel planters, and trash recepticles are not
in character with what we giant.
c. Tree grates are much too expensive and I don't feel they are in character.
d. Anything that is not fastened down will grow wings and fly away.
I am opposed to setting benches and barrels loose!
e. Kiosks are not acceptable to me. They do not carry out the theme
which we are striving for and are not in character.
f. We should have bike racks available at intersection of College and
Linn Street. Why not??
g. I do not feel we should have steps at Plaza Centre One Building.
h. I do not see the necessity or advantages of cutting off the corner
of the property at the SW and SE corners of Dubuque and College.
In general, what I am trying to say is I'm not very pleased with what has been
presented to us in quantity and quality. I feel that more study by the designers
is required to arrive at the type of facility that I think we all want and one
which is in character with the Midwest and Iowa City in particular. I also want
to see typical sections and more information concerning costs before I cast a
"yes" vote to proceed with final working drawings.
W
*City of Iowa Cito
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 2, 1977
TO: Don Schmeiser, Senior Planner
FROM: Tony Kushnir, Asst. City Attorney
RE: Windsor Heights/Hickory Hill Park'
FACTS AND ISSUES PRESENTED
The Planning and Zoning Commission at a regular meeting held on
July 21, 1977, recommended ended by a 3 to 2 vote approval of Windsor Heights
Addition subject to several contingencies, one of which is to extend
Seventh Avenue up 100 feet into Hickory Hill Park and then into the
subdivision. This extension would be an exchange for the developer's
dedication to the City the northwest corner of the property as park land
with a possible exception of that portion for storm water retention.
QUESTION PRESENTED
What are the restrictions on the City with regard to converting
a portion of Hickory Hill Park from park land to a right-of-way?
CONCLUSION
As that portion of Hickory Hill Park which is to be converted to a
right-of-way is part of a parcel purchased for park purposes with grant
money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Grant for
open space land, approval of the secretary of HUD is required prior to any
conversion of use.
DISCUSSION
In December, 1966 the City of Iowa City purchased 17.5 acres from the
Irish Estate for $48,610.00. Fifty percent of the amount paid was a grant
from HUD pursuant to the Open Space Land Program. The Open Space Land Pro-
gram was authorized under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 as amended
which provided matching grants to states and local public bodies for up to
508 of the cost of acquiring and developing land in urban areas for permanent
open space use. In enacting the Open Space legislation, the Congress pro-
vided for protection of sites acquired under the Act from encroachment by
other land uses, except where certain specific requirements could be met.
The language of Section 704 of said Act constitutes strong protection for
the Open Space values placed in public ownership or control as a result of
federal assistance: The Congress realized, however,.that land uses do
change from time to time, and provision has been made in the law to permit
conversions from open space uses when statutory standards can be met. The
specific language of 704 is as follows: "No open space land for the acqui-
sition of which a grant has been made under this title shall, without the
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approval of the Secretary, be converted to uses other than those originally
approved by him. The Secretary shall approve no conversion of land from
open space use unless he finds that such conversion is essential. to the
orderly development and growth of the urban area involved and it is in
accord with the then applicable comprehensive plan, meeting criteria
established by him. The Secretary shall approve any such conversion only
upon such conditions as he deems necessary to assure the substitution of
other open space land of at least equal fair,market. value and of as nearly
as feasible equivalent usefulness and location." Note that conversion requires
substitution; repayment of all or part of the project grant does not qualify
a site for conversion. Requests for conversion of open space land may be
approved only by the Secretary of HUD. The program policies with regard to
approval can be found in transmittal notice 6290.3, paragraph 100, pages 50
through 52. (June, 1970)
I have been informed by Mr. Showalter, Director of Parks & Recreation,
that the extension of Seventh Avenue through Hickory Hill Park will pass
through a portion of the parcel purchased with the open space grant and
accordingly if this is so, any conversion from open space to any other use
mast be approved by the Secretary of HUD. I trust this discussion is
sufficient, but if there are any other questions with regard to this issue,
please don't hesitate to contact me.
*City of Iowa CIO !"
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 21, 1977
TO: Don Schmeiser, Senior Planner
FROM: Jim Brachtel, Traffic Engineer -A7
RE: Windsor Heights Part 5 Preliminary Plata
In reviewing the preliminary plat as submitted it is apparent that one more
point of access to Rochester Avenue be provided. Parts 1-4 of Windsor Heights
have 51 homes which must access Rochester Avenue at the intersection of Windsor
Drive and Rochester Avenue. Part 5 would add an additional 36 hr.T-es. It is
extremely undesirable for all 87 homes to access Rochester Avenue through the
Windsor Drive/Rochester Avenue intersection.
ALTERNATIVE ACCESS POINTS
Alternative locations do exist for providing access to Rochester Avenue.
However, none of the locations are contiguous to Rochester Avenue and would
require agreement between the developer, the City, and possibly a third party.
Three principle alternatives are apparent and are discussed below.
1. Seventh Avenue Extended. The access point is shown on the preliminary
plat.
Advantages -
- The City does own this R.O.W.
- This would provide for a four legged intersection which would be desirable
from the aspect of driver expectations. Driver's using'Rochester Avenue
would better anticipate potential conflict at this intersection, than a
series of staggered "T" intersections.
- This alignment would provide continuity with the City's existing collector/
arterial network.
- Sight distance for vehicles on Rochester coming from the east would be
good. (This assumes that the property in the northeast quadrant of the
intersection would receive landscape treatment.)
- This access would provide continuity for the street system as proposed
in Part 5.
Disadvantages -
The City's Parks and Recreation Commission is opposed to the extension
of Seventh Avenue.
- Extensive landscaping would be required for the home in the northeast
quadrant of the proposed intersection to provide.sight distance to the
east for vehicles queuing on Seventh Avenue attempting to enter the
intersection.
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2. Midway between Seventh Avenue and Rochester Court. This alternative would
place the northerly "T" intersection at a point within 125 feet of the
Rochester Court/Rochester Avenue "T" intersection. Existing criteria requires
a 125 foot offset be made and this criteria cannot be met.
3. Rochester Court Extended. This alternative would create a connection between
Part 5 and Rochester Avenue, over presently vacant property.
Advantages -
- This would provide for a four legged intersection.
- Existing topography could be graded with minimal disruption to provide
east -west sight distance (at least two mature trees would be lost to
grading).
Disadvantages -
- This alternate requires the use of land held by a third party.
- This alternate would disrupt the proposed location of the south basin
of Part 5's storm water management design.
- This alternate would not have good continuity with the City's arterial/
collector network.
- This alternate would have less sight distance from the east than would
the Seventh Avenue intersection.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. This subdivision should not be approved unless additional access to Rochester
Avenue can be developed during the time that Part 5's utilities and streets
are being developed.
2. The most desirable point of access to Rochester Avenue is Seventh Avenue
extended.
Should you have questions or comments regarding this matter please do not hesitate
to contact me.