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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 8, 1977
TO: Resources Conservation Commission
FROM: City Manager rJ
RE: City -Wide Energy Conservation Program
It has been brought to my attention that Iowa -Illinois Gas & Electric
Company may be considering a community -wide thermogram sometime this
winter. I think it would be really great if the Resources Conservation
Commission could develop a program of city-wide energy conservation.
This could create a great deal of community interest in the thermogram
and coordinate citizen, private and public, resources for energy con-
servation through insulation and other programs. A concerted, city-wide
program of public, private and citizen efforts could be a landmark
program.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 8, 1977
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Short Circuits
Because of the number of major projects which the City Council and the
staff will be working on in the months immediately ahead, it is possible
that both the staff and the City Council will short circuit unless the
staff and the Council concentrate primarily upon these issues. It is
important that secondary issues and numerous other new problems and
ideas be held in reserve until after the end of the year.
During the months of August, September, and October, most of the City
staff will be involved very extensively in urban renewal matters. At
the same time we are starting work on the budget program for FY 79.
Other priorities running concurrently will be the waste water treatment
plant, the Comprehensive Plan, and the collective bargaining. In addition,
an election period generally increases the level of activity. This is
particularly true for the City Clerk.
Because these matters represent priorities, the staff will tend to put
aside other issues. The cooperation of the Council will be appreciated.
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MEMORANDUM
City Council /
City Manager
ICMA Annual Conference
DATE: August 8, 1977
The enclosed session preference form for the International City Manage-
ment Association conference scheduled for October gives you some indi-
cation of the extent of information provided in an ICMA conference. The
reason the Conference Committee is sending out a preference list this
year is that frequently the sessions are so well attended that there is
standing room only.
This year Linda Schreiber has been requested to attend the conference by
the ICMA staff to participate in a workshop on "Council Meetings: When
Longer Isn't Better," and Ms. Nancy Seiberling has been invited by ICMA
to participate in the workshop on "Greenbacks and Green Spaces."
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• ICMA 63rd Annual Conference •
SESSION PREFERENCE FORM
We need your help - take a few minutes to indicate your session attendance preferences. Your re-
sponses will help us select and assign meeting rooms and, hopefully, avoid overcrowding. Please
check those sessions that you are interested in attending, and return the form to ICMA.
You are in no way committed to attend any sessions that you have checked. You are merely giving
ICMA Conference planners an Idea of your needs. Please check only one session In each time block.
An asterisk (') aftera session indicates that the session is given twice - at different times. Numbers
preceding sessions correspond to the numbered sessions In your Preliminary Conference Program.
Monday, October 31, 9 AM to 10:30 AM
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Recognizing Stress: Are You in Trouble and Don't Know It?'
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The Fine Art of Delegation
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A Private Manager's View of Local Government Management
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The Future and the Plan'
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Bringing In Minorities and Women
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The Public's Right To Know: The Roles of the City and the Media
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City Hall/University Partnership
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Preparing for Labor Negotiations
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Greenbacks and Greenspace
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Transportation for Small Cities
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Energy Savings'
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Mechanized Refuse Collection'
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Checkers in the Firehouse'
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Growth Management'
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Field Demonstration Trip: Bus System Operation and Maintenance (morning, 9 to 12)
Monday, October 31,10:30 AM to 12 Noon
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It's What's Out Front That Counts: Improving Communication between Manager and Spouse'
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Exorcising Stress: Relaxation Techniques'
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Managing InaTight Economy: Future Shock Has Arrived
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The Plan: Can It Be Responsive to Community Needs?
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Federal -Local Dialog: Economic Development'
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Federal -Local Dialog: Community Development'
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Dealing with Problem Employees
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Public to Private, Private to Public
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Municipal Fire Master Planning
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Energy Savings'
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Mechanized Refuse Collection'
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Checkers in the Firehouse'
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Growth Management'
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Field Demonstration Trip: Bus System Operation and Maintenance (morning, 9 to 12)
Monday, October 31, 2 PM to 3:30 PM
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Recognizing Stress: Are You in Trouble and Don't Know It?'
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Minorities and Women: Room at the Top
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Managing in a Tight Economy: Successful Approaches to Raising Revenue
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Strong Mayor, Strong Manager
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When the Heat's On: How To Deal with Pressure Groups
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Cities and the Supreme Court: Labor Relations
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Preparing for and Living with Strikes
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Organizing for Human Services
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Reign of Cats and Dogs'
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Put Out a Contract'
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Dealing with Labor Unions'
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Housing Rehabilitation'
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Field Demonstration Trip: Rapid Transit Planning and Development (afternoon, 2 to 5)
Monday, October 31,3:30 PM to 5 PM
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It's What's Out Front That Counts: Improving Communication between Manager and Spouse'
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Managing Stress: Changing the Work Scene
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Low Cost Computer Technology
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The Future and the Plan'
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X CI 28. Conducting Effectiv4uncll Meetings •
O 1 1 38. Federal -Local Dialog: conomic Development'
M1 1 39. Federal -Local Dialog: Community Development'
p 1 1 48. How To Avoid Unionization
I' 159. Measuring Fire Service Productivity
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O Ll 73. Put Out a Contract'
v ❑ 74. Dealing with Labor Unions'
t ❑ 87. Housing Rehabilitation'
O ❑ 92. Field Demons!ralion Trip: Rapid Transit Planning and Development (afternoon, 2 to 5)
Tuesday, November 1, 9 AM to 10:30 AM
1-1 9. Assertive Communication for Women (morning, 9 to 12)
Fl 10. Beyond the Resume
['1 18. PB + MBO + ZBB x PPBS = ?
o f7 19. Personnel and Management
m ❑ 29. Endangered Species?
c ❑ 40. Federal -Local Dialog: Energy'
O ❑ 41. Federal -Local Dialog: Transportation
C. ❑ 49. Arbitration: Impasse Resolution versus Strikes
O` ❑ 50. Employee Performance
Y ❑ 60. Coping with EPA's Carrots and Sticks
m Cl 75. Staffing Council Committees
❑ 76. The Moody'sISBP Game
❑ 77. A Nose for News
❑ 88. Fighting Arson
❑ 93. Field Demonstration Trip: Role of the Business Community in Downtown Redevelopment
(morning, 9 to 12)
Tuesday, November 1,10:30 AM to 12 Noon
❑ 9. Assertive Communication for Women (morning, 9 to 12)
❑ 11. Exorcising Stress: Relaxation Techniques'
x f_7 20. Productivity Improvement
m I-] 21. Management Styles
❑ 30. Evaluating the Manager
0 ❑ 42. Cities and the Supreme Court: Growth Management
a. ❑ 43. Public-Private Partnership
c. ❑ 51. Contract Preparation and Administration*
Cl 61. Police Executives
w 17 78. Who Are You Today?
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11 79. Consolidating Public Safety Functions
O 11 80. Make Cash the Easy Way
' 11 89. Resource Recovery
�. 93. Field Demonstration Trip: Role of the Business Community In Downtown Redevelopment
(morning, 9 to 12)
Tuesday, November 1, 2 PM to 3:30 PM
❑ 12. It's 10 PM: Do Your Kids Know Where You Are?
❑ 13. Where Have All the Minutes Gone?
X ❑ 22. The Management Team
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❑ 31. Support: The Person under Siege
❑ 44. Federal -Local Dialog: Energy'
o ❑ 52. Women in Management
c ❑ 53. Contract Preparation and Administration'
O. ❑ 62. Housing: Putting It All Together
v it 81. Creative Termination of Employees
t ❑ 82. Councll Meetings: When Longer Isn't Better
O 11 '83. Adding Paid Personnel to Your Volunteer Fire Department
❑ 90. Update on CAN
F] 94. Field Demonstration Trip: Solid Waste Reduction: Compaction and Baling
(afternoon, 2 to 5)
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ital System, held Monday and Tuesday at the
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 17, 1977
TO: Honorable Mayor &City Council
FROM: Neal Berlin, City Manager�vj
RE: Amendment to Cartpaign Finance Ordinance for Ballot Issues I
The City may regulate the amount of contributions to an organ-
ization which takes a position on a ballot issue. However, it may
not limit the total expenditures of the organization, the number
of organizations or any independent expenditures. When the election
is for a ballot issue rather than for a candidate, there is less incen-
tive to cork through one organization. Therefore, it is likely that
the proposed amendment would not effectively limit the amount spent
on the ballot issue.
The governmental interest in disclosure is to provide the elec-
torate with information as to where political campaign money comes
from and how it is spent by the candidate .inorder to aid the voters
to evaluate those who seek public office. It allows voters to place
each candidate in the political spectrum more precisely than is often
possible solely on the basis of party labels and canpaign speeches.
Disclosure requirerents also deter actual corruption and avoid the
appearance of corruption. This interest is not present with a ballot
issue.
In addition, disclosure might deter some individuals from making
contributions. They may fear retaliation if the referendum does not
pass.
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MEMORANDUM
DATI, August 18, 1977
T0: Council Member Pe ett
FROM: City Manager
RE: Apartment construction on Oakcrest Street
Are the three new apartment buildings under construction in
compliance with the tree and storm water management ordinances?
-The three units under construction are owned by three
different individuals. Building permits were issued to Dr. Ernest A.
fiierschbiel, 708 Oakcrest for a 12 unit apartment building, Bob
Thompson, 718 Oakcrest for a 12 unit apartment building, and Jerry
1lilgenberg, 415 Woodside Driver for a 12 unit apartment building.
The individual lot size of the above parcels is not sufficient to
require compliance to the storm water management ordinance.
Each of the 12 unit apartment buildings complys with the tree ordinance.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM. City Manager
AE: Maher Property
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DATIi August 17, 1977
On October 12, 1976, the City Council discussed this matter in
executive session. At that time the Manager reported that he had
advised Maher there was no further interest from the Council in their
property. Selzer suggested xvrking out a contract with a small down.
payment, not the total , and renting it out or leasing it back.
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DATIi August 17, 1977
On October 12, 1976, the City Council discussed this matter in
executive session. At that time the Manager reported that he had
advised Maher there was no further interest from the Council in their
property. Selzer suggested xvrking out a contract with a small down.
payment, not the total , and renting it out or leasing it back.
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The National League of Cities (NLC) and Public Technology, Inc. (PTI) recently
received a grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a new inter-
governmental effort in cooperative technology transfer.
We are seeking the direct participation of your locality in this new project,
Comnunit Technolo Initiatives Pro ram (CTIP) which will include 31 local
governments w t popu ations under 50,000. The objective of the program is to
create a system for developing technological solutions to priority problems
identified by local government participants.
Development of CTIP is based on the belief that small localities face common
technology -related issues such as computer use, emergency medical service,
water supply, sewage treatment, solid waste management, road maintenance, energy
conservation, and many others. However, a number of serious barriers stand in
the way of obtaining and using technology. Among them are: (1) inadequate
technical information exchange; (2) the lack of a system for coordinating the
needs of smaller localities with technology sponsored by the Federal government,
industry, and universities; and (3) the need for fast responses to crisis prob-
lems.
As a public official, you are very familiar with all of these problems. Your
participation, along with that of your counterparts in other jurisdictions,
will go a long way toward ensuring the success of CTIP in its effort to over-
come the barriers mentioned and to develop methods for using technology in small
communities.
This participation we seek includes your direct involvement as a representative
to the program and your help with problem assessment and priority -setting. We
envision the need for about 5 days of your time during the first year. Travel
and per diem expenses incurred by you during the course of the program will be
reimbursed from the grant.
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Details of the project are contained in the enclosed fact sheet. The essential
elements of the first-year effort include:
-- Development of an agenda of common priority problems facing the
smaller localities of the nation.
-- The search for, and utilization of, technology applicable to the
priorities.
-- The active dissemination of technical information among local
jurisdictions.
Public Technology, Inc., as Secretariat to the Community Technology Initiatives
Program, will work closely with the National League of Cities in support of pro-
gram operations. As you may know, PTI is a non-profit institution organized by
local and state governments for the purpose of serving them in a technological
and research capacity. The Board of Directors of PTI is composed of the Execu-
tive Directors of the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors,
the National Association of Counties, the International City Management Associa-
tion, and the National Governors Conference.
We, appreciate your consideration of this matter and look forward to hearing from
you on your willingness to become a part of the program. Please address your
response to:
Theodore J. Maher
CTIP Director
Public Technology, Inc.
1140 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 452-7762
Sincerely,
Alan Beals, Executive Director Porter Homer, President
National League of Cities Public Technology, Inc.
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Community Technology Initiatives Program: Fact Sheet
What is CTIP? The Community Technology Initiatives Program is a new,
national institutional arrangement established to address the common
scientific and technological needs of municipalities, townships, and
counties under 50,000 in population. CTIP constitutes a network of
selected localities from across the country. The results and benefits of
program activities will be potentially applicable to government operations
in thousands of jurisdictions.
A basic expectation of CTIP is that local governments under 50,000, acting
in concert through a new coalition can stimulate innovation, technology
sharing, and greater research and development capacity with direct benefits
to problem solving and the delivery of public services in smaller
jurisdictions.
Why was CTIP created? Development of the CTIP program is a response to the
fact that policy planning, decision-making, and the delivery of public
services are increasingly affected by scientific and technological factors.
In many cases, understaffed and underfinanced local governments are poorly
equipped to handle complex issues on their own. The smaller localities in
particular face common needs and high priority pressures associated with
energy shortages, waste treatment issues, street maintenance, solid waste
management, water quality, and similar science and technology-based demands.
CTIP constitutes a necessary first step for strengthening local governmurt
capabilities in applying science and technology to critical issues. CTIP
will provide a forum, a bridging mechanism, and a meeting ground for local
officials to coordinate objectives and strategies collectively. It will be
a technology transfer system; a people -to -people network for smaller local
governments established in an atmosphere of practical helpfulness.
Through this mechanism the users in local government will determine the
priorities and guide the flow of science and technology responses.
What are the CTIP objectives? First year CTIP program objectives include
the following items:
(1) Establish a needs assessment process for defining specific and common
local government issues that relate to science and technology.
(2) Develop a priority problem agenda for localities under 50,000 in
population.
(3) Adapt and implement on a pilot basis, two specific science and
technology applications based on priority user needs. Some examples
of potential applications include equipment management systems, public
facility location methodologies, land use techniques, and solid waste
collection and disposal methodologies.
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(4) Develop a program plan for the second and subsequent years of CTIP
operations. The plan will include strategies for communicating and
linking with federal agencies, industry, universities, and other
institutions and for disseminating and assuring utilization of program
results.
How wilt these objectives be met? During the first year, the 27 cities and
3 counties that are members of CTIP will hold a series of meetings to
develop and review problem statements, establish priority user -needs,
develop the small local government needs agenda, and establish performance
requirements for the solutions being sought.
The specific steps to be pursued involve:
(1) Development of general functional targets of opportunity for jurisdictions
under 50,000 to include r,•ich issue areas as public wrrks, public safety,
management information systems, and others;
(2) Establishment of a needs assessment process using standard problem
statement forms;
(3) Review of problem statements developed by representatives from each of
the member jurisdictions;
(4; Development of priorities for the problem statements submitted;
(5) Preparation of technology information bulletins when knowledge about
potential solutions can be matched to problem statements;
(6) Transfer of two deliverables in the form of specific technologies for
pilot implementation in local jurisdictions;
(7) Development of a long-range plan for the further institutionalization of
the Community Technology Initiatives Program;
(8) Designate CTIP task forces for the purpose of initiating and monitoring
research and development projects based on priority problem statements.
How will CTIP be organized? CTIP will consist of n_lected or appointed offiridls
from 27 cities and townships and 3 counties from around the nation. All
jurisdictions are below 50,000 in population. A 7 member steeriny committee
wilt he drawn from the total membership and will serve to develcp overall
policy and organizational aspects of the CTIP program. :fleeting twicn
during the first year, the program membership will exercise critical program
responsibilities relating to problem definition, review and priority setting,
requirements definition, and task force participation.
PTI will serve as secretariat to CTIP. As such, PTI personnel will be
responsible for day to day program management, responsibility for conduct of
all work for the delivery of products, and for all necessary dissemination
and utilization efforts.
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CTIP will strive for maximum institutional interaction and communication
with existing local government organizations such as state municipal leagues,
the International City Management Association, and regional and local
innovation groups.' These interactions will be greatly facilitated through
a partnership with the National League of Cities. As a participant in the
program, NLC will assist with information dissemination and CTIP program
planning.
PTI is currently systems manager and secretariat respectively for two
additional organizational initiatives. They are the Urban Technology
System (UTS) and the Urban Consortium. UTS comprises a network of 27
technology agents located in the central staff offices of jurisdiction..
between 50,000 and 500,000 in population. A basic purpose of UTS is the
stimulation of technological innovation and problem solving in response to
member government priorities. The Urban Consortium consists of all cities
over 500,000 population and six urban counties. This 34 member organization
has developed an urban government problem agenda and consortium task forces
are in the process of undertaking research and development efforts on behalf
of the large cities and counties of the nation.
In sum, two major networks are in place and have a demonstrated track
record in utilizing science and technologyresources applicable_ to local
government problem solving. The technology agents, back-up resources, and
task force operations of these two programs are potential resources to the
CTIP program. While geared to the needs of governments over 50,000
population, the existing methods of operation, current state -of -tie -art
searches, and other information that have resulted from Consortium and UTS'
operations will be utilized by CTIP personnel as appropriate.
What is the current MP membership? Attached is a current list of the
interim CTIP steering committee members. Approximately 23 additional
cities, counties and townships also will be participants. They ,i -ll be
announced after program approval and final ocamtment from each goveruwnt.
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Interim Steering Committee
Larry Bashe, Plainfield, NJ
(46,862)
Bill Carstarphen, Spartanburg, SC
(44,546)
Paul Flynn, East Providence, CI
(48,207)
Alnn Harvey, Vancouver, WA
(42,493)
Tom Herring, Calesharg, 11,
(36,:80)
Ed Stiff, O'Hara Township, PA
( 9,209)
Wayne Wedin, Brea, CA
(25,000)
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DAM August 10, 1977
TO: Neal Berlin, City Manager
FROM: Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works
RE: Bike racks in the City Plaza area \�
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There has been discussion about restricting bicycle racks to only the
periphery of the City Plaza Mall.
There may be several reasons why it may be more desirable to provide
bicycle rack parking as close as possible to ultimate destinations.
1. Bicyclists are extremely nervous about other persons
tampering with their bikes. They must feel reasonably
assured that there is a parking place close to their
destination otherwise they may choose some other mode
of travel. This is especially important for longer
term parking.
2. While bicycle riders may be of a different motivation
than automobile drivers, convenience is still a prime
prerequisite. As with automobile parking, every effort
should be made to provide parking as close as possible
to the final destination. This should of course be
consistent with not blocking sidewalks and pedestrian
facilities. Observations have shown that peripheral
bicycle parking facilities often are the last to be
utilized unless there is massive enforcement or lack
of alternatives. As we know, the mall areas have
several alternatives to bicycle racks including trees,
waste cans, etc.
It is important to properly design bicycle parking facilities at this
stage in the City Plaza Mall. Bikes are extremely mobile and bicyclists
will get as close as possible to their destination. It seems best to
design now for bicyclists perhaps even including covered parking rather
than retrofit the area bicycle racks later.
Washington Street seems to be a good guide for future design. In those
areas where we have not placed bicycle racks close to busy stores, bicycles
end up tied to trees and other street furniture.
There are going to be some extremely heavy traffic generators in the downtown
area including Hardee's, the Field House, and other businesses of this type.
Bicyclists are not going to be content to park their bike one to two blocks
away from these stores when they can easily ride up to the front door.
Although merchants now favor the idea of making bikes park in peripheral
areas at the edge of the mall, the situation may become different if a
bicyclist shopping in a store receives a ticket.
Whatever decision is made is not irrevocable; however, it would seem best to
try to avoid some of the errors we made on Washington Street with regard to
bicyclists.9
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TO: Neal Berlin / City Council --
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FROM: Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works
RE: Departmental Referral - possibility of installing schedules and
maps at each bus stop as in Cam -Bus.
This particular item has been in the Capital Improvement list for Transit
Division for several years. Cost is estimated at between $15-25,000 to
install approximately 500 signs. A reduced program with installation of
signs at only major points may be of interest.
Funding for this may be considered as Council discusses how to spend the
State Bus Grant. This will be considered in the next 2 to 4 weeks.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 18, 1977
TO: Neal Berlin/City Council n
FROM: Richard J. Plastino, Director of Public Works Y
RE: Alum Wastes At Municipal Water Treatment Plant
ALTERNATE 1
CONTINUED DISCHARGE TO THE IOWA RIVER
This would be in violation of Federal law and is not considered a feasible
alternative for the future.
ALTERNATE 2
RECYCLING
Wastes from the municipal water treatment plant are of two types; alum wastes
and backwash filter wastes.. The backwash filter wastes are composed primarily
of dirt and silt and this water can be fed into the intake structure and
recycled thru the plant. The cost of this is $200,000 with local funds. This
is .the recommended alternative. It is not feasible to recycle the alum sludge.
Expensive chemical treatment and technological processes are required for the
reuse of alum. Unless the alum is reused or removed, the solids content grad-
ually builds up in the water plant filtering units and the efficiency of the
treatment process is reduced.
Filtered backwash water can be recycled. Alum sludge cannot.
ALTERNATE 3
DISCHARGE TO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
At such time as the River Corridor Sewer is rebuilt, there will be adequate
capacity to handle alum sludges from the water plant. This alternative includes
both expenditures at the water treatment plant and at the new sewage plant.
Costs are as follows:
Improvements at the sewage treatment
.:.plant (additional hydraulic capacity,
-larger sludge digesters, and additional
solids de -watering equipment) $1,100,000
Backwash water holding tank (at water
treatment plant) 200,000
Alum sludge holding tank (at water
treatment plant) 250,000
Total Estimated Costs $1,550,000
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Local share of capital costs:
Sewage treatment plant improvements
$1,100,000 X 20% =
Backwash water holding tank
Alum sludge holding tank
Total Local Funding
Annual Costs:
Yearly payment on principal and interest
for $670,000
Operation and maintenance
Annual cost to remove sludge from
the water treatment plant
page 2
•
$ 220,000
200,000
250,000
70,000
$ 58,000
40,000
98,000
It should be noted that there will be solids handling equipment at the sewage
treatment plant in any case. Solids from the water treatment plant will simply
be treated as other solids that are received at the sewage plant. That is,
they will be pressed to remove excess moisture and hauled away to either land
application or placed at the sanitary landfill. At appropriate times of the
year the sludge will be placed on top of the sanitary landfill and disced into
the clay soil so that vegetation can be grown. At other times of the year the
sludge will actually be deposited in the landfill and covered. Surface appli-
cation of the sludge depends upon the alum content which will vary depending
upon the water quality in the Iowa River. When alum content is high, the sludge
becomes detrimental to the land as far as land application is concerned. When
alum content is low, the sludge will be similar to that now coming out of the
sewage treatment plant and can be land applied.
ALTERNATE 4
LAGOONING
There is no space on the water treatment plant site for lagoons. The lagoons
would have to be located away from the City and the sludge hauled or piped from
the water plant to the site. Alum sludge does not dry well in lagoons. The
sludge is discharged from the water treatment plant at about 1-5% solids content
and even after lagooning and evaporation the solids increase to about 9%. Alum
sludge .has to be at about 20% solids to even permit handling, trucking, and
landfilling. Lagooning of alum sludge is not practical, therefore costs for this
alternative were not calculated.
ALTERNATE 5
WET HAULING
Wet hauling of the alum sludge would involve 26 truck loads of alum sludge per
day. On peak days, trucking would amount to about 120 loads per day. The wet
sludge could not be landfilled and should not be spread on land. Wet hauling
of alum sludge is not practical, therefore costs for this are not calculated.
•
ALTERNATE 6
MECHANICAL DE -WATERING
•
page 3
This would involve de -watering by centrifuge or filter press at the water treat-
ment plant and hauling to the landfill. Since this sludge would be almost
entirely alum, it definately cannot be spread on the land and would have to go
into the landfill and covered. Costs are as follows:
Sludge de -watering (at water treatment plant) $1,150,000
Holding tanks (at water treatment plant) 450,000
Total Estimated Costs $1,600,000
Local Share 1,600,000
Annual Costs:
Payment of principal and interest
$ 140,000
Operation and maintenance 65,000
Total Annual Cost 205,000
COST SU14MARY OF FEASIBLE ALTERNATES
Initial Local Capital Costs Annual Costs
Alternate 3 - Send sludge to
sewer plant
$ 670,000
Alternate 6 - Mechanical de -watering
at :Nater treatment plant 1,600,000
$ 98,000
205,000
It is recommended that the backwash filter water be recycled thru the water
treatment plant. It is recommended that alum sludge from the water treatment
plant be sent to the sewage treatment plant, combined with solids from the rest
of the sewer system, and handled at the same time in the same facilities.
Financing for the local share of costs at the water treatment plant should be
included in a bond issue for the sewer treatment plant or perhaps in a rate
increase in water rates.
I
Oclty ®f Seavin. 0,610
DAYt August 15, 1977
TO: Neal Berlin / City Council([_
FROM: Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works /�r
RE: Departmental Referral - chip seal, public eaction and repainting
bike lines
Public Works has received a few complaints about the chip seal work. There
have haen approximately 5 complaints concerning dust, chips being thrown
up on the lawn, and loose surface which is difficult for bikers.
Most of these problems will be eliminated after the City sweeps the loose
chips off the road. The surface will take paint, however the paint line may
disintegrate somewhat as chips come out of the seal in hot weather. There
is no way to tell at this point if this will occur. The seal will be watched
in future months.
35/2 1 =I
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Gov E G NODOA" MU Rill
DATC, August 15, 1977
TO: Neal Berlin / City Council
FROM: Dick Plastino, Public Works Director %
RE' Departmental Referral - possibility of permanent/temporary bus
shelters by this winter
No money is allocated in the FY78 budget for bus shelters. The City will
be considering it's State Transit Grant in the next 2 to 4 weeks and Council
may wish to consider this as a possible acquisition, although the list of
alternatives may consume the entire State Grant before consideration of
bus shelters.
cc: Hugh. Mose
3S/3
SCity Of Iowa City
MEMORANDV
DAM August 10,, 19 V
TO: Neal Berlin, City Manager / '
FROM: Angela Ryan, Asst. City Attorney ,ry
RE: Self -Supported Municipal Improvement Districts /
QUESTION PRESENTED
What is the procedure for creating a municipal improvement dis-
trict?
Section 386.3, 1977 Code of Iowa, states the requirements and procedure
for the establishment of a municipal improvement district. It shall be
comprised of contiguous property which is wholly within the boundaries of
the city and which is zoned either commrcial or industrial. It Rust be
given a name which includes the words "self -supported municipal improvement
district." It shall be conprised of property related in sate manner,
including but not limited to present or potential use, physical location,
condition or relationship to present or potential ocmmrcial or other
activity in an area, or be ortprised of property the owners of which have
a present or potential benefit from the condition, development or mainten-
ance of the district or of any improvement.
The council shall initiate proceedings for establishing a district
upon the filing with its clerk of a petition containing:
a. The signatures of at least twenty-five percent of all
owners of property within the proposed district. These signa-
tures must together represent ownership of property with an
assessed value of twenty-five percent or more of the assessed
value of all of the property in the proposed district.
b. A description of the boundaries of the proposed dis-
trict or a consolidated description of the property within
the proposed district.
c. The name of the proposed district.
d. A statement of the maximum rate of tax that nay be
imposed upon property within the district. The maximum rate
of tax may be stated in terms of separate maximum rates for
the debt service tax, the capital improvement fund tax, and
the operation tax, or in terms of a maximum combined rate
for all three.
i'I, 3sY`/
• -2-
e. The purpose of the establishment of the district,
which may be stated generally, or in terms of the relation-
ship of the owners of property within the district, or in
terms of the improvements or self-liquidating improvements
proposed to be developed for the purposes of the district,
either specific improvements, self-liquidating improve-
ments, or general categories of improvements, or any com-
bination of the foregoing.
f. A state ant that taxes levied for the self -supported
improvement district operation fund shall be used for the
purpose of paying maintenance expenses of inporvements or self-
liquidating improvements financed pursuant to this Act for a
specified length of time, along with any options to renew,
if such taxes are to be used for this maintenance purpose.
Upon receipt of the petition, the council shall notify the city planning
emission. The ccnmission shall prepare an evaluative report on the merit
and feasibility of the project. The Council shall not hold its public hear-
ing until it has received the report. The Council shall set a time and
,Place for a neeting at which the Council proposes to take action for the
establishment of the district. Notice shall be published and the clerk shall
send a copy of the notice by certified mail not less than fifteen days before
the meeting to each owner of property within the proposed district.
In addition to the time and place of the meeting for hearing on the peti-
tion, the notice must state:
a. That a petition has been filed with the Council asking that a
district be established;
b. The name of the district;
c. The purpose of the district;
d. The property proposed to be included in the district;
e. The maximum rate of tax which may be imposed upon the property
in the district.
After the public hearing, the Council mist wait at least thirty days before
it may adopt the ordinance. Adoption of the ordinance requires an affirmative
vote of three-fourths of the Council. However, if a remonstrance has been
filed with the clerk signed by at least twenty-five percent of all owners of
property within the proposed district representing ownership of property with
an assessed value of twenty-five percent or more of the assessed value of all
of the property in the proposed district, the adoption of the ordinance requires
a unanimous vote of the Council.
At any time prior to adoption of the ordinance, the matter of establish-
ing such district shall be withdrawn from Council consideration if a petition
is filed with its clerk containing the signatures of at least forty percent
of all owners of property within the proposed district or signatures which
altogether represent ownership of property with an assessed value of forty
percent or more of the assessed value of all property within the proposed
district.
Any resident or property owner of the City may appeal the action and
the decisions of the Council to district court within thirty days after the
date the ordinance becomes effective. However, the action and decision of
the Council are final and oonclusive unless the court finds that the Council
exceeded its authority.
4::Ity of Iowa CHIP
DATE: August 9,
TO: Neal Berlin, City Manager
FROM: Angela Ryan, Asst. City Attorney did/
RE: Deposit of Public Funds in Savings and Loan Institutions
QUESTION PRESENTED
May the City invest or deposit its funds in a Savings and Loan
institution?
CONCLUSION
Section 452.10, 1977 Iowa Code, authorizes the investment of public
funds not currently needed for operating expenses in notes, certificates,
bonds or other evidences of indebtedness which are obligations of or
guaranteed by the United States of America or any of its agencies.
On February 23, 1972, the Attorney General issued an opinion that
the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation is an agency of the
United States Goverrnrent; therefore, where statutes permit investment of
public funds in notes, certificates, bowls, or other evidences of indebted-
ness guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency thereof
this includes savings and loan associations which are insured by the
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation regardless of whether or
not they are federally or state chartered.
However, it is only notes, certificates, bonds or other evidences
of indebtedness which may be taken in connection with the deposit of public
funds. Hence, while state and federal "mutual deposit associations or
institutions" would certainly seem to qualify as depositories of public
funds, some question might arise as to savings and loan associations whose
depositors are regarded as holding an equity interest. But any associa-
tion finding itself denied deposits of public finds for this reason pre-
sumably may convert to a "mutual deposit type institution" under the
relatively simple procedures for doing so.
On May 18, 1977, the Attorney General issued another opinion on the
question. He again made the distinction between a savings and loan asso-
ciation in which minders are entitled to one vote at any members' meeting,
plus an additional vote for each $100 in a share account owned and held by
the member at the time of any election. Therefore, a holder of a quali-
fying share account would appear to acquire the attributes of ownership
in the association and such ownership is precluded by Article VIII, H3
of the Iowa Constitution for all the political subdivisions of the state.
3-5-/J
0 -z 0
However, 8539.19(18) author:i•res a state savings zmd loan association
to operate in a manner similar to federally -chartered associations regard-
ing the use of the term "deposit and interest". Savings and loan associa-
tions which have anunded their articles and bylaws to ojxratc in accordance
with this section have been authorized therehy to receive investments of
money and pay interest thereon at competitive rates, rather than merely
declaring dividends from time to tirm based on earnings of the association.
Certificates of deposits issued by such institutions do not confer membership
rights upon the holder. Thus, political subdivisions may invest in the time
certificates of such associations without violating the constitutional
limitation.
*city of Iowa Clto
MEMORANDUM
DATI: August 19, 1977
TO: City Council OW -10-1
FROM: Julie Vann, CDBG Program Coordinator 1.0
RE: Planned CDBG Activities, July 077 through December 177
Attached you will find five pages charting CDBG activities scheduled from
now until December. As you can see an extensive number of activities are
scheduled in the near future. This chart was prepared to assist the Council
in monitoring for program progress. A larger edition will be posted on the
City Manager's Conference Room wall. Specific tasks will be crossed off the
chart as they are accomplished.
Monthly progress reports will still be prepared for all CDBG programs.
This chart will be included with the Department of Community Development
staff report and will indicate which tasks have been completed during the
past month and those scheduled for completion during the next month. This
can also be used to monitor program progress.
Questions about program progress should be directed to either the project
director or myself.
I JSV:des
Encl.
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I
OCK GRANT PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
FY '78
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOWNER
DECEMBER
E
GENERAL
--Reda budget to Include
all .,.liable ON
--1M audit of ON
Activities.
•_ImPiwent tYS citi:N
Input plan.
--Prepare budge[.
••Prepua budget.
--Approve budget.
ADMINISTRATION
dollar. IT 'r6, FY 'n,
FY 178.
••Preparr Plan for budget
--Prow[ m6 pmgr. to
•-Monitor activities.
--Wnitor activities.--Miin
Perforaanu Report
mtiCouncilof
tlas.
Council In Preparation
alt ON activities.
u.
--coopbu Activities
-.Present RAP to Cemdl,
for FY •79 et
This report ac rubi
"
-Avptw Cootdiesawt _
Julia Venn
Char[ for July strung
December.
--prepare for the relit.
••Pavlov arurlor housing
wrvry. and plan future
neighborhood programs.
presentation.
to IW February IS.
IWSRC
"PLAISTNICE -
•-Rulw current IW and
Identify needed
--Praunt NAP to Council.
--g-view opportuni[tes
for elderly housing.
Rerlw o
opportunities
•far
- Reviw
- opperwnitlu
••Rwiw all IW activities
PLAN
revers.
••Revlw opinion" /elect
(Alla.• housing.
for lar • f.ilres•
draft PeNormanca
•--eit updated!Hloo-
direction and project
p
direction.
--Sulrlt revised INP to
h.l.s.
�
'
cledlqg samlrant of
-.Rwiw for
.
--Plan preparation of
y "r
lw utl rofuu. Ouor
need
FT q9 NAP [o h wb-
eels aM
supportive a vic., with
housing.
Fitted to A•oS rwlw
Progress Coordinator:
Wutle Vann :-
.. �Dimmr of Browning
'' �' APloo9pcur: Nik.
!'' buharaok
rallablm bDead$
.,"trosidable
.1tumetivs, and
resources.
agencies February IS.
• WNITIFE DM
f CONINITY IRDS
--Reei.w Site Iytmantnt
plan•
-•Dbcuas Ralston Crook
Plan.
-•Olscuaa {W.
-•Dlacu» Public input
--Prlotlse projoots sed -
ei
••plEgjfd Py rA MMMT'.
--Elmet O(fitars.
.-Oluus, Rehab ndghbor-
W compile list of
develop a raeoreaded
-•015wu CPO Cltilon
SuevaF•
hoed.,
proposal Projects.
budget for the Lound I.
TO TIE @ICIL.
--[bid 1 Public ...it,.
--Discus, Proposed pro-
••Pwiew progress of
-'
Fmg. Coordinator:
--Adopt budget activltlu
to gather Input for
Ject/.
current progrm.
Wali. Venn o
Plan.
FY '79 budget.
-•Ilold public "ating to
discuss list of
Proposals.
-'"MIND
„. REMB
--Teta) wpletd
1ttoctures a S.
--Total tooplmted
structures • S.
--Total cwpined
S.
--Total csplatRd
--Total completed
-/LNCI Total
structure.
structures I.
structure. • IS.
�Lt 6.
••DerebP .Para for S
strocturs. NI bid out
-.Award contract for S
--Monitor construction Of
--monitor construction of
--mnitor construction of
-.Total Contracts completed
structures.
S structure..
10 structural with I
structure/ Rod contract/.
26 to 70.
1k'eN(k.
pulas. contract.
--Pr.pua specification/
for
--Award sent ... t for 1°d
cospl.ted.
--Proton ions. sed Iden
--Total fend/ expanded. m
&.hW.ry
'ls. b1O�
S ckage
package of S a[rvaurca.
.-Develop specifications10nowcn.
applications.
enorbared 5170,009.
1M package contract) and
cons afor athend
t 10
for g to IO raw can..
bid at.
•-Pros, ceto [rut
applications.
endrequestblas.
as
rallied-•Prelantrallied fuer
w
--Process ionst and tom
prelf"ncil for pp ora to
Ccunell far spprwd.
application.
4
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
11OVEMBER
DECEMBER
--Prepare project plans
NEIG,EWC011 and present to the City
tree plantin,
--order pl.,,roOnd
P.C._g
pl'orin"
--LOhGFEUOW SCICOL PILOT
..P:.. "ri..' for
SITE Council.
Pro". t:h p2i'.
aid ... Ik$
'quipa'.C.
program.
PROJECT IPFR"JEhTA
ur
F.vo::
_01 I
rest t. .
r.x, tree`;
IWAiCvEllim
bus benches with 6ene.
N. benches.
and Rlei-pari Nth
-.811in .,A all of
, 't
CIPLETED7.
Panel. Showalter.
repair,.
Fyv."�;
responsibilities
-Intl..I-$t.1i Fl.y1rOucurd
9a Pana
and afit. schedule for
equipment.
project Implementation.
PALSTON
--Obtaln "So for
•rates
7--Ncision of Highway I
for bids for :Sth:
"SI9A Contract for
Dav,LS-[axon preliminary
sit.. .111 be
I. -III d,tC.ti.n �J,.
on-
—Construction begins.
--construction Conti....
I'VICIAM
improvements.
.-P. sr. prog ... a report
CoSr... "�O
Sent.. Street over
't
tyUCtiOn of sewer pipe
Selocation proj�ts,
--weekly ... treeing of
..weekly monitoring A(
..Options for the Johnson
I be presented to ca
.I.C.tio.
ti
.....•
Street house will be
input love the Ty "
input Into the log
'Van Buren Street sewer
--City staff clock bell
J:
st'itt-. Cut And
's,rel
bLudget.
meat ion
clean 1-1 At Carter Street
--ALL PRELIPIMM INTERIM
...lusted.
1. Avenue in .... J
and the A.R.
finalillelINTS ARE TO BE
A .41-k float".
--HIgh..Y I sit.. ill
sl hen
.1ph.n
"mr- DrYal ill be an
apr= BY FAY 1. JTB.
have Options $..,"ad
[acted .,.I. to discuss
and
relocation.
--Pilo war. Invited for
Project impt.,no.Ots but
program
ti,
gather data
n1COS ar�r for ERR of
_.Continue to gather infer.
--Develop time schedule for
--o,,Lcw L.P..t And data,.
.-Obtain Up-to-date plats
c
Scott Boulevard improve.
all. And draft environ.
Rental impact statements.
land acquisition.
aire vold for . f...l
of land to be acquired.
..Or..
--Cont plan, and
[IS.
deal,., "
specifications develop.
--Fr...t plans And
specifications for dam
AM.
specification. to staff
construction.
for approval.
--perleslI., control
on
Project PIN..
--ROPOTt to Ralston Creek
--N.I1hbOrh..d .,,iinXs and
Coordinating commmitt...
public hearing .111 be
-41.1 .port sent to
..MIERM mamew
--Cmtract for EIS to be
hold to disc.%, plan.
printer.
PILM DOWW COMIUM,
written total pro.
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
- --Continue follw'•up
NINIeIM Inspections in Area A.
--Sutelt ...:adr m
Councll for r,"w and
--Plan and bell. ln•sen'tee
[raining of inspectors
--Continue faliw•up
Inspections In Arras A
--Contim. fellow-up
inspections In Are.. A
AREA A Fpll?h
MUSING ••geRin initial inspections
arpmval.
crew code).
and D.
and D.
W (.sept smmal
.' INSPECTION in Mea B.
••I'stablish. amitur and
--Cantioane follow-up
--CaN I INITIAL
--Complete Initial
units).
' De 1n annual Inspection
- g p
of
unit complexes
evaluate, u, cud
.•.•rocs nd.....funs.
Pn
Inspections In Areas A
and D.
IN AREA 8
inspections In Area D
(Sector I3).
--aPREM AREA B (SECTOR
h 20
vl[A 20 unto or sore.
flhjecr m
-•fontlme follw•up
..Con[Stue initial in.
(SECTOR V)ONS
(9EET01( )ti.
--Dello inspection of all
]� INITIAL INSPECfIO6.
vJ•: r:'
Hae Zi,�, ak
Inspect lona In Area A
properties.
speer ions In Arca g
(Sector 12).3
--CmPbty amand lnspee-apubent
building. with
to 9 wits.
--fnncl ue inspections of
'
•-Consplote annual In.
--Deli. mmol Inspection
tion of all aparbm[
buildings with 10 to 19
all aparrearat building.
with 3 to 9 units.
spaetion of all aparment
of mil p.mm build.
units.
eo.pleaes with 20 units
ins with 10 to 19 units.
or more.
> RAPE ��; `I .-Draft letter to other
gQyg(ryON i "entire revenging
.-Send letters for
s t.matly, funding.
--Draft ERA for program.
--Publish ERA notice. and
--Daelop ties, schedule
FROMM fuMing for the project.
request fund raises..
for Ripe prnen[lon
Rask aetlrrareIllandPIm
i,
development of pampbl,ts
am paster..
.: N I
proree• •w t;
--somAm mfj v td
r:
:h-vr+
EATE) APRIL ITB.
i fbi Z. Pens fm I",.) e
e
.
t- SENIOR
--ERA la draft".
--Prepare progress alterna-
CUM
ti... for Council.
•-rg. alternatives
e re ru•lvwwe!.ed.
--Establish timetable of
activities based on
i
Council direction.
°: (+ Pro:,er :-rector:
Is'-as"a Ca
ese, :. lai fm fe)a) -
i
`IEVI®
A CITIam `
..Draft M.
--R.I. need to seek
aiHreativa meant of
--Review drafted contract
for
--Hold set[leemt or land
-•Review building plans tv
--pElA1mFD CITIZEN CfHfFR
mlf9t
fondling.contract.
serv(crs.
transfer for services
essun eapllmn with
--Sed appraisals for land.
contract.
TARGETNPLEf1UX dTE)
1
:-submit CRA to Legal
D,partaant and JARC for
JULY T.CA.
%+r1 torr o
--Publish notices for EAR
and "West Nods It.
Mn !. porn pr Info) as
MID.
JULY
94 ACGUISITIW --Draft letter to other
afeneles seekint Alter-
net
Is. funding swrvr.
P_
I
� Ary rr. Y.xutox ', o
r If :a�fa AMft
.. F:.Pnerr e
.:eerW Frhur-rah
t _
AUGUST
•-Se:N lett en seeking
.usl..
--EtR is drafted.
--MalYud Cap Plan pro.
Comm.,_
case and redirected
PLAN
y
.
time schedule.
._bp¢s analysis of each
--Issue Identification
-Ersf:r p1 -n -err.
i
- SfeF. CeatYlm
process to be empletni
P_
I
� Ary rr. Y.xutox ', o
r If :a�fa AMft
.. F:.Pnerr e
.:eerW Frhur-rah
t _
AUGUST
•-Se:N lett en seeking
.usl..
--EtR is drafted.
--MalYud Cap Plan pro.
--Issue and alternatives
case and redirected
to be ml ..ed and
activities. Establish
'revised
approved by Council.
time schedule.
._bp¢s analysis of each
--Issue Identification
issue and alternative
ee
And alternative solu[!do
begun by staff.
process to be empletni
by staff.
--Cwncil reviews/adopts
Area Transportation
--CPCC to review bwes
Study.
and alternatives.
•-Colles[ questionnaires
aAd s..ri--e Inform.
tion.
--Identify other hmm
needs studies and
sammarite lnformat ion.
•-Subcommittee needs
..". ant statements
Completed.
__Develop outline of
service profiles.
••Continue development of
San profiles.
SEPTEMBER
.-Avast response letter
r,lardint altermt,
fundi.{ sources.
--Cmplete staff Impact
ane lyds.
--CMC .vIn, and apprnvl
of Impact Analnvb.
--Begin dnrtinl teals and
objectives for the Plsn.
•-Dlnwss profiles with
subcommittees and then
With full committee.
OCTOBER
•-Crew?t ERR far program.
--Fina: copy of ERR
is salvable for
cL•::n rev ln.
••Cowell rn ronl
Of Impact Analysis.alysisalYsis.
-Staff continues work on
draft goals and
obj act Ivn.
--Goals and objectives
revil-ed by CMC and PB:.
--Staff begins drafting of
Lail Use Plan.
.-Rnbe profiles m
needed.
--Dn'elop hum. needs
prolrm recommendation..
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
--PublishFRR not l:o ntl--Initbee competitive bid
requot fundreleur. procedure or
acqulsltloe. r
-•AdyISITIW E%PECiED IN
APMIL.
--Co.,- and objectives
revfeeed/apprmed by
Council.
--Staff completes draft
Land Use Plan.
--Staff develops drafts
Policy statements re-
lated to the land Use
plan.
--land Use Plan and Policy
Statements will be re-
viered by Crx, PS:, am
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to City and other
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and Policies.
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Previews
City of Iowa City, 410 E. Washington, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 (319)354-1800
August 18, 1977
City Plaza things are happening and we
want to share them with you. This is the
first issue of a periodic publication
which will appear as events take place or
decisions are reached in the development
of City Plaza and the urban renewal land.
It will be an exciting time and we want
you to let us know what is happening as
well, so that we can report both public
and private efforts towards creating a
vibrant downtown for Iowa City.
Background
1976 was a time for review and renewal
of our downtown development program. You
are being served by a new staff, Redevel-
opment Coordinator, Paul Glaves, and
Redevelopment Specialists, Dawn Chapman
and Susan Sheets. All are graduates of
the University of Iowa Graduate Program
in Urban and Regional Planning.
Three firms have been retained to assist
the city in :the process; Zuchelli, Hunter
>. and Associates of Annapolis, Maryland,
which has been responsible for economic
analysis and developing a marketing PTO -
gram; and Associated Engineers of Mason
'•City, Iowa, and Sasaki Associates of
Watertown, Massachusetts, which are
designing and overseeing the construction
of City Plaza.
Urban Renewal land was offered for sale
on July 13, 1977, and the closing date
for accepting development proposals is
12:00 noon, September 15, 1977. The an-
nouncement of selected developers will be
made by City Council no later than October
18, 1977.
City Plaza Design
Rapid completion of design specifica-
tions for City Plaza is occurring, with
final approval of working drawings by City
Council expected in early September.
The atmosphere of the plaza will be
rustic and warm, mirroring the brick and
wood of our very popular Black Hawk Mini -
park -- many trees, green spaces, benches
and tables.
The design includes a simple focal
point -- a 40 -foot granite square with a
small stage in the center to encourage
multiple use. At present no water feature
is incorporated into the focal point al-
though the design lends itself to its
inclusion should it be desired.
A group of local citizens headed by Tom
No. 1
Wegman is currently in the process of
raising funds to contribute towards an
even more exciting feature in the focal
point. Council has indicated that other
ideas will be welcome and carefully con-
sidered as long as multiple use remains
in the concept.
In addition, the plaza will provide
bicycle parking at the perimeter, and a
children's play area which has climbing
equipment and a bridge. Space is also
reserved for eventual development of
small commercial stalls in the plaza it-
self. Finally, 10 feet of land in front
of each store fronting on the plaza is
available for business expansion on the
surface or for putting in stairs to make
basements accessible. Truly, our plaza
will be an area where things happen!
For those of you who have horticultural
interests, the plantings will represent
an interesting variety, and species will
be selected from the following. Shade
trees include oak, linden, maple, ginkgo
and ash; and there will be several spe-
cies of pine, fir and junipers.
Ornamental trees being considered are
redbud, service berry, crabapple, Japanese
tree lilac, Bradford pear and purple leaf
plum.
Shrubs will include mugo pine, spread-
ing yew, dwarf euonymus, spreading cot-
oneaster and viburnum.
Construction Beeins
You can't miss the fact that things are
already abuilding on the plaza. On July
12th, Council awarded a contract to Dave
Schmidt Construction Company of Cedar
Rapids to make needed improvements in the
storm and sanitary system for the area.
The work is to be completed by September
30, 1977. It is being supervised by
Associated Engineers of Mason City.
Strone Resoonse to Urban Renewal Worksho
On August 3rd, an overflow crowd of
more than 50 persons attended a develop-
er's workshop sponsored by the city to
familiarize potential investors in urban
renewal land with the requirements of the
bidding process.
Firms from St. Louis, Chicago and
Minneapolis have expressed an interest as
well as many from within the State of Iowa.
Enthusiasm is high as preparations for
City Plaza proceed, and a healthy compoti-
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tion for various land parcels is expected.
Iowa City mayor, Mary Neuhauser, wel-
comed the group and emphasized that the
process is completely open with no one
group or individual having an inside track
on any parcel of land, that the city is
interested in the highest quality of de-
velopment and is encouraging all interested
parties to submit proposals.
In addition to Mayor Neuhauser's com-
ments, the participants heard presentations
and had questions answered by marketing
consultant Donald Zuchelli of Zuchelli,
Hunter and Associates, and Paul Glaves,
Redevelopment Coordinator.
More than 70 persons and firms have
purchased urban renewal bidding packets.
Bricks and More Bricks
There seems to be great interest in the
fate of the paving bricks which now cover
College and Dubuque Streets. Rest assured
that they will not be utilized for fill or
ignominiously disposed of. About one-
third will be reused in the plaza and the
rest will be stored by the city.
What Are You Doing?
We want to report downtown development
activities which the private sector initi-
ates. Private and public effort are
necessary to create a vital, attractive
shopping area, so share your activities
and ideas with others. Contact newslet-
ter editor, Dawn Chapman, at 354-1800,
extension 324.
Want To Hear From Us?
We will be.happy to mail a copy of Plaza Previews to you if you do not already receive
it. Just complete and return the form below.
Please send Plaza Previews to:
Name:
Address
i
Dawn Chapman, Redevelopment Division, Iowa City Civic Center,
410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
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AGENDA
IOWA CITY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
RECREATION CENTER ROOM D
AUGUST 24, 1977 - 7:30 P.M.
7:30
- 7:35
p.m. --
Approval of the Minutes of the July 13, 1977,
meeting.
7:35
- 7:50
p.m. --
Hickory hill Access through Cemetery -
IIauber.
7:50 -
8:30
p.m. --
Land acquisition - Showalter.
3:30 -
8:40
p.m. --
Review of Commission Goals and Objectives.
3:40 -
9:00
p.m. --
Chairperson's Report.
3:00 -
9:15
p.m. --
Director's Report.
3:15 -
9:30
p.m. --
Other business.
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AGENDA
RIVERFRONT COMMISSION
CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM
AUGUST 24, 1977 - 3:30 P.M.
Item No. 1 - Meeting to order.
Roll.
Item No. 2 - Approval of minutes of the June 15, 1977, meeting.
Item No. 3 - Details of trip to Hardin County on Saturday, August 27
(approximate time frame - 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. .
Item No. 4 - Slides of the June canoe trip and date and arrangements for
fall canoe trip.
Item No. 5 - Discussion of meetings with Coralville City Council and Planning
and Zoning Commission, Johnson County Board of Supervisors, etc.:
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a. Dates;
b. Format of meetings.
Item
No.
6 - Report on Waste Water Facility Committee Meeting -Horton.
Item
No.
7 - Discussion of meeting time.
Item
No.
8 - New Business.
Item
No.
9 - Adjournment.
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STRIT.T JOURNAL, Friday. .Aug. 0477
By Jnau.s CA"w")
Public policy is also moving to encourage
government and private Investment in the
sundar housing project in the same neigh-
RmBRrp„rteror'mxwvrd.sraxC• J0UKXA.
Quaker Square in Akron, Ohio, is a hand-
reuse of old buildings. In some cases where
borhood. The shorter development time en -
abled the developers to convert more quickly
some complex of brick buildings housing
private capital alone can't do the job, low•
a$1.5million construction loan at 1017r annual
modem offices, several of the city's newest
cost government financing is available.
Then there is the 1976 Tax Reform Act,
interest Into a $1.8 million permanent mon.
restaurants and a cluster of up-to-date spe-
which provides tax incentives for the reno.
gage loan at 7.576.
ciaity stores stocked with the latest In ev
I v'ation of historic buildings. And a recently
The big-ticket Items in renovating old
erything from best sellers to baking pans.
enacted public law requires the General Set-
buildings Include the installation of modem
fact, nearly everything about Quaker
vices Administration N acquire and reno.
equipment. new plumbing
Square Is up to the minute -with the major
vate suitable old buildings for use as federal
and electrical wiring, and fire-pmtecuon
and electrical
exception of the buildings. The complex is
offices.
systems. (Bringing old buildings into tine
housed in structures that once
Raisin Capital
gfor
with modem fire laws ul a major headache
constituted a Quaker Oats Co. mill.
a Quaker
developers, particularly because new
In one sense, however, even the old build-
Despite all this, raising capital for reuse
laws can militate against the architectural
ings themselves are an example of the latest
Projects isn't always easy -as five business•
features that make an old building interest -
trend in urban architecture: so-called adap•
men in Akron found out when they bought
the old Quaker Oats mill in 1973 for 5325,000.
Ing and worth preserving. Developers of Se•
tive reuse of structures long past their
The following year, the group tried to float a
attle's Pioneer Square, for example, had to
prime and unsuitable for their original func•
S3 million offering of limited -partnership in.
get special approval from the city to retain
tion. Not all that long ago, such buildings
terests to finance conversion of the mill to
skylights and lighting shafts that would have
were almost invariably demolished without
Its new use as a shell for a variety of com-I
been forbidden as hazards In new buildings.)
a second thought. Today, the are often the
g y y
merclal enterprises. But Investors were.
Added N the basics of renovation, rede-
showpieces of urban -renewal projects.
skeptical, and the offering collapsed. :
comtion can also be expensive. Neverthe-
Some oCthese projects, particularly those
late in 1971, Jay Nusbaum, an Akron ac•
less, ways are being found N cut at least
in cities frequented by tourists, have been
joined the Quaker Square group
some of Nese costs. Quaker Square's devel•
highly publicized. For example, San Fran-
and nna, 0l the
and managed to sell about ids
opers, for example, reduced the cost of air
cisco's Ghfranlefii Square, a former chow-
mill's equipment. The proceeds Iron Uis
from
conditioning by leaving the ducts exposed.
late factory that has been converted Into
sale were used to build a tavern and some
And they slashed decorating costs by sal -
shops. theaters and restaurants, has become
shops in the mill, and the cash flow from
ging stained-glass windows, archways and
a tourist attraction in its own right. But
renting these businesses gave Mr. Nusbaum
window sashes from buildings awaiting de -
there are hundreds of other aged but struc• •
the confidence to approach Akron's lending
molttlon.
turally sound buildings around the country
institutions for a loan. Only one, a savings
No Easy Street
that have also been renovated andut to
P
and loan association with some experience
Cost cutting, however, can only be car -
new uses. Some other examples:
-A former vaudeville and movie theater
In financing building renovations, was will-
Ing to back the new venture.
ried so tar; and it scrimping and scrounging
are too extensive, a developer "will destroy
in Elmira. N.Y.; the 52 -year-old structure
was recently rescued from the wrecking ball
The S&L made an initial fl.l million loan
What he set out to preserve,' says Paul Mc•
GNley, a partner In Anderson Notter Asso-
and now is being restored to house a per.
to Quaker Square and later Increased its In•
c•
elates, a Boston architectural firm. Mr. Mc-
for -Seattle' theater and community center.
forming-arts
Square -Seattle's Pioneer Square Historic Dis•
vestment N T2 million. Several million visi•
tors are expected to spend about $9 million
GNley adds that a developer "should be pre -
inct; once a slum neighborhood, the area
this year at Quaker Square, which turned
Pared N spend dollar for dollar as if he
were putting up a new building.”
now has turn -of -the -century buildings that
out to be a good investment for the S&L.
include the Grand Central Arcade, which is
Nevertheless, Mr. Nusbaum says, "I can un-
Clearly, renovating old buildings Isn't a
a hotel converted into shops and offices.
derstand why the others turned its down.
business for those seeking a quick move to
-Salt lake City's Trolley Square, an en-
Nothing like this had been tried before in
easy street. For while renovation costs may
tertainment and shopping complex located
Akron•"
be competitive with those of new construe -
in the former car barns and maintenance
It Is often the same elsewhere. According
tion, renovated buildings are often initially
shops of the city's defunct streetcar system.
to an official of the National Trust for His.
rented at prices below market levels to at.
-A former high school in Gloucester,
toric Preservation, a nonprofit organization,
tract tenants. Also, developers must be pre.
Mass., now providing housing for low• and
some lenders are reluctant to commit them•
pared to Investigate thoroughly the financial
moderate -income tenants.
selves because information about the feasi•
soundness of their tenants.
Reasons far the Trend
of reuse projects "hasn't been readily
(Along these fines, new developers can
Precisely how many such projects are in
available
available to the general business commu.
nity.„
profit from the experience o! veterans. The
Land
the works or on the drawing boards Isn't
Trying to breach that knowledge gap, the
Urban Institute, a nonprotlt ---------
organization, has published a report in
known; but talks with architects, develop-
trust has published an economic analysis of
which Grand Central Arcade's developers
ers, bankers, lawyers, businessmen and gov
reuse. Its analysis notes that until recently
note that some of the project's Initial busf-
emment officials Indicate that support for
the use of modular construction and other
neves failed for lack of proper financing.)
the concept Is growing. Another Indication of
labor-saving devices made it cheaper to
Finally, developers most be prepared to
the trend comes from Economics Research
knock down a building and replace it than to
Invest more of their own cash rather than
Associates, a management -consulting con-
renovate It and adapt it to a new use.
borrowed money, pay a higher Interest rale
cern, which says It Is providing marketing
services for reuse projects totaling some
But In the past few years, the report
on money that they do borrow, and pay off a
5100 million, up from S5 Millon only five
says, the sharp Increase in prices of steel.
mortgage more quickly than would be the
years ago,
cement and other building materials has dri•
case if they were putting up a new building.
The reasons behold the heightenedIlu toter•
ven up structural costs N new buildings--
AB of this can be costly -even costlier
est In the reuse Include the
making the overall cost of renovation and
than new buildings In some cases. For Px•I
rising costs of new the growing
w conold tructbuildion,
reuse generally competitive with that of new
ample, Rouse Co., the real-estate developer)
concern with the conservation of man-made
construction.
that is converting Faneuil Hall, Boston's for -
as well as natural resources, end wide.
natural resources,
What's mare, renovation can usually be
mer public market, into a shopping,
P pp ng. reslau•'
spread disenchantment with the idea that
completed in less time than comparable new
rant and office complex, estimates that the
demolition Is the first step toward urban re-
construction, thereby reducing borrowing
cost of the entire project Is S80 a square loot
newal. What's mare, proponents of reuse I
costs, mitigating the Impact of Inflation on
-higher than building a new shopping cen-
note that the concept not only preserves and'
labor and materials costs, and causing
ter of comparable size,
enhances buildings of historic architectural
rental income to start sooner. As one exam.
But the returns, when they do come N.
or cultural value but also is beginning to
ple. the Gloucester. Mass., high school that
can Justify the risks and the added expendb
produce rentals and other revenue competf•
was Turned Into housing primarily for the
fres. Rouse estimates that Faneuil Hall's
flue with those from newly constructed
elder) was converted N 10 months -co
Y
retail sales will eventually be 5250 a square
buildings.
Pared with the 18 months needed to build a
foot, more than double the average from
new shopping centers.
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Putting U.S. back on its feet
13) NEAL R. PEIRC'E
TanE MAJOR cities of Europe are a country
ile ahead of American cities in creating
large pedestrian zones in major downtown
streets and plazas, banishing motor vehicles
d returning the city to its people.
Munich's five-year-old pedestrian system, encompas-
sing the medieval heart of Bavaria's capital, is a prime
example. The traffic -free zone — set along Munich's
central spine between two medieval gates and lined with
stores, churches, restaurants, cafes and civic buildings —
has done more than free the center -city from a glut of car
traffic that was destroying the city's charm and tradition.
It has also created an area that pulsates with life, day
and night. Shopping, street "happenings," crowded cafes
and beer halls are all part of the festive scene. The
excellent design includes fountains, large Rower planters,
freshly -laid cobblestones and hundreds of stackable chairs
that people can move around as they please and group for
special events.
Vehicles also have been barred front large swatches of
downtowns from Stockholm to Balogna, from Amsterdam
to Vienna. In Germany there Is scarcely a large city
without a pedestrian zone.
The U.S. has been slowly catching up — but mostly in
medium-sized cities, rather than the large metropolises
most seriously choked with noisy, polluting traffic. There
are some exceptions, Including totally traffic -free zones in
Honolulu and Louisville and compromise designs, still per-
mitting bus traffic, in Minneapolis, Pittsburgh and Phila-
delphia.
But for the best U.S. pedestrian zones, one has to look to
smaller cities — among them Kalamazoo, Mich., which
Inaugurated the country's first traffic -free mall in 1959,
Miami Beach, Fla., Providence, R.I., Winston-Salem, N.C.,
Fresno, Cal., and Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Yet in the entire
U.S., there are fewer than 80 pedestrian zones. The
reasons are partly our fabled love affair with the auto, but
even more critically the opposition of downtown
merchants who fear their business will suffer. Yet, with
rare exceptions, retail business has Increased dramatical-
ly in pedestrian -free zones, both in Europe and America.
European malls have proved such it magnet for retail
sales that outlying shopping areas have suffered.
Pedestrian malls are deceptively easy to start, and they
produce rapid, clear benefits. A city can begin by experi-
menting with part-time street closings; if that succeeds, it
can proceed step-by-step to a fully designed urban mall
complex.
But pedestrian malls can fall — and often do If they're
seen as a single -shot solution to a city's problems, Improp-
erly designed, attempted without merchant and citizen
cooperation or created without thought to a city's traffic
flow. Among the U.S. malls now rated failures, to greater
or lesser degree, are Lake Charles, La., Trenton, N.J., and
four in California — Riverside, Pomona, Burbank and
Sacramento.
Cities shouldn't launch malls without careful economic
revitalization studies, experts say. And It's essential to
have frequent meetings of all interested parties, including
the store owners, to assure that no group benefits at the
expense of others.
The evidence of brilliant success of well-planned pedes-
trian zones on two continents is accumulating rapidly.
Merchants' opposition, though still strong, is weakening.
The energy crisis and intolerable air pollution weaken the
hand of the auto, freeway and taxicab lobbies.
a nn, NM A. PNrn
SROBERT B. Sleight sees it, crosswalk
signal Ii
is for pedestrians should Rash
"run," not "walk." And bumper slickers
that read "I brake for animals" need to
y "and people." Sidewalks should be
clear of utility poles and sewer vents. Bridges must be
built for both cars and foot passengers.
Amid today's Increasing traffic of trucks, cars,,
mopeds, bicycles and skateboards, the walker is not
only rare but endangered. To promote walking and.
walkers' rights, Dr. Sleight, an Arlington,, Va., behay-
ioral scientist, has formed the nation's first "Walkinji_
Association." It may be the first step to get Americp-
back on its feet again.
In June the President's Council on Physical Fitness'
began granting awards to Americans who walked 125
miles within four months.
Other peripetetic tendencies are showing. City tour
guides for walkers now are commonly sold. Many coal-.
munitles have established nature paths, arcade malls,,
and auto -free zones for walkers.
"Walking is older than the wheel," says Dr. Sleight,.
"and we're beginning to rediscover It." But not without.
difficulties.
Police often stop people out on a stroll In car -orient
ed suburbs, regarding such behavior as suspicious.
During 1978, Washington police ticketed -about 7,000-
pedestrians
,000pedestrians for jaywalking; only 215 tickets went to
motorists who violated pedestrian crosswalk reg-.
ulations. one-fifth of people killed in traffic are pede-
strians. In the past two years the nation has been
switching to a universal right -turn on rod lights for
cars, placing pedestrians In further jeopardy.
To lure people out of their cars and onto their fat,
Dr. Sleight's tenderfoot association Is campaigning for
pro -pedestrian policies in government planning.
People who walk together talk together," he points
out. — Clayton Jones in the Christian Science
Monitor.
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EPA sets rules
on `ineligible'
sewers
Defining 'community.' Cook claims
In nu Oars ur target its rcunaiaing
slu0'lulsrxnnlinrd to dot•."very. very
svwage plant construction funds mamv
few" uddrusx alternolivrs to severing.
efferlively, the Environmental Prilf
Defining 'community.' Cook claims
tion Agency has tightened its policy
than Lhr population density require -
nn collection systems—con operation
meal is EPA's final iuivilo'•taion of
which could toter some Inenl gni-
Ulf vrip•ria 'ell III n ily' that. is to hr
rrnnlentstodocnnsiderablelmcktraek-
-ewrredmusl.awel,
ing in wu,t+waler t•eatnr lit p]finning.
Arens whose nveragr population
'
According to as internal nulmoran-
density wits less than one household
•.•«.. ,, • a.
loco, I•:1'A will permit construction of
vvf•ry two stores, or 1.7 pf•rsons per arra,
collveliuu sewer syslems only when
as of I)rlubcr Ih, 1972 -Lhr dale. 11I,
"serious public health and envinm-
92-5110 hrraunr loos -- will out "feet I ha
mental prublyms" call fur them. And,
regulalnly st lvblyd of "suuhstudial
where population fiverngt-s less than Ill
human hobitU ion" mid thus will not lit:
persons per acre, grantees will he rv-
perolitlyd to build it collection system
quired to demanAraty that it collection
with EPA mmtary.
system is more cnst•effective Lhun xep•
"1 lint concerned that we tike a criti-
"rapid
tic tanks, holding tanks, 'honey wag-
cul look lit the secondary impacts of the
Jorling: worried about and unplanned
nns' or aerated mounds.
construction grants program." said
growth" from construction grants program.
In protest, the National utility Coll-
Thomas C. Jorling, F.PA Assistant
tractors Association accused EPA of
f Adnlinistratfr for Water find Hazard•
thread that gives priority to projects
using "u tunnel -vision approach to fl ons Materials 1"We have is, insure that
I hat (felt] with cleaning up present pol-
water eleunup," In addition, the
. we are not funding the construction of
treatment fneilities which i
utiun." The other is that every sys-
have "adequate reserve capacity:'
Americal Consulting Engineers Cuun•
wnnlewaler
,tens
"The
cal (ACEC) culler) the timing of this
slimuhde rapid and unplanned growth,'..
thrust of what we're proposing
nanouncrment—and of another that
and creole it new Irvrl of environ nual.
would orient tilt- program much more
establishes if repmnctivr population
tal damages' '
.stinngly In I,xisling problems;' Conk,
density requirement for continual.
Sett]Ingaeonflict.Jurlitigsposilion,ill
Haiti. 'tl'11-re'sitli:glinghemllmtcunt-
ties that wont to build Collection
rffrrt, rrsulves t.helensionbrtwren uwo
munitif :s that fare growing fir want to
systems—"u graphic example of the
requirements of Ihr Willor I'ullul.ion
grow should he rrspunsihle for fundus;,
funds I
fcderill regulatnrysystrm "tits worst:'
Contra] Art whirh, its far its Landing is
that. growth, and federal shrtuld
lit. listless] with the backlogs
At this tiva:, although EPA is
nanceroyd, tend of walk ill cross pur-
available - -- -
pushing Congress for u one-year
puseH. One is, as Cook says, "n at rongl
pollution pruhlunlv."
extension, communities must obligate
funds fair wastewauer facilities can.
by Ser lirlose `''nts
Field shrinks in advanced bus market
fundsstruction
funds to Miler status with projects
sires
ready to go. ACEC says EPA's policy
statements will force planners of the
Secrclury of Trans ort tion Bruck
Iation (I1MTA). General llotpils, Corp.
90U collection systems nos on state
Adams has ut last nett the status of
and Itelu• Indusu•ie:i F'Ixibl • o., two of
priority lists to do paperwork they cnn-
the troubled Transhus gram, but
the three c(lmptin!es Lilo anufacture
not complete before the deadline.
anyone who waits to buy It idvunced
:S5• and 40.11. buses, .ubnnitied conn-
But beneath Ihese recent statonents
deelgn bus (AUIli before Life' • nsbus
take efrmt will hu ! to
menty to U\ITA equesting either
chnuge or waiv • of certain specifica-
of policy, EPA hits taken a stand on one
key question: is the agency ublige(l t(l
requirements
deal with it complicated inter f
tions find offs •. items. UNITA received
fund sewage treatment systems that
specifirntion — and accept hills from
nn similar ommunication from AM
will accommodate future local growth?
only two mnnufncturers, not three.
moral whose WeIrupulirall Series
.Judging from the revisions, EPA's :an-
"The very sad facts ail' the case are
bus ' ' s to meet the busic ADB specs,
'1'hc
saver to this query is it decided "no."
[lint wt- have been 'Xilemd (lilt' lir the
Pr e e competition. interim
A greater return. EPA's methods to de.
so-called A013 corilletition'" AM Gen•
ccs are •f stopgap between lilt- Frond
termine those collection syslems eligi•
ernl:s Vire President fur Unvt-rnmmiUll
Administria 'stn's strapping of the
bla for federal funds developed ns the
Affairs James II. Ilium till(] Aar tar .
Transbus prof In itra! All ass's dt-ci•
September 8(1 deadline approached and
(:u v & Cauht y. "UM'I'A hex pal a Na
'd:'
siun In, in cl'li•el, -hist it it. Trnnsbus,
do-
cities scrambled to allocate leftover
funds before that date. As the nature of
a position of not being able to
UMTA spokesmen point as that AM
n federal rl'linl bug Iyl in 1!171, w•n.H
signed In devrlup if a andard hig bus
that race become apparent to tilt-
General run still hid on v Tent design
[hail would improve on N4
designs, br
agency. officials there felt n polity hall
box orders. Drum mai nips, however,
aerrssible to elderly anddicapped
lbou
It, his developed lit assure Ilut federal
flint the market fn .hese models hnH
persuus, cold keep bus menu gcturt- ry
Illsley wits being spent sen9ihly.
Mike Cook of EPA's Facilities Re.
"dried up."
The interim DB specification with
competitive.
Although till three mnnuBictu •rx
quirements Branch told Aw:Ru•Aa Car
its controv sial addendum, the price
submitted prolotype Transbus node
& County that of the 258 proposed col•
offset po' •y, wax Issued Ili April by the
to U\ITA, they clninied that if bus with
lector construction projects that his
Uri Mass Transportation Admirals•
n fluor low enough to accommodate el-
35Zz.
environmental
Do's and Don'ts
on construction
sites
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE • SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE • MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION 1291
The Soil Conservation Service, an
agency of the U.S. Department of Agri-
culture, is dedicated to the conserva-
tion, development, and productive use
of soil, water, and related resources so
that all people may enjoy—
• Quality in the natural resource base
for sustained use
• Quality in the environment for satis-
fying places in which to live, work,
and play
• Quality in the standard of living
based on community improvement
and adequate income
Issued December 1974
Na
environmental
Do's and Don'ts
on construction
sites
It's hard to build anything these days
without intruding on somebody else's
environment ... his land, his water,
(' his air, and even his field of vision.
That's one of the prices we pay for Iiv-
ing closer together. If we're not careful,
soil from construction sites moves
downhill when it rains, clogging
streams and filling lakes and reser-
voirs. During dry spells, dust from
earth -moving machinery annoys neigh-
bors, and cluttered, junky building sites
offend even passing motorists. Callous
treatment of woodlands, farmlands, fish
and wildlife habitat, and sites of his-
torical or archeological significance is
unacceptable today.
Fortunately, there are many conser-
vation and site management practices
that can reduce or eliminate these en-
vironmental hazards, often at little or
no extra cost to the contractor. The
practices work as well in the suburbs
as they do in the country if they are
planned as part of the job from the
start. They help bring the contractor
into conformity with the law and fre-
quently make his job easier and more
profitable. Trees left in place increase
property values; soil left in place
makes it easier to grow grass and
shrubs, Borrow areas screened by trees
enhance scenic and recreation values.
Good construction management can
help preserve stream channels and
fish and wildlife habitat and result in
cleaner water and less sediment down-
stream for somebody else to clean up.
Technical help with soil and water
conservation practices is available
without charge from trained conserva-
tionists of the Soil Conservation Serv-
ice through some 3,000 local conserva-
tion districts.
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lorry
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build sediment basins or traps
to keep soil on the site. Sta-
bilize cut -and -fill slopes with
temporary diversions, berms,
bench terraces, or dikes to in-
tercept and divert storm run-
off.
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let the soil on your construc-
tion site wash downstream
where sediment damages riv-
ers, lakes, and reservoirs.
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possible. Plant ryegrass or lime and fertilizer, and mulch
other temporary cover prompt- as needed.
ly after grading or filling. Pre-
DON'T
strip away the vegetation from
a site before you have to.
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sloping ground without some- wind blows.
thing to hold the seed and soil
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one side to shade the stream
and maintain wildlife habitat.
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side and vegetate promptly.
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remove trees and shrubs from
any construction site unnec-
essarily; they help prevent
erosion, enhance scenic en-
joyment, provide wildlife habi-
tat, and shade streams,
improving fish habitat.
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notch and cut trees so that
they fall away from other trees
and structures. Where neces-
sary, use ropes or guys to
prevent injury and protect
property.
DON'T
let trees fall where they can
damage other trees and shrubs
that are to he left on the site.
Mature trees add to the value
of a development. And don't
use dozers without a protec-
tive canopy.
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screen horrow areas with trees. much as possible with the ad -
Grade, reclaim, and replant jacent landscape.
areas promptly to blend as
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let storm runof
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move so fast
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make sure construction prac- conservation district for infor.
tices conform to state and lo- mation.
cal regulations. Call the local
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let soil from construction sites
near streams or lakes damage
fish and wildlife. Avoid dis-
turbing wildlife habitat, in-
cluding nesting areas.
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check with local experts, pos-
sibly at nearby museums or
universities, before destroy.
ing or flooding objects and
landscape features of interest.
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control dust by sprinkling or
applying chemicals or a light
bituminous coating.
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allow construction work to
create a dust nuisance.
25
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provide safe drinking water,
chemical toilets, adequate
trash and scrap disposal facil-
P6 ities, and safe access.
(i
DON'T
let your work area become
trashy and unsafe.
27
consult the soil survey or for building, about drainage
check with your local conser- patterns, and about which
vation district office to learn plants will grow best in your
28 about suitability of the soils soil.
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wait until construction is com-
plete to check the surface
drainage or to discover which
soils erode easily.
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plan and schedule storm water depend on emergency protec-
drainage and sediment and tive measures.
erosion control as part of con-
struction operations.
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® regional planning commission
K TINN
August 11, 1977
MEMO
Isooel Turner Cronuivn
towo city. Iowa 52240 (31913518556 Emil L. Bfondt w•,�:..,.» c,•.�:�
To: Iowa City Mayor, Council, and City Manager
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Coralville Mayor and Council
United Way of Johnson County
From: Connie Echternach, Pamela Ramser
Human Services Planning
RE: Discontinuance of Transient Housing at Wesley House
Interim Provisions for Services to Transients
As of August 15, 1977 lodging for transients will no longer
be available at Wesley House. There is no other agency which
provides extensive lodging to transients. Sedaven House is
undergoing a change in directorship and lodging there is no
longer being provided. The only agency which presently pro-
vides lodging to transients is United Ministries in Higher
Education which has 2-3 beds available to outpatients and
attendants of patients at University Hospitals. With the
closing of Wesley House, there will be no central place to
which the majority of transients can go to receive services.
A substantial number of transients pass through the Iowa City
area each year. This can be broken down into three primary
categories:.
1) Patients or family members of patients at University
Veterans Administration Hospital.
2) Families stranded in the area without financial means.
3) Single males passing through the community because
of proximity of I-80 and I-380.
During 1976, 995 transient contacts were made at the Crisis
Center and 448 vouchers for lodging at Wesley House were issued.
From January through June of 1977, 327 contacts were made and
261 vouchers for Wesley House issued. $3,176 was spentfor
food and lodging vouchers by the Crisis Center in 1976 and
$1,082 has been spent for vouchers through June of this year.
(Financial data is not further broken down.) In addition,
the Methodist Church has supplemented the cost of services
provided at Wesley House in the amount of $4,378 for FY 1976.
(over)
3sz.
• `2' •
There are two problems which face the Iowa City community as
a result of the cutback of services to transients at Wesley
House. The first of these is the need for immediate provisions
for the lodging of transients as of August 15. Secondlthere
is a need for a permanent solution to the trasient pro�lem in the
Iowa City area.
The Emergency Assistance Committee of the Human Service Project
met on Friday, July 29 to discuss the possible establishment
of a permanent facility for providing services to transients by
the Salvation Army. Some of the individuals present at that
meeting have formed an ad hoc committee for the purpose of
finding an interim solution to the problem of providing lodging
to transients. The ad hoc committee has already met a number of
times. Several alternative provisions have been discussed.
A number of rooming houses and motels which offer lodging at
a reasonable cost have agreed to lodge transients on referral
from the Crisis Center when rooms are available. Prices range
from $5.50/person/night to $13.00/person/night. These prices
represent a substantial increase over the $4.50/person/night
cost at Wesley House, only $2.00 of which was paid for through.
the Salvation Army vouchers issued by the Crisis Center. The
Salvation Army has agreed to exceed its former $200/month
limit of funds for food and lodging assistance for the interim
period. Lodging for adults, both men and women, will also be
available at the Iowa City jail and the Johnson County jai]..
These alternatives will be of help in providing lodging for
transients once Wesley House has closed, however, they should
not be considered as long term solutions. Rooming houses and
motels cannot be relied upon as prime sources of transient
housing due to the fact that they are often full. Rooming
houses are already used extensively by out -of -county hospital
visitors and motels will be especially crowded during football
season. The City and County have emphasized that they cannot
provide lodging on more than a temporary basis, nor should the
jails be considered other than last -resort alternatives for
housing transients.
We shall keep you informed of any changes in this situation as
they are brought to our attention. The Human Services Planning
Project will continue to study this problem as part of the
Emergency Services Sub -Committee and will be preparing recom-
mendations in the fall. As decision makers in the community,
you may be asked to respond to this situation prior to the
completion of our planning cycle. We would be most happy to
work with you if we can be of assistance.
1.»,
1
ecity of Iowa Coto
r l ,7 �.•) r•i'i, ,j`i, it? 1 (�y.'y i� r i #�' ti
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DATE: August 12,
TO: City Manager Neal G. Berlin
FROM: Gary Dayton, Administrative Intern
RE: Status of "Old Jet"
1977
In attempting to procure an F-100 type aircraft (similar in design to the
F-86 "Old Jet") the staff and Mr. Hynes have sought two avenues: (1) to
obtain the aircraft from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Airzona,
where all planes are brought for parts inventory and demilitarization; and
(2) to obtain an aircraft locally through the State National Guard or other
local air base.
There appears to be no problem in getting an aircraft from Davis-Monthan.
The base has a D model, F-100 type aircraft available which is suitable
for commemorative display purposes. A written formal request has been sent
for this plane.
The major difficulty with this avenue is the cost. Although the Air Force
does not charge for the aircraft itself, the City must bear the costs of
dismantlement and transportation. Disassembly would take place at Davis-
Monthan and would thus be shipped directly from Tucson.
The City has been furnished with a list of Tucson area firms which will
dismantle and ship. We have sent letters to solicit estimates of these costs.
As of this date we have not received their estimates but an Air Force official
has given us a rough estimate of between $1,100 to $1,500 for the cost of
disassembly. Adding'to this the cost of transportation and the cost of
reassembly, a ball park estimate for the total cost is about $5-6,000.
c�
The basis behind the second avenue, that of procuring an aircraft locally,
is that it would be more cost-efficient to the City and more energy conservant.
The idea would ua either to fly an F-100 into Iowa City and demilitarize here,
or, as a secondary alternative, to find and ship a plane from a nearby air base.
Mr. Hynes has con,entrated his effort to this strategy. He has written letters
to a variety of ;political and military officials requesting that they look
into this alt,r-o c'ive and monitor its progress.
I received a call i'rom an Iowa National Guard Colonel of the Property and
Physical Office wiiic!i call was precipitated by Mr. Hynes' letter to the Governor.
He stated that the Iowa National Guard had no available F -100s suitable for memorial
purposes. He did, however, locate a Model D, F-100 aircraft at the Oakfield Air
Base in Wisconsin. The Colonel placed a call to Davis-Monthan to inquire about
the possibility of shipping the plane from Wisconsin to Iowa City. The answer
was negative, being against the policy of the Air Force. The reason given was
that at one time the Air Force did have a policy for demilitarization in the
field but that this resulted in the dismantlement of operative aircraft. Also
the fact that there are still parts on inoperative planes that must be inven-
toried and sent to needy bases is handled by Davis-Monthan.
3S2S
V
Neal Berlin, City Manager
8-12-77
Page 2
Thus, the possibility of acquiring an aircraft locally seems to be mitigating
There still may be some potential, however, for Congressman Leach's office
is willing to inquire of Air Force Headquarters in Washington on the City's
behalf onc*e Mr. Hynes' letters have been digested. Another possibility is to
consider rejuvenating our "Old Jet." The assumption is that the cost may be
less to reconstruct the F-86 than to have another plan shipped from Tucson.
6
*City ®4 Iowa CIO
DATLO: August 19, 1977
TO: Neal Berlin / City Council 1
FROM: Richard J. Plastino, Director of Public Works
Hugh Mose, Transit Manager
RE: State Transit Grant for the Fiscal Year from July 1, 1977
thru June 30, 1978---$175,000
By October 3, 1977 the City must submit a list of projects to the Iowa Department
of Transportation for $175,000 worth of funding. The very compressed schedule of
public hearings for this is listed below:
August 22 Informal Council meeting on Transit Grant
September 6 Public hearing on Transit Grant
September 12 Informal hearing on Transit Grant
September 20 Public hearing on Transit Grant
September 23 Transit Manager sends Grant in to Iowa Dept. of Transportation
Attached is a list of projects that Council may wish to consider. The list is not
all inclusive and Council may wish to consider other projects.
■l
3,5261 1
POSSIBLE PROJECTS
STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE FUNDS
•
OPERATING ASSISTANCE
1.)
Evening Service
S 94,450
2.)
Marketing
6,384
3.)
Reduced Off -Peak Fares
23,000
4.)
Sunday Service
41,000
5.)
Safety and First Aid Training
4,140
6.)
SEATS After -Hours Taxi Service
3,700
7.)
Buses Painted
8,500
8.)
Transit Garage Study/Property Tax Replacement
25,000
9.)
Bus Driver/Clerk Typist
7,430
10.)
Kneeling Bus Feature
6,800
111
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CAPITAL ASSISTANCE
1.)
Two -Way Radios
5 5,860
2.)
Bus Stop Signing
5,000
3,.)
Bus Stop Amenities
13,200
4:)
Replacement Bus
51000
TOTAL
$249,464
•
AMOUNT AVAILABLE
$175,000
The
following pages describe each of the above listed items in more detail.
*Prices shown are 20% match of Federal funds. Local match would be
State funds.
• •
EVENING SERVICE
• There appears to be substantial public support for continuation of daily
bus service into the evening hours. Requests for evening service far
outnumber all other requests received at the transit office.
It is proposed that evening bus service be offered along the routes currently
operated, but at one hour headways.
Hours of operation would be from 6:30 p.m. till any hour from 10:00 p.m. on.
10 p.m. is an ideal time operationally, because it allows seven buses to be
run for 16 hours a day, or two 8 -hour shifts. Also, the buses can be ser-
viced earlier, at somewhat less expense. 12:30 a.m. is a much better time
from the standpoint of coordination with Coralville Transit and Cambus.
Both of these operations run until about 12:30 a.m. However, the night
crew's hours would need to be extended until at least 2:30 a.m., and addit-
ional part-time drivers would be needed or substantial overtime would be
required.
A compromise solution might be to have the service run until 11 p.m., with
all buses back at the barn by 11:30 p.m. The night crew would work two add-
itional hours, and the runs could be covered by two full time shifts with
approximately 45 minutes of overtime each.
Assuming that service could be initiated on November 1st., when we hope to
begin running our extra wintertime trippers, the cost in FY 78 would be
$94,450. If evening service was postponed until January, the cost for six
months would be $70,840.
COST PER YEAR = $141,680
NOV. 1 - JUNE 30 COST = 94,450
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MARKETING
• In the past, Iowa City Transit has done very little marketing. This phase of
the transit business needs to be greatly expanded so that more people, part-
icularly the off peak riders, become aware of the transit service available.
Iowa City Transit provides bus service to within 3 blocks of 90% of Iowa
City's residents, operates from 6:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Monday through
Saturday. Although there are times when the buses are loaded to capacity,
there are more times when the buses are cruising the streets virtually empty.
At the same time, there are many people in Iowa City who could use the bus if
they only knew when, where and how. A marketing program will help fill that
need. By providing readily accessible information on why to use the bus and
how to use the bus, patronage will increase.
COSTS -
Radio -
GRAM Jingle = $ 500.00
Radio Time $12/day for 125 days = $1500.00 KXIC
$ 8/day for 125 days = $1000.00 KRNA
Newspaper -
Press Citizen Rates = $1.92/ column -cm
1/8 page ad = $80.00
1 Ad/Week = $2560.00
Printing -
General printing costs (in addition to
maps and schedules)
Flyers, Posters, etc. _ $ 500.00
Outside bus panels
36 panels X 3 messages X $3.00 = $ 324.00
TOTAL
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$6384.00
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REDUCED OFF-PEAK FARES
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Iowa City Transit, unlike many small -city operations, suffers from severe
peak -period overloading. Unfortunately, our small fleet size does not
permit the running of many peak -hour "trippers" to serve the rush-hour
demand.
Because we wish to serve as many persons as possible, it would be desir-
able to encourage more people to ride during the off-peak times, so that
crowded buses would not turn people away at rush hours. One method of encour-
aging this off-peak increased ridership would be to reduce off-peak fares.
It should be possible to decrease off-peak fares by 10t to 15$ per ride
without a large decrease in overall revenue. In fact, if we could avoid
putting on one or more extra trippers, or if the lower fare attracted new
riders, the reduced off-peak fare would, to a certain extent, help pay
for itself.
The estimated cost is shown below:
1976 - 1977 Ridership Data
Fare
998,628
Monthly
326,544
Elderly & Handicapped
73,199
Other
3,515
TOTAL 1,401,886
Assume one/third of fare passengers will ride off-peak:
998,628 3 = 332,876
If the fare is reduced by 10Q, from 25t to 15¢, the cost will be $33,287
per year.
From Nov. 1 to June 30, the cost would be approximately $23,000.
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Iowa City Transit does not currently operate on Sundays and holidays.
There are a substantial number of Iowa City residents who apparently
would favor Sunday service; such service, however, could only be pro-
vided at a considerable expense. Ridership will likely be very low.
Sunday Service
Hourly headways - 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Total Cost = $ 1,155. / Sunday
Total Cost = $60,100. / Year
Total Cost (Nov. - June) = $41,000
Sunday service would appear to be a lower priority item. It would, how-
ever, probably be well received by the State, which is looking to improve
local transit service in a manner that can be easily identified and meas-
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SAFETY AND FIRST AID TRAINING
• Iowa City bus drivers are out on the street 13 hours per day, 308 days
per year. They are in responsible charge of a transit bus and its
occupants. They have no ready means of communication with any emergency
service.
Sooner or later, every bus driver is faced with an emergency situation,
such as a passenger becoming sick on the bus, a passenger falling on the
steps, or a person being injured in an accident.
Our drivers are completely unequipped to deal with such emergencies. As
a representative of the City, as well as person -in -charge of the bus,
each driver should have some first aid / CPR training.
First Aid / CPR training of drivers would be a relatively inexpensive
item; the time costs for the drivers participating in class sessions
would be the greatest expense.
First aid "Multi -Media" Course
Instruction -.Free
Materials - $3.00
Time - 8 hours
The total cost for this project would be $4,140. It would be difficult
to show direct and quantifiable improvement in service, but the training
could save a life someday and might give driver morale a boost.
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SEATS AFTER-HOURS TAXI SERVICE
• Iowa City is funding a service for the elderly and handicapped through
the Johnson County SEATS Program. This service ends at 5:00 p.m. most
nights and there will be a need for taxi -service for after hours when
SEATS is not operating. The SEATS dispatcher could arrange after-hours
trips (up to perhaps 200 per month) with the cab company. The pass-
enger would pay 50Q per one-way trip and the City would pick up the remain-
ing costs.
At 200 riders per month, at an average trip cost of $2.00, for 8 months
plus $500 administrative costs, the cost of this project would be $3700.
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BUSES PAINTED
• Of the Iowa City bus fleet, 12 buses are 7 years old, 2 buses are 3 years
old, and 3 buses are new. The paint on all of the older buses is faded
and dull, and repainting would improve their appearance immensely. Also,
the paint scheme on the new buses has been a disappointment, and repaint-
ing should make them more attractive.
It is estimated that repainting would cost about $500 per bus, for a total
cost of $8500. The work would have to be postponed until Spring, as
repainting will keep one bus out of service all the while, something that
cannot be tolerated during the winter.
This expenditure would not produce any measurable improvement in service,
and for that reason may not be fundable by the State. If, however, bus
painting was included in an overall marketing package, where a specific
increase in ridership was targeted, such an expenditure might be justified.
TRANSIT GARAGE STUDY / PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT
• Because the plans for a transit garage combined with a City equipment maint-
enance and storage facility have been abandoned, a new approach must be
taken if a new bus barn is to become a reality. The first steps in this
procedure must be the location of an appropriate site, the determination of
building size requirements and equipment needs, and the development of con-
struction plans. A consultant should be retained to perform these tasks,
and it is estimated that such a study will cost about $25,000.
Because this expenditure is neither a capital nor an operating item, but
rather a planning expense, it cannot be funded directly through IDOT assis-
tance. The suggested approach to funding this study is to apply for an
equivalent amount of money to be used for our normal operating expenses (say
salaries) and then use the property tax money freed up to finance the study.
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BUS DRIVER / CLERK TYPIST
If Council adopts a substantial number of the projects listed in this
report, there will be a significant increase in administrative effort.
The City's experience with the HCDA Program succinctly reveals the
folly of trying to implement a diversified complicated program with
insufficient personnel. The projects simply do not get done. It is
recommended that a bus driver / clerk typist be hired to free the Transit
Manager for more pressing administrative tasks. This person would act as
a clerk typist and would also be able to ferry buses and substitute for
brief periods of time on routes. There should properly be a reluctance
to add to the City Staff, but it should be recognized that continued and
increasing reliance on Federal and State programs will inevitably mean
a need for more personnel. The administrative time consumed in setting
up evening service, marketing, and Sunday service is far more than meets
the eye. Scheduling of drivers and personnel management consumes large
amounts of time for the Transit Manager.
Cost of the additional Bus Driver / Clerk Typist is calculated as follows:
8 months X $774 / month = $6,192
20% fringe benefits = 1,238
Total $7,430
KNEELING BUS FEATURE
• A kit is available to convert the front suspension on all existing City
buses so that they can drop approximately 4 inches. This feature is
particularly desirable for the aged and infirm.
The total cost of this project would be $6,600.
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TWO - WAY RADIOS
• Iowa City Transit is the only bus system of the three local operations
that is not equipped with two-way radios. The need for good communication
between the transit office and the bus drivers cannot be overstated - it
is absolutely essential to safe and reliable bus service.
a) Bus drivers on the street need to be able to contact the Transit
garage for various reasons:
1. The bus breaks down and a replacement is needed immediately.
2. The driver needs to report a mechanical problem that will
require a bus replacement whenever a spare can be brought out.
3. The driver becomes ill and needs to be relieved.
4. A relief driver has not showed up to drive, or no car is avail-
able to bring the driver getting off work back to the bus barn.
5. The driver needs to report an accident, a passenger becoming
sick on the bus, or a disturbance occuring on the bus.
At present, the only means of communication is the driver finding a telephone,
investing a dime, and calling the garage. This is a particularly poor system
where help is needed immediately or where a telephone is not at hand.
b) The transit office needs to contact individual bus drivers for still
other reasons:
1. To alert the driver to closed streets or other obstructions
requiring detours along his route.
2. To remind the driver to stop in the transit office to complete
paperwork, or to see the manager or dispatcher.
3. To make the driver aware of break -downs of other buses so that
he can make adjustments to his route and/or schedule.
4. To advise the driver that his relief driver will not arrive as
scheduled and to continue driving.
5. To check on schedule adherance.
At present, the only method available for the transit office to contact the
individual bus driver is to have someone go out in an auto and meet him.
This is a great waste of time and money, and also ties up one of the transit
cars.
Bus Radio Costs:
18 bus units @ $1325/ea. = $23,850
2 auto units @ 1175/ea. = 2,350
1 fixed based unit 3,100
Total $29,300
The local share of this would be = $5,860
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BUS STOP SIGNING
• Bus stop signing has been of considerable interest for many years. The
cost for this is calculated at:
500 signs X $50.00 per sign = $25,000
20% Local Share = $5,000
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Bus stop amenities consist of bus shelters at primary locations and bus
benches at minor locations. Total cost is estimated at $13,200.
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REPLACEMENT BUS
The City currently owns 17 new type buses and 1 dilapidated older unit.
This winter after November 1, when trippers are instituted, the City will
have 15 buses on the road. This leaves a reserve of 3, consisting of 2
new type buses and 1 old bus. The older bus is totally unsuitable for
passenger service. Its suspension consists of leaf springs and the trans-
mission and steering mechanism are almost inoperable by persons with moderate
to average strength. The appearance of the bus and its operating character-
istics are not consistent with the image and comfort the City is trying to
provide to its riders.
A used replacement bus of the new type look, in good mechanical condition,
could be obtained for approximately $25,000. The local share would be
$5,000 to be paid by the State Transit Assistance Fund.
The above list of items should be considered at the August 22 informal
Council meeting and the list added to if Council desires. It is suggested
that no items be deleted and no firm decisions be made at this meeting.
Attempts should be made to get maximum media coverage of this list of
items.
On September G a public hearing should be held on the list and public input
received. No decision should be node at this meeting, however, Council
should start formulating definite and firm opinions about the items to be
funded.
On September 12 Council should hold an informal meeting and substantially
finalize the Grant items that are to be included in the application.
At the September 20 public hearing the list should be in a final form.
Changes can be made at this point, but the changes should be on only 1 or 2
items and not the entire list.
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P.O. BOX 2460
328 SOUTH CLINTON
OFFICE OF THE
TEL. 337fJG88
AREA CODE 318
IOWA CITY, IOWA 62240
JOHNSON COUNTY ATTORNEY
JACK W. DOOLEY
County Attorney
J. Patrick White
First Assistant
CRIMINAL DIVISION
CIVILJUVENILE DIVISION
Steven K. Rismdt
J. Patrick White
L. Vern Robinson
Paola Desii
William L. Yettar
Daniel L Bray
Paul C. Paglow
August 22, 1977
TO: Members, Advisory Committee on City -County Detention
and Law Enforcement Facility
FROM: Johnson County Attorney
RE: Alternative Bonding Propositions
This memorandum is addressed to the question of providing
alternative methods of seeking voter approval for
(1) a Johnson County Jail and Sheriff's Offices
(2) a Johnson County Jail and City -County Law
Enforcement Facility
Time of the Election
The submission to the voters of a question involving the
issuance and sale of bonds is, by statutory definition, a
"Special Election"; Chapter 39.3(7) /Code of. .Iowa, .197.77..
A special election may be held on the same day as a
regularly scheduled election; Chapter 47.6(l) /Code of Iowa,
19777.
The same subsection requires that notice be given by the
"governing body of any political subdivision . . . which has
authorized a special election /to7 . . . the commissioner /of
elections? . . . no later than five o'clock p.m. on the last
day on which nomination papers may be filed for the regularly
scheduled election. Otherwise, the notice shall be given at
least thirty days in advance of the date of the proposed
special election . . . ."
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November 8, 1977, being the date established for the
regularly scheduled election in Iowa City and September 29,
1977, being the last day on which nomination papers may be
filed, the 29th of September becomes the date before which
all necessary Board of Supervisors and/or Iowa City Council
action on the matter must be completed.
A decision by the Board and/or Council should be reached
by mid-September so as to allow a minimum of two weeks adminis-
trative preparation time.
Submitting the Question to the Voters
In accordance with the undersigned's understanding of
the Committee's wishes, the following are submitted as alterna-
tive methods of presenting the bond issue questions to the voters
on November 8, 1977.
Proposition I
Shall the County of ,Johnson, in the State of
Iowa, carry out a construction program consisting
of building a new County .fail and Sheriff's
Office headquarters and borrow money for the
completion of same by the issuance and sale of
bonds in the sum of One Million Nine Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($1,900,000.00) . . .
Proposition II
` Shall the County of .Johnson, in the State—o`
Iowa, carry out-a_construction program involving,
in addition to a new' -County .fail and Sheriff's
Office headquarters, an expanded facility which
shall serve as the Iowa City Police Department
operational—hcidquarters and borroT-money for
the completion of same by the issuance`and sale
of bonds in the sum of Five Hundred Thousand. ollars
x($500,000.00).
Suggested Propositions I and II, above, would have to be
submitted to the County -wide electorate. A suggested Proposi-
tion III, to be substituted for Proposition II in Iowa City
precincts only follows:
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Proposition III
Shall the City of Iowa City, County of
Johnson, State of Iowa, issue its bonds
in an amount not exceeding the amount of
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00)
for the purpose of constructing a facility
attached to a new County Jail and Sheriff's
Office headquarters which shall serve as
the Iowa City Police Department operational
headquarters.
Suggested Proposition III, above, since it would involve
the issuance of City of Iowa City bonds presents some addi-
tional problems.
1. Proposition III, would, although able to appear
on the same physical ballot sheet, with the exception
of absentee ballots, of necessity be a separate Special
Election conducted by the City of Iowa City.
2. If the 1.9 million dollar issue were used•to finance
the Jail -Sheriff's headquarters and the .5 million City
bond issue proceeds used for City Police space, the
City must be placed in ownership of its facility. This
would involve a sale of land by the County to the City
and absolute conformity of property building lines in
the construction of the City facility.
In summary, a November 8, 1977, election date means a
"lead time" deadline of no later than mid-September, in order
that statutory requirements of notice may be met. If the entire
structure --is to' be fundea from the proceeds of a County bond'
issue, two propositions may be put forth as constituent parts
of the same Special Election. However, if a City bond issue is
chosen as a means of financing City Police space, a separate
Special Election must be called.
Inherent in any choice involving more than a single Pro-
position is the possibility that Proposition I could fail,
while II or III could carry, resulting in voter approval of
either a County or City bond issue sufficient to finance only
one quarter of the proposed Jail -Sheriff's headquarters.
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Such a result would, of course, leave abandonment of
the present plans as the only viable alternative, should Pro-
position II or III carry and Proposition I_be defeated.
Submitted this 22nd day of August, 1977.
W. DOOLEY
OHNSON COUNTY ATTORNE