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EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE
719 So. Capitol Street ® Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Business (319) 356-6013
January 20, 1988
Honorable q,jyr,r John McDonald
City of Iowa City
Iowa City, Iowa 52250
Dear ,'toyer McDonald:
The following Zetter is in regards to the rezoning of
property at BOB S. Dubuque. As you know, Johnson Country has
Purchased the above named property for the Johnson County
Ambulance Service. We would like to request an expedited
rezoning process of this property.
It very important that
expedited,
this city initiated application be
, as our current Zocatdon is very limited in space
for us as paramedics as well as our ambulances. The sooner we
aro able to remodel and move Our operation to 808 S. Dubuque, the
sooner we will he able to Letter' serve the community.
If you would like to meet with me to discuss this matter
further, please feel free to contact me. Thank you for your
Prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely
avid B. Cole, RV T -p
Director
DC/Jp
cc: Iowa City Council
cc: Johnson Country Board of Supervisors
— County Owned & County Operated —
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 25, 1988
To: Mayor and City Council
From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer
Re: Parking Prohibition on the west Side of Benton Court Between
Benton Street and the North End of Benton Court
As directed by Section 23-16 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, this is
to advise you of the following action:
ACTION:
Pursuant to Section 23-234 of the Municipal Code of Iowa City, the City
Traffic Engineer will direct the installation of NO PARKING 8 AM TO 5 PM,
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY signs on the west side of Benton Court so as to
prohibit parking as posted between Benton Street and the north end of
Benton Court. This action will take place on or shortly after February
10, 1988.
Comment:
This action is being taken after the completion of a postcard survey.
Four postcard surveys were distributed to the affected property owners.
All four were returned. Three of the residents directly affected by this
prohibition favored the proposed prohibition with one resident being
opposed. Based upon this consensus of opinion the prohibition will be
installed.
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MARIAN K. KARR
CITY CLERK (3)
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: October 21, 1987
To: City Manager and City Council
FromiJohn Lundell, Transit Manager
Re: Transit Legislative Priorities
The Iowa Public Transportation Association (IPTA), of which I am currently
the Urban Vice -President, is an organization which represents the mutual
needs and concerns of all public transit systems in Iowa. Attached is a
COPY of IPTA's 1988 Legislative Priorities which will be mailed to each
state legislator when the session convenes in January. i am confident
that IPTA's priorities are consistent with the policies and goals of the
City Council. I would be happy to discuss these priorities with you and
would appreciate your support of them when you communicate with our repre-
sentatives.
Thank you for your support.
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I Iowa
UBLIC
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ASSOCIATION
4519 Grand Avenue ;I1
Des Moines, Iowa 5o312
(515) 279-5027
January, 1988
Dear Iowa Legislator:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Bnrbnre Dunn
Dee home.
Enclosed is the 1988f e¢i lalive Prioriti c of the Iowa Public Trn c I Association
ask for your thoughtful consideration and support of these priorities. We
The fiscal year 1987 marked eleven years of Iowa legislative support for State assistance
to public transit.
In 1976 Iowa's General Assembly first established a State transit assistance fund by
appropriating $2 million "to support and encourage coordinated transit services in
Iowa."
Since 1976 ridership on Iowa's transit systems has nearly doubled. Rural paratransit
service for Iowa's elderly and disabled has been established in all of the State's sixteen
(16) planning regions.
We are justifiably proud of our thirty-five (33) urban and rural transit systems in Iowa.
We thank you for your continuing support for the Stale of Iowa's Transit Systems.
Sincerely,
Ere�(en 5c5�it�_
Region 6 Planning Commission, Marshalltown Municipal Transit
President, Iowa Public Transit Association
William Hoekstra
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bus Department
Legislative Chairman, Iowa Public Transit Association
Barbara Dunn
Executive Director, Iowa Public Transit Association
PRESIDENT URBAN V.P. '
Fred Kosten �— RU=B' �. - SEC./'1RES.
John Lundell Leann Peters Rose EhT•.CUTIVE BOARD dVI
Marshalltown Iowa City Otttxmva Bill Hoekstra Steve Hoesel
Spencer Cedar Rapids JimBurns
P Fort Dodge Carroll
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1988 Legislative Priorities
Iowa Public Transit Association
1. DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIGNATED PUBLIC TRANSIT FUND TO
MEET PRESENT NEEDS AND FUTURE GROWTH RATHER THAN
RELYING ON UNCERTAIN OIL OVERCHARGE MONIES.
2. CONTINUE STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE AT THE CURRENT
LEVEL OF OVER $4 MILLION ANNUALLY.
3. CONTINUE EFFORTS TO COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICES.
4. I P T A EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT LIABILITY INSURANCE
FOR TRANSIT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT A REASONABLE
COST.
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As we fool- forward to this second decade of public transit assistance in the Slate of
Iowa, it is vitally important to maintain present service levels to the public. To ibis end,
the Iowa Public Transit Association proposes that the State of Iowa recognize the needs
and the importance of public transit in this state by the following:
I P T A URGES THE DEVELOPI:IENT OF A DESIGNATED PUBLIC TRANSIT FUND
RATHER THAN RELYING ON UHCERTAIN OIL OVERCHARGE MONIES
Financial assistance to Iowa's transit systems is presently provided through a
combination of use lax receipts ($2.3 million plus annually) and Stripper Fund monies
(S1.7 million in 1987).
I PTA urges the development of a designated public transit fund. to be funded by 1/20
of the use tax receipts in order to meet present needs and allow for future growth. The
oil overcharge monies (Exxon and Stripper) are one shot appropriations that have
proven difficult to use in the day-to-day operations of mass transit in Iowa. I P T A
believes that a designated fund would be a simple solution to the problems of finding
scarce dollars to fund transit in Iowa.
I P T A URGES THE COITFINUATION OF STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE
AT THE CURRENT LEVEL OF OVER $4 MILLION ANNUALLY
I PT A urges the Legislature to continue funding for public transit at the current level
Of over $4 million in 1988, This level of funding will help to solidify the financial
health of Iowa's 35 urban and rural systems and will help to cushion the blow from
funding cuts at the federal level.
I P T A SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
The Iowa Legislature has required transit systems to coordinate services with human
service agencies and other providers through Iowa Code, Chapter 601,1. In 1986. House
File 2462 required the establishment of Economy Task Forces in school districts to study
and recommend efficiencies in several areas, including transportation. Previous to that
the School Bus Coordination Study conducted by the Iowa Department of Transportation
yielded immense support for transportation coordination between school districts and
transit systems in Iowa.
I P T A applauds these efforts to reduce the total lax requirement to provide
transportation to the hundreds of thousands of Iowa's citizens who ride public transit,
school buses, and human service agency vehicles.
I P T A EXPRESSES CONCERN THAT LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR TRANSIT
SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT A REASONABLE COST
Members of the Iowa Public Transit Association have experienced dramatic increases in
liability premiums the last three years. Despite an overall excellent safety record,
Iowa's transit systems are paying a premium for less coverage than before. This has
caused the systems to divert funds from the provision of transit service to the purchase
of insurance.
M )PTA feels that insurance for transit should be available ala reasonable cost.
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In 1973 the Iowa Department of Transportation and its Public Transit Division were
created to administer a program of public transit assistance. This program was
established because the state recognized that for many Iowans, public transit
represents a vital link to work, school. health care, and the world outside their homes.
The state recognized that mobility is of particular importance to the elderly and
disabled Iowans as well as to the residents of our rural areas.
In 1976 the Iowa Legislature appropriated $2,000,000 to support and encourage
coordinated transit services in the State of Iowa. The transit division of the Iowa D.O.T.
administered these funds under a set of procedures designed to reward transit systems
for the following:
- coordinating, consolidating, with other area transportation providers
- improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the system's performance
- increasing the usage of the system by the public
In 1976 there were 33 transit systems that served only parts of Iowa. Today, there are 35
transit systems operating throughout the state. Sixteen of them are serving rural areas
in the form of regional transit operations and nineteen systems are providing service
to small and large urban areas,
Fiscal year 1986 marked a decade of state assistance to public transit. It also marked a
decade of service by public transit operators to the citizens of this state. Significant
strides have been made in improving services to the public in this decade.
- Ridership has increased from 13 million to 24 million in that period which is
an 85% increase.
- Ridership in our small urban systems has tripled in the past decade, while
ridership in urban systems has increased by 50'..
- Transit operating revenues have tripled in the past ten years, growing from
54,000,000 to $12,000,000 annually.
Iowa's transit operators have improved in the efficiency of service delivery. Although
operating expenses have tripled in the past ten years, the cost per mile of the service
provided has increased less than 60%. When adjusted for inflation, the cost per mile and
cost per ride for providing transit services have actually decreased during this decade.
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Iowa Transit Systems: Ridership
FY76 FY 77 FY 78 FY 79 FY '80 FY 81 FY 82 FY '83 FY 84 FY 85 FY '86 FY '8?
Public transit ridership has nearly doubled
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lova Transit Systems: Revenue !:tilos
FY76 FY 77 FY 78 FY '79 FY 80 FY 81 FY 82 FY W FY 84 FY 85 FY 86 FY 87
Public transit operated over 18 million
miles In 1987 - more, than doubling the
amount o1 cervicc to !ova's rural and urban
citizens since 1976
Iowa Transit Systems: Total Operating Expenses Compared to
State Transit Assistance
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remained at a relatively constant $2 million
annually until 1986 when it grew to
approximately $4 million.
Iowa Transit Systems: State, Local, and Federal Funds as a
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