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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-03-21 Correspondence�1) City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 14, 1989 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Re: Handicapped Parking in the 1100 Block of Church Street As directed by Section 23-16 of the Municipal Code, this is to advise you of the following action: ACTION: Pursuant to Section 23-253 of the Municipal Code, the City Traffic Engineer will direct the creation of a 30 foot long handicapped parking zone. This handicapped parking zone will be centered on the sidewalk leading to the residence at 1129 Church Street. Parking will be permitted in this zone regardless of the calendar parking requirements. This action will take place on or shortly after March 29, 1989. COMMENT: Mr. Bob Allen who resides at 1129 Church Street has sought relief from the calendar parking prohibitions in the 1100 block of Church Street. His vehicles are equipped with state handicapped parking permits. The handicapped parking as proposed above will permit Mr. Allen to park his vehicle on the street in front of his residence. b3/pc2 F I.L E 0 WA14 Moo MARIAN K. KARR CITY CLERK (1) NOTICE THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY IS CONSIDER- ING AN APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOWING BOARD: ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD One vacancy - Three-year term April 5, 1989 - April 5, 1992 The Animal Control Advisory Board shall provide such recommendations and advice as are required by the 2BE Agreement between the City of Iowa City and the City of Coralville, or as may be requested by the City Council or City Manager of Iowa City or by the City Council or City Administra- tor of Coralville. Iowa City appointed members of boards and commissions must be eligible electors of the City of Iowa City. This appointment will be made at the March 21, 1989, meeting of the City Council at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. Persons interested in being considered for this position should contact the City Clerk at the Civic Center, 410 E. Washington Street. Appli- cation forms are available from the Clerk's office upon request. Mlles: 3 Females: 1 March 21, 1989 ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD One vacan1989 Three-yeaApril term 1992 Robert Jett 1308 Oakcrest Janice M. Becker (has served one unexpired term) 210 Windsor Drive - CITY OF :O'WA C i T'Y - ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION FORM Individuals serving on Boards/Commissions play an important role in advising the Council on matters of interest to our community and its future. Applicants must reside in Iowa City. The City Council announced Advisory Board/Commission vacancies 90 days prior to the date the appointment will be made. This period provides for a 30 -day advertising period and a 60 -day training period for new members. The training period allows new members to become familiar with the responsibilities and duties of the advisory board/commission before becoming a full voting member. After a vacancy has been announced and the 30 -day advertising period has expired, the Council reviews all applications during the informal work session. The appointment is announced at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees serve as unpaid volunteers. Council prefers that all applications must be submitted to the City Clerk no later than one week prior to the announced appointment dates. PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN. THIS APPLICATION IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH CAN BE REPRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR 3 MONTHS ONLY AND AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY DURING THAT TIME. ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION NAME hA)rlYlfrt. 663RLu_hlAnsoai, Rjftn TERM_3�ENtt( NAME TAucF ryl RFrIcE HOME ADDRESS 7rn M I xn m n .. y V .lh- Is your home address (listed above) within the corporate limits of Iowa City? \IE< OCCUPATION Prn ,i EMPLOYER <F T— PHONE NUMBER: HOME(- _ Yf-S�/�,� BUSINESS(f rSl.�?9-f133G. EXPERIENCE AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS POSITION: nue vr�ra_ SAV"Lx AC MEM RFit aF -Tih, - . Rn Mu) . / Rm M e) fl c.ff& i;7i /)1C,i//gA 7 (_'UQ.ArFtr C11 di twxTt 1 U hum cdr,C ae,. F7y. !az f mi-JF4R£- e�F 1i' #fPA-L( . / 47» A ioglr 60"/l, fh 0 )" A671 or- /Q A>J iur W ft V F -r A)tTudn t" D;ItY.er NF.� 062" Rum A&Z roo e (xw N -a ,n WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ADVISORY BOARD? r v7F 1)47 ' RAW WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS DO YOU .FEEL YOU CAN MAKE TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE REASON FOR APPLYING)? / [mJ [lnvrn�a„rte iFio=ns/nR �Axt Ahtv>msrY-At RLPA�Acrt r Spec7f c attention shoul be irected to possible conflict of interest as defined in Chapters 362.6, 403A.22 of the Code of Iowa. Should you be uncertain whether or not a potential conflict of interest exists contact the Legal Department. Will you have a conflict of interest? YES t, NO If you are not selected, do you want to be Do you currently serve on another Iowa City It has been Council policy not to permit an sions at the same time. notified?S�(� Board or ission2 --%0MAR 1'4 T96g- individual to serve on t Awli cards or Commis - MARIAN K. — CITY CLERK (1) June 19881 T OV CITY OF IOWA CITY - ADVISORY BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION FORM Individuals serving on Boards/Commissions play an important role in advising the Council on matters of interest to our community and its future. Applicants must reside in Iowa City. The City Council announced Advisory Board/Commission vacancies 90 days prior to the date the appointment will be made. This period provides for a 30 -day advertising period and a 60 -day training period for new members. The training period allows new members to become familiar with the responsibilities and duties of the advisory board/commission before becoming a full voting member. After a vacancy has been announced and the 30 -day, advertising period has expired, the Council reviews all applications during the informal work session. The appointment is announced at the next formal Council meeting. Appointees serve as unpaid volunteers. Council prefers that all applications must be submitted to the City Clerk no later than one week prior to the announced appointment dates. PLEASE USE A BLACK INK PEN. THIS APPLICATION IS A PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND AS SUCH CAN BE REPRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR 3 M THS )1NLY AND AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR ANY VACANCY DURING AT IME. 'Ofv�i {/U'I TERM ADVISO[�f�; BOARD/COMMISSION/ NAME rr NAME Poo /t clef l HOME ADDRESS 0 cres Is your home ddress (listed //abovvee) within the corporate limits of Iowa City? �'� OCCUPATION �iN'21 Znb /S -Gk EMPLOYER O-5 Q PHONE NUMBER: HOME BUSINESS 33 K'- 0,501 X 370 E%PERIE;WCE AND/OR XTIVJTIES WHICH YOU FEEL QUALIFY YOU FOR THIS nPOSITION: WHAT IS YOUR PRESENT KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ADVISORY BOARD? WHAT CONTRIBUT ONS 0) YOU FEEL YOU CAN M : TO THIS ADVISORY BOARD (OR STATE? REASON FOR APPLYING)? X ' --au`� 2 ed Specific 362.6, 403A.22should ofbthe C de of Iowirected to a. Shouldconflict be uncertaininterest whethereornnot�a Chapters 362.6, potential conflict of interest exists, contact the Legal Department. Will you have a conflict of interest? _YES NO If you are not selected, do you want to be notified? YES NO QQ D Jo you currently serve on another Iowa City Board or Commission? IF,A It has been Council policy not to permit an individual to serve on twoF5hM F%omnis- sions at the same time. MCR)A� ARR March 9, 1989 TENTATIVE AGREEMENT IOWA CITY ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSION FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL #610 and CITY OF IOWA CITY Term - two years. 2. Wage Increases - 2.75:1 across the board in year one; 3.5% across the board in year two. 3. Article 'XI - amend section 2 to provide that file cabinets belonging to the Union may be moved to an out-lyinq station if the Union President is permanently assignew-- there. The Union will be responsible for moving the file cabinets. 4, Article V - amend section 5 by adding a second paragraph as follows: If an acting temporary appointment to a Battalion Chief's position is made by the Fire Chief for a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive i work hours or more, the Captain appointed will be paid at the rate of 4% above his/her current salary/hourly rate. 5. Article XXIX - to read as follows: j Current policies governing the use of holiday, compensatory and vacation time will apply uniformly on a departmental basis. Once holiday, compensatory and vacation time is approved and scheduled its use shall not be denied except: 1. In emergency situations. 2. Where minimum staffing cannot be achieved due to unavailabil- ity of replacement personnel. Where #2 above applies, it is understood that the employer will place up to four telephone calls to attempt to secure a replacement for an employee whose scheduled time is subject to cancellation. If no replacement is secured, the scheduled time off is cancelled unless the affected employee secures a replacement. Efforts by the employer to contact replacement personnel (other than the number of telephone call attempts) shall not be grievable under the provisions of this agreement. The benefits to the bargaining unit of this article were agreed to by the employer in exchange for the Union's acceptance of a salary and benefit package less than the employer would have otherwise agreed to. MA 2 6. Article XXVIII - section 2; add $75 to each step in the longevity scale effective in the second year of the agreement. 7. Provide window for open enrollment (minimum 30 days) for dental insurance with signed agreement that employee will participate for life of this agreement. B. Chief will provide a letter clarifying that it is not his present intent to change the current rotation schedule, / i� /7 �-Ca.•iG� T City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 13, 1989 To: Lyle Deeds, President, Iowa City Association of Professional Firefighters From: Dale Melling, Assistant City Manage(�Q� t� Re: FY90-91 Tentative Agreement —vim" In addition to the provisions of the tentative agreement reached on March 9, 1989, the City agrees to add the following amendment: Amend Article X1, Section 1, last sentence to read as follows: No one on duty at outlying stations may attend, except that if the Union President is assigned to an outlying station, he/she may arrange with another bargaining unit member assigned to the central station to tem- porarily trade station assignments in order to attend said meeting, subject to approval by the Battalion Chief on duty. tp5-2 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 7, 1989 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: 1990 Census As 1 am sure you are aware, the Federal Government will begin their official campaign and information distribution concerning the 1990 Census in the very near future. Census day is April 1, 1990. In order to direct the City's involvement in this census process and assure a thorough and accurate count, we will be forming an internal committee to assist in the management of this process. It is suggested by the Census Bureau that a local census liaison person be designated to handle important program and community contacts for the Census Bureau. Marian Karr has agreed to be designated City staff person to take the leadership role in the City's involvement in the upcoming census. We will be designing ways to assure the count as well as methods to check and re -check the information of the Census Bureau. As I am sure you can appreciate, as a University community, an accurate student count, that is the student population is incorporated into our census figures, is critical to all state and federal aid programs measured by way of a formula. In the next few months you will be hearing more about our efforts and in particular the involvement of the community. cc: Department Directors bj/pc2 7t9im e� 4✓ V City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 7, 1989 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Goal Setting Session We have tentatively scheduled Tuesday, April 11, 1989, at 4:00 PM for the next Council goal setting session. We have reserved a room at the Highlander Inn. Dinner will be served at approximately 6:00 PM. Please mark you calendars. tp2-8 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 3, 1989 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Policy For your information, attached is the departmental policy concerning the DARE program. This will provide you with a general outline of the issues associated with our efforts to improve drug abuse education in the area schools. tp5-4 #5G IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT t i 410 HAST wASI-IINGTON STREE"1', town CITY. town 52240 (:319) :356-5275 D.A.R.E. Drug Abuse Resistance Education INTRODUCTION Despite the best efforts of law enforcement officials, including new and successful partnerships and a growing volume of narcotics seizures, despite the dramatic Increase in drug-related arrests, the problem of adolescent drug abuse persists. Law enforcement agencies across the nation spend millions of dollars each year to control the distribution and sale of illicit drugs. By any measure, that effort is paying off. Each year, tons of narcotics are seized. Vast sums of cash, weapons, boats, and planes are confiscated. Thousands of arrests are made. Nevertheless, the drug trade continues. While recent surveys of American high school students indicate that the percentage of students experimenting with and using drugs and alcohol has leveled off after the frightful increase in the 1960's and 1970's, the number of students abusing these substances remains intolerably high. It is the highest level of any industrialized nation in the world, even though rates are escalating in other countries. Just as alarming, the age at which children begin to initiate experimentation continues to fall. Certainly, our efforts to combat the processing, distribution, and sale of Illegal drugs must continue. But there is also a need to focus on arresting the demand for drugs, Until there is a drop in the demand, law enforcement officials, by their own admission, are lighting a war they cannot possibly win. The principal way to curb the demand for drugs Is education. PURPOSE The purpose of this information is to establish and describe the DARE program — a program which is a cooperative effort between the Iowa City public and parochial schools and this Department. POLICY it is the policy of this Department to participate in worthwhile, validated, and preventive educational programs to assist the youth of this community. �S� PROCEDURE DARE Program Overview D.A.R.E. — Drug ABuse Resistance Education, is a preventive program originally developed in Los Angeles, California. Its aim is to equip youth with the skills to resist peer pressure to experiment with and use harmful drugs. The DARE program is taught to sixth grade students In Iowa City. Because the QUEST program is conducted in the city's junior high schools, this arrangement provides a natural reinforcement of the skills and techniques taught through the DARE program. The Department's DARE program is under the direct supervision of the Community Services Unit Supervisor. Core Curriculum Project DARE's core curriculum for fifth and sixth grade students was adopted by Dr. Ruth Rich, a curriculum specialist with the Los Angeles Unified School District. While there is an abbreviated curriculum for younger children and junior high school students, the heart of the DARE program is this Intensive curriculum for fifth and sixth grade students. The central objective of the curriculum is to teach the children various management skills and techniques for resisting peer pressure. Several of the lessons focus on building students' self- esteem, stressing that children who feel positively about themselves will be more capable of asserting themselves in the face of peer pressure. Other sessions emphasize the physical, mental, and social consequences of using alcohol and drugs and Identify alternative means of coping with stress, gaining peer acceptance, and having fun. The curriculum is organized Into 17 classroom sessions, each 45 to 60 minutes, conducted by the police officer, coupled with suggested supplementary activities that can be taught by the regular classroom teacher at other times. A wide range of teaching activities are used - question and answer, role play, workbook exercises - all designed to encourage student participation and response. Two features of the DARE curriculum deserve special mention: • Students are given a DARE notebook that includes all of the worksheets and handouts they need for their lessons. The first item in the notebook is a DARE word list and R provides space for students to write in definitions. • Each classroom has a DARE Question Box, in which students can anonymously deposit written questions about police work, drugs, or any other relevant topic. During each class, the DARE officer selects two or three to answer. 2 T` Resistance education focuses on four major areas: • providing accurate information about alcohol and drugs; • teaching students decision-making skills; • showing students how to resist peer pressure; and • giving students ideas for alternatives to drug use. Before the DARE curriculum itself is begun, the DARE officer visits the classroom to introduce the DARE program and to get to know the students. The following sessions are then conducted: Session One: Practices for Personal Safety Session Two: Drug Use and Misuse Session Three: Consequences Session Four: Resisting Pressures to Use Drugs Session Five: Resistance Techniques - Ways to Say No Session Six: Building Self -Esteem Session Seven: Assertiveness: A Response Style Session Eight: Managing Stress Without Taking Drugs Session Nine: Media Influences on Drug Use Session Ten: Decision Making and Risk Taking Session Eleven: Alternatives to Drug Use Session Twelve: Role -Modeling Session Thirteen: Forming a Support System Session Fourteen: Ways to Deal with Pressures from Gangs Session Fifteen: Project DARE Summary Session Sixteen: Taking a Stand Session Seventeen: DARE Culmination �l Culminating Activity The last session of Project DARE is designed as a culminating assembly -type activity to which all classes involved in the school will participate. This event provides an opportunity for recognition of the peer leaders and for all the students and adults who participated in the program. The scheduling of an event of this nature will require the approval of the building principal. State and local dignitaries may be present at the ceremony as well as members of the news media. The culmination ceremony is usually conducted in the evening so that more parents may attend. The culmination may consist of skits, short speeches, students singing the DARE song, and student essay readings. Upon conclusion of the culmination ceremony, a reception may be held, Parent Presentation The DARE officer conducts a special evening parent presentation, usually during the sixth week of the program. The presentation is open to all parents who are notified by the school. The objectives of this parent presentation are to: provide parents with information about abuse (e.g., drug recognition, physical symptoms of drug abuse, behavioral signs of drug usage); • Inform them about the educational program; and • elicit their help In reinforcing the programs' key messages about resisting peer pressure. The officer also discusses strategies for improving family communication, other steps they as parents can take to prevent their children from abusing drugs, and community resources for drug counseling and intervention. Training of DARE Instructors One of the unique features of DARE is the use of uniformed police officers as instructors. Oincers selected for the program have been carefully screened and selected and possess human relations and communications skills. Specialists in education and psychology have trained them to present the special 17 -lesson instructional unit, DARE Instructors must complete a two week Instructor school before being allowed to teach the program in the schools. 9 ZL U. QP City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 3, 1989 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Downtown Study - Historical Information You may recall at the most recent City Council meeting, Councilmember Horowitz indicated that she had been provided information concerning the various discussions regarding the Downtown Parking Study. Attached is a copy of that information. tp5-3 *57 Joint Hitting of the City Council and Planning s Zoning Connlssion March 31, 1908 March , --. a:w p.m. ,n Lne nallaar Intl - Cantil hesent: Strait, Horowitz, Larson, Ambrisco, Dickson, Courtney, Staff Present: Atkins, Karr, Franklin, ScHoeiser, Smith. Plains! t teelna Cowission Present: Scott, Dierks. Cook, Wallace, !Tape-recorded: Reel 88.19, Side 2, 1 -End; Reel 88-22, Side 1, 1 -End, Side NcDonald stated the Joint meting of the city Council and the Planning and Zoning Cmission was scheduled to discuss major issues of policy Clues. tions relating to planning and zoning. Scott stated the Planning and Zoning Commission "a to receive direction from Council regarding policy questions and direction from the City Manager and City staff on what they can or cannot do on the staff level. FUME CORFICORATION OF DOWNTOWN: Zoning C11-10/0.2 and Parking/Transit policies. Scott reviewed background r....... ...... ca.�,ccw WIN aPPOmsea 0y Me 6nabQ Of Commerce and the Dorltan Angssoclatton (OTA) to study CI -10 boundary changes and changes in the that the C eeil requirements for presentica ree in the ecommendation2relatlmn e. Se istated t stated [[thnot to hh�at the 1`18111111019 ►les theq1811�1111019 _aandd�yyZoning Cammlssion is conitdarinp Mreherraeta Sc ton tga tercomorfriaMt'ii fhirequir�C/ty�i po 1tlanolartprorlts for office Usti ding parking for 01" sato of Burlington Street and for transit bringing people to and fro the area. Franklin explatnd that M interim solution suggested by the Chammr/DTA Committee prorldn that if .there is more than 8.000 square feet of office space, the first 81,000 square feet would have to comply with the currant parking re"fraant for ane apace per 200 square feet and anything over 8,000 square feet would not lave to comply with the parking requirement. In reepoAso to Clark, Franklin sold that the Task Force was ode up of from and „hMatahtt Gtn he Ch MYltn terved Of CaoaretuWinthe Doxootown Aslemnsatio Courtney asked for in explanation relating to the transit issue. Scott explained that if the parking nWireaats were relaxed and there is M office use in the CI -2 arts, the Cllrr will hart to provide transit eery Ices. in response to Dierks, franklla said that six buildings including three banking institutions would be Impacted by the proposed change in the MINUTES JOINT MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING a ZONING COMMISSION MARCH 31, 1988 PAGE 2 C8-2 parking requirements. CounclUwwbers and Planning and Zoning Commis- sion members discussed parking and transit issues and alternatives in the downtown area. Larson stated that there Is not enough parking in the downtown area. Horowitz stated that the City needs to c- side thangl demographics In the next ten yeas. Atkins said that the oebt Incurr e pirkfng--Fimp Is a major public expense that will, have at leas a_ g.yeer ' taxing district act. in andeto thoseireven esAtkins mustsaid be used for aImprovemnnttsllowis aorpsi r Ices that specifically benefit that district. Wallace stated that the key Issue Is parking. McDonald reminded Councilmembas and Planninngp owed Zoning Commission mom�0era that the urban renewal lot number 6A -1A (95 parking spaces) and the old library parking lot (78 parking spaces) will be developed In the near future. Franklin reported that a parking study done In 198S will be updated this sower by the JCCOG Transportation Planner. Franklin noted that the 1965 study concluded that with the development of Parcel 64 -IA and the old library lot there will AY-F-TIT-ee Cities that the developers of properties haw support for parking facilities. Larson states the Northwestern Bell building to be available City has been timid in providing enough down there is a need to expand downtown district, al la with all the issues involved in the exp Council not to rush into any decisions. Scott to look at the area south of Burlington Stree role in directing the type of development in tha Council agreed to Atkins' suggestion that staff Hos related to the dowtown boundary changes: COMNENSiYE PLAN UPDATE: t Is not uncommon in some to contribute financial ft 1s 171ant to allow to or other office the own parking; and thirdly ',hough personally unfrll- •� ./ nsion. Strait cautioned , ,.� TAPE' - laid that there is a need 68.22 and the City can play a area. look at different_ scans r- •uL` Franklin stated that the Comprehensive Plan update will include the fol - 100% itemm: population projections to the year 2000; the s e o/ devel t In n atlamaAfe to the new sewer_ plant- reeve on area std owe, cu grl) in ted sou sTand hortheisr areas the peninsula, Area S, Nee a and ted Clea Crook area; affordable housing; trim��ta t, rf s• incorporating the fringe arae agreement into tl fmprn- hlannfe aI lghborhood open space plan; downtown economic dove g mt D_tg;_preper iaatl0ns for research andiadOf8f0lf rrq. Capita provements Program; and long-range financial planning. Franklin sold the Comprehensive Plan will be updated annually rather than every three to five years. An annual survey of decision -makes including Councllmeebers and department heeds my be included, In response to McDonald. Franklin stated the Comprehensive Plan Update is slated to be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission by July 1. In response to Morowitz, Franklin stated that the update is planned to include fringe areas In the County but not Corsiville. Sctreiser stated the Comprehen- sive Plan will be done on a continuous basis. Morowitz noted that the School Board should be included. Cook encouraged cooperation between the City and the University of low, in response to Cook, Atkins stated the r-�e 7a -S% PETITION TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: ' The Honorable Chairman and Member@ of the Planning and Zoning Commission of lows City, lows i We, the underrlgnd, property owners within two hundred feat (2009) i j of Iota It g, and 9 in Johnson's Subdivision of Outlet 26, Iowa City, Johoaom County, Ione, which area has been requested by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company of Dee !bines, Iowa, to be rezoned from CB-2 to CB-10, I i 4plicstion attached) hereby object to such rezoning for the following ressonal 1. Both a rezoning would Constitute "spot toning"; 2. The sole Purpose of the requested running Is to eliminate the off-street parking requirements for the CB-2 actual i 1. The retonsd' arme would be incompatible with the surrounding area ' which is composed of businesses in the CB-2 zone which require ra_that , the, intensity of use be less than that permitted in the CB-10 zone; t 1. The ruoaiig would be detrimental to the surrounding area in that the problem praseatd by the lack of sufficient perking spates would became a was severe problem; 1 S. 1ti eseseia9 IN Contrary to the City Of Iowa City's 1009-ten comprehensive Plan. IU91191110M. w the undersigned object to the elimination of off-strut perking requirements in the CB-2 once for the followlug rsieanet I I I I I AM ,M M#" It. KM C"MM0) .tFAV- �5 i -2- I. It would be detrimental to the guy-outding neighborhood 1n that the problow presented by the lack of mfflclent perking epecea .+mid become a more aerere problem; and 2. It Would be contrary to the C1ty of lore Ciq'y long -tin comps baselWe plan. a [h1a_ day of a 1988. W19t CABAL �_ 9 PLANNING/PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IOWA CITY APPLICATION FORM U NOTETOAPPLICANT —SINCE THIS ISACOMPRtHt:NaIVt.rrLI1rIIUI`vrv., -. " THOSE ITEMS RELATED TO YOUR APPLICATION(S) ARE TO BE FILLED. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT /1gyIp EE 1 _ NAME OF APPLICIANT ADDflESS' 9 Le8 23YN'38'Jl I" A lost, Sall Telephone Co. Des llolnee. Iona NaiAE OF DEVELOPMENT AREA SIZE: 5 N C9-2 2ONIN0 STREET ADDRESS OR PROPERTY LOCATION: ZONING PFJOPOSEDCB-10 ZONING 70 . .._ A02S._ , PLEASE CHECK PERSON TO CON ACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ORyyRooEyyFERE NCE 907 Wiumote. WAt0r1QOr Pl2�pp9yy1=9951 E__Rj6 OwN y K. Late " P73tl=755 ATTORNEY' Philip A. Let! Iowa Cit yo IA. 2140 ENGINEER: *DURESS: P"JNE: OTHER: ADDRESS: PHONE: T PLICATION INITIAL SUBMITTALS: 1. 12 copies of preliminary plat/plan REZONING To-rO 3 • 1 ® Cn_SO 2.. 12copies of final plat/plan SUBDIVISION 717713. Location Hap [jPRELIMINARY PLAT a, Legal Description SUBDIVISION Y • S S. 5 copies of legal papers consisting Of: 11 FINALPLAT a, Title opinion LARGE SCALE RESIDENTIAL 1 • 3 a 7 b. Statement of County Treasurer PRELIMINARY PLAN c. Statement of Clerk of Court RESIDENTIAL d, Statement of County Recorder DILARGESCALE NA N t •5 • 71 e. Consent to platting by Owner 6 Spouse LGE. SCAL! NON-RESIDENTIAL 1 a S f. Subdivider's Agreement ❑ PNARY PLAN g• Dedication Documents* LGE,SCAL! NONRESIDENTIAL 4 • T h. Easement Agreements• O FIN* PLA i. Encumbrance Bond Certificate* 1. Resolution and/or ordinance for 16.PLANNED PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT 1 • S PRELIMINARY PLAN �1 approval by Council Existing site pian AREA DEVELOPMENT 1 • 7 El FINAL PLAN 17. Additional information: a. Statement of Intent b. Evidence of Ownership c, Description of Development d. Intended time schedule for completion Ei VACATINGS 3 • ANNEXATION 3 • ii Y 9. Additional Reports: Mu Nllemem O/ a. Economic feasibility F[[PAW AaollmT3/S M DATE / 0 �� b. Effect of development on surrounding _ �,nnrAeemm v ,i��;;"�_J��y/ property We I c. Impact of traffic generated by develop - /,��� ,µ/r� menton surrounding streets This Isanappllallonform only. Additional *varies with each developmcllt e>, lert ,Wbe required during17 ATTACH ADDITIONAL tH[[Til►NECESSARY IAN 131988 W IMTE WIT: cIIYCLdA MARIAN K. KARR PlTv rl � VILLOR KNO~001V aLIN: A"UrANT Ir Pl IF JW1�9.L'["u.Z.C>1C 1� ...-uuluuw •u.. a III: tur::IIGia11 ilttlC : IIL• 710 5111WIWII nm P4! i�•l '71 t�G 7tlr . Jnr 18 u .:Ili �fi: JII: A1C- rilllll NR' Sn11111 Ittl-;' ir win JL o •"Wl W! IPe� C1 A " is}ui�- n:fQ�s�� =1' LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 302 SOUTH LINN STREET, IOWA CITY, IOW, WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION TO REZONE By X04THWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY; Lots T S. and 9 to Johnson's Subdivision o/ Outlot 24, Iowa City. Johnson County, lows. !AN 131988 MARIAN K. KARR CRY CLERK (3) DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION ••CL�,,�_ MEMO TO ALL DIRECTORS: FROMs Jacque Bohn, Gary Lundquist, and Susanne Suamerwill Us RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ON NW BELL i i Please read the attached cover letter to Tom Scott of the PaZ and the revised recommendation from the DTA. If you have comments on changes, please contact any of uarior to Thursday att Aril 3rd. Otherwise, I will plan on sending the der and recommendat on on that date, 80 the Commissioners will have it in their information for their April 7th meeting. Thanks for your input[ Susanne 355-5919 Gary 351-4079 Jacque 751-4700 i se I i , A i March 21, 1988 Mr. Thous A. Scott, Chairman Planning and Zoning Commission 220 Savings and Goan Building Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mr. Scott$ The Downtown Association has now considered the issue of to -zoning the Northwestern Sell property and is pleased to make two recommendations for action to the Planning and toning Counission. The first recommendation specifically addresses the wording of the Cs -2 Boning ordinance and proposes a change in the language which would allow use of the Northwestern 5411 facility. The second recommendation arises out of she special concern district and epnscieatiaMyoZsveiopmenc or areas_ao7acenc co the-domtown. The Northwatarri 541I`rNsonlnq hib mad I ' clear tlut there is interest in increased use or development of the area mouth of Burlington, between dilbart and Clinton streets. T"Downtown Association racommenda that the City undertak a I�mtudy to address long-term developmental objectives for thif�al, consistent 9th and complimentary to the existing central bu$1n$ss district. Tl�e Dmmtovn Association has appreciated to opportunity to pirticlpate Ln chs discussion of these mattere, and encourages the member$ of `he planning and Zoning Commission to thoughtfnlly consider !iiia Pscommendations as submitted. Sincerely, Susanne SummerwLll President, Downtown Association Downtown Association of Iowa City P.O. Box 2156 Iowa City, Iowa 52211 (919) 237.9617 Affiliated with the GfWar Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce y_ THE WWON ASSOCIATION'S C111-2 ZONING RECOMMENDATION TO THE PtAMINi AND ZONING CO NISSiON April ), 1988 ISSUE: Northwestern Ball request to rezone property located at 302 S. Linn, low& City. PIRPOSE: At the request of the Planning and Zoning Coiggisai0n, a Downtown Zoning Task Force was jointly organized by the Chamber of CoaercO and the Downtown Association to address the issue of n -zoning the Northwestern 8011 Property, currently located in the CB -2 zone, in order to fully utilize the space for office use Wil adhering to the current Central I Business District parking requlreeents• The task force consisted of the following p•oplr, John Benz, Chairperson; Jacqquue 801111; Patt Cain; Karin Franklin; Dick Mien; Pat Grady; Cary Lundquist; Jerry He's; Roy INumann; Mary Stier; and Craig Willi,, in respoese to the recommendation of the Do"town Zoning Task Force, the Officers and Directors of the Downtown Association are pleased to make the following recoammndatlons: REC0168>bAiZ4: ' The Daeetan Association recemmends that Sot, 36.88, Off Street Parking Roqulrearnts (2)(1.)2., referenced in Sec. 36.20, Central Business Service Zone (CB -2), (f)(1)t„ of the Zeeing Ordinance be reworded to eliminate parking requiremants in office buildings for all square footage in excess of 8,000 sq. ft. (i.e. the office building user would be required to provide 1 parking space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area up to 8,000 sq. ft., and 0 parking spaces for any additional square footage In excess of the 8,000 sq. ft.). The Downtown Association also recommends that the City undertake a study of the potential future expansion of the Central Business District. This study should address the ultimate best use and determine the most appropriate zoning of the land contiguous to the Central Business District south of Burlington Street. It should also address the impact ofot�_ential decentralization of the business district and. future parking and_trmstt requtrWftts_fpr expanded areas, Evaluation of parking requirements may be _ 1'. coordinated with the upcoming Johnson County Council Of Goverment's Parking Study update. It is recemmanded that the City work in conJunction with an t 4: : outside consultant to address the economic and developmental issues involved if it 1s not feasible to utilize in-house staff. An outside consultant may, however, be able to lend a more oWective opinion. It Is r suggested that the City explore the possibility of utill th proceeds of -"o 'f ; Lot N.Ilt.to pay for the consulttet,. It Is also recommended that the study be completed 1n 14811, and that one representative of the Downtown Association be involved with the entire study. The Downtown Association believes that these recommendations address the short-term mads of providing opportunities for more rotative ` utilization of the CI•t zone for office_ development as well as the long-term utilization and development of the entire Central Business District. •2- RECEIVEDAH 20 ;_ga April 25, 1988 Iowa City, City Council Civic Center 410 E. Washington Iowa City, IA. 52240 To All Council Members: I am writing in regards to rezoning the NW Bell building and understand it will be voted on at the next City Council meeting on May 3rd. I believe rezoning the building from CB -2 to CB -10 will be an incentive to attract new bussiness to Iowa City. At the, same time jobs will be created when recent reports reflect Iowa's population is dropping due to lack of employment opportunities. Elected officials at local, state, and federal levels of government should work at securing legislation to reverse the decline in population and keep Iowan's in Iowa. Using an existing facility to it's fullest extent is a way to keep poeple working, Iowa City growing, and Iowa prospering. I also want to point out the contributions NW Bell has made to this. community over the years. The Iowa City Public Library received $10,000 recently, the Adult Daycare Program -$500, SEATS -$250, Congrete Meals -$250, and the Iowa City Crisis Center Food Bank -$500. I do not have accurate figures for contributions to Hancher and. University athletic events. The latest donation is in the form of offering office space in an existing building to potential businesses. This would help the community and state to -realize new growth and stability. I encourage you to vote for rezoning the NW Bell building in Iowa City. SinFerely Kerry Bowen 430 E. Jefferson N2 Iowa City, Ia. 52240 354-2222 (h) 4Ls7 hI` NDnCE OF RIIIC HERRN Notice is hereby given that a pbiic hearing will be held by the City Cotmil of Ias City, Icon, at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th day Of 1py, 1983, in the Cantil ambers of the Civic Center, Ions City, � Iowa, on the follanbg iters: (� An aeednent to the Zoning Ordinance parkirg requiremnts in the CB -2 we to pendt an exemption in parking for office usage in eoess of 8,000 squre feet. 2. M aedned to the high-rise dwelling, grade, and story definitions in the Zoning Ondinace. 3. An arnednant to Chapter 32, Subdivision Regulations, to permit a waiver of certain requirements and to correct an error in Section 32-7, Exceptions. Copies of the proposed amndnM we an file far public examination at the office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Ices. Rosas wishing to make their views kmn or to wDest dog's fir the City Ccondl amideration before adoption of these ordinances should appear at the hearing. WuRIIW K. KO, CITY MM aOINANCF N1. _ OMINANX TO AMEND TIE OFF-STFUT PARKING PEOOIFE- MM IN TIE C8-2 ZONE. WfREAS, the parking regulations stipulate that are off-street parking space shall be provided for every 300 square feet of office use in the C3-2 zone; and WfWAS, the City recognizes the need to evalu- ate the future of the downtown and its service area before major changes are made in the City's zoning boundaries or parking requirments; and WIEREAS, it is in the public interest to fully utilize larger office buildings which were con- structed at a tine when little or no off-street parking was required in the CB -2 zone or do+mtan service area; and IffPEAS, the current parking requirmeuts may preclude full utilization of buildings for uses permitted in the zone, thereby dictating a less intense use of the lard in this service area than is desirable. Now, N16ORE, ff IT OlWNO BY TIE CITY COIixIL OF TIE CITY OF IOA4 CITY, IOAA: SECTION I. uVf1DW. That Subsection 36 a awe city Code of Ordinances is hereby deleted and the following inserted in lieu thereof: 2. CB -2 One (1) parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area to a mexi- nnin of 27 spaces. No additional parking shall be required for that area exceeding 8,000 square feet. SECTION II. WRA D. All ordinances and parts of 6Urn—&—x—m--rn--cm—fMff with the provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION III. SEVERABILITY. If any section, prod s m errpart of nance shall be aditidand to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudicat m shall not affect the validity of the Ordirwnce as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not ad invalid or urncorstitutional. SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this NAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLEW Approved as to Form 1?k rP Legal Deparbre+ 4497 715%7 It was raved by and seconded by that the ordinance as read e adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Morisco Courtney Dickson Horowitz Larson McDonald Strait First Consideration Vote for passage: Second Consideration Vote for passage: Date published Ka TO: HONORABLE HAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA The undersigned merchants and property owners in the area of Burlington, Gilbert, Court street and Linn street object to the proposed rezoning of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Building and to the proposed change in the zoning ordinance to require parking only for the first 8000 square feet of the building for the reasons: I. the proposal is discriminatory because it is special zoning designed for Northwestern Bell and the University of Iowa and is not available for anyone else in Iowa City. 2. the proposal will create parking problems for the businesses in the area which Northwestern Bell, the University and the City of Iowa City are not addressing when others in the area have been required to f provide parking or have not beedallowed to expand their businesses for lack of parking. i Name Address (,r'/berF -72/ f (9-.•/�,� SS '72? 4 4),44J . 311 50. 3 Qip Sa AJ TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA The undersigned merchants and property owners in the area of Burlington, Gilbert, Court street and Linn street object to the proposed rezoning of the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Building and to the proposed change in the zoning ordinance to require parking only for the first 8000 square feet of the building for the reasons: 1. the proposal is discriminatory because it is special zoning designed for Northwestern Bell and the University of Iowa and is not available for anyone else in Iowa City. 2. the proposal will create parking problems for the businesses in the area which Northwestern Bell, the University and the City of Iowa City are not addressing when others in the area have been required to provide parking or have not beelallowed to expand their businesses for lack of parking. Name Address p A CITY OFFICE: pUR 3514HOD IIALa iA OFFICE: pim ae6 2WG LC F4 TFEE OFFICE: p+q e12945400 ,A.' OFFICE: ptq 6794007 HONOHAN, EPLEY, HAYMONO & BRAODOCK ATTOFW4EYS AT LAW JAY K FONpHAN LLOYD A. EMEY 300 FASt CCRFir nIFEET GARY L. H YNIOIsO P.O. BO%GO10 M LAF" A. BRADIX O oWA CITY. a0Y/A 5IN!" MTF C FETEfS April 19, 1988 Honorable Chairman 3 Members Iowa City Planning 6 Zoning Commission Iowa City, IA 52240 Re: Northwestern Bell Rezoning Enclosed with this letter are the following: a 0 Q bli,A'R 19882 MARIAN K. KARR CITY CLERK (3) 1. Chronology of events on Northwestern Bell and Parking and Zoning items relating to this area with attachments. 2. Fact sheet of some relevant items. I apologize for the delay in getting these matters to the Commission but we have had to spend some time gathering the information and trying to be sure it was correct. I am sending it to each of you personally to try and get it to you before the meeting so you might be able to review it if you wish. T will also file these with the City Clerk for the public record and to make them part of the commissions minutes. The chronology and fact sheets will be discussed at the meeting of April 21, 1988 when I present my objections to the rezoning request by Northwestern Bell, the staff recommendation of no parking requirements for offices in the CB -2 zone and the "compromise" proposal of parking required for the first 8,000 square feet but none thereafter. Thank you. JHH/Jv Enclosures. Very truly youre, HONOHAN, EPLEY, HAYMOND 6 BRADDOCK JH. .Honohan CHRONOLOGY 1962 Au ust 1962 City Council pursuant to Comprehensive Plan prepare y Bartholomew and Associates adopted Ordinance 2238. NW Bell property zoned M-1; parking requirements 1 space for each 300 square feet; area north of Burlington CB (central business no parking requirements) 1962 NW Bell Bldg. 3 stories high 1964 May _6 11964 NW Bell application for expansion of building. use ,1;64 building equipment storage. Permit denied because of height regulation and parking requirements (Exhibit "A" attached) 1964 Ma 6 1964 Letter Philip A. Leff for NW Bell cites expansion w 11 reduce number of employees and this will help the parking problem. Also states that NW Bell has available 45 parking spaces (Exhibit "B" attached) 1964 Ma 22 1964 Board of Adjustment after hearing approved expansion to ator es. 1964 May 25, 1964 Building permit issued for 4 stories. 1966 Ordinance Codification 1966 Section 8.10.25 paragraph 9 requires parking to be supplied for all commercial uses in M zone, one space for each 300 square feet and for all industrial uses in the M zone, one space for each two employees or one space for each 600 square feet whichever is greater. 1966-1975 NW Bell Area rezoned to C-2 Zone Exact date not ascertained. C-2 Requirements One parking space for every 300 square feet. 1974 May 21, 1974 Ordinance adopted setting out parking requirements. C-2 zone requirements unchanged. 1974 August 6 1974 Ordinance No. 74-2729 adopted establish ng CBS zone. For all commercial uses CBS zone, one space for 500 square feet. For listed uses various parking requirements. 1975 January 14, 1975 Ordinance rezoned area to CBS zone. 1978 NW Bell A lication for additional floor and expansion. Permit appl cat on y HLM states existing building_=66,936 sq. ft. 1978 expansion 19,587 sq. ft. for a total of 86',523 sq. ft. Purpose of expansion - equipment storage. 1983 February 15, 1983 Comprehensive Plan for Iowa City updated. December 20f 1983 New zoning ordinance adopted. Parking requirements CB -2 zone, one apace per 300 square feet of floor area. 1985 Parkin Stud Downtown Iowa Cit (Su=ary Exhibit 'C' attached area 5 �'I C a qt hl f- fl Application for Permit to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, improve or convert any building or structure. Date.........................H..a7t... 6,..1.94!1.... _..._. APPLICANT ......... N.ez.thxc4zexn_de.11...Te.leEhs.9e...Gq ..................4..........._ ADDRESS ... _......... 3QZ_S.¢uth_I.1nm..S.t.......... .... ....... .................................. ^..._._.._..�.y.__•_-._._ notlet ........._._ ..................._.._._.._...... CONTRACTOR OR BUILDER__ ............................._......................_. . GENERAL INFORMATION Type of occupancy .... _.99MO /919444.I,9AP...0.0.151?.n8.................. .................... —...State number of rams.»_...w_ Are there any existing buildings on the lot ......... .._ &.* ................ ..._............ ............_........................................_............... ». Is this in application for a building which is to be moved or removed. ........... Nq_............. .......... ............ .».._.._:.._. CONSTRUCTION Masonr.._..............................._............... _... ........ _..........._»._�_r General type of construction ..............._............( (Frame. em) (Frame, rrneer, masonry. Basement .................................._ ................. .................. ._........ _...... Foundation: Kind ....................»............ .................. . (aanmenr, pica, Mall&, slab) CCnC..........................._.............. __._.._..... «....... .._...._... Site and material.._....._..........(Concret..block, 1, _..._ tone, (Concrete block, 6rict, smog net Exterior walls ............. Ilasonry...and..Stael ..................... .................................... ............ ............_....�._......___.......�».. Floor construction ._ .... Sl........... ...... ....... _.._...................................................... _...... __..._........._.__._.. Cone nd eel ....................................................... ...... _ Roo( construction .................:.._4....._:..�..............................._.._. Interior w1111L .............. ........... ........ ... _.._.................................. .......................... _......... ...__._,...... BUILDING SIZE ..... it. wide by ........ no ...... it. long................. _... sq- (t. area Height ......... .... _._...(t...._.._.3.._».._sterin. HEAT PRODUCING APPLIANCES Type of fuel ........... _.Steam..._ ........................................_ .. Type of dittribution.............................. ..... ..... �..._..�._. Rated BTU ............................... _....... hlanuficturers name.......................................................... Model ................ _...... FOR ADDITIONS OR REPAIRS OR ALTERATIONS (Exterior or lrlterior) Size .._....... ...... A9 ......... ft. wide by............ ;A..............ft. long by ..................... 14....... ft. high ................. 1 ........... stories 1 stor addn to exlstin J story.51'.•Itipl�..bulldin�.,.,,,,•,,,,,,,,•,,,,,,,,_,,,,__,,,,,,,,,, Useof Addition..._................%........_............................g.......__.... tobe used Eor equipment.stora&e__.............................................................. ......... _.......... ....... . ao�. ..............._......................................._......................._......__ _... Estimated cost of project :...--�C••Q• •^Q I hereby certify that the information given herein is correct and true. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co R A Williams Manager_N I Date.AflY.»6j...X46!f..................................... ..............................._................. ................. _ ........_._���___ Onner A[ent E;e4, S; ;1`- .4 to APPLICANT TO FILL IN BLANKS PERTINENT TO PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION LOCATION OF CONSTRUCTION Side of street- East302.Sou.tII...L.inn .. ........................................................................ ................. . (N E 4 WI IILmse Numbet) ISueet) Lot Number ....................... 2. .................. Illitck Number... Johnsons Sub-diV;. MAA, ... 9! .................... _.... _...._... ..............................................................................................................................................................._................................... LOT SIZE. The percentage of the above describrd prrmi!es whi:di such hnilding will occupy is .... Legal ....... ....... ..................................B.Q......ft. wide by .......... IS.0........................... ft. deep. Lot Area ................................................ sq. fL (check nne) Corner Lot....... $ . ............................. Interinr Lot....................................... file Alley ........... ..........................Y. I (este ur sl PLOT PLAN No 0. S. changes Permit denied under Article XXI - Sec. 1- Par 2 - Ht. Regulation Article XXIV - Sec. 1 - Par. 9 - Parking requirments Zoning Ordinance 1.12238 Appeal to Board of Adjustment Lm pime must Include the follu%%Ing: la) dimensions of lire, Ib) all existing buildings mi premises Indicating thou which are to be removed and those which will remain, le) exterior dimensinns of structure to be erected, (d) front yard setback, rear yard setback, side yard setback. Un nm vrrhe below this line Conforms to Building and Zoning Code ............ U—n... I ....................••,••. Occupancy Group .... aculsaulacationa.......-_ Or% or no) � Permit No ....... .......................... Issued on .................... day of................... ............................................................... Fee E_..................... Remarks: ........... . .......................... _......... _.._........... _..-..................................................................... ... _............ - ......... ........... ............................ _................ ....... ............ _..._.___.� _..._._� Building Inepcanr THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT CITY HALL IOWA CITY, IOWA !) Ih ; LEFF ANI) LEFF ,u :o.. !u.[ S.". ... ...lx noo. .wt.uw a.t[rr IOWA CITY, IOWA •��. ... �[rr 922.0 May 6, 1964 Mr. Warren Buchan Engineers Office Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa w.o.t 336-3659 A." coot ]N Re. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Building Permit Dear Mr. Buchan: The purpose of this letter is to advise you of some additional facts in regard to the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.'s requested building permit for the increase in Iheighth of their present building. It is my understanding that the Elle which you will present to the Board of Adjustment will inciude tile Petition witch we filed with die Planning and Zunfug U011111lissiun and City Uouncil. It is my understanding that die Planning and Zoning Commission issued a letter to.dhe City Council approving the building change and urging that the Board of Adjustment authorize the execution of a building permit. 1 also believe that the City Council also recommended this procedure. The copy of the potition will set forth the basic facts and die arguments In favor of die issuance of the building permit. 1 have conferred with City Attorney, Jay I lonuhan and I believe that he will be available for consultation with die Board of Adjustment on this matter and most certainly Mr. Williams, the manager of the local office of Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and I would be more than happy to be present at the Board of Adjustment nhceting and answer any questions that die members of the Board desire to direct to us. We believe that the prescut structure constitutes nn existing non- conformity on die basis of the helghth requirements in Article XXI, Section 1, subsccdon 2 which linhlts buildings to 45 feet in heighth. The present 110911th of the existing 1)""(11119 f% Sl feet. The building is also non -conforming under the front yard regulations and die 42.L. .... _... [..dinonrq. - 2 - Mr. Warren Buchan May 6, 1964 It is our position that Article XX, Section 4 permits die expansion of this building to a total of not more than a WO increase in cubical contents of die building as existed at the time of the passage of this ordinance. The requested change as reflected in the building permit will not exceed an increase of said 50c,70. We believe that die Board of Adjustment has die power under Article XXVII, Section 8, Subsection 1, subsection d to interpret the provisions of tike zoning ordinance and in particular the above referred to subsection of Article XX so as to permit die issuance of the building permit.. We submit that the issuance of the permit will be within the "spirit of the ordinance", that substantial justice will be done, and that "unnecessary hardship" will result both to Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and more particularly to the citizens of Iowa City, if the permit is not granted. I would like to point out to the members of the Board of Adjustment that it is absolutely essential that tine permit be issued within the next few weeks. Bids on the construction are due to the "let" during the first week ih June. If the bids cannot be "let" -at this time because die building permit is refused, the construction cannot be completed in time to enable the facilities of the telephone company to be increased within a time period to meet die growing demands of Iowa City. This means that there is a great chance that complete telephone service will be unavailable to scale areas of the City as it expands in the near future, if the building permit cannot be granted. We would urge that this would certainly create an unnecessary hardship on the citizens of Iowa City, and would endanger the safety and welfare of those citizens to whom telephone service could not be extended. I call your attention to the fact that the increase in die building structure will actually result in a decrease in tike number of employees in the building. This results from the fact that We new addition will include direct dialing equipment which will reduce the number of operators necessary. Therefore the non -conformity with parking regulations will actually be improved by the new structure. At the present time Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. rents a garage located on the premises adjacent to their lot. This garage holds from 23 to 24 vehicles, they 07 Gx 114,'� -3- Mr. Warren Buchan May 6, 1964 also rent a lot located in the same block as their property and this lot holds 20 vehicles. Therefore at the present time there are 45 parking stalls available to Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. We respectfully ask that the Board of Adjustment promptly approve the building permit now on file with Mr. Buchan in the office of the City Engineer of Iowa City. We will be most happy to immediately furnish the Board of Adjustment with any additional information that it believes necessary to reach its determination. I Very truly yours, FF & LEFF I �• I Phllip A. Leff PAL: ss cxtitb;E "C„ ANALYSIS OF PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR SITE 5 Site 5 is the addition of additional parking to either blocks 102, 103 or 104. In the EBPR around these blocks (see page 78) there is a demand for 3660 parking spaces, of which 1517 are employee spaces, 1463 visitor/cus- tomer spaces, 531 residential spaces and 149 student spaces. In this area there are 3535 parking spaces; 3333 off-street and 202 on -street. In the EBPR of these blocks there is a deficit in parking of about 125 spaces. The deficit is made up of 75 employee spaces and 50 visitor/customer spaces The parking demand around certain blocks in the EBPR fluctuates greatly depending on the day of the week and time of the month or year. This is especially evident around Courthouse Square, the Post Office and the School Administrative Building. The parking demand for these blocks can vary greatly and none of these demand generators offer a large amount of visitor parking. This is compounded by a relatively small amount of available on -street parking. To date, growth in this area has been limited due to the lack of available parking. Further growth of the CBD will probably occur south of Burlinton Street, but this development can not occur without parking. The office market sector needs to increase to keep the retail market viable. With added office space there must be added employee parking. The City should investigate the potential of land acquisition or joint development of sur- face parking lots, especially on blocks 102, 103 or 104. Added parking on any of these blocks would serve the major demand generators in this area as well as reserve land for the future development of a parking ramp. -77- 07 V. EFFECTIVE BLOCK PARKING RADIUS SITE 5 /EMPLOYEE i VISITOR/ CUSTOMER RANGE L' F -i c r. --i STl1RENT RANGE t9 17 t+ a 14,41 ee Q e7 F 71 7e 79 ey 9e •6 7U.."....TV OF IOWA ! =SITE LOCATION 19 ` 70 M at �I q t01 TT�� � 111 uu uu u u VAN BUNEN ST u.. MADISON ST. �• a ouonaY mwmoY rn. •(�1 PARKING STUDY ,e1o�e� r�••••.. m•-••• IOWA CITY, IOWA r.cee. ®uUa —4— ......... ©M....1. 'V ...... 1011 IT.III Ir.CI1 AMC CITIIIIIO.VNUCTIC.LLT M G.Mn./l ..nu.Yr I 1 1 •. r.n r.rr • 4M. YY.. wr.w •...w 1 M I.Yr ....w.«.w..... 1 .•YI.I•r.rr r.rr. . All" /.M VaM u.uwo.uu. r1 ....d• u.. FACT SHEET NORTHWESTERN BELL APPLICATION 1. Northwestern Bell Building a) Square footage 86,523 sq. feet as per architect building permit application 1978 (former building 66,936 sq. ft., addition 19,587 sq. ft.) NW Bell engineer stated 83,279 feet. b) NN Bell use 41,422 sq. ft. for their use; 4712 office use, 36710 storage, (source Karen Franklin letter 4/12/88) c) University use to lease 12,300 sq. ft., option 1/2 floor for additional lease (Richard Gibson office, source) 1/2 floor estimated at 4.000 sq. ft. d) Balance remaining 18,000 sq. ft. of leasable space. (source Karen Franklin) d) Problem Above information shows that there is 28,801 sq, ft. remaining to lease based upon the figures given to HEBB. 2. Parking a) NN Bell Bldg. 24 spaces on site. i b) Parking Study Deficiencies I) Deficit 1985 Parking Study Area 5 of 125 spaces. This will be increased by the loss of Old Library lot Block 63, (79 spaces) and the loss of the -lot in Block 64 (90 spaces) for a total of 169 spaces. Deficit 294? ii) increased Demand will be caused by the construction of addition to Holiday Inn approved by City Council and the improvement of lots 63 and 64. c) Buildings affected by compromise I) HEBB building is not 8000 square feet but 7677 sq. ft., City assessor error re two floors in bins. Provides parking. is in operation. ii) Brewery Square Some parking provided. Building completed in operation. iii) 321 E. Market Provides parking, in operation. iv) NN Bell only building really affected. May 11, 1988 Mayor John McDonald Iowa City City Council Civic Center - 410 E. Washington Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Bear Mayor McDonald: PRIM MAY 1 31988 MARIAN K. KARR CITY CLERK (3) The Boards of Directors of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Association of Iowa City have endorsed the following recommendations on the proposed downtown rezoning amendment to be considered by the City Council at their May 17 council meeting. A joint Downtown Zoning Task Force comprised of members of both organizations worked to address the issues involved. The Chamber and the Downtown Association recognize the importance of evaluat- ing the impact of any downtown rezoning and salute the Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission for their careful vision and evaluation of future development of the downtown and adjacent areas. I. We support a_ zoning__amendment_that facilitates full utilize - tion of the Northwestern Bell Building. - Ile ere' recomm—e-ndina that the current CB -2 zone be amended to eliminate the off-street parking requireaiegt for office use for all square footage in excess of "80009- care feet. The current CB -2 parking require- ment (1 space per 300 sq. ft.) would continue to apply to all office space up to 8000 square feet. Off street parking would still be required for all other uses including business service uses. It is important to emphasize the reasons behind this amendment recommendation. These organizations do not support individual zoning requests for specific development projects. Therefore, we in no way support this amendment because Northwestern Bell owns the building or will be better able to rent its space. One of the objectives of both the Chamber and the Downtown Association is to support public decisions that we feel improve the business climate and growth potential of the downtown and the community as a whole. /i Grater Iowa Cay Am Chamber of Comma P.O. Box 2338 lows City, Iowa 32244 (719) 377.9637 , w Tyr The Northwestern Bell building, because of technological change, presents to this community a big economic resource. Its construction gives us an existing building with unique charac- teristics. Economic development literature indicates that the presence of available building space is a primary factor in location or expansion decisions, and that an inventory of space is needed to show prospective expansion planners. The space in question represents the only available office space in Iowa City with more than 10,000 square feet of contiguous space in the central business district. While new space can and should be developed, it cannot be done at the same cost as this existing facility. A primary target for growth for the Iowa City community is office/business services such as insurance services, financial processing and related industry groups. All require quality telecommunication service, access to a dependable pool of clerical and data processing labor, and essential technical services. The Linn Street building is the only building in the Iowa City area with an existing uninterruptible power supply in place and direct access to the main telephone switch with fiber optics capability. These are very strong incentives for data processing oriented businesses. The Bell building presents a resource that can not be economically duplicated. Although this proposed zoning change will impact current property owners and could increase perking demand in the downtown area, our recommendation is based on consideration of this impact. Based on data provided by City staff for April and December of 1987, the average Dubuque Street parking ramp usage was 425 spaces. This leaves an- average vacancy of 229 spaces in the ramp. II. At the February 18 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Chamber and the Downtown Association were asked to provide input on the possibility of expanding the CB -10 zone to the three blocks south of Burlington bordered by Clinton, Court and Gilbert. We respectfully submit the following recommendations: The Boards of Directors strongly support proceeding with serious discussions on future development in the downtown area. The time to begin these discussions is now and should be separate from the immediate zoning request. . Specifically, the Chamber and the Downtown Association recommend the City immediately undertake a complete analysis of the potential future development of the downtown and surrounding areae. The study should include market, land use, transportation and parkins analysu6j�ofs this area and ultimately recommend Preferred land nsage,foi':;the area south of Burlington Street. The study should addresi the impact of potential decentralization of the current central bust's.■ district. }pA+•r. It is our understanding that in the fall of 1980, the Johnson County Council of Governments is undertaking a parking study which could be coordinated with the planning analysis, especially as it concerns future parking and transit requirements for expanded development areas. The Chamber and the Downtown Association recognize that costs will be incurred to do this study, particularly if the City ultimately feels that it is not feasible to use City staff, and suggests one funding source for consideration: the use of some of the proceeds from the sale of parcel.64-1A. The study should involve significant public input as part of the process and the Chamber and the Downtown Association offer to use our resources in partnership with the City in whatever way we can to complete the study. We look forward to discussing our recommendations in more detail at the May 17 City Council meeting. We believe our recommendations best address the short term needs in the CB -2 zone with the least negative impact as well as the important process of future utilization and development of the entire Central Business District. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, L 1 err Mein, President Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce Suzan mmerwJ,jl, President Pat Grady, Bxecut' a Vice President Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce 9-1 L1 April 1, 1988 Thomas Scott, Chairperson Planning and Zoning Commission City of Iowa City 410 B. Washington Iowa City, IA 62240 Dear Tom: The Boards of Directors of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Association of Iowa City have endorsed the following recommendation on the proposed downtown rezoning request for consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission at their April 7 meeting. A joint Downtown Zoning Task Force comprised of members of both organizations worked to address the issues involved. The Chamber and the Downtown Association recognize the importance of evaluat— ing the impact of any downtown rezoning and salute the Commission for both the careful evaluation and for its vision on the future development of the downtown and adjacent areas. I. We support a zoning amendment that facilitates full utiliza— tion of the Northwestern Bell Building. We are recommending that the current CB -2 sone be amended to eliminate the off street perking requirement for office use for all square footage in excess of 8000 square feet. The current CB -2 parking require— ment (1 space per 300 ■q. ft.) would continue to apply to all office space up to 8000 square feet. Off street parking would still be required for all other uses including business service uses. It is important to emphasize the reasons behind this amendment recommendation. These organizations do not support individual zoning requests for specific development projects. Therefore. we in no way support this amendment because Northwestern Bell owns the building or will be better able to rent its space. One of the objectives of both the Chamber and the Downtown Association Is to support public decisions that we feel improve the business climate and growth potential of the downtown and the community as•, r• a whole. Grater Ion City Area Chamber of Commerce !:` . ' P.O. Boa 2359 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (219) 337.9637 The Northwestern Bell building, because of technological change, presents to this community a big economic resource. Its con- struction gives us an existing building with unique charac- teristics. Economic development literature indicates that the presence of available building space is a primary factor in location or expansion decisions, and that an inventory of space is needed to show prospective expansion planners. The space in question represents the only available office space in Iowa City with ■ore than 10,000 square feet of contiguous space in the central business district. While new space can and should be developed, it cannot be done at the same cost as this existing facility. A primary target for growth for the Iowa City community is office/business services such as insurance services, financial processing and related industry groups. All require quality telecomaunication service, access to a dependable pool of clerical and data processing labor, and essential technical services. The Linn Street building is the only building in the Iowa City area with an existing uninterruptible power supply in place and direct access to the main telephone switch with fiber optics capability. These are very strong incentives for data processing oriented businesses. The Bell building presents a resource that can not be economically duplicated. Although this proposed zoning change will impact current property owner■ and could increase parking demand in the downtown area, our recommendation is based on consideration of this impact. Based on data provided by City staff for April and December of 1987, the average Dubuque Street parking ramp usage was 425 spaces. This leaves an average vacancy of 229 spaces in the ramp. II. At the February 18 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, the Chamber and the Downtown Association were asked to provide input on the possibility of expanding the CB -10 zone to the three blocks south of Burlington bordered by Clinton, Court and Gilbert. We respectfully submit the following recommendations: The Boards of Directors strongly support proceeding with serious discussions on future development in the downtown area. The time to begin these discussions i■ now and should be separate from the immediate zoning request. Specifically, the Chamber and the Downtown Association recommend the City immediately undertake a complete analysis of the potential future development of the downtown and surrounding areas. The study should include market, land use, transportation and perking analyses of this area and ultimately recommend preferred land usage for the area mouth of Burlington Street. The study should address the impact of potential decentralization of the current central business district. 07 It is our understanding that in the fall of 1988, the Johnson County Council of Governments is undertaking a parking study which could be coordinated with the planning analysis, especially as it concerns future parking and transit requirements for expanded development areas. The Chamber and the Downtown Association recognize that costs will be incurred to do this study, particularly if the City ultimately feels that it is not feasible to use City staff, and suggests one funding source for consideration: the use of some of the proceeds from the sale of parcel 64-1A. The study should involve significant public input as part of the process and the Chamber and the Downtown Association offer to use our resources in partnership with the City in whatever way we can to complete the study. We look forward to discussing our recommendations in more detail at the April 7 Planning and zoning Commission meeting. We believe our recommendations beat address the short term needs in the CB -2 zone with the least negative impact as well as the important process of future utilization and development of the entire Central Business District. Thank you for your consideration. sincerely, IrlxtL y eis, President Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce �� S� ' Suzanne Summerwill, President Downtown Associa ion 'Ai Jo n Bens air Downtawe� Z ing Task Force i Pat G edy, Executive Vice President Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce ,. A„W7 RATE, NOLAN, MORN & PARSONS Y Y WOITgN 0I [Wl ANCIRq.I[O 1.41VYlAS Chairman and Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF ICWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Chairman Scott and Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission: I read an article in March 22nd's, Iowa City Press -Citizen about off street parking in the CB -2 zone. 'lhe article refers to a group that was appointed to study the situation. The article reports that the group has reconnanded that the CB -2 off street parking requirements be recorded to eliminate parking requirements in office buildings for all square footage in excess of 8,000 square feet. We own a building in the affected area which is under 8,000 square feet. We are certainly in favor of eliminating the parking requirements in the CB -2 zone but feel that the elimination of parking requirements should be done in a fair and even handed nervier. We strongly urge that you not create'what we consider to be an impermissible class of property owners who own large buildings by drastically reducing their parking requirements while placing the burden on owners of shall buildings.�l E. P MPM:mf cc: Karin Franklin, Department of Planning 6 Program Development MU f W ZT„ C. G NO1+.N 0.081*.) [pwUlo w. LOGY 11!00.--01 IOWA CIw, IOWA 5Q [MYIO I. MTC il�•]ll•Olil JpIN T. MOUM ]I[•i]f[bl 24 March 1988 cNTNu c Mwao[] Chairman and Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission CITY OF ICWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Chairman Scott and Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission: I read an article in March 22nd's, Iowa City Press -Citizen about off street parking in the CB -2 zone. 'lhe article refers to a group that was appointed to study the situation. The article reports that the group has reconnanded that the CB -2 off street parking requirements be recorded to eliminate parking requirements in office buildings for all square footage in excess of 8,000 square feet. We own a building in the affected area which is under 8,000 square feet. We are certainly in favor of eliminating the parking requirements in the CB -2 zone but feel that the elimination of parking requirements should be done in a fair and even handed nervier. We strongly urge that you not create'what we consider to be an impermissible class of property owners who own large buildings by drastically reducing their parking requirements while placing the burden on owners of shall buildings.�l E. P MPM:mf cc: Karin Franklin, Department of Planning 6 Program Development Oa7NIa NO. 88-3386 OfmIMU TO NM THE OFF-STFET PARKM WUFE- HDO IN THE CB -2 ZONE. HWAS, the parking regulations stipulate that are off-street parking space shall be provided for every 300 square feet of office use in the CB -2 zm-, and 4EVAS, the City recognizes the reed to evalu- ate the future of the dsmton and its service area before n8jor charges are made in the City's zoning boundaries or parking requirer arts; and YEPFAS, it is in the public interest to fully utilize larger office buildings which were can- stnxw at a tine vireo little or no off-street parking was required in the C8.2 zore or dutown service area; and HEPFAS, the arrest parking requirenents nay preclude full utilization of buildings for uses pemitted in the zone, thereby dictating a less intense use of the lard in this service area than is desirable. NOW, T M:FOIE, BE IT CHAINED BY THE CITY COIICIL OF THE CITY OF IQA CITY, IOA: SECTION I. A14U�4Nf. That Subsection a ova ity Cade of Ordinwnces is hereby deleted and the following inserted in lieu thereof: 2. CB -2 One (1) parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area to a maxi - nun of 27 spaces. No additional parking shall be required for that area exceeding 8,000 square feet. SEMON II. REPE4BL All ordinances ad parts of rorrces n corn, ME with the provision of this ordinance are hereby riled. MnON III. SEVE1YiBILM. If any section, be ad)jd* obsinvalid_w atitutiona1 wrhll tobeuncoadjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whale or any section, provision or part thereof not {ud�ed invalid or ummstitutianal. ad S II01 IV. EF EMVE MATE. This Ordinance sh&lf WVWRFa7WTt_s 7 ro passage, approval as requuec uy raw. Wroved this W day of Approved as to Form JeA- dol l It was moved by Ambrisco and seconded by Strait that the Ordinance as read e a opte , and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: X Morisco X Courtney X Dickson X Horowitz X Larson X McDonald --T— — Strait First Consideration 6/14/88 Vote for passage: Ayes: Courtney, Dickson, Horowitz, McDonald, Strait, Ambrisco. Nays: Larson. Absent: None. Second Consideration 6/28/88 Vote for passage: Ayes: Horowitz, McDonald, Strait, Ambrisco, Courtney. Nays: Larson. Absent: Dickson. Date published 7/20/88 - -&AR& CITY OF IOWA CITY March 6, 1989 Mr. Raymond K. Pechous, Principal Regina Elementary 2120 Rochester Avenue Iowa City, Iowa 52245 Dear Ray: Cathy Ockenfels recently advised me that you have agreed to participate in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your expression of confidence in this program effort and can assure you that Cathy, other members of the Police Department, and the City staff will be supportive of this new educational effort. Personally, I am looking forward to the initiation of these expanded education efforts and the fact that you have expressed such a willingness to participate is reflective a positive community attitude. If at any time I can be helpful in this new endeavor and/or bring any additional emphasis to the City's efforts to educate our young people with respect to the consequences of drug abuse, please feel free to call on me. Thanks again. Sincerely yours, G<l G c Stephen J tkiAs City Man ger SJA/sp/PC-3 cc: City Council Cathy Ockenfels Ken Stock 110 [AOT WASHINGTON OT1111 0 IOWA CITY, IOWA 11140 • OIY) I10•1060 0 FAX (110( )!0.1001 051 LIowa DepartmentofTransportation P.O. Box 427, Iowa City, Iowa 52244 319-351-8818 410 February 28, 1989 Ref: 451.3 Johnson County Mr. James Brachtel Iowa City Traffic Engineer 1200 S. Riverside Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Jim: The Iowa Department of Transportation has completed a speed study on Iowa No. 1, from North Dubuque Road to the north corporate limits of Iowa City. The study indicated the prevailing speed is above the posted 45 m.p.h. speed limit all along this section of highway. The Department does not recommend any speed limit changes at this time. If conditions change or there exists other factors which should be considered, please advise and we will re-evaluate the matter. If you would like to review the details of the speed study, I would be happy to meet with you for that purpose. Thank you. Sincerely, Michael Jackson Resident Maintenance Engineer J�1S. �S� W SOUTHEAST IOWA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE P.O. Box 1010 Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 (515) 673.8746 — PRESIDENT — LEROY PETERSON Council Member, Oskaloosa ATTENTION: Southeast Iowa City Officials and Associate Members — VICE PRESIDENT — REBECCA REYNOLDS -KNIGHT The March, 1989 meeting of the Southeast Iowa Municipal League will Mayor. Bonaparte be hosted by the City of Fairfield. — DIRECTORS — RAY GASPERI Meeting Date: March 15, 1989. Mayor, Keomah Village Where: Elks Club, west side of square, ground floor entrance. JEANETTE PHILLIPS Council Member. Muscatine Social Hour 6 Registration: 5:30 P.M. CARL RADOSEVICH Mayor, Ottumwa Buffet Dinner: 6:30 P.M. Cost $8.50. ROBERTA BOITSCHA Mayor. Hillsboro Program: Mr. Peter King, Executive Director, League of Iowa Municipalities - Legislative Update. — IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT — JERRY RIGDON Council Member, Burlington Business Meeting: Action on Legislative Issues Report of Committee to determine use of funds JIM HUFF City Manager, Oskaloosa to be a member to attend. Please distribute this notice to , Council Members, City Clerk and Manager or Administrator. Next Meeting: April 19 - Coralville Please fill out and mail (or telephone) your reservation by March 13. Send reservation to: Number of Reserve John Brown, City Clerk City of Fairfield City Hall Fairfield, IA 52556 (515) 472-6193 City of Associate Member 0 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DAT E : March 8, 1989 TO : City Council FROM: City Manager R E : Pending Development Issues City -initiated rezoning of a parcel of land on the west side of Broadway from RM -12 to P/RM-12 (Cedarwood). City -initiated zoning of a .46 acre portion of vacated Hollywood Boulevard to CO -1. An application submitted by John P. Muller/Daniel L. Haaf for pre- liminary plat approval of Hidden Valley Subdivision, a 1.86 acre, 5 -lot single-family residential subdivision located north of Rochester Avenue along the proposed westerly extension of Windsor Court. An amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to permit neighborhood centers in residential zones. An amendment to Sections 36-4 and 36-56 of the Zoning Ordinance to eliminate certain child care providers from the Zoning Ordinance regulations for child care facilities and to expand the hours of operation for home occupations. An application submitted by the City of Iowa City for preliminary and final plat approval of Sycamore View Subdivision, a 1.44 acre, 7 -lot single-family residential subdivision located west of Southeast Junior High and north of the Iowa Interstate Railroad. 7 I A City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 8, 1989 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Upcoming Goal Session As requested, attached is the agenda from the October 1988 goal session. As you will recall, we did not conclude all of the items on the agenda. If you have any additional requests for items to be included, please feel free to call. I would hope to conclude the final agenda after consultation with the Mayor shortly before our April 11 session. SJA/sp/PC-3 Attachment October 11. 1988 COUNCIL GOAL SETTING SESSION 1. Do we wish to pursue developer impact fees for subdivision develop- ment? a. What are the consequences of this policy change? b. Are there any opinions as to how and/or what form the developer fees should take? 2. Do we wish to undertake a review of environmental regulations? This matter and the developer fees would/could be undertaken at a time that we are considering the comprehensive plan and an amended subdivision control ordinance. What could be the impact of all of these upcoming decisions? 3. What other planning and development issues/policies do we wish to address? 4. Review and comment on the City Manager's goal statement. S. What policies, program initiatives (formerly Dubuque Street improve- ments) need to be considered with the delay in development of the Idyllwild area? 6. Review economic development policy position. z 7. Issues pending: a. Update on construction of a new animal shelter. b. Discussion with the County with respect to their requirement to develop a plan for E-911 services and a possible joint com- munication facility. C. The likely closure of the landfill, planning studies and the need to secure alternate disposal techniques and the likely significant increase in the cost of residential waste pickup to meet these state requirements. d. Plan for improvements to Civic Center offices. e. Financing and policy changes if the CDBG program is eliminated by Congress (subject to presidential politics), particularly do we wish to consider a locally funded housing assistance (CDBG) policy. f. The EPA intends to play an expanded role in water quality standards (now that they have attended to sewer standards). g. Prepare development proposal, and seek Council approval for a final downtown urban renewal parcel. h. Downtown market analysis. 3 i. Maiden Lane plan of development (use of site specific plans). Discuss desire to continue this type of planning effort. j. Miller/Orchard Neighborhood improvements (park, storm and sanitary sewers, etc.). k. Plan for a development scheme with respect to a new regional park on the south treatment plant site. 1. Street projects - First Avenue extended, Scott Boulevard extended, Highway 1 North. In. Neighborhood sewer construction scheduled to begin in 1989. n. Tax sale - BDI property - policy position. o. Sesquicentennial celebration? p. Major bridge projects - Benton, Melrose and Summit. �z' CITY MANAGER'S GOAL STATEMENT 1988-89 The City will continue a property tax based financing program for City operations. There is not now interest in an effort for sales and/or income tax financing policies and the voter approval necessary. Other revenue sources will be constantly monitored; however, the restrictive state laws will likely prohibit any signifi- cant accomplishements. 2. The City will endeavor to maintain the service package and cost (inflation adjusted) at or near the current level. This does not rule out selective increases in City services; however, they must be measuredagainst the long-term financial capability of the City. Also selected services, particularly capital projects, may be adjusted up or down, depending upon the availability of state and federal aid. 3. Every effort will be undertaken to maintain and strengthen the overall financial position of the city government, including main- tenance of a AAA bond rating, improved fund balances, and continued effort at multi-year budgeting and financial planning, and pursuit of policies leading to the continued recognition of our financial planning. 4. The City will attempt wherever practical to avoid mid -year budget decisions, that is those that are out of sequence with the annual budget review process. Every effort will be undertaken to maintain the integrity of the overall three-year financial plan. 5. The City will constantly review its regulatory authority and the implications of that authority on overall City programs and the community. overall restrictive ordinances that may affect economic development activities will receive particular attention as well as those ordinances which maintain and improve the general quality of our neighborhoods. 6. Capital improvement projects will be oriented toward the general maintenance activities (streets, sewers, etc.) and those capital projects that encourage and support our growth and development. 7. A constant review of City operations will be undertaken to create and implement new internal efficiencies. 8. Performance based compensation, budgeting, and program evaluation systems will be pursued and implemented wherever practical. Same letter sent to: Mary Neuhauser Minnette Doderer Robert Dvorsky CITY OF IOWA CITY March 9, 1989 The Honorable Jean Lloyd -Jones 23rd District 160 Oak Ridge Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Senator Lloyd -Jones: This letter is to express concerns regarding pending legislation - HF243 on the disposal of municipal sewage sludge. We are very much concerned with the ramifications such a bill, as written, would have on Iowa City and many other communities. The Department of Natural Resources has required the municipalities of Iowa to achieve certain wastewater treatment standards. All cities in the State have complied or are in the process of doing so. The required treatment generates the municipal sewage sludge which is now at issue. DNR has also had Land Application of Sludge and Solid Waste regulations on the books in generally the present form since around 1978. DNR has enforced these regulations and cities have again taken extensive measures to comply. Two of the three general categories of sludge disposal do require permits under the regulations. We are not aware of any situations in which the DNR has found the current sludge disposal regulations not enforceable or ineffective. It is understood as well, that the Federal EPA is currently involved in an extensive re-evaluation of land application regulations and will adopt new regulations in the very near future. The State of Iowa will be required to meet or exceed the federal standards when issued. It is hoped that these new standards will have been developed with balanced input from all sectors concerned. It would appear needless for the Iowa DNR or Legislature to develop an independent program. However, if the Iowa Legislature does pursue the issue of sludge disposal, our major concerns with the proposed bill are as follows: 410 EAST WASH INGION STREET 0 IOWA CITY. IOWA $2210 0 (219) 196.5000 0 TAI (III) 196-SOOV The Honorable Jean Lloyd -Jones March 9, 1989 Page 2 A. REQUIREMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS (EIS) ON SLUDGE APPLICATION SITES. An exceptional amount of redundancy and paperwork would result from every municipality developing an EIS. As an example, Iowa City would cover about 1,000 acres per year on 5-10 different farms. Other nearby cities would prepare statements on similar but different locations. The costs of these studies would reflect in sewer user fees to industry and the general public. B. PROHIBITING LAND APPLICATION WITHIN 1,200' OF A RESIDENCE OR WELL. A blanket restriction such as this would not be a logical result of having developed an EIS. A 1,200' restriction would also effectively eliminate most rural areas near Iowa City for disposal sites, due to individual farm home and acreage density. In most all Iowa areas this would increase disposal costs by requiring application at more distant sites. C. LIMITATION OF TWO TON OF SOLIDS PER ACRE. The general limit of two tons of solids per acre has been utilized in the present regulations as a "safe maximum" to be used for any sludge which contains less than the "safe" maximum contaminant levels of metals. Because both concentration and quantity are limited automatically, no permit is required by DNR. A permit is required if sludge is to be applied at higher rates, with individual contaminants being monitored in the sludge and soil to insure that safe levels are still not exceeded. Blanket limitations would simply ignore the principles of chemistry and agronomy. The beneficial utilization of sludge constituents by crops would be reduced. D. CONTINUAL MONITORING OF SLUDGE APPLICATION SITES. This is another area where specific requirements must be spelled out and tempered by cost effectiveness and technical capabilities. General requirement will result in meaningless and expensive paperwork. E. BENEFICIAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES. Another very important area of consideration on this issue is that of viable alternatives to land disposal. The most obvious are direct landfilling and incineration with landfilling of the ash. Landfills are already straining to contain solid waste volumes. The addition of more sewage sludge would aggravate the situation. Landfills themselves present other environmental concerns as well. Incineration is very expensive and also presents environmental concerns. 4qj The Honorable Jean Lloyd -Jones March 9, 1989 Page 3 This would be ironic, in that many people in agriculture find municipal sewage sludge to be a valuable soil conditioner. As a fertilizer it contains significant amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. The national demand for these plant nutrients is presently supplied in a large degree by importing from outside the United States. It would be unfortunate to restrict Iowa agriculture from the use of a renewable Iowa resource. We hope that this information will convey my feelings on the HF -243 proposal. In short, it would put undue burdens on municipal finances, Iowa agriculture, and the Iowa environment in general. If you require any additional information or support from the City of Iowa City in opposing this legislation, please contact us immediately. Sincerely, Stephen J. At City Manager SJA/sp/PC-3 114,3 Slew_' CITY OF IOWA CITY CNIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000 March 8, 1989 PRESS RELEASE Contact Person: Rick Fosse Projects Manager Phone No.: 356-5144 Beginning Monday, March 13, 1989, Benton Street between Riverside Drive and Orchard Street will be closed to through traffic during daylight hours (7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) to facilitate relocation of a water main to accommodate upcoming sewer construction. Traffic will remain open during evening hours. Water main relocation will proceed west to Miller Ave. during the next 6 to 8 weeks. It is expected that sewer con- struction will begin in the intersections of Riverside Drive and Benton Street on March 27, 1989. Additional information will be issued prior to the commencement of sewer construction Motorists are encouraged to use alternative routes for the duration of construction. �� i UGISLATIVDulletin League of lows Nunlcipalitie$ a 100 COurt Ave., Suite 209 • Drs N1.111 c$. Iowa • 50309 a (515) 244.7282 March 2. 1985 No. 3 - Am a Ugr.WrY wpgrg0 An the legislature begins its eighth week of work, a number of critical issues of concern rface. (See enclosed "Action Call' on contacts that need made to clues are 6eglnnfng w su as soon an possible.) Several of the league's priority issues continue to be discussed and debated: at the same time, a number of bills with a negative impact on city operations appear to be on the verge of moving out of committee -- despite our concerns Over costs and intrusion on city authority. The ftest of several legislative "funnel" dates is rapidly approaching. On Fr' -day, March 17, bills must be voted out of committee in the chamber of origin (House bills out of House committeear . Senate bills out of Senate committees) or they e no longer alive ftechnfcally 1. As always, there are a number of ezcepttwns to this general rule, but the and scramble to tes the processandandf 'whittle dowe '5n"theand variety off issuehe shbeling considered. manage considered; hopefullY. maLeague he negativels will eet billswill in the also meet the nel same fate.d will longer be e also see the attachedis . if s1f9You have of y issues in each of questions regarding theral statusl orfactivities s onpany sbills, please feel free to contact the League office. fly (HSE 27 CORDiAP), remains stuck in al fasding for thesubcomitteeso ifs fief HouseREc Economic al lopoent and Development Committee. Program and new is not moving vetto Proid' this iPoinuthd d contact traditional Chairmen SSwartz n(liarsh lltova)ture ,would the bill appropriate. On a more funding environmental programs, acme indirectlyfrelatedsto citienaln sitive note- & group of senators csfreserueture needs dose 8nvirotwent section of the ®,Matin). SF 99 (Gronatal and Vanda Hoef) strikes paragraphs which prohibit a city frw Joining a hadpesteblF entity d a forusithe] Purpose a Silltyce of July 1,ing electric Power4 fecfitlea unless that city -/ t ti r r mv, Ilsdatn The League's second annual Legislative Conference held February 15 attracted war 230 City officiala from throughout the state. In the morning, city officials were briefed on key Issues of concern: meting" with legislators followed to empress the cities' position on a number of critical issues. 7, those city officials who made the trip to Des Molars: "thank you' very much for your participation and assistance. Please take the time to send a follow- up letter to thoae legislators with whom you visited. Briefly summarize the issues you diseusned and thank thea for their support on the Issue. The League would also appreciate e ntecof t with r letter. egielatFor thand who parwere un blein nto atten ertle aeetlneuege you to remain to -1- 44S LTa An maiD roes tAg M Inforal discussions me the conmsltants report on the Road Use Tu Fund are continuing. t the rla is the first to be esolved. d. then attention fwill be fflegislators otused on the difficcult problem, l aid of bow to Mallxete the Rod Use Tax Fund. rcent As previously reported, the consultant recommended that the current larsuln of 29 percent State - 37 percent Counties - 16 percent Cities be revised to be 52 percent State, Counties and 19 percent Cities. As outlined the last t i 1 ti pE�m. them are a number of other recommendations that "t be reviewed and are t,,nntlyr being debated. Discussions arc now being held between the league. Department of Transportation. Iowa State Association of Counties and key legislators involved in the transportation issue in an attempt to reto some ionnhconsultant ndations. If and when an agreement is reached.information be sent to yomdiatso contact can be made with your legislators. SSR 9 and HSB ll9 would r"ulm the Department of Transportation to approve any application by a city for federal airport funds. Nw in the Transportation Caenittee, the League opposee this limitation. S? 120 in a railer to have overall length of cuyacoc2Bifeet 6l inches and semitrailers allows stingerateeredtautomobile transports to have an overall length of up to 75 feet in certain circumstances. progress being made to resolve the problem of untimely Local option Sales Tax payments from the state has slowed. As previously reported. the Governor's budget included an additional 3200,000 for the Department of Revenue and Finance to give them the resources to make payments more quickly. The appropriations subcommittee handling the request reduced that $200,000 to just under $100.000 and the additional $100.000 is on the "wish list' and would bonly ecauents se thisfunded if reduction in the appropriation will ional moourtes are l limit theable. Departments is an unfortunate s ability tonsolvof e this ridiculous problem. We ere continuing to push for consideration of HF 93, currently in the House Nays A means Committee, which would require that the state reim 1, rec.mit the locates T. moo Hsuse cite within 45 data Of collection. We .�__ .......,.r NF 93 end eh. rnnr.mt nr require HF 101 tSchnekloth) provides that in allocating the local option sales tax revenues to the totaly prothe unt will pertptax dollars llevied in the the pro rate unincorporated revenueof the based of the e percentage Of he countY HF 106 (Chapman) allows alternatives for the payment of property taus on a monthly basis In ten equal Payments - Up 116 ( ayments.Up116( f)rovidesi that Disabled percent of he lottery revenues shell be deposited In the Elderly we+mFu HF 271 (Nay, and !kens Committee) provides for a county to repeal a local option sales tax wherein a city the porvlso e sed receiving a motion adopted by the City council forwarded the County board its an public l to payment, o hcompensation are voluntarily donate couch payments to aavoluntarily HF 144 ocum at al.) erssly charity or governmental treasury. HF 155 (Shoring) would make an appropriation to the Department of public Safety for a number of items including the confirmed purchase of the Automated fingerprint information System (AFIS). HF 162 (Garan) under the present law A local option sales tax my be imposed at the place no ouch tax to iler has " oof delvery. utletiin he city ye here thev vtax i, imbill proides tposed from hick heoproperty sed scould hays the e been sold. '2- 1A S BY 212 (pony) provides a 10 year moratorium during which the value added by improvmmenta would act P004i The bill ies only to residentialvpropetrty ardhe bdoes cot include value added m le value for real property tax result of additional tolexisting structures or construction of new structures. HF 214 (Wise) provides that interest earned on monies deposited in the local transient Nest the tax by thfund uW e Statelocal Deparoption tment of Revenue ardwill Finarc�The to bill has been meithe costs of ipad toting he Horne was & Mean [cmmittes. SF 66 (Carr) provides for instrumental and vocal groove m qualifying as a municipal band for which a tax levy can be rode. 2EL831M Lacking underground storage tanks, solid waste volume wants reduction, and restrictions on application of sludge continue to be the key concerns in the envirormant area. Of particular rote this week were ',parte that a number of key senators aro working on a package Of available. the gieneral concept honly In im creation of general a Resource Rnhancesent Program fundedls to am tune of 830.000,000 a year for 10 years to pay for a variety of environmental protection programa. One idea surfacing is using lottery revenues (approximately $c10, d 0)))t to help pay for the program. Mother approach is to establish a -pop d to raise an additional $20.000.000 a year for the program. As far as restriction an application of sludge is concerned, please see the "Action Call" on HF 234. Work has progressed these last two weeks on HF 1, the leaking Underground Storage Tank bill. (See legislative Bulletin 01.) The bill is naw in the House Ways 8 Means Committee and progressing on the legal question of whether the fee to be imposed under the 6111 would constitute a gas ten for non -road use (which would be unceantitutSoml if in fact the [inding.) progress on the bill is pending on consultation on this question by the bill's sponsors with the Attorney General's office. Hxpect some torn of the bill to be moving soon. Another subcommittee of the House Rnergy and Hnvironment Co®ittee has been actively deliberating on HSB 200 concerning solid waste volume reduction. Several bills dealing with permonnel and labor relations that will have a negative impact an city Action continue edoitbe seriowly term Legislative scussedd. Those of immediate concern aro listed In the As was anticipated. bills have been introduced that would reverse last year's Iowa Supreme Court Slow City decision that held that public employment Sob applications may, under certainect to the open records law ubJ deal withircumstances that issue: HF 21be 1 (by nHammond- Buhr.and noteMiller, Carpenter and Shearer) and HSBbill282. HF 211 also provides that advisory boarda, advisory commissions and task forces created by public aed&150 be i)eOpen meetings law- H? 1s assigned to House State by Representative GeneBlmehan. pens, call. and letters to the committee chair and committee members are ne.drd now explaining the adverse affects of the bills. Members of the full State Government committee include: Gene Blaashnn Teresa Ceram Owlea PoneY [boots Renaud Linda Beatty Rod Halvorson Johnie Henmond 8111 Benken Darrell Hanson Florence Buhr Don Rnapp Don Shoring Dorothy Carpenter Mary Lundby Jane Teaford Phil Tyrrell John Comore Mirmette Dcderer Bail Pavich Mike Peterson Harold pan Mennen -3- 446i HF 105 (Metcalf) reduces the taxable wage base for uramploymant compensation fro a percentage of statewide average wage to 38.000. HF log (Contacts) expands public mploYment contract negotiations to include wages, hours and other terse and conditions of employment. HF 119 (Metcalf) changes wage criteria for "suitable work" and requires one to take a below - slalom wage Job if take-home pay ="do current benefits. HF 215 (Metcalf) provides for disqualification for unemployment caperoation benefits for persona whose employment Is seasonal. HF 132 (Raruon) allows a vested member of IPHRS retired for disability to withdraw accumulated contributions and not lose vested status. HF 156 (Sherzon) requires that workers' compenaatian premium be divided into a portion to provide medical costa payments based on hours worked and a portion to cover all other benefits to be based on payroll. HF 159 (Metcalf) requires a one-week waiting period of unemployment before a person is eligible for unemployment benefits. HF 160 (Metcalf) places a dollar limitation on the maximum weekly benefit amount for workers' compensation. HF 173 eligibility (Corbett) deathides that benefits or pension h which was Police cdue officer remorriage but is eligible for only one. HF 189 (Royer) employers need not remit unemployment contributions if the amount due is less than $5.00. HF 192 (Sherzen) requires employees to offer parental leave of up to 16 weeks per 2 years with employees ruing sick leave, vacation and unpaid leave with the right to return to ease position or one of like mature with equal pay. The two general local government issues of greatest priority ere (1) home rule authority and boards/commiasiena and (2) authority of the state auditor to randomlY select titles for audit. HSB 272 has been introduced at the request of the league to partially addre s management and organizational issues relative to libraries. The proposal reduces team of office of library trustee from six to four yenta: provides that city libraries and library personnel are subject to city accounting, budgeting, purchasing, compensation, and personnel, hiring and dismissal procedures and policies unless excluded by ordinances; and requires that audits of the city library operation will occur with the seas frequency and conditions as that of the city. HSB 291 provides for the reduction in terms of an airport commissioner from six years to four years. The bill also provides for the reorganization of library boards so they become an administrative agency under Chapter 292 of the Code. Both study bills are in the House Local Goverrment Committee. Members of the subcommittee studying the bill aro Shearer, Chair; Black and Rankan. As far as the State Auditor's authority is concerned, please me the "Action Call" on HSB 205 (with Iaague amendments). The State Auditor recently sent a letter to all cities above 700 population explaining his "selective audit" program and regmeting cities to complete and return a survey. The Auditor is also actively opposing HSB 205 by contacting Senators and Representatives outlining his concerns with the legislation. It Is yam tmmrtant that you contact your Representative and Senator and urge them to support the League's position on this issue. As far as other Issues are concerned, riverboat gambling (SP 121) Is expected to be debated In the Senate this week. Details of SF 121 are outlined below. HP loo (Hatch. Camara. Bleignano and Shearer) provides for the regulation of mobile home parka under minimum standard adopted by rule of the State Department of Inspection and Appeele and enforced by cities with populations greater than lo,000 in population in return for licensing and inspection fees (90% to the city, 10% to the State Department). The bill to assigned to the Local Government Committae. -4- Hi 114 (Halvorman) provides that an owner of property used for recreational purposes has limited legal liability. Hf 127 (Pavich at al.) allows the operation of 'brew tubs' with the Issuance of a special class "A" beer permit. HP 128 (Fogarty) increases the amount of training of a reserve Mace officer from 30 hours a year (within a year of appointment) to 150 hours (within 4 years of appointment). In addition, weapons training is required. The bill is aasigod to the House Judiciary and few Enforcement Cem•ittee. HF 130 (Connors) provides for the registration and confinement of vicious dogs. HP 138 (Pavich) removes the authority (granted by last year's municipal code correction bill) of a city utility or enterprise to file a lien against real estate for the nonpayment of water charges by the occupant. The bill to in the House focal Government Committee. The subcommittee is cospoeed by Representatives Shearer, Brand and Spear. HP 147 (Peters, Black, Schrader, Eddie and Roger) prohibits a political subdivision from having ordinances that regulate the othewiee lawful ownership possession, transfer or transportation of firearm. The bill is in the House State Goverment Committee. HF 148 (Hatch) provides fire and safety standards for subsidized rental housing. HF 151 (Rosenberg and Hammond) provides that all counties must adopt zoning ordinances by July 1. 1990. HF 170 (Carman and Metcalf) provides a $250.000 cap per defendant for non -economic damages (pain and suffering, etc.) in a tort liability lawsuit. HF 178 (Committee on Human Resources) allows retention of fees collected by a city when a city is the licensing and inspection agency under the food eerviee sanitation code and the hotel sanitation code. HP 203 (Fogarty) and SF 76 (Lettings) provides that Jailer training shall be supplied by the Iowa law Enforcement Academy. HF 206 (Haverland) concerns the dissolving of a benefited fire district and the contracting of a benefited fire district with a city. HF 209 (Hammond at al.) provides that public conveyances which have a public address system shall announce hourly the measures taken to comply with the "moking in public places" law. The penalty for smoking in public places is increased to a $50 civil penalty. HF 211 (Hammond at al.) (see separate item) SF 106 (Scott at a).) appropriates $250,000 from the state general fund to repair the dam on the Cedar River utth the City of Hashua. SF 116 (Welsh) establiahes an Iowa Municipal Cable Television authority to provide a program for financial and technical aaslstance to cities which need cable television eyetems. SP 124 (Committee on State Government) authorizes limited gambling an excursion boats. The State Pacing Commission will, under the bill, determine the number of boats to be operated on rivers, lakes and reservoirs of the diets. A tax of 5 percent is imposed on the first million dollars of adJuated groes receipts. 10 percent of the next million and 20 percent of all adjusted groes receipts over 3 million. One half of am percent of the adjusted groes receipt is allocated to each city in which a gambling excursion originates. A city (or county) may enact ordinances prohibiting the docking of an excursion host within its Jurisdiction. A city (or county) may also enact an admiaeton fee of not more than $.50 per person for boats uhich deck within the Juriadlction. SF 131 (Hutchins) mandates that the state and political subdivision give a preference in purchasing goods made by handicapped Iowens. SF 136 (Running) gives the city council the option of hearing and deciding special exceptions to Its zoning ordinances or to grant this power to the City Board of Adjustments. SP 140 (Welsh) nets out the authority of the fire chief. _5- SF 141 (find) qube4 tire Coda Cortectice bill (Sec. lB salvage vehicles, Sec 33 Assessor, 41 municipal bonds) S► 148 (Otosst4l) otncerns injuring a police dng. S► 152 (Cannittes on Su" finertrat) sots federal sandaw m lepslation of relocation assistance to displaced persons. The bill has passed the Senate sed 1s on the House debate calendar. The bill would take effect upon eucteeot. SF 214 the perennial bill offered by the $tau Health Departaeet slaw to public miming Pools, was vow out of the Senate Huesn Resources Ccssltw. 7bursday, February 7. Sr 214 enables the Health Departumeot to prostalgats health and safety standards for public miming itt" to include the nNLtls and spe, ion of Public bathigal and achoolMpoole� tical bill billwith the edsd in xclusion of bathing beaches in HF 373 an the House debate calendar. SF 14B is a League-sponsored bill which passed the Saute and is an the House debate calendar was voted out of the House. 77e bill extends to cities of all sizes, the paoviefou of the bill that passed last session for cities over 20,000 in population in mandating an inaurama reserve In insurance policies to finance desolitlon of buildings if necessary. SF 159 is also a league-spouaored bill which has passed the Saute. SF 159 makes the conflict of interest provision for civil service coosimioners parallel to all other city offices and employees. If you have questions. plane feel free to contact the league office. -6- I 1 City Priorities—Status Report February 26. 1989 is= I9elu(Iff 1IMM 9EAM Establish Cable TV Authority 11MAMEEM Support S► 116 S State Goverment Allow Cities to Join 2EF to Fund Support 6P 99 S Environment 1 8narsY Electric Utility Allw Speculative Buildings m Support HF 104 H local Goverment Nw Infrastructure SSB 230 5 Sell Governma SF 126 5 local Goverment Funding for Camunity/Rural Support NSB 27 H Economic Development Loan Program sat ecm ErAna Rued Use Tat Fund Formula Chances ■GOAD Monitor US U M No Bill DDT Approval -Federal Airport Funds S� 119 H Tra spporttation O y ee ation 203 tottery rbmy to cities Support 6P 127 S Small Business Economic Development Property Tax Support HF 205 H &can. Development Lew Gambling on Recursion Boats support SP 124 S Calendar &xsmpt Interest on Municipal Bonds Support SF 69 S Hays A Meam Authorizes Certain Property Tax Monitor SSB 147 S Heys A Means Exemptions Supervisors Repeal local Option Tex Support NP 271 N Calendar Request of Council i ppart Payment in Lia of Taus Support -- S Study Co®ittee Improving local Option Sales Tex Administration $200,000 to Revenue 6 Finance Support Budget M Ye Subcommittee Payment in 45 days I Suport HF N A Means Leaking Underground Storage Tanks MORCIA Monitor fT 65B1176 S Environments& Energy Hants Volume Reduction Monitor HSB 2DO H &nergy/Environment Sludge Application Oppose H► 245 H &mrgy/&nvironment State Environmental Polley tbnitor NP 277 Eneranment &r Energy A Energy lionitor S► 189 S Environment 6 Wrongful Discharge Ono" is 7 H Labor Minimum Wye Incream Oppose IV 17 Conference Ccammittee Choice of Health Care Given Oppose BY 32 S Business i Labor for Work Comp HI 5 Passed House Expend Scope of Bargaining oppose H► 109 H Labor Bargaining an Disciplinm and DSasissal oppose SSB 213 S Busies" 6 Labor Prevailing Wage on Public Construction Pro,lects Oppose HI E8 H Labor Mandated Benefit for Part Time Imployeee Oppose HI 19 H Labor Pensions to Remrried Spouse Oppose HI 173 H State Goverrmsnt Restricting Confidentiality of Job Applications I Oppose HO 282 H State Government C��ILJaflL..OH�ffi i Home Rule -Library Boards Support FLSB 272 H Intel Goverment j Demolition Insurance Reserves Support SI 158 H Calendar Civil Service Comiesioner - Confllct of Interest Support SP 159 H Calendar Pool Inspection by State Monitor SI 211 5 Calendar HP 373 H Calendar Open Meetings/Public Records Expansion Oppose HI 211 H State Government HO 283 H State Government Billboards - Compensation oppose SSB 199 S Transportation HSB 218 H Transportation Oanibus City Code Changes Support HSS 291 H Local Govertment Auditor's Authority Support HER 205 H State Government Support HSB 273 H Local Goverment Parking Pines Support Ho s Yet H Local Government E913 Amendments Support Proposed Limits PreJudgment Intemst Support H/ 287 H Judiciary S► 278 6 Judiciary Referendum for Building Acquisition Oppose HI 239 H local Government City Pay for Uniform Citations Oppose HSB 271 H Local Government 406,450 Acti*on Call League of Iowa Municipalities • 100 Court Ave., Suite 209 • Des Moines, Iowa • 50309 • (515) 244.7282 March 2, 1989 NEC EIVEDMAR 6 1989 Please contact your legislators (and others who head committees and subcommittees) on the following issues. On the "Opposed" side, the bills listed are expected to begin moving in the next week -- and we need your help to st_ov them. On the "Support" side, legislators should be urged to support the bills as they move through the process. "S^ 905 St-te Auditor' "Selective audit" Program - HSB 205 which passed House State Government (and will receive a new HF number) would not allow the State Auditor to randomly select cities for audit. The League is supporting the bill and is supporting an amendment to the bill that would reduce the maximum time for the state to complete an audit from fifteen to six months. The bill will be placed on the House calendar. HF 93 - 1,opal Option Sales Tax payments - HF 93 requires the Department of Revenue and Finance to remit local option sales tax monies to cities and counties within 45 days of the date of collection. The current 120-135 day turnaround is clearly unacceptable and contact with House Ways & Means Committee members is especially important. The Chair of House Ways & Means is Representative Tabor (Baldwin); Vice Chair is Representative Wise (Keokuk). HF 243 Restricting Disposal of Municipal Sewer Sludge - HF 243 would require all cities to obtain a permit from the DNR for land application of sludge. The permit requires an environmental impact statement and continuous monitoring of the application site. The League has three maior concerns regarding the bill (1) environmental impact statements are very costly to perform and the bill would require that each application site have a separate impact statement; (2) the five hundred foot setback distance would be increased to twelve hundred feet of an occupied residence or well which could severely limit the area available to application; (3) the language regarding continuous testing of groundwater could be interpreted to include any number or combination of expensive tests conducted as many times as residents in the vicinity request. Contact members of the House Energy & Environmental Protection Committee, Representative Ralph Rosenberg, Chair. (over, please) #g,;- -2 - HF 49 - Benefits ' aUeU atL_1;mo 1_mo7oy= - As previously reported, HF 49 Would require all employers to extend benefits to all permanent part-time employees on a pro rata basis. We expect the bill to be amended so it applies to public entities only and CxCludE private employers. We oppose the concept of mandatory benefits to part-time employees due to the tremendous financial burden it would place on cities. Further, we strongly object to the idea of singling out n+61ic emolovera only. Contact with members of the House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee is needed. HSR 292 Flim, inatina nide li ^4 lob Anplicatione - HSB 282 would require cities to disclose the names of individuals applying for positions of employment. The bill would reverse a Supreme Court decision in a Sioux City case allowing a city council to provide confidentiality to job applicants. We oppose HSB 282 on the basis of privacy, and that disclosure of applicant's names has a "chilling effect" on recruitment efforts. Contact House State Government Committee members. ecn 213 llectiveH ^• Diecinlinr nd� Dismissal - SSB 213 adds discipline and dismissal to the list of mandatory issues for bargaining under the collective bargaining statute. Contact with subcommittee members is critical to stop this expansion of scope of negotiations. Contact with Senate subcommittee members Gettings (Ottumwa), Sturgeon (Sioux City) and Vande Hoef (Harris) is critical. HSB 918 Cnmeensation Lor Removal of Off Premi ea Advertisine - HSB 218 would require cities to pay just compensation in cash for removal of an off -premise advertising devise" (defined as any advertising devise which does not qualify as an "on -premises sign"). The bill is expected to come out of subcommittee this week. Contact with Transportation Subcommittee members Renaud, Chair (Altoona), Fogarty (Cylinder) and Harbor (Henderson) is especially important as well as contact with all House Transportation Committee members. F 238 Voter Aooroval °-- ^"•• Buit.iino Ar^uisitinn - HF 238 would require a referendum on city building acquisition projects as follows: (1) in a city with a population of more than 100,000 if the project exceeds $10 million; (2) in a city with a population 50,000 - 100,000 if the project exceeds $5 million; and (3) in a city with a population 50,000 or less if costs exceed $3 million. Again, your contact with your Representatives and Senators is crucial if the "bad" bills are to be stopped and the bills the League and cities support are to move forward. Please send copies of any correspondence to the League office. If you have questions, contact Peter B. King or Roger Nowadzky at (515) 244-7282. 7W RETAIL MARKET ANALYSIS AND j WACT STUDY IOWA CITY, IOWA PGAV - URBAN CONSULTING FEBRUARY, 1989 I TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction I. Overview of Iowa City Area Economy A. The Geographic Setting B. Demographic Characteristics C. Structure of the Economy and Employment Trends II. Existing Retail Infrastructure A. Malls and Major Retail Concentrations B. Food Stores C. Discount Department Stores D. Additional Competition III. Market Feasibility A. Trade Area Determination . B. Trade Area Population C. Income D. Retail Expenditures . E. Trade Area's Unmet Demand F. Capture of Existing GAF Sales G. Capture of Existing Grocery/Food Sales . IV. Conclusion PAGE 1 1 1 3 7 7 7 11 12 15 15 17 18 18 20 21 23 25 INTRODUCTION This study investigates the market for, and impact of, a 230,000± square foot discount oriented and anchored shopping center to be located on a major thoroughfare in southeastern Iowa City, Iowa. Our efforts involved an overview of the general conditions found in Iowa City - its population characteristics, the structure of the local economy, and area employment trends. In addition, we analyzed the existing retail serving Iowa City and environs, and researched the location, size and nature of the retail competition in a large area of southeastern Iowa. This work allowed us to create the trade area which will be served by this project. The demographic and economic conditions of the trade area were then used, in conjunciton with industry accepted methods of assessing feasibility, to analyze the market for, and impact of, the proposed project. OF PRECEDING DOCUMENT Wa/-mart P/'c�vsA � RETAIL MARKET ANALYSIS AND MACT STUDY i t ! IOWA CITY, IOWA I I i PGAV • URBAN CONSULTING FEBRUARY, 1989 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction PAGE I. Overview of Iowa City Area Economy 1 A. The Geographic Setting 1 B. Demographic Characteristics 1 C. Structure of the Economy and Employment Trends 3 II. Existing Retail Infrastructure 7 A. Malls and Major Retail Concentrations 7 B. Food Stores 7 C. Discount Department Stores 11 D. Additional Competition 12 III. Market Feasibility 15 A. Trade Area Determination . 15 B. Trade Area Population 17 C. Income 18 D. Retail Expenditures . 18 E. Trade Area's Unmet Demand ?p F. Capture of Existing GAF Sales 21 G. Capture of Existing Grocery/Food Sales . 23 IV. Conclusion 225 F1,21 -M-1201. • This study investigates the market for, and impact of, a 230,000± square foot discount oriented and anchored shopping center to be located on a major thoroughfare in southeastern Iowa City, Iowa. Our efforts involved an overview of the general conditions found in Iowa City - its population characteristics, the structure of the local economy, and area employment trends. In addition, we analyzed the existing retail serving Iowa City and environs, and researched the location, size and nature of the retail competition in a large area of southeastern Iowa. This work allowed us to create the trade area which will be served by this project. The demographic and economic conditions of the trade area were then used, in conjunciton with industry accepted methods of assessing feasibility, to analyze the market for, and impact of, the proposed project. I. OVERVIEW OF IOWA CITY AREA ECONOMY A. The Geographic Setting Iowa City is located in east central Iowa approximately 60 miles west of Davenport Quad City Area via Interstate 80. It is the county seat and population center of Johnson County. Iowa City is within one day travelling distance to many of the Midwest's major population centers such as Chicago - 200 miles, Milwaukee -225 miles, St. Louis -280 miles, Kansas Ciry-300 miles, Omaha-225miles and Minneapolis -290 miles. Iowa City is located approximately 30 miles south of Cedar Rapids and 110 miles east of Des Moines. The proposed 30 acre development site is positioned in the southwest portion of Iowa City. The site fronts on Iowa State Highway 1. This location is linked to the City's major arterial system and is provided with regional accessibility due to its proximity to the U.S. Highway 218/State Highway 1 intersection. Exhibit 1 shows the location of the site. B. Demographic Characteristics The population of the Iowa City area has experienced a slight increase between 1980 and 1989, as indicated in Table 1. In 1970, the population of Iowa City was 46,850. Johnson County contained 72,127 persons. By 1980, the population of Iowa City had increased just under eight percent to 50,508 within the corporate limits. During the same period, the population of Johnson County increased over thirteen percent to 81,717. The population of Iowa City includes the students enrolled at the Universitv of Iowa, both those off campus and those living in University owned housing. From discussions with City staff and other sources, we believe that most - but not all - students attending the University have been counted in the population forecasts for the City. Enrollment, while significant, has declined approximately two percent since 1984, a general trend which is predicted to continue for the next five years. The population growth in the general Iowa City market has been in areas adjacent to Iowa City, such as North Liberty, Coralville and the unincorporated urban portions of the County. 444 TWr TABLE 1 POPULATION GROWTH (000) Estimated Percent Area 1970 190 1988 Chanee 1980-88 Iowa City 46.9 50.5 50.6 0.2 Johnson Counry 72.1 81.7 85.9 5.1 I State of Iowa 2,825.3 2,913.8 2,860.7 (1.8) Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, and Sales and Marketing Management, 1988 Survey of Buying Power. i i i i 1 C. Structure of the Economy and Employment Trends 1. Current Trends and Conditions i j The overall economy of the Iowa City and Johnson County area has been relatively stable over the last several years. This is, to a large extent, because the City is home to the University of Iowa, a strong and relatively steady employer. It is estimated that at present the University + has a staff of over 19,000 full and part-time workers. Despite serious problems in the State's agricultural economy, Iowa City has been insulated from the worst effects. However, the economy of the Iowa City area is highly dependent upon the growth and stability of the University of Iowa which alone accounts for about forty-two percent of the area's total employment. The total number of persons employed in the Iowa City area increased from 43,000 in 1980 to 52,500 in 1988, an increase of twenty-two percent, as indicated in Table 2. Government, the major employer, grew from 21,800 to 26,200 jobs. All other categories, with the exception of mining and construction, showed good growth. 3 TABLE 2 EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN THE IOWA CITY LABOR AREA 1,000 1980 1988 Percent Change Industry Number °T4 Number T2 in Number of Johs Mining & Construction 1,600 3.7 1,200 2.3 (25.0) Manufacturing 3,300 7.7 4,300 8.2 30.3 Durable 800 1.9 1,200 2.3 50.0 Non -Durable 2,500 5.8 3,100 5.9 24.0 Transportation, Communication & Public Utilities 1,000 2.3 1,200 2.3 20.0 Wholesale Trade 1,000 2.3 1,500 2.9 50.0 Retail Trade 6,800 15.8 8,700 16.0 13.2 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1,100 2.6 1,500 2.9 36.4 Services 6,300 14.7 7,900 15.0 22.2 Government 21,800 50.7 26,200 49.9 20.2 Total 43,000 700.0 52,500 100.0 22.1 Source: Audit and Analysis Section Iowa Department of Employment Services 2. Emyloyment Trends and Patterns There has been a steady and constant increase in both the total labor force and the total number of persons employed in and around Iowa City, as indicated in Table 3. i The area's labor force increased by about 18,300 persons or forty-two i percent from 43,700 in 1980 to 62,000 in 1988. 1 The total number of persons employed increased from 42,200 in 1980 to 60,800 in 1988, representing the addition of 18,600 new jobs to the area's economy, an increase of about forty-four percent. 4 5 BGG TABLE 3 EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN THE IOWA CITY LABOR AREA Total NonAgricultural Total Wage and Yet Labor Force Resident Employment Salary Emplo ent Unemployed Numbe O 1980 43,700 42,200 43,000 1,500 3.5 1981 44,600 42,500 42,800 2,100 4.7 1982 46,000 44,000 43,800 11900 4.2 1983 48,300 46,600 45,000 1,700 3,5 1984 54,000 52,600 47,700 1,300 2.4 1985 54,800 53,000 48,500 1,700 3.1 1986 58,100 56,600 49,400 1,500 2.6 1987 59,600 58,400 50,800 1,200 2.0 1988 62,000 60,800 52,500 1,100 1.8 Source: Audit and Analysis Section, Iowa Department of Employment Services 5 BGG TABLE 4 MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN THE IOWA CITY LABOR AREA Name Product/Service Employment American College Testing Educational Programs & Services 600 City of Iowa City Government 450 First National Bank Financial Services 165 Hansen Lind Meyer Architectural, Engineering Services 170 Hawkeye Food Systems Food Distribution 170 Iowa City Community Schools Educational Services 925 Iowa -Illinois Gas & Electric Utility 110 Gas & Electric Johnson County Governmental Services 400 Government Mercy Hospital Health Care 800 Thomas & Betts Corp. Electric & Electronic Components 120 University of Iowa Health Care 1,900 Hospitals & Clinics Veterans Admin. Hosp Health Care 950 Rockwell Avionics GWBAL Positioning Systems 320 Sheller -Globe Corp. Plastic Safety Items 965 H. P. Smith Paper Co. Release Paper Products 110 Moore Business Forms Business Forms 260 National Computer Computer Services 405 Systems Oral B Laboratories Brushes 400 The Press -Citizen Publishing 130 Procter & Gamble Health & Beauty Care Products 440 II. EXISTING RETAIL INFRASTRUCTURE Prior to defining the Trade Area for a retail project along State Highway 1, and in order to generally assess the market and the proposal's impact on it, it is necessary to identify and review the existing competitive facilities. In the examination of the Iowa City market's retail infrastructure, we considered three major activities: malls, discount department stores, and food stores. However, in this evaluation, other retail concentrations were reviewed. Our efforts included field inspection and interviews, as well as the use of available reports and statistical information from both private and governmental sources. The following major retail shopping concentrations we identified and assessed are: Old Capitol Center, Eastdale Shopping Center, Sycamore Shopping Center, Pepperwood Place, Wardway Plaza and Lantem Park Plaza. I. Old Capitol Center The Old Capitol Center is located in the Iowa City central business district at Clinton Street directly adjacent to the University of Iowa campus. This is an enclosed mall with a total of approximately 250,000 gross square feet. The major tenants of the Center are Younkers with about 56,000 square feet and J. C. Penney with approximately 50,000 square feet. At present only one retail unit is vacant. The Old Capitol Center is well managed, has excellent architectural design and has high quality small shop tenants. Peppetwood Place is located in the southeast portion of Iowa City on the south side of Iowa State Highway 1 at approximately Keokuk Street. This is a strip shopping development that has approximately 110,000 gross square feet, however, it is adjacent to a K -Mart that has approximately 100,000 square feet of floor space. The major tenants in Pepperwood Place are Econo Foods, approximately 45,000 square feet, and Best Buy, about 19,000 square feet of retail space. There is no vacant retail space at this time. Secondary tenants are discount oriented. #G6 3. Sycamore Mall The Svcamore Mall is one of the major retail concentrations in the Iowa City area. It is located in the southeast section of the City north of Iowa State Highway 1 and just east of Sycamore Street. The Svcamore Mall is an enclosed mall that has approximately 227,000 gross square feet of space. The major anchors for the mall are Sears with about 70,000 square feet, Petersen Hamed Von Maur that has about 44,000 square feet and a Walgreen drug store which contains about 15,000 square feet of space. Four vacant retail units are here: the mix of small shops is standard. Randall's is adjacent to the Mall. Neglect of the parking areas and tenant "shuffling" were evident. 4. Wardw Y P_ 1a�a Wardway Plaza shopping center is a 125,000 square foot strip development in the southern part of Iowa City, located just west of U.S. Highway 218 on the south side of Iowa State Highway 1. The Plaza is anchored by a 45,000 square foot Jacks, 25,000 square foot Eagle and a Revco. Small tenants are minimal. 5. Eut�hoppine Center The Eastdale Shopping Center is an enclosed facility that has unusual architectural treatment. There are two levels to the building that contain approximately 70,000 square feet of space, a portion of which is vacant. The major tenant is Wilson Sporting Goods with about 15,000 square feet. The facilitv has a mixture of retail, service and office tenants which have acquired their space on a condo basis. 6. Lantern Lantem Park Plaza is located in Coralville on the north side of U.S. Highway 6 near 21st Avenue. Lantern Park Plaza is a strip shopping complex of approximately 127,000 square feet. The Plaza has three anchors, a 60,000 square foot Target, a 29,000 square foot HvVee food store, as well as a 20,000 square foot Peoples Drug Store. There is minimal small shop representation. Located directly adjacent to Lantern Park Plaza is a 50,000 square foot K -Mart and a 25,000 square foot Eagle Food Store. #4G The "presentation' (orientation, parking, landscaping, array of small tenants et. al.) of the entire area is poor. 7. Other Retail Facilities In addition to the retail facilities that have been previously described, there are a number of smaller strip and spot retail developments in the Iowa City area, including Brewery Square, a renovated historic building featuring unique stores and cafes, as well as the New Pioneer Co -Op Fresh Food Market. Retail and services are also concentrated along U.S. Highway 6 in Coralville. The City of Washington also offers some comparison retail shopping. The downtown plaza, across the street from Old Capitol Center offers a variety fast food, book financial and other sales and service establishments in a setting of flower beds, trees and park benches. Within the Iowa City area there are eleven major food stores, as well as a number of smaller quick shops and neighborhood grocery stores. The following is a capsule evaluation for each of these operations. 1. Earle Food Center No. 175 This food store is located at 600 North Dodge (Iowa State Highway 1) in the northeast area of Iowa City. The overall store operations are average and contains approximately 16,000 square feet served by six checkouts units. The store is open seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. The facility is clean and well stocked and presents a good appearance. 2. Fle Food Center No. 329 This store is located at 2213 2nd Street in Coralville, adjacent to the Lantern Park Plaza. The overall store operation is good and contains approximately 27,000 square feet. Overall, the facility is clean, well organized and well stocked. 9 BGG 3. Eagle Food Center No. 220 This store is located at 1101 S. Riverside, just off Iowa State Highway One is the southwest section of Iowa City. The overall store operation is good and contains approximately 28,000 square feet and is served by ten checkouts units. The store is open seven days a week, twenry-four hours a day. The store is clean, well organized and well stocked. 4. HyVee Food Store This food store is located at 1st Avenue and Rochester Avenue in the northeast part of Iowa City. There is pick-up lane with an attendant to assist with putting purchases into cars. The store has approximately 30,000 square feet and is serviced by eight checkouts units plus an express lane. The store is clean, well organized and stocked. The quality and specialized products are aimed at the higher income sector of the population. 5. HyVee Food Store This HyVee store is located at 1201 North Dodge Avenue (Iowa State Highway 1) in the northeast section of Iowa City. The store has approximately 25,000 square feet, and is located adjacent to a Peoples Drug Store. The store is serviced by ten checkouts units. The store is clean, well lighted and well stocked and presents a good appearance. SEENUMELUMMOTIV , . r This HyVee Food Store is located at 501 Hollywood Blvd. just north of U.S. Highway 6 in the eastern part of Iowa City. A Drug Town facility is located adjacent to the store. There are approximately 20,000 square feet in the store that is served by ten checkouts units and two express lanes. The store is neat and clean and apparently well managed. 7. HyVee Food Store This HyVee facility is one of the anchors for the Lantem Park Plaza and is located at 2101 U.S. Highway 6, West in Coralville. There is a People's Drugs next door to this store. The store has approximately 29,000 square feet and is serviced by ten checkouts units. Overall the store presents a good appearance. This Randall Foods facility is located in the Sycamore Mall Area at 1st Avenue and U.S. Highway 6 in the eastern part of Iowa City. The store has about 20,000 square feet and is serviced by rive checkouts units. The store is clean and appears to be well managed. 10 NO/ 9. Randall Foods This store is located at U.S. Highway 6 and First Avenue in Coralville in the northwest part of the trade area. The store is open 24 hours a day seven days a week and has approximately 20,000 square feet and is served by four checkouts units. The store is clean, well arranged and apparently well managed. The Econo Foods store is one of the anchors in the Pepperwood Place shopping center which is located at Broadway and U.S. Highway 6. This is a relatively large operation containing about 45,000 square feet which is served by twelve checkouts units. The store opened in 1986. This is basically a warehouse type operation with plain metal shelving and cut off boxes. This facility is approximately two years old and appears to be well organized and managed. 11. Aldi Foods The Aldi facility is located on Gilbert Street on the east side of the street about a block south of U.S. Highway 6. The store is relatively small with only 10,000 square feet that is served by three checkouts units. The store is typical of the Aldi discount food outlets. They carry the basic 500 to 700 food items merchandised from boxes. The store was clean and had good lighting. C. Discount Department Stores In the Iowa City area, there are four major discount department stores, as well as several small so called discount outlets. The following is a capsule evaluation for each of the major operations. 1. K -Mart One K•Mart store is located adjacent to the Pepperwood Place shopping center on U. S. Highway 6 in the eastern part of Iowa City. This store has approximately 100,000 square feet and is a first class operation. It is well organized, laid out in the typical K•Mart fashion. It has a wide range of merchandise that is well displayed. #46 2. KK -MM This is the second K -Mart in the Iowa City area and is located adjacent to the Lantern Park Plaza in Coralville. The store has about 75,000 square feet of floor space. The store layout and operation is typical of stores of this size. 3. Jack's Discount Store Jack's is located at 1101 Riverside Drive adjacent to Iowa State Highway 1. This store has approximately 40,000 square feet and is serviced by ten checkouts units. 4. Paul's I This discounter is located on Iowa State Highway 1, occupying a relatively long and narrow structure of approximately 18,000 square feet. The store is somewhat like a farm and home store. j 5. Tarcet i The Target store is one of the anchors of the Lantern Park Plaza which is located adjacent to U.S. Highway 6 in Coralville in the northwest part of the area. This store opened in 1987. The facility is a typical Target layout and operation. There are approximately 60,000 square feet in this store, i� D. Additional Competition In addition to the competing projects in the immediate Iowa City area, the project's Trade Area and its feasibility are impacted by the location of similar projects and retail operations throughout southeastern Iowa. The following Tables list these projects. 12 TABLE 5 LOCATION OF DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT STORES Ci y Store Name Cedar Rapids Jack's (2) K ,titan (2) Emerson Discount K's Merchandise Target Davenport/Quad Cities Wal -Man (a) Sam's (a) K -Man (4) Venture Target T. J. Maroc Fairfield Wal -Man Spurgeon's Pamida Grinnell Wal -Man Spurgeon's Mt. Pleasant Wal -Man Pamida Muscatine Jack's Wal-Mart Tipton Wal-Mart Washington Pamida Dollar General (a) under construction 13 T r� TABLE 6 LOCATION OF FOOD STORES Store Name Cedar Rapids Econo Foods (2) HyVee Food Store (7) Randall Foods (2) Sun Markets (2) Sun Man (2) Davenport/Quad Cities Eagle Food Center(10) HyVee Food Stores (6) Jewel Food Store (5) Siagle Super Market (4) Fairfield HyVee Jack & Jill (a) Easters Grinnell HyVee Food Store j Fareway Stores i Mt. Pleasant HyVee Super Valu Jack & Jill (a) Aldi Muscatine Econo Foods (b) Tipton Family Food Center Washington HyVee Jack & Jill (a) j Fairway (a) owned by Super Value (b) under construction 14 III. MARKET FEASIBILITY The potential for the type of retailing envisioned for the proposed Iowa City project is strongly influenced by the determination of the Trade Area for the project, and that Trade Area's expenditures/expenditure pattern for general merchandise, apparel and furniture/furnishings, (GAF) as well as for grocery and food. Also important is a reasonably healthv Trade Area economy, a broad range of household incomes and a reasonable average household income. Our analysis indicates that the Trade Area displays the necessary characteristics and has sufficient expenditures and expenditure potential to support the project. A. Trade Area Determination A number of factors were taken into consideration in assessing the geographic boundaries for the trade area for the proposed development in Iowa City. In the evaluation, industry accepted standards and methods were used in assessing the location, size, and quality of competitive shopping centers and projects, the existing and proposed highway improvements, and the nature and size of the proposed development. In the course of the analysis available information was reviewed regarding the geographic extent of the present retail trade market area served by Iowa City. The geographic extent of the Iowa City retail trade area was developed using available statistical data, field research and the professional expertise of PGAV - Urban Consulting. The resultant Trade Area is presented in Exhibit 2. However, we must note that with respect to the regional draw of the proposed discount food retailer, the nature of this operation is such that the Trade Area - and therefore the sales potential of this portion of the project - can be expected to be somewhat greater than that shown. Research indicates that this type of retailer is the focus of periodic "single purpose trips" by those living up to 50 miles from the site. 15 #4k Exhibit 2 16 TRADE AREA #44 n B. Trade Area Population The population of the Trade Area in 1988 was estimated at 125,727 and is projected to increase by approximately 0.9% to 126,816 in 1993. It is estimated that the number of households in the Iowa City Trade Area will register a gain from 49,338 in 1989 to 51,664 in 1993, an inciease of 2,326 households or about five percent. See Table 7. TABLE 7 PROFILE OF IOWA CITY TRADE AREA Population 1993 Projection 126,816 1988 Estimate 125,727 1980 Census 122,321 1970 Census 112,056 Growth 70-80 9.16% Households 1993 Projection 51,664 1988 Estimate 49,338 1980 Census 44,739 1970 Census 35,216 Growth 70-80 27.04% Population by Race & Spanish Origin 122,321 White 96.76% i Black 1.0190 American Indian 0.12%v Asian & Pacific Islander 1.19% Other Races 0.92% Source: National Decision Systems 17 C. income A breakdown of the 1988 household incomes by income groups for the Iowa City Trade Area indicates good representation in all groups. Approximately fifty-three percent of the households in the Trade Area have annual income between 515,000 and 550,000. Per capita income is almost $13,000 per year. TABLE 8 HOUSEHOLD INCOMES IN THE IOWA CITY TRADE AREA 1988 Estimated Households By Income 49,338 $75,000 or More 7.67% $50,000 to $74,999 12.480/c $35,000 to $49,999 16.98% $25,000 to $34,999 16.28% $15,000 to $24.999 19.47% $7,500 to 514,999 14.43% Under 57,500 12.68% k 1988 Estimated Average HH Income $32,633 1988 Estimated Median HH Income $28,657 1988 Estimated Per Capita Income $12,993 Source: National Decision Systems D. Retail Expenditures The market for the type of project proposed is strongly influenced by the Trade Area's current sales and unmet sales potential for general merchandise, apparel and accessories and furniture/furnishings (GAF), as well as for i groceries and food. While these types of goods are not the only kinds of merchandise that will be carried in the new stores, GAF and grocery/food sales and potential sales are the primary indicator of market demand for the [ proposed project, particularly for the anchor stores envisioned. TABLE 9 ESTIMATED RETAIL SALES IN THE IOWA CITY TRADE AREA FISCAL YEAR 1988 (5000) Category 1988 General Merchandise 576,400 Apparel & Accessories 24,650 Furniture, Home Furnishings 33,200 Total 5134,250 Grocery/Food $140,800 Source:1988 Survey of Buying Power, Sales & Marketing Management; U.S. Department of Commerce, Census of Retail Trade; Sales Tax Reports, Iowa Department of Revenue; and PGAV Urban Consulting TABLE 10 ESTIMATED POTENTIAL RETAIL SALES IN THE IOWA CITY TRADE AREA FISCAL. YEAR 1988 ($000) Catevo Amount General Merchandise 5104,300 Apparel & Accessories 40,700 Furniture/Furnishings 36,200 Total 5181,200 Grocery/Food $184,500 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census of Retail Trade; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, City of Iowa City, and PGAV•Urban Consulting The figures in Tables 9 and 10 were developed using national consumption patterns established through actual measurement of retail sales, as well as through the use of data provided by local sources, particularly information regarding per capita expenditures of the student population. 19 or u E. Iowa City Trade Area's Unmet Demand The Table below summarizes the unmet demand in the Trade Area. TABLE 11 ESTIMATED UNMET RETAIL DEMAND IN THE IOWA CITY TRADE AREA FISCAL YEAR 1988 ($000) Grocery/Food 184,500 20 140,800 43,700 . 2417o Unmet Demand As % of Estimated Unmet Potential Existine Demand Trade Potential Trade Area in Trade Area Category Trade Area Expenditures Sales Area a9ta General Merchandise 104,300 76,400 27,900 27% Apparel and Accessories 40,700 24,650 16,050 39% Furniture/ Furnishings 36,200 31,200 5,000 14% Total 181,200 132,250 48,950 27% Grocery/Food 184,500 20 140,800 43,700 . 2417o F. Caoture of Existing GAF Sale Existing GAF sales in the Iowa City Trade Area represent a $132.3 million market. Given the location of the project, its accessibility within the Trade Area, the scope of the competition and the nature of the proposed project, we believe that a portion of these current sales will be made in the proposed project. Based on the factors mentioned above, we believe a reasonable capture rate is 7% to 9% equating to a total of approximately S10.6 million of existing sales in the Trade Area which will be redirected to the new project. Given the location of major competitive facilities and concentrations of retail activity outside of Iowa City - most notably in the U.S. Highway 6 commercial "strip" in Coralville and the commercial activity in Washington - the impact on the sales currently occurring in the City should be significantly less than this figure. 21 48,950 259b - 30% Source: PGAV-Urban Consulting 13,500 10,600 24,100 TABLE 12 TOTAL GAF SALES FOR PROJECT FISCAL YEAR 1988 ($000) % Capture Trade Area's of Trade Unmet GAF Trade Area's Total Trade Area's Area's Demand Existing GAF GAF Unmet Unmet Captured Sales Captured Sales For GAF Demand GAF Demand By Project By Project Project 48,950 259b - 30% Source: PGAV-Urban Consulting 13,500 10,600 24,100 G. Capture of FxistinGrocery/Food Sale Existing grocery/food sales in the Trade Area represent a $140.8 million market. Given the deep discount orientation, large size and location of the project's food retailer, we feel it will capture 817o to 10% of this existing market, or approximately $12.7 million of these current expenditures. As many competing stores in this category are located outside Iowa City - among them three supermarkets in Coralville totalling approximately 75,000 square feet, and the supermarkets in Washington - the impact on Iowa City should be considerably less than the amount above. 23 43,700 27% - 33% 13,100 12,700 25,800 Source: PGAV-Urban Consulting 24 TABLE 13 TOTAL GROCERY/FOOD SALES FOR PROJECT ($000) % Capture Trade Area's of Trade Unmet Trade Area's Total Trade Area's Area's Demand Existing Grocery/Food Unmet Unmet Captured Sales Capture Sales For Demand Demand By Project By Project Project 43,700 27% - 33% 13,100 12,700 25,800 Source: PGAV-Urban Consulting 24 IV. CONCLUSION Our analysis demonstrates that the proposed project will be successful. Sales for the project . derived from the capture of the Trade Area's unmet sales demand and from the redirection of sales now occurring in the Trade Area - will be sufficient to support the project. While specific impacts on specific Iowa City business are difficult to quantifv, we believe that, overall, the proposed shopping center will have a small impact on the existing retailing picture in the city. The unmet demand for OAF, some S48.9 trillion, represents an excellent opportunity for the project, as does the S43+ million of unmet demand for grocery/food. As much of this unmet demand occurs precisely because the type of project proposed is not currently in the market, we feel the new project should capture approximately $13.5 million of the unmet OAF demand and $13.1 million of the unmet demand in grocery/food. For existing sales, as Iowa City represents approximately sixty-nine percent of the Trade Area's current OAF sales, we might expect 57.3 million of OAF sales currently made in the City to be redirected to the project. This $7.3 million is under eight percent of the total GAF expenditures made in Iowa City. For grocery/food, Iowa City is approximately fifty- six percent of the Trade Area's current sales. As such, we might expect $7.1 million of grocery/food sales currently made in the City to be captured by the project. This $7.1 million is about nine percent of total grocery/food expenditures made in Iowa City. We believe, however, that the actual impact will be significantly less than that shown above. In many markets like that of Iowa City, the introduction of projects similar to the one proposed has caused existing merchants to market more aggressively, upgrade their own presentation, and provide more customer service. Further, the addition of this type of project has created, or reinforced, the host communities as regional retailing centers and has significantly expanded the marketplace served by those communities. Moreover, the increased competitiveness in the marketplace has induced latent demand for retail goods to become actual demand, thus further increasing the size of the market. Because of these factors, we feel that the actual net capture of existing sales by the proposed project will be considerably less than the gross impacts quantified above. 25 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 13, 1989 To: Deputy Chief Ken Stock From: City Manager Re: Acting Chief of Police Effective at 5 PM on Tuesday, March 14, you will return to your general administrative responsibilities as assigned to the position of Deputy Chief of Police. This will satisfy general State Code requirements limiting temporary appointments to a period of 90 days. As we are all aware, the practical aspects of conducting a major employment recruitment within a 90 day period while adhering to modern society's policies, procedures and other legal requirements Is impractical; however, in order to satisfy the intent of the law, the operational changes so noted will be made effective on Tuesday, March 14. Further questions on other matters relating to this Issue shall be directed to the Assistant City Manager for his review and assignment as appropriate. bc1-6 cc: City Council Dale Helling i I 41G7 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Dale: March 13, 1989 To: All Police Personnel From: City Manager Re: Acting Chief of Police Effective at 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 14, Deputy Chief Ken Stock will return to his general administrative responsibilities as assigned to the position of Deputy Chief of Police. All matters of routine administrative nature concerning the operations of the department should be directed to Deputy Chief Stock's attention. Effective at the above noted time, Deputy Chief Stock has been directed to refer all matters of policy and/or substantive operational procedures to the Assistant City Manager. bc1.4 cc: City Council Dale Halling TW I March 14, 1989 Mr. Rich Huber Iowa City Community School District 509 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Rich: The purpose of this letter is to summarize what the School District and the City Government as independent efforts to initiate and expand education efforts underway in our community. CITY OF IOWA CITY I believe to be the position of we pursue our combined and yet upon the drug abuse resistance As you know, Cathy Ockenfels, our Police Community Relations Officer, will be attending the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) school on March 20. The purpose of this schooling is to provide Cathy with the training necessary to be qualified as an instructor for the DARE program. We will be undertaking this program at Regina School in the fall. We appreciate the fact that the school district has undertaken the development of drug education programs and, although different from the DARE program, it does appear the planned district program is complementary to City initiatives. We both appreciate the fact that for drug education to succeed, it is necessary to involve as many community resources as possible and yet, I understand the need to fulfill the curriculum guidelines established by the school system. In accordance with this general understanding, Cathy will be available to assist school district staff in advisory and/or classroom situations that appear appropriate. Although Cathy is not trained in the curriculum you will be utilizing, it is understood she will be available as a resource. In order for her to have a better understanding of the drug abuse education program to be sponsored by the school district, you have offered to have Cathy attend the in- service training program scheduled for this summer. Her involvement will be with other teachers being trained to teach the drug abuse resistance programs as designed by the school district. I believe Cathy can become an equal partner with the school district faculty and can offer constructive critique as well as advice and classroom participation as appropriate. As I mentioned to you, our overall desire is to provide a first class educational program for our community's young people and simultaneously allow the Iowa City Police to create a positive police presence among those same young people. 410 EAST WASIFINGTON STREET • IOWA CITY, IOWA 1 1] 5 0 0( 1 1 1) I S I .1 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 ( 1 1• JS6-1001 Mr. Rich Huber March 14, 1989 Page 2 Additionally, as we discussed, a future issue would be to consider the DARE program on an experimental basis at a school to be selected. We will solicit your support and recommendations before proceeding to contact a school. My understanding is that the principal of the school to be selected will be approached and the issue of initiating a DARE program for those sixth graders will be discussed. Given the extensive commitment to training, our planned involvement at Regina and the desire to utilize the school district's curriculum, I suspect we should not plan to make any contacts concerning school experiments until some time early next year. Cathy will also be planning a number of other community relations initiatives. We would like to continue discussions as to how she might supplement her work program with other activities in the schools, such as classroom work in promoting good citizenship, coordinating activities of Officer Friendly, creating a better understanding of the Police in today's society, and any other factors to help provide for a positive police presence among our young people. I understand that Cathy should feel free to contact school principals and work with them to determine how best she might assist in such efforts to provide positive relations within the schools. All in all, I believe that we have an opportunity to initiate positive programs to assist our young people and encourage their resistance to substance abuse and provide the Police Department, with opportunities to encourage positive interaction between the police and our young people. Sincerely, Steph. J.4isCity anag cc: Jim Ferguson Ann Lorson Cathy Ockenfels Ken Stock David Cronin Dale Helling bj/pc2 #GP March 8, 1989 Harold M. Soppe 966 E. Davenport Iowa City, Iowa 52240-5288 Dear Mr. Soppe: CITY OF IOWA CITY I am writing in response to your letter regarding the parking ticket you received on February 13, 1989. Issuing officers are not allowed to void issued tickets after the ticket has been printed. In the event there are mitigating circumstances regarding the ticket, the City of Iowa City has established an Administrative Panel to review the ticket. This panel is allowed the discretion to dismiss tickets either at the request of the officer or after reviewing the circumstances surrounding its issuance. Your ticket has been forwarded to the Administrative Panel. Joe Fowler, Parking Superintendent, has spoken with both officers involved in the issuance of your ticket. This information has also been forwarded to the Administrative Panel for consideration. It is City policy to issue tickets to all unattended vehicles parked in violation. It is the interpretation of the City of Iowa City that the vehicles loading/ unloading at Montessori School are not unattended. Several years ago the Iowa City Police Department determined it did not have sufficient manpower to enforce the Odd/Even Parking Regulations in Iowa City. At that time it was assigned to Parking System with the understanding that two employees would be assigned daily to this task before beginning parking meter enforcement. The assignment of two officers allows the earlier completion of this task and their assignment to a metered area. Following the review of your parking ticket the Administrative Panel will notify the Traffic Bureau of their decision. At that time you will be notified by mail of the results. Sincerely yours, $tephenl in O� City Ma ger cc: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance Joe Fowler, Parking Superintendent City Council bj/pc2 110 EAST WASHINGTON STREIT 3 IOWA CITY, IOWA S1110 3 (113( IS1.1000 3 FAX (111( 1{3.3003 �9 WECE I V E 0 MAR 6 1989 HariLd i•I. :�:ppe 'I-,ia; E. Davenport. Street L,wa t;tky, lnwi 5-245 Ti'wn. .� ��. _. IJ.S'Fh 1. r..�h-�It '-. r, 1•:-.�$ the side'w'alk c,:ac..use r -f the,.- then moved my car and parked It on DnveCnnori.`.reet. £�T':. r -•P thr srin-vol Ow cleared that stl`eCt. "i 1'ui re,+sra1 for I.his 'Na=;„ t.il%r r, .,.en they wanted t,c, r. lean Center r:treot, where ury car usual lv '..i r: ari, they 'would not have to ao out. around It. I was trying t ha_c::1i t... the C.ty workers. T then went. .,Ind cot ready to and was run-,ing a little lace. i was in a hurry that mor n1;:r bi.itforgot. a Gook for class and nFtd to return. On returning to house 1 was going the wrong way :rod instead of turning the car aro'.n�.o I pulled r,.n�e car over next to . the curb at,:, and ran in get. u,v boo;. Wt, -n 1 cane out c.f the house the j officer. Oo7o3, had Ju^,t. o, -It a tic•:.zc on my r-ar. I proceeded to .I .-n:.nl;rin to hf.r that. I just. 'w'ent. ..r- ,3e i. a took. Her response was _ ! Civ/ Ordinance says it 1'; not to c,:a .:arku�.i triers for one rninute anu dulled away. I real.ime the .�,.: nz,. Ordinances and the reasc'nti , or tr,eo. but. wit.i, 'nCdt,i ,er f.'�i�d:':. :rrF;s :i'i e'J weir: I think there =:ru:'u L� r.:-• little more w�dersi.anc:ry�.'tnink this officer should tttk:e tr.aintn, I lrn ! 1n ublic re ,t.ion; 04.C.•'.it '>f ke 3 : cr,rnrnunity employee. being Sn cur;, is notnecessary. i If t.t•iere are no a;.cepttons tip the saws then i would like to know the situation on Reno Street hiy the ttr•:;r,assori :i rhnool. I see cars parked the wrong way on t.ne 'wro[na side of the street. and cars parked along the curt, where a sign states "Mo ?ark.ing Anytime." I Furthermore, with the high increase of city taxes I would like to know the purpose for two indi:'i,Juals bCLby ^atationed in city patrol cars especially in resldent.ual areas? Gres it take two people to process a notice of viclati-an and fine wren 'A to be computer printed? If I am mistaken please inform me -,f the ,Duties of both individuals. I wil+. Y,e waiting for a response to rniy concerns. .:.incerely, SOO soppe cc Citv Council of Iowa City 41 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 16, 1989 To: Mayor and City Council J From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk J Re: Season's Best Request for Outdoor Service Area In November of 1988, Council revised Chapter 5, Alcoholic Beverages, of the City Code of Ordinances. Sections 5-41 and 5-42 outline regulations and exemptions for outdoor service areas (copies attached). Season's Best Restaurant and Bar, 323 E. Washington Street, has applied to the City for establishment of an outdoor service area under these regulations. Season's Best meets the requirements but is requesting an exemption from 5-41(c) screening, and 5-41(d) accessibility from licensed premises only. A letter explaining the request for exemption is enclosed. The City Building Inspector and Fire Department official have reviewed the plans and recommend approval. As this is the first such request since adoption of the ordinance, I am sending you information and scheduling brief discussion at your informal of March 21. A letter was sent to all property owners within 100 feet of the premises and to date no response has been received. Formal consideration of this request will occur on your agenda of April 4. I In the future, unless otherwise directed by Council, such requests will be included on the Consent Calendar with other beer, liquor or wine licenses and permits. bj/pc2 #70 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 4540 whose license or permit has been revoked shall not be issued a liquor control license or beer permit, and no liquor control license or beer permit shall be issued which covers any busi- ness in which such person has a financial interest for a period of two (2) years from the date of such revocation. In the event a license or permit is revoked, the premises which had been covered by the license or permit shall not be relicensed or one year. (Code 1966, § 5.24.21; Ord. No. 2605) ARTICLE III. OUTDOOR SERVICE AREAS AND SEASONAL AND FOURTEEN -DAY LICENSES AND PERMITS* Sec. 5.39. Outdoor service areas to require approval. Any permittee or licensee under this chapter, or any applicant . for a license or permit under this chapter, desiring to operate an outdoor service area adjacent to and in conjunction with a li- censed premises must obtain the approval of the city council and - of the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department before com- mencing operation of such outdoor service area. (Ord. No. 86.3289. - § 3, 6-3.86) Sec. 540. Application for permission to operate an outdoor service area. (a) An application for an outdoor service area shall be made upon the form provided by the city. Such application may accom- pany the initial application or any renewal application for a license or permit under this chapter or may be submitted at any It time in conjunction with an amended application for a license or permit. i An application for the approval of an outdoor service area shall include all information required to be submitted with applica- tions for beer and liquor licenses. The application shall be sub• mitted to the city clerk at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date -Editor's note—Section 10 of Ord. No.88.3394, adopted Nov. 1,1988, provided that If 539-5.52 of this chapter be Incorporated as a new Art. HI, as herein set forth. Supp. No. 39 381 4790 I' 4 540 IOWA CITY CODE it is to be considered by the city council. An outdoor service area shall be subject to the same annual renewal requirements as are all beer and liquor licenses. Approval by the city council of an outdoor service area shall be by letter to the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department with regard to the diagram, dram shop insurance coverage and all other state requirements. (b) Upon submitting an application for an outdoor service area, applicant shall provide the name and address of the owner of each abutting property as well as every other property which is within one hundred (100) feet of applicant's premises. The city will then notify these property owners by letter of the nature of the application and the date and time when it will appear on the agenda for approval by the city council, so that these property owners will have an opportunity to comment on the application if they wish. (c) Approval or disapproval of an application for an outdoor service area shall be at the discretion of the city council. Such discretion shall be exercised with due regard to public health, safety and welfare considerations. in the event that there is a change of ownership, the outdoor service area use shall be per- mitted to continue provided that the usage is continuous. (Ord. No. 86.3289, S 3, 6.3.86) Sec. 541. Regulation of outdoor service areas. The operation of an outdoor service area shall be subject to the following terms, conditions and regulations. Is) Outdoor service areas must be located on private property and may not encroach on any public righbofway except as provided in section 9.1.8 of the City Code of Ordinances. ; (b) An outdoor service area shall not be located on any side of a licensed establishment which fronts on a street, unless: (1) The building is set back a minimum of twenty (20) feet from the street right-of-way line; (2) There is a minimum of five hundred (500) square feet of private property on that side of the building avail• able and proposed for use as an outdoor service area; and Supp. No. 39 382 1/70 I' ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 4 541 (3) The outdoor service area is being operated in conjunc• tion with a restaurant as defined in section 51. (c) Outdoor service areas shall be screened on all sides from public view. Screening shall consist of a fence or other suitable barrier of not less than five (5) feet in height nor more than eight (8) feet in height. It shall be of solid construction which will effectively prevent ingress or egress from the premises except by way of an emergency fire exit only. Such fire exit shall be required of all outdoor service areas. i (d) Outdoor service areas shall not be accessible except from the licensed premises which it adjoins. The required fire exit shall be an emergency exit only. (e) An outdoor service area must be immediately adjacent to the licensed establishment of which it is a part. (f) An outdoor service area shall be permitted in any C (com- mercial) zone, as provided by Chapter 36 hereof, provided ' that an outdoor service area shall not be permitted if any part thereof lies within one hundred (100) feet of an R (residential) zone. In the event that property within one _ hundred (100) feet of an established outdoor service area is i rezoned to any R (residential) zone classification, such out. door service area shall be permitted to continue in opera• tion so long as it is continuously authorized as such by the city council without lapse, suspension, or revocation. The city council may waive operation of this provision to per. mit continued operation of the outdoor service area in the event of lapse or suspension of the license or permit for the establishment, or in the event of lapse or suspension of city council authorization for the outdoor service area, I (g) Outdoor service areas shall comply with appropriate build- ing, housing and fire codes and with all other applicable state and city laws. (h) Seating or other accommodations in an outdoor service area shall not exceed one person per fifteen (15) square feet of floor area accessible to the public, ( Supp. No. 39 383 470 T- 4 541 IOWA CITY CODE (i) Amplified sound equipment shall be prohibited in outdoor service areas. Compliance with the city noise ordinance shall be required. Additional advertising or identification signage beyond that permitted for the main licensed estab. lishment shall not be permitted. 0) The owner or operator of an outdoor service area shall be required to observe the same per square foot occupancy limits that apply to the building which it abuts. The occu. pancy limit for each outdoor service area shall be deter- mined by the city building official. In the event inclement weather requires early closing of the outdoor service area, the licensee or permittee shall not allow patrons of the outdoor service area to enter that portion of the licensed premises housed in the adjacent building if to do so would result in exceeding the occupancy limits therefor as de- termined by the city building official. (Ord. No. 86.3289, 4 3, 6.3.86; Ord. No. 88.3394, 6 4, 11.1.88) Cross reference—Noise, Ch. 24-4. Sec. 542. Exemptions from outdoor service area regulations. (a) An applicant may, as a part of the application for an out. door service area, request exemption from the requirements of subsections (c) and (d) of section 5.41 above. After review and comment by appropriate city staff, the city council may approve such exemptions if it determines that to do so would not jeopar. dize the health, welfare or safety of the users of the outdoor service area or of the owners or users of abutting property, The burden of establishing entitlement to such exemption shall be upon the applicant, and cost of compliance alone shall not be sufficient grounds to justify exemption. Outdoor service areas in existence on the date of passage of the ordinance codified in this section shall have one year from the date of passage to comply with all requirements for outdoor service areas stated in para. graph (e) above, or to obtain exemption therefrom. (b) Outdoor cafes adjacent to City Plaza and plaza cafes, as defined in Chapter 9.1, which are also approved for use as out. door service areas, shall be exempt from the requirements of subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of section 5.41 above. This exemp. Supp. No. 39 384 Al 70 ALCOIIOLIC BEVERAGES 45-44 tion is deemed justified on health, welfare and safety grounds due to the limited nature of the services offered by, and the limited hours and months of operation of, such outdoor cafes and sidewalk cafes, and due to the nature of public usage of City Plaza. (Ord. No. 86.3289, § 3, 6.3.86) Sec. 543. Inspection of outdoor service areas. Outdoor service areas shall be subject to inspection at least annually at the same time inspection of the adjacent licensed establishment occurs. The city may, in its discretion, inspect an outdoor service area at any other time. (Ord. No. 86.3289, § 3, 6.386) Sec. 544. Suspension or revocation of permission to oper• ate an outdoor service area. (a) The city may, after notice to the licensee or permittee and after a reasonable opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke authorization for the operation of an outdoor service area for any establishment when the licensee or permittee has violated, or has permitted or allowed the violation of any provision of the Iowa Code or Code of Ordinances of the City of Iowa City pertain• ing to the operation of an outdoor service area, or when the continued operation of the outdoor service area constitutes a threat to public health, welfare, or safety, or constitutes a nuisance. (b) The suspension/revocation procedure shall be initialed by the police chief by the filing of an administrative hearing com- plaint with the city council or Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Commission. Written notice of hearing, as well as a copy of said complaint, shall be served upon the licensee or permittee at least ten (10) days prior to the date set for hearing. The hearing, if held before the city council, shall be governed by the procedures as established by sections 2.186 and 2.187 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Iowa City. In the event of suspension or revocation, the city shall notify the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Depart. ment Hearing Board, pursuant to Section 123.32, Code of Iowa. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (h) and (i), above, the city council may order the immediate closure of an outdoor service area if it is determined that its continued opera - Supp. No. 39 385 #7a EASON'S A RESTAURANT • OAR %77arZc% Sl, i %6y City of Iowa City Council 410 E. Washington Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear City Council Membersi Season's Beet, Inc., a restaurant and bar located at 325 E. Washington would like to establish an outdoor service area on it's Washington Street aide between the sidewalk and the rest- aurant and immediately adjacent to the licensed establishment. Therefore, the management requests that the City Council grant an exemption to subsections (c) and (d) of Section 5-41 under Section 5-42 of the City Code for the following reasons 1. It is not possible to comply with the requirements of subsection(c) and (d) of Section 5-411 a, due to the design of the Commerce Center and the location of the restaurant in its lower level, a barrier construc- ted in compliance with Section 5-41 would completely restrict access to the restaurant, Travel Concepts, and the service ele- vator of the Commerce Center, and b, a barrier constructed in compliance with Section 5-41 would destroy the aesthetic value of the newly remodeled Commerce Center which is on the National Historic Society's list of pre- served structures. 2. An exemption from subsections (c) and (d) will not jeopardise the health, welfare or safety of the clientele or employees of either Season's Beet or the immediately adjacent businesses due to the fact that, a, the design of the Commerce Center and location of the restaurant effectively isolate the outdoor service area from passers-by on both the sidewalk and street. The proposed outdoor service area is a sunken area bordered on the east and west by restraining walls with a large staircase to the upper level of the Commerce Center occupying the majority of the apace between the sidewalk and the dining area, 3, Our concerns are completely compatible with the City Councils because Season's Best is primarily a dining establishment with a somewhat formal atmosphere whose clientele consists mostly of business people, University of Iowa administrators and faculty, and families from the Iowa City community. Therefore, in order to make our customer's dining experience ae pleasurable as possible, disorderly behavior is neither expected nor will be tolerated. #70 2 Thank you for your consideration of our request for an exemption. Sincerely, Kathy A. Jones �O� President I X//rl6.alkllk& W"s / F•h I' I I � \/ 1 O FU•AItbR OWMC -IF y AL4019 L. SIUMWA At;Z OO lialMu /� bu vi, F W.e.,h FIT111 MAFIA cr / ••:4N�F. RCE if..A11F:R i'EbiA l>�AIf/rpAVrL wl"VY NacnlLy NCIY /iJT�Er� r4I'S. rqblo,WOU/oavestbo t 3 sy t ., .:... I �, •, I,, 1 � Kr••Y j • .I1 SGIiIW CITY OF IOWA CITY CNIC CENTER 410 E. WASHNGTON ST. IOWA CV, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000 The proprietor of Season's Best located at 325 E. "ashington has applied for approval from the City Council for toperation he o an outdoor service area immediately adjacent to the above -referenced establishment. Alcoholic beverages can be sold and consumed in the outdoor service area between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. Monday thru Saturday. However, a holder of a Sunday license may also operate between the hours of 10:00 a.m, and midnight on Sunday. This matter will, be on the agenda of the City Council for formal consideration at its regular meeting on A ril 4th Tues. L at 7:3QMin the City Council Chambers located in a ow City v c Center, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa. The purpose of this letter is to provide you, as a nearby property owner, advance notification and the opportunity to comment, if you desire, to the City Council regarding this matter. You may attend the City Council meeting on April 4 1989 and address Council at the time this item is considered or you may provide written communication if you prefer, or both. All written materials should be received in the office of the City Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday ' March 27th , 1989 , so that it may be included with o er norma on accompanying the City Council's agenda. All such correspondence should be addressed to: City Council c/o City Clerk Civic Center 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter. My office is on the upper level of the Civic Center or you may call me at 356-5041. Sincerely yours, Marian K. Karr, CMC City Clerk cc: 490 Season's Best outdoor dining will be open March 15 to October 31 Names and Addresses of property owners within 100 feet of premises: BUILDING OWNER Davis Hotel Building Lincoln Management ' corner of Washington 1213 Highland Court and Gilbert Iowa City, Iowa Gabe's Building Albert and Wilfreda Hieronymus q30 E. Washington � ^322 _ Muscatine Iowa City. Iowa Professional Services Buzloing Dr. Varner and Dr. Dennis Visser 32e E.Washington ___ E. Washington Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City Press Citizen Iowa City Press Citizen inc. 15 E. Washington 3I0 E. Washington Iowa City, Iowa Trinity Episcopal Church Trinty Espiscopai Church 320 E. College 320 E. College Iowa City, Iowa Commerce Cen:.er Bu,laing C_:thggate Developmsnt. _'25 E. Washington ^\ 32i E. a. _owCi`y, Iowa City of lows City City of Iowa City Municapai Parking Lot �70 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 8, 1989 To: City Council From: Barry Beagle, Associate Planner Re: Certified Local Government Grant Proposal On January 10, 1989, the City Council passed a resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign a Certified Local Government grant application requesting approximately $1,700 in matching grant-in-aid to produce a "Guide to Historic Iowa City." Confirmation has been received from the State Historical Society of Iowa that the National Park Service has approved authorization of federal funds for the project. The guide, which is co-sponsored by the Iowa City & Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau is intended to promote an increased awareness and appreciation of the historic resources which are significant to the character and identity of Iowa City. Designed to enhance residents' and visitors' discovery and appreciation of these historic resources, this attractive and easy to read guide will identify and briefly describe historic sites of interest throughout Iowa City on an easy to read map. In addition, the brochure will lead the user on four specific walking tours of the downtown, and North Side Neighborhood, Woodlawn and Summit Street. The grant includes an initial printing of 5,000 copies of the brochure which will receive as broad a distribution as possible. A Certified Local Government grant contract has been received and will be submitted shortly for the Mayor's signature so work may commence. tp2-4 7� t CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENFER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319)356-500D Dear Resident: March 16, 1989 Construction of the Benton Street Interceptor Sewer Project is beginning. This project will provide a number of benefits for your neighborhood including the following: 1. New sanitary sewer to replace the old, inadequate sewer. 2. New storm sewer designed to reduce flooding along the creek and in the street. 3. New, 31' wide pavement along Benton Street that widens to 5 lanes east of Orchard Street to reduce congestion at the Riverside Drive intersection. 4. New sidewalks for many properties. 5. New water mains to better serve the area. Of course, these improvements cannot be constructed without some inconvenience to the residents. The first construction operation to occur will be the installation of new water mains by the City's Water Division. This work has started at Riverside Drive and will progress west to Miller Avenue. During this construction, Benton Street will be closed to through traffic during the day and open at night. Access to all homes will be maintained during this phase of construction, although it may be limited at times by construction activities. The next phase of construction will involve the installation of storm sewer, sanitary sewer and concrete pavement by Tschiggfrie (Chic -fry) Excavating from Dubuque, Iowa. During this phase of construction, the street will be removed and access to homes cannot be maintained. On -street parking will be provided as close as possible. As with the water main, this construction will start at Riverside Drive and progress west. You will be contacted about a week before we close your portion of the Street. This will give you time to stock up on heavy items from the grocery store and take care of any other arrangements you wish to make. Police, fire and ambulance services have been advised and are prepared for emergency access if necessary. A special crew will provide curbside garbage pick-up on Mondays. The Post Office has been contacted and they have indicated that mail delivery should not be effected. If you have questions, please call me at 356-5144. Sincerely, F�� Ric sse Department of Public Works Project Manager 4 7eL -4rk.iHs�ruur...r.-.o.t...e. - . —.-,a-,4•.....,.,.,. • BUSINESS, ..rw :::..�.-,...•s.- G`5<; If you Can't beat'em. IlyVee grocerystore in Waverly, lawn, decided to move to IVal-Afart's mall rather than lore customers How Wal-Mart hits Main St. Shopkeepers find the nation's No. 3 retailer tough to beat pmericans cannot resist a bargain, or so Sears. Roebuck & Company seemed to be betting last week when it ushered in a new policy of "ev- eryday low pricing." The etTort, designed to draw urban customers, focused atten- tion on the nation's beleaguered No. I retailer. Yet the more signifi- cant sales pitch comes from the heartland, where Wal- Mart Stores has been dra- matically reshaping the eco- nomic and racial structure of tiny communities. Virtually unchallenged in small cities and towns in the South and Midwest for over a quaner-century, Wal-Mart has grown from a single dis- count store in tiny Rogers, Ark., into a chain boasting 1,100 stores in 25 states. (See map, page 55.) New outlets spring up at a rate of three per month. Sales last year totaled nearly 520 bil- lion, earning Wal -Mart's founder and largest stock- holder, Sam Walton, the un• welcome honor of "Amen• ca's richest man." While Wal Mart is broadening rural shopping horizons, its success often comes at the expense of Main Street mainstays. Few local merchants can compete against sprawling 50,000- square -foot stares whose notions counters alone dwarf many ruml mom and pop concerns. Nor can many match Wal .Mart's direct -from -factory prices, which are often cheaper than the whole- sale pricy local shopkeepers pay for their merchandise. As a result, down• town business districts begin to empty, leaving fewer sponsors for Little League teams and a smaller pool of advertisers for the high- school yearbook. "When Wal-Mart comes in, some. thing has to go out," ob- serves Rex Campbell, pro- fessor of rural sociology at the University of Missouri. That certainly has proved true in Waverly, a northeast Iowa prairie town of 8,900 that welcomed Wal-Mart three years ago. With its halthy economic mix of ag- riculture, industry and ser• vices, plus a liberal -arts col- Icge, the community made an attractive target for the discount chain, despite [tic lack of a nearby interstate. But local businesses were wary. "Just the word than Wal-Mart was coming ntade some stores close up," says U SNEWS b ASA LD AEPCRT, Ywcn U. 1989 53 3 Don fluston, editor of the biweekly Waverly Demo. , oar and lndependcnr. Among the first to bail out were Coast -to -Coast and Pamida, two discount chains that would have found Wal -Mart's prices and merchandise hard to match, let alone beat. Other establishments along Wa. verly's Bremer Avenue quicklyjoined them. Trade. home Shoes locked its doors after Christmas. Patricia's Fashion Fabrics and Sports Shop athletic goods are holding going.out-of--busi- ness sales. Down the road, the Willow Lawn shopping center is virtually deserted after Schultz's Family Department Store went out of business, while Hy -Vee grocery has moved next door to Wal-Mart, hoping to cash in on the traffic generated by the discount center. "Unbelievable," says Pa- tricia's Fabrics owner B. E, Mick. "If we didn't have a good industrial base, Wal. Mart would have killed us." Tough act to follow. For stores in Iowa and other agricultural states where pop- ulation growth is stalled, the loss in reve. nue can be particularly devastating. Hardware outlets suffer the most, panic. ularly those heavily dependent on the housewares, garden tools and sporting goods also carried by Wal-Mart, nota an Iowa State University study of Wal - Mart's effect on rural communities. Su- permarkets, too, find their sales dip, since Wal-Mart offers such grocery -store staples as household cleaners, candy and canned goods—all at comparable or lower prices. Even service companies re- port drooping revenues, presumably be- cause people find it chmper to replace appliances at Wal-Mart than have them repaired. "All people pay attention to nowadays is price," says Lee Stumme, who closed his hardware -and -building - supply company in January after 14 years in business. "They want service, too, but they don't want to pay for it." Paradoxically, Waverly's dislocations are hitting at a time when its retail sales are growing. Figures for 1988 are not in yet, but they areexpeeted toeasily surpass the 556.1 million for 1987. But most of that growth was generated by Wal-Mart, suggests the Iowa Slate study. The typical Wal-Mart in the Hawkeye State Takes in some 56.5 million annually. Still. Wal-Mart alone cannot be blamed for all the economic woes afflict- ing heartland communities. Eroding in- dustrial bases and declining populations have speeded the decay of many rural business districts. Rural smiologists sug. gest that Wal-Mart is merely speeding 'Wal-Mart, jewer snitchers up a process of change that began in the 195Ds, when students from small com- munities were bused to consolidated schools in larger towns, and it continued through the decade as the interstate. highway system prompted many by. passed businesses to move from Main Street to the main road. Even Mick cites changing lifestyles as the main reason he shut down Patricia's Fabrics. "Women just don't sew any more," he says. "Wal. Mart was just the last nail in the coffin." Wal-Mart knows that it makes a big I impact w / p when it comes k town, but executives say the positives outweigh the negatives. Wal-Mart gen. erates new tax revenues and job opportunities. Moreover, the company trim to ease some of the pain by encouraging its lo - call managers to take part in community activities. Chamber -of-commerce membersl•,n is a must, and Wal-Mart urges employes to attend church and par. ticipate In United Way fund drives. Each store also offers a SI.000 college scholarship annually to a local high-school student. In a sense, Wal -Mart's move into an area is a reaffirmation of Sam Walton's faith in the small-town America where he got his start. Sears long ago abandoned its rural roots, except for small catalog stores like the one on Bremer Avenue. And Kmart requires a population of 25,000 before it will open up shop. The competitive hammering by Wal-Mart gives some businesses a neededjolt, forc- ing them to develop special niches or services. Though Patricia's Fabrics went down the tubes, owner Mick finds his SEARS TRIES A NEW SALES PITCH Attention, discount shoppers! There were red balloons, jazz bands and giveaways. But the festivities marking Sears, Roebuck & Compa- ny's dramatic shift in sales strategy last week did little to camouflage the somber fact that the world's largest retailer is fighting for its life. Sears has been rumored a takeover target for months because of its lackluster performance. 'rhe company, unable to withstand the onslaught of such specialty retailers as the Gap for clothing or elec- tronics discounter Circuit City, keeps see. ing once faithful customers deserting in droves. Sean's share of electronics sales, for instance, hes sagged from 40 percent in the early 1980s to one quarter today. Return on equity hovers at I I percent, well below rival K mart's 15 percent. Hoping to recoup, Sears's management has embarked on a dramatic shift in mar. keting strategy. Rather than swing be- tween high regular prices and cul -rate sale prices, all 824 stores will offer "everyday low pricing." Last week, outlets closed for I V5 days while prices on more than 50,000 items were marked down. Sears anticipates its new pricing poli. cy will attract shoppers who do not want to wait for sales to take advantage of bargain prices. At the same time, the company stands to save thousands of hours in manpower costs now spent changing price tags and stocking extra inventory before a sale. Noma -dropping. Longer term, Sears hopes to attract more shoppers by plat• ing famous -label products alongside its own brands, such as Kenmore appli. ante and Craftsman tools. The tactic already has proved successful in test marketing of Brand Central, a "store within a store" that sells popular elec. tronic and home appliances. Weak -sell. ing items with the Sears logo will be replaced with name -brand goods. Whether the shift will result in a healthier bottom line remains unclear; it certainly is generating confusion. At Chicago's Oakbrook Center Mall last week, shoppers mistook Sears's new message of "everyday low pricing" for just another big sale. A few customers might think they are being shortchanged 54 U.S.NEWSB WORLD REPORT. Maven 17.1999 X5 women's -clothing store across the street continues to attract customers by of- fering quality a cut above what Wal -Man sells. Tom Tailor's two Waverly drug- stores are prospering as well. "When we heard Wal. Mart was coming, we visit- ed other towns to see what was headed our way," ex- plains Tailor. who coun- tered Wal-Mart by lower- ing prices and offering 24- hour prescription -filling and free delivery. Gretchen Beckler, owner of the Sports Shop, met Wal -Mart's challenge by upgrading the quality of her merchandise and adding found in the larger store. She up with such personal touches ualized stenciling and can toi,,..r .•.. on sports shirts. "1 work the store myself, and I am in constant touch with the needs of my customers; ' says Beckler. As a result, 1988 sales were the highest in five years. Still, besting Wal-Mart has exacted a toll; exhausted by long hours and unable to find a buyer to battle Wal- Mart, Beckler is closing her shop. Merchants who survive the first few age because the discoent giant lures shop' pers from a larger geographic area. There is little doubt that the trade area is expanded when Wal-Mart locates in a town," says Iowa State economics Prof. Kenneth Stone, who conducted the study. Noncompeting businesses stand to benefit from the influx of customers drawn by Wal-Mart. However, met - because the S59.97 price for a Sears Die- hard auto battery, normally 574.99, was $S more than its regular "sale" cost. And even though Sears plans to improve its merchandise mix, plans don't make today's sales. "Sean doesn't have piz- zazz," sniffed Cecelia Reber of the store's lack of designer wear for women. If Wall Street shares that impression, the nation's premiere retailer may find it difficult to maintain its lead. So for, Us NEWS 8 WORLD REPORT. Mucn la. 1989 Sean's ntw strategy has garnered just so-so re- views. "'rhe company had to do something," observes Drexel Burn• ham Lambert analyst Lauren Lambert. But skeptics question whether Sears will be able to slash its burden• some overhead. Last year, 30 cents of every sales dollar went to- ward overhead costs, 7 cents more than K man paid and almost double Wal -Mart's costs. Sears also must generate enough roles to offset the revenue lost from lowering prices. The company is not waiting for on impatient stock market to provide the answers. Aware that raiders might be tempted to wring more value from Seari s S41•a•share price by selling of lucrative divisions like Allstate Insurance and the brokerage firm of Dean Witter Reynolds, the finn is snapping up a bargain of its own: 10 percent of its own shares. ■ Dy Pam la Snarne will, Linn btuns in Guago In smaller towns often suffer. Profes- me's data show that, a 20 -mile radius, [art drains as much 70.000 a year from is of under 1,000 peo- -hough most small in Iowa are ciddin- Val-Mart seems to the economic ero- 'owns near Wal-Mart see retail sales slump rcent in the first year, than three times the communities of shn- ee elsewhere in the After three years, the near a Wal-Mart record a cumulative rcent, compared with er towns. "The pres- s a community is not bad," asserts Stone. "It is a fact that communities across rural America must face." Hard unicts. Shell Rock, a tiny town 5 miles west of Waverly, is confronting the problem today. A once thriving business district is dying as shoppers abandon it for Waverly's greener pastures. Children go to school in Waverly. "There is no grocery store, so everybody has to go to Waverly and they do their other shop- ping while they are there," explains 14 - year resident Candy Winter, whose hardware store is one of Shell Rock's few surviving concerns. The Darwinian process of rural busi- ness consolidation is even more evident in Texas, where Wal-Mart moved in ear• lier and concentrated more heavily than in Iowa. Mount Pleasant, located 115 miles east of Dallas on Interstate 30, went through all the travails of Waverly when Wal -Man opened there in 1976. Today, however, the area is on a roll. New industry is moving in. The popula- tion has jumped from 11,003 in 1980 to 14,800, and most of the merchants who survived the first Wal-Mart onslaught are doing more business than ever be- rate. Retail sales in the first half of last year hit 5104.6 million compared with $140.2 million for all of 1987. Still, even the most successful business owners know better than to relax when competing against Sam Walton. Earlier this month, Wal-Mart picked Mount Pleasant as the site of a new "Super Center." The 189,000 -square -foot build- ing will include a grocery store and is expected to draw customers from a 70 - mile radius. The merchants of Mount Pleasant, having already weathered one Wal-Mart storm, may find this latest blitz less easy to counter. ■ by NaMelh R. SAME 5* 73