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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-10-31 Info PacketCi City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: October 28, 1983 To: Persons wi>{r 1ments on the Proposed New Zoning Ordinance From: Don Schmehs 1 Re: City Council Discussion of Proposed New Zoning Ordinance Please be advised that the City Council has scheduled a meeting to discuss the issues, comments and questions raised at the public hearings and in correspondence relating to the proposed new zoning ordinance, for 7:30 PM on November 1 in the Civic Center Council Chambers. The Council will not be discussing the site specific requests for changes in zoning at this meeting. Changes in the zoning of specific properties will be addressed at a subsequent meeting which has not yet been scheduled. We will advise you of dates of subsequent meetings for review of the ordinance. Attached is a list of the issues, comments and questions raised all or part of which will be discussed by the City Council at their meeting on the 1st. If you have any questions in regard to the above subject matter, please feel free to call me at 356-5230. bc5/7 cc: City Council ,3e4 �l LIST OF ISSUES, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS 1. Agricultural zoning. 2. The inclusion of commercial recreational uses in the AG zone. 3. The inclusion of dairy products processing in the CH -1 zone. 4. The inclusion of offices in the CH -1 zone. 5. The exemption of hospitals and religious institutions. 6. The exemption of commercial and industrial uses from compliance with the performance standards. 7. Suggested changes to the OPD -H zone. 8. Uses permitted in the CN -1 zone. 9. Provision for downtown expansion. 10. Parking space requirement in the RM -145 zone. _ 11. Parking space requirements in other residential zones. 12. Problems associated with nonconformities. 13. Impediments to the establishment of low-cost housing. 14. Problems with special exceptions. 15. The establishment of 13,000 cfs as the water level defining the river bank. CWV of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: October 28, 1983 To: City Count�' From: Don S hm�iis n Re: Issues, Comme is Zoning Ordinance and Questions Concerning the Proposed New The staff has compiled a list of the issues, comments and questions raised at the public hearings and in correspondence submitted to the City Council on the proposed new zoning ordinance. Each item has been addressed by the staff and its responses are presented as follows: 1. 2. 3. Agricultural zoning - why some properties and not others are zoned agricultural. The AG zone and the RR -1 zone are two designations which are used for those areas of the city in which city services cannot be provided in the near future. The AG zone is used in those areas where services will eventually be provided and RR -1 is used where city services are not planned for within the time frame of the long range comprehensive plan. The rationale behind these designations is that in those areas where city services and urban development are anticipated, it is unwise to permit sparse, scattered rural development in the present, which would inhibit the possibility of orderly urban development in the future. The AG zoning permits continued farm uses but prohibits residential development which would obstruct future development. An RR -1 designation allows large lot rural residential development where city services and urban development are not expected to take place. The inclusion of commercial recreational uses in the AG zone as a special exception. The Planning and Zoning Commission, early in their review process, concluded that the AG zone should permit only agriculturally related uses. Areas intended for urban uses should be appropriately zoned. Allowing commercial recreational uses in the AG zone, even as a special exception, could result in future incompatibility of land uses when urban services are finally provided to the area. Mr. Anthony Frey expressed interest for this addition as a special exception in the AG zone because he wishes to establish a commercial camp ground off Caroline Court. This is very questionable as a good location for this type of activity given the neighborhood concern regarding traffic on Prairie du Chien, noise, and the existing amount of commercial activity in the area. Inclusion of dairy products processing and manufacturing in the CH -1 zone at all or as a special exception. Lr Under the current ordinance, "creameries" are allowed as a permitted use in the CH zone. A creamery is an outdated term for the operation of dairy product processing and packaging establishments. Therefore, the term was changed. The highway commercial zone, as outlined in the intent section of the zone, is intended to provide for service uses related to expressway traffic - hotels, motels, restaurants, and auto -oriented uses. Dairy product processing does not fall within the usual definition of these types of uses and could present problems of compatibility with other uses in the zone. It is reasonable, therefore, to include dairy product processing under the special exception section rather than as a permitted use. Existing uses would be conforming and would not require an appearance before the Board of Adjustment to establish themselves. 4. Expanding the CH -1 Highway Commercial Zone to include office use as a permitted use along with other minor modifications in the ordinance. A request was made to allow office use in the CH -1 zone, particularly in the application of this zone to property located north of the Highlander. As indicated on page 58 in the proposed ordinance a CH - 1 zone is "intended to permit development of service uses relating to expressways or other controlled access locations along major arterial thoroughfares. An office use was not listed in this zone because it was not perceived as a use typically characteristic of those uses located along major thoroughfares. There are, however, certain types of offices which would prefer to locate along major thoroughfares, and for this reason I believe there is a strong argument for permitting offices in this zone. There also was a request to allow, as a provisional use, retail establishments when associated with the permitted uses of this zone, provided that not more than 50% of the total ground floor area is devoted to retail display of merchandise. This is a provisional use which is also permitted in the CI -1 Intensive Commercial zone (see page 61 of the proposed ordinance). Other than the CI -1 zone, the CH -1 zone is the only other zone which does not permit a wide selection of retail uses. For this reason, it would seem logical to include this provisional use in the CH -1 zone in association with the other uses permitted. It is not uncommon, for example, for a service station (an auto oriented use) to have a retail display area in the station. Finally, the suggestion was made and requested to classify such grocery stores as Quik Trip as an auto oriented use. There is little question but what such convenience groceries are intended to serve the traveling public, and it would seem appropriate to classify convenience groceries as an auto oriented use. 3069 Li 5. Exemption of hospitals and religious institutions from compliance with the proposed zoning ordinance. In the present zoning ordinance (see Section 8. 10.19) it states that any hospital, educational or religious institution existing on August 7, 1962, shall be exempted from (the specific conditions of the additional regulations) and from any other height, yard and off- street parking requirements otherwise applicable in the district in which such existing use is located." The staff realizes the significance of classifying a use such as the Mercy Hospital nonconforming. Such a provision in the proposed ordinance certainly is worthy of consideration. Such an exemption, however, should not be extended to future additions and expansions of a use without compliance with the provisions of the ordinance for the addition or expansion. If compliance with the new ordinance does create problems for the addition or expansion of certain uses, the ordinance is made much more flexible as to the methods of seeking relief where such relief is justified. For example, the ordinance now permits the Board of Adjustment to grant a special exception in the modification of yard requirements where such modification is warranted. The Board may also grant a special exception to reduce the parking space requirement. 6. Existing commercial and industrial uses which do not comply with the performance standards of the proposed ordinance should not be exempted from compliance if they are established illegally, and the reference to their existence as a nuisance should be omitted. The ordinance does provide for the exemption of commercial and industrial uses from compliance with the provisions of the performance standards in the new ordinance. They would not be classified as nonconforming uses because they were in noncompliance with the performance standards. In recognition of the large investment associated with commercial and industrial uses and the likewise large expense to bring such uses in compliance with the performance standards of the ordinance, the staff, and subsequently the Planning and Zoning Commission, recommended that commercial and industrial uses be exempt from compliance with the performance standards. Section 1-69(b) (see page 167) states that "Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as authorization for the continuance of the use of a structure of land in violation of the zoning regulations in effect prior to enactment of this chapter." Simply stated, no use which had been illegally established under the provisions of the present ordinance is exempted under the provisions of the new ordinance. The exemption provision would only apply to legally established uses which would otherwise be nonconforming. ,?af Since it is extremely difficult to establish a use as a nuisance, the reference to nuisance should be omitted in the performance standards. A statement of "purpose" and other additions, particularly in reference to the effect on adjoining properties, should be added to the OPD -H Zone. As instructed, the OPO -H zone consists of the same requirements as for Planned Area Developments of the present zoning ordinance. The staff had discussed with the City Council the need for guidelines and design standards for planned unit developments which the PAD provisions sorely lack. It was, however, resolved to maintain the present provisions at least at this time. 8. CN -1 zone should be broader and include more uses such as general office, clothing, specialty shops of every kind , etc. Also the CN -1 zone should not be limited in area, i.e. three to seven acres. Neighborhood commercial centers are intended to blend in with and service a residential neighborhood. The zone is designed for a very limited purpose of providing only those types of commercial activities which meet the needs of the residential neighborhood and not for businesses which draw customers in significant numbers from beyond the neighborhood. Standards for location, size, access, local conditions, topography, and competition are specifically spoken to in the 1983 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update and are designed to protect neighboring uses from potential conflicts. Broadening the number of commercial uses permitted in the CN -1 zone would dilute its intended purpose and remove many of the distinctions it has from other commercial zones. The intent section of the CN -1 zone should be amended to reference the siting criteria as specified in the 1983 Comprehensive Plan Update. The size range of three to seven acres ensures that the neighborhood commercial centers retain a scale of development compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. The three to seven acre range can be put into perspective by the following examples: Hy-Vee-Drugtown site on North Dodge is 4.3 acres with a retail area of approximately 32,000 square feet, Hy-Vee-Drugtown site on Boyrum Street (including Contractor's Supply) is 5.4 acres with a retail area of approximately 60,000 square feet. In contrast to these two examples, the Hy -Vee site at First and Rochester is approximately 2 acres in size and does not meet the minimum requirements considered adequate for a neighborhood commercial center. The proposed zoning map recognizes this and has included additional area around that site for further expansion of neighborhood commercial uses. The staff does not recommend changing the maximum limitation for the neighborhood commercial zone. .3 0A1 J The expansion of the downtown - the proposed zoning ordinance should accommodate for expansion, e.g., the areas zoned CC -2 could be zoned CB -2. Presently, there is available space within the CBD (CB -10) district for commercial expansion. There is land within the CBD district which is not fully developed as intensely as a downtown area should be. Numerous parcels or lots within the downtown area are presently underutilized; i.e., there are private parking areas, auto oriented uses, low rise single store commercial buildings, etc. It is the City's goal to maximize intensity of use within the CBD and the new ordinance would permit up to ten stories of development. Also, the above notwithstanding, the existing CBS (CB -2) area immediately south of Burlington Street could be rezoned to CB -10 to allow for the future expansion of the downtown if the need arises. Uses permitted in the CC -2 zone are generally the same as those permitted in the CB -2 zone. This allows for commercial support of the downtown business district. The primary distinction between the CC -2 zone and the CB zone is in the provision of parking. All commercial uses in the CC -2 zone'are required to provide off-street parking whereas in the CB -2 zone this is not always the case. The CC -2 zone configuration just south of the downtown reflects existing commercial areas and commercial areas where parking should be required because of the distance from public parking facilities. At such time when the downtown is fully developed, consideration can be given to rezoning the area immediately south of Burlington Street (CB -2) to CB -10. At that time, consideration would have to be given to ways in which to integrate the two areas and overcome the barrier that Burlington Street provides to shopping patterns. 10. The parking space requirement in the RM -145 Zone should not be as low as 3/4 space per dwelling unit. A reduction in the parking space requirement to 3/4 space per dwelling unit is a recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The objections to this low a requirement for parking have generally been based on a perceived greater demand for parking spaces than required. That may be true. One of the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan is to increase the density of development close to downtown and University campus areas and decrease the density of development in neighborhoods, which are predominantly single family, that may experience damage due to the intrusion of higher density development. The Commission and staff were informed that to encourage the type of high rise, high density development contemplated in the RM -145 zone (previously termed the RM -80 zone) would require an allowance for greater building bulk to make it feasible for development. A parking space requirement of A .309 spaces per dwelling unit would probably preempt high rise construction because of the larger amount of land area required for parking. Whether 3/4 space per dwelling unit is sufficient may always be conjectured, but the Commission felt that it was in the public interest to permit high rise, high density construction near the downtown and University campus areas even though there may be a greater demand for parking than required. The Commission argued, however, and the staff would agree, that there is less need for parking in these areas than in outlying areas because of the shorter walking distance. The issue becomes one of balancing the advantages to high rise, high density development close to the downtown and University campus areas and the problems resulting from inadequate parking facilities, if indeed they will be inadequate. 11. Parking space requirements for low rise multi -family uses is too restrictive. The Planning and Zoning Commission surveyed recently -built apartment buildings and complexes in the area south of Burlington Street, east of Gilbert Street, north of the railroad tracks, and west of Dodge Street and determined that due to the number of bedrooms per dwelling unit that the Ih parking space requirement was inadequate. The assumption being that with more bedrooms per dwelling unit the likelihood of more occupants per dwelling unit increases and therefore also the need for off-street parking. The Commission recommended the use of square footage as a better means of enforcing the parking requirement in lieu of parking spaces per number of bedrooms. 12. The problems associated with the establishment of nonconformities. Unfortunately, with the change in design of the proposed ordinance, there will be created nonconformities. Those nonconformities are of three types: (a) nonconforming uses, (b) nonconforming buildings, and (c) nonconforming lots. A nonconforming use is an existing use which is not permitted in the zone in which it is located by reason of the adoption of the zoning ordinance. A nonconforming building is an existing building which does not comply with the setback or height requirements of the zone in which it is located by reason of the adoption of the zoning ordinance. A nonconforming lot is an existing lot of record which fails to meet the lot width, lot frontage or lot area requirements for a use in the zone in which it is located by reason of the adoption of the zoning ordinance. Although zoning regulations cannot be retroactively applied to presently established property, the concern is that if the property is destroyed by some natural cause, the present use of the property is abandoned for more than a year, or that the use of the property is converted to another use, the property must then be brought into .j0�9 compliance with the provisions of the new ordinance. Realizing the relative permanency of existing uses, many provisions are proposed which will lessen the impact upon those existing properties by adoption of the new ordinance. For an existing use to have to comply with the provisions of the new ordinance due to its destruction by natural cause, it would have to be destroyed by more than 100% of its assessed value. If a use were destroyed by less than 100% of its assessed value, it could be reconstructed to the same degree of noncompliance with the ordinance requirements. This provision would theoretically allow a person to recover the economic value of property destroyed to the extent that assessed value is equal to market value. state law, assessed value is defined as market value even though By s some cases there appears to be a discrepancy between the two. The assessed value of property, however, is the only record the City has of the established value of property. There are exceptions provided for established setbacks in the zoning ordinance (see page 152) and, as has alreadybeen discussed, the Board of Adjustment may grant a modification to the yard requirements under the special exception procedures which is not possible under the present zoning ordinance. These provisions will enable one to etback j realize or existing buildingslief rmaysbecome n no�ncomplian a rements of thPersons amay actually find, however, that in many instances the setbacks, particularly in residential zones, are less restrictive than under present zoning regulations. Although a nonconforming lot of record may not have the proper frontage or width, that may be built upon by any use permitted in the zone in which it is located so long as all other ordinance requirements are met. For example, any building for a use permitted in the zone in which the nonconforming lot is located, may be built upon the lot even though the lot does not have the proper width. The building must, however, be provided with the appropriate setbacks required in the zone. The ordinance does specify that if a lot does not have the proper amount of area for a duplex or multi -family dwelling, it would have to be developed with a single family dwelling or a nonresidential use permitted in the zone. ction e number of 13. Amp diment toitheh stablishmentrOfmlow ers cost ermittehousdingn dwellings is an There is probably little disagreement that a reduction in the number of roomers will reduce the number of persons which can commonly share rent in a dwelling unit. As is proposed, however, the number of roomers now permitted in dwellings in multi -family zones would not be decreased. As to the reduction in the number of roomers permitted in dwellings in single family zones, the issue is one of balancing the Positive aspects of reducing the effect that dwellings with a large 306 9 number of roomers will have upon adjacent residences and the negative impact of a resultant decrease in the number of opportunities for low cost housing. There has been a considerable interest expressed by many for the establishment of provisions for "accessory apartments." To the extent that it is a major concern, the City Council may wish to consider the adoption of such provisions in the near future. There is little evidence to support that the new zoning ordinance is more of an impediment to the construction of low cost housing than presentthe ordinance. been written toaccommod to low cost rhousi housing. Therenewpisvprobablyano better opportunity for the community to provide for low cost housing than for the establishment of areas for modular housing. The establishment of the RMH Manufactured Housing Residential Zone is the first opportunity for persons to subdivide land for the accommodation of modular homes and mobile homes. Other provisions have been written to accommodate many different types of residential housing including zero lot line dwellings and townhouses without having to comply with Planned Area Development provisions. 14. Special exceptions involve a lot of "red tape" and time involvement and there is no assurance that such uses will be approved by the Board of Adjustment. Chapter 414 of the Iowa Code allows the Board of Adjustment to "hear and decide special exceptions to the terns of the (zoning) ordinance upon which such Board is required to pass under such ordinance." It is one of the powers of the Board of Adjustment which has existed in Iowa law for a number of years. It wasn't until more recently that cities in Iowa as well as cities across the nation now realize the benefits to special exceptions. Such uses are listed in the ordinance where it's expected that they may create problems of incompatibility with other uses permitted in the zones in which they are located because of certain unique characteristics of the special exceptions compared to the other uses. Special exceptions must be approved by the Board of Adjustment, provided that the conditions placed on them to ameliorate problems of incompatibility will be met. The concern by many is that the Board of Adjustment may abuse their powers by imposing such rigid requirements upon special exceptions that it will make it difficult or impossible for the uses to be established. While that may be Plausible, I would not expect that to occur as boards of adjustment have the tendency of being sympathetic to the establishment of stringent requirements upon applicants. The procedures for approval of special exceptions require that a hpublic hearing earingenablehbefore Board s allpropertyowners nthe vicinityeof the hproposed ,3,061 r location of the special exception to voice their concern regarding any aspects of the proposed use. That input provides valuable information to the Board in establishing appropriate safeguards. The alternative to the establishment of special exceptions is the prohibition of the same uses in the zones where they are listed as special exceptions. The Planning and Zoning Commission indicated that they would feel very reluctant to permit most of the special exceptions in the zones in which they were located unless they could be approved after some review process with the establishment of safeguards. 15. The 13,000 cfs (cubic feet per second) is too high a level for defining the "river bank" in the ORC River Corridor Overlay Zone. Residents along the Iowa River are concerned with the proposed ORC Zone definition of river bank as the water level at 13,000 cfs outflow from the Coralville Dam. They claim that this outflow alone, without adding water from other sources as creeks, runoff, etc., would inundate their riverfront properties. Measuring the 30 foot ORC setback or the 100 foot zone from the river bank, as defined, i would be meaningless as the bank would most likely be found beyond the depths of the riverfront properties. Conversations with the Army Corps of Engineers indicate that these concerns may be warranted. Release rates of 10,000 cfs or more from the Coralville reservoir are the exception rather than the rule. The.Army Corps of Engineers follows a regulation schedule adopted for the Coralville Reservoir as a guideline for determining release rates throughout the year. Three flood control time periods are identified in the regulation schedule. May 1 to December 15 represents the longest interval of time. This 7h, month interval includes a portion of the spring rains and, unless unusual circumstances exist, only 4,000 cfs to 6,000 cfs are released during this time period. Depending upon the amount of flood control storage occupied within the reservoir, release rates of 6,000 cfs to 10,000 cfs are authorized for only a10 day period, from April 21 to May 1. Although conditions may warrant releasing more than 6,000 cfs of water from the reservoir between May 1 and December 15, generally, 6,000 cfs or less is released from the reservoir most of the year. Staff recommends the use of the water level line at 6,000 cfs outflow from the Coralville Dam to define river bank as that rate represents the limit of normal conditions. A rate above 6,000 cfs describes exceptional conditions. The ordinance should place restrictions based upon conditions which occur most of the time rather than on isolated circumstances. 306' City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: October 28, 1983 To: City Coun i From: Don Schmei `! Director of Planning & Program Development Re: Proposed Regulations for Fraternity/Sorority Houses As instructed by the City Council, the new ordinance has been changed to require that the occupancy level for fraternity/sorority houses be based on the area of the lot on which the fraternity/sorority house is located rather than on floor area. Accordingly, in each zone in which fraternity/sorority houses are permitted as a provisional use, the following wording is suggested: "Fraternity/sorority houses, provided there shall be at least square feet of lot area for each person residing on the premises."— The amount of square feet per occupant required will depend upon the number of persons allowed in a dwelling unit and the number of dwelling units permitted in the same zone. For example, in the RM20 zone five unrelated persons are permitted to reside in a multi -family dwelling unit and 1800 square feet of lot area must be provided for each unit. Therefore, a fraternity/sorority house in the RM20 zone would be required to have 360 square feet (1800 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit divided by 5 persons per dwelling unit) of lot area for each person residing on the premises. Of the 34 fraternity/sorority houses surveyed, only one such fraternity/sorority house would be nonconforming because of this occupancy limitation. I have discussed this matter with Ms. Kate Head, and she is amenable to the proposed change. I have not been able to establish or determine an appropriate parking standard for fraternity/sorority houses. There appears to be no correlation between the number of cars owned by residents of fraternity/sorority houses and the number of members residing on the premises. Even more frustrating is the fact that there appears to be a large inadequacy in the number of parking spaces provided per the number of cars owned by fraternity/sorority members. Any parking requirement established will in all probability render a number of fraternity/sorority houses nonconforming. bc5/3 ,3070 City of Iowa Citi MEMORANDUM Date: October 28, 1983 To: City Counc From:Don Schmels Director of Planning & Program Development : Jim Hencin,,IUBG Program Coordinator Re: Public Hearing on Recommended 1984 CDBG Program The Committee on Community Needs has finalized its recommendations to the City Council on the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in 1984. These recommendations, made at the October 26 special CCN meeting, are listed on Attachment A, in order of funding priority. Note that CCN recommended 18 projects, plus general program administration and contingencies, totalling $830,220. That amount represents the $824,000 grant which the City expects to receive from HUD on January 1, 1984, plus $6,220 in "program income" from rehabilitation loan repayments. Also, Attachment B provides the City Council with a full listing of 1984 funding requests which CCN received between September 20 and October 18. Attachment B shows the priority votes (high, medium, low) of the 9 CCN members present on October 26; the total points assigned to their priorities; and the project rankings (1A -16D) based on the points received ("1" being highest; ties indicated by "A", "B", etc.). More detailed information on all funding requests and CCN's recommendations will be sent to the City Council on November 4. In order to meet the December 1 deadline for submission of the 1984 Program Statement (grant application) to HUD, a public hearing on the recommended program and budget has been set for November 7. The City Council will be requested to adopt a final program and budget at the November 22 formal Council meeting. tp4/9 Attachments 307/ 1984 CDBG FUNDING RECOMMENDATION COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS 10-26-83 Project or Activit 1. Creekside Storm Drainage Project Completion 2. Cedarwood Apartments Community Center Equipment 3. Miller/Orchard Neighborhood Park Acquisition 4. Accessibility Guide for Iowa City/Coralville Community 5. Mark IV/Willow Creek Neighborhood Center Van 6. Congregate Housing Construction 7. Nelson Adult Center Phase II Renovation 8. Housing Rehabilitation & Weatherization -9. Brookland Park Improvements 10. Creekside Alley Repair 11. Iowa Youth Corps Park Shelter Construction 12. Kirkwood Circle Drainage and Surfacing 13. Longfellow Playground Improvements 14. Shared Housing 15. Rental Rehabilitation 16. American Red Cross Emergency Disaster Assistance 17. Alternative Housing Site Acquisition 18. Creekside Sidewalks 19. General Program Administration 20. Contingency. TOTAL Projects listed in order of CCN priority ranking. J Attachment A Recommended Allocation $ 18,700 4,000 60,000 560 15,000 225,000 41,400 125,000 5,000 2,500 12,318 60,000 3,250 15,000 24,000 5,000 50,000 47,000 106,260 10,332 830,220 3 07/ F. RRn.IRrT A. J Project 1. Mark IV/Willow I RRn.IRrT A. Creekside Storm Project 1. Mark IV/Willow I Neighborhood Cei 2. JCARC Nelson Adi Center Renovatti 3. Ralston Creek Ir Creekside 4. Property Acquis Clearance S. Historic Rehabi'' Program 6. Historic Presern Planning ). Creekside Sldewi PROJECT o. lreeKslae Alley R 9. Rental Rehabilita Program 10. Accessibility Guli Iowa City/Coralvi' Community 11. Elevator at Old Br 12. Sturgis Ferry Park Update 13. Brookland Park imp Project 14. Senior Center Intel System 15. Phonic Ear Special Hearing System L n i PROJECT 16. Iowa Youth Corps - Pai Shelter Construction 17. Congregate Housing 18. Housing Rehabilitation and Heatherization 19. Shared Housing 20. Alternative Housing Si' Acquisition 21. Senior Center Energy Management System 22. Longfellow Playground Improvements 23. HACAP/Johnson County Multi-purpose Center 24. Miller/Orchard Neighbor hood Park Acquisition PROJECT 25. Cedarwood Apartmer munity Center Equi 26. River City Housing tive (lousing Purch Rehabilitation 27. Consolidated Human Facility 28. Shared Youth Servii 29. Kirkwood Circle Drr and Surfacing 30. American Red Cross gency Disaster Asst 31. General Program Ada tration i. nM ntwutau.0 1984 COOG Funds expecte TOTAL AVAILABLE J Li City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: October 26, 1983 To: City Council From: Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission Re: Historic Preservation Awards Program The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission is starting their first annual Historic Preservation Awards Program. The Commission has invited three people to serve as a jury to review projects that have been submitted for consideration in the awards program. Two entrants will be selected by the jury as recipients of the 1983 Iowa City Historic Preservation Awards Program. Copies of the application and advertisement have been enclosed for your review. All projects must represent historically sensitive rehabilitation or aesthetically sensitive new construction that has been carried out within Iowa City. Rather than present the winners with a Certificate of Appreciation, the Commission felt that a bronze plaque would be more appropriate and effective. The plaques could be fastened to buildings or posts and serve as visual displays. Cost per plaque is approximately $125, therefore, in order to issue bronze plaques the Commission would like to request from the City Council either a) $250 remuneration to cover the cost of the plaques, or b) a resolution authorizing the Commission to solicit funds for the purpose of purchasing plaques. The use of plaques as an award would assist in the tangible display of the merits of historic preservation as well as provide an aesthetic incentive for participation in the program. bdw3/14 ,307.2. Ci 1983 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS PROGRAM Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission Applications may be picked up at the Department of Planning & Program Development • Civic Center' 410 E. Washington' Iowa City, Iowa 52240 or call 356-5247. The deadline for submitting an application is: November 30, 1983, 4:00 PM. Please submit applications to the Department of Planning and Program Development • Civic Center • 410 E. Washington • Iowa City, Iowa 52240. For information call Margaret Nowysz, Chairperson • Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission' 337-9934 or 356-5247. 307.2 Li 1983 HISTORIC AWARDS PROGRAM IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION PURPOSE: The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission has implemented an historic awards program in order to foster pride in the historic attributes of Iowa City buildings and to reward individuals and businesses who have either rehabilitated historic structures or constructed newer buildings that enhance historic areas. ELIGIBILITY: Projects may be nominated by the owner, resident or another interested person. The project may exemplify building exteriors, grounds or other forms of historic significance within Iowa City. The project must be located within the corporate limits of Iowa City, Iowa, and must be completed prior to the deadline for receipt of submissions. An individual or firm may submit an unlimited number of entries. SCHEDULE: Entry slides and required data must be received at the Department of Planning and Program Development Office, 322 East Washington Street, before 4:00 p.m. on November 30, 1983. SUBMISSION: For each project submitted, the applicant is required to provide materials which properly illustrate the work. A maximum of fifteen 35 mm slides that can be placed in a standard 80 slide Carousel slide tray may be included for each entry. Information concerning the project must be placed on the Descriptive Data Sheet which is provided to each entrant. It is desirable to have photos/slides of the predesign condition of projects which involve remodeling or restoration. _ 3d7.z APPLICATION Check if applicable: Residential Commercial Grounds APPLICANT: Name: Address: Phone: LOCATION OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Property Name: Address: OWNER OF NOMINATED PROPERTY: Name: Address: Phone: PROJECT ARCHITECT: Name: Address: PROJECT CONSULTANTS: Name: Address: Name: Address: CONTRACTOR WHO COMPLETED WORK: Name: Address: PHOTOGRAPHER: Name: Address: New construction Rehabilitation J 3el7z J 1983 HISTORIC AWARDS PROGRAM IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION COMPLETING THE DESCRIPTIVE DATA SHEET Attached is a completed Descriptive Data Sheet which is to serve as a sample of how that sheet may be completed. Because the judges reviewing this information will not be Iowa City residents and are probably unfamiliar with your project, it is important that you provide as much information regarding your nomination as possible. All projects, regardless of magnitude, will be considered. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Margaret Nowysz, Chair, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. 3074 SAMPLE 1983 HISTORIC AWARDS PROGRAM IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION DESCRIPTIVE DATA SHEET SPECIFIC USE OF BUILDING: Structure is located on the edge of the Central Business District in a proposed historic district. First Floor: Commercial Second Floor: Multi -Family Residential PROJECT STATEMENT: The project involves the restoration of a building and replacement -of architectural elements deteriorated by deferred mainte- nance. This building was originally a single-family dwelling and the size and location of this structure have made it economically infeasible to continue this original use. We have tried to sensitively convert its use to an art gallery and an insurance office on the lower level. The upstairs currently houses two apartments; however, nonload-bearing walls may be re- moved and the structure may be used for single-family use. TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS: Wood frame construction with wrought iron ornamental cresting Rubble foundation Asphalt shingle roof - AREA AND COST DATA: 5,000 square feet+; $18,000± 3o7Z q City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: October 28, 1983 To: City Council From: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance Re: Word Processing Center Equipment Bids were taken on new word processing equipment for the City's Word Processing Center this fall. The attached memo details staff's recommen- dation for the new equipment; the City Manager approved the purchase of the equipment in late September at which time the equipment was ordered. This information is being provided to you to provide more background information for your consideration of the City Clerk's request for equipment for her office. bdw/sp 3073 r. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: September 22, 1983 To: Neal Berlin, City Manager From: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Financepi Re: Word Processing Center Equipment Current IBM mag card equipment is of outdated technology and the continued increased maintenance costs to the equipment is not justified. Staff is recommending replacement with equipment of current word processing technology and increasing total printing capabilities by 30% for $70 -per month over the current operating budget. Proposals were received on August 19, 1983 for replacement of word processing equipment. Equipment was evaluated that would encompass new word processing text editing capabilities, ergonomics, utilizing current staff level, upgradability for software and hardware in the future and at an operating cost within the current budget. Proposals were evaluated according to the following factors with their accompanying weights: 45% conformance to specified features, ability to adapt to present and future needs of the City; 30% total cost; 20% service responsiveness, training, continued vendor support; 5% references. Six (6) proposals were received and after preliminary analysis three vendors were requested to provide demonstrations. Final comparison was between Modern Business Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Compucorp equipment) and Electronic Business Equipment, Moline, Illinois (CPT equipment). Proposed Systems Barb Coffey, Word Processing Supervisor, evaluated thoroughly each proposed system in relation to features, effect on current operations and future adaptability. Compucorp equipment has been recommended as the best system for the City of Iowa City word processing needs. Below is a brief summary of the major differences between the two systems. 1. Compucorp has a network orientation (all terminals can interact with each other and peripherals (e.g. printers) directly. CPT's distributed logic allows for one terminal to send information to another via the hard disk as an intermediate. A terminal that does not have direct interface to a printer sends a document to the hard disk where another terminal which does have access to the desired printer picks it up and directs it to print. 2. - CPT offers 30 megabytes of hard disk storage vs. Compucorp's proposed 15 megabytes. - Compucorp has 192K per terminal vs. CPT's 128K per terminal. CPT has single sided, single density diskettes (127 pages) vs. Compucorp's dual sided, double density diskettes (350 pages). Barb feels that the power (K) in the terminal is a more crucial factor than the advantage of more megabytes of hard disk storage since the Word Processing 307.3 2 Center does not anticipate that all documents would go onto hard disk storage. Hard disk storage would be for form letters, daily correspondence, and the documents that see a lot of revision activity. The longer, infrequently revised documents need not be immediately accessible but instead could go onto floppy disks. 3. Compucorp had more ergonomic features than CPT. CPT's screen is fixed, Compucorp's pivots and tilts to counteract glare. The pivot and tilting of screens is becoming almost a mandatory feature for new word processing systems. 4. Compucorp has a priority override for items awaiting printing in a queue. With CPT you obtain priority by deleting each preceding queue. 5. Compucorp has a document orientation vs. a page orientation provided by CPT. Considering the amount of heavy editing of long documents the City does, document orientation is being recommended over a page orientation. Costs Life Cycle Costing was evaluated for each system over a five5 Total costs were very similar: five(5) Year period. Compucorp CPT Total Equipment $50,728 $47,489 Total Maintenance 28,260 31,345 Total Cost $78,988 $78,834 ,Remaining within the current operating budget was a major consideration for the acquisition. Funds were not available for an outright purchase from a vendor, therefore municipal lease/purchase options were included as part of the request for proposal. Equipment vendors were offering lease/purchase agreements at over 23% financing per year. Cathy Eisenhofer, Purchasing Agent, contacted several national municipal leasing companies and has obtained a 10.77% annual lease over a five year period ($23,000 savings) which does allow the acquisition of the equipment very close to the operating budget figures. This type of leasing arrangement will allow us to acquire equipment that has state-of-the-art text editing capabilities, expand the total printing capabilities by 30% for peak loads, and at an additional cost of only $70 per month over our current operating costs. Your approval is being requested to upgrade the Word Processing Center equipment and to amend the budget for the additional $70 per month operating costs. bc4/8 303 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: October 28, 1983 To: City Manager and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Re: Record Management in City Clerk's Office Problem Areas The City Clerk's office has identified four problem areas: 1. Workload heavy - small staff 2. Limited storage 3. Limited customer service area 4. Deteriorating cemetery books Workload in the Clerk's office has steadily increased. Retrieval requests have increased from 1,603 for calendar year 1982, to 3,153 for 9 months of 1983, an approximately increase of 96% over the past year. Phone inquiries have doubled in the last year alone. The number of Council meetings has also increased. However, the City Clerk's office staff of three has not increased since 1975. Limited storage area continues to be a problem. Vault storage is shared with the Finance Department and adequate space for both departments is growing smaller. Currently my office is housing 42 boxes (17XllX26) in the vault and downstairs in the retention area. Legal has researched the question of retention of hard copy documents after microfilming and determined some records can be destroyed. The Clerk's office has a small counter area measuring 7 feet, 9 inches . in length. However, the clerk typist's desk and file measures 6 feet, 7 inches. This leaves only 14 inches of open space for customer service. Individuals doing lengthy research/retrieval often occupy the counter for over 30 minutes at a time. This causes congestion when another citizen requires assistance. It should be noted that over 80% of our retrieval requests are not current year but involve searching past year indexes. Currently five cemetery deed books are housed in the Clerk's office. These books date from 1864 to the present and represent over 2,290 transactions. The two oldest books are deteriorating rapidly. There is a need for the records to be centralized and basic information readily available. I Available EouiDnent After discussions with the City Manager, City Clerk, Finance Director, Word Processing and computer representatives, the Compucorp Information Processors have emerged as a possibility for the department's use. A logical relationship exists with our office and the Word Processing Center (WPC) and it would be helpful to be tied in with WPC for several reasons. Currently a Complete Description rough draft is typed in the Clerk's office, Word Processing retypes and submits back for approval. Corrections are then made, xerox copy edited for Official Actions and again revised by Word Processing. This results in double typing of the same material and often pushes both departments to complete the task so legal publication deadlines can be met. With this system the rough draft would be typed directly on the terminal, and Word Processing would receive via terminal and store for future revisions. The minutes would not have to be retyped by staff. The only equipment that would allow us this tie-in capability would be Compucorp - the same company that equipped WPC. This direct tie-in could be expanded at a later time with a printer that could deliver text directly back to the Clerk's office. A printer in the Clerk's office would be advantageous for legal publications. The notices could be dictated to Word Processing by other departments and delivered directly to our office via the printer. Compucorp offers three models of work stations. The Clerk's work station would be networked by cabling into the Word Processing Center equipment and would run off the Center's software for both the word processing function and the records processing function. Model #745 is a diskless work station. Data would be stored on the hard disk in the WPC. A limited amount of storage (shared with WPC) would be available and would mean that only the current year's index would be on- line all the time. Prior years' index listings and other files, such as cemetery records, would need to be loaded into memory by the WPC staff when it was time to update the records. For these records, hardcopy listings would be used for retrieval on a daily basis and the work station would be used only as a tool for updating records, it would not be used for retrieval of information. Model #775 is a work station with two floppy diskette drives. It would allow the Clerk's staff to directly input the files stored on separate floppy diskettes and any file could be placed on-line as needed. The work station could then be used for both updating and retrieval. The work station could also be used when the WPC's system was not operating, such as after hours and on weekends. The diskless work station, model #745, can only be used when the WPC system is operating. The Clerk's staff would need to start up the WPC system if they wanted to use their equipment after hours. Li 3 Model #785 is a work station with one floppy diskette drive and one hard disk drive. The hard disk has a storage capacity of five megabytes which is 7h times the storage capacity of a floppy diskette. This would allow all files to be on-line all the time and would eliminate the need to input files continuously from floppy diskettes. Table I outlines the costs projected for five years for each model, including set-up and supplies. Printer costs for each model are also included. Summar Although any of three models will help the Clerk's office, the models differ as to their ability to address the four problems identified (1) workload heavy - small staff, 2) limited storage, 3) limited customer service area and 4) deteriorating cemetery books). Model #745 Problem 1. Would be able to put current year index and free staff time for other duties; Council minutes could be typed directly. 2 Has limited storage; storage in 'APC; no expansion. 3. Model would not be used for 80% of retrieval requests and hard copy would still be utilized at the counter. 4.* Could allow conversion to disk but would require WPC to load and unload disk back to this model and could cause waiting problems. Model #775 1. Would allow quicker access than hard copy of current and past year index; Council minutes could be typed directly. 2. Has unlimited storage (with floppy disks). 3. Model would be used for retrieval and located at the counter for quicker customer service. However, this model would require storage for disks in the office. 4. Would allow converting to disks of deteriorating books. CF_ 4 Model #785 1. Would allow quickest access (all files on-line all the time); Council minutes could be input directly. 2. Has unlimited storage (7� times capacity of floppy disk). 3. Model would be located at counter for retrieval uses and provide best customer service. Less amount of storage required for smaller floppy disks. 4. Would allow conversion of deteriorating books. Model #745 alone has limited storage, is available only when the Word Processing Center is operating, and could not be used for retrieval. Model #775 would have unlimited storage and operate with or without WPC. This model would help alleviate staff time indexing and filing current materials, aid with storage problems, provide customers direct on-line access to records, and allow for deteriorating cemetery books to be put directly on-line. One concern is that with only one terminal staff will not have access to records and WPC while customer retrievals are in process. Therefore, #745 would provide staff with one work unit for daily updating while #775 would allow the unlimited storage and retrieval for customer service. Model #785 would allow all files to be on-line at all times and be more convenient than working with floppy disks, but would not alleviate the problems of simultaneous staff and customer use. Status Report The Clerk's office has acquired the new used desks from WPC and will be rearranging this week. One access thru our office has been closed and will allow us to move the Clerk -Typist desk back from the counter. This will mean a much more open customer service area. We are also starting to destroy documents already microfilmed and freeing up additional space. I will be meeting with Mike Noth from the University Weeg Computer Center re possible use of a microcomputer to solve some of our problems and comparables will be made as to cost and feasibility of using Compucorp or some other company. (Mr. Noth assisted Finance with selection of the City's computer.) We need to determine if a tie-in with WPC is best for identified problems, whether a microcomputer or combination of the two should be considered. A report will be sent to you within 30 days and I will be requesting informal discussion at that time. /sp 3e7�e Ci f POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT September, 1983 Citizen generated requests for police services increased slightly in September as compared to 3152. Increases were recorded to July, 3198 as compared in the following reporting categories: Classification July September Assault 27 32 Larceny 196 210 Forgery/Counterfeiting 7 8 Vandalism 103 113 Controlled Substances 9 11 014I 46 51 Intoxication 42 59 iDisorderly Conduct 355 449 Vagrancy 8 13 Juvenile 32 58 Mental 8. 10 Suicide 3 5 Other Accidents 11 17 Attempt to Locate 59 88 Sudden Death 0 '1 Gunshots 0 5 Miscellaneous Services 12 22 Miscellaneous Information 113 120 Lost/Found Property 33 23 Hazardous Roads 8 20 The largest increase. . . disorderly conduct. , is probably Bccasioned by an increased number of beer drinkers while the number of available restrooms remains in the downtown relatively constant. In general, no significance can be attached to any of the other increased. Arrests were effected in three hundred fifteen incidents and a total of 2963 citations or tickets was issued. One hundred eighty- four illegally parked vehicle were towed. 0.W.I., intoxication, disorderly conduct and vagrancy arrests accounted for more than one-half of the arrests made in Iowa City during September. 3o7S .J J Animal Control activities increased moderately during the month as compared to the same month one year ago. 0.. w r K, City of Iowa city MEMORANDUM DATE: October 28, 1983 TO: Neal Berlin, City DIanager FROM: Harvey D. Dfiller, Police Chief RE: Noise Complaints Sergeant Cook has been regularly recording noise complaints and periodically updating the tally by number; month; type of complaint and disposition. Attached, for your information, is the most current update. Of special interest, I believe, is that contact of the officer with the offender normally leads to a reasonably satisfactory resolution o the problem. Li Name Ar Oct. 131 11 1982 Nov. 1982 79 4 Dec. 53 5 1982 Jan. 57 A 1983 re—F.— 61 G 1983 lar. 1983 92 8 pr. 1983 130 1 Day 1983 141 1 TU—TTe 1983 53 8 u1y 1983 112 1 Aug. 1983 88 1. Sept. 1983 121 1 UE—t. 1983 ov. 1983 ec. 1983 CITY CIVIC CENTER CSF 410 E. WASHINGTON ST October 24, 1983 OW/A IOWA CITY, IOWA F2240 Mr. Randall P. Bezanson Vice -President for Finance & University Services 101 Jessup Hall University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Dear Mr. Bezanson: l CITY (319) 356-C7 ODD The Broadband Telecommunications Commission (BTC) of the City of Iowa City is charged with the responsibility of monitoring the development and progress of the cable system, channels and facilities in Iowa City, Iowa. One of the areas the City and Commission have worked hard to implement and develop has been the cable production access facilities located in the Jc,o City Public Library which are available from Hawkeye CableVision. These facilities and services, which Hawkeye CableVision offers the citizens of Iowa City, are part of their obligation to the City as a result of the Iowa City franchise and contract. These facilities and services, which include workshops in video pre -production, production, editing, lighting, studio, portable switcher and the use of the corresponding equipment, are offered free of charge to citizens of Iowa City. It is these facilities and services that are the subject of this letter and are of specific concern and interest to the Commission. While we have wanted to insure these workshops and equipment are available to Iowa Citians, it has become increasingly difficult to do so for several reasons. One of those reasons is the University of Iowa student participation in workshops and their use of the equipment. It has been our observation that a large segment of our users have been students attending the University of Iowa. We have no trouble understanding why students wish to use our facilities and want to make use of the opportunities they present. It is oftentimes difficult for these students to gain access to the facilities and equipment at the University, so it is logical they would seek out this alternative. It has been of great benefit for many of them to do so too, because they have learned skills and techniques that they could not have learned otherwise. This situation has been of some benefit to the community as well, because some of the programs these students have created are shown over the access channels and thus are contributions to the richness and enhancement of the Iowa City community life. 3077 Li 1 Mr. Randall P. Bezanson October 24, 1983 Page 2 However, as more and more people learn of, are trained on and use Hawkeye's equipment in the Iowa City Public Library, the demand for this equipment, the related maintenance costs and the life expectancy of this equipment change considerably. Since there is a finite amount of money and equipment allocated for the workshops and equipment, both from Hawkeye's franchise provision agreements (which Hawkeye has already exceeded) and the City's franchise fee funds which are used to support cable and access related endeavors (we have no General Fund money, and all franchise fee money is allocated for this area), the situation is becoming increasingly difficult. The equipment can hardly be maintained, let alone the possibility of keeping up with the state of the art in equipment technology and offerings. The University of Iowa students, eager to use -our facilities and having more time to do so than the average Iowa City resident, contribute to the situation. In some ways and to some extent at the cost of Iowa City residents. We have also written to Coralville and University Heights about their residents' use of the Hawkeye CableVision equipment and workshops located and given in the Iowa City Public Library. We have received a positive response from Coralville. We would like to have an opportunity to discuss possible solutions to the situation with you and/or other appropriate University representatives. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, W _ M// W.O. "Bill" erry BTC Chairperson bdw4/4-5 cc: Drew Shaffer BTC Members Connie Tiffany MR. Sam Decker City Council 3 077 R 1333 TDAI Statement Concerning FAA Tower Determination The Television Development Association of Iowa's (TDAI) efforts to provide Iowa City with its first commercial television station were seriously harmed today by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) determination against the multi-user tower needed for the station to serve more than 10,000 square miles of Eastern Iowa. However, the Iowa City Airport Commission apparently has within its power the ability to permit TDAI to continue working towards the station so it can be in operation in 1984. If the station cannot be in operation by the first of October 1984, it may not be feasible for Iowa City ever to have a powerful regional commercial television station. The economic feasibility of the station depends upon the lead time the station has on television signals from satellites directly to homes equipped with small and relatively inexpensive earth stations (DHS). In addition, substantial advertising revenue expenditures resulting from the 1984 election will be critical to the station in its early weeks, and if these revenues cannot be realized, the station's early losses might be fatal. It will take a minimum of nine months to construct the station. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must grant a construction permit before construction begins. The construction permit cannot be granted until a transmitting tower receives FAA approval. It is unclear how long it will take to receive the construction permit after an FAA approval. TDAI can ask for a Federal review of the adverse finding by the FAA Kansas City Regional Office. However, such a review would take several months --clearly too long for the station to be operating by October 1984. A review also would be expensive for TDAI, the FAA and taxpayers. TDAI first asked the Airport Commission to take a stand on the tower in July. Two subsequent approval requests have been made to the Commission by TDAI. Although the FAA has the impression that the Commission is opposed to the tower, because of correspondence from the Airport Manager, the Commission officially has not taken a stand. It appears that a vote by the Commission to delay the implementation of an new instrument approach under development into the airport would result in a favorable finding by the FAA on the tower. The instrument approach is not essential to the airport until a planned extension of its runway 06 is completed. TDAI has offered to make a gift to the Commission for substantially all of the costs in obtaining an instrument 307,7 Ci approach to runway 06 that would not interfere with the communications tower. The resulting approach probably would be superior to the approach that the Commission has been planning. There will be plenty of time to implement.an improved instrument approach before runway 06 is extended and becomes the airport's primary runway. The communications tower would offer substantial economic and other benefits to Iowa City and Eastern Iowa. Among those benefits are several for aviation directly. The tower would serve as an aeronautical navigation aid. It also likely would reduce the total number of obstructions to aviation to be built in the Iowa City -Cedar Rapids area within the next few years because it would be available for many different communications applications. Most cities of any size are excited at the prospects of a new television station. TDAI is not proposing to construct and operate only a powerful regional television station. The station also would serve as the flagship station for a statewide network available to as many as a million homes. The station would be a a communications conduit for the culture of Iowa City that would attract attention, admiration and economic benefits to the city. By failing to support the tower, the Airport Commission would be making an extremely serious error --probably against its own immediate interests and overwhelmingly against the interests of the general public. Part of the reason for the Commission's inaction is a recent otherwise unrelated controversy over the construction of buildings near the airport that require the abandonment of a sizeable portion of the main runway. This controversy has made the Commission members overly cautious about taking any action that might result in additional criticism from pilots who use the airport. The television project proposed by TDAI is highly speculative financially. The Iowa City station would lose hundreds of thousands of dollars before it has any chance to make money. Although TDAI hopes that someday it will realize economic gain from the station, the primary beneficiary of its construction and operation will be the public of Iowa, especially the people of Iowa City. The Airport Commission needs.to take a leadership role on resolving this matter so that the public interest can be served. Bill Newbrough Director October li , 1983 ,307 Cr NARRATIVE Aeronautical Scudy No. 83 -ACE -573-06 Williamstown, IA 1. LOCATION OF PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION 5.6 miles northwest of Williamstown, Iowa. 2. OBSTRUCTION STANDARDS EXCEEDED The proposed construction would exceed obstruction standards of Federal Aviation Regulations, Part 77, as follows: 77.23(a)(1). A height more than 500 feet AGL. Exceeds by 1500 feet. 77.23(a)(3). A height that increases a minimum instrument flight altitude within a terminal area. 3. EFFECT ON AERONAUTICAL OPERATIONS a. Enroute: Would increase the minimum vectoring altitude of Chicago ARTCC to 3800 feet in the quadrant of the structure. . b. Terminal: (1) The structure would raise the minimum vectoring altitude of Cedar Rapids Approach Control in the quadrant of the antenna from 2500 feet to 3800 feet. (2) Would require an increase in minimum descent altitudes (MDA) and visibility minimums for the NDB Rwy 6 and NDB/VOR Rwy 6 as follows: NDB Rwy 6 Existing MDA Straight in and Circling 1420 MSL (759' height above touchdown) Increase required 2300 HSL (1639' height above touchdown) Visibility minimums in miles for straight in and circling approach Category A B C D Existing 1 lk 2k 24 Increase required lit I4 3 3 NDB/VOR 6 Existing MDA Circling only 1200 MSL (539' height above touchdown) Increase required 2300 MSL (1639' height above touchdown) Visibility minimums in miles for circling approach Category A B C D Existing 1 1 lk 2 Increase required Lk 14 3 3 2 (3) An IFR departure limitation would be required for takeoffs on Rwys 24 and 30 at Iowa City. 4. CIRCULARIZATION AND COMMENTS RECEIVED a. The proposal was circularized to all known affected aviation interests and to nonaeronautical interests that may be affected by the proposal. b. Comments. Objections received during the comment period are consolidated since many spoke to the same issues. Objections were based upon the following effects. The proposed structure would: (1) Increase the minimum vectoring altitude (MVA)which would increase rate of descent into Cedar Rapids and Iowa City or may cause prolonged flight for arrivals into those airports. (2) Cause IFR aircraft to remain higher in winter which would be conducive to icing. (3) Be unacceptably close to V6 and V67. (4) Be hard to see in minimum weather conditions or when flying into the sun. j (5) Be on the 290° radial from the Iowa City VOR to Weiss Airport which is used frequently. (6) Be on a direct line from Iowa City Airport to Orville Weiss Airport. i (7) Be a hazard to flights from Iowa City to Williamsburg. Iowa and Marengo, Iowa. (8) Between Iowa City and Des Moines. (9) Be in the center of a designated acrobatic/VFR practice area. (10) Be a danger to instrument approach procedures for aircraft from Des Moines, Iowa to Iowa City. (11) Increase ND8 approach minimums. In evaluating the aeronautical affect, the impact on IFR and VFR flights are analyzed. The minimum vectoring altitude would be increased in the quadrant of the antenna site from 2500 feet to 3800 feet. Aircraft arriving in a path in close proximity to the antenna and at an altitude of less than 3800 feet MSL would be turned slightly to avoid the antenna. The additional flight time would be 307f Gi 3 minimal. Aircraft arriving directly over the antenna ac 1000 feet above (3820 feet MSL) would have approxima rely 13 miles to descend in order to reach traffic pattern altitude (600 feet AGL) at Iowa City requiring a descent rate of approximately 200'feet per mile. For VFR flight this is not restrictive or steep. Cedar Rapids is further from the antenna (17 miles) with less impact. The structure would be located off airways and not affect minimum enroute altitudes. In answer to the claim that the antenna would be hard co see, the strobe light system would provide a high level of conspicuity during all weather conditions. One objection was based upon the claim that it would be on a direct line from the Iowa City Airport to Weiss Airport and on the 290° radial from the Iowa City VOR to Weiss Airport. As a result of a previous case, Mr. Orville Weiss advised that he has a landing strip approximately 2 miles east-southeast of Williamsburg, Iowa. The strip is uncharted and has not been submitted to the FAA for review as of this date. However, the strip is there as evidenced by Mr. Weiss. In a previous study, Mr. Weiss advised that he flies to his airport from Iowa City about twice a week. Mr. Weiss also claimed the tower would be on the 290° radial from Iowa City VOR to the Weiss Airport. There is not substantiating evidence that a VFR flyway is established between these points. There are no surface visual routes such as major highways, railraods, etc. within 2 statute miles of the site that would be used extensively by pilots in minimum weather conditions flying with visual reference to the ground. Also, the fact that the antenna is between Des Moines and Iowa City does not in itself establish a VFR flyway. The cities are separated by 92 miles. The proposed antenna site is located within the confines of an area used for VFR flight instruction and practice by student pilots. Mr. E. K. Jones, owner/operacor of Iowa City Flying Service states that his company provides flight instruction and aircraft rental among other services. The school utilizes an area bounded on the west by longitude 92°00', on the north by Interstate 80, and on the east by railroad tracks running through West Branch, Iowa, West Liberty, Iowa, and southerly to Columbus Junction, Iowa, and on the south by latitude 41°201. Mr. Larry Kuebrick, General Manager of Green Castle Aviation, from Green Castle Airport stated that his company provides flight instruction using five single engine trainers and one multiengine trainer. Their school uses the area south of I-80 and north of Kalona Airport which is located approximately 9 miles south of the proposed antenna. In September 1982, the City of Iowa City, Iowa, after coordination with regional Flight Standards and Airway Facilities personnel, submitted a Notice of Proposed Construction stating their intent to install a city owned nondirectional radio beacon (NDB) to enhance the IFR capability of the airport. Subsequently, the City of Iowa City requested that approaches be established to Runways 6, 24, and 30. It is hereby noted that the plan and proposal for the NDB navaid preceded the proposal to construct the antenna as denoted in Aeronautical Study Number 83 -ACE -573 -OE dated June 22, 1983, by several months. The proposed site is within the NDB instrument approach maneuvering area. 307f 4 The MDA for the NDB approach is established at 1420 feet MSL (759 feet above touchdown) for the straight -in and circling approach to Runway 6. This would increase to 2300 feet MSL (1639 feet above touchdown) if the tower is constructed. The effect would eliminate the usefulness of the approach since minimums would be over 600 feet above VFR minimums which is 1000 foot ceiling. Additionally, lower NDB/VOR approach minimums are established for Runway 6 using an Iowa City VOR cross radial as a stepdown fix. A stepdown fix would not resolve the effect if the tower is built. Responses were received suggesting the final approach course be moved further south to accommodate the antenna. The subsequent review revealed that the approach maneuvering area could not be located so as to clear the antenna, either on the north or south side, and yet meet straight -in approach criteria. The maneuvering area was reviewed with the procedure turn on the north side and south side of the final approach course. The antenna still remained within the area affecting the MDA. S. ANALYSIS a. The structure would be in a training area used by two flight schools. b. Currently, two instrument approach procedures are published for Iowa City Municipal Airport. They are (a) RNAV Rwy 24, and (b) VOR Rwy 35. Total instrument operations for the 12 -month period August 1982 thru July 1983, was 5973. Actual instrument approaches for the same period was 589. To provide additional IFA capability and utilization of the Iowa City Municipal Airport the City has installed the nondirectional beacon to provide straight -in approaches to Rwy 6 and Rwy 30. The IFR MDA would be increased for the NDB Rwy 6 instrument approach procedure utilizing a public use navaid for which public funds have been expanded. The loss of MDA would render the NDB ineffective as an IFR approach aid. Negotiations with the sponsor did not resolve the effects. A suggestion to relocate further west would have relieved the impact an the NDB Hwy 6 approach procedure and may have reduced the VFR impact. A lower tower or towers was suggested. Neither alternative is acceptable to the proponent. 6. DETERMINATION - HAZARD For the reasons stated above, it is determined the proposed construction would have a substantial adverse effect on the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace by aircraft and therefore a hazard. 3078 MINUTES OF STAFF MEETING October 26, 1983 Referrals from the informal and formal Council meetings of October 24 and 25 were reviewed and discussed by the staff (copy attached). The Assistant City Manager advised that the City Manager and Mayor would be returning from the Invest in America's Cities Conference on Thursday night. The Assistant City Manager further advised that no Council meeting would be held on November 8. Instead a special Council meeting will be held in conjunction with the informal meeting on November 7. The agenda for this special meeting is to be brief. The City Clerk asked that the microphones for several Council members in the Chambers be repaired. The Clerk was asked to supply a list of microphones which were out of order. The Human Relations Director advised that the training for department heads had been changed from November 1 to November 18. Prepared by: �� Q�G✓aha�r �AaJItt/ Lorraine Saeger 367y l 1 Informal Council Meet October 24, 1983 SUBJE Dirt in Street Fraternities/Sororitie, Bob Wolf Development Lletters Counci mp Ramp Permits Li W O �0 Regular Council fleeting October 25, 1983 &BJE( Special Meeting Wastewater Facilities G recommendations 404-406 South Dubuque Knights of Columbus reqs Meeting with Board of SL Request from Convention Bagel Bakery Agreement Cable Rate Increase Board of Electrical Exam 7 -a G F- Regular pi �p October 25,�ncil 1983h1eeting DEPARTMENT REFERRALS Page 2 SMECT DATE REFERRED DATE 11 1 RECD M DDE F Blackhawk Minipark Assisted Housing Staffing Highway #1 Speed Limits Zoning Ordinance 0-25 11 Assistant Human Relat 0-25 Public Worl IPolice 0-15 P&PD/ Assistant C COMMENTS/STATUS Reply for Mayor re. recommendation from Parks and Recreation Commission: 1. $160,000 from Central Junior High. Ile nanny^Yi c* 'll h minimized - under $100,000. , w f Provide Council with information on additional costs. Passed and adopted. Schedule discussion on November 1. Categorize discussion and notify all speakers at public hearing when Respond to input from public hearing (written and oral) for Friday packer CITY OF IOWA CITY CITIZEN INPUT SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE DATA 110NTH OF August 1983 NUMBER OF QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED 500 NUMBER OF RESPONSES RECEIVED 53 10.6 % i NUMBER OF REQUESTS MADE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR FROM THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS: Animal Control 5 City Manager 5 Code Enforcement 5 Finance Fire I Housing Inspection 2 Human Rights Library 13 "Great Facility" Parking Parks 1 Personnel Police 13 Pollution Control Recreation 6 Refuse Zj— Streets �,— .Transit Water �— Forester "�— WERE CITY EMPLOYEES COURTEOUS? Yes 31_ 91 % No _ 3 =% WAS YOUR REQUEST HANDLED Immediately Within one week z 20� Within one month Longer =% WAS THE RESULT SATISFACTORY? Yes 2_ 78 % No _8 22 % WHAT IS YOUR GENERAL REACTION TO CITY SERVICES? Very good 20 39 % Good 22 43 % Acceptable 6 —T2—% Poor 3 _6% WHAT ONE THING WOULD YOU "JANGE ABQUT THE IOWA CITY GOVEP'—•NT OR SERVICES IF YOU COULD AND WHY? 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I Y,e.-tl'- 4U<-.�npa.✓ �.-..: �,yt-f��'�i: V.-G�r..e.G C`'L`�<"' .e...i,+�`N. Je `I A.G 71�%JY,e%�C��ri-_.J OL �-w+-.-y /,1i�n+�Cef^ ' /iG'.LISK-Cdv /�G,�i�n.<pr(/// �!"•� e4, nuA! �`�^y�F`i .r% C /•'�ii+t Cr WKA✓�...� �'yaa �4�� "0 YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT THE II;;OWA CITY GOVERNt� NiE Ti `�[G� d"-- 7i/ �'.%/�i,a.!..�� *� 7>7.r..(t .�ec�iaN-�W�w•< �,l.,r �,l..P-r..s•� .y'ti°2`'{�-' y�v°� . / 4'.-w.�c�F _ �i�a•ti• ...�'� mwr�i � ,�,o.�-.<G..�/ /Lu.«..,.iJ _-um....LG�-4"`..i .t a `<�-f c"•G.y"'' �s�.'G"'�. 7r OTHER MMENTS. Zel,J�k �M�!!Lp//O�i�r�� �.fky ^ •'�/ oofLw 41f.1 ��JGnG7-�"fi+1�® G. I.Le.L.-• r-7 r'r�n. �n�.aL.-.rw ,. rr •�--, d J 3080'`" 2 WHAT ONE THING WOULD YOU ^NGE ABOUT THE IOWA CITY GOVERN 'r OR SERVICES IF YOU COULD / AND WHY? P,✓ +C �� ^� "" `! Gr �,.� ._c y✓��..+,_. /✓-�- --ra,.c.L. ..:C��+1+svj O(�„�.,s ... .ea.... i vn-fLct.[�e-/./ler.E te....o,.(� p(K �'✓ .(.V+4Fr G4V c4: A�i4Ak 2•v�Q �< il¢.n4.(1.� �.f�/ WHAT SERRVI S SHOULD BE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED AND WHY? ,u-s-.ci �"�au �i-✓ ,l.Yi.7..� �e.. �,.2 yo-s.,,� �-'.�C�.:+.s. / ({+y, .esC.:..E �// �w — IdHAT NEW SERVIrC�-ES WOULD YOU LIKE OR WHICH EXISTING SERVICES WOULD YOU IMPROVE OR EXPAND? i � �,�.,.- .cA}✓ � �P`'z .�.�,:,�. s,,. xa�.c, �..c,.ot-k�.., .�.r1e r..: 54;...� ,c(iC-,•.,E, ate.,.,./ � �- .a�,...:�.� a.�Gd-�..�../ HOIV IJOULD YOU PAY FOR THESE CHANGES? /��,� Q,. O_ �L _,, •= _� lw✓+�.-o cam. •/ho ma....�' yc�.C,-,c./ ,(L.�,(w �pt,� waft✓ WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT THE IOWA CITY GOVERNMENT? a -.A 'i/j/�I'yt�L�ue.✓� f-2U�++� 6/(�i, ; � /t.'ip.-i.L.-..L,, e>-.�G'!/*.,,.�.l.L ,4,��1. MO,,..n.-�-^ /•�"°� WHAT DO YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT THE IOWA CITY GOVERNMENT(? Z OTHER COMMENTS: �e.N�! Q�.xa. / J f°" p -e 464 Lu • ',two., M.e�.� �`.�.�»�� � t�w��" �"�"`" ,�� �....�, s�...�' h�- , 19 e Lr WHAT ONE THING WOULD YOL"MANGE ABOUT THE IOWA CITY GOVEB ' NT OR SERVICES IF YOU COULD AND WHY? %jan�/�,f.1yQ.�cuX .Ou"+� p�, `� •�-,�,,,i,� � � a...0 v ,y�/"%J'✓(�//`6.�T�/kms.. w. �-� 2GL''a�. /�� � /� WHAT SERVICES SHOULD BE/REDUCED OR ELIMINATED AND WHY? IJHAT NEW SERVICES IJOULD YOU LIKE OR IJHICH EXISTING SERVICES WOULD YOU IMPROVE OR OR EXXPAND? .�i�e�.w.-c. �...,./ itr..�a.G. .av,...Le.�. � �-E.n, oc •7:wti.—�/.,� : • .....t;/"� _ _ ""' .— HOW WOULD YOU PAY FOR THESE CHANGES? WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT THE IOWA CITY GOVERNMENT? Geu..c,;LQ ,& " 7k*." WHAT DO YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT THE IOWA CITY GOVERNMENT? fie! .41 t F,Pj , ���,, a.j, ,, 76 (� zfauG,[. Y c"—=L.." Z4. ':.�.R.P.a .P: C. 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WHAT DO YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT THE IOWA CITY GOVERNMENT? OTHER COMMENTS: // V9 T g W TH BAM-12Noon- BAM-Magistrate Court (Chambers) .2. LOAM -Staff Mtg. (Conf Room) 3 Negotiations (Conf Room) /8AM-Ma istrate 3PM-Housing Comm 8AM-Magistrate Court (Chambers) 4: 30 M-Bodtd pp Adjustment (Public Library) 7630PM-Riverfront 1(Conf _ Room) Coun (8hamb) Comm (Law Library 7:30PM-Formal P&2 7 g 9 BAM-Magistrate Court (Chambers) 8:30AM-Housing Appeals Board Conf Staff Mtg. (Conf Room) /8AM-Ma istrate Room) 4: 30 M-Bodtd pp Adjustment Court(Chambers)(Conf 7:30PM-Informal (8hamb) Council (Conf Rm) 7PM-Parks & pc Comm (Rec Center). 7:30PM-Airport Co 7:30PM-Historic (Conf Room) Preservation Comm (Old Brick) Iq 8AM-Magistrate /3 1:30PM-Council /& LOAM -Staff Meeting 7r 1Rhra_u-4---.._ Court (Chambers) Goal Set ingSesshlai Qemmnic7:30PM-Informal Tlecuati<Council (Conf Rm) Comm gConf Rm 7P&2(Public P(Law Library) 3CLibrary) 21 2:L 8AM-Magistrate Court (Chambers) 7:30PM-Informal Council (Conf Rm) !Conf Rm) :an Right1 �or Ctr ormal ........... 4PM-Library Board Ctr (Library Conf Rm) Ctr) 7:30PM-Formal P&2 (Chambers) LOAM -Staff Meet (Conf Room) 4:30PM-Board of Ad ustment (C ambers) ting HOLIDAY F 3PM-Police Court Scheduling (Conf Room) HOLIDAY HOLIDAY Umf