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Home My WebLink About1982-01-19 CorrsondenceCity of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: January 12, 1982 To: City 'Council and City Manager From: Don Schmeiser, birector of Planning & Program Development Re: Amendments to Metro Entitlement CDBG Program In a December 30, 1981, letter from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the City was advised to amend its current Metro Entitlement Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program in order to facilitate the closeout of an earlier grant program, the "Hold -Harmless" CDBG Program. The amendments would involve two actions by the City Council: I. transfer of the remaining urban renewal disposition properties (Parcels 64-1 and 82-1b) to the Metro Entitlement Program, and 2. budgeting for property management and disposition costs in the Metro Entitlement Program. (We propose to allocate $15,000 from the Planning and Administration budgets as indicated below.) i When HUD approved the financial settlement of Urban Renewal Project R-14„ I i the City became responsible for the sale of all redevelopment parcels through its Hold -Harmless CDBG Program. Now that this program is nearing closeout, the City must transfer the property inventory to its most recent grant program, t. e., the Metro Entitlement. At the same time, the City must budget for the disposition costs under the Metro Entitlement Program. Funds that would have been expended for property disposition under.the i Hold -Harmless Program may then be spent for another activity approved under that program, thus no grant funds are lost by the City. Proceeds ? from the sale of the redevelopment parcels will be deposited as program f income for the Metro Entitlement Program. Staff will'be present at the public hearing on February 2 and can further explain these amendments. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 1981 METRO ENTITLEMENT BUDGET Activity Lower Ralston Creek drainage improvements Property management and disposition Original Budget $664,714 0 1 NICRDFI LMED BY "JORM MICR#LAB- .� CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES I Amended Budget $664,714 15,000 _V I J� IF Activity Community development planning General program administration Contingency Total bdw2/13-14 PA Original Budget 36,996 68,290 6,000 $776,000 Amended Budget 31,996 58,290 6,000 $776,000 i F - i j . i 1. i I of - MICROFIU4ED BY ~' ._DORM"-.MICR#C.4�` CEDAR RAPIDS DES MOINES /� y� de Iowa departmenUoarflen�vir �l�lrental quality reply to: 515/281-8853 v phone: r RECEIVED iyr;2 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & COUNCIL The Environmental Quality Commission is soliciting public comment on a proposal to expand the applicability of an existing state rule on open burning. The open burning rule now in effect prohibits the burning of residential and landscape waste in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and their contiguous communi- ties. The reasons for considering an expansion of the open burning prohibition at this time include the following: the air quality in many of Iowa's larger cities does not meet the federal standard for one or more of the regulated air pollu- tants, open burning can cause damage to city streets, increased fire calls, loss of property, and we have received increased public complaints. The Commission is especially interested in your official response to a proposal to ban the open burning of residential and landscape waste in your community. A number of alternative approaches have been.developed to the open burning ques- tion and are as follows: 1. To continue open burning except in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and the contiguous cities (no rule` change);;. 2. To ban open burning'in communities on the basis of population, 50,000, 15,000,.5,000, 2,000 or ?; 3. To ban open burning based upon the non -attainment of Air Quality Standards. a. Primary (Health) Particulate Standard . b. Secondary (Welfare) Standard c. Carbon Monoxide Standard 4. To ban open burning throughout the state on a nuisance basis 5. To ban open burning throughout the state with no exceptions The Commission is soliciting your city's comments in addition to general public comment which will be received at a series of eight meetings held throughout Iowa during the month of January, 1982. A notice for the meetings will be mailed to you upon request. We would like your response no later than January 31, 1982. Your cooperation is appreciated. SipPrely, it ,; Larr E. Crane Executive Director LEC:JPT:mjk/AQW352FO2.01 Enclosures Mein Office: Henry A. Wallace Building, Dec Moines, Iowa 50319 Regional Office al Regional Office a2 Regional Office 0 Regional Office a4 Regional Office a5 Regional Office q6 I / 209 N. Franklin St. 509 S. President 401 Grand Ave. 316 Walnut 317 E. 5th SI. 117 N. 2nd Ave. i✓ P.O. Box 6160 P.O. Box 27 Manchester 52057 P.O. Box 1443 P.O. Box 270 Atlantic 50022 Des Moines 50309 Washington 52353 Mason City 50401 Spencer 51301 �0 n[CYCL[D PAPER i � f MICROFIL14ED BY j - _.DORM:-MICR4�LAO._ CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOIRES i r � j � F Iowa Municipalities Population 10,000 and Greater (1980 Census Data) RANK CITY POPULATION Attainment Status for Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) and Carbon Monoxide (CO) 1 2 DES MOINES* CEDAR RAPIDS* 191,003 110,243 primary & secondary TSP and CO 3 DAVENPORT* 103,264 primary & secondary primary & secondary TSP TSP 4 5 SIOUX CITY* 82,003 secondary TSP 6 WATERLOO* DUBUQUE* 75,985 62,321 secondary TSP 7 COUNCIL BLUFFS* 56,449 CO secondary TSP B IOWA CITY* 50,508 9 AMES 45,775 10 11 CEDAR FALLS* 36,322 secondary TSP 12 CLINTON MASON CITY 32,828 30,144 secondary TSP 13 BURLINGTON 29,529 primary & secondary TSP 14 15 FORT DODGE 29,423_ secondary TSP OTTUMWA 27,381 16 17 BETTENDORF* 27,381 secondary TSP 18 MARSHALLTOWN 26,938 secondary. TSP 19 MUSCATINE WEST DES,MOINES* 23,467 21,894 secondary TSP primary.'& secondary TSP " 20 'MARION* 19,474 21 22 URBANDALE*... ANKENY* 17,869. 15,429 secondary TSP 23 NEWTON 15,292 primary TSP 24 KEOKUK 13,536 25 FORT MADISON 13,520 26 BOONE 12,602- 27 SPENCER 11,726 28 INDIANOLA* 10,843 29 OSKALOOSA _ 10,629 * An asterisk indicates that the community is located in a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA): The inhabitants term SMSA is used`to describe areas of 50,000 or greater that are metropolitan in character. 1 ' JT:riz/AQM329L06.02 ...,_.__.._,......._, ..._. IkLl r 141CROFILMED BY ""JOR M'-" MIC R+LlC B-- - -� CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES I f k La RGCF`9 ,,1 i 1°92 Federal Emergency Management Agency m Washington, D.C. 20472 SL -NT -NH (101) Community: City of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa JAN 0 81982 Effective Date of New Map: January 19, 1982 Community Number: 190171 New Suffix Code: B CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED The Honorable John R. Balmer Mayor, City of Iowa City Civic Center 410 East Washington Iowa City, -IA 52240 Dear Mayor Balmer: The Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for your community has been revised to modi- fy the zones and elevations of a flood having a one -percent chance of occurrence in any given year (base flood) along Clear Creek, due to recently deannexed areas. The area, generally located between Camp Cardinal Road and approximately 2500 feet downstream of Camp Cardinal Road, has been deannexed. In addition, the area generally located west of the Iowa River in the southernmost portion of the City, has been recently annexed. The zone designations are Zone B. and Zone C. These revisions are being made after reviewing the comments in your Annual Report and amend the currently effective FIRM dated May 2, 1977. This modification has been made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) and is in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended (Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, P.L. 90-448) 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. Public notification of modification to the base flood elevations and zone designa- tions will be given in the Iowa City Press -Citizen on or about January 18, 1982 and January 19, 1982. In addition, notice of changes will be published in the Federal Register. As required by the legislation, a community must adopt and enforce flood plain management measures to ensure continued eligibility to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. Therefore, your community must enforce these regulations using, at a minimum, the base flood elevations and zone designations in the special flood hazard areas as shown on your community's FIRM, including the enclosed revisions. i I MICROFILMED BY i } JORMMICR+ILA B.. CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES i 1 _ ' F J. R. Balmer -2- The community number and new suffix code listed above will be used for all flood insurance policies and renewals issued for your community. A Consultation Coordination Officer (CCO) has been designated to assist you with any problems you may have concerning the new base flood elevations and zone desig- nations. The CCO will be the primary liaison between your community and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Your CCO is: Mr. Ben Stephenson, Chief Natural and Technological Hazards Division Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Office Building, Room 210 911 Walnut Street Kansas City, MO 64106 Any questions may be directed to your CCO. Enclosures Sincerely, c 1• Richard E. Sanderson, Chief Natural Hazards Division Office of Natural and Technological Hazards 1MICROFILMED V "`JORM""MICRCAB' -� I CEDAR RAM105 •DES MOINES 1 1 it i r / i P _ I j ) x 1MICROFILMED V "`JORM""MICRCAB' -� I CEDAR RAM105 •DES MOINES j i r / 1MICROFILMED V "`JORM""MICRCAB' -� I CEDAR RAM105 •DES MOINES January 27, 1982 Mr. Richard E. Sanderson, Chief Natural Hazards Division Office of Natural and Technological Hazards Federal Emergency Management Agency Washington, D.C. 20472 Dear Mr. Sanderson: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of January 8, 1982, and the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map. This letter was received and placed on file by the City Council at its regular meeting of January 19, 1982. Sincerely yours, Neal G. Berlin City Manager cc: City Clerk is j111r•--------- 1 MICROFILMED BY J "DORM --MIC R#CA ++ CEDAR RANDS DES MOI YES I) J., 1- 7 V1 J� CHANGES ARE MADE IN DETERMINATIONS OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONS AND ZONE DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM On May 2, 1977, the Federal Emergency Management Agency identified Special Flood Hazard Areas in the City of Iowa City, Iowa through the issuance of a Flood Insur- ance Rate Map. The Associate Director, State and Local Programs and Support, has determined that it is appropriate to modify and add the zones and elevations of the flood having a one -percent chance of occurrence in any given year (base flood) for certain locations in Iowa City. The modified and additional base flood elevations and zone designations amend the Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insur- ance Rate Map for the community which was in effect prior to this determination. The changes are made pursuant to Section 206 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-234), and are in accordance with the National Flood Insur- ance Act of 1968, as amended, (Title XIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, P.L. 90-448) 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128, and 44 CFR Part 65. Under the above-mentioned Acts of 1968 and 1973, the Associate Director, State and Local Programs and Support, must develop criteria for flood plain management. In order for the community to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program, the community will be using the new base flood elevations and zone designations to administer the flood plain management measures of the National Flood Insurance Program. These modified and additional base flood elevations and zone designations MICROFILMED BY -� FMARMIC ROLAB`R RAPIDS DES MOINES I RM _;v i c i 0 2 i will also be used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for 1 new buildings and their contents and for the second layer of insurance on existing buildings and contents. Upon the second publication of notice of these changes in this paper, any per- son has 90 days in which he can request through the Chief Executive Officer of i the community that the Associate Director, State and Local Programs and Support, reconsider the determination. Any request for reconsideration must be based on ( knowledge of changed conditions or new scientific or technical data. All inter- ested parties are on notice that until the 90 -day period elapses, the Associate Director's determination to modify and add the base flood elevations and zone designations may itself be changed. Any person having knowledge or wishing to comment on these changes should immedi- ately notify: ` The Honorable John R. Balmer Mayor, City of Iowa City Civic Center 410 East Washington . Iowa City, IA 52240 Also, at this location is the map showing the new base flood elevations and zone designations. The numerous changes made on the City of Iowa City Flood Insurance Rate Map make it administratively infeasible to publish in this notice all of the changes contained on the City of Iowa City map. Richard E. Sanderson, Chief j i Natural Hazards Division Office of Natural and Technological / Hazards f 83 MICROFIL14EO BY CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES nr MMS CONSULTANTS, INC. 465 IOWA HIGHWAY NQ I WEST • IOWA CITY • IOWA 52240 319-351.8282 January 14, 1982 Honorable Mayor Neuhauser and .Members of the City Council City of Iowa City Civic Center 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Ronald R. May,, RE& LS. Rob.rl D. Yick.l.on LS. Larry R. Schnlllly a Chrl.loVh.r Y. St.ch.n RE RE: Proposed East Iowa City Development Dear Mayor Neuhauser and City Council N+.enbers: Frantz Construction Company is considering the Purchase of an eighty acre tract of land from Mr. Howard Dem _ The tract is located within the present Iowa City corporate limits, within an Scott boulevard, on the north area on the on the east by Green Subdivision(s). If Frantz construction Company on coo rest by Village of the Property. the intent is to developChani completes the with th Present zoning for the area. the tract in accordance with the Preliminary evaluation of the area indicates that all necessary utilities are within reasonable proximity of the tract. There is some question holwever, regarding the amount of sanitary seer capacity, which may be available for the subject tract. It is our understanding that there is a which restriction t on in s� Part of the present downstream sanitary seder system Y the amount of development which can be permitted in the upper reaches of the system. The amount of sanitary sewer capacity which can be allocated to this tract of land has a direct bearing on the tract's value for development Purposes. Without some understanding and assurance as to the amount of available serer capacity that can be allocated to the subject tract, planning and development of the tract cannot proceed. Therefore, on behalf of Mr. Howard Derry and Frantz Construction Ca Tpany, weresoect£uilly request that thepreCity Of Iowa ;City Puede same assurance that some portion of the Y a sanitary serer capacity can be allocated to the subject tract of land. If you have any questions or require additional information regarding the above request, Please contact our office accordingly. CC: Durt Frantz Respectfully submitted, NMS Consultants, Inc. Robert D. Mickelscn JAN 14 1982 A661 E S i 6LFUS, CMC CITY CLERK (2) 1 j r MICROFIL14ED BY I. �. JORM. MICR#LAB CEDAR RAPIDS DES MOINES ' I i 0 _40 ki J� March 10, 1982 Mr. Robert D. Mickelson MMS Consultants, Inc. 465 Iowa Highway 1 West Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Proposed East Iowa City Development Dear Mr. Mickelson: Enclosed please find a memo from Frank Farmer, City Engineer, to Don Schmeiser, Planning and Program Director, with regard to sanitary sewer capacity for the area you are proposing to purchase. Due to various agreements and existing flows, there is not sufficient capacity to serve the entire area which you propose to purchase. The exact capacity available to the subject property may be contingent on the rate of other development in the area. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me. Sincerely yours, Neal G. Berlin City Manager cc: Burt Frantz William Sueppel Frank Farmer bj3/9 C r• MICROFILMED BY �..- '-'DORM-MIC Rf#IL AEi- CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES ' r City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: February 1, 1982 To: Don Schmeiser, Planning & Pro mnep t Director From: Frank Farmer, City Engineer Re: Sewer Study for the Areas Served by the Heinz and Village Green Lift Stations and their Effect on the Upper Branch of the Lower Muscatine Road Trunk (LMR) Sewer The purpose of this study is to determine the existing flows and thus the remaining capacity for future development in the service area of the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer. A mid -1970's sewer study determined a remaining capacity of 500 G.P.M. in the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer. The sewage from this line then flows into the Rundell Street trunk sewer which is known to surcharge quite extensively during peak wet weather flow periods. i Contributors of existing and potential flows in the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer are Business Development Inc. (BDI) and Village Green Development. Relevant aspects of these developments are discussed in the subsequent paragraphs. BDI The City and BDI entered -into an agreement dated November 12, 1971 for the construction of the Heinz Lift Station and appurtenances to serve property owned by BDI. This agreement stated that a 200 G.P.M. lift station would be constructed initially by BDI and the City, with costs and sewer capacity being shared equally. An 80 G.P.M. Heinz lift station and appurtenances were subsequently constructed to serve BDI and the surrounding area. Another provision of the agreement proposed to allocate the then presumed 1000 G.P.M. excess capacity in the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer as follows: 450 G.P.M. was to be provided to the BDI"properties and the remainder or 550 G.P.M. was to be provided to other developments in this area. The mid -1970's study mentioned previously determined the actual excess capacity in the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer to be 500 G.P.M., not 1000 G.P.M. as previously assumed. The current flow through the Heinz lift station is from BDI properties only and is approximately 30 G.P.M. Oscar Mayer, which proposed to build a processing plant on BDI's 3rd Addition, had indicated a need of 300 G.P.M. sewer capacity through an upgraded (450 G.P.M. as of Summer, 1981) Heinz lift station. However, since Oscar Mayer is not developing this parcel, 10.5 G.P.M. of sewer capacity is prorated for BDI's 3rd Addition, assuming the entire BDI property is allocated 100 G.P.M. capacity as per 1971 agreement. Using existing demand and past development, the 100 G.P.M. reserved for BDI would be sufficient to ensure full development of their property. i Village Green The Village Green South Additions, which are too low for gravity sewer service, requested sewer service through the Heinz lift station in the late 1970's. Because of the BDI agreement and small size of the Heinz lift station (80 i t MICROFILMED BY - JORM "MICR6LA9 � CEDAR RAPIDS DES MOINES i _V J�� _y 2 G.P.M.), the City and Village Green Developers entered into an agreement for the construction of the Village Green lift station, which also feeds into the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer. A provision of this agreement, dated March, 1979, granted the Village Green Developers sewer capacity of 180 G.P.M. However, the agreement also stipulated that if the 500 G.P.M. excess capacity in the'LMR trunk sewer was needed by BDI, the City would require the developers to construct a sewage detention facility (holding tank) to reduce and equalize the flows* from the Village Green lift station. The'flow would then be reduced to 100 G.P.M. The current subdivisions utilizing the Village Green lift station are Village Green South Part One and Part Two, and Village Green Addition, Part 10. The demand of existing development in Village Green served by the Village Green lift station is 140 G.P.M. The current City policy is to avoid lift stations and sanitary sewage detention facilities whenever possible. These facilities create sizable flow equalization and maintenance problems. The undeveloped portion of the Village Green area, which when served will flow into the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer, measures approximately 112 acres. Of this area, 9 acres accounting for 33 G.P.M. can be tied into the existing gravity sewer system and will not flow through the Village Green lift station. The remaining 103 acres accounting for 378 G.P.M. will flow through the Village Green lift station. In conclusion, the current available capacity in the upper branch of the LMR trunk sewer is 500 G.P.M. excess capacity as determined in the mid -1970's sewer study, minus flows that have been allocated by agreement, and minus flows that are generated in gravity service area. These flows consist of 100 G.P.M. allocated to BDI, 140 G.P.M. allocated for existing Village Green platted developments and 33 G.P.M. reserved for the Village Green area served by gravity sewers for a total of 273 G.P.M. The remaining 227 G.P.M. could be used by. BDI, if needed, a portion of the undeveloped 103 acres of Village Green, or any other development within the service area of the Heinz and Village Green lift stations. The trunk sewer capacity problems in this area along with the lift stations will be eliminated when the proposed Pollution Control Plant and the Southeast Interceptor System are constructed. bcl/1 r J n 1 1rL r MICROFILMED BY l1 7 1 DORM MIC R�LAB l CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES r I 1 I i