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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-03-08 Info PacketCity of Iowa Clty MEMORANDUM Date: March 3, 1982 To: City.. (Council From: Citi anager Re: Council Meetings Based upon your schedules, it appears that the informal Council session scheduled for March 22 must be cancelled. However, everyone apparently will be available to meet on the 29th and 30th of March. Itis suggested that the City Council plan to have two extra informal Council sessions on April 6 and April 20 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. We will attempt to whittle down the backlog at those meetings.. If there are any problems with these suggestions, please let me know as soon as possible. bdw/sp _io II wrann,uan av JOR.K AAICR�LAB I CEDAR RAR10S •DES MO]NES Ij / f J City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 4, 1982 .To• City Council From: Cii� Manager Re: Senior Center Parking Lot For some time the Senior Center Commission has been interested in establishing free or reduced fee parking for the many Senior Center volunteers. Attached is a listing of volunteers and participants who were involved in Senior Center activities from September through December. Because the parking system is funded through revenue bonds which are supported by parking revenues, waiving of the fee does not appear, to be a viable solution. Attached is a memorandum from the Finance Director indicating that a reasonable estimated revenue from that lot would be approximately $4,000 per year. In order to meet the needs of the Senior Center and assume a financially responsible position in relationship to the bond ordinances and the financing of the parking system, it is recommended that the City in FY83 and in future years budget $4,000 for Senior Center parking. This amount will be transferred to the parking system and free parking will be provided, by permit, in the lot for Senior Center participants and volunteers. This change will be implemented unless the City Council objects. bdw/sp cc: Senior Center Commission Bette Meisel J' ui ronni urn ov i ORM MICR#LA13 1 J CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MO NES I I. MM o1 f 1 t _y J 51 Volunteer Hours September Participants signed in 102 volunteers" 636: hours 2,648 October 97 volunteers* 623 hours 3,174 November 110 volunteers* 941 hours 3,879 December 90 volunteers* . 692 hours 3,216** *Duplicated count. Some volunteersvolunteer as both host/guides and clerks. **Does not include those attending the Ecumenical opening on December 6. Eldercraft Shop Figures Total Sales - $2,866 Total No. of Consigners - 80 Parking Facts 1. Staff parks for 4 cents an hour in the Civic Center parking lot. 2. Elderly Services Agency, SEATS, Congregate Meals, VNA, students, etc. park in the Ecumenical Tower lot for free. 3. Trades people or repair people are issued permits for the loading dock or park next to the Senior Center ramp for free. 4. Congregate Meals and mobile meals volunteers have special permits which allow them to park next to the Senior Center ramp, or in front of the house to which they are making a delivery, for free. S. Commissioners receive special permits to park free in the Civic Center parking lot. 6. Visitors to the Civic Center can park free for one hour. VOLUNTEERS ARE THE SENIOR CENTER'S MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE, CHEAPEST STAFF SUPPORT (BEING FREE), AND THEY PAY 20 CENTS AN HOUR TO PARK AND WORK AT THE SENIOR CENTER! mroncnurn ov I 1I 1 DORM MIC R(�LAB'- CEDAR • DES MDINES iv 389 all f I� 1 fr � rl uvnnon urn ov J '-JORM MICR6LAB CEDAR RAPIDS DES FIOINES � City of Iowa Citi MEMORANDUM 41 Date: February 26, 1982 To: Neal Berlin, City Manager. �J From: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance Re: Iowa Avenue Parking Lot Let me first provide some background information which should be helpful. The Iowa Avenue lot used to be one of the biggest revenue- producing lots in downtown'Iowa City. It averaged over $1500 per month prior to the sale of about two-thirds of the lot to -Ecumenical Housing. The remainder of the lot then averaged about $500 per month until the Senior Center opened and the lot was designated for Senior Center permit parking only. Since that time, the lot has averaged around $300 per month. Therefore, it is apparent why Joe Fowler and I have opposed efforts to reduce the parking fees from 204 to 100 per hour or the total elimination of the parking fees. The current revenue from the lot is down 80% from prior years. In dollars, the loss -to the Parking System is over $14,000 annually. Only $37,377 was received from the sale of a portion of the lot and these sales proceeds will offset the annual revenue loss for less than three years. With the potential shortfall in the Parking Systems cashflow in the near future, this loss .in revenue comes at a bad time. And, any additional loss of revenue would only worsen the situation. The suggestion to eliminate the meters from the Iowa Avenue lot has ' merit from a revenue standpoint only if the Parking Systems is reimbursed a reasonable amount out of the Senior Center budget for ` the lost parking revenue. Since monthly income is now. approximately $300, I would recommend an annual reimbursement of $3,600 to $4,000. Because usage of the lot, and consequently parking revenue, are. expected to increase as the Senior Center usage increases, perhaps the $4,000 figure for FY83 would be most appropriate. The one big advantage of the removal of the meters would -be to eliminate the confusion and administrative headaches in explaining and enforcing the usage of the lot by permit holders only. Although this confusion has calmed somewhat, there are still problems with the lot. Without the meters, it would be enforced as a permit lot only. L I would be happy to discuss this item with you further. cc: Joe Fowler bj5/6 i 3S9 ` f I� 1 fr � rl uvnnon urn ov J '-JORM MICR6LAB CEDAR RAPIDS DES FIOINES � r, March 3, 1982 Mr. Edwin J. Zastrow, Jr., President Board of Library Trustees 514 Terrace Road Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mr. Zastrow: The purpose of this letter is to clarify, on behalf of the City Council, its recent informal decision to provide additional funding for Sunday service at the Iowa City Public Library. It was clearly Council's understanding at the time this decision was made that the Library Board intended to restore Sunday service on a permanent basis as a matter of policy. The immediate concern is that the Board continue to regard this service with as high a priority as does the Council, and that this priority is maintained for the future as a basic service level for the Library. Council would thus not anticipate that future funding decisions will revolve around the issue of restoring or maintaining Sunday service. I hope that this communication will be of value to the Board in planning for the future. It is quite evident that the citizens of our community value Sunday Library service very highly. The City Council and the Library Board must work together to meet these public expectations and provide the highest quality service to all our citizen users, and must dedicate ourselves to this joint commitment both now and in the future. Sincerely, Mary C. Neuhauser Mayor cc: City Council Neal Berlin Lolly Eggers 1 mgancginrn av JORMMIC R•CAFi CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOIRES I 39a 1 _y March 3, 1982 The Honorable Arthur Small State Senator (37th District) State House Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Dear Art: Enclosed please find a copy of a letter from J.M. Sullivan, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Des Moines, regarding House File 764. The the osition of the of this billOf owhichtwasupport of s passed last session. I recall that in past discussions with you regarding this issue, we agreed that the intent of the legislature was to exempt cities from this type of liability. The recent court ruling cited by Mr. Sullivan refers to the lack of clarity regarding the exemption for cities. Therefore, we support the House version as passed which would seem to clarify t is inin that rewe gard pose any amendment which would weaken this nt of the isuclearlyrreflected ensuring in the finalthat e version of H.F. 764 legislation greatly appreciated. Thank you. Sincerely, Mary C. Neuhauser Mayor cc: City Council bdw/sp 1 LIIf AAF I1 MCA RY -," JORM:--M1CR#L'AB` I CEDAR RAVIDS DES MDIYES I 1 391 _y REC Ive1y, fE13 231982 LEGAL D ARTMENG UP v CITY OC DU MOIne L[[ML O[L[TY awr GITY.I [YT nar MIO LO MT an YOiMLI.IONw GN OI "" N [I is[.U[ IN. JULJl.1[41C. OW 1[I►n COII.OII MIO.I GOuwNL w11u.T. nuv un soucnan - YwL w. IION[T; JL cm snucrcO. � i.l/]OL 1.00111Y[ Gln WLI[ITO. 1111T[w00v[wY W wTN.1100[u1y L 111OY[LINV O .NI.T..T cm .n0uws LO -1. a [.•VO � • a .uw[O LOUM 11, uc0u T....OYu J. LM.O T.LOws.[[Y[r e[u .Yu c Y[IIVIO I. Y. [YLU Y.Y February 22, 1982 Ms. Linda Woito 8 Mr. David Brown Legal Dept., Civic Center 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Sidewalk Snow Removal Bill R.F. 764 Dear Linda and Dave: The Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association and the League of Municipalities are sponsoring a bill to solve the problem of municipal liability for failure to remove snow from sidewalks. I am representing the Iowa Municipal Attorneys Association. The bill is B.F. 764 and a copy is enclosed. I have also enclosed an explanation. Last year, the bill passed the Souse, but the Senate did not have time to take action on it. This year I anticipate that the Souse bill will come up for early action in the Senate. . Some amendments have been proposed which would weaken the bill, and our association believes the bill should be passed in the Souse version. There seemed to -be considerable support for the bill last year. Now, in order to build upon this support, it is important to remind our senators of the need for this bill. It would be very helpful if, at your earliest con— venience, you would write to Senator Small and express your support for the Souse version of the bill. If you have any comments or suggestions about this matter, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely yours, lwetl J. M. Sullivan JMS/dg Assistant City Attorney Enclosure uvoncn urn Ov r JORM "MICR¢LAB - CEDAR RAPIDS DES MOINES ' I � 391 r Explanation SIDEWALK SNOW REMOVAL BILL H.F. 764 When the Legislature enacted the new City Code, it sought to eliminate municipal liability for snow removal and to make the abutting property owner liable for it. In Iowa Code 8364.12(2), the Legislature made snow removal an exception to the cities' general duty to maintain sidewalks, and instead made the abutting property owner responsible for sidewalk snow removal. Recently, the Iowa Supreme Court decided the new provision of the City Code was not clear enough. This bill attempts to clarify the matter by making the exception to the cities' duty specific and at the same time stating that the abutting property owner is liable for injury or damage caused by the abutting property owner's failure to use rea- sonable care in sidewalk snow removal. As the Legislature recognized in the past, there are sound reasons for this bill. First, members of the public generally be- lieve that the abutting property owner should remove snow from the sidewalk. The abutting property can do so at modest cost, and insurance coverage is proviAed in ordinary home owners or commercial premises policies. Second, cities do not have the resources to shovel all of the sidewalks. Finally, the present law penalizes conscientious taxpayers. A conscientious taxpayer will shovel his or her sidewalk, and then this person will also pay additional prop- erty taxes. These taxes are for the cost of insurance or judgments obtained against the city, because other property owners ignored their duty to shovel their sidewalks. This is unjust, and the Legislature has tried to correct this injustice in the past. This bill will make the Legislature's.intent clear. ulrontit ucn ov I. I"JORM� MICRdLAB' i. CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MDINES 39/ 01 "mss r HousE PILE BY COMMITTEE ON CITIES (As Amended and Passed by the House) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date j Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays j 1 Approved A SILL F0� 1 An Act•reLating to the duties and liabilities of persons with 2 respect to public places located within cities, and taking i 3 effect upon publication. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENEP-U ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 9 i0 1 11 1 12 House 'Amendments 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2/1 . 25 • CPO.16200 2173 .... ... Ir - utronrn urn nv _ JORM��`'MICR L_AB'- LCEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES I' / � r S.F... H.F. 1 Section 1. Section 364.12, subsection 2, Code 1981, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. A city is-respens4b�e-fer-the-eersT-supero=sienT-nrd 4 eentre-1-of shall keep all public grounds, streets, sidewalks, 5 alleys, bridges, culverts, overpasses, underpasses, grade 6 crossing separations and approachesT-except-these-}nwfnIIr 7 required-te-be-mniatnined-by-n-rni}wey-eempenYT-nad-the-eit7 8 Shull -keep -n}}, public ways, squares, and commons open, in 9 repair, and free from nuisance, with the following exceptions: 10 a. Public ways and grounds may be temporarily closed by 11 resolution.. Following notice as provided in section 362.3, 12 such public ways and grounds may be vacated by ordinance. 13 b. The abutting property owner is-respensib�e-fer-the 14 prempt-removal-CE shall _remove snow, ice, and accumulations 15 from the sidewalks and is liable for personal injury, death, 16 or property damage caused by the failure of the abutting 17 pr9perty propertyowner to use reasonable care in the removal of snow, 18 ice, and accumulations from the sidewalks. 19 c. The abutting property owner may be required by ordinance 20 to maintain all property outside the lot and property lines 21 and inside the curb lines upon the public streets, except 22 that the property owner shall not be required to remove 23 diseased trees or dead wood -on the publicly owned property 24 or right of way. 25 d. A city may serve notice on the abutting property owner, 26 by certified mail to the property owner as shown by the records 27 of the county auditor, requiring him the abutting property 28 owner to repair, replace, or reconstruct sidewalks. 29 e. If the abutting property owner does not perform an 30 action required under this subsection within a reasonable 31 time, a city may perform the required action and assess the 32 costs against the abutting property for collection in the 33 same manner as a property tax. This right does not relieve 34 the abutting oroperty owner of liability imposed under 35 paragraph b. -1- Ji • u,rnncnnrn nv DORM. MICR6LAB I CEDAR RAPIDS - DES MOI BES I J S. F. H. F. 74 fl 1 f. A city has no duty under this subsection with respect 2'to property that is required by law to be maintained by a 3 railway company �4 — 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 70 21 22 23 ' 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 -2- i .. uvoncn ucn cv DORM' -MIC R�CA9'- CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MOINES I I HF 764/250 i i `J i i i S. F. H. F. 74 fl 1 f. A city has no duty under this subsection with respect 2'to property that is required by law to be maintained by a 3 railway company �4 — 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 70 21 22 23 ' 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 -2- i .. uvoncn ucn cv DORM' -MIC R�CA9'- CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MOINES I I HF 764/250 01 I, i I. 1 01 CITY OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHNNGTO(N 5f. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000 March 3, 1982 Honorable Mayor and City Council Civic Center 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Issuance of revenue bonds for Mercy Hospital Dear Mayor Neuhauser and Members of the Council: You have requested my opinion concerning the issuance of industrial development bonds for the benefit of Mercy Hospital and whether or nor such tax exempt financing involves constitutionally impermissible aid by the City to a sectarian hospital. A second issue is whether religiously motivated policies with respect to abortion or sterilization constitute a bar to tax exempt financing by the City. As you know, Mercy Hospital has requested issuance of $23,000,000.00 in industrial revenue development bonds under authority of Chapter 419, Code of Iowa. This request for the stated purpose of refinancing existing indebted- ness and expansion of current facilities. In preparing this opinion, I have examined the applicable constitutional provisions, Iowa statutes, and U.S. and Iowa Supreme Court decisions. I also requested and received for examination the following documents from Mercy Hospital: Articles of Incorporation, By -Laws, Mission Statement of Mercy Hospital, a copy of "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Facilities" issued in 1971, a copy of the Policy Statement of Mercy Hospital on Abortion and Euthanasia, a copy of the "Policy Statement for Procedures that Induce Sterility" of Mercy Hospital, all of which are preceded by a cover page designated "Corporate Policies -Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa,,. Mercy Hospital was originally incorporated in 1885 as an Iowa corporation not for pecuniary profit and has at all times since then been operated and governed by the Sisters of Mercy of the Union in the United States of America, Province of Chicago, Illinois, more commonly referred to as the Sisters of Mercy. The present administrator of the hospital is a member of this Order. 1' j utroncn urn ov MIi �. `JORM CR#LA9 - J I CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES 3 Q oL N _10 I ri _10 i Mayor and City Council March 3, 1982 Page 2 In its Mission Statement the hospital declares that: "Mercy Hospital is a private not-for-profit corporation in Iowa City, Iowa. Its mission in conjunction with the sponsoring group, the Sisters of Mercy, Province of Chicago, is to pro- vide a comprehensive range of primary health care and related services, secondary services, and selected tertiary specialty services which are responsive to the needs of the people in its service area. The service area of the Hospital includes Johnson County and the counties of Poweshiek, Iowa, Cedar, Muscatine, Louisa, Washington, Keokuk, Des Moines, Henry and Jefferson. Mercy is the sole provider of hospital services for the patients of Johnson County's private practioners of medicine." The hospital is organized and operated in such manner as to qualify -it as an organization described in Sec. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from income taxes under Sec. 501(a) of the Code. The hospital is self-supporting and operates on the basis of patient receipts. It is not subsidized or unwritten by the Sisters or Mercy or any part of the institutional Roman Catholic Church. The land and buildings are owned by the corporation. Since the corporation is an organization described in Sec. 501(c)(3) there are no dollar limitations on the size of this project. In the case of hospitals the proceeds may also be used in part to retire outstanding indebtedness. Sec. 419.2(8), Code of Iowa. Mercy Hospital is governed on both a policy and day-to-day basis by the sixteen -member Board of Directors consisting of seven persons who are professionals and citizens of Iowa City. Of these, only one is believed to be a member of the Catholic Church. The remaining nine Board members are eight Sisters of Mercy and me Roman Catholic priest. There are seven nursing sisters employed at the hospital and 776 lay employees. This results in a 100 to 1 ratio of lay persons to sisters. The hospital also appears to have no policy which restricts admissions or medical staff membership to Catholics or any other religion. The chapel located in the hospital is an open chapel and is not confined to members of the Catholic Church nor is it exclusively for Catholic observances. There are, of course, some religious symbols in the hospital, but these do not appear to be overly obtrusive or pervasive. There are then two issues that I believe are of concern to the Council and ought to be addressed. The first of these is whether there is any consti- tutional prohibition against sectarian hospitals such as Mercy utilizing tax exempt financing. The second issue presents a question of whether a sectarian hospital that receives tax exempt financing through the issuance of IRBs is re- quired to provide elective abortions and sterilization procedures. The First Amendment to U.S. Constitution prohibits Congress from making 3Pa- !� mronni urn ov JORM MIC RbLAB CEDAR RAPIDS DES MOIYES _V li i Mayor and City Council March 3, 1982 Page 3 any law establishing a religion. This is the so-called "Establishment Clause". From this concise statement, a vast body of law has grown covering numerous aspects of the operations of religious institutions and their interaction with government. Although a sectarian hospital, Mercy Hospital provides health care and services to a public far larger than the Catholic public and in so doing per- forms an essentially non-sectarian function. Because of the operational sim- ilarities between sectarian and non-sectarian hospitals, most of the historic legal difficulties in permitting a governmental entity to render support to a.sectarian corporation have been resolved. The leading U.S. Supreme Court case addressing this issue is Hunt v. McNair, 413 U.S. 7S4, 93 S. Ct. 2868 (1973). This case was an action or in- junctive and declaratory relief challenging the South Carolina Educational Facilities Authority Act as violative of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment insofar as the South Carolina legislation authorized the issuance of IRBs to a Baptist controlled college. The Court held that the issuance of the bonds did not constitute the violation of the Establishment Clause. The analysis used by the Supreme Court set forth a 3 -pronged test to determine whether the Establisnent Clause had been violated: first, the enabling legislation or statute must have a secular purpose; second , the primary effect must be of a secular nature that neither advances or inhibits religion; and third, the state or city function must not foster an excessive entanglement. This test was first enunciated by the Court in Lemon v Kurtzman 403 U.S 602, 91 S.Ct. 2105 (1971), which was a case involving a challenge to 4 the constitutionalilty of state aid to non-public schools. This analysis can be applied to the Mercy Hospital situation. 1 The Iowa Industrial.Revenue Bond Statute (Chapter 419 of the Code) has a secular legislative purpose. The benefits of revenue bonding are available j to all voluntary non-profit hospitals in Iowa, whether or not having a religious affiliation. In its enactment of the Industrial Revenue Bond Statute, the legislature did not restrict by any language apparent in the Statute the bene- fits of industrial revenue bonding to only non-sectarian voluntary non-profit hospitals. Bonds issued between 1974 and 1980 in the State of Iowa indicate that a large number of these issues were for the benefit of hospitals with a church affliation, e.g. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, and St. Lukes Medical Center. In addition, a number of other issues were provided for health care facilities with a church affliation, e.g. Northwest Baptist Home Society, Evangelical Luthern Good Samaritan Society, Methodist Manor, and Lutheran Home of the Aged. It is my opinion that the legis- lative purpose in providing the benefits of industrial revenue bond financing is purely secular in nature. Hospital care satisfies this purpose along with the fact that the hospital serves a wide community need. The second requirement is that the primary effect of the bond issue must be one that neither advances nor inhibits religion. To identify the primary effect, the analysis narrows its focus from the enabling statute down to the 31A G1 IA IrDArTimm qv JORM MIC RbLA BIJ i 1 ~ ) I I CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES _10 IV Mayor and City Council March 3, 1982 Page 4 particular transaction --revenue bond financing. As indicated, Mercy Hospital imposes no religious requirements or qualifications for patient admittance, nor for staff or physician employment and/or usage of the facilities. Its facilities are designed for the delivery of health care. There is no evidence that the "Catholic presence" rises to the level of religious indoctrination. The nursing sisters on the staff are available for the delivery of health care, not for religious purposes. A more specific analysis of the "primary effect" test is provided in Roemer v Board of Public Works of Maryland, 96 S.Ct. 2337 (1976). In this case Maryland established a program of grants to the state's private colleges, some of which had religious affliations. The program was challenged insofar as it provided grants to four Catholic colleges, the contention being that the colleges were constitutionally ineligible for the aid. The U. S. District Court made extensive findings of fact and concluded that the colleges were not "per- vasively sectarian". The U. S. Supreme Court accepted the findings and agreed with the conclusion. Among the characteristics of the Maryland colleges with which the Supreme Court was concerned in Roemer were the following: 1. Despite their formal affliation with the Roman Catholic Church, the colleges were found to have a high degree of institutional autonomy. 2. Although the colleges employed Roman Catholic chaplains and held Roman Catholic religious exercises on campus, attendance at such was not required. S. Some instructors wore clerical garb and some classrooms had religious symbols. 4. Apart from the theology departments, faculty hiring decisions were not made on a religious basis. S. A great majority of students at each of the colleges were Roman Catholic, but, the student bodies were chosen without regard to. religion. Viewing the analysis of the Court in the McNair and Roemer cases and the particular facts the Court perceived to be important, it is not difficult to relate the policies and operations of Mercy Hospital to these tests. It should also be borne in mind that there is no direct expenditure of public funds by the City nor is there a commitment of the City's credit to the project since this is prohibited under Chapter 419 of the Iowa Code. Since there is no expenditure of City funds or commitment of credit, the "City aid" is a very special sort. The aid involved in this situation is to provide a governmental service with the City acting as a conduit. The City is authorized by State law to merely provide a mechanism through which the hospital may borrow funds on the basis of its own credit and the security of its property upon more 39a. 1 - IAIfDArmAP11 Dv 1 1. "-JOR'M MICR#LAB J CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES ' 4 1 Mayor and City Council March 3, 1982 Page 5 favorable interest terms than otherwise would be available. The City will sign all of its rights isecurityninterestewhatsoeves to the rrinathe te 1project ending lortthe tions and will not retain any letel divorced from the project and the loan ry land. Iowa City will be comp Ymv effect of theethe bonds have assistance afforded nbysthe dCity tto Mercy pHospital aistneitherato advance nor to inhibit religion. The third test that must be satisfied is to determine whether the revenue bond function would foster an unconstitutional degree of entanglement between the City and the hospital. In order to prevent excessive entanglement, must be the KlimiTdato inspections ir case et that state or city involvement in the p 1 agreement between the parties, and to assure compliance with the terms of any B ent of will not be involved in setting fees for the assure that fees are sufficiently high to meet debt service and repayment the bonds. In this case the City ins inspections except for the purposes of building hospital nor will there primany rY P requirements. Will The p involvement by the City is as the use of a code req governmental entity to obtain tax exempt financing. The Supreme Court in McNair appears to adopt as a test for excessive en- tanglement whether or not the state of local ed to the azthetassistanceance is strlttseems clear secular functions of the institution receiving urel secular in nature•I that the function of a health care facility is p Y primary have, therefore, concluded that this bond issue satisfies the purpose, v effect, and entanglement tests under the First Amendment with no violation of the Establishment Clause. question of whether a The second issue to be examined is tng throe abortions and sterilization pughthe issuance of lan IABs hospital that receives tax exemp procedures. 1 is required to provide electiv Mercy At the outset it should be not sta statementthe "AbortionDirectorsBoard of f ed thatand Euthanasia": Hospital has adopted the following j t has become necessary for us "Rye, the Sisters of Mercy, believe that i to reaffirm our responsibility to promote the dignity and worth of life and to protect the right to life and voice our strenuous opposition to f the practice afforded to + + + right to life". the current relxation o + + ' Therefore, we reaffirm our opposition to abortion and to euthan- asia." The statement provides "The only reason for allowing I In addition, there is a written policy labled "Policy, Statement for Procedures That Induce Sterility"• is the presence of a pathological condition in sterilization in this hospitalrocedures are not permitted. the patient". Elective sterilization p •I IJORM^VMICR'�LAB CEDAR RAF IDS • DES MDINES I _y I Mayor and City Council March 3, 1982 Page 6 In 1973 the U. S. Supreme Court in Roe v Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 93 S.Ct. 705, (1973) ruled that a citizen has a constitutional right to an abortion, and as a corollary, to obtain sterilization procedures. Since these decisions, there has been substantial litigation which attempted to establish the para- meters of this decision. Much of this litigation considers the existence of "state action" by which this constitutional right flowed to the individual through the Fourteenth Amendment. Challenges to hospitals or health-care facilities refusing to per- form elective abortions have been based upon the licensing activities of the state, the tax exempt status of the hospital, receipt of Hill -Burton funds or other funds, whether the hospital was regulated or inspected by the local, state or federal government and the existence of leases of conveyances between the hospital and governmental bodies. By and large, the courts have rejected these arguments and have concluded that although the state is involved in a very general way insuring that adequate health care services are provided to its citizens, the state involvement does not relate to the daily operations of the facility and as such is not sufficient to constitute state action. In Briscoe v Brock at al, 540 F.2d 392 (1076) the U. S. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit) el that the receipt of public funds under the Hill -Burton Act or other federal or state programs, does not in and of itself change the character of a private institution so that it becomes a public institution ob- ligated to makes its facilities available for the performance of abortions. The Supreme Court decision of Poelker v Doe, 432 U.S. 519, 53 L.Ed 2d 528 (1977), provides that not even a public ospital could be compelled to perform or provide abortion services under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In Poelker, the City of St. Louis adopted a policy in a city -owned public hospital t at ortion services would not be available except where grave physiological injury or death threatened the mother (therapeutic abortions only). The doctors at the obstetrics -gynecology clinic at the hospital were drawn from St. Louis University School of Medicine, a Jesuit -operated institution opposed to'abortion. The Court held that a city may elect as a policy choice to pro- vide maternity care and not provide corresponding elective abortion services. The only reported case that I was able to find that considers the effect of utilization of tax exempt financing on a hospitalOs abortion policy is the case of Greco v Orange Memorial Hospital Corp , 374 F.Su 227 E.D. Tx. 1974) aff Id, Sia r.[a 973 (5th Cir.)- 00 involved the use of a governmentalrt. denied,y to U taxlexemptOfinancingsforsa health care institution, using sale -lease back approach in which actual legal title was conveyed. The Court concluded that the activities were insufficient state involvement to constitute the necessary "state action" to mandate the performance of abortions or provide facilities therefore. It thus appears that religiously motivated policies with respect to abortion or sterilization will not affect a sectarian hospital's participation in tax exempt financing. JORMMICROLAB 1 j CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES + I 3 CIA _;0 J� IF i e. Mayor and City Council March 3, 1982 Page 7 fore, my on that bonds by the City lfor tthe ebenefit of Mercy 1Hospital twould he snot cviolatevthee of reenueEstablish- ment Clause of the First Amendment nor is Mercy Hospital required to provide elective abortions while receiving tax exempt financing through the issuance of industrial revenue bonds by the City of Iowa City, . I realize that this opinion is quite lengthy, but the questions posed by the Council are complicated and do not lend themselves to a simple or short analysis of the existing law as it relates to tax exempt financing in these constitutional areas. I will, of course, be glad to answer any questions that the Mayor or Council may have concerning this opinion and the conclusions reached herein. Very truly yours, w� se Robet W, Jansen City A torney RWJ:jb cc: Neal Berlin Linda Woito i I JORM--MICR�CAEi- -J--�� CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MDIYES 39� C 1 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 1, 1982 To: City Manager From: Michael Kucharz� r Re: Council Referral February 1, 1982 - Mercy Hospital Neal,'please be advised that I have been in contact with Sister Venarda, Administrator of Mercy Hospital, regarding the proposed expansion plans to their facility. The Sister has advised me to contact their architects, Hansen Lind Meyer, to provide early interface between City code review; design and the desires of the hospital to move ahead in a timely manner. Glenn Siders has made contact with the architects at Hansen Lind Meyer working on the Mercy project, and as soon as preliminary designs are available for reproduction, Glenn, Don Schmeiser and myself will meet with the architects to review the project in light of City codes, regulations and concerns. I will advise you of the progress. bjl/17 u�rnnn.urn ov JORM vMICR�L A13' CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MDRIES J 393 i —Y r'- i 1 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: February 17, 1982 To: City Council From: Airport Commission Re: Mercy Hospital Proposed Helipad In response to your letter of February 4. 1982, the Airport Commission would like to offer the following information for your consideration. 1. The air traffic to and from the proposed location would not have an adverse impact upon current traffic patterns at the Iowa City Airport. However, with the designation of Runway 6/24 as the preferential runway and with the' probable instrument approach to be added to that runway it is unknown what type of approaches and departures the FAA will establish for that runway. But it would appear that the area directly south of the proposed location would be critical, as far as an instrument approach to Runway 24 is concerned. 2. We would recommend air traffic approaching from the north or south to follow the Iowa River to Market Street and then turn east and follow Market Street to Mercy Heliport. Traffic approaching from the west would fly over ? the U of I and across the Iowa River at Market'Street and follow it to the Heliport. Traffic approaching from the east should come in over Hickory Hill Park and proceed direct to Mercy Hospital. 3. The activation of a Heliport comes under the jurisdiction of the Code of Federal Regulation - Title 14 (Aeronautics and Space) - Part 157. Being that Mercy Hospital is less than 10 nautical miles from an airport for which an instrument approach procedure has been authorized and less than one nautical mile from any heliport, they are required to file FAA form 7480-1 (Notice of Landing Area Proposal). The FAA will then make aeronautical studies of the heliport proposal and after consultations are held with interested persons, as appropriate, will advise those concerned of the results. These determinations will fall within one of the following categories: (1) No objection to the proposal (2) No objection to the proposal if certain conditions are met. (3) Objectionable, including reasons for the objections. The airspace determination does not constitute endorsement of heliport sites or approval of heliport•development plans. Approval of development _ plans and endorsement of sites are only necessary when federal funds are used to build the facility. Attached for your review are the determinations the FAA made upon the original request back in 1979, in which they state certain approach/departure paths would have to be established and they also voice their concern of the lack of suitable emergency landing areas. That determination expired on July 1, 1980. It should be remembered that this is only an airspace determination and is in no way FAA approval for the Heliport. Final approval can only be given by City Council. i 394 j IJORM MICR�LAB CEDAR RARIDS DES MDIYES 'im 4. The City has the authority to approve or not the location of the heliport per the "Code of Ordinances - City of Iowa City", Chapter 4, Sec. 4-1 (Operations Over City), "No person shall operate or cause to be operated in the air over the city any airplane, balloon, or other aircraft at an altitude of less than 1000 feet, ...., nor land the same within the city limits unless the written consent of the City Council to so operate or land the same has first been secured, except at the airport under the rules and regulations governing the same and in compliance with the laws of the State. (Code 1966, 53.22.5)." 5. We feel that an "EMERGENCY ONLY" Heliport at the Mercy Hospital would be an excellent addition to the City's emergency transportation systems. With only one or two estimated operations daily, we do not feel this would impact the area. However, it should be understood that if the heliport is approved it should only be used for emergency transportation and not be used as a base station for a helicopter. Our prime concern for not recommending a helicopter to be based there is its close proximity to a residential area, increased usage, and increase in noise. If you have any other questions concerning the proposed heliport contact Fred Zehr at 356-5045. 1 .n rnnrn urn nv �. �. Dl _ ORM "-MIC R(�L"AB-- CEDAR RAPIDS DES MDIYES iii - _ � . e _ _ �_ ,.. _ _.-------, _ 1✓ _ � L 1\ . _.1 --JOR.M"'MICR�ILAB' CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MD14E5 ._ ..i 3911 JV Y DEC 10 1979 �% Hr. 1toCer u. Garrett g Assistant Auministrator / Hercy hospital 50i Hark_t Strvut Iowa City, lova 5224G i 6ukicet: l;arcy 11osPital Heliport 1� Johnson County Iowb City, Irma IJ1 Notice of Airspace Detumination/rstab lisluavat Airspace C4aa No. 75-ACL-O99-I;1W Deur ,It. Garrett. We have reviewed from an airspace -use standpoint the esteblishmunt of i nub;ect private—use heliport, having a Propound Lu' x2'v0' landing/taheof[ area, and a 43' 40' I. a rooftop platium touchdown area. i71u heliport is wlthiu t;,e city limits locand of Iowa City, lova, at latitude 410 3?' 1611, and lof longitude 910 31' 40'. An nn—sity inspuctiou of sub,uet heliport was made on Au;.:ust 16, 1'07 by purdouuvl of t1m FAA Genvral'[.vlatlon Distract Cffico. The following coumats were submitted for our reviuw: i \ 1. Proposed heliport has poor approach/departure II paths cousiderin„ ewerauncy landing areas if a power unit fails on a single ` ungine helicopter. 4 2. A possible aPproaeh/departure path is to the south/southuaet of the E propoccd heliport. Thu first open area, approximately one block southeast of the proposed heliport is a playground for children attensing school. The open area southeast of the Playground is comucrclal zoned property and Is. open at the present time. 3. The only other possible approach/departure patho would be over structs to the rooftop. The approach/departure paths arc [rev of obstructinns above the surface of the rooftop in a 270 degrev are from 135 degrvus clockwise to 045 drdroes. The only Obstruction is the part of tha building thst extunds above the zuuf (spPro;amatuly two storir.R) from 045 dvZreto clockwise to 135 dagreua. This part of the building Jigs the door which is the ocer:ss into th, hospital. . _.1 --JOR.M"'MICR�ILAB' CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MD14E5 ._ ..i 3911 JV 2 . The dimuasioaa of the takeoff and la:lding area o[ an clevati.d holiport arc kuyud to the sire of the halicoptvr uxpccted to operate thurefrom. To the tatunt ti:at circumstances permit, the rccu=eudcd dimausionn of the: takeofi and landing area are at least 1.5 ticus the overall length of the larScst leulicopter expected to use thu facility. The untarc rooftop surface dariSmated as the takcotf and landing area, plus any htlicoptur parkin;, pocitiors, should be designed to support the static and dyuamie loads icposud by the largest helicopter expected to use the facility. Our aeronautical study concludes that the fulfillment of your proposal will nut adversely affuct the rife and efficient use of airspace by air- cratt provided the following conditions are adhered to. 1. 57:at approach/dopartura paths to the landing area are maintained for a minimum 8:1 Slice slope. Obstruction clearance planes (Slide slope), aligned with the direction of Elle approach /departure paths, extend outward and upward from the landing/takeoff area to the enroute altitude at an angle of o fact horizontally to oae foot vertically (u:l). That the transitional aurface be maintained for a minimum 2:1 slope. 111c transitional aurfaeu extenas outward and upward from the adges of the lauding/takeoif area and approach/departure clearance planes at an arelu of 2 feet horizontally to one foot vert,-cally (2:1) to a distance OL 250 feet from the center or the landing and takeoff arca and 250 feet from the centerline of the upproach/dupartura clearance surfaces. This determination should not be construed to mean FAA approval of the physical davclopmcut involved in the proposal. It is a determination that reicrs only to safe and efficient use of airspace -by aircraft, and docs not preempt or waivu ordinances, laws• or regulations of other r f,uvonmlental bodies or agencies. In malting this determination, FAA has considurLd ratters such as the cffact toe proposal would have. on existinf; or eoutomplatud traffic of neighboring airports, effects it would have on exiuting alropace structure and projected programs of M, and effects that existing or proposed man-made ob,ects and natural objects within Ileo aff•cctud area would have on this proposal. lie wish to advise that this asancy does not have the statutory authority to prevent construction of any structure ucar the heliport. Protection uvnnrn rn ov u L ..__.-MIC._.._ 1 JORM..- R6C.AB- " CEDAR RAPIDS DES MOIRES i I J 1 cf h.11port environs can be accosplishud r_ost cficctivuly through ouch M -31"u nes local zoning ordirauecs and acquisition of property rights. This atrupacu deternination dour: not iuuicato the propesca development is cnvirontl4ntally necf-ptable in accordance 'with rub ue Laws 91-1;0, i1-256 ane 7u-4'.,5• An cnviru=ental reviec and tiuulns is n pr.rogvieite to itA approval for a L•eliport situ for future Federal participatlou in the devululrocnt of all uxietiuS hullport, This airspace dct:rElination dots not constitute endommcnt of huliopce sites or apprsral of i:clirort &VufOpLlal1,t pla:u, Approval of dcvuiopcunt plat and endorsement of sites are necessary wbuu duvelopcwnt of the hcliport will be accouplishod With Ftdcral assistance under the Airport Development Aid Protram. Enclosed is a copy of kAA Form 5010-5 which is sell-adCressed and poataCc pn1J' An soon as your hcliport becomes operational, please cuaplctc this foto and drop it in tho mall. The four will be submitted to 1Jasldu;;ton' whure it will be data proeccted and *& site nunber assigned- This airspace datrrnination expires July 1, 141,0, unless you notify our or a written request for an eseu,aiun office that eonotruetion has started in submitted prior to the expiration date. If we eau be of any further csristanca to you, please contact us at (016) 374-2ldl. Slaccrely, i Ori!ia21 f Freceric_ _. 1 FRMEI'.ICK L. CASON Airport Uper+tioua Spdcialivt Enclosure I cc: lova DOT; Chicf, FSS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; ACE -220 (2); 4GGFc530; AAP -73U (w/enclosures) kis, Juan Ross Howard Assistant Director, Public Affairs L Aerospace Ind. Associates of America, Inc. 1725 DeSales St., 1114 Washington, L.C. 20036 i e 39� 1' G• I m tante urn av "JORM "MIC CRL'AB L(jjj CEDAR RAPIDS • DES I4014E5 I - _ -40 r _ `7 g Adi:- 0 q ?)VRA August 20, 1979 GENMAL AVIATIOIi•DISTRICT OrrICE I10. 4 3021 Army Post Road Des Moines, IA 50321 0n -site Inspection, Heliport Mercy Hospital, IowasCitys Iowa Chief, Des Moines General Aviation District Office Chief, Flight Inspection and Procedures ate ACE -220 An oa-site inspection of proposed heliport (rooftop) at Mercy Hospital, Io:a City, Iowa, was conducted on August 16, 1979. Ine proposed rooftop heliport has poor approach -departure paths considering emergency landing areas if a power unit fails on a single ,amine helicopters reference 91.79(x). One possible approach -departure path is shown on photo no; 1 with a red line south and southeast of the proposed heliport. (Heliport is shown with a red circle on overlay.) The first open area, approxL^etely one block southeast of the proposed heliports is a playground in forcommercial attending oned pproperty andTis open et thisutheast of time. Thethe only other id possible approach -departure paths would be over streets to the rooftop. The approsch-departure paths are free of obstructions above the surface of the roof in a 270 dc,gree are from 135 degrees clockwise to 045 degrees. The only obstruction is the part of the building that extends above the roof (approxinotely two stories) from 045 degrees clockwise to 135 degrees. This part of the building has the door, Ybich is the access"into the hospital. (Gee photo l;o. 2) several other photos, some taken from 1500 feet abom and swe from the roof, are included with this file. The arrow points to oppr=ir=telt' true north. Tne circle is spprori.ately the location of proposed heliport. This office has no strong objection to the proposed heliport considering it is for emergency uses possibly two operations per week according to Mr. Roger Garrett. It does hove poor exrgeacy landing are if we can be of further assistance, let us know. V. A. 1410ESISM Acting Chief RD:d/cs G r" - - - - 1 IA rD!_1CIIU[n nV JORM MICR46L:As f CEDAR RAPIDS - DES MOB ' x94 _y A .. ,'••,' Y .• Flnm 1Tµ n.•�i tI: IIS A'u 6: iir. ULVAHTMI:NT 01 TIIANSPUIITA710N IXI Ia7AllL ltillF.il'NI UI1 ACTIVAI'IUN I Ahil'01II FEDI.NAL AVIAT ION ADMIN151 RATION 11 ALTFIIA'NUN [IF ViI IIELII.ORT NCITICr•CIp,.LANDIr-If%A-4EA'PROP�JL L ODEACTIVATIONORAOANUONMENT 1f` •' I�"•Tj E7 ❑ CIIANGE OF STATUS 1 ❑ SEAPLANE UASr; 4r M`P I'":'miry• ILU0IU}T;.I, (�1'�d A3R4aa p.�l�:2 JURLSS INN„ $IrrcS, Cil,, SIOSq Zip CNdrJ-- _14ercy Ilosrital•_...vv_._...__._. i YN .Market St; _Iowa City, IA 52240 A. LOCATION OF LANDING AREA FROM NEAREST CITY ' Iowa Civ _ Johnson Iowa OR TOWN _ S. HAMF OF LANDING AREA 6. LATITUDE 7. LONGITUDE A. ELEVATION MILES DIRECTION' __Mercy Heliport•_•____„T•• 41_*L91?T91 131_,�aC 660 0 K. PURPOSE�' x!(14 — TYPE USE TYPE LOCALITIES IF CHAIIGE OF STATUS OR ALTERATION, CONSTRUCTION DATES , O PU6LIC OWNERSHIP SERVED DESCRIBE CHANGE. TO 11[41 r1 uLL Au Ix PRIVATE - O PUBLIC 65 mile 1 Sept. 1979 0 PERSONAL PRIVATE radius L41. COMPLCTIOII REF. AS ABOVE 1 Dec. 1979 C: OTHER LANDING AREAS FRO. : FROM D. LANDING AREA DATA LANDING LANDING 1' EXISTING Of my) PROPOSED ARCA AREA i m0„ETIC LC aL CF Mile W RUNVtlIS!OR SEASEALANIIfI Iowa City Airport SW 1.7 am OA fFLFWGTALANFIMHOF "N FEET I -W Oi IDTH 01 RU„NAYIM OR University of Iowa Qn S[ALANCISI IN FEET Hospital Heliport W 1 Z< W MAGNETIC LEANING OF ••� IRINANT LANDING DIACCTIO„ TAE OF RUNWAY SURFACE 1 ICn11w1 ANMII. C,AM, E11.1 Z E. OBSTRUCTIONS ORGY. DIST. TARCOFF Of „NF19T 60' x 2001 I „CIGNI FROM FROM ! TYPE AD DYE R.O LANDING LANDING H DIM(NNONS OF TOUMOO•N • I ARIA AREA AREA O INEA14FECT 43'x 40 I LL f1� �h�� Zb°- = INGRESS 14([55 ROOT[3 N, S, 6 W. i%`O.Ih.A.R:';` rooftop platfo t 3. DESCRIPTION Of 1.1614119001 "1 O'REC"0” 1 ALL Floodlight PRE AILING Pad li htin g .IND _ PRESENT ANTICIPATED I F. OPERATIONAL DATA fl/ @RI. Indlcete S YRS. HENCE ! 6y Ielff, "E") 1. EST. OR ACTUAL NO. BASED ACFT. MULTIINGINC j AIRPORTS SINGLL•ENGIN[ I G. NOISE CONSIDERATIONS DACT. DIF[. uND[n 3soD Les. MGw I NOM IMIS HELIPORTS OVER ]500 LBS. Mf.W IDENTIFICATION LANDING IANOIN4 • ARCA ARCA 7. AVERAGE NO. MONTHLY LANDINGS AIR CARNIER L(NLRAL AVIATION f University of Iowa SW 700' OT NLN ••1 Central Jr. High SE 300' 3. ARE IFR OPERATIONS ANTICIPATED TYPE PQ NO 0 YES WITHIN YEARS NAV AI DI 5 Other Schools NE -Sl' R861 H. APPLICATION FOR AIRPORT LICENSING r 20 Churches / All UO f1 HAS BEEN MADE LX NOT REQUIRED U COUNTY 1J7]:_ 1 m 0 WILL BE MADE 0 STATE 0 MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY I. Hn TI FIC.ATION/I hrn�hy cern[yN.NN/Jnl Lhrt:190NR rl„nvnrnu nrrdElil m_e ere lMlllnd eomC/.•ID IO the Ont ormy_Annwm_den, tJAME ANU 111'LC OF PEIISUN FILING TIIIS NOTICE I(yp• SIGtJA':JJ'I[ On IRS1r Roger U. Garrett '�...•./.••�!” _�_ �-`-ef./__ • — _ •• • —_ •_ _ -__ DATE OF S)CNA'fURE �7 ELBPHO�NE N0, fPnc.•de with Arl•a cWrl Assistant Administrator L • . __.__.. _... ... Z/_13L79_.... (319�35G 1227 I AA FOI IM '/4110 1 11771 3t7'1 Yp' MICDACII morn AY ! DORM. MICRESLAB J i CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MOINES ' I iAA- 77 - eliNle :PAI A,FU.*tl,! r, Idirpnrumrn Ry JORM MICR6LAB CEDAR RAPIDS - DES MOINES J� r, �l y y RECEVZD '� .1� 1 1p°Z 0000 MERCY HOSPITAL SOO MARKET STREET IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240 319/337-05M 10 February 1982 Dale E. Melling Assistant City Manager City of Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mr. Melling: I wish to clarify a point regarding the helistop planned for Mercy Hospital. The application in 1979 was completed and we did have an FAA Survey. As a result of the survey, we received a letter from Mr. Frederick D. Cason of the FAA Kansas City Office indicating approval by stating: "Enclosed is a copy of the FAA Form 5010-5 which is self-addressed and postage paid. As soon as your heliport becomes operational, please complete this form and drop it in the mail. The form will be submitted to Washington where it will be data processed and a site number assigned. This airspace determination expires July 1, 1980, unless you notify our office that construction has started or a written request for an extension is submitted prior to the expiration date." As indicated, we had the authority to proceed. However, as the helistop did not become operational we did not file the form and did not receive a license. I hope this clarifies the matter. If you have any questions, please feel free to callme. Sincerely, Roger. -D Garrett Associate Administrator /mp Juira�r ii uEn ov -JO RM' MICRdLAB' CEDAR RAV1D5 • DES MOINES I _. j 39� I1 I i City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 4, 1982 To: Charles Schmadeke, Director of Public Works From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Re: Mercy Hospital Expansion Plans - Review of Traffic Flow Patterns It is very difficult to comment upon the impact of the proposed expansion without more information. NEW PARKING STRUCTURE The three drives to the new parking structure are not labeled as to exit or entrance. Based upon the lay of the land and the economy of only one exit point it is reasonable to assume that the more northerly drive on Johnson Street will be the only exit from the parking structure. If that is true, the entrance on Johnson Street and -the entrance on Dodge Street will pose no major problem to external circulation. While there may be some cuing at peak times both Dodge Street and Johnson Street should be able to absorb this queuing with no significant disturbance or congestion. Proximity of the eastern drive to the east west alley poses no significant problem to external circulation. EMERGENCY DRIVE ACCESS It appears from the preliminary sketch that the developer for the facility anticipates one way flow past the emergency entrance and then exiting westerly on the public alley. The project developer should be reminded that this is a j public alley and that two way traffic will be maintained on this public facility. This may pose counterflow vehicular congestion at the emergency entrance. However the amount of counterflow vehicular penetration will likely i not create a significant problem for the the hospital complex. OLD DRIVEWAYS I There are three sites - two on Bloomington Street and one on Johnson Street which appear to be existing driveways. While it is not stated on the preliminary plans it appears that these will be abandoned. The developer should be reminded that these should be removed and curb and sod restored. In general the addition of a parking structure to accommodate both staff and visitors should be viewed as a plus for the neighborhood. This off-street parking for the hospital activity will reduce the competition for the already limited on-street parking in the near north side neighborhoods. It is possible that by providing off-street parking the amount of vehicular circulation in the near north side may be reduced as cars will now be able to drive directly to a L parking site and not need to circulate in the area attempting to find on-street curbside parking. Should you have any additional questions or in the event that the developer provides more detailed plans for this facility I would be happy to meet with you at your convenience. tpl/13 i i/ 39'91cu �L I^ 1. I ! / .IIf Dnr T, urn OV JORM MICFI i LAB ��. J L J j CEDAR RAPIDS • D[S MDIAES ` i � JI I t , iI 1 Johnson County Council of Governments f%% 410EV�shingtcnSL baAuGty,b x52240 Date: February 17, 1982 To: Chuck Schmadeke, Public Works Director 1 From: John Lundell, Transportation Planner Re: Mercy Hospital Expansion Plans - Review of Traffic Flow Patterns Thank you for giving me an.opportunity to review the Mercy Hospital Expansion Plans in regards to traffic flow patterns. My comments are based solely on the preliminary site plans which are dated January 13, 1982. Comment A: Emergency Entrance The proposed remodeling and expansion plans of the emergency entrance do not appear to create any adverse impacts on traffic flow patterns. I would expect the proposed design to function very well. Comment B: Main Hospital Entrance and Out-patient Drop-off I am concerned how the turn around circle will function particularly during adverse weather conditions when the number of vehicles dropping people off at the entrance will increase. It is important that the circle paving is of sufficient width to permit easy circulation even if a vehicle is double. parked or if snow has piled up around the perimeter. Examples of both sufficient and insufficient widths exist at the University of Iowa Hospitals. The main entrance turn around and drop-off at University Hospitals is wide enough to permit the easy circulation of vehicles even if there are double parked vehicles. On the other hand, at the North Entrance to University Hospitals it quickly becomes congested with the existence of double parked vehicles. My concerns are that traffic will back up onto Market Street if congestion develops around the main entrance to Mercy Hospital. Comment C: Out-patient and Doctors' Parking, Receiving Entrance With the installation of proper signage I perceive no adverse impacts on traffic flow. Comment D: New Parking Facility and Existing Surfaced Lot Without having the entrance and exits to the parking facility labeled, it is difficult for me to comment. However, it is desirable to have the east entrance/exit point of the ramp be from the alley between Dodge and Johnson Streets. By doing this, there would be only one entrance/exit (the alley) to Highway One, (Dodge Street). I would be happy to discuss these comments with you further. Please do not hesitate to call me with any questions you may have. bj3/2 cc: Don Schmeiser 1 ` 3C? Qj wrnnrnurn ov JORM _MICRA LAEB CEDAR RAPIDS DES 401NS" J City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 4, 1982 To: Neal Berlin and City Council From: Chuck Schmadeke C� Re: Benton Street -Riverside Drive Improvement Project The Public Works Department has been working with the I.D.O.T. staff to deter- mine design criteria for the Benton Street -Riverside Drive Improvement project. There are three areas of concern that must be resolved before final project plans can be developed. They are as follows: 1. The raised median along Riverside Drive. 2. Replacement of the paving on Benton Street. 3. The traffic signal walk cycle at the intersection. RAISED MEDIAN ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE - The City of Iowa City staff and IDOT staff have developed a preliminary pan tnat includes a raised median along Riverside Drive north and south of Benton Street. The City staff would like to modify the raised median north of Benton Street to include an opening at the old Benton Street right-of-way adjacent to Linder Tire Company. In addition, businesses along Riverside Drive are concerned about restricted access resulting from the median. REPLACEMENT OF PAVING ON BENTON STREET - The City has insisted on new paving, rather than additional asphalt overlay, on Benton Street within the limits of the project (the Iowa River to Orchard Street) because of the deteriorated condition of the existing paving. In addition, the Highway 1 agreement stipulates that Benton Street will be reconstructed to provide a portland cement concrete curbed roadway. The IDOT does not want to contribute 50% of the additional $20,000 cost for new portland cement concrete pavement. TRAFFIC SIGNAL WALK CYCLE - The traffic signal design is incomplete at the present time. IF appears however, that the pedestrian volumes are not high enough to justify an exclusive pedestrian phase. Also included with this memo are correspondence concerning the aforementioned matters, those portions of the Highway 518 court stipulation and the Highway 1 agreement where reference is made to the Benton Street -Riverside Drive project, and the minutes of the two informational meetings held by the IOOT. The Benton Street -Riverside Drive project will have a significant impact on the flow of traffic along Riverside Drive and is an important phase of the Highway 6, 218 and 1 improvements. tp3/1 375 1 wroncn I urn uv "-JORM �iLAB CEDAR RAPIDS � DESDES t401NE5 I r I i r r \ _„G CITY OF IOW/A CITY . CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHNGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5CM December 7, 1981 Robert Henely District Engineer Iowa Department of Transportation 430 16th Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, Iowa Re: Benton Street -Riverside Drive Intersection Project No. 5-6-7(22)--20-52 Bear Mr. Henely: The Iowa City Public Works Department has reviewed the design of the raised median on Riverside Drive at Benton Street. The Public Works Department recommends a raised median along Riverside Drive south of Benton Street, as shown on D.O.T. preliminary plans dated 9-10-81, to insure safe vehicular movement through the intersection and to provide two uninhibited traffic lanes in each direction for north and south bound traffic on Riverside Drive. It is also recommended that the raised median north of'Benton Street be modified slightly to provide left turn movements onto the City street lying south of Linder Tire Company and east of Riverside Drive. This break in the median will not inhibit the flow of traffic on Riverside Drive since the left turn lane is fully established at this intersection and queuing for two vehicles is available. If you have any questions concerning this project, please feel free to contact me at 356-5141. Respectfully, Charles J. Schmadeke Director of Public Works bjl/8 uiranrumm nv - - "JORM"MIC R�4AB" -, CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MO ES 395 17 r-. District 6 Office 430 16th Ave., S.W. Cedar Rapids, rA 52404 Phone: (319)364-0235 December 14, 1981 REF. No. F-6-7(22)-20-52 Johnson Co. Benton -Riverside Charles J. Schmadeke Director of Public Works Civic Center 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 ' Dear Mr. Schmadeks: Thank you for your letter of December 7, 1981, supporting the concept on this project of a raised median on Riverside Drive. we are concerned with to allow southbound lu eftturnsrecommendation, the city street lying south of Liinnderg Tire Company. This proposal would force southbound vehicles wanting to tarn left (the highest turning movement at Benton -Riverside) at Benton-Rivaraide to queue behind a vehicle waiting to turn left to the city street. Either this or the vehicles would swing to the right to pass the vehicle waiting the left turn. This would effectively cut down the southboundthroCgh lanes of traffic. With 13,000 + UPD the opposing northbound traffic could severely restrict the southbound left turn opportunities to the city street. The median opening also would afford the opportunity for an unprotected left turn northbound movement to the west. Besides being an unprotected movement, the vehicles wanting to true left would effectively eliminate the northbound through lane while the vehicle is waiting. We feel the median opening recommended by the City would greatly increase the accident potential at this location. We would appreciate the City's position be reconsidered to provide a median opening for the city street on the east side of Riverside Drive north of Benton Street. RCH:mf cc: D. E. McLean George Sisson Neil Berlin, City Manager Very Truly Yo s, Robert C. Henely District Engineer 395 p r,rronni Nrn uv -� - DORM-MICRbLAB _J 1 CEDAR RAPIDS • DES M014ES J r December 10, 1981 Mr. Robert R. Rigler,, Chairman Iowa Department of Transportation Security State Bank New Hampton, Iowa 50659 Re: Benton Street -Riverside Drive (Highways 6, 1, & 218) Intersection Improvement in Iowa City. Project MF -6-7(22)--20- 52 Dear Mr. Rigler: This letter is a follow-up to comments concerning the Benton - Riverside Project presented by the City of Iowa City at the Iowa Department of Transportation Commission meeting held at the University of. Iowa on November 10, 1981. The IDOT and the City of Iowa City have agreed to reconstruct the Benton Street and Riverside Drive intersection on a cooperative basis. As part of the compromised settlement reached in Johnson County District Court on April 21, 1980, the City and the IDOT agreed to share all costs an a 50/50 basis. In addition, as part of the Highway 1 agreement dated June 2, 1981, the City and the IDOT agreed that the proposed facility will provide for a Portland cement concrete curbed roadway. The IDOT staff is, at the.present time, proposing to widen the existing Benton Street and asphalt overlay the present roadway. The City feels very strongly about th'e necessity for removing the existing roadway and installing new Portland cement concrete pavement.on Benton Street. In addition, the asphalt overlay proposed is inconsistent with our agreement of June 2, 1981. Benton Street was originally paved several decades ago and has been overlayed with asphalt. It has deteriorated to the point where it is difficult to maintain a suitable driving surface even with the asphalt overlay. Reflective cracks and areas of settlement are visible on the asphalt surface. In addition, the useful life of an asphalt overlay is approximately 15 years, whereas the useful life of new portland cement concrete pavement is about 30 years. The M,ronn,rnrn ov "DORM- MIC Rd•L AB-� CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOIN[S j ,39s _;0 F, it L Mr. Robert R. Rigler December 10, 1981 Page 2 difference in cost between the asphalt surfaced roadway and a concrete roadway is approximately $20,000 which is not significant when compared to the total cost of the project which is 1450,000. 1 The City, only too well, recognize'& the need to reduce costs wherever possible. However, the benefits of a new pavement slab far exceed the nominal additional costs. As the City desires to proceed with approval of the right of way and construction agreements, an early resolution of this matter will be appreciated. Sincerely yours, I Neal G. Berlin City Manager R cc: IDOT Commission Raymond L. Kassel Chuck Schmadeke ✓ tp3/8 i 1' uvoncu urn ov ! DORM MICROLAB -� J CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MOl4E5 � IF r Cost Comparison - Benton - Riverside Intersection Benton Section Only IDOT widening Asphalt overlay - 218 Ton @ $50.00 = $ 10,900 8" P.C.C. pavement - 1360 sq. yd. @ $20.00 = 27,200 *Pavement removal - 840 sq. yd. @ $5.00 = 4,200 42,300 Iowa City's replacement **8" P.C.C. pavement - 3328 sq. yds. @ $16.50 = $ 54,912 Pavement removal - 2856 sq. yds. @ $3.00 = 8,568 $ 63,480 * •Includes required saw cut, BD joints; incidental to removal and widening. ** This item to be machine poured while widening to be hand work. j i - IAir"nrtiurn nv DORM "" MICR#L'`A B"' CEDAR RAP]D5 •DES MOINES I 4 ti a 395 r 1 r- . RECEIVED DEC 2 1 1981 -rr - ' r� r V rr r r DIRECTOR'S OFFICE 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010 515-239-1111 December 17,. 1981 REF.NG. Johnson County F-6=7(22)--20-52 Mr. Neil G. .Berlin, City Manager City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mr. Berlin: Chairman Rigler has asked me to reply to your letter regarding the Benton/Riverside intersection in Iowa City. The recent public information meeting brought out some of concernsthe but we roject based onthe relief of thetcongestionbat this eintersection and l there.was ethenneed ce ffor eleft-turn storage bays on Riverside Drive. The raised concrete median concept does appear to have an effect on the adjoining businesses but that is also necessary to ensure the proper traffic flow and relieve the congestion•with the volumes that we have on both Benton and Riverside. I am aware of the compromise settlement -that is involved with this project and the 50/50 share basis on the construction cost. The intersection development has been accomplished in line with that agreement and also with consultation with your engineering staff at Iowa City. The work on Riverside has been developed for widening all on the west side to aid the maintenance of traffic during construction and to provide the best alignment with the intersection to the south. The project development on Benton Street has been involved with the widening of the approach width on each side to aid the right and left turn movements onto Riverside so that the traffic signals could be cleared with each cycle. In addition to that, the taper from a four -lane, developed intersection on Benton was extended to the bridge on the east and to.Orchard Street on the west to aid in.the traffic flow as it approaches this very busy ;intersectioI^x.;:?;n-.,,.,�, It has not been the Department of Transportation's policy.to'do extensive reconstruction off of the primary road system unless' it is necessary for profile grade change or to provide additional capacity at the primary road intersection. We feel we have ac- complished that by the widening as it is proposed and the project as it is now developed. We have provided Portland cement concrete curbed -roadways on all intersection legs, and we have reconstructed where necessary to provide widening on Riverside and on Benton. We did not replace the pavement on Riverside because we feel it is adequate and we Provided the crown correction necessary on the west side by an asphalt overlay. It is our intent on Benton on the center portion which is the existing pavement to mill the pavement for crown correction and provide asphalt overlay as necessary. COMMISSIONERS BARBARA DUNN C. ROGER FAIR DARREL RENSINK ROBERT A. RIOLER BRUCE X D., MOIn., 0 ... Bbr. C . VAN GRUFF DEL VAN HORN Anbr N.. H.", R•, AN DENNIS W, VOY J.IINbn rJ 395 1 , MIrUnryi urn DV I "CORM MIC R6LAB j CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES ' i 1 Mr. Neil G, Berlin -2- December -17, 1981 We agree with you that we must reduce costs whenever possible and we must stay with our policy of not improving city streets from primary road fund dollars unless it is a part of the total -improvement,. This is consistent with our past U -STEP considerations that we try -to keep these costs to aminimum.to solve the immediate problem at an intersection or location and not extend beyond those limitations,. I hope you will review this in -a favorable' manner and approve the right-of-way and construction agreement so.that.we can proceed with this project in an orderly manner.. As'you are aware, the'public information'meeting has been held.;. and we are now ready to begin right-of-way negotiations•with.the project scheduled.for 1983'construction. If I can•provide'additional.information for you, please let me know. RLK: GFS:,cb cc: Robert Rigler, Chairman Iowa Dept. of Transportation Security.State Bank New Hampton, Iowa D. E. McLean Director - Chief Engineer Iowa DDT Ames, Iowa R. C. Henely District Engineer Iowa DDT Cedar Rapids, Iowa Ve truly yours, aymond L. Kassel Director • i � � y 27� 1�iliY,� r i 395 r - GI u,ronCTI urn ov r JORM" "MICR�LAB I + CEDAR RAP] •DES MDIYES I V J� =, r 314 W+ t Benton Street Iowa L,�ty, Iowa 52240 January 13, 1982 Dwight L. Stevens State Traffic Engineer Iowa Department of Transportation_:_ 800 Lincoln Way Ames, Iowa 50010 Dear Mr. Stevens: This is in reply to your letter of January 12 to me concerning �rovisions for pedestrians at the intersection of Riverside Drive ur-S. 6-218 and Iowa 1) and West Benton Street.in Iowa City. . Your letter indicates you did not read my letter carefully. You state that I indicated I was crossing Riverside Drive on a "walk" signal. There is no !'walk "..signal: at the. intersection. I was crossing'on a "green" light. .I•stated that "walkn.signals,such as those along Burlington Street at Clinton Street and Dubuque Street are not adequate because they do not stop traffic from turning while pedestrians.cross. Neither, did ,I suggest some type, of pedestrian overpass. I simply stated that the only places one'can now safely cross Riverside Drive'are•on the -pedestrian overpasses -at Burlington.Street and at Iowa•Avenue, the nearer of these, Burlington Street, being nearly a half mile away. I am pleased to note you are considering pedestrians. However, You do not indicate whether traffic will actually be prevented from .making turns while.pedestrians cross, other than by what the Code of Iowa and the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices state. It is my opinion that not many automobile drivers have read either of these documents. Itr is"my observation that many drivers -do not stop for pedestrians if they believe they can beat.the pedestrians into the intersection. Must we wait until a pedestrian is injured or killed before we really make intersections safe for them? Please design the intersection to be safe from the beginning. Very truly yours, (CAa a.a4 (Mrs.) Eleanor Trammel ` P.S. - I would-eend•copies of this letter to all to whom you sent copies, if I knew whereto, so I must omit D. A. Anderson and B. H. Ortgies. cc: R. C. Henely Charles Schmadeke James Brachtel Ioi,•a City Council Members 395 F - utranni urn av "JORM MICR6LAB- - 1 J CEDAR RAPIDS • DES 1401N S _y Jeo"Maa/ Cr/lllil?,d7, HIGHWAY DIVISION 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010 515-239-1513 January 19, L•451.12 Johnson County Mrs. Eleanor Trummel 314 West Benton Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mrs. Trummel: This is to acknowledge your letter of -January 13, 1982 which was in reply to my remarks concerning provisions for'pedestrians at the intersection of Riverside Drive (U.S. 6/218 and Iowa 1) and West Benton Street in.Iowa City. First, I apologize for misinter- pretation of the intent of your original letter to the District Office. Apparently, the principle question which went unanswered was whether traffic will actually be prevented from making turns while pedestrians cross. The traffic signal designed for.this location is incomplete, therefore, we have not made a detailed analysis•of timing needs for pedestrians and vehicles. I would speculate that pedestrian volumes are not high enough to justify an exclusive pedestrian phase. Pede- strian "Walk" movements across Riverside Drive would, then be -provided at the same time green was.displayed for vehicular movements on Benton Street to increase efficiency and -avoid congestion at the intersection. Turning vehicles would be requizad.to yield to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection in accordance with the Code. If traffic fails to observe the law, additional enforcement may be necessary. In view of your experiences and concern,,we will carefully study this .arrangement before a final dccisi--n is made. I trust this ar_cwers your question and invite any further comments you might wish to make. Very truly yours, Dwight L. Stevens State Traffic Engineer DLSedsr cc :D. A. Anderson B. H. Ortgies R. C. Henely Charles Schmadeke James Brachtel 395 MlronrmArn ov "JORM MIC Rfi/LAB - �! ' CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MOIYES ! i i 4 J Jeo"Maa/ Cr/lllil?,d7, HIGHWAY DIVISION 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, Iowa 50010 515-239-1513 January 19, L•451.12 Johnson County Mrs. Eleanor Trummel 314 West Benton Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Mrs. Trummel: This is to acknowledge your letter of -January 13, 1982 which was in reply to my remarks concerning provisions for'pedestrians at the intersection of Riverside Drive (U.S. 6/218 and Iowa 1) and West Benton Street in.Iowa City. First, I apologize for misinter- pretation of the intent of your original letter to the District Office. Apparently, the principle question which went unanswered was whether traffic will actually be prevented from making turns while pedestrians cross. The traffic signal designed for.this location is incomplete, therefore, we have not made a detailed analysis•of timing needs for pedestrians and vehicles. I would speculate that pedestrian volumes are not high enough to justify an exclusive pedestrian phase. Pede- strian "Walk" movements across Riverside Drive would, then be -provided at the same time green was.displayed for vehicular movements on Benton Street to increase efficiency and -avoid congestion at the intersection. Turning vehicles would be requizad.to yield to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection in accordance with the Code. If traffic fails to observe the law, additional enforcement may be necessary. In view of your experiences and concern,,we will carefully study this .arrangement before a final dccisi--n is made. I trust this ar_cwers your question and invite any further comments you might wish to make. Very truly yours, Dwight L. Stevens State Traffic Engineer DLSedsr cc :D. A. Anderson B. H. Ortgies R. C. Henely Charles Schmadeke James Brachtel 395 MlronrmArn ov "JORM MIC Rfi/LAB - �! ' CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MOIYES ! i i r/ CITY OF 10\/VA CITY CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY IOWA 52240 (319) 354.180D May 12, 1980 James 0. Loy Local Systems Engineer Iowa Dept. of -Transportation District 6 Office 430 -16th Avenue, S.W. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404 Re: Benton -Riverside Project in Iowa City Dear Mr. Loy: Enclosed is a copy of an agreement between the City of Iowa City and the Iowa Department of Transportation regarding the Highway 518 project. Item number 12 of the agreement states that the Department of Transportation will develop the Benton -Riverside project or, a 50-50 basis with the City. I assume we will be working with your office on design and construction parameters. Respectfully, Charles J. Schmadeke City Engineer bdwl/7 Enclosure I I ," JO RMnV MICR(6LAB`� I CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES 1 _;o r or publicly owne`, and all other Cacilities p,--, obstructions wnicn are located within the limits of an established street, alley or road and which will interfere with construction of the Project, all in accordance with the Utility Accommodation Policy of the DOT. 9. All storm sewers on Mormon Trek constructed by the DOT as a part of said Project shall become the property of either the City or County, (depending upon whether they are located within the City or County) which shall be responsible for their maintenance and operations. 10. Upon completion of the project the City and County shall each receive title to and assume full responsibility for that portion of relocated Mormon Trek Road and the frontage road from Melrose Avenue connecting to the existing county road I within the City or County respectively. 11. Upon completion of this project the City shall assume full maintenance responsibility for that portion of Melrose Avenue which will be within its new Arterial Highway 518 interchange. At that time the City will also be responsible for all future maintenance of Rohret Road. The DOT shall be responsible for the structural maintenance of said grade separation structure at Rohret Road, including repairs to the floor, railing and painting. - - :_i m h 395 - ulrnncv urn nv I JORM -MIC RCA B` � + CEDAR RARIDS DES MDIYES Irl pF ig4NT A �� pl C � lowx District 6 Office 430 16th. Ave. S.W. Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Phone: (319) 364-0235 yam^ Y !f G:.✓. -..v .0/..'a: L. ni R .7-CEIVED MAY 29 1980 HIGHWAY DIVISION May 28, 1980 REF. NO. g-518-3 Johnson County City of Iowa City 454 U -STEP Charles J. Schmadeke City Engineer Civic Center 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Charles: In regard to yours of May 12, 1980, concerning the Benton -Riverside project, I have been in contact with.our central office. The central office has advised that design and con- struction of the project will be a part of our pioject as an extension of the development of the intersection of 1, 218, and 6. I would assume that eventually we will be coming to you with a construction agreement on the project that will indicate how the project will be handled. You will not, however, be required to design and construct the project. If you have any questions, please advise. ver WyQurs, JOL:cmf cc H. C. Schiel Dir. of Urban Systems Iowa DOT, Ames, IA 50010 Jamed' O. Loy District Local Engineer COMMISSIONERS JULES M. BUSKER BARBARADUNN C. ROGER FAIR DONALDKOARDNER WILLIAM F. MCGRATN ROBERT R. RIOLER BRUCEM.VANDRUFF IN... MIT W Md.0 D,rmpeR C,dv RAMd, Mumu M.. H.M.R RW O.1 ------ -------- _. _ _ _- 1 .,Inncl In nv 7 '"JORM-MICR�SLAEV j I{ CEDAR RAPIDS DES MDI4ES I � 395 r I I I I 1 1 II 0 r �t `, 4 r -2- The easterly extension of Ashley Drive will be permanently closed at its junction with Iowa 1 and a cul-de-sac will be constructed. The westerly extension of Ashley Drive will form a reconstructed intersection with Sunset Street. c) Miller Avenue will be reconstructed from its junction with Iowa 1 extending northerly approximately 83 ft. d) Hudson Avenue will be reconstructed from its junction with Iowa 1 extending northerly approxi- mately 86 ft. e) Orchard Street will be reconstructed from its junction with Iowa 1 extending northeasterly approximately 70 ft. u�rnnn�r.¢n vv 1 IB JORM MICRO CEDAR RAPIDS • DESS MOVIES I r,Es 3 95 1 _10 r 1981 Project Planning November 30, "!- �:.• .ln6nenn County . Harry Budd p-5-7(22)-20-52= City of Ioa City R. C.Heely j.Rive de Dr18enton/"yr�.r�e'.�_.._.:,. • District 6...:.. - .. .. - - Informational Meeting w..;:: City was An informational meeting held in Charles Sctaadeke+eDiirec ofon rPublic Yorks' --t attended by twenty-four John Hocker of Design and 8111 Youells for Iowa City, MPresented the city. of Right of Vay,were in attendance to answer questions.= Although Host of the commits a and questions nc air,oIndicadthe nee ted that the median would •be no Hr. John Hey. P island would 'wipe - problem for them, but the elimination of drives and pump us out.. He Indicated this one �f�li� mediaann bet�alsed?nu AStations. . Hr. Dave Hartwig posedwanted to know how soon the by-pass Mr. Hodges, from the Sinclair Company would be completed and how muchfeelathat thfic e median would perhapsd be reduced on rnot be necessary at that time.- re seemed necessary due to the reduction 1n traffic. A Mr. Leon Rees, owner of Property, and lir. and Mrs. Chan, operators of the Canton House. were concerned not only about the median, but also the fact that they would was close era number becaf pare. king places. Henry Linder. who has a the comp nY, median would cut off his access to servicing semis•• •: :i:J?;••' An Attorney .wr Honohan, had a number of questions cancerni°g why file medlaa IA wwhhen it was rebullt.by the Cityian andhthenfact�that.we. do nced on t bairc9i median ai ; the Coralv111e.Strip where accidents are, or sees to be, more prevaleht l" There was a quest then making i uniform wideniJoa as to ng °n est si both sidesin were ofonly roadwaon y. el eia# t Hr. and Mrs.'Hichiel Chan seemed to be'more eiotional about the lakln9�tba 44,.-;^ . ,•: . would not'only.put the sedian.in front of their place of business; iNtt s1so:��� -•.. :reduce :the'uarber..of `parking spaces•3heY w°u1re anrintenttooilable oo putting.. • :,-. business.-•..Mr..Chan had one vaestion-, 'Do•Y°u us out of business?• Rr. Wagner, Pontiac dealer, indicated .+ridening.to_ the west would -remove his display area is front of the buildinngg that •11e- ::,:r• occupies. He qua stions he by-pass mars ®plthe ated toan useeld bif the median was absolutelyand a: a rfe necessary. •lir: Bill O'Brien, who operates HcDonalds with his son Kevin..feli the median would be'a problem to their business. Kevin wondered rhy Sle ;= na broke the median at Sturg3Prioreta the closeuof the meetingto ,etheteiwaHcaocommment - business over to Yendyrs. .for taking the t thanking us to come down to talk to thea. I believe the ' thane felt that we were listening and would give consideration to their problem3. 'Airon_r a rern Qv IJORM MICROLAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES !OWES 395 1 J _V �r Project Planning 4 Harry Budd November 30,.1981 ! Ref: Johnson Co.- 1, F-6-7(22)--20-52 Cityof Iowa City Benton/Riverside Dr. All the attendees agreed the two thru lanes and left turn storage were necessary for Riverside Drive. The reasons for medians were explained to the group with the traffic'volumes:and:::�•' -- turning movements creating safety problems. Bill Youells explained•'that the''•=::-:':' median was considered a police power in our opinion to protect the safety of the traveling public.. Mr. Youells also explained our right-of-way procedures and . methods of appraising for right-of-way costs. I explained our'preference'for.a raised median, but stated we. would take another•', look -at the 'design.' Mr. Schmadeke agreed the city would also review the design " as it pertains to the.median. Mr..Schmadeke said he would be back to us by....," late next week All in attendance "were 'advised to write us with their concerns; suggections, or questions: The district's recommendation is to'construct the raised median on U.S. 6, 218. (Riverside Drive) due to the many entrances both on the east and west sides within the project limits. Most of the entrances are high• generators of traffic (food, service stations, etc.). A'painted median would not eliminate mid -block left turns into the establishments, even though the turning movements would technically be illegal. We feel a painted median would create a potential safety and accident situation for the highway user. Also, the Iowa No. 1 project to the immediate south of this project will havea raised median to just south of Sturgis Drive. To drop•a raised median and to go to a painted median at mid -block could be confusing to the We certainly sympathize with the owners arid tenants affectedby-th s. ro but we must make our recommendation on 1 hwa safet concerns.TiU- 7, We do have another project on U.S. 6, 218 (at Rocky Shore Drivel',in whieh'we'heJe :agreed to a•painted median. ;..The great -difference between the two lhtersections.':•, is .in ,the number:of..existing,entrances'and the traffic volumes -generated 'by3'-_z,t. these entrances:;"The'll:S: 6, 218; Rocky Shore Drive project ;has:relativelyr_`:`.:.•. few (4-5) entrances (north "side'only).serving types of businesses --with law'; traffic•useage. The Benton -Riverside project has numerous' e6tr'66ces;6h.4b6th' ., sides serving businesses with frequent and impulse type left,turning•ino enti' We are attaching the•briginal copy•of'a letter dated November 25; 1981`•from. Attorney Jay'H. Honohan, who is'.representing McDonalds and the O'briens. In. this letter he is objecting to the raised median. We feel it is important to not only acknowledge all letters*received on this project, but we should indicate inthat acknowledgement what our decision is concerning the painted •vs .the raised median. May we assume that your office will acknowledge all letters received and indicate our decision? RCH:ms Attachment cc: D. E. McLean, Highway Div. Director D. A. Anderson, Operations George',Calvert, Development George Sisson, Road Design l urronru urn nv i JORM MICR6LA13 i CEDAR RAPIDS • DES r4D18E5 i r' - 39,5' 1 J —y • et DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION F4'�11D a(6@IATD�AXKRH141I COMMISSION ORDER 1=F( l ON V DlvIaIonl%XV*)plMN Highway : •• ,. •...• IlemlOfder No_ _,25 " submRtedby_ D. E. McLean Phone No 239-1008 MeetingData Febru�arY_16, 1982 TITLE -.h Information Meetin for the Pro sed Im rovement of U.S. 6 - 218 at the a+•Aerside Drive/Benton Street Intersection in owa y DISCUSSION I BACKGROUND• information was the proposed improvement ah to scu ntofthe Riverside eld In Iowa iDrive/BentonbStreet intersection. sTshe Proposed improvement involves the widening of Riverside Drive and Benton•Street, con- struction of raised medians, and installation of -traffic signals to improve traffic flow through the intersection. The meeting was attended by 24 people. Comments were in support.of the need for left turn lanes on Riverside Drive, however, opposition to the construction of raised medians was expressed by most of those in attendance. Following a review of the project concept, comments received at the hearing, and operational problems at this intersection, the staff recommends proceeding with the project as presented at the information meeting. The 1982 - 1987 Transportation Improvement Program shows the following: Item: page 94 Right -of -Way Reconstruction Total The average daily traffic per. day. V 1982 §115,000 PROPOSAL I MRN:AECOMMENDATION: For information. COMMISSION ACTION ISTAFF ACTION: Moved by Seconded by N I P.ul,n FMn aIKIOI ill l lnvol. 1 lil l AML ..1 51.1. aNKlb III IKWIKI 193 NN 139,000 $254,000 6 during 1980 was 19,700 vehicles a Vole Aye Nay Pue Dunn Fair Renelnk Rlpler Van Drull Van Ham Voy 1 Mifanf 11 lAin aV ' �. JORMMICRbLAB-- ,� CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MDI4E5 f I � j _y r H-82-525 D. E. McLean, Director, Highway Division, presented background information on the improvement of U.S-. 6 - 218 at the Riverside Drive -Benton Street intersection in Iowa City. He said the intersection was originally a U -STEP project initiated by the city. During a controversy regarding the 218 project an. agreement was reached that the U -STEP project would be coordinated with the improvement of the U.S. 6 - 218 intersection. Mr. McLean used maps to show the location of the projects. In response to a question about pavement replacement, Mr. McLean explained that originally the city had asked that the pavement be completely torn out and replaced. However, as the project was developed it was decided to mill off the pavement tb re-establish good drainage then resurface with asphalt. Mr. McLean said the main item of controversy is inclusion of the median. He said this was originally proposed by the city; they are still recommending the median be built. Mr. McLean said the DOT feels the median is needed and will improve operation of the intersection. 1.4 He said minor changes resulted from the public hearing,amnly.dehling with curb replacement and right of way. He said the proje;t as.wpal supported as far as the need for left turning movement was conte bq;, b)) there was a great deal of concern from businesses with the median ac enir Members of the delegation present were: Maddock, attorney; Jay H. Honohan, attorney; Noah Kemp, Profession i ; Henry Linder, Linder Tire Service, Inc.; Kevin W. O'Brien, McDon thy E. O'Brien, McDonald's; David E. Hartwig, Hartwig Motors, J,�dM Wagner, auto dealer; W. E. O'Brien, McDonald's. �_. . Mr. Honohan, representing Ni an orothy O'Brien, owners of McDonald's, said he had mailed a 1e h ommission and asked that the letter be made a part of the reco 'V hed) He presented a petition and requested that it be made a part o Aelq ecord also. Mr. Honohan began his discussion by pointing out that both sides of.the street in question have many traffic oriented businesses. He said these businesses depend to a great extent on traffic coming from both sides of the street. The proposed median will effectively limit traffic coming to these businesses. He said this is his client's basic complaint. He said there has been some concern expressed regarding acquisition of right of way but the major concern is the median strip that will block traffic. He said it was his understanding from the November 24, 1981, public hearing that the primary reason for the median is safety. He said that safety is based on the amount of traffic in this particular area and he was not in total agreement with that premise. He particularly pointed out that if the traffic pattern and number of vehicles per day would cause the commission to build the median, he wondered why no median was built at the intersection of I JORM MICR46LAB _J - i CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES 395 1 r H-82-525 Page 2 Burlington and Gilbert which has much greater traffic counts. He said that intersection has five lanes with the middle lane being used for turning and he believed the same thing could be done at the Riverside Drive and Benton Intersection. He explained that not as much right of way would be required with five lanes as with a median. He also pointed out that the median would be stopped to the north where a viaduct is located and said he felt this was due to the cost that would be involved. His point is that there should be no median built because of the expense to his clients and other businesses. He said he buys cars from Hartwig, buys tires across the street and eats at McDonald's and he could not imagine the different traffic patterns he would have to make'if the median is built. Chairman Rigler responded that consideration should be given to the motorist going up the street with motorists going back and forth across it to get to the various businesses. Mr. Honohan said he checked accident records for this particular street and all recorded accidents were in the area of the intersection. He said there is no argument that the intersection needs to be improved, but .he felt this could be done without the median. He said the median is designeQi,'to keep people from doing exactly what they want them to do -- cross street to various businesses. He reiterated that the accidents are at d, -intersection and he did not feel the median strip extending as propo d 11 going to have that much impact on accidents at the intersection itse �1owever, he said there would be a huge and devastating impact on those [p sses in the area if the median is put in place. I Mr. Honohan called attention tostat there is no median located on the Coralville strip which has ted limit and has traffic oriented businesses. He said he feeVlrifflalan is not necessary in other areas where the traffic is worsecessary.in this area. He said his clients feel they willif it is put in. Mr. Honohan said they have not appeared before the city council yet and they certainly intend to do that. Director Dunham asked if this item requires commission action. Mr. McLean explained that it is a city project and it is presented for information because of the controversy. Commissioner Fair asked what would have been the DOT's response if the city had come to us with what Mr. Honohan suggests, that is, no median. Mr. McLean said it would have been evaluated on that basis. He said an agreement was reached with the city to incorporate the U -STEP project with the improvement project on U.S. 6 - 218. Chairman Rigler asked about the Burlington - Gilbert intersection mentioned by Mr. Honohan. Mr. McLean said that is a city street and the DOT has no jurisdiction over it. Chairman Rigler asked Mr. McLean if he felt medians contribute a lot to safety. Mr. McLean pointed out on the map the extreme length for turning movements and storage area necessary for turning movements. He said a median is an important part of it. u\rcnr n urn nv j IJORM MICR6LAB CEDAR RAI'I D5 DES 140IVC5 '17.5 J r 1 .y, H-82-525 Page 3 Commissioner Rensirik asked if the city is responsible for engineering of U - STEP projects. Mr. McLean replied yes,.and in order to solve the 218 controversy this intersection was included in our project with the same basic financial arrangements as any other U -STEP project. Commissioner Dunn asked about median breaks and service*lanes. Mr. McLean explained there will be no breaks and no service roads; access to these properties will be restricted and will require some circuity of travel. Director Dunham noted that one'of the conflicts is that this intersection is located at one of the few river crossings in the city. He said it appeared to him that basically the conflict is a matter of whether.we would like a means of storing traffic to make crossing the river safer and faster or sustain easy access to businesses.. He added that he didn't thine the commission is in a position to recommend pro or con; that this is strl-ctly a matter of information to the commission. I^ -N. Commissioner Voy asked if we are involvedin�i adesign of U -STEP projects. Mr. McLean explained that U -STEP project Odre iltitiated by a city, they design them,'they build them. The DOT pays h ixthe cost if we are in agreement with the project. Z, .. Director Dunham asked where thep� .ar.ena is for the delegation to make Commissioner Rensink asked w�,, happen if the city decides they don't want the median. Mr. McLp r d DOT's participation in the U -STEP project would have to be recons )a Other spokespersons �ti�e�meeting stated their opposition to the median construction and the'4ffect they felt it would have on their businesses. These were: Henry Linder, Linder Tire Service; David Hartwig, Hartwig Motors, Inc.; Bill O'Brien, McDonald's; Noah Kemp; Professional Muffler. Commissioner Fair said -he felt Director Dunham had raised a pertinent point when he stated the city initiated the project and therefore the forum for this discussion should be the city council. Mr. Honohan asked if it was the position of the commission and staff that if the city says no to the median the commission will say no also. Chairman Rigler said no, that isn't what was said. He said if the city decides to take out plans for the median the project will be studied again and a recommendation will be made. Mr. Honohan asked if the delegation would have another opportunity to appear before the commission. Chairman Rigier assured them they would have that opportunity. their ease. Mr. McLean replie the city. A member of the delegation pointed out that some people will be asked to relinquish 17 feet of right of way and that would make a double sacrifice for them. Chairman Rigier said it is always tough when making these improvements, but it will .improve safety and the landowners would 6e paid for every foot of right of way acquired. uvnnc ii urn vv j I-"JORM MIC R6LA B � CEDAR RAPIDS DES MOINES J _io r l� H-82-525 - Page 4 Chairman Rigler said George Sisson, Director, RoaS.,Design, would be glad to go over detailed plans with members of the delega n , . �' { Mr. Linder said one thing that was vera tist Mpg o them was that they knew nothing of the city's plans until t pub 'z hyearing. He said he felt if the city had allowed them some �np.t robably would have come to the commission with a differen 1h plimented DOT staff for the well conducted public hearin Ure all allowed to speak. Commissioner Ren i rated to the delegation's concern, there had been some co the design of the project. Mr. McLean said that had to do wi k ete removal of the.pavement which he had discussed earlier. This item for information only. 1 i ulrnnrn urn nv 1 --JORM MICR46LA9.. I ) CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MDINES I . -is CITE OF IOWA CITY CIVIC CE9ER 410 E. WASHNGTON Si IOWA CITY IOWA 52240 (319) 3r 54-180D 0.tobar*60 1977 CSS..alccl A. Adn-n 'Ons =ufc­t2 ;Ima.90r Fra chLre rc:aty Interstate Corporation 00450 HicallLt Ammia South RL -a 'Tais' Iin SS420 D=r Ur. Ad Who Ablic Uorks D3p3rtCn_,nt Ins riavicurd )mur final i issi a for 117 _maid's -.dnTZ1q=nnt at the corn= of EmTon adluraTSW iii Iona Cityl 10'.n. 11hvro aro Va arm of concern. nota talo on t1M plot ilan stator ant no 1.R!V3r'g L�'=Tc=ts are plrxncd- for mmun arc -t or Scouth mv,nj da , Dri CL a A:.Upst 12 1977, in rozpc= to a lotter frcm Philip A. Leff, rr?n:;cn�V:. UIL erecifically stzwd that tfia City Cou=ll had - i, I , '�� j V11 ""I yc= ti .[or of thr--o-l= v�Mlb=jy's cn rho cast =4 +• rt 1--, S=_d' fits-l�-U sccticas mi cna sc-uth legs of . The cmI211 ICZ of 11i..UrSi& Driva frill irclu-7., a vc-l- M.- _71z'Mo c"-'cr_'.I:c isin. nd'. -...-.to Ve"'.1t left tams Fra-:, scut]Wxi2i MME"Ito the cast skin of Ri1_-rt;Zc brilT TINE; L:rdd directly iq,:= your Z.n-.1cF.-L-nt a; -,I ym nal is zl::-- it into cujaic:cration if those facts hava nn be= c(,—j.micathJ to you. A or. -;)r ".,Of Uat lcttzr is at=ch:1. Yea will T.,cib3 a. ­t a of cOsSult" tr,7 film in laxa City also received a cagy of thot' Tette;. V,o Cizv staff antkipntcsL rcoo-=Alna to CityItrxil Cx, %nt a north -s:=%, be Mist'lucted an the cast sida of )= parcel to pr7.4d_- m, tir.-.1ity foz it,.c,t srsta::; in the area. Ibis vaAd also &=tly iqlxt your,drval L2 sj::.0 it would apinar to r=vo a ydnirram of 29 pmrL#3 s*,%3. This itca will be presented to our Cit y Cou aril at their inf6mil Cecmcil:s 1_'sskjv 03 I-L"Iday afternoons October 10. Ila n= mit anxious ""to coordinate thwo difficultiies with your, firiaplc=� cantoc cithn myself or Xii 1rczhtel, the City Traffic Engineer. ,� • P PL Lqstinp D, I f P&UC Ifoib zwi 0 RJP/Jp /?,ika cc: Milip A. Luff a " 1 1:2 ."c G= Dietz Jta Brz6tol Neal Berlin iA ' ir ' an ri, -, m ' rn av JORM MICR#LAB-* CEDAR RAPIDS - DES MOINES J. . _� CITY" - OF IOWA C1 y'�� CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASI-:\GTON ST IOWA CITY IOIVA 52240 (319) 354.18 August 126,197Y 961fp A. t.et'f p lEif, toff, gaff 8 llaupert 222 South Una Stract iota M40 Ic�ffl 52240 83: Charles Nibpaa ff:Gerald°s czar ter. 'Leff: I Lue "calved yc s 1�tC:; of !lens¢ r, 1 77. Dis notal in.Ci" PuS19e i°es divftfm res gals Mat ME=ME=sbuld b scam clunres in t%,, atecs]'x; rpt; to youorr TcCter: ILe,. dlp oil t)ia plot plan states that no tif dzmlaq fy•rc,,=cnes €re plsr=4 for Cptm SLreat ar au,.ntsS^ukh Rivede rive. U.2Cityoil hafar mr:ditum Gurfnp this fiscal Year.. Tans totiva Lhy alw.s fnclude Llir;;s ler 2 'q%1maam3 on the. east aad nasi: lops ofS -o2on:r:r st alis a rite lata s sL(cn cs Lha rorm aid so;ath legs of R61°crs(Ge Or ins. fa is i '•p:tajkct is C d.3ctcd in thfis ru„r'c tudazl; fmrmu 1_i es not a2r t'u r. C(cr: c:L_xC Elsa fal7evirg stir Et ucald pa I G. ufeo for ykur cnpfr-cer to 0ci-Illut:r erith Jfn t:racaa1 the e Trof ic'IwtigErcar Thi czr.=,nt e=rIptio•t tttac, c9 trftA CT Uatm Si:a..t r.;� -1. pt?- her 3 e�23S' iiifto Item ne.t- Cnt nOrL,i . cassr�at exists ca thaylir �ssct of Car Ste. t ¢s st�c Q eU.p7 i.r�a of _ , f Ofscasicn t ith t'ia relit �fr.� CrnMl S:.-arfnt¢id;. ' r ffor tLfs Bir. to lin aLu:,fticd circa cnly�t` k'ater?r :fiyLc��rSt pz', kE p33srLia i r:Z 1 fts.tic is hoassd to no lira. It tt:is. ereFFassiala ity� 1` ur�rald eTlciirwte ^;� dnsfga uvts7e.4 plus it rsuld elirsi�ate';Fa envio. ens�� t i quaattcn. Eic'ic:scl t:ith ane Tettar t:*s ca affidavit askinng the City to state th^ erect i.:. Ute tiara of Lf:a C;a,Wry scw� r Ifr,o: The caly precise cw �« iru.ia� er�ulc] C� sct'zrol G ae Mies. As to �altcrrato Zj c6t for -d .ersiniap t't1l c. Li c r : tl, si of Frwaecn arae t1m cs:,. Sdi e`t Tinorth o l Sl•aen. If X,ur c„oisecru rod an enact Imtion alma Ma entire rout or V43ess f snMi!r ling it Mill Le rn,,:, u—arj+ far thm to dig cep the If= sima remrds on . LhfS old 07 :M%:r 1,22 U.42M Le susAct. fA. I'can bu or: afal`Uxr tafari tics pTeasa c ntsct ra. :° 11fr�,Lor cf Peviic 4'orks i' R.fA/$p v cc: hike Kc�,arar, Jim drachtel, Glenn Siders. Gene Dietz. Karry Goren, file r ' .-._._..__ -............./X,...,.....�.-_-_-.:. 3.95 I� ,. r• F u,ronRli urn nv ' "JORM MICR#LAEI J I CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOIYES Lr 1 IF City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 4, 1982 To: Neal Berlin, City Manager From: Frank Farmer, City Engineer Re: Rocky Shore.Drive Bikeway Estimate Shive-Hattery has revised their estimate for the Rocky Shore Drive bikeway, taking into account that the rip -rap will be placed along the bank of the river in conjunction with the Hawkins Drive and Highway 6, 218 project. The* revised estimate is $100,000 which includes $6,000 for a filter blanket that will be required to be placed prior to placement of the rip -rap. bdw3/6 c uvnn[n urn nv �.�.. JORAA -"MICR+LICB'- ' CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES I � 396 A I i I I� I City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 3, 1982 To: • City Manager and City Council From: Hugh Mose, Transit Manager Re: National Cooperative Transit Research and Development Program Over a year ago an organization called Public Technology, Inc. requested my thoughts on what were some of the most significant problems facing the transit industry today. I submitted several, including one regarding the lack of upward mobility for transit employees. I suggested several approaches to motivating employees in the absence of regular promotions - Japanese-style Quality Circles, finding and using employees' other talents, developing a system where more veteran employees would assume "non-com" status, etc. It has taken a year for the idea to work its way through the Washington bureaucracy, bpt finally the* proposal found its way to, the National Cooperative Transit Research and Development (NCTRP) program, sponsored jointly by the Urban Mass Transportation Administration and the Transpor- tation Research Board, a division of the National Academy of Sciences. NCHTRP decided that the idea was worth investigating, and has appropriated 5100,000(!) to fund research in the area. The Transportation Research Board has also requested that I sit on a panel of "experts" to oversee the research. As a member of this panel, I would need to travel to Washington, D.C. several times to draft detailed problem 'statements, recommend a consultant, and review the results. All expenses associated with these meetings will be reimbursed by the Transportation Research Board. Unless directed otherwise, I will plan to participate in this endeavor. The exercise will provide an excellent opportunity to make some contacts that will benefit both myself and Iowa City, and the cost to the City will be negligible. bj3/1 If\ mronru urnov ............... .. I �_ `JORM.""MICRbLAS' J- i CEDAR RAPIDS •DES MD IVES I f _y I RECD February 25,.1982 Marianne Milkman Flamer _ City of Iowa City r �� Dear Marianne: Working on the'CCN has been a great experience for me in every way. I have come to learn more about the functions of our local government and its relationship to federal programs. I was very pleased to see the degree of seriousness and sincerity that my fellow members bring to the decision making process. At the same time a cordial atmosphere pervaded these meetings, giving us all a feeling of fellowship in the common pursuit of an important task. This climate of cooperation so vital to our effort would not have been present without the encouragement and facillitation of yourself and others on the planning staff. The list of helpful people in this category has grown so long and inclusive that I will not name them all here only for fear that in my forgetfullness I might neglect someone that has made an important contribution. In closing I would like to acknowledge one of the most remarkable j - -attributes of the planning staff, restraint. You people work as closely as anyone with the problems and affairs of our community. As a result of this contact strong opinions as to the right course of action are bound to form. Yet time and again I was humbiod to witness the desire of staff not to sway our committee with its own preconceptions but to attow tho FTpY Avrhange of information to i E%w to its logical conclusion. For this and all of your other labors the planning staff deserves the respect and appreciation of the CCN.the City Council and the City of Iowa City. i Thankyou Dan Daly : 398' G 9 ti � 1 I " uwr onrnurn nv JOR M' MIC R6LAB- --� 1 I CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES i \ J L1 I /� _ r C 1L •— . ,.mann Horn ov JORM rAICRbLAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES '1019ES 39? J THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Tuesday, March 2, 1982 Trouble Downtown Cities Fear `New Federalism' Will Further Pinch Budgets Already Hit by*Tighter Government Aid -_ By WtLLUM M. BULxuiy -People Programs smjJaryna.r.1 Txc wsu. snen fou..,.L Much federal aid to cities Is aimed df• •" NEW HAVEN, Conn. slble for not recognizing they might lose the — Thts city has reedy at transit, sewer and other capital* barely coped with rising costs and cuts in spending programs. But some money." Mayor DIIJeto concedes. But, he mss' The federal government ta respon• revenue shar• federal aid over. the past three years, hat.r Ing and portions of various eommunit de- analog its budget by slashing Its parks staff; velopmeat grants are used for basic city slble for creating the need (for the added services). It has to live up to the expecta• 37?,; halving garbage collections, and filling. • end ces such as police and fire protection Potholes Instead of repaving streets. State; People -related programs such Most titles don't determine eligibility or as trans• aid helped out for a time, but last year Con. Portallon for the elderly or Job training. necticut faced budget problems of Its own,. Some cit residents feel the cuts provide hinds for welfare, medical care or food stamps, those life -supporting payments acutely. and legislators slashed funds for tills. After Nashville, Tenn., lost s17 million fn The state's action hit New Haven with state and federal aid last year, the come from the state and federal govern. ments. But many programs that merely munici. the force of a hammer. "We had to stop pro- Pal • government chipped away at several motions and hiring. We put a freeze on all 'Programs. When It eliminated make life easier, safer or more pleasant are being cut by. titles. The U.S. Conference of one van and contracts. We stopped all Purchases for five driver from the staff of a day-care center monthi," says Lawrence D. Ruscorl, the for the elderly, the center crossed acting Mayors queried t titles last tali and found two-thirds had cut some services. controller. Cities across the country are scared that 79 .off its transportation list. Within a m nth. one of them, an %year-old Sing Down a moneshry pi fate awaits them. The federal money spigot is drying u ,nutrition, can't World War I vet• eran, was In the veterans hospital suffering Some officials concede a that reduced funds force them to find Fre• or won't replace the old ells sshave been countfng'on. At the same hanmthe director of social sendces for Nash• n aver by goverrnmenl�agences cles talc'n over by other by nonprofit time , cities Often can't gel state permission tot to make up the lost funds through new ville. F Frequently when the federal government groups. Moreover, city agencies sometimes find they can deliver -more services with taxryes of their own, cuts grants for a program, cities decide to eliminate the program fewer people. New Haven's govemment•fi• . •: Mayors are wo crying mat the urban re- vival of the Was may fizzle. Many have railer than expand their own contribution or run It at a reduced level. nanced Home Maintenance Corp„ which gives urban homesteaders advice omrehabl• at. ready }educed street cleaning, library It ours, recreation programs and fast year Nashville lost a f165,000 grant from the federal law Enforcement Assistance Mating abandoned houses, lost a federal grant last year and eliminated 15 of Its 21 activities :for the elderly and children. And they are borrowing from the future by, the AdminIstration. The grant had helped pay for a 10 -year-old program for monitoring workers, including a Publlc•reladons spe• cfalist. Yet It managed to help renovate 11 help re perilous expedient of delaying maintenance on strut. tares like first-time Juvenile lawbreakers that Pressured them to stay In houses last year, compared the year before. bridges and sewers. -New- Federalism school and do homework. The eity; which had been spend. Ing f299,000 a But less money for cities almost always means faster '� Now. comes President Reagan's New year on the Program, decided to eliminate It and use that money else. deterioration. Putting off maintenance Is easier than canceling social Federalism proposal, and its timing couldn't be worse for titles. The plan would transfer a where. Political Perils senesces—and putting off voters. "Deferred malntehance Is the lilies' most serious responsibility for many urban programs state . legislatures that traditionally have Cutting existing services Is difficult for city Officials, partly because cutting cri• sk:'says John Sawyer, the director of eco - nomlc development In New Haven. Hoping been suspicious of urban areas, Despite plans to safeguard the programsfig. pro. grams means laying off employes who often become vocal and mobilize opposition. Bos• for money to build new brfdgs, New Haven stopped repairing the two that crass ,'itis are they inevitably wDI lose out. "It's lon tried to close several fire stations last the Qulnnipfac River. Now one is closed and going to be quite some time before legislatures are willing to take over summer after a revenue loss from a.ProPer• tY4ax•cutting measure called Proposition traffic on the other is restricted to one lane, resulting N long delays for drivers. pro, grams" that have been supported by federal 2Ren Mastwere remeo?a ed after reside Moreover. soaring Interest rates on mu• money, says Henry Marsh, the mayor of Richmond, Va. "Over the last live years (rye firehouses and blocked traffic on bildges lcipal bonds mean that cities can't raise as much money to build replacements. Mr. we've seen a renaissance In' the cities. At this point we can't deal with a federal and tunnels Into the city. "Once you Institute a program, Sawyer calculates that with lower Interest rates, New Haven could have treat." - re. Adds Mayor Donald Carney of Cedar ft's al• most Impossible to eliminate It," says New Haven Mayor Biagio DlUeto. "If I added expected to raise S75 million through bond sales over the next fie Years. At current rates "we'll Rapids, Iowa: "1 have trouble Imagining a rural legislator, will give a tinker's IS school•cr=ing guards but eliminated them next year, there would be huge Probably issue only So million to S50 mil• lion," he damn about mass transit." a hue and cry"' Since mayors'are the ones who hear predicts. While many cities resort to raising taxes -The squeeze didn't begin with President Reagan. Federal -aid as a the cries, they are distraught over the pros; PecKof deeperutsin federalfinancing. and fees,.they face severe pressure to avoid this Mayor portion of city budgets has been declining since 1979, andPredictably the prefer wheedling C. gexxn o(Nla ra N Michael O'Laughlin Niagara yes that states' proportion of city financing has been dropping, since 1975, according to the money from other governments, thereby Pleasing constituents, to raising taxes and In his blue-collar city, where* many home• owners are elderly and are on fixed In. Advisory Commission of Intergovernmental Relations, a federal group. The state•afd Perhaps later losing an election. Ever since the Housing and Urban Development comes, "even If we tax until the blood is running, we couldn't all the and federal -aid Portion of local budgets fell 9,75. between 1978 and 1990. De• Partment was established In 1965, cities have counted on developing an ever get money we need." Many clues are limited to the unpop• ular real-estate tax as their -closer relationship with Washington. With the new source of main revenue source, and they fear that businesses will money, many expanded their range of services. •'Clues are leave for the suburbs if taxes rise, partly respon• . ,.mann Horn ov JORM rAICRbLAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES '1019ES 39? J i Immovable Objects .. State governments, also - facing antltax pressures, are unlikely sources of aid. Most' are dominated by suburban and rural law- makers. 'There B no effective staterlocal partnership:' says Mayor Job P. Rousakis of cav a e says aid from Georgia to his city has been just VA.000 annually for the last 13 years. 1t would be easier to tum over the Stone Mountain," a massive state landmark, than to persuade the appro• priatlous comrrdttee of the Georgia house to expand local old, he says: '- Mayors •Mayors look upon the federal.lnctime tax as an awesomely efflelent money ,raiser. rhe federal government has the resource to pay.for programs:' says Mayor Richard CaligWrl of Pittsburgh. John Reed, a re- gional •eemwmbt with Arthur D. Uttle Inc. in Cambridge, Mess, adds that'title'and states "can't raise their revenues. They don't have the good money machine. The feds.have that." . Cities frequently must beg the state legis- Iature for permission to levy taxes. In Ne• bm" IJneobn Mayor Helen Boosalb says the city has asked the legislature for the right to increase the.citr sales to to 1.5% from 19e�but"we're told the chances aren't the greatest." Mrs. Boosalb, the president of the Conference of Mayors,.adde, "We don't have the wherewithal to raise reve- nues. were creatures- of the. state." Simi- IMy, Massachusetts legislators wouldn't let Baton levy a pirking tax because It would have affected suburban commuters. State legislators frequently argue that A tightening of aid will force cities to find and eliminate waste. When Michigan ran short of money last year. William Bryant, the Rr public m leader of the state's house of repre- semadves, was among those -voting to re- duce local aid. "We recognize the .Impor tante of Detroit and the urban areas, but we also recognize their salary and retirement Items have grown to grotesque proportions." he says. "We were trying to do them a favor —whether they wanted It or not—by giying them a handle on expenditures," , uironrn ucn ov , DORM MICR#LAB- ----j --j CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES 341 ,.-... _;a 1 LI N D E R q7Ae se2utce, Y. - IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 March 5, 1982 To: Iowa City Council IWO From: Linder Tire Service, 632 S. Riverside Drive Thank you for the opportunity to express our views on the Benton Street/Riverside Drive Improvement Project. We would much prefer to meet with you in person but unfortunately both John Linder and I will be in St. Louis Monday attending a three day meeting. We have an obligation to be there that could not be changed. Our concern is for the adverse effect a raised median would have on not only our business but on the business climate of all of Riverside Drive. Our property is bounded on the south by old Benton Street which provides access to our truck service department. A raised median would prevent southbound traffic from turning into the truck service area. This could not help but cause us a great economic loss as much of our business comes from Highways 1, 6 and 218 from the north and west. We feel that a center turning lane instead of a raised median would make for safer traffic without destroying the business traffic that all of us have built up over the years. It seems only reasonable that with other changes involving new highway intersections, traffic patterns will change. The volume of large truck traffic on Riverside Drive should be greatly reduced. This in itself would go a long way to lessen the problems even without the proposed improvement. We sincerely hope that you will ask the Iowa Highway Commission to approve a center turning luno on Riverside Drive. We believe that a center lane will provide a safe zone for traffic and will permit our businesses to survive. Thank you for your consideration. Linder Tire 'e e ` 1' , uvontn urn vv I I` JORM "MIC R�LAB CEDAR RAPIDS • DES MOINES — I I 399W t - AK 1 i 1 D.C.NOLAN (1002.1070( COWARD W. LUCAS JOHN T.NOLAN ALAN R.BOHANAN MARC B.MOCN WILLIAM 0.LUCAS LUCAS, NOLAN, BOIIANAN S: MOEN LA RS AOB IOWA STATE BANK OOILDINO IOww C='Ioww Dcu;o March 15, 1982 TO: Iowa City Conference Board Iowa City Civic Center Iowa City, Iowa 52240 3lo-351-0221 RE: Appointment of Iowa City Assessor Report of Meeting Dear Sirs and Madame: Pursuant to Iowa Code Section 441.6, the Iowa City Examining Board met at 1:00 P.M., March 15, 1982. At this meeting the members examined the newly certified Register of Candidates Eligible for Appointment as City of Iowa City Assessor. Also reviewed at that time were the applications received for said position by the Iowa City Examining Board. All persons on the Register were invited to apply for the position of Iowa City Assessor with instructions to forward their applications and resumes to be received by the Secertary of the Iowa City Examining Board no later than . March 13, 1982. Attached to this letter is the Certified Register of Candidates Eligible for Appointment to the position of Iowa City Assessor. The applications and resumes are also attached hereto. In order to assist you in your process of selection the following applicants are listed in order of their examination scores upon the register and are respectfully submitted for your consideration, pursuant to Iowa Code Section 442.6: 1 -Dan L. Hudson 2.Phylliss E. Koon (See Attached List) 3. William T. Greazel 4. L. Dean Pohren 5. H. Earnest Lund 6. Gary E. Bilyeu 7. Donald E. Erling 8. Jeff M. Rops 9. Richard A. Wood 10. Fred N. Walker 11. Ronald G. Richmond 12. Homer J. Lockhart 13. 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