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MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 13, 1981
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
s RE: Informal Agendas and Meeting Schedule
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February 16 1981 Monday_
HOLIDAY - No Informal Council Meeting
February 17 1981 Tues
c NO COUNCIL MEETING
February 23 1981 Monte
1:30 - 5:00 P.M. Conference Room
1:30 P.M. - Review zoning matters
2:00 P.M. - Council agenda, Council time, Council committee reports
2:30 P.M. - Consider appointments to the Committee on Community Needs,
Mayor's Youth Employment Board, and Broadband Telecom-
munications Commission
E; Tuesday
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February 242 1981
7:30 P.M. - Regular Council Meeting - Council Chambers
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? PENDING ITEMS
Area Transportation Study
Economic Development Program
Appointments to Committee on Community Needs and Mayor's Youth Employment
Board - March 24, 1981
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February 10, 1981
Mr. Raymond Kassel, Director
Iowa Department of Transportation
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Kassel:
Recent discussion regarding proposed budget cuts on the Federal and
State levels has prompted me to make this inquiry regarding the
future of Freeway -518 in Iowa City. As you are aware, there are
local projects which we wish to coordinate with the construction of
F-518. In formulating our five year Capital Improvements Program, it
would be very helpful to have available the latest information
relating to the status of the F-518 project.
I realize that various budget decisions are yet to finalized.
However, in view of current circumstances, I would appreciate your
providing an update which would, to the greatest extent possible,
outline any real or perceived changes expected to result in this
project as a result of the current economic conditions.
Your prompt response to this inquiry will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
John R. Balmer
Mayor
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City Manager
City Engineer
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MEMORANDUM
Date: February 11, 1981
To: Neal Berlin, City Manager
From: Anne Carroll, Director of Human Relations
Re: Salary Survey Information
Below is salary survey information for Mayor/Councilmembers under a City
Manager/Council form of government.
City
Mayor
City Council
Sioux City, IA
7,200
4,800
.Dubuque, IA
3,500
3,000
Des Moines, IA
10,000
7,500 '
Ames, IA
3,000
1,800
Council Bluffs, IA
3,600
3,600
Evanston, ILL
5,400
2,250
Stillwater, OK
$25/meeting attended
52/year
1,300 if all mtgs.
attended
Ann Arbor, MI
10,000
5,000
East Lansing, MI
1,800
1,500
Lawrence, KA
900
600
Manhattan, KA
100
100
Columbia, MO
No payment
No payment
Average 4255
Average 2859
Iowa City, IA
4,800
4,200
ICMA 1976 Surve
1205 cities responded with salary information
$956 is annual median
They did not do a brew own by average.
Mayor salary - 1979 cities 50,000-100,000
100 cities responded
4,800 is median
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MEMORANDUM
Date: February 13, 1981
To: Neal Berlin, City Manager
From: A Jim Hencin
Re: "` Near North Side Study
Last fall, the City Council endorsed the preparation of a "Near North Side
Study" by the Department of Planning and Program Development. The purpose
was to refine the University's North Side Neighborhood Preservation Study
and to examine specific development issues and recommendations outlined
in that study. We began the Near North Side Study in November, and Doug
Hillstrom was assigned to carry it out.
There are presently two activities which we are involved with relative to
the study. One is a parking survey which was distributed earlier this
week. .Its purpose is to identify the people who are.parking on north side
streets (students,'. residents; etc.). and for what periods of time:- Once -
assembled, ---this informationw;wil.l supplement. other �Araffic and parking
information •which;=has_ already ..been =gathered Ao assist'. -us :in preparing:
viable recommendations.
The other activity we are pursuing is holding a series of "topical"
neighborhood meetings with north side residents. The first meeting,
scheduled for February 18, 1981 (see the attached meeting notice),
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discuss housin conditions and historic preservation. Other meetings
will be scheduled over the next two months to discuss traffic, parking,
and_ up blic:facilities_ -.: ...
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We anticipate completing the Near North Side Study by May, 1981.
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ON FEBRUARY 18, 1981 AT 7:30 PM
AT HORACE MANN SCHOOL
521 NORTH DODGE STREET
The Department of Planning and Program
Development. invites all .North Side .Residents .
to_attend-a:meeting -on.February _18 Ao-Aiscuss__
HOUSING- CONDITIONS;7&HISTORIC-
PRESERVATION in the North Side. This will be
the first in a series
important issues of
of meetings to discuss
concern to North Side .
Residents.= ur,ideas-will=bo=-incorporatedTinto-�---;
Study" which is currently
prepared for the City Council.
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neighbor. FAIRCHILD
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study area
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 5, 1981
To: Department and Division Heads
From: Dale Helling
Re: City Energy Program
Roger walk-through nenergy audits of all nCity buildings, ator for the City,
he puris pose oflthesedaudits
is to identify and correct energy waste problems and to determine where further
energy conservation measures might be implemented. Reduction in the City's
total energy use is the objective of this program and it is conservatively
estimated that such a program, if correctly implemented, can reduce energy
consumption by 15X.
If this program is to be successful, it will require considerable Cooperation on
the part of all departments. Generally, all of the City's 45 buildings are
under the control of a specific department or division head. Any modification
or improvement to these facilities is initiated and ultimately implemented by
YOU. Please review the attached implementation plan for departments/divisions
This
regarding recommendations which result from the walk-through energy audits.
recomm mended. It islan should llow f
not meant toor ePlace additionaltion of a large financialfburdens monsyour
of the air to
compiy. Our igoal vi oisato you
energy west@ in Co ylfacilitiesta and eliminate
inefficiencies which can he corrected in a cost-effective manner.
In the coming weeks you will be receiving recommendations from Roger. Many of
these recommendations will involve seemingly insignificant measures which, in
themselves, will not result in substantial energy savings. However, a program
such as ours relies on a cumulative effort on the part of all employees and the
correction of a number of minor inefficiencies can result in significant savings
as has been proven in other cities and institutions.
Please note that
lementation
on with the
Energy Coordinator and the Assistant City Mlan anager whenever nes for oa dollar iexpenditure
is recommended. If we ran provide any further information or clarification
regarding specific recommendations, or if you have other problems regarding
implementation and/or funding of specific recommendations, you should contact
us as soon as possible after receiving the recommendations. Also, it will be
necessary for you or someone designated by you to accompany Roger as he
conducts the walk-through audits. Please make the proper arrangements with
Roger.
Energy its of
s constitute a major
program. The successdofgthat program relies heavily n the cooperatioortion of our current n ofeall
City departments. Similar programs have proven effective in other places and I
am confident that it can be just as effective here. Your cooperation in making
this effort a success will be greatly appreciated.
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BUILDING ENERGY AUDIT PROCEDURE
I. Walk-through energy audit conducted.
II, Recommendations prepared and ranked to prioritize highest return over
lower return items:
III. Presentation of recommendations to department or division with items
divided into three categories - No Cost, Low Cost, Capital Cost.
IV. Implementation by appropriate division:
A. No-Cost: No-cost items must be implemented by the
Tdepartment/division head immediately with a maximum of 30 days to
complete. These include items where only staff time is necessary to
implement or where work can be done in-house.
B. Low Cost: Less than $400. Department/division heads must report
o t e ssistant City Manager within 15 days of receiving the low
cost recommendations concerning their implementation plan:
1. Projected costs.
2. Source of funding.
3. Completion date, not to exceed 30 days after approval by the
Assistant City Manager, unless granted an extension.
C. Capital Cost: More than $400. Within 30 days of the receipt of
• recom endations, the department/division head will report to
the Assistant City Manager concerning the capital coat item:
1. Cost estimates and if funds are available.
2. Source of funds.
3. Tim• frame for completion.
4. Council action necessary?
Within 45 days after receiving the recommendations, the department
and/or division head, Assistant City Manager and Energy Program
Coordinator wilt meet to establish the plan of action and timetable
for completion of the recommendations.
V. Follow-up inspections will be made to monitor implementation of the
recommendations and relative success.
VI. Energy Program Coordinator monthly report to the City Manager to contain
information on actions taken.
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1) The first discussion of the meeting was the request of the City Council
for a study of the Council's salaries. It was requested by the Panel that
the City administration gather for the Panel the relevant information as to
salaries in other City Manager governments in Iowa and in comparable cities
in some of the surrounding states.
There was a discussion by some of the Panel members that the salary
itself may not be the reason for people running for City Council, but that
the reason was a desire for service in the community or things of that nature.
The Mayor, John Balmer, was asked about his thoughts, and he indicated that he
is not high on salary and did not run for salary, but this is his personal
opinion and should not prevent the Panel from considering other aspects of this
problem.
The Panel members suggested that they might like to hear from other
members of the Council, and the City Manager indicated that he will ask Coun-
cilman Ferret to appear before the Panel at its next meeting or write us a
letter explaining his views on the salary issue.
There was further discussion about what we are being asked to do on this
particular issue and a discussion developed that we are to make recommendations,
and some Panel members felt that these recommendations could include a look at
the job itself and the work the City Council is doing, and other Panel members
felt that this was not appropriate.
2) The next item for discussion was proposed as a discussion of equipment
maintenance and of purahaming function.
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It was brought out by the Panel members that we cannot express our
opinion on anything if we only learn about the matters at a meeting, and that
we cannot make recommendations unless we get a different vehicle for getting
s the information, which will involve probably committing of some time to being
informed or briefed about the particular matter that we are looking at. It
was further discussed that we need to be involved prior to the time of the
making of a decision by the administration or the Council. We should not be
asked to give our advisory opinion after something has been completed.
The Panel discussed the fact that they feel that their role is advisory,
dand the committee should be giving advice and possibly proposing alternative
Ow, much
solutions to some problem, and there was a further discussion aboutproblems
we should get involved in operational problems as opposed to policy
and how we would study the matter, whether it be operational or policy.
There was further discussion about the fact that the Panel has certain
technical skills involved in its members that can be given to the City for
free, and that the City should take advantage of this by giving us the problems
they want us to look at well in advance so an appropriate recommendation can be
made, and there was additional emphasis that there in no need for us to diacuss
something after it has been done.
There was a general agreement on the following points relating to what
the Panel should do -
a) Extant rather than ex poet facto.
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b) Not operations per se.
c) Policy or philosophic level should be our goal.
d) We would review the issue and propose alternative solutions and
make recommendations.
3) The next item to come up for discussion was the setting up of a monthly
meeting on a regular basis and to stick to that meeting with agendas and work
through the meeting with some committees of the Panel.
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4) There was a discussion of the need for a Chairperson and what the duties
of the Chairperson should be. It was agreed that the Chairperson would be in
charge of working with Neal Berlin to set up an agenda for each meeting, and
that the Chairperson would nominally direct the meeting of the Panel. It was
agreed and understood that the Chairperson would not be expected to do additional
work except for the items mentioned, and that the Chairperson's role at the
meeting would be limited.
There was additional discussion about the need for a Secretary and Jay
Honohan volunteered to be the Secretary for the Panel, and his offer to act
as Secretary was accepted unanimously.
5) There was a discussion then of items that we should be considering or
would like to be considering, and it was requested of the City Manager that
the*City Council and the City Manager furnish the Panel with areas they identify
as problem areas or areas needing review that the Panel could be helpful on, and
that these be presented to the Panel with adequate time so that the Panel can
look at these problems and make an appropriate recommendation of alternatives to
the City Council. It was further discussed that we might be very valuable in
being used in areae that the City contemplates changes being made in or feels
that the area does need change.
Some items that were agreed on as needing consideration at this time
were the following:
a) Long-range financial problems.
b) Compensation policy.
c) The budget process.
d) Review of the management structure of the City.
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6) There was then a discussion of the compensation policy proposal as
presented to us for review.
There was a discussion of the problems involved in the compensation
Policy proposal. These problems were basically outlined as involving pro-
cedures and practices in employees' classification that utilized uneven
methods, and also the fact that the past few years the City Council has
settled the major union contracts and the money has been committed in mese
contracts and that the administration and confidential employees were left
out and did not get the consideration that they should have.
The subcommittee reported that they looked at the information provided
and tried to figure out how the Council should approach this, and came up with
the two items included in the memo and the policy.
That we should look at adequate compensation in general terms and what
long-range changes in the administrative compensation plane can be made.
There was a general discussion of the salary grades and the employees
moving within the salary grades, with additional money being made available
on the basis of merit. Thera was also a discussion of the performance appraisals
of the employees and a discussion of the need for a formal performance appraisal
that is tied to salary.
The report was made that there are sixty-five administrative employees and
" twenty confidential employees affected by this
policy,
about performance monitoring and the reasons fortheadded increment foriconfiden-
tial employees. An amendment was proposed to the draft dated January 26 of the
proposed compensation policy on page 2, paragraph Ifo—subparagraph a, and it was
adopted that the last three lines of said subparagraph would read as follows:
"Confidential pay raises will be adjusted to at least equal comparable ABSCME
positions."
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There was also a discussion and it was approved that the attachments, spe-
cifically the proposed administrative pay plan and memo from the Human Relations
Director would be deleted from the memorandum sent to the City Council.
After further discussion it was moved and seconded that the memorandum and
policy be approved and feLVaaded to the City Comall.
7) There was a discussion by the City Manager of the recruitment of the
Public Works Director and the problems involved and the matter of the Public
Works Director being a civil engineer was discussed and there was some question
raised as to the need of the Public Works Director to be a civil engineer, and
whether or not the Public Works Director is more properly an administrator or
an engineer.
8) There was a short discussion of a possible review of the City budget
problems if the State or federal money is not available and the possibility
that this would be on the agenda for the next meeting.
The meeting adjourned at approximate7.y 9:30 p.m.
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tut R.mnaeowne AJvlwry rAn*l ,.
January 27, 1961
Dear Fellow Panel Members:
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I have a great deal of concern I feel thatuwethe ha eobeenrrelyingftoo muchwork aon
this panel has been doing. his
Neal Berlin instead aBoI seenitthe work to take onrthises. kindNofljobdand ittshoulde
actually too busy enough about this partic-
ular
our resposLeibility to do it. I feel strongly
of this ;neuro and a copy to
item that I am sending each of you a copy se that
Neal. I would like to discuss this at the next meeting and I prop.o
we do the following:
1. Select a Chairman.
2. Set regular meetings each month.
3. Make up a list of the things that we think we ought to be doing
or find out exactly what the City Council wants us to do.
4. Once we have specific information about what we ofrtheocitykopera-
ats
set up subcommittees of the Panel to do some eyeballing
tions during the working hours.
g. 11aving completed some preliminary work so that we know what is
employees
sgoing on inelected by theeralPanelhtoeget spepel cificrideaseon theeewcity operations. to be
6. Then make recommendations based upon a knowledge of what is going
I on.
I make these suggestions because I am -particularly concerned that our
panel, at the
ehenCitymetp has aEf toodorourljob andy done mthat isof e
not h"hot theying. We should
been relying
be doing. The•city Manager and his staff have enough work right now that
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ear Eromisory when wenetartedi�and nIlfeel
formed in May of
very strongly that ti have not really not done enough
of awork
substantive may
any recommendation on anything or make any
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now Ieamnot surecthat criticism
wedon't deserve
city Council or the public.
criticism.
I am not volunteering to be your chairman. I would undertake the job
except that I am a former City employee and I feel that this handicaps me.
criticismn into some
chairmanI think 1e could I woulduappreciete adiscussion of tht?t our next meetings.
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Swwrintendem
11 February 1981
IOWA CITY COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
1040 William Street
lows C11Y, Iowa 52240
919-998-7685
Neal Berlin, City Manager
City of Iowa City
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Neal:
This letter is to confirm that the Board of Education at their February 10,
1981, meeting approved an administrative recommendation to make certain
necessary adjustments in the 1981-82 budget. One of the adjustments approved
was the elimination of the school district's contribution to the City's
crossing guard program.
I trust you and/or your staff will continue to discuss with the Districtwide
Parent Organization (OPO), deployment of the City's crossing guards. These
people are vitally interested and can serve in an advisory capacity for the
City.
Sincerely yours,
A�
L. Cronein
cc: John. Balmer, Mayor
Carmen Thompson, OPO President
Joan Hart, DPO Safety Chair
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MINUTES OF STAFF MEETING
December 9, 1980
STAFF PRESENT: Berlin, Schmeiser, Schmadeke, Scholten and
Boothroy
Discussion of LSRD and LSNRD Compliance.
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The purpose of the meeting was to review ways in which the City could
achieve complete compliance with LSRD and LSNRD filings. The
following understandings were reached in the meeting.
1. Prior to the issuance of a curb cut permit, the Engineering
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Division will check with Building Inspection Division of the
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Housing and Inspection Services Department to determine if the
property in question is covered by an LSNRD or LSRD plan.
2. The Planning and Program Development Department will locate all
LSRD's and LSNRD's on the Building Department map which
includes zoning and is used for determining issuance of a
building permit.
3. In the future, the Building Department, before issuing a
building permit, will require the LSNRD or LSRD plan to be
submitted as the plat with the application for a building
permit.
4. In the future, the Building Department will review all LSRD's or
LSNRD's before the occupancy permit is issued to insure total
scompliance
with all requirements.
5. The Planning and Program Development Department will review all j
LSNRD or LSRD provisions and filing requirements with the Legal
Department to determine if there are any minor changes that
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could be made to the ordinance to insure compliance. For
example, they may consider a requirement that the LSNRD be
reconsidered if substantial work 1s not carried out within a six
month period from date of approval, and provide for a procedure
of renewal certificates.
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CIVIC (7 NEER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST IOWA CITY IOWA 52.240 (319) 354 18( 1)
February 13, 1981
PRESS RELEASE
On Wednesday, February 11, 1981, Iowa City Transit carried more passengers
than on any day in its history. On that day 12,244 trips were made on Iowa
City buses, an increase of almost 1,000 over the previous daily record.
In addition, 750 passengers rode in the evening, eclipsing the old mark by
almost 40 riders.
Because demand was so high due to the snowy streets and bitter cold, buses
were able to carry the record number of passengers only through the
diligent efforts of the Iowa City Transit drivers and other staff, who
operated all scheduled trips, seldom more .than five minutes behind
schedule and with no reported accidents. Also, school closings and other
cancellations lessened peak period demand so that few if any passengers
were passed by.
It should be noted that even at this record level of patronage Iowa City
Transit did not quite cover its operating costs, but the system came the
closest to "break even" in recent memory. At an average fare of 324 per
passenger, revenue amounted to about $3900, while daily operating costs
are somewhat over $4,200.
In a related matter, on'February 13 the Iowa Department of Transportation
notified the City of Iowa City of final approval on its long-delayed
capital acquisition project. This approval will allow the City to solicit
and award bids on behalf of itself, the City of Coralville, and the
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University of Iowa for seven new buses, another "bionic" bus, a two-way
radio system for Iowa City's buses, and ten bus shelters. Although the
two-way radios and bus shelters should be in place by the end of the
summer, the additional buses may take as long as 14 months to acquire.
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 20, 1981
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RE: Material in Friday's Packet
Copy of letter to IDOT from Mayor Balmer requesting time on the agenda of
the meeting of the Commissioners on March 16.
Copy of letter from City Manager to PSTO President of South East Junior High
School regarding school crossing guard program.
Copy of letter from City Manager to Chairperson of Airport Commission regardin
place of meeting.
Agenda for March 2 meeting of Management Advisory Panel.
Memoranda from the City Engineer:
a. Lift Station - Dean Oakes Undeveloped Property
b. Sewer User Charge Ordinance
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Memoranda from the Department of Planning and Program Development:
a. Foster Road
b. Reduction in CDBG Entitlement
c. UDAG Eligibility —
Memorandum from John Lundell, JCCOG, regarding monthly bus pass price.
Copy of news release regarding neighborhood meetings for use of CDBG funds.
Articles:
a. U of I faculty's "fair share" upsets United Way
b. Trying to put the brakes on stop signs
c. Riding out inflation -
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February 20, 1981
Mr. Raymond L. Kassel, Director
Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa 50010
Dear Mr. Kassel:
I have been recently advised that the IDOT Commissioners will be
meeting in Cedar Rapids on March 16, 1981. Mayor Balmer has
requested that I contact you on his behalf to request that a brief
amount of time be included on the Commission's agenda so that he
might address that body concerning the Freeway 518 project through
Iowa City.
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It would be most convenient if this matter could be scheduled during
the morning hours to avoid conflict with the City Council's regularly
scheduled work session on the afternoon of that day.
Your consideration in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
Neal G. Berlin
City Manager
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February 18, 1981
Ms. Nancy Powers
PSTO President
South East Junior High
2501 Bradford Drive
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Ms. Powers:
Thank you for sending nee a copy of your letter of January 16, 1981.
As you know, the original letter was not received. However, I
discovered it during a review of the minutes of the School Board.
The School Board has deleted funding for the school crossing guard
program for the next fiscal year and the City Council has increased
funding minimally. Consequently a reduction in the level of service
will be required. This information has been already provided to Joan
Hart, and the City has requested input from the District Safety
Committee concerning program reduction.
Sincerely yours,
Neal G. Berlin
City Manager
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Dave Cronin
Joan Hart
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Janaary ].611981
Neal G. Berlin
City Manager
Civic Center
410 E. Washington
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Mr. Berlin,
The members of the South East Junior High
Parent -Student -Teacher Organization (PSTO) would
like to express continued support for the main-
tenance of an adult school crossing guard at the
intersection of Bradford Drive and First Avenue.
In a January 11, 1980 memorandum to the South
East PSTO, James Brachtel, City Traffic Engineer,
recommended, "that the city maintain the presence
of an adult crossing guard at this location to pro-
vide crossing protection for South East Junior High
School students."
The PSTO continues to be very concerned for
the safety of the students at this heavily traveled
intersection. ae would hope the city would continue
to provide an adult crossing guard for the'protection
of the students.
cc: David Cronin, Supt.
Board of Education tmbers
John Balmer, "Payor
City Council Ptmhers
JoAnn Hart, DRO District Safety Chair
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Sincerely yours,
�llx�. �-ri•�f..aJ
Nancy Powers
PSTO President
ames E. gerg4son
Principal
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CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY IOWA 52240 (319) 354.180
February 17, 1981
Ms. Caroline Dieterle, Chairperson
Airport Commission
741 Dearborn Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Caroline:
It has been brought to my attention that the Airport Commission will
meet in the "On Iowa" Restaurant for a special meeting on February
19, 1981, at 7:00 A.M. I have enclosed correspondence which was
provided to the Airport Commission in 1977 and 1978 indicating that
the City Council desires that the Airport Commission meet at the Civic
Center for the reasons contained therein. I am sure you must have
overlooked this matter in scheduling this special meeting at an alternative
location.
Sincere yours,
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Neal G. erlin
City Manager
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May 10, 1978
Mr. Garry Bleckwenn, Chairman
Airport Commission
205 North Post Road
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Mr. Bleckwenn:
Today Mr. E. K. Jones informed me that the Airport Commission will be
holding its monthly meetings at the Airport. Enclosed is a copy of
a letter dated June 9, 1977, to Mr. Pete Peterson which relates to
the City Council's interest in this matter. This is brought to your
attention because you may not have previously been aware of the Coun-
cil's action.
Sincerely yours,
Neal G. Berlin
City Manager
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Airport Commission
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June 9, 1977
Mr. Pete Peterson, Chairperson
Airport Commission
107 Post Road
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Pete:
The City Council unanimously desires that the Airport Commission hold its
regular monthly meeting at the Civic Center. The Civic Center is more easily
accessible to those who might want to attend your meetings and our boards and
commissions all meet there with the exception of Parks and Recreation Commission
which meets at the Recreation Center.
If you desire further information on this or feel that the Commission cannot
meet this request, please call me.
Very truly yours,
Carol W. deProsse
Mayor Pro Tem
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Rosemary Vitosh
Dale Helling
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MANAGEMENT ADVISORY PANEL
City Manager's Conference Room
Civic Center
March 2, 1981
7:30 P.M.
AGENDA
1.
Approval of minutes of previous meeting.
2.
Discussion of City Counci.l salary.
3.
Discussion of panel priorities and procedures.
Suggested areas of study from City Manager in order of
priority:
a. Long-range financial planning (Clayton Ringgenberg,
Byron
Ross, and Bill Barnes previously agreed to serve on
this
subcommittee).
b. City administrative organization.
c. Cost savings in City operations.
d. Performance evaluations.
e. Monitoring of budget format and process.
f. Cafeteria approach to benefits.
a.
Selection of subcommittee to work with Finance Director
on financing
methods for waste water treatment plant (G.O. or revenue bonds or mix).
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Dale Helling
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City of Iowa CL
MEMORANDUM --
Date: February 19, 1981
To: Neal Berlin and the City Council
From: Chuck Schmadeke el(
Re: Lift Station for /Drainage Area Encompassing Dean Oakes Undeveloped
Property Lying Within the City Limits
Dean Oakes owns 85 acres of undeveloped land located south of Interstate 80 and
east of Prairie du Chien Road. Another 45 acres of undeveloped property is
owned by others. This 130 acres cannot, at the present time, be sewered by a
gravity sewer system.
The Engineering Division recommends allowing the subdivider, Dean Oakes, to
construct a lift station to serve said drainage area and transport wastewater to
the River Ccorridor Sewer System via the Prairie du Chien Road trunk sewer.
Three options are available for this 130 acre site: delay development until the
river corridor sewer system is extended to the land affected; construct septic
tanks for each lot; or, construct a lift station.
The option to construct a lift station was chosen for the following reasons:
1. Utilizing the sanitary sewer facility provides the best method of
treatment.
2. Septic tanks are expensive to install and maintain, and pose a health
problem if not monitored properly.
3. The area in question is ideal for development since it is non-agricultural
land, is contiguous with existing development, and is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan.
Two routes are available to transport flow from the proposed lift station: the
Northeast trunk sewer and the Prairie du Chien Road trunk sewer. The Northeast
trunk sewer is part of the Outfall Relief System and the major receiving sewer
is the "Horseshoe trunk" (the Jefferson Street relief sewer, the Outfall relief
sewer and the Fifth Ward trunk sewer). The Prairie du Chien Road trunk sewer is
part of the River Corridor System and the major receiving sewer is the River
Corridor sewer.
The recommendation to tie the proposed lift station into the Prairie du Chien
Road trunk sewer is made for the following reasons:
1. The River Corridor sewer was designed to handle the flow from the 130 acre
drainage area.
2. Portions of the Prairie du Chien Road trunk sewer must be enlarged in the
future to handle the existing drainage area. The additional size necessary
to comply with the wastewater facility plan will handle all flows within
the River Corridor System east of Dubuque Street. (See Figure No. 6
entitled "Trunk and Interceptor Sewer Plan" in the Sanitary Sewer_System
FacilityPlan for the proposed alignment of the future 24 -Inch sewer
designated as the alternate route within the River Corridor System.)
3. The Northeast trunk sewer and the "Horseshoe" trunk sewer do not have the
capacity to handle the additional flow and still allow full development of
the Outfall Relief System drainage area and, furthermore, cannot be
upgraded because of physical constraints.
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Notwithstanding that our recommendation is to construct a lift station to serve
said drainage area, the Engineering Division is still opposed to a blanket
approval for the construction of lift stations because, in general, they
eventually obstruct development in the "intruded" drainage area; they are costly
to maintain and operate when compared to a gravity sewer; and, they must be
continually upgraded as the drainage area develops and capacity requirements
increase.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: February 18, 1981
To: Neal Berlin and City Council
From: Chuck Schmadeke G/
Re: Sewer User Charge Ordinance
Adoption of a new sewer user charge ordinance is necessary at this time to
comply with the requirements of E.P.A. and to continue receiving federal
funding for our sewer main and waste water treatment plant projects. For
example, federal payments on the corridor sewer project will cease when
90% of the project is complete and this freeze on payments will continue
until the ordinance is passed by Council and approved by E.P.A. The
public hearing on the proposed ordinance is scheduled for March 10, 1981.
In addition, an increase in the sewer user charge is being effected at
this time to meet the cost of operating and maintaining our present waste
water treatment works.
The present ordinance, adopted after a sewer rate study seven years ago,
fixes a charge of 274 per 100 cubic feet for all users within the City
limits and 544 per 100 cubic feet for all users outside the City limits.
The proposed ordinance, in order to comply with requirements set by
E.P.A., establishes charges based on the following three criteria:
1. Costs related to the number of users; i.e, cost of billing,
collection, administrative expense, and cost to treat and retire
debt for infiltration/inflow. This charge is $1.83 per billing
period.
2. Costs related to the amount of waste water discharged by each user;
i.e. operation and maintenance and debt service. The user charge
rate is 254 per 100 cubic feet of water for operation and maintenance
and 10h4 per 100 cubic feet of water for debt retirement. The
minimum water usage is set at 400 cubic feet per billing period.
3. Costs related to extra strength waste water; i.e. biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD) and suspended solids (SS). These charges will not
affect residential users (see page 5 of Appendix A to User Charge
Ordinance).
The proposed ordinance, then, establishes a minimum charge of $3.25 per
billing period and said minimum charge shall include water usage of 400
cubic feet during said billing period. In addition, each contributor
shall pay a user charge rate for operation and maintenance of 254 per
hundred cubic feet of water and an additional 10V per 100 cubic feet of
water for debt retirement for all water used in excess of 400 cubic feel
per billing period.
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For those contributors who contribute waste water, the strength of which
is greater than normal domestic sewage, a surcharge in addition to a
normal user charge will be collected. This surcharge is 66 per pound of
B.O.D. and 3k4 per pound of suspended solids.
The 10114 per 100 cubic feet of water for debt retirement is for existing
bonds only and does not cover any future bonding that will be necessary to
finance the new waste water treatment facility.
The Environmental Protection Agency is requiring the adoption of this
ordinance to insure that all users of the waste water treatment facility
pay their fair share of the total costs and that discounts will not be
granted to heavy users. However, because of Iowa City's present billing
procedures, a disproportionate share of the increase in charges is being
placed on those who contribute a minimum amount of waste water. The
elderly, for example, fall into this category. This disparity can, and
will, be corrected by adjusting the minimum charges for potable water used
since a potable water rate study is also being conducted at this time.
It is anticipated that another increase will be necessary within 12 months
of the effective date of this ordinance. However, future charges cannot
be anticipated at this time because of financing options, interest rates,
and industrial cost recovery.
Attached are bar graphs showing sewer and water charges for various other
Iowa communities.
Also included are estimated charges for various businesses and
residences. Restaurants such as the Howard Johnson Complex will have a
substantial increase in costs because of their high B.O.D.; and dry
industries such as Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc., are affected
primarily by the minimum charge. User charge rates for customers in
University Heights will be the same as in Iowa City. (This is also a
requirement of the E.P.A.)
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COMPARISON OF
USER CHARGES - SEWER
DUBUQUE $23.00
AMES $19.48
BETTENDORF $15.80
BURLINGTON $ 13.96
DAVENPORT
KEOKUK $ 12. 16
MARION $ 1 1.80
OTTUMWA $1 1.36
NEWTON $1 1.22
IOWA CITY $8.93
CEDAR RAPIDS
WATERLOO
MASON CITY $7.56
* Proposed
Based on water use of
2.000 cubic feet per two—month period
Prepared by:
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COMPARISON OF
USER CHARGES - WATER
DUBUQUE
$ 19.00
AMES
$ 18.78
BETTENDORF
$22.56
BURLINGTON
$18.20
DAVENPORT
$22.56
KEOKUK
MARION
$18.00
$19.261
OTTUMWA$30.22
NEWTON $22.42
IOWA CITY
CEDAR RAPIDS $1 1.80
WATERLOO $7.96
MASON CITY $ 14.58
Based on water use of
2.000 cubic feet per two—month period
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COMPARISON OF
USER CHARGES --SEWER AND WATER
DUBUQUE
$42.00
$38.26
AMES
$38.36
BETTENDORF
$32.161
BURLINGTON
$35.76
DAVENPORT
KEOKUK
MARION
OTTUMWA
$4-1—.5 8
$33.64
NEWTON
IOWA CITY $23.09
CEDAR RAPIDS $20.48
WATERLOO $16.201
MASON CITY $22.14
# Based on proposed sewer use charge
Based on water use of
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Bi -Monthly Sanitary Sewer Rates 06 1-8-81
2-3-81 (revised)
Ave. Charge
Est. future
%
in 1980
Charge
Increase
1.
American College Testing
$503.57
$985.68
96
Program
2.
Moore Business Forms
97.25
129.69
33
3.
Owens Brush Company
343.04
452.86
32
4.
Procter & Gamble Manufacturing
3,216.69
4,231.19
32
Company
5.
Thomas & Betts Corporation
60.14
80.90
35
6.
Westinghouse Learnigg Corp.
125.84
207.40
65
7.
Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc. 1.50
7.76
417
8.
Sheller -Globe Corporation
818.73
1,078.30
32
9.
Home Town Dairies
987.64
2,249.66
128
10.
Highlander Inn & Supper Club** 401.05
900.63
125
11.
Howard Johnson Complex
482.69
1,467.32
204
12.
Mercy Hospital
1,083.18
1,577.15
46
13.
Veterans Hospital
3,093.19
4,068.81
32
14.
University Hospital & Water
42,834.51
54,962.81
28
Treatment Plant ***
15.
Residential (1,000 cu. ft.)
2.70
5.38
99
16.
Residential (2,000 cu. ft.)
5.40
8.93
65
17.
Residential (1,000 cu. ft.)
5.40
5.38
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University Heights and out-
of-towners
18.
Residential (2,000 cu. ft.)
10.80
8.93
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University Heights and out-
of-towners
**Assuming that the Highlander Inn
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 20, 1981
TO: City COun
FROM: Doug Boothraj
RE: Foster Road
Included in the Council's packet is a memo from Don Schmeiser to
the City Council dated March 14, 1980 which details cost estimates
for construction of Foster Road from Dubuque Street to North Dodge
Street and includes a discussion of the issues and impacts of three
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alternative alignments for Foster Road. This memo is a good sum-
Road discussions
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mary of the issues brought up during the Foster
both at the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council meet-
ings. At the last informal meeting of July 28, 1980, Council
directed staff to proceed with those necessary steps regarding ac-
quisition of two parcels for the more northerly alignment of Foster
Road between Dubuque Street and Prairie du Chien.
In determining the estimated costs for the extension of Foster Road
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from Prairie du Chien Road to North Dodge Street, Council should
and segments
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direct their attention to Table 2 of the Schmeiser memo
for alternative 1 and alter-
6, 7, 8, and 9. Costs estimates shown
native 2 for those respective segments are the same, however, alter-
native 3 differs significantly on the assumption that Foster Road
would not be continuous between Prairie du Chien and old Dubuque
Road. The ultimate function of Foster Road, i.e. collector or
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secondary arterial, will directly affect the cost of its construc-
tion to the City.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: March 14, 1980
To: City Counc 1
From: Don Schmeise ing Director
Dept. of
PI
ni g 6 Program Development
Re: Foster Road Analysis
The purpose of this memo is to discuss the issues which have been brought up
during the Foster Road analysis, both during the staff study and in discussions
with Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. Attached to this memo is
a chart, Table 1, which isolates five issues which we have identified. Table 1
contains three, columns: the identification of the issue, a description of
impacts associated with the issue, and the impact of each of the three
alternative alignments for Foster Road and First Avenue extended.
These general alternative alignments were identified in the Foster Road report
(Figures 8-10, pages 32-34) and are as follows: Alternative 1, continuous
arterial beltway; Alternative 2, network of collector streets; and Alternative
3, discontinuous collector streets designed for internal neighborhood access
and circulation only. -
Also included are the estimates requested by Council for developer and City
costs for the construction of Foster Road.
A discussion of the issues and impacts follows:
la. Circulation --community.
The arterial beltway concept will -provide for smooth, continuous traffic
flow from the peninsula area around the north and east sides to the Mall.
This beltway would connect with the major traffic facilities and provide
access to important destinations in these areas. It is, however, important
to consider how much circulation improvement Foster Road would actually
provide. Interstate 80 already connects Dodge and Dubuque Streets and
would be the preferable route for much traffic originating north of the
City limits. A question has been raised as to whether it is suitable
practice to utilize the interstate as part of the local street system.
Interstate highways are utilized for local travel safely and efficiently in
other cities in Iowa (including Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Davenport),
as well as to some extent already in Iowa City/Coralville. Perhaps most
importantly, Interstate 80 is an existing road with construction and
maintenance costs paid for with no local funds.
lb. Circulation--neiahborhood.
Neighborhood circulation for developing areas will be provided equally
well by either alternative 1 or 2, because either one provides direct
connections to adjacent arterial streets. Alternative 3 would provide
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somewhat poorer overall neighborhood circulation, since the area between
Prairie du Chien Road and N. Dodge Street would not have direct access to
Prairie du Chien. The area between N. Dubuque Street and Prairie du Chien
Road would have equivalent neighborhood circulation under each of the three
3. Cost to the public.
Foster Road is intended to be constructed as development of the north side
E occurs, rather than appearing as a project in the Capital Improvements
program. For some segments of Foster Road to be built, however, City
expenditure of funds will have to occur. Cost estimates for the three
alternatives are shown on the attached chart, Table 2. The total City
share for alternative 1 is around $950,000; for alternative 2,
approximately $835,000. Alternative 3 would be less expensive because the
segment spanning the ravine east of Prairie du Chien Road would not be
constructed. Alternative 3 would save the City over $300,000 as compared
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alternatives.
2a. Neighborhoods --Traffic intrusion into developing areas.
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several attractive neighborhoods for future residents. Heavy traffic
flows of external traffic could create severe neighborhood problems, by
creating excessive noise and pollution, and a virtual barrier running
through these neighborhoods..
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2b. Neighborhoods --congestion in older, central areas.
Protection of older residential neighborhoods has been an important past
objective of the City and has continued to be an important consideration in
the analysis of Foster Road. Where others have promoted Foster Road as a
means of relieving traffic in central neighborhoods (e.g. the near north
side) and on narrow residential streets (e.g. Kimball Road, Ridge
Road/Whiting •Avenue), our analysis has simply concluded that the relief
would not occur. We feel that if any outer street were to divert traffic,
Interstate 80 would be doing that already.
Traffic from destinations west of the Park Road bridge headed for the
ACT/Westinghouse area presently has three choices as to route:
a. Church Street, which is an arterial street but passes through a
residential area.
b. Interstate 80, which is longer in distance, but is continuous driving
with no stops and may actually be quicker. -
C. Kimball Road and Brown Street, which are the quickest,•niost direct
routes.
Foster Road is not likely to divert traffic in this situation, or in others
we have looked at.
3. Cost to the public.
Foster Road is intended to be constructed as development of the north side
E occurs, rather than appearing as a project in the Capital Improvements
program. For some segments of Foster Road to be built, however, City
expenditure of funds will have to occur. Cost estimates for the three
alternatives are shown on the attached chart, Table 2. The total City
share for alternative 1 is around $950,000; for alternative 2,
approximately $835,000. Alternative 3 would be less expensive because the
segment spanning the ravine east of Prairie du Chien Road would not be
constructed. Alternative 3 would save the City over $300,000 as compared
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4a. Urban form --north corridor development.
Staff has raised the issue of urban form and the possible encouragement of
sprawl development resulting from Foster Road. This issue has been the
subject of much debate and little agreement, since it is not a matter for
precise conclusions. Land use controls --zoning and subdivision --are the
primary means of determining future land use. What staff has attempted to
point out is that the road system has an enormous influence on private
market decisions that are made within the constraints set by legal
controls. In general, it is well established that development tends to
occur in areas that are well -served by an arterial street network.
4b. Urban form --natural areas.
Staff feels that much of the north side area is the type of
environmentally -sensitive area that the comprehensive plan intended to
carefully identify and prioritize before the potential value is lost as the
area develops. Most of the area is likely to develop unless a private or a
public land purchase program is undertaken. Staff recommends that
floodplains, ravines, and the most sensitive areas be protected where
possible. In alternative 3, the street pattern lends itself to enlarging
the contiguous open space areas, specifically the ravine east of Prairie du
Chien Road.
5a. Energy consumption -development in the Foster Road corridor.
Development which occurs in the north side area will be most energy
efficient in terms of gasoline consumption if alternatives 1 or 2 are
chosen. Alternative 3 would cause some longer trip making than necessary
under other alternatives.
5b. Energy consumption --secondary effects.
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Staff considers the energy savings from alternatives 1 or 2 to be
considerably lessened by secondary effects resulting from the development
of an arterial beltway on the north side. These would include the
encouragement of a further peripheral development, which is likely to
consume a great deal of fuel because of future driving patterns. In
addition, travel patterns that cannot be served by mass transit can be
expected to be established under these conditions.
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TABLE 1: . ALTERNATIVES/IMPACT SUMMARY FOR FOSTER ROAD
DESCRIPTION OF IMPACT IMPACT OF ALTERNATIVES
Alternative =1 Alternative #2 Alternative #3
i. CIRCULATION a) improve community circulation + 0
b) provide neighborhood circulation + + _
for developing areas
. NEIGHBORHOODS a) traffic intrusion into
developing areas
b) congestion in older, central areas
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. PUBLIC COST cost of providing Foster Rd.
segments that will not be built
by developers
. URBAN FORM a) encouragement of development
in the north corridor
b) availability of contiguous
natural areas for open space
. ENERGY. a) fuel consumption by development
in Foster Rd. corridor
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Note: + positive impact
0 neutral impact,
- negative impact
These are intended to be used as relative measures, for
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TABLE 2: ESTIMATED
COSTS FOR COMPLETION OF FOSTER ROAD ALTERNATIVES
ALTERUTIVE at I
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SEGMENTS
DEVELOPER
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A,O.R, CONSTRICTION '
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I. Dubuque St. to e)rysrllle Line
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3,850 S 52,500 j
•5 7,850 $ 52,500
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S 7,850 f 52,500
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2. Blaytrllle Line
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99,000 i
: 99,000
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I 99.000
J. AlberNasly property
$226,875
10,625 I
m 5226,675
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I 20,623 I
I {226,875
I 20.625
4. existing Foster Road segment
S. eat sting segment to Prairie
du CA len Road
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160,000 86,250
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' ' ]0,000: 101,150
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6. Prairie du Chian Aad to
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326,562
77,188 I
316,562
77,188 I
I 230,712
1 - 20.938
d, Kennedy vroperty
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50,000 69,000
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50,0001 69,000 )
I 50,000 69,000
9. N. Dubuque Road
I 195,000
i 195,000
195,000
Subtotal •• future
(sbegnentsons7) ns
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97,817 i
i 557.177
97,813 j
, 457,187
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Subtotal -• city construction
of ON segments
(segments 1.5,618)
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559,125
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j 141,125
0
i 706,600
Subtotal -• all mer construction
(segments1,],S,d.1fB1
557,177
656 ,,
I978 55]437
j 541,9)8
m 457,187
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(sents 1f9)
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249,000
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$551 ''17
$950,978 I
1$557,437
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MEMORANDUM
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Date: February 13, 1981 /1��
To: Neal Berlin
From: Jim Hencin / I
Re: Reduction in CDBG Entitlement 4
I have confirmed with the HUD Area Office a report that our current (FY81)
Metro Entitlement grant will be reduced from $792,000 to $776,000. This
reduction was mandated last December by the Fiscal 1981 HUD Appropriations
Act as part of a 2% across-the-board cut. Correspondence to this effect
is expected to be sent to the City shortly.
The $16,000 reduction will be taken from program contingency. As you are
aware, however, we will still have $6,000 more than the entitlement amount
we originally expected to receive. Staff and CCN will plan accordingly as
the next application is being prepared.
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Don Schmeiser
Mike Kucharzak
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MEMORANDUM
Date: February 20, 1981
To: City Council and City Manager
From: Larry Chiat, Development Coordinator
Re: UDAG Eligibility V_P�
Iowa City recently submitted an application to HUD to determine its
eligibility for the Urban Development Action Grant program (UDAG). The
application has been forwarded to the East Central Iowa Council of
Governments (ECICOG) and the state Office of Planning and Programming for
their A-95 review. ECICOG will be reviewing this application at its
February 26th meeting. The application will then be reviewed by HUD. A
determination of Iowa City's eligibility will be made by HUD sometime in
April or May.
This application was submitted because it is necessary to have the City's
eligibility officially determined before the City would be permitted to
submit a specific project funding request. The HUD Omaha office has
indicated to staff on an informal basis that Iowa City does meet
eligibility criteria. At this point, we have no specific project in mind,
but would like to receive HUD's determination of eligibility now so we
could submit an application for a specific project at a future date
without having to wait then for the eligibility determination to be made.
This application does not in any way bind the City to any project or
funding commitment.
If Iowa City is determined to be eligible, we are placed into a funding
category with other cities competing for UDAG monies. In order to be
considered for these funds, Iowa City would then have to submit an
application for a specific project and show that this project, even with
the required firm private funding commitment, cannot be built unless a
UDAG grant is made available. HUD will judge the Iowa City application
against other cities' applications, basing its decision in large part on
the ratio of private to public funding commitments and the number of
permanent jobs created by the proposed project. Because of the
competitive nature of the program and the limited UDAG funds, there is no
guarantee that Iowa City would receive funding.
The basic purpose of the UDAG program is to assist "distressed" cities to
leverage increased private investment in order to strengthen their local
employment, economic, and tax base. "Distressed" cities are identified by
HUD through application of specific criteria which show the relative
degree of physical and economic deterioration or growth lag for U.S.
communities. There are three types of projects which may qualify for UDAG
funding:
Commercial projects located in primarily commercial areas, such as
central business districts.
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2. Industrial projects located in primarily industrial areas.
3. Neighborhood projects which are residential in nature or are located
in, or of primary benefit to, a particular residential neighborhood.
For example, Charlotte, North Carolina, recently received a $2.4 million
UDAG grant for a hotel -parking garage-skywalk development. The total
private financial commitment was $46 million with 544 new permanent jobs
created. In late 1980, a $686,000 UDAG grant was received by Charleston,
Missouri to help finance the construction of a new industrial plant and
the purchase of equipment. The grant will be used as a loan to the private
developer who is providing over $10.4 million. The funds repaid to the
city will be used to improve the municipal water system. Over 120 new
permanent jobs will be created.
As can be seen, a successful UDAG project requires a fairly large private
financial commitment compared to the grant amount, and also requires
having a large number of new jobs created. Currently, approved projects
are averaging at least a ratio of $7 from the private sector to every $1 of
a UDAG grant and creating one job for every $8,000 committed to the
project.
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Date: February 13, 1981
To: City Manager /
From: ( 0 h Lundell
Re: Monthly Bus Pass Price
Should the City Council decide to raise transit fares from the current 35
cents to 50 cents, an increase in monthly passes would also seem in order.
After discussions with the Transit Manager, an increase of $4.00 to $16.00
per month seemed to be most appropriate; although other considerations
could be raised in favor of a greater increase. The $16.00 price was
reached based on the fact that a 50 cent fare would be a 100 percent
increase over the 25 cent fare in effect until last April. Therefore, an
increase of 100 percent over the previous $8.00 monthly pass would result
in a $16.00 price.
However, the 15 cent increase from 35 to 50 cents represents a 43 percent
increase, using this logic a 43 percent increase over the current $12.00
would suggest an approximate $17.00 price. We continue to recommend a
$16.00 pass for a number of reasons. Possible justification for keeping
the bus pass price as low as possible include:
1. Encourage maximum pass sales since:
a) transit system receives money up front;
b) reduced handling of coins by the transit system;
c) facilitates ease in bus boarding;
d) reduces necessity for exact change;
e) encourages off-peak ridership.
2. As the pass price increases, it becomes more difficult for the patron
to come up with the money for a pass at the beginning of each month.
In other words, if a person feels they cannot afford the pass, they
will be more apt to use coins each time they ride.
3. As the pass becomes more valuable because of its price, there is a
greater incentive for a person to attempt to counterfeit them. This
is an argument against multi -month passes.
N I am pleased that the City of Coralville contacted us on this issue before
going ahead and setting a pass price. Both transit systems will benefit
if this type of interaction can be fostered before any future decisions
are made. Unfortunately, this apparently did not happen before Coralville
decided to raise their single ride fares. Hopefully, JCCOG can become a
forum for such discussions in the future.
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As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you may
have.
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February 20, 1981
PRESS RELEASE
Contact Person:
Marianne Milkman
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Dept. of Planning and
Program Development
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Re: Neighborhood Meetings for Use of CDBG Funds
f' The Committee on Community Needs (CCN) will hold neighborhood meetings in two
older Iowa City neighborhoods next week.
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The first meeting will be on Monday February 23, 1981, at 7:30 P.M. in the
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Governor Street, for residents of the North Dodge Street area.
This area includes portions of North Dodge and North Governor Streets, North
Summit, St. Clements, Conklin Street, Dodge Street Court, as well as portions
of Kimball Avenue and Prairie du Chien Road. (See attached map.)
The second meeting, for residents of the Creekside Area will be held on
Thursday, February 26, 1981, at 7:30 P.M. in the meeting room of the Free
Methodist Church on the corner of Muscatine and 3rd Avenue. This neighborhood
is bounded by Grant Street to the west, the Rock Island railroad tracks to the
south, 1st Avenue and the eastern boundary of Towncrest Mobile Home Court to
the east, and Friendship and Muscatine to the north. (See attached map.)
CCN and the City staff have identified these neighborhoods (as well as several
others), as ones which could be eligible for improvements to be carried out
are
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with federal Community Development Block Grant Funds. At the neighborhood
meetings residents of the areas are encouraged to tell the Committee on
Community Needs what they feel needs to be done to improve their
neighborhoods.
There will be a brief explanation at the beginning of each meeting of the type
of improvements for which the federal funds can be used. The funds are
intended for the revitalization and maintenance of older neighborhoods and to
principally benefit persons of low and moderate income.
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ll of 1 faculty's `fair share'
upsets United Way
By Tom Walsh
Oue" Johnson County Burow
IUWA CITY — The University of
Iowa may be fighting for the lead in
the Big Ten basketball race, but the
U of I Is dead last In the standings
for contributions made by Big Ten
employees to United Way fund•
raising campaigns.
Iowa's Faculty Senate has refused
to allow the United Way of Johnson
County to resurrect a system of
direct solicitation of university em-
ployees, a stance United Way execu-
tive director Mary Anne Volm feels
Is unreasonable.
"We have payroll deduction privi-
leges, but we are not allowed direct
solicitation," Volm said. "Any solid.
tatfon this United Way makes to a
university employee must be made
by mall, which Is probably the most
Ineffective way of fund-raising ever
devised.
"We would like to do, what Is
allowed at every other Big Ten
school and at every other regents'
Institution In the state of Iowa," she
said. "We want a member of each
department within the university —
although we don't want It to be the
head of the department, to avoid the
Perception of arm -twisting — to
simply go to their peers and co-
workers and explain to them what
the United Way in this community Is
doing.
"We want those kinds of message
to go out, and we feel very stropgly
that, If people understand what the
agencies we fund are doing, they
will want to contribute. We simply
are not allowed to do this, and
contributions, as a result, simply
aren't coming In,"
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A STA77971CAL analysis of con•
trlbutlons made to United Way
campaigns last year by Big Ten
employees shows only 708 of Iowa's
9,000 employees contributed. Those
708 kicked In 581,800, which, on ■
total employee basis, translates to a
contribution level of $6.87 each, the
lowest among Big Ten schools.
Overall, the figure represents
only 7 percent of university employ
ees, the lowest participation figure
In the conference.
By contrast, 67 percent of the
thtiverslty of Minnesota's workers
contributed to United Way last year,
the average contribution being
$31.18 and total contributions
amounting to $176,376. The Univer-
slty of Michigan's 14,368 employees
won the 1979.80 contributions race
with total donations of $373,413,
finishing second to Minnesota with s
participation rate of 66 percent.
Volm said the current Johnson
County United Way campaign Is
struggling and needs all the help It
can get. As of last week, only
$270,000 of the $303,000 goal set In
September has been pledged, and
contributions have been received
from fewer than 800 U of I workers.
We extended our deadline In
December because we simply didn't
have enough money, „ Volm said.
"The $303,000 Is a rock -bottom
figure that the 20 agencies we
support need to survive."
Volm said she finds It strange
that the U of I won't allow direct
solicitation for United Way -fund.
raising yet permits departmental
fund-raising for such projects as the
$17 million Hawkeye Sports Arena
now under construction on the west
campus.
"It strikes me as a strange
priority, coming out of an i9stltution
where humanism is a strong compo-
nent," she said.
LEO DAVIS, a U of I chemiatry
professor who chairs the Faculty
Senate, defends the group's ban of
direct solicitation as an assurance
that employees won't be barraged by
fund-raisers while on the job.
"Baslcally, the problem Is that we
can we no legitimate war M hMPing
other solicitors off campus, a" we
open the bo: for United Way," Davis
said. "We'll 000perate In any other
way, but the faculty In very protec.
tive of direct solicitation on campus
by outside agencies.
"It's a situation where Individuals
would be designated within depart-
ments to collect, and they have long
memories around here of when that
Verson was chairman of the depart-
ment and would come around with
form In hand, e.nd you felt pressured
to do It. This was done during
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(former U of I president Virgil)
Hancher's administration here, and
It left a very bad taste in the mouths
of faculty members who were here
at the time."
Davis said he's sure that even a
United Way. on -campus solicitation
system that doesn't Involve depart-
ment heads still wouldn't be ap-
proved.
"There are a number of people
who alt on the council who are very
heavy givers," Davis said. "But they
don't want their workdays Inter-
rupted by people soliciting."
Davis said the Faculty Senate was
never Involved In approving the in.
house arena fund-raising effort, but
said he saw the employee campaign
As proper.
"We've done this for Hancher
Auditorium and the Art Museum."
he Bald. "We MI these are family
things done In-house and that we
have a responsibility for supporting
them. -I'll taB you this — there were
departments where you didn't dare
darken the door soliciting for the
sports arena. People were able to
opt In, but It wasn't forced on
anyone."
Volm said last week she hasn't -
given up on efforts to persuade the
Faculty Senate to change Its mind.'
We are really hamstrung by this
restriction," she said. "We are
supported strongly In this comma
nity by the industrial and commer
clad divisions, and, when you have
the major employer In the commu-
nity — an employer with 9,000
employees — refusing to coo/ar"
you can see where our problem
Iles."
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Trying to Put the Brakes
On Stop Signs
By WILLIAM E. GEIST
Thousands of stop signs are erected
each year In the residential neighbor.
hoods of this country. Recently, one
wastakendown.
It causes dr and noise pollution
and wastes energy," Doris Goomick
said of the atop sign that bad been out.
side her home In Plainview, Long Is.
land. "We were safer without IL"
With that, Mrs. Goomick summed
up the views of many safety experts
ad traffic eugloeere who are begin.
dq to argue that there are too many
ial in the
no�rtbea�st regional . Last koffla
of
stop
Fad,
anal Highway Administration said the
agerac9 had begun ancoufali s ata
mwsklpelltls to mum "unwarrsnt-
war-
hfWeny aduWamtion notified all
aura oHicss of the President's per-
scrosl concern with awrgy omnrva-
tim through Improved traffic opera-
tions. The notice made revtewbW the
need for individual traffic sign ad
algytb aaction Item."
pedenln " traffic snglnean say It
cats at least three cents at today's
gasoline prices to stop a vehicle sad
to &my
mint moving it spin, and t
topping and starda{
greatly increase; air pollution.
Many traffic engineers welcomed
the oenortunity to weed out stop Apra,
said the Federal Manuel Of Unt-
Traffic Control Devices Is opw
about clrcumsancee that regvh
ban in telling local ohktaha theiralA
sips end speed control is not
streat bad become a speedway and
smengthem.
paasttadedth mtoputupthestopdpt
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to slow traffic. But she changed bar
mid when the sign was installed afew
But, as William Natrand of the
syr "Tbere
teal from bar borne at Grohman's
homy administration
Lane sold Lincoln Road South. dr•
it timnsiodous at the l
mooted a eig
to have the sign [r
tewLRaddentscallandsaytheyhowressure
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rood while Paul Flrwtelo, ■me1�-
m pt a alp put up in their malghkor.
bar who led do dries to brae them
bond to slow down the traffic ted then
Pa UP, collected slgsaturee on a
offtetala6"Ittothem toget them off
counter -petition.
doe Meta." Mr. Yevoh said that
Assemblymen L wwle Yevoll, a
slead officials get atop signs put In
Democrat from Old Bethpage who had
for constituents by saying they an to
helped get the sign Installd, slid he
control traffic "flew" rather than Geo-
was baffled. He sald that In his 10
gest a an elected official he had
trolsped.
The trouble with this, according to
been uvolVd in many efforts to hoe
Paul twesaw of the highway admtm
Asp sign Inotalled, but had never
istsatlen'c Now York sate ofda, is
am a battle to have one removed.
thattbareamnumerous studies dwW-
The leads of current and4" shpt
Ing flat an abundance of stop sign
policies may have been planted in
breeds oentampt. "People ree*dn
inF, when a tan stood up at oro of
then is no valid reason for a Wp
PneMtmtU`a_/.11"t°c—./,A...rt 1._rtge and
being time," be said. " osing da
dlarwenat.Mfor atmmaleruadAli traffic
third of the nation's atop Aye he ' ww^'�•
If cut oil Imports by 60 per ant. A Fadktl Blowsy Administration
Praldent broke Into a smile and otttctW in Washington, D.C., Cited a
ndlentx+laughed. Tray, aflch., study sftowing tftet peak
owever, an official of the highway sDeds actually Incroesa when stop
Inisiratlon now says IIIc remark sign ate Placed at unwemntd loa-
an Impact. In January 1880, the fleas, a driven become }ntalntd
cod sttaept te make up for tat time.
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Alto, Calif., he said, showed that only
Jd petoam of motorlw come to a coon-•
plate stop at "unwarranted" lips and.
that eventally m percent don't "at
W.
'All the studies add up to motorists
becoming ted up with W the reRrb-
tians on their right to travel
unimpeded on a public /user," the ot.
now said. Mr. Finetau sold the
pond speed limit m his $trial is 30
miles per hour, but that motorists rou-
dooly travel ta to 66 miles an hour. Mr.
Shafer laid the answer in such a can
is rot a stop Wpu, but rather stricter
schreemsnt of the speed pimp. More-
over, he suggested that if the ma)ority
of people drfve at e6 to 66 m.p.h., per-
haps the sped limit should be rsleed.
"Whet we wt sped limits, we sur-
vryspeeds on a sbig And sal the limit
at about the 86th percentile," Mr.
Shafersell.
"soler is a primary concern of
course," be continued, "but th a e
elgrr proUtente until they don't men
anything std un whole transportation
system cases to function."
Jam* 11hols, tathe Washington of-
fice of the highway adodrdatntlon,
said that maty stats and Municipal-
ithas an taklns the recommendation to
Gab re.
with III -
downer, residents of a nelg6borins
suburb actively opposed any reduction
In the cumber of stop sign in their
CommwNty, and timed art an mase
to protein • Propos) to scrap 10 of
Officials could recall no etch who[*.
sale review in the northeast, wism the
removal of even one sign is still a com.
jim puativerot load oNlefale hold a
fate of
s1aNstop sign on omit -
fm's Lar. Mro. GoANck read from
the tteMe regulations and many
neighbors spokeasalast the shpt, call -
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shads soon e:peet in bony PWM it in't.
a" 900d. IwIt kick!Na at the Xerox Research Curter in
And the newspaper aeengtk.asweraa Palo Aho, Caldomia, for munple. when 18
pe¢ent of the empbym Cycle to cork—and
know.
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And almost 23 MOM adults Will be nearly
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1985, ac- of 200,000 in wbkh early 70,000 bkyrk
oarurttttlng to antic on blcydes by mund•trips are nude ach day.
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man—a rla of 500 percent in era yon.
if you are our of these tyc001, yeaM be dish done but for iteeif—should be posted
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eM yaw bednt munaed� ahem oty of WamniA and downt0" affioe61&
I1at vas proved' and �y smart businesses, a sen, have
a b� yes picas against a.soatabile four and eight•atall bike
a bus m a rad aver a fourmSpe taut throrgh rd
bean' downto ° traffic. At the same time, Iry enforcement a&
The iar made the trip in 31 mhaaes• . In 1979, *
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The WI& rider got there in hest 19citations3a
unntay withbrief edtrddomal
mitoses k cwm on bkyrli g safety, As a eons*wmo
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mace' fim for the cya8at, it's deo tern that despltethe rso
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