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NOT
TO
1 ;
CONTRACT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this
day of
-10W M 1976 by and between the
City of Iowa Cit
party of the first part, hereinafter referred to as the
owner
and O'Brien Electrical Contractors, Inc.
the `second part, hereinafter referred to as the
"Contractor".
party of
" WITNESSETH:
That whereas the owner has heretofore caused to
be prepared`- _
certain plans, specifications andproposalblanks, dated the 17th
day of - February 1976 for
Washington Street Amenities Program
under the terms and conditions; therein fully stated and
set forth,
and.
Whereas, said plans, specifications and proposal accurately,
and fully describe the terms and conditions - upon which
the Contractor
is willing to perform the work specified:
NOW, THEREFORE, IT, IS AGREED:
1: That the ---Owner hereby accepts the proposal of
Contractor
for the 'work and for the sums listed below:
;
ESTIMATED
UNIT EXTENDED t'
ITEM DESCRIPTIONUNIT 'QUANTITY
PRICE AMOUNT
1. Street Light (P -IA)_ each 31
$31,000. ;
X1000".00 00
2. Pedestrian :Light (F-2) each 15
1325.00 19;375.00
3. Bollard w/Light - each is
325.00 4;375.00
4. Electric Cable -in
lin ft 27,500
39 10 725.00
Conduit H4
S. Electric Cable in'
Lin ft 1'000
31 310.00
Conduit 96
6. Electric Cable in
lin ft+ 21500
20 500.00
- Conduit k10
7. Electric Cable in"
lin ft 2,300
20 460.00" _
Pole Fi Bracket Rio
C--01
ti
8-.
Galvanized Steel •
•_
Conduit_(3/4")`
lin ft
300
1.40
420.00
9.
Galvanized Steel
-
Conduit (1")
lin: ft
100
1.70
170.00
' 10.
Galvanized Steel
Conduit, (1h")
lin it
100
5.50 7
550.00
11:
Galvanized Steel
Conduit (2")
lin ft
100
-8.25
825.00.-
12.'
Galvanized -Steel
`Conduit (3")
lin ft
100
12.00
1,200.00
13.
Pull Box --
each -
1
1100.00
1,100.00
14.
Duplex Receptacles in
Tree Well
each
19
28.00
532:00
15.
Duplex Receptacles in
Berms
_ each
15
55.00'-
-. 825.00
16.
Service $ Control Install.
each
1
2500.00
2,500.00
17.
Tree_ Well Curb with Grate
each
30
440.00
13,200.00
18.
Tree Well Grate (4.8" sq)
each
2
198.00
396.00
19.
Brick Curbing in Place
lin ft
1,300
28.10''36,530.00
1 1
20.
Reinforce Retaining Wall'
lin ft
181
63.00
11,403.00
Sandblasted
21.
Wall Mounted Bc,.ch (S')
each
is
700.00`
10,500.00 "
- 22.
Sidewalk Bench (211" sq)
each
21
405.00
8,505.00
23.
Trash Receptacles
each
14
415.00
5,810.00
24.
Street Washer G Stop Box'
each
8
450.00
3,600.00
25.
Bike Rack (7")
each
2
214.00
428.00 4
26.
Bike Rack (11")
each
1
289.00
289.00
.. 27.
Bike Rack (1.5")
each
1.
365.00-
365.00
28.
4" P.C.C. Sidewalk (Broom,
sq, ft
-130
4.00,
520.00 t
'
finished or exposed aggregate w/ 6"x
6" #10 wire
mesh)
29.
Sidewalk Bench (5' long)
each
4
390.00
1,560.00
- 30.
ConcreteFoundationExt.
each
2
100.00`
200.00
31`.
ST1-1 Ginko (3-3=
each
3
220.00
660.00
32.
ST1-2 Greenspire Linden
each
5
220.00
: 1,100.00
(3- 3h')
33.
ST2-1 Col. Norway, (3-331");
each
6
220.00'
1,320.00
34.
ST2-2 Armstrong Red Maple
each
6
231..00
1,386.00
(3- 31�" )
C-02
35-.
ST3-1 Scarlett Oak •
each
9
•254.00
2,286.00.
( 3- 3h")
36.
ST4-1 Marshall's Ash (.3-3h")
each
8
200.00
1;600.00
37.
OTl-1 -Amur Maple (231-3")
each
'18
157.00
2;826.00
38.
OT2-1 White Redbud (3")
each
6(
244.00
? 1,464':00
39
OT2-2 ,Redbud _(3")
each.
16'
226.00
_ 3,616_.00
40.
OT2-3 Snowdrift Crab (2h-3")
each
17
192.00
31624_.00 '
41.
OT2-4 Bradford Callery Pear
each
8
235.00
1,880.00
-.(2.'1`5-3")
42.
OT2-5 Shadblow, Serviceberry
each
11-
192.00
2,112.00 t:
43.
"OT2-6 Radiant Crab (2'1-3")
-each
4
138.06
552.00
44.
Sb11-1 Dwarf Burning Bush
each
15
59.00
885.00 i
45.
S M 1 - 2 Viburnum Korean Spice
each
19
49.50
_ 940.50 -
46.
S,N1-3 Staghorn Symac (4-5'')
each
--11
16.50
181.50
47.
SM2-1 Pyr.-Arbor Vitae (5')
each
-7
_ 38.50
269.50
48.
SM2-2 Ihvarf Jap. Yew (2'1-3')
each
8
44.00
352.00
49.
G2-1 Jap.: Garden Juniper
each
-261
34.00
8,874.00 ;
(2'�- 3' )
50.
G2-2-Periwinkle (2yr. clump)
each
2,750
1.07:
2,942.50 i'
i
51.
G1-1 Blue Grass Nursery Sod
squares
130
13.75
1,787.50
52.
Top Soil
cu -yd
1,000
13.00
13,000.00
Total Extended Amount
$222,471.50
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2. That this Contract consists of the following component parts
which are made a part of thisagreement and Contract as fully
and
absolutely as if they ,were set out in detail in this Contract:
a.
Addenda Numbers .One (I), Two (2). and Three (3)
b.
Detailed Specifications for
Washington Street Amenities Program
C.
Plans
d.
Notice of Public Hearing and Advertisement for Bids
C.
Instructions to Bidders
f.
Special Conditions
g.
Supplemental General Conditions
h.
General Conditions
i.
Proposal
J. -This
Instrument _
k.-
Affirmative Action Program
Above
components are complementary and what is called for by
one
shall be as binding as if called for_by all.
3. That-payments
are to be made to the Contractor in accordance
with
and subjecttothe provisions embodied in the documents.-
made
apart of this Contract.
4. That
this Contract is executed in 3- copies.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their
hands and
seals the date first written above.
Contractor C N2C&J41.,(SeaI)",
BY _WD1
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.LJJh
Ah&1A { (Sea 1) By L.P LI Jun F ` 0 6/7-4 LAA
(Title) /lJf (Title)
ATTEST:
ATTEST:
(Title)
(Tit
uompany cial.)
C-04
STAFF REPORT --
Planning & Zoning Commission
March 18;'1976
SUBJECT: 5-7604. Revised preliminary
and final Large ;Scale Residential
and Planned. :Area Development=plans
- and-replat of Lot; 23 of MacBride
Addition, Part 1 located east of Westgate Street, and `north rof
Calvin Court; date filed: March 5,-1976; 45-day.limitation:
April 19. 1976.- _
-
STAFF Ms. Dorothy. C. Shay and Ms.
" ANALYSIS:
Marie C. Moore have submitted "
the subject revised -plans for
approval by the City necessitated
because of a proposal change in the location and number: -of'
}
buildings approved_ for Lot 23 in MacBride Addition, Part 1.
/J
As illustrated on the attached portion of the approved ;plan,
a total of 68apartment` units in two buildings.were initially;,
proposed, 32 units in one buildings_,to the__north`which-had
subsequently been constructed and 36'units in a building to
:„•the
south.
_.
The applicants now propose to construct in :lieu of one building,
four-nineplex buildings to the
`
south. The overall effect of '
the proposed complex should have less impact
upon adjacent land
uses particularlythe single family residences across the street
to=the west because of 'less building exposure.
The Planning and Engineering Divisions noted several discrepancies
or deficiencies
_
from the requirements of a PAD, LSRD-and'' subdivision
plat enumerated as follows:
1. The applicants should submit a signed statement generally'
describing the
proposed development;- setting forth an
intended time
schedule for the completion of the proposed`
development.
2. The applicants should submit evidence of ownership of
the property or a legally; binding executed option
agreement for purchase of -the -property.
3. Since Lot 23 of MacBride Addition, Part`1 is being
subdivided into two lots, the necessary legal papers
required for a
subdivision should be submitted.
STAFF It is the Staff's recommendation-
RECOMMENDATION:
that consideration,of the subject
• -
_ -plans and plat be deferred pending
_.submittal of the required -documents
mentioned above.
INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION
MARCH 29; 1976
1;30 P.M. _
The Iowa City City Council 'met in informal session on the
'
29th 'day of March, 1976,:at 1:30 P.M. in the -Conference Room:.-
-at the' Civic Center. 'Councilpersons;present were: Neuhauser,;'
-
deProsse, Selzer,rVevera,.Balmer, Perret, Foster. Absent:
None. "Staffinembers'present: -Berlin,-.Stolfus, Showalter
Kushnir, Bowlin, Grace, Howell. Mayor Neuhauser presiding.
The first item on the agenda was review of the agenda for,:
the meeting, of the 30th.: The question was:raisedreoncerning
Item'.#4, and the:`possibility_of adopting the Ordinance -for thet-
---Planned Area Developmentofpart of Lot 23, MacBride Addition,-
Part.I, at the public -hearing. -•-The City Manager advisedthat
it -could be done. Concerning #12, Resolution Approving ',Con-
tract _and Bond for the Washington Street Amenities, it:was
'
noted-'that`'in the future this authorization' will be combined
with the resolution awarding -;the bid.' Regarding Item #14, the
Liquor License for the Elks Club, itwaspointed out that the
Council::aotes on ,the license, and the approval or`disapproval
is'forwarded.to the State, -for their.consideration to issue
or not issue the license.
• -
Council then discussed Item #10, Reconsideration of -the
approval of the Plaza Centre I'easement agreement (Res. No.
76-67). 'The -City Manager reported -.that regarding>Item No. 7,
as stated in Attorney Kushnir'_s memo 'of March 26,,'on Civil
Service.Appeals, that despite the Charter provisions, the I City
Council must take action to affirm or revoke the matter,'of the
discharge; of employees Omer Letts and. Maureen Sullivan. The
Specification of Charges has-been filed in the City Clerks -
office. .The Civil Service Commission will;__ schedule.a hearing.
Either the -City Manager or Assistant.Attorney Kushnir will
discuss any questions or concerns with individuals before Tues-
day night.
It was questioned if the vacancy on the Civil Service Com-
mission had been announced.
Mayor'-Neuhauser called attention to the Iowa Municipal Offi-'
cers meeting in Des Moines on April 7 -9, --the samedates as the
Housing Conference in Sioux City..Strabala and Stolfus'will
represent ;.the City at the-IMFOA and -Housing Coordinator-Seydel
and Councilmembers Foster and-Perret-willigo to -Sioux -City. The
City;:Manager asked if the: -Council -,wanted _to'name any people to
the.Citizens Committee ,for -the 'Joint Zaw'Enforcement Facility:
=
It was suggested that any `citizens could contact the
;.'.
_interested
Councilmembers. Mayor'Neuhauser also askedfor 'volunteers-to-.-
olunteers to'_the
theStudy Committee forJointSolid Waste Study. `Perret and
i...j Z ,
L
Council Di197fision
Page 2.. March 29,
• that Council
to serve. It was ger,
- Mana er
The City g
osse volunteered
- deerrom'the
discuss the condition of AveAvenue.
here wandaCouncil ould discusScotrthen.. The
advised that trmation
lManager
Highway COMM ssion;sions
Cdiscussed.I
TheoCityrs
policy;osiness withftheaCityawasnd
clarify the issue. He
business itY was
doing
stated that,'the legal dep -was on;the agenda for
policy islands
also 'advised that the vehicle
A request was received that the
the matter of
discussionfnext ;aee};•
Westlawn curve=should;be painted. Also
all to be set,out:
on the as
inted out;. TheCityManager
of a fence at 'the
provision waslandp
- in the contract with Haman, uestioned.,
Several bills were q
will investigate this also.
discussion
Mayor Neuhauser explained that the next item'for
allotment of $
resen8ta-
end%the FY '76 initial
how, to spend the rep
would;be
of HCDA monies for City Park the'River-
Cm Cilek',
Toreation
tives fromithe,Parksand lainingctheir recommendations.
had
exp
front Commission
Commission stated that'd
exommined'.b
lained.by_
Chairman .for P &-':R be
which would barcels recommended
last
plat -September
adopted the p ro erty as
lthe er.Showers P P 'ro
Directourchasedtat thehNortheend-of erty,
tc be p at the South ',end of"the alto ether
and
a 61 acre tract and -a 33 acre tract, 9
6.85'. acres_, and 26 acres, areas.
these,
the, east 1/2 of
approximately 89 acres_. There are no residences on
then
The :City Manager, stated thaurchaset if e itR`aila haver to meet
purchase,
sions agree to an In if it does,ithen questioned
Council,
approval'of the City uisition of the rest of the land.
Mayor'
what -would be done ;about acq
associates with the residences. The
to rule. -,out any
and the problems
it 'was the coasensus_of the .Council
'discussed,; as' -was:
advised hat l,. . Access to the area was
of people. cost for,floodplain land
relocation :;the
the`cost_Per acre. As proposed,
A -land. Problems witsettlingsand
would be;the same-as_for:grade
explained, including gas `formation,
Ferry Park were
trees.
City would
Neal Berlin advised ahafairemarket valuehfor
City -Manager
and would have 'to p X
Commission Sam Fahr dis
to,get:appraisals,
For=the latter ,,'they-
the land. Chairman of theeRiverfr�nt
e
_.
goals.
cussed-long-range.and'short-rang ,9
acquisition of 26 acres which includes,
the"";bank
ro)ably"_recommend
will p along the river here,
tract, might
Napolean'talsoll5,acres
he historic of -'a,39, -acre
;`athletic complex, a total of .
will need stabilizing;
`
or
for a'maj might suggest purchase
be one tenant here, range goal they 9
47.85 -acres. For a, -long- lain area.
-inaccessible flood p
in the
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Page 4
Council Discussion
March 29,,-1976
- P001 would be replacement of the filter and operating
costs. 'Regarding'_. putting back the lights at the 'City Park
pool,�additional charges 'operating
would cover extra costs.
They lwould 'also -charge for use of tennis courts.-
for lighting isThe cost
`71¢ an hour, and $1.00 would be charged.to
those
using the ballfields. There would be no fee for;use
of the Bowling Green. The maintenance 'Cilek
was discussed.
suggested that fees and charges cover costs of every adult
activity. An in -Study
-depth of all fees and charges will
continue.
'
Showalter explained: the request for the annual Iowa
Bike Rideparticipantsto
camp; in City Park, approximately
2,5001:.persons. He has suggested Kent Park -also.
Concerning -.
the items in the memo on'the $195,000HCDA:Allocation,tCouncil
to.vote-separately
_decided on each item at their'` April' 6th
meeting. There:
was a short discussion concerning planting
of trees and stabilization of the
smalland
p, � xpens0 if it
is not filled in.. Rockrip-rap
p -rap would be!
more expensive.
It was -moved by Foster and seconded by deProsse to;ad-
journ'to,executive_session
'
for discussion "of:appointments to
the Board of Trustees.for Police and 'Fire Retirement, the
•;
Library Board,and the Civil Service Commission. Upon .roll
call'Selzer,_;Vevera,
Balmer, deProsse; Foster, Neuhauser,
and Perret voted "aye". Motion
journed,=5:20 P.m. -. carried, 7/0. Meeting ,ad-
- -
e.
As architects were picked by -old Capitol Associates
for various, projects in Urban -Renewal area, Mr.:`
_Klous stated that he would attempt to relay the
names of these architects to the utility' companies.
At that point, utilities could work: directly with
the architects for planning purposes with _regard
to services.
' f.
Old Capitol intends to begin _construction sometime-
during 1976 on the multiple family area generally ;;-
bounded by Burlington, Capitol and. Court'Streets.
g.
The .utility companies will be furnished-_with a
print depicting all existing utilities in the down-'
town urban renewal area, along with a schedule
showing the proposed construction on' various parcels.
h.
It was decided that monthly meetings.would 'not serve .
a great purpose. Therefore, meetings to discuss'
utilities.in this area, will _be on an on-call type
basis. The utility companies were'asked to inquire
of myself or Paul Alexander any •questions -they_-- desired
between these meetings..._
MEAROON, SUEPPEL & DOWNER
TELEPHONE ,
WILLIAM
- -- LAWYERS 330.0222 -
WILLIAM P,AUCPPCL -
-100 SOUTH LINN STREET AREA -006C 210
ROU CAC.N OOWNCT
.'IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240'
CLAIM E.NANILTON _
- ---_
.'ROBERT LANHAM -
- May :14, 1969,.
1AMCS ...AVCS
- - -
Mr- BarryD Lundberg
_.-;-
,
,Department of Planning and Urban Renewal
City Administrat_lon Builciing
Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Mr .Lundberg
Regently_ you requested that I issue an opinion -as to the
Pow City, Iowa to require IowiryIllinois Gas and
erground
tric.C•ompanytmrhaps install-unde
;Elec
utilities,in Urban; Renewal areas. In this connection you
are.adgiaed as _follows
1. Ordinance No 2170 deals with electricity'
and ordinance No 216 deals with'ges facilities. Both
.of.,the,se,Ordinances constitutes a franchise under which
Iowa -Illinois Gas and Electric Company; serves the people
,of Iowa.City.- Section 4 of Ordinance 2170 indicates that
the shall', at, its cost and expense, relocate ;its
-;anstallations,lri
_company
on, over, -or, under any public street in the
City in such manner as the City Council may at any time
'
reasonably require....... Sectionof Ordinance. No. 2169
.5
contains similar language pertaining togas service. While
there are no Iowa cases directly on this particular point dealing
with Urban Renewal, I feel that .it is reasonable to anticipate
a Court ruling requiring the utility company to move its facilities
upon proper request of the City reasonably made under the ex-:'
press terms and conditions of the franchise as forth above:
2. There is also some'.authority pertaining to, the
movement and installation of .,underground facilities as in-
dicated by Western Union Telegraph Co. v, Richmond,178
Fed 3101 321, Aff'd 224 U.S. 160, 56.1 ed 710 32 S. Ct. 449. :'.
Pbs Gazette: Mon.
Mxrch 22, _I -
�A It /ry
6n�R enewl , n : T �-
_. re_nton
_S .J..
.By Cheryl Morrison �'� � e s s o r F.a i L.0 �re ?
A~ofy Press Wrl,er - -
Accofft
TRENTON, N.J. (pp) --The urban re. Trenton a Planning P Motion "
newel program's legacy to this crowded city _ says some of. the cleerernce "1 think:: the 've
Includes 26 acres of empty land that no one ` spcceseful in 'rePlecln director John Clarke, "Qwte Successful"�-
wants to build on. project were Y been quite successful
buildings g: fume with".new even,from a moneta q '
A Year after its demise, the federal urban �s 80d Increasing the city s tax rave Frank Sommers budq officer to the Oaks
renewal Program fingers In the form of un• block Buts Predicts, hie city will use Its land Redevelopment A en
finished red evelo bf irattte "In (nater' R ty.:Th
pment projects in Trenton " than prban , more Positive ways" value for the Acorn ro e; assessed
and other cities throughout the country, "y0Urartnew•aI funds.: -_ - purposes P ject t,
and to
'
P Poses went from f4: million to S9 mil-
-:
Trenton's falluro 'to`Rnd developers for and clears npe ' largo scale acquisition lion."
Its cleared land Is among the reeeons Tren• - Projects-" Clarke says. , Oakland win use i[s�block grant to rnn
don like many other cities, will be using Its do a lot roots comcern`aboot that r serve. ainue work on a commerciaLredevel-t C n. ;
future federal g tion of exledng net borh P aserve•
grants for smell nal hbor• OMChds In other citl 8" cclttfor thelederly in East Oakland Bulk
hood Projects rather than massive alum rez• r�idL+ Its of la own Rection and a houHipr,q
Ingsonlhe echo his opinion
Who will be lBBr�roJ_ects and PMectstwere begun_ under the`Netghbmr
Theland=was cleared with Part of the - grants, --done with the new block hood Development Pr -
more than f27 million In funds a egorfes re ogram, one of the cat
New Jersey - newel d for _- Charleston, Mo., for example, will a- In Mobll�d by block grants. ' -
rsey amder._the,urban renewal pro- 9Ome`o/ its•block grant toward Bn{shing ulp use block g�m� rorwnheerhbonc�ial 'piss io
--.tP'am. Some of the acreage has been vacant,
with no one g aS160,000 neigh boyhood rehabilitation ro-Pro�'a0�, -`675 acres"g 'renewal ..
Paying taxes on it, for as long ect. begun under a categorical federal' ranj -Ot slumland war
of ]2 years And nils city, like moat, can til accords g t, ctcard and rdeveloped'under a
afford untaxd land rccordi gauthority, director
Par a city's urban �: lion Proban renewal project. Tax revenuesnon
-Burt official who oversee urbanill
- ',About 900- _ -the perty have risen .300
and similar efforts here sa "old cotton- shacks" since It was about' percent
worst shmuis were replaced �by the
cleside ndefrom:.146. acres on -the city's west OficlaIt redevelopd, according,to city ':'
credit urban
under the defunct program. _The due to be I million urban renewal project Whfie.the Projects are not 100
credit urban renhelping -ere or
to survive. the decay e with athat c -"We completed next July, she says. 1. comple '1tDey. are considered to be highly.;
. Net has befallen Tien• • consider it ve - surras says rhe Pg Jnr„
tan end Its counterparts across the country. Says of the clearance p oje [cceeuVe sl '' "��- . P-rMtn .,r
"E ti - -- - -about taken the whole side of town, wiped it the Mobile Housing Board,- James R: Alex
?tpeoatve Failure out and built it back. It's a 000wn, trans. ander.
Urban renewal an several other types of About 100 acres of Mobiles urban renew
federal formation of that side of town." at land, much to cities were replaced In - of it in the�eity'a business dos
.1975 with ,the ogr mmunity . Development - trict, remains ' undevelo
:Block Grant pr ager former Didn'tGOOverEetlmate --remainso t ?'d,but�Alexander�*'.
dent Richard Nixon deetnedprban renewal - P lemic- He antro I e land I md=
lion worth of construction on [he land in the'
,an expensive failure. Under the new pro.
was,eaadmetMt at Project's. coat originally .next fiveyeara :
gram, oflitible communitles '"From what I've heard, it's ooe of the fewon, i she _ -
BUM of mom —'r Ve a lump the "
ney to use. as they ace -fit, - COWtR' that didn't go over the esti• Mkhtas Well Farm It
than numerous grants fora rather [nates.
;Trenton, PevlBc projecta, - - about theeund4. Officials
ff rials seem diecouragd '
like many of the nation's D08Pne the success rlefftenof its alum clearance, Ped acreage
der the block grantrecpr r much money Poor - ectsawith Its blockIsnot planning any.. similar ro •says John Ctlarke. "Oherfor tern w epee we might
program grant Mone. P j
In rnegaricel grants. B ae It received "We plan to use. it for lhinga like storm well farm it." g" t as J
:Crowding don't [count Poverty and seweta«She says. - --The empty land Includes a few small Tota
°g 'entiugh In determining the rc In Oakland' Calif„ around the Mo
amounts of a E38 million urban rcer•J+rckson rehabilitation
block grantI says. Pred Travl• December was Olelct due for1966 Pletion. next prq "'['ere ::MayorArthur :Holland e
_vsano; 71`enton'a assistant."Plannine. _ Runln-lp88 with en aroused nationaliinterest:when he=moved
be
IOPment-director. "We did g and - Mate $19.5'. million.. Offlclale attribute- 6his enfrenewal I to a Mum- categorical grants... much better most of the coat rise toProperty before dr
With cafe grams.". offier achanhelped turn the -mei hMirh�N,d `�
But federal offlcfals say_ cities are better - 7}n� project was under way;�ge in plans: : Into a historic landmark. g
off .with the block grants, because °l 'f Plana called for demolfxhing.: But most of: -the vacaM:land is' In awn
dons needn't aPPlica• nearly ell buildings to the cit a large: Percale:
be so detailed and decision section Y' Oak Center where the city hoped to `at
' block em will come faster: Decisions : on spenCon re h mRq?v Will be " ire developer
for subsidized hounlnq-
Branca are required within 76 days. buildings, ng about 60o' using its block -grants mostly
Urban renewal aPPI(catlone sometimes got Oakland_ ,cont feted -two clears cectorian for:email,neighborhood
stuck in red tape for _ P PmJects, with the ' -
ach
And cities Years. _` `acts, with cost overruns o lean :The con- emphasis on rehabilitation of exnxung stroc
decal their otvn priorities, cath• ". strnctfon of a college cam us, -w Prof- tutee.. - .
er ting the federal government's, In.deter• P which took 'reel "Thewholesale
comnne�mentn�omasddeveloper.;
mining how fI use,thelrblock fr°n!._1988-umli 1A79,
ea
cording to ofttdele_in,the td grants,:ee- 'than the original $7.4 myon 200,000 more wee a -major mf
and Urbain bevel federal Homing Acoria - mate. The :: ea 1 "� in terms of attitude;;
Development De ng
:and. j°c�•" In which new: realdentlal `- -vehd Travfseno. "Not he(ng ahletq de
pro
took 11r ial bufidings re 1 op that land has a big negative impact on
=
or,P Oced= a alum, the city.
'
lion fromethe and its cost rose_ tof18.7.m11•
$125 mllliog estimate• a idea of urban renewal
was that dei
- Ind oRletala say changes, In;these' Oak• velopera;would come running into the cttie
too aOcouMYor much off c Plan to buy:, reasonably: priced ]and,: but a ".
7ricio . na..," a.__ . _ _.
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TENTATIVE:AGENDA
Annual Meeting `
April 7-9;-1976'
'
Hilton inn
'Sioux City, Iowa
Wednesday A rp 11 7
10:00 a.m. - 5:00`p.m:
Registration
1:00 - 4:00 p.m •
J
Concurrent Sessions
(with a break from
1) "Revised Regulations under Community
2030 - 2•.45 p.m.)
Development -Block Grants"
Speaker: Stan Quy
Environmental Clearance Officer
'
- HUD Area Office
Omaha`, Neb.
and
,SHARP -Services for Homeowners and Renters
Project: A Housing` Counseling Program in
Des Moines"
Speakers: Lew Pond
Director
Dept. of Urban Development
Des Moines
and
Herb Minter
Housing Counseling Administrator_
-- -
- - ,Dept. of Urban Development
_ Des Moines_
2) "Open Discussion on Housing Management and '
Operations"_
Speaker: Marguerite Whetstone
Management
Chief of Housing Programs
:HUD Area -Insuring Office '
Des Moines'
our of Sioux City Housing and Redevelopment Projects
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday April 8
8:00 a.m. -'Noon
Registration
8:00 - 9:30 a.m-•
Coffee and rolls -
--
9:30 - 9:50: a.m.
Opening remarks_ -
9:50
- 12:15,p._m. Concurrent Sessions
- (with
a. -.break- from
`- 10:45
--11:00 a.m.) 1) "Housing -Assistance Plan"
Speakers: :Representatives from the HUD Area
Offices in Omaha and Des Moines
2) "Innovative Administrative and Management
n -
12:15
-"`1:30 p.m. Luncheon -
"Speaker: cE1mer,E.,Smith
HUD Regional Administrator -,
Kansas City, Mo.
- (Topic to "�be'announced)
1:30
- "3:15 p.m. Joint Session
"Bond Financing for Housing and -Community u.a
,:
Development" y- ,
' "Update'/'on„the State Housing Finance Authority"
r
Speakers: Bill McNarney ' ;-
-,
Director
'
State.Housing-Finance-Authority
--r,: Des: Moines
:'Jim' Conway
Director
Dept. of Planning and Development
Burlington
Frank`Fallen
2Done ;�1 Colemanand Quail-
uail
Minneapolis,
Minneapolis, Minn.
_
Ed Maloney
A.G.'Beacker
'
=.Chicago, Ill.
3:15
- 3:30 p.m. 'Coffee and-Cokesi% --
_ 3:30
- .-5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions '
1) "Wage and Rate Considerations/Contract Regulations"
- — Speaker: Blacky Witt
" Labor= -Relations -Officer'
RegionalOffice
- =Kansas - City, Mo. -
2) "Section 8 Preliminary Proposals"
Speaker: Nate Ruben
,, :::Director,
_.'
_ HUD Area Insuring Office
Dea Moines
5:00
5:30 p.m.
Annual Business Meeting and Election of Officers,
Iowa Chapter -of NAHRO
6:00 -
`7:00 p.m.
Reception and Hospitality Hour
_(location to'belannounced)_
Friday.
April 9
7:30 -
9:00 a.m.
Breakfast --Me Board of Directors,
Iowa Chapter.of NAHRO
9:00 -
12:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
(with a.
10:45 -
break ,from
11:00)
1) "Profile ,of�a_Local Rehabilitation Program"
''Speaker: Warren Frost
7
=
,"Chief,.of Rehabilitation-
'
Housing and:Redevelopment Authority
;-" .St.: Paul, Minn.
and
;,"EnvironmentalReview"
:r -Speaker: Stan Quy
Environmental' Clearance Officer
:: rir
HUD Area Office
Omaha, Neb.>:
2)-, "New. Section 235 and 202: From a Developer's[
Perspective"
(Speaker to be announced)
and
"Certification for Housing Managers"
Speaker: ,--Robert;;Maf fin ..; .€
Executive Director
Washington, D.C.
2:00 p.m.
Luncheon
_
Speaker :,:Robert.Maffin
r, _-:'.Executive Director
NAHRO -
Washington, D.C.
Topic: "NAHRO: Its Role as Legialative'Lobbyist
and Its New;_ Committee Structure
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Reservation ..m
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- --not
beheld---arter
.•Address
hotel is mttfled of
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City/State/Zip
your exact arrival
hour.,.
- -
Telephone
Reservations must
be - re«lved_ten
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No. in party
No:/LYPe room
days ". In advance.._.
Requests received
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( ))Single 0 person)
( ) Twin double
(2 persons)
after that tlmeare -
at]'J' to ^ ua
Also Available:: ( ) King O-Queen
( )Suite
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Each additional person
$5 extra - Roll away bed in'-room
E5 extra.
Children in
same room with parents FREE
If sharing room, please
indicate name of
other person or
persons.
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b a9 CcrIxrfa o -Y •
DATE: I D
TO: Dennis Kraft, Neal Berlin, City Council, Housing Commission
FROM:
Lyle G. Seydel, Housing Coordinator
RE: Conversion of Section 23 Leased Housing Program to Section 8
Housing Assistance Payments Program:
I. The adoption of the Housing and Community Development Act
of 1974 has caused elimination and consolidation of programs
and implementation of major changes -in HUD housing programs.
In.January 1975 proposed_rules.and regulations for Section 8
existing housing were published for comment.- These were "
modified and published in final forminMay 1975. - Based
:on these regulations the staff and the Housing Comnission
recommended the conversion of'the 'Iowa city program to
Section 8 to take place over an 18 -month 'period, i.e.,
the conversion to be completed by June 30, 1977. The
Council (HousingAuthority) and HUD, approved this action.'
During the same time; period the City,applied_for and was
awarded 100 additional units of Section 8 (Existing). For
administrative reasons HUD requested the application for
conversion be submitted in two phases'. Therefore, an
application for converting 49 units was submitted with the
understanding that the application for the conversion of the
remaining 160 units in Section 23 would be submitted in
March/April '1976.- An Annual Contribution.Contract'for
149 units, Section 8 Existing, was issued in January 1976.
2. Conversion to Section 8 and obtaining the additional
units was based on the assumption that substantial changes
(increases)_ would be obtained in the published Fair Market
Rents (FMR). To date this has not occurred,' therefore, a
re-evaluation of both programs and Iowa City's program is
necessary.
3. On July 1,"1976, there will be 160 units under lease
in the Section 23 Program. Prior -plans -called for converting
-all of these Units to Section 8 prior to June 30, 1977. If>
these plans are implemented there will be a significant
negative impact and many tenant families now receiving
assistance through the -Section 23 ,program will be left unaided.
Causes for this are:
a. _ Additional subsidies for Section 23 programs
will'not be approved. To maintain a viable program
_will necessitate reducing the number of units.
f
An Official Opinion
a
- From the Office of
ftlt�R7
t t i� t
--RICHARD C. TURNER
Attorney -General ,of Iowa /1 B S IP S { 0 L F v J
UN Y .
CLERK
January 7. 1976-
SCIIOQhS: Open 'meetings. Chapter 28A, Code of lowa, 1117.). -Annual
three-year employment contract of superin-_
review of other factors, w and renewal of
tend -cut is not, in absence n Personnel matter justify-
- - ing the school board's executive session instead of considering the
to'-Tieden,: State Senator, 1-7-76)
- - - matter in ;In open mceting. .(Nolan
:.
- The Honorable Dale L. Tirdcn, State Senator: wc_have your request
_ - - for an opinion on the following:
„Special -meeting
- "A -special meeting of the board will Ile held -Wednesday, .Fully 16, at -
The hoard will
- -
6:30 p.m. the school to discuss personnel matters.
'-
open in regular session and .then. go into executive session.
`' "The attached notification for n special meeting. of our school board
-- .'- =appears in our local newspaper. At this meeting the Superintendent's
--- would not have expired until June, 197r,, was renewed
:.
contract, which
- -"fora-term of three years. - Is this particular -matter covered `. by the
-.
statement as 'personnel matters'.-
-_ -- "Executive: sessions are becoming moreand more frequent and seem
-'_
' to cover ninny subjects:-` The individual whoasked for this opinion is -`-
-. - concerned about what really. designates the need: for. executive sessions."
`--
- The Iowa law requiring official meetings to be open to the public is
-- --
- found in Chapter 28A of the Code of Iowa, 1975. Section 28A.8 provides:
' "Any publicngency may -:hold a closed session by -affirmative -vote of.-
Yb
two-thirds of its tile in when necessary to prevent irreparable
- of an individual employment
and needless injury to the reputation ;whose
or discharge in under consideration, orto pre vcnE pi'emnture,c isciosurc
of information on real estateproposedto he ppvrchascil, m• for some other
exceptiomid reason so compelling as to live rride the general. public Policy --
-
-
- in favor oC public meetings.-: Thevote: of .each meniberon-the question
and the for thecloscdsession shall -:
of holding the closed session reason
- -- - be enteredin-the -minutes, but the statement of such reason need not
_.'state the name: of any individual or the details of: the matter discussed
-- in the closed session._ Anyfilialaction op -any matter, shall he taken in n
...
public meeting and not inclosed -session, unless sonic .other Provision of
- the Code expressly permits -such -action tope taken'; in n closed session._
-
- No regular or general practice or pattern of: holding_ closedsessions shall --
- - - - be Permitted:'
- - -- The Iowa lawisQuiteclear. Without the presence of -other factors -
-
pertaining to the protection of personal rights ofindividuals or the
-
- premature disclosure of proposed action by such board which would give,. -
- rise to speculation and financial advantage or for sonic other.. reason.
- whereby. the agency would-be unduly hindered in carrying out some
- -:-
_.lawful duty,: the meeting should be an open mccting.
From the informationsupplied by your letter and the notice attached
.
- thereto, it would appear.: that none ofthesefactors was involved at the
school board special, mecting you referred to. - Further, it would appear
- - that the provisions- of the Iowu Code requiring .the Public agency to
obtain till' affirmative vote of two-thirds Of tile -alelllbe'%-present Prior .
- - to holding a closed session was ignored-.. Code §28A.7 and §28A.8 Provide`-
`-
- for the enforcement of the rights of citizens under the open meetings law
> '
- and for the penalties to be imposed "upon any. Person knowingly violating
- - --- --- -- or attempting to violate any provision ofthis chapter".
._ _.. _...
SCHOOLS
--::Joihnso
n COUnty.-,
regional-pI anning: "commission
,
A I's
n
nnT
FY 76 H. C.D.A. FUNDS
Breakdown of the;$195',000_Allocated
for City.Park Improvements
March, 1976
PLAY EQUIPMENT -Lower City Park -$30,000
The play equipment
will basically be wood products. The location
of the equipment
will be north of:the.maintenance shop.
#5772
Ramble Climber -
$1,795.00,
#5780
Double Spiral Staircase Swing ':
$ 899.00
05714
Single 'A' Frame Climber
$ _277.00
05716
Log Roll
$ 249.00
#5720
Spring Platform
$ 329.00
#5717
Log Cabin -
$ 499.00
85753`--
Wood _Tot _Lot
$1,295.00
#5706
Tire Swing
$ 239.00
#5788
Tricky Tire Swing (2)
$ 298.00
#5731
Castle Climber
$5'299.00
_
#5783-
Cliff Hanger, Bridge
$ 549.00
#5789'
Tricky Tire Raft
$ 225.00
#5781"
- Large Staircase Climber
$1,995.00
# 891
New Elevated Sandbox
_169.00
#1314
Pull Tunnel
289.00
#5711
- Balance Beam
$ 79.00
$3,115:00
#100-C PulleySlide w/A Fa B Terminals
$2,400.00
- #G2M
- -Combination Climber, Gym, f, Swing
#3C
Combination-Climber,_ Slide,_ and Gym
$3,225.00
" #4CC
Tire Climbing Apparatus
$ 315.00
SUBTOTAL
$23,600.00
-
-Freight
$-:2,360.00
Installation Costs
$ 4`040.00
TOTAL
0,000.00
PLAY EQUIPMENT -Upper
City Park -$3,500
111 Spiral Slide------- -$2,095.00_ ---
Buck-A-Bout $ 400.00
Pull -A -Way Whirl - $ 895.00
- SUBTOTAL
Freight 3,Install ation $ 110-.00
_
TOTAL $3,500.00
MERCER PARK -Ball
Field Fencing -$7,000
2,800 L.F. 4' Chain Link Fence-w/top rail -9 gauge @ $2.50 per
ft.=$7,000.
2,800 lineal feet
of 4' high chain link fence would provide fencing materials for
(3)
three (3) ball fields
at Mercer Park. - The price is based-on
quotations from three
suppliers.
FY 76 H.C.D.A.`Funds
City.Park Improvements
TREES -$15,000
250 B $ B trees @,$60.00-each=$15;000
(220 in lower City Park, 30 in Upper City Park)
_
Black Hills Spruce
White Pine
Red Bud
Red Maple
Swamp White Oak
Shingle Oak
Burr Oak
'.
Emerald Ash
Sugar Maple
Linden -
Norway Maple
_ Flowering Crabs -- ,
' The above listing is a representative sampling
of various trees, recommended for
City Parka--Addi'ional`species and -varieties,
if available, may also be planted.
The average price of $60.00 per tree is based
on competitive bids received this
spring from several local nurseries by the Forestry Division.
FY 76 H. C. D.A. Funds -- -'
City Park; Improvements
PARKING LOTS -Lot A (for an additional 44cars)
Hard Surface: Asphaltic Concrete (411)-1010 tons '@ $25.00
$25,250
Rolled Stone Base (611)-350 tons @ $6.00
$;2,100
Asphalt Curbing (6")-147.5 linear feet @,$2.00
$'2 950
30,300
Rock Surface: 6" crushed stone base
$11,486
305' x 124' x .5'=18910.0 cu, ft. -
-
18910 t 27=700.37 cu. yds,
700.37 x 2.05=1435.76 tons
1435,76 tons @ $8.00/ton=$11,486.00
PARKING LOTS -Lot B_ (for an additional 32 cars)
Hard Surface: Asphaltic Concrete (411)-300 tons @ $25.00
$ 71500
Rolled Stone Base (6")-410,tons @,.$6.00
$.2,460
Asphalt Curbing (6")-700 linear feet @ 1$2.00
$ 1 400
11,360
Rock Surface: 6" crushed stonebase$
3,530
83' x 140' x .5'=5810.0 cu ft.
-` 5810 a'27=215.19 cu. yds. -
215.19 x 2.05=441.13 tons
441.13 tons @ $8.00/ton=$3,530.00
BIKE TRAIL .,
Along new asphalt roadway: $7,650.00
1640 lin. ft. x 6' width=9840.0 sq. ft.
9840 t 9=1093.33 sq, yds.
1093:33 x $7.00=$7,650.00-
To asphalt existing bicycle path in the west side of the park:
$13,475.00
1925 lin. ft . -x 91 width=17325.0 sq. ft.
17325.0 t, 9=1925 sq. yds.
_
1925 x $7.00=$13,475.00
6_11_1'1 y/i
• •
1/28/76
Cost Estimates
-
Wading Pool City Park
by David Byrd, Aquatics Supervisor
- L ImprovementCosts- --
--
A.
-Existing concrete drilling and cutting for circulation
of water including tubing, piping inlet/outlet fittings.
$3,500
B.
Filter and circulation pump plus hookups
1,200
C.
Chlorinator
-
150
D.
Room to house above
1. Metal shed from retailer $200 or
2. Concrete (by park crew)- 450
450
E.
Wiring above room 110v and 220v
-
500
F.
Painting Pool
100
G.
Fencing 250' x 4' high chain ,link @approx. 2.00/ft.
500
H.
Misc. equipment and supplies
100
Sub Total
$6;500
Plus 15% contingency
975
Total
$7.475
II. Operating
Costs - 12 - 5 p.m. 7 days a week for a 3 month season
A.
Supervision -
$2.30_per hr'x 35 hours per week -$80.50 perweekx-12.5 weeks
$1,000
B.
Maintenance -
$2.30 per hour x 14 hours per week=$32.00"per week x 12.5"weeks
'chemicals
400
C.
Pool -
approximately $30 a month per 10,000 gal. (vol. eat. 25,000 gal)
200
D.
Water Coate -
'l fill about $22
400
-
--- -$2,000
pit
INCORPORATED
-
1000 M[LROS[ AV[. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52RI0
_..'..' DIAL-]]9.]153
July 9,_ 1975
'. Iowa City
Recreation Corrmission -
Iowa City,
,Iowa
Mr. Dennis
Showalter;
Dear Sir:
I propose
to relight the Iowa City Park Swimming Pool as
follows:
_ --`
1.
f:
Install 35 ft. steel poles.
2.
Install 2 - 400 watt mercury lights on each nnle.
3.
Install Direct Hurled TTnderffratand fed vrires to each
Pole.
4.
remove existing Holes and wire.
5.
Each newsteal onl.e to be grounded.
6.
City to furnish labor for trenching and back-'£_ling.
7.
City to furnish lal-or for'diggi.nu holes for new
Pole bases.
B.
Install extra under round circuits for future
Patin lighting.
9.
Electrical work to be'done on a time and material
basis riot to exceed a total for the above of:-$9,000.00
Thank you,
NATE'N10ORE V. IF. IN, r`S-R'rICE, I11C'.
_ Nate Noore Jr. .
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- Pres.
y�
... ♦ :ice N -' _i a 1 .R .F: S
Agenda
Comprehensive Plan Coordinating Committee
City Manager's Conference Room
7:30 p.m. Monday April 5, 1976
I- Approval of March 12, 1976, Minutes.
IL Environmental Topical Report - Tree Planting Plan
III. Citizen Participation Process
IV-" Committee Procedures
V. Adjournment `
•
Meeting Objectives: '
1) To discuss and finalize a tree planting proposal for an April-Public'
Hearing;
2) To finalizedetails for the Issue Oriented Citiz en-
Participation
Process;
3) To discuss and adopt Committee'Procedures.
SPECIAL NOTE:-At "the-March 12, 1976 meeting only four
members were
present. All four voted in favor :of using the
ISSUE ORIENTED APPROACH with the addition
of involving_citizen
groups as__referral organizations for plan development.
four members
The
present requested that the three 'absent members
be notified of the action,
and if they have any comments or
objections-to please state them
so that they can be discussed;'
since the Citizen Participation Process is `such
of our, planning-effort. a'. central pert
•
MINUTES
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COORDINATING COMMITTEE
MARCH 12 1976`-
CITY ENGINEER'S CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Blum, Neuhauser, Perret, Jakobsen
MEMBERS ABSENT: Cain, deProsse, Ogesen
STAFF PRESENT: Geshwiler, Milkman, Palmer
GUESTS PRESENT:- Robert Burns and Officer
Bob Stika
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTIONS .TAKEN:
Blum called the meeting to
1976,,order. The minutes
meeting were accepted." of the March 1,
Milkman gave a brief background of Bikeways. In -1968,"a
GREEN subcommittee
Project
formed the Hawkeye Area Bikeways System 03ech
was used as the general plan
of goals for Bikeways. It was
adopted in 1969, by the City Council, but
City Council "did
not until 1974 the
direct the City Staff to .prepare bikeway information...
Milkman discussed the`Outline
for the meeting --detailed
estimates, results
'
cost'-
of survey taken, and: triders. ,
detailed map was prepared potential riders A;- showing
,whted --°
accidents occur. ere many bicycle Goals and -objectives
to both
'
were formed
the University and the Cite (agreeable".
Robert Burns (Universitys)'by-Marianne'Milkman, and
'
decided upon. Architects -Office). Routes were then
P Three things were
listed as the basis'for.these
routes: 1) safety; 2). directness;
tions. 3),access"to
:and
Essentially, these were main destina-
commuter„routes,_.although some_
were proposed as:merely-_recreational. Related
policies' 1.
programs and
needed for bikeways are:
(involving bicyclists,
maintenance; rams-ucation,
motorists, and pedestrians); c),theft -:
reduction; and d) -'good bicycle
ordinances.=
Blum questioned the public reaction '
felt the overall reaction is .to the -bikeways. Milkman.
”
for the Bikeways meetin Positive. Blum suggested handouts
g which the
--
people 'could read and then;-
comment on r- Blum also suggested the
an overhead projector.
use of transparencies with
Robert Burns, of the University Architects Office, stated
the Universitys basic
that
position is one ofcooperationand;_informa-
tion gathering. This will be the
position taken "at the,,meeting.
• INTRODUCTION
Trees; are an, important, element- of an ;urban' setting - They. "r
provide essential_environmental!'services on'ta"scalecunob,: E
tainable by_ using' eithermach`ine's or'other-' plants"__'It` is.:i ,
the purpose; 0 this report` to' document' the' fieedf for=:treesaax>
f Iowa City, to 'de'velop a list;of%trees, suited?:for...; planting
for.-:`different uses` and` to present a,! raft ordinance :regu. - }
lating 'the''plan'ting `of tree`s`--in- public 'ways*'and= requiring,-!J
,,,theyantipg of trees in new developments and redevelopments.
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ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT o ,
The area in--'and around;Iowa-'City, priorlrto• settlement>,was 4i-:
cha - is
racterized'b 'a' mix'of ' r`
y ,a,.-mix prairie woodland vegetation zc
Drier ;sites•usuallylsupported'prairie =communities with a,.,.4-
1,
large diversity of grasses; {-flowers„=mammaSs1. ; insects;i birds
and microorganisms ',Sites'°closer Ito"st'r'eams,; =with'-fiigherxlo
soilmoisture and-un`disturb"ed by fire•'were commonly covered
by woodlands T I" climatic `drimax forest 'of ttiexareacwas:;T
the 'maple-b'asswoo3 forest '(r'emn`ants hof -lwhich can'l be seen',
along; the ,Iowa River) ; `jwith `aii edaphic `climax of, an oak- ;
'h i'ck6r'yforest ;(more' common,'?and can; be'=seen "in=Hickory :Hill
,Overall these three major systems were characterized
• by long run atabiTity and balance' Ifrone"elementcofZanyof
the systems were disturbed,-the diversity-tof.ther=system.twould
permit the -,system to-continue'and l recover by *adapting .to *, -
changed conditions,. •_':
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As,pur society;has:taken over.the natural environment we
have eliminated-many,ofthe'§tibilityxandr:control'mechanisms
found in the natural system=Many•xo£ otir=cities=were.charac-
ter''ized'by°even; age 'monoculturenplantings of trees "s-The-disas-
4terous effects of'-tree-'Dutch Elm--,. disbaselaredud-less- o_the
mow'
- 'diseaJse .than the 'way we_over?planted,=American�Elm=treesin3the
;City~ In a; s4imilar manner hybridzstiai:ns,of`-agricultural,.(crops
are narrowly adaptive and do'notlpos`se"as}the control^;mechanisms
common to ° the;; natural env3.ronment'F= - in-forder� to= avoids similar
pr'ob,lems,lin'_the''future`y'it is'-necessary foisal,sound- management.
policy forurban "_vegetations FF;Such,-- policy:imust have`=as'rits
ce'tral'concept the`ecological'concepts which'preserv6`then
self-regulating mechanisms common to the natural'environment.-
ThA e ecological'Concepts`:which`-a'successful=-urbanTpranting_-,pol icy,
must;; incorporate are stabilit
y, succession; ecotone and.:'dominance.
STABILITY -, `An' ecosystem' has 'stability -if ` Yt can=,withstand,
perturbations without radically changing-'its:speciesrrcomposition
Lor its energyrand mate'r'ial cycles A atable�-ecosystem is com
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posed of a'great number `of species which='offer? the system cgenetic
and'=species 'div'ersity. This• diver"sityi within' species..an& between
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is
attck
S pecies allows for 'example, if a diseasefor,.,,theaoaksgandst`
kory;forest, o n
hickory trees�in an:oak-hi
to; carry- on thea bas�ic� relatson r%
diseases resstant;.hickories
=ships of thezforest;until therdisease, =has run ;cycle:or
forest italieings a'estYoyea.
the;hckorya trees'. xecover, -._without} the
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The' -application; of- this concept_ to an;urban.planting tstrategy
trees be glanted so that
.f
requires that;.many differentYspecies:;o
can be approximated
the>:natural;, diversity c:istability)
isconcept describing the long range
SUCCESSION - Succession ,a
species_composition in an- environment In sucicession,
change of
are sequentially replaced by other species
pioneer species
are: -better to the, conditions ,created by the �,,, .
reached from
_which _adapted,
s,apecies,:(until a climax association' is
an Iowa�field`�
preceeding
which;theirr,is;no; impetus for, change. Thus,j_i-:
could be
-scraped. ,:bare; over, -several centuries ,eicpected`tio
vegetations to an Oakrr `
change;£rom:.weeds,,-through prairie
a Maple:Basswood forest
Hickory woodland: 'and_eventually_to
strategy
to.an u_,.a
Theiapplication_of this, concept, �plariting
chosen.,as to
h:
requires shat species sfor._,a_pparticularl�si'ezrbe
For example,
what'stage of, succession the s%te�approximatas „ +g i in open,
to
oaks (pioneer,rspecies); are better,,, -suited �plantin
species )��?haitialltuwooded beAn
iareasrthan,tter
maples (climax they
3to ;in areas already„P r
suited planting an in siwhichrywill
this.,concept is�to�make Pgecies`}modify
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*Iapplication_of
_;encourage. -natural succession_sojthat�pioneerksPri
`that tfie'yclimax speciesncan
the site .conditions in sucha--way
begin eventually'to replace them
-- f id�-
of jtransition,-betweentwo
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ECOTONE� = An ecotone: is aniarea
-'ecosystems. ,An_ecotone possesses :charecieslunicue to the -
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zsa ecosystems,sas well;:as_often. havingr,sp„ , r+
tonsociety<is its :ability
ortance,of„;ecotone -
ecotone ,IJ The„ i.mp <-u
an,
to bring ca: diverseXecosystemrtolthe:everyday(lifetof1most�of
context, • the City is, _
=1� the.residentsofr Iowa. -C -fIn;rthis
interior; env ronments,andnthe -
,
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- ecotone be ,the -,controlled`
{Thus,nas the,C ty is,
y.natural.ors.agricultural environments)
luable:ecological3resource,,,planting`srwiiich are
fact
viewed as_;a m and in
introduced to,?;the :area are-; suitable for the City ,4 . ,
diversity3to the
very beneficial,in,•that,they add increasing
ecotone ;..-tL nt, . ..
: DOMINANCE -a Dominancpu, is ,;the-; ability of.. -a. -species to rinfluence
Trees, due ,to
;and contr6l;zthe energy, flow in it! enviro�nment.�„
form of vegetation' where= tliey� occur,
their: size, are: the dominant
except',in sparse.woodlands,,and savannas _ Trees create1. a1 cooler
uch
and. more. -moist ,environment•; in forests,�ithan� smallTeesah'avesthe
Individually,
t
as: grasses,,create{ on.3 the prairie r�, of
The P
„same effectr on•;a smaller scale practical"ap"hcation7
tree iting,,in, an ,urban planting' stra aegy,nis
.:dominance, to, .p1
discussed in -the following section.
• ENVIRONMENTAL-.USES OF:.TREES,•,_
Due to ,their dominance,
,,trees may be._used in•many_ways t- iy
control •environmental-.conditions It is,easy tO_illustratex
the environ mental modification a tree can accom list
R„ ,.,On.,a
warm `sunny ,day one hasonly toLLwalk'under a tree to experience
the,:relatively_,;coolerrenvironment;a-`tree_,createsi.by inter
ception of:solar •radiation ,and by ;evapotranspiration
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Although trees are highly
valued—:for-...their. designandarchi=
.:tectural uses such as-the articulation of„s ace
�_;.. P . tPrivacy L:
control=and_screening,;the docume�tation'of,environmentals
uses of trees necessary ,for; preparing an ordinance�re_u” _
tree-planting is :shifted toward the,-less abstract aspects"of
environmental-:control However,,it should:be_noted;that the
ability,oftrees to effectively,sereen objectionable,viewsj,.;_
is :easily demonstrable and`a valid ,environmental-use of ;trees.
Trees,,,-may be used-to+control.Climatological'factors,such as'
solar>,radiation,. wind,,,;humidity and.,t6mperature,.. and thereby
help-;:to,conserve,;_ energy.- Additional)
en ineerin Y. trees may_be,used_-for
g g_purposesvtorcon£rol'erosion
,)noise, air pollution,
glare and both pedestrian and vehicular-'traffic.`
Climatological control by trees may, best be illustrated;;in,.=
• terms;of human; needs.,,,Th"comfort"zone1"l
,.describes
the:,yarious-;combinations-of temperature, ysoiar`radiation,
air-,movement and humidity or precipitationzthat;do not`place
undue stress upon; the„human _body While the precise combine-
tion,of-:conditions.which may be regard ed,asroptimum byY '
different individuals varies,"a broad comfor£ zone exists
which is suitable for most people most of the time
Generally, temperaturesfabove,85,degrees,farenheit and.}bel_ow
65; degrees,_Parenheit,,may be considered tobe.outside. 'ahe �.
comfort zone. ;.Relative humidity above 808. and below>20B,Tmay
alsolbe:considered outside the-comfor.t zone In situations-
when,eather;or both temperature or relative.-rhumidity are =
Outside_,the:comfort-zone,, alterations"in,solar:'radiation"or`
air-movement. must; be made to establish a.mcroclimate
undue_,stress.on.;individuals,,iftemperatureor_relat
are not altered. Thus, the use of trees to alterr.-tem
humidity, solar radiation and air movement helps o:i
environmentrwithin the,. fort:zoneand notesubjectr;t
stressDJ. !il_ --_
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CLIMATOLOGICAL CONTROL '-
TEMPERATURE,;CONTROL '
Ci
Trees-: control temperature by_,reflecting solarradiati'
absorbing energy through life-,* I - isses� and i byi transm
energy to the airand the earth. AsStrees `block sola.
tion, cooler. temperature; environments are 'created in'.
lout
unidity '
.ure ; r
an
me
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shade. On a sunny; day with an '84a_F;
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Sound is normally attenuated in the atmosphere at a;rate .ofh
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6 decibels (dB),'each-time the -distance -from the -source- is
5
- -doubled.';'-Trees'planted tin beltss,up :to.fone- hundred .feet,wide;
=have been eshownf,to:=:attenuate; sound:intensit y.; by : three _to; ten-
l'idecibels; which-Ais roughly. equivalenticto doublingt;the-,distance
- from =the' source:_ 'Although these results; may; not seemjjtq be'.
„=`impressive 'in many` instances,'=they_,should be:, related; to= human
<perception andl:hearing._t
Sound levels sabove -sixty-eight decibels ,.(dBA-,,,decibels; on the
A weighted scale,, which corresponds to human perception) _:become_
annoying, for -at this level the thresholdof';interference_with-
normal conversation at a distance of--six-feet-is reached
Sound levels in residential areas should be within the S5 to
-j`60,=decibels`-:(dBA) �-range,.•_with!:night-;sound levels ,y thin, 50.,to�
57 -decibel :•(dBA). range. -I:. Exposure, to sound levels, int excess,t-
^'of .ninety- decibels (dBA).'for (periods; of more. than eight hours
=-% fs =recognized rase harmful by .therF,eder-alz government: -Thus, -.;the
)sreduction of -sounds_ -levels: :below-thresholdsbe
sidered 'as`s useful', --'.-even ?though ;great=;reductions• lin sound_jlevel -
=may not: -be, accomplished::.
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)iI �•: -_ J.. 'i ft.. L: (
1 •t_� fi i.t J VJ. =f-' }
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Trees with "dense •evergreen foliage rare ,recognized`' as being .--Tj
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:1�T the'Lmost useful:species; for, acoustical_ control.*-IThis ttype,.of
tree provides year 'round control-ofr_sound;_with the,,dense, ..
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,foliage; providing a relatively unbroken barrier to;sound.waves.
Additionally, tall; planting located as'close asspossible'=to, the
source of noise are more effective than screens -planted closer_'=
tot:the rebeiver:
'CONTROL
AIR (POLLUTION t. ' a r s
Air =pollution is' controlled by-,trees.jby the _physical structure
7.'-,of-treesand by:the-physiological;processes.;w4ich affect chemical
reactions.':Treeseexchange oxygen for._carbon:;d�.oxide�!in -ahe
-:atmosphere-inrthe'_process:ofrphotosynthesis,; andas a result,
they assimilate many gaseous:pollutants,utAddition_ally,,sto_,m_ata
have been shown to be effective in breaking ozone (O3)_into
Oxygen (02)
':Mechanically, trees -filterrair:-by•catching;particles on;leaf
hairs and -other. surfaces and!:by.-;wind control ,It :has been,
-'shownathat-streetsi:without trees-may:have dustxconcentration
t10 000-12;000 Ipart.icles,per_liter,,oftair_ while streets f.
=with 'trees have concentrations of•�dust-betweenta„000,3-,000
particles per liter in the same area.of,a city. Thus, it.,:.,
-; would!-seem`evident-that-trees care -needed,,in;allnareasrof a•-.
.city .Ito helpLimprove:air qualityierather;,than_compensatory�A,
,tree planting in green -=belts 7and ,forests r
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Presently, we are using fossil fuels, ,stored. _millions -of•`years
a`rate-faster -than they- weredeposited., or: can be,.
ago,sat
replaced =Thus- Iit becomes =very-.important"for- us -to ccon serve
energy and_tox'study'earth''s energy system -to •see=.how'we can:>
':,-One
�is all`carourid'us`more<effectively.
" use the;'energy=which
-method of=using' currently`unutilized'energy`is to=use so
energy -before =it, -pis r'reradiatedr'backti'into • space. i The` endgyreyult
-of=using=solar. energyihas`�no,effect'on-tlie— earth!=s ener Ec cle,
'
-=-s'ince it is-'sing"'energy""already-passing-through ,the4system:
-`ttie (present; excess .use of fossil and
=This is an =improvement"` over
heat into=theYsys}}tem-tootfast,
-nuclear:fuels,-`whichJput'too`much
creating thermal -pollution. -
The role of trees in the earth's energy system=is:•that.oP'a_
collector of solar energy. As the trees convert solar energy,
considerably change
- "-�- into -useful chemical"energy and grow, •they
2 the'climate'of-'their'-immediate environment
SUMMARY
`i uses of trees,--, enables es the Ir -J de 1t, ,
The.many_environmental -
to accomplish many desirable results„that could„L, ;
Iowa;City
mechanical devices and ,large expenditures of energy;to
require
accomplish._,” By natural processes of'.whicti . .. ..far , .
•
-using
easier fashion.
part', the,:same;results„cannbetaccomplishedt-in,an
same,___,
- environmen'tal,,control,�iS very desirable,:_
TheuseofS..trees .
in that 'energy is conserved, trees ,will be plantediwhere,they'
more beneficial -than -'anything
might not have been, and probably
live in :harmony�withy"the
else, we -may all.iearn to greater
which a part
naturalyPro cesses,of we.,are .,
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PROPOSED TREE PLANTING REGULATIONS
—Amend Chapter •3:38 (Forestry)--- the
following_ sections and subsections:-
3.38.3
TREES AND.SHRUBS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY`- PERMITS REQUIRED
Amend:
3_.38.3A A
To read
as follows: i
A.
MAINTENANCE OR REMOVAL. No, person except ,the City
`a
orperson authorized by the City shall -treat;,:
trim, remove or_otherwise.disturb any tree or -shrub
..'
on any street or other public property'without:'first =.:
filing an application and procuring a;permit from
the Forester.
Amend-
3.38.3B
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To read
as follows:
B.
PLANTING. ' A +permit from the: -Forester .shall be
required to: plant a`tree or shrub on the arterial`
and collector streets designated�in ther;IOWA°CITY
PLAN - TREE °PLANTING `PLAN and on other, ;pu lac —
property;€=except t at':no3permI shaT3 ,be.,required
to plant a tree or shrub on neighborhood' streets
designated in' -the rIOWA -CITY.PLAN; - TREE PLANTING
PLAN. -
CHAPTER 8.30
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REGULATIONS FOR THE PLANTING AND PRESERVATION
OF TREES
WITHIN THE CITY. OF. IOWA CITY, 'IOWA -_
Sections:
8.30.1
Title -..
8.30.2
Intent J
- 8.30.,3
3
Necessity
,
830 4
Enactment
8:30:5
Applicability
8.30.6
Definitions -
8.30.7
General Provisions c.•::
= 8.30,.8 .,
Preservation_--ofi_Trees ;and rLandscape
:.8'.30:9 �-
`Site -Plan
;_.
8.30.101:-Site
--- __
Plan-.Review_Procedure, =
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,a-
8.;30:11
Approved +Site (P1aW::Certificate
8.30.12
.Trees in Public Right-of-Way — -
` 8.30.13
Trees on Private Property
8.30.14
Enforcement -
8.30.15
Appeal
" 8.30.16
Severability.
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8.30.1 TITLE. This chapter shall -be known and may be cited as
zT' The, Regulations_ for` the, -Planting and .Preservation'? of N `fit 8 5
1 ,Trees ,Within ,the `C fy of Iowa City, Iowa" ' dsThe' `short - '
title -for this-chapters'hall be ;known as -"Tree Re Mations"
8.30.2 t -INTENT. The 'purpose of these regulations shall be to
insure `that trees are planted`within'the.City_;in accordance
with the best ecological concepts, environmental_objectives
and site planning-principlesi 1111i,) so�,.that.the wellbeing of the
.residents of Iowa ,City is: protected and enhanced t
8.30.3 NECESSITY'r These regulations aie"necessary in order to:
7K -Provide. an urbanrenvironmeatl which is in: -ecologicalyr;
harmony -with .th'e surrounding natural and -agricultural
v
_ enironments, ,
(B) p=ovide.:an urban environment which brings the' positive
qualities, of: ;the 'natural ;environment' into `the City -for,.
the )ienefit of its'-reside'nts,'1 '
(C) protect streams and water courses 'from``exeess'ive sur-
-face runoff and erosion, `-
(D)3 ,protect ,resi'dents ,of the Cityrnfrom' the adverse. effects -
of'air.pollution, dust, noise,"excessive~heat. and glare;
(E) assure ,that the residents"of the;City:-may conserve 3:
• energy-by-'maximizingfth'e utilization^of solar energy`
by, ,plants, wt.,
- - , r , .,i r r -r 4, tF•V
(F) assure 'that trees are planEed ithin public -'rights -of way
and.on private pyroper'ty iso ;that rvehicula'r and pedestrian _
traffic'may`move in -an' -orderly andysafe manneri and '
,(G) maintain the, -energy and material cycles -of the'Iowa:City
,area so„that tlie_balance ofr'life on Earth is! not nega-
tively -influenced by'urban-'developments n'Iowa City._`
8.30.4 fYENACTMENT. Except as"provided 'herein no building permit -shall
be granted•for a-structure,by the City withoutconformity 'or
ev3.dence,of intent„to;Fcomply to the'provisions=of�this chapter:'
(A). except for when a,structure`and its lot which does not '
conform to these'provisions'is damaged by fire, explosion,
act of.God or the public enemy, and ' _
,(B) except when conformity to,these provisions'would consti-
-!tute,an:imminent threat to the public health,'safetV.and .
general_'welfare z
8. 30_`5 APPhICABILITY. The,provisions.of'this`chapter shall apply to
the,, panting,ofr trees;within` pbhic :rightrs-of way'rand to; all
.'.proposed ,a eve lopment:, redevelopment;_change-;of:usre'or intensl-
fication of •'use-sof :the principle',.use on -property, within the
jurisdiction ;of the'City of Iowa; Cityro
,. x.1et
• 111,
3 +..�n ,.n-k..-tii
J
`
de eaedeT^(MtF le
,:Box,Elr,
(l)Acer,ne-11-1 _.
_ma,�Tree of Heaven
us-,Altissij
A nt
Laburnuma p num, Scotch Laburnum i, f;
(4) uluscanadenais, Carolina,=Poplar_,
_Po
'Popu elto des, Eastern "Cottonwood
(5) us
(6) Populus:ni rra�talica; Lombardy"Poplar
(7:).) Po ulus�sar ent ', P ains Cottonwood,
Trees
(B) ,:Require Tree; ant ng for-Residential=Uses
__
shallbe planted on:residential, proper ty., -which is
being =dev_eloped,-; redeveloped, or - is having a change or
A ntensification of: usej b_y:the owner of-..the"property
at a'minimum;,ratio of two (2) -,trees fort' each one
`
hundred:'; (100) -,.square; meters of building; coverage of
- the, property. part;, thereof, so :as to :"provide the:
-or:
beneficial aspects of the trees to; the• building site.
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(C): Required,Tree Planting, for.;Parking.LotS. Street trees,
as listed in, the; Iowa City -Tree Leaflet, shall be
planted. in landscaped aisles :and; islands within parking
of Ehe. property; for any development,.
:, ..
-lots by the ,owners:
— ,J • L . t
or_change;or inp.tensification of use of
;
redevelopment;,
the. -principal: use :of thel.property,subject to the follow-
i
_ ing requirements
shall be separated ,from drives,
(1).,Parking,.reas
buildings oras needed for, safe traffic movement,
•,
by_:landscaped aisles`.or islands a, -minimum of three
(3) meters in -width (See illustration)
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