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Home My WebLink About1976-04-13 Resolutionit was moved by natmer ano-seconueu oy;-Q=A— `upon F(311 c= that the Resolution as read adopted, and- there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:, Balmer X' deProsse x Foster x Neuhauser x Perret x . Selzer x Vevera x Passed and approved this 13th` day of April 19 f{ i i RESOLUTION NO.- 76-105 RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC. HEARING ON PLANS. SPECIF10 OF CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATE OF COST. FOR THE CONSTRUCTIC FY '77 SLURRY SEAL PROJECT TIONS,. FORD DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO PUBLISH _NOTICE -OF:SAID HEARING,:.AND DIREC ING CITY ENGINEER. TO PLACE SAID PLANS, ,ETC., ON FILE FOR -PUBLIC -,'j,: INSPECTION. BE IT RESOLVED By THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA'CITY,.ICH7A 1.That a public hearing on the plans, specifications, form of 0ontract; estimate of cost for the construction of the 'above-named<project•is_to beh on the 27thday of Wil .. 1976 ,' at, ' 7:30 P.M.;, an the C Chambers, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. ;... 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized.and directed to publish notic the public hearing for the construction of the above-named project ;in a_n published at least once weekly and having a_general`circulation inithe,city Tess than four (4) nor more than twenty (20):days before said hearing 3. That the -plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimate -of cost the construction of the above-named project 'are'hereby.:ordered placed oW J by the City Engineer in the office of the. City Clerk for public inspection. it was moved by Foster and seconded by .Bahner that the Resolution as read be adopted, and upon roll call'there.were • ` RESOLUTION NO 76-106 • RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PAVING &l STORM : & ' SAN. SEWER IMPROV2MMn%=WASHINGTON PARK WHEREAS, the Engineering Department has certified that'the follcniin& improv have been completed in accordance with plans and specifications of.the..Cityofr.,I City, Work done by Metro Pavers for Paving ., Work done by Knowling Brothers Construction for Storm and.Sani Sewers Metro Pavers -AND WHEREAS, Maintenance Bonds for:Knowling Bras.-Const. - are,om fi7 the City.Clerk's ffice, Office,- NOW THEREFORE NOW_THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City ,Council of Iowa City,.'Cowa,.that;e improvements be accepted by the_City o Iowa City.' It was moved by, deProsse and seconded`by -Selzer -` thal the Resolution as read be accepted, and upon roll callthere'were:`' AYES: NAYS: .'ABSENT: Balmer x eprosse g .. Foster g Neu auser x Perr'et Selzer _15_ x Vevera_ - Passed and approved this 13th day: of April 19 75 , r I Tllis Power of Attorney limits the act o.e named therein tothehohds and unde specifically named thereina they have no authority to bind the Cnm*except In the manner: and to the extent t�atated.- POWER OF ATTORNEY STATE SURETY COMPANY - - Des Moinea, Powe KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: -'.That State Surety Company; a Corporation organized and existing under they laws of the State of Iowa, by ` M. J • Lona Vice PLetidentIn pursuance of authority granted by Section 1, Article 11 of Ils'Ey-Laws'to w Title . .. _ • :. s=,... " "The Chairman of the Board, the President any - Vice -President or any Assistant Vice -President, the Secretary or any Assists Secretary or the Treasurer shall have authority to issue bonds, policies or undertakings' in the:.name.of=the' Company., Chairman of the Board, the President or any Vice -President or any Assistant Vice -President, in conjunction with the Secrets or my Aaeiatant Secretary may appoint s`torneys•in-tact or agentft with authority ad. defined or. limited in the. instrument/ e, derxiy the a pintment in each case, tor. and on behalf of 4he Companyao execute- and.deliver' and to affix:ahe seal Company to bonds, undertakings, recagnizances,: and suretyship obligations of all kinds; and said officers may remove any `si attorney-in-feet or agent end revoke any power of attorney granted to such. person!' ,:-- does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint _ C. B. Condon or G. A. La Nair, II or C. J.Grant. Jr. or, James F. Norris or James E. Thompson of Des 1loines,Iowa` . its true and lawful agent and Attorney in Fact, to make. execute, seal anddeliver,. for, and on .Its behalf- as Surety,'.-and its act and deed: - - - Any and all bonds or undertakings And the execution of such bonds or undertakings in pursuance-.of. these presents, *list] be as binding upon said ,Company, fully and amply, to all intents and purposes,- as if such bond had been " dulyr eae!cuted - and : acknowledged by; one;: of regularly elected officers of the Company in their own proper. person. This Power of Attorney or any certificate thereof may be signed and sealed by facr✓mile under and by the authority gran by Section 1, Article 11, Paragraph 9 of its By-Laws to wit: - "The signature of any authorized officer and the seal of the Company: may be affixed by facsimile W,any �power of atton or certification thereof authorizing the execution and delivery: of any bond, undertaking, recognizance; or,. other: sutetys obligation of the Company; and_ such signature and seal when.so used shall have the same force and effect, :akthough mane affixed.". - - - - It is certified by the officers signing that the foregoing is a true copy of Section I, Article Ii.of the By Lawaof said Comps duly. adopted and recorded, and is now in force- - 'r IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto subscribed our names and affixed the corporate seal of the card State Sur Company this" _4-t11_.day of January 19.72 . STATE SURETY; COMPANY �.. — Assistant Sec tary Vice;Pr ent State of Iowa Polk s*. eras t County of - - On January 4, 1972 -before me, a notary public in and for. said County, �perdonally appeared M '7 Lonrr Vice President z,.,.. personally known who being by me duly sworn, did may that he is -` of 9tata.Siu Company, of Des . Moines, Iowa, created, organized - and existing under and by virtue of the .laws of the State of, Io that the attached Instrument. was signed and sealed on behalf of St;t Surety Company by_ authority ,of its Board Directors and the mid Tf_'-�.._.I.GnR=- acknow)edged the;,executlnn,of said instrument to be the wlaw --act and deed of State Surety Company:.by it voluntarily executed IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed bq name and affixed mq� ficial seal at_ Dea 11 'g the day and year last above written.01 i. My commission expires July 4 1972. ,ows O = : Notary Public, Charles L. Hollingsworth • CERTIFICATE -_The undo signed; Assis tact Secretary of State Surety Companyy; does hereby certify, that the above:: foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney executed by sad Stats St rety Company, which le still in Luce effect _ -. - In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the corporate sealof the said Company; 7th day or _November, 1s 75 2588 (Rev. 1/70)ASsistantp 'Zl filet ' I�L� n l � f , 1: �L�1,ll.QA.GU1�Q�,.._ R1iSOLUT 1 UN: AU'I'lIOH1 21 NG Till'. I NS PA11A'1' 1()N ()l' CERTAIN hAI2K 1 NC h1ET1iRS ON COLLEGE ST. BRIDGE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, deems it in the puhlie X gxmaxgxxxen six f61e, tionFt of tra�f 1C sarety, to establish; l� a=de and_tVesl:IId-nf 2 -hour metered: arkin stat s n' e an -3-a it onal-2- sta s on t e out `side `"W ar Ing metell o ao to es a is t e rates,- or. sat P Iowa, the. Ordinances of'the City af;Iowa City, WHEREAS, Council may establish such .meters and prnvide;that `the City meter zones by Resolution. NOW THEREPORE:BE IT RESOLVED) BY THE;1TY COUNCIL OF.THf IOWAas follows: CITY Of -IOWA CITY, , _- - the meters are..hereby;establishe.d on. 1) That parking .,ATkin¢-sta?L15�n-fie. six (6 additional -2 -hour metered ,..r— .,rr c e an est end. of C211-21: it ona -2-hour°mecere,+=r- - , s e est -en -on t o 011e a 5t. Br d arking meters establigihed on the°North s'. 2) That said p West end on them, le a S' West end and South side our meters at a rate .0 ten. i cents per our ru.,+ rt,P City Manager is`hereby author Ized'and d _ __... .,,,r: the..vrovi: Apra) 13,` 1976 • PART OF STATEMENT FROM RIVER DIVISIONVIOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION This information was obtained `from pages 101 and :102.o£;;the waterways -subheading, under Section C;of the 1976 -Trans -Plan The _Iowa Department o£ Transportation and the State;;;.through;t Governor's'Office, have adopted the; position that`a..replacemen structureapproximately 2 miles downstream from the',existxngj and Dam &26, with one 'lock 1,200 ft. by 110 ft:: installed at'. the time of construction with the„option: of_ adding -another lock at a...later.date, `based upon. future demand;. is.... -environment and economically the best alternative;. Ove, decion to: .suppo reconstruction was based on the foil Owing-. 1. that the present structure has:, a history:of excessive maintenance problems and costs;, 2. that the analysis'by the U.S. Army Corps; of Engineers and confirmed by our own engineers, reveals that:'severe;: structural problems exist which could result,, in;the;fai] of the existing.locks and dams_'- Failure, would shut offA water transportation on the upper Mississippi-and.Ilini Rivers; 3. that the- increased barge costs J presently caused by exce: delays at _locks"and dam'&26;'.are being•p-ass ed -direct * irectly on -to the consumer; further, ;,that if;these,added delay -v charges were '-applied._against.the�'reconstructaon_of lock and:'dam#26; as_we recommended; the_entire`:project woul be paid for in approximately;:11 years; only one;_year lo. than it would take for -the total construction pro)ect, 4. that the costs to the general public in terms o£xncrea transportation costs and environmental'.damage in`the ev .offailure of the oldstructur.e farexceeds the;COS t of•replacement«- ,The immediate impact on:Iowa:shippers; use`river.transportation wouldAbe;mor'1' double; the} shipping rates; i.e. ;the rail;';rates:from:=Dubuqueto;Nek Orleans arealmostthree times;the;river rates for ;the same' distance.'` Also, rails:simply::coul _ not handle the "shock" of -50+ million add itional'tons:per year;' S. that close analysis indicates'lthe environmental effect' the rcconstruction:project would.amount..:to no more..thax tempo rary;interruption`.of"thejecological'change'In tha, 111 particular area. It would -cause`no._;permanent damage, would itthreaten any rare or•�endangered apecies. The; project would a.ffect-and enhance the recreationalacce: to the existing river area. ' S� t 1 51 --.(;AL R i.' Wnm�eenl Ateo tlen Ne i-� ee I Mr'r - t An Economic Analysis of Upgrading Branch Rail February 197E Lines: A Study of 71 Lines in Iowa 6 ?�•� �o o.ven:.e� C. Phillip Baumel, John J. Miller.and °• PO" 1er9enoorpM;,.. -Thomas P.: Drinka - V• Pale....n� OgMhHien Nwwe MI ANnn . .:� U r N., Iowa State, University, "3 Ames 9 low., 50010 I1• Cwnnetr .. Gregr N, 1. - 12..ieMro.q A,Mq Neve M/ A//r.t• 11 :,.TYN •1 RMerrM1P Department of Transportation c` Federal RailroadAdministration Washington, U.C. 20590 i'.. )t C SeenUrm� ApntY.0 i5. S..rrlM..e�.r, Nests - .. :•i': R A = The prime contract was with the Iowa` Depart -men t of-Transportation"whii subcontracted for this study with Iowa State_Univers.1 7z S .16. A6metr - , This report presents the results of research -conducted to determine th o nabandonment efits and �ofsthese Prailllines;onicommunitiesland individuallbusin the state. a benefit- cost ratio was estimated fortieach;line.;^;Benefit pers and receiverswere defined as-.thechange'in ahe annual' net-revenu shipping the °projecfed 1980 volume -of gran i;plus.the change,i'n costs; and_transportin9 the projected 1980:,volume..of.all:other!products "if S upgraded rather than abandoned. `Benefits were. estimated under.aptlmal', solutions where gain`would move to the markets via ;transport modes, would produce the greatest -net revenue. The''"additional'cost s,of handl. fertilizer and, other products on the 'rail line under'abandoriment were'': in the benefits of upgrading., The_annualized costs-bf upgrading; these based on the Federai>Railroad Admin istration'jClas--' standard and'263; carrying capacity._ The effect of�railroad.abandonment uponcartununities and businesses that had lost their 'rail:lines:prior o"1970.wammunitlec addition, the impact Of rail abandonment on highways,-"safe0,was,nd fuelji tion was estimated. _ 4. - .. .- - Rail line abandonment nom--- ____ 10•-�1•!'+Wx«r Sre,eerM, -. 1�. 1'. 41' Table 18 Estimated Variable Costs of Shipping Corn from:Fort_Dodge J. Manchester,Iowa. to New Orleans'by,Mode,and Size of 1. Shipment in Cents per Bushel'' 1974' Cents;D er` ModeI. ._Fort Dodge. Rail 1 Single -car hopper - 36. 20 3'to 10 cars assembled into a 50 -car unit:- . 35_63' 25 cars assembled :into--a,50-car:unit ,- 50 -car unit29.92-'- 9.92 '85 85-car -car continuous train 25.12 "_ Intermodal Rail -barge Rail to Dubuqueg,lowa 10.62 Variable `transfer ,cost from rail to barge Shrinkage from transfer from rail to barge-- 1.54 Barge - Dubuque'.to New Orleans --20.0l' Total' -'34.77 Rail to Keokuk$ Iowa 12.56 V-iriable,-transfer cost from rail: to barge,., 2..60,„ Shrinkage.from transfer from I rail to barge 1 54 Barge - Keokuk to New Orleans 17.'12 Total 33 82 Truck -barge - Truck to Dubuque,; Iowa 19.72 .. + Variable transfer cost from truck to.barge 2.20 Shrinkage from transfer from rail to_ -barge" 1 Barge - Dubuque -to New Orleans 154" 20.01' ; Total j 43047. 1 = , er% J 1�. 1'. 53 Table 26 Rates for Shipping Phosphate Fertilizer from Ba: Rail:. Bartow Single -car $18.40 Intermodal Rail -barge Rail from Bartow to Tampa, Florida and transfer into ocean barge 2 Ocean barge from Tampa to Donaldsvilleg .$1.2.9 * - Louisiana 4.05 'Transfer,fromocean barge to river barge 1.55 River barge; from Donaldsonville to Dubuque 81 Variable warehouse` handling cost at _-.'5 r Uub ique "t 1.44 Single -car rail from Dubuque ;:.- 4 78 Shrinkage from -four handlings 'other 'than at origin and destinations 4 _.--- Total Truck -barge Rail from Bartow to Tampa Florida andi transfer into oceansbarge $ 2.91 _ Ocean barge from 'Tampa 'to Donaldsonville. Louisiana 4:Of Transfer from ocean barge to river barge 1.55 River barge from Donaldsonville.to Dubuque 5.81 Variable warehouse -handling cost at Dubuque Truck:from Dubuque 6.9E Shrinkage from four handlings other -;:than: at origin and destinations 1:0C Total $23.7: .The four handlings include loading into,the ocear -from.the ocean barge 'to the,` river; barge -:unloading int house, and loading into ahe:truckor rail', car. , $17. a $ 2.9; '31:01 1.44 1_.0 $18_5 t • iVs �� }.Ex f .S 4 i � •L } {CE.iS FROM DRAFT SiTPPIEjNTAL ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT VOLUME I DAMN 2G REPLA CEMENT,,,, June 1975 Available :fromi St. Louis District, Army Corps:_ of- Engineers.',; St. Louis, Missouri'_ 63101 2�O X. 12th St. A =1C AM DAM AT ALMN, ILLINOIS WILL HURT YOUR CITY'S FUTURE; "Im-yacts on interior communities associated with, the 'proposed pro.act principally take the 'form of foregono future opportunities to provide 'locations for.indx1strial development:" (p.`;4 89) BUIlZITG Th'E DAM PROJECT WILL ENHANCE INLAND CITIES" "The relative social' values of economic growth in river commu _educed by the project versus the social value of eeonondc:groxth is •Lhe inland` communities resulting from the ,no project course -'is, large determined by the relative amounts of economic 'growth for the two scenarios." (p. 4-78) CORPS IMPLIES THAT ECONOMIC GROWTH IS MORE IMPORTANT IN RIVER:CITIE: THAN IN INTERIOR CITIES "The smaller Aver communities, having lou, growth rates,}Canitr< accommodate further economic; growth. In additionf-as,has be•3n no the river communities :have had higher' -unemployment rates tharithe.:_si plo of'Inland communities. This fact increases the.desirability of oconomic growth in the rlvercommunities." _• `! LOCK 26 COULD RESULT IN DECREASEDRAIL SERVICE IN YOUit AREA 'an theprosefit case, to the extent that therevenue that aces ,y to wmteraay interests instead of rail interests"is,crucial,ervice's the f health of:railroads, `Increases in petitions to s cancel rail° along unprofie lines can be,^expected to result." `;(p tabl4-97) LOSS OF FLAIL SERVICE IN YOUR COMMUNITY COULD CAUSE INDUSTRYTC CLOS ..If as predicted by the railroads, the` competition,- of barge l Lez forces cancellation of'service 'along unpro£itable'rail•`•route: ..ccraaser in the standard of. living of residents in".,communities a, _n this manner may occur in association with higher transportation; cna.rges. In some cases higher:. transportation charg"s occuriing'wv cancellation of rail service may force;_some al` marginindustries`oui business. In this case employment dislocations would`::occur I: REASED RIVn13 TRAFFIC WILL IMPACT ON, RECREATIONAL USERS "Increased -traffic -;levels on the uateraay increase the possib: of barge -recreational vessel accidents. he se p£ the Upper Miss; raysbe impaired to be the;exten and Illinois Rivers for recreation increased numbers of tows'or larger tows interfere with recreation boaters."- (p• 5-9) 1 CONCLUSIONS BUILDING LOCK 26 WILL CHANGE THE TRANSppRTATION_STRVC OF THS UPPER MISSISSIPPI`BASIN IN A WAY;THAT:COULD'SERIOUSLY-IMPAC THE ECONOMIC SECURITY .OF.COMMUNITIES .NOT LOCATID.ON-THE'RIV$R• K ; PEOPLE IN THESE' COMMUNITIES':: SHOULD ATTEMPT TO BECOME<ZNFOAM®. `vj r � 'S :, t . .+.ia e- x •zJ"v. � � v,.. s: TM j^1.:: i.£ .. i sv'l�'. `�'�a .2 •: x, �' �L.. m i c" `til IO TATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION ` AY: Application for use of 1Wty_ Highway Right of Way for ,c Utilities Accommodation permit No A AppiScanf: Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Englnei (Name of Owner) .c:. 615 3rd Ave., S. E. " Cedar Rapidsr i' (Address) - (City) " ,. _ Iowa State Highway Commission -- Ames, Iowa ' Gentlemen': Approval is hereby requested for the use of Primary Highway In Sec.- (Number) T R Johnson County wi l Iowa city (Direction) - - _ (Place, Town, Etc.) y "^ at Highway Station(s) No. 221+77 for the 1. accommodation of a 4 singlt line for the transmission of telephone - The installation shall consist of "crossing under Highway at Sycamore-St.--inters-ii - - (Detailed Description) - Duct and cable to be placed by jacking. is r tie) ductrrand of Aon with Hi #I]::- Esti` and will be located as shown on the detailed Dial. attached hereto. - --AGREEMENTS": The utility company, corporation, applicant, permittee, or licensee, (hereinafter, referred to as.,the, P agrees that the following stipulations shall govern under this permit 1. The location, construction and maintenance of the utility installation covered by -this application sball be in a000rdance with Iowa State Highway Commission Utility Accommodation Policy. _ 2. The Installation shall meet the requirementsof local municipal, county, state, and federal faros, franchise rules, and regulatt+ Dons and directives of the Iowa State Commerce Commission, Utilities Division, the Iowa State Department of Hdalth,"all rules :a Huns of the Iowa Slate Highway Commission, and any other laws or regulations applicable. 3. The Permittee shall be fully responsible for any future adjustments of its facilities'.within the established highway, right of w: ...by highway construction or maintenance operations. - - -.4. The Iowa State Highway Commission shall give the Permittee at least 48 flours written notice of any proposed construction or -work, on either existing or newly acquired t!ght-ot•way, that is likely to.confllct with the Installation belonging to the Permittee, the Permittee mayarrange to protect its facilities. 5. The State or Iowa and the Iowa State HighwayCommissionassumeno responsibilityfor damages to the Petmittee's propertyi -- any construction or maintenance operationa on said highway. - - 6. The Permlttee shall take all reasonable precaution during the construction and maintenance of said Installation to protectan r the lives and property of the traveling public and adjacent property owners. 7. :The Permittee agrees to give the State Highway Commission forty-eight hours' -notice of its intention to start coust.-tlon on =:tight -of -way: Said notice shall be made In writing to the Engineer whose name is -shown below. 8. The Permittee agrees to at all times give the Iowa Skate Highway Commission timely notice of Intention to perform routine m; --within the right -or -way. Said notice shall be to the Engineer whose name is shown below. 9. The Permittee, and its contractors, ahall carry on the construction or repair of the accommodated utility with;serlous regard�t of the public. Traffic protection shall be in accordance' with Part VI of -the current Iowa State Highway Commission Manual on t Traffic Controls. 1� y Highway Commission personnel may supervisenaggfng operations where eons1bered"necessary by the EnItineer The oily meat of signs and removal on completion of the work shall be accompli shed by tbe_(Petmlttee),(IHghway Commisllonj r" Mn4(crdsatout ooe)y°r' 7tSJ z„'l, a 10. operations In the construction and maintenance o: said utility Instanau on sbail be carried on In au., of interference to or distraction of traffic ons highway. ,± p 11. The Permittee alkali be responsible for .mage that may result to said highway becagwf the ci Of said utility, and shalt reimburse the State it! Iowa or the Iowa State Highway Commission for any eaper Iowa Slate Highway Commission may have to make on said highway because of said Permittee's ulfilty,h'. and maintained thereon. 12. The Permittee shall Indemnify and save harmless the State of Iowa and the.lowa State Highway Comp .action, suits at law or In equity, or losses, damages, claims, or demands, and from any and, all Habillty;a ' on account of, -or_due td the acts or Omissions Of said Permittee's officers members, agents",,represestati assigns arising out of or in connection with Its (or their) use OfOccupancyof the public highway under th 13. Non-compliance with any of the terms or the Highway Commission policy, permit, oragreement, may Of operations or,withholding of relocation reimbursement until compliance Is assured, or.revocation of the to be performed by the State In removal of non -complying conatructioo will be asses sed against "the Penal 14..A copy of the approved permit shall be available on the Job site at all times for examination by. High' -_ -. - 15. The following special requirements will apply to this permit: - - APPLICANT: Northwestern Bell Telephone,_Company that "The undersigned city or town joins In the grants embodied in the above permit:"eilecutei Commission on condition that all of the covenants and undertakings therein running to the Iowa shall insure to the benefit of the undersigned city or town.; The permit Is approved by the below BY - Signature - - - Title ):.te Notice of Intention to start construction on the highway right -or -way shall be sent t Engineer Address Notice or intention to start maintenance on the highway right-ol-way shall be aont lc .Engineer -- - Address - - 5 copies of this appllCation will be regvtred for 2-11 Installations Tr 0 f oe. f