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Home My WebLink About2003-01-07 CorrespondenceMarian Karr From: Candace Peters [cpeters@meccaia.com] Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 11:36 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Cc: jclhcb@meccaia.com Subject: ]ack of HUD funding Dear Members of the Council: Please review the attached memo with concerns relative to the Housing and Urban Development announcement of the 2002 Continuum of Care awards. Your immediate attention is requested to the matter of the balance of state application submitted by the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) "not" listed as being funded for the 2003-2004 year. I urge you to take action and offer the following suggestions: 1. Support the process that persons from the Iowa Coalition for Housing and the Homeless and the Iowa Department of Economic Development with the governor's office. Senator Harkin and Senator Grassley have actively pursued support for rectification of lack of state funding. I encourage you to contact your State and Federal elected officials in support of their efforts. **It important to note that the programs receiving funds are !~OJ "Band-Aid" programs. These programs work with persons who are homeless offering transitional and permanent supportive housing. Persons who are working toward self- sufficiency. Programs like the STAR Program have assisted over 120 persons in the Greater Iowa City area in the past three years in acquiring employment and housing. The program has further assisted over 423 persons through outreach services. Thank you for your immeidate attention to this critical funding issue. Candace Peters Chairperson Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board *** eSafe scanned this email for malicious content *+* IMPORTANT: Do not open attachments from unrecognized senders 12/27/02 Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa 52240 12/26/2002 To: Members of the Council From: Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board Candace Peters, Chairperson In a message received 12/20/2002 from Jim Cain and thc Iowa Coalition for Housing and thc Homeless, Mr. Cain discussed the HUD announcement of the 2002 continuum of care awards. He reported the balance of state application submitted by the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) was "not" listed as being funded for the 2003-2004 year. Mr. Cain further explained the application was submitted on times however, HUD in Washington D.C. reports receiving only 11 pages. As a result, this portion of the submission received only 16 of 60 points thus it was not sufficiently funded. The loss of these funds to the Greater Iowa City area will be devastating to our community and directly affects three HUD renewals and one new application. Lack of funding impacts the lives of persons and families who are homeless, persons with disabilities, persons living with mental health and substance abuse illness, victims of domestic violence, etc. The grants submitted are: Emergency Housing Project, Inc./Supported Training and Access to Resources (STAR) Program for a requested amount of $448,318--1 year renewal The purpose of the STAR Program is to assist persons who are chronically unemployed and homeless in the greater Iowa City area, to achieve their highest level of self-sufficiency through employment. The program recognizes barriers to employment and works with the participant to decrease these inhibitors, such as, housing, mental health issues, substance abuse, and life skills deficits. A consortium of agencies provides supportive services, training, and employment opportunities utilizing a team tailored approach to meet the expressed goals of the person served. This program has served over 520 persons with case management and outreach services over the past three years. Hawkeye Area Community Action Project, Inc. (HACAP) THRA for $329,499--1 year renewal Transitional Housing Program provides 10 units of housing and services to homeless families with young families in Johnson County in East Center Iowa. A total of 30 units are served in Benton, Johnson, Lirm, and Washington Counties. Services are target to families with young children. Skill building is provided in the areas of life skills, parenting and family relationships, consumer skills including money management, family support and advocacy, employment/education skills and tenant and neighboring skills. This program serves approximately 30 families in I 0 scattered sites on a yearly basis. Hawkeye Area Community action Project, Inc. (HACAP) HUD V for $87,217--1 year renewal Transitional Housing Program provides 8 units of housing and services to homeless families with young families in Johnson County in East Central Iowa. Services are targeted to families with young children. The components have been designed to assist families to assess needs and renew or develop skills and family strengths that will help them to successfully move to and retain permanent housing. This program serves approximately 8 families (2 disabled, 10 adults, 14 children). Mid-Eastern Council on Chemical Abuse (MECCA) Transitional Housing Services for $1,061,762.51 over 3 years--new project MECA, in collaboration with other community service providers, assist families who are homeless in obtaining and maintaining housing, increasing skills and/or income, and developing greater self-determination through Transitional Housing Services. Families receive supportive services designed to enable them to live as independently as possible while working towards decreasing barriers to self-sufficiency. Program staff coordinate support services with Greater Iowa City area providers, public entities, and private business. The program provides support services for 26 families. The outcome of losing these HUD funds is that thousands of Iowans who are homeless will be without critical services, as well as, the potential loss of transitional housing and permanent housing units. Your assistance and that of Senator Harkin in understanding why the State grant was not funded and if there is anything we can do to remedy the situation! The Johnson County Local Homeless Coordinating Board would like to offer assistance. I can be reached at 319-530-4357. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Marian Karr From: Lisa Mollenhauer Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 10:55 AM To: 'Steveandkat3533@aol.com' Cc: *City Council Subject: RE: help Mr. Driskell, To follow-up on your email to the City Council, I spoke with a representative of the Iowa City office for Social Security benefits. The representative said there was not enough information included in your note to research the situation. Social Security benefits and eligibility are determined at a federal level, not state. She recommended you contact the office in Davenport. Contact information follows: Social Security Administration 131 East 4th Street, Davenport, IA 52801 (563) 326-1621 If you have tried that reute with no success, you might contact Iowa's Senators, Chades Grassley and Tom Harkin. This is a federal issue; therefore, the Mayor and City Council of Iowa City have no jurisdiction in this matter. Tom Harkin 1-202-224-3254 Charles Grassley 1-202-224-3744 A copy of your email will be distributed to all seven Council Members on their next printed Formal Agenda Consent Calendar. All correspondence addressed to Council becomes a permanent public record, If you wish to communicate with Council Members immediately, please click here for additional contact options http://www, icgov.org/citycou ncil. htm. Lisa Lisa Morlenhauer Administrative Assistant to the City Manager City of iowa City 410 E Washington St Iowa City IA 52240 (319) 356-5010 ..... Original Message ..... From: Steveandkat3533@aol.com [mailto:Steveandkat3533~aoI.com] Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 11:15 AM To: council~iowa-city.org Subject: help I need this letter to go to the correct person, per say the Mayor. This is concerning disability. Social Security. I want to know why it takes so long for a person who lives in Iowa to receive disability? VVhen in Ky it doesnt. My father has been trying for 5 years to get his disability. This man deserves it. He doesnt drink or do drugs, He is very sick. His name is William Driskell. He lives in Davenport. I wanted to know if the Mayor could check into to this. Thank You Steve Driskell 12/24/02 Marian Karr From: Lisa Morlenhauer Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:08 AM To: 'Kimberly Tobias' Cc: *City Council; Steve Atkins Subject: RE: Lowe's coming to Iowa City?? Ms. Tobias, It is my understanding Lowe's is planning to build in Coralville, not Iowa City. We are unaware of plans for a Home Depot. Thank you for your comments. A copy of your email will be included in the Council's next information packet. All correspondence distributed to Council becomes a permanent public record. Have a nice day. Lisa Lisa Mollenhauer Administrative Assistant to the City Manager City of Iowa City 410 E Washington St Iowa City IA 52240 (319) 356-5010 ..... Original Message From: Kimberly Tobias [mailto:kimatobias@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 8:21 PM To: steve_atkins@iowa~city.org Cc: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Lowe's coming to Iowa City?? Mr. Atkins and council members, I hope I have the right people to address this too. If not, would you please forward it on to the correct people... I have heard that Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse is looking at coming to Iowa City, then I heard that Iowa City is considering a Home Depot. Well, let me tell you that there is no comparison between the 2. I have been to both and I can tell you that Lowe's is a cleaner, nicer and friendlier enviroment. They are also a safer store. I have seen on TV where Home Depot has had some fatal accidents in a couple of thief California stores. To add a Lowe's store to our area would be great. They have a lot better selection of better quality products than Menards does, so l hardly ever go to Menards. I would much rather travel a ways to go a Lowe's store. Wouldn't you like me to spend my money here instead of Moline or Burlington? Thank you, Klm Tobias EideBailly= Consultants · Certified Public Accountants To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Iowa City, Iowa We have audited the financial statements of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2002, and have issued our report thereon dated November 6, 2002. Professional standards require that we provide you with the following information related to our audit. Our Responsibility under Auditing Standards Generally Accepted in the United States of America and OMB Circular A-133 As stated in our engagement letter dated May 2, 2001, our responsibility, as described by professional standards, is to plan and perform our audit to obtain reasonable, but not absolute, assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. Because an audit is designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance and because we did not perform a detailed examination of all transactions, there is a risk that material misstatements may exist and not be detected by us. In planning and performing our audit, we considered the City's internal control over financial reporting in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and not to provide assurance on the internal control over financial reporting. We also considered internal control over compliance with requirements that could have a direct and material effect on a major federal program in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on compliance and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with OMB Circular A-133. As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the City's financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grants, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement mounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit. Also, in accordance with OMB Cimular A-133, we examined, on a test basis, evidence about the City's compliance with the types of compliance requirements described in the t/S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement applicable to its major federal program for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the City's compliance with those requirements. While our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion, it does not provide a legal determination on the City's compliance with those requirements. Significant Accounting Policies Management has the responsibility for selection and use of appropriate accounting policies. In accordance with the terms of our engagement letter, we will advise management about the appropriateness of accounting policies and their application. The significant accounting policies used by the City of Iowa City, Iowa, are described in Note 1 to the financial statements. No new accounting policies were adopted, and the application of existing policies was not changed during the year ended June 30, 2002. We noted no transactions entered into by the City during the year that were both significant and unusual, and of wlfich, under professional standards, we are required to inform you, or transactions for which there is a lack of authoritative guidance or consensus. 3999 Pennsylvania Ave. · Suite tO0 · Dubuque, Iowa 52002.2639 · 563.556.1790 · Fax 563.55257842 Offkes in Arizo~m, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota · Equal Opportunity Employer To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Iowa City, Iowa Page 2 Accounting Estimates Accounting estimates are an integral part of the financial statements prepared by management and are based on management's knowledge and experience about past and current events and assumptions about future events. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ significantly from those expected. Audit Adjustments For purposes of this letter, professional standards define an audit adjustment as a proposed correction of the financial statements that, in our judgment, may not have been detected except through our auditing procedures. An audit adjustment may or may not indicate matters that could have a significant effect on the City's financial reporting process (that is, cause future financial statements to be mater/ally misstated). The following audit adjustments, in our judgment, indicate matters that could have a significant effect on the City's financial reporting process. The City incorporated these audit adjustments into the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2002. To record additional accounts payable at June 30, 2002 Transit Fund $ 77,584 Capital Projects Fund - other 50,905 Parking Fund 6,086 To decrease beginning retained earnings to adjust for an invoice that should have been included in accounts payable at June 30, 2001, in the Loss Reserve Fund $ 277,578 To decrease notes receivable and deferred revenue for certain notes that were recorded incorrectly in the Community Development Block Grant Fund $ 555,251 Disagreements With Management For purposes of this letter, professional standards define a disagreement with management as a matter, whether or not resolved to our satisfaction, concerning a financial accounting, reporting, or auditing matter that could be significant to the financial statements or the auditor's report. We are pleased to report that no such disagreements arose during the course of our audit. Difficulties Encountered in Performing the Audit We encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management in performing and completing our audit. To the Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Iowa City, Iowa Page 3 Other Comments We have included additional comments regarding the financial statements and operations. These comments are not a result of in-depth study of any specific areas but are based on observations made during the course of our audit. Our observations indicate that overall financial operations of the City continue to be conducted in an efficient and effective manner. This report, a public record by law, is intended solely for the information and use of the officials, employees, and citizens of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, and other parties to whom the City of Iowa City, Iowa, nmy report. This report is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. As always, we will be happy to discuss these or any other topics at your convenience. We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to you and your staff for the fine cooperation that we received during the course of the audit. We look forward to many years of continued service to the City of lowa City, Iowa. Dubuque, Iowa November 6, 2002 CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 OTHER COMMENTS Mandatory Vacation Policy The City does not currently have a policy requiring mandatory use of vacation by personnel in finance related positions. As a step to strengthen internal controls, we recommend that the City institute a policy requiring all personnel in finance related positions to take at least one week of their vacation at a time. While the employee is gone, someone else should perform their normal duties. Notes Receivable During our review of notes receivable in the Community Development Block Grant Fund, we noted several notes that should not have been included in the financial statements. Some were duplicates, some had not yet actually been paid to the loan recipient as of June 30, 2002, and some remained on the books even though they had been forgiven. Although this has no effect on revenues or expenditures because the receivables are offset by deferred revenue, we recommend that finance personnel and community development personnel both review the information at year end to ensure that proper amounts are recorded in the financial statements. GASB 34 The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued Statement 34, Basic Financial Statements - and Management's Discussion and Analysis for State and Local Governments. This statement presents the most sweeping changes ever in financial reporting for local governments. When implemented it will create new information and will restructure much of the information that governments have presented in the past. The following are some of the major changes required by the statement: Management's discussion and analysis of the financial statements will be required supplementary information. The basic financial statements will now include additional entity-wide financial statements prepared on the accrual basis. The fund level statements will present "major funds" rather than having totals for each individual fund type. Since the fund level statements for governmental funds will continue to be presented on the modified accrual basis, a reconciliation to the entity-wide statements must be presented. Fixed assets and long-term debt, which had previously been reported in account groups separate from the funds, will now be reported within the funds in the entity-wide statements, and depreciation must be recorded on the fixed assets. Also, the fixed assets are to include infrastructure assets determined on a retroactive as well as prospective basis. Infrastructure assets must also be depreciated unless you choose to adopt the allowable modified approach described in the statement. Budget to actual comparisons will now be required supplemental information and must include information on the original adopted budget as well as the final adopted budget. CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2002 OTHER COMMENTS There are many more changes that will be required to your financial reporting in order to comply with all of the provisions of Statement 34. We recommend that you familiarize yourselves with the statement and begin planning for the many changes that will be needed. The requirements of the statement are effective in three phases based on a government's total revenues (excluding extraordinary items) for the year ended June 30, 1999. Based on this information, we believe the City of Iowa City is required to adopt the statement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. there are 800,000 homeles~ people in this country on any given night. As many as 3.5 million Americans spend some · In 2001, the Emergency Housing Project in ]ow,~ City provided shelter and services to 725 homeless individuals for 'a total of 11,252 nights of shelter. Women and children are 30 % of those sheltered. .~ I SUPPOP. T AFFOP-,DABLE HOUSING City Council of Iowa City 410 East Washington St Iowa City, IA 52245 Marian Kart ~ From: Gould, Renee[renee.-gould@uiowa.edu] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 3:22 PM To: 'cou ncil@iowa-city.org' Subject: Secondhand smoke likely cause of City Council Members, Reinforcement that the smoking ordinance was the right thing to do and should be extended to cover workplaces for all who work in Iowa City. These were Iowa residents in this Mayo Clinic study! Renee Gould, RN Thoracic Oncology Program UIHC 2923 Radcliffe Ave Iowa City, 52245 Secondhand smoke likely cause of adenocarcinoma "The culprit is very likely to be exposure to second-hand smoke." --Ping Yang, M.D., Ph.D. ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A Mayo Clinic study of more than 41,000 postmenopausal women in Iowa provides new evidence that the most common type of lung cancer in women is more closely linked to tobacco smoke than previously recognized. The findings of the study will be published in the Dec. 15, 2002 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. Lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death in women for more than a decade. In 2000, about 68,000 American women died of lung cancer. That's compared to about 40,000 women who died from breast cancer. While the lung cancer-tobacco connection is well established, researchers have suspected that adenocarcinoma -- which accounts for over 40 percent of lung cancer in women -- was linked to other, unknown risk factors. That's because adenocarcinoma, more so than other forms of tung cancer, strikes women who have never smoked. The Mayo Clinic study used a statistical model to compare the incidence rates of the three types of lung cancer: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma. "We found adenocarcinoma of the lung is more strongly associated with smoking than previously recognized," says Ping Yang, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic epidemiologist and lead researcher on the study. For example, among 10,000 women who do not smoke, each year three women will develop 12/11/02 Page 2 of 2 any lung cancer, two of them being adenocarcinoma. Among the same number of women who smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 20 to 39 years, 30 will develop lung cancer each year: 14 adenocarcinoma, 8 squamous cell and 8 small cell lung cancer. All three types of lung cancer are very serious illnesses. "Knowing the very strong association between smoking and adenocarinoma is important because researchers were beginning to look for other causes and ways to prevent it," says Dr. Yang. "The best advice remains: don't smoke cigarettes." How the data was gathered In ] 986, a questionnaire was mailed to approximately 100,000 randomly selected women in Iowa between the ages of 55 and 69. The 41,836 respondents were surveyed again in 1987, 1989, 1992 and 1997. They responded to questions about their health and smoking history. Lung cancer cases were identified through the State Health Registry of Iowa, part of a National Cancer Institutes research program. Through 1998, 598 women in the study were identified with lung cancer: 234 with adenocarcin0ma, ] ~ 5 with squamous carcinoma, 123 with small cell carcinoma and 126 with other subtypes. Researchers used this data in a statistical model to calculate excess risk of lung cancer. Excess risk is the difference in risk between women who smoked and women who never smoked. It can only be calculated in a cohort study -- one that follows large numbers of people for many years -- smokers and those who have never smoked. "You can't get an accurate picture of lung cancer risk by just studying smokers," she says. "You need to have reliable data from sizable number of those who have never smoked." Dr. Yang said questions still remain about why adenocarcinoma strikes nonsmokers more often than other types of lung cancers. "The culprit is very likely to be exposure to second- hand smoke. We could not get a direct answer from this study," says Dr. Yang. "Other Mayo Clinic research projects are further examining the connection between second-hand smoke and adenocarcinoma. 12/11/02 Marian Karr From: Jeff Davidson Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 2:29 PM To: 'rsforeman @mchsi.com' Cc: Beth Pfohl; *City Manager's Office; *City Council Subject: FW: Scott Boulevard extension Hello Rockne and Susan Foreman. Your email below was forwarded to me for reply. City staff monitors the collision history at all intersections in the City. If a pattern is noted that necessitates a change in traffic control, the appropriate action is taken. Because of the increase in traffic volumes and changes in traffic patterns that have occurred since the opening of Scott Blvd and First Ave, some people have the perception that dangerous conditions exist along Scott Blvd. However, the data collected to date does not show this to be the case. Installation of traffic signals or stop signs should only be undertaken when warranted by traffic conditions. These changes in traffic control will help certain types of problems while making others worse. For example, traffic signals can reduce right-angle collisions, but will increase the frequency of rear-end collisions. Unwarranted stop signs will be disobeyed by motorists who "roll through" them, creating hazards for pedestrians. Rumble strips that you suggest are very noisy and should not be used near residential areas. Stop signs should be of regulation size unless a traffic study determines that a visibility problem exists that can be resolved by a larger sign. Rest assured that we are keeping an eye on the Scott BIvd situation and will make appropriate changes in traffic control as needed. Thank you for your message. ..... Original Message ..... From: Steve Atkins Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 7:36 AM To: Jeff Davidson Subject: FW: Scott Boulevard extension ..... Original Message ..... From: Rockne and Susan Foreman [mailto:rsforeman~mchsi.com] Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 2:05 PM To: steve_atkins~iowa-city.org Subject: Scott Boulevard extension Dear Mr. Atkins and City staff: We are writing to express our concerns about traffic and safety on the entire length of Scott Boulevard. We live in the Windsor Ridge subdivision off American Legion Road and either cross or travel on Scott Blvd. several times a day. We have witnessed driver confusion and near-accidents at every intersection along Scott Blvd. -- American Legion Rd. and Scott, Court St. and Scott., and Rochester Ave. and Scott. At American Legion and Scott, and at Rochester and Scott -- the visibility is very poor because the roads are hilly and curved, and trees, weeds, light poles, etc. obscure the view. We have seen drivers come to the intersection not seeing or anticipating a stop, and slam on brakes, skidding through the intersections. We are not in favor of stop lights at these intersections because we believe there would then be drivers "running the yellow light" and crashes would occur at higher speeds. Our suggestion would be "ramble strips" that are installed on roads to alert drivers to upcoming stop intersections....and larger sized stop signs that would stand out from the surrounding trees, weeds, and light poles. The Court St. and Scott intersection seems to be a different problem. Traffic is traveling very fast along Scott and it is difficult to cross from one side of Court St. to the other. We are especially concerned about the children that we observe trying to cross Scott. Perhaps Court St. and Scott should be a four-way stop intersection. We don't want a fatal crash along Scott Blvd. to be the factor that initiates action by the Iowa City Staffand City Council. Thank you, Rockne and Susan Foreman 1201 Hamilton Court Iowa City, IA 52245 Marian Karr ~ From: Vkyoder@aol.com Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 11:12 PM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Rochester/Scott Blvd. Intersection Concern I absolutely love the new extensions-the Scott Blvd.--a particularly beautiful road in addition to being extremely convenient since I work at the ACT building located on Hwy. 6, have meetings at the North Dodge buildings, and live on Heron Circle. However, I wrote to you shortly after the roads were open to the public because I was shocked when it became apparent that traffic lights nor a four-way stop sign was part ofthe Rochester/Scott Blvd. intersection design. I predicted that accidents were just waiting to happen at this high speed intersection. And sure enough, another one occurred tonight. Our neighbors, whose elderly parents had just left their house to go that direction, were panicked until they heard from them that they were not involved. I just hope no one was seriously hurt. I think it is unconscionable that we continue to ignore the dangerous situation that looms at that intersection. I've watched the traffic grow and grow on that road since it opened and feel obligated to voice my concern one more time. I can't help but think how many times Chris Street's mother must wonder if she would still have her son if the stop light had been put in a short time BEFORE his accident instead of a short time AFTER his accident!! God forbid that another mother will have to live with those thoughts the rest of her life! Vicki Yoder, 79 Heron Circle, Iowa City, IA. 12/16/02 Marian Karr From: Lundy's [lundy@inav.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 2:15 PM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Parking Garage Problem Dear Honorable Mayor Lehman and members of the Council, I wanted to bring a problem to your attention regarding the Parking ramps. I own a business in Downtown Iowa City as well as have my office downtown. I park downtown most week days. I however often leave the downtown to go to one of my other locations part way through the day. I always look at the time on the parking garage ticket and try to plan it to be to my car a few minutes before I would have to pay for an additional hour or .60 I am sure most people who park in the ramps have done this. I however often find I am missing the time by a couple min when I think I should be ok and I get charged for an additional hour. You may rightly say I just need to get to the ramp earlier and this is true. But today I questioned the employee because I really felt I should not have to pay the additional .60 and what I found out is that when she scans the ticket the time that comes up on here screen does not match the time stamped on the ticket. Her screen after scanning my ticket showed I arrived 3 minuets before the time stamped on the ticket, so I paid an extra .60. She even said she did not think it was right. I know this seems like a trivial concern and of coarse I don't like paying more then I should for parking but my real concern is how many other people come to the downtown to shop and go away irritated because they felt they were cheated .60 at out parking garages. I think the best way to think of this is that you go to the supermarket to buy something and the tag says it is..60 when you get home you find out what they had scanned was $1.20 and you feel cheated of .60 and feel maybe next time you might pick a new supermarket. I am not writing in an attempt to recover the few .60's I have lost, only to ask you to see if there is away that the bar scan and the time printed on the ticket are always the same. So we don't irritate people needlessly. Thank you Gary R Lundquist 5 Bedford Ct. Iowa City, IA 52240 319 354 6369 12/5/02 ENGINEERS & PLANNER~ ANKENY, IA ATLANTIC, IA CEDAR RAPIDS, lA M~IRYVILLE, MO SZ JOSEPH, MO (515) 964-2020 ] (712) 245-6505 ] ($19) 362-9.194 ] (660) 582-8888 ] (816) $64-$222 December 4, 2002 ~ ,:~ Ernie Lehman, Mayor ~:> --~._. c~ -5-~ C) ~ ~ · City of Iowa City :~ C', ~o 410 E. W~hin~on Street ~:~ r- ~ Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 .... ~-~ ~-~ ~t~.j---' ~: IOWA C~Y ~C~ ~ORT / D~ RO~ ~ ~n Dear Mayor Lehman: As per our meeting on October 31, 2002, I am offering the following comments regarding Dane Road for consideration: 1. The ~o~ Layout Plan proposed the disconnect of Dane Road where the existing roadway e~ends t~ough the Runway Safety Mca OSA) ~d Runway Object Free Mca ~OFA). The ~rpon Master Plan recommended D~e Road be relocated to intersect with Momon Trek ~d Iowa ~ghwaY One. These actions were recommended so as to accommodate an e~ension to RW 6. The proposed 800 foot e~ension would provide an ultimate len~h of 5015 feet. The City has acquired sufficient prope~y interest to acco~odate the runway e~ension and provide ~e required runway safety area and, object ~ee ~ea and runway prote~ion zone. A mafimum 2 percent ~ade was proposed Mth a modification to design standard approved by the Federal A~ation Administration ~ay 17, 1996 - C~e Number: 96 096 ~). The ~¢o~ Layout Plan also proposed the Willow Creek drainage be relocated to e~end beyond the runway safety area. Consideration may be given to the use of box culve~s under the runway safety area. 2. The ~rpo~ Layout Plan was updated with conditional approval given by FAA on January 9, 2002, "The approval indicated by my signature is given subject to the condition that the proposed airpo~ development identified by item herein as requiring environmental processing shall not be unde~aken without prior ~i~en environmental approval by F~". * Extension of Runway 6-24 Consequently, the proposed extension must be approved by F~. The Iowa City ~rpon Commission is in the process of preparing an Environmental Assessment ~A). The effo~ is being done in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 50 l S.W. O~L~OR ROAD- P.O. BOX 1159- ~ IOWA 50021-0974 25y s] Website: ~.snyder-associates.com e-mail: emaiI~snyder-associates.com Ernie Lehman, Mayor Iowa City Municipal Airport/Dane Road Page 2 (NEPA) and guidance set forth in FAA Order 5050.4A, Airport Environmental Handbook. FAA Order 50504A provides guidance concerning content of the Environmental Assessment. Where Dane Road is concerned, consideration should be given to all alternatives that impact the road. These could typically include: No action alternative · Relocation of Dane Road · Construction of a tunnel through the RSA so as to maintain the existing alignment. · Other alternatives Displaced threshold on RW 6 In general, all alternatives that are reasonable and practical should be considered. Where an alternative is eliminated, the EA should provide a description of the basis for elimination. It should be noted that the alternatives selected also include thOse airport improvements that enhance safety and the level of service (Lower approach minimum) 3. Mr. John Dane has requested that alternatives to the disconnect and relocation of Dane Road be considered. It is most appropriate to evaluate the alternatives within the environmental documentation process. The environmental documentation process will provide an opportunity to identify appropriate mitigation measures as well. The EA will consider, in addition to alternatives; specific impact categories: Compatible Land Use Social Impacts - Alter transportation patterns (P3.a pg 31) Induced Socionomic Impacts Air Quality Water Quality DOT Sec. 4(F) uses Historic, Architectural & Cultural Resources Biotic Communities Endangered and Threatened Species Wetlands Floodplains Farmland Energy supply, Light Emissions, Solid Waste Construction Impacts Cumulative Impacts Environmental Justice J:k~porlData\W P~Letter s~Dan e Road. doc Emie Lehman, Mayor Iowa City Municipal Airpotl/Dane Road Page 3 In summary, all prudent and reasonable alternatives to the disconnect of Dane Road should be considered in the Environmental Assessment. The NEPA process provides the appropriate forum to consider the concerns expressed by John Dane at the October 31st meeting. Sincerely, SNYDER & ASSOCIATES, 1NC. Project Manager cc: John Dane Ron O~eil - Airport Manager Iowa City Airport Commission J:~AirpodDala\W P~Letters~Dane Road. doe ~z~ ~,~::- _c) ?][ ~: 5¢ 402 Homestead Road i.~ ~1~_~ Strafford, PA 19087 C;~ ~ '~ -'-~ ~:x December 2, 2002 Enclosed are a couple of articles I read while visiting my sister in Chicago that made me quite sad and a little afraid. What is happening on college campuses today anyway? An athlete rapes a coed and he's back practicing and akeady has a new relationship with another girl. Maybe this was normal sex for him. The medical report does not look very good for the victim. I wonder what will happen to the next victim. Do not local government officials administer justice anymore? Or does everyone get to go scott free? I'd like to know what the defendant's lawyer threatened the University of Iowa with? Quite a contrast with the seventy college student athletes in Hanover, New Hampshire. They don't get to go to practice anymore. And they probably practiced and studied. I guess the concept ora student athlete is becoming an anachronism. Now all you have to do is be a professional basketball (or football) player and you can do anything you want on a college campus. You don't have to go to class, a la Deion Sanders at Florida State or Lawrence Phillips at Nebraska. Who are they letting in college anyway?. Are any of them there to get an education at a four-year institution of higher learning? I went to a Big Ten school because of the academics--I thought I could get a good education. Sincerely, Roger W. Robert Favoritism char.~es..~ n er ,~t~.,~,~t~ ~h~h~,~...e.o. the ~ a fe~e s~dent ath- ~ st~ at West- go~.to~qketh~badexpecence a~olsforblddentohagecont~ct for fllino~ "~ B~ketb~[" in exa~e te~s~ a~es~tetheWhe~focm of~efaac°Eegead~- head ~ he raped hen ~er the Clar~n KeE~ a ~versity Pi~e's c~ch, ~o~, who "You~ot ~ idol~ out of were ~the~ ~ ~e 0 ~erge ~e~notjmtof~ivemi- where shew~teat~fore~-~e~'sf~y~dthe~w-for~es~b~rp~ofh~m ~mm~eidots~o~l* pub~c~o~t~emaac~ case ~ to~ ~ s2,o~ but of ~ ~ denceofse~a~t, yembut~dnotbr~jmU~or ~t sea.n, ~o~ mid of W~much~to~who~ ~meme. ~~¢~; jj~S~o~J~} t~ criticscaimthatPiercewastoo ~ envk,ment that is ~r-bemg~the~asu~tarm Under the ~i~-side visor Dartmouth's decision ' 1 to cut swirn programs . i ' / : hits one [am ard , .. , ~-~ he NCAA Division I freskman swLm- , ~ ~ mcr called her home Monday, ~ob- ! 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Sh~ di~'t even ~t o~er ~h~ ~ of ~e s~ck m~ke~ ~ the ~w Jones tegs e-m~ ~m a few-da~ ~fore. ~C~ ~e ~n~ng ~ ~e ~d wh~ about her ~end ~st~ went up, howler, th~ w~ t~ 'bad, they "~ I c~ed you ~ ~d no one ide~ of f~ p~y, Sim~o~ch, a ~r~c frees~ler? ~ey ~ T~ ~. : ~ home..~y, ~ coach ~d ~ d~:a 3,~ h~d ~d, y~, ~ ~d, for~,~U~n~efa~ehad~mv- No~db~n~k~formon~at~. thi-~pm~go~,s~ceIdobre~0ke ve~ ~ of educa- el~ mo~ th~ 5,000 ~ ~e n~ Nobly had ~n ~fomed a~ut ~. ~d ~, ~ you ~ow. My ~ 1,~ w~ac- fion of bddy ~d side of O~u ~ H~over, N.H.~tho~ ~ ~ W~ a~ fa~, appe~, ~y 11:24, my pe~n~ b~ c~e~g ~d. ~e m~'~m ~es~, w~ch much~a~rjackeL~ : :.h~,~o~ce, l~gg~dto~e~- I've never ~ it b~o~J I: ~,~d w~ sw~ed ~ ~e fl~ of academ~e, W~, ~e ~d ~d ~ ~ ~ toU~ ~w~- o~i ~o~e~ ~ who ~e~ w~t f~te~ on the ~e~, Be~d. 3~e[ ~d at i~ ~m, ~ple~ cold ~d ~ble. ' i~ ~mmer at a mcat meet, felt comps: els~ ~ ~ .; ' . Nicol~I'm h0P~g coach doesnt; ~e! ~y BeatiL -. sionfo~ h~g ~ f~om brae;for her ~dad~ew. - : · ~eat ide~ a~ pu~g me ~ t~ ~e dad' o~y ~ntly had told ~en~ comp~g t~ough a ~ere bmnc~ ~fec- ~e ~ t~sms at D~o~h ~e not the though! C~ ~ you get t~. Love ya, C." how proud he w~ of Ms doubter. ~on, for the [a~ she ~ew noth~g a~ut be~ in ~e co~t~. But they, Hke so m~y The daughter had gotten ~o firsts sion, the m~ing, ~e wei~tH~g, ~e fo- ~ Pipe~ne to the }~ite Mo~tains essence of what ~ate~ athletics pu~ to fired up, hoping to bench-pre~ 135 ponds, ~g, the stud~g~ff ~at di~'t make a took mom th~ 27 hour. bo. be a swimm~g fool But now she was just ~etter cit~en, what ~dv "It was just at the end of the bus ~de In tMs young season, ghe women's team c~g. ~e doubter w~ ne~ly incon~hble, ~he lkom Boston to Hanover that it got hard," had been smoked by Ha~, had lost to The dad ~s th~g he co~dn;t s~m dad wo~d ~ ~ends later. S~o~ch had told the dad ~th a sm~e. CorneH because o[ ~jured divers, had 3,000 yards at ~, ~ess it was do--hill '~ey ~d it ~t befo~ we're lea~ for Two h~d~d twelve thom~d dollam, the c~h~ Vemont ~d had Bro~ c~ce[ be- "It's OK, Sweetie,' the dad s~d to ~he b~" sh~ ~d. dad wo~d say to f~ends ~ dMbelief. He ca~e of an ice ~om. yo~g womb. ~d the dad ~ew, b~ ~'t say, that wo~d ~y it over ~d over. ~at's co~ege. But then he co~dn't t~k of why it was ~ no ac~denk ~e dad world ~d out Da~outh's A friend wo~d say ~ the dad later, "It's OK ~o w~ broke~e~ Mds ~d budg~ b more th~ a h~-b~on do~. b~, ~n't it? .... I love you," he s~d, a~r ~g c~p~, m~ yo~ ho~day me~? ~e ~ wo~d ~ve .00~ pe~e~ of thaL ~ ~at we~ the case, the dad wonder, ~e bile. ~een o~ her 19 ~ on t~ p~et ~e student atMefic d~e~or, 3o~ where were ~e ContraS, the ~o~, the ~en I ~ld my dau~i, C~ th:e for- had ~en ~ent ~mmlng, ~e da~r H~r,~dthey~de~,~A.~. paycheck? mers~mer, Ihad~go. ' NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IOW/:', C~ :r,, ~(')WA December 5, 2002 Iowa City City Council Civic Center 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Members of the City Council: As you may be aware, there have been rumors recently that the Eagle Country Market grocery store may not renew the lease for their store on Dodge Street. The Northside Neighborhood Association requests that the Council's Economic Development Committ, ;e send a delegation to the Quad Cities to meet with Eagle's corporate officers to see if the~ is anything the City can do to encourage Eagle to stay in our community. The store on Dodge Street has long been an anchor of the Northside Neighborhood. It provides groceries and other goods and services to many of our families, young households and elderly residents who are not able to travel to the large grocery stores located on the edge of town. It also provides good jobs to several residents in I0wa Cit~ Keeping the Eagle food store here will help assure the continued viability of the Northside Neighborhood and thus contribute to the economic health of the entire Iowa City community. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you in granting this request. On behalf of the members of the Northside Neighborhood Association, c~rely, .---,--- David Tingwald u Coordinator, Steering Committee Northside Neighborhood Association Marian Karr ~ From: Mike Henry [hispanic@soli.inav.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 6:02 PM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Mediacom Iowa City Council members, My name in Mike Henry and I am the director for United Methodist Hispanic/Latino Ministry of the Cedar Rapids district which includes Iowa City. My concern deals with the cost of particular channels that where once listed under the basic package and are now listed under Family extended. The change took place around the beginning of last summer. The three that I am concerned about are the Spanish Channel, Weather Channel and MTV. These three Channels have specific viewers. Immigrants, especially the elderly immigrants and Latino students once paid $14.95 for the Basic package to receive the Spanish Channel, but now have to pay $36.95 to receive this same Channel in a package called Family extended I believe, a lot of our folks only watch the Spanish channel and they watch it especially to see what is happening back home, which is important to them and it also helps them to retain their culture which is also very important. Some of our elderly only speak Spanish and only watch this Channel. I think the Weather channel is a very important Channel for everyone and the folks that are Iow income shouldn't be denied this Channel at the basic rate. MTV is important to College Students and a good deal of these students also can't afford the higher rate. I believe Mediacom targeted these three (3) Channels because they knew that the Channels mentioned above have a loyal following and I am sure there are more Channels like this, that I haven't mentioned. $22.00 is a big hike for Iow income people. The Channels should be available to everyone in the basic package. Once you take these channels out of the basic package and several others, your not left with much except 3 network channels, 3 or 4 access channels and a bunch of pay advertisment channels. I hope you can give this question some consideration. I am sorry about sending this e.mail so close to the vote. Thanks for your consideration. Sincerely, Mike Henry 12/10/02 December 5th, 2002 Mayor Ernie Lehman 220 S. Gilbert St. Iowa City, IA.52240 Re:''Corps of Engineers EA Study/Lease - Coralvllle Lake Public Land The US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District has just spent an estimated quarter of a million dollars for an Environmental Assessment of 106 acres of public land they intend to lease at little or no charge to a private, non-profit, non-tax paying Commercial operation at the Coralville Reservoir in Johnson County, Iowa. All without public notice, any type of competitive alternatives or professional criteria analysis. Why? There are many disturbing reasons. What makes this all so illogical as well as tragic is that this proposed Commercial Enterprise will be placed in a residential, narrow road area and cannot meet State or Local Planning, Zoning, Land Use or Sensitive Area ordinances. The local Johnson County Board of Supervisors sent a strong letter to them about all of these facts. Response? No Environmental Impact! We are shaking our heads in disbeliefl Local community leaders have expressed absolute disgust at the arrogance shown them. Attached example. Then the COE approved this EA and sent it out(two years late) for public comment on November 19th, 2002, subject to a 45 day public review period - over a three holiday period. It was also sent out knowing full well you good people were out-of-session and a whole new congressional leadership had to be installed. That left us without accurate federal and state contacts and your time to look into this tragedy. Now thats just not right by any standard! WHY? But worst of all about this EA and proposed Lease, is that it is based on a 1977 MASTER PLAN that is so totally out-of-date as to make any COE land use decision there absurd. If you don't believe that, have your staffreview it or better yet, have the COE review it. They have already spent nearly an estimated quarter million dollars on the study for a private groups benefit - whats a few more thousand of our plentiful tax payers dollars! We have asked the COE Commander to hold off any EA/Lease decision until a new MASTER PLAN is completed. See attached letter. Ask him the same question. Attached is my brief analysis of the out-dated 1977 MASTER PLAN and other info for your review. Please, in spite of all our busy schedules and with the EA deadline January 4th, contact those COE people and help us bring this project into reality and the 21st Century. Thanks, appreciate knowing your thoughts and action ASAP. Sorry for the urgency but we weren't given much time. Sincerely, Tom/Doris Woodruff 4115 Rodeo Road, Davenport, IA. 52806 -~We ~e E-mail:APWood70~aol.com personally effected. Our residential property adjoins this COE Lease land. Land used by the public for 50 years will no longer be available without private party permission. ID~x~n~ 2, 2002 Col. William 1. Bayles, Commander U.S.Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island Arsenal Clock Tower PO Box 2004 Rock Island, IL. 61204 Re: Final EA of Proposed Lease, Coralville Lake, Johnson Connty, Iowa Col. Bayles: I ask you to immediately stop any further action on this proposed EA Assessment end Lease until you have totally reviewed and updated your RESOURCE MASTER PLAN dated April 1977 for the Cortlville Lake, Jolmsun County. That is the very Plan on which most of your guidelines for land-use in the study were based. Besides, you have a responsibility to do this update based on your own unmet update rqmts. See p. 1, Para. 1 of the Master Plan as required by your ER 1120-2-400 Code dated Nov. 1971. 1 have reviewed that 1977 Plan, along with others, and find it m be so totally out-of~ia~ that it would never stand the challenges of present day data applied to almost all of the criteria you used for Land Use in the Daytxeak EA study. That 1977 Plan was done when people drove 6000# cars and pulled the crank on an adding machine. L~t mc remind you of your own statements made in the 1977 Master Plan study and what COE said about the 1966 Master Plan that it replaced. Par~hrasing - This(1977 Revision) is needed because so many ckanges have ocurred sluce 1966 as to mahe ~ts(1966 data) use out-of-date. That was only 11 years later - relatively slow years compared with today. You can't imagine the frustration resulting in downright anger followed by contempt because of the application of those totally antiquated and out-of-step Land Use rules. An example is the attached write-up from the North Liberty city council meeting last week. Also, tell me its not true that no one, absolutely no one from your office or your EA Contractors office failed to even talk to an effected council member or mayor in North Liberty during this EA study period ~ or even before?. I have always had a high regard for your organization and have worked hard to support many of our common needs in the past. You know that - so I hope I've established some credibility and can be listened to. But this one go~ far beyond me and COE - its for the good of the community/country as well as world changes since 9/11. We will actively work toward~ helptag yon stop aay further decisoo on this EA and Lease until the ont-dated criteria is re-evaluated for Land U~ and Poblie Needs. ~ as to what you are going to do as a result of this letter. Thanks. Sincerely, ~ / ~ ] 4115 Rodeo Road Davenport, IA. 52806 x¢: Mayors, Neighbors, Elected Officials "?"'~"~' "~ 1 N Liberty " '"'~"' ~ '1 opposition raised to camp plan Commen~ at ~es~y ~u~ ~t ~ ~ . for th~ amount of ~c, ~d · } for that people to park out ~e~e. We don't n~ WO~n't m~ all ove~ lira Youth Corps of America -' wants to ~ ~ ~ ~t~ ~ ~ ~t~ ~ ~. ~.m~ ~g P~o~s for youth ~~'b~on~ '~ . ~. ~ ~ R~ n~t I. Comment: Why do you think the COE will be listen to anyone when, after 293 Comments by 77 _n~ople in wrting, they listened to absolutely 0 or NONE. These comments included many pages of written comments from the Johnson County Board of Supervisors concluding that this is "the worst place to do this in Johnson County." Thats disregard for local public opinion - big time. We have until January 4th to comment and the Lease is not a done deal with the group around which the EA was done. Encourage every local developer to ask for consideration. II. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT STATEMENT- Appendix B "Having reviewed the information contained herein in this Environmental ~4ssessment, l find that the proposed AIternative 1: MYC~t Lease would have no significant impact on the environment" - Col. }Filliam J. Bayles -All~i~.JmJllli~ -Leasing the Camp Daybreak for group recreational use and development by a non-profit organization, as gro_p_oJ~ in the Muslim Youth C,a~,, ps of A~,,e, riea(MYCA) application. ~4dded is the emphasis on the word proposed . ~; 10 cabins, 12 tent platforms, a caretakers residence atthe camp entrance, a 70 x250 central lodge with classrooms and facilities for · . dilfmg(note- they did not mention a part of this lodge is a huge multi-story highly visible dome - visible from anywhere on the surrounding lake and property for miles), a 200'x50' beach, an access road, 66 on-site parking spaces and a boat dock. And numerous trails. -It takes a lot of space to serve several thousand summer camp Youth from inner city and overseas PLUS train 4000 adults from all over the world twelve months and year 'round in whatever, including computers. m. A Review of Some Of the Study Factors and Findings Follows: p.46 Recreation - significant positive impacts for rec. opportunity_.,. ***p.47. Land Use - No significant impact on land use or zoning. They did ]gOT consider Johnson County private properS, or re~ulation. Only applied their own 30 year old and vaguely worded "Recreation Intensive" Land use to the Corp property under discussion. p.49 Community Cohesion(Residents behavioral patterns) - no impact p.50 Demographics - Addition of one caretakers residence - no impact p.51 Property Values - No significant impa_ct p.52 Public Facilities and Services - ".. Lessee will have the authority to manage the facility and provide safety and security to the facility" and ".....not forbid the full use of adjoining water areas....". Note: This lease ties up approx 2.0 miles of Coralville Lake shoreline. (p 2 of 2) p.52 Life, Health & Safety - "N.L. fire dept serves appeox 10,000 people, addition of 136(1%) not expected to impact the(NL) continued ability to provide ........ p.53 Traffic and Parking - "camping facilities would have no appreciable impact on the local road system. The central lodge(4000 people per year) would be unlikely to effect peak hour traffic ..... Note: They do not think $ohnson County authorities know what they are doing(App. F, p.4) with their own road standards. Parking - not sure of because of the lack of central lodge information. NO addition traff'le control needed at Scales Bend(and 200th ST. p.54 Aesthetics(Visual Impact) - No significant impact because of siting and architectural design. Note(some est. over $, maybe ten acres of trees must come down - roads, sewers, 30+/- buildings, parking for two lots and 66 cars, utilities, trails, beach area etc.). p. 55 Noise(determined by off-site FHA models) - None reach the levels that exceed FHWA criterion of 67 dBA and not a significant increase over existing levels p.57 Solid/Special Wastes(garbage cans etc.) - No significant impact p. 57 Secondary Impacts - Need to provide(no details) off-site parking for a staging area at some point. IV. Comments of Note Regarding Waste Treatment for the Site.: 1. "The MYCA Lease and Reduced Use Alternatives do no meet current state standards for location of wastewater treatment fucilitlea Development of either alternative would be contingent on a change in state standards or the issuance of a variance in the buffer zone requirements, In the event that the 1DNR does not issuc a variance for either Alternative 1 or 2, alternative wastewater development proposals that meet the IDNR wastewater treatment requirements should be considered." Col Bayles, App.-B, p2 2. This means the ~oposed Alternative-I ~ be allowed under present IDNR waste standards. To put in the proposed waste facilities necessary for this Alternative-I, thc Lessee must apply for waivers to thc State Code as stated by Col Bayles and/or find a new system that may get DNR approval. Present requirements for standard systems are a 1000' set-back for a waste treatment facility from a habitable dwelling and 400' from a body of water. 3. MYCA has a~r_ eed in writing: if the Lessee. to abide by present DNR standards(existin_~ ~ in a letter given to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors on 1/13/00. This commitment was confirmed and approved by the MYCA Board of Directors. They will try to work in some exotic system, not Iowa weather tested, that provides variance consideration. This is not intended to be a complete analysis of the EA/Lease Study. Much more needs to bc looked at including a thorough review oftbe Proposed Lease. This proposal and Lessee, if selected, fi.om a non-tax paying organization who don't have to play by our rules and is un-accountable to any elected official, will have a profound impact on your family, enough said. We have reached a Milestone in our Nations History - We now have so much excess public property taken from us local folk, we can give it free to others!? THINK GLOBALLY, ACT L~ Fl! ~ i'i) Iowa. for Peace Resolution r~-' ~' ,&l qOlNST THE ,4 B USES OF THE USA PA TRIOT A CT Because the 2001 USA Patriot (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing .~i~n!'o~a~e Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act abuses · Allowing for indefinite d~tention of non-citizens who are not terrorists on minor visa viRlations if they cannot be deported bccaus~ they are stateless, their country of origin reuses to accept them or becaus~ they would face torture in their country of origin; , Minimizing judicial supervision of federal telephone and Intemet surveillance by law onforcemem authorities; · Expanding the ability of the government to conduct secret searches; Giving the U.S. Attorney General and the Se~n'etary of State the power to desiEnate domestic groups as terrorist organizations & deport any non-dtizen who belongs to them; · Granting the FBI broad access to sensitive business r~cords about individuals without having to show evidence of a crime; and · Leading to large-scale investigations of American citizens for"intelligence" purposes. Therefore we the undersigned urge the Iowa City and Coralville City Councils to pass a resol.tion that is similar to the following: "The city of Northampton o.~icially as~s, from now on, that federal and state/aw enforcement report to the local Human Rights Commission all local investigations undertaken under aegis of the [U$4 ?.iriot] 4ct and Orders; and that the community's congressional representatives actively monitor the implementation of the Act and Orders, ctrtd work to l'epeal lhose sectiorts fottrtd uncottstitntional. '" - Pas,,nxl by No~hnm.nton, MA, 2002 C/TY NAD~ 4DDRESS o 7) / -,o, Cortta~ 35~-1557 for tnore ktfo THINK GLOBALLE ACT LOCALLY i ' Iowans for Peace Resolution ~ A~ ~$~ THE AB USES OF THE USA PA TRIOT A CT Because,the 2001 USA Patriot (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing A~br°0riate ~s Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act abuses dwi liberties by: · Allowing for indefinite detention of non-citizens who are not terrorists on minor visa vi~qlations if they cannot be deported because they are stateless, their country of origin ret~ses to accept them or because they would face torture in their country of origin; ,Minimizing judicial supervision of federal telephone and Internet surveillance by law enforcement authorities; ,Expanding the ability of the government to conduct secret searches; ·Giving the U.S. Attorney General and the Secretary of State the power to designate domestic groups as terrorist organizations & deport any non-citizen who belongs to them; ·Granting the FBI broad access to sensitive business records about individuals without having to show evidence of a crime; and · Leading to large-scale investigations of American citizens for "intelligence" purposes. Therefore we the undersigned urge the Iowa City and Coralville City Councils to pass a resolution that is similar to the following: "The city of Northampton offcially ash, from no~ on, that 'federal and state enforcement report to the local Human Rights Commission all local investigations undertaken under aegis of the lUX4 Patriot] Act and Orders; and that the community's congressional representatives actively monitor the implementation of the Act and Orders, and work to repeal those sections found unconstitutional. '" - Passed by Northampton, MA, 2002 CITY NAME ADDRE.~S ~ ~". , · ' . Conta~ $5~-1557 for mor~ i~fo rn~.[o: 171g ~,ocher,~e'r Ck THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY Iowans for Peace Resolution (F II $T THE ABUSES OF THE USA PA TRIOT A CT ~~ 2001 USA Patriot (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing v~p~o~iriiix~,~ools Reqmred to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act abuses civil liberties by: · Allowing for indefinite detention of non-citizens who are not terrorLRs on minor visa violations if they cannot be deported because they are stateless, their country of origin reuses to accept them or because they would face torture in their country of origin; , Minimizing judicial supervision of federal telephone and Internet surveillance by law enforcement authorities; , Expanding the ability of the government to conduct secret searehns; , Giving the U.S. Attorney General and the Secretary of State the power to ded~cmate domestic groups as terrorist organizations & deport any non-citizen Who belongs to them; , Granting the FBI broad access to sensitive business records about individuals without ~ having to show evidence of a crime; and , Leading to large-scale investigations of American citizens for "intelligence" purposes. Therefore we the undersigned urge the Iowa City and Coralvilie City Councils to pass a resolution that is similar to the following: "The ciO~ of Nortlmmpton o~icially a~ks, from now on, that ]ederal a~l state law enforcement report to the local Hun~m Rig .ht~ Commission all local investigations undertaken under aegis of the [USA Pa~ot] Act and Orders; a~d that the coramuniO:'s congressional representatives actively monitor the im£lementa~on of the Act and Orders, ~ v,'orl~ tO rc~Deal lho~e ~cfi'ollsfo~nd l~Icoy~il'lilioi~al. '" - Passed by Nor~hnmpton, MA, 2002 CITY NA~ ADDRE~ /006 THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY Iowans for Peace Resolution AGAINST THE ABUSES OF THE USA PATRIOTACT Because the :1001 USA Patriot (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act abuses civil liberties by: · Allowing for indefinite detention of non-citizens who are not terrori~s on minor visa vi~lations if they cannot be deported because they are stateless, their country of origin re'~ses to accept them or because they would face torture in their country of origin; · Minimizing judicial supervision of federal telephone and Imemet surveillance by law enforcement authorities; · Expanding the ability of the government to conduct secret searches; · Giving the U.S. Attorney General and the Secretary of State the power to designate domestic groups as terrorist organizations & deport any non-citizen who belongs to them; · Granting the FBI broad access to sensitive business records about individuals without having to show evidence of a crime; and L d' gt larg ' ' ' faro ' " fo '" ll'g~,(:"pUrp~ · ea In o e-scale mvesUgatlons o encan c~Uzens r rote I e ses Therefore we the undersigned urge the Iowa City and Coralville CitYCoum:ils to pass a resolution that is similar to the following: "The city of Northampton o.~cially ask,, from now on, that 'federal and state law enforcemen~t report to the local Human Rights Commission all local investigatior~.:, . undertaken under aegis of the [USA Pulriot] Act and Orders; and that the comtt~ity's congressional representatives actively monitor the implementation of the Act ar~Orders~!> and work to repeal those sections found unconstitutional. '" - Passed by Nor~h-,,,ptoa, MA, 2002 CJTY NAME ADDRESS 5) 10} THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY Iowaus for Peace Resolution AGAINST THE ABUSES OF THE USA PATRIOT ACT Because the 2001 USA Patriot (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act abuses civil liberties by: , Allowing for indefinite detention of non-citizens who are not terrorists on minor visa violations if they cannot be deported because they are stateless, their country of origin re~ses to accept them or because they would face torture in their country of origin; · Minimizing judicial supervision of federal telephone and Interact sur~_~.eillance ky law enforcement authorities; ~?' , Expanding the ability of the government to conduct secret searches; · Giving the U.S. AttOrney General and the Secretary of State the power t0 designee domestic groups as terrorist organizations & deport any non-citizen Who belongs to them; · Granting the FBI broad access to sensitive business records about indiV~..uals wi~h., out having to show evidence ora crime; and , Leading to large-scale investigations of American cmzens for ~ntelhgence purposes. Therefore we the undersigned urge the Iowa City and Coralville City Councils to pass a resolution that is similar to the following: "The city of Northampton officiaRy asks, from now on, that federal and state law enforcement report to the local Human Rights Commission all local investigations undertaken under aegis of the [USA Patriot] Act and Orders; and that the community's congressional representatives actively monitor the implementation of the Act and Orders, and work to repeal those sections found unconstitutional. '" - Pass~ by Northampton, MA, 2002 CITY .,....._, ' ' "'.. - 10) THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY Iowans for Peace Resolution AGAINST THE ABUSES OF THE USA PATRIOT ACT Because the 2001 USA Patriot (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act abuses civil liberties by: · Allowing for indefinite detention of non-citizens who are not terrorists on minor visa vi21ations if they cannot be deported because they are stateless, their country of origin re*uses to accept them or because they would face torture in their country of origin; · Minimizing judicial supervision of federal telephone and Intemet surveillance by law enforcement authorities; · Expanding the ability of the government to conduct secret searches; · Giving the U.S. Attorney General and the Secretary of State the power to designate domestic groups as terrorist organizations & deport any non-citizen Who belongs to them; · Granting the FBI broad access to sensitive business records about individuals without having to show evidence of a crime; and , Leading to large-scale investigations of American ClUzens for"lntelhge~.e' purlin_SCS. Therefore we the undersigned urge the Iowa City and Coralville Ci~/~ou~fls to pass a resolution that is similar to the following: "The city of Northampton officially asks, from now on, that federal and state ~ enforcement report to the local Human Rights Commission all local investigations undertaken under aegis of the [USA Patriot] Act and Orders; and that the co~ity'X ' congressional representatives actively monitor the implementation of the Act ~ Orde~_, and work to repeal those sections found unconstitutional. '" - Pas.~ by Northampton, MA, CITY NAME ADDRESS ,~ ,~ .~ ~- . , ~,. ~ ~--~'/I, I~ I ) ' - \ ~ Contact 358-1557for more info t~,~'i4-o: 171g ~oches~.e'~ ~ THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY Iowans for Peace Resolution AGAINST THE ABUSES OF THE USA PATRIOT ACT Because the 2001 USA Patriot (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act abuses civil liberties by: · Allowing for indefinite detention of non-citizens who are not terrorists on minor visa vi~lations if they cannot be deported because they are stateless, their country of origin re~ases to accep~ them or because they would face torture in their country of origin; · Minimizing judicial supervision of federal telephone and Internet surveillance by law enforcement authorities; · Expanding the ability of the government to conduct secret searches; · Giving the U.S. Attorney General and the Secretary of State the power to designate domestic groups as terrorist organizations & deport any non-citizen Who belongs to them; · Granting the FBI broad access to sensitive business records about individuals without having to show evidence of a crime; and · Leading to large-scale investigations of American citizens for "intellige .r~e~" purples. Therefore we the undersigned urge the Iowa City and Coralville City. Councils to pass a resolution that is similar to the following: , ~-.~ "The city of Northampton officially asks, from now on, that federal and state law ,9 enforcement report to the local Human Rights Commission ail local investigatiOn8 ~ undertaken under aegis of the [USA Patriot] Act and Orders; and that the com .~_ ty's -.~ congressional representatives actively monitor the implementation of the Act an~zOrders, r~ and work to repeal those sections found unconstitutional. - Passed by Northampton, MA, 2002 CITY NAME ADDRESS ,/ 7) A/,~R b- , {Ro,t,'o--n~ /g v Contact $$g-l $$T for mor~ i~fo THINK GLOBALLY, A CT LOCALLY Iowaus for Peace Resolution A GA INS T THE A B USE S 0 F THE USA PA TRIO T A C T Because the 2001 USA Patriot (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act abuses civil liberties by: · Allowing for indefinite detention of non-citizens who are not terrorists on minor visa v~lations if they cannot be deported because they are stateless, their country of origin rehses to accept them or because they would face torture in their country of origin; · Minimizing judicial supervision of federal telephone and Internet surveillance by law enforcement authorities; · Expanding the ability of the government to conduct secret searches; · Giving the U.S. Attorney General and the Secretary of State the power to designate domestic groups as terrorist organizations & deport any non-citizen Who belongs to them; · Granting the FBI broad access to sensitive business records about individuals without having to show evidence of a crime; and · Leading to large-scale mvesUgat~ons ofAmertcan c~ttzens for mtelhgen0eq., purpOSes. Therefore we the undersigned urge the Iowa City and Coralviile City'C~un~ils to pass a resolution that is similar to the following: : ~:, :_- ''The city of Northampton officially asks, from now on, that federal and state law i : enforcement report to the local Human Rights Commission all local investigation-~ undertaken under aegis of the [USA Patriot] Act and Orders; and that the com~_rtpi~ity's _ congressional representatives actively monitor the implementation of the Act ar~]Order&,',~ and work to repeal those sections found unconstitutional. '" - Passed by No.hampton. MA, 2003 CITY ~ ~ ADDRESS Ii ~2. [ IOC~ ~bV'~{/ '2' {{)~f~ ~f~' ~ 3) THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY Iowans for Peace Resolution A GAINS T THE A B USES 0 F THE USA PA TRIO T A C T Because the 2001 USA Patriot (Uniting and 'Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act abuses civil liberties by: · Allowing for indefinite detention of non-citizens who are not terrorists on minor visa vio~lations if they cannot be deported because they are stateless, their country of origin reuses to accept them or because they would face torture in their country of origin; · Minimizing judicial supervision of federal telephone and Intemet surveillance by law enforcement authorities; · Expanding the ability of the government to conduct secret searches; · Giving the U.S. Attorney General and the Secretary of State the power to designate domestic groups as terrorist organizations & deport any non-citizen who belongs to them; · Granting the FBI broad access to sensitive business records about individuals without having to show evidence ofa crime; and · Leading to large-scale investigations of American citizens for "intelligence,~d~grpos~ Therefore we the undersigned urge the Iowa City and Coralville City to pass a resolution that is similar to the following: ~ "The city of Northampton o.t~ciaily asks, from now on, that 'federal and state law "- ~ ~ Commission all local investigation~ enforcement report to the local Human Rights undertaken under aegis of the [USA Patriot]Act and Orders; and that the, comnn~tty s .. congresstonal representatives actively momtor the implementation of the Act anarOrders, and work to repeal those sections found unconstitutional. '" - Pas~ by Nor~ham~on, MA, 2002 CITY NAME ADDRES~ '~- - '---'I3 X - - Marian Karr From: Dykstra, Eugene [eugene-dykstra@uiowaedu] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:18 PM To: 'council@iowa-city.org' Subject: Opposing the Patriot Act As of this writing, the highly suspect and unconstitutional Patriot Act has been rejected by some 20 cities around the United States, including Eugene, Oregon and our neighbor, Madison, Wisconsin. Perhaps it's time we consider a similar measure. Some of the fundamental changes to ~unerican's legal rights include: Freedom of Association: the government may monitor religious and political institutions without suspecting criminal activity. Freedom of Information: The government has closed once-public immigration hearings, has secretly detained hundreds of people without charges, and has encourage bureaucrats to resist public records requests. Freedom of Speech - The government may prosecute librarians or keepers of any other records if they tell anyone that the government subpoenaed information related to a terror investigation Right to legal representation: The government may monitor federal prison jailhouse coversations between attorneys and clients, and deny lawyers to ~mericans accused of crimes. Freedom from unreasonable searches: The government may search and seize any ~merican's papers and effects without probable cause to assist terror investigations. Right to a speedly and public trial: The government may jail any American indefinitely without trial. Right to Liberty: The government may arrest any American without being charged or being able to confront witnesses against them. This sounds like fascism to me. Maybe it does to you as well. In any case, it's something to seriously consider. Eugene Dykstra 1975 S. Ridge Drive Coralville, IA 52241 On October 26, 2001 the US Congress passed, Non-Citizens are 'Particularly Vulnerable and Presidant Bush signed into law, the USA PATRIOT * Th.~ey can b~e arrested and held until deported if Act, an acronym for "Uniting and Strengthening America are me...._~mbers of. have. raised funds for or nrovided some by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept kind o.f. material sun.hart to an organizati?n desi_~nat...~d~as and Obstruct Terrorism." The US Senate voted 98-1 for t~e~orist by the ~ecre~ State. or for an organization thc hill, with only Senator Russ F~iugold (D-WI) oppos- which might be potentially included on the list. ~ lng it. The House voted 357-66 to pass it, In Ohio, Reps. on! a limi Dennis Kucinich, Stephanie Tubbs-lenes, Shorted · ' They can continue to be detained if they have never Brown, and Robert Ney voted agains it. been convicted of a crime, but thc Attorney General The potential impact of this lengthy, far-ranging "certifies" that he has "reasonable grounds to believe" Act on the civil liberties of both Americans and non that their release will endanger "the national security of citizens has caused a great deal of concern, the United States o~ the safety of thc community or any The Act Diminishes Constitutional Checks person." · After being charged with either an immigration or · It gives sweeping new, powers of detention and criminal offense within seven days, they can be held ~curive branch of government and indefinitely, with the Atiomey G~eral r~wing ~r law enforcement agencies, and d. epriving the Court~ of c~rtification every six months. Under me,_._.__~in~ul iudioial.oversil~ht }o ensure that the law attorney~ can initiate habeas corpus pro~_e~gs ~the~ enforcement powers are not being abused. US Supreme Court, the Court of Appe e IY~:rict? · It gives the.,~S~r~Cr.~..t~!~'y~o.f~>S.$~a._te the. authority~o, of ColUmbia or a district courl with juri~n. ~ .de.situate any grou]~, forei~m or do_mesti~, as a terrorist · If they are ordered deported, but nc~ot-~., try ~ll . take them, they can be imprisoned for li~ the ~oorl~allization, an authority that is not sub~tect tor~ /x -- · It creates a broad ~w crime of "do~me. stic.terrorism" · Individuals believed to be members of forei~ and expands the range of crimes defined as "terrorist terrorist organizations or of any group that publicly offenses" and the pc, unities at~ached to them. endorses terrorist acts, as well as their spouses and · It l~¢rmits investigations base.d.o_u lawful First . children, are denied entry to the US under this Act. ~ ....... ty.)f, fia activity can to intelligence i~urposes..,* What the Act Means For Citizens and Nou-Cltize~s ~ The Act eliminates much of the judicial oversight A,.~2..~ldlar, al~d expands the ability of the government established in th"~ ~revelations that the US and' to s_.~y thro.u~h _wiret~.s. comnuter surveillance, access FBI were spying on over half a million tmCrieans during t.._oo me4.ical~,fin~ncial, business l~nd educational record.~s and aft~ the McCarthy era, and opens the door widely ~and secreC~searchas of homes and offices. to new possibilities of abuse. · It u~nderminas fair due process procedur? guaran- .,,-,: · Law enforcement officials no longer are tied by the teed by the Constitution, extended to non-citizens in rules of criminal law bcfore conducting saarchas in over a century of US Supreme Court rulings, by permit- criminal casesL~Peop_] ' ' ting the government to detain nen-citizans indefinitely even if they have never been convicted of a crime. .wiretaps or ha.v.~ their homes and_ofO.ces s~cretly r~t~~ searched in criminal in~vesti~ations without a dcmonstra- ~robablc cause" of a crime. Survcil]ancc can follow a targeted individual to any computer or t¢le~ Since the USA PATRIOT Act Was Passed, phone he or she might use based on a single warrant Civil Liberties Have Been Under Attack that can be used anywhere in the United States. · Intamet communications of Americans can be gl3ied · 'he Justice Department ruled on October 31st to on if law enforcement agents tell a judge that this permit the government t~.manitor communications~.~ surveillance is "relevant" to an ongoing criminal investi- .be~:wcen federal detainees a~d th~r..lawyers if this is , . gstion. The CIA and FBI can monitor computers end seen as "reaso.nably neenssar~' to deter acts of phones without having to demonstrate use by a suspect ism. or a target of a court order. If the FBI certifies to a court ~ ~' -Thc Ju~tica Department.?leased a list of 5~000 that it needs this inforrrmtion to conduc~ an "intelli- foreign men wanted for questio0in~ not because of any gence" investignti~on, it can obtain access to sensitive evidence of wrongdoing, but b?cause they fit a profile,. educational, medical, financial, mental health and other · On November 1, President Bush iss,~ued an cxcentive personal records. ..order that ends moru.._~an :~0 .ve~r~ of increasin~ · Information collected in formerly secret ~'and jury _ri. ess i~n goven'lment by~.putfin~ off limits the Presid~ltial he.rigs or through wiretaps in a criminal ca~e can be records of thc.._P~ea_~am ~ton and two Bush disclosed to. intelligence agencies if thnt information is h'ations and future Presidenc~iies unless a "need to k~ow" seen as "foreign intelligence information"-- including . rec~uest is~ fijed and pen-ai~sion ~s_~iven by the former any inforu'mtion that "relates" to the national defense or~ and current Pruaident.~ securi~ or the conduct of foreign affairs. The Act · On November 7,,~e FBI reje~ed a Freedom of provides for broad sharing of information among the Information l~equest~.~em~,~_v the more than a thou- FBI, CIA, II~S, Secret .Service and National Security 'sand'~etainees b_.~_eing held since S~otemher 1 lth. The Agency. Justice Department has also dalnyed~giving Members of · A. mericans en~a~cd in civil disobedience or an@thcr Congress information about the detainees. form of protest activi~ minht be charged with "domestic · President Bush signed an executive order on terrorism" if violence erupts. November 14..~anthorizing military tribunals under the . · They may have to provide DNA samples if con- ~ Department of F~efcnse to4ry snspecied terroris~s~. These victed of "any crime of violence.", ~bunals would conduct s~,,.~c~ trials, without many · The Attorney General may submit a written applies- procedural safeguards.~nd would be able to impose the tion to a court for an order requiring an educational de.~.tath penalty v~ithn,,~ n t~-~.-~,,~ institution to gl-Ye access to formerly protected records and student data of both foreign and American students. The court will issue the order based on mere certification Contact the ACLU of Ohio that thc records are needed for an ongoing investiga- tiom For morc information about these civil liberties concerns Some of the above expanded surveillance and how you can help defend the Bill of Rights, contact powers "sunset" after four 9'cars, and will expire oa thc ACLU of Ohio at 4506 Chester .Avenue, Cleveland, December 31, 200$-~aless re-authorized by Congress. Ohio 44103, telephone: 216/472-2200. Information, Others will not. Because the Act provides for only very including the brochure "Know Your Rights: What to Do limited reporting requirements, it is difficult to see how if You're Stopped by the Police, the FBI, th~NS, or Congress will evaluate whether the "sunset" provisions Customs Service" ~s available on the ACL~hm should be renewed in four years' time. website at www. acluohio.org. L'~- The ACLU noted that very few countries will agree to take back one of their citizcos if the United States has lal~ed him & telTOfiSt. Even though the Adminism~on said it compromised on indefinite detention, in some circontstsnces thc USA Palriot Ac~ will fulfill the Admires' tration's original goal of being able to imprison indefinitely someone who has never been convicted of a crime. Tho ACLU also noted that the bill's expanded definition of tet'rodsm, will inevitably ensnare many non- citizens who have done nothing wrong on .... . ' _ _ .' ' . For.the support a depot~a~lc offense. Non-citizens could also ho detalnexi or deported fro' providing assistance to groups that are not designated as terrorist organizations at all, aa long as activity of the ~up ~ an extrao~inadly broad definition of terrorism that covets virtually any violent activity. It would then fall on the non-citizen to prove tfmt his or her assistance was not intended to further teaTorism. Such groups as thc World Trade O~ganizalion proteste~ the V' .~lues protesters_, nnd cv _en?~cople ~ the .F_~i. 'cai Ttcetment ~fAnirnnl~ on the basis of hUrter acts of violence or ' .vil.~ .t~i. ism,~l]cet ~h~s overbfoad definition. Non---~ttizens who provide nssistance to such groups -- such ns pi~mg . : - -~-~ membership duas will ron the risk of detention end deportstion~ ~'* .... Wiretapping and Intelligence Surveillance . .-~.: .~ --, ~, The wiretapp:mg and intelligence provisions in the USA Pntriot Act souad two themes: t~nini~ize the role ofa !uclae in ensurin_a that law enforcement wireta.~_ ~_ is conducted .legally ired wi~ prier ~ end thcy permit use of intelligence investigative anthorit~ to by-pass normal criminal procedures that protect privacy. Specifically: 1. The USA Pntrio~ Act allows the government to use its intelligence garbing power to cimumvem the standard thal must be met for ctirninal wiretaps. C,.mmlldy FISA ~rveiiln_qc, e, which ...gfl~ly of thO ~tllle .o.h, ook~ ~ b~ll~ .,that govern Wif~[~ fOf~oriminnl ~ .11~0~. ~HI be ua~d only ~when formgn mtelho~ mc~etnn~s t~o primary ~. The r~w law allows use of FlSA surveillance authority even if the pti =nuu=-=-=-=-=-=-=-~p __~ were a criminal investigation. Intelligence ~eillance merely needs to be only a "$~gnificant" puqx~. This provision authorizes, g.nconstitutional hes and wi : though it is searching primarily for evidence of crime, law enfomement~ .~_~ducts a seamh__~thout probable cause of crime. 2~ The USA Pau'iot Act extends a very Iow threshold of proof for access to Internet communications that are far more revealing than numbers dialed on a phone. Under current law, a law enforcement agent can get a I~n register or trap and trace order requiring the telephone company to reveal _the numbers dialed to and from a particuint phone. To get such an order, law enforcement must simply certify to a judge - who must grant the order - that the information to be obtained is "relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation.' This is a very Iow level of proof, tar less than probable cause. This provision apparently applies lo law enforcement efforts to determine w. ha! websites a person had visited, which is like giving November 1, 2001: ACLU L~islat/ve Ar,~'ysis on USA PATRIOT Aot ~he books you had perused wl~'i~ v/s/ting d~ publi~ l/bra~. This ~ov~/s/on ~ a low smm/ard of proof- ~ less ~ probeblc cause - ~o actual 'ooa~eaf' infor~o~ 3. In allowing for "nationwide sendoe" of l~en re~ter m~i trap lind ~ orders, thc law further marg/m~iz~ ~tm talc oftbe jadic/my. It ~ what would be the equ/vdem ora blm~k w=~i-..t in the phyr~ad wad& ti~ ooun/hues ltm order, ~nd the hw eafon:eme~t agent fills in the places to be ~mhed. Th/s/s not cor~i~mt w/th ~ impommt Four~ Ameadmeat lXiV~y p~ote~/on of requ/r~ ~t wan~nt~ ~dfy thc phc~ to be ~arohecL Under tiffs Icg/~lation, a judge is unable to meaningfully mo~/tor lira extant to wh/~h he~ ord~ wa~ be/n~ used to access inform~tioo about lnteraM 4. The A~X also grant~ lira FBI broil aeee~s i~ "i~teJli$eflce" im~e~d~atim~ to recorch about a persoo · inve~v~/~m_ and_that the r~eord~ it see~ mm/be.r~e,~,~ Wi~h ~hi~ new pow~, ~e FB~ c~n fome a · 'bU~/lleS~ to ~rn over a pt:~n's ~:hlca//omd, medJc~ fimmeisd mental health and travel r~rd~ I~ oo aveO Iow ~ ofl~oof~emi witlmm me~ judiebl The ACLU ~ot~d that ~he FBI alra~y Ired bmod m~mdty to mo~to~ I~lcphone and In~m~ surve/Ihnoe in ~t~ Uniled ~ Law eafomemem amhori~iez - even when ~my m~ requ/md to ob/ab~ oourt orde~ - have tn:at leeway under curtain law to.~o,~e suspee~ in terrod~ ~ Cunr~t law already provided, for that w/mtapz can be obtained for the crimes/nvolv~l in terrorist m'~acks, inolud/ng destruction of aimrafl ofvrime for 'ina:llib~ce' puqms~ under the Fo~ig~ .I~. lil~em~ S.urveiilsme Act. In ~ ,._FLSA wi~____~o are lower than the ~ dsrds for oh~sl ie~..a criminal wir~,~ Cfi i flee - The hw dsamafically expands the use of secret seazclmz. Normally, a pe~on is notified ~ enfor~ment comlu~s a searcA~ In some cezes regarding seamhes for electronic informz~, n, la~? elfforc, ement author/t/es can get court p~ion to delay nol/§cafion of a se~rc, h. ~ U~A~ct ex~d~ the lufl~r~. Of'~_~ :_~t tO re~?e~'t #s~ sea.rghe~" tO every c~imin~e '~S ~'--' expansion of power goes far beyond anything necessary tO conduct terrorism investigations. Th~ Act e.~lso all.ows for the ~L~road shazi~ of sensitive .~nformation in crixninal cases with [ntelli_~ence. ~and Juw and wi/ran j ~ re~apinf~orm~atloni n w/thout iud/e/al zeview or ~n¥ ~fetuards reg, ardin§ ~e/'uture use or dissem/nat/on of su¢~/nfommtion. These/nformation shadn~ authoriz~/oos and mandates eff'ec~iveiyj~ut tl~ CIA I~c in tho~business ~ Onc~ Ibc CIA makes ¢le~' the kind of informatiOn it seeks, I~w ¢nfomemem ~en~ms can use tools like w/~emps and int~lliE¢~ce seawhes Io prov/de data to th~ CIA. In fact, the hw specifically Elves the DJmt~or of Central lntell/Eence - who heads the CIA - the power to/~_~nfif~ domestic intelligence requirements. CD~_~ November 1, 2001: ACLU Legisla~ve ~,m!~s~s o~ USA PATRIOT Ac~ The law sim creaU~ ant, W crime of "domest/o mmrism." Th~ n~v offm.~ ~ m ~ Fhan~[ ~a~ TI-HNK GLOBAI,LY, ACT LOCALLY The USA Patriot Act Urge the Iowa City and/or Coraiville City Council to pass the following resolution in regards to the USA Patriot Act civil liberties abuses: · "The city o/Northampton officially asks, from now on, that 'federal and state law enforcement report to the local Human_ ~__g~ Comm..'.~!~r. all local investigations undertaken under aegis of the [USA Patriot] Act and Orders; and that the community's congressional representatives actively monitor the implementation of the Act and Orders, and work to repeal those sections found unconstitutional.'" - Passed by Northampton, Massachusetts Tell local C/ty Council members that the USA Patriot (Un/ting and Strengthening America by Providin8 Appropriate tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act's most troubling provisions, according to the ACLU, are measures that: Allows for indefinite detention of non-citizens who are not terrorists on m/n0r~ visa violations if they cannot be deported because they are sta~eless,~eir country of origin reuses to accept them or because they would face t~' their country of ori~- · Minimize judicial supervision of federal telephone and Intemet surv~e law enforcement authodfies. ~ '-~' · Expand the ability of the government to conduct secret searches. · Give the Altomey General and the Secretary of State the power to designate domestic groups as Kacorist orEanizations and deport any non-citizen who belongs to them. ·Grant the FBI broad access to sensitive business records about individuals without having to show evidence of a crime. · Lead to large-scale investigations of American citizens for "intelligence" purposes. IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL 410 E Washington, Iowa City, IA 52240. 356-5000 council~iowa-city, org Connie Champion, Steven Kanner, Ernie Lehman, Mike O'Donnell, Irvin Pfab, Dee Vanderhoef, Ross Wilbum. CORALVILLE CITY COUNCIL 1512 7th St., Coratville, IA 52241. 351-1266 [put the city council member 's first initial & their last name]~ci, coralville, ia. us Mayor Jim Fausett, Tom Gill, Henry Herwig Dave Jacoby, Jean Schnake, John Weihe. ~)~c ~) 0o~ FILED City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: December 27, 2002 To: City Clerk From: Beth Pfohl, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner ~') Re: Removal of RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT sign on Scott Boulevard at the intersection with Dubuque Road As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action. Unless directed otherwise by the City Council, this action will occur on or shortly after January 8, 2003. Action Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(8) of the City Code, an existing sign on westbound Scott Boulevard prior to the intersection with Dubuque Road will be removed. Comment This action is being taken to clarify mandatory lane control on Scott Boulevard. This action will eliminate the mandatory RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT prior to the intersection with Dubuque Road. The existing RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT between Dubuque Road and Dodge Street will remain in place. This action is being taken to eliminate a potentially dangerous weaving situation. jccogt p/rnem/CC-signaction doc Marian Karr From: Karl J Rhomberg [krhomberg@hotmail.com] Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 12:36 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: AP Story re: Tenants charged w/crimes 1-5-03 Sunday Morning.. I just read the AP story online in today's Quad City Times about a proposal evicting tenants charged with crimes from their rented homes... I was a member of the Davenport City Council from 1978 to 1987, so I have a sense of the city's problems. Several of my children have graduated from IC West HS; one from U of I; another is considering enrolling there soon. I don't own any rental property. Boy, if this isn't the stupidest idea I've ever heard, it will take me a long time to recall one that is dumber. The civil liberties issues; the civil rights issues; the enforcement issues; the city's liability for uneven enforcement; students evicted from dorms; preempting U of I housing policies; dealing with the new class of homeless that will be created; building shelters for homeless people who can't find rentable dwellings while their charges are pending; class warfare by the council against renters vs. owners; rising vacancy rates and falling rents with all the new vacant rental housing; and on and on .... Iowa City has a great national reputation as a progressive, thoughtful, caring city. This absurd proposal would certainly change that impression. The more obvious problem may be that Mr. Boothroy has too much time on his hands to be contemplating foolish proposals like this one. Skip returning to the drawing board for this idea. Destination: round file. very turly yours, Karl J. Rhomberg Third Ward Alderman (1978-1987) Mayor-pro-Tom (1986-1987) 3330 Tremont Avenue Davenport, IA 52803 (563)650-5826 krhomberg@hotmail.com A copy of the story as published on the QCTimes website appears below: Copyright © 2002 The Quad-City Times I www. QCTimes.com Proposal calls for eviction of tenants charged with crimes By Associated Press IOWA CITY (AP) -- Landlords could be forced to evict tenants charged with crimes on or near their property or face losing their rental permits, according to a proposed amendment to the city's housing code. "What this does is create a standard by which we can increase our role in dealing with properties that are a nuisance," said Doug Boothroy, director of the city's Department of Housing and Inspection Services. 1 Boothroy said the proposed amendment, for the first time, ties the city's housing code to the state's criminal code. Under the proposal, landlords are subject to sanctions if they do not evict a tenant who has been charged on one or more occasions in one year, while on the landlord's property or within 1,000 feet of the property. Such crimes would include murder, assault, sexual abuse, robbery, drug possession and hate crimes. Landlords would also be required to evict tenants charged on two or more occasions in one year with trespass, public intoxication, possession of alcohol, animal neglect, disorderly house or indecent exposure. Tenants cited on three or more occasions in a year with violating city code must also be evicted if a landlord wants to avoid sanctions, according to the proposed amendment. Boothroy will present the proposal at Monday's city council work session. The proposal also has been sent to Iowa City landlords for review, he said. Copyright © 2002 The Quad-City Times MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail January 6, 2002 Wanda and Phillip Daniel 2519 Clearwater Court Iowa City, IA 52245 Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship Paula J. Himman, Compliance Manager 1700 South First Avenue Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Paula, We have received your letter dated December 5, 2002, and have a few questions concerning the contents of that letter (see your letter enclosed, which you also copied to the Iowa City Housing Authority). You indicate we owe a balance of $260.49 for a service call to City Appliance Service. You indicated that the broken oven door handle and the broken inner oven door glass were damages you considered beyond "normal wear and tear". Could you please explain why? How did you arrive at that conclusion and how did you arrive at the conclusion that the replacement sensor was a part of nomud wear and tear? Although you indicated GICHF would pay for half of the labor, why did you choose not to pay half of ~e service charge? Another question is whether the labor and service charge time charg~ for the repairs is accurate. Phillip was home on both occasions (as his workday commences at 3:00pm) when the City Appliance Serviceman (Roger) came to make repairs. Phillip indicates he was there 15 to 20 minutes on his first visit to determine what repairs was necessary (November 11, 2002) and no more than 45 minutes on his final visit (November 13, 2002). And if the service charge includes a half hour for the first visit, and then the charge is $12.50 for every 15 minutes beyond that, how did the service hill (of $45.00) and the labor hill (of $40.00) get assessed? It seems that even though our call to your office was made to report a non-working appliance, the stove, we are seemingly bearing the greater responsibility of its repair. Does this have anything to do with our reporting to the city and the city council our displeasure with the way in which our case was handled after the flood? And speaking of the flood, enclosed is the copy of a letter sent the city council and Housing and Urban Development of the losses and damages we suffered in the August 23, 2002 flood. We also were displeased with the manner in which workman showed up to make repairs without advance notice. We both work at least one full time job. And when opportunities are available we both work part time jobs. We do not sit around all day watching soap operas. We do not receive public assistance or welfare and resent any pemeptions or judgment that we do. We received Section 8 simply because of the high cost of rental housing in this city, Although we were offered the oppommity to move to the eastside of Iowa City, we decided to stay on this side of town. Even though wc considered moving, we decided to stay because our chicken are doing quite well and honors work at the schools m this community. We expect respect and dignity, no~ oversight and judgment. We did not leave town during the months of October, November or December and if you or anyone from GICI-IF or the Section 8 office wanted to see us, we have been available. Finally the flooding which occurred on August 23, 2002, should not have been a surprise to GICHF, as GICHF had reason to know flooding would continue to be a problem, as it was aware of previous flooding and this was not the first occurrence. We are also bothered by thc continued insensitivity displayed by GICHF as well as the City's Section 8 office in dealing with our claims. No one from your office or from the Section 8 office has responded concerning our claims. We are sure you are aware even though we did not contact your office direct that we have gone before the city council to express our concerns and disappointment over the lack of any response from you or your office. We are also sending a copy of this letter to the GICHF board. Your efforts to resolve all the questions we have raised and a response to the attached letter regarding damages we suffered will be greatly appreciated. Respectfully Submitted, Wanda Daniel Philip Darnel Cc: GICHF Board City Council City Section 8 Program Housing and Urban Development Enclosures; GICHF letter dated 12/5/02 City Appliance receipt dated 11/11/02 & 11/13/02 Letter presented to the City Council 11/5/02 Letter presented to the City Council 1 t/17/02 Letter presented to the City Council 01/07/03 (dated 01/06/03) January 6, 2003 Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council: This is our third letter to you concerning the problems we have experienced at 2519 Clearwater Court, Iowa City, Iowa. On November 5~ and 19th 2002, we attended city council meetings to report our thoughts and the lack of progress in correcting the flood damage at our residence. The flooding occurred on August 23~a 2002. We spoke to the Council concerning various issues and concerns related to the lack of responsiveness of the Section 8 program, as well as Saratoga Springs. We assume that since our portion of the rents were reduced to $ -0-, during the period immediately after the flood and until December, the Section 8 Program of the City paid the entire amount of the rents, including the portion we would have had to pay during that period of time. If this is the case, and the basement was deemed inhabitable, or even if it was determined to be habitable, the City, via its Section 8 Program acted vicariously on om behalf by paying the total rents due. And by paying the total rents, the city supported not only the rental agreement which exists between us and the city, but also acted as insurer that Saratoga Springs continued to receive rental payments during the flood damage period (August 23-December) as well as the period the alYm~ent was under "renovation and repair". It is now time for the city and Saratoga Springs to reimburse us for the losses we suffered. From previously occurrences of flooding Saratoga and the city were on notice a flooding problem existed. Saratoga as management nor the city as guarantor of the Section 8 leasing agreement did nothing to prevent further flooding, except make certain Saratoga received rental payments from HUD funds available, even though both the city and Saratoga were fully aware of the seriousness of the problems at Clearwater Court concerning our losses and damages. At each of the previous council meetings we attended, my husband gave letters to Mr. Atldns and the City Clerk. As we stated before, we, the Daniel family want our lives to be returned to condition concerning our possessions, as they were prior to the floe& We demand we be made whole for our losses. We not only want~ but also expect safe, decent, secure, fair, and adequate housing. We want to be compensated for the losses and damages resulting from the August 23, 2002 flood immediately. Items Damaged or Destroyed by Flood: 1. Ludwig 5 piece black drum set $1000.00 2. Entertainment Center 100.00 3. TV/VCR 300.00 4. Table with Chairs 300.00 5. Extra Chai~ (4 brown and 4 blue) 200.00 6. Two tall white bookshelves 200.00 7. One short white bookshelf 60.00 8. Two Peavey Speakers 380.00 10. Two area Rugs 120.00 11. Microphone, stand and cords 100.00 12. 500 plus Collection of Albums 5000.00 13. Magazine Collection 1500.00 14. Winter Clothes 600.00 15. Couch with chair 600.00 l 6. Wedding Items (including top layer of the cake) 500.00 17. 3 bikes (2 ten-speed and 1 smaller gifts bike) 300.00 18. 2 end tables 180.00 19. clothes hamper (straw basket weave construction) 35.00 20. bathroom set/rags 30.00 Total 11,565.00 Please note the list of losses and damages are as accurate an account as possible. We are sure our losses are greater, but it was necessary that we remove as much as possible in order to salvage what we could. The record albums and magazines dollar values were recommended by local businesses that indicated their replacement values. Respectfully submitted by, Wanda Daniel Phillip Daniel Enclosures Dated Pictures of Damages and Repairs not Completed by 10/28/02 Cc: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development File copy Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship opening the doors of lowa City 1700 South First Avenue Suite 25B Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 358-9212 December 5, 2002 Wanda and Phillip Daniel 2519 Clearwater Ct Iowa City, IA 52246 Dear Wanda and Phillip, We are sending this letter to inform you that your account has a balance due as of today's date. Your balance due is $260.49, for a service call to City Appliance Service. Your oven door handle and inner glass were broken. This is damage above and beyond normal wear and tear. GICI-IF will pay for the replacement of the sensor and half of the labor. Please remit payment for the above service promptly. Payment should be received no later than January 5, 2003, or you may call if you need to make payment arrangements. Please call if you have questions or concerns. Thank you for your cooperation. ' Compliance Manager cc: ICI-IA ...,.~: SERVICE 36280 ~,~ ARBOR DR~E IOWA C~, iOWA 5~45 PHONE: ~1-~ / s~w~ c~ ~ ~ ~ SERVICE C~RGE OF 1V~% PER MOtH OR ~ PER Y~R ON ACC~S P~ ~ DAYS, PRESENTED TO THE IOWA CITY-CITY COUNCIL November 5, 2002 To Whom It May Concern: My name is Wanda Daniel and this is my husband Phillip Daniel. We reside at 2519 Clearwater Court, Iowa City, Iowa. We both arrived in Iowa around or about 12 years ago. He's from Burlington, Iowa and I'm from Washington, Iowa. Who would have known we'd find love here in Iowa City. We have 4 children-- 3 here and 1 in Burlington, Iowa. The reason I moved form Chicago, Illinois to Iowa was to give my children a chance to live in a safe, comfortable, and healthy, environment. August was supposed to he one of the most important months and or time of our life. August 3ra, 2002, we wed. August 13th is my birthday. Then came August 23*d, the day of the flood, which mined our honeymoon, many household items and our entire basement. Now we realize that this occurrence, the flood, was unexpected. I use the word unexpected very lightly, because we've always complained about water every time there's a hard rain. The water would fill up in the hole in the basement where the window is and also the drain. Also, water would seep in along the walls or perimeter of the basement causing mildew that had risen up along the walls at least 3 to 4 feet offthe ground. This has been a major concern involving our housing situation and the way my family and I have been treated through out this whole ordeal. We have been patient. We have been respectful. We have tried several times to communicate with our landlord, which is Saratoga Spring, Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship. We have verbally expressed concerns and damages. Their response was, "Wanda, thank you for being patient but the other apamnent had worse flood damage therefore their apartment is a priority." Five families were displaced including mine. We'd like to thank the Red Cross for being the only organization that provided help, food, shelter, etc.., for the weekend. During those days clean up had not started. Mud was everywhere. Mildew was concentrated, spores, bacteria--it was a disaster. In our opinion the flood could have been prevented if the builder had constructed a water bamer. So therefore we have poor construction, poor drainage, and poor listening skills. As a result we have several items destroyed, damaged such as albums, winter clothing, furniture, chairs, shelves, a whole drum set, rags, a toilet not in use, a shower not in use, we have no window at all, no drywall, small uninvited critters. Weeks have gone by with no courtesy call from the landlord, no inspector, no worker, no landlord visits. No nothing. Now we're getting angry and disappointed! This is really affecting our family mentally, emotionally, and physically. Meanwhile our children are asking questions and we have to try to go about our daily routines. We have had to use Clorox bleach daily to sanitize, to cut down on mildew. Weeks go by. We had to talk to someone. Because we know we have every fight to know what's going on or the progress that is being made. We call our Section 8 worker. We explained to her how we felt and what's going on and she acted ~ if she understands my disappointment and us wanting some answers. By the way she is fully aware of when this happened and our concerns. Now we are desperate. We need some help so that is why we called her thinking maybe she can get some answers. The landlords told her the same thing they told us. We feel helpless, ignored, disrespeoted. We can't believe how insensitive our landlord has become toward us. After all she has communicated with others every other day. She still has not made an attempt to call or talk to us as a tenant. We deserve to have adequate, safe, fair housing. We have rights! We understand that Iowa City has fair equal sources that can help someone like us. We have to know the sources and use them! Sincerely, Phillip and Wanda Daniel Enclosure: Pictures of the Damage and Condition of the Basement Cc: Mayor Emie Lehman and City Council, Iowa City of Iowa City Steve Atldns, City Manager, Iowa City Karen Franklin, Director, City of Iowa City Planning and Zoning Doug Bootheroy, Director, City of lowa City Housing and Inspection Services Maggie Grosvenor, Housing Administrator, City of Iowa City Public Housing Authority Marcia Klingeman, City of Iowa City Neighborhood Services Planner MaryAnn Dennis, Director, Greater Iowa City Homing Fellowship U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Presented to the City Council November 17,2002 Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council: Hello, we are the Daniels. We reside at 2519 Clearwater Court, Iowa City, Iowa. On November 5, 2002, we attended a city council meeting. We spoke enncerning some issues and concerns. We admit we felt much better because we felt the council members listened and seemed to be concerned about our situation. Now it is time for some action concerning our losses and damages. Although the work is not fully complete the toilet sitting in the shower stall was removed and a new toilet was installed. At the last council meeting, my husband gave letters to Mr. Atkins. However after talking with two council members, that letter was not given to all of them. So tonight in addition to this letter, I am including the first letter and a set of pictures. We the Daniel family wish that our lives be made whole again. We feel that both our housing manager and the city because it guarantees payment of rents to Saratoga is responsible. Had it not been for the management not curing the flooding problem, we would not have suffered damages. During the months immediately after the flooding, the city's Section 8 office made certain Saratoga was paid, by reducing our rents to $-0-. Thus Saratoga was paid as usual even though we continue to live in a place uninhabitable with physical proof the work had not been completed. We want to be put back in the position we were in prior to the flooding. We want safe, secure, fair, and adequate housing like everyone else. We want to be compensated for the losses and damages we suffered on August 23, 2002, as well as the insensitivity Saratoga and the city's Section 8 office showed by not acting quickly to correct the problems communicated to them. Items: 1. Ludwig 5 piece black drum set 2. Entertainment Center 3. TV/VCR 4, Table with Chairs 5, Extra Chairs (4 brown and 4 blue) 6. Two tall white bookshelves 7. One short white bookshelf 8, Two Peavey Speakers Lamp 10. Two area Rugs 11. Microphone, stand and cords 12. 500 plus Collector Albums 13. Magazine Collection 14. Winter Clothes 15. Couch with chair 16. Wedding Items (including top layer of the cake) 17. Refrigerator/water/mud damaged.., destroyed the motor 19.2 end tables 20. clothes hamper 21. bathroom set/rugs Please not the list of losses and damages does not reflect dollar values, the albums are irreplaceable and we are getting prices on the other items. Respectfully submitted by, Philip Daniel Wanda Daniel The Honorable Carol Thompson, Chairperson Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 South Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Re: CZ02-00007., Application for a Rezoning from Al, Rural, and RS, Suburban Residential, to RS5, Suburban Residential, for an 11.35-acre tract located at 3125 Rohret Road Southwest Dear Carol: Johnson County has received an application from Kris Wingate for a rezoning from Al, Rural, and RS, Suburban Residential, to RS5, Suburban Residential, for an 11.35-acre tract located at 3125 Rohret Road Southwest. At its July 18, 2002 meeting, by a vote of 7 - 0, the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council forward a letter to the Board of Supervisors recommending approval of the proposed rezoning, provided access and road issues are addressed on the concept plan associated with the rezoning. The Commission found that the proposed rezoning conforms with the Fringe Area Agreement between Johnson County and Iowa City, but that the applicant should address access and road issues prior to the zoning being finalized. For properties in Fringe Area C, outside of Iowa City's growth area, rezonings to RS5 are considered if the application to rezone includes a concept plan designating a minimum of 80% of the property as an outlot for open space or agriculture. The concept plan associated with this rezoning includes 80% of the property set aside as open space. One new lot is proposed. The applicant has now addressed the road and access issues in a revised concept plan. A road, Wingate Way, is proposed along the western edge of the property to serve the proposed new lot, and access easements are proposed to access the outlots. While the proposed road, a 20- foot wide gravel surface within a 40-foot wide access easement, meets County design standards, it does not meet the Fringe Area/City-Rural design standard of a 22-foot wide chip- seal surface within a 60-foot wide easement. The road is situated, however, to allow for the property to the west to use it should it ever develop, and for the roadway to be upgraded should additional lots access it. It is Council's understanding the applicant has agreed to allow the properly owner to the west to use this roadway for access, and that the roadway will be upgraded if the property owner to the west ever develops the adjacent property. This helps meet the policy of utilizing access points to serve multiple properties, thereby minimizing the number of arterial street intersections. Council is not opposed to the lesser design standard for the roadway while it serves the one lot, with the assurance that the road will be upgraded if additional lots are platted off of it. 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 Based on the above reasoning, the City Council recommends approval of the proposed rezoning, with the understanding that when this property is subdivided, the legal papers for the subdivision will address the issue of allowing the adjacent property to utilize Wingate Way, and provisions are made for Wingate Way to be upgraded to City-Rural design standards if additional lots are platted off of it. As always, thank you for the opportunity to review this zoning application. Ernest W. Lehman Mayor council/Itrs/JCBSwi~gate.dcc The Honorable Carol Thompson, Chairperson Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 South Dubuque Street DRAFT Iowa City, IA 52240 Re: CZ02-00007., Application for a Rezoning from Al, Rural, and RS, Suburban Residential, to RS5, Suburban Residential, for an 11.35-acre tract located at 3125 Rohret Road Southwest Dear Carol: Johnson County has received an application from Kris Wingate for a rezoning from Al, Rural, and RS, Suburban Residential, to RS5, Suburban Residential, for an 11.35-acre tract located at 3125 Rohret Road Southwest. At its July 18, 2002 meeting, by a vote of 7 - 0, the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council forward a letter to the Board of Supervisors recommending approval of the proposed rezoning, provided access and road issues are addressed on the concept plan associated with the rezoning. The Commission found that the proposed rezoning conforms with the Fringe Area Agreement between Johnson County and Iowa City, but that the applicant should address access and road issues prior to the zoning being finalized. For properties in Fringe Area C, outside of Iowa City's growth area, rezonings to RS5 are considered if the application to rezone includes a concept plan designating a minimum of 80% of the property as an outlot for open space or agriculture. The concept plan associated with this rezoning includes 80% of the property set aside as open space. One new lot is proposed. The applicant has now addressed the road and access issues in a revised concept plan. A road, Wingate Way, is proposed along the western edge of the property to serve the proposed new lot, and access easements are proposed to access the outlots. While the proposed road, a 20- foot wide gravel surface within a 40-foot wide access easement, meets County design standards, it does not meet the Fringe Area/City-Rural design standard of a 22-foot wide chip- seal surface within a 60-foot wide easement. The road is situated, however, to allow for the property to the west to use it should it ever develop, and for the roadway to be upgraded should additional lots access it. It is Council's understanding the applicant has agreed to allow the property owner to the west to use this roadway for access, and that the roadway will be upgraded if the property owner to the west ever develops the adjacent property. This helps meet the policy of utilizing access points to serve multiple properties, thereby minimizing the number of arterial street intersections. Council is not opposed to the lesser design standard for the roadway while it serves the one lot, with the assurance that the road will be upgraded if additional lots are platted off of it. 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240- 1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356 5009 Based on the above reasoning, the City Council recommends approval of the proposed rezoning, with the understanding that when this property is subdivided, the legal papers for the subdivision will address the issue of allowing the adjacent property to utilize Wingate Way, and provisions are made for Wingate Way to be upgraded to City-Rural design standards if additional lots are platted off of it. As always, thank you for the opportunity to review this zoning application. Sincerely, Ernest W. Lehman Mayor council/Itrs/JCBSwingate.doc City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: December 23, 2002 To: City Council From: John Yapp, Associate Planner Re: CZ02-00007 Wingate Property Rezoning At their July 18 meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the request to rezone the 11.35 acre Wingate property from Al, Agricultural, and RS, Suburban Residential, to RS5, Suburban Residential, subject to street and access issues being addressed prior to City Council consideration of the rezoning. At the time, the applicant did not have an acceptable location for a street or drive to serve a proposed new lot, and had not proposed access easements to serve the proposed outlots. Staff and the Commission felt that these access issues should be addressed prior to the rezoning being finalized. The applicant has now submitted a concept plan that addresses the access issues to staff's satisfaction. Easements are shown connecting to the proposed outlots, and the applicant has proposed to purchase property from a neighboring agricultural property to locate a new street to serve the proposed new lot. The proposed new street, Wingate Way, is a 20-foot wide gravel surface within a 40-foot wide easement. This design meets County standards for a Iow-volume residential street but falls short of the Fringe Area - Rural Design Standard of a 22-foot wide chip- seal surface within a 60-foot wide easement. The access road is proposed along the west property line. The applicant has agreed to allow the adjacent property to use it for access if the adjacent property ever develops. This meets the public policy of minimizing access points to arterial streets and utilizing access points to serve multiple properties where possible. If development is ever proposed on the adjacent property, resulting in more than one lot utilizing this road, the additional 20 feet of read easement and chip-seal surface can be required at that time. The applicant is amenable to this arrangement, but is only proposing a gravel surface within a 40-foot wide easement at this time because the read only serves one lot. Given the unique circumstance that this read only serves one lot, meets the County design standards for a Iow-volume access road, and there is the opportunity to obtain an additional 20 feet from the adjacent property owner if their property ever develops, staff recommends approval of this rezoning. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council forward a letter to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors recommending that CZ02-00007, a request to rezone an 11.35 acre tract located at 3521 Rohret Road Southwest from A1 and RS to RS5 be approved. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Revised Concept Plan for Wingate Property Rezoning ^pprove by: Robert Miklo, Senior Planner Department of Planning and Community Development ppdadm/mem/CZ02-00OOT,doc WINDY MEADOWS ADDITION OUTLOT C ~ "' ~ ^,~ - ox ...... } LOT 2 ;."."~',..,; ~,~,~, ~, OUTLOT LEGEND AND NOTES MMS CONSULTAN~ INC. - ~ a/~ e~.~ ~s 1917 S, GILBERT ST ...... ~-~-'"~ IOWA CITY, IOWA, 52240 ~o~ ~s. OWNER C~) - ~ 3125 ROHRET ROAD ~W ~ -u~ ~ IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240 ~ -~ SU~{VID~R · - ~ ~ KRISTIN ~NGAT~ , -- - ~ 2801 HWY ~6 EAST NO. 404 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 ~ ~zz s~ ~ ~ ~ --~o U~,TmS ~ SUBDIVIDER'S A~RNEY ~ et ~r~o ~m c~s~n~ o~u~.,s. ~M GELMAN ~w~ ~ ~s ~ ~,~ ~,~, ,~ 321 EAST MARK~ ST m ~ ~7 t~NGmS ~ u~m~O 4S CH~ ~ ~"'* Windy Meadows Addition SW To: Iowa City Planning and Zoning City Council of Iowa City Johnson County~oard of Supervisors From: Kristin Wingate and Bob Porter~ Date: December 23, 2002 RE: Request for Waiver of Chip Seal/Windy Meadows Addition SW We are writing in regard to the rezoning of 3521 Rohret Road SW/Windy Meadows Addition. We have been instructed that current regulations require a chip seal road be built from Rohret Road to the new residential lot 2. This road will service only one house. Therefore, we are requesting that this road not be chip sealed, but be allowed to be graveled at this time. Upon annexation of this area of Johnson County and upon the development of the land to the west, currently owned by Dick Wolz, the road can be chip sealed at that time. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: July 12, 2002 (for July 18, 2002 meeting) To: Planning & Zoning Commission From: John Yapp, Associate Planner Re: CZ02-00007. Proposed rezoning of property within unincorporated Johnson County at 3125 Rohret Road SW The applicant, Kris Wingate, has submitted an application to Johnson County to'rezone an 11.35 acre tract from A-1 (9.75 acres) and RS (1.6 acres) to RS-5. The Johnson County/Iowa City Fringe Area Agreement provides the City with the opportunity to review and comment on proposed rezonings within the two mile fringe area, prior to consideration by Johnson County's Planning & Zoning Commission and Board of Supervisors. The property at 3125 Rohret Road is in Fringe Area C, outside of Iowa City's growth area. For properties outside of Iowa City's growth area in fringe area C, the fringe area agreement states: "Any rezonings in this area will be considered on the basis of conformity with the Johnson County Land Use Plan and other related policies. The land in fringe area C, currently zoned A-l, Rural, and outside the City's growth area will be considered, upon receipt of an application, for rezoning to RS-10 (1 dwelling unit per 10 acres). RS-5 (1 dwelling unit per 5 acres) will be considered if the application to rezone includes a concept plan designating a minimum of 80% of the property as an outlot for open space or agriculture." The existing tract contains one house on a 9.75 acre parcel, and a vacant 1.6 acre parcel which is zoned RS. Under Johnson County's zoning ordinance the RS parcel would be permitted one residential dwelling. The applicant desires to rezone the entire 11.35 acre tract to RS-5, eliminating the RS zoned parcel, but creating a new lot adjacent to the existing house on the property. In the letter submitted with the rezoning application, the applicant notes the intent of the rezoning is to allow her to construct a house next to her mother's house (the existing house). While the intent of the rezoning is related to family members desiring to live close to each other, the City and County must consider the rezoning in the context of the Fringe Area Agreement and land use policies. A concept plan for the eventual subdivision of the property has been submitted, as is required when RS-5 zoning is being sought. The concept plan shows one additional lot, and 80% of the property being set aside for future development. The outlots should be labeled as either 'open space' or 'agriculture,' as required under the Fringe Area Agreement. This is to ensure the preservation of the lots as open space until such time they are annexed into the City. As proposed in the concept plan, Lot 2 and Outlot B do not have frontage on a street and have the potential to be landlocked parcels. Under County standards, Lot 2 will be required to have frontage on a street, with the street being developed according to the July 12, 2002 Page 2 rural design standards in the Fringe Area Agreement. Therefore, the concept plan should show the location of a road to provide access to Lot 2, and an easement to provide access to Outlot B. Staff feels the most appropriate place for the road and easement is along the western property line of Outlot A, though another location may be acceptable as long as access is provided to Lot 2 and an easement is provided to Outlot B. The applicant is exploring alternatives for the location of street access to Lot 2. Staff feels an access easement should also be extended to the eastern property line of Outlot A to provide possible future access to the property to the east if the outlots are developed in the future. This helps to put all future property owners on notice that access is to be provided to the western property if the outlots are developed. This should be shown on the concept plan. Staff finds the proposed RS-5 and the concept plan entitled "Wingate Acres" for the eventual subdivision of the property is in conformance with the intent of the fringe area agreement, provided the access and road issues are addressed on the concept plan prior to City Council consideration. Should the rezoning be approved, the applicant intends to follow with a subdivision application in conformance with the concept plan for Wingate Acres. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City forward a letter to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors recommending that CZ02-0000'~, a request to rezone an 11.35 acre tract located at 3521 Rohret Road SW from A-1 and RS to RS-5, be approved, subject to the street and access easement issue being addressed on the concept plan prior to City Council consideration. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location map 2. Concept plan for Wingate Acres 3. Letter of intent for rezoning from Kristin Wingate Robert Miklo, Senior Planner Planning & Community Development Dept. Ppdadmin\memos\CZ02-0000?yapp.doc RR 1 , SITE LOCATION: Union Township (Rohret Road) CZ02-00007 REZONING EXHIBIT JOHNSON COUNTY. IOWA LOCATION MAP NOT TO SCALE REZONING TRACT ST, IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 I31g) 351-8282 /' RECC~RDED "~% ALPC S~D ) ET; THENCE ~ 5 ACRES W N ARC ~ A ~ ~TUR~ "' TERLY LINE ~T TO mE SUBJECT TO ~' FILED ~ LOT 2 (ro~ ~ - C~GRES~AL CORNER. F~ND ~ · - PR~ERTY C~NER(S). FOUND -- - PR~ER~ ~/~ B~NDARY LINES , - C~ES~ONAL SEC~ UNES ~. - RI~%-~--WAY LINES ....... ~ UNES - - LO~ UNES. IN~ENAL [ /-~, Sent by: MMS CONSULTANTS, INC. 3193518476; 06/18/02 9:47AMjJeJ~X #901;Page 1/1 Letter of Intent for Rezoning Kristin Wingate June 12, 2002 I am writing in regard to the rezoning of 3521 Rohret Road SW. This land was purchased by my parents, Roy and Laney Wingate, in 1974. They build their home there at that time. My mother has remained living in this home on her own since my father's death five years ago. I would like to purchase approximately three acres from her. I plan to build a house on approximately 1.15 acres of this land. Although my mother has gotten along well living there on her own, my being close by would allow her to remain on the homestead longer than will otherwise be possible. My mother's property currently consists of: her house; a detached two car garage; and a barn. The driveway is positioned between the house and detached garage and extends to the barn. This driveway would become an easement and would be extended to the building site of the new dwelling. My mother has a well system in place on her property. If this well has the capacity to support two dwellings, it will be shared. If not, a new well will be drilled to meet county codes. A private waste water system will be put in place. The electrical and phone systems will be tied in through Rohret Road. The property consists of pasture/meadow land which is filled with wild flowers and a section of timber. Plans for the future include enhancing this habitat for wildlife through the increase use of wild prairie flowers, cleaning out some of the dead tree area, and planting more trees along the far end of the property. The County Extension Service and DNR will be used as consultants for the above projects. Kristin Wingate