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Home My WebLink About1976-10-12 Bd Comm minutes�ti • iYNUTES 7L1YOR'S YOUTH EMPLOYMcNT BOARD SEPTEdIBS^ 27, 1976 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1BER5 PRESENT: Holzhammer, Kaefer, Carter, Cazin, Stockman, Williams, ant Johansen. •,r:ABSENT: Barber and Schreiber. ST. 4ARY OF DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTIONS TAIM : The meeting was devoted to an evaluation of the school program and the summer me program. The analysis of the 197b Summer Programualifiedeundar�tleereuu;tta to serve all of the youth in Johnson County who q guidelines. However, additional young people who did not meet guideline.. ernidd ines been served if jot slots had been available in the private sector. The Board indicated a desire to devote further study to this area of'our program at one of its future meetingsviewed project pilans of the . The board re City programool current Thenext meetingofthe Mayors now ynin DistrictYouth Employment Board ¶wi;lltbe held with the in Trinity Espicopal Church at 4:QO p.m, on Monday, October 25, 1974. Joan Van Steenhuyse I MINIITS • • IIOMAN RIiLA7•IONS COMMISSION September 27, 1976 7:30P.M. Cf'TY MANAGER'S CONromwCE RCOM MEMBERS PRESENT: Smith Matsumoto Woodard Price Davidson Finn (7:35 P.M.) Scott MEMBERS ABSENT: Gilroy Madison STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Morgan Ryan Ragland RECQv5IENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL None RL'CQ%V4ENDATIONS TO THE STAFF AND CITY MANAGER The staff was requested to prepare a.memo with their opinions on what coverage should be included in the revised Human Relations Ordinance especially in terms of the ability to administer the Ordinance. PENDING ITEMS 1. EEOC Training - An all -expenses paid training session is set for Commissioners, October 7-10 in St. Louis, Mo. Staff training is set for October 11-12. 2. Private Clubs - Woodard moved and Price seconded to accept the minutes of the special meeting with the Women's Restaurant Project. Matsumoto reported on the September 14 City Council meeting; at which the Commission presented an amendment to the licensing ordinance. The amendment requires all applicants for Class A liquor licenses to provide information to substantiate that the club is a bonafide private club. The amendment has received two readings. The third reading was set for September 28. 3. School Board - A second letter was sent to the School Board in response to Superintendent Ludwig's letter. The letter suggested that the school's Affirmative Action Program contain goals and timetables in an attempt to improve the representation of minorities and women at the administrative level. 75174ij Human Relations lutes • Page 2 Sept. 27, 1976 SMIARY OF RELEVENT DISCUSSION Scott moved and Woodard seconded that the minutes for the August 23, 1976 meeting be approved. The motion passed. CCMMIITEES Outreach/Advocacy - Davidson reported that the Commission posters were being distributed and would soon appear in the Cambus. She also reported that the Commission was purchasing 2 cassette and carousel series on Affirmative Action from the Department of labor - Women's Bureau. Davidson also reported on a meeting with Terry Kelley and Barb Ettelson about the Rape Awareness Week. Revision of the public service announcements on local radio stations was assigned to this committee. Affirmative Action - Morgan and Ragland reported on the Affirmative Action Plan presentation to the City Council. The revised Affir- mative Action Plan was presented to the City Council at the informal session on September 27. Several questions concerning the Plan were asked by Council members but no substantive changes were requested by the City Council. The Council agreed to accept the Affirmative Action Plan as an administrative change to the existing Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and to include the Plan as a, part of the Rules and Regulations Manual„ which is being updated and revised. The Council will take action on the Affirmative Action Plan as a part of the revised Rules and Regulations Manual. 3. Ordinance Revision - Matsumoto stated that the present draft of the Ordinance was ready for comment from the Commissioners before another draft would be made. lie requested that the Commissioners give their recommendations in writing. Several points of discussion were raised. 1.) The procedure by which the Commission hapoles complaints. The resolution of this issue will await the descisioA in the Westinghouse case. 2) The Affirmative Action obl.j.gation that would be placed on employers or landlords for the disabled. Scott moved and Matsumoto seconded that the protected category of "creed" be struck from the ordinance. The motion failed. Scott, Matsumoto, and Finn voting "yea". Price, Woodard, Davidson, and Smith voting "ney". By consensus, the Commission agreed -to wait until the ruling in the Westinghouse case, which specifically deals with procedural aspects of the ordinance, before preceeding with the final revision of the ordinance. Staff Report - Three complaints were filed. - 2 sex/public accomo- dations and 1 race/housing. Informal complaints - 10 in employment, 7 in housing, 2 in public accomodations. One case was administratively closed. COMPLAINT PROCESSING Cases in Litigation - Ryan reported that a motion to dismiss hearing was held September 17 in the WLC case, No decision has ygbt been made. She also reported that the Yellow Cab Company had submitted an answer to the filing of the petition in this case. J Human Relations eutes Page 3 September 27, 1976 Cases in Conciliation: E-7503 - Smith reported that the conciliation team had met and that they were going to continue conciliation efforts. E-7515 - Price reported that the conciliation team had met with the complaintant and was preparing a concilation agreement. E-7606 - Woodard reported that the Conciliation team was still making efforts to conciliate the agreement. E-7605 - Davidson reported that she was attempting to reach the complainant to arrange for a meeting and begin working on a conciliation agreement. New Cases - The commission was notified that three new cases were filed. 2 sex/public accomondations and 1 race/housing. Cases closed - PA -7603 Administratively closed requiring no formal actions by Commission. (MER BUSINESS Ragland reported on the Handicapped Awareness Workshop. This Workshop focused primarily on employing the disabled. The workshop, will be made available to companies in the near future. Ragland reported that a meeting with the staff of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission will take place on October 28, 1976, 1:00 P.M. in Room "B" of the City Recreation Building. Ragland reported on the NCDH Conference she attended in Minneapolis on September 23 and 24. The Conference revolved primarily around Community Development Block Grants and enforcement of Title of ft. Smith handed out a report from the Brainstorming Session at her house on September 13, 1976. A committee of Scott, Woodard, and Matsumoto, was appointed to come up with some priorities by the November Commission meeting as to the direction the. Commission should take in the coming months. Group process - The Commission spent a short period of time in group process. The next commission meeting is set for October 25, at 7:30 P.M. Agenda session for September 15. At 9:33 P.M. the Commission adjourned. AGENDA IOWA CITY RIVERFRONT COMMISSION CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM OCTOBER 14, 1976-3:00 P.M. Item No. 1 - Meeting to Order. Roll. Item No. 2 - Approval of the Minutes of the September 9, 1976, Meeting. Item No. 3 - Presentation and Discussion of Additional Material for the Phase III River Corridor Study by Roger Hunt (Stanley Consultants). Item No. 4 - Iowa River Brochure: Distribution. Item No. 5 - Report on Expansion of the Riverfront Commission. Item No. 6 - Appointment of Budget Subcommittee; City Council Reply to Letter regarding Possible Available Funds. Item No. 7 - Report on Flood Plain Ordinance Progress. Item No. 8 - Post Canoe Trip Discussion. Item No. 9 - Report on Planning and Zoning Discussion of University Zone, • Item No. 10 - Other Business. Item No. it - Adjournment. 7 i E s � IOWA CITY PARK ANDCREC� RECREATION CGNTBR,ROON BF@fISSION OCTOBER 13, 1976 _ 7:30 P.M. 7:30 - 7:35 p m _ Approval of the Minutes of 11, Fleeting. the September 22, 197 7:35 - 7;40 p m _ Village Green South Subdivision - Showalter. 7:40 - 7:45 p.m _ Report on Kemp Property - Showalter. 7:45 - 7;50 p.m. _ Park Naming Subcommittee Report - Sto 7:50 clonaq, - 8:00 p.m. - Washington Street Project Report - 11auber., 8:00 - 8:45 p.m. _ Discussion of Hayek Property. 8:45 - 9;00 p•m• - Fees and Charges Report - Showalter. 9:00 - 9;15 p.m, _ Budget - Showalter, 9:15 - 9:30 p.m. _ Chairperson's Report - Stockman. 9:30 - 9:45 p.m, _ Director's Report - Showalter, 9:46 p.m. - Adjournment. FrustrAted .bltd/fi+ers f u n el �$1,.q billion By PAUL DALBY Star staff writer Nine of Canada's biggest property developers have poured an estimated $1.5 billion into housing pyojects in the United States in the past year to escape what they call "overkill taxation and municipal bungling" in Ws,country. Some of Ontario's most famous home builders, with total' assets of $3.6 billion. are Joining the dollar drain to the south, The Star has learned. A.P. LePage, Canada's biggest realtor, is opening Its first U.S. office in Chica• go on Nov. 1. "So many big Canadian developers a r e buying into the States, we want to be in on the ac- tion," a LePage spokesman explained. These corporate giants in- clude Cadillac Fairview Corp., Markborough Proper- ties Ltd., S,B. McLau hlfn Associates L t d . , izee 1 nrp), Oxford Developmen G r o u p Ltd., Grosvenor International, Headway Corp., Abbey Glen Property Corp. and Dann Develop. Ment. Many development corpo. rations,are reluctant to,dis- cuss detalls of their U.S. in- volvemont because they feel p u b l i c feeding already against them would harden with accusations of "desert- ing Canaria." B tit estimates by the industry show the flow of dollars this year into projects south of the border has almost tripled over the previous year's investment, The incentive is simple. In Ontario a develooer_ must deal with up to iW dif- ferent agencies, taking at least 3 years in'the'planning stage. 1) in the U.S,,,the develogAr deals wltil only one age y, the municipality, and st z maximiint of 6 months ta'- get the, no -ahead to "star( building. The turnaround is quicker and so ar`e :-they profits, Canadian projects in.,114 States range from_a $1 .bit. on reside al commuiliy be built ly Msrkborougp, in Homestead, Fla., to g*" million scheme started by S.B. McLanghlla nbar De- troit,.., ' T•h a devalypers -,(ay they're being driven out of the country by: — A mduntaiip "of govern- ment red tape — municipal, proq cW and, federal. whiclr fortes a aeveloper Ed dear a nowpr_a-ect with as many as'111 ao es, was - Ing an iiveraiie of three years fn planning; Changes in talc laws that .have, for examolb, stopped the cvzying. a Charges od land they are banking from their taxable income; — Anti -Inflation Bgard regula- tions; — Sales tax on bmld- mg•materi,als abicdnstruc- tion equipment; — Rent controls in some provinces, coupled with a slowdown of investment from overseas , since t h e Foreign fnvesttrient.Review Act took effect. Many of the 1prgecorpo- rations say they have sim- ply stoppef buy[ai land for future Imtg•terin housing projects,. 'New federal. legislation starting.Ort. 14.+pill prevent any developer from malting a profit by buying land and reselling it as serviced lots to builders. The developer will only be allgwed to get back the: cost of improving the land over and'above the purchase price. Builders &Adin J$1.5 bi'llio inV S . �e blame tax 0verkz►l Coll flamed from page I dlan Institute of Public Real i Estate Companies, says, "What do they think we're in this business forthe tun of It? , "The big Publicly owned developers have sharehold- era, including pension funds a n d trade unions, a n d they're expected. to show profit each year," i Bruce McLaughlin, whose ' Mississauga company owns i Canada's biggest land bank, totalling a l m o s t -12,00o acres, said he has put $5 million front money into his flydt U.S. venture in South- field, Detroit, 411, in hist Putting my toe In the water to see what the climate's like," he said. haafcb iltthesMissimaunn city centre, Square 0 n e shopping centre and Missis• I sauga Valley subdivisions. Yesterday he said: "I'm not buying ani' more land in Canada unless government i and municipalities change their attitudes radically," dents of afinance vtat t hse ! Vancouver -based Daon Development, summed up I the feeling: "{yhy should we bother slugging it out up here when they welcome us I t with open arms down in the States?" In theI months, t Daon has switched almoit $30 million Into San Diego I and Seattle to finance 20 Projects worth $150 million ! over the next decade. The projects are either housing units or serviced Ibuilding lots, one of DaOn'S specialities. In the, past, Daon has suPpifed ready made sites fo 30 of Alberta's biggest builders. 'LESS AND L;E8S' "But we're dolnit loss and teas in Canada so you can see. what that's going to do to t he housing market," Campbell said. "These builders can't afford to service raw building land themselves.,' Cadillac Fairview, cur- rently involved In phase; 1 and 2 of Toronto's ;Eaton Centre project and,a, fistful Of condominium s i t e s arilund Metrb, is aLsa look• f11940uth for its future. In the past two Yearsthe:othpany has sunk about ,.h ,wwon tttta.the U,S„ In hill a`.so .p ;,dent SI in a new lu8ury town In Delray Beach; Fla, sidle Soh million slice of four industrial parks, Cadillad Fairview Lq also halfway through a housing project in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,, and is close to signing for a shopping cen}re; just outside NOW York city, The company is said to have at least four more major U.S. projects "on the grlddte" that Codd double its investment in the States. Richard Shiff, president I Of Bi amalea &nsolidat&B Developments Ltd. and the new head of the Canadian Institute of Public Real Es- tate Companies, Insists the big developers heading south, are not turning' Utero backs on Canada. They are -jd#+�g to tmintain their growth and`* Profits/, he said, "if cannot do it in Canada -,1 e0 ^-' must look elsewhere and the States is ilia obvious Place." Few foreign investment C and minimal plan- ning restrictions _ Houston as no zoning laws whatso- ver — combine to make ie U.S, doubly attractive. An axplfing U.S. economy is so boosting the,housing demand. 11400• home development wetac on sale in CaIifolnia recently a n d drew 42 amdous buyers, with first daffy of le Pay. 1119 up to $5,000 for positions near the front of the line -ftp, FIVE -YEARS The developers -don't ex, pect the full effect of their switch 40 the U.S. to be felt in the Canadian houssng market for five years, Buildinghomes is a long- term business and projects now in the works wyl carry through to the early 193os; But the latest; survey of budding Starts in Metro released by A. B, Lepage andg;Ih es the trend. Far the, second month rvnnin,q, thedollar volume of new building pern*s issued in Metro has declined, Value of the permits, a good barometer of buildin,, In NotrR. drOPPed_ by more 44*c third to 8%7 mll, Ilea last month. In the year, to ate, permits have totall, date, �$2I.3 million, down by more -than $240 million from the same period last year, At the same time, Metro's average Rouse price Contin- kites to climb and last month reached 802,233, a jump of over 0,300 since Jan, 1, But 'despite the gloomy ouUOok, Canada's big devel- opersssay the housing mar- ket h&e can be saved from a sluti0n. Their solutionsifulfilled In vartous-briefs o govern- rpe.nt, itre: —A` ban or tighter con- tr o fel on, munieipalitles' right to'vetodevelopments- 'iar� look at te.v alld co1ptrols that dis- cOuraging land banking; _ lowering of interest ratestospur-t ehousemr ket,andgi tae allowance on mgrtga$e interest to help hard-pressed home buyers, "lye built good cheap houses for 33 years ,until 1971 whin more controls W010 slajiped on us," says developer McLaughlin. "We could build them again, too, if we spent more time On Our projects and less, time wading tltrough red tape.1, .. 6, "+'•"••'•'^munmuunnn,uun,lnp..... llllllllllllllllp W n„ �d /2 brill 7A rz — Z .7.......T....,,,, ,...,.,..,.. aki s yeas ' S .I 10get g ow�.i�lf' �r 1_bwildersprob,^41, The Urban Development senttng most 1vsRu ,itfd owners, says it t s an average oI-three Years to clear plans for a new housing project thrpugh 70 to -1O6 different agencies. "It's like a long pipeline with dozens of stop Valves in it,"'.fusjlhde spokesman Eric LoBourdalrioid,,Tbc Star. "if the valves aren't all open, you're completely road•blocked," While waiting for a I scheme, to win f I n a I ap• provai, the developer.must absorb the Interest ¢larges At the municipal level the and other carrying costs of plan also goes before the the land for the project, I local traffic, health, build. These costs are no longer Ing, treasury, water reve. tax-deductible. nue, hydro, parks, planning A new subdivision In one and public works depart. Of the Metro boroughs has menta. Bell Canada and the to pass through 14 'stages local school board take a before it is finally register- look. ed. Stage Ir — All the span• cies' views are collated by the planning dept. and,Nt, warded to the planhigg board. Stage 5 — Local residents or others likely to be affect. 7 ed by a new subdivision ¢ often d9maud and get a public'* hearing on t h e i scheme. Notieealt}w l , I a n d the plannfng holds court. Stae 6 I recommended by hevboard are made to the plan, which fs n o tv back with t h e municipal planning depart• mcnt's subdivision and zoning sections and the bor- ough legal office. The re- vised plan then goes back to all the municipal commit. tees for their second opfn- Ion. Stage a — Tftfa Is the pre. ]fmingry process, and the m schee is cleared with any provincial or federal.ngen- t ctcs affected by the subd}vI- I slon, =meansendless permutations. It's also Checked by public utilities, railways, Central Mortgage and Housing Corp., Metro rind Region Conservation Authority, Metro Council, Metro Planning Board, metro Public and Separate School Boards. ELEVEN STEPS LAND SURVEYOR Stage 1 — The developer Puts the plans before the Ontario land surveyor after working with engineering and planning consultants. Stage 2 — The building application Is lodged with i t he clerk's office of the local municipality, w h o I brings It before the munici- pal council and the subdivi. slon section of the prov. ince's plans administration branch. ALL GgES BACK t Stage 6 —The, final draft now reaches the muniefptd council for tloroygh approv. al. Stage 7 — The plan, to- gether with amendments and conditions of approval set by coujlcil, are then Shuttled thnau'gh; an intrl. Cate web of agencies such as the Metro Toronto plan. ning Board and once again all provittcftil and federal agencies affected. Stage,8-19te subdivision schememow i eachea Ontarn io's l3pnsing, Ministry for approval, triggering another 1 o n g chain' of checking procedulros. Stage 0 — A final survey of the site and eaeineering oce. ------...,, Stage 10 T— A Etna! agree- ment for' the subdivision is prepared. by the municipal Planning depautment and circulated to every municf• Pal departmehtaffected and Bell Canada, the council I and the mayor. Stage 11 = Meanwhile, deeds, bendg,ijid deposits a r e,„snja'�� I to t he municipal ¢ga'my. depart;. Matti. Stage 12' — At long last the final agreement is sign ed by the rnunkl;1ty. 7 Stage 13 .— The agrg15, Intent goes hnckto the hi u . ing minister who adds otvn name, tohe docume Stage 14 The develo�,�qq r Call at long last registeN e. plan with the registry' fir, land titles cff{ e, Now all the developer I7 todo is tura a patcll,!,J wasteland rota a new, cmi�i F •mtmity and sell all the unl.bF before the cash: flow drleit W if C -I 108 / DES MOINES REGISTER INed„ Oct. 6, 1976 They had a bank robbery In Iowa City the other day. A fellow strolled into the First National, pointed a gun at a clerk and, after a short but pithy . conversation, strolled out with 112,000. ws described as a white man whorwore as red wig, black mustache, a green jump ; suit, sun glasses and rubbers," The best part of the story was the way he escaped. "He disappeared into the crowd," the reports said. Only in Iowa City could a guy who looked like that disappear into the crowd. Not only that, if he had been wearing a beret and leotards and carrying a sword, he still could have disappeared into the crowd, That's what I like about Iowa City — Lhs people, Of course, you have to like the people In Iowa City. There are no buildings. Oh, I don't mean that literally. There are a few clusters of houses near the outskirts of town, and there Is the uni- versity But basically, Iowa City has been torn down arid replaced by a forest of parking meters, Urban renewal I think they call it. It's either that or they've discovered a form of Dutch Elm disease that attacks houses, And even as we talk, progress goes on. They tore down a garage while I was there. They used to tear down buildings by the bunch, but now they do It one at a time. I guess they're rationing themselves as the supply dwindles. 0 A local businessman told me he'd recently hada friend at former reddent who hadn't been back in 10 years — visit him. The friend went out fora walk around the town and came back visibly darnel. "Thefaces look familiar," he said, "but I Uon't recognize any of the places." A, joke might he instructive here; a World War 11 joke: It seems that this Air Force fighter Pilot (a former Iowa legislator,. as it happencdb shot down a German plane over Engiand during a bombing raid. Being a, true knight of the aky� he visited the German flyer in the hospital. ,The man was grievously wounded AN the doctors were fighting to;eaive his life. It became apparent that Ile mud have a leg amputated,l� he Gerlra looked at the American end said: "1 qm a true soldier and.I can accept the'tartuneal of war, but I cannot stand the thought of any part of me findlnli a final resting Place anywhere but in F� Germany. Will you dispose of my leg on your nest flight over the Fatherland?" The Bowan felt it was the least he could do. He.agreed and, on his next; raid into Germany, carried out thei macabre assignment. But the Geranan pilot did not prosper and It soon became necessary to amputate his Other leg. Again he made the request toithe Iowan and again the former Iowa 11,gislatorcomplied, Soon thereafter the German took a turn for the worse and the doctors re. luctanllydecided to amputate his arm, Once more the' German asked that the member be dropped over Germany and once more the lowan agreed. But this Ilme the former legislator paused as he reached the door of the hospital room turned and said: "Say, are you sure you're not trying to escape?" Maybe Iowa City is trying to escape — Donald Kaul L7 • �f :1'<_"Q•ZIi� I�CLf'CC d6�• .•H/��'`�»i'fx�•1 �u�� t est le Celebrates a ee aY Buirial �'�r�Le Puget Sound bas city on brated a burial that could be onee lcele- the revival of Inner cities throughout the nation Burled xas a short stretch of Inter- state 5, a concrete canyon of 10 lanes of traffic bearing 193,000 cars through the center of Seattle each dav, The traffic a still moves But the freeway trench has But over with a splendidly t Ped 6aere urban park, filled wih trees and grass and flowers and cascading water—Including a 3&foot high waterfall—that totally masts the roar of traffic a few feet be!ow. Vihere truck and auto noise once filled the alr, children nox• run and Via sh through wading pools, People have lunch in the open air, young People Pie enjoy suabaths, and retirees from nearby housing move about by foot or And wheelchair. far the th' 111 of a substituting ming Park auto also has created a pedestrian ac, cess between parts of Its Inner city cut Off 4om each other when the inter. state road was built lnPeniOus Planning and financing_ and e cit years t close teamwork be• h', ronntY, state and federal governmens and private citizens -- were necess uy to make SeatUe's Free- xay?ark a reality, The human ll talYst "vas civic leader Jnn whose o, the. bond !mProvement progrardm for Ute c+tp's future in IX3 ha ram suited in tho earmarkin oI had re- for a smallpark-, g $'.a million Us and oth best�e the freowav, Fd. of hridgt g the free1s then v L�oPed the Idea roof of a prono. ed mu and using the forsti!ntore nicipal garage c"te ci[c s rontsa g.".cc In return. for ad;acetit land, & not W ceadeum his rersusded to private dete!oper xa fen hs bu!ldinge,rnIN' half the Parcel o Ler ha f t0 open s ,4 to dedicate the perto, Fteexa� ry sPace as an integral I Park, G'c y<y" Twp a^'"4,'�„'.- ,ref a E The city acquired the property and pa.d for the parking garrge; the state !r; away department, using federal and state funds, built the bridge acr" the free•say to support the park. Close to $1 m"lion in community development W,rL grants, open snare funds and rec- reation monies were made available for the w ori;. The total public cost, $14 million, art xmtc d to only $45 a square foot—in an area wL•ere raw land normUl y costs V3 a square foo: The entire 6 -acre park cost less in property taxes than the originally planned Iacre park would have cost. And by bringing a pri. vate developer into the picture, the city added $130,000 to its annual property tax yields. Ellis says reclri^Ing the air space over freeways--si.a; a already m public ownership—shcu:d be considered by at leas 50 other maj^r US c: fes Often ad are..t land is 1,_ttlicly head rs well. And it's not even necess.,ry to have a depressed .freeway- often buildings and parkland, with the street level raised two or three stores. can be built over and around grourddryel freeways. Ellis acknowledges there are prob• let -5 in launching eD .rlcx protects c• -.b ac Frees ay Pa-}_ E- 1i seers to ule almost 10 y can from inception to completion, and it's hard to get people to make a connection with taxes they may have approved a decade before.. Without that connection, they may well be unwilling to make more public in- vestments. And government, Ellis says, move; incredibly slowly. The private entrepre. neur built his office building and ti ha;;e garage and his part of Freeway Park before the city of Seattle even ins vited bids. Particularly in these days ol; required citizen comment on any pro. posal, Ellis says, "the time lock on goy ernment action is a fundamental part Mr. Fence unites a ueefdy splydi.ated column in the problems oy cities and states. of the credibility problem." Because of inflation, delayed projects inevitably cost more than the ptwple were origin nally told they would. Yet whatever the problems, projects like Freeway Park—and several otheri now under way in Seattle—are proof positive that a city with Imaginative leadership can reverse physical rot and, even more important, create a sense of excitement about a city where, people of every class and race and eco• nomlc group enjoy public places in comffion. That generates, Ellis gays; a positive "hands-on" LAing among peo• ple in stark contrast to deserted streets, bolted doors and the task of- "biring enough mercenaries to protect us front each other." Seattle's natural acting, to be sure, makes It one of the most fortunate cit• fes ori earth. If suffers malty misty flays, but when the cloud cover re- cedes, one sees majestic Mount stainer rising in the distance, and everywhere the brilliant waters of Puset Sound and the city's lakes. Few cltI6t are so billy. steep, impressive lulls, offering breath- ta dng cityscapes and waterscapes. There have been problems in recent years fierce unemployment rates, ;a rise in numbers of paor flargely black) families, a sharp drop in the middle- ehtss population: But under Mayor Kies Uhlman and a forwardfooking city council, sharp emphasis is:being placed on, urban conservation and the preseir- vation of Cghtsy-knit netgbborhoois. People are encouraged to decide them- selves on how publicfunds are spent, how traffic is controlled acid the neigh. borhood character shaped. City-wide, thv old big business establishment has last ground to a broad coalition ofarts advocates, anti -freeway Miffs; assortod rellormers and local homeowners and businessmen. Community Development Director Pahl Schell explains how the city's �tizr jot restorations and fresh; projects alie being tied together by walkways and blkeways, a monorlal, free downtci*i bus service and a proposed trolley 66 .and funicular for one of the steepest hilts. The idea is easy foot; and, transit access between such attrittions as; SEL• stile Center (home of the '1902 Wor(dis Fair), a revitalized and parkdotted waterfront, zesty old Pikes Place Mar- ket, the new domed stadium, and re- stored pioneer Square, where iashiona- bre shops and galleries sluice a corn, munity with the derelicts; of old Skid RdRd. —a Ing gant (I- 1976 force 10*tive busing; %toss ty, of cNzeus tc to the t,� urbs i larsadisl eias Toeq�eourag city has [just bt wrvicEji j adio a cfals th;l "cele' rich cul; an As 3iAues of you 11 1, Lt Se now".EG! ;her distinc�IGy nes) "Suburl5i ii-tr class Euj Seatt ca—its [� r ever I lma;Miof no of itselQ!andtut —as to lake to t five adq Ruing other Lr.ituto freenaysr1I�snnDst for the e!hlshi t boards_ West- the estthe old,declmi� re, where ele- ok a hotel,.artf )ms and an. in , rilding accem- elegant new w terminal for this broad ms icipalty to rein decisions --of panel !a the ca- re and nqt flee ., spending dol - r represent decisions, the !ties w` public Ldon coetnjer- .e city and its trafffe and act=, the ded that "if be home by all kiwis ot•; and houses . The pitch and middle like Ameri- so confident . )Imaginative r s with a posl- Nor has any its unsightly nan amenity lhways hacti Ie to say that 0 Agenda Comprehensive Plan Coordinating; Committee City Manager's Conference Room 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 14, 1976 I. Approval of the August 26, 1976, Minutes I II. Status Report on Planning Activities III. Land Use Plan Development a. Land Use Intensity Policy b. Phase I Fixed Elements I IV. Zoning Ordinance Development a. Floodplain provisions b. List of Primary Districts c. Development Rights Transfer V. Citizen Participation • VI. New Business VII. Adjournment Meeting Objectives 1) Review and Direct Land Use Plan Development. 2) Review and Direct Zoning Ordinance Development. 3) Discuss Citizen Participation Progress. j Ready for Consideration October 28, 1976: Walkways Report and Plan plus Policy Statement 0 0 0 0 LAND USE INTENSITY POLICY STATEMENT The purpose of this statement and the map on the reverse side is to establish the City's policy regarding land use ,intensity. This policy, will aid in the development of a land use plan and zoning ordinance, and will be of use in the future as a guide to land use decision making, Land uses are characterized by two main attributes, function and intensity. The function of land uses may be categorized into a resi- dential, cdmme.rcial, industrial, public, institutional, natural or agricultural grouping based upon the principal activity which takes place on the property, The intensity of land uses describes the extent to which the principal function is pursued, Both of these character- istics are essential elements in developing; a plan which meets the needs of the residents of Iowa City with an efficient, equitable and environ, mentally sound land use pattern. Within the Iowa Ctty-area-there are certain factors which either favor or limit developmeht.' 'Existing intense land uses such as downtown, the University of Iowa, mZnufaetur'ing areas, and" major shopping areas, con-,:-"' 1' centrate activity and have encouraged the development of a quality infra, - structure (streets, sewers, utilities, etc.) to support this high level of activity. As this infrastructure extends across the City it establishes an opportunity for other areas of somewhat lesser intensity use to be accommodated in an efficient and equitable manner. Natural features such as floodplains, steep slopes and natural areas present limitations to development and discourage intense development. The accommodation of our City's development to the natural environment will result in develop- ment patterns in harmony with nature and with increasing environmental quality. The map on the reverse side establishes -in graphic form a land use intensity policy. It distinguishes five categories of intensity: 1) high intensity urban uses, 2) medium intensity urban uses, 3) low intensity urban uses., 4) very low intensity urban uses; and 5.) natural areas and agricultural ttses, These categories are in detail -in the following paragraphs, - HIGH INTENSITY URBAN USES. High intensity urban uses are areas of intense activity which may be of a cyclical nature. Downtown, the University of Iowa's main campus and hospitals, major shopping areas, and manufacturing areas are all included in this designation. These areas are characterized by a very high level of accessability, all utility systems and for the most part a central location in the community. MEDIUM INTENSITY URBAN USES. Medium intensity urban uses are areas of moderate activity levels. Apartments, community commercial areas, office development, mobile home developments and warehouses are representative of uses in this classification. These areas are characterized by high is levels of access to arterial streets, all utility systems, residential density in excess of 50 dwelling units per hectare (20 DU/A), and a random dispersion through the community. • 8.08.00 ZONES DU/A FAR NAME .01 AG - .1 .04 General Agriculture • .02 AR - .1 .04 Agricultural Residential .03 RS - 1 .4 Rural Residential .04 RS - 5 2 Large Lot Single Family .OS RS - 10 4 Medium Lot Single Family .06 RS - 20 8 Small Lot Single Family .07 RS - 30 12 Garden Home .08 RS - 40 16 Townhouse .09 RM - 30 12 Low Density Multi -family .10 RM - 40 16 Medium Low Density Multi -family .11 RM - 50 20 Medium Density Multi -family .12 RM - 80 32 Medium High Density Multi -family .13 RM - 100 40 High Density Multi -family .14 RM - 150 60 Very High Density Multi -family .15 RO - 20 8 1 Residential Office Very Low Density .16 RO - 40 16, 2 Residential Office Medium Low Density .17 RO - 80 32 4 Residential Office Medium High Density • .18 RO - 150 60 6 Residential Office Very High Density .19 CO - .5 4 .5 Limited Office Commercial .20 CO - 1 8 1 Office Commercial .21 CN - .5 4 .5 Limited Neighborhood Commercial .22 CN - 1 8 1 Neighborhood Commercial .23 CC - 1 8 1 Limited Community Commercial .24 CC - 2 2 Community Commercial .25 CR - 2 16 2 Regional Commercial .26 CD - 2 2 Downtown Conmercial Service .27 CD - 4 32 4 Downtown Commercial Core .28 CH - .5 .5 Limited Highway Commercial .29 CH - 1 1 Highway Commercial .30 CIV - 1 1 Warehouse Commercial .31 IL - 1 1 Light Industry .32 IH - 2 2 Heavy Industry .33 IE - .5 .5 Extractive Industry .34 IP - .5 .5 Industrial Park .35 PP - 1 1 Public .36 PI - 2 2 Institutional .37 PC - 0 0 Conservation/Buffer .38 UI - 1 1 University of Iowa rn( X M r�7 0 1 mq M. 0 0 r 0 mum z rn,l