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MEMORANDUM
DATI: Fohruary 1, 1979
TO: City Council
FROM: City Manager
RI: Ecumenical Housing Corporation (lousing Development
Situation: In a letter dated August 18, 1978, the Des Moines Insuring Office of
HUD approved the preliminary submission provided to them by Ecumenical
Housing Corporation (EHC) subject to the resolution of several con-
ditions. Foremost among these was the need to secure air rights over
the Knights of Columbus building. Since that time various methods to
eliminate the problem have been pursued by E11C.
On January 29, 1979, the HUD Insuring Office at Des Moines called Bob
Welsh to inform him that they would not waive the yard requirement,
which mandates that they control the air rights above the Knights of
Columbus building, nor would they accept the revised architecture
blueprints drafted within the last month to fit within the regulations.
HUD suggested that EHC move the highrise apartment building north of
the alley. This was confirmed in a letter dated January 26. A copy
of this letter, and a copy of a letter from EHC to the City Manager
are attached to this memorandum.
Problem: Is the City willing to sell the Iowa Avenue parking lot to EUC for
development into a highrise apartment complex, and if so what is the
impact of this design change with relationship to the Senior Center?
Recommendation: The City should not agree to sell the land requested if the
development places the housing on the Iowa Avenue parking lot.
Basis for the Recommendation: Many of the problems with this development can be
traced directly to the fact that current plans call for placing too
many dwelling units and supporting spaces (i.e., parking, open space,
walkways) on too constrained a site. Moving the housing to a location
north of the alley causes less efficient use of space, only compounding
the basic problem, and removing nearly all benefit to the City's Senior
Center project. While the difficulties were tolerable if the joint
Senior Center/Housing complex could be built, the problems become
unacceptable when the benefits of physical connection are removed.
To the City, the physical interconnection of the facilities should be
paramount. (IUD should be asked to reconsider their decision, based on
the fact that the Iowa Avenue site is not available for the building.
If this fails, EHC should reduce the number of dwelling units to a
workable number. If this fails, the City should seek to develop
housing on the Washington Street site through alternate programs or
methods. A variety of options are available. Subsequent 202
allocations could be sought. The City could market the land, subject
to the developer securing a Section 8 New Construction committment as
was done with Urban Renewal Parcel 103-3. The City could produce the
housing with revenue bonds, or Iowa Housing Finance Authority fiords.
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This would obviously impose some delay, but is preferable to permanently
precluding the development of a joint Senior Center/Housing facility.
Analysis: In order to understand the ramifications of the requested site change,
the staff has considered seven criteria: parking, topography,
pedestrian and vehicular access, open space, proximity to the Senior
Center, building orientation, and cost. A brief analysis of each is
set forth in the attached table.
Locating the housing on the Iowa Avenue lot would be an inferior
solution. This action would permanently preclude locating subsidized
elderly housing adjacent to the Senior Center. Because of the differences
in topography and other site characteristics, the total supply of park-
ing (to be split between the projects) would be diminished. This would
serve to further aggravate a serious shortage of parking for the
Senior Center.
The staff has analysed the pros and cons of the Iowa Avenue site versus
Washington Street site using the siting which EHC's architect prepared,
because that is the footprint HUD has briefly seen and suggested they
would accept. The proposed building provides a north -south window
orientation. If instead a building orientation with windows facing
cast or west was developed, this could be achieved only at the further
expense of reduced parking and a poor traffic circulation pattern.
An "air rights" problem would also be created over the building on the
northwest corner of the block, therefore posing another obstacle. To
avoid these problems, a north -south building orientation is necessary,
creating less desirable dwelling units.
Another consideration when locating the housing on the Iowa Avenue site
is that the physical interconnection of the two structures would be
possible only at great expense (by connecting overhead or underground).
Pedestrian circulation between the housing and the Senior Center would
have to be indirect (around the block) or across two parking lots and an
alley. Such circulation would have to be out-of-doors, decreasing the
ability of the elderly to use the Senior Center during the winter
months and other periods of inclement weather.
The staff has two primary concerns about locating housing adjacent to
the Senior Center, however neither of these concerns will be minimized
by moving the housing across the alley to the Iowa Avenue site. The
shortage of parking is caused by the number of dwelling units and
E11C's desire to have 50 spaces; not by the physical placement of the
structure. The potential for "over -accessibility" to cause the Senior
Center to appear to serve only the downtown elderly or to become an
extended living room for the EHC project tenants, should be addressed
through center management, not physical separation.
Since the architect believes that the revised plans for the Washington
Street site do meet HUD minimum property standards, the City Should
request HUD to provide specific citation to the standards which are the
basis for not approving the site. If HUD does so and will not reconsider,
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EHC should reduce the number of units, or the City should seek alternate
programs to provide a housing development on the Washington Street
site. Even if the number of units had to be reduced, the complex con-
cept is retained. A smaller housing project would in fact be positive,
as it impacts the Senior Center, because constraints ;.ould be less
severe (i.e., parking availability, building size, open space,
pedestrian pathways, building construction costs, and building con-
figuration).
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DEPARTMEN' F HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELC�ENT
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January 26, 1979
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Rev. Robert L. Welsh, President
Ecumenical Housing Corporation
c/o First Christian Church
217 Iowa Avenue, Box 881
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
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Dear Rev. Welsh:
i Subject: IA05-2693-201
First Christian Church
Iowa City, Iowa
The site plans showing various building locations on your proposed
project site and the narrative report on air rights have been
reviewed. Considering all aspects of architectural design along
with future security of a 40 year Section 202 mortgage, it is our
decision the request for air rights above adjacent property owned
by the Knights of Columbus cannot be deleted.
If you are unable to acquire the air rights at a price you consider
acceptable, it would be our recommendation the building be relocated
on the adjacent parking lot as shown on Scheme X of your site plan.
May we again remind you, your Section 202 Loan Reservation will have
covered a period of 18 months on March 1, 1979. Prior to this date
you should submit a written request for a six-month extension. You
should also make every effort to submit the application for Conditional
Commitment before your original reservation period expires.
If you have questions concerning these items, feel free to contact us
for clarification.
Sincerely,
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Acting Director
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ECUMENICAL HOUSING CORPORATION
January 30, 1979
Mr. Neal Berlin
City of Iowa City
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Neal:
The purpose of this letter is to report to you the present status of The Ecumeni-
cal Housing project and to enlist your suggestions.
We have been unable, as of this dale, to obtain air rights from the Building
Association of the Knights of Columbus for what we believe to be a fair and
equitable price. This seemingly blocks our being able to proceed as planned,
since our preliminary proposal to HUD was approved subject to our obtaining
air rights so as to assure that a high rise building will not be built 20 feet away
from the apartments.
Using the best Information available to us, we arrived at a fair value of $5,000
for a twenty -foot easement above a possible third story addition to the Knights of
Columbus building. However, because of our commitment to the elderly and our
desire to move forward without further delay, we offered to pay $12,500. The
Building Association, however, believes that the air rights are worth $50,000.
In light of this, we offered to obtain and pay for a qualified independent appraisal
If the Knights would agree to sell us the air rights at the appraised value. The
Knights rejected this offer. We have not given up on obtaining air rights. But,
realistically, we are exploring other alternatives.
Our architect has redesigned the apartment units so as to preserve the basic
character of the project, living units adjacent to the Senior Center. These
plans, in turn, have been submitted to HUD, who has reaffirmed their position
that to build on the proposed site, we must obtain air rights.
It is seemingly HUD's position that since the Iowa Avenue parking lot is avail-
able, It would be best to locate the building there. We disagree. It adversly
effects service to the elderly by eliminating the connection to the Senior Center.
It places the elderly further away from the heart of downtown and it results in
the front yard being a parking lot.
In light of the above, I am writing to inquire concerning the city's position.
If we are unable to obtain air rights, would the city make available to us the
Iowa Avenue parking lot for our use as our prime building site, plus part of
the lot adjacent to the Old Post Office for parking.
In this connection, we would also Inquire as to the possibility of utilizing the
alley right-of-way.
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We have appreciated the cooperation of the city and Its commitment to the Joint
project. If we can use the Iowa Avenue lot, we would want the city input Into
design, since we realize that what we do effects the city.
The Ecumenical Housing Corporation Inas formed to provide elderly housing
adjacent to the Senior Center in downtown Iowa City. We believe this Is in
the best interest of the elderly and of the entire community. If this is impos-
sible because we cannot obtain air rights we will do whatever we can to provide
the best possible housing for the elderly of this community
We would appreciate your counsel, guidance and suggestions.
— Sincerely, _,/
Robert L. Welsh
President
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CRITERION HOUSING ON WASHINGTON STREET
Parking The Iowa Avenue Parking Lot, as currently designed,
provides 75 parking spaces. EHC plans to use 50
spaces for housing tenants. The remaining spaces
would be available for the Senior Center. As
currently planned by EHC, there is not adequate
parking adjacent to the Senior Center to accommo-
date projected need, nor are the spaces in the Iowa
lot designed for 60 -degree diagonal parking, as
recommended by the Ebenezer Center.
Topography In spite of the slope from the parking lot behind
the Senior Center falling to Washington Street,
100 percent of the site can be used when develop-
ing the highrise apartment complex.
Access
(Pedestrian)
The Iowa Avenue Parking Lot is designed for 100
percent usage for parking.
With the buildings designed adjacent to one
another, there will be direct indoor physical
connection to the Senior Center.
Because of the building proximity to the Central
Business District, there will be closer access to
banks, shopping, bus lines, and other municipal
parking facilities.
If the buildings are designed adjacent to one
another, a joint lobby would provide convenient
access from Washington Street to both the housing
highrise and Senior Center.
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HOUSING ON IOWA AVENUE
The existing post office parking lot can be
designed to provide 60 -degree parking for
30 to 35 spaces. These spaces would be likely
used by the Senior Center. With the highrise
apartment complex located in the Iowa Avenue
Parking Lot, 26 to 40 spaces could be provided
along with the building depending on the
orientation of the building, the owner's desire
for open space, and the parking space layout.
The slope along Iowa Avenue (falling from we's
to east), makes it difficult to locate a
building on the north property line. Moving
the building southward to compensate for this
problem will reduce parking by at least ten
spaces.
Due to the slope onto Washington Street (falling
from north to south), only 80 percent of the
site can be used for parking, in contrast to
100 percent of the site being usable for the
housing.
There are no particular pedestrian access
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HOUSING ON WASHINGTON STREET
HOUSING ON IOWA AVENUE
Access
There are three access points available to the
Access to parking is primarily through the
(Vehicular)
parking area -- the Iowa Avenue entrance, the
east -west alley, which has topographic
Linn Street alley entrance, and the Gilbert Street
problems from Gilbert Street. An access
alley entrance.
easement may force Iowa Avenue access, but this
constrains building siting.
If the area behind the post office was develop-
ed into a parking lot, a covered entranceway
for the Senior Center could be developed for
passenger drop-off.
Open Space
The housing site would be developed with a se-
Housing designed on this site would not have -
cluded yard away from traffic and parking.
private, secluded open space. There is an
inverse relationship between the amount of
HUD has not waived the eastern yard requirements.
open space and the number of parking spaces
That is the reason for mandating the air rights
provided. Yard can be provided only by re-
acquisition.
ducing parking.
Proximity to 100 or more senior citizens would be able to use
Senior Center the center, with a very short walk, regardless of
i weather, on a regular basis. These housing
residents would benefit psychologically, socially,
and emotionally (minimizing their susceptability to
"cabin fever") from the multitude of program
opportunities and services available in the Senior
Center. Because of the shared spaces, residents
would be more aware of all available activities.
Because of proximity, staff would be more likely
to note a resident's periodic absence and be able
to double check the situation -- a safeguard
t against needs unnoticed and assistance not
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HUD would have to waive side yard requirements.
There is also an easement problem along the
western property boundary. The westerly 6�
feet must be maintained as an access drive, or
the easement rights purchased.
The apartment residents would be close to th^
Senior Center, but weather and distance woul.
most likely deter some of them from visiting,
especially when weather was less than inviting
and ground surfaces slippery.
Many spaces and activities in the two
facilities might have to be.duplicated, for
example both the Senior Center and the housing
project plan to provide meals -- the Senior
Center at noon and the housing complex at night
Two kitchens would probably be necessary.
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HOUSING ON WASHINGTON STREET
HOUSING ON IOWA AVENUE
I Proximity to
If in order to provide classes or programs, a
Separating the two facilities minimizes the
J Senior Center
minimum number of participants is required, the
chance that residents would take over the
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conventiently located housing residents might
Senior Center spaces, as an extension of their
enable the Senior Center to provide a greater
own apartment building for their own private
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variety of program and service opportunities.
use.
Building
No apartment has direct north of south facing
The most feasible site design includes 50
Orientation
apartments.
percent of the units facing northward, with
no east -west or south exposure. Energy
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The view from the apartments would not be
conservation would be less, because sun ligh'
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appreciably better or worse at either the Wash-
would not warm the apartments and northerly `
ington Street or Iowa Avenue location.
winds would cool the apartments. Psycholog-
ically people prefer to have sun light entering
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their rooms and tenants would not have this
opportunity. Physically elderly require
warmer rooms to retain adequate body tempera-
tures -- furnaces would have to provide all
types of heat.
Cost
If the two facilities are designed as a joint
If the two facilities are independently de -
complex, the joint entrance lobby and minimum
signed, no spaces nor equipment would be
amount of duplicated space would facilitate cost
shared. The cost for all aspects of each
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savings.
building would be borne by the individual
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 1, 1979
To: City Council
From: Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
Re: Complaints about Russell's Towing
The purpose of this memorandum is to advise the City Council what
action has been taken in response to complaints made by Mr. Bill
Wright, 529 East College, and expressed to the Council at the regular
meeting of January 23, 1979. On the day following that meeting, Rudy
Scheler, manager of Russell's Towing, was contacted by Chief Miller
of the Police Department regarding the complaints which had been
made. Shortly thereafter Mr. Scheler came to my office to discuss
these same issues.
Regarding the incident wherein Mr. Wright and others allegedly were
kept waiting for approximately 90 minutes before they could retrieve
their vehicles, Mr. Scheler advised me of the following. Due to the
large volume of cars having been towed, many of these vehicles were
necessarily taken to Russell's salvage yard at the south end of South
Riverside Drive. Ordinarily there is room to store the vehicles at
their warehouse at Kirkwood and Gilbert Streets. Due to the fact
that all of the wreckers which remained in service at that time were
engaged in towing operations for the Police Department, it was
necessary for Mr. Scheler to transport people to the salvage yards
for retrieving their vehicles. At this particular time, due to the
demand for towing services, Mr. Scheler had manned a tow truck
himself and therefore was unavailable for transporting these people
to the salvage yard. Mr. Scheler agreed that this was an unfortunate
set of circumstances and that he is pursuing measures to eliminate
this type of inconvenience in the future. In addition to that, he
also indicated that he would be taking steps to clean up the
warehouse and particularly the office area so that it will be more
attractive as a place of business.
At the Council meeting Mr. Wright also related an incident involving
a car in tow which had struck a parked vehicle while hooked to the
wrecker. Mr. Scheler was aware of this incident and affirmed that
fact that his driver and the owner of the vehicle in tow had made a
private settlement regarding towing charges. There apparently was
no significant damage to either vehicle and the owner of the vehicle
being towed had indicated that apparent damage to his vehicle, which
appeared on the surface to have resulted from the collision, was
actually previous damage. Also, I am assured that there was an Iowa
City police officer at the scene and that he did give formal
authorization for the vehicle to be released to the owner.
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Rudy Scheler further indicated to me that Mr. Russell,, owner of the
towing service, had given him authorization to purchase a good deal
of new equipment which would be necessary for the continued efficient
operation of the towing service. I have discussed this entire matter
with Chief Miller who indicates that, at this time, he has no strong
feelings regarding the performance of the towing contractor. It
appears that some positive measures are being taken to correct the
situation. Unless the Council would prefer otherwise, I will
consider the matter resolved for the present time.
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' City o4 Iowa Ci
MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 2, 1979
TO: City Council
FROM: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance (:V
RE: Summary of Budget Changes To -Date
As we discussed Wednesday night, we will not be able to use Road Use Tax monies
for 100% funding of the Service Building Modification Project scheduled in FY79
thru FY82. The amount that cannot be funded with R.U.T. is as follows:
Funding Source FY79 FY80
Enterprise Fund $,46,650 •$ 3,750
Other 99,520 39,250
$146,170 $43,000
Because all General Revenue Sharing has been allocated, it will be necessary to use
tax dollars to fund the "other" amount shown above.
Budget changes made by Council to the General Fund are as follows:
INCREASE (DECREASE)
:.IN FUNDING NEEDS '
Expenditures
Police -Patrol: four wheel drive
vehicle
$ 2,500
Crossing Guards: provide contri-
bution to school district of
$25,000
(12,880)
C.B.D. Maintenance: Fund Level 2
1,520
Forestry: Fund Level 2
17,400
Recycling: Fund Budget
40,133
Aid to Agencies: total increase
(see attached for listing)
10,263
Human Relations: data processing
3,000
Library: Fund..Level 3
32,745
Housing Commission Funding
3,080
Streets: eliminate alley surfacing
(54,000)
Transfer to Service Building
Modification (per above)
39,250
$ 84,011
Receipts
C.R.S. for Aid to Agencies
$ (20,263)
Sale.of..Newspapers (Recycling)
(7,200)
G.R.S. for Recycling truck
(10,000)
R.U.T. (eliminate alley surfacing)
54,000
C.R.S. for Library: Level 3
(13,163)
13,374
ADDITIONAL FUNDING NEEDS
$ 97,385
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In FY79, funding must be found for the following:
Snow Removal $ 100,000
Calendar Parking Signs 35,000
G.R.S. for these Signs (35,000)
Transfer to Service Bldg.
Modification (per above) 99,520
$ 199,520
Per Council, do not find
funds for snow removal yet 100,000
FUNDING NEEDED $ 99,520
This will need to be funded from the. General. Fund and will decrease the FY79 ending
fund balance. Because the fund balance is already low, it will be necessary to
increase the fund balance (or provide needed funding of these items) in FY80. There-
fore, the total funding needed in FY80 is as follows:
FY79 (per above) S 99,520
FY80 (per above) 97,385
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The Council did decide to increase the Refuse Fee in FY80 to $2.00/month. This will
reduce the transfer from the General Fund to the Refuse Collection Operating Fund
by $193,200. This results in freeing up funds in the General Fund which can then
be used to cover the funding needed.
Total funding needed $196,905
Reduction in transfer to Refuse 193,200
SHORTAGE $ 3,705
I would recommend taking this out of the fund balance or raising property taxes by
this amount. It should be noted that if the Refuse fee had not been increased, a
tax increase over the amount shown in the Proposed Budget would have been necessary.
Thus, the new refuse fee has resulted in lower taxes.
In addition to reviewing the above, the Council needs to decide on three additional
C.I.P. Projects Monday afternoon as the vote on these Wednesday night was 3 to 3:
1. Bikeway 6 Handicapped Curb Cut
2. Bikeway - East Side of River
3. City Park Bike Trail
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City of Iowa CL
MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM:
RE:
DATE: February 2, 1979
Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance V_v
Cost of Management Compensation Committee Recommendations
The FY80 Budget includes salary increases of 7% for all management personnel. This
increase is partly located in the Operating Budgets and partly in the Contingency.
The Management Compensation Committee has made recommendations which would cost the
following additional amounts:
Salaries:
General Fund $41,928
Enterprise Funds 6,197
Intragovernmental 2,061
C.D.B.G. 2,401
Assisted Housing 932 $53,519
Disability Insurance: 8,400
Deferred Compensation: _0_
TOTAL COST $61,919
Deferred compensation would have no direct costs to the City. The indirect costs of
administering,: the- program would be very minimal.
The increase in annual leave, not included above, would result in a direct cost to
the City primarily as a result of increasing the maximum amount of annual leave
accumulated from 24 days to 44 days. This would result in larger termination wages
being paid. On the average, the termination check could be expected to increase by
$1,000 to $1,600. The total cost to the City in any one fiscal year is difficult
to project as it is totally dependent upon the turnover. Unless we experience a
mass exodus of management employees, the annual dollar cost of this item would pro-
bably not be very high. It currently is the policy that management employees are
allowed to take off comp time to compensate the overtime worked. It is my impression
that rarely does a management employee take off comp time anywhere near equivalent
to the actual total overtime worked. This recommendation would eliminate the use of
comp time by management, thus additional time off would probably not be increased
significantly.
Historically, due to turnovers and vacancies during the fiscal year, actual expendi-
tures for personal services in the General Fund have amounted to approximately
96% of budgeted amounts. We do budget for each authorized position as if it would
be filled for all twelve months during the year. The additional cost of the recom-
mendation for General Fund is only 1.2% of that funds's total salary budget. There-
fore, I am confident that there is enough money within the FY80 Budget to fund the
recommended increases in salaries and benefits. Staff has discussed reducing this
budget each year for a projected vacancy rate. I am opposed to this for the reason
that we cannot accurately product what the turnover rate will be and the over -
budgeted amount results in monies available for emergencies or new programs which
are impossible to budget for. It, in the past, has provided a 'built-in' contin-
gency amount which in the FY80 has been budgeted separately. The City should not
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budget the expenditure of its antipated revenues so tightly that there is no
flexibility.
Total salaries in the General Fund FY60 Budget amount to $5,043,210,of that amount,
22% is for management salaries and the recommendation would increase the total dollar
amount of management salaries paid by an additional 4%.
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LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
State Transit Assistance
The City of Iowa City operates what we believe to be one of the best
public transit systems for a city of its size in the country; we are
without a doubt the most successful transit system in the State. In
spite of this substantial local interest and support, State transit
assistance has been disproportionately small. This report will hope-
fully enlighten you to our unhappy situation.
The State of Iowa has provided financial assistance to local transit
operators for the past three years. Transit assistance funds, which
last year totaled $1.8 million, have been distributed on an entirely
discretionary basis, and Iowa City has been repeatedly shortchanged.
In FY77, the City of Iowa City was granted $146,627 in operating
assistance. Of this amount only $86,627 was actually awarded, the
remaining $60,000 being reserved for the City's proposed dial -a -ride
system for the elderly and handicapped. When the resignation of the
City's Transit Superintendent prevented implementation of this
project before the end of the fiscal year, the money committed to the
program was withdrawn by the State. Two months later, when a new
superintendent finally got the program rolling, the State refused to
release the funds. The net result was that the City received only 60%
of the assistance to which we felt entitled.
The State's letter of request for grant applications for FY78
indicated that $175,000 was available to Iowa City for transit
assistance. Believing that the City could also reclaim the funds
withdrawn by the State at the end of the previous year, we submitted
an application for $277,205. The Director of the Public Transit
Division "retaliated" by awarding Iowa City only $125,257, the entire
amount to be used for selected transit improvement projects. No help
at all was offered with Iowa City's mounting transit deficit. At the
end of the fiscal year, the State's auditors took exception to the
bulk of the City's claims for reimbursement, asserting that the State
could only subsidize the system's unfunded deficit. Because a series
of economy measures had been undertaken, money committed from other
sources was adequate to cover most of the cost of the various
improvements, and hence there was practically no excess deficit for
the State to fund. The City maintains that the Department of
Transportation's intent was clearly to fund specific programs, not
deficits, and the projects would not have been undertaken were funding
not assured. The matter has yet to be finally resolved.
For FY79 Iowa City has been awarded operating assistance in the amount
of $164,293, a substantial increase over the previous year. However,
one of the conditions of the grant is that if the system's operating
deficit was less than anticipated, that amount would be returned to
the State. A number of cost-cutting measures already taken will cause
the transit system to end the year substantially under budget - and
every dollar saved will be returned to the State. The temptation to
spend money needlessly is overwhelming; there is absolutely no
incentive for fiscally responsible management.
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In addition to the transit assistance program, $65,000 was
appropriated in FY79 to subsidize transit work -trips for State
employees. This program has been an overwhelming success in Iowa
City - the number of riders attracted to the transit system has
overwhelmed our ability to serve them. Not only did Iowa City Transit
monthly pass sales increase by 50% the month the program began, but
almost half of the subscribers to the program State-wide are residents
of Iowa City. Unfortunately, no additional funds have been allocated
to the transit system to help us cope with this greatly increased
demand.
The City of Iowa City clearly has never been awarded a "fair share" of
the money available State-wide for transit assistance. Iowa City
Transit's productivity indices are exceptional - we can transport
passengers more cost-effectively than any system in the State. Local
funding of transit is more than double the expected 2 -mill property
tax levy. Our revenue/expense ratio is.41, a most attractive figure,
even though we offer evening service, a full Saturday schedule, and
specialized transit for the elderly and handicapped. And we have
consistently met or exceeded our goals for increased ridership;
patronage has grown by 14% over the past year.
In spite of all of this success in meeting the various criteria set
forth by the State, our transit assistance awards have been mediocre
at best. In FY79 Iowa City was granted less than 25% of the total
funds awarded to the State's small urban systems - yet we are carrying
more passengers than the other ten small systems put together!
The City of Iowa City is now working with the Johnson County Regional
Planning Commission in the preparation of a Transit Development
Program (TDP) Update, which will form the basis of our FY80 transit
assistance grant application. The use of a TDP as the primary
information source apparently facilitates the evaluation of grant
applications by the State DOT, but it adds another layer of
bureaucracy to the process and further erodes local control of public
transit systems.
We have been informed by Ms. JoAnn Short, Director of IDOT's Public
Transit Division, that the Governor's budget recommendation includes
$2.2 million for transit assistance. It also appears that there may
be an excess of $500,000 of unspent transit assistance funds carried
over from the present fiscal year. This level of funding, while not
overly generous, should be adequate, if it is distributed in a truly
fair and equitable manner.
We strongly support several changes to the State transit assistance
program. First and foremost, The legislative intent that the funds be
used for assistance, not subsidy, must be clearly articulated, so that
the program will cease to be a funding source of last resort. The
program should definitely provide for deficit funding assistance, but
it must allow for shared savings, so that operating efficiency is
rewarded, not penalized. There should also be opportunity for State
assistance with specific projects, so that innovative transit
concepts may be tried on a demonstration basis. And the program must
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contain some mechanism, either an allocation formula or a definite set
of measurement criteria, on which funding will be based, so that each
locality's share of the program will be proportional to local interest
in and support of public transit.
The City of Iowa City requests your assistance. Thank you.
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DATE: January 29,11/979 (�
Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works
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Hugh A. Mose, Transit Manager
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Transit Service to University Heights
It is my understanding that the City Council will
consider resuming trnnsit service to University Heights
in the near future.
Please be advised that at the present time we are
having extreme difficulty providing adequate rush-hour
transit service to Iowa City residents on the west side.
This past week both the West Benton route and the
Hawkeye route have been forced to bypass persons wait-
ing on the curb during the morning rush-hour,
University Heights is served by both these routes,
If present trends continue, we will be unable to carry
a^x morning rush-hour riders from University Heights,
as the buses will already be full by the time they
enter University Heights,
In the afternoon peak period the buses are crowded,
but neither the West Benton nor the Hawkeye routes has
yet been forced to turn away riders. Afternoon traffic,
however, is so heavy that we are constantly having
scheduling difficulties, and the West Benton route is one of
the most affected routes. The extra half-dozen stops
in University Heights will make the schedule even more
difficult to maintain, to the detriment of all concerned.
As much as I deplore the concept of denying tran-
sit service to persons living along portions of our
routes, I would strongly suggest that the resumption of
service to University Heights be deferred until warm weather.
Because we are having such great difficulty maintaining
our current level of transit service during this severe
weather, any expansion of service should be given most
careful consideration.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 29, 979
TO: Dick Plastino, Director of} ublic Works
FROM: Neal Berlin, City Manager ✓ X
Hugh A. Mose, Transit Manager
RE: \
Bypassed Persons At Bus Stops h)
As early as last September we were project-
ing that the transit system would be unable to
handle this winters traffic. The unusually
severe weather has fulfilled this prediction -
in spades; During the week of January 22, waiting
people were bypassed at the following locations:
MORNINGS:
West Benton Route - West Benton Street and
Greenwood Dr, to downtown
Hawkeye Route - Hawkeye Drive to downtown
East College Route - East College Street,
Seventh Ave, to downtown
Mall Route - Summit and Bowery Streets to
downtown
Lakeside Route - Taylor Drive and Hollywood
Blvd, to downtown
Towncrest Route - Summit and Burlington
Streets to downtown.
EVENINGS:
Outbound from downtown or University Hospital
on the following routes: East College, Rochester,
Lakeside, and Hawkeye Express
We are currently operating fifteen (15) sched-
uled rush-hour buses, and are assigning one (1)
additional unit on an as -needed basis. When the
second bus recently purchased arrives from Chicago,
we intend to institute an additional "tripper" route,
If the severe weather continues, however, the
over -crowding problems will be exacerbated, and we
have no solutions.
Just thought you should know,
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Date: February 2, 1979
To: Neal Berlin and City Council I
From: Eugene A. Dietz, City Engineer
Re: Woodland Hills Part 2/Detention Facility
At the informal Council meeting of January 15, 1979, a question re-
garding the stormwater detention facility for the Woodland Hills Part 2
subdivision was discussed. Please refer to an additional memo addressed
to the City Council regarding the proposed procedures for both City and
County stormwater detention policies. I believe that memo answers the
majority of the questions discussed concerning Woodland Hills Part 2.
In addition, a question arose regarding this subdivision specifically
concerning the location of the detention facility.
I am given to understand that a major concern of the developer is the
number of trees that may either be damaged or removed due to the con-
struction of the stormwater management facility. The fact is, the
Engineering Division does not tell the developer's engineers where
exactly the detention facility must be located. That design considera-
tion is made by the developer's engineer and we either approve it or
disapprove it. When the question came up regarding this subdivision, we
did suggest other alternatives that would perhaps allow for a less
expensive and more satisfactory location. However, for one reason or
another our suggestion was rejected and the developer's engineer chose
the site now proposed for the detention facility. If there are other
locations for which the developer and his engineer feel are better
suited, the Engineering Division would be happy to review them at their
convenience.
Another question regarding the need for stormwater management was discussed
as it relates to the type of ground cover. The basis for the entire
ordinance revolves around the release rate of o.15 cfs per acre. From
that premise, the guidelines approved by Council provide a means to
determine the actual amount of storage required. In other words, the
method takes into account the type of ground cover available and either
reduces or increases the storage requirements. In this case, the amount
of storage required for this wooded land is less than the storage require-
ments would be for the same number of acres developed into 1/4 acres
lots. To my knowledge, based on the ordinance, there is no disagreement
on the technical computations for storage volume between staff and the
developer's engineer.
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Date: January 31, 1979
To: Neal Berlin and City Council
From: Eugene A. Dietz, City Engineer
Re: Storm Water Detention Basins
At the informal Council meeting of January 15, 1979, questions were
raised regarding the maintenance of storm water detention basins.
Specifically, it is my understanding the question regarded who is to
maintain these facilities when they are constructed in the city or in
the county. Since the first detention facility was constructed in Iowa
City, the subdividers agreement has undergone several changes as it
relates to storm water detention facilities. The following points
highlight the procedures for both in city and county situations. The
procedures as outlined for basins within the city are consistent with
the methods employed in the more recent subdivisions. Those methods as
described for county facilities have been altered as a result of a joint
meeting between Engineering and Planning staff on January 30, 1979.
There are essentially four main elements addressed in the subdividers
agreement for storm water detention facilities and they are:
1. CONSTRUCTION TIMING.
City - The construction of the storm water detention facility is
required prior to building permits being issued in the subdivision.
County - Construction of the detention facility will be required
within 18 months following Council approval of the final plat.
2. ESCROW.
City - An escrow account may be established in lieu of construction
of the detention facility prior to issuance of building permits.
County - No escrow account may be provided in the county facilities.
3. MAINTENANCE.
City - Control of grass and weeds is the responsibility of the
property owner. With the exception of commercial property, the
maintenance of the structural elements of the detention facility is
the responsibility of the city upon completion and acceptance. In
commercial facilities such as the ACT facility, the basin is entirely
on private property and will be privately maintained.
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County - The maintenance of grass and weeds is the responsibility
of the adjacent property owners. The maintenance of the structural
elements of the detention facility would be delegated to a homeowners
association and to run to the heirs and assigns of the properties
involved. Upon annexation of the property, the city would take
over maintenance of the structure elements if in good condition at
the time of annexation.
4. EASEMENTS.
City - Easements are required for the piping locations as well as
maintenance locations for the structural elements of the facility.
County - Easements are to be reserved in similar locations as in
the city's facilities and would be effectively granted to the city
upon annexation.
The primary reasons for the difference between city and county installation
is as follows:
a. Trying to administer an escrow account jointly with the
county would be an extremely cumbersome administrative task.
b. Since an escrow account is not desirable, it is necessary to
provide the developer -a sufficent length of time to construct
the facility and yet not delay building permits. Eighteen
months is felt to be adequate for this purpose.
C. It is felt that it would be extremely undesirable for city
vehicles and personnel to perform work operations within the
county.
d. Although the legal remedies are limited in the county facilities
with the above conditions, it is believed that the minimal
number of county subdivisions will not create a problem.
It was mentioned previously, the procedure as outlined for city facilities
is consistent with the recent past history of detention facilities.
Unless Council requests changes, the above procedures for county instal-
lations will become the policies for future facilities outside the city
limits.
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Date: February 2, 1979
To: Neal Berlin and Cty Council
From: Dick Plastino ��
Re: Request from Council'to Comment on Planning and Zoning
Recommendations Concerning the Closing of Melrose Court
Council has asked for a recommendation from the Planning and Program
Development Department and the Public Works Department. Staff
members submitting this recommendation are Plastino, Kraft,
Brachtel, Schmeiser and Boothroy. The recommendation expresses
group consensus and no minority opinions will be presented.
Each recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission will be
listed and the staff recommendation will be explained. A drawing is
attached and numbered to aid in understanding this memo.
1. Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
That Melrose Court not be closed.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff believes that Melrose Court should not be closed since it
represents one of the few, if inadequate, north -south
connectors from the neighborhood area south of Benton to the
University Hospital complex. Closing of Melrose Court will
divert a significant volume of traffic to the Riverside/Grand
Avenue intersection and lessor amounts of traffic to George
Street and Sunset Street. Until traffic improvements are made
to the Riverside/Grand Avenue/Melrose system, and the resultant
impacts monitored, Melrose Court should not be closed.
2. Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
That the City Council accept the concept of the Melrose diagonal
connecting Melrose Avenue with Grand Avenue to help solve the
traffic congestion and access problems around the west side
campus and that they instruct City staff to proceed with
proposals for the said Melrose diagonal.
Staff Recommendation:
The City staff concurs with this recommendation. This project
should be listed as a capital improvement project in the early
to mid 1980's and preliminary discussion should begin with the
University at the present time to clear the institutional
obstacles to this project such as land ownership, pedestrian
traffic routes, transit routes, etc.
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3. Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
That as an interim measure the City proceed with acquisition of
sufficient land to enlarge the intersection of Grand Avenue and
Byington Road to all.ow two turning lanes to the east.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff concurs.
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That Melrose Avenue from south Grand Avenue to Byington be
maintained as two lanes going one way to the east and that if
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4. Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
That the City proceed with the widening of Melrose Avenue to
four lanes from Woolf Avenue to south Grand using the north
right-of-way for the widening.
Staff Recommendation:
The staff concurs provided that other recommendations listed
below are also carried out. It is staff's belief that the
traffic carrying capability of this complex of streets will be
aided if a full two lanes are available for traffic going each
way from the hospital complex. Widening of this section of the
road will provide two lanes in each direction. If other staff
recommendations are implemented during the interim before a
diagonal is built a full two lanes of traffic will be available
in each direction from Riverside Drive to Woolf Avenue.
5. Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
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That a four-way stop be established at the intersection of
Melrose Court and Brookl and Park Road.
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Staff does not concur. If Melrose Court is to be left open in
the interim to carry north -south traffic flows, any measure
taken to directly or indirectly reduce traffic flows is
illogical.
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That Melrose Avenue from south Grand Avenue to Byington be
maintained as two lanes going one way to the east and that if
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Staff Comment:
Staff concurs that this should be two lanes going one way
eastbound, however, we recommend against having any traffic
westbound. There are only a few houses east of Byington Avenue.
The few vehicles generated from these structures can go around
the loop to end up going westbound on Melrose Avenue. South
Grand should be converted or widened to three lanes (2
southbound and 1 northbound). This will allow buses to remain
on their present routes.
Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
That turns be prohibited between Greenwood and Melrose Court.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff does not concur. Once again this would be illogical if
Melrose Court is to be left open. The origin -destination study
showed that a significant number of the vehicles using.Melrose
Court are from the apartment complexes that would use Greenwood
as their access. In addition, the turn prohibition would not be
self enforcing.
Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
That bus stops on Grand Avenue be redesigned so that they do not
impede the flow of traffic.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends against this. Due to the high volumes of
traffic flows on Grand Avenue, it would be very difficult for
the bus to reenter the traffic stream. With the extensive
transit service available in Iowa City, delays to motor
vehicles caused by bus stops and starts must be accepted as part
of the normal traffic flow.
Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
That left turns for southbound Byington to eastbound Grand
Avenue be prohibited.
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Staff Recommendation:
Staff does not concur. The traffic volumes coming onto Grand
Avenue from Byington southbound are minimal and these flows
create no significant delays to Grand Avenue traffic.
10. Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
That the City investigate with the University the demand for a
pedestrian signal at the intersection of Woolf Avenue and
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Staff Recommendation:
Staff would concur with a recommendation to install walk
I signals provided they are sequenced with the vehicular traffic.
- In other words, pedestrian flows would walk with vehicle flows
rather than operating on a separate phase. Pedestrian
compliance with pedestrian signals is almost non-existant in
the community, particularly among the college population.
Extreme congestion now existing at Melrose and Woolf Avenue
tips the balance in favor of maintaining maximum vehicular
flows. This will not have a negative influence on pedestrian
flows since pedestrian flows usually ignore walk -wait signals
as a normal procedure.
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Date: January 31, 1979
To: Neal Berlin and Council
From: Dick Plasti,:n"
Re: Alternate Side Parking
Now that the alternate side signing program has begun, three issues have
arisen. These are:
1. schedule for sign installation;
2. signs, on Sheridan Avenue;
3. commitment to the program.
SCHEDULING
The Traffic Engineer would like to install alternate side parking signs
in the sequence as shown on the attached drawing. Rather than start at
one point in town and do that entire area we would like to move around
in various areas so that we can eliminate some of the more severe problems
initially and move on to other areas later.
SHERIDAN AVENUE
We believe two points should be made about traffic speeds on Sheridan
Avenue. The first point is that most drivers travel at a speed that
they feel is logical. We believe that the speed of these drivers on
Sheridan will remain unchanged whether parking is or is not allowed on
both sides of the street.
Spot speed studies conducted at various spots along Sheridan Avenue show
that 85 percent of the drivers travel at or below about 29 miles an
hour. This is about the same speed drivers travel on many streets in
the community that do not have parking allowed on them at any time. For
example, on Muscatine Avenue between Court Street and First Avenue the
85th percentile speed is about 30 to 31 miles per hour. Another example
is Court Street in the area where parking is not allowed on either side.
The 85th percentile between Seventh and First Avenue is approximately 31
miles per hour.
The second point concerns speed and time to move from Seventh Avenue to
Summit Street. If a vehicle has to stop at points along the street
behind a parked car to allow a car coming from the other way to get
through, it seems obvious that their travel time will be increased.
This lowers their average speed.
In summary, we believe that the removal of parking from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. on the north side of Sheridan will have little impact on the
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majority of vehicles travelling on Sheridan, but there is no doubt that
removing parked cars will eliminate cars from having to stop to allow
other cars through and therefore the average travel speed will be decreased
when traffic is heavy.
COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM
The City Council has faced a dramatic problem in this community regarding
street parking. The Council has embarked on a dramatic solution. The
City staff is receiving both compliments and complaints on the few
streets that have already been posted with alternate side parking. We
believe that the City Council will also start receiving several compliments
and complaints in the future as the program gets underway. It is likely
that the complaints will far outnumber the compliments.
As we progress with this program, Council should discuss their
commitment to the program and the strength of their resolve in the face
Of opposition from individuals and perhaps even groups of individuals on
various streets and locations throughout the community. While the
Council should always be willing to look at specific instances where the
alternate side parking creates specific problems, the program will turn
into a complete shambles if Council starts exempting streets
based on the volume of opposition. Public Works has no recommendations
or conclusions to make regarding this subject except to suggest the
Council discuss it and make sure that we are heading in the right direc-
tion and that Council fully supports that direction.
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Date: January 39, 1979
To: Neal Berlin and Cit,��ncil
From: Dick Plastino
Re: Request from Council on Feasibility of Calendar Parking
on River Street and Grove Street
River Street
At the present time the south side of River Street is, posted "No
Parking Anytime" and the north side is posted "No Parking 8 AM -5 PM,
Monday -Friday." The centerline stripe of River Street is shifted to
the south up the hill to provide a lane of passage during the night
time hours when parking would be allowed on the north side.
It is believed that this request came because there were vehicles
parked on was
already n effect n the land these cars should have beel durindaliht hours. n ticketed�and �towed.
Public Works would recommend that River Street not be placed in the
alternative side street parking classification.
Grove Street
At the present time the south side of Grove Street is posted "No
Parking Anytime" with uncontrolled parking on the north side. Grove
Street would be a likely candidate for alternate side parking but a
more reasonable approach would be to post the north side "No Parking
B AM -5 PM, Monday -Friday."
The Traffic Engineer will submit a memo putting this into effect and
Council will then disapprove it or approve it as per the usual
Procedure.
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DESIGN OUTLINE
FOR
RALSTON CREEK STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT
SOUTH BRANCH DETENTION STRUCTURES
PREPARED FOR
CITY OF IOWA CITY
BY
STANLEY CONSULTANTS, INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FI GURES
Number Title Page
I SYNTHETIC UNIT GRAPH PARAMETERS TO RECORDED FLOOD
HYDROGRAPH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 ALTERNATIVE 3 - RESERVOIR ROUTING HYDROGRAPH FOR
100 -YEAR STORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Background Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Hydraulic and Hydrologic Basis of Design . . . . . . . .. . . . .
3
Previous Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Methods Employed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Soil Conservation Service Run-off Curve Number. . . . . . . .
55
Clark Unit Graph Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Design Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Calibration Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Application of the Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Alternative Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
Construction Cost Estimate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Recomnendat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX A - PRECIPITATION -DURATION -FREQUENCY DATA, IOWA CITY,
IOWA (IN 0.5 -HOUR INTERVALS DERIVED FROM U.S. WEATHER
BUREAU TECHNICAL PAPER 40) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX B - RESERVOIR AREA -STORAGE, TANDEM RESERVOIRS,
(Alternative 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX C - RESERVOIR AREA -STORAGE, SINGLE DAM, (Alternatives
2 and 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX D - RESERVOIR ROUTING MATRICES, TANDEM DAMS,
(Alternative 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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APPENDIX E - RESERVOIR STORAGE/OUTFLOW TABLE, SINGLE DAM FOR 25
PERCENT UPSTREAM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
(Alternative 2) . . .
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APPENDIX F - RESERVOIR STORAGE/OUTFLOW TABLE, SINGLE DAM FOR
100 PERCENT UPSTREAM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
(Alternative 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Number Title
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1 SUMMARY OF FLOOD ROUTING RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
2 DESIGN DATA FOR ALTERNATIVE DRY DAMS . . . . . . . . . . .
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FI GURES
Number Title Page
I SYNTHETIC UNIT GRAPH PARAMETERS TO RECORDED FLOOD
HYDROGRAPH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2 ALTERNATIVE 3 - RESERVOIR ROUTING HYDROGRAPH FOR
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- LOCATION PLAN.
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ALTERNATIVE 3
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DESIGN OUTLINE FOR
RALSTON CREEK STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT
SOUTH BRANCH DETENTION STRUCTURES
Introduction
Construction of a storm water detention structure is proposed on the
South Branch of Ralston Creek to reduce downstream peak flow rates and
associated flood damage. Previous studies determined the approximate
location for the structure and selected the dry dam concept as opposed to
a wet bottom reservoir. Three alternatives for construction of dry dams
have been developed for the south branch of Ralston Creek and are presented
in this design outline. The hydrologic and hydraulic basis for design are
presented along with design criteria and cost estimates for each alterna-
tive.
Background Information
Alternatives considered consist of the construction of one or two dry
dams on the South Branch of Ralston Creek near the eastern city limits
of Iowa City. Upstream drainage area at the project location is 1.42
square miles (909 acres).
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) established a recording
stream gaging station on the South Branch of Ralston Creek adjacent to
Muscatine Street in 1963• Five recording rain gages have also been located
in or immediately adjacent to the drainage basin for the past several years.
The Department of Mechanics and Hydraulics of the College of Engineering
at the University of Iowa compiles data obtained from these stream and
rain gaging stations and prepares an annual progress report on hydrologic
investigations in the Ralston Creek drainage basin. Rainfall and stream
gaging information was obtained from the University and from USGS for use
in this study.
The drainage area located upstream of the proposed dry dam is pre-
sently used for agricultural purposes. However, the drainage area is
located Immediately adjacent to residential development and it is
envisioned that the drainage area will become urbanized during the coming
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years. It would be possible to size the proposed storm water detention
structure for the existing agricultural condition with the stipulation
that as upstream areas become urbanized, additional storm water detention
capacity must be provided by the developer. Another alternative is to
size the proposed structure assuming future development of all or a
portion of the upstream drainage area. This would reduce or eliminate
the need for additional storm water retention capacity as the upstream
watershed becomes urbanized.
During development of alternatives, it was decided that, as a
minimum, the storm water detention basin should be sized considering a
portion of the upstream watershed in an urbanized condition. This would
allow for precipitation which falls directly on the flood pool and for
future development immediately around the flood pool where it would be
difficult to provide additional detention capacity in the future. To
meet this criteria two alternatives have been developed assuming a future
condition with 25 percent (220 acres) of the upstream watershed in an
urbanized condition. As additional upstream area (in excess of 220 acres)
is developed, local storm water detention facilities will be required in
accordance with the Iowa City storm water run-off ordinance.
A third alternative has been developed assuming a future condition
with the upstream watershed 100 percent urbanized. This alternative
eliminates the need for construction of additional storm water detention
capacity if the upstream watershed becomes urbanized with residential
developments. All three alternatives are described in greater detail in
a later section of this report.
The term urbanization as used in this report describes single family
residential developments similar to those located in the South Branch of
Ralston Creek drainage area Immediately downstream of the project site.
With 100 percent urbanization, approximately 30 percent of the ground is
covered with impervious surfaces such as streets, sidewalks, roofs, and
driveways. The 100 percent urbanization condition would allow for some
minor strip development in the drainage basin. However, if shopping
centers, large parking lots, large buildings, or other similar develop-
ments are constructed, additional detention capacity would be required
for those facilities.
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Hydraulic and Hydrologic Bases of Design
Previous Studies - Review of reports on previous investigations of
flooding in the South Branch of Ralston Creek reveals that two approaches
have been employed to determine flood magnitude.
Iowa Natural Resources Council Bulletin No. 11 "Floods in Iowa:
Technical Manual for Estimating Their Magnitude and Frequency" has been
used to estimate peak discharges of certain recurrence intervals.
Results obtained from Bulletin No. 11 assume conditions in the basin
under study are representative of average conditions in a region which
extends completely across the state of Iowa. The standard error of
100 -year flood peak estimates derived from Bulletin No. 11 is reported
as 44 percent. Most of the data employed in formulating the "Regional
Equations" presented in Bulletin No. 11 is derived from gaging station
records on streams which have not experienced urban development. Since
approximately 25 percent of the drainage area upstream of the gaging sta-
tion on the South Branch of Ralston Creek is developed, peak flow esti-
mates obtained using the "Regional Equations" may not agree with peak
flow projections based on the Ralston Creek gaging station records.
Bulletin No. 11 provides no indication of the effect of impoundments
upon flood peak discharges. This study used Bulletin No. II as a guide
to the magnitude of discharge peaks of the inflow hydrographs of the
proposed flood control structures for the South Branch of Ralston Creek.
Other estimates have been developed from a computer program ascribed
to R. L. Rossmiller and M. D. Dougal of the Engineering Research Institute
at lava State University. Results derived from this method appear reason-
able but basic input data such as design precipitation, run-off losses,
method of hydrograph development and, in particular, calibration against
measured data reasonably representative of the study basin has not been
presented in previous reports.
M independent check of the hydrologic design of flood control
structures for the South Branch of Ralston Creek has been considered
essential and is described in this report.
Methods Employed - This study attempted to arrive at firm estimates
of precipitation losses by comparisons between rainfall measurements from
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five rain gages distributed over the basin and the actual volume of run-
off recorded at the stream gaging station on the South Branch of Ralston
Creek. Hydrographs recorded at the gaging station also provide a pre-
liminary indication of the parameters to use in formulating synthetic
unit hydrographs for other parts of the basin.
A run-off model was developed for the South Branch of Ralston Creek
utilizing rainfall data from the five rain gaging stations and resultant
run-off hydrographs from the stream gaging station. Design storms were
developed for the study area utilizing data presented in U.S. Weather
Bureau (USWB) Technical Paper 40. The run-off model was then calibrated
against both recorded flood discharge frequency data at the existing
gaging station and also against flood peak estimates given by the regional
equations.
Following adjustment of basic parameters necessitated by this cali-
bration procedure, flood inflow hydrographs have been generated for the
reservoirs investigated in this study and have been routed to evaluate
peak reservoir outflow and stage and also duration of flooding upstream
of the "dry dam" retarding structures.
Computational effort was facilitated by use of computer programs.
Use was made of the following:
1. Program WSP03, T was used to "backwater" through the creek
channel for the purpose of providing a tailwater rating curve.
A particular asset of this program is its ability to introduce
several cross sections within a closed conduit. This was
advantageous for this study since the outlet conduits of the
proposed reservoir do not flow full at its downstream end.
Continuation of backwater computations through the culvert
resulted in computed reservoir elevation for any given tail -
water elevation.
2. Program HYD01, T. This is a basin run-off modeling program for
the generation and routing of flood hydrographs through a river
system. Hydrographs for tributary areas are generated using
the Clark Synthetic Unit Graph (Trans. ASCE Vol. 110, 1954) and
USWB Technical Paper 40 input. Precipitation losses were
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` estimated by use of run-off curve number concept developed
? by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. This program synthesizes
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floods in a basin b h dro ra h
Y Y g p generation, channel or reservoir
routing and combination of hydrographs at confluence
points.
,._ 3• Program 2RES1, T. This program was written for this study for
the purpose of "tandem" routing through the two reservoirs
r which constitute one of the plans investigated. These two
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reservoirs are so close together that the culvert of the upper
i reservoir at times becomes submerged beneath the lower pool.
1 When this occurs, storage in the upper reservoir is no longer
�i a single valued function of outflow (the concept employed in
- most computer programs for reservoir routing -including HYD01, T)
but also varies with level in the downstream pool. Program
2RES1, T routes floods through the two pools simultaneously
and thus keeps track of submergence effects on the outlet
culvert of the upstream reservoir.
Soil Conservation Service Run-off Curve Number - Records of precipita-
tion and consequent run-off for 12 storms which produced significant
—1 rises in the South Branch of Ralston Creek were analyzed. For each storm,
the value of run-off curve number was computed by inversion of the SCS
I! run-off equation yielding:
CN = 200
2+P+2R- R 5x P+ x R
whe re :
CN = Run-off curve curve number.
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P = Total precipitation (inches).
-'; R = Total run-off (inches over the basin area).
Values of curve number obtained in this manner varied between 73.6
and 97.5 and averaged 84.6. This scatter is to be expected and reflects
antecedent moisture conditions and the effect of growth of vegetation upon
interception. It is believed that these results are typical of conditions
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small factor of safety against the likelihood of adverse conditions prior
to extremely bad floods, a small antecedent rainfall in addition to the
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precipitation data derived from USWB Technical Paper 40 has been used
for this study, Precipitation/duration/frequency data derived from USWB
Technical Paper 40 for Iowa City is presented in Appendix A of this report.
Clark Unit Graph Parameters - Examination of four well shaped hydro -
graphs and adjustment of trial values of Clark Unit Graph parameters Tc and
R for best fit, resulted in preliminary estimates of these factors accord-
ing to the tentative relationship.
Tentative Relationship = Tc = R = 0.56x Travel time through main
water
Figure I shows one such trial fit. When these values were used in conjunc-
tion with the average run-off curve number of 85 and precipitation data
from USWB Technical Paper 40 (with a small antecedent precipitation
allowance) and checked against historical flood frequency and also against
results obtained from the regional equations, an unexpectedly wide
divergence was found.
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TIME PM
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TO RECORDED FLOOD HYDROGRAPH
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Flood discharge/frequency estimates based
upon actual measured flaws
at the gaging station located on
the South Branch of Ralston Creek (Histori-
cal Record) suffer from
the fact that the period of record is sufficient
for a reasonable estimate
of the 5 to 10 year flood peaks only. These
values
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agree well with results obtained from use of regional equations
described
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in Bulletin No. II for the 10 -year flood but show a wide
discrepancy
when projected to the 100 -year level. Values obtained by
hydrograph development
using the tentative values of Tc and R described
above
were appreciably higher than those obtained from either
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of the two
previous methods.
Values of Tc and R have been adjusted upwards to result in
computed
hydrograph peaks agreeing with the Historical Record
for more frequent
floods and with the regional equations for the larger, less frequent
floods.
The relationship between Clark Unit
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Graph
this study is as follows: P parameters used for
Design Relationship = Tc = 0.8 x R = 0.8
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x Travel Time
In addition, values of CN have been adjusted
to provide closer
agreement with regional flood equation values.
Values of run-off curve
number used in design are as follows:
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RUN-OFF CURVE NUMBER USED IN DESIGN
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Flood Frequency I -Yr. 5 -Yr. 10 -Yr. 2 Yr.
5- 50 -Yr. 100 -Yr. PMP**
CN (Natural Basin)*
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60 69.2 73.6 79.1 84.5 88.0 92,8
CN (Urbanized
Basin) 69.7 76.7 80.0 84.2 88.3
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*The "natural basin" upstream of the gaging station has already experienced
25 percent urban development.
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**PMP refers to probable maximum precipitation which has been used to
generate spillway design floods
for this study.
Antecedent precipitation has been estimated by the
equation:
Po = 2 x (100/CN - I)
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where:
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Po = Antecedent precipitation, assumed to precede design storm.
Design Storm - Throughout this study a 0.5 hour routing interval
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0.5 hour precipitation excess duration was used for
each unit hydrograph.
Design storms have been formulated from
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data presented in Appendix A by first extracting incremental precipitation
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for every 0.5 hour interval during a 24-hour design storm. These incre-
ments have been rearranged with peak values clustered around the middle
I of the storm. In this manner peak intensities are maintained for all
y duration, and losses, which are greatest at the beginning of a storm,
are not unduly applied to peak intensities.
r Calibration Results - Design values described above result in flood
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peak discharges at the gaging station on the South Branch of Ralston
I Creek which comply with the criteria adopted for agreement with
I ) historical records and the regional equations. Results obtained are as -
follows:
COMPARATIVE FLOOD PEAK ESTIMATES, CFS
(South Branch Ralston Creek at Gaging Station)
Basis of Estimate 5 -Year 10 -Year 25 -Year 50 -Year 100 -Year
Historical Record 850 1,020 1,220 -- --
Regional Equations 689 1,030 1,578 2,079 2,659
Design Hydrographs 830 1,189 1,617 2,061 2,471
The agreement of flood peak estimates has been achieved without
`-� undue modification of volume of run-off which is controlled by the value
rl of CN used.
u Application of the Analysis - Values of Clark Unit Graph parameters
Tc and R have been related to travel time. Travel time is defined as the
u1 time of passage of flow down the main channel to the outlet of a tributary
area computed from the average velocity in the channel when running bank
full. Travel time to the gaging station on the South Branch 1s computed
to be 1.44 hours. Consequently, values of Tc = 1.15 and R = 1.44 for a
`j drainage area of 2.92 square miles were (at the gaging station) were used
for the calibration described above.
r Travel time computed to the upstream extremity of the proposed reser-
voir is 0.8 hours while travel time from the drainage divide to the dam
1s 0.9 hour. For development of design reservoir inflow hydrographs,
values of Tc = 0.64 and R = 0.90 were used for the basin above the dams
in its natural state. No allowance has been made for direct rainfall
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routings.
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The Clark Unit Graph method requires the use of a time/area curve.
This curve describes the fraction of area contributing to outflow at
different fractions of Tc under uniform flow conditions. The default
curve values derived by the Corps of Engineers for their basin modeling
program HEC -I were used in this study for "natural basin" conditions.
Under full urban development, "overland flow" is carried by paved channels
and storm sewers and is consequently much faster than for natural basins.
Travel time in the natural channel will remain essentially unchanged
necessitating some modification to the time/area curve for complete
urban development above the proposed dams. The following data were used:
TIME/AREA CURVE VALUES
(Completely Urbanized Areas)
T/Tc .125 :250 .375 .500 .625 .750 .875 1.000
Fraction Contributing .0993 .2095 .5344 .7233 .7999 .8654 .9616 I.0oo0
In addition, work by D. L. Gundlach ("Unit Hydrograph Parameters
Versus Urbanization" Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Division, ASCE,
September 1976) indicates that R approaches .65 x Tc for urbanized area.
To reflect a decreased value of R due to shallower and faster 'overland
flow" R was reduced to 0.45 for a fully urbanized condition above the
reservoirs. Tc has been unchanged for the fully urbanized condition
because it is assumed that the natural stream channel wi11 continue to
be used to convey flood waters as it has been through downstream areas in
Iowa City.
Using the model described above, six floods were routed through three
alternative flood control reservoir systems on the South Branch of Ralston
Creek. Results obtained from one such routing are shown graphically on
Figure 2. Complete results are summarized in Table 1.
It should be noted that peak outflow is slightly less than 0.15 cfs per
acre for all of the plans developed. Flooding duration defined as the time
stream levels exceed bank elevation within the reservoir, slightly exceeds
48 hours for the tandem reservoirs and the single reservoir under full
urban development. In the case of the single dam for complete urban
development (Alternative 3), the duration of flooding above Elevation
716.0 (1 -year flood) is 35.3 hours during passage of the design 100 -year
flood.
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The Clark Unit Graph method requires the use of a time/area curve.
This curve describes the fraction of area contributing to outflow at
different fractions of Tc under uniform flow conditions. The default
curve values derived by the Corps of Engineers for their basin modeling
program HEC -I were used in this study for "natural basin" conditions.
Under full urban development, "overland flow" is carried by paved channels
and storm sewers and is consequently much faster than for natural basins.
Travel time in the natural channel will remain essentially unchanged
necessitating some modification to the time/area curve for complete
urban development above the proposed dams. The following data were used:
TIME/AREA CURVE VALUES
(Completely Urbanized Areas)
T/Tc .125 :250 .375 .500 .625 .750 .875 1.000
Fraction Contributing .0993 .2095 .5344 .7233 .7999 .8654 .9616 I.0oo0
In addition, work by D. L. Gundlach ("Unit Hydrograph Parameters
Versus Urbanization" Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Division, ASCE,
September 1976) indicates that R approaches .65 x Tc for urbanized area.
To reflect a decreased value of R due to shallower and faster 'overland
flow" R was reduced to 0.45 for a fully urbanized condition above the
reservoirs. Tc has been unchanged for the fully urbanized condition
because it is assumed that the natural stream channel wi11 continue to
be used to convey flood waters as it has been through downstream areas in
Iowa City.
Using the model described above, six floods were routed through three
alternative flood control reservoir systems on the South Branch of Ralston
Creek. Results obtained from one such routing are shown graphically on
Figure 2. Complete results are summarized in Table 1.
It should be noted that peak outflow is slightly less than 0.15 cfs per
acre for all of the plans developed. Flooding duration defined as the time
stream levels exceed bank elevation within the reservoir, slightly exceeds
48 hours for the tandem reservoirs and the single reservoir under full
urban development. In the case of the single dam for complete urban
development (Alternative 3), the duration of flooding above Elevation
716.0 (1 -year flood) is 35.3 hours during passage of the design 100 -year
flood.
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ROUTING RESULTS
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Alternative I
Recurrence
25% Urbanized
Alternative 2
Alternative 3
Interval
Tandem
Reservoirs
25% Urbanized
100% Urbanized
(years)
Upper Pool
Lower Pool
Single Dam
Single Dam
Peak Inflow
(cfs)
100
1,718
236
1,718
2,307
50
1,440
231
1,440
1,979
25
1,153
224
1,153
1,657
10
854
216
854
1,301
5
617
201
617
983
1
247
152
247
577
Peak Outflow
(cfs)
100
236
122
132
131
126
50
231
118
127
25
224
112
119
120
10
216
106
109
111
0
5
201
loo
99
103
86
1
152
76
73
Peak Pool El.
(msl)
100
728.5
720.4
724.0
722.8
724.5
723.4
50
727.8
720.0
25
726.8
719.3
721.3
722.1
10
725.9
718.0
719.4
720.4
5
724.4
716.8
717.7
718.8
1
720.1
713.7
713.8
716.0
Duration of
flooding
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26.3
50.3
48.5
40.5
52.0
45.0
(hrs)
50
25
21.7
17.3
41.7
35.0
34.0
37.5
10
12.7
26.7
27.0
31.0
5
9.5
21.5
21.5
25.5
1
3.5
10.3
10.5
16.5
Flooded Area
(acres)
100
28.3
22.3
41.8
43.8
50
25.5
21.7
37.1
39.4
25
22.0
20.3
31.3
34.5
10
19.0
17.9
24.5
27.8
5
14.5
15.8
19.0
22.4
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ROUTING HYDROGRAPH FOR 100 -YR. STORM
If pipe sizes through the dams are increased, the amount of time
that stream levels exceed bank elevation in the reservoir will drop below
48 hours. However, peak discharge rates will increase well above 0.15 cfs
per acre. If the culvert length can be decreased during final design,
the peak discharge will increase slightly and the flooding time will be
reduced.
Spillway design floods for this project have been based upon probable
maximum precipitation in order to assure a conservative design in view
of the extensive residential development which exists downstream of the
project. Spillways have been designed to pass the maximum probable storm
of 9,877 cfs for the 25 percent urban development condition and 11,334 cfs
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for full urban development of the upstream basin. Water depth over the
top of the dam will be about 2.7 feet during passage of the maximum
probable storm.
Results presented in Table I are closely related to culvert diameters
and lengths selected for the various proposed designs. These will be des-
cribed later in this report.
Additional information relative to the routing is included in the
appendices to this report. Appendix B provides reservoir area and storage
data for the tandem dams. Appendix C provides reservoir area and storage
data for the single dam. Appendix D provides reservoir routing data for
the tandem dams. Appendix E provides reservoir routing data for the
single dam designed for 25 percent upstream urban development, while
Appendix F provides reservoir routing data for the single dam designed
for complete upstream urban development.
Alternative Development
Three alternatives for construction of dry dams have been developed
for the South Branch of Ralston Creek. Alternative 1 consists of the
construction of two dams to act in series as shown on Figure 3. The down-
stream dam is located to serve as the road embankment for the future
extension of Scott Boulevard. The upstream dam is located such that a
roadway could be placed across the top of the dam at some future date.
Existing land use in the upstream watershed is mainly agricultural with a
majority of the area devoted to row crops. The downstream watershed is
presently developed with residential housing and as Iowa City grows, it
is anticipated that the upstream watershed will become urbanized.
The dams for Alternative I are sized assuming a future condition with
25 percent (approximately'220 acres) of the upstream watershed to be in
an urbanized condition.
Alternative 2 consists of the construction of one dam to coincide
with the future location of Scott Boulevard. Alternative 2 is also sized
assuming 25 percent of the upstream watershed to be in an urbanized condi-
tion. Alternative 3 is the same as Alternative 2 except that the facili-
ties are sized assuming a future condition with the upstream watershed to
be 100 percent urbanized. Alternative 3 is shown on Figure 4. A separate
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figure is not presented for Alternative 2 since it is very similar to
Alternative 3.
The 5 -year and 100 -year flood pools behind the proposed dams are shown
on Figures 3 and 4 along with the 100 -year flood plain which occurs without
the project. The peak pool elevations, duration of flooding, and flooded
areas for each alternative for several different frequency storms are
tabulated in Table 1 which was presented earlier.
Table 2 presents design data for the three alternatives. With
Alternative 1, the roadway embankment for Scott Boulevard has a height
of 11 feet above the creek bank and the upstream embankment has a height
of 13 feet above the creek bank. With Alternative 2 it is necessary to
raise the Scott Boulevard embankment 3 feet to a depth of 14 feet to
eliminate the need for the second upstream embankment. Alternative 3
indicates that it is only necessary to raise the Scott Boulevard embank-
ment one additional foot up to a height of 15 feet to provide storm water
retention for a 100 -year storm assuming that the entire upstream watershed
is in a urbanized condition and no additional upstream impoundment is
installed.
Figure 5 shows a typical section and profile of the Scott Boulevard
dam. This dam has been sized with a 71 -foot wide top for the future addi-
tion of a four -lane roadway. The top of the dam will accommodate a 45 -
foot roadway with an 8 -foot wide combination sidewalk and bicycle path
on one side and a 4 -foot wide sidewalk on the other side. Space is also
provided for parkways between the roadway and sidewalks. Four to one
side slopes have been used on the Scott Boulevard Dam. The upstream dam
for Alternative i has been sized with a 54 -foot wide top for the possible
future addition of a 28 -foot roadway. This 54 -foot width allows space
for sidewalks and parkways in addition to the roadway. Three to one side
slopes have been used on the upstream embankment.
The dams for each alternative are sized to hold the run-off from a
100 -year storm. Due to the topography of the area it is impractical to
provide emergency spillways around the ends of the dams and the dams have
been designed for overtopping. The top of each dam is set at or slightly
above the 100 -year flood elevation and on the long-term average water will
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DESIGN DATA FOR ALTERNATIVE DRY DAMS
Top of Dam Elevation, ms]
Height
Above Creek Bed, ft.
Above Creek Bank, ft.
Length, ft.
Width at Top, ft.
r Average Width at Base, ft.
Side Slope
Spillway Type
Spillway Width, ft.
Spillway Elevation, msl
CMP Culvert Diameter, inches
CMP Culvert Length, ft.
Maximum Discharge 100 -Yr. Storm, cfs
Maximum Discharge 100 -Yr. Storm,
cfs/acre
Time to Empty 100 -Yr. Storm, hours
Alternative I
Alternative 2
Alternative
Northern
Scott
Scott
Scott
Embankment
Boulevard
Boulevard
Boulevard
729
721
724
725
18
15
18
19
13
11
14
15
670
680
820
860
54
71
71
71
185
155
180
190
3:1
4:1
4:1
4:1
Overtop
Overtop
Overtop
Overtop
670
310
425
460
729
721
724
725
54
42
42
42
175
155
202
210
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122
132
131
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0.134
0.145
0.144
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flow over the top of the dam and roadway once every 100 years. The
structure is designed such that the run-off from a maximum probable storm
can overtop the dam without failure of the structure. It is necessary to
have the future roadway on top of the dam placed at a zero percent grade
for several hundred feet so that in the event the dam is overtopped, water
depths and velocities over the top of the dam are minimized. In order to
provide drainage for the future roadway it will be necessary to eliminate
curbs on the portion of the roadway placed at zero percent grade. Slope
protection is required on the downstream face of the dam to prevent
erosion when the dam is overtopped. A gabion mat (wire mesh baskets
filled with rock) is proposed for this slope protection on the entire
downstream face of the dam. A concrete cutoff wall is connected to the
gabion mat on the top of the dam to anchor the top edge of the mat in
place and to provide integrity of the shoulder of the embankment against
erosion.
The proposed dam will consist of a homogeneous compacted earth fill
and will be constructed similar to a roadway embankment. Top soil will
be stripped from the dam location and a keyway will be cut in the existing
ground surface to provide a positive contact between the dam and the
existing ground. Top soil will also be stripped and stockpiled from the
borrow area prior to construction of the dam. Borrow material will be
transported to the dam and placed and compacted in lifts until design
elevations are reached. Upon completion of the embankment, top soil will
be spread on the borrow area and the upstream face of the dam. The borrow
area, upstream face of the dam, and other disturbed areas will then be
seeded to minimize erosion. The fill height of the embankment will be
designed to compensate for anticipated settlement. When the roadway is
constructed at some future date It may be necessary to remove or add a
small amount of fill on top of the dam to meet the final design grade.
The proposed location for the borrow area is shown on Figures 3 and
4. The approximate amount of borrow material required Is as follows:
Alternative 1 - 66,000 cubic yards
Alternative 2 - 49,000 cubic yards
Alternative 3 - 55,000 cubic yards
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Detailed soils investigations will be conducted prior to final design to
confirm the suitability of the borrow material and the foundation material
at the dam site. Examination of drilling logs of holes bored in the
vicinity indicate suitable materials and foundation conditions and little
difficulty is anticipated in designing stable structures in this location.
A corrugated metal pipe culvert will be used through the dam. Sizes
and lengths of culverts to be used for each alternative are shown in
Table 2. Antiseep collars will be placed on the culvert to prevent seepage
and erosion of material around the outside of the pipe. The stream channel
at the inlet and outlet of the culvert will also be protected to prevent
erosion in the stream channel.
Routine maintenance of the structures will be necessary to check the
culverts for tree limbs or other obstructions and to mow weeds and grass
on the embankment. Trees which have fallen across the channel or are in
poor condition should be removed from the creek upstream from the structure
to minimize debris accumulating at the culvert during storms. An access
road for maintenance vehicles will be required to the site.
Construction Cost Estimate
Construction cost estimates have been developed for each alternative
and are presented below:
CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATES
Alternative 1 Alternative 2 Alternative 3
25% Urbanization 25% Urbanization 100% Urbanization
2 Dams 1 Dam I Dam
Embankment Construction $189,000 $146,000 $159,000
Slope Protection 408,000 253,000 268,000
Culvert 27,000 14,000 14,000
Miscellaneous 93,000 61,000 66,000
Estimated Contract Cost $717,000 $474,000 $507,000
The cost estimate is based on current prices and is applicable for construc-
tion during 1979. The estimated contract cost includes all material and
labor for construction of a complete project but does not include non -
construction items such as engineering, legal, contingencies, land
acquisition, and soils investigations.
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Embankment construction includes all earthwork and seeding costs.
Slope protection includes costs for protection of the downstream slope
of the dams, protection of the channel upstream and downstream from the
culverts, and construction of the concrete cutoff wall on the top of the
dam.
Alternative 1 is the most expensive at $717,000 due to the construction
of two dams. Alternative 3 (100 percent urbanization) is $33,000 higher
than Alternative 2 (25 percent urbanization) due to the dam being one foot
higher.
Recommendations
The two dam alternative (Alternative 1) is the most expensive,
requires the most land, and would also require more maintenance than the
other alternatives and is therefore not recommended for implementation.
The two single dam alternatives are very similar. The embankment on
Alternative 3 is one foot higher than on Alternative 2. This extra foot
of height is estimated to cost $33,000, but with anticipated residential
development eliminates the need to build additional storm water retention
capacity In the upstream drainage basin at some future date. Due to the
relatively small additional cost for the increased storage volume,
Alternative 3 is recommended for implementation.
It is recommended that the city proceed with property and easement
acquisition for this project. Field surveys and soils investigations
should also be undertaken so that final construction plans and specifica-
tions can be prepared.
Respectfully submitted,
STANLEY CONSULTANTS,, INC.
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TSlschauer,
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By �Ctr}EnM
011 F. Tavener, P.E.
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I hereby certify that this report was prepared
by me or under my direct personal supervision
and that I am a duly Registered Professional
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Embankment construction includes all earthwork and seeding costs.
Slope protection includes costs for protection of the downstream slope
of the dams, protection of the channel upstream and downstream from the
culverts, and construction of the concrete cutoff wall on the top of the
dam.
Alternative 1 is the most expensive at $717,000 due to the construction
of two dams. Alternative 3 (100 percent urbanization) is $33,000 higher
than Alternative 2 (25 percent urbanization) due to the dam being one foot
higher.
Recommendations
The two dam alternative (Alternative 1) is the most expensive,
requires the most land, and would also require more maintenance than the
other alternatives and is therefore not recommended for implementation.
The two single dam alternatives are very similar. The embankment on
Alternative 3 is one foot higher than on Alternative 2. This extra foot
of height is estimated to cost $33,000, but with anticipated residential
development eliminates the need to build additional storm water retention
capacity In the upstream drainage basin at some future date. Due to the
relatively small additional cost for the increased storage volume,
Alternative 3 is recommended for implementation.
It is recommended that the city proceed with property and easement
acquisition for this project. Field surveys and soils investigations
should also be undertaken so that final construction plans and specifica-
tions can be prepared.
Respectfully submitted,
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Bennett D. ReP.E.
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By �Ctr}EnM
011 F. Tavener, P.E.
I hereby certify that this report was prepared
by me or under my direct personal supervision
and that I am a duly Registered Professional
J
Engineer under the laws of the State of Iowa.
Charles L. Meyer
January 25, 1979 Reg. No. 5034
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APPENDIX A
_ PRECIPITATION -DURATION -FREQUENCY DATA, IOWA CITY, IOWA
(In 0.5-Nour Intervals Derived From U.S. Weather Bureau Technical Report 40)
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Duration
(hours)
Total
I -Year
Rainfall
5 -Year
(inches)
10 -Year
for Given
25 -Year
Duration and
50 -Year
Frequency
100 -Year
PMPI
.5
1.05
1.55
1.80
2.02
2.23
2.45
9.4
1.0
1.30
1.96
2.24
2.58
2.84
3.07
12.4
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1.5
1.46
2.15
2.49
2.85
3.12
3.45
14.5
2.0
1.58
2.28
2.66
3.05
3.32
3.70
16.4
2.5
1.65
2.41
2.82
3.19
3.53
3.91
18.0
3.0
1.70
2.52
2.95
3.30
3.70
4.08
19.1
3.5
4.0
1.77
2.62
3.05
3.44
3.86
4.22
20.3
1.82
2.71
3.15
3.57
4.00
4.35
21.3
4.5
1.88
2.78
3.22
3.68
4.12
4.47
22.4
5.0
1.92
2.85
3.30
3.78
4.23
4.58
23.6
5.5
1.96
2.91
3.36
3.87
4.33
4.67
24.5
6.0
2.00
2.97
3.42
3.95
4.42
4.75
25.4
6.5
2.04
3.03
3.50
4.03
4.50
4.83
26.2
7.0
2.08
3.08
3.57
4.11
4.58
4.91
27.2
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7.5
2.11
3.13
3.63
4.18
4.65
4.99
27.7
8.0
2.15
3.18
3.69
4.24
4.71
5.06
28.2
8.5
2.18
3.22
3.75
4.30
4.78
5.12
28.6
9.0
2.20
3.26
3.81
4.36
4.84
5.18
29.0
9.5
2.23
3.30
3.86
4.41
4.89
5.24
29.3
10.0
2.26
3.34
3.91
4.47
4.94
5.30
29.5
J10.5
2.28
3.37
3.95
4.52
4.99
5.36
29.7
11.0
2.31
3.41
4.00
4.56
5.04
5.41
29.8
11.5
2.33
3.44
4.04
4.61
5.09
5.46
29.9
J
12.0
2.35
3.47
4.08
4.65
5.13
5.51
30.0
J
12.5
13.0
2.37
3.51
4.11
4.69
5.17
5.57
30.2
2.39
3.54
4.14
4.73
5.21
5.62
30.3
13.5
2.40
3.57
4.17
4.76
5.24
5.68
30.5
14.0
2.42
3.60
4.20
4.79
5.28
5.73
30.6
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Duration
Total
Rainfall
(inches)
for Given
Duration
and Frequency
(hours)
I -Year
5 -Year
10 -Year
25 -Year
50 -Year
100 -Year
PMP1
14.5
2.43
3.63
4.22
4.83
5.31
5.78
30.8
15.0
2.45
3.66
4.25
4.86
5.35
5.83
30.9
15.5
2.46
3.69
4.27
4.89
5.38
5.88
31.0
16.0
2.48
3.72
4.30
4.92
5.41
5.92
31.2
16.5
2.49
3.75
4.32
4.95
5.44
5.96
31.3
17.0
2.51
3.77
4.34
4.98
5.47
6.01
31.4
17.5
2.52
3.80
4.36
5.00
5.49
6.05
31.5
18.0
2.53
3.82
4.38
5.03
5.52
6.o9
31.6
18.5
2.54
3.84
4.40
5.06
5.55
6.13
31.8
19.0
2.56
3.87
4.42
5.08
5.57
6.17
31.9
19.5
2.57
3.89
4.44
5.11
5.60
6.20
32.0
20.0
2.58
3.91
4.46
5.13
5.62
6.24
32.1
20.5
2.59
3.93
4.48
5.15
5.65
6.27
32.2
21.0
2.60
3.95
4.50
5.17
5.67
6.31
32.3
21.5
2.61
3.97
4.52
5.20
5.69
6.34
32.4
22.0
2.62
3.99
4.53
5.22
5.72
6.38
32.5
22.5
2.63
4.o1
4.55
5.24
5.74
6.41
32.5
23.0
2.64
4.03
4.57
5.26
5.76
6.44
32.6
23.5
2.65
4.05
4.58
5.28
5.78
6.47
32.7
24.0
2.66
4.07
4.60
5.30
5.80
6.50
32.8
IPMP = Probable Maximum Precipitation.
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APPENDIX B
RESERVOIR AREA - STORAGE
TANDEM RESERVOIRS
(Alternative 1)
Downstream Reservoir
Pool Elevation
Area
Storage
(ft. msl)
(Acres)
(Acre -ft.)
710
2.82
0
712
5.62
8.4
714
9.62
23.7
716
14.02
47.3
718
16.84
78.2
720
21.52
116.5
721.01
722
24.68
162.7
724
27.20
214.6
Upstream Reservoir
Pool Elevation
Area
Storage
(ft. ms])
(Acres)
(Acre -ft.)
716
0.1
0
718
2.00
2.1
720
4.16
8.3
722
8.42
20.9
724
13.40
42.7
726
18.12
74.2
728
26.84
119.2
729.01
730
35.00
181.0
732
43.34
259.3
734
53.94
358.6
736
67.68
480.2
Note: Area and storage within the
natural creek
channel as it
exists
within the reservoirs have
been omitted.
1Top of dam elevation.
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APPENDIX C
RESERVOIR AREA - STORAGE
SINGLE DAM
(Alternatives 2 and 3)
Pool Elevation
(ft. mSI)
Area
(Acres)
Storage
(Acre -ft.)
710
2.82
0.0
712
5.62
8.4
714
9.62
23.7
716
14.58
47.9
718
19.76
82.2
720
26.86
128.8
722
34.44
190.1
724
42.06
266.6-1 2
726
50.02
358.7
728
61.88
470.6
730
71.30
603.8
732
83.58
758.7
734
96.46
938.7
Note: Area and storage within the natural creek channel as it exists
within the reservoir have been omitted.
lAlternative 2 top of dam elevation =724.0.
2Alternative 3 top of dam elevation = 725.0
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APPENDIX D
ROUTING MATRICES,
(Alternative 1)
TANDEM
DAMS
0 =
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
W =
0
10
20
30
62.4
157.2
460
824
1,246
1,614
2,931
4,676
6,508
P
VALUES OF
V FOR GIVEN P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
O
O
0
18
217
591
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
38
238
611
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
75
300
643
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
120
499
943
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
80
86
243
622
1,160
100
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
112
169
357
965
1,844
120
208
208
208
208
208
208
208
208
208
340
643
1,307
2,638
140
408
408
408
408
408
408
408
408
408
639
1,129
2,112
3,806
160
712
712
712
712
712
712
712
712
712
828
1,939
3,277
5,585
180
1,404
1,404
1,404
1,404
1,404
1,404
1,404
1,404
1,404
1,838
3,161
5,557
8,229
200
2,486
2,486
2,486
2,486
2,486
2,486
2,486
2,486
2,486
3,009
5,541
8,233
12,009
220
4,165
4,165
4,165
4,165
4,165
4,165
4,165
4,165
4,165
5,490
8,447
12,943
17,391
24D
6,822
6,822
6,822
6,822
6,822
6,822
6,822
6,822
6,822
8,599
13,580
18,273
24,974
0 = Outflow from lower reservoir (cfs) P = Outflow from upper reservoir (cfs)
W - 0 + 24.2 x Lower Reservoir Storage t (cfs) V = P + 24.2 x Upper Reservoir Storage + t (cfs)
t = Routing interval = 0.5 hours in the above table
Using the subscript 1 to denote conditions at the beginning of a routing interval and the subscript 2 to denote
conditions at the end of a routing interval.
The two routing equations to be solved simultaneously for each interval are: V2 = V1 + QI + Q2 - 2 x PI
W2 = WI + P1 + P2 - 2 x 01
Where Q denotes inflow to the upper reservoir.
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RESERVOIR STORAGE/OUTFLOW TABLE
SINGLE DAM FOR 25 PERCENT UPSTREAM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
(Alternative 2)
Storage
(cfs x hours) I
Outflow
(cfs)
Pool Stage
(ft. msl)
0
0
706.98
0
10
708.45
0
20
709.18
0
30
709.80
14.9
40
710.43
55.7
50
711.28
134.6
60
712.43
230.4
70
713.48
349.3
80
714.50
•607.8
90
716.16
947.5
100
717.80
1,415.8
110
719.54
2,074.9
120
721.44
2,977.4
130
723.50
4,184.8
140
725.74
5,783.7
150
728.12
INote 1 cfs x hour = 3,600 cubic feet = 1/12.1 acre -ft.
Results obtained from backwater computations through the outlet culvert
(42 -inch, corrugated metal, n = .024, L = 195, D/S Invert El. = 706.00,
U/S Invert El. = 706.98, CEHV = 0.8, CCHV = 0.7).
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APPENDIX F
RESERVOIR STORAGE/OUTFLOW TABLE
SINGLE DAM FOR 100 PERCENT UPSTREAM RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
(Alternative 3)
Storage1
(cfs x hours)
Outflow
(cfs)
Pool Stage
(ft. msl)
0
0
707.05
0
10
708.53
0
20
709.25
0
30
709.88
18.6
4o
710.52
62.1
50
711.39
149.4
60
712.61
254.4
70
713.71
372.3
80
714.67
782.0
90
717.05
1,067.2
loo
718.29
1,604.9
110
720.14
2,367.7
120
722.16
3,407.5
130
724.35
4,8Do.l
140
726.72
6,671.3
150
729.25
Results obtained from backwater computations through the outlet culvert
(42 -inch, corrugated metal, n = .024, L = 210, D/S Invert El. = 706.00,
U/S Invert El. = 707.05, CEHV = 0.8, CCHV = 0.7).
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DATE: January 30, 1979
TO: Neal Berlin and City Council
FROM: Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works
RE: Design Outline for the Ralston Creek So th 'ranch
Attached is a copy of the design report for the south
branch. If you have any questions on it, please contact
me.
As I stated in an earlier memo, we will be starting
Stanley on final design of a single dam 19 feet high
in the next few weeks and we will also begin land
acquisition in the next few weeks.
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January 31, 1979
TO: Mr. John Hayek
City Attorney
FROM: Iowa City Housing Commission
Jerald Smithey, Chairperson
It has been called to the attention of the Housing Commission that a
number of cases already heard by the Housing Appeals Board have not
been pursued by the legal department to conclusion. The Commission
is concerned about the resulting effect on Code enforcement and the
entire inspection process. At the same time, we are aware that
legal staff time limitations or other factors may have a bearing on
this situation. We would appreciate some comments from you as soon
as possible regarding this situation and desire to work with you in
solving any problems which may arise regarding housing issues. Inci-
dentally, if staff time is a significant consideration, we have been
advised that CBDG money may be available to assist cities in these
.kinds of predicaments.
The Commission appreciates your attention to this matter. If it is
at all possible for you or one of your assistants to attend our
meeting on February 7, 1979, you would be most welcome. Please let
Lyle Seydel know in order that you may be placed on the agenda.
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January 31, 1979
TO: Iowa City Council Members
FROM: Iowa City Housing Commission
Jerald Smithey, Chairperson
The Housing Commission to date has received no reply to the memo-
randum dated January 3, 1979,sent to the City Council regarding
possible changes in the Housing Occupancy and Maintenance Code.
Perhaps the method of transmittal Of that letter wrongly implied
that this is an issue of routine importance to the Commission. On
the contrary, the Commission is extremely concerned about the
issues noted in that memorandum, and it would appreciate a meeting
with the.Council as soon as possible for discussion.
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FROM: Iowa City Housing Commission
Jerald Smithey, Chairperson I
The Iowa City Housing Commission is aware of at least two cases which
were heard by the Housing Board of Appeals and which have come to the
attention of the CityCoun
that changes required cil because the appellants were of the opinion
were, in one way or another, unreasonable. The Board
of Appeals has continued to be frustrated when dealing with cases where
alterations in the buildings seem either impossible to make or where it
appears that an undue financial hardship to the owner will result. However,
it is our opinion that neither the City Housing Occupancy and Maintenance
Code nor the Code of Iowa gives the Board the authority to grant variances.
The resulting difficulties for owners/landlords/tenants are apparent.
Consequently, the Commission requests that the Council consider the need
for changes in the Housing Occupancy and Maintenance Code to meet contem-
porary needs. Areas of focus might be on changing some specifications set
out in the Housing Occupancy and Maintenance Code or giving the Board of
Appeals or some body the authority to grant variances where apparent vio-
lations of the Code do not appear to jeopardize the health, safety or
welfare of the occupants or the public. An example might be inadequate
ceiling heights as heard in Board of Appeals cases on December 14, 1978.
The Housing Inspection Office, we understand, is also concerned about
various problem areas in the Housing Occupancy and Maintenance Code, and
could likely provide valuable input in this matter. That office has been
extremely cooperative in dealing with both the Board of Appeals and
the Housing Commission, and perhaps together some solutions can be found
to the presently frustrating situation.
We therefore request a meeting with the City Council at its convenience for
informal discussion of these matters.
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OANKINO. FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS
POST OI/ICL AND CIVIL SERVICE
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES V
January 22, 1979 4
The Honorable Juanita Kreps
Secretary of Commerce
Washington,'D.C.
Dear Madam Secretary:
Several times over the last two years I have corresponded with
the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of
Commerce regarding criteria for designation as and definition
of Local Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Major Metropolitan
Statistical Areae. These criteria are currently in the process
of being revised and I am particularly concerned how these changes
might effect the status of one geographical section of my
Congressional District.
The Iowa City -Johnson County area had hoped to achieve SMSA
statue after the 1980 census. According to a 1974 special
census, the Johnson County population was 75,025. The Johnson County
Regional planning Commission estimates it will be approximately
80,000 by 1980. However, the Commission feels it will be many
years, if ever, before a county population of 100,000 is
reached. Consequently, officials are concerned about plans
by your Department to eliminate the Central City option of
achieving SMSA status and to require a 100,000 minimum population
requirement for the Urbanized Area option. Iowa City's current
population is estimated to be in excess of 50,000. Understandably,
Iowa City and Johnson County officials feel considerable
frustration with the proposed changes in that their chances of
obtaining SMSA designation in 1980 under the current criteria
are very good.
In the event that the criteria are modified as they appeared in
the November 1978 issue of the Statistical Reporter, I have
been informed that local officials would consider at least two
options: (1) conduct a special census or (2) deannex some rural
land by one of the communities in the urbanized area (in order
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to achieve proper population denslty).• If a they of these
actions were taken, it would be in order to achieve SMSA
status before the new criteria would go in effect.
In order for local officials to be best able to Judge what is
the most appropriate course of action, certain questions need
to be clarified. I would greatly appreciate your responses
to the following queries:
1. Would the Iowa City—Johnson County area achieve SMSA
designation if a special census this year indicated that
the minimum population had been achieved?
2. If the area received such designation and assuming the
current SMSA criteria are revised, would the area retain its
designation after the 1980 census? If so, how long after?
3. Would the entire county'need to be surveyed in the special
census or just the urbanized area?
4. What would be the cost of a special census?
5. The Iowa City area would have achieved designation after the
1974 special census except for the fact that one of the
communities had a population density of less than 1,000 per
square mile. The actual population of the urbanized area in
1974 was 55,530. Consequently, the second option of deannexation
might also be considered by local authorities if answers to the
following questions indicate such an approach might be
feasible. Accordingly, would the area be certified as an
SMSA if sufficient land were deannexed to achieve the proper
population density?
6. Would a special census be required along with deannexation
procedures? If required, could it be limited to the affected
community?
Local officials need to make decisions on this matter in the
near future and, thus, I would be most appreciative if I could
hear from you at your earliest convenience. Please call me if
you require further information in order to respond to the
questions I have posed. Thank you for your assistance.
JL:Jct
cc: The Hon. Robert Vevera
Ms. Carolyn Jefferson
Mr. Emil Brandt
Mary Neuhauser
Mr. Dennis Craft
Sincerely,
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me a of of Congress
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MINUTES OF STAFF MEETING
January 24, 1979
Departmental referrals from the informal and formal Council meetings of
January 22 and 23 were distributed to the staff (copy attached).
Items for the agenda of January 30 include:
Resolution accepting the elevator at the Recreation Center
Second consideration for two ordinances from Housing and Inspection
Services
Snow emergency ordinance
10 recommendations from Planning and Zoning Commission
iii A memorandum from the City Manager was distributed to the staff which expressed
the Council's appreciation to the City employees involved in the snow removal
program during recent storms. This memorandum is to be passed on by the
department heads to the employees involved.
A memorandum from the City Manager was distributed to the staff advising that
roofs of the City buildings should be checked for excess snow accumulation.
This is to be done periodically during the remainder of the winter season.
The City Manager asked for volunteers to serve on a committee to review work
rules. Lolly Eggers, Dale Helling and Harvey Miller offered to serve in this
capacity. The City Manager added that persons other than City employees may be
asked to work with this group.
The Finance Director advised that the City will soon go to accrual accounting
basis. All fixed assets will need to be listed. Within the next couple of
weeks, information will be sent to the staff as to what is involved.
The Director of Planning and Program Development noted that the telephone system
was not functioning normally. The Finance Director advised that a system will
be available soon whereby the switchboard can keep some lines open for staff
use. This will be available early in February.
The Police Chief advised that some assistance is needed at the switchboard before
and after office hours. The Finance Director will meet with the Police and Fire
Chiefs concerning this matter.
C�red by:
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Lorraine Saeger U�1
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i Informal -Council Meeting
January 22, 1979
DEPARTMENT REFERRALS
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Report to Council on advisability of
Summit and Sheridan
1-22
Public Wks
prohibiting parking on both sides of
both streets.
Report to Council on advisability,..!
Calendar Parking
1-22
Public Wks
including River Street and Grove Street
in calendar parking program.
Report to Council on status of bus
Bus replacement fund
1-22
Finance
replacement fund and criteria for
determining the amount set aside for !
Ad
Report to Council - Should signals be
Railroad Crossing Signals
1-22
Public Wks
installed at Gilbert and Lafayette
and could installation by the City
Rock Island Railroad for the Rec. Ctr '
parking lot? Could this also be appliei
relative to any resurfacing of crossing;,
Arrange tour of Word Processing C,"er
Council tour
1-22
City Mgr
for 1-29-79.
Report.to Council on how a charge for
Solid waste collection charges
1-22
Finance/
this service might offset property
Public Wks
tax.
Cost of this is included in bond
New Library computer
1-22
Finance
revenue. How can it be financed if
acquired and used in old Library prior
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i Regular Council Meeting
January 23, 1979
DEPARTMENT REFERRALS
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Russell's Towing
1-23
City Mgr
Follow up on complaints about service
and warehouse conditions. Confer with
Police Chief.
Snow removal changes
1-23
[City Mgr
Release information for media.
ublic Wks
Check dates for term of vacancy and
Governor Lucas Square Commission
1-23
City Clerk
make correction for advertisement...
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Governor Street Bridge
1-23
City Clerk
Contract award resolution deferred
until 1-30-79.
Court and Muscatine bridge
1-23
Public Wks
Letter to Seaton's and other neighbors
saying thanks for cooperation and
advise them re. schedule for final
Continue to work with Armory neig ur-
Small Cities Project
1-23
P&PD
hood residents and promote neighbor -
on regular basis.
Notice of intent to accept a erre
Urban Renewal Parcel 82-1B
1-23
P&PD
until new building plans can be
reviewed by Design Review Committee.
Contact Norm Bailey
Mike to address Council at informal
Checklist Amendment
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MAYOR'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
1810 Lower Muscatine — Box 2477
IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240
Phone: 351-1035
To: Iowa City City Council
From: Marylee Dixon, DirectorALD
Mayor's Youth Employment Program
Re: Monthly Report - December 1978
The Mayor's Youth Employment Program is funded to provide mean-
ingful work experience for 35 eligible enrollees. For the month
of December, 1978, total enrollment for Mayor'sYouth was 35.
Mayor's Youth enrollees are placed in various non-profit organ-
inzations through out the Johnson County area. Youths have the
opportunity to experience job placement in a wide variety of
various job classifications. Following, is a breakdown of the
Mayor's Youth job sites and enrollees participating in each area.
Job Classification
Worksite
Number of Youth
Clerical
Hawkeye Community Action
1
Finance Dept. -City of Iowa City
1
City Managers office- City of I.C.
1
Purchasing- City of I.C.
1
Mark IV Community Center
1
Mayor's Youth Program
1
United Action For Youth
2
United Way of Johnson County
1
Custodial
West High School
1
Coralville Central
1
Oxford Elementary
1
Northwest Jr. High
1
Regina High School
1
Kirkwood School
1
Library Aide
Iowa City Public Library
2
Coralville Public Library
1
Solon High School Library
3
Teacher's Aide
Headstart- Benton Street
2
Friends of the Childrens Museum
2
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Job Classification Worksite Number of Youth
Maintenance Worker Equipment Div. City of I.C. 1
Coralville Police Dept. 1
National Guard 1
Animal Caretaker Iowa City Animal Shelter 1
Greenhouse Worker University Botany Dept. 1
Patient Escort Mercy Hospital 3
Dietary Aide Dietary Dept. University Hospital 1
Park and Recreation Lake MacBride 1
Goals:
1. To conduct follow-up on enrollees discussing work performance,
school attendance and problems.
2. To provide information on job seeking skills to enable qual-
ified and experienced enrollees to seek and obtain employment
in the private sector. The pupose is to provide more job slots
within the program for other qualified youth in the Johnson
County area.
3. To continue to provide meaningful job experience through on
the job training.
Method:
1. The Director and Assistant Director will visit job sites and
conduct "on-going" evaluations of enrollee performance by
meeting with job site supervisors and enrollees.
2. Evaluate enrollee skills and abilities in relation to avail-
ability of jobs in the private sector.
Update:
As of January 1, 1979, all enrollees are earning $2.90 per hour
due to the increase in minimum wage.
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Agenda
Iowa City Riverfront Commission
Wednesday February 7, 1979 -- 7:30 P.M.
City Manager's Conference Room
7:30 Introduction of new member --James Berry; Review and approval
of minutes for January 10, 1979.
7:40 Presentation by Johnson County Heritage Trust and discussion
of land acquisition goals.
8:20 Report by Bill Gilpin on City Council budget discussions.
8:30 Discussion of recommendations to City Council for use of $37,500
CDBG funds allocated for Riverfront Improvements.
(At the last meeting the Commission voted to allocate $7,500
for construction of the Rocky Shore Bikeway.)
9:00 New Business.
9:15 Adjournment.
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0
Y -Pa- Ile,- of, th Yr'ee c 0 Oes
Milin' 'apolis and Mib'ntreal .
make Chicago look • bacl
By Robert Unger
"We have an ordinancb,, whichwe re.
' and. William Griffin
cently changed from one to two inches,
_
+ thatprohibits parking an main steeds
CHICAGO'S jnuch•critleired snuiv 're-
duping' a snowfall. It only lakes one
moval plan has a lot in common with
parked car to ruin a lane for a block."'
the hest urban snow removal plans in
That ordinance, howe''ver, is largely ig-
.the country. •;-
mored. Parked cars, which have not been
But it is the differences that have
;cooed since the first snowflake fell be -
slowed the city In a crawl •
fore New Yeard Day, continue to ob-
Basically,'according to city officials,
slruce traffic wd-mow removal. opera- .
Chicago's plan calls for plowing the
1' lions from Western Avenue to Sheridan '
main arterial streets, then the second-
Road to South Shori Drive. .r
ary streets, leading to public buildings •'
Officials in Montreal and Minneapolis
and more heavily '(raveled inside
are the first tq adalit'that their situa-
streets. Later, the task force approach -
tions and solutions don't necessarily
—•or Operalign Tow. and Prow.— would .
match Chicago's. Abd men in both cities '
reach -for the curbs,', ".•, '" -"
have sympathy fol. anyone digging out
That plan does not, fiowecer, confront
of a 20-fnch snow. Furthermore, Cfucago
one basic problem that snowy cities like'
does riot'have the Type, of heavy equip -
Minneapolis and Montreal ,have faced
ment for fighting •snow that the other
head -0n. • •. .1
two cities have; • '^• -. '•�. • : - ...
The family car.
But neither hast'; Chici3O�-I.-J.--
"PARKED cars are a terrific prnh-
imposed the same .tight commitments
leni said Jack" Beattie, the man who
•. on themselves. For example, the city of
runs the snow removal effort for tip
Afdntreal by law must have all strebLs' „
city of'Minneapolls.-"You can't clean
and sidewalks clear if snow and ice
f.
the streets sHh carsparked along the
within yR hours of the end of a snowfall
'.
!aides." • ,. I
'•.of eight Inches or less and 84 hours'for
Chicago is finding that out, but very
anything more. ,
i slowly. Afore than a, week after snow
crippled'lhe city's main streets, Afayor
.AND \IYs'�EAPOT.IS, after running
I Bilandic still pleaded with the citizenry
off the artefial streets for the
to get those cars, out of the way of the
•.., '• •
,everyone
snow emergency, must be ready to
move cleaning egwpment to the resider.
plows : ,: . • i
In Minneapolis, !be cars are gone be-'
tial streets the follownng day. Residents'.
required by then to get their cars
fore the plows arrive. The same is true
in Afontreal. And It doesn't cost either
are
off residential streels,'first off the cast -
:cit 'ac
-fly. eat. .'- .. .'. " .' ..south
,.west streets, and then off the'north-
When we sce.we have a snow prob.
"we
streets, -
Afontreal doesn't just move the snow.
. lem," Beattie explained, declare a
emergency. tVe put the'word'out
the side of the road. Crews lhere'are
snow
through the media. Everyone knows
.to
required physically.to remove the snow,
t ey have four *hours to get their cars
piling it in a minimountain to await the
�[I the snow routes [main arteries) fie-
'ore the plgw•s come for the clubs. "_
summer thaw...
, But that sort of yperatioq takei a lot'
- to
"If the cars are" t Qode, they are
of money. In i rdsgreal it amounts
nearly $30 from every one of the city's
fagged and towed:' ;. ' ..
1,2 million people.
it THE TROUBLEt;031F, cars are speed•
Tho people of Montrealpe pay dearly
fid away by free enterprise because two
for snow removal and expect that it be
private contractors get paid by the num-
a-
' and thorough;' said Richard Ve-
ber or lagged cars they low. The costs
niemph
who .
nl d'val.
a rrge
i nr the low and subsequent' storage in
. is [q
of
u In charge o! snow removal. jl! It
I
Arcured private lots Is 'paid, , by , the
•
Isn't, Fit have to hide " ` '
seealcitrant motorist.
' .
"The'minimum charge;: Beattie said,
CIIICAGO PAYS far less for snow rc-
"Ls I33, %into it. they don't come aftermoval.
Even the mammoth effort now.
l.hrlr car. They have to pay storage.'.' I
underway, an effort that includes hun-
an
t Montreal uses a variation of the same
dreds of contractors and than*
Plan. %fain streets are suddenly deco-
sands of hours of overtime, will not ap-
ralyd wllh signs add Dashing lights, a
'proach %fontreal's annual snow removal -
earning that towing will slart,in four
costs: •'
Pours.
Chicago officials are whispering that
- CIIIt'.1r,0•S lawsarrn't so nnrch dif-t
the cost of the current snow removal
leirat. Francis Dc gnan: cummwstoner
may run to 110 million, still less than a
of sl rr,•ts and sanitation, explained:
•lhiid or %1,mtrr.A's runufthe mill snow
costs. .
Montreal's snowfall' is more than dou-
ble Chicago's. So Montreal uses huge,
sophisticated equipment that /h'oula
.scare many Chicagoans into hiding.
And, Vanier pointed out, Montreal can
count on making the egpipmenl pay,
"I wouldn't recommend to any city
Omt it build a system likC,this if it will
get used only every 5'or 10 years," he
said.
HIS\lii.%POLIS, IIOWEVE'lI; aver-
ages only' eight Inches more snow a
year than Chicago. But -It spends nearly
the same number of dollars clearing
one-quarter the miles of streets. The
difference: An inventory of road graders,
loaders, and plows that cost a lot more
than putting a blade on the frnht of a
garbage (ruck.
It also could be argued that 'there's a
difference In altitude further north. Offi•
clals (here brag that people carry shov.
els in their cars, dig out for themselves
wherever they can, and enuperate with
authnrilies, rimpinnlenl's attitude may
atm he diffl•rrnl, like."Unreapulh' alley
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The cleanup: Chicago:comp
with Minneapolis' and Mont
' 61cago Mlnneapoli
Population 3,369.800 408,000
Annual snowfall' 39.4 Inches 47 Inches
_1;,IIN�s biis�ydJor .r
o ffhnioh'-'S X2.7 miRon
• Miles of sheets 3.61s. 986 -
Arterial,',; - 1,016 328
'..Rxsidential ' ' 2,600 658
Workforce
Workers . +. 2,500; .. 300
'Pieces of equ;pmenr• 1,000 200
*Because Mohtiial deans all streets In one sweep, residential b,e
•'Minneapafis and Montreal figures. include a much higher pro
Chicago equipment is mostly tacks;
Tmcr.'Cay nponr.'
: phtrol that .goes to work during the four-'
hours between the declaration of a snow
emergency and the beginning of the
curb to curb assault.
"'We get to the. alleys immediately,"
Beattie explained. "After all, people
have to have somewhere to put their
gars.":, '
11
AND THAT mar be Chicago•'s biggest
..yreoblem. Some high-density 'areas hard -
)y have room -for all'lhe cars at the best'
of times.,Wilh vast'slreiches of parking
on major streets taken out of thc'piclure
far 12 hours at a'time, parking a car
move@ from ' problem status to full
nedged nightmare.
Even the best operations'— and Afin-
'licapnlis and Wrilreal are generally ac-
6nowledged, to be two of the hest —,
dannot be ready for a disastrous snow.
fall.
"I'd be the last person to criticize
anyone down there tin Chicagol," Beatty
said. "Anytime you have a 30 -inch snow.
fall, you have big trouble. You can
count on it."
F.%ea Mmitreal's snprrsyslem can be
IN THE
sons hold u
to snowplo
,lours •
"No, I'v
a • vehicle
Its. "No; n
being ripp
private to
.their coma
Vanier,
sldew•alks
always w'
with the a
bd always.
Official
"i can't
with blade
I know h
It's not cl
You':
LrLL1'
map.,Wg7G2//1C
z:. ♦ye c. .� k - tt f Q�
` .• s
.`,(1.�� • %♦tv r'•�w I y •• tVs �y �'' � � .� � Y ....t .,,
r \
The cleanup: Chicago compared t'
With Minneapolis: and Montreal
Chicago
'Minneapolis Monlreai
population ' 3,369 DOo 400 DDD 1 200.000
Annual snowfan 39.4 inches 47 Inches 100 inBtes
eR$4YlYdJar"_s3. c.n ffimoh - `42.7 Mille-- --535 million
• Miles of streets 3,61 r. 986 1036,
Ariedal 1,OI6 - 328 '
'..Rasidenlial ' 2,600t'•t
656
Work4orce " I .'
,Workers • t. 2,500 .. 300 .31100 ,
'Rues of egu;omenl" 1.000 200 .3.000 1
veecause Mohueal cleans as streets in one sweep, residential breakdown is not considered.
`-Minneapolis and Montreal figures include a much higher proportion of heavy equipment.
Chicago equipment is mostly (rucks;
Gry "pont' - •-
Ttlevne omi. by PA. G-", Taw" o"oMt
ovcrtaxed, as Vanier explained.• :
t'It was im March, 197;, he said. -"We
had 80 inches in two or three days. It
took us a week and a half to clear."
1N THE END, the three -city coniparl.
sons hold up best in the areas unrelated
to snowplows"tonnage, loaders, and man
.flours. ,
"No, I've never had a complaint about
'a 'veil
icle being * towed during a snow
emergency," Beanie said in M{nncapo-
Ifs. "No; no one has ever complained of
being ripped.off or overcharged. Those
private towing compdnfes want to keep
.their contract. They %couldn't do that,'
Vanier, hfuntreal: "Yes, we first do
shit -walks because our first concerti is
always with the pedestrian, 'secondly
with the auto, That is the way it should
br ah%ay:s."
Official at.Chicag,y's Snow Command:
"I can't tell you how' many vehicles
with blades ue have out there.... Yes,
I know how many there are... I No.
It's not classified. 1 just can't tell yov
. , . You'll hale to ask the ui nimi.ssior..
er."
�.'
p5trol that goes to work during the four'
's snowfell'ls more than dou--
hours between the declaration of a snow
o's. So Montreal uses huge.'
emergency and the beginning of the
equipment that &hula
curb to curb assault.'
Id
y Chicagoans into 'hiding.
I "We get to the.alleys immediately,"
r pointed out, Montreal can
Beattie explained. "After all, people
aking the egpipment pay, '
have to have somewhere to put their
dn't recommend to any':cfly
Cars.".. •. ,•
Id a system til: this if It will
y t`p TIi.\T may he Chlcn`yrn's higgcct
my every Tor To yeas,' he
f ='
.prohlcm. Some highdensily'areas hard.
• „
Jy have room.ecr all'lhe cars at the best.
%Polis, IIOIVEVFR;. aver.
of limes. With vast'slrelches of parking
. eight Inches more snow a
on major,sheels taken out or thc'picture
Chicago. But- it spends nearly,
for 12 hours at a'lime, parking a car
'
number' of 'dollars clearing
ntoveg from problem status to full-.
r the miles of. streets, The
11edged nightmare. i
An inventory of road graders,
;� Even the best operations'— and h11n-
nd plows that cost a 1 t more
neapnlis and hinatreal are generally agi-
ng a blade on the frobt of a
Inowledgcd, to he two of the hest —.
uck.
dannot be ready far a disaslrpus snow•
ould be argued that•there's a
InIl. '
in attitude further mirth. Offl.,
"Pd be the last person to critidrr.
brag that people carry shoe•
anyone down lhrre fin Chicagol;' Really
cars, dig out for themselves
said. "Anytime you have a 20 inch snow•
they can, and cooperate with
fall, you have big trouble, You can
.. Go%ernment's attitude cony,
count an it." '
Iffgrent, like alley
E%en 5lantrea1's snpervslrnl an he
Ttlevne omi. by PA. G-", Taw" o"oMt
ovcrtaxed, as Vanier explained.• :
t'It was im March, 197;, he said. -"We
had 80 inches in two or three days. It
took us a week and a half to clear."
1N THE END, the three -city coniparl.
sons hold up best in the areas unrelated
to snowplows"tonnage, loaders, and man
.flours. ,
"No, I've never had a complaint about
'a 'veil
icle being * towed during a snow
emergency," Beanie said in M{nncapo-
Ifs. "No; no one has ever complained of
being ripped.off or overcharged. Those
private towing compdnfes want to keep
.their contract. They %couldn't do that,'
Vanier, hfuntreal: "Yes, we first do
shit -walks because our first concerti is
always with the pedestrian, 'secondly
with the auto, That is the way it should
br ah%ay:s."
Official at.Chicag,y's Snow Command:
"I can't tell you how' many vehicles
with blades ue have out there.... Yes,
I know how many there are... I No.
It's not classified. 1 just can't tell yov
. , . You'll hale to ask the ui nimi.ssior..
er."
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To Neal Berlin $
•
City Council
Ca'r t0`y1n0.
From: Dick Plastino
t
g Craig Minter
THE DECISIDN}\ Minneapolis afore
For your information
than a decade ago that snowplows and
parked cars do not mix was not reached -
Wit Ihout ]oI. of pain and agony.
And Alt of aneer.. `.
' 111 lost same friends. but then 1 think I•
!made more;' said Robert hfacGregor,. '
noir president of Chicago United.
.'MacGreg.or.was a Minneapolis alder-,
man then, the representative of a dis .
Irict with several college dortnitories'., '
and apartment-hous'es, and his constilu-
enLs'were among the most angemd by ::• -
his action. When contacted by the Trib-
une, MacGregor, reluctantly recalled..
those difficult ti_mes.. . ' .. . 1 ..
YIYF, MADE THE decision that snow ._
renalval was primarily a parking-prob.
lem," he said. "It came down to'a sim-
pie choice: Yf you want yew streets
pinwed, you have 'to your cars
.get .oft
the strdel."' % -
512cGregor pointed out that the Io.dl-
Nance he helped pass was intended to
deal with heavy snows'butDOW like
the 20 inches Chicago just received ' '
•
"The -current snowfall in Chicago Is an
extraordinary situation" he said. ,If
Minneapolis had a 23 -inch .snowfall, it _
would be a shambles;'.
. But the 'legislatfod he helped get
through the Minneapolis City Council '
.has helped that city deal effectively with' • .
less. heavy snows. It simply provide;
that tour'hours after a snow emergency'
is declared, all parked cars'must be off
designated snow- routes. If they are not '
they are towed. . , ,
Furthermore, the two subsequent days'
first'requlre cars off asl•w'esl re;iden-
tialstrcels and then off north -south rest.
dential streets.'
•THAT•
"IT 51F.AN7 people: even 1, i '
congested arca, were going to have (o
find a place to park their cars;' he laid.
"People knew lhfs from the beginning of i
the winter. But H theychoose to have a
%
car, they had to find a place for IL,"
The squawks were It at first, he
.
said. He was told it was impossible.
Snmeuthnd to 1 ave alhemrid 6 races..'
Snnn pcopfc weregelling angry if their •!
neighbor did NOT mnve his car." -
VehlClev left where Ihey shouldn't be
are tagg.•.I and Intred. H i5 a Palley 11lat
is strictly enforced.
,.If you say you're going to lag and
low and you don't," Macrregoi sold
about the. early days in Jlinneapnifl,
"prr,ple simply aren't going to ntu%e
their cars.".
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Gold rafllis 1977 atop 25,
most accurate assessors
Drake University economist Steven
Gold on Wednesday released his
rankings of the 'top 25" assessors in
the state. Gold, who in the past had
ranked all assessors, only ranked We
25 who be said were most accurate in
their assessments In 1977.
Following Is the Hat Gold provided:
1) Iowa CoueyQMJ1;;i.rJ(y`1) Ames 4) Scott
County 5) Lin County 6) Ceder Rapids 7) NWm
B) Johnson County 9) Jackm County 10) Reny
Courty 11) Fort Do* 12) Fbsa Caws 13)
Fayette County 14) Grundy Cally 15) Sim Cay
16) Oub *w 27) Pak Coady 18) Clay County 19)
Warren County 20) Buena Vona County 21)
Pt~h Caws 22) Emmet County 23) Wad*q.
tun County 24) Page County 25) Nuessaldt Cows.
Gold's rankings aro based on bow
close the assessed value is to the
market value of homes.
There are 118 asseateg jurisdic-
tions in Iowa.
Gold said the U. S. Census Bureau
recently said only eight states have
more accurate assessments than
Iowa. But, he said "the general state
of assessing Is deplorably Inaccurate"
and We Census figures "exaggerates"
tow good the Iowa situation is
because of the way that study was
done.
Not much of a case
Iowa City officials made their
case In court about why they
'don't want breast-feeding In fire
stations, and It wasn't much of a
case. It. amounted to the fire
chlef'a tear that if he allowed
Linda ,Eaton's child to visit the
station for breast-feeding, he
would have to allow regular
visits by the relatives,of other.
firefighters.
The chief said that whee Eaton
broached the idea, he rejected it
at once. "I saw 'immediate
chaos;' he testified.
The chm was caused by the
city's decision to suspend Eaton,
She showed before she was
suspended that she could nurse
her baby and do her job:
If the chlef worried that other
firefighters would demand the
same visiting, privileges given
Eaton, he could have told them
that they, too, could have regular
visits for breast-feeding,
The court temporarily blocked
the city from disciplining Eaton,
pending action on the case by the
Iowa Civil Itights Commission.
With the commission, the
attorney general's office and the
courts in the act, Ian Eaton could
be enrolled in the University of
Iowa before the case gets
resolved.. Iowa City would be
prudent. to spare Itself further
legal headaches by withdrawing
Its objections to Linda Eaton's
breast-feeding.
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Consultant reveals plan
for D.M. redevelopment
A consultant for the city of Des
Moines began Thursday to unveil a
multi -million -dollar downtown re-
development plan for the areas near
the Civic Center theater and plaza
now under construction.
According to a,prellminary plan
presented to City Council members
Individually last month, private deve-
lopers and the city could join forces
to provide A new parking ramp,
housing for the elderly and hand-
icapped, luxury cosdominlun* office
towers adjacent to a glass -roofed
court, another downtown hotel and
other possible retail and commercial
The plan, prepared by ;
Hunter and Associates
s,Annapolis, Md., shows: ,
the so-called "Ward's Block" bounded
by Fourth, Locust and Walnut streets
and Filth Avenue, caniiected by a
public park or mall. A praliminary
sketch depicted a glass -enclosed mall
with retail shops adjacent to the
office towers.
a A city parking garage spanning
Fourth Street behind the Savery Hotel
and United Federal Savings and Loan
Association office, with up to 500
stalls to provide parking for the Civic
Center theater as well as the hotel
and businesses in the area,
a A 150-unll housing project for the
elderly and handicapped already
proposed by First Baptist Housing
Foundation Inc. for the southeast
corner of Fifth and Grand Avenues,
with the ground floor leased for a
drive-in bank or other commercial
use.
a "Luxury" condominium units at
the northeast comer of Fifth. Avenue
and Locust Street, west of the Savery
Hotel. '
a A hotel or office building east of
United Federal's present office, and
possibly a new headquarters building
for the savings and loan at its present
site.
a A retail or office development an
the block bounded by Second and
Grand avenues, Third and' Locust
streets, now owned by the city and
being used for surface parking.
In addition to the consultants'
plans, City Council members said
several other downtown redevelop-
ment projects are being considered
by city officials. Those Include:
a A ground transportation
terminal on the block bounded by
Fifth, Sixth and Grand Avenues and
Keosauqua Way, where people could,
at one location, board and depart
from private and public buses and
taxicabs. '
a An "old town" row of small shops
and other businesses along a
renovated Court Avenue generally
between the Polk County Courthouse
and the Des Moines River.
As city officials began revealing
the consultants' concepts, negotia-
tions continued this week on the Issue
of the cost of a parking garage to
serve the new hotel under construc-
tion at Seventh and Locust streets.
With things coming to a head on
that parking garage and on the
location of the Baptist housing
proposal, and with the consultants'
newproposal for the Civic Center
area, Mayor Richard Olson said:
"Monday night (the night of the
next official council meeting) will
probably be the most Important night
as far as the development of
downtown Des Moines in all my years
As for the Zuchelli plan, which
features & parking garage for the
Civic Center and other users
northwest of the center rather than
Immediately to the north of the
theater, the total public and private
cost estimates were unavailable
Thursday, although Councilman
Archie Brooks said they might exceed
=35 million.
But Olson noted that other than the
city cal of building the parking ramp
and relocating any businesses that
might be displaced by private deve-
lopment, most of the cat _ and the
Impetus for putting the plan Into
effect — would be up to Des Moines'
private sector.
The mayor said the plan's message
to private businessmen should be:
"It's started; you'd better jump on the
bandwagon."
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disabilities
This Is the ninth in a series of human services studies
prepared by Johnson County Regional Planning Commission
Iowa City, Iowa
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HUMAN SERVICES STUDY
Report on
DEVELOPMENTAL AND ACQUIRED DISABILITIES
December, 1976
Prepared by:
Family and Individual Life Services Subcommittee A
Kathleen Kelly, Chair
Katherine Kruse
Benny Leonard
Tim McCue
Russell Proffitt
Marjorie Strait
Mike Townsend
Jeannie Williams
Human Services Staff
Pamela Ramser
.David Chancey
Larry Allen
Human Services Project
Johnson County Regional Planning Commission
22% South Dubuque Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52290
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The preparation of this report would not have been possible
without the involvement and support of the Family and Indi-
vidual Life Services Subcommittee members. The talent, time,
and energy contributed by them were invaluable to the success
of the project.
Appreciation is also due to the many human service agencies,
organizations, and concerned individuals in Johnson County
who contributed their knowledge and time to the project and
supported us in our planning effort.
Finally, we thank the Regional Planning staff for effort and
support above and beyond the call of duty, which enabled us
to complete the report you are about to read.
STAFF PARTICIPANTS
Emil Brandt
Executive Director
Pamela Ramser
Project Director
Marianne Salcetti
Planning Assistant
Bernice Weinberger
Planning Assistant
Larry Allen
Planning Assistant
David Chancey
Research Assistant
Frances Blommers
Secretary
Ellen Mills
Secretary
Judith Waterman
Graphics
This study was prepared by the Johnson County Regional
Planning Commission for the City of Iowa City's
Comprehensive Planning Program. It was funded in part
through a contract with Iowa City from the City's Com-
munity Block Grant allocation.
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JOHNSON COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION
COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP
Johnson County (5)
John Dane
Charles Duffy
Joseph Mara):
Donald Schr
J. Patrick White
City of Iowa City (9)
Carol deProsse
Dorothy Douglass
James Harris
Letha Lovelace
Mary Neuhauser
David Parret
Glenn Roberts
Isabel Turner
Alan Vestal
City of Coralville (3)
James Cole
William Stewart
Lee Strottmann
City of Hills (1)
Larry Culver
City of North Liberty (1)
David Roberts
City of Oxford (1)
Donald Saxton
City of Shucyville (1)
Jerry Cisar
City of Solon (1)
Harry Kral
City of Swisher (1)
Ron Saddoris
City of University Heights (1)
James Stehbens
University of Iowa (1)
Richard Gibson
Citizens Advisory Committee (1)
Herbert Jordan
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Carol Spaziani, Chair
Doris Bridgeman
Jeannie Williams
Russel], Profitt
Betty Bunge
Gladys Bonz
Katherine Kruse
Rodger Darnell
Carol Fracassini
David Schuldt
William Eckhardt
Faith Knowler I
Nicholas J. Karagan
Paul Sandin
Jeanette Carter
James Harris
David Schutt
,like Townsend
Rex Honey
Lorada Cilek
Margaret Stephenson
Lori Springer
Florence Spaine
Susan Simon
Kathy Kelly
Nancy Warner
Benny Leonard
Mardi Cooper
Roald Rolfson
Andy Anderson
Al Colston
Andy Burton
Verne Kelley
Michael Rose
Lee Graham Cameron
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Preface
-� I. BACKGROUND OF THE PROGRAM
The Johnson County Regional Planning Commission, at the request of Iowa
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City, as well as other interested groups in the area, has undertaken a county-
wide human services planning program, The program will provide input into the
_ Iowa City Comprehensive Plan in the human service area and will provide guid-
ance to other policy-making groups in the community on future directions of
social services. Up to 75 percent of the financial support for the planning
effort comes from Iowa City Community Development funds via a specific con-
tract with the City of Iowa City. The balance of the funding is being pro-
vided by the Regional Planning Commission.
A Steering Committee was appointed by the Commission in early September,
--� 1976 to develop a k preliminary work program and to determine
... ' i priorities for
_1 program directions. The committee met on a weekly basis into December when
it submitted recommendations to the Commission. Steering Committee members were:
_.J Carol Spaziani, representing citizens; Florence Stockman, representing Johnson
fCounty; Neal Berlin, Dennis Kraft and Linda Schreiber, representing the Iowa City
Administration; Doris Bridgeman, appointed by Iowa City, Faith Knowler, repre-
senting United Way of Johnson County; Emil Brandt and Isabel Turner, represent-
ing the Johnson County Regional Planning Commission.
Staff assistance was provided by Emil Brandt, Regional Planning Commission
Executive Director, and Mary McCue, Research Assistant. After the work program
1 was adopted in January, Constance Echternach was hired as the Human Services
!!) Project Director and Pamela Ramser as Assistant Planner. Ms. Echternach resigned
.. in December, 1977, and Sally Baldus served as Project Director from January
through July of 1978. Pamela Ramser replaced her in August, 1978 and is the
current director of the program.
At the recommendation of the Steering Committee, a Human Services Committee
of the Regional Planning Commission was created to provide overall policy advice
for the study. This committee, composed of approximately 35 members, includes
1) representatives of local funding bodies, (i.e., Iowa City, Johnson County, and
the United Way); 2) human service board members; 3) staff from public and private
human service agencies; 4) consumers of services and informed citizens; and 5)
representatives of the University of Iowa.
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II. GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
The goal and objectives of the human service planning program, as
recommended by the Steering Committee and adopted by the Regional Planning
commission, are:
Goal: To make the planning and implementation of human services in
Johnson County as efficient and effective as possible by providing
Policy makers with the information necessary to make sound decisions
about needs and resources for programs such as health, recreation,
social services, economic opportunity, education/information and
transportation.
Objectives:
1. To supply data about existing programs and agencies.
a. To provide for meaningful organization of existing data.
b. To gather new data as needed to supplement or to fill
gaps in existing data.
2. To identify the human needs of the residents of Johnson County
and to determine the extent to which these needs are being met.
3-� To analyze and correlate the information on human needs in order
to make it useful for decision makers in formulating programs
and allocating resources.
4. To establish a mechanism for ongoing planning and coordination
of human services, to include a way for keeping information on
services and needs current and available.
Because the area of human services encompasses a variety of resources,
priority areas needed to be set. The Steering Committee used the following
criteria in selecting the priority areas for the first two years of the pro-
ject: 1) the programs in each area would have some degree of local funding (i.e.,
from Iowa City, Johnson County, or United Way), thus assuring some local program
leverage; 2) there was a feeling on the part of the Steering Committee that
substantial unmet needs and other related concerns existed in the program
area; and 3) the study of the service systems could be accomplished within
the time frame of the Project. The Steering Committee which organized the
planning effort was disbanded after formation of the Human Services Committee.
The members of the newly formed Human Services Committee were each assigned to
one of the four subcommittees established to deal with the four major areas
under study.
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III. ORGANIZATION OF THE PROGRAM
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Iowa City (1)
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Human Services Planning Staff (3)
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Family & Individual Emergency
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Mental Health/ Public Protection &
Chemical Dependency (6b) Justice (6d)
Program Development (6e)
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Contracts with the Regional Planning Commission for Human Service Planning.
They receive reports, conclusions and recommendations and regarding programm-
e I ing and funding for human services and can act or not act upon them.
2) Johnson County Regional Planning Commission
Is responsible for fulfillment of the terms of the contract. It has over-
all responsibility for the results of the study and recommendations made
by it. RPC delegates responsibility for carrying out the plan to the
Human Service staff and committee.
3) Human Services Planning Staff:
Guides and directs the study, prepares materials for committees, conducts
research and data analysis, prepares reports, arranges meetings and carried
out reporting requirements.
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9) Human Services Committee:
Has overall responsibility for guiding the study, approving actions and
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recommendations made by the subcommittees and the assimilation of data
into a unified plan. The Human Services Committee delegates responsibility
for plan development in specific service areas to subcommittees.
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Identify existing resources, provide information on how the service delivery
system works, and identify knowledgeable people to be brought into the study.
They recommend how data should be organized and prepare conslusions and recom-
mendations for service areas. Those subcommittees which published reports in
1977 (see below) have also worked to help inplement some of the recommendations
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ing, and alternative living arrangements. Has been divided into two groups
(A and B) for the second year of the program. Group A has studied the areas
of Disabilities, Nursing Homes, and In -Home Support Services; Group B has
j studied the areas of Child Care, Neglected/Displaced Children, and Family
Planning. Reports to be issued between December, 1978 and March, 1979.
6b) Mental Health/Chemical Dependency:
i Includes mental health, substance abuse and family, individual, and group
' counseling progry;ns. Issued reports on Counseling, Mental Health, and
! Substance Abuse in November, 1977.
4 6c) Emergency Assistance:
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Includes short term assistance with food, shelter, transportation, medical
i care and jobs for transients and permanent residents in crisis situations.
S issued reports on Emergency Assistance to Residents and Emergency Assistance
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6d) Public Protection and Justice:
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'• protection of the elderly from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Issued
j reports on Juvenile Justice, Adult Corrections, and Protection of the Elderly
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_! IV. DATA COLLECTION AND PRIORITIES OF PROGRAM AREAS
Data on human services and unmet needs was collected from a variety of local
resources through questionnaires, personal interviews, and group meetings. An
effort was made to use data included in previous studies and surveys, both within
and outside of Johnson County. The agencies and individuals contacted and the
methods used are too numerous to recount here. This information is available
—� through materials on file at the Johnson County Regional Planning Commission.
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6e) Program Development:
Includes development of a program proposal for a human services support
network to begin in July, 1979 (after the termination of this phase of
the Human Services Planning Program), study of information and referral
services, and other activities to make the delivery of services in John-
son County more efficient and effective.
NOTE: The Steering Committee dealt with in this chart is composed of the
Chairpersons of the five sub -committees and should not be confused
with the Steering Committee used to develop the Human Services Project
initially.
The data which was collected has been compiled into fourteen service area
`i profiles, the major sections of which are: Goal, Service Area Description,
Problem Description, Service Population, Services Provided, and Unmet Needs.
Recommendations were developed from the information contained in the Unmet Needs
portion of the profiles. The profiles were then sent to relevant agencies for
J their review. Corrections submitted by the agencies were incorporated into the
profiles.
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2. Mental Health
3. Substance Abuse
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6. Juvenile Justice
7. Adult Corrections
S. Protection of the Elderly
9. Child Care
10. Nursing Homes
11. Developmental and Acquired Disabilities
_I 12. Neglected/Displaced Children
13. In -Home Support Services
14. Family Planning
Recommendations made for each individual service area have been assigned
priorities by the Human Services Committee, Steering Committee, and Subcommittees.
Several general recommendations, relating to all service areas, have also been
J developed; these are reprinted in each of the
p profiles. There has been no formal
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ranking of individual service areas against each other. However, of the
eight service areas studied during 1977, the area of Emergency Assistance
to Transients was informally given first priority. Of the six service areas
studied during 1978, the areas of In -Home Support Services and Child Care
were seen to be of high priority, while the areas of Disabilities and Foster
Care developed as low priority.
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Preface...........................
GOAL .............. .
SERVICE AREA DESCRIPTION .............................................. 1
Service Elements..........
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION..........
Definitions Used in This Report....................I
Developmental Disability ..... .......' 1
Mental Retardation
Acquired Disability
Statistics on Disabilities ...................................... 2
Developmental Disability
Substantially Handicapped
Acquired Disabilities
Limitation in Activity
Qualifiers to Above Statistics
Major Deterrents to Activity........
SERVICES PROVIDED/pOpULATION SERVED ....................................
Service Delivery System.....10
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Organizations Serving Specific Disabilities ...................... 10
Diagnostic and Evaluative Services ............................... 19
Educational Services.........
Recreational Services....... " " ' 21
Vocational Services.......... '•' 23
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Residential Services........... ..... 24
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Related Services.......... " " " " ' 26
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UNMET NEEDS.......
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Needs Identified Through Agency Questionnaires ................... 33
Needs Identified Through Meeting With Providers ..................
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Needs Identified Through Other Sources ........................... 36
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS........
RECOMMENDATIONS.......
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LIST OF TABLES
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TABLE 1 -
Estimated Percentage of Total Population
With Developmental Disabilities Applied
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TABLE 2 -
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TABLE 3 -
Estimated Johnson County Population With
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APPENDIX 1
- Definitions of the Most Common Developmental Disabilities
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- Service Needs of the Disabled Population
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GOAL
To promote and preserve conditions which allow individuals of all
age groups with developmental and acquired disabilities to realize the extent
of their capabilities to function in society or in settings which are, to
varying degrees, sheltered; to be provided with early prevention and diagnosis
programs; and to have their daily needs met, with an emphasis on the develop-
ment of maximum independence.
SERVICE AREA DESCRIPTION
The system of services to individuals with developmental and acquired
disabilities consists of those services aimed at individuals who, because
of a condition which results in some degree of impairment of intellectual,
physical, or emotional functioning or adaptive behavior, are significantly
hindered in their ability to learn or to otherwise adapt to the demands of
society. Services range from attempts at prevention and early diagnosis to a
comprehensive support system of services designed to develop maximum indepen-
dence and to assist in providing for the daily needs which the individual is
unable to meet without such assistance.
SERVICE ELEMENTS
Direct, supportive services for the individual in his/her own home; res-
pite care and family support; special day care; short-term care for the dis-
abled; counseling; skills development; work adjustment training and experience;
job placement; public education concerning disabilities.
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS REPORT
-i Developmental Disability
J The Federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights
Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-103) defines developmental disability as a dis-
ability which is attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism,
i u dyslexia in connection with one of the above conditions, or any other con-
dition closely related to mental retardation in terms of intellectual and
and adaptive problems. It is a disability which originates before the
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individual had attained age IS and has continued or can be expected to continue
indefinitely,constituting a substantial handicap to such person's ability to
function normally in society.
Mental Retardation
Because many developmental disabilities are closely related to mental
retardation in regard to the intellectual and adaptive problems which they
cause, the definition of mental retardation is presented here. Mental re-
tardation is defined as "significantly subaverage general intellectual func-
tioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and mani-
fested during the developmental period."1
Acquired Disability
An acquired disability is a disability which is attributable to a con-
dition such as: arthritis, stroke, spinal injury, multiple sclerosis, brain
injury, polio, paraplegia, muscular dystrophy, quadriplegia, amputation,
emphysema, vision loss or impediment. An acquired disability is experien-
tially, rather than congentially, derived.
For more detailed definitions of specific disabilities, see Appendix 1.
STATISTICS ON DISABILITIES
Developmental Disability
According to the Iowa State Developmentally Disabled Council, slightly
more than 59 of the population of Iowa is considered to be developmentally
disabled. About 3% of the total population is mentally retarded, and 29 is
epileptic. Using these statistics, the number of developmentally disabled
in Johnson County is roughly 3,750, the number of mentally retarded - 2,250,
and the number of epileptic - 1,500. This information is presented in Table
1, as is more specific information on degrees of retardation and other devel-
opmental disabilities.
lIowa Department of Social Services (District 10), Seven Year Plan for the �1
Delivery of Services to the Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled 6-)
Citizens of District 10: September, 1976, p.2.
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TABLE 1
Estimated Percentage of Total Population With
Developmental Disabilities Applied
To
Johnson County
Number
of Johnson
Category Percentage
County
Residents
Developmental Disability 5%
3751
Mental Retardation 3%
2251
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ed, the following per-
centages.of severity
exist: Mild 899
2003
Moderate 69
135
Severe 3.59
79
Profound 1.59
39
Epilepsy 29
1501
Cerebral Palsy .359
263
Autism .0059
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When the above percentages are applied to various age groups, the resultant
picture of developmental disability in Johnson County is as presented in
Table 2. The information provided in Table 2 assumes that the percentages of
disabled individuals are constant across all age groups. Certainly, there are
mitigating factors which work to make the actual percentages vary with age.
However, the figures in Table 2 can be considered to be a fairly accurate
reflection of the age distribution of the developmentally disabled population
in Johnson County.
Since particular services for the disabled are often provided for
specific age groups only (e.g., children, elderly), it is important to know
the approximate number of people in each age group. The younger age groups
are presented in more detail than the others, because they constitute the
developmental period during which these disabilities are manifested and should
be first treated.
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Estimated
Developmentally
Disabled
Population
in
Johnson county*
AGE
TOTAL POP.
TOTAL DD** TOTAL MR
MILD MR
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All Ages
75025
3751
0-4
5135
2251
2003
5-9
257 154
137
5127
256 154
10-14
5319
137
15-199786
266 160
142
t'
489 294
20-4434937
1797
262
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45-64
9465
1048
973
933
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65+
5256
284
253
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263 158
141
AGE
MOD. MR
SEVERE MR PROFOUND
EPILEPSY CEREBRAL
PALSY
All Ages
135
79 34
1501
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0-4
9
5
263
5-9
9
2
102
18
10-14
10
5 2
103
18
15-19
18
6 2
106
19
20-44
63.
10 4
196
34
45-64
17
38 16
699
122
10 4
65+
9
189
33
*Statistics
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are not presented here for autism,
105
18
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individuals
since
in Johnson County.
there are only
an estimated
**The difference between
individual
statistics given for TOTAL DD
handicaps.
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It should be remembered that the above figures refer to individuals
with varying degrees of developmental disability. Such disability, while
comprising a handicapping condition, does not necessarily constitute a sub-
stantial handicap to the individual's ability to function in society. Infor-
mation on substantially handicapping conditions is presented below.
Substantially Handicapped
The State Developmentally Disabled Council has stated that approximately
30 to 35 percent of the developmentally disabled population in Iowa is substan-
tially handicapped. This would consist of approximately 1,125 to 1,313 indi-
viduals in Johnson County. The substantially handicapped population includes all
those who are severely and profoundly mentally retarded or multiply handi-
capped. (See Appendix 1 for definitions.) The percentages of the general
population with substantially handicapping conditions, as applied to Johnson
County, are shown in Table 3.
TABLE 3
Estimated Johnson County Population With
Substantial Handicaps
Category 8 of General Population* A in Johnson Count
Mental Retardation
1.0%
750
Cerebral Palsy
.168
120
Epilepsy
.58
375
Autism
.005%
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* Percentages accepted by the State Developmental Disabilities
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Acquired Disabilities
Acquired disabilities are greater in variety and more heterogeneous in
character than those of the developmental type. Statistics are presented in
Table 4 for some of the chronic acquired disabilities which are most fre-
quently encountered.
TABLE 4
National 8 Distribution of Chronic Physical and Mental Impairment as
Applied to Johnson County
Type of Disability
% National Pop. Johnson Co, pop,
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Musculoskeletal Disorders
1.698
1230
Paralysis
'468
345
Impairment of Back or Spine
.418
307
Impairment of U
Upper Extremities
'818
&
608
Shoulders
Impairment of Lower Extremities
218
157
Heart Conditions
'788
585
Visual impairment
1'828
1365
Audi al Impariment
'458
330
.18
133
From: U.S. Department of Heath,
Education
Service, "Limitations of
and Welfare,
Activity Due
Public Health
United States". 1969-70
to Cronic
Conditions,
All of Lhe above disabilities, with the exception of arthritis and
rheumatism, and musculoskeletal disorders, are slightly more prevalent
among males than females. Musculoskeletal disorders are slightly more com-
mon among females, while arthritis and rheumatism are nearly twice as
common among females than males.
The incidence of heart conditions, arthritis and rheumatism, and visual
impairment increases after age 45, while that of the other disorders decreases
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Limitation in Activity
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare has compiled statistics
on the degree of limitation of activity among all persons in the United
States. Three degrees of limitation for four age groups are presented in
Table 5. Percentages of the total population are applied to Johnson County.
It can be seen from Table 5 that the great majority of those with some
or total limitation in major activity are over age 44, with the majority
being over age 64.
Qualifiers to Above Statistics
The statistics presented above provide only an approximation of the
number of disabled individuals in Johnson County. The number of people in
Johnson County with various disabilities and varying degrees of handicap or
limitation in activity has been determined through the use of state and na-
tional estimated percentages. There is no set of local statistics readily
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Breakdown by Age and Degree of
Activity Limitation
PERCENT AND NUMBER OF JOHNSON COUNTY RESIDENTS
With Limi-
With Limita-
Unable to
tation.But
tion In
Carry on
TOTAL
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Not In Major Amount or
Major
Activity
Kind of Maj-
Activity
DISABLED
or Activit
Total Pop -
Age
ulation
$ #
6 #
6 #
6 #
Under
17 yrs
17,835
1.26
214
1.36
232
0.26
36
2.76
482
17-44
yrs
42,469
2.66
1104
4.16
1741
0.96
382
7.66
3227
45-64
yrs
9,465
3.86
360
11.26
1060
4.46
416
19.46
1836
65 yrs
& over
5,256
5.26
273
20.76
1088
16.46
862
42.36
2223
All Ages
75,025
2.66
1951
5.56
4121
2.36
1696
10.46
7768
*Major
activity refers
to ability to
work, keep house, or engage
in school or
preschool activities.
**Total
population count
based on Johnson County census of September 20, 1974.
It can be seen from Table 5 that the great majority of those with some
or total limitation in major activity are over age 44, with the majority
being over age 64.
Qualifiers to Above Statistics
The statistics presented above provide only an approximation of the
number of disabled individuals in Johnson County. The number of people in
Johnson County with various disabilities and varying degrees of handicap or
limitation in activity has been determined through the use of state and na-
tional estimated percentages. There is no set of local statistics readily
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abled population in Johnson County.
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The figures presented can be considered conservative estimates. Due to
the presence in Johnson County of many statewide and areawide facilities and
services for the disabled, the number of persons requiring supportive ser-
vices is certainly greater than the state or national average. The
presence
Of the University of Iowa, both as a provider of services and as a center of
learning, is a contributing factor. Agencies such as Goodwill and Systems
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v Unlimited serve areas larger than Johnson County, Thus, there is an increased
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need for attendant, supportive measures for the disabled, as well as a greater
u number of services than the average.
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Major Deterrents to Activity
A study which was conducted in 1976 by the Easter Seal
Society of Iowa
provided information on major deterrents
to activity, particularly employment,
among disabled
persons in the state. The study was based on
responses of 650
disabled persons throughout Iowa. The most
relevant concerns are presented
below.
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1. Location, marital status, age, sex, length of training, educational
level
ambulation, type of disability, age at onset of disability
and trans-
portation showed little relationship to the
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employment status of the severely
disabled.
2. Employability seems to be determined by the type of
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Personal help
a severely disabled person requires. Eating, toileting,
operation of wheel-
chairs, and transfer in/out of wheelchairs
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certainly present problems for
such a disabled individual
seeking employment outside the home. The
per-
centage of disabled unemployed
people who need assistance in these four areas
is greater than that
p
of those disabled persons who are employed.
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3. Employment seems to be related to the number of years a
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person has
been disabled. A greater number of those who had been
disabled five years or
less were unemployed.
4. The length or amount of vocational training can influence
employ-
ability. Severely disabled persons who had received from
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one week to six
months of training were most likely to be
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employed. Increased length of
training did
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5. Over 80 percent of the unemployed indicated that their general
physical condition was a major deterrent to becoming employed. Almost three-
fourths said that it was the most improtant reason that they were unemployed.
The second most commonly referenced deterrent was a "lack of salable
skills". This problem is no doubt exacerbated by the major problem of poor
health and physical condition in that the individual is unable to attain skills
through traditional training techniques or is unable to employ the skills he
once possessed.
The third most frequently stated problem was "transportation".*
Approximately 30 percent of the unemployed mentioned transportation among the
four most important deterrents to their engaging in work.
6. Over 70 percent of those self -defined as underemployed indicated
that their general physical condition was a major deterrent to becoming
better employed. The second most commonly referenced problem was a "lack
of salable skills". The third most frequently stated problem was "transpor-
tation".*
7• Nearly 70 percent of the severely disabled interviewed indicated
that becoming more employable was at least of moderate importance. There was
very little difference in opinion on the subject of becoming more employable
between those who were employed and those who were unemployed.
*There is an apparent discrepancy between the percentage of unemployed (29.88)
and underemployed (33.68) who indicated that transportation is an important
deterrent to their engaging in work or in getting a better job, and the per-
centage who stated that no transportation was available to them (2.48 overall).
This may result from the fact that a large number of those surveyed (64.28)
must rely on other people for transportation. This situation may be perceived
as a hindrance to better employment by some of the respondents.
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SERVICES PROVIDED/POPULATION SERVED
A wide range of services is provided to residents of Johnson County
with disabling conditions. For the purposes of this profile, eight general
categories have been used: Service Delivery System, Agencies Serving Specific
Disabilities, Diagnostic and Evaluative Services, Educational Services, Recrea-
tional Services, Vocational Services, Residential Services and Related Services.
The descriptions below contain information on the particular services
which each agency provides and on the clientele which it serves. A summary
of information on the agencies can be found in Appendix 3. Table 6, at the
end of this section (pp. 30-1) summarizes information on characteristics of
the population served, based on information provided by agencies.
SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM
The service delivery system for the disabled in Johnson County includes
agencies which provide a variety of supportive services to handicapped residents
Agencies included as part of the service delivery system are:
•Iowa Department of Social Services, Johnson County
- Developmental Disabilities Unit
- Adult Service Unit
*Johnson County Association for Retarded Citizens
- Family Support Program
- ,Friends" Program
*Johnson County Special Elderly and Handicapped Area Transportation
Service (SEATS)
*Social Security Administration
•Systems Unlimited
- Family and Child Training Program (FACT)
*University of Iowa•Affiliated Facilities Program
•Visiting Nurse Association of Johnson County
Services are provided specifically to the University of Iowa community through:
•University of Iowa Office of Services to the Handicapped
The agencies mentioned below are also part of the service delivery
system but will be described in later sections of this profile:
•Iowa State Services for Crippled Children (see Diagnostic and Eval-
uative Services, p. 18)
*University of Iowa Hospital School (see Educational services, p. 22)
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•University of Iowa Child Development Clinic (see Diagnostic and
Evaluative Services,
p. 19)
•University of Iowa Speech and Hearing Clinic (see Diagnostic and
Evaluative Services, p.19)
The Iowa Department Of Social Services, Johnson County (DSS) provides
both direct and indirect services to certain handicapped individuals (those
with cerebral palsy, mental retardation, epilepsy, autism) through its
Developmental Disabilities Unit. Direct services include counseling for the
disabled and their families as well as placesent and monitoring of disabled
clients in foster or group home care when necessary. The unit served approx-
imately 150 to 200 Johnson County residents during fiscal 1978. The Develop-
mental Disabilities Unit also serves as the access point to Johnson County
residents for Glenwood State Hospital School (see Residential Services, P. 26),
The DSS Adult Service Unit also provides direct and indirect services
to individuals with disabilities, although most Of its clients are mentally
ill or elderly. Services provided directly include homemaker services (such
as light housekeeping, child care, meal preparation, and budgeting aid), chore
services, in-home health related services, and counseling. The unit also
provides protective services to dependent handicapped adults and referral to
appropriate agencies when necessary. The Adult Service Unit is presently
providing homemaker services to two developmentally disabled individuals.
Indirect services provided by the Adult Service Unit include purchase -
of -service contracts with Goodwill Industries, Systems Unlimited, and others
through Title XX and placement of adults at the Johnson County Care Facility,
nursing homes, group homes, foster homes, and treatment centers. The DSS is
currently working to increase the number of purchase -of -service contracts
with agencies for evaluation and counseling services. Community placement
services are also conducted for those returning to the community from insti-
tutions.
The Department of Social Services also administers the medical aspects
of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for the blind and disabled,
after determination of eligibility by the Social Security Administration
Office; assistance for nursing home care is given to those not eligible for
SSI or 'Title XIX through the State Nursing Home Program, administered by DSS.
State Hospital Papers for medical treatment and care are also provided through
this office.
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The Johnson County Association for Retarded Citizens, through its Family
Support program, provides respite care and emergency care during family crisis
for mentally and/or physically handicapped individuals, enabling parents or
guardians to be relieved of care for short periods while still maintaining the •-
child or charge in their own homes. Care is provided in the natural home,
foster home, or Systems unlimited homes. Approximately 15 families were .�
served by the program during 1977.
A recent program, "Friends", has begun through the ARC, which links
information concerning volunteers with interested developmentally disabled
persons to increase the availability of leisure -time activities.
Johnson County Special Elderly and Handicapped Transportation Service
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(SEATS) provides an economical means for elderly (over 60 years of age) and
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handicapped persons to take care of their travel needs so that they may partici-
pate more fully and independently in the life of their community and the
surrounding area. In addition to providing transportation to the elderly and
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handicapped on an individual basis, SEATS transports clients to and from such
places as Congregate Meals sites, Goodwill Industries, and provides regular
service to low-income housing projects for the elderly and handicapped.
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A total of 12,551 one-way trips were provided during 1977; 25,815 have
been provided from January through November of,1978. About 700 to 800 in=
dividuals are presently using the service. An estimated 959 of clients are
over age 60, and about 758 are female. Over one-half of all rides during
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1978 were provided within the Iowa City metropolitan area (48.08), while
about one-fifth were provided in other areas of the county (17.09). The bal-
ance of transportation was provided to Congregate Meals sites (20.79), places
of employment (11.09), and for special event trips (3.39).
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The Social Security Administration serves Johnson and Washington
Counties through its Iowa City office. Financial assistance for the disabled
is provided through two programs administered by this office: Disability Bene-
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fits based on an individual's Social Security tax contributions and Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) including Aid to the Disabled and Aid to the Blind. In
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addition, Medicaid coverage (Title XIX) is available for those who qualify.
To be eligible for disability benefits, an individual must be under
age 65 and have a physical or mental impairment which prevents him or her
from doing any substantial work and which is expected to last at least 12
months or to result in death. Certain members of the worker's family are
also eligible for monthly checks. 4
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To be eligible for Aid to the Blind, one must have vision no better
than 20/200 with glasses or have tunnel vision and be in financial or personal
need.
Medicaid (Title XIX, Social Security Act) benefits are provided to
individuals who are in need of medical and health services and are receiving
payments under the Supplemental Security Income program for the blind, disabled,
and aged. Further details of all programs can be obtained through the Iowa
City office.
A total of 821 clients from Johnson and Washington counties during fis-
cal 1978 were served. Over 500 of these were from Johnson County. No data
on client characteristics is maintained.
Systems Unlimited provides a support base for parents and guardians
through its Family and Child Training program (FACT), which enables them to
maintain the developmentally disabled child or charge in their homes. Support
services include counseling and parent training, social and developmental
stimulation, training in the activities of daily living, recreation therapy,
transportation to community resources, relief care (by referral), and follow-
up. Referrals to the program are received through the Iowa Department of
Social Services, Johnson County. At the current time, families must meet
Title XX guidelines to be eligible for the program.
Fourteen families are currently being served by the program. Most of
the disabled clients are under age 12 (85.7%). Half of those served reside in
Iowa City, and half live outside metropolitan Johnson County. Nearly three-
fourths of all clients are male (71.44).
The University of Iowa Affiliated Facilities Program has as its main
purpose the training of professionals and paraprofessionals to work with the
developmentally disabled through the use of exemplary service models. Training
is approached from an interdisciplinary standpoint, relying on faculty par-
ticipation from a variety of special educational, medical, business, and
liberal arts programs at the University of Iowa. Much of the training of
students is conducted at the University Hospital School. In addition to its
research, technical assistance, and training programs, the Affiliated Facil-
ities Program provides outreach services to clients throughout the state.
Services for which training is provided include diagnosis and evaluation,
medical, therapeutic, and special educational services.
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The University of Iowa Office of Services to the Handicapped has
provided for a multiplicity of services to handicapped students since
its opening in early 1977. services include provision of accessibility
maps of the campus, key issuance to orthopedically handicapped persons for
access to elevators and chairlifts, the Bionic Bus (a transportation sys-
tem for the permanently and temporarily handicapped), and arranging for
aide and attendant care for personal hygiene needs. Involvement by the
office in aide/attendant care is only an initial one, the office acts
as a liaison between aides and handicapped students after which specific
arrangements are worked out between the aide and the student. A sports
and recreation program is also offered.
There are about 300 identified disabled students on campus, not all of
whom directly use the services of the Office of Services for the Handicapped.
The Bionic Bus had 20 regular users and 15 temorary users during the 1977-78
school year. A 204 increase in usage is expected during 1978-79. No further
information is available on clientele, due to the number of small services and
to a high degree of short-term direct involvement with clients.
The visiting Nurse Association of Johnson County (VNA) serves disabled
persons through its Disease and Disabilities and In -Home Health Promotion and
Counseling programs.
The Disease and Disabilities program provides medical management of a
diagnosed disease or problem or disability in collaboration with a physician,
and may include nursing care, occupational, physical and speech therapy, aide
services, and/or equipment loan. Services focus on monitoring the status of
the disease or disability and teaching the client or family about the con-
dition and its care, while promoting client independence. The program pro-
vided 7,813 units of service (a unit is equal to one visit) to 365 clients
during 1977.
The VNA's In -Home Health Promotion and Counseling program assists
clients in obtaining and maintaining a state of optimal health independently.
Clients are encouraged to use the appropriate community resources for this
purpose. The program provided 4,438 units of service to 685 clients during
1977.
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Over one-half of all visits during 1977 for both programs were pro-
vided to clients 65 years of age and older (46.7$), while about one-third were
to clients between ages 20 and 64 (29.99). Over 756 of the visits were to
clients residing in metropolitan Iowa City.
ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SPECIFIC DISABILITIES
Several organizations located within and outside of Johnson County pro-
vide services to individuals in the county with specific handicapping con-
ditions. Most of these also provide educational information on disabilities
to the general public.
The following orgainizations are located in Iowa City:
*Epilepsy Association of Iowa
•Johnson County Association for Learning Disabilities
•Johnson County Association for Retarded Citizens
•Multiple Sclerosis Society, Johnson County
The organizations below offer services to Johnson County residents
through their offices in Cedar Rapids:
•Iowa Commission for the Blind
*March of Dimes, Hawkeye Chapter
*Muscular Dystrophy Association
*United Cerebral Palsy
•The Easter Seal Society provides a number of services to Johnson County
through its Washington, Iowa Office. The Home Services Program is discussed
in this section. The Homebound and Handicraft Sales programs (see Vocational
Services, p. 29) and Camp Sunnyside (see Recreational Services
P. 29) are
discussed elsewhere.
The Epilepsy Association of Iowa
provides services geared to improve
the public's awareness and understanding of epilepsy, to enhance the develop-
ment of appropriate services, and to inform people of their rights. Infor-
mation and education are made available through a speakers bureau and through
distribution of films, books and pamphlets concerning, epilepsy. Referral to
appropriate resources is also provided. Information on the number of John-
son County clients served is not ascertainable.
The Johnson County Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
(ACLD) provides a support and educative group for parents and teachers of
children and youth of normal or potentially normal intelligence who have learn-
ing disabilities. Advocacy work is done in the areas of education, vocational
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Over one-half of all visits during 1977 for both programs were pro-
vided to clients 65 years of age and older (46.7$), while about one-third were
to clients between ages 20 and 64 (29.99). Over 756 of the visits were to
clients residing in metropolitan Iowa City.
ORGANIZATIONS SERVING SPECIFIC DISABILITIES
Several organizations located within and outside of Johnson County pro-
vide services to individuals in the county with specific handicapping con-
ditions. Most of these also provide educational information on disabilities
to the general public.
The following orgainizations are located in Iowa City:
*Epilepsy Association of Iowa
•Johnson County Association for Learning Disabilities
•Johnson County Association for Retarded Citizens
•Multiple Sclerosis Society, Johnson County
The organizations below offer services to Johnson County residents
through their offices in Cedar Rapids:
•Iowa Commission for the Blind
*March of Dimes, Hawkeye Chapter
*Muscular Dystrophy Association
*United Cerebral Palsy
•The Easter Seal Society provides a number of services to Johnson County
through its Washington, Iowa Office. The Home Services Program is discussed
in this section. The Homebound and Handicraft Sales programs (see Vocational
Services, p. 29) and Camp Sunnyside (see Recreational Services
P. 29) are
discussed elsewhere.
The Epilepsy Association of Iowa
provides services geared to improve
the public's awareness and understanding of epilepsy, to enhance the develop-
ment of appropriate services, and to inform people of their rights. Infor-
mation and education are made available through a speakers bureau and through
distribution of films, books and pamphlets concerning, epilepsy. Referral to
appropriate resources is also provided. Information on the number of John-
son County clients served is not ascertainable.
The Johnson County Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
(ACLD) provides a support and educative group for parents and teachers of
children and youth of normal or potentially normal intelligence who have learn-
ing disabilities. Advocacy work is done in the areas of education, vocational
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training, and recreational facilities to advance
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the education and general
welfare of such children and
assure their development to maximum potential.
The ACLD has
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worked closely with Grant Wood Area Education Agency
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and was
instrumental in bringing about the institution
by the Iowa City Board o£
Education of
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an Advisory Board composed of representative
Parents and pro-
fessionals. The ACLD served
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approximately 50 families during the 1977-78
school
year. About 604 of the children served were in the
rd
8 to 13 year-old
age range, while 406 were 14 years
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of age and older.
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The ACLD is currently involved in setting up community
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resource teams
to assist with the needs of children
with learning disabilities in Johnson
County.
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The Johnson Count Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC)
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has as its
Purpose to initiate Promote and monitor
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services for the retarded citizens of
Johnson County and to
inform and educate the public about the needs of retarded
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persons. The association has sponsored the development
and monitored the con-
tinuing services of the Nelson Adult
Center's Program and the Summer Program
for severely retarded
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children (see Educational Services P•21). The
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associ-
ation also sponsors a Famil Y Su 9
support Pro ram which
provides respite care to
parents or guardians of mentally and/or
physically disabled individuals (see
Service Delivery
System, p. 12). Approximately 100 retarded individuals
were
served directly by the ARC during 1977.
The Multi le Sclerosis Society, Johnson County
works to stimulate,
coordinate, and
support new research and to obtain and disseminate existing
information
about the causes, prevention, alleviation, and
qsclerosis
cure of multiple
and other diseases of the
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nervous system. Counseling, equipment
loan
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or purchase, and special events are provided. Patient "rap
t
sessions" are
held, and Physical therapy is
a
PY provided to clients through an agreement with
the Visiting Nurse
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Association. An aquatics
4 program is
currently being
planned in conjunction with the Special Populations
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Involvement (SPI) program
of the Iowa City Recreation
Center.
Approximately 30 Johnson County Clients
were served during 1977. Most
were female, between 40
and 50 years of age, and resided in Coralville.
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The Iowa Commission for the Blind provides library services, rehabili-
tation and adjustment, home teaching and home industry training, and a vending
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stand for home industry products. Special tools, devices, and aids for the
^I blind (such as Braille books and tape recorders) are availble from the com-
mission. Public education is conducted, and information about blindness is
disseminated to the general public. Approximately 450 Johnson County residents
were served by the commission during 1977.
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The Library for the Blind, a department of the Commission, lends
talking books, taped books, Braille books and magazines, and playback
equipment to eligible persons throughout the State of Iowa. Blind, vis-
ually impaired, those with an organic dysfunction resulting in severe
reading disability, and those with physical limitations resulting in
inability to use standard printed material may be found eligible upon
application. Application forms may be obtained through the Iowa City
Public Library.
The March of Dimes Hawkeye Chapter, provides prenatal and other edu-
cational and professional services. Donations are used for research both
nationally and locally, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funds
are also used to provide direct aid to birth defect and polio victims. About
three to five Johnson County residents are served directly each year.
The Muscular Dystrophy Association places its primary emphasis on
research and on direct medical services. Direct services include outpatient
clinics, diagnosis, physical therapy, and some recreational activities.
Orthopedic appliances are available from the association, and transportation
of clients is provided in conjunction with specific services of the organiza-
tion. About 30 Johnson County clients were served during 1977, ranging in
age from 6 to 50 years.
United Cerebral Palsy serves a nine -county area, including Johnson
County. However, most of the services provided by United Cerebral Palsy are
restricted to Linn County because it is not feasible at this time to fully
serve the entire nine -county area. Although there are presently no Johnson
County clients being served, the office does refer Linn County clients to
services in Johnson County and sometimes receives calls from Johnson County
residents, which are then referred to the appropriate local agency. Four
programs are offered: 1) Adult Day Care, 2) Children's Recreation,
3) Thursday Evening Adult Recreation and Speakers Program, and 4) Bowling
League (October -April). A new Mobile Recreation program is scheduled to
begin soon, with a specially equipped van to be used for transportation.
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The Easter Seal Society provides a Home Services program to residents
of Eastern Iowa with handicapping conditions. Services include physical
therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, loan of orthopedic equipment,
and consultation and referral to other resources.
During fiscal 1978, 86 Johnson County clients were served by the Home
Services program. Data provided here on client characteristics includes all
Easter Seal programs mentioned in this profile. Most Johnson County clients
resided in Iowa City (73.59). Over half were male (57.1%). About one quarter
of the clientele were over 60 years of age (24.59), with no significant cluster
in any other age group.
The Easter Seal Society is in the process of developing a Friendly Visitor
program which will provide companionship and assistance in running errands and
doing chores to orthopedically handicapped persons.
DIAGNOSTIC AND EVALUATIVE SERVICES
Diagnosis and evaluation of disabilities are provided to Johnson County
residents by the following:
•Child Psychiatry Service, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
*Iowa State Services for Crippled Children
•University of Iowa Child Development Clinic
*University of Iowa Speech and Hearing Clinic
*The agencies listed below also provide diagnosis and evaluation in
conjunction with their other services to residents in Johnson County:
•Glenwood State Hospital School (see Residential Services, p. 26)
*Grant Wood Area Education Agency (see Educational Services, P. 20)
•University Hospital school (see Educational Services, p. :2)
The Child Psychiatry Service, University Hospitals and Clinics, pro-
vides outpatient and inpatient services including diagnostic evaluations,
psychological testing, recreational therapy, family therapy, education of
parents in child management, school intervention programs, drug treatment,
and a program for autistic children. Children and young teenagers with
emotional, behavorial, or learning problems are diagnosed, and long-term
management is provided which usually involves their families and teachers.
Referrals to the inpatient program are taken for children from two to 15 years of
age, and referrals to the outpatient program are taken for those up to 18 years of
age. Low -functioning individuals through the early twenties are served through an
adult outpatient program.
During fiscal 1978, direct services were provided to 49 Johnson County
residents. This includes cases of behavior disorder as well as developmentally
disabled individuals. The majority were from Iowa City (75.54).
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Iowa State Services for Crippled Children, provides services in two
locations: 1) through mobile field clinics at various sites across the state
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and 2) through its central office in the University of Iowa Hospital complex.
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Any person under 21 years of age is eligible.
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The field clinics provide diagnostic evaluations for chronic diseases,
physically handicapping conditions, speech and hearing problems, emotional
problems, behavior disorders, and learning difficulties. General child health
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clinics, cardiac clinics, ear, nose, and throat clinics, and muscle disorder
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clinics are also held. A total of 50 Johnson County residents were served
through the clinics during 1977. The majority were 12 years of age and under
(589); nearly half of these were under four years of age.
Similar diagnostic and evaluative services are performed at the central
University of Iowa office, through the Pediatrics and Orthopedics departments
of the hospital. During 1977, 320 Johnson County clients were served here.
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No breakdown by county of client characteristics is available for this
clientele.
State Services for Crippled Children also provides follow-up services
to assist families in obtaining needed services and to assure continuity of
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recommended care.
The Child Development Clinic at the University of Iowa provides diagnos-
tic evaluation, medical follow-up, short-term counseling, psychological services,
nursing consultation, and dental services to children up to 18 years of age
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with developmental problems. Types of assessment and evaluation include medi-
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cal, speech and hearing, educational, and social service needs.
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The clinic served 334 Iowa residents during 1977. The majority of
these were between 5 and 12 years of age (669). Most were male (689). About
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of all clients resided in metropolitan areas of the state, while about
one-quarter lived in small towns and one-third in rural Iowa. Ten Johnson
County residents were served during this time.
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University of Iowa Speech and Hearing Clinic (Wendell Johnson) provides
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outpatient evaluation and consultation services for children and adults with
speech, language, and/or hearing problems, as well as day clinic habilitation
or rehabilitation services for such children and adults who are able to come
to the clinic for these services. A summer residential program is held for
children with speech, language, hearing, and/or reading problems. The clinic
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is the service program of the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology at
the University of Iowa.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency (AEA) provides a number of special
educational and related services to pre-school and school -aged children with
physical or learning disabilities in aseven-county area, including Johnson ¢
County. The area served by Grant Wood AEA is designated as Area 10 of 15 �I
such areas in Iowa created by the Iowa Legislature �n 1975, as part of
Senate File 1163.
Services provided by Grant Wood AEA include consultation and education r1
in regard to vision and hearing problems, services for hospitalized and home-
bound students, school
, psychologist services, school social work services, II
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special education consultantants' services, a child evaluation clnic, and
special educational media services provided by a specialist. The AEA conducts
speech and hearing screeningand t
provides therapies for those with speech,
hearing, and language difficulties for the early childhood population as well .1.
as for school -aged children and youth. The AEA also provides special edu-
cational services through itinerant teachers for those with hearing problems.
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The Speech and Hearing Clinic served a total of 233 Johnson
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clients during 1977. The clinic has noted the an increasing number of per-
sons from Johnson County are being served here. No breakdown of client
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characteristics is available.
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EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
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Special educational services are provided to Johnson County
residents
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by the following:
•Grant Wood Area Education Agency
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•Nelson Adult Center
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•Nelson Developmental Center
- School Year Program
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- Summer Program
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•University Hospital School
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The following agencies also provide special educational services to
Johnson
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County residents but are listed elsewhere:
*Glenwood State Hospital School
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency (AEA) provides a number of special
educational and related services to pre-school and school -aged children with
physical or learning disabilities in aseven-county area, including Johnson ¢
County. The area served by Grant Wood AEA is designated as Area 10 of 15 �I
such areas in Iowa created by the Iowa Legislature �n 1975, as part of
Senate File 1163.
Services provided by Grant Wood AEA include consultation and education r1
in regard to vision and hearing problems, services for hospitalized and home-
bound students, school
, psychologist services, school social work services, II
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special education consultantants' services, a child evaluation clnic, and
special educational media services provided by a specialist. The AEA conducts
speech and hearing screeningand t
provides therapies for those with speech,
hearing, and language difficulties for the early childhood population as well .1.
as for school -aged children and youth. The AEA also provides special edu-
cational services through itinerant teachers for those with hearing problems.
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The services of the AEA are available to all school -aged children
in all school districts in Johnson County. This population includes some
9,500 students in the Iowa City and Clear Creek Community School Districts,
as well as students in the other school districts which are entirely or
partially in Johnson County. Approximately 600 students with handicapping
conditions have been identified in the Iowa City School District, as well
as 195 students with speech and language difficulties.
In regard to the phasing of University Hospital School Day Program
classes into the public schools (see University Hospital School, p. 22),
two of the classes have been transferred into Iowa City schools this year.
Plans for further transfer of classes are in progress and should be com-
pleted in the near future.
Nelson Adult Center, a program of Systems Unlimited, provides a
variety of activities for the severely and profoundly retarded through its
day program. These include recreational activities, socialization skills,
academic and preacademic skills, prevocational skills, homemaking, and a
variety of arts and crafts. Transportation to and from the center is pro-
vided free of charge.
Clients of the center must be referred through the Department of
Social Services. At the present time, 22 clients are being served. Of these,
738 are female. Clients are divided nearly evenly between these age groups:
under 25 years, 25 to 35 years, and 36 to 59 years. Nearly half of the
clients being served reside at the Johnson County Care Facility (458), while
the remainder live in the Iowa City-Coralville area.
Nelson Developmental Center provides special educational services to
the severely and profoundly mentally retarded from birth through age 21.
Both the School Year and Summer programs are administered by Grant Wood
Area Education Agency.
The School Year program provides special education in the areas of
self-care, communication, sensory -motor development, socialization skills,
cognitive development, and pre -vocational experience. Three classes are
offered through schools in the Iowa City School District, according to three
levels of student ability. During the 1977-78 school year, 18 clients were
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served by the program. Of these, about one-third were under age seven, one-
third were of primary school age (7-11 years), and one-third were adolescent
(11-21 years). Over half of the clients were in foster care (56%). About one-
third lived with their natural families in Iowa City and 11% with natural
families in West Branch.
The Nelson Summer Program is sponsored by the Johnson County Associ-
ation for Retarded Citizens and is administered by Grant Wood Area Education
Agency as a continuation of services provided throughout the regular school
year. In addition to maintaining and improving skills development, the
Summer Program provides recreational activities and field trips for its
clients. Recreational activities are coordinated with the Special Populations
Involvement program (SPI) at the Iowa City Recreational Center. Transportation
for the program is contracted with Systems Unlimited.
The program provided services to 31 Johnson County clients through five
classes during the Summer of 1977. Of these clients, slightly over half (55%)
were male. Client ages ranged from 2 to 16 years, with 5 -year-olds being
represented more frequently than any other age group (29% of all clients).
Nearly three-fourths of the clients served had been diagnosed as severely
mentally retarded. Several of the clients had multiply handicapping con-
ditions. Of those served, 616 qualified for Title XX monies.
University Hospital School provides special education services and
related services to trainable level mentally retarded persons from birth to
21 years of age. A variety of therapeutic techniques are used, including
family therapy, recreational therapy and music therapy, as well as physical
and occupational therapies. A summer field campus program and prevocational
workshops for adolescents are conducted each year. Placements in the school
are made in cooperation with Grant Wood Area Education Agency (AEA), follow-
ing evaluation by the school's outpatient clinic. Initial contact with the
Hospital School should be made through the Grant Wood AEA.
The University Hospital School's special educational and evaluational
services are offered through three programs. The Residential Program and
the Outpatient Program serve the State of Iowa, while the Day Program serves
Iowa City and the surrounding area. The Residential Program affords out -
of -county residents a living situation from which they can take advantage
of other Hospital School services and related services in the community.
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Only in rare cases are Johnson County residents served through the Residential
Program, since they are able to commute to the Day Program. A total of 30
Johnson County clients received outpatient services, and 63 clients were
served by the Day Program during fiscal 1978. The majority of Johnson County
clients served by both programs was male (566) and between 5 and 18 years of
age (756). An additional 166 were under four years of ace. The majority
resided in Iowa City (906). About 546 of these clients were diagnosed as
mentally retarded, while 466 had physical disabilities.
The classes offered through the Day Program are in the process of being
phased into schools in the Iowa City School District (see the listing for
Grant Wood Area Education Agency, p.20). The Hospital School currently has
three classes: one elementary, one adolescent, and one severely and pro-
foundly handicapped.
In addition to its special educational services, the Hospital School
provides training for those interested in working with the physically or men-
tally handicapped and conducts research into mentally and physically handi-
capped conditions and related problems in conjunction with the University
Affiliated Facilities Program (see Service Delivery System, p.13). The
Shrine Equipment Pool, which loans equipment to clients of the school, is
housed here.
RECREATIONAL SERVICES
Recreational services are provided to the disabled in Johnson County by:
•Special Populations Involvement (SPI) program of the Iowa City Depart-
ment of Parks and Recreation
A variety of camping programs in Iowa provide summer camping exper-
iences for the disabled residents of Johnson County. These are:
*Camp Courage in Monticello, Iowa
•Camp Shabbonee, program of Girl Scouts, Mississippi Valley Council
•Camp Sunnyside, program of Easter Seal Society
•Camp Albrecht Acres, program of Association of Retarded Citizens
in Dubuque
•Camp Wyoming, Presbyterian Youth Camp in Wyoming, Iowa.
Special Populations involvement (SPI) provides activities including
arts and crafts, sports, games and aquatics. Outreach activities are pro-
vided at agencies, such as Goodwill Industries, Systems Unlimited, and Nelson
Developmental Center, which serve the disabled. Sessions of the program
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include 15 -week winter and spring sessions, an 8 -week summer session, and a
10 -week fall session. Leisure counseling and planned integration of clients
into regular classes and activities are also offered.
About 200 Johnson County clients were served by the SPI program
during 1977.
Camp Shabbonee, a Girl Scout Camp which serves Johnson County, provides
a camp session each summer for disabled girls. Sessions are four days in
length. Currently, the camp takes only mentally handicapped girls for the
special sessions. It is not equipped to serve the physically handicapped,
but hopes to make provisions for this in the near future. During 1977, the
camp served about 18 Johnson County girls.
Camp Sunnyside, a program of the Easter Seal Society, is located mid-
way between Ankeny and Des Moines. Any orthopedically handicapped resident
of Iowa, at least 8 years of age, is eligible to participate in the camp ses-
sions. Sessions are 12 days in length for children and six days in length for
adults. A total of 20 Johnson County clients were served by Camp Sunnyside
during fiscal 1978.
Camp Albrecht Acres is a camp for handicapped individuals run by the
Association for Retarded Citizens in Dubuque. No information on the number
of Johnson County individuals served was obtainable.
Camp Wyoming, located in Wyoming, Iowa, is a Presbyterian youth camp
which provides one camp session for multiply -handicapped individuals each
summer. No further information on the camp was obtainable.
VOCATIONAL SERVICES
Vocational services are provided to the disabled in Johnson County by
the following:
• Easter Seal Society Homebound Training and Handicraft Sales programs
•Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa
•Job Service of Iowa, Iowa City
*Rehabilitation, Education and Services Branch
•Oakdale Rehabilitation Center
Easter Seal Society's Homebound Training and Handicraft Sales Proqrams
provide services which assist the disabled individual in becoming an income-
producing craftsman in his/her own home. The Homebound Training program offers
five-week training sessions in a variety of crafts. The Handicraft Sales pro-
gram provides an outlet for the sale of craft articles through its sales
building at Camp Sunnyside and various retail stores. Individuals need not
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participate in the Homebound Training program to be eligible for the Sales
program. Five Johnson County clients were served by the Handicraft Sales
program and two Johnson County residents were served by Homebound Training
during fiscal 1978.
Goodwill Industries of southeast Iowa provides rehabilitation services,
training and opportunities for personal growth for individuals with mental
and/or physical handicapping conditions. The Work Adjustment Program provides
training to acquire basic work habits such as attendance, punctuality, ability
to accept supervision and get along with co-workers. Various training areas
also provide a realistic work setting to teach job skills in janitorial, food
service, office, store sales, subcontract assembly, and dock work. As part of
Work Adjustment, clients receive job readiness training, placement services and
follow-up after a competitive placement is accomplished.
The Extended Work Experience Program provides workshop training for clients
who have benefited from Work Adjustment training and are not yet ready for com-
petitive placement. Clients receive counseling services, wages based on
ductivity and fringe benefits. Placement services are also provided to selected
individuals.
The Activity Center Program helps dependent adults with severe handicapping
conditions to attain an improved quality of life. Services provided include
personal and social adjustment, training in basic and independent living skills,
community utilization skills, basic academic skills and leisure time activities.
A Transitional Program is also provided to allow selected Activity Center clients
exposure to the workshop, with the eventual goal of transfer to the Work Adjust-
ment Program. An Independent Living Skills service is provided to clients in all
three programs. This provides personal and social adjustment and academic skills
to individuals with needs in these areas.
A total of 211 Johnson County clients were served by Goodwill during 1977.
Most resided in Iowa City (909). Males comprised 608 of the clientele, and
608 were between 19 and 35 years of age. Half had incomes under $5,000 per
year, while an additional 308 had incomes between $5,000 and $10,000 per year.
Job Service of Iowa, Iowa City provides special placement and vocational
counseling for handicapped individuals in Johnson County. Many of the handi-
capped clients seen by Job Service are referred by Goodwill Industries or the
Rehabilitation, Education and Services Branch local office. Job Service pro-
vides both vocational counseling and placement services. Approximately 1,117
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handicapped individuals were served during fiscal 1978 and 253 job placements
were provided. (It should be noted that the majority of the "handicapped"
Population served by Job Service consists of individuals with mildly handi-
capping conditions.)
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The Rehabilitation, Education and Services Branch (RESB) provides voca-
tional rehabilitation services in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act. Services available include a complete medical diagnosis and vocational
evaluationg
(provided through the Oakdale Rehabilitation Center, see below),
vocational guidance and counseling, job training in a variety of locations
(schools, workshops, on-the-job, b y correspondence or tutoring), and assistance
in job -seeking as well as follow-up to ensure satisfaction. Prosthetic devices,
occupational tools, equipment, and business licenses are also provided, and
provisions are made for maintenance and transportation while the client is
undergoing vocational rehabilitation. Intensive personal adjustment and vo-
cational counseling is provided both at the RESB office and at the Oakdale
Rehabilitation Center. (No breakdown by county is available.)
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The Oakdale Rehabilitation Center is a program of the State Rehabilitation
Education and Services Branch and provides evaluation, adjustment, and pre-
vocational services in conjunction with local RESB offices. It is one of three
such centers in Iowa. The goal of the program is to determine the total re-
habilitation needs of each client and to ready him/her for vocational training
or other rehabilitation programs. The individual client usually undergoes an
evaluation of a nine -week period and then is referred to the appropriate RESB
field office for further assistance.
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RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
Residential services are provided to disabled Johnson County residents
by the agencies listed below:
• Glenwood State Hospital School
• Johnson County Care Facility
• Low-income Elderly and Handicapped Housing Projects
-Autumn Park, Iowa City
-Coral Village, Coralville
-East Side Village, Lone Tree
• Systems Unlimited
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-Apartment Living
-Family Living
-Developmental Family Living
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Glenwood State Hosoital School provides diagnosis, evaluation, treatment,
training, instruction, care,rehabilitation, and support for mentally retarded
Persons in 52 counties of Iowa including Johnson County. Application for ser-
vices must be made through the Iowa Department of Social Services in the client's
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' county of residence. Services are purchased for the client with Title XX funds.
During fiscal 1978, 12 Johnson County clients were served by Glenwood
State Hospital School. Of these, nine were at the school in long-term residence,
and three for diagnosis and evaluation or more temporary residence. Woodward
j State Hospital School, which serves the balance of the State of Iowa, included
' Johnson County in its service district prior to a reorganization of the two
districts. Three individuals from Johnson County have been in residence there
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The Johnson County Care Facility provides custodial residential care,
rehabilitative agricultural activities, and a sheltered workshop. Clients must
be Johnson County residents between the ages of 18 and 65 and ambulatory upon
Jadmission. Approximately 86 mentally retarded are currently being served.
Clients are about half male and half female, ranging in age from 24 to 80 years.
Autumn Park Apartments, Coral Village and East Side Village provide low -
rent housing for persons over 62 years of age or handicapped in some way. The
complexes are served by Johnson County SEATS vans, the Congregate Meals pro-
gram, and the Visiting Nurse Association of Johnson County.
-- Autumn Park Apartments contains 68 apartment units, Coral Village con-
tains 57 units, 6 of which are designed for handicapped persons, and East Side
^j Village has 30 units.
J Several additional low-income housing units for the elderly and handi-
capped in Johnson County are currently under consideration.
Systems Unlimited provides residential services to the disabled through
three programs: 1) Supervised Independent Living, 2) Family Living (Adult
Group Homes), and 3) Developmental Family Living (Children's Group Homes).
The Apartment Living program for adults provides a supervised independ-
ent living situation designed to assist developmentally disabled clients to
reach a situation of total independent living by providing structured assis-
tance in everyday living skills, in an effort to prevent inappropriate insti-
tutional care. Nine Johnson County clients are being served by the program at
the present time. Most are female (789) and between 25 and 35 years of age (674).
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Developmental Family Living homes provide community-based care in a
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family living situation for developmentally disabled children who cannot be
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cared for in their own homes. Currently, 14 Johnson County clients are being
served by this program. Half are male, and half are female. All are between
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five and 18 years of age, with the majority being between 13 and 18 years oldI
(64%).
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RELATED SERVICES'
Direct services to the handicapped are also provided by the following:
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• Drivers License Division, Iowa Department of Transportation
• Heart Association of Iowa, Northeast Division
• Iowa City Public Library Services for the Homebound.
• PUSH (Committee of the University of Iowa Veterans Association)
• RUN (University of Iowa Handicapped Student Organization
• Several Service Clubs and Organizations in Johnson County
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. The Drivers License Division of the Iowa Department of Transportation
provides parking sticker windshield stickers to handicapped residents of
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Johnson County. These are available at the Drivers License Station and the
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Johnson County Treasurer's Office.
The Heart Association of Iowa, Northeast Division provides a number of
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medical services, underwrites heart research, and offers educational programs
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and informational materials concerning prevention and treatment of heart disease.
Medical -related services include high blood pressure screening, stroke rehabil-
itation programs, risk factor programs, school health programs, heart sound
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screening, and pacemaker monitoring. Medical films and self -instructional
materials concerning care and treatment of heart conditions are available
through the association office. Programs and materials are available to any-
one upon request. No direct aid is provided.
The Iowa City Public Library provides large -type books, books by mail
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service, and prism glasses to aid bedridden patients in reading, as well as
application forms and demonstration materials for the library program of the
Iowa Commission for the Blind (see Organizations serving Specific Disabilities,
p. 17).
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PUSH, a committee of the University of Iowa Veterans Association, serves
the University, Iowa City, Johnson County, and the surrounding area. Services
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provided to handicapped students by the organization include adovcacy, acces-
sibility studies on property for interested individuals, crisis intervention,
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and assistance with housing problems. Referral to appropriate community re-
sources is also provided. The organization has 31 members.
RUN (Restrict Us Not) is an organization of handicapped students at the
University of Iowa whose purpose is to make the public aware of the rights and
problems of the handicapped. The organization actively supports the removal
of architectural barriers and any construction which will make the University
and surrounding community more accessible to handicapped persons. Support
and assistance are provided to those with specific problems, legal or non -legal,
related to a handicapping condition. The organization has 30 regular student
members.
Several of the Service Clubs and Organizations in Johnson County pro-
vide some financial assistance to disabled individuals. The Sertoma Club,
for example, -has assisted people in obtaining hearing aids, and the Lions
Club has helped some individuals to purchase eyeglasses.
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TABLE 6
f Population Served*
Characteristics o
TABLE 6-A
RESIDENCE
(ln Pe `-3
Rural
i•. r.1,:_. Hc; ', ,_rn.l l Tow_c
Johnson County SEATS
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(work Transportation
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for Handicapped: 131 �
Congreyate Meals:
20.7%; Special
Trips! 3.3$) 39.3
VNA of Johnson County
_ 50.0+
Multiple Sclerosis sue 1.9.5
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Easter Seal Society (:5•`' �•
12.2
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U. of Ia. Child Fsych• 75•5 27.0 32.0
**Child Dev. Clinic
Nelson Dev. Center - 11.0 -
-School Year Prog•
33.0 -
(56% residing out
of natural family
home) 4.3
90.3 5 4 -
Univ. Hosp. School 50.0
50.0 y.1 I
-Fam.+Child Train. 9D 9
-Nelson Adult cen.
(45.596 from John-
son County Care I
Facility) _
90.0
7.0 3.0
Goodwill Industries _ 6g.A:
Camp Shabbonee
Johnson County - 31.2; hospital School
1.977 or FY
'7S statistics kept by
*Data recorded here is based on agencies.
**Refers to entire state
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TABLE 6-B
INCOME
Under $25,000
Agency $5000 $5000-9,999 $10,000-24,999 and Over
DSS-Dev. Disab. Unit
(956 below Title XX
guidelines; 56 above)
VNA of Johnson County
-Disease & Disabil. 15-2061 75-806 56 -
Nelson Dev. Center
(61.36 Below Title XX
guidelines; 38.76 above) I i
Systems Unlimited
-Fam. & Child. Training
(85.76 below Title XX,
guidelines; 14.36 above)
Goodwill Industries 506 306 106 106
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AGE
(In Percents)
Agency 0-4 5-12 13-18 19-24 25-35 36-59 60+
Johnson Co. SEATS 85
(156 between the ages
of 21 and 60)
VNA of Johnson County
Johnson Co. ACLD
Multiple Sclerosis Soc.
Muscular Dyst. ASS'n.
(Range from 6 to 50
years)
Easter Seal Society
(96 age unknown)
State Services for
Crippled Child.
(field clinics
only)
8.9 r5 (5-19) �d-29.4 (20-64)
60 (8-13)x-40 (14+) —i
3.5 115
13.3
Most 40-50
9.7 23
36.9 I 18.01 4.41(18-20)
(106 age unknown)
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TABLE 6-C AGE
(Continued)
5-12 13-18 19-24
25-35 36-59 60+
Child Dev. Clinic
18. 0�
66.0 ! 16.Oi
68.0
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Nelson Dev. Center
9.7 i
71.0 19.3
Univ. Hospital School
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Univ. Hosp. School
16.1
41.9 I 33.3 I
8.7
-Family & Child Training
Systems Unlimited
28.6
-Apt. Living
22.0
78.0
-Pam & Child Train.
14.3
28.6 57.1
-Dev. Family Living
50.0
-Apt. Living
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33.0
67.0
-Family Living
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- -
64.0
27.0 9.0 -
-Dev. Fam. Living
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37.7 64.3
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Nelson Adult Center
(Range from 24 to
i
80 years)
Goodwill Industries
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- 15.0
40.0
20.0 125.0 - I
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SEX
(In Percents)
Agency Male Female
Multiple sclerosis Soc.
Most
Easter Seal Society
57.1
42 9
Child Development Clinic
68.0
32.0
Nelson Development Center
54.8
45.2
Univ. Hospital School
55.9
44.1
Systems Unlimited
-Family & Child Training
71.4
28.6
-Apt. Living
22.0
78.0
-Family Living
36.0
64.0
-Dev. Family Living
50.0
50.0
Nelson Adult Center
27.0
73.0
Goodwill Industries
60.0
40.0
Johnson County Care Fac.
50.0
50.0
Camp Shabbonee I
100.0
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UNMET NEEDS/PROBLEMS IN SERVICE DELIVERY
Needs Identified Through Agency Questionnaires
In February, 1978 a questionnaire was developed by the Human Services
staff and sent to 21 agencies which provide services to disabled residents of
Johnson County. Fifteen agencies returned the questionnaire, four provided
some information but were unable to complete the questionnaire, and two were
unable to provide any information. The unmet needs revealed through these
responses are presented below.
1) Coordination of Services
A total of 12 of the 15 responding agencies felt, seven of them
strongly, that there is a need for better coordination of services
for the disabled in Johnson County.
2) Legal Advice and Information on Legal Rights
Five of the responding agencies felt that the disabled do not
have adequate access to legal advice and information on their legal
rights. Four of the respondents had no opinion, and six felt legal
services to be adequate. There was a general consensus that the
income guidelines of Legal Aid allow only a portion of the dis-
abled to receive needed advice and other legal services.
3) Employment Opportunities
Five of the respondents felt, one of them strongly, that employment
opportunities for the competitively employable disabled in Johnson
County are insufficient. Six had no opinion, and four felt oppor-
tunities to be sufficient.
4) Special Living Arrangements
The most strongly expressed need in this area was for foster home
care for both adults and children with disabilities; six of seven
respondents indicated that they feel the demand for such foster
care exceeds the supply. Four of eight respondents felt that the
demand for semi -supervised apartment living also exceeds the supply.
A specific need was expressed by one respondent for short-term
living arrangements within Johnson County for individuals from
surrounding counties who come here to utilize services.
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5) In -Home Health Services 'W
Eight of the fifteen respondents felt, two them strongly, that there
is a need to make in-home services more readily available to dis- w
abled individuals. Seven had no opinion. The limitations imposed rj
by financial guidelines where such are pre
were mentioned as the greatest barrier to obtaining in-home services 9.1
by 4 of the respondents. Statistics on referrals indicate a low
use of existing services and an inadequate knowledge of existing
guidelines and available services on the part of the community.
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6) Public Enlightenment .�
Seven of the fifteen responding agencies felt, two of them strongly k'1
that the disabled suffer from discrimination in Johnson County. d
Two had no opinion, and six felt that there is little or no such
discrimination in the county. X1
8) Programming for Parents
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Eight of fourteen respondents felt, three of them strongly, that tl.
Johnson County needs additional programming to help parents over-
come or lessen the effect of their child's disability. Five had
no opinion, and one felt that there is no need for additional pro-
gramming in this area. Lack of awareness of available services, p
financial guidelines and scarcity of resources were cited as the
most prevalent barriers. rj
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9) Additional concerns
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The following additional concerns were expressed: a need for more
simplification and centralized control of the service system; more v
comprehensive day programming for the severely disabled adult; in-
creased fiscal stability in order to better meet programming needs 11
Of clients for a longer time; a need for additional services geared
toward increasing the level of independence of disabled persons
after appropriate training (e.g., more extensive homemaker services
other services to support the individual in his/her own home), as
well as the need for services designed for the not -so -severely ~
disabled. -
Needs Identified Through Meeting with Providers ^'
A meeting was held on February 23, 1976 with providers of services to
the disabled to discuss the results of the questionnaire returns and to m
ascertain which of the identified needs they felt to be most critical in .t
Johnson County. Relevant additions to the questionnaire responses are ^•
presented below.
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1)
Information on Services
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There was general agreement that most of the "gaps" in services to
the disabled involve the lack of use of existing facilities and
programs, rather than a lack of facilities. There is little dup-
lication of services in Johnson County. A better system of pro-
viding information on changing programs and processes to the pub-
lic is needed in order to help avoid "gaps" due to lack of current
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information.
2)
Accessibility of Housing and Transportation
There was a general consensus that, in the area of housing, there
is a need for"accessibility" to be defined as extending to the
entire living area, not merely to accessibility from outside.
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In the area of transportation, it was felt that buses should be
modified to be accessible to those with casts, crutches, etc.
Transportation to existing resources is not always available.
3)
Legal Assistance
There was a consensus that it is up to providers to inform clients
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of what legal advice is needed and of opportunities that are avail-
able to them. There is an unfortunate lack of opportunities, how-
ever, in that there is no one at Hawkeye Legal Aid, nor is there
any lawyer in the area, who specializes in legal services to the
handicapped.
4)
Physical and Occupational Therapy
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There is a need for short-term services of this kind, in order
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that the necessity for long-term treatment may be prevented in many
cases. Also, existing services are underutilized due to difficulties
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in publicizing within federal regulations, under -referral and a
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general lack of active demand for these services.
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Employer Education, Job Counseling, Vocational Rehabilitation
There is a need to educate employers appropriately to the needs of
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disabled employees. Unfortunately, counselors don't have the time
to undertake this properly. It was also felt that counselors may
not involve employees in making decisions on job descriptions and
special job needs. A third concern in this area was that there is
a need for increased vocational rehabilitation services to assist
the disabled with employment concerns.
6)
Sheltered Employment, Day Care
There was general agreement that the greatest need in the area of
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sheltered employment is for a long-term,full-time program. For
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1) Service Organizations
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The subcommittee felt that the services provided to disabled in-
dividuals, particularly children, by local service clubs and
organizations may be underutilized due to lack of awareness of the
availability of such assistance.
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Goodwill Industries to offer such a program, more funding from
the Department of Social Services would be needed.
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The needs for a long-term activity center and for long-term day care
were also cited.
7) Respite Care
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The need for a facility to provide short-term respite care for all
ages was emphasized. It was mentioned that this type of short-
term, transient -serving program is very difficult to develop. Sys-
tems Unlimited has a program for crisis respite care, but it is
inadequate to meet the real need.
8) Transition to Independent Living
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The greatest need in this area was felt to be that for a compre-
hensive discharge planning process which would emphasize the devel-
opment of independent living skills.
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9) Public Education
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In regard to discrimination, it was felt that there is an increas-
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ing need to develop the process of education against discrimination
in the schools. This should begin in the lower grades and is felt
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to be of increased importance as the disabled population is incorp-
orated into the schools.
10) In -Home Support Services
It was felt that more homemakers and home health aides are needed
to provide this service adequately. The particular need is for a
greater number of part-time people to assist clients during peak
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demand times of the day. Coordination between agencies providing
in-home services is also needed if demands are to be met on an
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ongoing basis. Due to the strictness of federal guidelines, fund-
ing sources other than Titles XVIII and XIX would be needed to
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allow an increase in services.
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Needs Identified Through Other Sources
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The needs below were identified through subcommittee meetings,
conversations with providers and consumers, and staff attendance at outside
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meetings involving services to the disabled. Previous studies were also
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employed in assessing need but turned up no additional concerns to those
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previously mentioned.
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1) Service Organizations
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The subcommittee felt that the services provided to disabled in-
dividuals, particularly children, by local service clubs and
organizations may be underutilized due to lack of awareness of the
availability of such assistance.
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2) Companionship
In addition to a need for money management assistance and legal
assistance, the Association for Retarded Citizens feels that there
is a need for companionship and accompaniment at activities for
the disabled in Johnson County.
3) Volunteers
Representatives of several agencies have expressed a need for ad-
ditional volunteers to help deliver their services to prospective
clients.
4) Non -Sheltered Employment
A need was defined by Goodwill Industries for expansion of job
opportunities in the community for the disabled.
5) Information and Referral
The development of a central information and referral service,
which is felt to be necessary for efficiency of service delivery
in a variety of areas, would be great assistance in improving
coordination of the system of services to the disabled and in
recordkeeping and client monitoring.
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Priority Problem
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Possible
Agencies Funding
Recommendation Affected Sources
The following problems and recommendations relate to all of the service areas studied during the first
and second years of the Human Services Planning Project. Because they relate to all areas, they will not
be tailored to each individual area. However, their importance to each of the service areas should not be
diminished due to this manner of presentation.
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COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION, INFORMATION
Inadequate communication and coor-
dination among agencies providing
service results in inconsistencies,
particularly in the way clients
with multiple problems are handled.
Delays in the provision of service
and misunderstandings or disagree-
ments regarding service provision
may occur when two or more agencies
are involved with the same client.
Regular meetings among agencies
have been attempted but have been
less than successful. Organizing
and convening such meetings re-
quires staff time and effort not
available from any one agency.
Inadequate knowledge on the part
of service providers concerning
the functions and programs of
agencies can result in inapprop-
riate referrals or lack of referral
to a needed resource.
In addition to clients getting lost
in the system and not finding the
Agency directors and staff pro-
viding similar programs or ser-
vices to similar client groups
should meet together on a regu-
lar basis to:
1) Share information about
programs.
2) Explore solutions to common
problems.
3) Acquaint them with the staff
of other agencies to facili-
tate the referral process and
increase trust levels.
4) Share information on clients
within the confines of confi-
dentiality.
Human Service planning staff may
be assigned the responsibility
for calling and organizing such
programs in order for them to
succeed.
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All public
Johnson
and private
County Re -
providers
gional Plan -
serving John-
ning Commis -
son County
sion; State
clients.
and federal
sources of
funding
should be
explored.
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GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS (Continued)
Priority Problem
appropriate services, service pro-
vision is often carried out without
consulting other agencies which pro-
vide similar or complementary ser-
vices. The result is that services
are delivered with less than optimal
efficiency and effectiveness.
DATA ON CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS
Information on client character-
istics (e.g., age, race, sex, in-
come, residence and problems pre-
sented) is not available at the
present time through many agencies
As a consequence, it is difficult
to assess portions of the popu-
lation which may be inadequately
served and for which programs
should be developed.
Agencies
Recommendation Affected
These agency sessions might be
used to address many of the spe-
cific recommendations found in
each of the profiles.
Assessment of data requirements All public
is needed by 1) agencies to and private
assess existing programs and not -for -pro -
2) funding bodies to make allo- fit agencies
cation decisions based on commun- providing
ity need. A common data collec- service to
tion and retrieval system should Johnson Coun-
be developed which would place ty, United
minimum demands on agency staff Way
time and be economical. Funding
agencies should make inquiries
into systems of evaluation used
for services. Accountability
should be emphasized. The Human
Services planning staff should be
available to coordinate the de-
velopment of this effort.
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Possible
Funding
Sources
Johnson
County Re-
gional Plan-
ning Commis-
sion, City,
County,
United Way;
State and
federal fund-
ing sources
should also
be explored.
Priority Problem
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS (Continued)
Recommendation
Possible
Agencies Funding
Affected Sources
FUNDING
General revenue sharing funds should be considered as a possible funding source for many of
the recommendations.
Wherever possible, recommendations should be met by agencies already in existence. This may
involve coordination of existing services, addition of a new program or program component to
an existing agency, or shifting the focus of a current program to meet an identified need. It
is recommended that a new agency be established in response to an unmet need only when the
efforts of existing agencies have failed or when it has been satisfactorily determined that it
is not feasible for an identified need to be met through such efforts alone. This approach will
help ensure that additional costs are minimized and fragmentation of services avoided.
HUMAN SERVICES SUPPORT NETWORK
A continuing program to provide support and assistance to local human service agencies has been
proposed by the Program Development Subcommittee of this project (December, 1978). This,program
would assist in the areas of coordination of agency services and data collection (see preceding
Recommendations in this section). It would also provide for joint program and budget review by
local funders of human service programs. (See Proposed Program for Implementation of a Human
Services Support Network for further detail.)
It is recommended that local funding bodies share the cost of providing this support network and
that they require participation in this process by human service agencies applying for funding
locally.
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Priority Problem
1, INFORMATION/EDUCATION
a".information on Services
Disabled individuals and their
families may not have access to
existing resources due to a lack
of knowledge that such resources
exist. A better system of dis-
seminating such information to
these individuals is needed.
RECOMMENDATIONS
b.Public Education
Disabled individuals suffer from
discrimination due to a lack of
understanding of the nature and
effects of their specific disabl-
ing condition on the part of
others. This situation causes
discomfort to both parties involved
and may result in unfair or unequal
treatment of the disabled person.
Recommendation
Several possibilities for dis-
seminating information on ser-
vices are suggested:
1) An informational brochure,
such as that recently developed
on youth services, might be pre-
pared for services to the dis-
abled and distributed through
the schools and relevant agencies
2) The Press Citizen might be
encouraged to run a series of
articles focusing on services
available to disabled persons.
3) Relevant agencies might be
encouraged to use public service
announcements on radio and tele-
vision to make the public aware
of their services.
Agencies
Affected
All local
agencies
providing
services
to persons
with dis-
abilities
in John-
son Co.,
Johnson
Co. Reg.
Planning
Comm.
Several of the other recommends- Grant Wood
tions in this profile (on advocacy, AEA, School
information on services, coordina- Districts
tion) might help better the pub- in Johnson
lic's understanding of the effects County;
of specific disabling conditions. Local agen-
In addition, the schools should cies serv-
provide opportunities for all disabled
students to learn about and persons
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Possible
Funding
Sources
1) A grant for
this could be
applied for by
a coordinating
agency (e.g.,
Ass'n for Ret-
tarded Citizens,
Johnson Co. Reg -
Planning Comm.)
2), 3) Minimal
or no additional ,p
funding required.
Absorb in Dept.
of Public in-
struction bud-
geting of fund
through School
Districts in
Johnson County.
Priority Problem
Recommendation
Possible
Agencies Funding
Affected Sources
Public Education (cont'd) understand the different needs (See list -
and difficulties experienced ing in Ap-
by persons with handicapping pendix 3)
conditions. This has been done
by individual teachers but not
by the schools as a whole.
c,Employment/Job Counseling
Employers are often unaware of the
Programs might be organized
Public and
Job Service
needs of handicapped employees.
through local unions to educate
private sec-
of Iowa
The consequence may be that em-
employers and fellow workers to
for employ-
Dept. of Public
ployees are not provided the oppor-
the needs of the disabled.
ers, local
Instruction
tunity to perform in accordance
unions, Job
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with their abilities and to par-
The job development program being
Service of
a
ticipate as fully as they might
done by Goodwill Industries might
Iowa, Good -
N
on the job. Job counselors often
be used as an example in helping
will Indust -
do not have time or lack sufficient
to educate employers and job
ries, Reha-
understanding of handicapping con-
counselors to the specific em-
bilitation,
ditions and, thus, are not ade-
ployment needs of disabled persons.
Education,
quetly concerned with the need to
and Services
involve handicapped.job appli-
Branch
cants in making decisions on job
descriptions and special job
needs.
2. COORDINATION
Service clubs and organizations
should be encouraged by coor-
dination agencies to invite local
service providers to their meet-
ings to provide information about
these programs
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Priority Problem
a.Discharge Planning
There is currently no comprehensive
discharge planning process for han-
dicapped individuals moving from a
situation of more sheltered living
to one of greater independence.
There is a need for a process to
foster the development of indepen-
dent living skills and to aid in
the transitional period.
b.Physical and Occupational Thera
Existing services for physical and
occupational therapy are under
utilized due to unawareness that
these services exist, resulting in
part from limitabions in advertis-
ing within federal regulations.
This situation can result in indi-
viduals not receiving the short-
term therapies which may be
crucial in preventing the neces-
sity of long-term treatment.
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Recommendation
A mechanism should be established
which would assure that those in-
dividuals moving to semi-indepen-
dent or independent living situa-
tions are put in touch with sup -
Prot services in the community.
This process should also involve
regular monitoring to assure that
the individual's changing needs
are met. Service providers
should meet to determine which
agency or agencies would be best
able to take on responsibility
for coordinating this service.
Education of providers is needed,
to make them aware of existing
programs for physical and occu-
pational therapy and of the po-
tential benefits of such thera-
pies to their clients. The
interagency meetings recommended
under Coordination are suggested
as a means to provide this edu-
cation.
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Possible
Agencies Funding
Affected Sources
All agen- Developmental
cies serving disabilities
individuals Grants, Title
with disabil- XIX, and Ti-
ities in tle XX should
Johnson Coun- be explored
ty (See list- as sources of
ing in Appen- funding.
dix 3)
All local These services
agencies
should pay for
providing
themselves. Co -
services
ordinative and
to indi-
legal services
viduals
could develop
with dis-
programs for
abilities
education as
in Johnson
part of staff
County
functions; ex -
(See list-
isting funding
ing in
sources should
Appendix 3.)
allow for de-
velopment of an
educational
function as an
integral part
of services they
fund.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Priority Problem
Recommendation
Agencies
Affected
Possible
Funding
Sources
3. SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
a.In-Home Health -Related Services
In-home services are not accessible
An integrated in-home services
Visiting
The existing
to all disabled individuals who
program (providing therapy, so-
Nurse Ass'n
coverage of
could benefit from them Insuf-
cial work services, chore ser-
of Johnson
support pay-
- ficient staff capabilities; finan-
vices, and nursing care) is
County,
ment sources
cial guidelines, where such exist;
needed to help assure that these
Johnson
should be
lack of inter -agency coordination;
services are accessible to all
County Soc-
broadened
and lack of public knowledge about
who need them. Studies have
ial Services
(e.g., Title
existing services are barriers.
found that such "umbrella
Johnson
XIX, Title XX)
In regard to staffing, there is a
agencies" are more cost effec-
Council on
Funding of
particular need for a greater num-
tive, ensure that more people
Aging:
in-home and
ber of part-time staff to assist
receive needed services, and
residential
individuals at peak detimes
increase communication between
alternatives
, morn-
of the day and week (e.g.,
providers than would otherwise
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would be less
ings, evenings, weekends).
be the case.
costly than
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the institu-
Some means of recruiting suffi-
The availability of residential
tional alter-
cient part-time staff, willing to
care, as an interim source of
natives cur -
work the irregular hours required,
care between in-home support and
rently being
is needed. This might be done
placement in an institution,
used.
through the services of volun-
should be increased.
teers if a way were found to in-
crease the incentives and ensure
' reliability of service (see
d. Volunteers, below).
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1
Problem
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (cont'd)
b.Respite Care
Existing programs for short-term
respite care are inadequate to meet
the need for this service in John-
son County. This service enables
parents or guardians to take a
vacation from or to be assured of
care for their child or charge in
the event of an emergency.
c.Day Care
Present problems for day care for
the disabled in Johnson County are
not sufficient to meet the need for
such care for all ages on a long-
term basis. This*can cause comp-
lications to the parent or guardian
in arranging for care during day-
time hours if he or she must be at
work or meet other obligations.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation
Existing programs for respite
care in Johnson County should be
expanded to meet the needs of all
disabled persons and their fami-
lies.
Agencies currently involved in the
provision of such care should meet
to determine the best means for
expanding these services.
More options for day care should
be made available to families of
disabled persons. It should be
determined whether existing pro-
grams can be or need to be ex-
panded.
Some less severely disabled child-
ren may be appropriately "main-
streamed" to childcare facilities.
Childcare providers should meet
with agencies serving the dis-
abled to determine the feasibility
of such an approach.
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Possible
Agencies Funding
Affected Sources
Nelson Alternative
Adult Cen- uses of existing
ter, Systems funding sources
Unlimited, (e.g., Title XIX,
Nelson De- Title XX).
velopmental
Center,
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AEA, Johnson
County Ass'n
for Retarded i
Citizens
ut
Nelson De- Alternative
velopment uses of exist -
Center, Nel- ing funding
son Adult sources
Center, (e.g., Title
Grant Wood XIX, Title XX).
AEA, 4 C's
Childcare
Centers in
Johnson
County
Priority
Problem
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendation
Possible
Agencies Funding
Affected Sources
d. Volunteers
Several agencies have expressed the A better system for recruiting All agencies VSB
need for additional volunteers to and maintaining volunteers, which serving the
assure delivery of their services to would provide adequate incentives, disabled in
all those who need them. It is dif- is needed. Johnson County
£icult to recruit reliable volunteers (See listing
due to the difficult of providing Agencies who are able to use volun- g
y P g teers to assist in delivering in Appendix 3.)
adequate incentives for them. Volun- services should meet to deter -
assist
are needed, for example to
assist with service delivery .in
gen- mine how to best provide these
eral, to help meet needs for in-home incentives and help assure a
services, peak demand times, and to reliable volunteer program.
provide companionship for handicapped An effective incentive might be
persons. They often don't fully to include volunteers in policy -
realize that the service they are to making and as members of boards
provide is equally important as those of directors.
provided by paid staff.
e.Legal Advice and Advocacy
There is no one, either at Hawkeye Some means for providing informa- Hawkeye Le- May not re -
Legal services or elsewhere in John- tion on rights, advice in legal gal Services, quire much
son County, who specializes in legal matters related to a disability, private at- additional
services to the handicapped. There and advocacy in such matters should torneys, funding,
is a particular need for someone to be provided, either through Hawkeye Johnson Co. only minimal
act as an advocate for all handicap- Legal Services or another designat- Ass'n for support
ped persons, to help assure that ed agency. This might be'done by Retarded funds for
they receive needed services and insuring that there is someone on Citizens, workshops
that they are treated fairly, in ac- the staff who specializes in legal Johnson Co. and train-
cordance with their rights and abil- rights and advocacy for persons Ass'n for ing; this
ities. with disabilities. It is recom- Children could be
mended that this individual be with provided
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Possible
Priority problem Agencies Funding
Recommendation Affected
Sources
Legal Advice and Advocate (cont'd)
4• SELF-SUFFICIENCY
a.Livinq Arrangements
semi -supervised apartment living
opportunitiesare not sufficient
to meet the current demand. The
Visiting Nurse Association has
clients that could be more inde-
pendent if semi -supervised liv-
ing were available to them.
These individuals have congeni-
tal physical disabilities and
require assistance to enable
them to get to necessary resour-
ces, as well as needing 24-hour
live-in management so that some-
one is immediately available in
case of need. % Low-income elder-
ly and handicapped housing pro-
jects are filled to capacity.
The demand for foster care of dis-
abled individuals presently ex-
ceeds the number of possible place-
ments.
assigned theresponsibilityfor Learning
providing in-service training Disabil-
on legal rights to staff of agen- ities
cies serving persons with dis-
abilities.
Expansion of the number of semi -
supervised living arrangements
available to those needing them
through development of a greater
number of low-income or similar
housing units in the area.
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through client
fees according
to ability to
pay, agency
fees for work-
shops, grants-
in-aid from
agencies in-
volved.
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Systems Un- Iowa Dept. of !
limited, Social Services,
Johnson Coun- Dept. of HUD.
ty Social
Services, Ci-
ties in John-
son County
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Priority
Problem
b.Accessibilit
The definition of housing acces-
sibility is limited to accessi-
bility from outside and does not
require that the interior be free
of architectural barriers. There
is a need to broaden this defini-
tion to include the interior of
the building.
Agencies
Recommendation Affected
The legal definition of acces- Legislative
sibility should be modified to bodies
include the interiors of (State of
buildings. Iowa, John-
son County,
cities in
Johnson
County.
Possible
Funding
Sources
Legislative
bodies (see
agencies
affected)
Public transportation is inacces- Stairs should be modified to Ia. City Tran- City of
sible to both permanently and allow .access to'those with casts, sit System, Iowa City,
temporarily physically handi- crutches, braces, etc. Coralville City of
capped persons due to stairs which Transit Sys- coralville, m
may have a steep access from the tem, Univ. of University
ground level. Ia. (CAMBUS) of Iowa
c.Employment Opportunities
Job opportunities for the competi-
tively employable disabled are in-
sufficient to -meet demand.
d.Sheltered Emolovment
Expansion of such opportunities
might be facilitated in conjunc-
tion with an employer education
program. '(See Employment/Job
Counseling, p. 2.)
A long-term, full-time program for Specific needs and costs for ex -
sheltered employment is needed in panding Goodwill Industries'
order to serve the occupational needs capabilities to include such a
of clients and to better prepare program should be expolored and
those who may become competitively the best means, for funding pursued,
employable for participation in the
work force. Such a program is not
possible at present due to funding
H constraints.
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Job Service Job Service
of Iowa, Pub- of Iowa,
lic and Pri- Dept. of
vate Employ- Public In-
ers, Goodwill struction
Industries of
S.E. Iowa, RESB
Goodwill Indus-
tries of S.E. Iowa
APPENDIX 1
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Definitions of the Most Common Developmental Disabilities*
E I� MENTAL RETARDATION: Subaverage general intellectual functioning which
originates during the developmental period and is associated with im-
pairment in adaptive behavior, (e.g., maturation, learning, and social
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viduals who are incapable of meaningful achievements in traditional
academic subjects, but who are capable of profiting from programs of
training in self-care, social and simple job or vocational skills. Also
used to refer to that group of mentally retarded obtaining IQ scores from
25 or 30 to 50.
AUTISM: A condition denoting a language defect which is thought to be due to
a defect in a person's ability to use and analyze his auditory and visual
input.
CEREBRAL PALSY: A defect of movement due to brain damage.
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Custodial Mentally Retarded (severe or profound retardation): Mentally
retarded individuals who are not able to care for themselves and whose
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community -oriented training or educatation programs.
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Trainable Mentally Retarded (moderately retarded): Mentally retarded
individuals who are capable of making some gains in traditional academic
subjects such as reading and arithmetic. Also used to refer to those
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mentally retarded children who may be expected to maintain themselves
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independently in the community as adults, or to that group of mentally
retarded obtaining IQ scores between 50 and 80.
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viduals who are incapable of meaningful achievements in traditional
academic subjects, but who are capable of profiting from programs of
training in self-care, social and simple job or vocational skills. Also
used to refer to that group of mentally retarded obtaining IQ scores from
25 or 30 to 50.
AUTISM: A condition denoting a language defect which is thought to be due to
a defect in a person's ability to use and analyze his auditory and visual
input.
CEREBRAL PALSY: A defect of movement due to brain damage.
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APPENDIX 2
Service Needs of the Disabled Population
(Adapted from the State of Iowa Plan for
Developmental Disabilities - FY '78)
7 DIRECT SERVICE NEEDS
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-� RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
-' Domiciliary Care
-' Provision of out -of -home living quarters
personal care,
_ and supervision for those disabled individuals needing
care 24 hours a day. May be provided in nursing homes,
._� foster homes, or other residential facilities.
Special Living Arranqements
Provision of living quarters for disabled persons who
require some supervision, to a degree less than that
provided through domiciliary care. These services are
geared to those disabled persons that can leave their
residence for work, recreation, etc. and must include at
least counseling and leisure time activities.
Respite Care
Provision of short-term, 24-hour residential care for
all ages and types of disabilities. This service can be
Provided in a variety of settings and can be used in a
crisis situation to alleviate the family of its daily
responsibility of care and/or to allow the client to be
away from his/her usual environment. The service can be
used in a crisis situation or as a preventative measure.
DAY PROGRAMS
Day Care
Comprehensive and coordinated sets of activities provid-
ing personal care and other services to disabled individ-
uals of all ages outside the home during a portion of a 24-
hour day. A variety of creative, social, physical, and
learning activities organized as developmental services for
children or activity programs for adults is included.
Education Services
Provision of a structured learning experience for disabled
persons based on appropriate evaluation through the use
of a varied curriculum of practical subjects. Designed to
develop the client's ability to learn and acquire useful
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DAY PROGRAMS (cont'd)
Education Services (cont'd)
knowledge and basic skills, also to improve the ability
to apply them to everyday living. Includes development
of self-help skills and acquisition of pre -vocational and
vocational skills suited to a specific needs and abilities
of each client.
Traininq Services
Instruction for disabled individuals of all ages in formal
and informal activities designed to: (1) develop skills in
performing activities of daily living, (2) enhance emo-
tional, personal, and social development, (3) provide
experiences related to the acquisition of positive self-
concept and a desire to learn, (4) provide experience in
gaining useful occupational and pre -vocational skills.
Sheltered Emolovment
Provision of activities involving work evaluation, work
adjustment, occupational skill training, and paid part-
time or full-time employment, for those disabled persons
who cannot be readily absorbed into the labor market
because of their disability(ies).
SUPPORT SERVICE NEEDS
SERVICES
Diagnosis
Provision of coordinated services, including but not
limited to psychological services, social services,
medical services, and other services necessary to deter-
mine the presence of disability and its cause and com-
plications.
Evaluation
The systematic appraisal of pertinent physical, psycho-
logical, social, economic, environmental, educational,
and other factors in the lives of the disabled individual
and his/her family to: (1) determine the extent to which
the disability limits daily living and work activities,
(2) determine if the disabling condition can be removed,
corrected, or minimized by services, (3) determine the
nature and scope of the service to be provided, (4) select
service objectives which are commensurate with the disabled
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IDENTIFICATION SERVICES (cont'd)
Evaluation (cont'd)
individual's interest, capacities, and limitations, and
(5) devise an individualized program of action to be
followed at intervals by periodic appraisals.
Information and Referral
Provision of an up-to-date listing of all appropriate re-
sources, which can be made available and quickly accessible
to professional persons and agencies serving the disabled
and their families, so that they can refer them to the
needed, appropriate and most readily available resources.
The service should also be available directly to the dis-
abled individual to provide information on available
services.
ICASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Counseling
Provision of professional guidance to assist the disabled
individual and family to understand their capacities and
limitations, to set goals (short and long range) including
vocational, and to solve problems interfering with the
disabled individual's participation in needed services.
Protective and Other Social and Socio -Legal Services
Provision of a system of social, legal, and other appro-
priate services which assist developmentally disabled
individuals who are unable to manage their own resources
-' or to protect themselves from neglect, exploitation, or
hazardous situations without assistance and to help them
exercise ther rights and to enforce those rights where
needed.
Follow -Along
Establishment and maintenance of a counseling relation-
ship on a life-long basis with disabled individuals and
their families, for the purpose of assuring that antici-
pated changes in needs arising from crisis are recognized
and met.
TREATMENT SERVICES
Provision of interventions which halt, control, or re-
verse processes which cause, aggravate, or complicate
j disabilities. The interventions may include treatments
such as surgical procedures, dietary controls, chemo-
therapy, speech therapy, behavior modification, physical
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TREAT14ENT SERVICES (cont'd)
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therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, psycho therapy,
psychiatric treatment, positioning therapy, dentistry,
and others as indicated by the needs of the individual
being treated.
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Recreation
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Provision of planned and supervised activities for all
disabled individuals using existing resources where
possible. The activities should be designed to: (1)
help meet specific individual therapeutic needs in self-
expression, social interaction, and entertainment, (2)
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constructive use of leisure time, and (3) improve the
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Provision of daily supportive and training services de-
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signed to maintain the health and well-being of the dis-
abled individual, to prevent regression and/or complica-
tions. Must be provided in conjuction with one or more
other appropriate services and available on a 24-hour
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basis, if needed. It includes, but is not limited to,
such services as food preparations, personal hygiene,
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nection with transporting disabled individuals and,
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where necessary, members of their families to and from
places where they are receiving essential services. May
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finished product from homebound industries where indi-
cated.
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RELATED SERVICES
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Related Services
_
Provision of information of a general nature related to
disabilities to doctors, lawyers, other professionals and
agencies, governmental bodies, funding sources and the
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general public. This can be done by way of the media,
adult education programs, churches and volunteers, etc.
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RELATED SERVICES (cont'd)
Advocacy
Assisting, as a friend, a disabled individual or group
to receive the services needed, seeing to it that the
system responds to those needs, and standing up and
fighting if it doesn't. The advocate may also provide
companionship, friendly advice and assistance with or-
dinary daily needs. This may be done in several ways,
on a one-to-one basis, on a problem -solving basis, or on
an organizational basis. The advocate can also deal
with community education wherever possible.
Research and Training
In regard to the causes and complications of a particular
disability or disabilities, and/or in regard to services
and needs of disabled individuals.
Financial Assistance
Provision of assistance to disabled clients and their
families in securing the funds necessary to meet their
service needs. This would include assistance in applying
for SSI and SSA, Social Security, Medicaid, financial
counseling, money management, or provision of a subsidy
to the family to help maintain the person in the natural
home when that is possible.
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AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED IN JOHNSON COUNTY
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AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
CLIENTS SERVED
SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM
Johnson County
Service eligibility
None
Public (Iowa Department
Developmental Disabil-
Iowa Department of Social
Services
per federal and state
of Social Services)/
ities Unit - 150 to
- Johnson County
guidelines.
Title XX
200 clients. (FY -78)
Iowa City
Title %IX
Adult Service Unit -
2 clients. (FY'78)
Johnson County Association
Johnson County
Retarded individuals
Membership dues (see
Private, not-for-profit
Family Support -
for Retarded Citizens
and their families.
ARC listing under
United way
Approx. 15 families
-Family Support Program
Organizations Serving
Contributions
(1977)
Specific Disabilities)
-"Friends" Program
Due$
"Friends" -new program
IOWA City
Johnson County SEATS
Johnson County
Service designed for
$.50/cider donation
Public (Johnson County)
700-800 clients:
Iowa City
elderly (over 60) and
one-way in Johnson
J.C. Board of Supervisors
25,815 one-way riders
handicapped,
County]
Iowa City
(1/1/78-11/30/78)
$.15/rider donation
Coralville
for Cong. Meals
University Heights
(Iowa City)
CETA
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IDOT
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for Cong. Meals
Heritage Agency on Aging
(Lone Tree)
(Title III b Title VIII
RESB
IDSS (75% reimbursement
for Goodwill riders)
Iowa Department of Reve-
nue (Gas Tax Reimb.)
Donations (riders and
service groups) (1978)
Social Security Administra-
tion
Johnson, Washington
Counties
Retired, survivors,
blind, disabled, SSI
None
Public (U.S. Department
of HEW)
500+ clients (7/l/77 -
6/30/78)
Iowa City
Medicare
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AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED IN JOHNSON COUNTY
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ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
CLIENTS SERVED
AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
_
SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM
(cont -d.)
Iowa
Sea University Hospital
N/A
Public (Stats Board of
Objectives State-wide
(7/1/77servic7B) for
University at of Iowa
Affiliated Facilities
Stats of
School (Education Ser-
Regents)/
Funded through University
Direct service
'Program
Services)
of Iowa
300 out-patient eval-
Iowa City
(1977-78)
uations
100 out-patient com-
prehensive treatment
plans.
120 in-patient treat-
ment.
75 Individual Program
Plana.
50 parental counselin
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sessions related to
above services.
My developmentally
Sliding scala dater-
not-for-profit/
14 families at present
Family s Child Training
Johnson County
disabled person and
mined by Department
State Foster Cara 954
State
(Program of Byars= Un-
his/her family or fos-
of Social Services.
Johnson County Sl
limited)
.. Iowa City
ter family.
Anyone needing nursing
Health promotion,
Private, not-for-profit/
Disease s Disabilitie
7,813
Visiting Nureo Association
Johnson County
currently no fees;
Disease 6 Disabilities
765 clients -
of Johnson County
care (not 24-hour caro)
for health problem,
direct nursing care
Patient Fees 8.3%
unite of service
Iowa City
health counseling.
has eliding scale.
Health Dept.
977)
In1Home Health Promo -
United 21.2%
Medicare 10.7%
tion and Counseling
Medicaid 3.6%
685 cliental 4,438
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Amer. Canc.Soc. 2.4%
units of cervica
Insurance .9%
(1977)
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AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED IN JOHNSON COUNTY
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AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
CLIENTS SERVED
SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM
(cont'd)
University of.Iowa Office of
University of Iowa
Any handicapped person
None for most Service
Public (State Board of
Bionic Bus -20 regular
Services to the Handicapped
Community
utilizing the services
Regents)/
users; 15 temporary
Iowa City
at the University of
University of Iowa
(1977-78 school year)
Iowa,
100% (1977-78)
20% increase expected
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during 1978-79
300 identified dis-
abled on campus.
Iowa State Services for
Crippled Children (see
.
Diagnostic and Evaluative
,
Services)
University Hospital School
(see Educational Services)
University of Iowa Child
Development Clinic (see
Diagnostic and Evaluative
.
Services)
University of Iowa Speech
and Hearing Clinic (see
Diagnostic and Evaluative
Services)
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AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED IN JOHNSON COUNTY
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AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
CLIENTS SERVED
ORGANIZATIONS SERVING
State of Iowa
Individuals and families
None; film rental
Private, not-for-profit/
Unavailable
SPECIFIC DISABILITIES
Epilepsy Association of Iowa
Iowa City
with epilepsy; individ-
charge $5.00.
Developmental Disabilities
uals and groups diesirinc
grant allocated through
information on epilepsy.
association at national
level.
Donations
Johnson.County Association
Johnson County
All persons interested
None
Private, not-for-profit/
50 families served di -
for Children with Learn-
in the welfare of child-
Donations
rectly (1977-78
ing Disabilities
ren with learning die-
school year)
Iowa City
abilities.
Advocacy for all
learning disabled
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children.
Johnson County Association
Johnson County
Parents, professionals,
Membership dues;
See specific programs;
Direct Services -
for Retarded Citizens •
citizens concerned about
$7/family,
Family Support, "Friends"
About 100 (1976)
Iowa City
the welfare of retarded
$5/individual,
(Service Delivery System)
Advocacy - All Retard -
Nelson Adult Center
persons.
$12/organization.
ed Citizens of John -
(Educational Services)
son County.
Private, not-for-profit/
Multiple Sclerosis Society,
Johnson County and
Any person with multiple
None
About 70 Clients
Johnson County
neighboring counties
sclerosis, regardless
Donations
(1977)
Iowa City
without Society chap-
of age, color, or finan-
Grants
ter.
cial statue.
Iowa Commission for the
State of Iowa/Ceder,
Any person who meats
None
Private, not-for-profit/
About 450 per year.
Blind
Johnson, Clinton,
legal definition for
State of Iowa
Des Moines/
Linn, Jones, Scott
blindness.
Federal Government
Cedar Rapids
Counties.
Donations
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AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED IN JOHNSON COUNTY
( AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITYM
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS
URf,ANZZATiONS SERVING
SERVED
. SPECIFIC DISABILITIES
(cont'd)
March of Dimes, HaWkeye
Southeastern Iowa
Anyone With a birth do-
None
Chapter
fact or polio may app
apply.
Private, not-for-profit/
Patient Aid - 3 to 5
Cedar Rapids
Donations
clients/year
Research 6 Public
Education available
to everyone.
Muscular Dystrophy Associ-
From Mason City to
Persons With many y t ypes
None
Xeokek (does not in-
of muscular dystrophy
Private, not-for-profit/
30 clients (1977)-
Cedar Rapids
elude Quad Cities or
or a related
Donations
Clinton).
neuro -
muscular disease who
are referred by phy-
sician.
United Cerebral Palsy
Linn County (desig-
N.A.
'
Cedar Rapids
nated to serve nine-
None
Private, not-for-profit/
None directly
county area but pre-
Donations
sently unable to
Provide more than
referral for any but
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Linn County.
Easter Seal Society - Home
Southeastern Iowa
Any Orthopedically
None
Services Program
(21 counters)
handicapped person
Private, not-for-profit/
86 clients (9/1/77-
Washington,
Donations
8/31/78)
Grants
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AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
q JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS SERVED
DIAGNOSTIC AND EVALUATIVE
SERVICES
Child Psychiatry Service
State of Iowa and
Referrals taken for
Depend on basis of ad-
Public (State Board of
99 clients (9/1/77-
(U of I Hospitals G
surrounding states,
children ages 2 to 15
ministration: Private
Regents)/
9/1/78)
Clinics)
years.
full pay; Clinical pa-
State,
Iowa City
pers-reduced rater
Federal funding
State Psychiatric
Hospital Papers -
client does not pay.
Iowa
Any child under the age
None for case -finding,
Public (State Board of
Mobile Field Clinics -
Iowa State Services for
State of
21 who is in
diagnostic field clan-
Began")/
50 University Hosp-
Crippled Children
of years
need of health services.
1c, or followuP.
State,
ital Pediatrics, OI -
Iowa City
Federal funding
thopedics-320 (1978)
University of Iowa Child
State of Iowa
Children up to 18 years
Vary according to
Public (State Board of
333 clients in 1975
(not Johnson County
Developoent Clinic
of age with problems In
service.
Regents)/
only)
Iowa City
the area of development,
Federal,
speech and language,
State funding
poor school performance
or learning disability,
hyperactivity or mild
behavior problems.
None
Foes are charged for
Public (State Board of
233 clients (1977)
University of Iowa Speech
State of Iowa
services, reduction
Regents)
and Hearing Clinic
or waiver may be
Iowa City
Iequested.
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AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS SERVED
DIAGNOSTIC AND EVALUATIVE
SERVICES (cont'd.)
Glenwood State Hospital
School (see Residential
Services)
Iowa City
Grant Wood Area Education
Agency (see Service
,
Delivery System)
University Hospital School
(see Educational Services)
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AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
Y JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS SERVED
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
District 10 of the
Pre-school and school
None
Public (State Department
Approximately 600
Area Education
Grant Wood
Dept. of Public In-
aged children in need of
of Public Instruction
handicapped.
Agency (AEA)
struction (Johnson,
special educational
Department of HEW)/
Approximately 150 ad -
Coralville
Linn, Washington,
services
ditional with speech
and hearing problems
Benton, Cedar, Jones,
(Iowa City School
and Iowa Counties
District only)
For screening and teat-
9500 students (Iowa
ing - all pre-school and
City, Clear Creek
school aged children.
School Districts only)
at present.
Nelson Adult Center (pro-
Johnson County
must be referred from
Sliding Lee scale.
Private, not-for-profit/
22 clients at present.
gram of Systems Unlimited
Johnson County Social
Title X8 75%
Iowa City
Services.
Johnson Co. 25%
Board of Supervisors
Public (State Board of
Regents)
Federal and State funding
Nelson Developmental Center
trier half of Dis-
Children under 21 years
None
public (State Department
of Public Instruction)/
Special Education
Classes - 18 clients
(Administered by Grant
trier X Dept. of Pub-
of age in need of spa-
Title XX 518.33/child
(at present).
Wood AEA)
lit Instruction
tial educational get-
day. Parent fees 5100/
Summer Program - 31
Coralville
(basically Johnson,
vices.
child nutcase.
clients (1978).
Iowa, Washington
Counties)
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AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
Y JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS SERVED
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
(cont'd)
University Hospital School
State of Iowa
Outpatient Services,
Pay classification
Public (State Board of
Residential Program -
Iowa City
Residential Program.
established upon reg-
Regents)/
none.
Developmentally disabled
istration for medical
Federal and state funding.
Outpatient Services -
residents of Iowa from
exams, X-rays, spe-
31 clients.
birth to age 21.
tial tests.
Day Program - 69 cli-
-
Day Program - serves
ents. (7/1/77-6/30/78
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Iowa City and the sur-
rounding area.
Glenwood State Hospital
School (see Residential
Services)
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AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
1 JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS SERVED
RECREATIONAL SERVICES
Johnson County
Activities designed for
None in most cases,
Public (City of Iowa City)/
About 200 (1977)
Special Populations
(SPI)
specific disabilities
except for special
City of Iowa City
Involvement
Iowa City
according to age and
events.
Donations (1977)
(program of
parks and Recreation)
developmental level of
Iowa City
client.
Camp Courage
Any mentally or
$80/utak; no one
Private, not-for-profit/
16 clients(1977)
-. Monticello,
No set area
person
physically handicapped
turned away for lack
Donations
Iowa
regardless of age.
of funds.
Fees
Camp Shabbonee (program of
10 counties in Iowa;
None except that no one
About $22.00 per
Private, not-for-profit/
6 clients (1977)
Mississippi Valley Council,
4 in Illinois
with a physical disabil-
session; camperships
Fees
Girl Scouts)
ity can be accepted at
available.
Contributions
the present time.
Iowa
Any orthopedically handl
$125/12 day camping
Private, not-for-profit/
20 clients (9/1/77 -
Camp Sunnyside (program of
State of
at least
period (children),
Donations
8/30/78)
Easter Seal Society)
capped person,
age.
$62,50/6 day (adult)
Fees
Des Moines
8 years of
No further
information available,
except that soma Johnson
County Clients are served
Camp Albrecht Acres
(program of Association
for Retarded Citizens)
Dubuque
Camp Wyoming
Unavailable
Multiply -handicapped
Unavailable
Private, not-for-profit/
helps
Unavailable
Wyoming, IA
individuals.
Johnson County ARC
defray costs.
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AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED IN JOHNSON COUNTY
AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
# JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS SERVED
VOCATIONAL SERVICES
Southeastern Iowa
Any orthopedically
None
Private, not-for-profit/
Sales - 5 clients
Easter Seal Society
Homebound and Handicraft
(21 counties)
handicapped person.
Donations
Homebound Training -
Sales Programs
2 clients
Washington,
(9/1/77-8/31/78)
Iowa
'Goodwill Industries of
State of Iowa
Any individual having
None
State, Purchase -of-
211 Clients (1977)
Southeast Iowa
a physical, mental,
Service, Donations
Iowa City
emotional, or job
adjustment problem
resulting in a handi-
cap.
Job Service of Iowa
Approx. 1177 Nandi-
. Iowa City
Johnson and Washing-
Anyone
None
Public (State)
capped clients. 253 '
ton Counties
Job Placements (1978)
Rehabilitation, Education
Johnson, Washington
Any person with a die-
Dependent on financial
Public (State Dept. of
About 600 per year
and Services Branch
Counties
ability and vocational
resources of applicant
Public Instruction)/
(Johnson and Washingto
(HEBB)
handicap who is inter-
State, Federally funded
Counties)
Iowa City
ested in Vocational
Rehabilitation.
Oakdale Rehabilitation
State of Iowa
Referral through local
Dependent on financial
Public (State Dept. of
About 600 per year
Center
(2 other centers
RESS office.
resources of applicant
Public Instruction)
(Johnson and Washingto
Oakdale
located in Des
State, Federally funded
Counties)
Moines and Fort
Dodge)
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AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED IN JOHNSON COUNTY
AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
Y JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS SERVED
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
52 counties in Iowa
Referral through
Paid through Title X%
Iowa Department of Social
12 Clients
Glenwood State Hospital
School
Department of Social
Purchase of Service
Services/
(7/1/77-6/30/78)
Glenwood, IA.
Services.
Title XXI Dept. of Social
Services
Johnson County Care
Johnson County
Anyone between the age
Vary
Public (County)/
Approximately 86 cli-
Facility
of 18 and 65 who is
Johnson County Board of
ants (mentally re -
Iowa City
ambulatory upon admix-
Supervisors - 100%
tarded) currently.
Bion.
Systeme Unlimited
State of Iowa
Any developmentally
Sliding scale deter-
Private, not-for-profit/
Iowa City
disabled person.
mined by Dept. of
Apartment Living
9 clients at present
Social Services.
(Supervised Independent
living)
Title XX 33%
Johnson County Board of
Supervisors 67%
(1977)
11 clients at present
Family Living (Adult
Group Homes)
Title XX 40%
Johnson County Board
of Supervisors 60%
(1977)
14 clients at present
Developmental Family
Living (Children Group
Homes)
State Foster Care 100%
(1977)
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AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED IN JOHNSON COUNTY
AGENCY/LOCATION
AREA SERVED
ELIGIBILITY
FEES
AUSPICES/FUNDING
B JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS SERVED
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
(cont'd.)
Low -rent Hewing Complexes
Johnson County
Over 62 years of age or
Rent per guidelines.
U.S. Department of N.U.D.
handicapped in some way.
-Autumn Park Apartments
Iowa City
68 Units
-Coral Village'
' Coralville
57 Unite (fi deai g•
for handicapped
-East Side Village ..
Lone Tree
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AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE DISABLED IN JOHNSON COUNTY
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AGENCY/LOCATION
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ELIGIBILITY
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AUSPICES/FUNDING
Y JOHNSON COUNTY
CLIENTS SERVED
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Heart Association of Iowa,
Northeastern Iowa
No direct aid, programs
Nominal fee for liter-
Private, not-for-profit/
N/A
Northeast Chapter
and materials available
ature in quantity.
Donations
Marion, IA.
Grants
Iowa Department of Trans-
Johnson County
Handicapped residents
None
U.S. Department of
portation - Drivers
of Johnson County.
Transportation
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License Division (Johnson
.County Office)
Iowa City, IA
PUSH - Committee of Univer-
Iowa City, Johnson
Any person with a prob-
None
Univ. of Iowa Veterans
31 members
sity of Iowa Veterans
County, and surround-
I= that involves a
Association
Association
ing area
handicap in some way.
Iowa City, IA
,
Restrict usnot(RUN)
University of Iowa
Any handicapped student
None
Univ. of Iowa Student
30 students on a
University of Iowa Handl-
Community
attending the Univ. of
Organization
regular basis.
capped Student Organi-
+
Iowa and interested
Univ. of Iowa Student
zation
individuals.
Senate
Iowa City, IA
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NEWS RELEASE: Transit Schedules
CITY ASSESSOR'S BUDGET FIGURES
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MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM:
RE:
DATE: January 24, 1979
Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance Pu
C.I.P., FY80-84
Following is a graph (Exhibit A) showing a comparison of proposed
yearly bond issues to 80% of Legal Debt Margin. It has been the
City's policy (Fiscal Policy) since 1973 to levy only up to 80%
of the total Legal Debt Margin; thus leaving a borrowing reserve
of 20% to be available for emergencies. In the proposed CIP, all
bonds sold for the local share of the Wastewater Treatment Plant
would be G.O. Bonds. As shown by the graph, if all proposed bond
issues are sold as scheduled, we would start using the borrowing
reserve as early as FY82. It has not been determined yet whether
G.O. Bonds or Revenue Bonds will be sold for this project.
The second graph (Exhibit B) shows bond issues sold thru FY79 and
proposed thru FY84. This shows a dramatic increase in bonding
activity in FY78 which is expected to continue for several years.
Much of this is attributable to the redevelopment of the CBD (City
Plaza, Phase I and II, and the new Library Building) and construc-
tion of the River Corridor Trunk Sewer and the Wastewater Treatment
Plant. If other funding sources are found the amount of bonds
issued could be reduced.
The last graph (Exhibit C) shows the Debt Service Levy. FY77 thru
FY79 are actual, FY80 is the proposed budget amount and FY81 thru
FY84 has been computed based upon several assumptions and the pro-
posed CIP. One assumption was that total assessed valuation would
increase by an annual growth factor of 5%. If growth occurs at a
higher rate, and it well could with the downtown redevelopment, the
levy would be reduced accordingly. In each fiscal year, the Debt
Service Levy is less than 25% of total levy, thus the proposed bond
issues do comply with the Fiscal Policy's "Ceiling on Debt Service.
In total tax dollars, the FY83 projected amount ($1,824,110) is an
increase of 248% over the FY77 amount ($735,874). However, as the
total assessed valuation increases the Debt Service dollar amount
can also increase with minimal effect upon the levy. The levy does
increase only when the tax dollars increase at a faster rate than
the total assessed valuation and as the graph shows, this is the
case here.
Two items which require special attention by the Council are
1) issues requiring voter approval, and 2) bonds sold for projects
which are more operating costs than capital improvements. For the
past several years, the Animal Shelter has been budgeted in the
first year of the CIP. This project and other "voter approval"
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projects should be evaluated as to when and if construction will
occur and then placed in the proper fiscal year (i.e., if there
is no intention to have a bond referendum then the project should
not be budgeted). The CIP should include only capital improvement
projects. But, in the past few years due to a shortage of property
tax revenues and Road Use Tax revenues, a few operating/maintenance
costs have become part of the CIP because of financing from the
G.O. Bond proceeds. These have included bridge repair and asphalt
resurfacing. I realize that Council is aware of this problem but
feel it merits some discussion. I would like to see this practice
reduced in the future if at all financially possible.
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G,O, BOND ISSUES BY TYPE
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FISCAL YEARS
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I. INTRODUCTION
In the FY80-84 CIP, the City Council is being asked to determine
what projects can be realistically accomplished in the next several
years on the basis of anticipated revenues, City priorities and the
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Council's willingness to issue essential corporate purpose bonds or
seek voter approval of general corporate purpose bond issues.
The City Council should first determine which projects it would
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like to see funded in FY80. Secondly, all projects not funded in
FY80 will be automatically shifted to the next fiscal year unless
the Council designates a specific year for the project or desires
to eliminate the project from the five year plan.
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The final CIP document should therefore reflect a five year plan
for providing capital improvements commensurate with the fiscal
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policy and the needs of Iowa City.
In fiscal year 1980, authorizations of $264,500 in general corporate
purpose bonds and $4,771,132 in essential corporate purpose bonds
are proposed.
II- CIP SCHEDULING CONSIDERATIONS
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Capital improvement programming is the planning, coordination, and
scheduling of public fiscal improvements for a community over a
period of years. The scheduling is developed according to priorities
based on need, desire and importance of such improvements to the
community within the constraints of the City's ability to finance
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as well as having the staffing to design and administer the projects.
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Essentially, the CIP is a legislative and management tool to facili-
tate the scheduling, planning and execution of a series of public
improvements over a five year period. Usually the development of a
CIP begins with the proceeds from a current or recently updated
comprehensive plan. On May 30, 1978 the City Council adopted the
Comprehensive Plan for Iowa City. This plan presents an analysis
of needs and desires of the community over an intermediate to long-
range time span, and translates these needs and desires into prescribed
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action programs and services that can be performed by City government.
The fiscal year 1980-84 capital improvement projects are in keeping
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with the direction and programs of this Comprehensive Plan.
III. FISCAL POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
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A concept of sound financial planning is of equal importance to
fiscal planning, and is critical for the success of any program
As the Capital Improvement
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whether it be public or private. a result,
Program is a determination of 1) the levels of capital projects,
and 2) the sources of financing those projects. In determining the
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scheduling of programs for completion within the next five years,
it was necessary to deal with the City's financial resource limita-
tions; both those that have been established by State law, and
those that have been adopted as policy by the City Council as a
guide to future City expenditure and indebtedness. It is the
latter limitation to which the City Council addressed itself in
1973 by the formal adoption of a fiscal policy that is aimed at
controlling and regulating the property tax levy for debt service
on general obligation bonds used to finance capital expenditures.
The 1979 revised fiscal policy provides a more comprehensive method
of financing the many capital projects which the City needs.
Adherence to this fiscal policy can be expected to provide the
following advantages:
1. Investors interested in City of Iowa City bonds can refer to
a fiscal policy and rely on it in making decisions on whether
to buy obligations of the City and in determining the interest
rate that they will bid. A formally approved fiscal policy
has a strong bearing on the City's ability to maintain and
improve on its credit rating.
2. The property tax levy for debt service on which there is no
State imposed maximum limit can be projected and regulated to
either remain relatively constant or to increase at an even
controlled rate.
3. Planning for public improvements normally takes place over a
period of years. Nearly always, funds are spent for engineering
and right-of-way prior to the years in which actual construction
takes place. The fiscal policy can establish amounts of money
which will be spent for several years in the future for best
public improvement facilities planning and make it possible to
concentrate time and funds on those priority projects which
can be financed and constructed within the City's financial
limitations.
4. A very significant advantage of a formal fiscal policy is to
demonstrate the need for additional revenue sources in future
years by matching expenditures and indebtedness permitted by such
a fiscal policy against a much greater need for additional public
improvements.
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
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The funding of the projects included in the FY80-84 CIP can be categorized ~
into the four major categories of:
1. operating revenue `
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2. bond issues (general obligation, revenue and special assessment)
3. State and Federal grants for assistance
4. special revenue (revenue whose use is restricted to specific
types of projects).
The City strives to secure and utilize funds other than operating
revenue and general obligation bonds to the maximum extent practical,
and utilize general obligation debts within the parameters of the
fiscal policy. As the "Summary By Source Of Funds" chart on page
39 illustrates, operating revenue and general obligation
debts account for 44.6 percent of the funding for the five year
FY80-84 CIP. Of the remaining sources, State and Federal grants
account for 53.1 percentof the five year total, revenue bands
account for 2.2 percent, and miscellaneous revenue accounts for the
remaining .1 percent of the projected five year total of $53,433,560.
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FISCAL POLICY
ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES —
1. BALANCED BUDGET:
The budget of the City of Iowa City shall be drawn so that es-
timated revenues and anticipated expenditures are equal. (State
law requirement)
2. TAX CEILING:
The budget of the City of Iowa City shall be drawn so that tax
revenue in the general operating fund does not require a tax levy
more than the $8.10 limit. (State law requirement)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
1. DEFINITION:
A. Capital Improvements - Capital items of a relatively
permanent nature, such as buildings, and other attachments
or improvements to land which are intended to remain so
attached such as storm drains, sewers. and streets.
Capital improvements have four characteristics:
(1) They last a long time.
(2) They are relatively expensive.
(3) They usually don't recur annually.
(4) They result in fixed assets.
B. Capital Expenditures - Those expenditures for public
improvements and their preliminary studies and the
acquisition of property or equipment for new public
improvements. Capital expenditures are expenditures for
capital improvements and shall be financed under the
provisions of this fiscal policy and planned in terms of the
five year Capital Improvement Program. Excluded from
capital expenditures are operating expenditures; those
annual expenditures which are necessary to the maintenance
of the city, the rendering of services, and providing for -
normal operations.
2. PROJECT ANALYSIS:
Capital improvement projects for the five year period shall be
analyzed for the following:
(1) Compatibility with the Comprehensive Plan.
(2) Revenue source - A clear distinction shall be made between
tax supported and self -supported bonds (G.O. versus revenue
bonds). All projects supported by revenue bonds must
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their costs and costs associated with financing. In
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addition, proposed revenue sources shall be analyzed in
terms of whether the revenue can be used for the proposed
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and the probability that the revenue will be
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(3) Compatibility with the City Council's goals.
3.
MAXIMUM LIMITATIONS ON GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS:
The following two maximum limitations shall apply to general
obligation bonds:
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A. Debt Limit:
Debt pledged as a general obligation of the City of Iowa
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City shall not exceed 5% of the market value of the taxable
property within the corporate limits as established by the
City Assessor. (State law requirement)
B. Borrowing Reserve:
A minimum of 20% borrowing reserve, or debt margin, shall be
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maintained to meet emergencies, and if so used, the bonds
shall be retired as soon as possible in accordance with the
provisions of this fiscal policy.
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CEILING ON DEBT SERVICE:
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Debt service charges payable from the general tax levy shall not
exceed 25% of that levy in any one fiscal year.
5.
FINANCING:
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As a general rule financing of capital improvements shall meet
the following guidelines:
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costs and the maximum General Fund levy shall be used for
capital project financing to provide for replacement needs.
B. Every effort shall be made to seek out state or federal
grants or assistance.
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BOND ISSUES:
A. General obligation bonds - Bonds shall be of a serial type
and general obligations of the City of Iowa City. They shall
have a maximum maturity of 20 years. The maturity schedule
shall provide for level amortization payments.
B. Revenue Bonds - Revenue bond financing shall be determined
after first reviewing whether the use of revenue bonds
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could be more advantageous than financing with general
f obligation bonds. Revenue Bonds shall be issued in
accordance with the following:
1 (1) Amortization of principal and interest shall require
no more, including reserves, than approved estimates
will provide from revenues.
(2) In so far as possible, debt service, after the project
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fiscal year, shall be level within practical
constraints each year.
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requirements of Chapter 76, Code of Iowa as amended.
C. Special assessment bonds - All special assessment projects
- shall be financed by the use of special assessment bonds.
The first fiscal policy was adopted by motion of the City Council at
_1 its regular meeting on June 5, 1973. This revised policy will need
adoption by Council motion.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
FY1980-1984 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM
GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND AUTHORIZATION SCHEDULE
TOTAL
FY80-84 FY80 FY81 FY82 FY83 FY84
LINN STREET IIIPROVEME14TS
$ 564,000
$ --
S 302,000C
$ 262,000C
$ --
$ --
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ALLEY
PROJECT
116,000
--
116,000C
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--
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NORTH BRANCH STORM WATER DETENTION
300,000
300,000C
--
--
--
--
CITY SHARE EXTRA -WIDTH PAVING
500,000
100,000C
100,000C
100,000C
100,000C
100,000C
SCOTT BOULEVARD/PHASE I
850,000
850,000C
--
--
--
--
SCOTT BOULEVARD/PHASE II
650,000
200,000C
450,000C
--
--
--
BURLINGTON STREET BRIDGE
880,000
--
40,000C
840,000C
--
--
IOWA AVENUE BRIDGE
766,000
35,000C
731,000C
--
--
--
CAMP CARIDNAL ROAD BRIDGE
216,000
--
--
--
18,000C
198,000C
SOUTH GILBERT STREET IMPROVEMENT
417,000
417,000C
--
--
--
--
ASPHALT RESURFACING
1,851,601
388,074C
369,972C
453,408C
306,292C
333,855C
CBD STREETSCAPE/PHASE II
1,000,000
1,000,000C
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WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
10,699,994
347,058C
2,102,939C
6,049,998C
2,199,999C
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RIVER CORRIDOR TRUNK SEWER
IMPROVEMENT
1,000,000
11000,000C
--
--
--
--
BENTON/RIVERSIDE INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENT
134,000
134,000C
EASTSIDE WATER STORAGE TANK
770,000
--
--
--
--
770,000V
WATER PLANT SOLIDS DISPOSAL
.830,000
--
--
--
--
880,000C
ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER
187,000
187,000V
--
--
--
--
POLICE STATION REMODELING
77,500
77,500V
--
--
--
--
FIRE TRAINING TOWER PROJECT
300,000
--
--
--
300,000V
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VOTER APPROVED (V)
--
264,500--
--
300,000
770,000
COUNCIL APPROVED (C)
--
4,771,132
4,211,911
7,705,406
2,624,291
1,511,855
TOTAL
$22,159.095
$5,035,632
S4, 211,911
$7,705,406
$2,924,291
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FY80-84
FY80
FY81
FY82
FY83
FY84
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
BENTON STREET SIDEWALK
$ 5,100
$ 5,100
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$ --
$ --
$ --
ELLIS AVENUE ALLEY
15,000
15,000
--
--
--
--
20,100
20, 00
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STATE AID
SOUTH GILBERT STREET IMPROVEMENT
$ 150,000
$ 150,000
$
--
$ --
$ --
$ --
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
IMPROVEMENT
1,380,003
81,176
263,825
759,002
276,000
--
BENTON/RIVERSIDE INTERSECTION
IMPROVEMENT
134,000
134,000
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--
--
--
BUS STOPS, SIGNS & SHELTERS
7,241
7,241
--
--
--
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TRANSIT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
FACILITIES
132 000
6,000
126,000
--
--
--
1,803,244
378,417
389,825
7592002
276,000
OPERATING REVENUE
SANITARY SEWER/CITY STREETSCAPE
PHASE II
$ 55,000
$ 55,000
$
--
$ --
$ --
$ --
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
IMPROVEMENT.
300,000
300,000
--
--
--
--
BUS STOPS, SIGNS & SHELTERS
7,241
7,241
--
--
--
--
TRANSIT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
FACILITY
132,000
6,000
126,000
--
--
--
PARKING GARAGE "B"
985,000
985,000
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--
--
--
10 UNIT T -HANGAR
100,000
100,000
--
--
--
--
AIRPORT-SHOP BUILDING
65,000
65,000
--
--
--
--
AIRPORT-AUTO PARKING AREA
15 000
1.659,241
15 000
Tl,533,241
--
1� 26,000
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--
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REVENUE BONDS
PARKING GARAGE "B"
$ 1,170,500
$1,170,500
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$--
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FEDERAL AID
RIVER CORRIDOR TRUNK SEWER
BIKEWAY & HANDICAPPED CURB CUT
PROGRAM
BIKEWAY PEDESTRIAN TRAIL -EAST SIDE
RIVER
SOUTH GILBERT STREET IMPROVEMENT
ROCKY SHORE BIKEWAY
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
IMPROVEMENT
BUS STOPS, SIGNS & SHELTERS
TRANSIT OPERATION & MAINTENANCE
FACILITY
NEW SOUTHWEST PARK
WILLOW CREEK TENNIS COURTS
COMPLETION OF CITY PARK BIKE TRAIL
ROAD USE TAR
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ALLEY
PROJECT
GRAND AVENUE WIDENING
EQUIPMENT SERVICE BUILDING
IMPROVEMENT
BIKEWAY & HANDICAPPED CURB CUT
PROGRAM
BIKEWAY PEDESTRIAN TRAIL -EAST SIDE
RIVER
CONCRETE STREET CURB REPAIR
-SUNSET STREET/BENTON PENFRO
-DUBUQUE STREET IMPROVEMENTS
ASPHALT RESURFACING
TOTAL
FY80-84
FY80
FY81
FY82
FY83
FY84
$ 11000,000
$1,000,000
$ --
$ --
$ --
$ --
56,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
14,000
--
21,000
21,000
--
--
-"
133,000
133,000
70,000
70,000
--
--
-'
-"
21,620,003
1,271,766
4,133,236
11,891,000
4,324,001
--
57,927
57,927
--
--
-
-"
1,056,000
48,000
11008,000
--
--
-'
40,000
40,000
--
--
""
30,000
--
30,000
-
--
-'
21,000
21,000
4,338,00-
6,000
5,185,236,9
T2,655,693
24,104,930
$ 10,000
$ 10,000
5 --
$ --
$ --
$
10,000
10,000
--
--
""
427,500
137,500
200,000
90,000
-
--
24,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
--
7,000
345,090
7,000
76,120
81,450
85,520
49,750
52,250
32,000
32,000
--
--
"-
51000
903,995
51000
80,965
62,550
168,480
294,250
"-
297,750
1,764,585
364,585
350,000
350,000
350,000
350,000
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FY80-84
FY80
FY81
FY82
FY83 FY84
GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
CIVIC CENTER HEATING AND AIR
CONDITIONING
ROCKY SHORE BIKE14AY
$ 281,165
$ 81,165
$ 50,000
$ 50,000
$ 50,000 $ 50,000
SWIMMING POOL
25,000
162,500
25,000
MERCER PARK RESTROOMS
35,000
35,000
162,500
ADDITION TO RECREATION CENTER
WILLOW CREEK TENNIS COURT
120,000
120,000
COMPLETION OF CITY PARK BIKE
30,000
--
30,000
"-
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TRAIL
NEW SOUTHWEST PARK
910001
40,000
40,000
9,000
OUTDOOR FIRING RANGE
36,200
--
36,200
738,865
T 181,165398,700
59,000
50,000 50,000
PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS -OTHER
BIKEWAY PEDESTRIAN TRAIL -EAST OF
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RIVER
ROCKY SHORE BIKEWAY
$ 2,000
51000
$ 2,000
$ --
$ __
$ __ $
CRANDIC BRIDGE SIGNAGE
5,000
6.000
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PUBLIC WORKS
Public Works Administration
CIVIC CENTER HEATING, VENTILATING & AIR CONDITIONING
This project will provide for replacement or extensive
remodeling of the air conditioning/heating system in
the Civic Center. It will also provide for energy
conservation retrofitting projects which provide
actual cash pay back in ten years or less. The
systems in the Civic Center operate inefficiently
and are extremely high on energy consumption.
RALSTON CREEK SOUTH BRANCH DETENTION STRUCTURE
The purpose of this project is to provide for the
construction of two dry bottom detention dams for
water detention during heavy rainstorms: Under
existing runoff conditions, implementation of the
south branch detention project would lower projected
south branch 100 year storm flows at College Street
from 2700 cubic feet per second to 1930 cubic feet
per second, a 29% reduction. The south branch
detention structure will effectively reduce flood
flows at all frequencies.
LINN STREET IMPROVEMENTS
The purpose of this project is to replace Linn
Street from Iowa Avenue to Burlington Street. Linn
Street is the remaining street which has not been
improved in the major urban renewal development and
will necessitate some reconfiguration in the block
between Washington Street and College Street; bicycle
racks need to be placed along Linn Street near the
Library and City Plaza; curbline changes may need to
be made near the Senior Center, as well as some
changes in street lighting; modest plantings and
street furniture are also included in the total cost
of this project.
FA - FEDERAL AID
SA - STATE AID
W
GIRS - OENERAL REVENUE SHARINO
RUT -ROAD USE TAX
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TOTAL COST'I
FY1980-84 1
281,165
564,000
M
u
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RB -REVENUE BOND OR - OPERATING REVENUE
HC - HOUSING 9 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
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CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ALLEY PROJECT
The purpose of this project is to provide for upgrading
and replacement of alleys in the Central Business
District (CBD). Due to extensive streetscape improvements
the alleys serve as major goods delivery areas. The
paved surfaces have deteriorated seriously. The
project cost estimate includes removal and replacement
of deteriorated pavement, removal of encroachments,
and modest aesthetic improvements including security
lighting.
NORTH BRANCH STORM WATER DETENTION STRUCTURE
The purpose of this project is to construct a dry
bottom detention dam to provide for water detention
during heavy rainstorms. Under existing runoff
conditions and based upon preliminary hydraulic
computations, implementation of the proposed detention
project will lower projected rural or rural equivalent
north branch 100 year storm flows at Jefferson
Street from 3500 cubic feet per second to 1400 cubic
feet per second, a 60% reduction. The north branch
detention facilities will effectively reduce peak
flows resulting from storms having a duration in
excess of two hours which produce runoff in excess
of channel capacity. Reduction rates attributed to
this project would be greater at points closer to
the project and diminish at points downstream from
the uncontrolled urbanized areas as the watershed
becomes greater.
RIVER CORRIDOR LAND IMPROVEMENT
The purpose of this project is to acquire land
adjacent to east and west side of Iowa River as part
of the goal to preserve riverfront land for public
use area.
FA - FEDERAL AID
SA - STATE AID
Ii
ORS - GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
RUT - ROAD USE TAX
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TOTAL COSTI
.F Y 1980-84
126,000
300,000
PRIOR TO
FY1980
SCHEDULE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD
FY1980 I
FY1981
FY1962
FYI983
FYI984
FA - FEDERAL AID
SA -STATE AID ORS - OENERAL REVENUE SHARING �!
RUT -ROAD USE TAX
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TOTAL COST
.FY1980-84
STREET SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
BENTON STREET SIDEWALK
a
The purpose Of this project is to construct sidewalk
between Teg and Estron
5.100
~
on the south side of Bentonand
sidebofwEstron.een
Thisdprojectnwiil�ve on the east
continuous safe
vareasotoa
t
route from new housing
Ernest Horn Elementary School
I hard surface. utilizing all weather
GRAND AVENUE WIDENING
I The purpose of this project is to widen Grand Avenue
east of Byington to
10,000
o+.
provide two through traffic
lanes. At the present time Byington
'
Avenue is two
I lanes one-way but is bottle -necked down to
at the
one lane
intersection with Grand Avenue.
CITY SHARE EXTRA -WIDTH PAVING PROJECT
,
The purpose of this project is to provide the City's
share of the
500,000 M
,
cost of extra -width paving in new
subdivisions. By City Ordinance,
the Cityparticipates
i in the cost of all streets that are widerthan
feet. The
a
private developers cover the cost of 28
i feet wide paving, the City
pays for the cost of
paving in excess of that amount. The City could
eliminate this
as a City expenditure by repealing
the ordinance and passing the
•„
cost back to the
Purchasers within the development. Parking
might
restrictions
also reduce the need for extra width paving.
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SA -STATE AID ORS - OENERAL REVENUE SHARING �!
RUT -ROAD USE TAX
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FIC - HOUSING B COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
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I.FY19
S 0-8�
EQUIPMENT SERVICE BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT I 427,5001
Development of the equipment service garage at the
Riverside Drive site began over 20 years ago.
Originally, it functioned primarily as the Street
Division maintenance yard. As the city equipment
fleet increased in size and as other functions were
added to City services, the facility was expanded
and modified. It should be noted that in the past
15 years the City's motorized equipment fleet has
increased threefold while the maintenance facility
has remained fundamentally unchanged. This project
will remedy safety deficiencies, poor working conditions,
lack of storage, lack of painting and washing facilities,
and lack of warehouse and office facilities.
BIKEWAY AND HANDICAPPED CURB CUT PROGRAM 1 80,000
Curb cuts will be made at appropriate locations to
make sidewalks accessible to bicycles and wheelchairs.
This project will provide for approximately 80 curb
cuts throughout the community, with initial locations
along First Avenue, Benton Street, and Park Road.
This project relates to the Comprehensive Plan
transportation policy of "developing a safe, continuous
bikeway system which will encourage the use of the
bicycle for transportation and recreation by all age
groups." Funding for this project is 70% federal
(Federal_Aid HighwayAct) and 30% Road Use Tax.
BIKEWAY PEDESTRIAN TRAIL - EAST SIDE OF RIVER I 30,000
This trail would link the existing trail along North
Dubuque Street (north of Park Road) with the trail
along the river south of the Music School footbridge
to Madison Street. It would take bicyclists off the
North Dubuque Street hill (south of Park Road) and
considerably ease the flow of traffic on this street.
This trail is part of the continuous green belt
river trail shown in the Comprehensive Plan, the
Stanley River Corridor Study, and the Preliminary
Bikeways Plan.
FA -FEDERAL AID ORS - GENERAL REVENUE SNARING
SA - STATE AID RUT - ROAD USE TAX
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GO - GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SP - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
RB - REVENUE BOND OR- OPERATING REVENUE
HC - HOUSING 9 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
* - University of Iowa
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CONCRETE STREET CURB REPAIR
This project is designed to repair concrete street
defects City-wide beginning on arterials and bus
routes in FY80, residential streets in FY81 and FY82
and curb repair beginning in FY83 and continuing for
10 years to FY93. Field inspection in September
1978 indicated a repair program of $76,120 for the
worst sections of the City's concrete arterial and
bus routes.
SUNSET STREET - BENTON TO PENFRO
The purpose of this project is to complete the
inside two lanes of Sunset Street. This street will
be an arterial street connecting Highway 1 to Benton
and Melrose. After completion of Sunset Street,
Wylde Green Road will be terminated in a cul-de-sac
and returned to a residential access road.
SCOTT BOULEVARD/PHASE I
This project will provide a 31 foot wide roadway
from Highway 6 to American Legion Road. This project
is needed to provide access from the developed areas
on the east edge of the city north of Muscatine to
the industrial development on the south.
SCOTT BOULEVARD/PHASE II
This project will provide a 31 foot wide roadway
from American Legion Road to approximately Court
Street. Phase I and Phase II projects provide for
construction of secondary arterial streets. According
to the Comprehensive Plan, these streets serve a
dual function of circulation and access. Phase II
will also provide a permanent street surface on the
top of the proposed storm water detention structure
over the east branch of Ralston Creek.
FA - FEDERAL AID
$A -STATE AID
ORS - GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
RUT - ROAD USE TAX
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TOTAL COSTI
F Y 1980-84
345,090
32,0001
850,000
650,0001
GU - GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SP - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
RB - REVENUE BOND OR -OPERATING REVENUE
HC - HOUSING 8 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
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TOTALCOST
FY1900-84
BURLINGTON STREET BRIDGE 880,000
This project would provide for a study to determine
needs and subsequent design and reconstruction of
the eastbound bridge over the Iowa River on Burlington
Street. An extensive rehabilitation project appears
a must for this structure due to its age and the
high amount of traffic passing over this bridge.
IOWA AVENUE BRIDGE 766,000
This project would completely rehabilitate the
existing Iowa Avenue bridge over the Iowa River. An
extensive rehabilitation project as recommended by
the engineering consultant is required for this
structure due to its age and the high amount of
traffic passing over this bridge.
CAMP CARDINAL ROAD BRIDGE 216,000
This project would completely replace the existing
bridge on Camp Cardinal Road over Clear Creek. This
structure currently few properties, but the road
south of the bridge is a dead end. The repairs
accomplished in FY79 extended the life of the structure
only five years. The bridge is currently Rosted for
ten tons. With this in mind, a new structure at
this site must be considered.
DUBUQUE STREET IMPROVEMENT 5,000
The purpose of this project is to widen the pavement
slightly and straighten the curve on Dubuque Street
near the intersection of Brown. Due to narrow
lanes, the slight curve near the intersection of
Brown Street on Dubuque tends to be somewhat dangerous.
This improvement would necessitate purchasing R.O.W.
SOUTH GILBERT STREET IMPROVEMENT 700,000
The purpose of this project is to realign and pave
South Gilbert at Highway 6 and 1.1 miles south.
This project was approved by Council in FY79.
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FA - FEDERAL AID
i SA -STATE AID
t
ORS • GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
RUT -ROAD USE TAX
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PRIOR TO SCHEDULE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD
FY1980 FY1980 FY 1981 FY1982 FY1983 FY1984
40,000 GO 840,000 GO
35,000 GO 1 731,000 GO
5,000 RUT
700,000 FA I 133,000 FA
300,000 GO 150,000 US
417,000 GO
00 • GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
RB -REVENUE BOND
HC - HOUSING 8 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
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18,000 GO 1 198,000 GO
SP - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
OR - OPERATING REVENUE
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I.FY1980-84
ASPHALT RESURFACING 1 2,755,596
This project is a combination of an ongoing repetitive
program of resurfacing existing streets throughout
the city to improve structural strength and rideability.
Fiscal year 1980's project is specifically designed
to correct structural deficiencies on the city's
arterials and bus routes. Next year's project will
be designed to correct structural deficiencies on
the city's residential streets and alleys. The
presence of heavy traffic such as busses and the
absence of regular preventive maintenance has accelerated
deterioration of many of these streets and necessitates
overlaying them to increase structural strength and
prevent further deterioration.
ROCKY SHORE BIKEWAY 100;000
The purpose of this project is to provide a bikeway
on the west side of Rocky Shore Drive that will
connect the Finkbine Bikeway with Normandy Drive and
the bikeway through City Park. This project will
provide a safer trail for bicyclists along Rocky
Shore Drive.
CBD STREETSCAPE - PHASE II 1 1,000,000
The purpose of this project is to provide streetscape
improvements on Washington, Clinton, Burlington and
Capitol Streets adjacent to blocks 83 and 84. The
redevelopment of the CBD (Central Business District)
and construction activity on blocks 83 and 84 will
cause a need to repair or replace major portions of
Washington and Capitol Streets. Parking ramp construction
will necessitate replacement of sidewalks on Burlington
and Clinton Streets.. Because the modulars have been
located in the right-of-way, major repair/replacement
has been deferred. The preliminary budget allocation
(FY79) of $500,000 will not replace the essential
items included in the project area.
FA -FEDERAL AID
SA — STATE AID
ORS - GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
RUT - ROAD USE TAX
23
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00 - GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SP - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
RB -REVENUE BOND OR -OPERATING REVNUE
HC - HOUSING B COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT * - Local funds (Project Green)
USTEP - Urban -State Traffic Engineering
Program
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PROJECTS I.FY1960-84
SANITARY SEWER/CITY STREETSCAPE - PHASE II
55,000
The purpose of this project is to replace the badly
deteriorated sanitary sewers in Clinton (Burlington
to Washington) and Capitol Street (Burlington to
College) prior to reconstruction of the streets in
Phase II of the Streetscape Project.
15,000
ELLIS AVENUE ALLEY
The purpose of this project is to install six inch
-west and connecting
thick concrete in alley running east
Ellis Avenue and Ridgeland Street between and running
parallel with Moss and McLean.
POLLUTION CONTROL
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
34,000,000
The purpose of this project is to construct a wastewater
treatment facility to meet federal and state regulations
governing discharge of wastewater.
RIVER CORRIDOR TRUNK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
2,000,000
This improvement provides for the construction of a
$4,000,000 trunk sanitary sewer from the present
sewage treatment plant to Taft Speedway. The existing
east and west side trunk sewers are currently overloaded
and require immediate relief for present and future
loads to prevent discharging of raw sewage into the
Iowa River. This trunk sewer will also provide
sanitary sewer for some areas on the north side that
are unable todevelop now because of the lack of
sewer. The G.O. Bond Issue will be abated by sewer
revenues.
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
CRANDIC BRIDGE SIGNAGE 6,000
The purpose of this project is to install overhead
signs in advance of Iowa Avenue Crandic Railroad
Overpass to warn of low bridge. This location has a
history of accidents involving trucks. The installation
of overhead signs in advance of this overpass should
help reduce the truck accident experience.
FA -FEDERAL AID GRS - GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
SA - STATE AID RUT - ROAD USE TAX
W
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PRIOR TO SCHEDULE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD
FY
1980 FY1980 FY1981 FYI982 FY1983 FY1984
8,000 OR 55,000 0
15,000
324,001
615,000 GO 1281,176 S 4263,825 S 133,236 F 1 1759,002 S 891,000 F4276,000
1,237,500 F 300,000 0 2,102,939'G 6,049,998 G 2,199,999
82,500 S 347,058 G
1,000,000 F 1,000,000 F
1,000,000 G 1,000,,000 G
6,000 *
GO- GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
RB - REVENUE BOND OR - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
HC - HOUSING B COMMUNITY DEVELOPM NT ACT OR -OPERATING REVENUE
* - Private (Hawkeye Wholesale
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BENTON/RIVERSIDE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
I
This project would provide for the resignalization
of this intersection, in addition to the addition of
left -turning lanes on Riverside Drive and Benton and
extension of lanes on Benton, thereby reducing
i
congestion and increasing safety at this location.
MASS TRANSPORTATION
BUS STOPS, SIGNS AND SHELTERS
This project would provide for bus shelters of
I various sizes at approximately 20 locations throughout
the City, and bus stop signs at every stop. The
signs will cost about $7 each for material and $18
each in installation costs, for a total of $13,400.
The small prefabricated bus stop shelters cost $2750
each installed. Federal and state assistance is
available, reducing the local share to 10% of the
total cost.
TRANSIT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY
A new transit garage is needed for the following
reasons:
1. The existing garage is too small for our current
fleet.
2. The mechanics must work in the bus storage area,
which is very inefficient, especially in winter.
i 3. Office space is entirely inadequate - four persons
work in an area 7' x 181.
4. The existing building has almost no room for
parts or
5. The building gecannot tbeaexpanded cbecause of its
design and its placement on a very small lot.
FA - FEDERAL AID
SA -STATE AID
GRS - GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
RUT - ROAD USE TAX
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TOTAL COST
Y198F
0-84
268,000
72,409
1,320,000
-,
PRIOR TO
SCHEDULE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD
FY1980
FY1980
FY1901
FY1982
FY1903
FY1964
33,750..GO
134,000 GO
33,750 USTEI
134,000 USTE
57,927 FA
7,241 SA
7;241 OR
48,000 FA
1,008,000 F
6,000 SA
126,000 S
6,000 OR
126,000 0
GO -GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SP - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
RB - REVENUE BOND OR - OPERATING REVENUE
HC- HOUSING B COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT 1
USTEP-Urban-State Traffic Engineering Program
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WATER
PROJECTS
EAST SIDE WATER STORAGE TANK
As the city continues to grow on the east side,
water pressure will continue to drop with resulting
Poor service to residents and with a negative impact
on firefighting capability due to substandard water
flows. Ynstallation of a 2,000,000 gallon tank on
the north side of Rochester will allow adequate fire
flaws and will provide better water pressure in the
area. The site has been acquired.
WATER PLANT SOLIDS DISPOSAL
The purpose of this project is to terminate solids
dumping into the Iowa River. Permits issued in
accordance with the National Pollutant Discharge
System set forth effluent limitations for discharge
of process waste from water treatment plants to
surface waters. At the municipal water treatment
plant, all process wastes are now discharged to the
Iowa River. After the river corridor construction
is completed, the city will be expected to start
working toward complying with the effluent limitations
set forth in our discharge permit.
LIBRARY
PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDING
The purpose of this project is to provide for the
construction of a new two-level building of 46,850
square feet. This project has already been approved
by the voters. The total cost includes computerization
($300,000) and furnishings ($270,000) and making the
building accessible to the handicapped.
FA - FEDERAL AID ORS -GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
SA - STATE AID RUT -ROAD USE TAX
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TOTAL COST
FY1880-84 _
770,000
880,000
,
GO- GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SP - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
RB - REVENUE BOND OR -OPERATING REVENUE
HC - HOUSING B COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
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TOTAL COST_
.FY1960-84
PARKS AND RECREATION
SWIMMING POOL
162,500 _
This project is needed to provide additional swimming
facilities. For this project to be successful, it
needs to be shared with the school district - both
the cost of construction and maintenance - with the
city paying approximately 25% of both and operating
j the pool in June, July and August. This would free
the Recreation Center pool for its intended use
_
which its serve the general public.
MERCER PARK RESTROOMS
35,000
This project provides for a restroom building for
the ball diamond area of Mercer Park including a
concession stand and maintenance storage. Mercer
Park has developed into a sports complex with five
ball diamonds, four of them lighted, six tennis
courts, a playground, and a swimming pool. Current
restroom facilities are terribly inadequate. This
building would be located in the ball diamond area
close to the existing maintenance shed.
ADDITION TO RECREATION CENTER
120,000
This project would provide for the design and construction
of a 40' x 85' addition to the Recreation Center for
"
four handball courts. Handball courts are the most
needed indoor sports facility for the city. The
addition can be heated by the existing boilers.
Some of the existing parking spaces would be eliminated
and the addition would need to be flood-proofed
since it is in the Ralston Creek flood plain.
WILLOW CREEK TENNIS COURTS 60,000
The city has 12 tennis courts at the present time
and should have 48, based on national standards.
Tennis is one of the fastest growing sports in the
U. S. and is a lifetime sport. Four tennis courts
in Willow Creek Park will give some geographical
balance to location of tennis courts in the city.
F.
FA - FEDERAL AID ORS — GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
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FY1980
FY1981
FY1982
FY1903
FY1984
162,500 GRS
35,000 GRS
120,000 GRS
30,000 GRS
30,000 BOR
00 -GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND
RS -REVENUE BOND
FIC - HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
32
SP - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
OR -OPERATING RVENUE
BOR -Bureau of outdoor Recreation
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TOTAL COST
FY1980-84
NEW SOUTHWEST PARK
_.
80,000
acres, ht
outheastect is aOfeWillow
sThis
Creek Park, to beusedfor
a sports field and neighborhood park. Because
of the nature of Willow Creek
Park, it is preferable
to have open field sports activities in another
location.
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COMPLETION OF CITY PARK BIKE TRAIL
30,000
At the present time, the bike trail in City Park is
in three sections:
_
a new trail from Park Road to
the river which follows the
new road, the road along
the river which the bicycles share with motorized
traffic,
and a rock path in the west part of the
park.
IO LICE ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER
187,000 "
Inadequacy, poor design, unsanitary and dangerously
unhealthy working areas,
lack of isolation facilities,
inadequate locker
and personal facilities for employees,
and failure to meet minimum state law
requirements
are reasons why this facility is needed.
POLICE
POLICE STATION REMODELING PROJECT
77,500
This project will allow the remodeling of the present
Police headquarters including
the garage, old firing
range, squad room and offices. The
present station
is inadequate and deteriorated, and lacks
necessary
operating facilities.
OUTDOOR FIRING RANGE
36,200
This project will provide the Police Department with
a facility in
which they could properly train in the
use of firearms. The City
presently has no such facility.
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FY1980
FY1981
FY1982
FY1903
FY1984
40,000 GRS
40,000 BOR
21,000 FA-
_ _ _
.._._9,000 GRS
187,000 GO
77,500 GO
36,200 GRS
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RB - REVENUE BOND
HC - HOUSING B COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
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9P - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
OR -OPERATING REVENUE
BOR - Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
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.FY1980-84
FIRE
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TRAINING TOWER PROJECT
This project provides for the construction of a
five -story training
300,000 —
tower with a two -stall engine
room. Present training
sessions are held on streets
and parking lots and this lack of facilities
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effective training. hampers
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PARKING
j PARKING GARAGE "A" PROJECT
The purpose of this project is to provide for the
construction
1,
andBurlingtonfStreets. Thiskrampgisatheparinargeafirstiofl
3 two the City is to provide as part of Urban Renewal
construction.
PARKING GARAGE "B" PROJECT
The purpose of this project is to construct a 450-
car
2,155,500
space parking garage at Dubuque and Burlington
Streets. This is
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the second of two parking facilities
the City is to provide
"1
as
construction. Part of the Urban Renewal
AIRPORT
.,1
10 UNIT T -HANGAR PROJECT
The purpose of this project is to provide aircraft
storage for additional
!!
100,000
base aircraft at the airport.
PARKING EXTENSION - PHASE I
The purpose of this project is to increase hard
surface parking for transit
aircraft to eliminate
hazardous situations on the
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ramp immediately in
front of the terminal building. This
is the last
Portion of this project which was started in 1974.
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SCHEDULE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD
FY1980
FY1981
FY1982
FY1983
FY1984
300,000 GO
1,000,000 0
3,102,750 R
985,000 OR
1,170,500 RB
100', # OR
16,100 SA
6,900 OR
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R8 -REVENUE BOND
HC - HOUSING S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
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SP - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
OR -OPERATING REVENUE
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AUTO PARKING AREA SURFACING PROJECT
15,000
The purpose of this project is to make a similar
parking area on the south side of the terminal
building equivalent to the one on the north side of
the building. Due to an increase in usage of the
Airport there is limited hard surface parking for
Airport patrons.
SHOP BUILDING
65,000
The purpose of this project is to provide space for
aircraft maintenance and repair. The existing facility
is not adequate for present operations. The new building
would meet all safety codes without limiting the use of
the building (e.g. painting of aircraft).
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SA - STATE AID
ORS - GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
RUT - ROAD USE TAX
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SCHEDULE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD
FY1960
FY 1981
FY1982
FY1983
FY1984
15,000 OR
65,000 OR
00. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND SP -SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
RB • REVENUE BOND OR -OPERATING REVENUE
HO - HOUSING A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM SUMMARY BY SOURCE OF FUNDING
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
STATE AID
OPERATING REVENUE
FEDERAL AID
ROAD USE TAX
GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
REVENUE BONDS
PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS
FA - FEDERAL AID
SA - STATE AID
ORS - GENERAL REVENUE SHARING
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TOTAL COST
.F Y 1890-84
i
22,159,095
1
20,100
1,803,244
1,659,241
24,104,930
1,764,585
738,865
1,170,500
13,000
$53,433,560
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PRIOR TO
SCHEDULE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD
FY1980
FY1981
FY1982
FYI983
FYI964
FY1980
5,035,632
4,211,911
7,705,406
2,924,291
2,281,855
20,100
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--
--
378,417
389,825
759,002
276,000
--
1,533,241
126,000
--
--
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2,655,693
5,185,236
11,926,000
4,338,001
--
364,585
350,000
350,000
350,000
350,000
181,165
398,700
59,000
50,000
50,000
1,170,500--
13,000--
11,352,333
10,661,672
20,799,408
7,938,292
2,681,855
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R9 • REVENUE BOND
HC • HOUSING B COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
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SP - SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
OR•OPERATING REVENUE
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
CIVIC CENTER 410 E WASHINGTON Sl IOWA CITY IOWA 52240 (319) 354.180
NEVIS RELEASE
February 1, 1979
re: Transit Schedules
A combination of circumstances has recently made it impossible in
many instances for City buses to operate on schedule, particularly
during hours of peak ridership. The steadily increasing number
of passengers, along with higher traffic volumes and adverse weather
and road conditions, have served to prevent drivers from maintaining
posted route schedules.
It is anticipated that Spring weather conditions will alleviate
this problem to a degree. However, Transit officials believe
that a need for long term solutions exists. These are likely to
include route restructuring as well as the designation of fewer
bus stops along the routes.
For the present, riders should expect rush hour buses to run off
schedule and are again encouraged to utilize bus service during
off-peak hours whenever possible.
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OFFICE OF
CITY ASSESSOR
VICTOR J. BELGER
IOWA CITY, IOWA
CITY ASSESSMENT EXPENSE FUND
i
1978-79
1979-80
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City Assessor
25,080
26x000 26,500
i let Deputy
19,440
200800
2nd Deputy
19,240
201026 20,400
1st Assistant
18,300
19,540
Appraiser
179500
17f590 16,700
Extra Help
120000
12,390
Total Salaries
lii X556
IIS' T13 256 j
Office Expenditures
Workmen's Compensation
2,000
2,000
Supplies & Postage
3,000
6,000
Board of Review
11,000
51,500
Car Allowance
500
500
Examining Board-
60
60
Assessor's School
1,500
20000
Court Costs
3,500
3,500
Telephone
1,700
10640
Group Life Insurance
2,000
1,200
Blue Cross -Blue Shield -Family Plan pd. by Fund
40000
4,600
Delta -Dental -Individual Plan pd. by Fund
Computer charge
2,500
Total
Total Budget
140,820
145,750
Estimated Balance
16 000
1
14 000
13117 0
ie,M
Social Security
61,500
71,500
IPERS
I Total: Social Security & IPERS
Total Budget33j
6 000
12 500
6,800
IMM
—00, 6-560—
0Estimated
,�
Estimated Balance
by Taxation
16 000141000
37,
61M Raised
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OFFICE OF
CITY ASSESSOR
VICTOR J. BEL -GER
IOWA CITY, IOWA
IOWA CITY ASSESSORtS SPECIAL APPRAISAL FUND 1979-80
1978-79 1979-80
Extra Help 21,500 6,500
Supplies & Commercial Appraisers 7,5oo 3,500
iFP M 10 C00
Estiimated Balance 10,000 10,000
Raised by Taxation None None
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