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Mot=ion carried.
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dewalks in southeast
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from Robert '-:-,*Rgsmussen L'ea`ue :of..Iowa Munici a it:
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 9, 1974 7:30 'P.M'
Item No. 1 -
Meeting to order.
Roll Call
Item No. 2 --Reading
_of minutes or regular Council meetings of
March 19 1974, and March 26, 1974.
Item No. 3 -
Public discussion.
Item No. 4
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b. Housing Commission minutes of March 20, 1974 meeting.
C. - Riverfront Commission minutes of March 21, 1974
meeting. -
AGENDA
d. Human Relations Commission minutes of March 18,
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 9, 1974 7:30 'P.M'
Item No. 1 -
Meeting to order.
Roll Call
Item No. 2 --Reading
_of minutes or regular Council meetings of
March 19 1974, and March 26, 1974.
Item No. 3 -
Public discussion.
Item No. 4
- Receive minutes of boards and commissions.
a. CATV Committee minutes of March 11, 1974, and
March 18;_ 1974 meetings.` - --
b. Housing Commission minutes of March 20, 1974 meeting.
C. - Riverfront Commission minutes of March 21, 1974
meeting. -
d. Human Relations Commission minutes of March 18,
1974 meeting._
Item No. 5
- Consider recommendation from the Iowa 'City Housing
Commission urging Council support for the passage of
Senate File 11338/House File 1179.
Item No. 6
- Issuance of permits.
Item No. 7
- Correspondence to the City_Council.
a. Petition from citizens requesting sidewalks in
southeast Iowa City.
b,Petition from citizens requesting the cuts in library
hours be restored:
c'. Letter `from Bob Belding, 608 Whiting`' Avenue, concern-
ing bus -service to North Dodge.
d. Letter from Byron'Ross`, President, Chamber of
°Commerce, concerning urban renewal.
e. Letter from Bob Kunkel`, 514 Iowa Avenue, concerning
urban :renewal.
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April -9 1974
Item No. 16 - Consider ordinanceamending
increasedefeeslcipal Code of to be charged Iowa
City by. -establishing _ g Second reading)
pursuant to Chapter 9.50.4.
the l
Item No. 17 Consider ordi ante amending
d-feesto Iowa
be charged
-City byestablishing-increaseSecond
pursuant to Sections 9.51.3.0 and 9.51. S.E.
reading)-
Con
eading) - Code of Iowa
item No. `18 - Cosiberestablishing inordinance creasedefeesltopbe charged
City y
pursuant to --Sections 9.52.2.E and 9.52.2.D•5 (Second
reading)
Item No 19 - Consider ordinance on amendments to the Zoning Code
yard requirements.
Affecting the existing parking and side -y
(First reading) _
Item No. 20 - Consider resolution on award of bid for one ep four
wheel ;type, 4 cubic yard capacity street sweeper.
Item No. 21 - Consider resolution approving plans and specifications,
form-of-contractfor- one (1) 10, 000 lb. gross vehicle
weight truck chassis with utility body and aerial
platform lift.
Item No 22 - Consider approval of agreement with
Iowa State Highway
Commission for the resurfacing of Dodge Street between
Burlington -and Governor.
- Consider approval of architectural agreement with Hansen
Item -No. -23
Lind -Meyer; Architects, for the site selection and design
of the Equipment Maintenance Facility.
Item No. 24 -,Report from the City _Manager onMelrose Avenue.
Item No. 25 - Business from Che City Council.
Item No. 26 Report on miscellaneous items from the City Manager and
the City Attorney.
Item No. 27 Public discussion.
Item No. 28 - Adjournment.
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Item No. 7 -
(Continued)
Letter from Bob Belding, 608 Whiting Avenue, concerning
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bus -service to North Dodge.
Action:
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d. Letter from Byron Ross, President, Chamber of F
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Commerce, concerning urban renewal".
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Act ion :
Action:
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Letter from Bob Kunkel, -514 Iowa Avenue, concerning
e.
- urban renewal. - -- - -
Action:
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f. Letter from Robert L. Rasmussen, League of Iowa
Municipalities, concerning an increase in dues and
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se vice _subscriptions_-�.: 4r
Action:_
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Letter from Della Grizel, 1530 Sheridan Avenue, concern-
g.
ing theexpansionof bus routes .
Actions
h: Letter from Henry Linder, Chairman, Project Area
Kataria is appeal
Committee, regarding ;Mr. Subhash_ C.
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of the denial of Dislocation Allowance, i,:.
►Jct r'+
Action:
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i`. Letter from Henry Linder, Chairman, Project Area
Committee, regarding ,PAC review of Mr. Mann's request
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fora, Relocation Payment in Lieu of Moving Expenses.
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Action:
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No. 8
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- CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.10 OF THE MUNICIPAL
Item
CODE OF 'IOWA CITY. (SECOND READING)
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CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF IOWA
Item
Item
CITY BY ADOPTING THE 1973 EDITION OF THE FIRE PREVENTION
CODE. (THIRD READING) --
Comment:
Public-hearing was held March 19, 1974.
Action:
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Item No. 13 -
CONSIDER ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE
ABATEMENT'OF=DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, 1973 EDITION.
(THIRD READING)
Comment:
Public hearing was held March 19, 1974.
Action:
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Item No. 14 -
CONSIDER ORDINANCE FOR VACATION OF AN ALLEY IN BLOCK 6,
COUNTY SEAT' ADDITION.' (V-7401) (SECOND READING)
Comment:
The -of Iowa has requested that the alley in
-University
Block 6 of County Seat Addition bounded -by Harrison,
Madison, Prentiss and Capitol Street; be vacated. The
University owns°the entire Block and there are no exist-
ing -utilities or easements in said alley._ The Planning
and Zoning Commission -on February 14, 1974, recommended
vacation of the alley by a`5-0 'vote:' Public hearing was
held March 26P1974.
- Action:
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Item`No._`15
—_CONSIDER ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CODE OF IOWA CITY
INCREASING THE>FEES:_CHARGED PURSUANT TO THE ZONING
:ORDINANCE. (SECOND READING) -
Comment:
In order to recover expenses incurred by the City in con-
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sideration' -of. subdivision, rezoning, vacation and
variance:requests, the Planning and Zoning Commission on
February. 28, 19.74, recommended by a;7-0 vote approval of
a fee schedule _as given in Zonin and Subdivision Fee
Study dated February 1, 197 T is or finance establishes
fees for Planned Area Development plans, variances and
1974.
•-zoning
amendments. °Public hearing was held _March 26,
Action
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April
Item N o35 -
CONSIDER RESOLUTION ON 'AWARD OF BID FOR Oh F. (1) tCiOF
WHEEL TYPE, 4 CUBIC YKARD CAPACITY STRI-'E
Comment:
This resolution approves the award of bid to the Herman
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M. Brown Company-of-Cdear Rapids, Kowa_, in the amount
of-,$17,656.00. The bids received on the sweeper are
as follows:
Herman M. Brown Company= $1.7,656.00
All Wheel Drive Company 18,440.00
Cartwright Supply Co., Inc. 21,339.59
The Herman M. Brown Company was the lowest of the three
bidders submitting-bids-on this equipment. The 1974
Budgetfor this equipment was $19,000. The bid for this
equipment is`$1,"344.00 bellow the budgeted amount.
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Action:
Item No. 21
- CONSIDER RESOLUTION-APPROVING--PLANS AND SPECIFICf+TIOi�S,
FORM OF CONTRACT-FOR.ONE (1) 10,000 LB. GROSS VEHICLE
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WEIGHT TRUCK CHASSIS WITH UTILITY BODY AND AERIAL
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PLATFORM LIFT.
Comment.This
resolution approves the plans and specifications and
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sets:-the'date for receiving ;bids for one (1) 10,000 1b.
gross vehicle weight `truck chassis with utility body and
aerial platform -lift 'for use by; the Traffic- Engineering
Divisionof the Department-of Public Works. The date for
receiving bids will be Thursday, May 16, 1974, at 10:00 a.m.
This equipment-will-replace an existing vehicle and lift
which was- purchased in 1969. -Funds were provided in the
1974 Budget-in the amount of $7,000 for the purchase of
this vehicle.
Action:
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Item No. 22
- CONSIDER APPROVAL-OF .AGREEMENT ,_WITH THE 10WA STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION FOR;THE RESURFACING OF DODGE STREET BETWEEN
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BUSINESS
FROM-THE_CITY
COUNCIL.
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'vPnM 'TNF: ICTTY MANAGER AND
Riverf ront-;-Commi ssl
plans for the River=
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aye--
)avidse
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`that the
kii*dsenr:� a
ie-ordinan.ce
Iowa City
White voted
05 - ' ' ' d ;College �. Streets at
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:Prosse<'to-- :�
;tree -t4 --for.
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After discussion',it_Wasmovedvby;Brandt and seconded by;
Davidsen to°Approvef�the Prehimina�ry Large Scale Residential
SDEvelopment PlanFfOr MacBride Addition; Part II; as recommended'
by Planning:and2.oniiigbyvaK�7Upon roll call Davidsen,
deProsse,Wlite, Brandt votedCzarnecki' voted:.,no':
Motion^ carried " '4
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ti4 It was moved byf Davidsen and secon dedby White to approve
the Final''LargeScale.Residentiel Development.Plan for MacBride'
Addition, Part II:. Pl'anningEand--,Zoning recommended approval
7�`:0 vote.Upon roll calldeProsse, White,;. Brandt, Davidsen
voted aye , Czarnecki Y voted. ' no' , yf'i on_:,carri A , 4/Z :
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Mayor Czarnecki r declared a;five,minute recess.
_ F,�LY 'r,.�,
It=t was movedbyBrandt;�d,seconded by Davidsen to-
anconsider
Planning and Zon ng recommend ati`on to establish, -an office ',and,
research park�3=zone>rand�to `set` the' publi.'c"-h:earirsg for::"April 9_, :1974
Motion carri`ed.�^It was moved by�.Brandt and se"conded_by Davidsen -
to` amend thepublic tiearsngY dateRand`set for April 16, 1974
at 7 30 P.M.Motion 'carried: «� , z
Itmwas inoved`''I Davidsen and seconded; by -white to defer
the'Reso`lutonto;Approve,Fnal�Plat pfood HollywManor, :Part _V
Jfora report fromµ the gCityYMan
ager�;on_hthe;parks":`study. Motion'
carried,; Brandt and White ,v inf7z ' no ` 3/2
Itwas moved;by�Brandt'jandr�seconde'd by David
sen that the
Planning andEi on ngrrRe.commendation �to?Amend the.=Screening';Prov,ISM
in`<the Parking''And Side KYaia;Regulations Study =be _received and
placed 5, file and madepart of�the ublic'hearn next week.
Motion -carried 'i,`'r ; a p
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It was"moiled byLD�widsen andyfseconded;b White.to adopt. the
Resolution bfw C- - ndationzfor Grace _Crawfordfor.service. as 'ai
•P_innlnvon ,.f-'41..•, .'i.'d �__�. : .rug ��.a.r__
:erosse.:_voted _: a
osse:;.to adopt
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ung;closed.
that theun
_Co
Lstance.throug
in bike,
was moved
rnfor' pan ri,�=,
)ortr_ Dack .
wished; to
ier'deProsse
id 'Use.:Comm t
persons the
that;,the le
.he ;northside
.nter"sections_
:en' reschedule
iId be Sta f , i
>n ; mee ting on`
1 `- attend the
so'he-notei
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urther`his'
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White;to defer action
College Street. Motion
y Brandt ?-to adopt ;the
Burger -_Chef, 101 'South`.
White, Brandt-, Czarnecki:,",.
rand
nuclear energy
.or.,.action conform=
>_ upon roll call.White; -Brandt; Czarnecki; Davidsen, deProsse
voted !aye4', M6tion.3carried and all° three ;readings -were
given by titleFonly':It was moved by�Brandt and seconded by
Davidsen to_;adopt ahe�Ord trance. ';. Upon roll call- Brandt, Davidsen,
deProsse,�White voted 'aye'; Ciarnecki voted 'no' Motion
carri idl54/1 `5J
It was' moved`.by Brandt rand seconded by ,Davidsen that he
rules be suspended and:thefisecond reading: of .the, ordinance.
Amending Chapter 8_ -14-1 0 o the Municipal„ Code of Iowa City. which
concerns;CB,andaCBS zone=uses; be glvo3n by;title only. Upon
roll call Czarnecki; DavUlsien fdeProsse„White,;;Brandt voted”
'aye'. Motion carr -3.e and second reading given by title only.
It was moved`rby�Srandtys_an&econded by a
Dvidsen that'the
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voted :;aye'. Motion
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,time. set' -for::
6; :County Sea
rose Day Care, _Ceni
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CitytMaiager Wells,requested,thaf the, Leg islative Committee
meet prioi to Saturday for considekationofa.,Purchasing
-he would ~likbe to coinmunicatelopposition`Lto`the Legislature.
Mr Wells reminded the Council�"of the ;meeting in, Ostisaha with HLD
at=_ 10 0.0. A.M.;Mork: anriouncemant.� of_:P61Tc!v `fnr jai nd clnvn ' of rhp
1 z a,. N...�s.J :X���vL.•a..l !/V' 4Y Vl.VL i6{rY {i1!
e':. 1 O '1 'fi f T JI lry I Z -
p y;part time legal assistants, subject:=to.the City Manager Is
budget`.authorization. Motion carried, Brandt voting!'no' del.:
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It was moved4byrdeProsse and seconded:; by Brandt to adjourn
the meeting Yat r9' 10 P.M. 4Motion carried
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ane or and :Members- of the Cit
y Counci-
tyle Coimmunit�Y Development Co,=nit -ee o
i ;could like to address these remarks to .-ou
route ex,-Jansion and transit funding. proposals.
-Lnformal meeting, a report was presented by x4r. F,c�-�_ o .
possibilities of funding route expansion t rou.Jh'4
-Service on Saturdays. other.proposals from
presented as T.'ell. .. :.e regard transit as a Cly!'
:i:ich the City` provides to those unable or urT.'illir;c. to i:��
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step, we suggest- a- and slogan campaign which could be
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step, we suggest a poster and slogan campaign
i which could be
run jointly by the City'andISPIRG. This would require
a mini-
mal amount of time and funds on theCityls part, but it
would
be a worthwhile project and would demonstrate
our willingness
to participate in a promotional effort." For example, the City
could offer a prize -to the school child or class that designed
the winning poster, and ISPIRG would offer speakers
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from the
ISPIRG Speaker's Bureau to go to schools and talk about
mass
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transit. If -the City could help pay expenses forhavingthe
winning poster duplicated, we could commit the time and
people
' to disseminate them. We --could also design g public
service an-
nouncements using a transit slogan. ISPIRG can also take the
initiative for contacting lo calouth
Y groups, such as the
Youth Council and United A ction for Youth, and
i encourage them
F to take part in this and help out.
We have many .suggestions like this for increasing
awareness
and enthusiasm about the transit system. We
suggest that
the Council direct the appropriate staff
person, perhaps the
Community'Relations Director, with whom we
are working on 'lie
Recycling project, to work with us in implementing
the poser
and slogan contest. We suggest that this action be ta]cen
to-
night; and undoubtedly it could be'well ,under way within
a
week or ten days. Thank ;you.
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March 11,
1974 - -
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Section 10
10.1
delete
10.2
delete
-10.3
-this-section remains as is subject to fur her C.. --m.:
discussion. _-
10 .4
to read "also be submitted to tho GommisS lor."
1n section'.
10.5
(a) (7) , `to read "such other topics, a:, t"e ` m! ^ 5 i
delete (b);, (c)_ -to.-read-las "a'"full_:rehort the. e -; o.c.
the Commission." (d) to read ",..prescribe: L'; ti.e
Commission..."
10.6-
(e)'delte "The Boulder Cable Communications
and 'enter -"The 'Commission. ...,"
10.7
delete "Boulder Cable Communications Study
and --`enter `"Commission...
10.8
delete in (c) reference to service area.
10.9"
shall read "The _Grantee shall not engage In he business
of selling., servicing, insLa.l'ling,;or leaslnr; ;.eievision
or radio receivers."
Section 11 to read "Iowa City 'Corporation for Publle C'ableca z,'ng"
• 11.1
remove the word "public"-,and='channe)s.are", also
insert ".to all residents .of -Iowa -City,"-
11.2
remove "Boulder Citizens Forum", and insert: "Iowa Cit_,•
Corporation for `Public 'Cablecasting.'" Remove "Forulm"
and -insert "CPC".-
11.3_
"without compensation",- insert.
-11.4
shall read "-Appointment or Election of Iirectors". Thls
will be discussed at a'Tater meeting.
11.5
remains
11.6
remains
11.7
insert -"Functions -of the ' -CPC"-, "The CPC..,." in (a)
(b) and (c) remove word "public" to read "access channels
are..."
11.8
delete
-- --11.9--in
(a) remove "service -area" -and -(f) insert "free use
of -such ---reasonable amounts of channel time, negotiated
equipment, and negotiated technical support as are
provided for in the rules of the -CPC."
11:10
delete
11.11
delete
11.12_
remove "Boulder Citizens`Forum" and insert "CPC",
remove "of the--Forum"`and-insert "CPC."
' 11.13
tentatively deleted subject to renewal at -a later date.
-11.14
delete
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10 and 11 are not finalized and subject -to further discussion.
Meeting
adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
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March 18, 1974'
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_ 12.6
remain
12.7
remain
12.8
remain
- Section 13 -
Rights Reserved To The Grantor
13.1
in the seventh line it should -be 'Grantee not Granter.
13.2
to be consistent with. 10.3 and to be discusser! at
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ater meeting.
13.3
remain
13.4
remain _
1.3.5
remain
Sectlon 14 -
Rights Re:3erved To the Grantee
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delete reference to CIL,y ManaVrer or the Count) (-11'1'iciro:
and insert Iowa City CATV Commission:.
14.2
delete_
Section L5 -.Rights
Of Individuals Protected
15.1
remain
15.2
include penalty
15.3
in reference to this section where things are prohibitive
that there either he a sentence included such as "for
any purpose whatsoever, except cumulative analysi.:; which
shall be treated as public information " or an apr,rornriate
ordinance' -pointing out criminal or c vii' -actions that
are permitted by -the -result -of the -violation.
15.4
remain
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this section seems to be questionable. It seemed to
the Committee that the request for ^ervdce shall he
considered; by the grantee as permins_ion. The Comm 1. ee
wants to make sure hat in- either this section or
technical'seation that there should he a reference to
the fact that the system shall be de. i tined" and constructed
in such a manner.as to prevent or deterinvas Ion ^-f orl Lacy.
15.6
remain but subject to the 'laws of the :tate..
Section 16
- Resolution of Disputes
Chairperson Welsh handed out sections from other r)r(.'inance prr,-
visions and
they were:
Method for Resolving :D13putes (pg. 11 -CTTC)
Sections 23' and; -25, Champaign, ` I11 tnois
Lakewood, Colorado (pg. 6,',2(b))
The Committee-
decided that they would agree with this section t,11- r:31te
changes -attributable
to Iovra law. Delete reference to County,
insert Johnson
_P.-oulder
County and delete reference to Colorado and insI.r', ire«a.
Towa
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY HOUSING --COMMISSION
- ---..' u/Llvuzsu r11e -Li. r establishing the .State housine;
development authority. Council submitted request to
Commission March 13, 1974.
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN:
1. Chairman White 'called the meeting to order. Frimml
moved the minutes of March -6., 1974fbe-approved as -written.
Bosserman seconded the motion, motion passed 5/0.
2. There was no public discussion.
- - 3. Coordinator's Report`
a. There ,are 2 leases terminating at the end of March
and replacements for these openings have been assigned. The
fiscal year budget for 1975 has been submitted to the Omaha .'area
Office and Washington Office of fIUD for approval; expected
response in late .April or June. In the proposed'hudget a
AML. total increase cif 1 e _ nnn ), ' i...... -.
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• -• =ruc� reported rec
Rubeneipt of. a letter from Nate
, ';Director of Federal ttousincj Administration, inviting
representatives-...-of the Local Hous.i.nq Authority :(LHA) to attend
a briefing of the :New Revised Section `23 Leased HousI nes Moines, on March 22, Inc, rro�ar<2 1974. A memo was sent to the 'flavor-'
ncil
and City Col encouraging a representative to-attend the
meeting. Response to the memo_was nt atzve however, two Com-
mission members plan to_ accompany Seydel to the meeting. P.uben's
letter also encouraged -the LHA to file a letter of intent to
preceed witha.Leased Housing Program (LHP). There is a limited
supply of funds available for the remainder of the fiscal year
to be allocated for complete applications received on a first-
come, first serve basis. A--.- letter was =drafted for the Mayor's
signature indicating the City's interest in filing an application.
for 120-units_new-construction elderly-housing. If _fiscal
year 1974 funds.could'not supply the community with the new
units, then the City would prefer; to wait until fiscal year 197/5
allocations were made-available..
4. Old Business
Housing for .the Elderly subcommittee -- Branson reported that
there has recently-been`a number of surveys conducted on the
elderly; and she was urged by various 'agencies not to conduct
another survey. Branson thought-to combine and coordinate
the information providedby the other studies in a report,
however, a definate decision will :be made after the meetinn
in Des Moines onthe new revised Section 23 Leased Housing'
Program, which may have some-_bearing on the elderly.`
5. `_New =Business
A memo from City Council requesting the Commission's recommen-
dation on Senate File 1138/House File 1'179 was received.' Co;,-
missioners wanted to respond by March 25, so' responses -could be
forwarded to Council and then to the state legislature prior to
the ,close of this session. The bill, which
focusesis stillincommittee,
upon four basic 'points which a state housing development
authority could provide.
a. Allocate money=to cities that need-it-most.
rate.
b. Provide money for new construction at a 'lower interest
C. In the future,,it is anticipated that the federal
government would provide block grants to those states
that have extablished a state agency to receive and
distiibute'the_grant within the established Guidelines.
If the state had not established an`agencv, the arant
wouldberwithheld until such an agency was created.
d. There _is the possibility that the state agency would
match local fundsto permit the establishment for
a low-rent"housing project in the community.
6. Frimml moved the meeting be dal urned. Sheets sec nded
the motion; motion passed'5/0 .
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sentative and citizen guests indicating their ideas and recom-
mendations.to the Commission and staff (see attachments)-
concerning=plans -for the River -Corridor.
The following are various °suggestions and recommendations
presented -to the-Riverfront Commission. -
1. Use the established bikeway trails as cross-
country skiing trails during the -winter months.
2. Construction -of a-600 ft. riverharp spanning
-the river by the'banks 'where Hancher Audi tor-
ium is -,located. Computer programs would .trans-
mit the music through the strung cables. Solar
_ energy would -be -utilized to power the entire
operation.
3. Rejuvenate the generators at the Coralville and
Burlington -Street Dams and use the power gen-
erated --for rail transit in the Iowa City area.
4. Integrate the plan for Ralston Creek with the
Riverfront Plan taking into consideration the
floodplain' ordinance, etc.
5. Maintain the natural state of plain grasses
and vegetation where they now exist along the
River Corridor.
- 6. Allow -for river uses which -are compatible with
the _general river area. Maintain proper river
access points in conjunction with the water uses.
7. Incorporate historic uses and aspects of the
river into the overall scheme of the Riverfront
Plan. _
8. Seriously consider a bicycle corridor from
Coralville to Iowa City.
The meeting was adjourned at --9:-35 p.m.
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To: Mary`Neuhauser,-Chairperson
Iowa City. Riverfront Commission
From: Iowa "City; Chamber of Commerce
In 19710 the Environmental Concerns Committee .formed _a sub -committee -to ,study the
Iowa River as it flows through Iowa City-,' and the plans for the use of the riverbank.
At that time we recommended the formation of a-Riverfront'Commission-for.the City
of -Iowa -City. When we received your invitation to this meeting, -we reviewed the
recommendations that came out of our earlier work, and found them still valid.
It is 7theconsensus of the sub -committee on the River that the Iowa Fiver in its
course through Iowa City provides a unique -resource -in -history,, ,_natural beauty
and recreation for the community. aWe believe, that an open corridor should be
preserved along the river withprotection provided 'by appropriate means for the
preservation of 'natural features and vistas and the development of recreation
potential such--as--walks-and :picnic areas. In general we recommend that an appropriate
means be found to identify _l and for purposes of preservation and conservation, including
areas requiring rehab-ilitation.
Considering in more detail the course of the Iowa River from the northern to the
southern city limits and using the-terms''left an d right bank to designate the river
bank as one faces downstream, the ;committee recommends:
(1) Maintaining the...natural state on the 'left bank at the northern -most
city limits in order to preserve the excellent vista from the 1-80 bridge.
(Z) That the left bank tothe south as far as city park and currently undeveloped
be maintained as open space for -public use, the extent of spaces to be
designated according to the configuration of the land and the flood plain.
.(3)-A pedestrian bridge in the vicinity ---of city park, -to link the foregoing
area with city Park `and the ensuing riverbank access possibilities already
existing on the right river bank to the south.
The University of Iowa's continuing policy of protection and development of the
____riverbanks for various public uses extends to; -Myrtle Avenue. From 'that `point
south the -committee recommends:
(1) A study' -be made to investigate the advisability of providing a corridor
for public use of -the right=:bank to the city limits.
(2) That plans be developed for the rehabilitation and restoration of the
industrial and,commercial-area on the :left bank from Burlington Street
bridge ,to the2Highway 6 Bypass in order to provide a better riverscape.
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(3) That for the left bank from the Highway Bypass south to the city limits
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the adoption -.of -,a policy of maintaining the natural aspect of the river
bank where it exists and of restoring; -a natural condition where it is needed.
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,:. U. Leyvrceu on Lne progress or Me Education Committee. tie and
Celia Roberts had met with -Julie Zelenka, Director -of-Community Relations,
on the
following items:
1.
The need for an updated brochure. Julie Zelenka is working on
this. -
2.-
Set up Speakers Bureau. Julie Zelenka is working on this.
3.
Public Service Radio spots. These will be-recorded'by the
Commission members between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. at the next
regular meeting of the 'Commission on April 22,"1474.:
4.
_ Getting information to employers and employees by delivering
brochures to major employersandcooperating with the Cha.^:ber of
Commerce for disbursing information to -employers.
5.
Update News Release guidelines. Julie Zelenka is working on
this with Nancy Vol lertsen.
6.
Celia Roberts is`on,the-School Board CommitteeforHuman Relations
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April: 2, 5`74
Iowa City Council Members
Civic Center _
Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Council Members,
I sincerely hope last Thursday's bond referendur.. w.ili inpr,�-,-
your perspective ieLth regard to redeveloin dosrntosrzi -
p g cFra tv.
As long `as you' continue to" imagine that the yraJ to ;,lake o-.-.r ci
more habitable durirr the next several decades is to , ollow ne
present trends of pouring millions of dollars into p,.-seal st_ :c-
tures which we'are -told are the elements of a futuristic or drean
city, you will overlcok the real--meaningof : he ,turd "h,,--,-.!..a`_ae."
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bly more conducive t fhabitability than one which 'blocks o. y^e sun.
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I hope we can improve: the social enviror:.*nent in «w3 v
making each council member more responsive to the wishes of U'ke
people, individuals as well as interest groups. This mea. ^.s ope,;ir7
up the decision-making process by accepting a wide range of citizen
- - -- --input. - We ;gust have a two--way system of , communicat: ons islr;: -0
can learn rather than merely reciting. In the "poorly a--en(ied wo,_
shops" of the past several months, it was expecte(I
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bond referendum.
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Wardway and Don Aire to begin .luno'l, 1974.
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the attontion of tho City,Council.
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repair of which is regulated, permitted or forbidden by this Ordinance`
or in the Uniform Building Code adopted hereby, is being erected, con-
structed, altered or repaired in violation of the provisions of ,rec:.:re-
ments of this Ordinance or said Code or in violation of the provisions
or requirements of this Ordinance or said Code or in violation of a
detailed statement or of a plan submitted and approved hereunder or of
a permit or certificate issued hereunder, the Building _0f ficial jr.a;,
serve a -written notice or order upon the person, firm or corporati,u.:
owning, operating, constructing or altering said building or structt:re,
directing discontinuanceof such violation and the remedying of
erection, construction, -alteration or repair that is in violation of
the provisions or requirements of this Ordinance or the hni`for;r
Code adopted hereby or the statement, plan, _permit or certificate aa -
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commit-such violation', 'shall each be .guilty of a separate ,offense a-nd
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined as herein provided.
(b) Abatement. The7 imposition-of-penalties herein prescribed
shall not-preclude the City from instituting an appropriate action or
proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection-, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use or to restrain,
correct or abate a violation or to prevent the occupancy,of a building,
structure or premises, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business
or use in or about any-premises.
SECTION IV APPLICABILITY. -Nothing in this Ordinance or in the
Uniform Building Code hereby adopted `shall` be construed to affect any
suit or proceeding not pending in any Court of any rights acquired o
_ liability incurred nor any causeor causes-of 'action accrued or existing
under any act or ordinance -repealed by this Ordinance, nor shall anv
right or remedy of any character be lost, impaired or affected b% t :is
Ordinanceorby the Uniform Building Code hereby adopted.
SECTION V RECITATION CLAUSE.
1) That copies of the Uniform Building Code and Standards
and the adopting -Ordinance setting forth the additions, Ii mitaz ons
and modifications thereto are available for inspection and sale at
the Office of the City Clerk.
2), That copies of the Uniform Building Code and Standards
and the adopting, Ordinance setting forth the addition, limitati.on�
and modifications thereto will be furnished to the State Latin Libras ,
_ the Municipal Library, all newspapers of general circulation, pub is,ed
in Iowa City, Iowa, and all commercial radio stations located in I o.,.=
City, Iowa.'
3) Table 3-A will be ''adopted as part of the Uniform Buiicia;,
Code of the City of Iowa City, -Iowa; subject to periodic changes as
provided for in Sections-303(a)' and 423 of the 1973 Edition, Unifor.,
Building Code, as amended.
4) Section "303(x) is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 303(a) Building Permit Fees., A fee for eaci1
building permit shall be 'paid to the Building` Official as set for,„
Table number 3-A. Valuation Table No. 3-A will be controlled by 303;.;
Section 423, as amended.
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in Table No. 3-A shall -be doubled, but the 'payment or such oouole _ee
shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the require-
ments of this Code in -the execution of the 'work.nor from any other nen-
alties,prescribed herein.
5) -Section 423 is hereby amended to read as fo11o�-s
Section 423 Value or Valuation of a bililding :shall be
the cost per square foot based upon current replacement costs as
determined by the bimonthly_ publication entitled "Building Standar.}::."
Building Valuation Data and Regional -Modifiers as set by UI i;, l_
Standards" shall be utilized in conjunction with Section 303t"j ,
amended,- to determine valuation, . --
SECTION VI REPEALER. Chapters 9.02 of the 1970 Nitinicipall
and Ordinance No. 2578 of the Ordinances of the City of Towa City,
Iowa, and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with t,e
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby reperaled.
SECTION VII SAVINGS CLAUSE. In the event any section, prosi
or part �of-the Uniform Building Code; or this Ordinance and Staniar is
shall be adjudged by any Court of competent jurisdiction_ to be
or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the val
of the Code of the Ordinance adopting same as a ti.hole or any sccti��:: ,
provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutiona�.
SECTION VIII MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. The provisions or this
shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the proteC,:vn
of the health, welfare and safety of the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to invalidate any exist:4--
ordinances or regulations -of the City of Iowa City or any statutez
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the State of Iowa imposing requirements -higher than the.mininur,,
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requirements laid down in
this Code and whenever -any requirements of
any other ordinance, statute or;- regulation are higher than the require-
ments of this Code', those
requirements which are higher shall be
-applicable., - -
SECTION Iii EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in cfi:cct
after, its final passage,
approval and ,publication as provided by�°� .
Itwasmoved by Davi
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that the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there _were:
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In accordance: with _-the ;provi_sions`of "Section 16.61 of the_,
Fire Prevention Code, new.bulk plants -for flammable or combustible
liquids shall be constructed in M2 Zones, as established by Chapter
8.10 of the Municipal 'Code of Iowa City, Iowa, and in no other
zoningdistrict.
SECTION V. STORAGE ZONES -FOR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM-GAS:.S.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 21.6a of the
Prevention Code, bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is al -owed
in M2 _zones, as established by Chapter 8.10 of the Municipal Cote
of Iowa City, Iowa, and is -prohibited in all other zoning dist
SECTION VI. NEW MATERIALS PROCESSES OR OCCUDANC?SS.
The Building Inspector, the Chief of the Fire-Depart,,ent,
the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as
to determine and specify, 'after giving affected persons an opport::::].ty
to be heard, any new materials, processes, or occupancies which
require permits in addition to those now enumerated in said Code.
The Chief -`of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such -iii,
a conspicuous place in his office and distribute copies thereci �.
interested persons.,===,
SECTION VII. APPEALS. Whenever the Chief of the Fire I e,. _� -•. •::
shall disapprove an; application or 'refuse to grant a permit ter•;. =
for or when it is claimed that the provisions of the Code do no_
apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Code have bei::
apnea
misconstrued or wrongly -interpreted, the applicant may i- ---•
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the decision of the Chief of the Fire Departmenttothe Board of
Adjustment of Iowa City , ` Iowa, within thirty` (30) ' days `_'rom the r-� e -
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of the decision. The Board of Adjustment of Iowa City, Iotaa-, s
hereby designated the Appeal Board under the-Fire.Preventon
SECTION :VIII. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. The provisions of
Code shall be held -to be the minimum requirements adopted 10- i.:s°
protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens o
City of Iowa City, Iowa. Nothing herein contained shall be eeere;
to invalidate any 'existing Ordinances -or P,egulations-of the Cit;
Iowa City or any Statutues of the -State of Iowa imposing require;.ts
higher than the minimum requirements laid down in this Code; and
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whenever any requirements of, any other Ordinance, Statute, or
Regulation are higher than the requirements of this Code, those
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SECTION
IX. PENALTIES.
Any person who shall violate any of -
the -provisions of the Fire'Prevention Code hereby adopted or the
modifications of this Ordinance or who shall violate or fail to
comply with any order made hereunder' -or who shall build in violaticn
Of any detail or -statement of specifications or plans submitted ar.•c
approved thereunder or any certificate or permit issued thereunder
and from which no appeal has been taken or who -`shall fail to co.p1.1
with such an order as -affirmed or modified by the Board of Adjustmeniz;
or by a Court of competent jurisdiction withinthe time fixed
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ORDINANCE NO.""
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL 'CODEOF IOWA CITY,
IOWA, BY ADOPTING ,THE 1973, EDITION- OF THE FIRE Pr. EVE, i0.x
CODE RECOMMENDEDBY:THE-UNIFORM FIRE CODE; REPEALING
ORDINANCE N0. 72-26211; PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS GOVER�:l:�u
CONDITIONSHAZARDOUS; TO LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FIRE OR
EXPLOSION; ESTABLISHING A BUREAU OF FIRE PREVE-MLA:.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWt%
CITY,' IOWA.
SECTION I. ``PURPOSE. Thepurposeof this Ordinlance is �o
the 1973 Edition of\,the Fire Prevention Code,'recoimaended by e
Uniform Fire Code; to,repeal Ordinance No. 72-2624_; to prescr= be
reF,ulations governing ~oonditions hazardous to 'life and proper`.
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AND 'PENALTIES FOR_THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
--_ - BE -IT ENACTED BY -THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to acc:'
the Uniform Code -for the.Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 197:;
Edition, edited by the International Conference of Building Oi::icir:i
to -provide for the protection of the health, welfare and safet- o:
the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa.
SECTION II. ADOPTION. That except as hereinafter limited cr
amended, there is hereby adoptedzthe Uniform Code for the Abateme-l-L
--,of-Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, edited by the Internst cna
Conference of -Building Officials.
SECTION III. AMENDMENTS. Uniform Coderrfor the Abatemer:;:-e:
Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, edited by the Internationa
Conference, -of Building -Officials' 'is hereby amended as follo'.:s
1. Building Official. The enforcement of the provisio-s
Code shall be the responsibility;of-the Building Official and k...:`
-the words Health Officer or Fire,Marshall shall be used in this
it shall mean -Building Official.
2. City Manager.- Shall mean the City Manager of Iowa Cit ,
whenever the words Public Works Director--shall-be-,used in this Cc�e.,
it _shall mean the City Manager.-
3.
anager.'3. Board of Appeals. That the Board of Appeals provided .:
- Section 205 of the -Uniform -.Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings, 1973 Edition, shall.have the same membership as the
Board of -Appeals -established in --Volume I of the Uniform Build r.F,
Code adopted by Ordinance No.
SECTION IV. REPEALER: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with the.provisions__of this Ordinance and Ordinance
71 -2587 -are hereby repealed.
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ORDINANCE: NO.
1'rir tt�'1'U . '1'U rnU V 1LG r un '1 nL .r wr vni.t ricjry i i nc i:nv:
AND 'PENALTIES FOR_THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
--_ - BE -IT ENACTED BY -THE CITY COUNCIL OF. THE CITY OF
IOWA CITY, IOWA.
SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is to acc:'
the Uniform Code -for the.Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 197:;
Edition, edited by the International Conference of Building Oi::icir:i
to -provide for the protection of the health, welfare and safet- o:
the citizens of Iowa City, Iowa.
SECTION II. ADOPTION. That except as hereinafter limited cr
amended, there is hereby adoptedzthe Uniform Code for the Abateme-l-L
--,of-Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, edited by the Internst cna
Conference of -Building Officials.
SECTION III. AMENDMENTS. Uniform Coderrfor the Abatemer:;:-e:
Dangerous Buildings, 1973 Edition, edited by the Internationa
Conference, -of Building -Officials' 'is hereby amended as follo'.:s
1. Building Official. The enforcement of the provisio-s
Code shall be the responsibility;of-the Building Official and k...:`
-the words Health Officer or Fire,Marshall shall be used in this
it shall mean -Building Official.
2. City Manager.- Shall mean the City Manager of Iowa Cit ,
whenever the words Public Works Director--shall-be-,used in this Cc�e.,
it _shall mean the City Manager.-
3.
anager.'3. Board of Appeals. That the Board of Appeals provided .:
- Section 205 of the -Uniform -.Code for the Abatement of Dangerous
Buildings, 1973 Edition, shall.have the same membership as the
Board of -Appeals -established in --Volume I of the Uniform Build r.F,
Code adopted by Ordinance No.
SECTION IV. REPEALER: All ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with the.provisions__of this Ordinance and Ordinance
71 -2587 -are hereby repealed.
1
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be recieved_by the City ;of Ioi•ra City, IG., at :,.L -- -_
of the Director of Finance in the _Civic Center until 10 0 ko' -L,- .
Central Da yli ht Time ,_ Thursday , on the +_,.;ay 017
74` , to be opene y, t e Ci ty Manager immedi a tely tnerea z t e r ; G. r;.
and delivering the following equipment in accordance le. i tin. ,r o
now on file in the Office of the City Cie-,-, Iowa City,
One (1) New and Unused Four Wheel Type, 4 Cubic Yar,: ;
Sweeper. Trade-in of one (1) 1970 Wayne 1-954 Scree
Equipment No. 275.
Copies of the specifications -and proposal forms may be Gots;reE at tt':c
.;;=ice
of the Administrative Engineer, Department of :Public -!,:orks=
All bids shall be filed on forms furnished by the City Gfvrla C1Lj,
a ,
sealed and plainly marked "Bids for Four :Wheel Type, 4 Cub:c
Street Sweeper". -
Each bid must be accompanied, in a separate envelope, by a cas ier'
drawn on an Iowa bank made payable to the Treasurer•of ;;2 Cit c,
Iowa, in the sum of not less than -five (5) percent of ....e a, -::;;un_
as security that the'bidder,,wili enter into contract w,�::,;y,
Iowa Said -check -shall not contain any conditions either in cam_'_,
�,;e c; ;,;,e
check -or endorsement thereon. The envelope must be addressed -^
of Finance and be endorsed with the name: of the bidder and
�k�
equipment being bid. In the event that the successful bidder sr;e,.,, -o
,- :.
enter into :contract or -'furnish bond acceptable to the City Coufnlct; ;r
,,
by law, said check shall be forfeited to the City of Lo.,:a City,
liquidated damages.
Bids may be withdrawn at any -time prior -td -the -scheduled closing --
receipt of bids, but no bid may be withdrawn for a 'period it 1
"days
calendar thereafter.
The cashier's checks of the unsuccessful bidders will be re".:-r,ec
(3) days after. award of contract. The check of the success�_: z�
returned after execution of the contract in the for;n prescr,.��d°by
Council.
Payment for the unit will -be, made within._thirty (30)'days -after aLP ta..1e .
the City Council.
The. City of Iowa City reserves the ``rir^;,t to waive any irregularities K,ne ^;y
so doing it would be in the best inte.-est of the City, and -to re ecz any -r
all bids.
CITY OF`IOWA CITY, 10'WA
Ci ty_Clerk
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2.
The approval of plans,specifications, and.proposal forms shall
be obtained from the -STATE -prior to theCITY taking formal action
,in the award of the contract.
3.
The CITY shall provide adequate supervision for the construction
work performed under the contract.
4.
The CITY agrees to -be responsible for the cost of engineering,
administration, and inspection.
5.
Since the -CITY will be responsible for the construction of the -
Asphaltic -:Concrete Resurfacing, the CITY will, in the first
instance, -bear the entire cost of said materials and services
tor the Asphaltic Concrete Resurfacing."
6.
Upon completion of the Asphaltic Concrete Resurfacing, the C17.-'
shall prepare and submit to the STATE a detailed statement of the
construction costs incurred by the CITY hereunder. _ If it is
proper Form and the costs are reasonable as compared with the
esti.mated,- cost, '-the STATE will promptly reimburse the CiPY i
the amount of the final bill -for-the -construction of the,Asphaltic
Concrete Resurfacing.Specific reference is also made to Iowa
.State highway Commission Accounting Policy and Procedures Manual,
Chapter XV, Audits of -Contracts with Second Parties, a copy of
---
-which isattachedhereto marked' -Exhibit "A".< -(The -amount of
STATE participation is estimated to be $79,000.)
7.-
The CITY shall promptly impose, continue and maintain access -_
control,' parking restrictions and -other appropriate regulations
prescribed by,the STATE after the new or modified facilities
constructed for said Project have been completed anti mace operac.
Area of Class -III access control `.shalllbe from the intersection
-
of bodge Street and Governor Street southerly to the intersecti_clr
of Dodge; -Street and Burlington Street. Parking of any nature
shall be prohibited on both sides of Dodge Street throughout `rie
project, and-parking.,shall:be:prohibited on the minor street
approaches fora distance of 35 ft. in advance of the stop signs
and on the exit sides of the minor streets for a distance of 35 fz.
beyond the far crosswalks.-
8
All costs incurred by the CITY in performing its obligations
hereundershallbe borne exclusively by the CITY, without
reimbursement' by the STATE.
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9.
It is agreed that the project work will be performed in compl�nc.> '
-
with the attached Specification .657 "Iowa -State 'flighway Commission
Special Provisions ;for Equal Employment Opportunity Responsibilities
on_Non-Federal -Aid Projects" which by, this reference is made a part
hereof.
T -
nate
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HIGHWAY COX/S10 N1
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- ACCOUNTING-` HAP rER �_'XV
POLICY
AND PROCCDUkE3-- SUB- AUDITS OF CONTRACTS
SUBJECT: D
-071
PART
MANUAL REVISED: I SED -71 EFFECTIVE' 3-1
(b) The records supporting the entries --for overhead costs 5 . re a . I C,
kept to showthe.total amount, rate and allocation hasis o* -
each - additive. -Also,it Kill be. necessary as to
L. o Ct! I'L a I
charges to those.accounts are directly- I appli cable to the
he
project and theratesderi - ved from, such clearing a-cou,,jts crythe
same -as those applied to party's regular
construction work.
(6.)
Sub -Cont --acts
(a) Determination will be made that the State has 3ro�d
State -, p), �z rc
sub -contract, the unit, has properly solicited bios and
awarded -the sub -contractor the lowest qualified bidder.
'Subletting shall not relieve to the.,Second party of any
provisions- of the --Contracts-.
(7)
Reporting
At the conclusfon of the audit, the auditstaff will pro -are a
Certi-ficate of Audit indicating their conclu-ions and
The Certificate -will be approved -by the Chief Accoun,ar;�
J.
--exceptions
arecited, a Schedule -of Exceptions, will Le prepa-0,-,.
Copi es of these docuasients will 1-e forwardedto the scccnd par--.•
the Department which originated the reimbursement argreer-ren I L. or
In addition,: distribution of the Audit Certificate will, to
U
the Contracts Secti on --and-- Federal Reim_b_u_rs_e_,-,i_en_t- Section- of the
Accounting -Departmpnt to assure proper paymienL L.� to � ic
k, leconc ra
and -proper billing to FHWA.
(8)
Preparation of Vouchers
Vouchei-s in payment of Second par I ty invoices resulting frm
Lt . o h;
,
with .political sub -divisions, railroads and utilitie,
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pared by the Contra t Section of the Accounting D
in paymcit, of Second party's claims subject to agrceiii�-nts
I U
and Bridge Design Consultants and for SafeL'y Projects and
Projects will be prapared-by--the administering departments:
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_ Specs. 657,-:5,:-
-.5a,
a .
Use his best efforts `to develop, in cooperation w t;L
uni.,rs, joint training programs aimed toward - quasi
mors _minority group, members for membership in the ur,. i0. 5
and increasing the skills of minority group e;ployee5 Lo
that t'ney may qualify for higher paying -employment.
b.
Use his best efforts : to incorporate an equal
-
opportunity clause -into all union agreementsto-theen.-
that such unions will be contractually bound to 're:_c_
applicants without regard to -their race; color, re:I c,..,;.,
sex, or national origin. - -
C.
In the event a union -.is unable to refer applicants as
request ed-by'the contractor within the time limit seg
-forth
in the union agreement, the contractor
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his recruitment procedures fill_ the employment vacant ,2:,
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without regard to race, color, "religion, -sex, ` or nai-
origin, making full efforts to obtain qualified minor_•
group; persons,
9. Subcontracting
a.
The contractor will use his best efforts to utilise
-group-subcontractors'
or subcontractors with meanin--il; -
minority -group representation among their empioyeo:-,.
- b.
The contractor will use his best efforts -to assure s;:: -
contractor -compliance with their equal employment v_,__-
tunity obligations. -
Records and Reports -
a.
The contractor will keep such 'records as are necess_ c;
determine compliance with the contractor's eau'al em: -j —,,
opportunity obligations. The ,records kept by` the
will_be_designed to -indicate:
(1) The number of minority and nonminority group r...
employed in each work classification ..on the
(2) The progress and efforts being made in cooper.-
ooper.
with-unions
with unions to increase minority` group
-
oppor unities (applicable'only,to contractors':i.
relay in whole or in;part'on-unions as a sources .
their work force.)
(3) he progress and efforts -being -made -in locatin---
training, qualifying, and upgrading minority cgr:..
employees.,
(4) -The--progress and efforts being made in sacL ii:
services of minority group subcontractors or
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contractors with meaningful minority group rep_.- ... ... :.. -
tion `among `their employees.
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Specs. 657-7
12. Sanctions for <Noncompliance -
In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the
=nondiscrimination provisions of this special provision: tle
.State' Highway, Commission will impose such contract sanctions
as they may determine to_be-appropriate,includin5 but not
limited to:
-(1) Withholding of payments to the contractor under tt:e
contract until` contractor _complies', and/or
(2) Cancellation, ;termination or suspension of the cor.._::cc,
in whole or in part.
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of the various departments of the City government.
leased to -note. that even -with the increased activities of the`h
„I„YO, April 9,-197 4
P_,
redevelopment project the organization has. continued to meet t e
C L Tim” BRANDT
_
COUNCILMEN- -
at the direction of the City Council for all citizens. com-
both
--. - ROBERT CONNELL. - - ----
EDGAR_CURNECKI
pilation of the facts in this report -should serve to remind
and
LOREN NIGKEii5ON - - - - -
LOREN
the City Council and the citizens of the diverse activities
J PATRICK WHITE _.
-varied accomplishments of the City_staff.<
as
the -.changes in this report form were accomplished
from
Honorable Mayor -.and -.City
'
Council Members
City of_.Iowa City
Civic Center
_
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
as a class project. We have attempted to make the report more
Honorable Mayor & Members of the Council:
concise so it will - take less,time,.to review. The report continues
material that should be
Reviewing this report on the efforts of the City staff and
redevelop-
'
employees.during 1973 reveals that the downtown urban
-to -:demand -a considerable amount of pro-
ment project continued project
fessional staff and employee time. The magnitude theing
achievof
has meant that administration efforts directed ;at achieving the
-demands all
urban renewal plan have created extra on practically
We are
of the various departments of the City government.
leased to -note. that even -with the increased activities of the`h
P_,
redevelopment project the organization has. continued to meet t e
growing demands of citizens; for the many other services provided
The
at the direction of the City Council for all citizens. com-
both
'
pilation of the facts in this report -should serve to remind
and
the City Council and the citizens of the diverse activities
-varied accomplishments of the City_staff.<
as
the -.changes in this report form were accomplished
from
promised in`last`year's report. A graphic design student -
the University of Iowa produced the covers and separation pages
as a class project. We have attempted to make the report more
concise so it will - take less,time,.to review. The report continues
material that should be
to contain -a -large volume _of statistical
useful in analyzing departmental activities. In the future, we
hope to further improve the presentation to make the report an
of your muni-
even --more -valuable tool in evaluating the:activities
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cipal government.
truly yours,
4Ver
. J
Ray Wells
City Manager
RSW:alo
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VIU11101II.C, /1UUPLeU
1973 3a
1972 55
1971 30
1970 41
Resolutions Adopted
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547 --
J 97 2
J972 529 --
1971 527
1970 16.`
1969 418;
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Publication Costs
Council
Year
Notices Ordinances- Meetings
No. Cost
total
- No. Cost No. Cost
O. COO
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1973
1972
147 $5340 34 $1099 62 $5128
139 $4337 55 $1983
,43 (II,s67
5p $4677;4
ttti 497
1971
142 $4033 30 $1082 39 $4351
211 S 9,46E
1970
107 __$3210 -91 $ 6.60 47 $3800;
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Beer and Liquor Permits
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No. of 1973 No. of
,972
Permits Income Ile rill its
Income
Class
B Becr 18 $5,`500 I8
SS, ill ti
r '
Class
C Beer 27 $5„275 Z9
$ 100
Sunday
Beer 15,
Beer ,&,
*Sunday
Liquor 43 $39,.536 5(
52.5,975
Beer ,F
Liquor
7_. $1,091
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*Amount forwarded to Oakdale--
akdale
Cigarette
Cigarette Permits
No. of 1973 No. of
1972
Permits Income I'crmits
incor::e
146 $14,250 15n
$14 . ti to
2
Cemetery Deeds
3r No. Deeds No.'Spaces No. Quit Claim Deeds
73
18 39 1
72
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Ye
71
1
19
=19
19
19
Sales Tax Refunds
Amount Refunded f,
1
1`
Claims. Projects
1973
1`
1972
19 30,236.89
1971
16 18,2S6.26
1970
12 61,125.00 "
Dog `Licenses
Cemetery Deeds
3r No. Deeds No.'Spaces No. Quit Claim Deeds
73
18 39 1
72
23 63--.- - 1
71
13„ 28
70
15 47 1
Sales Tax Refunds
Amount Refunded f,
Number of Returned to
Claims. Projects
1973
13 $ 7,074.71
1972
19 30,236.89
1971
16 18,2S6.26
1970
12 61,125.00 "
Dog `Licenses
1973 S69
1972 800'
197,1 818
1970 1400
Peddlers Permits
1973 119
1972 223
1971 138
_-,
1970 160
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= ComrriunityTDevelopment
Dcnnla Kralt,�llircctor
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In the coming year the Department of Community Development will
'
embark upon several ,new programs. 1'hc planning Division wr11
form the ba -'i of :r
-draft several ;_h_ackground'studi.es which wi11
for thr' City.
two -'`to three-year comprchensive planning program
-'its sources
'
-- efforts to
e Housing Division will continue
i t i ona 1 low --i nc:ome hour i ng
of funding for _-the _construct i on of add
The Code Enforcement llivision will foster theadoption
units.
several new model codes as part 'of the continuing program to
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of
provide construction standards which will result in the hiphest
degree of safety and -protection -for City residents. Also, an
of danger-
accelerated program`wil.l`be initiated for the removal
ous buildings.-
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Pianning is1on
Richard`,tiVollmer, shauser,:Sensor'Planner
During this past year the Planning Division expended considerable
'
time on the processing of zoning ordinance amendments, sub-
divison,plats, and other land development activities.' The
' Planning Staff _also provided technical assistance to the Plan-
ning -and Zoning Commission, the Iowa City Riverfront Commission,
-and was responsible for the preparation of a -report to the Cit}'s
' Human Relations: Commission. This staff also worked on a con-
tinuous - basis with the City's Urban Renewal Project.
Major Planning activities completed for 1973 include the
' following:
* Completed and assembled the five-year CAPITAL IMPROVEN EN -
PROGRAM forIowaCity.
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Completed preparation -of a new Sign Ordinance which was
subsequently enacted -by -the City Council.
* Received recertification of the Workable Program by the
U.S. Department of Housing -and Urban Development.
' * Prepared a policy study _on priva-ve drives.`
* Prepared the Minority Status Report for the Human Relations
' Commission.
* Provided Staff assistance and Staff Reports for the
' - Planning and Zoning Commission.
* Provided limited Staff- assistance to --the Rig=erfront Commission.
Prepared maps and data for.; the Urban Renewal Department.
'
*
Continued work on a base mapping system for Iowa City.
*
Initiated an Annexation Policy_Study;for Iowa Citi.
Prepared-a--draft-of--a Proposed Office and -Research Park Zone
for Planning and Zoning Commission consideration.
'
*
Was involved in the review of the Urban Renewal bid proposal
and assisted in the preparation of the Staff Report to City
Council. A major portion of this study was -concerned -with
parking requirements for the Central -Business District fCBi))
area.
'
*
Provided Staff assistance to the Planningand Zoning
Commission on recommendations for Parking-andSide Yard-.
*
Obtained an extensive amount of- Census material from the
-1970 Census of Iowa City as a basis for our data bank system
for the City.
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-* Prepared --a preliminary draft of-ConIditionally Permitted Use
Provisions for the Zoning Code.
R Provided Staf-E.assistance to the Planning & Zoning Commission
-- -- -- -..—, �.. ...,,. ,.�� �U U,.0 Z.vning wue wnicn
were subsequently adopted by the City Council
* Provided assistance and input to the Policy and Technical
Committees of the Johnson County RegionalPlanningCommission
Area Transportation ';Study.'
Planning and Zoning Commission Support
The following tabl'e':reflects the level of activity and the amount
- of support given the Planning and.Zoning Commission during the past year:
The data -included -in this table clearly illustrate a decrease
in the number of zoning ordinance amendment applications filed,
' (from 2S in 1972 to`18 in 1973). Subdivision platting activity
also was decreased in 197.3. Also there were no parcels of
land annexed to the `City during 1973. -
` The location of all zoning and subdivision activities which were
initiated`in Iowa City during-1973`1re depicted on the following
map. This map indicates a preponderance of activity at and near
the periphery of the City. This is analogous to the pattern of
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Planning and
Zoning Commission Activities
TotalRecommended
- Recommended_
-
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Number'
A �roval Denial
Pe_ndir
Staff Recom-
mendations 18
6 12
0
P&Z Commission
- --- -
Action 18
6 11
1
Platting
--a- n dLand Development
Preliminary Plats
Staff Recom-
- mendations 12
11 1
u
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Pliz Commission
Action 17.
9' 0
:i
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I'i nal Plats
Staff Recom-
mendations 7
6 0
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P&Z_Commission
Action g
6, 0
3
Joint
Preliminary $ Final Plats
-- --Staff Recom-
mendations 3
_
3-0.
0
PI,Z Commission-
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Action 3
3 o
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7
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During 19.73 no success w.as realized relative to continuing
efforts_ by, the City to -obtain` additional low-income elderly ---
-
-.`housing because the federal government placed a-moratorium �n
'
all subsidized low-income housing programs. The moratorium on
the-Section 23 Leased-Ho using Program (the program under which
the'-City had previously applied for low-income elderly housing
-
units) was removed "by th`e President during ,the fall of 1973,
'
but'-no new legislation had been effectuated by the end of the
.year .
-
- During 1974 the Housing -Division will continue its program of
- upgrading the quality-of housing units under the existing
Leased Housing Program.; The staff will" evaluate various alter-
natives which might be used to construct additional low-income
housing units`.
There were no'significant changes-in the Leased Housing Program
'
for. 1973. All 209 units were under lease at the end of the year
its
--and-these units were occupied--throughout the year.
Some difficulty has been experienced in obtaining adequate
'
three and four-bedroom units. One of the major problems
encountered is the--high rent requested for units of this size.
Because ,`of the limited numbers of these units, owners often
find they can realize a;higher return by renting, to a group of
'
persons rather than to_.a singlefamily or, to the local Housing
Authority. _ -
During 19731 127 new applicationswere' processed. This repre-
sentsa reduction of 39 applications over the 1972 figure.
Tenant turnover was considerably less. Forty-nine left the
program compared with 79 thepreviousyear.. Reasons given by
tenants for leaving the program included:
(1) Twenty-five moved from.the Iowa City area.
(2) Seven left because; of health reasons or inability to live
'
alone or death.
(3) Nine-families-were .. over the maximum income_ limits -
established and--could-no longer qualify for the rent
'
supplement.
(4) Eight units were 'abandoned with --the--,renters giving no
'
reason. i
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'Housing unit turnover remained at approximately the -same level
as in 1972. _-Twenty,-six were withdrawn from the program for the
following reasons:
_
Nine were sold,
Two owners withdrew because of tenant abuse of the ,property,
-_ Five -leases were not renewed because of an inability to meet
rental requests:by property owners,
Six leases -were. -assigned directly to over -income ,tenants,
Four leases were terminated by mutual agreement.
'
Of the 209_ units_ under -lease as of December 31,_1972, 103 were
occupied by elderly; families, and the remaining 106 %.tete
occupied non-elderlyfamilies. Time on the waiting list
'
-by,
varies from three.to nine months from the date of application to
placement: There are currently -88 applications on the approved
waiting list. This includes 19 elderly families and 69 non -
elderly families. Frequently, by the time a family's name
-
reaches the top of ,the list, the family has either left the
area or is no longer interested in or qualified for the program.
Additional units would most likely result in a shorter waiting
period.
The Leased Housing Program has continued to operate within the
economic parameters established by, the Annual Contrihutions
Contract. During 1973 the first audit of the program was
performed. This audit covered a four-year period and there
audit findings-.--
were indings. -
no negative
There was no Housing Division staff turnover during 1973.
There
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Code Enf&p0M, nt..Division
Charles_ (Red) (;lllett 13ual.dink Official
The Code Enforcement Division initiated an accelerated 1)rogram
to rid the City. -of -:-dangerous and dilapidated buildings. 11 is
anticipated ' that once a procedure has-been established, it will -be possible to expedite the removal° or repair of these dangerous
buildings
The total ,number of -permits issued and the value of construction
have -declined -somewhat over 1972. This may be attributed to
higher interest rates, higher building costs, and shortages of
' certain types of energy. The 'table on the next page is a
recapitulation 'of 1972 and 1973 building permit activity.
Fees' --from Permits
1973 1972
Building Permits $18,343.00 522,290.00
Housing Permits 11,750.01 I-)-7.50-
Sign Permits 531.15 - 180.54
Mechanical Permits 1,313.50 2,130.00 -
Plumbing Permits
,130.00-Plumbing-Permits 6,396.60 7,095.00
Electrical Permits 6,280.62 9,358.40
Total $44,,614.88 553,061.44
Housing construction activity__is at its lowest point since 1969.
If inflation is taken into account, the level of building
activity in 1973 is actually.lower than at any time during the
past five years. This may also be a reflection of current
economic conditions -in -the construction industry. The following
table illustrates housing.-:activity-:Jor the past six years:
Housing Construction
Housing Single `Iultiplc total
Permits Family Uup I ex1; am i 1 (tou i rip
Year Issued $ Value- Units- Units .111it� t�
1968 190 67057,106 173 24 114 2�
1969 155 5,6742700 130 12 229 i7
' 1970 255 8,886,000 233 -28 �
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1971 272 9,405,531 230 34 421 702
1972 227 8,450,546 194 20 2r,; 4':7
1973 182 6,021,846 175 8 52 ??a
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Sign _0rdinance
1 Ihrring e. .the City t:ounci l enacted a new compn•hensive tiil;n
Ordinance. In that this ordinance Provides for a much hil;hcr
level of control on signage constructed i n the City an al, I,r-e_. i -
able amount of Code Enforcement
' the enforcement of the staff time will 1>e devoted to
provisions of his ordinance in 1974•
Boards
' The Division also works _w'
_ - ith
various- boards.
' The Board of Housin Appeals three
Items discussed incgudedthe adoption fi_the 1973nUniform
Plumbing -Code and"the adoptio
Code n of the 1973 Uniform Building
The Board of Adjustment metseven: times during 1973.
variances were brought befor'Iaelvc
eight were grantede the Board during this Past year"
, one denied, and two were deferred. - The
twelfth variance was no
new SignOrdt acted -'upon
' because' passage of tile
°'_inance:omitted the need for Board of Adjustment
activity in this area.
L'he Board of -_E1
ectrical Ex-
Twe n t Y - oil e exams.- a mi-ners met eight times to
gven including-ten,__mast-er_e-- give tests.
exams and eleven journeyman electrician exams. IiveCp3ssednthe
former and-eight---pas-sed;°the journeyman's test. I'hc Board of
Electrical Examiners rewrote ,both tests to reflect the Provision
of the Current Electrical Code.
The Plumbing --Board metthree times
' also heard one a to give examinations. It
Inspector. appeal of an interpretation by the Plumbing
Personnel'changes during the past year have `
of a Buildin
g_OLficialincluded the hiring
, a Building. Inspector, a llousing
Inspector and the replacement of the Di-
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Typist- Clerk. vision's Intcrmcdi:,tc,
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The 7 Department became operational on June 1. The ;r,itiai
assignment was - to coordinate the GrandOpeningCel;ebral-ion fo-r
the Clinton Street`Mall,.which was -'held=on atov 12
Print Media
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Prepared and distributed 42 news releases.
Revised Human Relations Commission information leaflet, but the
Commission made no decision on whether to print the revision.
Reviewed .releases prepared by the Recreation Department during
-
a sample month and revised them to conform to traditional news
release style. Then met with Parks7 and Recreation staff mt-m - -
bers who prepare releases to discuss reasons for usinp the
revised style.-
Met with Bob Lee, Superintendent of Recreation, to develop nc-th-
ods, of making `three of. the Department's paid ,adx,ert i semens s
announcing seasonal activities more legible. Volume of copy
has been reduced to permit use of larger type faces.
Reviewed technical reports by various dep:irtrlcniti ;It„ IrIV tilt-
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preparation phase and made recommendations for rc'� i siori
data more- meaning fu to genera l readers , ,; opt,",�
ists
Prepared three articles on the -_Urban pro iec t f<jr spec is }
interest publications, One was published in Iowa h'unirihIIi
ties, official publication of - -the League `of 1i-kat'T icci sties;
one was published in Downtown Idea Exchange, a national publi-
cation on .downtown redevelopmeFt--,7-a—no one for -The American
City remains unpublished." ----- —"
Broadcast Media
Developed a series of public service spot ann�nrr r, - r,t - ,I •,.:t
the HumanRelations-Commission`for use
on KXIt..
Arranged Human ,Relations Commission, appcarank-e-. on t Ir•
"It's -Your Turn" broadcast; WT -TV "The Last Word"
the KXIC "Dottie Ray -Show."
Arranged Council appearance on call-in broadcast on Urban eer.ew_
al on WSUI', and appearances by Parks and Recreation Commission
and Housing Commission on: the "Your: Turn'' program.'
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Other Activities
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Selected and ordered picture frames and located an artist to
letter certificates for framing
and presentation to all city
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I- `J. B: Pugh, Jr:, Director �.<
This report was prepared for the purpose of su
P mmari:ing in c.ritt-
en_form significant operational activities of the Department of
Finance for the year ended December 31, 1973.
Administration
Of significant importance to long-range financial planning was
- the -formal--adoption by the City Council of a'fiscal "polis+• dur-
ing1973._ This statement of policy defines the City's financial
framework -and enunciates locally imposed guidelines for funding
capital improvements and controlling tax levies for debt service.
'
WithProperreference, this statement should provide a workable
financial outline for decision -makers, as well as the public, in
the.'development of future capital improvement plans and annual
' operating budgets -.-
During the past year, the Department assisted in the preparation
of the City's firsg-ran a t_lon
- g capital improvement program- Util-
izing the combined efforts ofithe=Departments of Finance and
Community Development, the City Manager presented to the Citv
Council in April a complete schedule of; public projects and pro
grams which had been identified in>City Council discussions, de-
partmental need surveys, consultant reports, ,and citizen suggest-
ions. This five-year schedule- program funding -represented a
' distinct departure -from the past practice of, reacting to communi-
ty pressures for projects and programs as individual s
on
i
situat
unrelated .to overall community needs and resources. This ton
docu-
ment and; subsequent annual revisions, should prove to he a valu-
able planning tool in determining long-term financial commitments.
As a compatible-document,the Department also assisted in the
preparation of,a five-year plan for GeneralRevenueSharing which
' became an important new source of funds
ing'1973. to local government dur-
' As a -result of the availabilit of
y general revenue sharing, it
was possibl_ a to_ accelerate the establishment of a 'central purchas-
ing capability within the: Department of 'Finance. beginning in
September,; a staff wasassembled and a work -program developed
that will produce'a fully functioning operation by the end of
the first quarter of -1974. Itis intended that the new Purchasing
Division will be responsible for centralized control over the
acquisition of all goods and services as well as such administra-
tive functions as communications, printing, and property manage-
ment.
' The continued professional development of theDepartmentalstaff
will ,be recognized -and reinforced in 1974 with'the implementation
of a formal organization structure illus_tratea elsewhere in this
' report. This new structure will permit the delegation of respons
itility and--authority--to functional divisions -in order to improve
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1 overall operating efficiency and provide better opportunities
for managerial supervision.
' Of lesser outward significance, but of no less importance in-
ternally, was the completion of the first stage of a long-range
program of microfilming City records and the development of a
records retention system .for the Department. 'chis first stage
included the acquisition of equipment and the microfilming of
all Council proceedings and other records maintained in the
City.Clerk's office.- Additional applications will include micro-
filming of -some permanent financial information as well as engi-
neering and subdivision file information ---now occupying valuable
storage space within the Civic Center.
Accounting
During 1973, changes continued to be made in the manner in which
accounting and reporting activities areaczomplished.- Certainly
the most difficult of these was the conversion of' _tit iIity bill -
' ing to electronic data-processing which began on December 1. In
terms of handling over 10,S00 utility accounts, the size of this
project presented difficult problems from the beginning, some of
which will not -be fully resolved until the first hillier; cI is
completed in February, 1974- However, the basic systems design
has produced an outstanding accounting and reporting package
which will permit improved managerial supervision_ and internal
--
control.,
With the adoption by the City Council of Division VII, Parts 1
and 2, of the new City Code of Iowa, a new program budgeting and
accounting -structure -was developed for implementation with the
1974 -budget. This system does away with -the rather cumbersome
' structure of fund accounting previously mandated by State legis-
lation and focuses management's attention on budgeting, report-
ing, and evaluation of expenditure levels and resources on a
servi_-ce;program basis. The implementation of budg inl; on :r pro-
gram basis was made with the expectationof future requirements
of the new City Financc Committee and will provide the city of
Iowa City ,with :advanced experience in t h e c, v;1 lu:rtion -of munici
pal government services._ During the coming ye.jr, it i•, expected
that, refinements and improvements will be made in this structure
by redefining goals and objectives and by developing evaluation
techniques to assist with decision-making.
The increase in specialized accounting activities continued dur-
ing -the year 1973.,Such Federal programs as Leased Liousing,-
Emergency Employment, and Urban Renewal represented a major por-
tion'of the time spent by the professional accounting staff.
' Several outside audits have now.been conducted on these programs
and we are` -pleased -to -report that -no deficiencies or audit ex-
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Fire = z`
Robert _Keating-ier
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' Chief Robert P. Keating directed fire protection and related
functions for Iowa City -from three stations, with the authorized
strength -of -52 persons including an Intermediate Typist -Clerk.
Administration
Fire Chief
- -- Training Officer
Fire Marshal
3 Battalion-Chiefs-
3
attalionChiefs3 Captains - --
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6 -Lieutenants
36 Firefi-ghters
1 Intermediate Typist -Clerk
Bicycles
' There .were 2361 bicycle.licenses sold in 1973.
There were '12 injuries to firefighters in 1973.
There were -no ' deaths of firefighters in 1973. There was one death to a civilian in 1973.
There were five injuries to civilians in 1973
Hose Testing
Hose testing in 1973 reveals
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the "following ;hose .in service
3" hose 480'
2h"- hose 12800'
1'li" hose-
20-
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LIST OF VEHICLES
1
— American LaFrance 1000 G.P.M. Pumper
Placed in service 1947
Peter Pirsch 750 G.P.M. Pumper
Placed.in service 1957
1
— American LaFrance 851 Aerial Ladder _
Placed in-service 1948
1
— American LaFrance 1000 G.P.M. Pumper
Placed in service -1963
1
— American LaFrance 1000 Gallon Tank, 750 G.P.M.
Placed in service 1966
1
— American LaFrance 100' Aerial Custom Quint
1000 G.P.M. with 300'C.W.T.
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Placed in service 1971
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1
— Ohevrolet 4 Door Wagon
Placed -in service 1969
1
— Chevrolet 4 Door Sedan
Placed in service 1968
1
--Dodge Van
Placed in Service 1971
1
— Rambler,Ambassador'4 door.Sedan
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Placed in service 1972
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Supression.=Division
Robert Parrott,--Kenneth>..Ir-uing, Arthur KIoos, Battalion
Chiefs
Fire Calls
Fire Alarms 278
rRescue
or Emergency61
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Honest Mistakes 26
False Alarms 33
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- Investigations 81-
Total Emergency 482_-
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Fires in Buildings
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Number of Fires Value of Buildings
Loss
151 $82_124S,661.20
S449,269.76
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Fires in Motor Vehicles
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Number of Fires _Value`of Rolling Stock
_ Loss
r61
$36992S0.00
520,183.32
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Building Fires
Types'of Buildings
Number of Fires
Loss
Apartments
31
57,182.64
Dwell-ings „
72
10.0,360.86
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I-iotels - Motels
0
00
Other Residential
- 1
135.00
Institutions
9
31,125.57
Schools - Colleges
4
-;03.35
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_Public Assembly
1
.00
Stores -- Offices
18 -
193,3j S. 60
Manufacturing
Storage
6
3
113,957.74
2,258.00
Miscellaneous
15
16-5.00
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Per Capita Loss for
1973
Therc was a per
capita loss of approximately
$9.78 for the
year 1973. This is
estimated population
an approximate figure
of 48,Du0 and an actual
as it is ba.scd on an
'fire `loss of
- ,$469,453.08. This
-includes fire losses of
all I, mils.
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Per Capita Cost for
1973
- The per capita cost `of maintaining the
fire department was
'
approximately -$11.00.
This again is an approximate
figure as
it is the.actual department
expenditure
of '$534`,525.66 figured
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on an estimated population of_48,000.
Fire Losses
Month
Loss, Total Loss to Datc
-.January
$1942386:05
$194,386.05
February
75 ,439. SS
?698 25.60
March
11,347:69
2$191?3.29
April
17,586.82
298,760.11
May
4,4917:50
303,2S1.61
June
July
409994`.00
48,912.87
344 , 235.61`
393,158.48
August
;2,80S.10
395,963.58
September'
October,
4,561.95
16,947.1.9
400,525.53
417,472.72
November _
19,764.19
437,236.91 -
- December
32,216.17
469,453.08
.
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8009000
-_
750,000
250,001
200,001
700,000
650,000
150,00,
600900C
1
550900C
50,00
500,000
'
350, 00,(
300, 00(
250,001
200,001
150,00,
loo,00
50,00
PreventionDlvision
--i
Darel ?L Forman.- F'ire,Marshal:
1 t of the activities of, the Fire M;trshal's
The following is a repor
office for the year of 1973.
Inspections and Corrections
Special Inspections.............. 110
Hospital Inspections ..............
1
Alley Inspections' ................
4_3
Nursery-& Preschool ...........
s1
Nursing --Home Adult Care .........
4
School Inspections .........
9
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Corrections .....:................
8
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Total •Inspections $ Corrections
369
1
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Fire Prevention _
-
Fire Prevention Conferences ....`..
3
1
Building Plans ..
40
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- Inspections ,Fire.'Alarm Systems ...
14
Fire Prevention Programs .........
47
Tank Tests ........................
3
-Tank Installations .••••••• •• •••
3
Fire Safety.;Talks .................
1.2
Tank Removal .... ....... •,.•
123
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Total. Fire Prevention ............
1
Investigations
Fire Investigations .•............
16 -
Set Fire Investigations.. ••••
26
Arson,Investigations .............
1
Total =Investigations `.............
43
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Public Relations
Conferences .... ..• ••
20
Juvenile Conferences .............
5
i
First Aid Talks..... ............
2`
Total Public Relations ...........
27
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The fire Ilepar'tment was given :i hon --.e on Iowa Aveniiv to n�,c I'm
training, purposes. Many ;'smoke 'bombs -were used inside f:or tr.i;ri-
ing in search and rescue, use of self-contained hi -cathing
'
The
and forcible entry. The house also was used for kidder wort: and
hose work.' All men in these excrcisc5, at Various
times
Weekly Study,
A continuing program of weekly study sheets has-been in effect
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for all firefighters and officers. A new set. of questions is
accompan icd by -the previous weeks' answers. The -hock fit Company
Apparatus and Procedures has heen very benef is is 1 to
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ment. Just recent ty an extensive test, based on the hO01 was-
asgiven
given-to-all -f-i rcfightcrs: The resin is were cxccl Icnt grid we
feel this is largely due to the weekly-gLtcstiOn'and :insi,cr shears_
"Training
The Officer spent three shifts on duty at Central Sts-
tion in the absences, of -Battalion Chief Parrott. Ile -also spent
two shifts on duty at East Side Station ,in the absence of Lt.
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Knoedel.
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Conferences
The Training _Officer attended -'a four-day National Eire In>truct-
ors Conference -at Kansas City, Mo.;'a four-day State Instructors
'
Conference -at Ames; and with eight firefighters attended the
Annual fire School in .June at Ames; and conducted a three-hour
hydrostat test on the sprinkler system at Proctor and (,ambles.
'
The 'Training Officer also became in Instructor for Kirkwood
Community College, in conjunction with and coordinated with the
I'irc Extension; Services. This is -for training local Volunteer
ire Departments.
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`Jay Honohari, "City'Attorney
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Notweorthy in the Legal Department for 1,974 were personnel addi-
tions andchanges. In addition to my resignation and the
appointment of ,John Hayek as the new City Attornev starI ilip
January 1 1974, James (less resigned as Assistant City 1ttorne
and in .July ..two new full -:time Assistant City, -At tn:•ncys we re
appointed'. I believe the aimof hiring' the addi t Tonal Assis-
tant City Attorney, that of expediting the legal -.ork, was
fairly successful after the two people became ori_nted to
their jobs. The small claims handling and processingof hunan
relations complaints were two of the areas where I hclieve the
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benefit of the additional people was clearly demon 1rnted. •Ifie
now assistants' were 'each `assigned to work- with varinu dc:p:irt
meat's .in the Cityto.assist 'in In ,lut=st ions, Thal int,
-recommendations, and Ito give any Itc]p they could from thc IcgaI
apsects. Of; course, the -'assistants handledallof the police
court and magistrate's prosecutions of "misd'emennors filed under
,-
City ordinances during the year. -All the work of the Assistant
'
City Attorneys was, of course; done under the supervision of the
City -Attorney.'
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Trials
Trial work in-1973.did not show the disposition of as many
cases as had been handled in 1972. Although 16 cases were dis-
posed of by trial -or settlement or.dismissal in 197_; (seven
tried, eight settled, one dismissed), this wasdownfrom the
27 cases disposed of in 1972.` However,`i'm happy to report
'
that there were not as many cases -filed against or by the Gita
i.n-1.973 as we had previously --been experiencing. 5chethiles of
the cases disposed of, and the Gases s i l I pend int; ;It oml�any
this report.
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- In cooperation,_with the Works Department the most sat-
'_
-Public
isfying item accomplished during 1973 was the reconstruction of
the-Rock_Island Railroad crossings after thethreat of paving
over the -crossing on the new Gilbert --Linn street improvement.
As a result of.=the City's attitude, which was taken regretfully,
the -Rock Island now has completed work on several crossings in
the City ';and °the crossings appear__to be satisfactory. This,
I must admit, is the first City Attorney's report since 1963,
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- in which .I have been able to `make that statement and t can say
that the railroad crossings ;have been a problem in almost every
one of those years.
_.Bo rds and Commissions
As in other years, the Legal Department has represented the_
City at various levels and before boards and commissions with
a_major _hearing, of course, -being --held in front of the State
- Appeals--Board-on- a`protest by; certain taxpayers. 'Hie depart-
ment, of course, has also represented the boards and commissions
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of the City where required and appeared and attended at their
meetings where necessary and=assisted them i.?ith -the review of
various ordinances referred to them by the Council. Le
opinions were gal
also -prepared for he _Council for_bo:irdand
e
commissions and various department heads and the City Manager.
- Another first was the preparation,; of the prd tileiCit for the
- Charter THection for the City of lova Cit '(
eiisti1O11 "':,s
the first held under the new Ilome Rulc La.
Charter form of government;,and
to1cst,}IJS
as the Council is
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Charter was adopted pursuant to
aware, the
that electi.on.'
As is customary and required, the
Council meetings throughout
City Attorney_ attended the
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the
worked on a multitude of. ordinances,
year and the I,ejal _(Department
Council business to assist the City
resolutions, ;ind other
Council
ger;and his staff,
and the City ,lfana-
Cases Disposed
of 1973
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Cameron v. -City=
Assessment Appeal
Amerex v. ,City
Zoning
Hughes v. City
Assessment Appeal`
Gresey v. City
Board of Adjustment
Adeylotte v. City
Board of Adjustment
- Owens, V. City
Auto .Accident
Connor V. City
Reynolds v. City
Accident
tiassman
Civil Service Appeal
v. ,City
Thomas v. City
Rus Acci.dcnt
rAsscssment
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Amerex v. City
Appeal
Richardson -=v• City
Valuation Appeal
Flooding
U.S. v`. City
Snider v. Pension Board
Alley, Acquisition
-Pension
Blakely v. City
Appeal
F10odp1aill
City V. llolderness
Sign Violation
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Notification of the Board's dcc'
Lsion was -given to the City
Administration the following morning, but
the changes had al-
ready been fed into the ;,computer =for payroll changes
'section
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The purposes.
of the budget which includes salaries, wages,
and
insurance costs was not adjusted--upwardby the more than
$14,000_addi,tional=cost 'November -973,'departmen-
until the -30,
tal expenditures
report-. Computing available funds in this
category =so that p ersonnel management
could be effective became
a monthly task for -the library director. The
considerable
turnover; in personnel within the library during the year
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made
a close watch on salary/wage expenditures a time-consuming but
very
i
Notification of the Board's dcc'
Lsion was -given to the City
Administration the following morning, but
the changes had al-
ready been fed into the ;,computer =for payroll changes
'section
'
The purposes.
of the budget which includes salaries, wages,
and
insurance costs was not adjusted--upwardby the more than
$14,000_addi,tional=cost 'November -973,'departmen-
until the -30,
tal expenditures
report-. Computing available funds in this
category =so that p ersonnel management
could be effective became
a monthly task for -the library director. The
considerable
turnover; in personnel within the library during the year
'
made
a close watch on salary/wage expenditures a time-consuming but
very
necessary project.- ---
Circulation - Despite the fact that there was a substantial
turnover of library personnel during the year, and that as a
result both children's services
and the adult services main
desk had to resort `to
emergency measures such as split shifts
and temporary part time 'help to cover
the required service
hours, there was a''substantial increase
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in the number of items
borrowed.:_ There were 513,572 items circulated during 1973:
-adult -services
238,157 through and.275 415 throu h children 's
services.- This is -an increase of 7% over last year.
'During--the-three
years I have served as director, the library
circulation_has increased
33.7%. In other cords we have
loaned 129,424 items
more in '1973 than in 1970. Perhaps the
most significant advances during this period have been the
increased number and.variety_of activities in children's ser-
vices and; in the
continued development of the reference/infor-
mation-services
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Of-. library. The reference/information
capabilities of both
children's services and adult services
have been -increased -during this periodof
P
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time. :.Though OUT buil ding 'severely limits access to the handicapped, we have
made strong -efforts -to serve hem.. Budgetary limitations
-our
vent pre-
giving the kind of servi.ce we ought to give to the
homebound _and the disadvantaged, but -have
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we a community ser-
vices librarian capable of developingservice when budgetary
considerations permit.
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Revenue Sharing - The library board and staff were very pleased
to receive $35000,in
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revenue sharing money which can be spent
in part on needed additional
'
equipment, including shelving.
few weeks - ago we completed in of new shelving in the
children' s
room, the North Reading :Room, and on the main floor.
However, $1,4,,000
is being held in reserve to meet the OSHA
safety requirements -.
-In
_
analyzing our budgetary problems during 1973, President
Robert N. ,__Downer said ,. . _ ___ .. .
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take care of equipment out of revenue sharing. we mtlst con-
sider library materials first
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and keep this item from being
the step-child of all other items -in the hudget:�
Changes
Phase Out of seven.Rivers Library System - The Seven Rivers
Library -System Iwas
notified early in 1973 that it would be
--terminated-. Although no federal funds were received
for the
fourth _quarter of-1973 9
f 1973, the cooperative had by prudent manage-
ment retained sufficient.-carry-over funds to gradually phase
out operations. The
library 'will in 1974 have lost the ser-
vices of the following shared
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personnel: one half time profes-
sional-librarian, one-half time card
production typist, and
one half time-;bookkeeper. Because we no longer had the
ser-
vices of the Seven Rivers bookkeeper, we had to change pro-
cedures.-Effective`January
1, 1974, bookkeeping responsibili-
ties were shifted to the library secretary.
We are very ha N
however, that we did not have -to abruptly termiriate_Seven Rivers
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employees: In fact, some were employed to fill vacancies that
occurred on the Iowa City Public Library
staff. Seven Rivers
services were continued for -member public libraries and
stat
institutions ate
through the of December,973. An audit
the-administration
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account arid the` 36-member library book do-
Posit accounts has now been completed byMcGladrey, Hansen,
Dunn-and Company.
Contract Service - Contract service is encouraged by the Region-
al -Services Act,`and
__Library we continue to serve on contract:
university heights, Lone Tree, North Liberty and unincorporated
Johnson County.
Regional Library Service - During 1973, the State Legislature
passed the Regional Library
Services Act and'the State Library
Reorganization-Act. The Advisory Council
for Library Service,
which is.-appointed.by the Governor` a few days
draft co Y ago, released a
copy of The Lon -Ran e Plan for the Development-of Library
Service for
the Citizens o Towa.
Regional systems of,-I n
ries'have-the importat 'function of
providing supportive
services that ;the libraries are unabl
provide for themselves individually. Such - - e to
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systems may: also
-provide-for service ;to rural areas unserved by existing
units. It is the library
intention of the State Librarand the East
y,,
Central Region Library Board of Trustees that the Iowa City
Public Library
continue to play a major role in the development
of the East Central.-Region.
Withdrawal of,federal funding from educational and cultural
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programs,,` including libraries, will affect the development of
the
regional library: systems and those libraries such as the
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require that the library be open within
a minimumran e of
69-72 hours. These standards are'i.ntendedhe
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:to -applied tt1
libraries participating in the Rel
fiona] Literary Systcrn brut -
fitting from: -1
-fu
tale Library services and
Construction: Act. Another objective
of the Long-Rans;e 1't:+n is
"to improve the existing collect* in
the',public library."
If the various standards are; met plan that 11
_the s
prove those public -,libraries which do not mcetcAmericantoim-
Library
Association Standards, he State Library
_wil'1 make available
grants for the prchase'-of reference books
providing that such
libraries -meet.. -guidelines.ifCounty contr'actsrundcr
the luck
range plan must provide for ong-
county taxation and support of
library -.the
service at following levels:
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$1.00 per capita until June 30- 197a-
$2.00 capita
per until June 30,` 1976;
Thereafter"at the
same level as is required
for, participation in the Regional Library
System.
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These provisions -
are intended to apply to those Tihraries which
agree to extend
county -wide -service.
Cable TV.- A cable _Tv__.statement has been adopted by the Library
Board during 1973, and..this
should` he considered 'lot only when -
planning for a new building, but
also in cooperating with the
East Central Region.---
egion.Cooperation-
Cooperation-`-Development
Development of cooperation with other pencies
within the area
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is also important. I have a special1concerr:
for the concept of the information -referral center.
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We are
very near toa closer working relationship between the Board
of Trustees
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and the Council. -With-a more complete understand-
ing of the mul iple'charges that have
within .a_very short period
of time affected this library more'than any other in
`the possibility
-the-state,
of 'improved communications and a closer working
relationship is
gr_ eatlyncreased. As soon as q
the uestion -of
budget and personnel administration can-bc
resolved, the
Director and staff will have time to work together
on long-
range planning benefitting not only the immediate library consti_
-tuency but
also the entire community. The library staff shoclld
not be made to .face delays-in-receiving':,salary
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or fringe-benc>-
fits paralleling those received by `employees in other city de-
partments for `their
work performance has been very
brary
good. Li-
service ,is an,important part':of the wide ranee of services
funded by the City.;;: When
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the ;goals and objectives` of the I.i-
brary are fully integrated with other
progre'ssive''deve7opments
being planned ;for t -he City, the entire community
will be bene-
fitted. If the Board could meet annually with the
Council to
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" 3. e. 2 t l '�i ! k YO - _
- _ int _� r' < + .'. � M1s r:x _
The children'
broom co
records;llection of more than 30,000 books,
- periodicals and
lasmall pictures needs ,to be in circu-
tion much of the time
' Materials are chosen to'serve-,theuldn.'t know that to do!
beginning reader sixth grader down through the
the readertaho is about to begin, and the
' very young child who needs to know the wonderful and shared ex -
by
fence a book can be, We are also found -immeasurably useful
by teachers, -and by students in the schools of education and
library science. Our fiction, non-fiction and picture book/
reader collections; are'almost -equally; divided, and there is
large assortment of paperbacks for all afies.
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' Total books -1972` 31
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New books `,286 1973 32,940
Number withdrawn 1972_ 3'275 1973 - 3,494
1972 -
' 1,207 1973 1440
Inventory
During the summer we took an inventory of the children's roller
tion -- the first done in more than ten
it again next year to compute our rate ofeannual(ve losars.ho)e to do
books, record -books and Missing
Their cost,reflectin pictures came as a total of 2
g prices' of the past, was 55`,`336.88.
2.
Bforts and areas particularly_hard"hit included Davy-Crockettub-
ooreign languages,=pets,, Indians,'middl'e ages, favorite authors,
the books.-
merit badge book s,_Newberry award titIes,..and very
little books. And:Charlie Brown,'
' The equivalent' of al Circulation
1 materials in the children's room_ continues
to be checked out nearly ever
milestones Y six weeks. This ear,
have been passed, '24,000 and 25,000 in a month.two
high' (in October) of 25 765 took from ,January to ;Vovem};er lith to
reach twenty-five years ago. Picture books and readers are in
almost constant circulation, -Bufferin
the `overall query "Are we bei.n used? the heaviest ear, but
mative. -g is al,!ays a -solid affir-
service Contracts
_ _ acts _
' 1972 1973
Johnson County 13 088
' 22,001
Lone 'Tree 814 -
1,663
North, Liberty 1 557
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' These totals are included -in the 1972 and 1973 c.irculati
figures listed above. on
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Borrowers
Library cards are issued to children
of our
as they are able toprint their first and lastrnames
sort
comprehensible. inaaamanner
Cards remain in the_children's room
through-
thgrade six,
although materials from the, adult section mav
be borrowed when needed.' Like
the public schools, .e are find-
inhowev children fewer in number, -reflected in our
--however,
'
yearly totals
more than 90% of -the school children arc registered
at the library. A -sharp
decrease in Johnson County borrowers is
because they were first
admitted four years ago and are coming
due for expiration and renewal.
An effort was made in late spring to make our contract
more aware of the library -through
smu-
-school visits and -outdoor
sical programs and stories. We
were amply rewarded by many new
registrations and a much greater circulation to those areas.
Borrowers by the
areas we serve are as follows:
1972
1975
Iowa City 6,108 (1284 'new,
$, 704 ( l 1 7 1 new,
Johnson County1301 cancelled) 1577 cancelled)
660 (105
new) 580 (14.i new)
Lone_ Tree S1
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North Liberty 21 57
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A great many -cancellation s are due to transfer to the adult de_
partment. Because children's cards;
tained on`rnrn." r,,__ -. for best-keen'inn am mom; _
Teachers
During the month or November, as a random check, we counted all
books borrowed by people identiCiable as ' teachers. The total was 3,027. A'similar count in the' same time period last year
showed 2,481.
Reference
- Early in 1973 we decided that, fora time, we would count refer-
ence questions; answered in the children's room. Although we
hadn't kept records, we knew -we answered a lot...an�i_sometimes
numberssaysomething. Our first 'count was for a single week,
January 22-27, and ',therewere 164 questions., After that we
kept monthly totals Cwhich were never under 1,000), with a total
' for nearly a'full .year of 12,378.' total
Many are for specific books and topics - how Peanuts
grow, and where is Little Georgie?_ Others are on the unusual or
unusually stated side: "Could you tell me about dive bombers?
•..I;'d like to_',blow'up my neighbor's house. "What _is the noise
Poll ution level of mowing the:lawn?" "Is it easy to get dried
egg off a wall?"
' - Story Hours and Puppet Shows
It continued to be apparent this year that we needed still more
pre-school story hours to relieve the sheer numbers at the 10:30
Tuesday program. So-, since early _May, there - have been four
story hours on .Tuesday - two each -in the morning and afternoon
-- and one on Saturday morning. We sometimes` have guest story-
' tellers on Saturday -- from other countries,`grandparents, and
junior high school members of a storytelling club. In December,
twice -a -day pre-holidayprograms offered stories films, songs,
' Puppets and crafts. ' fi
The Popo Puppeteers, junior hi111'I school students under the
direction "of Monica Leo and Mrs. John Wortman,'continue with us.
They practice weekly, in the Story Flour Room and perform about
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every_ six weeks; to three audiences. The Puppeteers were honored last summer by an invitation to appear at the State (air. Pre-
sentations;in 1973 have included Mother Goose, Elephants Child,
and Dazzle:
_ A children's theater has just dropped ' - J Aped into our laps, has begun
practice here and promises a first show in January. --
Story Hours --
ours Number Total attendance
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1972--
19 73
9721973 _ 132 10,658
212-113,445
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_ .-_•..+a..-...a.ui LU1llVVV1 VI_ Uu11310yUC>. In Sl)ILC Oi. LILIs,- It flas
been possible to handle a'total circulation of 237,7nl items--
of over 15,000 1972.
-an,--increase over
There have been a number of changes in the operation of the
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Circulation Department.—insofar—as the elimination -of the Seven
Rivers system-has-necessitatedthe modification of our routine,
and there have -been minor changes in,. -the interest of increased
efficiency,. These 'changes ';ave included minor alteration in
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our system of preparation and handling of overdues,_and re-
serves.
The use of FILMS, INC. material continued to increase during
1,973, and_ records_formed'a relativelymajor rportion of 0111-
urcirculation
circulationtotal. The 8<mm- films were in increased demand
with the result =-that -many _had deteriorated alarmingly. 'there
had been no systemof regular care or attention paid to these
films and such a system was instituted.
The staff was strengthened during 1973 by the addition of a
three-fourths time permanent employee; bringing the weekly
'
total of hours worked to 165, as compared to the previous total
of 150 hours. This increase was, ,however, only effective from
—
1 January-1974,_and-it-was only possible to adequately handle
the 'circulation:demands during -197°3 by_the utilization of emer-
gency personnel. With ,the Cz.rculation Desk personnel now sta-
bilized and with its efficiency increased, through limiting
the demands upon it byi, Sunday and Thursday, evening closing, the
need -for additional paging hours becomes` the primary concern
of. the Circulation Department '(which includes the paging staff)
and it is'hoped _that there ma,y be some increase in these hours
during 1974.
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National -Library Week display at Iowa -Illinois Gasand
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Subjects ranged from -antique toys through world religion._
Job
1 Job Information Center
An unused book display rack was used to bring together current
job listings ;from ;the Iowa -Merit -Commission, the City of Iowa
City, the University of Iowa, and the computer print-out from
the Iowa Employment Security Commission. A variety of brochures
' of help :to job -hunters are also stocked in the Center. When
new shelving -arrives we hope', to move the collegecatalogsinto
the Job `Information -Center:
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During August
(when 'a special- gift- ,fund
allocation by the Board
made possible
rental of fcaturc films),
monthly attendance
jumped from an
-:average of 100-200 to 472. Without' regular (ui:ds
allocated to
wPPkly basis
film rentals, we cannot continue to Program ori a
and have therefore shifted to a monthly schedule.
National -Library Week display at Iowa -Illinois Gasand
■
Subjects ranged from -antique toys through world religion._
Job
1 Job Information Center
An unused book display rack was used to bring together current
job listings ;from ;the Iowa -Merit -Commission, the City of Iowa
City, the University of Iowa, and the computer print-out from
the Iowa Employment Security Commission. A variety of brochures
' of help :to job -hunters are also stocked in the Center. When
new shelving -arrives we hope', to move the collegecatalogsinto
the Job `Information -Center:
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e inMarch,1974, we re `surveyed. . This
O - - - I - - .. - ,
use is not
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regualarly measured -by circulation statistics.)
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- What types of reference questions :are asked and
many
for what
Legislative Liaison
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Johnson County legislators met regularly with constituents i n
the Library. We
provided coffeC
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Much 'of the spring was devoted to informational work in support
of the Regional Library, Bill
(817271). -Information sheets were
prepared for the Seven Rivers:„Consultant,<and for
hook owned
the State
League of Women Voters, and talks were given -at an ILAregionalmeeting and Seven Rivers
compare with
Library meetings.
Letters were drafted in support of 'continued federal funding
for-libraries,,`recommended
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survey, we
to be cut by the President's budget.
In December,
compile and distribute the ``resui is
staff and Board.
-Congress restored the funds, overriding a Presi-
dential veto to do 'so.
Use Survey
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1973-74 had been termed "planning years” by the Director. The
Community Services Librarian
and the Technical Services Librari-
an -set out to gather quantitative information about library use
in hopes that '_'market"
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the survey results would be useful as a
tool For 'Board decision-making adequacyy
about the OfOurpresent
service, physical plant location :and needs and future direction
of library service in Johnson County.
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e inMarch,1974, we re `surveyed. . This
O - - - I - - .. - ,
use is not
regualarly measured -by circulation statistics.)
- What types of reference questions :are asked and
many
for what
_purpose? How can we -answer?
-
- What facilities in the library are used which are not-rneas-
ured by regularly -kept
circulation statistics?
- What is the_probability of°any user obtaining a'
by the library on
hook owned
a given day?:
- How does the socio-economic profile of our users
that of
compare with
the_ community as a whore?
In 1974, if clerical help can be allocated to this
hopeto complete,
survey, we
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compile and distribute the ``resui is
staff and Board.
to the
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ti cs
estimated 2/5 of the collection appears to be in circulation cit
one-time. -The-total number oC=titles-lost_was 40 out of 4SS
(less 'than 1/10) and of total items lost was 60 of 397 (about
'
1/5). Many of the missing titles were for older materials which
may have ,been missing for some time.
Radio amateur and CB ;books (621.384) were inventoried February
12 to June 7, 11973. An estimated one half of.these gooks were
in circulationatone time. Twenty -_five of 62 titles__and 30 of
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75 volumes_were__lost.
From February 27 to June 7, 652 - 653 books were checked. 7hc
only; areas from which books were lost were shorthand nine and
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typing nine, two of which were extra copies.
-Initial inventory of 610= 619_:(medical"and healtii area) was
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begun March 12 and continued through March 21. The formal con-
clusion of the `inventory was June 18, although search for miss-
ing,'items `continued. The total titles lost was 171 of a total
of 962; the total volumes was 256 of a total of 1184. Of
-lost
928 ,items actually found in the collection, it is estimated that
1/3 were in circulation at any; given time.
In a majority of cases, replacement -of lost bookswasmade. For
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out of print titles, replacement was for'subject. In some cases,
maintenance -of --the collection adequatel), did not require replace-
ment of a lost-'item,or a -title in the subject was not avail-
able . _.
Three inventories begun in 1973 will be completed in 1974.
629.2 (automotive)
362.29 (service agencies for the addicted)
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540 (chemistry)
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m
w
Ilion
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estimated 2/S of the collection appears to be in circulation at
'number
one time. The total of titles lost was 40 out of 4SS
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(less -than :1/10) and of total --`items lost was_'00 of 397 (about
'
1/5). Many of 'the missing titles were for older materials which
may have been missing for some time.
Radio amateur and CB books (621.384) were inventoried February
`12 to`June '7. 1973. An estimated one half of these books were
in circulation at one time. Twenty, -five of 62 -titles -and 30 of
75 volumes were lost.
From February 27 to June 7, 652 - 6S3 books were checked. The
only _areas from which books were lost were :shorthand nine and
typing nine, two of which were extra copies.
-Initial inventory of 610 - 619 (medical and health area) was
begun March 12 and continued through March 21. The formal con-
clusion of the inventory was June 18, although search for miss-
iss-
ing items
ing'-items continued.-- The" -total titles lost was 171 of a total
of 962; the total volumes` lost `was 256 of a total of 1184. Of
928 items actually found -in -the collection, it is estimated that
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1/3 were in circulation - at -any -given time. -
In a majority of cases, replacement of lost books was made. For
out of print titles, replacement was for subject. In some cases,
maintenance of the collection adequately did not require replace-
ment of a lost item, or a. -title in the subject was not avail-
able.
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Three inventories begun in 1973 will be completed in 1974.
629.2 (automotive)
362.29- ---
(service agencies for the addicted)
540 (chemistry)
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Materials
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Books - The total number bf adult items 11 processed _
was a gain of 1400 'over 1972. Increases were shown in all cate-
gories. A -_larger percentage of adult books -were -ordered and
processed through -NILE -than in 1972. Those received from the
lease -plan servicewere included in the statistics for the first
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time. NILE service 'has -continued -to improve. Their hiring of
a new cataloger in September and the increased
number of items
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available with Cataloging -In -Publication has greatly increased
the quality of their -cataloging. There has beengeneral satis-
faction within the McNaughton Lease Plan.
Records - The number of quality gift records received continues
to increase. Substantial purchases were made in the American
folk -music and language categories through special allocations
from Brubaker and other gift funds. The heavy use of the col-
lection (there was another 10% increase in circulation in 1973
and the figure is triple -the 1969 total)' means lots of time and
budget must be _spent on cleaning, repair and replacement. Two
- new browser bins will be put in place early in 1973 to relieve
the overcrowding.
Serials - A new periodical jobber,,EBSCO Subscription Services,
was selected and will gradually take over the respsponsibilities
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- of'Moore-Cottrell whoseservice has become completely unsatis-
factory. -
- Staff
There were few changes of staff duTing 1973 so that almost all
of the regulars and volunteers have been -working _in this depart-
ment -for over two years. SusanMcGuirereplaced'Ginny Clark
as head typist (half time) in June. Mary Schaffer retired as
serials clerk -December 31. Her job was assumed by Barbara
Williams who left the defunct Seven Rivers staff. Isabel Turner,
a volunteer for many years, decided to terminate her services
in -the fall. Her responsibilities for the pamphlet file were
given to Mary Estle, the regular book Mary
processor. has re-
lieved of her teletype operator duties on December 1, with the
- ending of -the Seven Rivers System.
Procedures, Projects, Record Keeping
1973, we; began to collect data to compute the actual cost
'During
of operations in Technical Services.
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Improved record; keeping for equipment, supplies and general sta-
tistics was initiated.
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1Library
Boartl
of Trustees
NAME
TERM EX111
RL'S
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Mr.
Robert Downer,
- July 1, -1977
President
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Mrs.
Vice
Warren Buchan,
President -
July 1,-1977
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Mrs.
Secretary
Marilyn Trumpp,
July 1,
1975
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Mrs.
-Linda Bywater
July 1,
1975
Dr.
Arthur Canter
July 1,
1975
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Mr.
Ronald Farber
New July
1, 1979
Mr.
David Kirkman ---
New July
1, 1979 ---
Mrs.
Louane Newsome
New July
1, 1979
Mrs.
Suzenne Richerson
July 1,
1977
Objectives for :the 1970's }
Capital Improvement Function: To plan and build an efficient
library buil ing--_w ic--w=serve --as a :major—resource center`
for this, city and this region:
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Reference-and.Info rmation_Servtce in the Iowa Lublic
Library should e;the , primary objective in the 19701s.
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The reference and information function should; cover all types -
of service, ;all age groups, and all financia-1_and educational
groups.
Service to business and industry is an Amportant aspect of this
objective and should reflect the needs and resources of the
total' community. Every effort should be made to coordinate the
role of business services with`the''information efforts of other
community` agencies.__ " -
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Municipal `Reference service
is'an important aspect of our civic
responsibilities and should b'e'strenghthened.
Educational Function: The Iowa City Public Library feels that
the origina-objective of public libraries --continuing adult
education -is as valid now as it was in the nineteenth century.
It also feels that it is very difficult to separate the infor-
mation and education -functions'. The library will attempt to -
define its: educational role in terms of continuing informal
'
education rather than as an agency of formal education, dUpli-
cating the services of institutions 'bett'er equipped to serve
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the formal function.
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- Cultural and Recreational Functions: Culture, as defined by
the Iowa -City :Public ; i rary,--is the "enlightenment and refine-
ment of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training."
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The library considers its, role in this respect as important,
but secondary to the information and education function, since
other agencies in thecommunity share in this endeavor.
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Recreation, defined and
as light escapist entertainment", will
be low among the priorities. While the library will continue
to offer some recreational service, it feels that because of
competition from other sectors it should not try ,to compete
heavily ;in this arena, 'thereby weakening the educational and
informational potential.-
Groups of the Public-to--be-Served:
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Adults: As implied in the information and education function,
adults will be; one of the primary groups to be served.
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Young Adults: No basic distinction will he made by the library
in the service to young adults (seventh grade through the fourth
collegiate year) since the growing sophistication in education
'
as reflected in library use would indicate such distinctions to
be artificial. Some efforts will be made, --however, to increase
programming to attract the young adults.
Children: Children's services should continue as a significant
function, but increasing national and local emphasis on school
libraries should limit expansion of public library services to
-school age children -allowing ,the library to concentrate a larger
portion of its resources to children of prc-school- ave:
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The Disadvantaged: One of the major objectives for the 1970's
will be service to.the-disadvantaged, but the library feels an
obligation to continue good library service also to the large
'
middle class groups who have been the greatest users of the
libraries up to this point. _ -
The library system should -make every effort to obtain state and
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-federal assistance for service -to -.the, -disadvantaged and should
devote local funds to this service 'so long as service to the
long-established users is not seriously impaired.
Service to other disadvantaged groups: Experimental service to
other disadvantaged groups- - including tiie elderly andthe handi-
capped, as well as -to the homebound --should be tried, and after
the blain Library has been.made ready, such services should be
increased by bookmobile service wherever needs insuch areas
_
can be shown specifically.
The homebound, the ,penal inmate, and the senior citizen should
be given service as part of the library program insofar as per-
sonnel'and finances
permit.
These objectives will be reviewed at the end of each calendar
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year and revised wherever appropriate.
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- New i n 1973
- The incorporation of many Park and Recreation Facility proposals
into an official -Capital Improvement'Program-by the City Council
'
was -the -most significant step forward for the Department, as
well asforthe Park and `Recreation -Commission which had inclu-
ded all of the accepted proposals i -n a 1972 Commission Report.
' The major -facility improvements in 1973,were _the construction of
theFairmeadows Park Children's Apparatus Area and the first
phase of the City Park Swimming Pool Renovation -which included
tank repairs, painting and new diving stands. -AFederal(HUD)
funding grant 'was approved for the acquisition and development
of Oak Grove Park.
Major program -additions included expansion of Women's and Girl's
sports and the initiation ofanafter-school elementary age rec-
reation program in, neighborhood schools.
Continuing Programs
In the Recreation Division the expansion of a 10f summer swim
' rate to _twice weekly at each of the three pools was an apparent
success, as were the increased adult swimming instructions, bus
tours, nature hikes, and Farmer's Market activities. increased
recreation use of school facilities brought about a _Joint
School -.City agreement -for -reciprocal use of facilities.
.Park and. Cemetery crews -_took -over grounds maintenance respon-
sibilities.at-Chauncey Swan Plaza; Clinton Street Niall, Strugis
- Ferry, and Willow Creek -Parks during 1973 while suffering a
sharp reduction in -the federally subsidized summer work force.
Total—swimming _pool attendance jumped -17% over 1972. Recreation
Center pool attendance was up 27.8%. Mercer was up 18.99.1 and
City Park was up 3.1$.
The Recreation Division activities combined increased 111. in
' 1973. Picnic Shelter reservations increased 101 over 1972.
Improvements
' Budget adjustments, public demand, and the approval of the
197.3-1977 Capital -Improvement Program indicate that 1974 will
be the first of several more years of major park improvements
to old parks,' recently acquired parks, and park sites trans-
ferred -from other City uses.
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_ Trips
'
- An overnight_ canoe trip for youth was conducted ontheIowa
River.
'
- Two tours to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry in-
eluded 31 Golden Agers_and 112
Youth and Adults.
- A -group horseback ride was conducted at Sugar Bottom
Stables
Hobbies and: Classes
- New hobby -type activities included a tropical Fish_Horl:
-and-drawingcontests.
shop and photo
- Adult swimming instruction is increasing.
'
- 185 Golden Agers were hosted to a Christmas Party by the
Kiwanis Club.
Swimming
- The 10t Summer swim rate was expanded`to -include two days
per week at each of the three pools. Gighteen percent of
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all daily admissions occurred during these 10c periods.
- Attendance at all pools increased 17.`10_(3S,279).
- Recreation Center; attendance increased 27.8 UI 735)
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and school and swim club attendances were 23,898.
- 50% of the increase occurred
during public swim sessions,
50% during lessons, school and ;swim club users.
- City Park pool reconditioning started in 1972. Thepool'
tank was sand blasted,repaired,-caulked and painted. Two,
three -meter -diving towers were replaced (the, originals were
24 years old). Bath house'f.loors and dressing room parti-
tion painting repairs were started.
- Miscellaneous
'
- Discussions were held with persons interested in promoting
bicycle -and--motorcycle activities.
'
- Farmer's Market Activity increased during its second
season.,
- Picnic reservations increased by -_45 to 438„groups, ar,
increase -of 10% this year. ,
- Recreation Center roof -repairs were completed over the
gymnasium wing.
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STAFF FULL TIME: 9
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STAFF PART TIMESLOTS: 322
BUDGET: $311,518
RECEIPTS: $799,407
COMMUNITY FACILITIES USED:
Recreation -Center All City Parks
11 Schools in Summer' Finkbine
Golf
Course
Winter
13 Baseball Diamonds 14 Schools
in
3 Swimming Pools 14 -Supervised
Sumer Playgrounds
Program 'Attendance
Comparison
'
1972
1973
1 Change
Recreation Center (without Pool)
88,512
93,428
5.3
0.1
All other Department Activities
55,236-
54,774
Group Uses of Center Rooms
21,565
19,305
-10.5
-Little League Attendance(estimated)
7,000
7,000
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Recreation Center Pool (12 Months)
78,076'
990811
27.8
Mercer Park Pool
60,576'
72,028_
18.9
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City -Park Pool -
67,510-
692602
Grand ,Total
3780475
415,939
11.3
Picnic Reservations
438 483
10.3
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Recreation Center -Attendance
Youth
Adult
Activity
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- Social Activities
Golden Age Club
4,239
Senior Citizen Card-._group
1,154
Senior Citizen mini classes (shuffleboard)
35
Junior High Night
_
74 -
Teen Dance
553
Arts h Crafts, Drama, Hobbies
'
Classes
512
1,613
Craft-room - public use
170
Photo room -"'public use
Footliters
764
657
Model plane club
25_
Physical Activities
Archery=- public-use
772
437
Fitness', women's class
- 786
Game-room public use
18,878
131003
Gym - public use
11,737
21,789
Handball - public-use-----
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_ 4,676
Rifle range.- public use
Pre-school gym - public use
245
226
921
36
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Volleyball, women's public use
656
Baby care for women's activities
543
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Play Day _
61748
Special Events
1.,117-
1,062
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TOTAL _
42,194
51,234
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Recreation Center Pool
Public Swimming not separated
Classes notseparated23,083
599995
TOTAL swimming-and other
125,272
TOTAL Youth S Adult
176,506
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Room use by groups
19,305
Pool use by others
-
16,733
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GRAND TOTAL CENTER-USE..
212,544
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' Activity Youth Adult
Babe__Ruth::Baseball 21482
Winter Sports
Ice Skating City Park 19420 612
Ice Skating Mercer 1-023 282
Softball League Play 281 5,662
Tennis
Classes and Tournament 3,180*
— Reservations. only 2,18
Football 19683
Summer Playground: 21,378 3,041
Special Activities 702
Misc. Outside Activities
' Archery (in playgrounds)
Golf 200
Hikes, ski, horseback, canoe, bus trips 352 36
' Dances 450
Cultural Arts Series 935
Golden ;Age Trips & Theutre 311
' School Centers
Women's Gym (Central) 218
After School (Lucas) 945
' Week ends.- 51802 301
Holiday use 441
Basketball.League 855
TOTAL40,139 14,635
City Park Pool
_Pu_b,.lic Swimming -not separated 55.768
*
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Classes 8,019* -
Mercer Park Pool
Public Swimming not separated 57,611*
Classes not separated 13,067*
TOTAL -.Swimming and other 174,604
Total Youth & Adult 189,239
Use of Pools by Others 7 ,165
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ACQU f RED
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Creekside Park
Elm Grove Park
Muscatine $ Sth Ave.
Benton F, Clinton St.
1.4
Fairmeadows
Western Road
4.9
Glendale
Park Areas
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Happy Hollow
ACRFS
Airport Entry
Highway 218, South
5.0_
97.5
_Black Springs Circle
-Di - 1 f, Park Street
.9
6•S
Brookland Park
myrtle .,.& Melrose Ct.
3.R
27.1
City Park
Park Road f, Iowa Riv.
105.2
54.0
College Hill Park
Washingt11 on $ Dodge
2.4
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Court Hill Park
2825 Friendship St.
8.6
1.6
-1.0
Crandic Park
Rocky Shorc Dr.& Dill
S.2
ACQU f RED
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Creekside Park
Elm Grove Park
Muscatine $ Sth Ave.
Benton F, Clinton St.
1.4
Fairmeadows
Western Road
4.9
Glendale
Glendale Rd.E:_Ralston
Cr. .8
Happy Hollow
Grown St. & Governor St.3.3
Hickory Hill
Davenport $ 7th Ave.
97.5
I-80 ,Strip
East of ACT
6•S
Mercer, Leroy S
Bradford & Dover
27.1
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Mesquakie
South Riverside Drive
54.0
N. Market Square
Fairchild $ Johnson
1.5
Oak Grove
--`Renol-Street
Page Street
Reno Street
1.6
-1.0
Sturgis Ferry
South -Riverside -Drive
16.0
Terrill Mill
N. Dubuque f,, Taft
17.6
--
Speedway
Vaill
Westgate Street
-3.3
Willow -Creek
West Benton
27.2
Mini Parks:
A. Highland
Highland'F, Keokuk
.4
B. Tower' =Court
-Tower Court
4
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West Landfill'
16.0
413.9
Proposed Areas -----
South Central 15.0
Northeast 10.0
West Landfill 164.0-
189.0
Recreation Center
220 South Gi]bert:
1966
1909
1924
1906
1959
1967
1947
1939
1966
1966
1945
1967
1972
1966
1972
1839
1973
1967
1972
1966
1970
._.1972
1972
1972
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Rev i sed Augu st 1 ,
1964
1973
' oopart in the wild flower and nature -
hikes -at -four natural areas including Ilickory Bill, the
The Park
'
Division maintained more properties in 1974 than ever
before in history and did this with=fewer men than they have
' _
cedures. Grass cutting requirements were identified as,
(1) ''Lawn`Areas" (2) "Clipped Areas"
employed since 1970. New maintenance additions to the Park
'
System included:
'
Willow Creek Chauncey Swan Plaza
Sturgis Ferry Clinton Street
Mall
natural shrubs and trees ,and added variety and interest for
Oak Grove''Tower Court Mini Court
Villa
the University
Both Work -Study and the Mayor's Youth Labor
-now only pick- paper on the hillside -`area:)
Programs provided fewer laborers in 1973 due to areduction of
Major Park Projects
the budget of the former and a lack of qualified applicants for
- Construction of new pedestrian bridge
the latter-.
- Extension and ,repair ,of`storm _sewer.
Park Nature interpretive services increased as Gary Stammer,
Park Naturalist, took many zoo 'animals into
school classrooms
COLLEGE HILL PARK
during the school day andwas the most popular 'part of the after-
- New walks were installed along Johnson and Dodge streets.
school elementary school age recreation program (4 -C's Program).
-_Repaired a major -erosion area.
Many citizens also t k
' oopart in the wild flower and nature -
hikes -at -four natural areas including Ilickory Bill, the
- Rochester Cemetery, Clear Creek and McBride Field Campus.
'
Due to the additional maintenance areasand reduced man power,
the ,Park Division identified many areas for new management pro-
' _
cedures. Grass cutting requirements were identified as,
(1) ''Lawn`Areas" (2) "Clipped Areas"
(about four mowing-,; per
year)_and_(3) Unmowe_d'Areas."` Such identi.fication will lower
mowing and erosion costs while inviting increased wildlife,
natural shrubs and trees ,and added variety and interest for
park users_`. (The: City Park Hillside As rapidly reverting to
Natural habitat" since the sesati:on of moving and hurning. he
-now only pick- paper on the hillside -`area:)
Major Park Projects
BROOKLAND PARK ,
- Construction of new pedestrian bridge
- Extension and ,repair ,of`storm _sewer.
COLLEGE HILL PARK
- New walks were installed along Johnson and Dodge streets.
-_Repaired a major -erosion area.
'
- - Removed -the final elm trees and planted five more trees.-
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Replacement of WPA She lter.(#2)
Sandblast and redecorate lower restroom
- Convert. lower Concession Building to Public Use rental
shelter except ;during skating season
Reconstruct Old Bear Pen Area into Deck -Patio for stage and
other uses
- Addeda new water fountain.near concession ride area
Brought many items in the maintenance shoe into compliance
with OS11A and safety rules.
COURT HILL -'PARK
--Constructed dry walls to stop erosion
- Rebuilt the Historic RailroadBridge
Constructed a Rock Climber_ of some of the old bridge stones
- Rerouted and repaired the North Creek Branch due to erosion.
- Trimmed many juvenile trees
CRANDIC PARK
- - Pushed rip rap into the river to reduce bank erosion
- Placed a small bridge' acrossed the drainage ditch
FAIRMEADOWS PARK -
' - Installed complete new
p grouping: of Playground apparatus,
Moderndesigns were used which "included additional land-
scaping.
HAPPY_ _HOLLOW- PARK
Regrading:followed erosion repairs by the developer ;north
' of the Park.
-- HICKORY HILL PARK
Several new small bridges were installed to complete the
' trail, system
- Dry walls_>were installed to control erosion.
A University -of -Iowa Archeology class opened a "Dib" at
the Old "Pest house.
Good security and'cooperation-with Regina 'reduced motorcycles
and vandalism
MERCER PARK
Installed'a water fountain near the shelter
- Planted many new trees -
Constructed a bike trail from 1st -Avenue through to the
swimming pool
' OAK GROVE PARK
-_;Received a HUD 509. Grant or Acquisition and Development
' - Completed purchase of - the site
- Started brush clearance as first phase of development
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' STURGIS FERRY PARK _
- Planted 650 trees of -15 -,-varieties.:, The plantings are of
a quasi research project type since close tract will be
kept of the survival and growth rates on this old landfill.
- ,highway _construction :was completed
' WILLOW CREEK PARK
- A storm ditch was dredged to form a'stream and to control
flooding and 'erosion,
Fencelines and trees -were _trimmed or removed
- Teg Drive was constructed on the East Boundary with related
-rough grading.
TOWER COURT PARK
- Neighbors and the City planted -33 trees on this Mini Park
and'split-the cost equally
MISCELLANEOUS
The Clinton Mall sidewalks, trees, and flowers were planted
and maintained -by the Park Division
Chauncey Swan Plaza was assigned to the Park division for
maintenance.
'
Naturalist--Activities-were expanded to include after-school
elementary -classes and many hikes to native locations.
- Repaired 200 ;picnic tables
- Moved much maintenance equipment from the old Ford Garage
to the Post Office Annex Building
Maintained ice skating areas•=at Mercer and City Park
-`Cleaned Crandic, and City Park following long spring flooding
Planted more trees, ;1150, for another new annual tree plant-
ing record
Maintained Iowa', Washington, and Melrose; Avenues, also North
Dubuque Streets and the Pollution Control grounds.
' Cross Country Skiing became frequent in Hickory Hill
- Installed decorative trash baskets at Chauncey Swan Plaza
' and the Library.
Public Grounds
STAFF PARK - CEMETI: RY
Full Time 1.4 5
- Part Time 3
- Mayor's Youth 1 0
- Mainstream 0` _ 0
- Work Study 0 0
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' BUDGET PARK CEMETERY
Operation $2040674 x;48,465
Park Construction$80,638
PROPERTIES
' - 25 Parks 415 Acres
1 Cemetery 37 Acres '
1, Zoo
19 Picnic Shelter 260 Tables
17 Ball Diamonds, 3 Lighted
2 Ice Skating Rinks
2.7 Miles Riverfront
6.0 Miles of Trails
5 Food, Concessions
25 Trucks, Tractors F Movers
- OPERATIONS
' - 1,150 Trees planted, many trimmed and -remove d
- 15 Properties were improved, in 1973
- 68 Funerals -- 31 -Lots -Sold Graves Dug for St. Joseph's
Maintained most Public Landscaped grounds and mane
Avenues and Roadsides.
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_Dion
= Billie Hauber, forester
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With the reduction of street tree removals to S4, lowa-City can
safely say -the impact of :Dutch film-Disense On City lo'ldgolt z lh;is
shifted from removals to replanting.
In llecemUer, Billie Hauber, City Forester, was assigned adminis-
trative responsibility for the Cemetery Division in addition to
her former duties.
Major Projects
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- Planted -625 street trees in the South East and North East
sections of -the older -residential -areas. This was an in-
crease from `520 in 1972. The Gilbert Street construction
area was replanted in this:program.
- Trimmed 600 street trees under contract.
- Removed 54 street trees. -
- Corrected 25 nuisance violations.
- Organized and supervised planting of 680treesin Sturgis
Perry Park::
- Designed and supervised the Tower Court mini Park plantings.
- Initiated the use of Cemetery crews to trim small street
-trees.
- Assisted Public Works with pollution control plantings, ser-
vice building plantings, and other smaller projects.
- Supervised planting and maintenance of Clinton Street Aiall
- plantings.
1
- Worked with several different departments in a proposed
revisions .to the Weed-Ordinance-
eed-OrdinanceArranged
Arranged-landscaping
landscaping of the Southeast Fire Station.
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- Arranged the planting of the new Civic Center entry_planter.
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With employee records systematized, -more accurate reports were
made 'available _to the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Com-
mission and the local Human Relations Commission. The neww
Io a
Occupational Safety and:Health,(IOSH) recording systems were im-
plemented -as prescribed by recent legislation, and employee
training sessions -were initiated on a variety of employee related
subjects. Classification audits were conducted where dissatis-
` r factions or ineguties were apparent. Preliminary studies for
formal evaluation of the existing classification and pay plan
were initiated.
Fringe Benefits
' - In conjunction with administration of the fringe benefit and
classification programs, -the City prepared for a -continuing per-
formance/productivity evaluation and improvement program. Dur -
- ing subsequent years this program
" will yield a more cohesive
management by objectives' approach to increasing efficiency,
effectiveness, and positive individual employee commitment to
various projects and' -priorities.
Affirmative Action
Significant strides were made in the area of affirmative action
and equal employment opportunity for minority members and women.
A great deal of -effort was made to attract <Iualified women and
' minority members to Iowa City for full-time employment. A nun-
ber of these individuals were -in -fact interested and competed
successfully for positions such as: Assistant City Attorney,
Associate Planncr, Animal`Conti-ol Supervisor, Police Officer,
Administrative Assistant,' Building Maintenance Leader, Community
Relations Director,; and several, others. Advertisements were
placed in newspapers and, professional journals in order to reach
' as many interested individuals as possible, and women applying
for clerical positions were encouraged to consider other types
of 'positions intheunskilled and semi -skilled trade areas in
addition to clericalwork'.
Safety
Basic preparations were made for --a formal safety program with
implementation of this program resting within the domain of the
personnel office. In 1974, the City will establish an employee
safety committee to identify and propose solutions for hazardous
and potent ially;dangerous"situations. The personnel office will
work 'closely with several tcchn.ical_ resources such as insurance
' carriers,the'University, and specialized City staff to meet
Occupational Safety and Health standards, desitined to protect the
health and well-being of _.the employees.
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The Year Ahead
During 1974, a thorough evaluation of our workman's compensation
program willbe made to aid in identifying specific safety prob-
lems and operations which tend to be most hazardous to the em-
ployees.
To .implement the safety program we will
-expand training and
edu-cation of :interested employees. The impetus in the training ac-
tivity will be every .immediate supervisor and -they are the key
to -the success or failure of a program or project. Formal in-
service training programs will be supplemented by seminars and
technical training sessions.
The equal employment: opportunity/affirmative action program will
continue to gain the momentum necessary to provide qualified fe-
male`and minority community members__ initial employment and pro-
motional opportunities. The City will complete an agreement with
-
the-Federal-.EEOCwhich will outline reasonable and acceptable
employment:levels of minority , -female, and/or disadvantaged in-
dividuals-for'.the City operations. This agreement will set out
goals and timetable's for EEO affirmative action implementation.
Staff
' "Phe Personnel staff will be expanded to include a half-time Per-
-sonnel Intern who will concentrate on approaching personnel ac-
tivities-empirical-ly and statistically.
Ana lysis
The -review of the City's'' classification and pay plan will use
' task -and factor -analysis, involving several dimensions of measur-
able job activity. -It is anticipated -this project will be com-
pleted within the first of the year, provided use of a computer --
is possible (the analysis will involve several thousand calucla-
' -tions and correlations). This analysis will provide complete,
analytical, and relevant ,,job -descriptions as well as an indica-
tion of the real qualifications and characteristics needed to
complete a job successfully. --This-will alleviate irrelevant
or.arbitrary.entry qualifications and provide current employees
with an indi-cation>of -what is -expected of any _given _classifica-
tion Future'use.of this study will include more valid perfor-
mance,and pr1.oductivity reviews, improving program efficiency and
effectiveness. Amore reliable indication of reasonablegoals
and timetables -for -affirmative action hiring will also -be -pos-
sible following this task and factor analysis.
' Labor Relations
It is anticipated the_C_ity_will enter into formal laborcontracts
with its employees.-' With collective bargaining being an inher-
ant function of employee operations, this area will require very
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Police Statistics
The public should be aware that police statistics do not
necessarily reflect : -a totally accurate picture of the level of
crime, within a given jurisdiction. Police statistics are 'based
on crimes discovered by the police or reported to the police.
Obviously, not .all crimes are 'discovered by the police, nor are
-all crimes. -.reported. For'example-,;it is known that sex offenses
are more often -not reported than reported to the police. In
1965-1966 the National Opinion Research Center oftheUniversity
of Chicago determined that only two-thirds of the robberies,
half the aggravated assaults,_one-third _of the burglaries, and
' half the larcenies that occurred were ever reported to police.
A rise in statistics, therefore, might very well be .an increased
' level of reporting or increased level of; police discovery of
criminal actions. This, in turn, may be a result of more effec-
_tive;police actions which causes the ;public __to have more con-
fidence in the law enforcement agencies and would be a moti-
vation to; report crimes.
' In such cases, ,to equate increased crime rates with lower
efficiency in—police--agencies is to reach a decisi.vely incorrect
conclusion. Statistical phenomena may also cause rises and
drops in crime rates. - -
' Crime Rates
Analysis ,changes,
of crime rates from year to year must also take into
es- account than
g , if an y, in the educational, socio-economic,
ethnic, racial 'and demographic make-up of the jurisdiction. It
as known, for example, that certainlage
-,groups are more prone to —
' crimes 7 of .violence than others. Therefore, if a jurisdiction
has a disproportionate -amount of persons in this age category,
it can be expected that crimes of violence will also be dis-
proportionate.
This same ,profile and analysis of variables must be adhered to
when comparing two or more jursidictions with each other. One
cannot say that; Police Department ''A" -is better or worse than
Police Department"TI-11 without taking all the variables into
consideration.,In'short, police statistics are extremely
valuable tools, but, only if properly used. -Straight compari-
sons`'are seldom; valid.
On the other hand, a decrease `in offense rates cannot necessari-
ly be attributed to lack of -police efficiency, i.e. fewer
reports coming in. A decrease in the crime rate might also be
due to an increase in police efficiency. For example, if a
burglary rate decreased, this might be attributed to increased
and more vigilant ,police `patrol. Each situation must be close-
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Part II Crimes
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1973
'
Offenses Against Family--
amily Other Assaults
Other
n
7
Forgery F; Counterfeiting
15
14
Stolen Property: Buying :
1J
20
i'ossessing, Receiving, etc.
`Offenses
Sex
5
12
Narcotic Drug Laws --
5
10
, Driving 'Under Influence
aR
89
Liquor Laws
67
48
Drunkenness :
]Od -
76
Disorderly Conduct
251
219
Vagrancy
76
68
Embezzlement
4
3
Fraud
3
0
Weapons: Carr
Carrying,.
37
1s
Concealing, etc.
Gambling -
- lS
13
.
All Other Offenses
1
1
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-Vandalism
Z05
25S
tii
Total
1: fart I
896
9Z9
_
--Tota
fotol Part= 1I =
451
89c,
29-0
929
1,`347
1,223
1973 Grand Total
1 3 -
- - -Polic6l Actions*
1972
1973
Total Calls
Examples_ :- 1R,220
z ,'S6
Accidents
Assists
1,485
1,2G6
Escorts : - _41386
4,351
Investigations
416
400
Open Doors.
7,220
7,457
Sudden Deaths
10
116
Suicides -
1
6
Attempted Suicides1
_ 6
2j
1 �'
*'Chis includes all instances who a police
patched to
officer was
dis
'
a scene to render aid or; conduct
or where an officer on came
an investigation
-
patrol upon an
police intervention.' Totals not listed
incident deinandinr
diimrs
include juvenile
runaways, missing persons, mentally disturbed
covered
'
persons,
property, injured persons fire runs,
warrants `exhibitionists,
served, lost
re-
persons, ,loud -parties,
cations to persons without telephones, etc.
emergency
notifi-
81
1
partment'answers in excess of 1(10,000 telephone requests for aid
or service -per year.
' Animal Shelter
Operations of _the Animal Shelter have shown a significant im-
provement over the past year.; Almost twice as many cats and
dogs; were picked up as strays`.in1973 as in'1972. Animal bites
decreased=by one-third and dead animals found on the roads
=
decreased by 6O. At the same time, complaints relative to
disturbance decreased by approximately 20%. he feel
an
this is ,.due to`<Dicreased enforcement
efforts. The
.Animal
Shelter -has, -despite inadequate facilities,' serve
Shelter
City
well.
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1972
1973
Dog Complaints
2,729
2,203
Cat Complaints
154
448
187
832
Dogs Impounded
143
313
Cats .Impounded
Dogs Voluntarily Boarded
532
fits
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Violation Tickets Issued
02
83
Other Animals Picked Up:
2i
a. Racoon
t`
77
-
41
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b. _Opossum
c. Snakes -
"
r,
1
3
47
d.-- -Ground_ !logs
e. Skunks
f. Other, (birds, horses, cattle)
14
73
1822
Tlna "Ri tPs _.
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Community Relations
The Iowa City 'Police Department is charged wit}i the `administra=
tion of the Salvation Army Service-.-Committee Fund for Johnson
_County. The fund is designed'to aid indigent transients or
'
Johnson County residents; who cannot obtain help in any other
way.. fhc Iowa City,Police Department, -through this fund,
'
provided lodging, transportation, food,`clothing automobile
reahirs, and communication services for
almost 300 people in
1973: A.id
was provided to families, as_,well,..;Is sin k persons.
1'ragsporfation was arranged
for persons,-as far west as Montana,
and---as-Tar
- cast as New York City. It may seem unbelievable
to some people'of the public, but_the fact is that in 1973, i.n
Iowa City, some
people would literally go without food and
shelter were
it not for this fund.
:Shelter for Transients
A special '_note of appreciation to Wesley House must be inserted
here for their
excellent'acc-o.mplishments in providing shelter
for
these' transients through use of this fund acid through their
own church funds as well. Special thanks must also be given to
theIowa City 'Parks 'Department;
to Mr. Bob Lee of the Iowa City
Recreation Center; ,to bls. Billie Rauber, City Forester; to Air.
John Stasi-of Burger Palace; to Mr. Paul Paulsen, of Paul's
Texaco;-and-to Mr-.Bernie
Barber of the I Towa-Employme_n_t, Security
Commission, whom.havc
all of exerted great. efforts to help us
obtain
'
temporary employment for transients and other poor people.
The Johnson County Veterans Affairs Office and the Johnson
County Red Cross Chapter were particularly helpful in several
instances
r as well.
Public Appearances
'
-The Police Department also made appearances, gave talks, took-
part in seminars or...took::part -in dialogues with the following;
groups or-portions thereof:
The University of Iowa College of Law
The University of Iowa _Medical School
The University of Iowa Department of Sociology
Mid-Prairie High School
Slater Hall Dormitory, Ili]-lcrest Dormitory
Iowa City Ministers Association'
Hillel House
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-..11 iv.'. a. a,T 1-M11 UCJJ4 I LIIIGl11. Llll Ll"LL;U a L.'L LI(U11 � 1. U11112 : J 1111 --
system--which-assures that all complaints about police personnel
or practices made to the 'department are brought to the attention
condition of
of the Director. Each complaint is thoroughly invest i,sated and
the defendants and''the words of officers might be important.
the results thereof are relayed to the complainant. If the
_Closed circuit television monitors also were placed
in detention -
complaint investigationindicates that -`the department must take
cells. Signs warning of the use of these monitors
corrective action or change a''practice, that action is taken or
uously placed -underneath this' equipment`, to 'prevent
that practice is changed_: The Iowa City Police Department feels
of civil-rights of prisoners-. The monitors have already
that valid -complaints -are aids to _the administrators and super-
visors of.`the agency. Such.complaints_help -the Department take
their usc.
remedial action where necessary.
Administration and Personnel Changes
The strength of the department wasincreased by six personnel
during the year. The additions to the staff were necessitated
by changed crime.levels,' increased law enforcement responsibili-
ties and increased social services demands.
tquipmeni-t,,nanges
The Iowa City Police Department made some pioneer efforts in the
use of closed circuit television to record evidence for court use.
This is_particularly applicable to cases where the
condition of
the defendants and''the words of officers might be important.
_Closed circuit television monitors also were placed
in detention -
cells. Signs warning of the use of these monitors
were conspic-
uously placed -underneath this' equipment`, to 'prevent
violation
of civil-rights of prisoners-. The monitors have already
proven
their worth in that one -suicide was averted'throutlh
their usc.
1 taxing pia. -c. ----m
officers -who found themselves away from timobi er cat 1 c radio --
in -
These have provcn particularly' use ful .'
� was
c
stalled in the Iowa 'City police crime van, making it
for -application as_a_mobile command post. The Iowa City
_Department has been informed that this van is
Sheriff's
available for -their use should they need it.
iA new emergency phone number was instituted i November,
It is found that this number-(354-3333)'ls an improvement -
over
the `oldone in`that it is easier to remember and Bail.
hout
A surplus military electrical Defense
generator was proeured_witDef
charge through the, services of the Johnson County Civil ense
' Office. This generator will ;enable Iowa City l'shoul and Fire
Departments to; have emergency electrical power should n general
outage occur
Inter -Agency Cooperation
h level
'Chc, Iowa City-`pol.ceeDepartmehatthassbcendmaint.atinedthe �during, 1973.
of inter agency c_. p 's
All Johnson County: Law Enforcement. Agencies, the Sheriff's
Department, University Security, and Coralvitil 11tupol.11 Depart -
e mcnt worked together with no friction but wt'"sincc�theort
as _an end in mind. We points this out with pride
American situation of 40,000-difC_erent police agencies through-
out the country often causes inter -agency friction.
Personnel Selection Procedures
nificant progress was -made in terms of police
During 1973, ;sig the first -
candidate selection procedures. inr and screening eprocedure
' logical and :physical agility g.- -Tile procedures were
was made a part of candidate processing. of Iowa
instituted after close,'consultation with Universe y
authorities in hese fields.
The procedures have already demonstrated their worth through res
independent vrocedu
erpreseual hiss.
ification of the data nted. The p
have `also demonstrated thejr-jack-of culture and sex
Research and test ing -pr og ress during the year in the areas of
aptitude testing; and ;physical fitnroaceseare-beinge
hstudiedted no+:
' even better:appr;oaches. These app cc Commission and
in conjunction -.w ith the Iowa City Civil Servi
experts at"the University of Iowa.
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1--30 credits - 9
31-60credits - 15
61-90 credits " _'_,-- 9
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91-120+ credits-- -_ 9
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Public Works=
':George R.,Bonnett,.P E.:,:_Acting Director
Personnel
-- During 1973 there were 110 full-time employees working in the
-
Department of Public Works and 18 men hired as temporary help
'
during ;the summer months. Public Works accounts for approxi-
mately one out of every three City employees.
-- The following figures show the distribution of man -hours for
'
1973 for all of the Divisions within the Department:
- ,
Worker Production 195,S3S man -hours
Sick Leave
-5,155 man -hours
Overtime: 13,712 man, -hours
-
-
- In_1973_sick leave accounted for 2.63% of the man -hours as
compared to 3.14% in 1972.- Overtime'`accounted -for 7.011,
Iwhich
is an increase of 1.03 over-1-97-2.
Equipment -
-- The City Manager,; Acting Director of Public Works, Assistant
to-the -City engineer and-Dir I ect I or of Community Development
interviewed five consultants in the selection process for a
designer, of the Central Equipment Repair.Facility. A final
selection will be made early in 1974:
'
-- During 1973 the Administrative Engineer prepared specifications
on 17 different _types-of:- equipment used_i'n.the Department of
Public Works. These specifications varied from 1/2-ton pickup
trucks to 4 ton dump truck `with, 'front-end 'loader.
-
-- A':total of 28 pieces of equipment were purchased during the
year at a cost of $142,516. -
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- General
-- Both:-the Director of Public Works and-the-City Engineer con-
tinued-to serve on the Transportation Planning Technical Com-
mittee=for the-'Johnson-County Regional Planning_ Commission in
connection withthe work on the-Area Transportation Study.
-- The Director of Public Works, Ralph E. Speer, resigned effec-
tive 1 1973.
p Se tember
_ The Deputy Director of-Public Works,
-
George R. Bonnet
t, was named Acting 'Head of the Department
until a permanent Director can be found.
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-- The Administrative Engineer, Eldon Lee, resigned effective
-
June 1-1973. James Brachtel has =been'h'ircd-to fill this
vacancy.
-- Arefuse-collection study --was completed indicating a need for
_
larger -refuse trucks.
-- A study -was initiated to determine the feasibility and cost
of _recycling newsprint. -
-- Re"cognition should be give n'to- the Public Works Division
Heads -for.-the spirit. of cooperation and loyalty displayed
during the absence of a permanent Director. This spirit has
enabled the Department to maximize service.to the comTunity
with a minimum level of supervision.-
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Engineering
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1973
Engineering
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DIVISION - - SICK LEAVE
DIVISION OVERTIME
- 1972 �_ - -1973
Engineering
1972
1973
Engineering
Sl reefs
Refuse
-
Wafer
Streets
- - -
Pollution
-
Traffic
=
Equipment
--
O
1_ 2
3 4 5 6 7 8
-
-
PERCENT> OF MAN-HOURS
WORKED
DIVISION OVERTIME
- 1972 �_ - -1973
Engineering
Streets
-
=
--
Refuse
.
' -
Wafer
777m
m
Pollution
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-
Traffic
_
mm
Equipment
—Imi
PEI M
_
-
0 1 2 3
4 5 6- 7 8 9 10 11 12
'13 14 t!
PERCENT OF MAN-HOURS
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— WORKED
-
90
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' General
Work has continued throughout the year with the iowa Natural
Resources Council,`?the U.S. Soil Conservation Scrvicc and the
' U.S. Corps of Engineers on alternatives to solve the Ralston
Creek flooding,problem.
-- The', Engineering Division has reviewed and revised the -basic de-
sign and cost estimates for the public works improvements in
the-R- 14'Urban Renewal Arca... In-cooperation with Old Capitol
Devlopment Company and'.their engineers, a-proposed plan and
ab
timetle for construction was _prepared forallpublic worKs
improvements.
The capability.of the soil testing laboratory was expanded by
a series`of_-training -program for Engineering Division employees
and-the-continued-acquisition of additional soil testing equip-
ment.
-- Proposed parking regulations were.presented;by_the Engineering
Division to the City Council: The purpose of this ,recommenda-
tion was to provide proposed parking regulations on a street
by street basis with respect to the function of the street and
the street width.----i
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The traffic study program was conducted on various streets
throughout the City. This program involved spot speed studies
manual and mechanical traffic counts, pedestrian crosswalk
'_- studies-and accident analysis to be used by the Engineering
Division on various projects.
Projects Completed
--.Gilbert Street Widenin I g-Project.-The construction of a four
ane street rom ar ettre_et south to Bowery Street. This
portion of the Gilbert Street facility links the _Gilbert/Maiden
1 Lane/Linn Street facility to provide a four lane street from
U.S. #6 ;By-Pass north to the`one-way pairsofMarket and
'Jefferson-Streets.
Gilbert Street Brid a The construction of a bridge over
Ralston Cree dust;,:south of Harrison Street
Court Street Widening Project. ---The reconstruction of a new
aqi ity..-on our- tree- etween Gilbert and Madison Streets.
- This project was built under the-R-14--Urban Renewal Program.
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_- 1972 Street.Pavin Assessment Pro ram - Washington Street was
pavedbetween Was ington ar oad and Westminster Street and
'
Second Street east of Linn. _
-- Court.Street-Sanitary.Sewer Pro`cct -'Provided for sanitary
-sewer service along: ours Street in areas which will be re-
-developed under the R-14 Urban Renewal Program.
-- 1973 Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project - Provides sanitary
sewer service to -t e St. Anne Drive and the Yocumville Sub-
division areas.
-- Wil11 liam White Blvd. Storm Sewer -Assessment Program - Provided
for othe-existing-open storm drainage ditch along
the William White Blvd.--right-of_-way-between College _Street
and Glendale Court, which relieves flooding of property in
rea.
the area.-
1972 Sanitary Landfill Excavation Project - Excavation of
1972-.Sanitary
- approximately lu, cu is yarTs�l at the new municipal
Sanitary Landfill to provide a trench for the landfilling of
refuse: - -
'
-- 1973 Sanitary. Landfill Excavation Project - Excavation of
approximately I , cu is yards of soil at the new municipal
Sanitary Landfill to provide a'trench for the landfilling of
refuse:
-- R-14 Urban Renewal hater Improvements - Construction of a 12 -
inch water _main from en ontreet north to Court on Capitol
then easterly -,Court, to Linn Street. This construction
on
'include
provided the southern leg of a -loop system which will
the R-14 Urban Renewal Area.
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-- Water S stem Im rovements-----.Iowa River _Water Crossings Adds
- - two -_inc cLiameter.water_crossrngs under te Iowa RTver with
one being :located at :the U.S ., #6 By -Pass and the other at the
-Water-.Treatment ;.Plant.
-
'
-- R-14 Urban Renewal Demolition Contract No. 1 - Provided for
-of roug out the R -14 -Urban
the -demolition various ui Ings -t
Renewal Project in preparation for the marketing of these
developmental sites. .
----Civic. Center Parkin Lot-Demol tion'No. 1 - An existing
-
_- building was a or t a expansion -and --reconstruction
_emolis
' of the parking lot adjacent to the Civic Center.
Plaza -Parking Area Division I -I - Provides for the
-----.----Civic
p an ings a thei.vic Fiaza ar ing facility.
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--
R--14 Business Relocation Mall Modulars - The construction and
placement o mo u ar u r Ings on_ 1`inton Strect between
Burlington and Washington Streets. The purpose of this pro-
ject was to provide an interim location for businesses being
displaced as a result -of.acquisi_tion;-of property under the
R-14 Urban Renewal Program
Cit Council Chambers RemodelinT Project - Provides for the
renovaLlon,of thecouncil am ers inc uding new Council and
staff desks, floor
covering'., draperies, lighting and sound
systems`.
--
Muscatine Avenue Aerial Ma ing Mapping by aerial photo-
graphic tecniques o t
-
e construction area on the proposed
Muscatine Avenue Project, °covers `
am area from First Avenue
cast to Scott Boulevard.
--
Pollution
Control_Plant Air Conditioning - Construction of
an air con itioning.system- or the Pollution Control Plant.
1973 Surface Treatment with -Bas I e Prearation Project - This
project resurfacedresuFfaced rural type roa s within the city limits
at various locations throughout the City.
-
1973 SanitarySewer Re air Project - Openings in the sewer
were sea e y pumping grout into the voids from inside the
sanitary sewer.
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Projects Under Contract
-
Di ester .Facilities at Pollution Control 'Plant - Construction
ot a itiona igester capacity and new sludge lagoons at the
Pollution Control_Plant,-to-.bring ;this:.part
of the facility up
to the same `capacity as the remainder of the Plant.
--
Water Treatment Plant fix ansion Project - The expansion of the
-
Water reatment antrom -t e,existing 9 million gallons per
day capacity
to 12 million gallons per day capacity and com-
pletely automating the entire
plant.
--
Transit` Build in Modifications -- The construction of improved
iaci ities at the existing unicipal Transit Building _along
with the installation
of a chain link fence around the parking
area
and paving of the parking area behind the Transit Building.
'
--
First Avenue Reali nment - Construction of a new four lane
aci ity r_om ra or Drive to ,U.S. Highway M6 By -Pass that
will > at
-First -Avenue
ill_c
-_ connect First Avenue directly with: -the U.S. 06 By -Pass.
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1973 Paving Assessment Pro ram - The construction of various
streets 1n I owa. ity;,-including, a four lane facility on
Rochester Avenue"between First Avenue and Scott Boulevard, the
paving of Lower West Branch' Road from Amhurst
to Scott Boule-
vard and the construction of a paved _alley_ between van P.uren
- and Johnson 'Streets.
-- Muscatine Avenue Culvert Project`- Replacement of a culvert
which was. amage : ur,ing t e July 17, 1972, flood. __ This
facility will be four, lanes. wide to be compatible with any
future 'street
widening projects.'
-- 1973 Sidewalk Assessment Pro ram --The construction of side-
walks at various locations t roughout_Iowa City.
-- R-.14 Demolition Contract No. Z -Will provide for, the removal
of the buildings from IS sites which have been acquired by
the Department of-Urban Renewal.
-- R-14 Demolition Contract No. 3 -;Will provide for the removal
of the. buildings---f
rom sites which have -been=acquired by
the Department of'Urban Renewal:
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-- Civic Center Remodelin Project - Provides for the remodeling
o--- t efirst an second- floors of the Civic Center, including
s
new offices, floor and-window-covering, lighting systema and
heating and ventilating systems.-
ystems.-Burlington
Bu r1ingtonStreet-Widening Pro ct -'The construction of a
five lane street, rom a ison Street east to Gilbert Street.
This
portion of Burlington'Street will be part of a major east -
west_-arterial system and will be constructed as part of the
R-14 Urban Renewal Program.
-- 1974 Sanitary Sewer ImprovementProiect 41 - Will replace
----deterioratedsanitary sewer un er urlington Street from
Madison east to Capitol and on Linn Street from Court Street
north to. Burlington Street, as part of the R-14 Hrhan Renewal
Program.
- 01d Landfill Lift Station Re lacement;Pro'ect - The proposed
lift station improvements will prove e replacement of an
,'
existing lift station that is both under capacity .and obsolete.
-- 1973 S1ab.jacking-Program Will provide rehahilitat_ion of con-
crete pavements on various streets throughout .the city.
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P g of ndrL of the
Civic. Center" -and the -visitor
parking east of the Civic Center
will include asphaltic.onrete�-surf
++ I cc
- - - I acing, concrete curb and
gutter, ornamental lighting and miscellaneous shrubs and
plantings,. --
R-14 urban Renewal Water Imp rove ment Projec t No. I - Construc-
_.tion ot a-IZ7incwafer
main from our to Burlington on Linn,
construction of a 12-Inch-water,main from Court to Burlington
on Capit61,and-
cOnstruction-of an -8 -inch water --main on Burling-
ton from -Linn to Capitol. Thispro-j-ectwill provide the south-
ern leg of a`loop system -,which I will includetheR-14 Urban
Renewal Area:
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Projects Under under Design
Muscatine Avenue Project - The construction of
a new street
from-First-Avnue east to Scott Boulevard will provide the
eastern link, of the proposed east -west arterial system.
Washinpton StreetImproveme - nt - Pro ect Const I ruction of a new
Tac"ITY on Washington -Street
between Clinton and Gilbert
Streets, will involve -new
curband gutter, storm sewer and
asphaltic concrete
overlay. It is part of the R-14 Urban
Renewal Program.
-- 1974 As hal ic Con-crete-,Resurfacin Pro ram The placing of
an asp altic concrete mat over eteriorating surfaces of
various.streets-Ahroughout lowa.City.
1974 Concrete Pavement Repair -Pro gram -N-1-- Will consist of
L11C r-emoval °and repl-E-cellielif oi: various sections of existing
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concrete streets driveways -curbs and stor , m s ewer inlets
on
various streets -:throughout Iowa City.
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-1974 CODCrete--Pavement Re air Pro ram #2 Will consist of the
—a—n-d--replacement
removal of various sections of existing con-
Cretestreets t driveways curbs and storm sewer inlets
on
various streets throughout'Iowa City.
--,1974. Slab*.ac in Program Will include the rehabilitation of
sections o -pavement -,at
'Concrete various locations throughout
IowaCityby'-pumping
concrete under the pavement to fill
existing voids.
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Pollution
Control Plant P roi e ct Construction of an asphalt
concrete par.King area -p -- concrete -curb and gutter.and-asplialtic
-tothe
concrete access,roads filter bed, sludge bed and di-
gesters.
Civic CenterParkino. 10Project_--The-construction of a new
fac Lia
existing arlrin 1 h
P g of ndrL of the
Civic. Center" -and the -visitor
parking east of the Civic Center
will include asphaltic.onrete�-surf
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- - - I acing, concrete curb and
gutter, ornamental lighting and miscellaneous shrubs and
plantings,. --
R-14 urban Renewal Water Imp rove ment Projec t No. I - Construc-
_.tion ot a-IZ7incwafer
main from our to Burlington on Linn,
construction of a 12-Inch-water,main from Court to Burlington
on Capit61,and-
cOnstruction-of an -8 -inch water --main on Burling-
ton from -Linn to Capitol. Thispro-j-ectwill provide the south-
ern leg of a`loop system -,which I will includetheR-14 Urban
Renewal Area:
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-- East-West TrunkSanitar Sewers - Construction of relief
Pollution
sewers on the east si e o t e..Iowa River from the
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Control Plant--to-!:,Taft 'Speedway as well as a section on the
west side of the river in the vicinity of Iowa Avenue.
Summary
--r1 total of:$1,498,128-worth-of construction was completed,
$3,375,100 was -under -contract and:$31800,000`worth of construc-
tion projects were under design at the close of 1973.
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Paull T Dvorsk'y, Su pe'rintendent
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MILES
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150
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--No.-,-,of MILES Of STREETS
MILES
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-All school' crosswalks t.hrouf;hout the
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the standard "zebra" marking. ctY Were repainted with
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-- Considerable time was I
spent signing and barri
construction projects cading variou
; that were
city.in progress throughout rhes
-- The Superintendent of Traffic E.ngineerin�
President
of the Midwestern Section of-Intc1rna served Munici-
pal, Signal Association
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for the past two years. fie also served
as Chairman of the Signs and Markings Committee
ization
for two years and is of this organ-
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currently their Representative to
the National Safety Committee .and the National_Ad�ri,sor}'
mitte-e
Com-
of the Federal Ilighway Administration.
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Refuse Division
;Jape Roskup, Superintendent
' Collection
-- During 1973 -refuse collection crews hauled :a total or 11,027
' tons of reuse to the Sanitary landfill which is an average of
43 tons each working day.
-- As,part _o£ the trash and brush Pickup program a total of 643
' loads of material.--was-hauled to the Sanitary Landfill.
A total ,of, 8.6 new collection units
during added to tile routes
rout
' the year.
- Sanitary Landfill
-- A scale house and scales were erected at the Landfill and full
operation -began -May 9,-1973. All material being hauled into
the Landfill is being weighed.
-- All buildings not being used at the Sanitnry Landfill were
taken down by landfill equipment and buried. The hare: at the
landfill site was cleaned up and wired-for'electricit and is_
being -used -for shelter of equipment.
-- It is estimated that during 1973 75,000 tons of material -.ere
hauled into theLandfilland buried
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Pollution Conroi Divi
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µ Ila'rry r' 13oren,=Superi11tende11t
-- Plow
through the Poliution'Control Plant a li n
gallons per day with
a peak .flow of 13.5'miIlion�l a ns pe
day occurring on, Sunday, April 22. galions per
Total sewage treated in the Plant during
gallons. 1973 was '.l hillier
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- Plant _efficiency ranged between 76$ and 88% averaging 84.
Plant efficiency, was down
somewhat from 1972
construction. as a result of
- A total of 2,202 man-hours were expanded in the
operation and
maintenance Of the 10='lift stations located throughout the
city. This'is
a'13% reduction over 1972, due. mainly to the
preventive maintenance -initiated
program in 1973.
--'Bids were taken and arcontract awarded for replacing the Old
Landfill Lift Station.
The new lift station will b e a Package
type as opposed to a hand huilt that
re uired much
q maintenance.
-- The
major portion of the :Solids handling 1mProvement-Program
was completed in- 1973. However, problems developed with the
floating cover
on the ;newly constructed 70 foot diameter di-
gester, necessitating: -the dewatering inspection
and of this
unit. Therefore, this digester was out of
service the last
three months of 1973.
-- Problems with failures --of existing grit removal equipment
necessitated bypassing the Planta
t total of nine fumes during
he year. An improved method of performing repairs
was ini-
tiated .__that eliminated the need for bypassing
breakdowns. YP b> e:xce t .or major
P r
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- Due to the extremely wet season and the resulting high flows
in the Iowa,River; it -necessary
was to pump tile
fluent to the river a total of 58 days. treated ef-
-- A -total of 475 visitors toured the Plant in 1973.
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Sewer
- Maintenance.__
-- Several structural failures were repaired in
the sewer system
in 1973. A sewer construction firm was retained to repair
two failures :which
were beyond the capability of Our equipment.
-- A total of .6 mikes of_ -new sanitary sewers were added to the
system, bringing the total
to 135.1 miles.-
-- A total --of 49,550 feet -of-sanitary and storm sewers were either
rodded, bucketed or
cleaned'with the jet flusher during 1973.
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Average Day
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Cleo 1. Kron; Superi.nte_nd_ ent
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Treatment Plant
_ - -- The average water consumption per day'was 4.6 million gallons
with the peak day,--demand—of-6.-6 million gallons occurring on
July 29.
__ -- Total water consumption for 1973 was 1.68 billion gallons or
- a decrease of 1.5 percent from 1972. At the Water Treatment
Plant the chemical usage decreased S% over the amount used in
1972, - -
- Distribution System -'
-- A total of 19,522 feet of'new water main was installed. This
varied -from 6 to 12 inches in diameter, and was located through-
out the -community.
-- Two new 12 -inch -diameter Iowa River crossings were installed,
one at Madison and Davenport and the other at the U.S. =6
Bridge.
-- A total of 32 fire hydrants were added to the system in 1973.
This increased the number in the system to 1,094. All hydrants
weir flushed twice in 1973.
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-- Twenty-two main'breaks`were repaired in 1973. This was the
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same number of breaks 'that°occurred in 1972.
Customer Service
-- Under the continuing -water_-meter repair program a total of
1,107 meters -were repaired or rebuilt.
-- Three hundred ninety six old Trident -meters were converted to
new style Triseal meters and S12 installations were made for
outside readers. The City now has a -total of 621 meters with
outside readers.
-- A -total of 277 new meters were added to the system during 1973
with -a. total' gain in new customers of 286. A total of 10,680
meters are in,the-system --ranging -from S/8> -through 6 inches in
size. -
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-- There were 242 water service taps made during the year.
-- In 1973, 315 delinquent bills were collected, an increase over
1972 by about 40%.
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The
expansion of the Water Treatment
Plant, which
was started
in July of 1971, has been partially
completed.
Additional
work is required in calibration and
control -led -functions. This
adjusting
should
the computer
project
be
completed by
mid-April ;of 1974.
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'INSTALLED
INSTALLATION
Hydronls Valves
as..
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Stephen SL :Morrrs,4Acting_Superintendent 4:
' During the Transit Department's second full calendar year of
operation, ridership set a new daily record on December -
when over 7,500,'people rode the buses. The department operated
over 40,000 vehicle Iiours_during-the 307 operating 'days in the
year. Two,: -new 51 -,passenger General Motors Corporation passenger
-coaches were ordered and will be delivered in the spring of
1974.. These .coaches will be used as needed to allow the imple-
__mentation :of amore effective'maintenance.program. The depart-
mentpurchased`-a Dodge sedan for general office use and to
shuttle driversbetween the downtown terminal and the bus gar-
age. -.Remodeling of the bus garage was begun late in the >>ear
and will include an;asphalt surface on the garage parking -
a drivers' room; and: various improvements of the -maintenance
area. This project will close out -the capital grant which
initiated the municipally -owned transit system in 1971. -
Rider Increase
In 1973,1 ridership increased by 2.8% over 1972, bringing the
total number of, revenue passengers -for the year to ,1,303,824.
Revenue for the year was $195,568.98 and expenses were
$370,063.37 resulting in a deficitof $174,494.39. This means
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that --for every 15¢ fare -that was dropped into the farebox,
another 13¢ was added from other City funds. The system owns
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12-1971 GMC 45 -passenger coaches and one 1952 GMC 51 -passenger
-coach. On weekdays, ll, -of -the 13 buses are required to operate
scheduled service -,.,...,For most of the year, the department opera
ted buses at, -half hour'intervals.along eight of the 10 routes,
with`20-minute`rush `hour`and-half hour -mid-day service on the
11awkeye and North Dubuque routes. For three months during the
t winter, _additional buses :were leased to;provi-de 20 -minute rush
`hour''service on all routes.. At the end of the year, Transit
Department personnel included 18 full-time Bus Drivers, five
part-time Bus Drivers, one Bus Dispatcher and one Senior Driver/
Acting Transit Superintendent.
Next Year
During 1974, we expect to see --a continued increase in both
ridership and expense. Energyconcerns may encourage more
people to use mass transit, but higher fuel prices may increase
our 'operating costs. The department."will continue to wort; on -
a capita lgrant- application to assist in the purchase of addi-
tional equipment to' -initiate a new route serving Clark IV Apart-
- ments,,Wardway;Plaza, and Bon Aire -trailer court. -Coordination
--with the City of Coralville and the University of Iowa will con-
' tinue in -1974 .in an effort to provide the citizens of Iowa
City area=with effective'' mass transit. -
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System cost per passenger was 28.4¢
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Statistics
for 1973
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Miles Operated -
471 477
Scheduled ]lours Operated
40,340
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System cost per passenger was 28.4¢
The 15� fare covers about
53% of total costs
Statistics
for 1973
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Miles Operated -
471 477
Scheduled ]lours Operated
40,340
Days Operated
307
_Passengers
Carr.icd 1,303,824
'Revenue
Passenger Revenue
- $195,568.98
-0perating'.Expense`
$370063.37
Deficit
$174,494.39
Average -Daily -Patronage
4,-247
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Highest Day (System
Record) 7,497 --(December 5)
Comparison
of Monthly Patronage
Month 19731972
o'Change
January 123,844
126,851 -2.4
February 129,556
136,582 _5
March 114,618
121,522 -6.0
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April 110,985
102,522 X8.3
May 86 V.500
86,995 -0:6-
June 859733
77)463 +10.7
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July 83,.252
711470 +16.S
August 79,335
69,9:59 +13.4
September _ .112,031
107,03:3 +4.7
October 127,124
122,174 +4,1
November 123,971
124,110 -0.1
December 126;`875
121,862 +4.1
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1,268,813 +2.8
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' deleted ifrom the project and project financing �.as rev:unpcd.
This necessitated resubmission ofour loan and Capital Grant
Application ' on ;August 8, 1973: The Department of Urban Renewal is still awaiting final (IUD approval of this Amendatory Con-
tract.
Land Sale
of Iowa City offered 11:5 acres of project land for sale.
' On Jul 18 1973the Department of Urban Renewal and the COnv
October 18, 197-3, the City received one proposal from Old
Capitol Business Center Company. A review of the proposal was
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completed by the City staff and submitted to the City Council
in December of 1973. 1 Final C_o-uracil action on the proposal is
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anticipated ,during the firt ,-quarter of-;1974.
' Project Improvements
The Court Street project, including storm and sanitary sewers,
' water lines, street paving, sidewalks, lighting, signaliz.ation
and landscaping was begun and _nearly completed during 1973.
By December,., plans were: underway for the improvement— of Burling-
ton Street within the Project Arca.- These improvements will be
similar to the 'Court Street improvements. As of 12/31/73,
Project improvements associated with -urban renewal were Igo
complete.
Demolition
'
Demolition of all 15 parcels in Demolition Contract Number One
was completed by July, 1973. DemolitionContract ,Number Two
with 11 parcels, was completed` in December, 1973, except for'
' some minor, work. Demolition Contract Number Three was awarded
in December, 1973, for the razing of 20 structures. Work will
begin on this contract in` February., As-of-December 31, 197.3,
. demoliti.on' was 25%. complete.
' Property Management
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' At the close of 1973, theDepartment of Urban Renewal was re-
spons`ible for the maintenance.of 20,commercia'1 buildings which
were, still occupied.. There--w-6-rel-also 34 residences or other
buildings, either vacant or housing, residential tenants, which
demanded constant management, maintenance and servicing.
Relocation
Commercial — By the end of this year, well over half of the
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approximately 100 businesses in the`Proj'ect-Area had been
relocated or terminated. There were 29 businesses left to be
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Airport Commission
The -Iowa City Airport Commission i.s very prowl of the fact thr,t
it has continued the a.irport.':s day, -by -clay o irr:,tion at no c-r,st
to the Iowa
Ci ty taxpayer. This -extremely, va l,,ahl c 1`ac i l i t.. i
one
of the major accesses to Iowa Cita' .and it hr,s been main-
tained -
and improved --over
P _ ver- the carsunt:tI_ it,s one ofill(.,
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nicest general' aviation facilities in the midwest.
1973 In -Retrospect
- Since 1962, the Airport Commission has been-i:orking on a master
plan. This plan has -.-now beencompleted-and final pavment from
the Federal Aviation Administration is due shortly. ,The plan
involves acquiring clear zone easements' the`huvinf and removal
runway;
of approach obstructions, incluc]in,p, a-smal 1 motel
well as new runway -lighting. --
Iowa ;-City ;-industries have continued to use the -Ii t -Port for their
own aircraft, as well as`Towa.City 'Flying Servico clu,r'ter air-
planes. Industrial Fuse ,-_accordirig 'to Ii. K. .)ones, airport
manager, has never_ l cen greater than i t- has t -h i s past year
.
-'The ``+Iowa ---City- hospitals receive air-amhul'ance pat i erlts almost
daily. This service is providedby Our own fixed base operator
-as-well
as by many others around the state. This very rapid
And safe service is credited with saving the lives of'numerous
people every year. Future growth and usage predictions
-are
very difficult at this st-age because -.-of. uncertainty of gaso-
line
supplies for the ava
iation industry. Prices re aIready
-`60
over cents a gallon and may shortly reach 70cents.
The physical plant- continues to he in excel lell t shape and the
runways have required only minor maintenance. A 'ten- wireraft.
open -_type -hanger may be requi re(V some tittle in the near fi,turc,
but
general aviation growth patterns have nor peen estahlishcd
sufficiently well, at this stal'o' to even -merit .1 study ()f
_- the needs`:
Commission Member
- Elliott Pull., Chairperson
-- Iti�.1...Summerwill
Claude Peterson
David Hartwig
Jack Perkins
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inure were 1-1 exams given, ten exams for sktastcl- I1. cc, rician with
five passing; and eleven exams for _Journeyman I:l ectr i c i rn with
eight passing.'
The -Board also -rewrote the Diaster -I- lectriciail exams and Journey -
man 'exnmc to
UT
The Iowa City CATV Committee is scheduled to present you +kith
a detailed report the end of April,'1974'. Thus this report is
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submitted by the Chairperson without committoc review
I gather that Iowa City has one of the best informed citi-cn
committees on Cable 'television in the United States.' I believe
the committee has developed an expertise that will be of con-
tinuing value to the community.
The -work -of the committee has beet slow due to the complexity
of the subject, the `developing -:state of the art, the lack of
existing models, the -lack -of staff and the diverse nature of
the committee
- The committee has made the following decisions (subiect to
review):
_1. That cable television` could be a valuable asset to the
Iowa City community and -that it is wise to, proceed at this point
in history.
2. That a form of municipal ownership, utilizin- the skills of
private enterprise is the most appropriate form of ownership
for the Iowa City community.
In light of these decisions, we have prepared ordinance provi-
sions for public ownership. We are awaiting -legal -counsel on a
number of ,questions, as well as review by„the Cable Television
Information Center.'-
At
enter;At the present time, we arc preparing a -`set -of ordinance provi-
sions for private ownership, using -as -our guide the permit de-
veloped by Boulder, Colorado: According to our understanding, it
will be necessary for the Cit•• „f Lowa City to have a referendum,
due to filed petitions, on whether -or not to grant a franchise
to a --specific company. It is likely that several companies w ll
be interested.`
Our April report will include minority reports, since we are not
in complete agreement on all items. Our report, subject to
committee decision, -will also include suggestions as to future
steps to be taken -by -the --City.
It is the hope of -the -committee that it will have the opportuni-
ty to sitdown 'with -the Council at some -length to discuss this
issue. In the meantime,' it is our hope that any member of
the Council or 'staff. has ;information, suggestions, or concerns
:that they -believe --are important in the City's consideration_ of
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_ Committee Members
Robert Welsh, Chairperson Hugh Cordier
Richard Blum
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Flo Beth Ehninger Sandra
Davd Russel] Hubbard-
Kay Prediger _
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cooperation of Professor Al. Hood, Chairman of the of
Counseling Education in the University of low. is now -.eil:in};
a validated psychological entrance examination.
Thirdly, the Commission with the cooperation of the 'Director of
Public Safety is seeking to, develop a singleexamination for
promotional purposes within the Police Department, This exam-
ination will allow -those police persons -who-are.achievement
motivated to_qualify f:or any rank in :the force that is under the
auspices of the CivilService. law. This examination is now be-
ing finalized and will be ready to put into use for the April
promotional examinations'i.n 1974. The Commission is attempting
to provide an examination program for I those officers who are
highly achievement -:motivated and reward this motivation rather
than seniority.
Fourth, the Commission is cooperating with the Director of Pub-
lic Safety, and the Director 'of Personnel,-in'establishint, the
Commission's role in adjudicatory procedures required by Civil
Service law. The Commission ,feels that it should not be invol-
ved in intra=departmental personnel' problems until it gets
beyond the jurisdiction` of its particular director._
We are also trying to help the Director of Public Safety lay
out a format for a more responsive procedure in the case of any
citizen complaint against those employees who are under the
Civil Service system.
In April; 1973, the Commission gave both entrance and promotion-
al` examinations for the Fire _Department in cooperation with the
Iowa State University at Ames Extension Service. The Commission
also worked with the--Fire-Chief`in setting up new promotional
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The 'above achievements are ongoing, programs within the Commis-
sion,purview, We sincerely hopethat-we wi11- always -be able
to improve upon the programs that exist.
Commission Members _
William G. Nusser, Chairperson
Mark J. Thompson
Wynonna Hubbard
Housing `Commi's�ion " L
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The progress and accompl i shments o f t he Ilotts i nl t:onun i c.: i carr dur
- ing this repor period reflect the `rrustrations at)d u11Cr,-1:1 intV
encountered by _like bodies in'commtinitics throughout the country
The Leased Housing Program continues to i_ndic:ite the success of'
this particular program. Ilampered ;by raising rents rcith nr�
appreciable increase in tenant incoane and program :rdmini tr:rtion
have maintained 209 units under lease and occupied. i1n ever
increasingback log -o£ eligible applicants with no increase in
number--of--units that -can beleased has lengthened the waiting
time for most applicants and adds to the frustrations of those
in need of low `cost housing.
Probably the most significant action of the year affectingthe
Housing_Commission was *the national moratorium on funding new
programs. This was announced by President Nixon on Jantlary 5,
1973 as a result the application for 120 units, new construc-
tion for the elderly, submitted in 1972 was returned from the
}IUD Area Office with no action taken. In spite ofthis announce-
ment the Commission continued to re n icw, and for additional
units until late June when thc`developer indicated no further
interest. The moratorium on Section 23 Leased Housing was
lifted on. September -199 1973. ' Ilowcvcr, to ifalte there has been
no distribution of new manuals, application procedures or funds.
These are anticipated inearly1974', bait the -picture is not
encouraging..'
The Commission experienced a turnover of'membership`with the
terms of two members expiring 'and the resignation of two others.
One resignation was submitted in December ,and a replacement
has not yet been appointed.
Considerable time and effort was consumed with the Tenant
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Landlord ordinance. The Commission submitted its initial re-
port 'to the Council 'in April, 1973,' met`aith the Council in
July and received add itional_spec if;ic,directions and suhmitted
its -final-report- in October.
The, HUD Area -,Office has indicated that the grievance Irrocedure
outlined in the Statement of -policies -did not satisfy 111111 re-
quirements. Theommissi.on w� l -review this su_hiect :�nd_su1,3-
mit ,recommendations 'for changes early this year. The procedure
in question has not been -used in the past which speal:� highly
for the administrators of the program.
Statistical Data
Number of applications recejvedl 127
Number of tenants placed ---A9
Number of families -leaving program and reasons
therefore ab44
-,abandonment -- -
_ 8
8
-.over income9
-health, inability to live
alone, death 7
-moved from area 25
Number of different, units in urogram Io
Number of units not now in urogram' -that were`
withdrawn and reason therefore: r,
-sold
-damaged, by _tenants Z
- -rent too high 5
-lease assigned to over income tenant 6
-- -Lease erminatcd'by mutual agreement 4
Number of approved applications on current tiqaitinr
list
-elderly - l9
-non-elderly 69
Audit
The first audit of the program was performed by mccla(Irey,
Hanson and Dunn, Co. The audit covered 'the four year Period
ending :Tune 30, 1973. There were no audit findings ;uid onlN,
two minor corrections required as a resflt of the audit,
Goais for' 1974
1, Continue present program.
2. Seek -additional` federally financed units' for
the -community.--
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ommunity. 3. Study feasibility of financing from local re\,cr;I:e,
a housing project for the elderly.
The"Ijousing Commission wishes to thank the Council for their
patience and cooperation during the past year. We offer our
services for thecoming. year and sincerely hopefora more
prodictive.period. Special -are extended to the meml)vrs
of the _housing Division and -other -Cit
Y staff %:ho have assi sled
the Commission in performing its functions.
Commission Members
Jack ,B. White, Chairperson-,-C-lement Frimml
Mrs. -Leo Hamerhtildred Bosserman
Don Duncan Ferdine Branson
Rev. ;Tom 'Mi kel son
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(g) The human Relations Commission sponsored a pub I is
forum on;_,the goals of affirmative _action for women.
In addition, the news media, both radio and newsprint are
to be commended for their continuing coverage of the activities
of the Commission and their interest in reporting our activi-
ties. We can be proud that a vigorous press exists in Iowa
- City; where Comml.ssi.on activities will be properly covered.
City Council Relations:
During 1973, the Commission has had direct communication with
the City Council onat least four major _items of concern. In
early 1973, the City Council referred the Griffenhagen-I:roeger
report on_City--personnel--_clas.s ifi.__cation.-to the Commission for
_review as toits possible discriminatory effects. The Commis-
sion, with the approval of the City Council, acquired the
services of Professor Mark Schantz, of the university of Iowa
Law School, and two law students to provide the background re-
search into the areas of law concerned with the report_ In car -
1973, several Commission mectings wcrc devoted almost. exclu-
sively to the review of: thc_GK Report and the hackground
research presented ;by the law students and Professor Schantz.
No ,formal recommendation or conclusions`' have-been`"reached about
the study, however, --because of the EEOC investigations and the
Commission's determination to withhold an), further -action pend-
ing the final determination by EEOC as to .the discriminator-
aspects -of the 'report. Once -those --determinations are }mown',
the Commission should then be in a position to 'proceed with
the; review ofthe GK Report and any reCommendations-the Com-
mission feels necessary -to make in regard totilereport.
In April, 1973, the Commission proposed to the City Council
three specific recommendations in regard to job classification
and testing. Those recommendations were contained in a special
letter to'the City -Council from the Commission. The Commission
is under _the 'belief; however, that the City Council has riot
taken -action to implement the recommendations contained in the
letter to the Council.
The -Commission -in early 1973 reported to the City oil tile sta-
tus of the United S_tate_s_Federal District Court action against
- the __City and the Human Relations Commission by Jo Ellen Rabenoid-,
as it related to the Commission. The -Commission requested the
approval of the City Councilto retain independent counsel to
represent the Commission and ,that,, pursuant to Council appro- -
val,;`has been done with Attorney R. Bruce Haupert retained as
spec-ial counsel for`the--Commission' on -the -case. There have
been no new developments'in the case.
In August=of_1973, the Commission 'submitted'a request for
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budget funding -to -the City Council -and the chairman of the
Commission appeared at the budget hearing tomakethe request
of the Commission known to the City Council. The matter of
funding of -City Commissions.has been a frequent .topic of dis-
cussion-of-the
is-
cussion of the Human Relations Commis"sion meetings and has not
been resolved to the satisfaction -of a1 -t -the ---Commission members
at this time: _ -
Commission Education
The Commission`` has attempted to educate itself and its st-Aff
members at every opportunity,,not only ,in the suhstan I ivc
material and law of -the area, - but also in the procedural aspects
of Commission work. Two members of the 'Commission _and the staff
attorney attended a`conference-in Chicago in March out of which
the recommendations of the Commission to the City Council in April
concerning job' qualifications and testing arose.- One Commis-
sioner attended a -regional conference in Topeka, Kansas, on
investigation and conciliation processes. Thrcc (ominission mem-
bers and two staff members -.attended a conference in Newton to
discuss goals and -time -tables for affirmative action programs.
In addition, the long-awaited minority group study ha-, been
completed for the Commission.,- Additional conferences 'for staff
and--commission-training should be forthcoming.
The Commission also` has beguo the task of providing some orien-
tation for newly appointed Commission members which includes re-
view of the pending work:of_the _Commission together with the
procedures of the Commission. t
Iis hoped h
that this pror,
will be expanded to perhaps include periodic re -review for ex-
perienced Commission members:as well.
Commission Organization` and -Staffing
The Commission has ,spent time in 19.7.3 An reviewing the invest
gative and conciliation procedures and rules and regulations in
relation thereto and in_developing new procedures and rules. It
is felttheseare more complete and more equitable in the matter
of -complaint investigation and review.` In addition, the Commis-
sion has developed procedures for action in closed session and
the reporting; of that ac-tion-to--the-public.
During the year 1973, th_e Commission has seen a complete turn- -
over of its -staff. The assistant city attorney to whom th
ea of complaint investigation dovolvecl Jim,llcss, rvsil.iwd.
Assistant City Attorney, Nancy..Valler_tsen, ,has replaced 14r.
Mess as°the, -Assistant '_ City Attorney in charge ofcomplaint
_ investigation_. In, -addition, -Nancy has carried the prime respon-
sibility:for advising the Commission on its procedures and, or
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discrimination in employment on the basis of rase where a
black was. hired in__ preference .to -1 whi to has been c 1 osed
with -no conciliation agreement- and no further ;iction
recommended.
5. A complaint by a female against a local business claim
ing sex discrimination in employment where the female was
- not considered`;for the job because the employer- would only
hire males, is -currently in the process of conciliation.
6. A complaint against a local husincss cstrrhlishrcent or.
- the basis of race in employment` where dismissal from the
job was alleged to have been :because of - race has i,e"
closed with the finding of no probable:cause.
7. A complaint by u
-a female against a local bsiness es-
tablishment on the -basisof sex in employment because
- of lower pay ;for the same work, and no promotions, is in
the process of conciliation."
8. A complaint by;a femaleagainst a local retail est.a
lishment on.the basis of sex in employment where the fe-
male was dismissed from employment because of pregnancy,
- is in the process of conciliation.
9.- A complaint against:a local business on the basis of
national origin in: employment ,is ;in the process of ing est i
gation.
10. A complaint against a local landlord complaining of de-
nial of ,.housing on the basis of race has been closed with
-- the finding -of -no probable cause
11. A complaint against'a local landlord complaining of
denial of housingon the basis of sex has been closed With
the :finding of no probable _cause.
One case, a complaint against l�'estinghouse'Learnin (=orhoration,
has 'been filed in :District,_Court and is now pending pursuant to
the recommendation of, -the Commission and the conctirrence of the
City Council
Pending` Matters
As is always the case,: several matters are still aw.ricinfi the
resolution of the Commission. The commission's review and de
termination as to the advisability of amending the City ordi-
nance;to includ- 6provisions_for:non-discrimination on the basis
of age physical or mental handicaps still awaits final
action'. :Obtaining the implementation of an effective affirmn-
tive action program on the`part of the City remains to he
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With the writing of -this report, T have=completed my second
year as chairman of _the Iowa -Ci
ty Human Relations Commission and
my three-year term on the Commission. During that period of
time, I have had the opportunity to work with a number of people,
both on and off, the Commission, and within and without the
City administration. During 1973'because of:resignations, the
Commission has -lost the services of Sharon Mellon, Harriet cots
and Art Walker. tach had contributed greatly totile wort of
the Commission -and deserve to'be recognized in this repr)rt.
In addition, John Balmer served a short: termFromScptcmber
to December of,1973, as member of tile Commission. 1t is to
be hoped that the knowledge and insight lie gained 'Whi.lc_a mem--
ber of the Commission will not he 'lost to the City.
During my years on the Commission' -.1 have come to feel that
the .Commission _,_has been.. able to provide relief to individuals as
the appropriateness:oC the case indicated; an awareness on the
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partofindividuals and the community at large as to their re-
- sponsibili'ties -toward elimination of discrimination rand advice
to the City as to the needs of the City in terms of policies to
be implemented. I believe this has been made possible because
of the recognition by all, parties that the Commission is an in
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dependent'body which reviews impartially the matter under con-
sideration and after due --deliberation and deliate, determines
the ',best policy for ;the entire community. The Commission, to be
effective, must operate under such a constraint because as it
loses any -of the fairness or impartial i ty, it- loses i is ;ilii l i ty
to effectively -deal - with :all _views--within--thc city. - 1 :gni sure
that the Commission, as it proceeds in the next year, :ill con-
tinue -to reflect the high principals and commitment to the entire
-community;that I have had the privilege to vi.cw_durin}; my term
- as member of the Commission.
Commission Members
Donald A. Hoy,, ,Chairperson L•. .1. Mcans
Richard Braveran John Balmer
Paul Neuhauser Sally `Sm-i.-th
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Philli Jones
Celia Roberts i
--Mori'Costantino'
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Park tennis courtsi.s a number -one 'priority item for 197.1.
=Plans arc:now underway to construct six additional tennis courrs
immediately south of the Mercer Park pool AI though we did not
receive the -desired -broad citizen input in this survey, a close
contact was ma`dle with -those ,of the community who were killing
to share their ideas with us.- In future years, other types of
re-evaluation;.proceduresrcould be pursued to—great advantage.
Policy Formation
During the year, the Commission formulated its policies in many
ureas, including the following:
- 1. S Year Capital Improvbments Budget
Although the Commission'did not formally revic%q and update the
5 -year Budget as proposed, it -was indeed very involved intile--
bttdgctary process. In --April Y in September and again in October,
the -Commission -reviewed and recommended to Council several ad-
justments which could be`made to proposed short and -lona; range
budgets to provideadequate leisure and. cultural oprortiun i t i cs
within the reduced"bud"ge_tary'limitations. f1s a result of the
apparent need and "desirability of Commission involvement in
budget review consideration -is being given to revising the Com-
mission by-laws to' include sp_ecif.ic internal procedures for the
annual review -of both the operating budget and the capital
improvement budget: (see below)
2. Application of Policy on -Fees -for Services
In 1972 a 12 -point policy statement was adopted by the Commission
and approved :by the Council which -describes the conditions under
which fees forservices are.or are not charged. Using this
policy statement as a guide,. the Commission. reviewed the swim-
ming fee schedules and i.n March recommended=to Council that two
]0 -cent swimming days be established each week during the
summer session -it_;each of the h._e three City pools Commission also
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recommended -and Council approved `a policy whereby any Iowa City
res Went_ who'_ean show evidence that they are currently qualified
for either welfare of free or reduced price school lunches is
eligible for free-swimming instruction. During 1-9-7'i, thirty-
one_chi.ldren and adults took advantage of this program.
-- 3. Improvements in Council -Commission Relationshij),
A plan for improving the Commission's relationship r,irh the C:it.y
Council --was approved on January 8, 1974. 'fhc plan w;js prepared
in 1973 .by the Council's rules committee after constilting with -
the Parks and Recreation Commission. Among recommendations in
the rules committee report are:
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a. Urging Commission representatives to attend CminciI
meetings, especially those at whichCommis`ion btj-; :,
to be discussed.
b. A formalized procedure for approval of rcf<'rt;l1 (If II
Commission rccommendati.ons.
C. preparation o f a handbook for (:commission` mciTOW r s i tIcl i
caging -the functions of their agencies.
d. Giving public notice of vacancies on Commissions sn
- replacements can be nominated
c. Requesting `each 'Commi`ssion to prepare by lags for
ratification by the Council.
The -preliminary Parks & Recreation Commission draft which ::as
sent to the rules committee not only provided assistance in th-e
development of the ;final plan but provided the framework for .a
revised set of_,by `laws which will be considered by the Commission
in January, 1974.
4. Girl's Athletic 'Programs.-`
In 1973, adjustments were made in ''the distribution of fundsfor
City-sponsored `athletic 'programs. Ln Scptcmbcr,'after di�Cus-
sion`with_--representatives of the Iowa City Bribe Ruth Le;IjIue,
the Litt -le --League and tlic Iowa City Girl's -Softball ;lssociat ion,
tile --Commission ` recommended and Council approved in equal diS, ri
bution of: funds in '1974 !for -the -operation of -these programs.
(Monies allotted for these agencies was 51,200 each or approxi-
matcly 220 less than that a1locate-8 in prcvious;Years. This will
be the first year in which the City wil-1 participate in a !fiefs
athletic program of this type.
Goals
Several areas will require Council and Commission attention in
the -near future. _ --
1. City Subsidized Activities
-- As a; result of the interest generated by the I own ('i t y t: i r 1 '
Softball 'Associat-ion in providing,'equal opportunities ,I,Id :-i ti
vitics ,for members of all sexes, it is `quite evident that cfr.
siderahle study -is 'necessary '-to_devclop a plan if) r=rinit:11:ly
distribute City time and- financial support to --the varim,s acts
vit_i_es and groups _which request City support:. Guidelines need
to be formulated to determine what « kinds and` how' many types of
activities in all _areas will receive assistance from the City.
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2. Long Range Park Needs
Identifying land areas for possible future park sites still pre-
sents a major' challenge to the Commission and Staff_ Although
the Burke .Study identified zones in which parks would most
likely be needed in future years; the specific location remains
- a puzzle until the area =becomes platted and populated. A typi-
cal problem -area exists in the Hollywood Manor addition where
there are many; children of -pre-school age in the area and no
safe green -area for them ca play. Although there is money car -
marked -for acquisition of park land in that area, it would be
insufficient and financially unsound to= -purchase the land after
it was subdivided by the developer. Two possible solutions
exist:
a. To amend the City Code to provide for community open
space forneighborhood-parks in a1-1 future residential
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developments, or
b. An agreement between` -the `developer -and the City where
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by;the developer would; reserve a parcel of land prior to
the platting of the area, .and when funds became available
the-lan& would be"purchased by the City. Such time not
to 'be later than the acceptance of the plat bytheCity.
3.- Ralston -Creek -
The problems associated with the flooding of Ralston Creek, its
effects-onHickoryHi11'Park and _the Upper 'Ralston Creek Basin,
and the various Iproposed solutions by governmental and private
groups.Will continue to`be of great importance to the Park and
Recreation Commission. The ,need to maintain Hickory Hill Park
in.._its present natural state remains a high priority item. The
development of a green belt along the entire route of the creek
is -still' of ''great interest to the Commission. Only cooperation
and mutual trust between:Commission, Council, Staff and other
consultants or governmental agencies `in the resolution of this
- problem°will provide for the best -interests of the Iowa City
Community.
Commission Members
James Roegiers, Chairperson___ James Sangster
Vira-inia'{iehert Sarah Fox
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--to -be-1--requesteld in Iowa City and eventually recommended
denial.
A commission member, Mrs.- Renny�Davidsen, attended a confer-
ence on the legal aspects -of -zoning -and subdivision develop-
ment.sponsored by the -Southwes-t.Legal Foundation and held in
Dallas -,,Texas.,
Noted'and ,discussed the Public Works Design Standards.
---*--7Recommended--approval of a Staff Report entitled "Consider-
ation6f,-Changes .-'in -Urban,-Renewal Plan, City -University
-Project I. Iowa R-14.-_�-,
Discussed a preliminary draft of a study of Conditionally
Permitted 'Use -Provisions.
Use Provisions.*--sub-committee
* Sub-committeeworked with Staff on policy of Attachments to
Buildings.,
Mr. -1ye 11 = Henry, I was, appointed -as epr esent ative on Riverfront
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Commission as of July 19 1973, and Mr. Donald Madsen served as
interim representative until Mr. Henry took office.
Mr. :.Jim -Galiher-was -appointed as representative on the Johnson
Countf.Regional Planning Commission Land Use and Water Resources
Committee,
Planning -and Zoninghas 22regularmeetings, 22 informal meet-
ings, three special meetings;: -numerous committee meetings and
joint meetings with the City,Council.
Commission Members
Donald: H. Chairperson
,Madsen,
D.T,Robert -Ogesen,
Lyell Henry
Patricia Cain
James Galiher
B.A.-.Horner
Louise Larew
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In -1973, -Project GREEN carried `-On ,for a fifth year its program
of protecting and improving the Iowa City environment and
encouraging high standards ofdesignand community appearance
through volunteer action which:
1. Provided conservational care in spring, summer and fail for
trees and shrubs on Iowa :Avenue, the Highway 6 By -Pass, Mel
rose Avenue.and_Ralston Creek bank 'betweenWashington and
Burlington streets; planted and tendedspringand summer
- - gardens in Chauncey Swan Plaza.;
2. Planted trees on property along widened Gilbert and South
Linn streets, complimenting the City's street tree
- planting.
3. Established the first phase of :a portable minipark at the
corner of -Dubuque and Washington streets.
4. Provided legal and professional design resources to support
the adoption of the sign ordinance
S. Provided educational -services -in -the form of newspaper
articles, "a bus tour, garden tours, Architectural Heritage
placemats and -speakers for school classes and organizations.
6. }feld the third GREEN Garden Pair which offered donated
plants for -sale -to citizens for improvingtheirproperties
while all proceeds were directed to providing community
_ landscape, amenities.
In addition,'the Bikeways Committee of Project GREEN has con-
tinued to; 'pursue its aim of providing better and safer bicy-
cling for -.Iowa -City by:
1. Working with -Iowa -City and Johnson County officials on
plans -for -the --Terrill Mill Park --Corals-ille=Reservoir Bike-
way -to be _built in the spring of 1974.
2. Conducting.a Bike Marathon in April to provide more funds
for -the-Terrill :Mill Park - Coralville Reservoir Bikeway
in addition tothose'already allocated by Project GREEN,
the Iowa City City Council and the JohnsonCountyBoard of
Supervisors.
-3. Initiating planning for a major commuter bikeway between
Coralville-and Iowa City in cooperation with City, County
and University'of Iowa officials.
4. Continuing but with little success, to 'press for provision
for bicycle transportation as City Engineers plan street
widening and sidewalk construction. _
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The work of the'Riverfront Commission during the past year has
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been-divided between long-range planning and the solution to
immediate problems., -
In the area of" long-range `planning, we have been trying to im-
plement-the policy recommendations of the River Corridor Com-
mittee which preceded this commission. -
- Land Use Policy
We have set goals and objectives for land use of the river
corridor. `
=Goals: •The preservation, enhancement _and ,appropriate
ed velopment of the Iowa River and that land adiacent.
and-integrally related to it.
Objectives: The preservation of areas of natural
eauty,'ecologic significance and functional importance
to the City of Iowa Cityand its citizens.
The enhancement of 'those desirable characteristics
of the river and its basin through regulatory controls,
acquisition or similar means.'
The development of river-related activity systems in a
manner_ appropriate for the needs of the community in
relation to the scarceresourcesof the river.
We are now considering appropriate land` and water use
to arrive at these goals and objectives.
River Protection Zone
An environmental study of the Iowa' City_ portion of the Iowa
- River is almost complete. The flood plains and topography
study, and natural recreation and conservation areas have been
mapped.---We.-have a map of current land-use. We await the
completion of the study of the Iowa Soi.-1 Conservation Commission
which-should,giveius more information on flooding and land
stability. With the completion of these studies and the use
of the overlay method (maps), we can determine priority areas
for the-`attention of the 'Riverfront°Commission. Our legal
committee, which is a group of law students,` supervised by
Professor William_Hines and -the City's legal department is
preparing a-recommendation to achieve a river protection. zone.
Open Space and Land Acquisition
Some of this is already under•,,ay with the projected develop
-ment of the Sturgis Ferry ^.d Mesquakie Parks on the old
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landfill sites; south of Highway 6. Of course the Parks and
Recreation Department has been responsible for the development
of these sites. Since the goals of the Parkas and Recreation
Commission and the Riverfront Commission coincide, we will
coordinate our work with theirs in acquisition of land along
the` -river: —
Other Projects
Maintenance and -establishment --of scenic vistas along the
Iowa (River -Corridor. The Commission has taken no action
on this; project.
Cleaning and refurbishing of riverbank areas. The
Commission has taken no action on this project.
Area. -wide cooperation in the formation of a river corri-
dor pian and in carrying out river corridor -improvements.
We -have -already spoken with the University about joint
planning and have scheduled a meeting with Johnson County
Regional Planning. `As the Riverfront-Commission gets its
plan together, we will work with other bodies on planning
and development.
This -commission has acted on three problem areas requiring
immediate action.
Boating Ordinance
The,Riverfront Commission recommended that the ordinance be
amended to -prohibit Class 3 and 4 boats on the river and that
boats be required to travel at a no -wake speed. This was done
in the belief that big boats and faster speed--
presented real
dangers on the narrow parts of -the river, -particularly to canoe-
ists; that they are -a nuisance to,fishermen. _and may cause ero-
sion to the banks of the river. Membersthoughtthat a river
patrol boat might
--permit-the_prohibited uses, but questioned
the expense of',such`an operation. A citizen requested water
--skiing on the river, but 'for .,-the- above reasons and ciucst ions
about_ the City's liability in permitting a use which would have
been prohibited' by ;state -law,.-the River iron t- Commission re(.o , -
mended denial of the request.
Use of the Iowa River
A tragic incident on, the Iowa River ending in -the drowning of
one person and _the dangerous rescue of another led the River -
front Commission to recommend prohibition of an) use of the
Iowa River, except for fishing from its banks, between Iowa
Avenue and, the Burlington'Street Dam.. In add'
- ition, the Commis-
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input, and the alternative course of referrals to all three
committees (Citizens'y Policy)_and_Technical)`is-too cumbersome
for short-range
planning for the -transit mode. -
Objectives
A new Transit Advisory Committee could -be structured to meet
the following objectives: -
1. J.9 -meet -.the -general UMTA (Urban Mass Transportation
_ Administration).ygtiidelines
for continued coordination
of local _transit
systems;
2. To assure that long -range -transit planning is consis-
tent -with local and federal :needs and priorities;
3. To prepare and propose a short-range transit develop-
ment -program to guide capital and °operating -:investments
for
transit services over the next five years;'
4. To assure a committee structure that is compatible with
and directed -toward
a unified areawide transit system
= and an areawide policy -body;---
- To assure continuation of multi -modal planning on an
areawide basis with policy, technical, and citizen
-input;
6.To-provide--for input -by -transit users to the planning
-operation
and policies of areawide transit services;
7. To provide for -future -integration of county` -wide and
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Organizational Structure
The Transit Advisory Committee (TAC) would necessarily be tied
in
some way to the other committees on the transportation study.
In combination with this tie
to --the long-range study, however,
the TAC should also be able to deal with short -run
operational
matters such as capital grants, coordination of schedules
maintenance._arrangements, etc: The -placement of the TAC in the
Commission's -important
organization structure is -an concern,
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policies that
alter, modify, remove or
changeexisting patterns
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-- •••Ln++e+o, �.�c yiuy of Iowa uiLy, nereat-ter reterred to as the City,
has received project approval from the -United States of America for the
implementation of an open space project known as Project Number Iowa
OSC-90 and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish -the goals and objectives of that
open space project andin furtherance of the'publi`c welfare, the City deems
it necessary and in the public interest to acquire the property described
below, either by purchase or by the exercise of the powers of eminent
domain, and;
WHEREAS, the City has received appraisals, staffreports and recommen-
dations concerning the fair market value of -certain property contained
therein, and has reviewed the appraisals, and reports, and being familiar
with the property identifiedbelow, desires to establish the fair market
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value of said property for the purposes of acquisition.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, that
the prices and amounts opposite each parcel of land, and all interests
therein, including improvements, and improvements to be installed by
sellers identified below, is hereby declared to be the fair market value-
for the purposes -of -acquisition -of each said parcel and alloihes-interests.
The Staff of the City is hereby authorized to seek the concurrence
of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in the
fair market value determination listed below, and upon receipt o` said -con-
currence, or a duly executed`proclaimer certificate, is hereby authorized
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to begin negotiations for
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record' an°a ro riate� •� a>'action to prepare'
PP �3s.Pr , instrument extinguishing, and releasing.;
all rightsigranted, by;�the:, Veterans, Admin stration by Deed of
Easement for public highway purposes '(W If Avenue) dated
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for y`our- r'eference. A�copy, of the`releaseTinstrumen
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this respect will
permit us _to proceed, withfithedesign and; proposed :construe-
site of`the,Gover`nment parking structure.on the Hospital
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CITY;OF "OF' io
COMMUNITY.-.1
DEPARTIVIEN
A;PPLICAT IT ON. N`_
RM":
REL
T�SiNCETHISJ�
ITEMS REL OUR APPLICATIONIs A` COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION FORM. ONLY THOSE
(S) ARETO BE.-FILLED INT
NAME OF APPLICANT:- - PLEASE TYPE OR PR
Veterans-- ADDRESS:
�= .Administration Hospital PHONE:
NAME 11.1�- DEVELOPMENT:AG1111§
SIZE PRESENT
STREET ADDRESS OR: PROPERTYZONING
N:
PRO D
PLEA HEI TO F -1 1 INF AI i ZONING
Veterans Administration ;� .......... N OR REFERENCE.
ADDRESS.�office of Construction
PHONE:
7- Donovan E. Hower Washington D.C. 20420
Director Land-Management . - S ADDRESS:— - -----
ervice. Washington -PHONE-
D.C.
ENGINEER.- -ADDRESS:
PHONE.
OTHER: 'ADDRESS- Iowa City PHONE:
Director BurdeenF. Brown Veterans Administration Hospital
T-TYPE
OF APPLICATION
**fPLEASE CHECK Six copies of preliminary plat
-FROM:
REZONING 2. =Six copies of final plan
c 3. Reproducible & 5 copies of final plan
SUBDIVISION
PRE LIMIN 4. Location map
ARY�
PLAN N
L
-Fa. Legal Description
Ox�
SUBDIVISION,,
FINAL �--PLAN q.6; Dedicati n of land for public use
0
7. Resolution for approval by Council
LAR E SCALE, RI! ��;IDENTIAL ... .... X.
PRELIMINARY
MIN Legal papers consisting of:
LAR ............. ..
R
ESIDENTIAL[,�,., -5 a-. Attorney's opinion
-FINAL
b
Encumbrance bond certificate
LGE. -,::!iZ-AEE NON-RESIDENTIAL _C
y Treasurer
PRELIMINARYStatemen t Of Count
d. Statement of Clerk of Court
LGE. SCALE NON-RESIDENTIAL L e. Statement
of County Recorder
PLANNEDDEVELOPMENT. ..... T. Statement of owner & spouse
ry
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PRELIMINARY
M
9. Waiver- of paving
h
PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT Certificate concerning improve-
X.
FINAL�! ments
9. Existin
PLANNED COMMERCIAL 9 site plan
10 -- 10.Develop ment site plan
11.Statement of intent by develor)er
VACATINGS
-12.'Petition . to-pave-abutting streets
7 ANNEXATION 13. Report on -economic feasibility
14
Report or. effect of PC on surrounding
property
Report impact_ of traff ic by PC on
;surrounding rstreets
FOR _OFFICE USE ONLY 1s. Seven additional copies of plat are
'desired but not required
FILE NUMBER: �-- V-7402,
Ammulm I
FEE PAID: DATE
APPLICATION ACCEPTED. BY: THIS IS AN APPLICATION
C
NAME
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Veterans
M 0
van E .How
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PH—ONE
FORM ONLY. A LISTING
C3, DATE OF OTHER SUBMISSION
MATERIALS MAYBE
OBTAINED FROM THE
PLANNINGDIVISION.
ATTACH ADDITIONAL IF NECESSARY
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_ Tentative' Agenda -
Planning and Zoning Commission
•
Iowa City, Iowa
April 9, 1974 -- 4:30 p.m.
Dept. Community Development Conference Room
a f
A.
Call to --Order -by Chairman
DEfPARTMENT.
Roll Call
C.
O.F-:._C`OMMU.N1
1. Meeting of March 28, 1974`
DEVELOPMENT
-Zoning Item
1. Z-7405. Request for=rezoning a tract of land, R1B to R2,
_ Tentative' Agenda -
Planning and Zoning Commission
•
Iowa City, Iowa
April 9, 1974 -- 4:30 p.m.
Dept. Community Development Conference Room
--
A.
Call to --Order -by Chairman
B.
Roll Call
C.
ApprovalofMinutes
1. Meeting of March 28, 1974`
D.
-Zoning Item
1. Z-7405. Request for=rezoning a tract of land, R1B to R2,
-- (vic. north of H Street,:south-'of_ Ralston Creek, vest of
- --lots fronting on 6th Avenue). Request filed by Robert
and Erma Wolf. Date filed: 3/15/74. 45 -day limitation:
4/29/74:
E.
Subdivision Item
1. S-7405. -Preliminary and final of Weeber's Second
-
Addition (vic. includes 4 lots north of-Harlock Street
and east of Weeber Street, and one lot south of Harlock
Street). Submitted by Robert. and Norean Weeber, et al.
Date filed: 4/1/74. 45 -day limitation: 5/15/74.
F.
Discussion Items -
1. P-7315. Sidewalk Policy Study
2. P-7317. University Zone District (U).
G.
Council Referral
1. Mandatory Park Land Dedications. City Attorney's
report.
H.
Adjournment.
-
Regular meeting -- April 11, 1974
•
- Next regular meeting -- April 25, 1974
IIIA
• no adverse affect on adjacent
property,, (2) an R2 Zonewouldpermit development of the"tract, (3) the construction of -
duplexes would be an asset --- i
-
and animprovement to the residential
area, and (4)anyfurther e-xpansion of the R2 7one is unlikely
because Of existing development.
STAFF
COMMENTS: Attached as an exhibit is a
letter from the Iowa
'Natural Resources Council
stating that -ldings-on the site must be raised
level around an proposed:bui t the ground
to an approximate elevation of 684.0 feet mean sea level. it
would appear �that a-replat must be submitted to resubdivide the
subject tract consisting of twolots andd-parts Of two other lots
into three lots to -permit three -duplexes.
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RECUEST
AREA
y 7 B 9
tib 7 a
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east of Harlocke and'weeber
treets,and,South of Harlocke Street; submitted byRobertand
Norean Weeber-; Date filed: 4/1/74;45=day limitation: 5/15/74.
STAFF The applicants propose to
ANALYSIS: subdivide the 1.4 acre tract
of ==land -zoned 'R1B into five
Harlocke Street.
Thepreliminary lots having frontage on
ry plat had previously been
approved, but since a final plat had not been submitted within
the eighteen month .`effective 'period of the preliminary plat, it
became null and void. All utilities and streets which would serve
the lots have been installed'.
It was discovered that Lots 15 through ;18 and lots to the north
and west had, previously been included in -a subdivision called
O'Brien's Addition ;that was never approved ,by the City but
recorded with the County Recorder.Consequently, the lots to
the -north and west were built upon even though according
to
Section 409 of the Iowa Code; the submission of a plat -'for
approval -by the City is required to subdivide land into more than
two lots
The Preliminary Plat conforms`with`the' req uirements of the
Subdivision ordinance except for -the -following items:''`
1.-_A graphic (bar) scale should be included on the
plat. -
2. A 15 -foot radius curve is required at the, -intersection
of the street lines of Weeber and Harlocke Streets.
3. A five foot utility easement should be illustrated
along the east side --_of Lot 19.
4. One boundary line of the subdivision is in error,
since the street lines along-Harlocke-Street have
different bearings. -
5. The radii and cord lengths and bearings should be
shown for all curves in the boundary -of the subdivision.
6. Since Harlocke-Street
runs both east -west and north-
' to items -1 through 11 excepting•• therefr-Ls ei
etathordng
exception nf ; 4 ,.., omtem7andrl
f. 1 f
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INFORMAL CITY COUNCIL SESSION
TUESDAY, APRIL -9, 1974
4:00 P.M.
CIVICCENTER CONFERENCE ROOM
1.
Discussion of_possible expansion and rerouting of
bus ,routes. -
2._
Discussion of Johnson County Social Services
proposal for Day -Care. `
3.
Discussion of 1973 Annual Financial Report.
4.
Discussion-of-CentralService Facility.
5.
Discussion of proposed Transportation Commission
and'Social Services Commission. -
� •ice ; ? '3 W � � S f 4
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2
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41,
va+.
6. The standardization of,equipment offers
various economies
including the'need-.for a'-.smaller parts inventory and the
need ifor.`less`.special equipment to work
on the buses.
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_WUNCIL DIS(a1S.NIHN
The --operating cost per mile,_was86 for 1973, and will
approach ;$1.00. -in -1974. Regarding environmental concerns,
Steve Morris,,'Transit Supervisornoted that diesel
(which Iowa City uses) is cleaner than gas. Mayor Czarnecki
outlined -he proposed routes. The City Manager advised that
costs for the proposed new routes -and changes could, be re-
covered,by dropping headways-from 30 minutes to l hour on
Saturdays.
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Council Discussion.
+ April 9, 1974
The City; -Manager --noted-, that -changes, as appropriate,- -
suggested in the -1973 Annual Financial Report had been
made. The Mayor announced deferral of discussion.
Acting Director of'Public Works, George Bonnett guided
'Council-thru
the a proposing building plan -for -the Central
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Service Facility, illustrating with slides. The City Manager
stated that there was 2`1/2 million dollars in the Capital
Improvements Program, it would requirean election -referendum
and that; at the regular session, -he would recommend an
architect for preliminary design and cost figures.
Mayor Czarnecki suggested that discussion of the proposed
Transportation and Social Services Commission be deferred to
tha regular meeting under Council Business.
Attorney -John "Hay ek reported on concernsby`Skip Laitner
for 'ISPIRG, and also expressed his concern`over the need for
the executive -session to discuss negotiations for the urban
renewal contract, stating -that if the -reason was so compe`lli=^.c
to. -over -ride the general public policy in favor of ;open
meetings -law, --or if negotiating a position, it would be all
+ right, but Council would need to decide if over-riding. The
City Manager "specified.'that'discussion would be on the items
in -the contract open for negotiation and he felt an executive
session was proper. Attorney Hayek reported that the contract
is in effect, valid and legal, until either party would cancel.
It was moved by Brandt and seconded -by -White to go into
executive session_to discuss -negotiations with old Capital
Associates as: it relates to -'a valid contract.- After'furt:er
discussion, it -was -moved by --white and 'seconded -,by deProsse
to defer the previous motion and take it up after City Manager
Report section of the 'formal _meeting. Motion carried Brand`_
voting 'no'.' = --
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