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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 24, 1979
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
Re: City Manager's Safety Committee
The City Manager's Safety Committee has been returned to active status
effective April 24, 1979. As is indicated by the attached memoranda
summarizing the first two meetings, we are presently attempting to
define our purpose, responsibilities, and the scope of activities. We
will soon begin to define specific projects which we will undertake in
the interest of promoting safety and safety consciousness throughout the
City.
We will be meeting on a monthly basis at least until we have firmly
established and defined our direction and commitment. We will then
decide whether or not we can lengthen the time between meetings.
Council will receive summaries similar to the attached for each meeting.
We invite your comments or concerns and welcome any suggestions you
might have regarding those areas in which you feel the Committee might
be most effective or beneficial.
cc: Neal Berlin
Safety Committee Members
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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 23, 1979
To: City Manager, Department Heads, and Members of Safety Com-
mittee
From: Dave Daley, Safety Committee Secretary
Re: Summary of Safety Committee Meeting, May 22, 1979
The meeting convened at 8:45. The following members present: Harvey
Miller, Bob Keating, Mel Jones, Dave Malone, Mike Goldberg, Dale Miller,
and Chairperson Dale Helling. Steve Singleman and June Higdon were
absent.
The summary of the previous meeting was reviewed and approved.
The subcommittee on Purpose and Responsibility presented draft proposals
which were discussed by the committee. The following statement of
purpose was adopted:
"The City Manager's Safety Committee is established for the purpose
of promoting safety and safety consciousness as it can be applied
to City employees on the job site as well as to all citizens and
others while in the City of Iowa City."
The following Statements of Responsibility were also adopted:
"1 Provide safety education and training for all City employees.
2. Advise various departments in dealing with safety issues and
problems.
3. Facilitate effective communication among City departments and all
employees regarding safety matters.
4. Facilitate identification and elimination of safety hazards in the
work place.
5. Facilitate identification and elimination of safety hazards through-
out the City."
A discussion was held regarding possible activities for the Committee.
Some general concensus was reached regarding the need for activity in
certain areas but insufficient information was available to finalize any
Proposals. The Chairperson assigned five subcommittees to research the
areas in which some concensus had been reached on the need for committee
action. Subcommittees should be prepared at the next regular meeting to
discuss (for their assigned area):
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I. What the needs are in the area.
2. What existing resources are available to meet the needs.
3. What, if any, additional resources would be required.
Committee assignments are listed below, anyone with an idea which might
be of benefit to the safety program should contact one of the people
responsible for the area to which their idea is most closely associated.
I. Safety training; Dave Daley and June Higdon.
2. Property damage accidents; Mike Goldberg and Mel Jones.
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3. Communications; Harvey Miller and Dale Helling.
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r 4. Personal injury accidents; Bob Keating and Steve Singleman.
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5. Safety inspections; Dave Malone and Dale Miller.
There was no new business.
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The next meeting was scheduled for 10:30 A.M. June 7.8, 1979.
i I The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.M.
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MEMORANDUM
Date:
From:
April 25, 1979
City Manager, Department Heads, Members of Safety Committee
Dave Daley, Safety Committee Secretary
Summary of Safety Committee Meeting April 24, 1979
The meeting convened at 8:45 with the following members present: June
Higdon, Ken Stock representing Harvey Miller, Bob Keating, Mel Jones,
Dave Malone, Steve Singleman, Mike Goldberg, Dave Daley and Chairperson
Dale Helling; Dale Miller was absent.
Dave Daley was elected secretary for the committee and charged with the
responsibility of preparing agendas for and summaries of committee
meetings.
A lengthy discussion was held concerning the purpose, responsibilities
and scope of activities for the committee. After consensus was gen-
erally reached in certain areas a subcommittee composed of Helling,
Higdon, Jones and Malone was appointed to draft statements of purpose
for discussion and possible adoption at the next meeting.
June Higdon showed the committee a set of rules and procedures in use by
the City of Lawrence, Kansas for its safety program and a discussion was
held regarding possible procedures for consideration by the committee.
The matter was referred to the subcommittee on purpose and responsibility
There was no old business.
New business:
Mel Jones brought up the subject of the City's past practice of
including aspirin in first aid kits. June Higdon volunteered to
research the statutory requirements for contents and location of
first aid kits and to report to the committee at its next meeting.
Mel Jones asked for a committee opinion on what should be con-
sidered "safety shoes" for purposes of reimbursement. The com-
mittee was unanimous in its opinion that this should mean shoes or
boots with steel toe caps.
Dave Malone brought up a number of items of concern regarding
safety around the Civic Center. He will furnish these items for
the agenda at the next regular meeting.
The next meeting was scheduled for 8:30 A.M. May 22, 1979. Subcommittee
recommendations and individual committee members' agenda items are due
to the secretary by May 15, 1979; agendas will be delivered to committee
members by May 18, 1979.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 A.M.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 23, 1979
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
Re: Summer Meeting Schedule
Council has agreed to meet on a schedule of alternate Tuesday meetings
during the months of July and August beginning with the July 3, 1979,
meeting. This means that no regular meeting will be held on the fol-
lowing dates:
July 10
July 24
August 7
August 21
September 4 (Labor Day is September 3)
Corresponding informal meetings will not be held on the Mondays pre-
ceding the.above dates. Regular weekly meetings will resume schedule as
of September 11, 1979, and thereafter. It is my understanding that
these dates represent those selected by a majority of the Council. This
information will be made available to all department and division heads
so that agenda items may be planned accordingly. Prior to July 1st a
news release specifying these dates will be distributed to the local
media.
cc: City Manager
Department Heads
Division Heads
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 24, 1979
TO: Hon. Mayor and City Council
FROM: Angela Ryan, Asst. City Attorneyat,
RE: Historic Buildings
You have asked me to report to you regarding structures with
historic status and the impact of applicable state laws and ordinances.
Since you are familiar with the City's minimum housing code and it is
consistent with Chapter 413 of the Code of Iowa, I have not discussed
it. The following is a summary of the relevant provisions of the
Uniform Building Code, Chapter 303 of the Code of Iowa., historic
Preservation, and Chapter 413 Housing Law.
The Uniform Building Code provides minimum standards for construction,
alterations, repair and use of buildings and structures within the city.
Sec. 104 provides that when additions, alterations or repairs within a
12 month period exceed 53 of the value of an existing building, it shall
be made to conform to the requirements for new buildings. It provides
that alterations and repairs exceeding 25% but not exceeding 50% of the
value of an existing building or structure which canply with requirements
for new buildings may be made without mailing the entire building camply.
Minor structural. alterations may be made with the same materials of which
thr, building is constructed although it would not meet the new requirements.
Section 104 has the following provision for historic buildings:
5104 (J) Historic Buildings. Repairs, alterations
and additions necessary for the preservation, restoration,
rehabilitation or continued use of a building or structure
may be made without conformance to all of the requirements
of this Code, when authorized by the Building Official provided:
1. The building or structure has been designated by official
action of the legislative body as having special historical
or architectural significance.
2. Any unsafe conditions as described in Section 203, will
be corrected in accordance with approved plans.
3. Any substandard conditions will be corrected in accordance
with approved plans.
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4. The restored building or, structure will Ix: less
h=rdous, based on Ii1'e and I'ire risk, than the
existing building.
j 'Phis provision is necessary I'or historic hod (clings because a renovation
will almrst always exceed 5% of value, thereby making it comply with all
rrquirrinenLs of a new structure. You may recall that the College Block
Building was appraised at a no value. In addition, historic buildings
I are likely to have steep narrow stairways without sufficient landings and
narrow ha ]ways. The reconstruction of stairways and hallways might possibly
j destroy unique interior features, e.g. fireplaces. Without this
1 provision,
historic buildings might be razed because the cost of restoration would be
prohibitive or because strict compliance would be i
mposible dueal
limitation. When read within the context of S1o4, 1 be]ieve thistsection mcrrly
gives the Building Inspector sane latitude in areas where strict compliance would
lead to a harsh and unreasonable result e.g. to require the removal of at. interior
j walls to widen a hallway 6 inches. You will note that there is no exception for
historic buildings in Sec. 502 which requires canpliance with all provisions upon
a change in use,.
Chapter 203 of the Code of Iowa provides for the' Ost.a.bl islrnent of ;c historic
rlisl.rir,t by initiativc. and referendum. 5303.27 states: Controls. After the:
rssl.abl islunont of a district, an exterior Portion or exterior fixture shall not he
:rre;l.rxl, aalterrxl, restored, moved or drmnlished until alter a certificate of appro-
priateness as to exterior features has been subrniLtecl to and approved 1y the com-
mission. S303.28 provides that the c( mission shall not consider or atteng)t to
control the interior arrangement of any building in the district. S303.29 provides
t that: no change in use of any property shall. occur without a certificate of appro-
priateness. 5303.30 provides that if the proposed construction, alteration or
change in use is incongruous with the historical, architectural, archaeological
or cultural aspects of the district, a certificate of appropriateness shall not
be issued. It would seen that "incongruous" is a rather low standard.
5413.83 of the Cole of Iowa states "Windows". No room in a dwelling erected
prior to the passage of this chapter (1924) shall. hereafter be occupied for .living
purposes unless it shall have a window of an area of not less than eight square feet...
511:;.21 states: "Window area -crawl spaces and attics. In every dwelling hereafter
arrct:rrrJ the, windrow arena in each habitable rcm shall Ix: not less than ten per cent of the
,,niporficial flrxwr area for window light..." 'ilea difficulty comes with 5413.4 through
7 which require ccmpl.iance with al..l. provisions if' dwellings are rebuilt, eonverLrel
or moved. &lost of the structures that have presented a difficulty under the rninirman
housing code were not rooming houses or multiple dwellings prior to 1924; therefore:,
any alterations or conversions were required to be made in canpliance with Chapter 413.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: City Council
FROM:
RE:
DATE: May 25, 1979
Dennis R. Kraft, Director of Planning $ Program Development
4th Year Projected CDBG Year -End Surplus
At last Monday's informal session, the City Council requested information on pro-
jected year-end surpluses in the 4th year CDBG program for the purpose of considering
a possible land cost write-down subsidy for public housing construction in Iowa
City. It should be emphasized at this time that the figure discussed is only an
estimate and the actual year-end balance is subject to some variation.
It is projected that approximately $295,000 will remain in the unallocated, unused
and uncommitted funds category as of June 30, 1979. This does not include an amount
of approximately $230,000 in the contingency fund to cover moderate cost over -runs
in on-going projects. Of this $295,000 amount, the bulk (plus or minus $200,000)
will be from unused funds from the Housing Rehabilitation Program. Slightly over
$40,000 is expected to be left in the Administrative Program, slightly less than
$20,000 in the Housing Inspection Services account, and approximately $17,000 each
in the Planning and Energy Conservation Programs.
For purposes of this calculation, the Urban Renewal year-end balance, or balance
for allocation to other programs, was considered to be $0. While there will be
money in this account at the end of fiscal year 79, there are still legal cases which
have not yet been resolved as well as additional acquisition, disposition and
relocation activities which are still pending.
At this time it has also been assumed that there will be no surplus for allocation
to other programs remaining in any of the Ralston Creek project accounts. In fact,
because of the date of the engineering estimates on this project (November, 1977)
it is possible, that because of inflation, there could be an appreciable short -fall
experienced in this project.
Based upon the above mentioned uncommitted amount, it appears that an amount of
plus or minus $150,000 could be allocated to the purchase of a site for public
housing, provided that the CDBG program were subsequently reimbursed partially for
the resale of land to the housing developer. If this action is taken, the City
Council should realize that there is a somewhat greater risk that certain on-going
programs might be insufficiently funded. This problem is exacerbated by the current
high rate of inflation coupled with an even higher construction cost increase rate.
I plan to be at the City Council meeting of May 28 to answer questions on this
subject.
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EEMORA VDUM
DATE: t•lay 25, 1979
TO: City Council�nV
FROM: Dennis R. Kraft, Director of Planning 6 Program Development cI_
RE: 4th Year Projected CDBG Year -End Surplus
At last 1,1onday's informal session, the City Council requested information on pro-
jected year-end surpluses in the 4th year CDBG program for the purpose of considering
a possible land cost write-down subsidy for public housing construction in Iowa
City. It should be emphasized at this time that the figure discussed is only an
estimate and the actual year-end balance is subject to some variation.
It is projected that approximately $295,000 will remain in the unallocated, unused
and uncommitted funds category as of June 30, 1979. This does not include an amount
of approximately $230,000 in the contingency fund to cover moderate cost over -runs
in on-going projects. Of this $295,000 amount, the bulk (plus or minus $200,000)
will be from unused funds from the Housing Rehabilitation Progr"un. Slightly over
$40,000 is expected to be left in the Administrative Program, slightly less than
$20,000 in the Housing Inspection Services account, and approximately $17,000 each
in the Planning and Energy Conservation Programs.
For purposes of this calculation, the Urban Renewal year-end balance, or balance
for allocation to other programs, was considered to be $0. While there will be
money in this account at the end of fiscal year 79, there are still legal cases which
have not yet been resolved as well as additional acquisition, disposition and
relocation activities which are still pending.
At this time it has also been assumed that there will be no surplus for allocation
to other programs remaining in any of the Ralston Creek project accounts. In fact,
because of the date of the engineering estimates on this project (November, 1977)
it is possible, that because of inflation, there could be an appreciable short -fall
experienced in this project.
Based upon the above mentioned uncommitted amount, it appears that an amount of
plus or minus $150,000 could be allocated to the purchase of a site for public
housing, provided that the CDBG program were subsequently reimbursed partially for
the resale of land to the housing developer. If this action is taken, the City
Council should realize that there is a somewhat greater risk that certain on-going
programs might be insufficiently funded. This problem is exacerbated by the current
high rate of inflation coupled with an even higher construction cost increase rate.
I plan to be at the City Council meeting of AIay 28 to answer questions on this
subject.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 25, 1979
TO: City Council
FROM: Paul Glaves, Development Co,
rdinator)/n
RE: South Gilbert Street Project
The Resolution Establishing Just Compensation for Parcel 7, South Gilbert Street
Improvement Project, is included on the agenda for the Council meeting of May 29,
1979. A sketch of Parcel 7 is attached to this memorandum. As shown on the attached
sketch, the land required for the Gilbert Street right-of-way bisects the parcel,
leaving a small remnant on the east side of the right-of-way adjacent to Applegate's
Landing. Because of the small size and irregular shape of this remnant, the
appraisals of the property called for extensive severence damages for this parcel.
In fact, the approved appraisal indicates a value to this portion of the tract of
approximately $21,000 before acquiring the right-of-way and a remaining value after
the acquisition of right-of-way of only $1,000. Because of this severe reduction
in land value, the appraisal calls for severence damages in the amount of $19,890.
It is the staff's recommendation that since acquiring the triangular parcel to the
east of the needed right-of-way in its entirety should cost only $20,890 (an additiona
$1,000) that the triangular parcel be acquired in addition to the needed right-of-way.
The added cost will be only $1,000. The review appraiser for the right-of-way
division of IDOT concurs in this recommendation.
The Resolution Establishing Just Compensation includes the acquisition of the
necessary right-of-way and the uneconomic remnant located to the east of the proposed
right-of-way. The staff recommends adoption of the resolution in this form.
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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 24, 1979
To: City Council
From: Dennis Kraft, Director of Planning and Program Development
and Michael Flaherty, Planner/Program Analyst �/!L
Re: Proposed Small Cities Comprehensive Grant Application
As you know, the City's preapplication for Federal assistance
through the Community Development Block Grant/Small Cities Program
for improvements in the lower Ralston Creek neighborhood was
approved by HUD in April. The City has been invited to file a full
application and staff has prepared a tentative application.
A public hearing was held on May 22 to receive citizen comments on
the City's Housing Assistance Plan being submitted as part of the
full application. A second and final public hearing.will be held
during the May 29 Council meeting on the full application. Staff
members and Ed Brinton of Shoemaker-Haaland Engineering, the City's
consultant for the lower Ralston Creek neighborhood improvements,
will be on hand to present the proposed program and to answer
questions. The proposed application is summarized as follows:
The application proposal asks t
Development for $2 million over
year's request (fiscal 1980) is
comprise the three year proposal.
AC UISITION:
e Department of Housing and Urban
a three year period, of which this
$530,000. The following elements
The acquisition of properties which either 1) encroach on the Ralston
Creek floodway; 2) will interfere with the City's ability to make
necessary channel improvements; and/or 3) are now and will continue
to 'be subject to -flooding. It will be necessary to acquire 21
complete parcels and portions of four additional parcels along the
west bank of the Ralston Creek between Harrison Street and Kirkwood
Avenue.
RELOCATION:
Financial assistance and relocation counseling will be provided to
16 households and six businesses which will be displaced by Ralston
Creek channel improvements, according to the requirements of the
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of
1970.
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DEMOLITION AND CLEARANCE:
A total of 18 primary and 7 accessory structures will be removed in
order to facilitate the proposed Ralston Creek improvements.
RALSTON CREEK CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS:
The proposed improvements include enlargement of the Ralston Creek
channel by excavation of the west bank to a 30-35 foot bottom width.
This new configuration will provide sufficient capacity to contain
100 year floods throughout the channel reach from Harrison Street to
Kirkwood Avenue. (The existing channel immediately downstream of
Kirkwood is sufficient to convey 100 year flood waters.)
The box culvert on Benton Street will be enlarged, and the elevation
of Benton Street over Ralston Creek will be raised slightly.
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The grade of the Rock Island Railroad trestle and roadbed will be 1-2
feet at the Lafayette Street spur line.
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The remaining abutments which supported the former vehicluar bridge
at Lafayette Street will be removed to prevent restriction of the
creek flow.
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To provide interior drainage of the low area between Benton Street
and Lafayette Street, a new storm water pump station will be
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Low areas along the west bank of Ralston Creek will be filled and
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sanitary and storm water manholes raised to final grade elevation.
Other public and private utilities in the project area will be
relocated or modified as necessary.
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Sodding and plantings will be provided for erosion control and
beautification of the creek banks.
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HOUSING - NEW CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION:
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Suitable site for approximately ten units of low income housing will
be prepared in the vicinity of South Linn and Harrison Streets.
Residential structures along South Linn, Harrison and Prentiss
Streets will no longer be in the flood plain, making them eligible
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for HUD rehabilitation assistance.
DISPOSITION:
After the Ralston Creek improvements are completed the remaining
vacated property will be prepared for resale and redevelopment.
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PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT:
During the initial year of the proposed program, primary activities
would involve acquisition and relocation. During the second program
year acquisition and relocation would be completed, demolition and
clearance would take place and channel improvements would be
initiated. Channel improvements would be completed during the third
year of the program and housing site location and rehabilitation
would be carried out.
The three year project summary, FY80 project summaries of
acquisition and relocation activities and the FY80 cost summary (HUD
forms 7065, 7066 and 7067, respectively) are attached.
The final draft of the full application will be prepared after
receiving citizen comments during the May 29 public hearing. Council
action on the full application will be necessary at the June 5
meeting if we are to meet our application deadline date, June 11,
1979.
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UJI.OEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND UR BAN DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING PLAN SUMMARY
THREE YEAR PROJECT SUMMARY
1. NAME OF APPLICANT
i PERIOD OF APPLICABILITY
City of Iowa City
F '0"1`October 1, 1973°'June 30, 1980
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2. APPLICATION/GRANT NUMBER
B -79 -DN -19-0048
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8520
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142.8
197.2
121.8
168.2
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Disposition
8570
36
X
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10.0
Ppblic Facilities and Improvements -
E Flood and drainage facilities
8530
21,25,3)X
-
-
146.2
85.8
348.4
204.E
'Clearance activities
8550
36
X
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31.5
43.5
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Relocation payments and assistance
8560
34
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81.0
19.0
71.3
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ties - Rehabilitation of private
properties
8565
33,34
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GbT eral Administration
8510
27
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90.0
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90.0
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92.0
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7. TOTAL COSTS TO IE PAID WITH COMMUNITY OE VE LO►ME NT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS .S 1,728,000 •:
B: ESTIMATED EXPEN0ITURFS BENEFITTING LOW -AND MODE RATE•INCOME PEAIONS (SM ofCdumm & I and k) S 993,000
B. LINE BABA PERCENT OF LINE 7 57.5 %
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UJ. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 1, NAME OF APPLICANT
ANNUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROORAM Cit of Iowa City
T. APPLICATION/GRANT NUMBER
PROJECT SUMMARY B -79 -DN -19-0048
]. PERIOD OF APPLICABILITY
FROM a. Co OAWINAL(eAM PFad
TO ❑ REVISION, DATED
October 1, 19.79 June 30 1980 ❑ AMENDMENT, DATED
fl. NAME OF PROJECT 6. PRDJECT NUMBER 7. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW STATUS I
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10, DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
The project will involve the acquisition -of properties which either (1) encroach
on the Ralston Creek floodway; (2) will interfere with 'the City's ability to make
necessary channel improvements; and/or (3) are now and will continue to be subject
to flooding.
Acquisition of property will primarily be confined to a three block portion of the
project area on the west side of Ralston Creek. All properties within the project
area south of Benton Street and west of Ralston Creek will be purchased. In the
two block area between Benton Street and the Rock -Island Railroad tracks partial
acquisition will occur. Property will also be acquired on the southeast quadrant
of the intersection of Harrison and Linn Streets. TheUroRerties to be acquired
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1/. CENSUS TRACTIS)/ENUMERATION DISTRICTIS)
36, 39, 42, 44, 47
17. ANTICIPATED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The goal of the project 'is to acquire 21 complete parcels and portions of four
additional parcels along.the west bank of Ralston Creek in order to: (1) facilitate
Ralston Creek channel.improvements; (2) remove deteriorated structures; and (3)
allow for.the assembly of parcels for resale -for land consumptive commercial re=use,
the appropriate usage as described by the City's new Comprehensive Plan'.
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la. COBG COMPONENT ACTIVITIES
PROGRAMYEAR FUNDS fin Mouundsof$J
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15. Total Costs To Be Paid With Community Development Block Grant Funds (Sum of Columns b end c) S
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presently include the following uses: five owner -occupied housing structures,
one structure containing an owner -occupied unit and eight rental units, two
rental housing structures, two vacant houses, and•six businesses. Acquisition
will be initiated in March 1980 and will be completed during the second year
of the program.
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ANNUAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
PROJECT SUMMARY
7. PERIOD OF APPLICABILITY
FROM
October .1, 1979
S. NAME OF PROJECT
Relocation Paym
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1. NAME OF APPLICANT
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Relocation payments and assistance will be provided to those households and
businesses displaced by the Small Cities program. Relocation benefits will include
moving expenses and, in the case of residents, financial assistance for purchasing
or renting comparable housing which is decent, safe, and sanitary. Relocation
assistance will be provided to the inhabitants of six owner -occupied residences,
ten rental units and six businesses, assuming no changes in residency or tenure
occur before the implementation of the project.
Displaced residents will be provided actual reasonable moving expenses. Owner
occupants may receive up to $15,000 in addition to the price of their home, for
assistance in securing replacement housing ye�sl ay bepaidas much as $4,000
11. CENSUS TnAw,apc..v.•-••--•---
36, 39, 42, 44, 47
17. ANTICIPATED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The goal of the project is to relocate, with a minimum of disruption, 16 s
and six businesses which will be displaced by the Ralston Creek channel improvements
or which will continue to be flood -prone.
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DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:
in rental assistance payments. Relocation payments for businesses will compensate
for actual reasonable moving expenses along reimbursement for a variety of incidental
costs. In addition to financial assistance, substantial technical assistance will
also be provided to displaced residents and businesses. Relocation activities will
be initiated in May, 1980 and be completed during the second year of the program.
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be initiated in May, 1980 and be completed during the second year of the program.
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If. NAME OF APPLICANT
City of II
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Lira PART A. SUMMARY OF PROGRAM ACTIVITY
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Acquisition of Real Property
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Disposition
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Public Facilities and Improvements
a
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Parks, Playgrounds and Other Recreational Facilities
C
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E•leighborbood Facilities
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Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
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Fire Protection Facilities and Equipment
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Parking Facilities
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Public Utilities, Other Than Water and Sewer Facilities
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If. NAME OF APPLICANT
City of II
7. APFLICATIONrne.u.
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❑ AMENDMENT, DATED
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AMOUNT FOR HUD
USE ONLY
B
Relocation Payments and Assistance
$100,000 f
B
Payments for Loss of Rental Income
10
Removal of Architectural Barriers
11
Specially Authorized Assistance to Privately Owned Utilities
12
Rehabilitation and Preservation Activities
VI
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Rehabilitation of Public Residential Structures
b
Public Housing Modernization
e
Rehabilitation of Private Properties
d
Code Enforcement
•
Historic Preservation
13
Specially Authorized Economic Development Activities
•
Acquisition for Economic Development
b
Public Facilities and Improvements for Economic Development
C
Commercial and Industrial Facilities
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SUBTOTAL
440,000
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Development of a Comprehensive Community Development Plan
b
Development of a PolieyPlanning•Management Capacity
e
Specially Authorized Comprehensive Planning Activities
17
General Administration (from Part C, Line 6)
82, 000
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Contingencies and/or Local Option Activities (Not to exceed 10% of antountshown in
Part D, Line 1)
1 000
18
TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS (Sum of Lines 15 through IB)
$
$
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' PART C. GENERc.L ADmINIt:TRAT10N COSTS
Lina (Seeinstructionz for descriptions of administration aictivities before
datsllYing cnsN below.)
1 General Management, Oversight and Coordination
2 Indirect Costs (Allowable pcharged pursuant to a cost a//Oration plan)
3 Citizen Participation
4 Environmental Studies Necessary to Compiv With Environmental Regulations
5 Other (List)
AMOUNT FOR HUD
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PART D. BLOCK GRANT RESOURCES FOR PROGRAM COSTS
AMOUNT
FOR HUD
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1
Entitlement Amountkftm
$
2
Len: Repayment of Urban Renewal/NDP Loans (Atrach Schedule)
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$
6.
Surplus From Urban Renewal/NDP Settlement
$ 0
$
7
Loan Proceeds
$
S
8
Reprogrammed Unobligned Funds From Prior Program Year (Attach Schedule)
$ 0
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9
TOTAL BLOCK GRANT RESOURCES FOR PROGRAM COSTS
(Sum of Lines 4 thw B)
$530,000
5
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PART E. SUMMARY OF PROGRAM BENEFIT
AMOUNT
FOR HUD
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1
Costs Subject to'Program Benefit Rules
5440'000
$
2
Expenditures Principally Benefitting Low- and Moderate -Income Persons
$2-2-3,800
5
3
Line 2 as a Percent of Line 1
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4
Other Expenditures
52161200
5
6
Line 4 as a Percent of Line 1
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MEMe! Yom' �' A �i
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Date: May 24, 1979
To: City Council
From: Rosemary Vitosh, Director of Finance J
Re: Refuse Collection Fee
The monthly refuse collection fee will increase from $.39 to $2.00 ef-
fective July 1. This fee is added to the water bills and since those
bills are sent out on a bi-monthly basis, it will be necessary to bill
each .resident six times for a two month period during the fiscal year.
Therefore, those accounts being billed in July, September, November,
etc. will be billed for the refuse collection for the current month and
the following month (i.e., the billing received in July will be for July
and August). If the individual moves in July, a refund for the August
fee will be made. Refunds will not be made for periods of less than one
full month. Those accounts being billed in August, October, December,
etc. will be billed for refuse collection for the prior month and the
current month (i.e., the billing received in August will be for July and
August). The increased monthly fee will start appearing on the water
bills sent in July, 1979, and no residents will be charged the higher
fee prior to the July 1 effective date.
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MEMO
to: city Manager and City Cbuncilffrom• Dennis Showalter
re. Wetherby Park Parking Lot date • May 24, 1979
The Park and Recreation Department is aware of the need for
a parking lot in Wetherby Park. It is listed as a unit objective
in the FY '80 Parks budget on page 237 of the operating budget.
A 16 car rock parking lot, with an oil seal to control dust
will cost approximately $900 in materials, with City crews per-
forming the work. The price for the same size lot, with an asphalt
surface is approximately $3800, with City crews performing some
of the work, and some contracted. The lot would be constructed
so that it could be expanded in the future, if necessary. There
is money in the FY '80 budget for a rock parking lot, but not
for an asphalt surfaced one. It is probable that there will be
enough surplus money in the FY 179 Parks budget, in the 7000
series, to do this project.
Much of the parking problems at Wetherby is temporary in
nature. The soccer league has been playing games in the park on
Sundays this Spring; the last game is this Sunday. This activity
brings approximately 30 cars to the neighborhood. I have made
arrangements for them to play their fall schedule at Napoleon
Park, and hope to make a permanent home for them there.
Other parking problems exist in the parks, some of which we
have discussed previously. The rock surfaced portion of the
Mercer Park parking lot is heavily used, the dust is a real problem.
When and if we build tennis courts at Willow Creek Park, a parking
lot there will be needed. At times, the parking at City Park is
inadequate.
Please advise if and how we should proceed on parking problems.'
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MEMORANDUM
Date: May 24, 1979
To: Neal Berlin and City Council
From: Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works
Re: Termination of Garbage Service
Attached is a copy of the standard letter being sent to owners of
property that will not be picked up by the City after June 9.
Also -.attached is a list of the property owners and the associated
property.
A lot of time has been spent getting this list correct but we know there
are errors in it and we do expect to hear from some property owners due
to these errors.
You can expect to hear from several of the property owners who are just
unhappy about having to pay a private collection service for a service
they used to receive virtually free.
The letters will be going out the 24th and 25th.
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CIVIC CENTER 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY IOWA 52240 (319) 354.1800
May 24, 1979
Re: Collection of Garbage at
Dear Customer:
City records show that the property at the address listed above has
garbage picked up by the City of Iowa City. This service will end
June 9, 1979.
City garbage collection services are provided to the following classes
of buildings:
1. Four or less residential dwelling units;
2.•:_Eightror-fewer.:-sleeping-room occupants.
The City does not provide.service to -the following categories of
properties:.
' 1.. Five or more dwelling units;
I 2.Nine or more sleeping room occupants;
3. Any business being run out of a house if there is an
advertising sign on the property;
4. Any type of commercial enterprise;
5. Any type of non-profit enterprise.
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Our records indicate that you are currently receiving City garbage service
but should not be receiving this service. If you feel we have made an
error in our decision to cancel garbage service to this property, please
i contact Don Stoddard, Assistant Solid Waste Superintendent, at 354-1800,
extension 263.
If our records are correct it will be necessary for you to contract with
a private garbage hauler by June 9, 1979. At that time we will cease
service.
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TO:
FROM:
RE:
'City of Iowa CIC'
MEMORANDUM
view a Ralston Creek Waters Management Plan
'May 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council C ers
DATE: May 23, 1979
Ralston Creek Coordinating Committee
Dick Plastino, Director of Public Works
Meeting to Re ' the
There will be a meeting of the Committee to discuss the
Ralston Creek Watershed Management Plan prepared by
Shoemaker and Haaland Engineers. Ed Brinton, of that
firm, will review the report and answer questions.
The intent is that the Committee review the report and
then.give the City Council advice on whether the Committeeagrees .
portionstof itth lshould the sbecmodifiedebeforerertitrishput wetheinto
action.
Copies of the report are available from the Public Works
Secretary.- It is a fairly bulky document-and.rather than
mail -it we would prefer that Committee members drop in
and.pick.it up.prior to the meeting. This will allow you
to read it as your leisure.
cc: RC:•,14D
Ed .Brinton
Neal Berlin
City Council
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Small Systems Marketing
APTA Western Conference
March 31, 1979
Hugh A. Mose
I don't know any good jokes, and I probably couldn't tell one
anyway, so rather than that I think I will begin with a dis-
claimer. I know nothing about marketing; in fact, my background
is in engineering and planning; but I do know how to use my
imagination and I do know how to make our dollars stretch as far
as they can.
When I was first employed in my job as Transit Manager with the
City of Iowa City, I very quickly discovered two things: First
of all, there would never be enough time; secondly, there would
never be enough money. Marketing, as more or less nonessential,
would always be relegated to a second priority, so I figured
that if we were going to do any marketing at all, we would have
to do the best we could with what we had. So at a very early
date we made a decision to:(1) find ways to minimize the cost;
(2) find someone else to do the work; and (3) not worry about
maximizing the effectiveness but more or less take a shotgun
approach.
First of all let's look at some of the ways that we found to
minimize the
to iback our
marketingwithootherpeople'seefforts.tried For example, when the
f City's Planning and Development Department published an energy
newsletter, we inserted a little flier of our own advertising
the evening service that we were just starting. We had 20,000
`�- of these leaflets printed up, had them inserted and mailed out
and for just the cost of the printing we got into every house-
,
hold in Iowa City.
Another way that we found to minimize the cost was to obtain
free exposure in high -visibility locations. In Iowa City; a
university town, posters are a common means of communication
for students as well as others, so we utilize them as much as
possible. We print up posters advertising special services,
route changes, schedules changes, and any other newsworthy
items, and display them all over town. We also size our posters
to fit our in -bus advertising racks, and that way get double -
duty from them.
We also purchased a professionally painted sign and used it in
our local shopping mall. The shopping mall has an. easel that
they set at the entrance to notify incoming customers of the
various programs and projects that the mall schedules, Between
programs, sometimes the mall doesn't have anything to put in
their easel. They agreed to put up our Transit poster anytime
that they weren't using it, and we've gotten a great deal of
exposure to shoppers this way.
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We t
people will see them. We have themrinPossib le the cation where
hall, the rec center, the chamber of commerce, a numberro the city
buildings, the post office, the courthouse, and variety of University
locations. Y of other
A fourth way we minimize the cost of marketing is through coopera-
tive projects. We do a lot of work with the Downtown Association,
such as having coupons in the newspaper for free rides downtown when-
ever there is a special sales promotion. We also work with our local
shbopgpibng
sttheir udentso arell
lwhcnewain Chown they advertise in
map so that students can see how to get from the campus eto1the ushoa bus
mall via the bus. We also rely on cooperation of local banks and
merchants in the sale of our monthl PPing
Passes. All of the banks in the downtowneareansell Monthly we sell a lot of
city hall, several drug stores, one food store Y passes;
hospital are all outlets for monthlyand the University
pass sales,
Another way that we minimize the cost is by trying to keep transit in
the public eye by making news. Every time that we think about doing
some paid advertising we always try to rewrite whatever the topic is
in the form of a press release. Sometimes where we would bu
Page 10 of the newspaper, we can get free coverage on Page
Push radio stations for public service announcements, Y an ad on
radio time we always t g l• We also
Y try to et some public service announecementsever ebu
runy
free. And last but not leas, we do everything we can to cooperate
ingl�relationship with reporters orters of the various ethat sometimeia. In s we have such a good work -
the summer on slow weekends, we will actually, to
during
radio stations asking us if there is anything get calls from local
can report. We always t something
new happening that they
Y try to generate something for them, whether it
is just a ridership tally or a new program we intend to start or some-
thing we might have done a month ago. We are always willing to give
them news in exchange for the exposure we ll get through the media.
And, like almost everyone else, we use our buses as rolling billboards.
Our city council in their wisdom has elected to prohibit us from sell-
ing advertising on the outside of the buses, but they have allowed us
bus. We 6o to ome sma
to put up our own panels in sll frames on either side of the
great lengths to make sure that wehave some attractive,
witty panels that people will notice and read. And of course, we also
make sure we have plenty of interior ads for our own system.
In addition to finding ways to minimize the cost, we also have found
some ways to generate the needed manpower. First, we use our own people
in some of their nonproductive time, and second we find willing volun-
teers. To utilize nonproductive employee time we t
sure our extraboard drivers do not waste time when heyuareenottcalmake
led
upon to drive. If we have these drivers sitting around the transit
office, we put them to work assembling information packets,
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Another way we get free publicity is through our schedule displays.
We try to get schedule racks at every possible location where
people will see them. We have them in banks, the library, the city
hall, therec center, the chamber of commerce, a number of University
buildings, the post office, the courthouse, and variety of other
locations.
A fourth way we minimize the cost of marketing is through coopera-
tive projects. We do a lot of work with the Downtown Association,
such as n the newspaper
` when-
ever there visgacspecial oupons 1sales promotion. foWefalso work with oree rides ur local
f shopping mall in their advertising. Each fall when they advertise in
a big blitz to attract students who are new in town, they include a bus
map so that students can see how to get from the campus to the shopping
mall via the bus. We also rely on cooperation of local banks and
merchants in the sale of our monthly passes, and we sell a lot of
passes. All of the banks in the downtown area sell monthly passes;
city hall, several drug stores, one food store, and the University
Hospital are all outlets for monthly pass sales.
i
Another way that we minimize the cost is by trying to keep transit in
the public eye by making news. Every time that we think about doing
some paid advertising we always try to rewrite whatever the topic is
in the form of a press release. Sometimes where we would buy an ad on
Page 10 of the newspaper, we can get free coverage on Page 1. We also
push radio stations for public service announcements. Whenever we buy
radio time we always try to gget some public service announcements run
free. And last but not least, we do everything we can to cooperate
with reporters of the various media, In fact, we have such a good work-
ing relationship with reporters that sometimes, particularly during
the summer on slow weekends, we will actually get calls from local
radio stations asking us if there is anything new happening that they
can report. We always try to generate something for them, whether it
is just a ridership tally or a new program we intend to start or some-
thing we might have done a month ago. We are always willing to give
them news in exchange for the exposure we'll get through the media.
And, like almost everyone else, we use our buses as rolling billboards.
Our city council in their wisdom has elected to prohibit us from sell-
ing advertising on the outside of the buses, but they have allowed us
to put up our own panels in some small frames on either side of the
bus. We go to great lengths to make sure that we have some attractive,
witty panels that people will notice and read. And of course, we also
make sure we have plenty of interior ads for our own system.
In addition to finding ways to minimize the cost, we also have found
some ways to generate the needed manpower. First, we use our own people
in some of their nonproductive time, and second we find willing volun-
teers. To utilize nonproductive employee time we try our best to make
sure our extraboard drivers do not waste time when they are not called
upon to drive. If we have these drivers sitting around the transit
office, we put them to work assembling information packets.
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Another way we utilize the extraboard driver is to send that person
either downtown or out on a particular bus to hand out new schedules
to people who are already riding. This is particularly effective
when we are adding new service and we want to get people off of an
already crowded regular bus and onto the new "special'. We also use
our extraboard people to address mail -outs, and we have even done door-
to-door schedule distribution using extra drivers who are not needed
to drive but who are "on the clock."
Another way that we get additional manpower is to find willing volun-
teers. Because we are a university city, we get a lot of mileage
out of students, particularly in the form of class projects. Planning
students have helped us do data collection, marketing students have
done research for our Park -and -Ride project, and students in a public
relations class have gone out and made presentations to the elderly
at Congregate Meals locations. And last but not least, we have used
internships, where we get students, who have education and enthusiasm,
to perform a variety of tasks in exchange for a small salary and the
experience.
Another source of additional low-cost manpower is volunteer groups and
service clubs. At the present time the one we are working with most
intensively is the American Association of Retired Persons, who are
helping us to collect money to build bus shelters. They were instru-
mental in going out and talking to the local newspaper and securing a
grant of $2,500 to put up the first shelter. Armed with that, they
went to local businessmen, organizations, and individuals and
encouraged each to make a contribution. So far have raised almost
enough money to construct three (3) bus shelters.
One additional thing that we have done, which has been very effective,
has been to utilize the service of Welcome Wagon. We provide the
Welcome Wagon distributor with packets, each containing a map, sched-
ules, a cover letter and a pair of complimentary passes, By getting
these into the hands of new residents in the communtiy, we feel that
people will give the bus system a try before they get into the habit of
using their automobile
ion is
donefreeofcharge, the ocost eis minimal BeCOfsevery 100e the tfree tpasses that
are handed out, we get back perhaps 30, or maybe 40; we think this is
pretty cost-effective.
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These are just small
cover letter that
envelopes with a
map, a set of schedules, and a
we put together, and
for information, we simply address
then whenever anybody calls
along. We also use
one
extraboard drivers
on the outside and send it
for our map
ivery and our poster distribution. We
and schedule del-
give the extraboard driver
pager so he/she can
we send him/her
be recalled to the
a
office on short notice, and
out
maybe some posters,
with a box of schedules, a bunch of maps, and
with instructions
our schedule racks,
put up our posters
to go around town and restock
and distribute
maps.
Another way we utilize the extraboard driver is to send that person
either downtown or out on a particular bus to hand out new schedules
to people who are already riding. This is particularly effective
when we are adding new service and we want to get people off of an
already crowded regular bus and onto the new "special'. We also use
our extraboard people to address mail -outs, and we have even done door-
to-door schedule distribution using extra drivers who are not needed
to drive but who are "on the clock."
Another way that we get additional manpower is to find willing volun-
teers. Because we are a university city, we get a lot of mileage
out of students, particularly in the form of class projects. Planning
students have helped us do data collection, marketing students have
done research for our Park -and -Ride project, and students in a public
relations class have gone out and made presentations to the elderly
at Congregate Meals locations. And last but not least, we have used
internships, where we get students, who have education and enthusiasm,
to perform a variety of tasks in exchange for a small salary and the
experience.
Another source of additional low-cost manpower is volunteer groups and
service clubs. At the present time the one we are working with most
intensively is the American Association of Retired Persons, who are
helping us to collect money to build bus shelters. They were instru-
mental in going out and talking to the local newspaper and securing a
grant of $2,500 to put up the first shelter. Armed with that, they
went to local businessmen, organizations, and individuals and
encouraged each to make a contribution. So far have raised almost
enough money to construct three (3) bus shelters.
One additional thing that we have done, which has been very effective,
has been to utilize the service of Welcome Wagon. We provide the
Welcome Wagon distributor with packets, each containing a map, sched-
ules, a cover letter and a pair of complimentary passes, By getting
these into the hands of new residents in the communtiy, we feel that
people will give the bus system a try before they get into the habit of
using their automobile
ion is
donefreeofcharge, the ocost eis minimal BeCOfsevery 100e the tfree tpasses that
are handed out, we get back perhaps 30, or maybe 40; we think this is
pretty cost-effective.
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Of the more traditional marketing methods, we do use radio,
but only on a limited basis because it is relatively expensive.
We also occasionally use newspaper display advertising, but
again it is expensive. Speaking of display ads, we have found
that if we do it right we can prepare a poster, then have the
Poster reduced and use it as a newspaper ad, thereby getting
double duty from our artwork.
One other thing that we have done which we found has been very
inexpensive and we feel reasonably effective has been to use
newspaper classified ads. In the spring when people are think-
ing about buying a second car, we advertise in the classified
section under "Autos for Sale" saying, "Looking for inexpensive,
reliable transportation? Why not try the bus? Maybe you don't
really need that second car after all." Then we give the phone
number for Transit information. In the fall when students are
coming back to school and looking for housing, we run a similar
ad in the "Housing for Rent" section. Our feeling is that if
we can get to these people before they buy that car, before they
rent that apartment, making them aware that the bus system is
available, and showing them how they can use it, then we've got
half the battle won.
We haven't used any television commercials for our system, pri-
marily because Iowa City is too small to have its own televis-
ion station. The only way we could get television coverage
would be to buy time on a station in a neighboring city. We
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feel that this would not be at all cost effective.
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i We also use Transit maps as a large part of our marketing effort.
One thing that we do, which may not work in a very large city,
but works very well for us, is to design our Transit map as a
City map that just happens to have Transit routes and Transit
information on it. Our map is by far the best City map avail-
able, and we distribute thousands.' We use these maps to pay the
City's contribution to the Chamber of Commerce. By giving
I{ maps to the Chamber of Commerce, they are distributed by the
hundred to merchants, businessmen, realtors, the University, and
virtually anybody who warts one. We feel that every map distrib-
uted as a City map is an advertisement for Transit.
About the only other traditional marketing method that we have
utilized is direct mail. First we tried having a professional
direct mail organization do that work for us. We incorporated
our little "free bus ride in the evening" coupon into a mail -
out that included about a dozen other coupons and was mailed
to 10,000 homes in Iowa City. Unfortunately, the results were
not very good; of all of the coupons that were distributed only
about 2% were actually redeemed. However, after the mail -out
had been done, we had abou t400 extra fliers left, and hating
to throw them away, we found out from our City Attorney that it
was legal to distribute them in the downtown area under wind-
shield wipers.
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So one evening, we took our fliers downtown and stuck one under
every windshield wiper we could find. Believe it or not we had
a 5% rate of return on the coupons that we ourselves distributed,
double the return of the mail -out.
After this experience with the professionals, we tried our own mail -
out. We prepared a one-page flier, which on the front listed all of
the placed within the City that an elderly person might reasonably
want to go, the location of each place, and the bus route serving it.
On the reverse side we provided all kinds of Transit information,
particularly as it related to the free service we provide to the
elderly. This flier was probably our best example of getting low
cost cooperation. It was prepared by a group of students who were
working in a public relations class. The secretary of the City's
Planning Department typed up all of the labels for us, using the
City Directory and including everybody who listed their occupation
as retired, and our extraboard drivers labeled the fliers, folded
them, and mailed them out. So consequently, the only direct costs
were the printing and the postage.
Iowa City Transit has also done some special promotions, but these
have not been very successful. We don't have the time, we don't
have the manpower, and we don't have the expertise to do a really
effective job. Just to give a few details of some of the promotions
we have tried, this past year when we carried our 10,000,000th rider,
we thought it would be appropriate to have some sort of contest. We
put entry blanks on all the buses, we put a deposit box by each door
of the bus, back and front, and we arranged for the City Council to
draw the winners at a regular Council meeting which we knew the press
would attend. As prizes we offered ten (10) annual passes. However,
we just couldn't afford an adequate amount of intensive advertising,
so the contest was not well publicized, and we had some complaints that
we were conducting a lottery. An angry citizen sent a letter to the
State's Attorney General complaining that our contest was illegal, and
we even got a phone call from the FCC saying that radio stations were
illegally advertising a lottery.
Another promotion that we have conducted is a free -fare Rider Apprecia-
tion Day. We had problems with this too. Our system is so well
patronized that we didn't feel we could handle the crowds that would
be attracted on a weekday, so we had to use a Saturday. Having it on
a Saturday, unfortunately encouraged abuse by children, We found that
kids who ordinarily wouldn't ride the bus would just hop on and ride
for the fun of it. This was annoying to the drivers and played havoc
with the schedules. Again, we were unable to advertise effectively
because an intensive advertising blitz is pretty expensive. And, as I
may have mentioned earlier, we sell a lot of monthly passes, and a
free ride day does absolutely nothing to benefit the people who have
already purchased an unlimited ride pass.
One other promotion that we have attempted, that seems to have more
potential than ai)ything else, is our Santa Bus, In other years Santa
Claus has arrived at the local shopping center the day after Thanks-
giving either by helicopter or by fire truck or by some other exotic
means. In Iowa City last year, Santa Claus arrived by bus. It was
arranged so that the bus would tour around through town, pick up kids
and their parents, and allow them to sit on the bus and talk and sing
with Santa Claus.
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And then, surrounded by a group of adoing kids, Santa would make his
grand entrance at the shopping mall. The problems we had with this
were twofold; First, it was tough to judge the demand. We didn't
feel we could have too few riders, because Santa couldn't arrive in
an empty bus. On the other hand, we couldn't have too many riders,
because nothing would be worse thus having a three-year old kid
expecting to ride with Santa on the bus and not be able to board. So
we elected to use a reservation system and this was pretty satisfact-
ory, but it turned out to be a lot of work for the organizers of the
event, the Mall Merchants Association. And second, Santa Claus found
that it was very difficult to entertain children for up to half an
hour. The department store Santa Claus is used to having a kid on his
knee for five minutes listening to him talk and then moving on to the
next child. It is a different story when you've got to entertain a
bus full of kids for thirty minutes.
At the present time we have several things planned for the future.
We are, of course, going to continue what we've been doing in the past
with our shoestring marketing. We also intend to try to get a Transit
map in our phone directory, and we are developing an Iowa City Transit
bus bank, the kind that folds up. We also hope to by time announce-
ments on our local radio stations, because Transit is intimately
related to time. We'd like to be able to buy a spot that says in
effect "The time is 7:48 - time to catch the Lakeside bus at the
University Hospital," We think we could get a lot of value out of
time announcements such as that.
j Last but not least, let me tell you a little about our success story,
Iowa City is a community of only 48,000 population, but on several
days this winter we had over 10,000 passengers on our City buses. In
fact, in this fiscal year we will top 1.7 million riders. That means
we have an annual ridership per capita of approximately thirty-five.
We feel that this is very good for a small, midwestern city. Another
` evidence of the success of transit in Iowa City is the housing ads
I that tout "near bus." I expect to see this in an advertisement for low-
j cost housing, but when I see a house that is for sale for $110,000 with
a three -car garage, two fireplaces, and luxury items like that, and
the house ad also contains the phrase,"On bus line," I think then we
have made an impact in the community. And, believe it or not, this
past winter our buses got so packed that we had to advertise and ask
people not to ride. We put up posters, we got some TV coverage, we
did everything we could to encourage people not to ride the bus during
the peak periods, But, unfortunately there seemed to be an element of
reverse psychology present, and the more we tried to keep people from
riding the bus during the peak periods, the more they wanted to ride,
and finally our whole system broke down, The buses couldn't handle the
crowds, and the drivers couldn't keep on schedule, but that's a
whole other story.
In conclusion, when it comes to shoestring marketing, which is what we
do, I don't have all the answers. Maybe I don't have any, but we've
tried a lot of things and they seem to be working.
Thank you.
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May 17, 1979
Mr. Joseph E. Day
Hines, Pence, Day & Pewers
815 Merchants National Bank Bldg.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Dear Mr. Day:
I am writing to clarify your letter of April 6, 1979, to the Iowa City
City Manager and City Council. Although the letter does not explicitly
state so, I assume that your request for a cable television franchise
for Eastern Iowa Cablevision, Inc. is based upon and incorporates the
proposal submitted by Eastern Iowa on September 29, 1978. If my assumption
is incorrect I would appreciate your letting me know as soon as possible.
Yours truly,
Robert Pepper, Chairperson
Iowa City Broadband
Telecommunications Commission
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cc: City Council
Neal Berlin
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Eastern Iowa Cablevision, Inc.
Attn: Cox Cable Communications, Inc.
Suite 300
53 Perimeter Center East
Atlanta, Georgia 30346
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Dear Sir:
I am writing to notify you that the Iowa City Broadband Telecommunications
Commission will hold a public hearing on the request by Eastern Iowa
Cablevision, Inc. for a cable television franchise from the City of Iowa
City. The hearing will be held on June 5, 1979 at 4:00 P.M. in the City
j Manager's Conference Room in the Civic Center at 410 E. Washington Street,
II Iowa City, Iowa.
The format for the public hearing will provide for presentation by parties
of interest of up to 15 minutes total. Each such party may decide how to
divide its time, so that it may have one person use the entire 15 minutes
or 2 or more persons share the time. Following these presentations,
members of the public may speak for up to five minutes each. The
Commission may ask questions at any time but time for these questions will
not be charged against speaker time. In addition, any person may leave or
file written comments with the Commission at any time until the close of
the hearing.
Yours truly,
Robert Pepper, Chairperson
Iowa City Broadband
Telecommunications Commission
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Same letter mailed to
cc: City Council Mr. Elliot Full of Hawkeye
? Joseph E. Day CableVision Corporation,
Iowa City, Iowa
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MAYOR'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
j 1810 Lower Muscatine — Box 2477
IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240
Phone: 351-1035
To: Iowa City City Council
From: Marylee Dixon, Director LD
Mayor's Youth Emplo t Program
Re: Monthly Report - April 1979
(luring the month of April, the Mayor's Youth Employment Program
in Johnson County employed a total of forty-eight youths. Thirty-
eight enrollees were carry-overs from the month of March. Ten
new enrollees were added to the program. There were two termination
during the month. The total enrollment at the end of the month
was 46 enrollees.
The following information is a break down of the Mayor's Youth
jobsites and the number
of enrollees working in each
area. This
breakdown indicates the
youths that were enrolled at
the end of
the month of April. New
jobsites that were utilized
during the
month are marked with an
asterisk.
.lob Classification
Work Site
Number of Youth
Clerical
Finance - City of Iowa City
1
Mark IV Community Center
1
Mayor's Youth Program
I
Purchasing - City of Iowa. City I
United Action for Youth
2
Custodial
Central Junior High
1
Coralville Central
1
*(Horace Mann
I
Kirkwood Elementary
1
*Longfellow School
1
Northwest Jr. High
1
Oxford Elementary
I
Regina High School
1
Southeast Jr. High
1
West high School
2
Library Aide
Coralvi.11e Public Library
I
Iowa City Public Library
3
Solon High School Library
3
Teacher's Aide
Early Childhood Development
1
Faith United (Headstart
2
Friends of the Children's
1
Museum
Headstart - Benton Street
4
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{York Site
Number
Maintenace Worker
Equipment Division- City
Of Iowa City 3
National Guard
1
Animal Caretaker
Iowa City Animal Shelter
1
Inventory Clerk
"Mercy Hospital- supply room 1
Greenhouse Worker
University Eotony Dept.
Patient Escort
Mercy Ilospital
3
Dietary Aide
Dietary Dept- University
1
Hospital
Studio Aide
Synthesis Youth Arts Studio 1
Community Center Aide
Mark IV Apartments
1
Coals
I. To conduct followup on enrollees, discussing work perfomance,
school attendance, and related areas.
2. TO provide information to enrollees in reference to securing
jobs in the private sector along with securing employment
during the summer months, including the various CETA programs,
Summer CI'.'1'A, and Vocational Exploration Program.
Methods
1. 'The Director and Assistant Director will visit jobsites and
conduct "on-going" evaluations of enrollee performance by
meeting with jobsite supervisors and enrollees.
2. On-going evaluations of enrollees job skills and assessment
of job skills will occur in relation to availability of jobs
in the private sector. Enrollees will be encouraged to
complete the Summer CETA application form..
Summary
In regards to the two terminations that occured during the month of
April, one enrollee secured a job in the private sector. 'The other
enrollee was terminated form his jobsite because of poor work hahits.
Although the enrollee was encouraged to consider a placement elsewhere,
he decided to terminate completely form the program.
The Mayor's Youth Employment Program is in the process of "winding
down". The final day for the program will be May 31. During the
last month evaluations will be conducted on enrollees and job sites.
Mayor's Youth Staff will be arocessing the State Final report forms
etc.
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Sioux City bemoans
U
pressuring by
HUD
By BUD APPLEBY
seshw sur w.ew
SIOUX CITY; IA. — City Council
low-income residents.
Causellman Loren Callender' who
members charged Monday that the
U. S., Department of Housing and
attended a meeting with the HUD
Urban Development
official — Nate Rubin• of the depart*
"Is holding a gun to
meat,$ regional office in Omaha, Neb.
fi.n Olq
our heads" by threat-
— said he "couldn't believe" the
ening to withhold
bluntness of HUD's position•
DES MOINES
t fuses If tke city
We tried to tell them about our
s refuses to spend
communityAnd Our needs,"Callao"
more than f2 million to build 0e new
said, jut they Bald; 'You'll do It or
wall withhold your funds —'
i houses for low-income residents•
The council dropped plans for the
Community Development Director
project last trwath, Saying it is not
Robert Thistle said be has learned of
that
only too expensive, it f>to't +weed
a bill positing In Coughs
indicates Sioux City isn't the only
III here.
But a HUD official sold last week
cormnsnityWith this Problem
{ that It the project Isn't completed, he
He said the bill stresses the re -
that housing aid will be
will recommend against the city's
1979 application for community
gairement
allocated primarily according to local
development funds — $2.9 million to
houaio{ goals' and will dissuade the
be used for two urban renewal
to let
Arbitrary percentage requirovernment from ements an
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rot find it difficult to sit still and be
the amount of funds that can be
allocated for newly ructed
blackmailed this way," aald Council-
man William Skinner. "it disturbs ma
to existing
housing as opposed to exlatin{
that we can't make the decWans that
housing.
The council agreed to a suggestion
affect this community."
by Councilman George Cole that a
Skinner said HUD's only rsaposd-
bility is to get rid of the moray, and
be arranged with Iowa
Senators John Culver and Roger
he drew quick agreement from City
Jepeen and Representative Berkley
Manager Paul Flynn.
Bedell to enlist their support.
Flynn said with the end of the flacal
"We may lose in the long run," said
year approaching, If HUD doesn't
Cols, "but we ought to {o on with the
"get rid of the money, they won't get
boUe."
any next year. Tiley buss moo"
j (earmarked) for new buildings, and
that's all they want to Wk abet."
The city contends the money would
i i be put to better use helping low-
income homeowners rehabilitate
their homes, rather than {pending it
on new housed that would be reeled to
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
TO: General Public
FROM: Iowa City Civil Service Commission
RE: Meeting
0
DATE: May 25, 1979
The Iowa City Civil Service Commission will meet May 26, 1979
at 8:30 a.m. in the City Manager's Conference Room at the Civic
Center.
AGENDA
1. Certify list of those eligible for the position of
Sergeant.
2. Schedule next meeting of the Civil Service Commission.
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AGENDA
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COMMI77EE ON COMMUNITY NEEDS
WEDNESDAY MAY 30, 1979 -- 12:00 NOON
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IOWA CITY RECREATION CENTER ROOM "All
12:00
Introduction of new member Stephen Lampe.
12:05
Review of Committee's Goals and Objectives.
Review and approval of minutes for May 2, 1979.
12:15
'Presentation and discussion of Small Cities Grant Application
for Lower Ralston Creek Neighborhood (Michael Flaherty).
12:45
Review of proposed Neighborhood Site Improvement projects for
all six CDBG neighborhoods. (Pat Keller)
M
1:05
Final report on Human Needs Plan (Pam Ramsey).
1:20
Other business:
a. Letters.
b. Date of next meeting.
1:30
Adjournment.
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AGENDA
IOWA CITY RIVERFRONT C0141ISSIoN
WEDNESDAY MAY 30, 1979 -- 7:30 P.M.
ENGINEERING CONFERENCE ROOM
7:30 Review and approval of minutes for April 4, 1979.
7:35 Committee reports.
7:50 Update on boat ramp.
8:00 Final recommendations to City Council for use of $75,000 CDBG funds.
8:20 Old business.
Response to letters.
8:50 New business.
Date of next meeting.
9:00 Adjournment.
"NOTE: Please notice date and location of meeting.
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IOWA CITY RIVERFRONT C0141ISSIoN
WEDNESDAY MAY 30, 1979 -- 7:30 P.M.
ENGINEERING CONFERENCE ROOM
7:30 Review and approval of minutes for April 4, 1979.
7:35 Committee reports.
7:50 Update on boat ramp.
8:00 Final recommendations to City Council for use of $75,000 CDBG funds.
8:20 Old business.
Response to letters.
8:50 New business.
Date of next meeting.
9:00 Adjournment.
"NOTE: Please notice date and location of meeting.
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AGENDA
Iowa City Human Rights Commission
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May 30, 1979 7:30 p.m.
7:30 PM A.
Call
to Order
B.
Approval
of minutes, April 23, 1979
7:35 PM C.
Public
Discussion
7:45 PM D.
Old
Business
1.
Chairperson's Correspondence -
a. Reply to Susan Hester, President, NOW
b. City Department Budget.Request
C. Equal Opportunity Complaints
2.
Commission Press Release - distributed
3.
Review of Iowa Legislative Activity*
a. Age Amendment
b. Veteran's Preference
4.
Orientation Program
a. Differences in protection offered
b. Review of terms
C. Summary to date
8:15 PM E.
New
Business
1.
Commission Annual Report to City Council
2.
Commission Bylaws**
3.
Survey
4.
Summer schedule
8:45 PM F.
Committee Reports***
1.
Affirmative Action - Chamber of Commerce.
Commissioner appointment pending.
2.
Compliance Monitoring Guide. Report due. S.
Munzenmaier - Chair.
3.
Blue Ribbon Subcommittee - City as a model
employer. D. Yates - Chair.
a. Committee composition
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b. PERB decision- A. Ryan
4. Commission Priority Projects. L. McGuire -
j Chair.
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a. Cedar Rapids material not available.
5. Baseball Team Resolution. L. McGuire, M.
Braverman.
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9:30 PM G. Staff Report - to be distributed
9:45 PM H. Complaints
I. Pending
C a. E/S, 9-18-7808. S. Munzenmaier.
b. E/R, 12-22-7810. Follow-up interview with
complainant on 5-21-79.
C. E/S, 12-29-7811. M. Costantino (Chair), 0.
i McCartt, A. Kuhn.
d. H/R, 2-15-7901. Witness to be interviewed.
e. PA/R, 2-15-7901. Investigation completed.
Report to be written.
If. E/Re, 2-15-7901. In investigation.
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Respondent and witness interviewed.
g. E/R, 2-15-7902. Follow-up interview with
complainant. M. Braverman (Chair), D.
Yates, A. Reyes assigned.
h. US, 3-27-7903. In investigation.
i. EIS, 3-26-7904. Investigative report
written; submitted to Legal. S.
Munzenmaier (Chair), C. Marcus, A. Kuhn.
j. EIS, 4-3-7905. Refiled on 5-2-7905. In
investigation.
1 2. New Cases
a. PA/R, 5-7-7902. Respondent interviewed.
3. Cases to be monitored
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a. PA/R, 5-15-7905, A. Kuhn.
10:00 PM I. June meeting, June 25, 1979, 7:30 p.m. Agenda
setting on June 15, 1979, 3:30 p.m.
10:05 PM J. Adjournment
Please bring to the Commission meeting the following materials:
*Packet of memos regarding legislative activity. These were mailed
to you after the April monthly meeting.
**Copy of the Commission bylaws. You should have them either in a
pink booklet or as a separate handout.
***Memo dated April 27, 1979, summarizing the projects initiated at
the April monthly meeting.
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16-9
Thursday 10-6
Hours
- This Month at the Library
Thur
Friday 10-6
Saturday 9-6
JUNE 1979
Iowa City
Public T
Library
307 E. Co ege
354-1264
• Y
MOND • Y
TUESDAYD
N ESDA Y THURSDAY
DISPLAYS THIS
MONTH:
10:30 & 1:30
1 Children's
10:30 -
2Stories
South Case
- Discover Iowa
- Vacation Close Home
&
films: Madeline,
Songs: Ellen'
North Case
- Baseball Season
North Wind & the
McFarland
Sun; My Friend the
2:00 - Repeat
^�
Robin
of Friday's
/
films
Library
3
4
5 10:30 -
�
, 10:30 -
810:30 & 1:30 -
10:30 -
Closed.
Cl
8:55 a.m. -
Storyhour
Storyhour:
Children's
ryhour
Library's "Nei,
Storyteller,
Elizabeth Irwinon
films: Dr. Seuss
the Loose;
:00 -Repeat of
Book"
Russian Rooster
Friday's films
KRNA (93.93. 5 5 FM)
FM
10 Library i
Clo ed28
■� Children1s30
2
1 3The
1 4 10:30 -
1 10:30 & 1-.30-1
6 10:30 -,
8:55 a.m.
Storyhour:
Tee nage
Sing with
Children's
Storyhour
-
Library's "Neu
films. Really Ro-
Storyteller,
Years Film Series:
Robin
films: Thumbelina;
Book Program
sie; Dragon Stew
Jerry Newsome
Follow the North
At Your Fingertips-
2:00 - Repeat
KRNA (93.5 FM)
(40 minutes)
Star
Play Clay; Little
of Friday's
irplane That crew
films
17 FATHER'S DAY
' 8 Childrenl's30
��
20
21
2�hildren's0-
23
Library is
films: Merry -go-
Doug Nichol
sings
TheOTeenage
Years Film Series:films:
Storyhour
Caterpillar;
Storyhour.
Closed.
8:55
round Horse; Ele-
le and Dad's NewPatrick;
Caps for
2:00 - Repeat
a.m. -
Library's
phants & Hippos;
Arrow to the Sun
Wife
4:15 PAY: Library
3ale
of Friday's
n
'New Book Pro
Board of Trustees
films
KRNA 3.)
Regular Meeting
HN THE
24 BAP°5T DAY
10:30 &1:30
2 5
2610:30 -
27 1:30 -
28 10:3o -
2910:30 & 1:30
3010:30 -
Library is
Children's
Storyhour
The Teenage
Storyhour
Children's
Storyhour.
Closed. 8:55 ran
fly`
ears Film Series:
ilms: A Fuzzy
„
Library s New
im Driscoll's
Rookie o the Year
f
ail; Lentil;
2:00 - Repeat
Book Program
(60 minutes)
Lend A Paw
of Friday's
KRNA (93.5 FM)
films
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The Teenage Years: A Film Series for 'Peens
This summer the Library Will sponsor a series of
films for young teens and pre -teenagers. Films will
be shown on Wednesday afternoons at 1:30 PM in the
Story Hour Roam.
i"The Teenage Years", a Time -Life multimedia pro-
duction, is drawn from the ABC "AfterschooZ Specials"
series which has ram many major commendations for
excellence. Several of the films are based on award-
winning books that have already been proved popular
with youth.
June 13 - "Follow the North Star"
June 20 - "Me and Dad's New Wife"
Jame 27 - "Rookie of the. Year"
July 11 - "My Man's Having a Baby"
July 18 - 'Blind Sunday"
JuZy 25 - "Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon"
A program list with film descriptions is available at
the library. .
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Plaza
Previews
City of Iowa City, 410 E. Washington, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 (319) 354-1800
Vol. 6
PLAZA PLANTINGS
May 22, 1979
Everyone watching the downtown construction has been anxiously awaiting the greenies
and growies to be planted in City Plaza. The first tree was planted on May 9. A
majority of the larger 'over story" trees have now been planted.
Some sidewalk superintendents think the planting is going too slowly. June Ist is the
deadline for plant materials to be in the ground to avoid contract penalties. Before the
trees could be planted, work crews removed construction debris and replaced existing
soil with 18 inches of sandy loam soil to prevent drainage problems. Next, the crews
added a minimum of two feet of planting soil before plantings were put in the ground.
The plantings will receive most of their moisture from the underground irrigation
equipment that is now being installed. The diagram below describes the planting
method.
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Plaza plantings will provide a variety of eye appeal for pedestrians. An assortment of
trees was chosen to avoid disease and epidemic plant losses. Relatively large trees were
selected to provide immediate enjoyment and shade coverage.
The main emphasis of the plantings will be on "under story" or smaller flowering trees
located throughout the Plaza. Taller scarlet oaks will circle the Fountain in front of
Plaza Centre I. Other varieties of trees include black and sugar maple, little leaf and
rudmond linden, gingko, norlharn raft and scarl@l. oaks and aulumn ohs 'I'S
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Grassy berms and evergreen shrubs are to be located throughout the Plaza area. In
addition, some annual flowers will be planted this spring.
In future years the Downtown Maintenance Division plans to plant flowers to provide a
succession of blooms throughout the year and four seasons of color in the CBD.
IRON WORKERS STRIKE SETTLED
The Iron Workers Strike that stopped work on the City's Capitol Street parking ramp
ended May 14. Worker crews were back on the job the following day. The 10 day work
stoppage began May I.
SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT
The sidewalk replacement and plantings at the corner of Washington and Dubuque
Streets will also be completed this summer.
Work on this project in front of the Jefferson Building was postponed in 1976 until the
building owners, The University of Iowa Foundation, replaced the vaults beneath the
sidewalk. The vault repairs are now complete and this section of sidewalk is scheduled
to be replaced as a part of the City Plaza completion.
MALL TENANT. ANNOUNCED
Old Capitol Center Partners Executive Director Frieda Hieronymus has announced the
newest major mall tenant, J. C. Penney's, at the May Ist Council meeting.
In its mall location the Penney's store will face Clinton Street at South College. The new
facility is three times as large as the existing store and will occupy three levels for a
total •.of 75,000 square feet. Offices, a stock storage area and a covered dock will
occupy; the lower level of the store. Retail space will be on the street level and second
floor of the mall..
Customers will be able to enter the Penney's store from two levels. The street level and
the second floor level of the mall may be entered from the Capitol Street Parking Ramp.
Construction on the enclosed mall will begin soon. The shopping center will be open
fui• business in the fall of 1980.
GROUNDBREAKING
Ground was broken on the elderly housing project at Court and Dubuque Streets on
May 15 by Mayor' Pro -tem 'John Balmer and Wilfreda Hieronymus, Old Capitol Associates.
Old Capitol Associates,`* Iowa City; Mid States .Development, .Sioux City; and Court
Associates, Iowa City; have formed a joint venture known as Capitol States Associates to
construct 81 units of elderly and handicapped housing.
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The $2.4 million project plans include parking for ;48 cars, an outside patio and seating
area.
Elderly and handicapped, residents will pay I5-25% of their incomes for rent. Federal
funds will pay the remaining rent under the City's federally funded low-income housing ,
program.
The ceremony was attended by Fredine Branson,' "Chairperson, Iowa Housing Finance
Authority, mortgage lender for the project; City Manager Neal Berlin; Development
Coordinator Paul Glaves; representatives of Old Capitol Associates and the City's
Housing & Inspection Services Department.
THE DOWNTOWN BEAT
Uniformed police officers are on foot patrol in the CBD and the fuel crisis is not the
reason.
Police Chief Harvey Miller states patrolling the pedestrian City Plaza in a vehicle is not
possible or practical any longer. Foot patrol is not new in Iowa City. The late night
shift patrol officers (II PM to 7 AM) have walked a beat in the downtown on a regular
basis. Traveling in pairs, officers routinely check for unlocked doors, walk alleys, and
visit night establishments when they are on CBD patrol.
City Manager Neal Berlin said the City is not only protecting the safety of its citizens,
but the business community as well as the public Investment in the downtown.
Two additional positions have been authorized by Council to begin in July to bring the
total police force of uniformed officers to 46.
Chief Miller emphasized that the public's cooperation is needed to keep the downtown
safe as well as attractive. In a seven month period from September I, 1978, to April 17,.
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1979, 147 complaints of vandalism were reported in the central Iowa City area that is
bounded by Bloomington (north); Johnson (east); Rock Island Railroad (south); and
Capitol (west) Streets. 57 of these reports were related to automobiles or motor
vehicles. Not all damage reported is malicious. Some incidents may be attempted break-
ins, Miller states.
A greater number of calls now received by Miller's office relate to safety downtown.
Financial resources are limited, adding patrol in the uptown area would mean allocating
additional resources for the purpose of patrol, Miller advises.
Miller encourages citizens to call the Civic Center number, 354-1800, to report acts of
vandalism to the Police Department. Use the 911 Emergency number if destruction is in
progress.
In the CBD, after a police investigation, the property damage is reported to the
appropriate City department for repair or replacement if public property is involved.
NORTH BAY CONSTRUCTION, INC. DESIGN APPROVED
At its April meeting the Design Review Committee approved the revised preliminary
design plans for North Bay Construction's building at the corner of College and
Dubuque Streets in City Plaza.
Committee members described the plans as a "very distinguished building", "handsome
complement to the downtown" "a building Iowa City can be proud of" and "an exciting
- solution".
The approved drawings include plans for retail/commercial space on the first floor and
lower level of the building. Offices will occupy the second floor.
Be watching, sidewalk superintendents North Bay hopes to break ground this
September.
Extra rush hour buses were discontinued May 21st. On the regular routes
twelve buses will operate on half hour schedules 6 AM to 6 PM with six buses
i ,operating on an hourly schedule in the evening (6PM- 10 PM) during the
{ summer months.
I <REMINDER
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I Approximately 30 working days remain on the City Plaza Project.
Would You Like to Receive "Plaza Previews"7
we will be happy to mail a copy of Plaza Previews to you if you do not already
receive it. Just complete and return the form below.
PLEASE SEND PLAZA PREVIEWS TO:
Name: Address:
Return or mail this form to: Linda Schreiber, Development Division, Iowa
City Civic Center, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa 52240.
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RECEIVED 2` 1979
Play 25, 1979
To the Members of the City Council
of Iowa City
Civic Center, Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa
lie, the undersigned members of the Brookland Park -
Melrose Avenue ad hoc Neighborhood Picnic Committee,
11 cordially invite the members of the City Council of
Iowa City to a picnic to be held in the shelter of
Brookland Park on Sunday, June 3rd, at 5:00 p.m.p on
the occasion of the return of serenity to the neighbor-
hood. In case of inclement weather the picnic will be
postponed to June 10th.
Mark Wolraich John Redicj�
Judith Sealey Leo Drachtenbach i?tiAN
"Thoma /Badril
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