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Home My WebLink About1975-10-14 Bd Comm minutesMinutes • • __ -2- _ The Ordinance Revision Committee reported that they were meeting to get started • , :on revising the Ordinance. copies of the Minneapolis City and Minnesota by Ordinance are available -to Commissioners. The committee will be assisted one of the legal interns new to the ''ity Attorney's office.` STAFF REPORT: - - :Mike Murray of the State Civil Rights Commission reviewed: the Commission on the question of deferral status for the City of_Iowa.City. Mike indicated that the state was willing to give priority in terms of money and staff time to deferral agencies. - Whitfield Gittens of the Department of -Ho - u - sing and Urban Development also reviewed the Commission this month to determine whether we would receive substantial equivalency under their_ guidelines. He was, not optimistic because of the way our -present ordinance is written. The staff reported on calls regarding complaints received during the last month. Ten calls were received in the area of Housing, 25 in the area of Employment, 1 Accommodations, 1 increditand 3 which were indeterminant. See the in Public attached copy of the staff report. Acommitteeto assist-inselecting the Civil Rights Specialist was appointed by _ the Chairperson. Bud Means, Barbara Woodard,'and Sally Smith will serve to assist the Manager -in selecting -a Civil Rights Specialist to work with the ommission. commission. - Commissioners -were encouraged to attend the -Monday, --September 15 informal Council Commissioners were -`Session to speak :.on- behalf -of the Commission regarding John Hayek's request for_ additional legal services.` Tom Scott agreed that 'he would attend the meeting < to represent the Commission. This had been previously discussed so that; the did have a single position which would encourage John to provide Commission more -legal services in terms of litigation to the Commission. Bud Means reported that the Board of Realtors was very pleased with the presen- tation by -the staff and guest speaker at their July 19th meeting., -- PRESENTATION BY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: - Several members of the Johnson County Citizen's Committee for the Handicapped Severalmembernt the meeting to make _a statement on behalf of their needs and make a request that they be represented in the Ordinance by the Commission. A theirstatement is attached. There was=some discussion of whether this copy of `-matter was appropriately, dealt with by the Human Relations Commission or rough the building code or some other avenues. The group was requesting advocacy by the Commission when a'handicapped person becomes involved in a situation where - their rights are jeopardized. Means moved to go into Executive Session at A of the Commissioners indicated that each person -present 9:40 p.m. poll voted yes.- 23 October 1975 i I -2- Not withstanding from a land use perception, the, Staff is inclined to consider' the proposed rezoning to an R2 Zone an appropriate amendment to the Zoning the However, an area of `concern to the Staff -is the burden which might Code. ccd upon the Gran Elementary School in increased pupil enrollment presumably proportionate to a comparative increase in the density of be,development. According to the Superintendent of the Iowa whichCity isClocatedy- School south of therict, Mr. DJerlin Ludwig „the Grantwood School, was expanded two years ago to acco subject tract, mmodate a maximum of 500 pupils, tract,he t eicient'operating level. .This fall 403 students have been enrolled from areas both north and south of'Highivay, 6 Bypass, but when the number of students reacass.thHowever,ae was mentioned inbaureportndary will be shifted to Highway 6 Byp d -in entitled the "Neighborhood Park Study,,Hollywood_Manor Area" prepare 1974 by the'Planning Division, there is a total of 625 acres of undeveloped land watean ith-in_the "southeast area" which could be expected to accommoears of additional approximate 3,200 families and, 3,900 children under 18 y age." Only a small-portion_of the total number of children would be of clerientary school age, but, nonetheless, -there -is per dwelling family size for single family dwellings is as hig unit in the -southeast area, but corresponding average family size for .67 under en dlexes is.a mere 2'nit.eODuelexr upo tpe herefore, wouldlberexpected I 18 years ofagep p develp ment, to mollify an apparent future''school enrollment problem. Attached hereto is a memorandum from the Engineering Division summarizing the conclusions from an analysis of the present `loadings and capacity Of sewers which provide service -to -the subject tract. allonsAlthouper day) of cared in the previous Staff Report, O.1�T g -peak sewage outflow from a 5 -acre ar which includ�the'subipartsIA acre tract'and:the-60 lots within the Mount ProspOct_Additions, -- and`2, was allocated because of; the existing R1A Zoning, there is in actuality a -reserve capacity within the sewers for -an additional 0.08 mgd of sewage flow. Since the subject tract is the last area - to develop within the` sanitary sewer service aroa,-consumption'of the-rice capacity does,not ; present.a problem,_ resulting in the most efficient cost/benefit relationship.- v Okay, but what if some unforeseen problem develops for, which the reserve capacity is needed? As in all design standards; there `,are "built-in" q tolerances to the figures presented including the following: 1. The 3.93 cpu (capita per unit) or average number of people per single i family_ dwelling unit figure is representative of the average family homes and a population ;of 1,132 people in size for 286 single family ho 12 new residential areas according to the 1970 Decennial Census Block Statistics report. As a neighborhood matures, however, the average family size will decrease to an approximate average of 2.93 people per dwelling as was derived from 869 people residing 'in 297 homes in older re flow _should proportionately decrease ureas: Thus, the quantity of sewa an anticipated 0.058=mgd for just 31.7 acres of the 45 -acre area.' �1 OCT--- 9'975 3.S ST0LFU ~ifo�, UiY :CLERK Current 82`,530 gpd 0.083 MGD Mt. Prospect, Pt. 3 186;774 gpd 0.187 MGD TOTAL 269,304 gpd` -0.27 MGD In conclusion, if we use all the reserve capacity left in, the sanitary .sewer trunk .:line -for'.this area, we can serve Mt. Prospect, Part 3, as proposed. One thing I would like to emphasize is that all the other development in the area will have to conform to`the V L K report since no reserve capacity, is left. This doesn't seem a problem, though, because all the areas in this study area are developing as planned and Area 7 was the last; area to develop, so there should be no need for this reserve capacity elsewhere. CITY OF- 1Ok'A CITY_ '- DEPAP.TMEiIT OF PUBLIC WORKS M E M 0 R A II D U M DATE:September 2, 1975 TO: Don Schmeiser, Senior Planner FROM: Mike Kammerer, Civil Engineer RE: Sewer Capacity for Mt. Prospect, Part 3 Subdivision The following are sewer capacity' calculations for Tit. Prospect Part 3 Subdivision: ` Existing capacity for 45 acres of Area 7 shown on the attached map: 45 acres x 12 c/a x 350 gpcpd = 189,000 gpd 0.19 MGD Reserve Capacity -__- 0.08 MGD TOTAL 0.27 MGD - Current sewer loadings on 13.5 acres or 60 lotsalready developed: 60 x 3.93 cpu x 350-gpcpd _; 82,530 gpd 0.083 MGD Proposed loadings of Mt. Prospect, Part -3 or 31-5 acres: ' 44 R-2 Lots x 2.67 cpu x 2u/Lot x.350.gpcpd. _ 82,236 gpd, 76 R-111 Lots x 3.93 cpu x 350 gpcpd = `104,538 gpd TOTAL 186,774 gpd 0.187 MGD TOTAL Loadings including Mt. Prospect, Part 3 on Area 7: Current 82`,530 gpd 0.083 MGD Mt. Prospect, Pt. 3 186;774 gpd 0.187 MGD TOTAL 269,304 gpd` -0.27 MGD In conclusion, if we use all the reserve capacity left in, the sanitary .sewer trunk .:line -for'.this area, we can serve Mt. Prospect, Part 3, as proposed. One thing I would like to emphasize is that all the other development in the area will have to conform to`the V L K report since no reserve capacity, is left. This doesn't seem a problem, though, because all the areas in this study area are developing as planned and Area 7 was the last; area to develop, so there should be no need for this reserve capacity elsewhere.