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CITY OF IOWA CITY
www.icgov.org
IN Council Tentative Meeting Schedule
July 16 Joint Meeting
IP2 Agenda
July 17 Work Session
IP3 Work Session Agenda
July 12, 2018
IP4 Memorandum from City Engineer: Street Design Reference Manual Summary
IP5 Power point presented at 5/29 Work Session: Roadway Design Parameters
I136 Pending Work Session Topics
Miscellaneous
IP7 Copy of article from City Manager: Cities need to stop selling out to big tech
companies — There's a better way
IP8 Letter from Executive Director, Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County: Report on
Iowa City FY17/18 Affordable Housing Funding
IP9 Email from Andrew Schultz: Crow Creek W.A. Lake
I1310 Bar Check Report —June 2018
IP11 Civil Service Entrance Examination —Assistant Superintendent -Wastewater
IP12 Civil Service Entrance Examination — Maintenance Worker III — Wastewater
Collection
IP13 Civil Service Entrance Examination —Maintenance Worker II —Water Service
IP14 Civil Service Entrance Examination —Maintenance Worker I -Parks
IP15 Invitation: Adult Mental Health First Aid —July 13, August 6, August 8
IP16 Email from Iowa DOT: 1-80 Planning Study— July 24
July 12, 2018 Information Packet (continued) 2
Draft Minutes
IP17 Historic Preservation Commission: June 14
IP18 Planning and Zoning Commission: June 21
IP19 Public Art Advisory Committee: June 7
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CITYF IOWA CITY July 12, 2018
Date Time Meeting Location
Monday, July 16, 2018
4:00 PM
Reception
North Liberty
4:30 PM
Joint Meeting
Council Chambers
1 Quail Creek Circle
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
5:00 PM
Special formal/Exec. Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
Work Session
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
4:00 PM
Special formal/Executive Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
Work Session
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
5:00 PM
Work Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
5:00 PM
Work Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
5:00 PM
Work Session -Joint Mtg. -
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
Johnson County Bd. of Supervisors
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
5:00 PM
Work Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
5:00 PM
Work Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
5:00 PM
Work Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
5:00 PM
Work Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
5:00 PM
Work Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
5:00 PM
Work Session
Emma J.
Harvat Hall
7:00 PM
Formal Meeting
IP2
Joint Meeting
Johnson County Board of Supervisors - Iowa City Community School District - City of
Iowa City - City of Coralville - City of North Liberty - Other Johnson County
Municipalities and School Districts
Monday, July 16, 2018
North Liberty City Council Chambers
1 Quail Creek Circle
Reception 4:00 p.m.
Meeting 4:30 p.m.
AGENDA
1. Call to order
2. Welcome and Introductions
Discussion/update of the following:
a. Update on Solarize Johnson County, a group purchasing program for residential
solar - Becky Soglin, Johnson County Sustainability Coordinator (Johnson County)
b. Update on the Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center - Matt Miller, Johnson County
Project Manager (Johnson County)
c. Annexation Policy on Affordable Housing (Iowa City)
d. ICCSD Redistricting (Iowa City)
e. Elementary Attendance Areas (Iowa City Community School District)
E Johnson County Comprehensive Plan (Iowa City)
g. Iowa City's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (Iowa City)
h. RAGBRAI Update (Iowa City)
I. Major Road Project Updates (Iowa City)
j. General entity updates
k Next meeting date and time
1. Other
4. Public comment
5. Adjournment
Entity in parenthesis requested the item be placed on the agenda.
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Special Formal / Executive Session 5:00 p.m. — separate agenda posted
City Council Work Session Agenda
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Emma J. Harvat Hall - City Hall
Following 5:00 p.m. Special Formal
• Discuss SUDAS standards for road design [IP#4, IP#5]
• Clarification of Agenda Items
• Information Packet Discussion [July 5, July 12]
• Council updates on assigned boards, commissions and committees
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 12, 2018
TO:
Geoff Fruin, City Manager
FROM:
Jason Havel, City Engineer
RE:
Street Design Reference Manual Summary
Introduction:
At the May 29th Work Session, staff provided a presentation on proposed roadway design
parameters for consideration by Council. Among the design parameters being discussed were:
• Lane Width
• Curb Offset
• Clear Zone
• Curb Radius
• Design Speed
• On -Street Parking
• Street Trees — Parkway Width
• Bike Lane Width
• Sidewalk Width
Following the presentation, Council requested additional information regarding design guidance
included in current design manuals for the parameters being considered. The attached table
provides a summary of information gathered from design manuals commonly considered during
the design of public improvement projects.
History/Background:
The City of Iowa City recently adopted the Statewide Urban Design and Specifications (SUDAS)
Specifications Manual for use on public improvements within the City. In addition, the City is
considering adoption of the SUDAS Design Manual in the future. As part of the adoption of the
Design Manual, it is anticipated the City would develop supplemental design requirements that
provide revisions and additional information specific to the design of public improvements in
Iowa City. Following the determination of the City's desired design parameters, the information
would be incorporated as part of the City's supplemental design requirements.
Discussion of Solutions:
Staff has developed the proposed design parameters based on current design manuals and
previous direction from Council.
Recommendation:
Staff will be available for questions and discussion at the July 171^ Work Session, where this
topic will be on the agenda for Council consideration.
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Selected Information From Relevent Design Manuals Related to Street Design
AASHTO: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - "A Policy on Geometric Design of Hlghways and Streets'
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"Gulder Me Development ofB)cycle Focifitles - Fourth Edltbn"
ITE: Institute of Transportation Engineers -"Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach"
NACTO: National Association of Cry Transportation Offifais- "Urban Street Design Guide-
.."Urban
uide"••"Urban Bikeway Dew. Guide -Second Edltbn"
SUOAS: Statewide Urban Design and Specifications- "Design Guide"
Proposed
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PreferredAllowed
lane Width
10'
11'
9'-13'
10'-12'
30'-11'
10'-12'
Minimum 11' lane for transit
Mlnimum ll' lane for curbside bus lane
Curb Offset
I.S.
0'
1'-2'preferred
Limited information
Umited Information
2' - 3' preferred
Wallowed
1.5'- T acceptable
6' >i.5m 25m mph
I p h 3' ( p
Where establishing a full -width clear zone in an
Strict sea rzone or minimum offset is not a
Clear Zone/Edge2one
le
less)
1.5'
urba n a rea is not practical due to right-of-way
Edge Zone: 1.5'minimum
Object Seetback: 3' preferred, 1.5'acceptabie
constraints, consideration should be given to
required feature In urban environments
establishing a reduced clear
zone or Incorporating as many clear -zona
concepts as radial, such as removing roadside
2' buffer behind curb recommended
Clear Zone: O' -10' preferred,
8'
objects or making them cashworthy
Sone:
cceptaef
ble
Curb Radius
10' Paved
25' Unpaved
5'to 50'
10'-30'
30'- IS' standard
15'-30'or more
10. to 15' typical
Design Speed
25 mph
25 mph
20 mph -30 mph for local
25 to 35 mph
Target speed =Design Speed =Posted Speed
Design speed a(posted speed t 5 on ph)preferred
30 mph or higher for collector
35 mph nazi for arterial
Design speed- Posted speed acceptable
30 mph -60 mph for arterial
30 mph maximum for collector or local streets
On -Street Parking
B.
J'
T. 11'
T'-8'
]'-B'
B'-30'preferred
7.5'. 30' acceptable
StreetTrees
B'
6'
Streettrees acceptable In some situations
e'prefered
Umited information, but generally supportive of
Street trees allowed in some situations
Parkway Width
Yellowed
infusing street trees
Bike lane Width
6'
S'
'S'preferred
6'recommended
••6' deslred minimum
5' preferred
5' minimum
Sidewalk
6'
5'
Limited Information, but generally supportive of
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5'-12'
S' preferred
10' ane side - arterial)
8'fone side arterial)
includingsidewalks
1
d'minimum
AASHTO: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials - "A Policy on Geometric Design of Hlghways and Streets'
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"Gulder Me Development ofB)cycle Focifitles - Fourth Edltbn"
ITE: Institute of Transportation Engineers -"Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares: A Context Sensitive Approach"
NACTO: National Association of Cry Transportation Offifais- "Urban Street Design Guide-
.."Urban
uide"••"Urban Bikeway Dew. Guide -Second Edltbn"
SUOAS: Statewide Urban Design and Specifications- "Design Guide"
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Roadway Design Parameters
City Council Work Session
May 29, 2018
Lane Width
Recommended Width
— 10'
Recommended Alternative Situation
— 11'
— On transit or truck route without a bike lane buffer
Allowed
— Shared lanes on local streets
— Based on pavement width, not lane width
— Current options
• 22'
— two-way traffic and
parking
on one
side
• 26'
— two-way traffic and
parking
on one
side
• 28' — two-way traffic and parking on two sides
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Curb Offset
Preferred Width
— 1.5'
Allowable Width
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— When bike lane, parking or other buffer area is provided
Clear Zone
Preferred Minimum Width
— 6' on streets with speed limit greater than 25 mph
— 3' on streets with speed limit of 25 mph or less
• Minimum
— 1.5'
• Allowed Deviations
— As required by funding source
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Curb Radius
Paved Corners
— 10' Radius
— Downtown area
Unpaved Corners
— 25' Radius
— Outside of Downtown area
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Speed Limit
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• Preferred
— 8' Lane
• Minimum
— 7' Lane
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Street Trees
(Re)Development Requirement
Preferred Minimum Parkway
— 9' Width
Minimum Parkway
— 6' Width
— Limited options
Limitations
— Overhead utility lines
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Per Master Plan
Preferred
— 6' Width
Minimum
— 5' Width
Buffered
— 7.5' Width
Separated
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Sidewalk
• Minimum
— 5' Width
Preferred (Collectors and Arterials)
— 6' Width
Arterials
— 10' Width
— One side
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PENDING CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION TOPICS
July 11, 2018
August 7"', 2018
1. Consider increasing the salary and benefits for Council members effective January 1, 2020
2. Consider elevating hourly staff wages to $15/hour or more within two years
3. Review purpose statement for the social justice and racial equity grant program
August 21", 2018
1. Review 2016 and 2017 Police Department traffic stop data with Dr. Chris Barnum of St. Ambrose
University
2. Pre -budget kick-off discussion
Strategic Plan Actions Requiring Initial City Council Direction:
1. Undertake a comprehensive assessment of the current public transit system and implement changes to assure
that the service best meets the needs of the entire community
2. Through cooperation with the Iowa City School District, Iowa Workforce Development, Kirkwood
Community College, Iowa Works, and others, increase opportunities for marginalized populations and low-
income individuals to obtain access to skills training and good jobs
3. Improve collaborative problem -solving with governmental entities in the region on topics of shared interest
4. Explore expanded use of a racial equity toolkit within City government, embedding it within city
department and Council levels
Other Topics:
1. Joint meeting with the Telecommunications Commission
2. Discuss Council Member appointments to committees (term limits)
3. Review alternative revenue sources
4. Consider a plan for rubberized surfacing at park playgrounds and develop strategies to address equity gaps
noted in the Parks Master Plan and plan for the equitable distribution of destination parks within an easy and
safe distance of all residents. (request Parks Commission to discuss first)
5. Joint meeting the Johnson County Board of Supervisors (Scheduled for September 18"i, 2018)
6. Review of RFC Form Based Code, including density bonus provisions and height allowances
7. Review solar feasibility study
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Every mayor and governor wants to attract hi -tech jobs. And why not? Depending on the nature of
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But too few elected officials have taken the time to learn how hi -tech companies start up, how
they thrive, and how government can best assist them - without overspending on a few big deals.
Getting policy right is critical for high-tech success. It's more complicated and volatile than the
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often neglected by policymakers and shortchanged by incentive programmes.
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A regional government asks: which industry sectors are we already comparatively good at? Which
of those sectors have the best futures? How can our public systems help those promising firms
grow? Do they need export assistance? Customised training? Technology diffusion? More
engineering -school graduates?
There are some simple fixes that could go a long way.
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emerging technologies with more speculative prospects. This was North Carolina's successful
strategy from the 1950s until the mid-199os. Making no big bets on any one company, the state
invested in all levels of education, created its community college system and upgraded the state
universities. It also focused on highway upgrades and other infrastructure investments.
The state followed up with targeted investments such as the North Carolina Biotechnology
Center, which especially benefited the Research Triangle Region. The centre wasn't created for
one company; its programmes provided an umbrella for a range of activities that promoted
collaboration and commercialisation, such as offering small amounts of seed money to enable
companies to test ideas, and convening diverse groups to respond to larger funding opportunities.
Rather than defining biotechnology narrowly, it supported biomaterials, bioelectronics and
biofuels.
Though even North Carolina can stray from the wisdom of its history. Despite the Triangle's
steady success, the state would later abandon its patient approach and go buffalo hunting for hi -
tech jobs. After secret negotiations and a one -day legislative session, in 2004 it gave Dell a
package worth almost a quarter of a billion dollars. Five years later, the plant, a so-called
screwdriver shop that assembled components imported from Asia (ie its supply chain was not in-
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The Tesla Gigafactory is being built in Nevada thanks to one of the
recent tax -break "megadeals" awarded by cities and states
Photograph: Teslarati.com
When North Carolina got it right, it bolstered public systems to help young companies.
Investments like these succeed because they jump-start what academics call the agglomeration
economies that benefit local firms. That is, as clusters of small firms grow in an area, government
assistance can help grow the scientific talent pool, the entrepreneurial skills base and other key
inputs. Some companies won't make it, while others will thrive and grow the whole industry - but
taxpayers won't lose on any one big bet.
Austin, Texas, currently the hottest tech -led economy in the US, provides a model: there, local
entrepreneurs became local champions, creating early incubators, reinvesting their gains and
working with local government. George Kozmetsky is perhaps Austin's most famous champion:
before his death in 2003, he helped develop more than loo tech -based companies, including Dell
and Teledyne Technologies. He also held business -school positions at the University of Texas for
more than 35 years.
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rooted in an informed analysis of local strengths and weaknesses and market potential. Informed
by that analysis, incentives to individual firms may make sense, along with the investments in
public goods intended to benefit many employers.
This is a strategy for the long term, but arguably a much safer and more effective use of
government funds. Plus it uses the tax revenue of current local citizens for their own benefit.
Maryann Feldman is the Heninger distinguished professor in the Department of Public Policy at the
University of North Carolina, and director at the Center for Innovative and Prosperous Economies at
the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
Greg LeRoy directs Good Jobs First, a nonprofit watchdoggroup on economic development
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Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County
322 East Second Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Email: tachenbach@htfjc.org Website: www.htfj'c.org
Office: 319.358.0212 Fax: 319.358.0053
Board ofDirectors
Bob Dvorsky, Przddent Date: June 30, 2018 l
State Senator; 37"Diddd To: Tracy Hightshoe
Ellen Habel, Pmsidd#Bled From: Tracey Achenbach, Executive Director,
CityofCoraly& Re: Report on Iowa City FY17/18 Affordable Housing Funding
Ron Mavrias, Semiag
Pdaate G'fivn Thank you for again for the opportunity to report on the utilization of the funding that
John warren, Tmsurer the City of Iowa City provided to the Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County (HTFJC)
Began KDV in FY17 and FYI 8. As you are aware, the amount totaled $825,000. The City's
--- -~ ------"--- funding, combined with the significant dollars that HTJC receives from the County
sitnon Andre.., Gy afloma Board of Supervisors and the State housing trust fund program, as well as the funding
Ciro received from Cities of North Liberty and Coralville, enables HTFJC to make
Jerry Anthony, Unhyrsiry of substantial awards toward affordable, sustainable housing projects or programs.
lora, Urban & Regional Planning
Robert -Brooks, Pdaate Citign As reported to you in March, the HTFJC Board made $248,000 available in the March
Molly Brown, 01bBank ar round and received five applications from local entities or organizations. Funding
Trust Co, awards included projects conducting rehabilitation activities on rental properties owned
Bob sums, Bans ds'Bnrns, by Prelude and The Housing Fellowship, all located in Iowa City. In addition, awards
LC made to Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity's Helping Hands and Inside Out's Returning
Citizen programs may include assisting owners and renters in Iowa City. We also
Ctissy CwganelR, ShelferHoure accepted applications for funding and made awards in June. The Shelter House Cross
Maryann Dennis, l:><-0j/ido Park Project (FUSE) was awarded a loan of $425,000 to help with rising construction
The Homing Fellamship costs, and $25,000 was awarded to the Iowa City Home Builders Association
Kirsten Frey, Kennedy, Guise, Remodeler's Council to assist senior homeowners with repairs on their homes. The
Frey andGelner Shelter House project is located in Iowa City, and homeowners in Iowa City are eligible
Steve Gonion, AMManagment for the funding made available through the RBA's project.
Steve Long, Eagla View Partners
Your funding has provided me some flexibility as to how/when I utilize state housing
Tracey Mulcahey, City of Nath trust fund dollars and our own funds, which I appreciate. In addition, because City
UWty funds may be awarded as grants, it provides the HTFJC Board of Directors more
Phil O'Brien, UrhanAeres Real flexibility to award grants if projects demonstrate a need for them. At this time, HTFJC
Estate has dedicated all of the City of Iowa City affordable housing funding awarded to
HTFJC. As of June 30,2018,$468,464 has been paid out, and the remaining $356,536
Scott Schroeder, M017ut0+m has been obligated to projects yet to request payment from HTFJC. Projects utilizing
Bank City of Iowa City funds are estimated to assist a total of 82 households, of which eight
Rod Sullivan, Joknsor County are owners and 74 renters. New construction projects will assist 53 households, and
Board ofsnpervlrorr rehabilitation projects will assist 29. For your information, I have included a
Larry Wilson, University Heights spreadsheet that I use to track projects and the funding sources obligated to each one.
01*11 Staff Thank you for your dedication to creating so much more affordable housing opportunity
in Iowa City. Please express my gratitude to the Mayor, City Council and other staff
Tracey Achenbach, for their continued commitment to improve the lives of so many low -to -moderate
Executive Director income residents of Iowa City.
Casey Cooper
Operations Coordinator
As of June 30, 2018
Total
County
City of IC
NL/Coralvilee/HTF
PAID OUT
IVHH Coralville Lot
$
24,000
$
20,000
$
4,000
IVHH Hills Lots
$
104,000
$
52,000
$
52,000
IVHH Iowa City Lot
$
30,000
$
15,832
$
14,168
Reach for Your Potential
$
75,000
$
37,500
$
37,500
Shelter House Winter Shelter
$
10,000
$
10,000
Inside Out Re-entry
$
15,000
$
15,000
IVHH Hills Builds
$
32,000
$
16,000
$
-
IVHH Iowa City Build Const.
$
15,000
$
10,000
$
5,000
ECICOG Rural Rehab
$
35,000
$
35,000
City of IC Healthy Homes Grant
$
75,000
$
6,437
IVHH N Governor Lot Purchase
$
40,000
$
20,000
$
20,000
$
-
Saddlebrook Meadows Dev
$
75,000
$
25,000
$
25,000
$
-
Reach Student Build Project
$
60,000
$
32,837
$
27,163
Shelter House - FUSE
$
463,204
$
364,795
$
-
PAID OUT AS OF 6/30/18
$
1,053,204
1$
170,500
1 $
468,464
$
206,268
AWARDED / NOT PAID OUT
City of IC Healthy Homes Grant
See Above
$
50,000
$
18,563
Saddlebrook Meadows Dev
See Above
$
12,500
$
12,500
$
-
THF -Del Rey
$
800,000
$
550,000
$
160,000
$
90,000
CHI, Inc. Penn Oaks
$
325,000
$
275,000
$
50,000
Shelter House - FUSE
See Above
$
60,205
$
38,204
IVHH Hills Builds
See
Above
$
16,000
City of Coralville Rehab
$
50,000
$
25,000
$
25,000
ECICOG Rural Rehab
$
52,000
$
52,000
THF 2018 Rental Rehab
$
61,759
$
15,000
$
15,000
$
31,759
Inside Out Returning Citizen 2018
$
12,500
$
12,500
Prelude
$
38,400
$
10,200
$
10,000
$
18,200
IVHH Helping Hands
$
22,500
$
22,500
Shelter House Fuse 2018 Award
$
425,000
$
141,800
$
38,831
$
244,369
HBA Remodelers Rehab Project
$
25,000.00
$
10,000
$
15,000
REMAINING TO PAYOUT
$ 1,812,159
$
1.029,500
$
356,536 Is
634.095
TOTAL $ 2,865,363 $ 1,200,000 1 $ 825,000 $ 840,363
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From: Andrew Schultz <aschultz999@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2018 9:36 AM
To: Chad.Dolan@dnr.iowa.gov, Jeff.Harrison@dnr.iowa.gov, Shawn.Meier@dnr.iowa.gov
Cc: contactus@ci.davenport.ia.us; mayor.info@ci.davenport.ia.us; Council;
iowacci@iowacci.org; Kflack@downrangeexcursions.org; news@wgad.com;
news@kwgc.com; mlopez@whbf.com; newsroom@gctimes.com
Subject: Crow Creek W.A. Lake
Dear Mr. Dolan, Harrison and Meier,
I am writing you with great concerns about Crow Creek W.A, Section 25 at Hwy 965 & 61
(htto://www.iowadnr.eov/idnr/FishinafWhere-to-Fish/Lakes-Ponds-Reservoirs/LakeDetails/lakeCode/CCP82)
It is a shame that people don't apply the carry in carry out law of the land, so to speak. I spoke with one of the
conservation officers last year and just can't understand why there cannot be a dumpster of some sort placed in
the parking area? When I spoke with a conservation officer last year he informed me that it wasn't in the
budget. It is my belief that placement of a dumpster would help/give incentive to such individuals in policing
up their trash and trying to preserve the area. I understand that it wasn't in the budget last year, what can we do
about this problem?
Crow Creek W.A. Lake - Iowa DNR
www.iowad n r.00v
e Iowa's natural resources plates include the state bird and
flower, pheasant, eagle, buck and a Brook trout. Support
conservation in Iowa by buying a natural resource plate for
your vehicle.
In addition, people are still drinking alcohol there especially some minors and the trash is ending up all over on
the shore and even on the water. Some of us fisherman that go there do try with conservation for future
generations in mind as we take garbage bags, pick up after others and remove the derbies. I also know with my
discussion last year with the conservation officer, that we could lose the opportunity to go there and enjoy the
wildlife area and that is something I don't want to see.
I even reached out to Team Marlboro as they are going across the land and placing trash cans, known as "Stand
For The Land" program, however it is hard to say when they will reach this area. This issue is very important
not only to other fisherman, families, the wildlife and myself, but should be something that needs to become a
priority, so that our efforts in preserving this area for future generations can be accomplished.
For your information, I have also cc'd the mayor, the city council, the governor, Team Marlboro "Stand For The
Land", and various other organizations with a copy of this email. As I know that the IOWA DNR cannot do
this alone without the support of other individuals and organizations.
I am a US Army Disabled Veteran and this is not what I served for, "Let's make a difference"!
o Chad Dolan, Fisheries Biologist; 319-694-2430; Chad.Dolan(iOnniowa.eov
o Jeff Harrison, Conservation Officer; 563-349-9418; Jeff.Harrison(a,dnr.iowa.gov
o Shawn Meier, Conservation Officer; 319-653-1637; Shawn.Meier(@,dnr.iowa.gov
o City of Davenport, IA; (563) 326-7711; contactusaci.davgnport.ia.us
o Davenport Mayor; 563-326-7701; mayor.info(&,ci.davenport.ia.us
o Davenport City Counsel; 563-888-2066; council(d,)iowa-city.org
Sincerely,
William A Schultz
2415 E 50th St., Apt. 3
Davenport, IA 52807
563-499-4818
aschultz999(a,hotmail.com
Iowa City Police Department and University of Iowa DPS
Bar Check Report - June, 2018
The purpose of the Bar Check Report is to track the performance of Iowa City liquor license establishments in
monitoring their patrons for violations of Iowa City's ordinances on Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age
(PAULA) and Persons Under the Legal Age in Licensed or Permitted Establishments (Under 21). Bar checks are
defined by resolution as an officer -initiated check of a liquor establishment for PAULA or other alcohol related
violations. This includes checks done as part of directed checks of designated liquor establishments, and checks
initiated by officers as part of their routine duties. It does not include officer responses to calls for service.
The bar check ratios are calculated by dividing the number of citations issued to the patrons at that
establishment during the relevant period of time by the number of bar checks performed during the same period
I of time. The resulting PAULA ratio holds special significance to those establishments with exception certificates,
entertainment venue status, or split venues, in that they risk losing their special status if at any time their PAULA
ratio exceeds .25 for the trailing 12 months. Note, while the resolution requires that bar checks and citations of
the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) be included in these statistics, the DPS ceased performing
bar checks and issuing these citations to patrons in Mav of 2014.
Previous 12 Months Top 10
Under 21 Citations PAULA Citations
3usiness Name Visits Citations Ratio I Business Name Visits Citations Ratio
Summit. [The]
63
66
1.0476190
Bo -James
18
21
1.1666667
Vine Tavern, [The]
19
19
1.0000000
Airliner
41
38
0.9268293
Fieldhouse
69
44
0.6376812
Summit. [The]
63
49
0.7777778
Sports Column
53
31
0.5849057
Fieldhouse
69
41
0.5942029
Martini's
52
30
0.5769231
Sports Column
53
27
0.5094340
Eden Lounge
46
25
0.5434783
Nine Tavern, [The]
19
8
0.4210526
Union Bar
80
36
0.4500000
(Martini's
52
18
0.3461538
Airliner
41
17
0.4146341
Union Bar
80
26
0.3250000
DC's
40
13
0.3250000
IDC's
40
5
0.1250000
Pints
13
3
0.2307692
,Brothers Bar & Grill, [It's]
66
6
0.0909091
Only those establishments
with at
least 10 bar checks are listed in the chart above.
Current Month Top 10
j Under
21 Citations
PAULA
Citations
business Name
Visits
Citations
Ratio
Business Name
Visits
io
Vine Tavern, [The]
1
5
5.0000000
Vine Tavern, [The]
1
3
3.0000000
Pints
1
3
3.0000000
,Brothers Bar & Grill, [It's]
1
2
2.0000000
Airliner
3
5
1.6666667
DC's
1
2
2.0000000
Bo -James
1
1
1.0000000
Airliner
3
2
0.6666667
`exception to 21 ordinance Page 1 of 5
Iowa City Police Department
and University of Iowa DPS
Bar Check Report - June, 2018
Possession of Alcohol Under the Legal Age (PAULA) Under 21 Charges
Numbers are reflective of
Iowa City Police activity and
University
of Iowa Police
Activity
Business Name
Monthly Totals
Prev 12
Month Totals
Under2l
PAULA
Bar
I
Bar
I
Ratio
Ratio
Checks
Under2l
}
PAULA
Checksl
Under2l
PAULA
(Prev 12 Mo)
}
(Prev 12 Mo)
2 Dogs Pub
0
0
0
Airliner
3
5
2
41
17
38
0.414634
0.926829
American Legion
0
0
0
Apres Wine Bar & Bistro
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Bardot Iowa
0
0
0
9
1
1
0.111111
0.111111
Baroncini-
0
0
0
Basta
0
0
0
Big Grove Brewery
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
Blackstone-
' 0
0
0
Blue Moose-
1
i 0
0
16
0
0
0
0
Bluebird Diner
0
0
0
Bo -lames
1
0
1
18
0
21
0
1.166667
Bread Garden Market & Bakery^'
0
0
0
Brothers Bar & Grill, [It's]
1
0
I
2
66
1
6
0.015152
0.090909
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
0
0
0
Cactus 2 Mexican Grill (314 E Burlington)
0
0
0
7
0
14
0
2
Cactus Mexican Grill (245 s. Gilbert)
0
0
0
8
0
9
0
1.125
Caliente Night Club
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Carl & Ernie's Pub & Grill
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Carlos O'Kelly's-
0
0
0
Chipotle Mexican Grill
0
0
0
Clarion Highlander Hotel
0
0
0
Clinton St Social Club
0
0
0
Club Car, [The]
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Coach's Corner
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
-exception to 21 ordinance
Page
2 of 5
Business Name Monthly Totals I
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Prev 12 Month Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Under 21 PAULA
Ratio Ratio
(Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo)
Colonial Lanes- 0
0
0
Dave's Foxhead Tavern 0
0
0
DC's 1
0
2
40
13
5
0.325
0.125
Deadwood, [The] I 0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Donnelly's Pub 0 1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Dublin Underground, [The] 0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Eagle's, [Fraternal Order of] 0
0
0
j
Eden Lounge 1
0
0
46
25
2
0.543478
0.043478
EI Banditos 0
0
0
EI Cactus Mexican Cuisine 0
0
0
EI Dorado Mexican Restaurant 0
0
0
EI Patron 0
0
0
EI Ranchero Mexican Restaurant 0
0
0
Elks 4590, [BPO] 0
0
0
Englert Theatre- 0
0
0
Fieldhouse 0
0
0
69
44
41
0.637681
0.594203
FilmScene 0
0
0
First Avenue Club- 0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
Formosa Asian Cuisine" 0
0
0
Gabes` 0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
George's Buffet 0
0
0
Givanni's" 0
0
0
Graze- 0
0
0
Grizzly's South Side Pub j 0
0
0
Hilltop Lounge, [The] 0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Howling Dogs Bistro 0
0
0
India Cafe 0
0
0
Jimmy Jack's Rib Shack 0
0
0
Jobsite 0
0
0
Joe's Place 0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
Joseph's Steak House- 0
0
0
Los Portales 0
0
0
"exception to 21 ordinance Page 3 of 5
Business Name
MonthlV Totals
Bar
Under2l PAULA
Checks
Prev 12 Month Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Under2l PAULA
Ratio Ratio
(Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo)
Martini's 0
0
0
52
30
18
0.576923
0.346154
Masala 0
0
0
Mekong Restaurant" 0
0
0
Micky's- 0
0
0
Mill Restaurant, [The]" 0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Moose, [Loyal Order of] 0
0
0
Mosleys 0
0
0
Motley Cow Cafe" 0
0
0
Noodles & Company- 0
0
0
Old Capitol Brew Works 0
0
0
One -Twenty -Six 0
0
0
Orchard Green Restaurant" 0
0
0
Oyama Sushi Japanese Restaurant 0
0
0
Pagliai's Pizza" 0
0
0
Panchero's (Clinton St)" 0
0
0
Panchero's Grill (Riverside Dr)- 0
0
0
Pints 1
3
0
13
3
0
0.230769
0
Pit Smokehouse- 0
0
0
Pizza Arcade 0
0
0
Pizza Hut" 0
0
0
Quinton's Bar & Deli 0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Ridge Pub 0
0
0
Riverside Theatre- 0
0
0
Saloon- 0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Sam's Pizza 0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Sanctuary Restaurant, [The] 0
0
0
Shakespeare's 0
0
0
Sheraton 0
0
0
Short's Burger & Shine- 0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Short's Burger Eastside 0
111
0
0
Sonnys Tap 1
0
0
5
0
0
0
0'
Sports Column 0
0
0
53
31
27
0.584906
0.509434
`exception to 21 ordinance Page 4 of 5
Business Name
Monthly Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Prev 12 Month Totals
Bar Under2l PAULA
Checks
Under2l PAULA
Ratio Ratio
(Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo)
Studio 13 0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
Summit. [The] 0
0
0
63
66
49
1.047619
0.777778
Sushi Popo 0
0
0
Szechuan House 0
111
0
0
Takanami Restaurant- 0
0
0
TCB 0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
Thai Flavors 0
0
0
Thai Spice 0
0
0
Times Club @ Prairie Lights 0
0
0
Trumpet Blossom Cafe 0
0
0
Union Bar 1
0
0
80
36
26
0.45
0.325
VFW Post 43949 0
0
0
Vine Tavern, [The] 1
5
3
19
19
8
1
0.421053
Wig & Pen Pizza Pub- � 0
0
0
Yacht Club, [Iowa City]- 0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
Yen Ching 0
0
0
TMariks Noodle House 0
0
0
Off Premise
Monthly Totals Prev 12 Month Totals Under2l PAULA
Bar Under2l PAULA Bar Under2l PAULA Ratio Ratio
Checks Checks (Prev 12 Mo) (Prev 12 Mo)
Totals 1 12 1 13
Grand Totals
,711111111111I[El
10
663 I
286
I 265
0
0 I
1
0
I 0
10 1 1 265
0.431373 1 0.399698
0 1 0
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1826
(3191356-5000
(319)356-5009 FAX
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July 6, 2018
TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Assistant Superintendent —Wastewater
Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby
certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Assistant
Superintendent — Wastewater.
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Maintenance Worker III — Wastewater
Collections
Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby
certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Maintenance Worker
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RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination — Maintenance Worker II — Water Service
Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council
RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - Maintenance Worker I - Parks
Under the authority of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, I do hereby
certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Maintenance Worker
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From: Sarah Cupp <smcupp0902@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2018 4:39 PM
To: Peggy Loveless
Subject: Spots available for class this week -- Adult Mental Health First Aid
Attachments: Overview MHFA Class (1).doc; MHFAflyer_Aug6-8_2018-JohnCo.pdf; MHFAflyer_July10_
13_2018-JohnCo.pdf
** Adult Mental Health First Aid Class this week on Tuesday and Friday. Spots are still
available, so please show up and email Peggy if you will be there at <
mhedspecialists(cbg-mail.com >. ***
Two upcoming Mental Health First Aid Classes in July and August, please sign up now if
you plan to attend. Classes are offered at no cost thanks to support from the from the
Mental Health & Disability Services of the East Center Region. Classes are 2 -days in the
afternoon Tuesday, July 10th & Friday, July 13th from 12:30 - 5:30 pm OR Monday, August
6th & Wednesday, August 8th from 12:30 - 5:30 pm. Please see attached flyer and help us
spread the flyer to others who could be interested. Please email the instructor Peggy
Loveless to sign up at <mhedspecialists0gmail.com>.
Continuing education credits or CEUs are available upon request, please contact Peggy
about those as well.
July Class
What: Adult Mental Health First Aid Course
When: Tuesday, July loth and Friday. July 13th
Time: 12:30 - 5:30 pm
Where: Johnson County Health and Human Services Building - 855 S. Dubuque St., Iowa
City, IA
How: Email Peggy Loveless at <mhedspecialists gmail.com> to sign up
Cost: No cost to participants, but advance sign up is required
August Class
What: Adult Mental Health First Aid Course
When: Monday. August 6th and Wednesday. August 8th
Time: 12:30 - 5:30 pm
Where: Johnson County Health and Human Services Building - 855 S. Dubuque St., Iowa
City, IA
How: Email Peggy Loveless at <mhedspecialistsOgmail.com> to sign up
Cost: No cost to participants, but advance sign up is required
More Information -- https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
Thank you,
Peggy Loveless, Ph.D.
Mental Health Education Specialists
Mental Health First Aid Trainer
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What is Mental Health First Aid?
The Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program is an interactive 8 -hour certification class
that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems,
builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common treatments.
Specifically, participants learn:
• The potential risk factors and warning signs for a range of mental health problems,
including: depression, anxiety/trauma, psychosis and psychotic disorders, eating
disorders, substance use disorders, and self -injury,
• An understanding of the prevalence of various mental health disorders in the U.S.
and the need for reduced stigma in their communities,
• A 5 -step action plan encompassing the skills, resources and knowledge to assess
the situation, to select and implement appropriate interventions, and to help the
individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional care,
• The appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help resources available to help
someone with a mental health problem.
Similar to CPR, you will become certified as a Mental Health First Aider
Who should become a Mental Health First Aider? All of the following will probably
be in church congregations — so all applyl Rather than list all below, I would say—
everyone from your church/synagogue/temple%tc. because they include (use
following list)
Participants for each training vary, but include hospitals and federally qualified health
centers, state policymakers, employers and chambers of commerce, faith communities,
school personnel, state police and corrections staff, nursing home staff, mental health
authorized support staff, young people, families, and the general public.
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More Information on this Evidence Based Class
https://www.mentalheaIthfirstaid.org/cs/
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CLASS
You are more likely to encounter someone in an emotional or mental crisis than someone
having a heart attack.
Anyone can take the Mental Health First Aid course — from professionals to caring
community members.
Sometimes, first aid isn't
a bandage,
or CPR,
or the Heimlich,
or calling 911.
Sometimes, first aid is
YOU!
Someone you know could be experiencing
a mental illness or crisis. You can help them.
Mental Health First Aid teaches a 5 -step action plan to offer initial help to people
with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and conned them
with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self-help care. Anyone can takr
Mental Health First Aid including primary care professionals, nurses, educators,
nurse educators, social workers, state policymakers, volunteers, families,
and the general public.
Sometimes, the best first aid is you.
Take the course, save a life, strengthen
your community.
SA
I
MENTAL
HEALTH
FIRST AID
July 2018 Training- Johnson County Services Building
Tuesday, July 10 and Friday, July 13; 12:30pm-5:30pm — CEUs available!
Attendance at all classes are required to be certified and earn CEUs
Instructor: Peggy Loveless, Ph.D., Mental Health Education Specialist-
PRE-ENROLLMENT
pecialismPRE-ENROLLMENT IS REQUIREM11
Contact: Peggy Lovail.co C
mhedspe
Phone:
319s 30.984 il.com;
Phone: 319.530.9847 s
NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS — SPONSORED BY
Mental Health/Disabilities Services of the East Central Region
Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Listen nonjudgmentally
Give reassurance and information
Encourage appropriate professional help
Encourage sell -help and other support strategies
M
FULL ATTENDANCE AT BOTH CLASSES IS MANDATORY TO EARN A
CERTIFICATE OR CEUs.
CEUs/CEHs: Approved for nurses 0.89 CEUs through Kirkwood Community
College, IBN Provider #30. Social workers will receive a certificate of
completion for 8.9 contact hours. Other allied health professionals are advised
to consult the governing rules of their boards to determine if appropriate
subject matter criteria will apply. A course evaluation will be available upon
program completion.
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CLASS
You are more likely to encounter someone in an emotional or mental crisis than someone
having a heart attack.
Anyone can take the Mental Health First Aid course — from professionals to caring
community members.
Sometimes, first aid isn't
a bandage,
or CPR,
or the Heimlich,
or calling 911.
Sometimes, first aid is
YOU!
Someone you know could be experiencing
a mental illness or crisis. You can help them.
Mental Health First Aid teaches a 5 -step action plan to offer initial help to people
with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and conned them
with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self-help care. Anyone can take
Mental Health First Aid including primary care professionals, nurses, educators,
nurse educators, social workers, state policymakers, volunteers, families,
and the general public.
Sometimes, the best first aid is you.
Take the course, save a life, strengthen
your community.
SA
MENTAL
HEALTH
FIRST AID
August 2018 Training- Johnson County Services Building
Monday, August 6 and Wednesday, Aug 8; 12:30pm-5:30pm — CEUs available!
Attendance at all classes are required to be certified and earn CEUs
Instructor: Peggv Loveless, Ph.D., Mental Health Education Specialists
PRE -ENROLLMENT IS REQUIREDIII
Contact: Peggy Loveless:
mhedspecialists(ftmaiLcom;
Phone: 319.530.9847
NO COST TO PARTICIPANTS — SPONSORED BY
Mental Health/Disabilities Services of the East Central
Assess for risk of suicide or harm
Listen nonjcdgmentalty
(live reassurance and information
Encourage appropriate professional help
Encourage self-help and other support strategies
FULL ATTENDANCE AT BOTH CLASSES IS MANDATORY TO EARN A
CERTIFICATE OR CEUs.
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MINUTES PRELIMINARY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
EMMA J. HARVAT HALL i
JUNE 14, 2018
MEMBERS PRESENT: Thomas Agran, Esther Baker, Kevin Boyd, Zach Builta, Gosia
Clore, Sharon DeGraw, G. T. Karr, Cecile Kuenzli, Pam Michaud,
Ginalie Swaim, Frank Wagner
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow
OTHERS PRESENT: Rachel Klepper, Karen Leigh, Quentin Pitzen, Alex Schmidt, Lee
Shope, Alicia Trimble
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action)
CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Swaim called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m
Swaim welcomed Pitzen, chosen to be the new at -large representative, and Lee Shope, to be
the new Woodlawn representative.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA:
There was none.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS:
519 North Johnson Street.
Wagner recused himself from consideration of this certificate.
Bristow said this small foursquare is in the Goosetown/Horace Mann Conservation District and
is right across from the Preucil School of Music. She said it has a nice, simple exterior design.
Bristow said the house has aluminum siding and soffits that were put on around 1975. She said
that part of the new project is to match what would be underneath that siding. Bristow said that
as the owners open up the back, they would determine what the siding pattern is and any trim
details and match that.
Bristow stated that the drawings in the stapled handout are the updated drawings. She showed
images of this as well. Bristow said that is just kind of a conjecture of what the details might be,
because they could change.
Bristow showed the rear of the house where the addition will be attached. She said that in the
plan, there is a little bit of a recess and then a bump out, which is partly to be able to retain the
two windows. Bristow showed the window that will be moved out and relocated on the exterior
of the rear of the new addition.
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Bristow showed a view from the southwest corner. She showed where the addition will be
attached to the back of the house and will be set in from the corner. Bristow showed a view of
the northeast corner, which demonstrates that it is a nice, simple plan.
Bristow showed the site plan for the house. She stated that the addition will be completely
behind the house, as recommended by the guidelines. Bristow said that there is a small,
projecting bay that is the recess in the addition in order to protect the rear windows. She said
that then it extends back out, which is necessary to have enough room for the bedroom and
bathroom upstairs and the family room and bathroom downstairs.
Bristow showed the first floor plan, showing the bathroom bump out and the south side
projection. She showed the second floor, with a bedroom, bath, and closet.
Bristow showed some elevations. She pointed out that the siding detail could change,
depending on what is found underneath the aluminum siding. Bristow said that at this point,
there is not a plan to remove all of the aluminum siding. She said that is an assumption for the
future, with this owner or a future owner, and that is why what is originally there will be matched
Bristow said the windows will basically match the pattern of the house on the lower level. She
said they tend to be eight over one on the lower level and six over one on the upper level.
Bristow said this plan is going with the idea that many of these foursquares in Iowa City tend to
have some kind of a two-story rear addition that frequently has a sleeping porch on the second
floor. She said there will be extra windows on the second floor to allude to that kind of look.
Bristow said the shingles will be metal shingles to match the existing metal shingles, which are
not historic but are a recent addition.
Bristow showed the window that will be moved out to the exterior. She added that the dotted
line shows where the wall beyond the recess is to miss the windows.
Bristow said the foundation is stucco -coated, and the new foundation will match that. She
showed the recess on the south side to preserve the corner of the house and the bump out.
Bristow showed the north view. She said this view will not be seen by anyone except for
perhaps the neighbor, but the window patterning that looks appropriate for the house is
continued.
Bristow said that staff has not approved window material yet for any of the new windows. She
said staff also recommends that the siding and trim condition be reviewed and approved by at
least staff.
Kuenzli asked if it would be prohibitively expensive to remove the siding from the rest of the
house so that the whole thing would look more consistent. Bristow said that it would have a
cost, and it is not something that staff feels needs to be required as part of the project. She
stated that the owners have expressed interest in doing that eventually. Bristow said that
perhaps it could be done with the help of the preservation fund at some point.
Michaud asked about the three windows in the back and the allusion to the sleeping porch
concept. She asked if the owners have the option to not have the center window so they can
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have more flexible room usage. Bristow replied that it was not discussed, because the owners
wanted to go with the three -window plan.
Builta said that it looks like the addition will not be visible in the front of the building at all. He
asked if there is a street behind from which this will be visible. Bristow responded that it will be
visible from the south side. She said there is a street that goes in front of the house, and the
house is on a corner on a very small lot. Bristow showed the site plan and said that there is
currently a fence along the south side, although she did not know the plans for the fence. She
showed the view that would be seen from the other street.
Michaud asked if the setback from the rear would still be met. Bristow answered that the
owners did get permission from the Board of Adjustment to be able to do that, as stated in the
staff report. Agran said there is a garage along the back side, so it doesn't back up near a
house or is even visible from a house.
MOTION: Agran moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 519
North Johnson Street subject to the following conditions: siding and trim conditions are
approved by staff and window product information is approved by staff. Baker seconded
the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 10-0 (Wagner abstaining).
815 Brown Street
Bristow stated that this house is a little bungalow across from Happy Hollow Park. She said the
current application is to remove the original, historic brick chimney.
Bristow said a recent application was to replace the standing seam with new standing seam.
She said the house has an addition from 2009 that has the new standing seam. Bristow said
the application was approved, along with the removal of the modern, bare metal chimney.
Bristow said that at that time, the owners wanted to take down the historic chimney, because it
was deteriorated. She said staff talked to them first about having it repaired and the possibility
of using the preservation fund to help with that. Bristow said staff reached out to numerous
masons who have worked on historic projects, including quite a few chimney repairs and
reconstructions. She said that while the chimney is deteriorated - it needs some tuck pointing
and the concrete cap is completely gone - the biggest problem with the chimney is actually the
flashing of it.
Bristow said that what is used now for flashing is not quite as flexible as what used to be used.
She said it is difficult to require the use of copper on a metal roof where that combination of
metals could cause other, corrosive issues. Bristow said that none of the masons who actually
do this type of work would take this job. She said they did not think that they could flash it
enough to make it so that it wouldn't continue to leak. Bristow said that it has been leaking for
many years, damaging the plaster inside.
Bristow showed where the dormer meets the roof and the chimney overlaps a little bit in that
area. She said it is just a complicated area. Bristow said that after talking to the masons who
would be qualified to do this work but would not agree to do it, staff does recommend allowing
this chimney to come down.
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MOTION: Michaud moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at
815 Brown Street as presented in the application. DeGraw seconded the motion. The
motion carried on a vote of 11-0.
404 Brown Street
Bristow said this property would require an exception to the guidelines to allow for an attached
garage. She said that according to the zoning code, a garage is detached, technically, if it is
separated by a breezeway. Bristow said that the Commission has no such definition in the
guidelines, and it has been historically understood that if a garage is attached, it is attached,
and if it is not attached, it is detached.
Bristow said that at this point, staff is not necessarily going with the zoning code guidelines that
say that a breezeway actually detaches a garage. She said that for that reason, this project
would need an exception to the guidelines that staff feels is justified by the site conditions.
Bristow showed the house, which is in the Brown Street Historic District, and showed the site
condition. She said there is an extremely long lot and said that pretty much all the houses
within the two -block length are aligned with each other - being closer to the street and providing
for a large back yard. Bristow said that this house was built to align with the house next door,
which is much older. She said that puts it back toward the back of the lot. She showed where
the property line curves and showed the driveway that is shared with the neighbor to the north.
Bristow said that part of this project will mean that the owner will be getting an access easement
from the owner of the property to the east to go through what is now a paved driveway into their
driveway from the side. She said the result of that is that the garage doors will not be facing the
street, and no one but the neighbors will see them. Bristow said that part of the current
driveway will have the garage on it, and part of it will be reclaimed. She said there will be a
retaining wall around here, and the grade will be lifted to be equivalent with all of the grade
around the house. Bristow said that part of the driveway will still be maintained for the neighbor
to the north to use.
Bristow said that this site condition and the fact that this is so close to the rear of the house
means that this will still have a breezeway to connect it, but it would still be considered attached
to the Commission. She said staff believes that an exception to allow this is justified because of
the site.
Bristow showed the rear of the house. She showed the original part of the house and the two to
two and one-half story rear addition that goes along the back. Bristow said that the new
addition will not connect to any historic materials, so staff did not discuss removing anything, as
it is all part of an addition. She showed where it will connect to the door area.
Bristow showed a side porch and said this is also an addition and said it is part of the language
of the breezeway and the railing that are included in the garage. She showed the modern
railing and the area where the breezeway and garage will connect so that part of the rear deck
will still be accessible and usable.
Bristow said there are some shared new drawings handed out that are just slightly different from
the projected ones. She showed an image with the thickness of the roof eave being more like
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the porch roof on the front that will be mimicked for that overhang. Bristow said the breezeway
now has a screen door in it, and it will be open like the unconditioned space is for a breezeway.
Bristow pointed out the railing around the top of this. She said it would basically be treated kind
of like a flat roof porch. Bristow said the owner looked at an addition at 328 Brown Street, which
came before the Commission, as a kind of design inspiration. She said that maybe it would
allow the owners to have a green roof and a little more green space in the back yard also.
Bristow showed an image that has been replaced by a new, alternate drawing. She said that it
would be up to the Commission to decide if one is preferable to the other or to leave it open to
the applicant. Bristow said that one has a gang of four windows, and the other has paired
windows.
Bristow showed one of the views of the driveway. She said it shows that not a lot of the garage
will be visible anyway, and all of the details will match the house. Bristow commented that the
applicant is the same owner who did the previous additions and was very conscious of matching
the details and being considerate and sensitive to the design of the house.
Bristow showed a drawing of the south side of the garage with the connection point, which has
also changed. She said that the second door will no longer be as part of the garage because of
the fact that there is the screen door and the breezeway. Bristow said that the dark lines show
where the breezeway connects.
Bristow showed the north view and said that it only has one window because of the proximity of
the house to the north. She said it would keep car lights from shining into the house to the
north. Bristow said it will be up a little higher than the house to the north, so staff did not feel
that this side of the garage would need to have more windows.
Builta asked if the new garage design encompasses the railing enough that they would match
the railing or does it need to be specifically detailed. Bristow said that the drawings have
corrected that part of the recommended motion. She said that the railings would match the
other railings on the exterior, and the eave thickness has been corrected.
MOTION: Boyd moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 404
Brown Street as presented in the application or the renderings provided at the June 14
meeting through an exception to the guidelines allowing an attached garage because of
the unique conditions provided with the site and the existing setback with the following
conditions: window, door, and overhead door product material is approved by staff; and
trim details on the house such as a frieze board and water table are included to match
the house. Builta seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 11-0.
515 Clark Street
Bristow stated that this house is a little brick craftsman cottage in the Clark Street Conservation
District. She said that the house is single -story with a hip roof. Bristow said there are elements
of Prairie Style here - proportionally the overhang; the fact that the eaves are boxed; the hip
roof; the fact that it has clean, sharp details; and the front entry.
Bristow said that the current application is to remove the front entry patio and replace it with a
new, larger patio created with a concrete landscape block that has a faux limestone appearance
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and to also remove the site stairs and replace them with the same material. She showed an
image of the material installed in a retaining wall, which did not need to be reviewed, along the
driveway. Bristow showed some images of the design.
Bristow said that the front stoop is deteriorated. She said that the caps are degrading and need
to be recast. Bristow said there is some pulling away of the concrete from the brick. Bristow
said that at some point, the front part was re -pointed or reset, a really good example of a
modern technique used incorrectly on an historic material. She said that frequently masons will
put in the mortar now, and assume that modern, smooth hard brick allows one to wipe away the
excess mortar. Bristow said that just cannot be done with that historic brick. She said that is
why there are all of these mortar joints that do not look nice and tight.
Bristow said the step could be rebuilt. She said staff would then recommend pouring new
concrete steps and either re -pointing, resetting, reconstructing the wall in its original location.
Bristow said the applicant has also suggested that the stoop is not very usable and would be
better if it were enlarged. She said staff thinks there is a potential for designing a larger stoop
that could come before the Commission in materials appropriate for this project.
Bristow said that part of the issue with this particular project is the fact that this cottage is
constructed completely of brick, which has a very sharp, modular, regular pattern to it. She said
the stoop is a part of that. Bristow said that moving this over to make the stoop larger is not
something staff believes would degrade the historic character of the house. She said it would
still be in the same material with the same architectural reason for being there and use, and that
would be appropriate.
Bristow stated that the current design is to actually reconstruct it with a completely different
material. She said that it is not a material that has clean, sharp lines like brick does; it is a
material that is meant to look more natural. Bristow said it is not an architectural material; one
would not build a house out of this material, as it is a landscape block.
Bristow said the guidelines are very clear about the goal of historic preservation being to
preserve the historic character of the property. She said that is why many additions and
changes happen on the back. Bristow said that if a porch is put on a house where it might be
missing, one looks first to photographic evidence of what that porch might have been or
compares it to other houses that are similar. She said the goal is to maintain the same material
and the same architectural language.
Bristow said staff does not feel that replacing the existing stoop with this type of material
accomplishes that goal. She said it goes against the guidelines. Bristow said that the staff
report discusses the guidelines, how the different aspects of the project relate to them, and the
idea of using an exception. She said this house does not have the same situation of having a
unique site or a discussion of why the guidelines are unclear or other reasons why an exception
would be warranted.
Bristow stated that there is another part of this project, and that is the site stairs. She said that
site stairs are not discussed at all in the Commission's guidelines. Bristow said it comes under
the Commission's review, because a permit is required.
Bristow said that site stairs tend, in these historic districts, to be concrete or brick. She said that
there are some exceptions, but they are pretty rare. Bristow said that in some of the districts
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where there is a neighborhood with houses closer together and not on the big setback lots, they
really tend to be very regular.
Bristow showed images of streetscapes with stairs. She showed some on Oakland including a
house that uses landscape timbers and is interspersed with stairs and then yard. Bristow said
that interruption in the rhythm of the streetscape is really obvious and would be even more so
without all the vegetation.
Bristow said staff feels that this is replacing something that is very regular and has a rhythm to it
with a material that is much more natural in its contours in shape and form and doesn't really go
with the architecture of the house at all. She said staff would recommend against approval.
Bristow said that if the Commission decides not to approve this, the motion still needs to be
framed as a positive motion and then voted down.
Klapper said that she is the owner of this property. She said she looked into things that Bristow
had cited in her report and understands what she means about the rhythm and having it all
concrete.
Klapper said there are also a lot of examples in the neighborhood where there is a juxtaposition
of stone with brick, for example the Grant Wood house. She said that several of the other
homes in the area, such as the Moffitt houses on Kirkwood, have a mixture of stone and brick.
Klapper said that limestone is very characteristic of the neighborhood.
Klapper said the proposed material is manmade, but it looks very natural. She said she would
call it a happy juxtaposition of materials, not destroying an architectural character. Klapper said
she had a lot of great comments from neighbors after she took out the concrete driveway. She
said that people are really complimentary of the pavers.
Klapper said she was also very concerned, as with all her house projects, to decrease the storm
water runoff. She said she is kind of opposed to poured concrete, because it increases that
runoff. Klapper said she has received great comments from the neighbors about the retaining
wall and how nice it looks against the brick. She said that since this is a stoop, not really a
porch, she feels like it could have that juxtaposition.
Kuenzli asked if it would be less objectionable, for the reasons mentioned by Bristow, if say the
steps were made of the landscape faux limestone but the stoop still retained the brick structure
around it. She said that if one puts limestone, which is very thick and massive, around the
stoop, that really does indicate that this is a new product and there is a lot of it up there.
Boyd said that there are two things to talk about - the stoop and the steps. Swaim said she
thinks the site steps are sort of the prelude to the steps up to the stoop, and they work together
when they are of the same material.
Builta said he is not sure that this is so much about historic preservation as it is about what is
aesthetically pleasing. He said that is important, but in a historic preservation sense, there are
examples of this elsewhere.
Boyd said that to him, the stoop is clearly part of the property and part of what the Commission
has talked about. He said that it is one of the things that is highlighted in the report that was
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done highlighting this house. Boyd said it is very clearly part of the house and part of the
history. Boyd said that he can see both sides of the site stairs issue.
Schmidt, the contractor for this project, said he has been researching trying to find brick to
match. He showed the best match that he could find and said that it is very orange compared to
what is there now. Schmidt said if he replaces it with the best match, it will be a very stark
contrast to what is currently on the house.
Swaim asked Bristow to show again how much of the brick actually shows. Bristow said that
the whole side wall is brick. She said that it is hard to photograph right now, but it is the full
height to the ground in the back and also the shorter section to the ground.
Agran said he believes that it might be a different story if there was not an existing stoop on the
property. He said there are a few things going on here. Agran said there is interest in
expanding the stoop, which he thinks is okay since it doesn't hit the windows. He said that if
there was not a stoop there and this were new construction, he would be more inclined to be
open to the different material. Agran said that since there is something there already, he thinks
it should be made out of the brick.
Agran said it can also be nice to have a transition on the property. He said that there could be
limestone used in other areas or something that mimics the limestone or dressed stone as the
steps. Agran said there is an ability here to use the brick to expand the stoop. He said he is
open to the steps in the front being a different material.
Regarding the photograph of the brick to match, Agran said that some of that brick does match
okay. He said it may be possible to salvage and splice in some of the old brick if some of it is in
decent shape. Agran said he is sympathetic to the storm water runoff issue. He said there may
be a way to have a hybrid situation here on the property.
Bristow said that for a project on a brick house, first staff has worked hard to push contractors to
find matches. She said that so far they have never failed to locate a good match, with the
exception of the addition at 328 Brown Street, which was built of wood because the front porch
was wood and staff new it would be difficult to match the brick. Bristow said it had to follow
certain design elements to make it work in wood since it was on a brick house. She said staff
feels that a brick match that is appropriate enough to enlarge this stoop is something that could
be found if a design for a brick extension came before the Commission.
Swaim said she visited this property and studied it from several angles. She said that besides
the fact that the Commission wants to respect the original materials and work with those
materials or replacements of the same type, the guidelines talk about historic value in
conservation districts as the streetscape and staying consistent with both the feel of the property
and the rest of the street.
Swaim said that, as pointed out by Bristow, there certainly is a rhythm in terms of cement stairs.
She said that when she compared the drawings to actually standing at the site on Clark Street,
the drawings are bereft of a neighborhood. Swaim said the drawings do not show what Clark
Street is, which is a street of very close houses with small front yards. She said that the new
materials as proposed here and the staggering of the site stairs would be an intrusion both of
material and style of the historic house and of the surrounding street.
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Karr asked if there is any concrete used in this at all or if the design is to get away from footings.
Schmidt responded that this was trying to get away from footings with an open -graded base to
allow water to drain.
Karr asked if the Commission or staff has an issue if there were a compromise with some
landscaping materials and some actual brick and mortar that was matched as best as possible.
He said that in the past he has had a company out of Chicago do some staining to match. Karr
asked if staining something to match would be allowed.
Bristow said she did not think it would be approved to stain the original material. She said that it
could be approved to stain a new material. Bristow said that if the Commission believes it might
go one way on the stoop and another way on the site stair, it might be best to have two separate
motions on which to vote.
Schmidt said that in terms of the site steps, he had originally proposed using the more irregular,
more out -cropping type stone. He said that there is a product that looks like a stair step.
Schmidt said it would keep the character and would not break that line, so that would be an
option.
Regarding the stone being used with the brick, Schmidt said that he owned a house at 740
Kirkwood that is brick and stucco and stone, but the stone is in an ashlar stone pattern. He
showed a photograph of this on another house, showing the stone going all the way to the
ground.
Schmidt said that it was brought up that the stone and the brick don't go together in an
historical, architectural manner. He said his home at 740 Kirkwood had that ashlar pattern on it
and brick.
Baker asked if the stamped pattern on his house was specifically on the foundation. Schmidt
said it is on the first floor. He said that it is brick from ground to the bottom of the first floor and
then stucco the next two. Schmidt said that the first floor is the stamped ashlar pattern. He said
it is not out of character for that period of architecture in Iowa City. Schmidt said they are trying
to keep not necessarily with the house but with the period.
Baker said the Commission is concerned with this specific house, which happens to be all brick.
She said there was a concern about making a judgment based on what is aesthetically pleasing.
Baker said this issue is not that this looks bad but that it looks really incongruous. She said
there is no harmony between the limestone product, which may work on some arts and crafts
houses, and the sharp edges of this house and the flat brick of the house.
Baker said that other houses with a combination of stone and brick may have been from another
era or may have been done before a neighborhood became a district. She said it might not
have been allowed if there were guidelines. Baker said this is about the lines and the feel of this
particular house.
Builta suggested that orange bricks would also be disharmonious. Baker said the bricks could
be stained, and Michaud said that the mortar could be tinted.
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Bristow stated that bricks can be stained and mortar may be tinted. She said, however, that if
this were to be designed of brick it would have to come before the Commission again and would
not be approved if it did not match.
Agran said that on this particular house the stoop exists, and it exists in a matching material to
the house. He said that like every other project, when there is an adjustment, the material is
matched. Agran said it isn't about how it looks. He said that it would be somewhat arbitrary to
not match what is known to historically be the material chosen by the architect of the house.
Agran said that to him, it's not about what looks right or doesn't - it's that there is an existing
condition. He said he is open to the steps, which feel like more of a bridge to the landscape,
being dressed limestone or CMUs.
Wagner asked about the drawings and if there is a need for a handrail. Bristow answered that a
handrail can typically be approved by staff as a minor review, depending on the project.
Swaim asked Schmidt about the material he had mentioned. Schmidt replied that they are a
rectangular, modular product. Swaim asked if the edges are crisp on that. Schmidt said that
the top corners are, but it does have a live face and top.
Swaim asked to see the driveway wall if that is the material. Schmidt said that it is, but the
actual modular steps are more crisp than that, and it doesn't have as much variation. Swaim
said that the top level would not be as erratic then. Schmidt confirmed this and said that each of
the steps would be one piece. He said they are stacked on top of each other, and it wouldn't be
broken up into the little modular pieces.
MOTION: Agran moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the property at
515 Clark Street for the site steps in concrete or with the site steps in a live-edged
limestone-like material as approved by staff and chair and the railing to be approved by
staff. Kuenzli seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 11-0.
DeGraw asked if the height of the wall that is the stoop right now is equal to the height that is
proposed in the drawing. Karr said that the top of the wall is five feet and asked how far the
walking surface is from the ground level. He said it might be a code issue. Karr said that if the
walking surface is over 30 inches from grade, it will require a handrail at 36 inches, which will
probably take it over the window. Schmidt said it will be at 30 inches. He said that right now it
is at about 32 inches, but he will be raising the grade two inches.
Swaim said she feels strongly that the materials on the stoop need to be consistent with what is
there, as per the guidelines. She said that this is a very simple house, and there are not a lot of
different kinds of materials. Swaim said that adding another one would be considered
inappropriate and not adhering to the guidelines. She said she understands the need to
perhaps expand the size of it, but this discussion is not dealing with that.
Bristow said the Commission is generally discussing the whole design. She said that if the
Commission denies this for some reason, the owner could come back with a design that meets
the conditions the Commission wants to see for approval on a new design.
Boyd said he is very comfortable with the idea of expanding the stoop. He said that the original
materials are there to follow.
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Swaim said, regarding the example of the Grant Wood and Moffitt houses, those are quite
different houses. She said that Moffitt used a very eclectic collection of materials, and that
contributes to the historic character of those houses. Swaim said the Grant Wood house is in its
own category, being much larger and of a different era. She said she does not see those as
valid examples of why the Commission should allow other structures in the neighborhood to
have a different mix of materials.
DeGraw said she agrees. She said that the addition of the limestone, when it was not there in
the beginning, doesn't work. DeGraw said that looking at the overhead perspective of the stoop
with the kind of hound's tooth pattern of the brick does work as an addition of something that is
new and different. She said that suddenly when it becomes the addition of limestone, it is too
much.
DeGraw said that working with the same material but doing a different pattern does work for her.
She said that the sudden use of limestone makes her very aware that it was never introduced in
the first place and that it stands out as incongruous.
Karr said he is fairly certain that if the Commission approved this that it would not pass building
code anyway, because it would not meet the requirements. He said that would just be an issue
for them and an issue for the Commission to resolve later on.
MOTION: Boyd moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the front stoop
replacement project at 515 Clark Street as presented in the application. Agran seconded
the motion. The motion failed on a vote of 0-11.
320 North Lucas Street
Bristow said this property is on a tiny lot next to an alley in the Goosetown/Horace Mann
Conservation District. She showed a photograph of the house and said that it is a front gable
and wing cottage, which is a typical form found in Goosetown.
Bristow said the staff report points out that there is an approved project to replace the porch
floor here. She said that this house is covered in asbestos siding, and it also has asphalt -
shingled siding looking like brick.
Bristow showed where there is a replaced column. She stated that there are engaged columns,
and they have been boxed out. Bristow said they are still in there in the wall.
Bristow said that the application is to replace the architrave, which she showed. She said that it
is a spindled architrave, and it has simple, square spindles. Bristow said the proposal is to
replace the spindles with turned spindles. She said that according to the photograph and staffs
on-site review, they are not deteriorated and so would not need to be replaced in order to put a
non -deteriorated material there.
Bristow said the proposal also includes replacement of the brackets with something that has a
more open profile. She said that may be partly to avoid having to strip the paint for them and
partly for the aesthetic of having a bracket that has a more distinct opening in it.
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Bristow showed another view of the architrave and the bracket. She said it is another one of the
engaged columns that is boxed out. Bristow showed another view and a column that matches
the ones in the wall and one that has been replaced.
Bristow stated that the porch floor will be replaced, as will the skirt board. She said that an Azek
material was approved for the porch floor, because it sits on grade and will always be wet.
Bristow said that the guidelines, in the section on wood, are specific about the fact that historic
materials are not to be removed. She said it is one of the rare things in the guidelines that is
disallowed. Bristow said that replacing them with something that would have a more turned
appearance would be basically giving the house a false sense of history. She said it would be
making it look like the house is a Goosetown cottage that was owned by a craftsman or builder
or someone who had the knowledge to do that themselves or money to do it. Bristow said this
cottage did not have that and has been like this throughout its existence.
Bristow said that for that reason, because the guidelines don't allow the replacement of historic
material, staff recommends not approving this application.
Leigh said that she is the owner occupant of 809 East Bloomington and the former occupant
and current owner of 320 North Lucas Street. She said she wants to rehab and repair the porch
at 320 North Lucas Street, which has brought her before the Commission due to an impasse
with City staff.
Leigh said she believes that the primary issue is the three spandrels under the porch eaves that
go from porch post to porch post. She said these are approximately six feet long, with two
facing the street and one facing the adjacent property. Leigh said the brackets at each end of
the spandrels are roughly triangles that are seven inches on the spandrel attached side and six
inches on the porch post attached side, totaling six brackets.
Leigh said she would like to replace the one by one -inch vertical on the spandrels with turned
wooden spindles and the brackets with more open design wooden brackets. She said she
wants to have wooden spandrels on this porch and also wants to have wooden brackets. Leigh
said she would like them to be as close as possible to the existing proportions.
Leigh said there are only four other houses in the nine square blocks that include and surround
320 that have spandrels on their porches. She said she had photographs to distribute. Leigh
said that one has one by one square verticals, and the other two are turned.
Leigh said Bristow has put forth the argument that the changes would give a false history to this
modest house, expressing wealth and prestige. Leigh agreed that it is a modest house with 640
square feet of living space on a 40 by 50 foot lot. She said she has considered what one could
possibly do to make this house exude wealth and prestige and has concluded that she
vehemently disagrees with staff on this point.
Leigh said that turned spindles and a variety of brackets were mass produced and not
expensive, especially when one considers how little material one is talking about at the time this
house was built, as were the hundreds of linear feet of decorative window and door casings, the
baseboards, the base and plinth blocks in the interior of this house. She said she would argue
that as now, with each of us falling somewhere on the house proud continuum, this was simply
a matter of taste and priority.
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Leigh said that in addition, she and her contractor have spent too much time over the years with
lead paint. She said that neither of them wants the exposure of sanding and stripping. Leigh
said the estimate she was given was for $50 to $500. She said this was from Matt Pugh of
Finish Matters, who said it was a conservative estimate, if components were brought to his
shop. Leigh said that on-site work would not be considered. She said this has the additional
risk of breakage during removal and the additional expense of duplicating broken items.
Leigh said the points on which they see eye to eye were the duplication of the original porch
posts to replace the mismatched one on the outer corner of the porch and the eventual
exposure of the half posts on the east and north walls when the current siding is removed. She
said that addressing the siding is not part of her summer budget but will happen as soon as
possible.
Leigh said she served on the Board of Adjustment and understands what rules are. She said
she also knows that rules sometimes ultimately undermine the goals they were intended to
serve. Leigh said that under 1.2 in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, it mentions
enhancement of historic districts, stabilizing and improving property values, fostering civic pride,
enhancing the City's attraction to visitors, and promoting pleasure and the welfare of people of
the City.
Leigh said that she has also been the treasurer of the North Side Neighborhood Association for
many years. She said that one of the primary goals has been to attract people to the North Side
and achieve a better balance of young families and owner -occupied properties. Leigh said that
the block that 320 is located on has 14 residential structures on it, but only three of them are
owner -occupied.
Leigh said that her restoration rehab of 809 received a Friends of Historic Preservation Award
and a complimentary review by Marlys Svendsen in the early 90s. She stated that her efforts
there advanced many of the goals of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission and the
North Side Neighborhood Association.
Leigh said that the changes that she wants to make to 320 may seem too small to warrant an
appearance before the Commission, but on the house-proud continuum, she is at the lives for
details end. She said that every change she proposes for 320 is with an eye toward living in
that house again herself some day.
Leigh said that for the last few years, she has been very involved in helping the senior -most
generation of her family with often emotionally painful downsizing. She said this has made her
acutely aware that day will also come for her. Leigh said she lived quite happily at 320 for
eleven years and is sure she could again.
Leigh said that the front cover of the Commission's book says that it is a handbook, not a
constitution. She said it says that it is a resource, not a commandment. Leigh said it says it
contains guidelines, which implies interpretation and/or negotiation. She said that if modest
homes in transitional neighborhoods are held to the same rigid standards as Monticello, then
she is afraid that the perfect will become the enemy of the good.
Leigh said she hopes the Commission will approve her application and hopes that no one there
considers the act of listening to well -considered differing opinion as a waste of time.
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Swaim said the Commission does not consider listening a waste of time at all. She said the
Commission's work involves a lot of conversing with the applicant. Swaim said Leigh and
Bristow have conversed a lot, and the Commission sees this as a conversation between the
applicant and the Commission and with the applicant and Bristow to come up with the best
solution for the property.
Leigh referred to the photographs she had submitted, along with a page from the 1910 Sears
catalogue listing brackets at five cents a piece. She said that five cents was a lot more money
in 1910, but if the owner sprung for the brackets, she does not think it is unimaginable that he
would have spent a penny or two on the spindles.
Leigh said the next two pages indicate materials that she would like to use. She said she had
indicated which ones would be to her taste.
Leigh said that there are a lot of very elegant homes, much larger Victorians, that have just the
one by one squares. She referred to 120 North Governor, 508 Church Street, and 314 Church
Street. Leigh said these houses have turrets and witches caps and bay windows. She said
those owners were not trying to say they were poor any more than this house owner was
choosing them because he was not wealthy.
Agran asked Bristow about the property the Commission approved on the north end of Summit
Street on the east side where the front porch was rebuilt to an entirely different condition. He
asked why that was approved, based on this application, and added that there was deterioration
of the materials and the whole porch corner was sunk. Agran said that rather than being
required to replace the porch exactly as it was, the owners chose to change it to another style
that was sympathetic to the period.
Bristow said that house was probably a Queen Anne that had been remodeled to some degree
as a Foursquare. She said that there was some deterioration to the porch. Bristow said there
was some argument from the architect that the arched parts of the columns had been added
more recently. She said there was also some argument from the architect that it had some kind
of a spindled balustrade instead of a paneled balustrade as well, but she said she did not
remember all of the details. Bristow said, however, that every house is considered individually.
Agran said that as he thinks about this property, he recalls that at that time he made the
argument that it did not make sense for them to replace the whole porch with a totally different
style. He said that is something the Commission has to be careful about as it looks at the
previous application on Clark Street or looks at this application.
Bristow said it also has to do with the investigation of what is original. She said that with the
house on Summit Street, it suffered a lot from no one really knowing what was going on with
that house and it not having a clear style.
Kuenzli asked, if the spandrel is in good condition and is not deteriorated, why would one have
to strip it - why could it not just be repainted. Bristow said that it may have lots of layers of paint
or they have started alligatoring. She said that it could be in good condition but with the paint
failing, because those are two separate issues. Kuenzli said that if it is a buildup of paint, it is
not as though one would be covering up architectural grooves or little motifs - this is pretty
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straight forward. She said that even if it has a thick buildup, another buildup would not distort
anything.
Bristow said that particular issue might be more of something with the brackets. She said that
with the brackets, they do have a smaller, cut opening that could fill with paint.
Michaud said she thinks that the ornate bracketry on the porch would indicate that it is quite
appropriate to have a more ornate spandrel. She said that when one is looking at approving
large additions, whether or not they are visible from the street, it is unfortunate to say that this
modest proposal is outre. Michaud said she thinks that the proposed spindles are fine.
Pitzen said that he will probably be doing the work on this. He said that as far as the spandrel
or balustrade, most likely they will be coming down, because he has to remove the post and
jack the corner up. Pitzen said one can see that they are cockeyed right now and are imbedded
into that board against the house.
Pitzen said to think that he could not strip the paint or do anything when all of these joints are
going to be moving around is pretty unfeasible to him. He said that by the time there is that
much paint on, one doesn't see crisp corners any more - it distorts the look of it.
Swaim said that one of the issues here is that the applicant is asking to replace materials, which
is not normally approved unless they show deterioration. Kuenzli said that by the time they
come down, as Pitzen pointed out, they may be deteriorated. Bristow said that the guidelines
would then have them replaced with matching materials. Kuenzli said that as Leigh pointed out,
these are guidelines, they are not rules.
Boyd said that in the new material presented at the meeting, there is a traditional bracket that
has been circled, indicating that is what the owner wants as a replacement. He said he is trying
to compare that to what is there. Male said the thing he doesn't know is the size - whether
these are larger or smaller.
Leigh said she wants them to match as closely as possible. She said she is very happy with the
proportions that are there.
Wagner said it seems to him that the one the applicant has selected is not that much different
from the one that is there. He said that the one that is there, should the lead-based paint be
removed, might look a lot like the proposal. Wagner said the paint has probably closed it up
quite a bit. He said that one could have new ones cut to match; they can't be ordered any more.
Boyd showed the current selection. He showed the historic as an example and then the ones
that are current and modern. Leigh said there are about eight different companies that make
those kind of brackets, and she was just indicating a style that she likes.
Michaud said she recalls a very large house on Summit Street. She said the argument was that
the owners did not want to paint their spindles in their old age. Michaud said the Commission
allowed fiberglass spindles and everything else, because it had a nice architectural drawing with
it. She said that modest proposals should be given the same dignity as large proposals.
Michaud said there are precedents for replacing even materials.
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Boyd said he thinks the Commission is taking this with the same seriousness that it takes every
application. He said he is sympathetic to the brackets and thinks they look as similar as can be
matched. Boyd said the Commission's preference is obviously original materials. He said he is
concerned that in the process of fixing the porch that the original materials will be harmed.
Boyd said that he is more torn on the spandrels. He said one can see the original materials and
know what they look like. Boyd said the bracket seems like a near match, but he has a harder
time with the spandrels, because he can see what the original material is.
Michaud pointed out that this is a conservation district. She said this does not have the same
exacting standards as an historic district. Michaud asked if there is any room for individuality
here. She said that her own house is an eclectic Queen Anne. Michaud said that this is more
eclectic, because there are two different styles, than it would be to have turned spindles.
Agran said it doesn't have to do with whether or not the property is eclectic. Michaud said that it
concerns a conservation district versus an historic district. Agran stated that it has to do with
original materials, not conservation versus historic district.
Bristow said that in the guidelines under wood - 4.4 under the word disallowed - it says historic
wood, "Removal of historic wood elements such as trim, porches, cornices and decorative
elements."
Michaud said that then when the owner removes the roof and reconstructs whatever needs to
be done on the porch, she can bring in the examples that are remaining.
Bristow read from under recommended for historic wood, "Replacing damaged wood
components with new or salvaged wood components that match the historic ones."
Karr said that on the surface this seems like a no-brainer. He said that he can see the rationale
of taking it apart and things are going to fall apart. Karr said that where he struggles is the
precedent that would be potentially set when the Commission allows a change, because then it
is a piece of frieze board or a crown or a cornice.
Karr said that when one knows what it is and can still get it, he said if it was flipped around and
it was some turned column that could not quite be matched, but it is a one by one, that is what
he struggles with. He said he has concerns about what precedent is being set. Karr said he
gets that each house is considered individually but wants to balance that with the larger projects
where the Commission has allowed things to go through, because maybe it can't be replicated
or it is part of a larger package.
Karr said this is a minimal thing. He said he wants to figure out what the intent of preservation
is and what the Commission is trying to do and stay true to that.
Regarding the difference between a conservation district and an historic district, Bristow stated
that historic districts have a certain percentage of contributing properties that are constructed
within the period of significance. She added that all of Iowa City's historic districts are listed on
the National Register as well.
Bristow said that a conservation district is something created by the City of Iowa City, and it has
no State or national component. She said that it is a district for which the City felt the need to
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conserve the historic character, but the percentage of contributing properties is less so that it
could not rise to the level of becoming an historic district. Bristow said the hope is that, as
owners put money and work into their properties, the elements that make them non-contributing
will be rectified, remediated, changed so that houses could become contributing, and possibly
the district could become an historic district.
Bristow said that there are, in some areas of the guidelines, specific exceptions that pertain to
houses within conservation districts or maybe non -historic houses in any kind of district. She
said those are listed in the individual sections. Bristow said that the section for wood that
discusses this does not have any exceptions at all, whether an area is a conservation district or
not.
Bristow said it is not a matter of letting people get away with things that would not be allowed in
historic districts. She said it is more a matter of agreeing that there are exceptions, but they are
usually based on a house already being non-contributing or non -historic or already having vinyl
siding or vinyl windows. Bristow said nothing is ever done to reduce or destroy the historic
character of a house, unless it can't be helped.
Michaud said there was a dormer allowed on a conservation district house that was an original
house. Bristow said that was a dormer addition, and there are guidelines about dormers as
well.
Leigh said, regarding the section on historic wood elements, she said that to her it is talking
about the elements, not the wood. She said that historic modifies elements; wood modifies
elements. Leigh said one can't take away the element; can't take away the spandrel; can't take
away the brackets. She said she doesn't want to do that - she wants to modify them.
Bristow read from the guidelines, "Removal of historic wood elements, such as trim, porches,
cornices, and decorative elements." Leigh said that is exactly what she is talking about; that is
not the way she reads that. She said that a spandrel is an historic wood element and is not
seen used on modern homes. Leigh said that a corbel is an historic wood element, as are any
number of things. She said that they are historic wood elements and are not used in modern
construction.
Leigh said she does not think she is changing the historic character with the proposed changes.
She said she is just trying to wrap her head around the fact that two of the properties on this
block recently found it necessary to mow their lawns for the first time this season. Leigh said
that two doors down from this property, the owner has not been mowing for years. She said
that the post office refuses to deliver mail there anymore, and the City has come in and mowed
for the owner and has charged her for this.
Leigh said the fact that these spindles and brackets are the issue being discussed in this
neighborhood is kind of messing with her. Baker said that is what the Commission's purview is.
Karr asked Leigh if her point is that she is not removing but is replacing one element with a
similar element. Leigh confirmed this. She said she would love to make improvements on this
little house. Leigh said she would like to spend her resources on her vision for the house but is
not inclined to spend a lot of resources on fulfilling a vision that is not hers.
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Swaim said she appreciates Leigh's devotion to this house. Swaim said it is a matter of details.
She said that the Commission cares about the details, and Leigh cares about the details.
Swaim said the Commission has guidelines that it needs to follow, one of which is not replacing
historic materials. She said that there are language issues here, but the point is that the
Commission is trying to be honest to the character of the house.
Swaim said she understands Leigh's frustration. She said the Commission is not allowed to use
imagination but is required to do what the house has to say right now as an original, small
Goosetown cottage.
MOTION: Karr moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the spindle and
bracket replacement project at 320 North Lucas as presented in the application. Builta
seconded the motion.
Swaim said an aye vote is for approval of the replacement. She said that a nay vote would be
against replacement.
Agran said he is in favor of this. He said he knows that these properties do not set precedent so
that if it is approved, it doesn't set a precedent - that every case is looked at individually.
Agran said it could be that when this porch is jacked up that all of that wood snaps along where
all the nails are going into the porch posts. He said that if the corner were jacked without
coming to this meeting, then the owner would come to the meeting with materials that were a
problem. Agran said he understands that is not currently the case.
Agran said that when he thinks about the approved Summit Street property, which he is using
as a point of reference and not because it sets precedent, the Commission allowed material that
was part of the story of the house, part of the very old history of the house, to be removed in a
huge degree of creative license to alter the look of that house.
Agran said that, in looking at this property, he would be surprised if those brackets survive the
removal. He said he can see approving this project with the spindles remaining the same, even
if the material is new, and with the brackets being replaced with new brackets if they don't
survive the work.
Wagner asked if, to clarify, the Commission needs to specify which spindle design it is
approving. Michaud said at least those two choices, because it is still obscure to her whether
this is saying they should be straight like they are right now.
Agran said he actually doesn't care if the bracket is a little bit different. He said that the
Commission is looking at every property individually with the best intent to preserve the historic
character of the house. Agran said he does not view what is happening as a gross departure
and would have a hard time saying no to this, based on the approval that was made on Summit
Street.
Bristow said that because the guidelines disallow removing an historic material until there is
proof that it is deteriorated, there needs to be an exception to allow it.
Boyd said the exception concerns the Commission assuming that these items are going to
break when a repair happens. Wagner said that opens up the door for someone who wants to
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replace something to just break what is already there. He said the Commission is assuming
that the one by one squares is the style that was with that house. Bristow said there is no
reason to think otherwise.
Wagner said the Commission recently approved removing deteriorated materials on a garage
and replacing them with identical materials in style, shape, form, etc. Builta asked if they were
stylized materials, and Agran and Wagner said that would not matter, because it just refers to
identical material.
Kuenzli said the motion was to approve the application as stated. Karr said the debate is still
whether the motion is allowing the spandrel change or not. Swaim said the application is to
change them, but it is not specified what they are being changed to.
The motion was withdrawn.
Agran said he thinks that if the spindles are replaced that they should be replaced as they are
and the way that the Commission has looked at the brackets, and if they are replaced, that the
brackets are trying their best to sort of match an approximation of what is there. He said he
does not think they should change and become turned.
Michaud said that the recommended motion that is printed does not indicate a change of style,
and that is what the Commission is debating. Bristow said that the application is to replace the
spindles with turned spindles, so the motion for the application makes that understood. She
said that can certainly be clarified. Swaim said the application says to replace these with turned
spindles and the new, open bracket design.
Builta asked if it is one of the two that these are being replaced with. Swaim said it is not. She
said the Commission has not seen a proposed turned spindle.
Bristow suggested that if a motion is made to approve a new bracket and a new turned spindle
that it be something to be approved by staff and chair. She said that would be the appropriate
thing.
DeGraw suggested a condition that if the brackets are salvageable to work with the pattern that
is currently there and if not, to work with staff to approve a new bracket and a new spindle.
Bristow said there are two ways brackets can be done. She stated that one can look for the
closest match. Bristow said that one can take one down and trace it to match it. She said that if
one doesn't know what the bracket looks like, the owner can come up with a house that might
be similar and match that kind of bracket. Bristow said that, in effect, it could be appropriate to
either actually use the old brackets as a template or come up with something that happens to
exist as a manufactured product that matches.
MOTION: Agran moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the spindle and
bracket replacement project at 320 North Lucas Street with the spindles and brackets
remaining true to spindles and brackets seen currently on the house or to be created or
replaced with the closest approximation to those parts. Wagner seconded the motion.
The motion carried on a vote of 9-21Kuenzli and Michaud votinn no).
REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF:
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Swaim said that these are items that do not come before the full Commission. She said that
Bristow gives a brief report on them.
Certificate of No Material Effect - Chair and Staff Review.
509 Rundell Street.
Bristow said this project involves a repair of all of the original sashes and the front storm door.
She said this typically would not need to be approved except that the owner is using the
preservation fund for the project.
402 Church Street.
Bristow said this is the repair of a foundation wall that is actually buried in the grade in the back
of the house. She said there will be no effect on the house.
1223 Seymour Avenue.
Bristow said this house has two different projects. She said that wood shake shingles are being
replaced with wood shake shingles. Bristow said that siding will be repaired and painted.
Minor Review - Staff Review.
1230 Burlington Street.
Bristow stated that this is a continuation of a project that had been approved in years past. She
said that the three windows shown plus one on the other side of the house are being replaced.
She said all of the front windows will remain.
425 Clark Street
Bristow said that this house had some kind of asbestos or aluminum siding on it that was
removed. She said that the house was insulated and has insulation holes.
Bristow said that subsequently, because it has plaster walls on the interior, and the owner did
not remove all the plaster walls and put a vapor barrier between the plaster and the stud walls,
the siding is failing, because this is an insulated house.
Bristow said that if one has a plaster wall on the interior of an historic house and one insulates
it, one cannot prevent the water from the interior from migrating into the wall and then
condensating on the insulation, soaking it with water, and causing the siding to fail. She said
either one does not insulate an historic house with plaster walls, or all of the plaster should be
removed from the interior with a vapor barrier installed.
Bristow said there is no remediation for this. She said that one can remove the insulation to let
the wall dry out, but that could take three months of having the wall open. Bristow said that for
this house, the replacement of all of the siding with cement board has been approved, but none
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of the trim or soffits will be replaced. She said that the thought is that the cement board may
deteriorate less quickly than the wood siding.
1118 Court Street.
Bristow said this project is the replacement of a deteriorated garage door.
429 North Governor Street.
Bristow said this was the replacement of some rickety, non -code compliant rear steps with some
new ones. She said the new railing will have spindles.
Intermediate Review - Chair and Staff Review.
8 Bella Vista Place.
Bristow said that Wagner's original project was keeping the columns at the entry canopy. She
said that the John Shaw project from years ago was putting brackets up. Bristow said that now
the owners are putting brackets up again.
308 and 310 South Governor Street.
Bristow showed the two houses and said they are owned by the same person. She said that
they are going to have an easement agreement to put a driveway on the 310 property that goes
back to a parking pad on the 308 property.
833 Rundell Street.
Bristow said there was a slight change in the dormer, with the dormer wall not being pushed in
quite as far as it originally was, due to structural issues.
320 North Lucas Street.
Bristow showed the porch floor that is being replaced on this house. She said that the skirt
board will also be replaced. Bristow said they will be replaced with a tongue in groove Azek
product that looks pretty good. She stated that although it is pretty much plastic, if the edge of
the board is machined it looks somewhat like wood.
724 Ronalds Street.
Bristow said this is now a non-contributing property. She said that the non -historic garage is full
of holes and will come down. Bristow said that since the garage is non -historic, the replacement
does not need to be reviewed at the same time as the demolition is reviewed. She said it is an
intermediate review for staff and chair to review the demolition of a non -historic building like this.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR MAY 10, 2018:
MOTION: Baker moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's May
10, 2018 meeting, as written. Wagner seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of
11-0.
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COMMISSION INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION
Transfer of Development Rights.
Swaim said there is a lot of information to read in the packet about this. Bristow said this did
come up during the landmark process. She said the National Park Service puts out something
about this, because this type of transfer can go a long way toward preserving historic buildings.
Agran said it is his opinion that in Iowa City, sometimes developers hold historic properties as a
way to leverage development, and that is not always the intended purpose. He said he is not
certain it is all necessarily positive in terms of the overall effect on the community and the
neighborhood.
Clinton Street and Railroad Depot District Update.
Bristow said the district approved by the Commission, which has a grant out to put it on the
National Register, is going before the Planning and Zoning Commission for local landmark
status consideration next Thursday. She asked available Commission members to attend and
speak up for this.
Election of Officers
Bristow asked for nominations.
MOTION: Agran nominated Boyd to be Commission Chair. Kuenzli seconded the
motion. The motion carried on a vote of 11-0.
MOTION: Builta nominated himself to be Commission Vice Chair. The motion carried on
a vote of 11-0. (There was no second here.)
Retiring Commissioners.
Bristow thanked the retiring Commission members for their help. She said that the Commission
is losing a combined 53 years of experience.
Swaim said that at the joint meeting with the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City
Council, one of the City Council members asked how many acres of Iowa City is in historic
property and districts and such. Swaim said that it is about 2.5% of Iowa City's 16,000 plus
acres, with another tenth of one percent for landmarks that are not in districts, to come to close
to 2.6%.
Swaim said that even though it is not a lot of land, it is a lot of buildings. She said it has been a
lot of work for the Commission and staff to identify, designate, protect, and do design review for
these properties. Swaim said that when Commission members drive around Iowa City, they
should take note of these houses and the conditions they are in and give themselves a pat on
the back.
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Swaim said this work isn't easy, but it is important to the Commission and important to the
community. She thanked everyone for taking on the hard work that is not always totally well
received.
Swaim said Michaud has been tenacious in design review, because she is a homeowner of an
historic property and takes good care of it. Swaim said Michaud takes note of details and how
to do them correctly to avoid expense and deterioration. Swaim thanked Michaud for her great
concern for protecting the Unitarian Church.
Swaim thanked Baker for steering the conversation back on track, because there are so many
variables to consider. Swaim said Baker has kept the Commission on target regarding whether
things adhere to the guidelines and what is within the Commission's purview.
Swaim thanked Wagner for knowing the beauty of how old houses were built, how and why they
work, and how they should therefore be repaired. She said that Wagner understands the virtue
of old materials and old techniques. Swaim said that many times Wagner has been able to
contribute essential hands-on information.
Baker said that Swaim is responsible for 16 of the total years contributed by retiring Commission
members. Baker said that Swaim's first stint was from 1993 to 1997, and then Swaim came
back in 2006 and became chair in 2012.
Baker said that means that Iowa City has had the wealth of Swaim's knowledge, strong
leadership, passion for preservation, and thoughtful assessment for 16 years. Baker said that
Swaim has been a strong advocate and has been the driving force behind things like the
Jefferson Street Historic District and the Goosetown/Horace Mann Historic District, as well as an
integral force in promoting downtown as a potential district.
Baker said Swaim has been an educator in why preservation is important and why it is relevant.
She said she has great appreciation for Swaim's eloquence, commitment, and passion about
these architectural gems that the Commission is trying to preserve and save. Baker thanked
Swaim for her leadership, inspiration, and guidance and said it has been a pleasure to be on the
Commission with Swaim.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Minutes submitted by Anne Schulte
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
ATTENDANCE RECORD
2017-2018
NAME
TERM
EXP.
6/15
7/31
8/10
9/14
10/12
11/9
12/14
1111
2/8
3/8
4/12
5/10
6/14
AGRAN, THOMAS
7/1/20
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
BAKER, ESTHER
7/1/18
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
BOYD, KEVIN
7/1/20
X
O/E
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
BUILTA, ZACH
7/1/19
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
CLORE, GOSIA
7/1/20
X
X
O/E
X
X
X
O/E
O/E
X
O/E
X
X
X
DEGRAW, SHARON
7/1/19
X
X
X
X
X
X
0/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
KARR, G. T.
7/1/20
—
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
KUENZLI, CECILE
7/1/19
X
O/E
O/E
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
MICHAUD, PAM
7/1/18
X
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SWAIM, GINALIE
7/1/18
X
X
X
X
X
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
WAGNER, FRANK
7/1/18
O/E
O/E
X
O/E
X
X
O/E
O/E
X
X
X
X
X
KEY: X = Present
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
--- = Not a Member
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MINUTES PRELIMINARY
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
J U N E 21, 2018 — 7:00 PM — FORMAL MEETING
EMMA J. HARVAT HALL, CITY HALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ann Freerks, Mike Hensch, Phoebe Martin, Max Parsons, Mark
Signs
MEMBERS ABSENT: Carolyn Dyer, Jodie Theobald
STAFF PRESENT: Luke Foelsch, Sara Hektoen, Bob Miklo
OTHERS PRESENT: Sharon DeGraw, John Beasley, Allan Hogue, John Roffman,
Emily Legal, Zack Builta, Cecile Kuenzli, Ryan O'Leary, Richard
Carlson
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL:
By a vote of 4-0 (Signs abstained) the Commission recommends approval of REZ18-00017, an
application submitted by the Historic Preservation Commission to designate the Clinton Street
and Railroad Depot Historic District as a Historic District Overlay (OHD) zone.
CALL TO ORDER:
Freerks called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
None.
REZONING ITEM (REZ18-00017):
Discussion of an application submitted by the Historic Preservation Commission for the
rezoning of approximately 2.2 acres of property located at 530, 604, 612, 614, and 624 S.
Clinton Street & 109 Wright Street from Community Commercial (CC -2) and Planned High
Density Multifamily (PRM) to Community Commercial (CC -2) and Planned High Density
Multifamily (PRM) with a Historic District Overlay (OHO).
Foelsch presented the staff report and began by showing a map of the area as well as pictures
of the individual properties. Foelsch noted that in the IC2030 Comprehensive Plan it calls for
adopting strategies for preserving the stability and livability of Iowa City's historic and
established neighborhoods and a historic district is one such strategy the Comprehensive Plan
calls for. Foelsch added the Planning & Zoning Commissions role is to review this proposed
overlay rezoning in relation to the Comprehensive Plan. Staff also reviewed the Historic
Preservation Plan which called for a study to be done in this neighborhood to identify historic
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properties. That study was done as an intensive historic architect survey of the Sabin School
and Near South Side neighborhood. What is proposed tonight is a result of that study. The
proposed district includes properties that are thought to have the highest historic integrity
remaining.
Foelsch noted the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Plan is where this district is located and
the intent of the Master Plan generally is to encourage growth and development in this area,
however it does identify certain buildings with the intention to retain them as part of overall
neighborhood. Foelsch showed on a map the buildings that were indicated for retention and the
current proposed district were all buildings identified for retention.
Foelsch noted that the Riverfront Crossings Form -Based Code provides for incentives to
preserve historic buildings. It allows for the transfer of development rights and other bonuses
for historic overlay zones.
The Historic Preservation Commission discussed this proposed district and held an informal
meeting with property owners in November 2017. There was a public hearing and review on
April 12, 2018, wherein they voted unanimously for approval of the historic district.
Based on staff's analysis the proposed rezoning is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and
compatible with the existing neighborhood so staff recommends that REZ18-00017, an
application to designate the Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District as a Historic
District Overlay (OHD) zone, be approved.
Hensch asked what the thought process was for reducing the overall size of the area proposed.
Foelsch stated the four structures on the west side of South Clinton Street have been
substantially remodeled with enough changes made to the facades to find they lack sufficient
historic integrity to be included. Therefore, the proposed area was trimmed to the buildings that
retained the most historic integrity.
Hensch asked about the November meeting and what was the general sense of that meeting.
Miklo noted he attended that meeting and they invited the owners of the properties in the
proposed historic district, most of them are owned by one individual who attended with his
attorney, and he did express concern and objection to the proposed district. Miklo said staff
explained to the owner the incentives in the Riverfront Crossings District to encourage the
retention of these buildings including the transfer of development rights. The owner of the
railroad Depot also attended, but that property is already a landmark property so essentially this
overlay would not add regulation to that property. The Historic Preservation Commission chose
to go forward even after the concern at that initial meeting given the importance of these being a
few of the only historic buildings left in the Riverfront Crossings area and the goal of the Plan to
provide a variety of buildings and retain the historic buildings to add to the character of the
Riverfront Crossings District.
Hensch asked if all the properties in the proposal rental properties. Miklo stated he believed
they are.
Parsons asked if they were all residential properties. Miklo said with the exception of the
railroad Depot which is a commercial office.
Freerks opened the public hearing
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Sharon DeGraw (Historical Preservation Commission) prepared a description of the six
structures they hope to have in this historic district in an effort to give an understanding to
the reasons for this proposal. First is the Depot, second is the Hotel O'Reilly and the other
four are buildings that were constructed as residence originally. DeGraw feels the Historical
Preservation Commission is being conservative in requesting only one half of this one block be
designated. It is a unique area as it transitions from the downtown area to the railroad tracks.
The Historic Preservation component of the Comprehensive Plan encourages the identification
and preservation of properties and neighborhoods that are significant to Iowa City's architecture
and culture. Towards achieving this goal, a historic architectural study of the Southside
Neighborhood of Iowa City was completed in 2015 by Richard Carlson and Marlin Ingalls of the
Office of the State Archaeologist. The study was implemented by the Historic Preservation
Commission partially in response to the loss of the brick cottages on Dubuque Street and is
supported by the Riverfront Crossings Master Plan goal to identify and proactively protect
historic resources.
The first building identified is the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Station, it
is commonly known now as the Rock Island Depot. It is located 115 Wright Street and is
presently occupied by Neuzil Sanderson & Sigafoose law firm who purchased the Depot in
1981. DeGraw explained this is Iowa City's second passenger Depot, the first Depot was
located three blocks away and serviced the city for 40 years until it was considered inadequate.
The existing Depot was constructed in 1898 at the urging of Harry Bream, the local Rock Island
agent at that time. News articles at the time described the Depot as the "handsomest depot of
this size in the United States", and this quote came from an individual that worked for another
rail company. The architectural style of the Rock Island Depot is Richardsonian and Victorian
Romanesque with two different bricks distinguishing the base from the body of the Depot.
Large graceful brackets support the wide overhanging clay tile hipped roof and a round tower is
at the top of the building. Very little has changed with the exterior of the Depot, the building is
an anchor to this proposed Railroad Depot Historic District both for its function in the history of
Iowa City and for its first-class construction and architectural details.
The next building is the Hotel O'Reilly at 624 South Clinton Street, across from the passenger
depot. This hotel was built by saloon keeper Michael O'Reilly and functioned as a hotel until the
1920's when some of the rooms became apartments. In 1957 the building was converted to 16
apartments. The solid brick hotel building is three stories tall with a long sloping roof, front to
back. The front of the building features a two-story almost full -width veranda with a metal half -
hip roof. The west facade has a full -width metal cornice. The windows have segmental -arch
lintels and stone sills with one -over -one double hung windows. The Hotel O'Reilly is individually
eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, for both its relationship to the
railroad in Iowa City and as an example of commercial hotel architecture. DeGraw added there
is still some ghost signage on the south side of the building that says Hotel O'Reilly and also
just thinking about how the building functioned, if someone was a newcomer arriving to Iowa
City by train, it would have been such a beautiful social scene to see people on the verandas of
the hotel enjoying themselves.
Next is the Eugene and Olivia Paine House which his located at 530 South Clinton Street. It was
constructed in 1893. Eugene Paine was a coal dealer in Iowa City. He began his business in
1875 and it continued until 1922, three years after his death. The Paine House is a two-story
brick Queen Anne with a central hip roof and projecting gables. Ornamental brick patterns and
carved panels decorate the exterior and molded concrete or carved stone elements adorn the
window lintels. Both front and rear porches have been removed and the siding and window in
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the front gable have been altered. Despite these changes, because the original design is well
documented and these elements could be restored, the house is individually eligible for listing
on the National Register of Historic Places partly for its architecture and as a design from the
Barber mail order company. It may also be eligible because of its relationship to Eugene Paine.
The house was occupied by Paine heirs until 1952 when it was divided into apartments and
then sold in 1959. It has been with the current owner since 1962.
The fourth property is the J. Walter and May Parvin Lee House located at 604 South Clinton
Street (at the intersection of Clinton and Prentiss Streets). It is the oldest structure in the
proposed Railroad Depot Historic District. The Parvin Lee house was built in 1878 and was
used by the family for their residence until 1898. J. Walter Lee was a dry goods merchant and
furniture merchant in Iowa City. The Parvin Lee House is an elaborate 2'/z story house with two
projecting gables and a complex gabled- on hip central roof area. The trim is extensive with
brackets and a large frieze band, complex window surrounds and bracketed cutaway corners on
the north gable. DeGraw commented that the size of this building and the orientation to the
corner makes this building striking and welcoming to look at. With the construction of new
buildings in Riverfront Crossings this new Railroad Depot Historic District will tell a story of
maintaining this little streetscape and the history of Iowa City. These are mostly middle-class
structures, somewhat modest, and nice to preserve.
The last two homes were designed by the same architect, Orville H. Carpenter. Both were
designed in the Free Classic variant of the Queen Anne Style. Carpenter's own home, which
was located nearby at 529 S. Clinton Street, was demolished in the 1970s or 1980s for a
parking lot. Carpenter worked as an architect in Iowa City from 1898 to 1938. Trained in
architecture and engineering. Carpenter hired builders for his designs instead of building them
himself. One of his most well-known designs is the National Register listed Czechoslovakian
Protective Society (CSPS) Hall, now the Preucil School of Music on North Johnson Street.
The Ellen Donohoe House at 614 South Clinton Street was built in 1899-1900. An
announcement of the completed design was printed in a local paper in June 1899 calling it "an
elegant new residence." Donohoe only lived in the house a short time when she had Carpenter
design a new house at 22 East Court Street. She rented the house at 614 S. Clinton Street to
tenants until she died in 1919. The house has remained a rental property ever since. The
Donohoe House is a 2'/2 story free -classic Queen Anne with a projecting front gable and south -
facing gambrel roof wing. The gambrel roof also appears in other O.H. Carpenter designs. The
house has seen significant changes including siding replacement and front porch removal but
retains its original roofline, window pattern. It would be possible to restore some of the
alterations to the exterior. Even though this home is not individually eligible for listing on the
National Register of Historic Places, it is contributing to the potential historic district.
The second home designed by O.H. Carpenter is the Frank D. and Penena Lindsley House at
612 South Clinton Street. This house was originally built in 1907 at 328 South Clinton Street.
Mr. Lindsley moved to Iowa City in 1882 to work as an agent for the railroad. In 1948, the house
was purchased by Homer and Mae Beals and moved to 612 South Clinton Street. The Lindsley
house at 612 South Clinton retains a high degree of architectural integrity and is perhaps one of
the best examples of Carpenter's residential designs. Since it was moved to this location, the
house has been a rental property. The Lindsley House is a 2'/2 story gambrel roof house with a
side -gambrel main roof, a front gambrel projection and a rear gambrel dormer. Decorative
elements include the semi -circular shell design in the front gable and a Palladian window in the
north bay projection. There have been very few changes to the home after the move and the
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house may be individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places for its
architecture.
Signs asked why 109 Prentiss Street and 114 Wright Street were left out of this proposed
District. DeGraw stated the goal is to maintain a streetscape and they are aware people may
want to develop these areas so they are were careful to draw the district boundaries
conservatively for what is most essential to be preserved. Miklo added that 114 Wright Street
had been altered so much that it is hard to recognize its original design and purpose.
John Beasley (attorney, Phelan Tucker Mullen Walker Tucker Gelman LLP) spoke on behalf of
John and Joellen Roffman. He noted that the amount of material one has to synthesize in terms
of the Master Plan and Comprehensive Plan is overwhelming. All documents are well over 100
pages. John and Joellen Roffman are long time Iowa Citians who are in the business of real
estate and construction with residential and commercial rentals. They have spent their working
life acquiring this half block of properties being discussed this evening. Beasley noted his
research shows the Roffman's acquired an interest in the property at 614 South Clinton Street in
1972/73, they acquired 612 South Clinton Street in 1976, 109 Prentiss Street in 1983, 604
South Clinton Street in 1989, 624 South Clinton Street in 1992, 114 Wright Street in 2001 and
the last piece to complete that block, 113 Prentiss Street, was acquired in early 2018. Beasley
stated the half block proposed for the Railroad Depot Historic District is currently zoned PRM
(Planned High Density Multifamily) which is the highest density for residential use that the City
Zoning Code permits, even higher than RM -44, it provides for mixed uses, multifamily
residential, certain retail uses, and general community uses (daycares, etc.). These properties
in this half block are all PRM and have been zoned that way since 2005. Beasley noted this
zoning classification is the best option for parties who are interested in developing residential
real estate in Iowa City.
Beasley noted the train station, which is included in this proposed district, in his opinion is
irrelevant and unnecessary. The train station/depot has already been designated as a local
Historical Landmark and already subject to the rules and regulations to the City's rules and
polices of the Historic Preservation Ordinance. Adding the train station to this district adds no
additional burdens to the owners of the train station. Beasley noted that is important because if
the train station is not included in this district the burden of this district then falls mostly onto the
Roff mans. There are five properties left, four of them are owned by John and Joellen, so 80%
of the burden and restrictions on this district falls on the Roffmans.
Beasley believes the City has eight historic districts currently, and it seems those districts seem
to be residential neighborhoods, single-family or low density housing zoned areas and those
districts the restrictions have to be analyzed differently than the impacts on properties that are in
this attractive PRM zoning. Beasley was present at the Planning and Zoning Commission
meeting where other historic properties were identified and approved for a historic zoning
overlay. At that meeting the main question was what was the City's standard and what was
needed to be evaluated to create a recommendation to the Council and it came across to him
that the consensus was the Planning and Zoning Commission only considers whether the
proposed historic property or historic zone is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.
Beasley researched that issue and feels there is more to it than just if it is consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan. It reads "The Planning and Zoning Commission will review the proposed
overlay rezoning based on its relationship to the Comprehensive Plan as amended". Beasley
continued and noted this part was not included in the staff report to the Commission "to the
provisions of this title and to any proposed public improvements and other plans for the
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renewals of the area involved". Beasley highlighted the language "to the provisions of this title",
he interprets that to mean Title 14 which is the Zoning Code, which then adds a second prong
which he feels is relevant to the analysis which is Article B — Historic District and Conservation
District Overlay 14.36.1 sub C which lays out a second standard he feels the Commission has
to evaluate "to qualify for a designation of a historic district the subject area must contain
abutting pieces of property under diverse ownership that meet approval criterial of subsection C-
1 -A and C-1-13 of this section and at least one approval criteria of subsection C -1-C, D. E or F."
Therefore, it is Beasley's position that the Commission's analysis it two -fold, it is not simply the
relation to the Comprehensive Plan but also this analysis. With regards to the first step, the
Comprehensive Plan and the Downtown Riverfront Crossings Master Plan of January 2013
identify the Roffman's property as mixed-use which is consistent with the PRM zoning
classification. He understands the new Master Plan is critical, he understands they are starting
to see the issues percolate and the City and the Roffman's have a different view on this. The
City says it (the Master Plan) supports their proposal, Beasely pointed out some differing
language. In the executive summary (page 2) it states "each subdistrict has its own chapter
which provides an overview of the district and keeps development opportunities that were
identified for it". In the summary page of the Central Crossings District it discusses the Master
Plan Objectives and he saw nowhere on page 66 where it lists the Master Plan Objectives,
development character, development program, identifying that historic preservation is a priority
in this district.
Freerks interjected she was a part of developing that Master Plan and historic preservation was
very much a part of the plan.
Beasley noted it wasn't documented correctly then. On page 66 there is no mention of the
properties in question this evening, on page 67 properties noted are Sabin School, cottage
preservation and Tate Arms. However, the Roffman properties are not identified on the
Executive Summary of the Master Plan. Beasley said a contrast of that is the language in the
Downtown District Plan, on that summary page it specifically identifies historic preservation and
preservation of the character in historic buildings. Beasley stated the Roffman's position is that
the proposed rezoning overlay is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the
Downtown Riverfront Crossings Master Plan which is to actively encourage redevelopment of
properties in this area.
Beasley continued and stated the second prong is the idea of diversity of ownership. He would
submit there is not diversity of ownership with regards to what the Historic Preservation
Commission wants to do here. If the train station is removed, that leaves 80% of the burden on
the Roffmans, and therefore diversity of ownership does not exist, which is required for an
overlay district as required by the statue. He acknowledged that his view of what is historic
probably differs from the Commission, simply because something is old doesn't mean it is
significant historically and he has some concerns about some of these properties as being
historic. First of all 612 South Clinton Street was not constructed at that site, rather moved
there, when the area was already being converted to rental properties as the hotel was no
longer a hotel after 1920's when it became multifamily residential. 614 South Clinton Street is
difficult to justify as historical by the looks of it. He does understand why the hotel is being
considered historical, due to its connection with the railroad station, although it only was used as
a hotel for 30 years, and has been apartments for much longer. Other than the hotel property,
he has objection to the rest of the properties they want to use to create this historical district.
Beasley stated the Planning and Zoning Commission has three options, they can approve the
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proposed historic overlay, deny it, or go back to the Historic Preservation Commission and
refigure the hotel and train station as the historic overlay and leave the other properties out.
Hensch asked for clarification on the train depot and if was currently listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. Beasley believes so as well as on the local landmarks.
Hensch requested Beasley elaborate on his statement regarding his opinion there is a greater
burden imposed on the high-density properties versus lower density properties. Beasley said if
property rights were a bundle of sticks, if you put a restriction on your property you are giving
one stick away, when there is a piece of property that has greater developmental potential and a
party puts a restriction on that property that restricts the development of the property, you are
giving more sticks away. If he were to have a single family home, zoned single family, and this
historic restriction is placed on the home, the home can still be used as a single family home. In
this situation, the Roffman's have property where they could develop at a high density but with
the historic overlay restrictions they can no longer develop the property to its potential.
Hensch asked what the Roffman's specific objection to this historic overlay may be or is it the
multiple tiered arguments Beasley has presented this evening. Beasley said the overall
objection is they cannot develop their land to its fullest potential with this overlay.
With regards to the diversity of ownership issue, Hensch asked how many of the properties in
question do the Roffmans own. Hektoen said by looking at the assessor's website there are
three different owners of the properties in question.
Allan Hogue (511 South Dubuque Street) stated he was born and raised in Iowa, attended The
University of Iowa where he met his wife, they moved to Washington DC and spent 30 years
there. He retired two years ago and moved back to Iowa City and now live on South Dubuque
Street. As everyone knows Iowa City has received national recognition for a place that is very
livable, a city that is very desirable to live in, and he understands that because he bought into it
literally. Some of the reasons are the Ped Mall, the walkability, and historic preservation and he
feels as a group he feels the Commission should be congratulated, they have done a great job
with Iowa City. When his wife and he were considering where to retire they considered a lot of
options and decided Iowa City has all the features they wanted. When they first moved back
here they rented a place on Jefferson Street for five months and loved the north side of town.
They could have bought into the Vetro or Chauncey Towers but felt it was too much concrete
and glass, which he is not opposed to, but likes the mix of Riverfront Crossings. He supports
the idea of the Railroad Depot Historic District as it will keep Iowa City unique and livable.
John Roffman (1314 Burry Drive) is the owner (with his wife) of most of the property being
discussed this evening and as Beasley stated they have spent years acquiring these properties
together. He noted he does not have a plan in mind on how he will develop it, but it has always
been his intent to increase the density based on the zoning allowed. Over the years he has
been approached by people wanting to buy some of the properties but he has been reluctant as
it is ideal property close to downtown, the university, and has zoning that allows development.
Roffman reiterated that they have no objection to the hotel being added to a historic district, they
have totally renovated the inside and replaced all the windows and put the outdoor railings back
on. He noted by including 612 and 614 South Clinton Street into the district it would cut the
value of the rest of the developmental potential and make the remaining properties
undevelopable.
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Freerks asked if Roffman owned other properties in Iowa City. Roffman stated he did own a few
as well as some in Coralville.
Parsons asked if Roffman could describe the property at 610 South Clinton Street. Roffman
said it is his understanding the 612 South Clinton Street was moved into the space, so it was
previously a vacant lot, the guy that owned the lot of 612 built a garage first and lived in that for
a few years and never ended up building a house. Therefore 610 is really just the converted
garage that has been used as a residence. Miklo added this property was being included in the
proposed Railroad Depot Historic District because the front building has the historic value.
Since it does not have historic value it could be removed and the backs of the properties could
be redeveloped. The Riverfront Crossings Plan does allow transfer development rights and
would allow development that could have been allowed on the street be constructed on the back
of the property or elsewhere in the district. Roffman noted that when analyzing what those
transfer rights are, based on the zoning there isn't much of a benefit there. Roffman added they
have spent 40 plus years accumulating these properties and now that they may be ready to do
something the rules change.
Freerks acknowledged Roffman's frustration and noted this area became an issue when the
cottages were demolished and Sabin School was removed so it was decided to take a strong
look at the area and see what could be preserved that was historic and incorporated into
Riverfront Crossings. She stated the transfer of development rights is a positive for this
situation. Miklo confirmed the transfer of development rights allows for taller buildings than
usually allowed in the PRM zone and lower parking requirement. The transfer rights can also
be sold to another developer in the Riverfront Crossings District. Roffman acknowledged those
benefits but said at the bottom line they aren't the same as being able to develop the land he
has acquired. With regards to the cottages and Sabin School being demolished, Roffman feels
he is being punished for those situations that were not of his doing and if only he had torn his
buildings down prior to those. He has received historical designation awards for other
properties he has renovated throughout the community, it is not as if he is against historical
properties.
Freerks stated she would like to think there is a way to have the community benefit and the
property owner benefit together and that is what the Commission is trying to achieve. The goal
is to keep Iowa City special and that is what the Preservation Commission is trying to achieve
with this Railroad Depot Historic District. Roffman appreciates what Freerks is saying and is
willing to work towards something that is equitable for everyone, but that is not the way it is
proposed at this time.
Emily Legal is an Urban Planning student at The University of Iowa and has lived in Iowa City
for the past two years. She wants to commend the Commission for respecting the historic
condition of neighborhoods, not only as historical but also as an important tool to attract young
folks who are critical for a thriving city. She notes when she walks her dog around the College
Green and Summit Street areas she enjoys the historic feel of the area and feels that mix of
historic and multifamily is what a city needs to be visually interesting and attractive.
Legel said that in one of her land use classes they discuss the definition of taking of land. As
Legel understands this situation the Roffman's feel this new regulation is a taking of their
property however they have been purchasing these properties since the 1970's and the zoning
law wasn't changed until 2005 and if they had investment back expectations they have been
using them as such, they did not purchase these properties with the incentive of building a high-
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rise structure. Legel feels by granting a property owner the transfer of development rights that
is amazing, but even if that was not a right, the idea of a taking of property is laid out in Penn
Central v. New York and there is not much of a legal claim of a taking away an investment value
when the properties were purchased before the high density zoning was in place. Legel
believes the historic character of the neighborhood is important, if one is to walk along South
Johnson or South Van Buren (south of Burlington Street) it is not very pleasant, it's college
students, its broken beer bottles, its apartment buildings that all look the same. She reiterated it
is important to keep a mix of multifamily and mixed-use in with lower density or single family
areas to make neighborhoods more pleasant.
Zack Builta (Historic Preservation Commission) wanted to review the criteria for a historic district
overlay:
(a) Significant to American or Iowa City history, architecture, archology and culture
(b) Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship
(c) The buildings are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the
broad patterns of our history
(d) The association with the lives of persons significant in our past
(e) Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction or
represents the work of a master or represents high artistic value or represents significant and
distinguishable identity whose components may lack individual distinction
(f) It has yielded, or may likely yield, information in prehistoric history or history
With respect to what is being discussed today, this historic district meets criterial (a) and (b) as
the last remaining intact collection of buildings in the near southside neighborhood that
developed as a middle-class neighborhood and further developed an association with the
railroad and the passenger depot. As a neighborhood that includes buildings associated with
the railroad this district also meets criterion (c) which is event significant in our history. Lastly
this district meets criterion (d) in its association with the prosperous coal dealer Paine, a
speculator or saloonkeeper O'Reilly, in addition to the architects and builders involved which
makes this meet criterion (e). Therefore criteria's (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) are met.
Cecile Kuenzli (Historic Preservation Commission) was impressed with Legel's presentation as
a graduate student. She remembers these were the same types of comments that were
discussed when the Chauncey was proposed. At that time many young people came forward
and stated they loved the old Iowa City, the funky buildings, and the historic buildings. Kuenzli
noted there is only 2.6% of the land mass of Iowa City in historic districts, so that is not a lot of
land mass kept from developers. As Freerks pointed out there is still ample opportunity for
development in this area with the transfer of development rights and there are also tax
incentives at the state level and even at the federal level for owners of properties in historic
districts. As Builta just outlined, there was nothing arbitrary about designating the properties
that were to be included in this district, they had to meet a very well-defined list of criteria to
qualify to be local landmarks. So the question then before the Planning and Zoning
Commission is then why create a historic district. All of these structures together will create a
small district, one of the last available in Iowa City, and it is noted by the article in the packet by
Mr. McMann that neighborhoods that are established as historic neighborhoods foster social
economic and cultural vitality, they are places where people want to be, want to walk, want to
spend their free time. As an antidote Kuenzli stated about two weeks ago she hosted a
physician from Mexico who married an Iowa City girl and was back in town for family reasons.
He hadn't been here in a while so Kuenzli drove him around and asked him what he thought of
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all the new buildings, he hesitated and said he felt Iowa City was losing its charm. These
buildings on South Clinton Street make a neighborhood, there are not many historic
neighborhoods left, so she urges the Commission to adopt this area as another historic district,
albeit a small one, and save some more of Iowa City's charm.
Hensch asked about the site inventory form for 614 South Clinton Street, the statement of
significance on item (c) (the buildings are associated with events that have made a significant
contribution to the broad patterns of our history) when reading the National Register criteria it
states "integrity has been compromised more substantially than is the case for the other
contributing buildings in the proposed district" and looking at the picture of 614 South Clinton
Street, that building does not look very historic. Kuenzli admitted to having the same initial
reaction, but when you read about the history and that it was one of the houses built by O.H.
Carpenter. Other houses that may look more historical were not added to the district as it would
take too much work to bring those houses back to their original historic appearance. The house
included in the proposed district could all be easily resorted to their original historic appearance
and therefore become again contributing sources to the historic district.
Miklo added that in terms of historic districts both the National Register criteria and local criteria
is there cannot be a "Swiss cheese" district where some properties are included and then one in
the middle is left out, so buildings are classified as being key contributing or non-contributing
within boundaries of the district. So 614 South Clinton is probably the weakest in terms of its
historic value, but to take it out would then fail to have a contiguous district. Also, one goal of
historic districts is that over time the buildings are reinvested in and brought back to their historic
appearance.
Ryan O'Leary grew up in Iowa City and appreciates both sides to this argument, they are multi-
faceted and more than just two sides. O'Leary would like to say he is impartial however
Roffman is a very close friend and mentor and they attended Riverfront Crossing meetings
together, went on the walking tours with the consultants, he personally participated in helping
the City buy UniverCity houses, advocating for the brewer's house next to Brewery Square and
consulting with the Wesley Foundation on if they would participate and let that go through. In
that case of the property on Market Street, the boundary was clearly drawn, not on the property
line but on the area it was intended to preserve. O'Leary would like to have the Commission
evoke the idea that 10 or 20 years from now being able to look at the climate of historic
preservation of this community and take it very seriously. The pendulum swings back and forth
in the court of public opinion and the cottages are not a good justification to over reach in this
instance and instead will set a bad precedent, incite property owners to do devious and
malicious things to historic properties, and further endanger the general public perception of
preservation. There are people who have very strong feelings about historic properties that are
very disenfranchised and disenchanted with the historic preservation process. Even people
who have served on the Historic Preservation Commission become very frustrated with lack of a
broader scope. He feels this designation is punishment for the way the Roffman's have treated
these properties over time. They could have taken historic elements off these properties, they
could have used inferior materials, and the last acquisition of 113 was unrecognizable as
historic with the broken staircases and crumbling exterior. In the future O'Leary would be hard
pressed to advise folks to maintain or restore their properties to their original glory if it would
only subject them to this type of acquisition.
Freerks noted her disagreement and feels that fear of what a property owner may or may not do
is not a threat that concerns her. She does not see this proposal as punishment for the
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cottages, and this proposal does meet the Comprehensive Plan in her opinion.
O'Leary added that 604, 612, and 614 South Clinton Street are less qualified to be included in
historic. He does feel that preserving 624 South Clinton Street should be a goal based on the
criteria listed earlier.
Richard Carlson is the co-author of original 2015 report is obviously in favor of the rezoning and
of the historic district. He noted this area is in the County Seat Addition of Iowa City which was
platted two years after the Original Town Plat. This whole area is as old as Iowa City itself. It
has been complete obliterated except for a tiny handful of properties of historic structures, this
being the most important one. There are buildings in this area that are unlike anything else in
Iowa City. 530, 604, 612 and 624 South Clinton Street are all architecturally unlike anything
else you will see anywhere else in the city including the historic districts. As far as 614 South
Clinton Street (the Donohoe House) he acknowledges if it were a whole district of buildings that
looked like this one it would not be a historic district, it is added mainly because it keeps the
continuity from north to south. On the other hand, Carlson did recommend this house as being
eligible as a contributing element of the district because it contains the original massing, the roof
line, and there are architectural details on the back of the house as well.
Miklo noted there has been a lot of discussion on what qualifies for a historic building or not, in
the Zoning Ordinance that is outlined as the role of the Historic Preservation Commission to
make that recommendation to Council. The Planning and Zoning Commission's role is to make
a recommendation as to whether this complies with the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning
and Zoning Commission is not being asked to judge whether these buildings are historic. That
determination is for the Historic Preservation Commission.
Freerks noted the discussion of this topic is different than some as there is not a plan that the
Commission can tweak, what is before them is a proposal that has been researched and
outlined and the role of the Planning and Zoning Commission is only to review that proposal
with the Comprehensive Plan. Therefore, there is no negotiation or discussion in what the
Commission can do here regarding taking some properties out.
Signs disagreed and said the Commission negotiates on things all the time. He feels there are
opportunities within this block to satisfy the needs of both parties. He added that both the
Riverfront Crossings Plan and the Comprehensive Plan are relatively new documents in the
scheme of the history of Iowa City and they speak to the desire of the community and residents
at that time of drafting. In many discussions it's all about looking forward but he feels there is
also an obligation to look back, for example when someone has owned properties for 50 years
and now we are making decisions based on a plan that is less than 10 years old.
Freerks acknowledged that but reiterated what the role of the Planning and Zoning Commission
is for this situation. Hektoen added that the whole notion of zoning is a police power, the Code
is changed all the time to respond to public health, safety, welfare concerns and the plans are
adopted after a lengthy process, it is a constantly changing area of the law and the courts give
great deference to those decisions made by city councils. A property owner doesn't have
vested rights in a zoning designation. Changes to the zoning designations are made through
processes with due deliberation.
Freerks feels the tools are all here for everyone to benefit, she understands the property owners
concerns but this process was set into motion some time ago, when Sabin was taken down the
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mitigation of money was put forward to have this historical study completed. She feels the
Historical Preservation Commission has whittled this down to a very small area and it is now
reviewed to see if it complies with what was outlined by City Council in the creation of the
Comprehensive Plan and Riverfront Crossings Plan, and it is the place of the Planning and
Zoning Commission to answer to that.
Miklo added that plan that proceeded the current plan was the Near South Side Plan from 1992
and it also identified these as potential historic buildings.
Signs recognizes the community response, it started with the cottages, and the City had to take
a step back and look at this issue and he does applaud the Historic Preservation Commission
and the work they are doing. He stated he is not questioning nor making any judgement on
whether these properties are historic or not, he just struggles with the property right issues of
land owners, which is the foundation of our country, it is the preamble to the National
Association of Realtors mission and motto.
Hektoen noted the time for the discussion is when Mr. Roffman decides to develop or someone
wants to buy his transfer of development rights.
Roffman stated he respectively disagreed with what Hektoen is saying as it has been his
experience with every level of the City Government that once it is in a plan there is no changing
it.
Miklo noted the Riverfront Crossings Zone is a Form -Based Code versus a Use -Based Code
and that allows for the Riverfront Crossings area to have either residential or commercial as well
as institutional uses. It does dictate the form of the building on the property, the shape of the
building, the materials. It is also the one district where the City does have transfer of
developmental rights where the square footage that is not available for development (due to the
historic designation) could be transferred elsewhere in the District.
Freerks added that is not something that is allowed in any other district in the City.
Roffman stated he had a property on Iowa Avenue (923 Iowa Avenue) that the tornado
decapitated the third floor, the insurance company recommended to demolish the building so
they did so and then drew plans on what could be built there based on the zoning codes and
throughout planning and meetings all agreed on the proposal until the 111' hour when one of the
Commissioners decided the proposed building was too big. It took a year and a half of
additional meetings it was finally decided he could build the building. This is why he has little
faith in this situation that it will work out in his favor when he decides he wants to develop his
properties on South Clinton Street.
Freerks acknowledged that time after the tornado was difficult as there was so many damaged
properties. She added she was glad Iowa Avenue had been designated as historic prior to the
tornado otherwise the rebuilding of Iowa Avenue would look different.
Freerks closed the public hearing.
Hensch moved to recommend approval of REZ18-00017, an application to designate the
Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District as a Historic District Overlay (OHD)
zone.
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Parsons seconded the motion.
Hensch asked why the train station/depot would be included on this application when it is
already on the historic register. Miklo stated one of the themes of this District is the association
with the railroad so it is part of the neighborhood. Parsons added it speaks to the connectivity of
all the properties. Hektoen stated that listing something on a National Register does not mean it
has to comply with the local policies, therefore it would need to be on the local registry as well.
Martin noted we do not live in a vacuum and what happened with the cottages did shape how
these things are handled. When she looked at all the documentation she was actually
disappointed that the proposed district was only a small snippet, she liked the Carlson/Ingalls
original proposal. Because of where this is, she is actually a fan of historic homes mixed in with
high rises and feels the community wants this mix and it is necessary to attract young people
and retirees alike to the area. Martin feels this proposal absolutely meets what was put into
place in the Comprehensive Plan and it adds richness to Iowa City.
Parsons agrees and feels the community does want to see historic areas preserved. He also
loves to see the mix of modern and historic while walking through a neighborhood.
Hensch stated he wished the proposed District was larger, he noted this is the original part of
Iowa City and there is hardly anything left. He feels it is a beautiful portion of the City and the
historic nature of the area actually increases the value.
Signs also was disappointed that the District was whittled down and that is part of his frustration
and questioning of the remainder as it seems a bit arbitrary to him. He feels it should be all or
none. He has nothing against historic properties and likes the blending of neighborhoods. He
struggles with how developing these plans can significantly alter the value or potential value of
properties.
Hektoen stated value is only a consideration. It is a concern if the zoning results in no viable
economic return on the properties affected.
Freerks feels this proposal does meet the Comprehensive Plan and Riverfront Crossings Plan.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 4-0 (Signs abstained).
REZONING/DEVELOPMENT ITEM (REZ18-00013/SUB18-00006):
Discussion of an application submitted by North Dubuque, LLC for a rezoning of approximately
73.15 acres of land from Interim Development - Low Density Single- Family (ID -RS) zone, Low
Density Single -Family (RS -5) zone, and Planned Development Overlay/ High Density Single -
Family Residential (OPD/RS-12) zone to Planned Development Overlay/ High Density Single -
Family Residential (OPD/RS-12) zone for approx. 50 acres of property and Planned
Development Overlay / Highway Commercial (OPD/CH-1) zone for approx. 23 acres of
property. The applicant is also requesting approval of the preliminary plat of Forest View, a
73.15 -acre subdivision, located north of Foster Road, south of 1-80, west of N. Dubuque Street,
east of Mackinaw Drive.
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Miklo stated staff is requesting this item be deferred indefinitely.
Freerks opened the public hearing.
Seeing no one Freerks closed the public hearing.
Parsons moved to defer REZ18-00013/SUB18-00006 indefinitely.
Martin seconded the motion.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0.
REZONING/DEVELOPMENT ITEM (REZ18-00005/SUB18-00005):
The application, submitted by Bedrock, LLC for a rezoning of approximately 18.03 acres from
Interim Development Multifamily Residential (ID -RM) zone to Planned Development
Overlay/Low Density Single Family Residential (OPD/ RS -5) zone and Planned Development
Overlay/Low Density Multifamily Residential (OPD -12) zone and a preliminary plat of Cherry
Creek Subdivision, a 17 -lot, 18.03 -acre residential subdivision located east of S. Gilbert St &
south of Waterfront Dr.
Miklo stated the applicant is requesting this item be deferred until the July 5 meeting.
Freerks opened the public hearing.
Seeing no one Freerks closed the public hearing.
Signs moved to defer REZ18-00005/SUB18-00005 until the July 5 meeting.
Martin seconded the motion.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0.
CONSIDERATION OF MEETING MINUTES: JUNE 7. 2018
Hensch moved to approve the meeting minutes of June 7, 2018.
Signs seconded the motion.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0.
PLANNING AND ZONING INFORMATION:
Miklo noted they have scheduled a joint meeting with the City Council for Tuesday, July 3 to
discuss the rezoning on Burlington, Capitol and Court Streets.
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Miklo also acknowledged and thanked Freerks for her service to the Planning and Zoning
Commission.
Adjournment:
Parsons moved to adjourn.
Signs seconded.
A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0.
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
ATTENDANCE RECORD
2017-2018
KEY: X = Present
O = Absent
O/E = Absent/Excused
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HENSCH, MIKE
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IP19
Preliminary
MINUTES
PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE
June 71'', 2018 — 3:30 PM
LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM — CITY HALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ron Knoche, Erin Fitzgerald, Wendy Brown, Juli Seydell Johnson, Tam
Bodkin Bryk,
NOT PRESENT: Vero Rose Smith, Steve Miller
STAFF PRESENT: Marcia Bollinger, Kumi Morris
PUBLIC PRESENT:
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA:
There was no public discussion of any item not on the agenda.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE MAY 3'd, 2018 MEETING
Seydell Johnson moved to approve the May 3'd minutes. Brown seconded the motion. Motion
passed unanimously.
REVIEW OF CONCEPT DESIGN FOR NORTHSIDE/GOOSETOWN MURAL
The committee approved the concept for the Northside/Goosetown mural. Seydell Johnson
moved to approve the concept, Bodkin Bryk seconded. Brown opposed. Motion passed.
REVIEW OF ISABEL BARBUZZA'S CONCEPT FOR THE ART INSTALLATION IN
CITY HALL
The committee visited Isabel Barbuzza's studio to review her work for the art installation in City
Hall. The size of the piece, according to Barbuzza, is 8'X 20'. The panels Barbuzza will create
her project on are made of maple and have four bars across the back of the panel, which would
allow them to be bolted to the wall. Bodkin Bryk asked Barbuzza why the panels are not flat.
Barbuzza stated that the ground of her studio is not flat. Barbuzza stated that it could also be
due to the humidity of her studio. Barbuzza stated that she plans to flatten the panels out on a
flat surface while she works with them which she said will straighten them out. Bodkin Bryk
asked Barbuzza if she had considered that the boards she's working with were warped when
she got them. Barbuzza stated that she purposefully picked out the boards she will be using,
and ensured that they were straight. Seydell Johnson asked Barbuzza if the boards will
straighten out when attached to the wall. Morris stated that what she thinks will help is to paint
both sides of the boards, because often when you paint just one side the wood will warp.
Barbuzza stated that she has done a lot of research on the project, but nothing is permanent
and she is testing the various products. Barbuzza stated that she created patterns from aerial
maps which will be used as part of the installation. Barbuzza stated that she needs to work with
the color more because she feels it is currently too dark. Bollinger asked Barbuzza how she was
planning to incorporate the patterns. Barbuzza stated that she was planning to use them in the
background of the piece. Barbuzza stated that she has worked with Korean paper and plans to
incorporate that into this project as well. Barbuzza stated that this paper has been used in Korea
for centuries and it is typically used for decoration. Seydell Johnson noted that the material of
the Korean paper is similar to fabric and is very dense.
Bodkin Bryk noted that the river is starting to take shape in the piece, but asked Barbuzza if she
was still planning to use blue hues to demonstrate the river. Barbuzza stated that the color of
the Iowa River is not blue, but more of a muddy color so she is debating using more brown hues
to demonstrate the river. Seydell Johnson stated that a teal color would be closer to the color of
the river. Bodkin Bryk stated that she feels as though they are losing a lot of the original design
that Barbuzza presented to them. Bodkin Bryk asked Barbuzza if she was still planning to use
the multicolor disks. Barbuzza stated that she does plan to use those. Fitzgerald stated that she
was nervous about the muddy color of the river because it will be in a primarily white space (in
the City Hall lobby.) Seydell Johnson asked Barbuzza if the words on the piece were meant to
be read or if it was a design element. Barbuzza stated that it was a design element.
Fitzgerald stated that she is lost regarding the new images (patterns) that Barbuzza has
introduced into the project. Bodkin Bryk agreed and stated that many of Barbuzza's ideas have
changed and so she was throwing the committee for a loop regarding the concept of the piece.
Barbuzza stated that her ideas have stayed the same, but she is working through details.
Barbuzza stated that regarding the text, she is trying to determine if she should use small or
large font. Barbuzza stated that what the committee is seeing is her exploration of how she can
most successfully create the piece. Fitzgerald asked Barbuzza about a piece of art (made from,
paper) that was hanging from her ceiling, and asked if that was involved in the piece. Barbuzza
stated that yes it was. Bollinger stated that she also enjoyed the piece that Barbuzza has
hanging. Fitzgerald stated that she feels she loses the beauty of the paper when it is pressed
flat to the piece.
Bollinger stated it is 4:45 and that several of the committee members had to get back by 5:00,
so they need to determine where to go from this point. Bollinger stated that the way that the
agreement is set up is that there is going to be another opportunity to take a look at the work.
This meeting was originally intended to take place (as per the schedule) on July 19'h. Bollinger
stated that the expectation would be that Barbuzza would be significantly farther along with the
project. Bollinger stated that the committee should, at this point, give Barbuzza an idea of how
to proceed. Barbuzza stated that she has heard from the committee is that she submitted a
proposal and the project now looks different than her proposal. Barbuzza stated that what the
committee is seeing now is her work in progress. Barbuzza stated that her exploring and
experimenting is how she gets to a final project. Bodkin Bryk stated that she would like to see
more vibrancy and color. Fitzgerald asked Barbuzza what happened to the copper finish that
was previously mentioned by Barbuzza. Morris stated that she enjoys the patterns that
Barbuzza is using and she feels that it makes the piece look very modern in a way that she feels
will work well within the City Hall Lobby. Morris stated that she also enjoys the psychical
weaving of the text. Fitzgerald stated that all the individual pieces are all excellent, but she
worries because every time the committee meets with Barbuzza the project is vastly different.
Fitzgerald stated she feels like the geometric pattern stops the piece from being organic.
Barbuzza stated that the framing, geometric elements are meant to reference maps. Fitzgerald
stated that she didn't feel as though that was something they had discussed. Barbuzza stated
that it was previously mentioned that the sides of the piece would be metal.
Seydell Johnson asked if the committee was planning to meet again with Barbuzza once she is
farther along in her process. Bollinger stated that July 19th is over a month from now and the
goal is to have the exhibit installed by the end of August. Bollinger asked if the committee felt
that was enough visits, and she stated that she doesn't think anyone wants to be in the position
of accepting a piece that no one is happy with. Bollinger stated that she wouldn't mind meeting
towards the end of June and then again July 19th. Barbuzza stated that she hears what the
committee is saying regarding her exploration. Fitzgerald stated that she understands her
process, but due to the scale of the piece she is worried about the current status. Barbuzza
stated that she needs volume for the piece to look the way she wants, and that takes time.
Barbuzza again stated that she hears the committee's concerns but she stated that it is going to
be okay.
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS:
There were no committee announcements or reports.
STAFF REPORTS:
There were no staff reports.
ADJOURNMENT:
Seydell Johnson moved to adjourn. Brown seconded. Meeting adjourned 4:55 p.m.
Public Art Advisory Committee
Attendance Record
2018
Name
Term
Expires
7/6
8/16
9/7
11/2
1/4
2/1
4/5
5/3
6/7
Bodkin Bryk, Tam
01/01/19
x
x
x
x
O/E
x
x
x
x
Brown, Wend
01/01/20
x
x
x
O/E
x
x
x
x
x
Erin Fitzgerald
01/01/20
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Knoche, Ron
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Se dell -Johnson, Juli
x
x
O/E
x
x
x
x
x
x
Vero Rose Smith
01/01/21
--
--
--
--
x
O/E
x
x
O/E
Steve Miller
02/01/21
--
--
--
--
--
x
x
x
O/E
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