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The Johnson County Board of Health hereby affirms the neer:
of a comprehensive mosquito control program. While the department
has tried to conduct a limited program in the past, these efforts.
have by and large been ineffective and did not provide adequate
protection to the public. The budget of the Board of Health i not
adequate to conduct an acceptable control program, consequently all
mosquito control programs have been suspended.
Several strains of viruses capable of causing encephalitis
are present and have been isolated in Iowa. A few cases of arthro--
borne cases of encephalitis occur annually in Iowa with many morn
concurrent cases in animals. An outbreak could occur in Johnson
County under certain conditions, at any time.
The mosquitos capable of transmitting encephalitis represe-
the second most frequently found mosquito in the Iowa City a:vra.
Larval studies conducted by the Health Department in the past have
shown that approximately 20% of the larvae examined belong to the
broad family capable of transmitting encephalitis. Additional
classifications to species were not made.
Other health effects can and do manifest themselves suci: ac -
secondary infections, but these are not the health hazards cf ari -r
concern to this Board.
This Board recognized and acknowledged this problc^ when
authorizing the expenditure of funds to contract with the Cl.arkr
Outdoor Spraying service in 1973. Since that time, this firm ha
surveyed for mosquito breeding sites and has acted as
consultants to this Board
Johnson County Board ' tir3c.
May 9, 1974
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May 21, 1974
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The Honorable Mayor Edgar Czarnecki
City of Iowa City
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
RE: Mosquito Control Program
Dear Mayor Czarnecki:
ATTENTION: Iowa City City Council Members
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At the direction of the Council, the Johnson County Commission on
Environmental Quality discussed the proposed contract with Clarke
Company, an Illinois community mosquito control company. At our
May 8th meeting we met with Willie Cox, a representative from
Clarke, as well as Lyle Fisher from the Johnson County Board of
Health (see enclosed minutes).
Following a presentation by Dir. Cox and Mr. Fisher, a length}• dis-
cussion was held. It was decided to appoint a subcommittee of
myself, Roger Boldt and George Cain, a zoologist at the Uni•rersit.,
for further consideration of the matter. The subcommittee met and
with the Commission's concurrence the following recommendations are
made to the City Council:
It is the opinion of the Commission that the City of Iowa CitN
should not award a contract to Clarke Company for mosquito control
for this year.
While it appears that Clarke's system of control is "relatively"
safe, and it is certainly safer than older practices, the Cor.mission
believes that the reasons for employing any control system must he
very good before it is initiated. With regard to the environnent,
only the most conservative approach to controls of this kind is leg-
itimate. Impact evaluations can only take into account a limited
number of ecological relationships; the ecological whole is infinite-
ly more subtle, more complex and more delicate.
Therefore, there must be a considerable health ?:azard to iustif.• the
implementation of such a control system. It is our opinion that this
has not been demonstrated. While there is a general nuisance problem
with buffalo gnats, flies and other insects in addition to the mos-
quitoes, a nuisance problem is not sufficient ground for initiating
such an expensive and elaborate system. Further, Clarke's prograa
would not generally affect the buffalo gnats which last year proved
to be as bothersome as the mosquitoes.
Mayor Edgar Czarnecki
and Council Members
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It is too late into the season for making a judicious dccisi,n
for this year. Had the Council wished to establish a safe, effective
and environmentally sound control program, the plans should have
begun last fall. Moreover, this problem lends itself better to
public solution rather than private. If a private firm is chosen:,
it should come after deliberate scrutinicin and comnetitive ricin.
At the same time an ongoing e ort sioul e made to utilize public
means.
CEQ proposes that an interim control system be established for this
year, a system that would monitor the development of the mosquito
population in the Iowa City-Coralville area. Such a measure ti:ouia be
far cheaper and it appears likely that local people can be found to
work on it. George Cain, for example, has offered to let people in
the program use the zoology lab's facilities to identify captured
mosquito populations. They may even be able to train them in distin-
guishing the various species. Based on careful monitoring this %-car
and a thorough researching of methods of control, an intelligent
decision can be made for next year.
If we can be of further assistance, please noti{v us.
Sincerely,
Phic
Skip Laitner
Chairperson
Johnson County
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MINUTES
Johnson County Commission on
Environmental Quality
May 3, 1974 7:30 P.M.
Regional Planning Commission
22h South Dubuque Street
Iowa City, Iowa
Members Present: Julia Lyon, ,Skip Laitner, Art
Members Absent:
Osburn,.Don Schleisman, Roger
John McBride
Staff Present: June Kinney
Others
Present: George
Baker,
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Vetter, Jim
Roldt
Cain, Lyle Fisher, Willie Cox, hick
Glynn'Melchert
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The meeting began with a discussion of the mosquito control proposal
presented to the Iowa City and Coralville City Councils by Clarke
Company, a:commercial outdoor spraying firm from La Grange, Illinois.
This matter was referred to-CEQ>by the Iowc City Council for study
and recommendations:
Skip Laitner stated -that -there were a number of questions which had
to be answered: Whether or.:not the mosquito problem in the Iowa City
area is more than a`nuisance, and if it is more than a nuisance
problem (i.e. a -health problem), what kind of control progran is
most appropriate. Skip added that it was his opinion that an effec-
tive control program needed to bean ongoing one instead of a short
term program.
At this point it was decided that before discussing the matter any
further, it would be best to review the film prepared by Clarke
Company on their _control program.
After showing the film, Willie Cox of Clark and Lyle Fisher, County
Health Director, answered.the questions of Commission members. Jit
Osburn asked if the methods used by Clarke were effective in control-
ling house flies as well as mosquitoes. Cox responded that malathion
was not effective in controlling house flies since they tend to be-
come highly resistant in a short period of time. Jim asked if mos-
quitoes did ,not become resistant to malathion as well. Cox replied
that mosquitoes did not become resistant at the dosages of malathion
use - 1-11� ounces per acre.
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Skip no that it `was his understanding that
of malathion is its `use as "an:insecticide`for
vegetables rather .`than -as= "a direct`.sp'ray 'for
was shortlive-d and had to' be'' reapplied often.
malathion has a.lahel for`vegetables.and hard
certified by EPA and -USDA:
There was also a question about the number of encephalitis cases
in Johnson County, over theast few
half -tis p Years. Lyle Fisher said that
there was an encephalitis. problem to,a very limited extent, but that
he was concerned about the potential for such a problem. When asked
what he meant by "potential" Fisher replied that the encephalitis
virus is inthe environment constantly and is isolated consistently
and that it is not known exactly 'what conditions are necessary to
precipitate an outbreak of encephalitis. It is known that there are
virus carrying mosquitoes .in -this area.. Mr. Fisher added that it was
his job -to prevent such outbreaks and that a program would reduce
the chances of an outbreak. A mosquito control program is advocated
by the governor's Committee on -Health, be it either encouraged or
operated by public health departments. Fisher said that the health
department had operated a, control program but that it was inadequate
and discontinued when Iowa Ci•4y cut its budget. Fisher continued
saying that Clarke was the only company he could find with an adequate
mosquito control program. "Their primary concern is not health, but
nuisance control and 'that public health comes as a by-product.
Roger Boldt asked for a history of the relationship between mosquitoes
and health in Johnson _County -and ;'the history of control programs in
the County. Fisher said that he did .not know what the control programs
had entailed before 1968. "It consisted of a 2 gallon hand sprayer
using #2 diesel fuel. This was 'sprayed on water surfaces to control
larvae. He could not relate: the consequences of this ineffective
system for health ,but, _did say there were other diseases that could be
spread by mosquitoes besides encephalitis.
Julia Lyon asked if the program was instituted in Iowa City would
areas outside the city limits be treated since the survey conducted
by Clarke indicated that there were many breeding areas out in the
County. Lyle Fisherreplied;that the County would cooperate in
treating large, breeding areas. but: that their control program would
not be comprehensive. He said that he didn't have any dollars and
cents figures but that the -Board of. Supervisors would delegate the
responsibility;to..the Health Department. The Board has supported
Clarkes program monetarily,; though no fixed amount has been deter-
mined yet, subject to Iowa City's. approval. The $21,000 cost .figure
applies only to Iowa City.- Mr. Cox -said that if complaints were
received after -a spraying, the area would be treated again. He went
on to explain what ''Abate' is and that it was approved by EPA. This
is the product. used in larvaciftng,
George Cain of the Zoology, department at the University was asked
for his oppinion . He ,replied that he,thou?ht Clarke's program was
a reasonable:program'for controlling mosquitoes from the standpoint
of minimal danger due to insecticides. He noted that the levels
that Clarke uses in mosquito -coq. tropre aonly1
1/30 of the levels
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used for agricultural purposes. He 'added that h,!,%' didn't know much
about Abate except,that it is widely "used.- Mr. C' ox continued,
explaining how-Dursban larvic.ide`would'be used in all street catch -
basins. He said that he had contacted Dave Mick of the state DEQ
to inquire about deaths in Iowa due to insecticides. Statistics show
that aspirin leads the list as a cause of death. Cox added that table
salt is more toxic.than malathion. Caine said that the didn't think
that there was much concern about the toxicity of malathion for
humans or mammals but that.
,.there '"might be some concern for its effects
upon the food -chain killing the food of fish. He added that if a
community wished to control mosquitoes that'Clarke's was a reasonable
method of doing so. -He-:.-mphasized, however, that the question to be
considered is how badly does Iowa City need a mosquito control pro-
gram. As far as _health hazards. are concerned, he agreed that mos-
quitoes always present a health hazard potential but that very little
is known about the dynamics of virus transmission. Cain noted that
there were :very few reported of encephalitis in the state but
that there were probably 20 unreported cases for every reported case.
Johnson County hasn't -had. 'much of a problem but this isn't to say
that conditions couldn't develop which would be favorable for virus
transmission. Controls, built in through monitoring mosquito pop-
ulations, would make -.an outbreak of encephalitis unlikely.
Skip said that a recommendation should go to the Council within two
weeks to coincide with Clarke's'schedule and with the City's need to
make a decision soon. Cox noted that the time to do larviciding was
approaching since ,there had been several rains recently. If Clarke
does start a little late different methods will have to be used -
adult population spraying
Julia Lyon reported that she had received several phone calls about
the proposed mosquito control program, all of them negative. One of
the persons calling had written to Donald Morgan, Director of the
Iowa Community Pesticide Study. Among other considerations, Dr.
Morgan wrote that the nuisance value of mosquito problems, the avail-
ability of alternative methods of control and the potentialities for
resistance of the -mosquito species being attacked ought to be con-
sidered. Dr. Morgan recommended that urban entomologists be contacted
and reported that IVayne Rawley, a medical entomologist at Ames be
contacted. Ames -operates -their .their own program with graduate students.
Cain added that Ames: is 'able to -run their own program because of a
large stock of qualified personnel but that it is questionable that
Iowa City would have an adequate pool of qualified people to run a
similar program.
Dick Baker said that many asthmatics are adversely affected by spray-
ing insecticide in the air. Cox replied that old methods of control
(use of fuel oil) caused ,many problems but that the ultra low volume
method precipitated few complaints because of its small particle size.
If there are acute cases of asthma in a community, Mr. Cox said that
the names of these people are taken and notified of their schedule
for spraying.
Don Schleisman said that he didn't think that CFQ should address
itself to the healthproblems or alternative methods but that the
impact on the environment;should b.e the Commission's primary consider-
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disagreed `with `Don' interpretation of:_what 'environmental' entails.
He felt that our. charge -was much broader. Skip moved that a sub-
committee be>formed to draw upa!report-before the meeting with the
EPA noise specialists on May 'I S. The motion was seconded by Pon and
passed unanimously. Roger Boldt,'George Cain and Skip Laitner were
appointed members of the subcommittee. Mr. Cox suggested that Dr.
DeWitt and Dr. Stockdale:of Iowa StateUniversity be contacted. The
subcommittee meeting was set .for 8:30 A.M. Monday, May 13. The
recommendation of that subcommittee will be considered at the May 15th
meeting.
Open Burning
Glynn Melchert presented.a letter which she had read to the Citv
Council on the open burning problems The letter summarized her
experiences-and,opinions',on the: open burning problem. She sa:d that
she had contacted the police department about open incinerators and
they had referred her to the Fire' Department, where she was told that
open incinerators were not legal unless attended. This policy seemed
unenforceable to her. She also said there was only brief discussion
of the matter and that the Council had referred it to CEQ. She re-
ported that Ray Wells was of the opinion that it would he a situation
where everything could be burned,or;nothing.
Skip said that CEQ had considered the open burning problem last year
and an open burning ordinance was drafted but nothing was done after
that. Glynn Melchert suggested sending for ordinances from other
cities. St. Louis, Applington,`Wisconsin and Cedar Rapids have passed
such ordinances. Lyle Fisher.said that the Health Department had
conducted a survey ,on open incinerators 2 or 3 years ago and recom-
mended that an ordinance be passed on open burning. Nothing had been
done by the Council at that time. Ms. Melchert also said that Rav
Wells felt that there would be a problem prohibiting the burning sof
leaves. Roger`Boldt felt that -the burning of leaves is ecologically
senseless and thatperhaps a municipal composting system could he
considered as partofthe open burning problem.
After a brief discussion,Don Schleisman moved that a subcommittee
be appointed to look at other ordinances and to make recommendations
on what should be done. -The motion was passed unanimously. Art
Vetter, Glynn Melchert and Don Schleisman were appointed to the sub-
committee. "Don suggested that we seek legal counsel. Art was
appointed Chairperson of:,the"subcommittee. The subcommittee will
report to the Commission.at its June Sth meeting.
Work Program for Fiscal -Year '1975
There was a brief discussion on the CEQ work program for next year.
It was decided that the Commission would not program out a specific
budget in formulating their budget request for next year. Instead
they will indicate the areas in which they plan to initiate proposals
and ask for staff time. ,,James Csburn moved that the following
budget request be adopted:- a'$.300 travel fund; $100 for excessive
printing costs; an allocation for a 10-15 hour a week law student;
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He felt that our. charge -was much broader. Skip moved that a sub-
committee be>formed to draw upa!report-before the meeting with the
EPA noise specialists on May 'I S. The motion was seconded by Pon and
passed unanimously. Roger Boldt,'George Cain and Skip Laitner were
appointed members of the subcommittee. Mr. Cox suggested that Dr.
DeWitt and Dr. Stockdale:of Iowa StateUniversity be contacted. The
subcommittee meeting was set .for 8:30 A.M. Monday, May 13. The
recommendation of that subcommittee will be considered at the May 15th
meeting.
Open Burning
Glynn Melchert presented.a letter which she had read to the Citv
Council on the open burning problems The letter summarized her
experiences-and,opinions',on the: open burning problem. She sa:d that
she had contacted the police department about open incinerators and
they had referred her to the Fire' Department, where she was told that
open incinerators were not legal unless attended. This policy seemed
unenforceable to her. She also said there was only brief discussion
of the matter and that the Council had referred it to CEQ. She re-
ported that Ray Wells was of the opinion that it would he a situation
where everything could be burned,or;nothing.
Skip said that CEQ had considered the open burning problem last year
and an open burning ordinance was drafted but nothing was done after
that. Glynn Melchert suggested sending for ordinances from other
cities. St. Louis, Applington,`Wisconsin and Cedar Rapids have passed
such ordinances. Lyle Fisher.said that the Health Department had
conducted a survey ,on open incinerators 2 or 3 years ago and recom-
mended that an ordinance be passed on open burning. Nothing had been
done by the Council at that time. Ms. Melchert also said that Rav
Wells felt that there would be a problem prohibiting the burning sof
leaves. Roger`Boldt felt that -the burning of leaves is ecologically
senseless and thatperhaps a municipal composting system could he
considered as partofthe open burning problem.
After a brief discussion,Don Schleisman moved that a subcommittee
be appointed to look at other ordinances and to make recommendations
on what should be done. -The motion was passed unanimously. Art
Vetter, Glynn Melchert and Don Schleisman were appointed to the sub-
committee. "Don suggested that we seek legal counsel. Art was
appointed Chairperson of:,the"subcommittee. The subcommittee will
report to the Commission.at its June Sth meeting.
Work Program for Fiscal -Year '1975
There was a brief discussion on the CEQ work program for next year.
It was decided that the Commission would not program out a specific
budget in formulating their budget request for next year. Instead
they will indicate the areas in which they plan to initiate proposals
and ask for staff time. ,,James Csburn moved that the following
budget request be adopted:- a'$.300 travel fund; $100 for excessive
printing costs; an allocation for a 10-15 hour a week law student;
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a 'general' expense or coingency fund to resvond to those matters
referred to,:CEQ_and an.'allocation;: for. -a 15 hour a week administrative
assistant: 'The motion passed unanimously The _Staff will translate
this budget request into:a format acceptable to the Executive Board.
Land Use
Roger Boldt deferred his comments to a later meeting but asked that
the third meeting from this one be devoted to a general discussion
and presentation on land use '(June 19th). The letter drafted by
Roger Boldt to the'Board.on land use has been sent and CFQ had
received no response as of May 8th.; Roger outlined what he thought
should be the position of CEQ with regard to land use - that a
thorough land use study:be conducted and that interim controls be
utilized to protect the environment from the inroads of additional
subdivision:development and protection of natural areas. Roger indi-
cated that he would look into when .zoning changes were made in the
County with regard to rural resort. Skip offered to give Roger all
the material he had accumulated as a member of the land Use Committee.
Junked Car Proiect
Don Schleisman reported that he had organized 2,000 boy_ scouts to
go out and identify junked cars.
Follow up on Recycling Project
A letter has been sent to the City Council from CEQ encouraging then
to put more effort into informing the public of pick up dates. Skip
noted that the amounts picked up have progressively gone down over
the past month. Skip plans to 'attend the Council meeting to elicit
discussion on the matter. It was suggested that CEQ try to schedule
an interview on the Dotty Ray Show ani that we ask or announcements
on the "What's Your Problem Show."
Noise Ordinance
Skip announced that two noise specialists will be in Iowa City on
May 15th to meet with CEQ on their ordinance. Skip also discussed
a work book sent to CEQ by EPA on noise control ordinances. The
book contains some survey questionnaires which would be very helpful
in assessing noise problems specifically and other environmental pro-
blems. The suggestion for an Environmental Protection Officer was
also well received by .the "Commission. Such an officer would handle
several environmental areas noise, air pollution, solid waste, etc.
The Staff will notify members of the specific meeting time with the
EPA specialists. The materials sent by EPA will be left in the Reg-
ional Planning Comrission office.
John Neff, Joe Klinsky,°Bob Morriss James Curtis and Arnold Small will
be invited to the meeting on May 15th.
The next meeting was set for June Sth.
JK/ac May 20, 1974
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A. REQUESTS BY CITIZENS BY TELEPHONE
1. Holt Avenue - Part Road to Oakridge Avenue - west side
B. REQUESTS BY CITIZENS BY LETTER
1. Van Buren - Burlington St. south to railroad track - west
side
2. Dubuque Street - Church to Kimball Ro-d east ide
3. Benton Street - Along park between Keswick and Westgate -
north side
4. Washington Street - Various lots from First Avenue to
Dartmouth - both sides
5. First Avenue - Lower Muscatine to Bradford Drive - both
sides
6. Lower Muscatine-- Fair Meadows to First Avenue Court -
both sides
C. REQUESTS BY COUNCIL BEFORE MAY 6 2
1. Park Road = From existing sidewalk at Lee to Rocky Shore
Drive - north side
2. Rocky Shore Drive - Park Road to Crandic Park - west side
3. North Governor - Brown Street to Dodge Street - west side
4. Gilbert Court - Various lots both sides from Kirkwood to
Highland
5. Dartmouth - Washington Street south one lot to existing
sidewalk
D. REQUESTS BY COUNCIL AFTER MAY 6
1. Kirkwood Avenue - South Gilbert Court to Webster Street -
south side
2. Muscatine Avenue - First Avenue to Garden Street - north side
3. Friendship Street - First Avenue to 7th Avenue - both sides
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24. Glendale Court - Glendale Road south - both sides
25. Bloomington Street - Reno Street to 100' east of Pleasant
Street - both sides
26. Pleasant Street - Rochester Avenue to Bloomington Street -
both sides
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A Street - First Avenue to 4th Avenue - both sides
5.
C Street - Garden Street to 5th Avenue - both sides
6.
D Street - First Avenue to 5th Avenue - both sides
7.
F Street - First Avenue to 3rd Avenue - both sides
8.
2nd Avenue - Muscatine Avenue to D Street - both sides
9.
3rd Avenue - Muscatine Avenue to Court Street - east side
10.
4th Avenue - G Street to Court Street - both sides
11.
4th Avenue - Court Street to City High School - west side
12.
5th Avenue - Muscatine to Friendship Street - both sides
13.
Garden Street - Muscatine Avenue to B Street - both sides
14.
7th Avenue - Muscatine Avenue to Friendship Street - east side
15.
First Avenue - Court Street to Rochester Avenue - west side
16.
Rochester Avenue - First Avenue to Scott Blvd. - both sides
17.
Rochester Avenue - First Avenue west to Ralston Creek -
south side
18.
Rochester Court - Rochester Avenue to Ashwood Drive - north
side
19.
Rochester Court - Ashwood Drive east - both sides
20.
Ridgeway Drive - 7th Avenue to 300' east of Ashwood Drive -
both sides
21.
Lowell Street - Glendale Road to Ridgeway Drive - both sides
22.
Hawthorne Street - Glendale Road to Ridgeway Drive - both
sides
23.
Glendale Terrace - both sides
24. Glendale Court - Glendale Road south - both sides
25. Bloomington Street - Reno Street to 100' east of Pleasant
Street - both sides
26. Pleasant Street - Rochester Avenue to Bloomington Street -
both sides
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THE UNIVE11SITY" O`F IOWA
IOWA CITY, IOWA 5.2242
Institute of Urban and Regional Research
102 Church Street
Area 319: 353-3862
Office of the Director
20 May 1974
Mr. Robert Hilgenberg
Johnson County Regional
Planning Commission
222 South Dubuque Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Bob: -
As a result of discussions with the City Staff, Mr, Morris test cl
a revised Lakeside route that utilized Highway 6 bypass and provided
service to Bon Aire. This was found infeasible with insufficient layover
to insure peak hour service without delay.
A trial run of service from Mark IV to the University Hospital,
to downtown and then to Wardway, and return was also made. This
would require a 60 'minute headway.
As a result of these trials, alternatives 1 and 3 outlined in
our April 15 analysis are infeasible. We conclude that it is infeasible
to service Wardway, Bon Aire, and Mark IV by rerouting and adding a
single bus. Although the adopted scheme serves all three, the deletion
of direct service from Benton Street area to the hospital should be-
avoided.
eavoided.
Consequently, we suggest priorities be set and service extenslcrns
be confined to one or two of the areas.
We suggest one of the following alternatives:
1. Pair an extended Lakeside route that serves Bon Aire . 4th
Benton Street route that serves Mark IV. This would require
an additional bus to maintain 30 minute headways. This
alternative doers not serve Wardway and would not provide
direct service to the University Hospital for i wrcrest route
patrons
Mr. Robert Hilgenberg page II "
2. Add one new route serving Mark N-Hospital-Wardway. This
means a 60 minute headway and no service to Bon Aire at this
time. Other routes are not changed but crowding would be
alleviated on Hawkeye and Benton Street routes.
3. Add one route serving Mark IV -Hospital -downtown. This
would mean a 40 minute headway and no service to Bon Aire
or Wardway at this time.
The above assumes no additional funding as Saturday service cut
backs are implied,. In light of the impending Federal Aid to Urban Systems
(FAUS) program, Iowa City will be receiving an additional $180,000 -
$250,000 per year beginning in FY -75. Although this is for construction,
some property tax monies may be released due to decreased street con-
struction bonding requirements. If this allows budget reallocation,
retention of Saturday service 'levels and extension of service to all
three areas might be contemplated also.
Another important factor to consider is that ridership is up 17"
during the first quarter of 1974 over 1973,. This may be attributed partly
to the energy crisis although new riders tend to remain, given past
experience here.
This material is intended to point out difficulties with tampering
with established ridership patterns, while at the same time trying to
find satisfactory ways to extend service coverage. Although the adopted
scheme extends service as directed by the Council it lowers service
levels on other parts of the system. We have reattached the analysis
of the adopted scheme that illustrates this point.
KTD/bah
Encls .
cc: Mr. R. Wells
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Sincerely,
l�
Kenneth J. Dueker,-,
Director
f
Analysis of April 9,Proiiosal
Within thepastwee•:, .staff at the Institute of Urban and Regional
Research has had an opportunity to review the rc.it:ng proposal presented
to the City Council on April 9. Given the objective ,3f serving th-e-- ne%v
areas (Mark IV, Wardway, and Bon Aire) without increasing total operating
costs, the City staff was faced with an almost impossible assignment. The
staff was able to design a routing,system that provided the desire.9 servir_e,
however.
Given an opportunity to examine the praposal in cictail, we -ire
concerned with possible reductions in ser: ice which might result from
the proposed changes. In particular, we n -ted thwit the prop_ised %Fest
Benton route, would not provide direct routira •.1 the hospital area for
the Mark IV and Benton Street residents: illsc•, we noted that throi:gh
service to the hospital area would be eliminated for the peuple using the
Towncrest route.
In view of the above service questions, we attempted to htain some
actual data through limited surveys, hiders were placed on the West Bentr.n -
Towncrest routes during both peak pert.,ds and once in the'afternoon on
Thursday, April 11th. Boarding and alighting data wus,hollected from a
total of 5 trips
on each of the. routes. Table
I provides
r
of the
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on the West Benton route. Of
particular
interf-st :s
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Analysis of April 9,Proiiosal
Within thepastwee•:, .staff at the Institute of Urban and Regional
Research has had an opportunity to review the rc.it:ng proposal presented
to the City Council on April 9. Given the objective ,3f serving th-e-- ne%v
areas (Mark IV, Wardway, and Bon Aire) without increasing total operating
costs, the City staff was faced with an almost impossible assignment. The
staff was able to design a routing,system that provided the desire.9 servir_e,
however.
Given an opportunity to examine the praposal in cictail, we -ire
concerned with possible reductions in ser: ice which might result from
the proposed changes. In particular, we n -ted thwit the prop_ised %Fest
Benton route, would not provide direct routira •.1 the hospital area for
the Mark IV and Benton Street residents: illsc•, we noted that throi:gh
service to the hospital area would be eliminated for the peuple using the
Towncrest route.
In view of the above service questions, we attempted to htain some
actual data through limited surveys, hiders were placed on the West Bentr.n -
Towncrest routes during both peak pert.,ds and once in the'afternoon on
Thursday, April 11th. Boarding and alighting data wus,hollected from a
total of 5 trips
on each of the. routes. Table
I provides
r
of the
j'
on the West Benton route. Of
particular
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Analysis of April 9,Proiiosal
Within thepastwee•:, .staff at the Institute of Urban and Regional
Research has had an opportunity to review the rc.it:ng proposal presented
to the City Council on April 9. Given the objective ,3f serving th-e-- ne%v
areas (Mark IV, Wardway, and Bon Aire) without increasing total operating
costs, the City staff was faced with an almost impossible assignment. The
staff was able to design a routing,system that provided the desire.9 servir_e,
however.
Given an opportunity to examine the praposal in cictail, we -ire
concerned with possible reductions in ser: ice which might result from
the proposed changes. In particular, we n -ted thwit the prop_ised %Fest
Benton route, would not provide direct routira •.1 the hospital area for
the Mark IV and Benton Street residents: illsc•, we noted that throi:gh
service to the hospital area would be eliminated for the peuple using the
Towncrest route.
In view of the above service questions, we attempted to htain some
actual data through limited surveys, hiders were placed on the West Bentr.n -
Towncrest routes during both peak pert.,ds and once in the'afternoon on
Thursday, April 11th. Boarding and alighting data wus,hollected from a
total of 5 trips
on each of the. routes. Table
I provides
a summ-,ry
of the
data collected
on the West Benton route. Of
particular
interf-st :s
the
relatively high
percentage of people that ride
the West
Benton t,us
from
the west side area to the hospital. :)iagrarns l and 2 provide a summar..•
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West Benton Route
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Board Disembark
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Benton Area. Hospital Area
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(7:30 -
78 40
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51.2
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Afternoon
Benton Area Hospital Area
(1:30)
2 0
0%
Hospital Area Benton Area
3 12
25%
Evening
Hospital Area Benton Area
(4:30 -
19 85
22.4%
5:30)
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Benton Area Hospital Area
16 4
25.0%
TOTAL
Benton Area Hospital Area ry,
96 44 45.80
Hospital Area Benton Area
21 99 21.2%
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of the total number of,boardinc-;- and drops (by, location) that occurred during
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in the Benton -Greenwood, loop is of particular intereat ,
In addition to
the above
on -board survey
of existing, travel patterns , a
limited door-to-door
survey of
Mark IV residents
was also conducted. Table
2 provides a summary of the results of this survey. Again, we note that
there is a significant proportion of trips being made to the hospital area.
Demand for shopping trips to Wardway is not significantly greater than to
any other shopping area.
Given the results of the above two surveys, v:e may conclw!e that
by discontinuing service to the hospital area, a large number of 1•eo;:lf• in.
the area serviced by the current West Benton route •.would'realizv tt Consid-
erable reduction in service. A transfer of vohicles at the Riverside-E;� rlinytun
intersection or downtown is not viewed as a desirable alternative. In addition,
it should be noted that if 'a sufficient number.of people in this are,, are forced
to walk north to catch. the Hawkeye bus to the hospital, this ::ill further corn -
pound the overloading problem on the llawkeye run and in fact, these people
may even be passed up after walking several blccks.
As indicated earlier, trips on the Towncrest route%.ere also observee
with special attention being paid to the proportion of trips destined to the
hospital area. For the five Towncrest trips observed, approximately 3Y" of
the passengers boarding on tl-re.Towncrest route continued to ride to the wt;t
side, disembarking in the hospital area.
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lobulation°01=MarK-LV survey.
Survey taken April 11, :between 6:45 and 8:15 P. M.
60 units of total 248 surveyed - 24.2% of units -
182 people about 25 per cent of total population
100 adults
Sample — Sample was stratified by building For each building two apartments
were randomly selected. If the surveyor was rejected or no one was home at
the apartment selected, he/she surveyed the next apartment, i.e. , if no one
was home at Apartment 2a, 2b was polled.
Destinations for work/study trips:
University Hospital Complex (including art and law
schools) 15 22.4%
University main campus (downtown) 29 43.3%
Downtown - 13 19.4%
Other:
Coralville 3 4.5%
K Mart, Wardway, Mall 3 4. TX
miscellaneous ( 4 5.9%
: 67
Destinations for grocery shopping trips:
Eagles (Wardway)
12
20.0`
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13
Sample — Sample was stratified by building For each building two apartments
were randomly selected. If the surveyor was rejected or no one was home at
the apartment selected, he/she surveyed the next apartment, i.e. , if no one
was home at Apartment 2a, 2b was polled.
Destinations for work/study trips:
University Hospital Complex (including art and law
schools) 15 22.4%
University main campus (downtown) 29 43.3%
Downtown - 13 19.4%
Other:
Coralville 3 4.5%
K Mart, Wardway, Mall 3 4. TX
miscellaneous ( 4 5.9%
: 67
Destinations for grocery shopping trips:
Eagles (Wardway)
12
20.0`
Randalls (Coralville)
13
21.7%
HyVee (Coralville)
11
18.3;
A&P (K -Mart)
3
5.0%
HyVee (Kirkwood)
14
23.3%
Other
7
11.7%
60
Destinations for department store purchases
Downtown
19
30.2OX
Mall
23
36.5%
Wards_
3
4.8%
K -Mart
17
26.9%
Pe nny' s
1
1.6%
63'
Some respondents listed two areas, both were recorded.
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auto driver
43
71.7%
auto passenger
10
16.7%
taxi
4
6.7%
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Other Observations:
14 (23.350 of -sample) families had no motor vehicles
available
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Although there appears to be. substantial east to west carry over
on the existing pair, we also were interested in potential travel to the
hospital area from areas serviced -by other eastern routes. Luing the 1970
vehicle trip matrix produced by the lova Highway Commission, we were
able to develop the figures shown in Table 3. We nota i nmediately that the
most number of trips would be served by pairing the Lakeside route vjith a '
vzest side route, Adding Bon Aire to the Lakeside route improves the service
even more. However, since additional latent demand would now be served -I
on an already heavily used route, overcrowding would probably become a
serious problem. Of the areas reviewed, we note that the zones sc•rvtc(--i
by the Towncrest route contain the lightest, demand for travel to the wes:
side.
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Lakeside (row) 649 x 1.4 = 909
Mall (with/Bon Aire) 438 x 1.4 - 613
Mall (with/Bon Aire and
Lakeside Apartments) 609 x 1.4 853
Lakeside (with/Bon Aire) 722 x 1.4 1 u 1 1
Benton Street Zones 443 x 1.4 682
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routes that only allow one additional bus pose considerable problems. As
discussed above serving Wardway by a West Berton route is not recommended
because of the high demand for University Hospital service in the Vest
Benton area. Consequently, one of the following routing arrangements is
preferable.
Alternative 1 (See Map 1)
Alternative 1 consists of pairing a new West Benton Route that
serves Mark N with the Mall route that serves Bon Aire. Three, buses
would be necessary on this route pair to maintain 30 -minute heddways.
Lakeside could then be modified to serve Ward%va - by looping the return to
operate on Highway 6 from Lakeside to 'A*ardway,_
This achieves serving all three areas, but has the followin , probtems:
1. Would 30-headways provide enough capacity given the
addition of Mark N and Bon -Aire? Probably not, and _,
fourth bus would be needed from September through Apr il.
2. The revised routing of West Benton would leave the
Woodside Drive and. Greenwood Drive area unserved.
3. This alternative would deprive Towncrest route',.patron ,
direct service to the University Hospital complex.
However.- this problem is partially alleviated by re-
routing te Mall bus from Summit -Bowery -Gilbey.. to
the Dodge -Governor one-way pair to provide direct
cross river service for the east side sorority area.
This will.probably add to the capacity problem for
the new Mall route, though
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necessitate a large loop. In the morning outbound
buses would use Highway -6 from Wardway to Lakeside
and.return on a collection route through the area south
of Highway 6.In the afternoon outbound buses would
distribute patrons through the area south of Highway 6
and return -via Highway 6 to Wardway.
Adding Wardway will make it difficult to
maintain headways on this out route and will also
leave the Kirkwood -Gilbert Street area unserved.
(Approximately 10% of -total patronage).
A variation of this alternative would be to retain the present Lakeside
route and not provide service to Wardway at this time.
Alternative 2 (See Map 2)
Alternative 2 consists of pairing the new West Benton route that
serves Mark N with the Lakeside route that is extended to serve Bon Aire.
Three buses would be necessary on this route pair to maintain 30 -minute
headways.
This alternative does not provide service to Wardway and has the
following problems:
1. Would 30-headways provide enough capacity given the addition
of Mark N and Bon Aire? Probably not, and a fourth bus
would be needed from September through April.
2. The revised routing of West Benton t:•ould leave the Woodside
Drive and Greenwood Drive area unserved.
3. This alternative would deprive Towncrest route patrons direct
service to the University Hospital complex, but tivould provide
Lakeside patrons direct access to the hospital.
Alternative 3 (See Map 3)
A variation of alternative 2 would'be to add Wardway to the West
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6. In the afternoons the loop would be reversed, to provide distribution on the
outbound leg and return via Highway 6.
This achieves serving all three areas, but has the following problems;
1. Again, would 30 -minute headways provide sufficient
capacity?
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2. Again, the unserved area .at'Woodside and Greenwood.
3. Again, eliminating direct access to the hospital for
Towncrest routepatrons.
4. Leaves the Kirkwood -Gilbert Street area unserved .
5. Would require a large loop to maintain headways.
Alternative 4 (See Map 4)
This alternative does not alter any of the existing routes, but adds
one route having a 40 -minute headway, which serves Mark N and provides
cross -river service for the east side sorority house area.
This alternative provides the most direct routing to Mark 11.1 -West
Benton area and would also help alleviate overcrowding on the Hawkeye
route. It would also alleviate the need for. 20 -minute service for East College
and Towncrest by servicing their close -in demand.
This alternative tampers least with existing patronage and increases
the level of service to present' problem areas, but it does not service Wardway
and Bon Aire.
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existing West Benton route to provide Lakeside patrons with riirsct cross -
river service.
Recommendation
Table 3 summarizes the service changes Clearly there are tradeoffs
when attempting to add three areas when adding only one bus to the system.
Because of the tradeoffs in service Alternative 4 is recommended for
immediate implementation, along with the construction of a side wide and/or
roadway between Lakeside and Bon Aire.. Service to and from would
be too low to justify service which would necessitate so much in,:onvenience
to existing patrons..
If, on the other hand, the Council Bels provision of service to Rit;rk
N, Wardway and Bon Aire warrants service reductions in other parts of the
system., Alternative 1 is recommended.
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Bon Aire
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Wardway
Bon Aire
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WILL J. HAYEK
JOHN W. HAYEK
C. PETER HAYEK
The Honorable Mayor and
City Council of Iowa City
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Re: Human Relations Commission --Complaints Against the City
Mayor and Council Members:
At your meeting on May 14, 1974, you requested my views on
the question of the: advisability of the Iowa City Human Relations
Commission handling and investigating complaints of discriminatory
practices brought by complainants against the City of Iowa City.
By way of review, you will note that the Iowa City Human
Relations Commission is established by Chapter 10. 2 of the City Code of
Iowa City. That ordinance provides for a Human Relations Commission
to be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council and to
consist of nine members. Further, the members of the Commission
shall serve without compensation but shall receive expenses, as approved
by the City Council. The staff. of; the Human Relations Commission shall
be appointed by the City Manager, subject to the approval of the City
Council. The Commission is given broad powers to receive, investigate
and pass upon complaints of discriminatory practices in the area of
employment, housing, provision ofpublicaccommodations, and the like.
The ordinance establishes certain discriminatory practices which are
prohibited under the ordinance and provides for remedies in the event of
violation.
There appears to be to me no question that the Human Relations
Commission has the authority to investigate complaints by persons
against the City of Iowa City. ` Specifically, for example, the City is
declared to be an employer,within the provisions of the ordinance with
respect to employment. See Section 10. 2. ll(B)(II). However, the
question is not whether or:.not the Commission has authority to act upon
complaints against the City but whether or not the Commission ought to
so act.
May 17, 1974
judicial or quasi-judicial function. In performing this function the
Commission should not be subject to ;conflicting duties or conflicting
interests. Arguably, the Commission is subject to such conflicting duties
and interests with respect to complaints against the City of Iowa City itself.
Although commissioners are not employed as such by the City, their status
as members of the Commission is controlled by the City Council. Additionally,
the degree of staff support, both through the City Manager and through the
City Attorney's Office, are subject to City Council control and presumably
the Commission, in acting upon complaints, would be cognizant of this fact.
The problem, however, is even greater, it seems to me, with
respect to the Commission's staff. The Human Relations Coordinator,
hired and controlled by the City Manager subject to Council approval, and
Assistant City Attorneys and the City Attorney, are all financially depen-
dent upon the City Council. Aggressive processing of a complaint in the
investigative or litigation stages could pose substantial problems for staff.
As stated by the Iowa Supreme Court in Wilson v. Iowa City, 165 N. NN'. 2d
813, 823 (Iowa, 1969):
The employer-employee relationship has always
been lrecognized as one source of possible conflict
of interest. It:would perhaps be more accurate to
describe this, as some writers have done, as a
conflict of duties rather than conflict of interest.
When one is committed to give loyalty and dedi-
cation of effort to both his public office and his
private employer, when the interests of those two
may conflict, 'one is`faced with pressures and
choices to which no public servant should be
unnecessarily exposed.
Certainly the Human Relations Coordinator, hired as indicated above by
the Manager, could not be expected to aggressively pursue a complaint
against employment practices promulgated by the City Manager, Igor
could the City Attorney or those working under the City Attorney be
expected to both prosecute and defend at the same time a legal action
against their employer.
The employment of outside consultants whenever a complaint
against the City is filed does 'not eliminate the problem and of course adds
the additional problem of substantial expense. any time a complaint is filed
against the City. An outside investigator whether the investigator be an
May 17, 1974
attorney or other trained person is still employed by the City Council.
For example, attorneys employed by the City to handle a complaint would
still presumably need to obtain Council authority to file a suit against the
Council, would from time to time need to visit with the City Council with
respect to litigation strategy',in connection with litigation against the City
Council, and even might be required to obtain approval from the City
Council to appeal a decision -won by the City Council in a lower court to a
higher court. Certainly such a situation would be incongruous to say the
least. The City Council could find itself in the awkward position of
receiving advice from one at as to the prosecution of a case and
receiving advice from the City Attorney as to the defense of the very same
case.
The role of professional staff is critical to the effective functioning
of the Commission. This is recognized in Chapter 10. 2 of the City Code
itself which providesthat after the filing of a complaint, the secretary of
the Commission, -shall refer the complaint to the City Attorney for investi-
gation and an initial determination of probable cause. Section 10. 2. 15,
City Code. This is especially so because the issues handled by the
Commission often involve complex factual and legal situations, the use of
persons trained in the investigation of such situations, trained in the
proper methods of preservation of testimony and evidence, trained in the
analysis of such evidence and the like. Any agency handling a complaint
must be able to promptly and without delay allocate competent staff to
this work as quickly. as possible both in order to preserve evidence before
it becomes lost or destroyed and also to provide a meaningful remedy to
a person who has suffered from a discriminatory practice. If the City
were to attempt to use outside investigative and legal consultants to
handle all cases involving complaints against it, it would be best for those
consultants to be available on some type of continuing basis.
The Rabenold matter is, it seems to me, an excellent example of
the problems arising when;the Human Relations Commission attempts to
itself investigate and handle complaints against the City. In that case,
(Jo Ellen Rabenov. City of Iowa City, et al., United States District
Court, Southern District of Iowa, Civil No. 72-24-D) Ms. Rabenold, who
had filed a complaint with the Human Relations Commission alleging that
the City had been guilty of a discriminatory employment practice, became
dissatisfied with the progress of the Human Relations Commission's
conciliation efforts with the City and filed suit in Federal Court alleging
that a conspiracy existed to deny her her civil rights. The Human
Relations Commission and the City Attorney were named as defendants
because of their role in investigating the complaint. The suit is pending
L,_ ]. y
!Z7 Ad
Honorable Mayor an
City Council of Iowa
at this time.
May 17, 1974
As indicated above, the Commission does have the authority to
handle complaints against the City. However, it seems to me that the
Commission ought not to attempt to process complaints against the City,
especially complaints, where it appears likely that enforcement efforts
and lengthy conciliation will be required. Unfortunately, this determination
is not easy to make, especially at the early stages of the procedure. It
would seem to me that an appropriate alternative would be for the Iowa
City Human Relations Commission to refer complaints against the City
itself to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission for processing. This procedure
would ensure that an aggrieved; person's complaint would rece; ve the
attention of an outside agency and staff with no conflicting duties.
JWii:vb
Respectfully submitted,
L'
Jo W. I4aye
DATE: - May 22, 1974
TO: Human Relations Commission
Phil Jones, Chairman
FROM: Iowa City City Council
RE: Referral of City Attorney Opinion
At the May 21st meeting of the Iowa City Council, the City
Attorney's_ opinion regarding the advisability of the Iowa
City Human Relations.Commission handling and investigating complaints
of discriminatory practices brought by complainants against the
City of Iowa City, was discussed.
The motion was adopted that:the opinion be referred to the
Human Relations -Commission and the City Manager; and the City
Manager and'the City Attorney in conjunction with the Human
Relations Commission to make recommendations for procedures
for handling complaints against the City, discussion to be
scheduled at an informal session.
City of Iowa.City
Civic Center
408 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Attn: Mr. Ray S. Wells
City Manager
Gentlemen:
May 14, 1974
Engineering Services
Water and Sewer Rate Study
In accordance with our discussions we submit this proposal for
engineering services for a water: and sewer rate study. The
study is proposed to develop water and sewer rate structures
commensurate with future revenuerequirements of the water and
sewerage systems.
Our studies will include, but not necessarily be limited to,
the following:
1. Separate customers into classes and establish cost
responsibility for each.customer class of service.
Determine water use and, revenue for each customer class
and each rate block. Compare total cost of service for
each class with revenue from each class under existing
rates. Calculate the indicated revenue increase for each
class.
2. Determine use patterns of customer classes and establish
rate blocks by usage.
3. Based on past records and anticipated future population,
establish reasonable estimates of future water use and
sewage flow.
4. Determine the condition and adequacy of the water and
sewerage systems to meet present and future needs and the
requirements of governmental regulatory agencies.
VEENSTRA-
KIMM
ENGINEERS &
PLANNERS
City of Iowa.City
Civic Center
408 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Attn: Mr. Ray S. Wells
City Manager
Gentlemen:
May 14, 1974
Engineering Services
Water and Sewer Rate Study
In accordance with our discussions we submit this proposal for
engineering services for a water: and sewer rate study. The
study is proposed to develop water and sewer rate structures
commensurate with future revenuerequirements of the water and
sewerage systems.
Our studies will include, but not necessarily be limited to,
the following:
1. Separate customers into classes and establish cost
responsibility for each.customer class of service.
Determine water use and, revenue for each customer class
and each rate block. Compare total cost of service for
each class with revenue from each class under existing
rates. Calculate the indicated revenue increase for each
class.
2. Determine use patterns of customer classes and establish
rate blocks by usage.
3. Based on past records and anticipated future population,
establish reasonable estimates of future water use and
sewage flow.
4. Determine the condition and adequacy of the water and
sewerage systems to meet present and future needs and the
requirements of governmental regulatory agencies.
5. Estimate probable required improvements for both systems
and establish anticipated dates of need for the improvements.
6. Establish needs for normal system extensions and improvements
to be paid for from operating funds.
7. Estimate and project future operation and rraintenance
expense for both systems.
8. Based on the preceding determinations, establish future
revenue requirements including operation and maintenance
expense, debt service requirements and cost of system
extensions and improvements.£or a reasonable period in the
future (not less than five years). Estimate the revenue
which will be realized under the existing rate structures
and determine the revenue deficiencies which result.
Establish the overall percent revenue increase necessary
to meet the annual cost requirements over the study period.
9. Allocate costs of services, i.e_, operating expenses and
capital costs to functional components (base capacity, extra
capacity, customer service and direct fire protection).
Derive unit costs (dollars per million gallons and/or dollars
per million gallons per day) for the functional cost
components.
10. Design a minimum billing related to customer costs, base
cost and extra capacity cost.
11_ Establish water and sewer rates for blocks beyond minimum.
Apply rates to customer class usage to assure that revenues
from each class are in accord with costs of these services.
12. Determine whether sewer rates can be established as a
.percent of water rates or whether a different basis is more
equitable.
13. Prepare a written report complete with such tabulations,
comparisons and exhibits as may be required for a clear
presentation of our studies, findings and recommendations.
It is agreed that you will provide us with available information
regarding the water and sewer systems to assist us in making
compilations of past water sales, revenues and operating expenses.
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5. Estimate probable required improvements for both systems
and establish anticipated dates of need for the improvements.
6. Establish needs for normal system extensions and improvements
to be paid for from operating funds.
7. Estimate and project future operation and rraintenance
expense for both systems.
8. Based on the preceding determinations, establish future
revenue requirements including operation and maintenance
expense, debt service requirements and cost of system
extensions and improvements.£or a reasonable period in the
future (not less than five years). Estimate the revenue
which will be realized under the existing rate structures
and determine the revenue deficiencies which result.
Establish the overall percent revenue increase necessary
to meet the annual cost requirements over the study period.
9. Allocate costs of services, i.e_, operating expenses and
capital costs to functional components (base capacity, extra
capacity, customer service and direct fire protection).
Derive unit costs (dollars per million gallons and/or dollars
per million gallons per day) for the functional cost
components.
10. Design a minimum billing related to customer costs, base
cost and extra capacity cost.
11_ Establish water and sewer rates for blocks beyond minimum.
Apply rates to customer class usage to assure that revenues
from each class are in accord with costs of these services.
12. Determine whether sewer rates can be established as a
.percent of water rates or whether a different basis is more
equitable.
13. Prepare a written report complete with such tabulations,
comparisons and exhibits as may be required for a clear
presentation of our studies, findings and recommendations.
It is agreed that you will provide us with available information
regarding the water and sewer systems to assist us in making
compilations of past water sales, revenues and operating expenses.
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Our report will be completed in a
(180) days after we are authorizedpto Proceed
Oximateone hundred eighty
. procwith the work.
Our fee for the services outlined herein will be the lump sum
amount of Twenty-one Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
Payable in accordance with the followin g schedul($21,500.00),
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Time' After
Date of Contract
(Days)
60
90
120
180
Within 30 'days after
Presentation of Report
TOTAL
Amount Payable
$
4,500
3,000
5,000
6,000
3,000
$21,500
If the City chooses to do the work in connection with Work Item
No. 1 - determining water use and revenue b
y customer class
rate block, we will deduct the sum Of Three Thousand Dollarsand
($3,000.00) from our fee and the payment due 60 days after date
Of contract will be One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00).
This proposal may be made a contract upon
Your
affixing the proper signatures and date in the spacesacceptance
below and returning one copy to us.
Respectfully submitted, r
VEENSTRA & KIMM
Partner
Accepted this �� day of /'A
1974.
CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA
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R6: Ralston Creek Study
Purpose
May 20, 1974
The occurrence of heavy spring rains, requests for building
activity near the flood plain, and the annual review of the Capital
Improvements Plan and Budget have all contributed to a revived citi-
zen interest in Ralston Creek. Subsequently the City Council has
requested that this brief status report be filed with the Council
in order to clarify any misunderstanding relative to the progress
which has been made on the Ralston Creek flooding problem.
Flood Plain Ordinance
The City Council presently has tabled a Flood Plain Ordinance
for Ralston Creek which was recommended to the Council by the Plann-
ing and Zoning Commission in March of 1972. The deferment, by tabl-
ing, came after a-Tublic hearing in April of 1972 and a second read-
ing of the ordinance in May of 1972. The City Manager had recommended
the deferral of the passage of the ordinance in order to be assured
that the eventual resolution of the flooding problem would be compati-
ble with the control function of an adopted flood plain ordinance.
Activities
The following report is an excerpt from a Department of Communi-
ty Development progress report:
"In April, 1974, the City contracted for aerial photography so
that the flood plain maps could be redrawn. The original mapping
was based on December, 1964 aerial Photography with some update.
The maps that were -used for the 1972 ordinance are somewhat obsolete
in -various places :.considering that there have been bridge replace-
ments and other changes in the Creek cross section.
Currently, the Soil Conservation Service is in the initial
stages of a study to suggest alternative solutions to the flooding
by proposing impoundment structures as well as other types of facill.-
ties that could Possibly reduce the flood plain of Ralston Creek to
its present stream bed. It is anticipated that they would be able�
to come to the City with preliminary alternatives by early fall of
1974.
A meeting was held on Wednesday, May 8, to have all parties
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(Soil Conservation Service, City, Department of Natural Resources,
and the United States Geological -Survey) concerned touch base with
respect to their individual activities. The following represents
an indication of the status of _those 'various activities
The Surface Water Division of the U. S. Geological Survey will
be preparing flood hazard
as part of '. maps for the Federal Insurance Administration
the"Type 15 Rate Making Studies for the HUD Flood Insurance
Program. They will`define'a hundred and five -hundred year flood and the
floodway. They will also be presenting information on the ten-year
flood. They are coordinating all of their activities with the Iowa
Natural Resources Council in that the Resources Council is the state
agency responsible for this action. They will be delineating the flood
hazard areas within the City limits for the Iowa River
Rapid .Creek, Clear Creek, and, we , Ralston Creek,
if can provide the mapping, for the
unnamed creek currently flowing we
Willow Creek Park. (As an
aside, it has been determined that that creek can be named by sending
in a suggested name for the creek to a central agency which dlineates
geographical names. We will be pursuing this in the very near future.) e
The Soil Conservation Service from Des Moines will be providing
the ground control for the mapping for the Ralston Creek Flood Plain
area. They will then upon receipt of flood plain maps from
continue their study of alternative structure locations. Iowa City
The City of Iowa City will be providing flood plain maps at 1"
1001, 2' contour, for the flood hazard areas for Ralston Creek and for
what we currently call Willow Creek flowing through Willow Creek Park.
We will also be providing ground control in those areas that will not
be provided by the SCS. This ground control will probably be by a
hired consultant.
The City will also be hiring a consultant in the next several
months to look at a broader water resources management study for Rai_
ston Creek (and it is hoped also that the study will have applicability
to Willow Creek, Rapid Creek, and Clear Creek flood plains). This study
will look at other alternatives for long range solutions to flooding as
alternatives to the, dams and diversiontunnel as well as looking at any
other types of treatments that would be useful in the Ralston Creek
Watershed in conjunction with the SCS structures.
The Iowa Natural Resources Council will be involved
are already working directly with the SCS andin that they
of the U. S. Geological SuSurface Water Division
rvey with the respect to flood plain delineations
on Ralston Creek. Jim :'Cooper of the Iowa Natural Resources Council and
S. W. Wiitala of the Geological Survey both have agreed that it would be
a valuable activity to map the flood plain for Willow Creek. The Geo-
logical Survey would provide us with the delineation of the flood plain
for Willow Creek. They would provide field 'surveys of the cross sections
of the Creek and we 'as a City would provide the contour mapping.
Plished in is anticipated that the
inethata
lg of Ralston Creek will be accom-
the next photography was taken on
April 25, 1974.
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In that we do not have.the detailed.work program ,
Soil Conservation Service, we cannot"totall p g yet from the
s of this
date, a study design for'the Ralston Creek FloodpPlainaManagerment
Study to be accomplished by a consultant. It would be anticipated
that this study design would be available by the end of June and
that hiring for a consultant could proceed very shortly thereafter."
Summary
It would appear that the reasons for recommending deferral of
the adoption of a flood plain ordinance in 1972 are still valid and
operative in the spring of 1974. A flood plain ordinance should be
regarded as one part of a comprehensive program to resolve the prdoblE,ra
associated with the annual flooding of Ralston Creek. Such an or i_aan:.e
should not only serve as a regulating device but it should also be an
integral part of a comprehensive policy for community action. It ;gust
be based on the best informationobtainable and employ the latest tech-
nology which is currently being developed by the multi -agency research
and planning effort. Therefore, it is recommended that the City Council
should continue to support the, research and planning efforts and defer
consideration of the passage of a flood plain ordinance until the 1.3tter
part of 1974.
This Agreement entered into by and between the City of Iowa City, Iowa,
a municloal corporation duly authorised, organised and existing pursuant to
th- rows of the State of Iowa, and the. Library hoard of Iowa City, hereinafter
called the City and the American Aederation of State, County and Municipal
Employees, A71. -CTO, Local 183, an International Union local chapter duly organ-
ized and existing and empowered to act pursuant to the laws of the State of Iowa,
doing buniness in Iowa City, Iowa, hereinafter called the Union.
"(F.REAS pursuant to agreement between the parties an election was held
on starch 7, 1974, of eligible employees of the City of Iowa City as determined
by the parties to demonstrate whether or not the majority of eligible employees
wished to have the Union represent them as bargaining agent for collective
bargaining, and,
'vJW.F.AS the election results showed a majority of said employees wished
to he represented by the Union, and
WHEREAS there are no ordinances, atatutee, rules or regulations or guide-
lines establishing any procesdures, methods or mechanics for negotiation or
collective bargaining, in the State of Iowa at this time and the parties deem
it in the Public interest and in the interest of the employees of the City and
the ri.ty and the Union, that the parties set down by agreement the manner and
method of conducting the negotiations and the rules therefore in order to avoid
any disputes relating to the conduct of the election.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT AGREED BY AND BE114EEH TIIE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS:
1. Recognition. The City of Iowa City recognizes the American Federation of
State, County and "funicipal Fmployees, Local 183 as the exclusive representative
of permanent City employees, excluding administrative, confidential, supervisory,
professional and permanent part-time employees of less than twenty (20) hours
per weeV and bona fide public safety personnel. The bargaining unit shall be as
net forth in paragraph 15.
2. First Session. That the City and the Union shall commence negotiations
on or about the 22nd day of May, 1974, at 1:30 o'clock, F.M.
3. Negotiating Teams. That the City and the Union shall each be entitled
to a negotiating team of eleven (11) members each at each session. That the
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This Agreement entered into by and between the City of Iowa City, Iowa,
a municloal corporation duly authorised, organised and existing pursuant to
th- rows of the State of Iowa, and the. Library hoard of Iowa City, hereinafter
called the City and the American Aederation of State, County and Municipal
Employees, A71. -CTO, Local 183, an International Union local chapter duly organ-
ized and existing and empowered to act pursuant to the laws of the State of Iowa,
doing buniness in Iowa City, Iowa, hereinafter called the Union.
"(F.REAS pursuant to agreement between the parties an election was held
on starch 7, 1974, of eligible employees of the City of Iowa City as determined
by the parties to demonstrate whether or not the majority of eligible employees
wished to have the Union represent them as bargaining agent for collective
bargaining, and,
'vJW.F.AS the election results showed a majority of said employees wished
to he represented by the Union, and
WHEREAS there are no ordinances, atatutee, rules or regulations or guide-
lines establishing any procesdures, methods or mechanics for negotiation or
collective bargaining, in the State of Iowa at this time and the parties deem
it in the Public interest and in the interest of the employees of the City and
the ri.ty and the Union, that the parties set down by agreement the manner and
method of conducting the negotiations and the rules therefore in order to avoid
any disputes relating to the conduct of the election.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT AGREED BY AND BE114EEH TIIE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS:
1. Recognition. The City of Iowa City recognizes the American Federation of
State, County and "funicipal Fmployees, Local 183 as the exclusive representative
of permanent City employees, excluding administrative, confidential, supervisory,
professional and permanent part-time employees of less than twenty (20) hours
per weeV and bona fide public safety personnel. The bargaining unit shall be as
net forth in paragraph 15.
2. First Session. That the City and the Union shall commence negotiations
on or about the 22nd day of May, 1974, at 1:30 o'clock, F.M.
3. Negotiating Teams. That the City and the Union shall each be entitled
to a negotiating team of eleven (11) members each at each session. That the
For all sessions held during working hours. all Union members employed by
the City shall have time off subjeCt to availability as determined by.their
Supervisor. but said time off shall not he withheld unreasonably. Four City
employee members on the Union t*=-Bh&ll receive regular wages at each session
held during working hour, the four to be selected by the Union teas at the
beginning of each session. An employee may elect to use Compensatory time or
annual leave, if available, at the employee's option.
4. Chief Negotiator. Each of the parties shall have a chief negotiator
for their tam. Said chief negotiator so designated shall be in charge of each
negotiating team and shall be responsible for all conduct of the negotiations
of his team and the conduct of his or her teas members. The chief negotiators
shall be the chair persons of the negotiating sessions and shall have equal rights
as such. Union negotiators and City negotiators shall have equal status at the
bargaining table.
Any statements or.recommendations or spurts or disclosures of any matters
discussed in the negotiations allowed by this Agreement shall be made by the
chief negotiator for that teas and no other member of either negotiating team may
make any statements, reconmandations or reports or disclosure of any matters
discussed in the negotiations allowed by this Agreement. If any member of either
team shall make any statestent. recossoendationo report or disclosure contrary to
this paragraph he or, she shall be removed from the negotiating tam immediately &W
shall not be allowed to participate in the negotiations unless the other party
shall agree to allow said offender toreturnand that party may plane coaditiona
upon allowing the return of tha offender which must be met by the other party
and the offender before the offender will be allowed to return.
No substitutionmay be made for the chief negotiator without one week's
notice in writing and upon substitution all;nsgotiszioas shall cases during the
notice period of one geek until the now chief negotiator shall become qualified.
If the chief negotiator shall make a statement, recommendation or report or die -
closure contrary to the terms of this Agreement, he or she shall be removed and
be replaced and all negotiations shall cease for at least one week. An offending
chief negotiator may be returned to the team upon the same conditions set forth in
this paragraph as any team member.
The chief negotiator for the City shall be:
Jaq H. Honchan
14 South Linn Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
The chief negotiator for the Union shall be:
Donald Anderson
AFSCME Local 183
511 Iowa Avenue
Iowa Cit,Y, Iowa 52240
5. Executive Session. It is understood and agreed by the parties that the
negotiating process -is a difficult process and subject to all manner of compli-
cations which may arise during the heat of negotiating sessions and that to hold
the negotiating sessions in.public or to allow access to the sessions by the
Public or the news media can and would inhibit, prolong and damage the negotiating
process. It in further understood that any agreements which may be reached by the
negotiating teams are -only recommendations which must be approved by the City
Council of Iowa City and the Library Board, on behalf of the City and the Union
members on behalf of the Union and that at said time there will be a full public
disclosure of any proposed contract or agreement, tapas, ordinances, rules or
resolutions and that at such time the public and the Union members will have full
opportunity to consider the results of the work of the negotiating taws.
It is therefore agreed that all negotiating sessions shall be in executive
session and no one except the negotiating tesma and one person for each taan to
take notes shall be allowed to be in the sessions. The partieso however, may
jointly agree to allow additional persons to attend any session to act as a
mediator if the parties desire. It being understood that said mediation in not
binding on either party or the teams. Further, the parties may jointly agree to
have any individual appear during a session.for the sole purpose of providing
the negotiating teams with documentation or reports on matters which the negotiating
teams consider material or relevant to the negotiations.
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If the chief negotiator shall make a statement, recommendation or report or die -
closure contrary to the terms of this Agreement, he or she shall be removed and
be replaced and all negotiations shall cease for at least one week. An offending
chief negotiator may be returned to the team upon the same conditions set forth in
this paragraph as any team member.
The chief negotiator for the City shall be:
Jaq H. Honchan
14 South Linn Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
The chief negotiator for the Union shall be:
Donald Anderson
AFSCME Local 183
511 Iowa Avenue
Iowa Cit,Y, Iowa 52240
5. Executive Session. It is understood and agreed by the parties that the
negotiating process -is a difficult process and subject to all manner of compli-
cations which may arise during the heat of negotiating sessions and that to hold
the negotiating sessions in.public or to allow access to the sessions by the
Public or the news media can and would inhibit, prolong and damage the negotiating
process. It in further understood that any agreements which may be reached by the
negotiating teams are -only recommendations which must be approved by the City
Council of Iowa City and the Library Board, on behalf of the City and the Union
members on behalf of the Union and that at said time there will be a full public
disclosure of any proposed contract or agreement, tapas, ordinances, rules or
resolutions and that at such time the public and the Union members will have full
opportunity to consider the results of the work of the negotiating taws.
It is therefore agreed that all negotiating sessions shall be in executive
session and no one except the negotiating tesma and one person for each taan to
take notes shall be allowed to be in the sessions. The partieso however, may
jointly agree to allow additional persons to attend any session to act as a
mediator if the parties desire. It being understood that said mediation in not
binding on either party or the teams. Further, the parties may jointly agree to
have any individual appear during a session.for the sole purpose of providing
the negotiating teams with documentation or reports on matters which the negotiating
teams consider material or relevant to the negotiations.
f+. Flews Releases. The negotiating ,tsams upon joint agreement only may frog
time to time make joint news releases to the news media on the progress of the
negotiations or the subject matter of the negotiations. The releases shall be
made jointly by the two chief negotiators and shall be prepared in advance in
writing and shall be signed by the chief negotiators.
When negotiations have been concluded and a final report or recocnendationa
or proposals have been made by the negotiating teams and a copy of said report
or recommendations or proposals have been delivered to the City Council members,
the Library Board members and the members of the Union, a copy of said report or
recommendations or proposals shall be made available to members of the news media
and shall be filed at the office of the City Clerk of Iowa City. Lara, and at
such time shall be available to members of the public as a public record.
No other news releases shall be permitted except that either party may
unilaterally make a news release that the other party's negotiating team has
violated the terms of this negotiating agreement. Said release shall specifically
set forth the violation of this Agreement and the person or persons violating it.
It -is understood that the intent of the parties as to news releases is to
prevent either party from making inflamatory or other type remarks to the news
media which can or could be misconstrued by the media, the public or the other
negotiating team or be taken out of context and therefore inhibit the progress of
the negotiations by causing ill feelings, disagreement or confusion between the
negotiating teams or the parties. Both parties agreeing that all negotiations
and discussions must be done in the executive sessions in order that the interest
of the City, the Union, the employees and the public will be bszt protected and
served.
7. Reports to Parties. It is understood by and between the parties that
from time to time it nay be necessary for the negotiating Leans to make reports
to the City Manager of the City and the elected officers of the Union, and that
further, it may be necessary for the City Manager to make a report to the City
Council or the Library Board and further that it may be necessary for the teams
to make inquiry of the City Manager or Union members on certain matters being
negotiated.
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time to time make joint news releases to the news media on the progress of the
negotiations or the subject matter of the negotiations. The releases shall be
made jointly by the two chief negotiators and shall be prepared in advance in
writing and shall be signed by the chief negotiators.
When negotiations have been concluded and a final report or recocnendationa
or proposals have been made by the negotiating teams and a copy of said report
or recommendations or proposals have been delivered to the City Council members,
the Library Board members and the members of the Union, a copy of said report or
recommendations or proposals shall be made available to members of the news media
and shall be filed at the office of the City Clerk of Iowa City. Lara, and at
such time shall be available to members of the public as a public record.
No other news releases shall be permitted except that either party may
unilaterally make a news release that the other party's negotiating team has
violated the terms of this negotiating agreement. Said release shall specifically
set forth the violation of this Agreement and the person or persons violating it.
It -is understood that the intent of the parties as to news releases is to
prevent either party from making inflamatory or other type remarks to the news
media which can or could be misconstrued by the media, the public or the other
negotiating team or be taken out of context and therefore inhibit the progress of
the negotiations by causing ill feelings, disagreement or confusion between the
negotiating teams or the parties. Both parties agreeing that all negotiations
and discussions must be done in the executive sessions in order that the interest
of the City, the Union, the employees and the public will be bszt protected and
served.
7. Reports to Parties. It is understood by and between the parties that
from time to time it nay be necessary for the negotiating Leans to make reports
to the City Manager of the City and the elected officers of the Union, and that
further, it may be necessary for the City Manager to make a report to the City
Council or the Library Board and further that it may be necessary for the teams
to make inquiry of the City Manager or Union members on certain matters being
negotiated.
It Is agreed that such reports and inquirires may be made but on the
Following conditions only:
1.
That
said
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and inquirires
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made in
executive session.
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That
said
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It Is agreed that such reports and inquirires may be made but on the
Following conditions only:
1.
That
said
reports
and inquirires
are
made in
executive session.
2.
That
said
report
or inquiry, or
the
subject
matter thereof, may not be
communicated by the City Council, Library Board, City Hauager or officers of
Union, members of the Union, or negotiating team member to anyone else without
the consent of both the parties and such consent shall ba in advance and In
writing.
3. That a negotiating team may make said report or inquiry on its own
motion or that of the manager or Union officers but may not be required to make
a report or inquiry by the other side.
If a City Council member, Library Board member, the City Manager or an
elected Union official or negotiating team member shall violate the provisions
of this paragraph either party or the chief negotiator of a team may issue a
news release reprimanding the person who violated this paragraph and set forth
the violation and also may state in said neve release that the offender received
prior to the commencement of negotiations a copy of this Agreement and was fully
informed that the release of information obtained at such executive sessions vas
a violation of this Agreement and could cause a disruption of negotiations.
8. Solicitations by Parties. It is agreed by the parties that during the
negotiating process neither 'party, its council members, Library Board aambars,
City Manager, Union officers, negotiating teams, stewards, supervisory employeas,
agents or representatives or Union umbers shall seek out or solicit or attempt
to persuade or discuss information or the negotiations with any person who is on
the other side of the collective bargaining process. It being agreed by the
parties that to better promote effective negotiations the negotiations used be
carried on exclusively by the negotiating teams, and that said process should not
be circumvented in any. way. And the parties further agree that if a violation
of this paragraph is committed that either party may issue a news release in the
manner and form as set forth in paragraph 7 for a violation of that paragraph.
9. Sessions. The initial negotiation meeting set in paragraph 2 of this
Agreement shall be held in the Davis Hotel Building Subsequent
meetings a"nall be set at such time and place as shall be agreed between the teams,
of the team wishing the change shall contact the chief negotiator of the other
team, give the reason for the change, and propose a new time or place. No
meeting place or time shell be changed ,unless a new time or place is specified
at the time the change is agreed upon.
There shall be scheduled a minimum of two sessions each week unless the
parties agree otherwise. All sessions shall be for no longer than three hours
unless the teems jointly agree to extend the length of a particular session.
Recesses shall be allowed during the sessions to suit the convenience of the teas
members. A team shall be entitled to recess during a session to confer privately
with the members of theteam to discuss items being negotiated. Once a session
has been commenced no substitution or changes in a negotiating team may be made
until that session is completed. The no substitution rule during a session may
be waived by the teams jointly for a particular session, but any such waiver shall
apply only to the particular session valved and shall not operate to waive the rule
on future sessions. .In the avant of illness or incapacitation or emergency which
requires the absence of a team member, the team losing said member may substitute
a now team member or recess the meeting. Such substitution must be agreed to by
the other team or the session must be recessed.
10. Proposals. In an effort to expedite the bargaining process and promote
the orderly development of the process the parties agree to prepare written
proposals as to the items they wish to negotiate on. Such proposals shall be in
writing and delivered and presented to the other side at the first meeting.
Additional proposals involving different subject matter than the original proposals
may be submitted for an additional two week period. Thereafter neither party say
present additional proposals involving new subject matter after the expiration
of the two week period, however, either party may present counter -proposals in-
volving the same subject matter as was contained in the original proposals pre-
sented by either party and said counter -proposals may be presented at any time,
subject to the other terms of this agreement.
Additional proposals not.in the original proposals may be added or may be
brought up after the two peek period has expired only if the teams jointly agree,
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place
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changed the chief negotiator
of the team wishing the change shall contact the chief negotiator of the other
team, give the reason for the change, and propose a new time or place. No
meeting place or time shell be changed ,unless a new time or place is specified
at the time the change is agreed upon.
There shall be scheduled a minimum of two sessions each week unless the
parties agree otherwise. All sessions shall be for no longer than three hours
unless the teems jointly agree to extend the length of a particular session.
Recesses shall be allowed during the sessions to suit the convenience of the teas
members. A team shall be entitled to recess during a session to confer privately
with the members of theteam to discuss items being negotiated. Once a session
has been commenced no substitution or changes in a negotiating team may be made
until that session is completed. The no substitution rule during a session may
be waived by the teams jointly for a particular session, but any such waiver shall
apply only to the particular session valved and shall not operate to waive the rule
on future sessions. .In the avant of illness or incapacitation or emergency which
requires the absence of a team member, the team losing said member may substitute
a now team member or recess the meeting. Such substitution must be agreed to by
the other team or the session must be recessed.
10. Proposals. In an effort to expedite the bargaining process and promote
the orderly development of the process the parties agree to prepare written
proposals as to the items they wish to negotiate on. Such proposals shall be in
writing and delivered and presented to the other side at the first meeting.
Additional proposals involving different subject matter than the original proposals
may be submitted for an additional two week period. Thereafter neither party say
present additional proposals involving new subject matter after the expiration
of the two week period, however, either party may present counter -proposals in-
volving the same subject matter as was contained in the original proposals pre-
sented by either party and said counter -proposals may be presented at any time,
subject to the other terms of this agreement.
Additional proposals not.in the original proposals may be added or may be
brought up after the two peek period has expired only if the teams jointly agree,
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or the team wishing -the additional proposal added, can show that there was a
mistake of fact (not caused by their negligence), or a material misrepresentation
by the other team (whether intentional or unintentional), or now information has
been determined which was not available or could not have been obtained at the
time of the original period for proposals. {
it in the intent of the proposals submission to assist the parties in the
negotiating process by enabling each party to know generally of the other parties
interests so that the parties and the negotiating teams may determine the areas
of agreement and disagreement and be prepared to provide information on areas of
disagreement which may help resolve any disagreements.
11. A andas. Each negotiating session shall have an agenda of items to be
discussed. The agenda for each meeting shall be set at the previous meeting and
agreed to by the teams. The teams may set agendas for several meetings in
advance if the teams so agree. Once an agenda has been agreed upon it may be
changed only by joint agreement of the teams. No item not on an agenda may be
discussed at any session unless both teams jointly agree to discuss said item.
No party can refuse to put on some agenda (although reserving right to agree on
which agenda) an item that was on tha original proposal submitted pursuant to
paragraph 10 of this Agreement and the parties hereby agree that all items sub-
mitted in said proposals shall be on at least one agenda. The placing of an
item on an agenda does not obligate either party to agree on any aspect of said
item in any way and each party can reserve to itself the decision that any item
may be completely rejected even though proposed by the other aide.
At the second meeting of the negotiating teams the agenda shall be as follows;
1. Discussion of areas of general agreement in proposals.
2. Discussion of areae of disagreement in proposals.
3. Discussion of areas where one party or the other sees area as non-
negotiable.
4. Arrangement of schedule of topics for future agendas.
5. Setting the agenda for -the next meeting or meetings.
During any session the agenda order need not be followed in the progression listed.
If an item vas on a previous agenda and agreement was reached on that item
at that time, it may not be brought up again unless either the te"s jointly
agree it may be put on an agmWa or the teen wishing it put on the agenda can
An item which was on a previous agenda but was deferred or no agreement was
reached may be returned to any agenda as if it vera an original item. If the
discussion of an item is not completed at a given meeting that item will
automatically be placed on the agenda for the next meeting unless the parties
.jointly agree otherwise. If the parties cannot agree on an item or reach disagree-
ment on an item at a meeting said item must be placed on the agenda for a sub-
sequent meeting unless the parties jointly agree otherwise.
12. t'lritiny;. Agreement on any item will be reduced to writing and shall
be Approved by the team at the same session of which agreement in reached or
at the next session. It may be _typed or handwritten. When the agreement draft
is approved, both chief negotiators shall initial or sign same. A copy will be
provided each. They shall be kept confidential, unless both teams agree to a
news release, until incorporated in the final proposal.
13. Non-Waiver. That the parties understand that the entering into this
Agreement does not operate as a waiver of any of the rights, duties, or
obligations of either of the parties in'respact to collective bargaining including,
but not limited to, scope of bargaining, scope of representation, subjects in-
volved in collective bargaining, and terms and conditions of any collective
bargaining agreement, it being understood that this Agreement sets only the manner
and method of conducting negotiations between the parties.
14. Impasse Proeeedure. Either party to this agreement, upon an impasse
as defined herein,may require mediation. The parties hereto agree that Robert
Rergstrom of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, whose office is at
510 American Building, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52401, shall be appointed as mediator.
In the event that the'said Robert Bergstrom is unable to serve as mediator for
any reason, the parties agree that another member of the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service may be substituted in his place.
Mediation may be required by either party when there is a dispute as to a
violation of the terms of this agreement or there is an impasse in the negotiations
over the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
The parties hereto, hereby adopt for impasse proceedures on the terms and
conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement itself, the provisions of
Sections In, 20, 21 and 22 of Senate File 531 adopted by the legislature of the
State of Iowa entitled an Act relating to public employment relations and pro-
viding penalties for violations. The impasse proceedures provided herein shall
anply to negotiations occurring during, the period from July 1, 1974 to July 1,
1975.
15. BaEZaining Unit. That the bargaining unit shall be those positions
shown on Schedule "A" attached to this agreement and by this reference made a
part hereof..
1.6. Entire Agreement. That this Agreement shall constitute the entire
Agreement between the parties unless there is specific incorporation by reference
of an additional rule, regulation, contract, agreement, other document or law;
that the parties hereto acknowledge that no act or representation by agents of
either party may alter or vary the terms, conditions, and agreements herein
contained and the parties hereto by entering into this Agreement agree to be
bound by its terms in the conduct of tha negotiations which are the subject of
this Agreement.
17• Paragraph Order. The order of the paragraphs in this Agreement are
not intended to emphasize any particular paragraph or allow any paragraph to
supersede any other paragraph and if it is determined a conflict exists this
Agreement shall be construed to give every paragraph meaning in order to accomplish
the intent of the parties to hold fair,.impartial and objective negotiations
between the Union and the City.
18. Copies, Copies of this Agreement shall be filed with each of the
parties and in the office of the City Clerk and in the Public Library. It is
understood that this Agreement is public record, being a duly executed contract
of the City of Iowa City, a -Municipal Corporation, and the Library Board.
19. Good Faith. It is understood by the parties that any recommendations,
reportst ordinances, rules, regulations, agreements or resolutions which may
result from the negotiations contemplated by this Agreement affect the public
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Mediation may be required by either party when there is a dispute as to a
violation of the terms of this agreement or there is an impasse in the negotiations
over the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.
The parties hereto, hereby adopt for impasse proceedures on the terms and
conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement itself, the provisions of
Sections In, 20, 21 and 22 of Senate File 531 adopted by the legislature of the
State of Iowa entitled an Act relating to public employment relations and pro-
viding penalties for violations. The impasse proceedures provided herein shall
anply to negotiations occurring during, the period from July 1, 1974 to July 1,
1975.
15. BaEZaining Unit. That the bargaining unit shall be those positions
shown on Schedule "A" attached to this agreement and by this reference made a
part hereof..
1.6. Entire Agreement. That this Agreement shall constitute the entire
Agreement between the parties unless there is specific incorporation by reference
of an additional rule, regulation, contract, agreement, other document or law;
that the parties hereto acknowledge that no act or representation by agents of
either party may alter or vary the terms, conditions, and agreements herein
contained and the parties hereto by entering into this Agreement agree to be
bound by its terms in the conduct of tha negotiations which are the subject of
this Agreement.
17• Paragraph Order. The order of the paragraphs in this Agreement are
not intended to emphasize any particular paragraph or allow any paragraph to
supersede any other paragraph and if it is determined a conflict exists this
Agreement shall be construed to give every paragraph meaning in order to accomplish
the intent of the parties to hold fair,.impartial and objective negotiations
between the Union and the City.
18. Copies, Copies of this Agreement shall be filed with each of the
parties and in the office of the City Clerk and in the Public Library. It is
understood that this Agreement is public record, being a duly executed contract
of the City of Iowa City, a -Municipal Corporation, and the Library Board.
19. Good Faith. It is understood by the parties that any recommendations,
reportst ordinances, rules, regulations, agreements or resolutions which may
result from the negotiations contemplated by this Agreement affect the public
ordinances, rules, regulations, agreements or resolutions which may result from
the nagotiationg between the negotiating teams must be approved by the Council of
the City and the Library Board members, the Union members, and the entering into
thin agreement in noway obligates either of the parties to agreement in advance
of any terms or agreements reached by the negotiating teams and such are subject
to approval by the parties.
It is further agreed that once an agreement is reached by the negotiating
teams that neither party, it's`, agents or representatives, shall go to the Council,
Library Board, or the employees and solicit rejection or acceptance of the pro-
posal or seek additional items or seek agreement on an item different than that
agreed to by the negotiating teams. An effort of this nature by either the City
or the Union shall be deemed bad faith.
21. Approval. This Agreement shall be binding or. the parties, their
successors and assigns and shall be approved by the appropriate governing bodies
that have the authority to bind the respective parties to this Agreement and
the undersigned hereby reprasente.that they have the authority to sign this
Agreement and it has been approved by the governing bodies of the parties.
CITY -OF IOWA CITY, IOWA AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY
ZZ, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, Local 183
BY:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
LIBRARY BOARD OF IOWA CITY
BY:
President
BY:
Secretary
BY:
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RAM, M"OR"
DATE: may 22, 1974
TO: Planning and Zoning Commission
Donald Madsen, Chairman
FROM: Iowa City City Council
RE: Rezoning of Smith Tract
At the May 21st meeting of the .Iowa City City Council, City
Attorney Hayek -noted that.as the Smith vs City case had not
been appealed, the City was under mandate to rezone the
property, and requested `that `the Council refer the matter
to the Planning -and Zoning Commission for appropriate
zoning.
The motion was adopted that the matter of rezoning for the
Smith Tract be referred to.Planning and Zoning Commission for
recommendation.
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No. A 4 7
IOWA :CITY, IOWA
Nowmay 8 - 1974 Time 3 : 30 PM
Now Received: Phone F I letter ❑ In Person ]
Received by --City I' anAger,--_——._----- _ —
Name_ (qouncilwoman_ deProssa _ _11hono_ —_
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Dear Residant- Thank fvu tot ealitot Ihet enttitr 4
In our ahenBon. Mate ah 3S4 J&CX)
Imre any questkmi_ we Airknmr tarn ewTa-->>rt
and are always at your service.
Request The Councilwoman has inquired about the Doac� iTary £nr Q.Qme b_cyc n_rackn
installed in the Clinton Street Mall.. Please review and see if there are somessibl_e__,
sites. If so, go ahead with Joe on'installa ion`
of Disposition: none U This Form )X:� Phone Letter E / Personal Visit
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FROM: David G. Epstein
RE: Attached Complaint (Mrs.
DATE:
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May 10, 1974
R. P. White 618 Ronalds St.)
Captain Ruppert investigated this complaint and visited Mrs.
White personally. Apparently the -complaint centers on the
fact that persons visiting Mrs. White must walk over a block
since they, cannot normally find parking space in front of
her house. There does not appear to be anything we can
legally do to prevent parking there since it is a parking
zone.
There seems to be a greatdealof traffic due to the fact
that the'Firma Goldman Clinic, which provides abortion
services, is in the area. At one time a girl coming from
the clinic apparently vomited in the parking space in
front of Mrs. White's house. This, of course, was most
annoying to.Mrs. White.
Captain Ruppert informed her that shouldsheencounter any
problems in the future, particularly at night, to call us
immediately and we would be out. If the problem continues,
I will contact the Emma Goldman Clinic myself since we have
had some Iconversations with them during the past through
Women Against Rape.
David G. Epstein
Director of Public Safety
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Address 60 Ri n and are away& at your service. li
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DATE: May 102 1974
TO: Ray Wells
FROM: David G. _Epstein'
RE: Complaint - Mrs._ John Birch
#6 Forest Glenn - Relayed by Mayor Czarnecki
Captain Ruppertwentout to visit Mrs. Birch personally to
determine the extent of the problem. He reports that it
appears:'that;some of the neighborhood }rids have been going
into the_tiMber from time to'time on their bikes. The
timber, is on private property belonging to Bruce Glasgow.
This occurrence took place approximately two to four weeks
ago
Captain Ruppert assured Mrs. Birch that we were concerned
about .the problem and would respond immediately should she
observe motorcyclistsin the area again. Captain Ruppert
also told her that we would also keep a close eye on the area.
In reference to the Mayor's receipt of complaints from residents
in the Lamplighter, area., I have instructed the afternoon and
night shifts to start writing tickets under the excessive riotor
vehicle noise section of the -City Code. I think we will soon
see the results'cf our concentrated efforts there.
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TO: Ray S. Wells, -City Manager
FROM: George R. Bonnett, Acting Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Parking on 7th Avenue Court and Bradley Street
(Pending Council Item 73-1103)
A review of the parking situation at the subject location
was made by the Engineering Division of the Department of Public
Works which established the following facts:
1. Both 7th Avenue Court and Bradley Street are 25 feet in
width and have a Portland cement concrete surface.
2. 7th Avenue Court is a residential street running southeast
from 7th Avenue, an arterial, and is approximately one block
south of Muscatine Avenue.
3. Bradley Street is a residential street running northeasterly
from 7th Avenue Court and lies approximately 200 feet South' -
east of 7th Avenue. Bradley Street is one block long.
4. Parking is currently allowed on both sides of the street on
Bradley Street as well as 7th Avenue Court.
In 1973 a recommendation was made to Council by the Department
of Public Works to,remove parking.on all streets in the city less
than 31 feet in width. This would provide for one foot for the
curbs, two 11 -foot traffic -lanes, and one 8 -foot parking lane.
Streets of less than 31 feet in width will inevitably result in
one-way traffic adjacent to parked vehicles.
The situation on.both.of the subject streets is obviously
inadequate for two: way traffic due to parking on both sides.
Subtracting two 8 -foot parking lanes from a 24 -foot street surface
leaves only 8 feet -for a vehicle to travel between the two rows of
parked cars. Parking on both of these streets is quite intensive
during non -working hours. `To relieve congestion in this area, it
is the recommendation of the Department of Public Works that parking
be removed from at least one side of the streets. Recognizing the
Council decision to leave parking.on one side of the street of
streets of 2S feet.in width,..L would presume that in order to remain
consistent with the policy established parking should be left on at
lease one side of both streets; even though this will not allow for
• two way traffic.
If you have any questions concerningthis Memorandum please
don't hesitate to contact me.
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In response to your inquiry concerning our streetainting
for traffic markings please,be advised that we are in the process
of repainting:our streets. Acceleration of the program by
letting some other type of maintenance go is difficult in that
our paint.truck is being utilized to the fullest extent at this
time by our regular paint crew.
I feel that we.are in excellent shape in our street marking
program and I anticipate having the arterials completed by mid-
May.
In response to.your specific question on St. Pat's school
please be advised that we.have added a crosswalk at the crown
of the hill for better sight distance. The rest of the school
crosswalks, will not be picked.up until late summer so as to
better preserve these markings when they are actually needed.
If you would like to discuss our street marking program
in greater detail please don't hetitate to contact me.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE:
May 13, 1974
TO:
Ray S. Wells, City Manager
FROM:
George R. Bonnett, Acting Director of Public Works
SUBJECT:
Traffic -Markings
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In response to your inquiry concerning our streetainting
for traffic markings please,be advised that we are in the process
of repainting:our streets. Acceleration of the program by
letting some other type of maintenance go is difficult in that
our paint.truck is being utilized to the fullest extent at this
time by our regular paint crew.
I feel that we.are in excellent shape in our street marking
program and I anticipate having the arterials completed by mid-
May.
In response to.your specific question on St. Pat's school
please be advised that we.have added a crosswalk at the crown
of the hill for better sight distance. The rest of the school
crosswalks, will not be picked.up until late summer so as to
better preserve these markings when they are actually needed.
If you would like to discuss our street marking program
in greater detail please don't hetitate to contact me.
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 13, 1974
TO: Ray S. Wells, City Manager
FROM: George R. Bonnett, Acting Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Salvaging of Materials from the Sanitary Landfill
In response to your inquiry concerning the possibility of ex -
convicts from the Half Way House working out arrangements with
the City of Iowa City to 'recover useable materials from the
Urban Renewal Demolition Contract, please be advised that our
permit from the Department of Environeental Quality specifically
prohibits such operations.
Additionally, looking at the demolition waste being brought
in, it would be my opinion that very little of this material
is salvagable in that a wrecking ball is being used by the
demolition contractor and.the material is quite finely pulverized.
We have had numerous requests for salvaging operations from
private contractors as well as from individuals wishing landfill
material. An inquiry to the Department of Environmental Quality
revealed that DEQ will not permit us to go anywhere but the
Landfill with material that contains ANY organic materials.
Obviously, this precludes any landfilling operation.
If you have any questions
don't hesitate to contact me.
concerning this Memorandum please
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 13, 1974
TO: Ray S. Wells, City Manager
FROM: George R. Bonnett, Acting Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Salvaging of Materials from the Sanitary Landfill
In response to your inquiry concerning the possibility of ex -
convicts from the Half Way House working out arrangements with
the City of Iowa City to 'recover useable materials from the
Urban Renewal Demolition Contract, please be advised that our
permit from the Department of Environeental Quality specifically
prohibits such operations.
Additionally, looking at the demolition waste being brought
in, it would be my opinion that very little of this material
is salvagable in that a wrecking ball is being used by the
demolition contractor and.the material is quite finely pulverized.
We have had numerous requests for salvaging operations from
private contractors as well as from individuals wishing landfill
material. An inquiry to the Department of Environmental Quality
revealed that DEQ will not permit us to go anywhere but the
Landfill with material that contains ANY organic materials.
Obviously, this precludes any landfilling operation.
If you have any questions
don't hesitate to contact me.
concerning this Memorandum please
THE Ni4TIUN'S TRASH PILE
For cities that find .there's incinerators, that tse.waste,hcat to air- rubber, and yard wastes such as gtai
no land left for garbage dumpp S bigh-ti°° or heat nearby buildings,- to and leaves. It is a to%v-cost, lo..-twllua
high-technology projects that break down ing fuel with a heat value roughly half
there's an answer: Recycling the molecules 'of organic material, pro- that of coal. It can be stored, shiplxrl
plants that produce reusable ' ducing oil or synthetic gas as the end or burned at will.
product.
materials and energy, t00: This is how one increasinglyFrom the heavier materials, .which
popular make up 20 per cent ofthr, average
system operates: Trash is passed through weight of trash, most advanced systems
ashredder, red.
ucing thefl
ow to small will separate at least the ferrous metals.
Cities from Baltimore to San Diego pieces. By using forced air:
or water, the These can be picked out with an electro
are racing to exploit one of the nations heavier- materials—usually the " metals, magnet. Blore -sophisticated systems en -
most plentifid, yet neglected resources glass, rocks and'clay—are separated from vision still further separation,
—trash. the rest of the refuse. - pulling out
Within the las million tons 'of mu'_ What is' left -becomes the new "fuel ferrous rting gJass, as me metals as aluminulm.az such nun-
nicipal solid waste generated _in the from trash," composed of shredded pa- St. Louis leads. The Environmental
U. S. last year, there_ was enough un per, textiles, wood, plastic, food'scraps, Protection Agency, along with Union
used energy to light the country for a'
Electric and the city of St. Louis is op
year. If all the waste paper, aluminum
steel and glass had been recycled, it crating one of the nation's most success.
would have saved millions of trees and ., ful projects using this approach_
billions of tons of other virginresources !_ This 3.3 -million -dollar system h:.ndle:s
from iron to oil. +-�� about 200 tons of refuse daily. Shredded
After years ofignoring this potential,trash is burned with puhetized mal in
urban bureaucracies are swinging into e + generate elecfricity.
action. This has touched off a "resource i After two years' experience .with the
recovery" boom that promises to alter 1.demonstration plant, Union Eleettic has
Weriens traditional ways of looking at IN ArviER1CA'S decided to fend trash from the entirr
m
hat it throws away. GARBAGE HEAP-- city and six nea,by counties in 'Missouri
A matter of need. 1*Vhy the big in and Illinois into a similar plant with 40
terest now? Simple: Cities are ,faced Each :Amerlcan generates times the capacity.
With a two-way squeeze that can`.only -_ from 3 to 4, pounds of trash Capable of handling 7,000 to 5,000
get worse. On the one hand, energy -sup- per da tons of refuse per day, the new St. Louis
day—or more' than 1,000 i project will cost near)
pairs are increasingly: tight, and on the', pounds every Year. What - this y 70 million dollars
other, there is a growing lack of cheap country's trash consists of, as and is expected to be ready for its firs
land needed to bury refuse, load in mid -1977. Officials estimate
measured by weight: i that the rrolresocj trash will gc„cr,tc
To case bath these problems, innova- t 1
five waste -disposal alternatives are befog PAPER .............31 - r, cent i roughly a per cent of the utility's power
explored. output.
Trash heaps are becoming sources of YARD WASTES . ...........19 per cent i The city of Chicago plans to build a
fuel for sale to hard- FOOD ........ ..18 a
13.5 -million facility that will han-
pressed utilities. As p r cent i dle about 2,000 tons of trash a day. The
prices of materials rise, recycling efforts GLASS ....... .......10 percent
arc turning out to be an_attractive wa p i plant is expected to produce stcflicimt
to defray skyrocketing costs of disposal , h1ETAlS 10 pet cent shredded refuse to replace 5,300 tons
What's more, every ton of refuse that isWOOD of low-sulphur coal per week, generating
4 per. cent
recycled is one less ton that somehow PLASTIC enough electricity to serve 50,000
must be disposed of by the local sanita- - .......3 per cent ' ' homes.
tion department. RUBBER AND --LEATHER....3 peFCent Regional solution. Many smaller
Says Arsen Darnay, the Environmen- 1 towns. are joining together for a regional
1pertent- solution to their wasto-di
al Protection Agency's top expert on TEXTILES 4 tsposal prcrE,
solid waste: OTHER ..... ........I per cent lems. Combustion Equipment Associates
"No city is going to get rich doing has built a plant near East Bridgewater
this, but it sure can cut down on dts j and Brockton, Blass. The company has
>- ALL TOLD, the U. S. trash pile contracted with communities in a 10 to
al costs. In addition, it just happens to I
he environmentally sound.. ,using ev- mounted to, 130 million tons In 25 -mile• radius to bring their garbage to
cry bit of potential in the waste stream 1973=enough to fill garbage the new 10 -million -dollar disposal fa -
fore resorting to land fill." trucks that„' tined up bumper• eility. The towns pay a dumping foe. Of the variety 'of technologies now to -bumper,: would stretch from ' Combustion Equipment shreds the
being rushed into . operation, probably New. York :to'Los Angeles, three trash, separates it, and sells the lighter
the most widely adopted approach abreast. -_ ; material Rs fuel. Ferrous metals are sold
makes use of solid waste as a fuel._ Scums: Emtronm.otal Notootton Apnq ]and fill. and a rest
is operati as scrap ing
of a
These systems range from old-style' `
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THE Ni4TIUN'S TRASH PILE
For cities that find .there's incinerators, that tse.waste,hcat to air- rubber, and yard wastes such as gtai
no land left for garbage dumpp S bigh-ti°° or heat nearby buildings,- to and leaves. It is a to%v-cost, lo..-twllua
high-technology projects that break down ing fuel with a heat value roughly half
there's an answer: Recycling the molecules 'of organic material, pro- that of coal. It can be stored, shiplxrl
plants that produce reusable ' ducing oil or synthetic gas as the end or burned at will.
product.
materials and energy, t00: This is how one increasinglyFrom the heavier materials, .which
popular make up 20 per cent ofthr, average
system operates: Trash is passed through weight of trash, most advanced systems
ashredder, red.
ucing thefl
ow to small will separate at least the ferrous metals.
Cities from Baltimore to San Diego pieces. By using forced air:
or water, the These can be picked out with an electro
are racing to exploit one of the nations heavier- materials—usually the " metals, magnet. Blore -sophisticated systems en -
most plentifid, yet neglected resources glass, rocks and'clay—are separated from vision still further separation,
—trash. the rest of the refuse. - pulling out
Within the las million tons 'of mu'_ What is' left -becomes the new "fuel ferrous rting gJass, as me metals as aluminulm.az such nun-
nicipal solid waste generated _in the from trash," composed of shredded pa- St. Louis leads. The Environmental
U. S. last year, there_ was enough un per, textiles, wood, plastic, food'scraps, Protection Agency, along with Union
used energy to light the country for a'
Electric and the city of St. Louis is op
year. If all the waste paper, aluminum
steel and glass had been recycled, it crating one of the nation's most success.
would have saved millions of trees and ., ful projects using this approach_
billions of tons of other virginresources !_ This 3.3 -million -dollar system h:.ndle:s
from iron to oil. +-�� about 200 tons of refuse daily. Shredded
After years ofignoring this potential,trash is burned with puhetized mal in
urban bureaucracies are swinging into e + generate elecfricity.
action. This has touched off a "resource i After two years' experience .with the
recovery" boom that promises to alter 1.demonstration plant, Union Eleettic has
Weriens traditional ways of looking at IN ArviER1CA'S decided to fend trash from the entirr
m
hat it throws away. GARBAGE HEAP-- city and six nea,by counties in 'Missouri
A matter of need. 1*Vhy the big in and Illinois into a similar plant with 40
terest now? Simple: Cities are ,faced Each :Amerlcan generates times the capacity.
With a two-way squeeze that can`.only -_ from 3 to 4, pounds of trash Capable of handling 7,000 to 5,000
get worse. On the one hand, energy -sup- per da tons of refuse per day, the new St. Louis
day—or more' than 1,000 i project will cost near)
pairs are increasingly: tight, and on the', pounds every Year. What - this y 70 million dollars
other, there is a growing lack of cheap country's trash consists of, as and is expected to be ready for its firs
land needed to bury refuse, load in mid -1977. Officials estimate
measured by weight: i that the rrolresocj trash will gc„cr,tc
To case bath these problems, innova- t 1
five waste -disposal alternatives are befog PAPER .............31 - r, cent i roughly a per cent of the utility's power
explored. output.
Trash heaps are becoming sources of YARD WASTES . ...........19 per cent i The city of Chicago plans to build a
fuel for sale to hard- FOOD ........ ..18 a
13.5 -million facility that will han-
pressed utilities. As p r cent i dle about 2,000 tons of trash a day. The
prices of materials rise, recycling efforts GLASS ....... .......10 percent
arc turning out to be an_attractive wa p i plant is expected to produce stcflicimt
to defray skyrocketing costs of disposal , h1ETAlS 10 pet cent shredded refuse to replace 5,300 tons
What's more, every ton of refuse that isWOOD of low-sulphur coal per week, generating
4 per. cent
recycled is one less ton that somehow PLASTIC enough electricity to serve 50,000
must be disposed of by the local sanita- - .......3 per cent ' ' homes.
tion department. RUBBER AND --LEATHER....3 peFCent Regional solution. Many smaller
Says Arsen Darnay, the Environmen- 1 towns. are joining together for a regional
1pertent- solution to their wasto-di
al Protection Agency's top expert on TEXTILES 4 tsposal prcrE,
solid waste: OTHER ..... ........I per cent lems. Combustion Equipment Associates
"No city is going to get rich doing has built a plant near East Bridgewater
this, but it sure can cut down on dts j and Brockton, Blass. The company has
>- ALL TOLD, the U. S. trash pile contracted with communities in a 10 to
al costs. In addition, it just happens to I
he environmentally sound.. ,using ev- mounted to, 130 million tons In 25 -mile• radius to bring their garbage to
cry bit of potential in the waste stream 1973=enough to fill garbage the new 10 -million -dollar disposal fa -
fore resorting to land fill." trucks that„' tined up bumper• eility. The towns pay a dumping foe. Of the variety 'of technologies now to -bumper,: would stretch from ' Combustion Equipment shreds the
being rushed into . operation, probably New. York :to'Los Angeles, three trash, separates it, and sells the lighter
the most widely adopted approach abreast. -_ ; material Rs fuel. Ferrous metals are sold
makes use of solid waste as a fuel._ Scums: Emtronm.otal Notootton Apnq ]and fill. and a rest
is operati as scrap ing
of a
These systems range from old-style' `
(continued on next page)
U.S. NEWS b WORLD REPORT.,Muy 13. 1974'63
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4Yt
;
I
"ayayj.t<"rlidsF y
'IO million
:Y"1. Using sl
. ° It s the Mon:
per :cent of ;' its` electrical elites ;will be extracting , euergya from
tnIth.saya.tha plant -should :their trash is good news far those ��rf-
1977 and will cost :about ink to recycle steel, aluminum and glass
]lata; It may, however, create problems in the
more advanced technology, business of recycling paper, one of the
ito.: Enviro-Chem.. Systems, hest established methods of reclaiming a
l , 4 ' " ? Inc.; with backing from the Envirorimen- basic resoutec.
tal Protection Agency, Is building a 1,000- Paper. Energy -recovery symetns de -
` m _ton-per-day:,pldnt in;Baltimore to turn pent[ on paper to keep he:.t uuttwl as
• trash into synthetic gas. "Pyrolysis" in- high as possible. If mnre and more cities
LL- 1 .t ' :volves putting organic material;` under bum old newspapers and cardboard, in-
`? heat and pressuro; n_a near -vacuum. It stead of selling it to a secondary out -ii-
creates rapid decomposition of the`waste als dealer, then recycling of 1-ml-wr may
'• into gas: Revenues• from sale of scrap continue to decline as it has hear doing
metal, glass and the synthetic gas will since World War 11.
amount `to 1.5-rndlion'dollars,a year for The Environmental Protection Agenvy
Baltimore; ;according to preliminary esti- says that in pulling newsp;gr_-rs and
{{ -- mates. Tho plant is to go'into operation cardboard from an average load of
;this, autumn. refuse, 10 per cent of the heat potrn.
A -200 -tot - per -day facility, also using dal will be lost. But even thi% small
i pyrolysis, is under construction ,1n Sen reduction could make w tate furl—a
' marginal econonde proposition to begin
Close to 80 per:cent of an average trash 1` _ with—a less appealing option for many
toad can be burned. Once processed, this cities.
refuse makes low-cost, low -polluting fuel. ^"s . �s , i ®' "t ` y Officials at the American Paper Inti-
. ' • Y ' ,d tute say their member firms can vave
[continued from preceding page]" }t, ,t's'a energy and virgin materials. ac well as
{ y ?y7;�° t. cut down on pollution of air and w.rtm
by.rccyding as much paper as they can
since last autumn, handling 1,200 tons 4�
f x ;,r':'ab: get. They fear the surge in the- new
of trash daily. ~' x e� wastcAisposal systems will only htirt
Connecticut is trying to regionalizes. - 1.
waste disposal for the :entire State. The �e-� ,*- c+Tnrts to step up recycling and carr the
• r paper shortage.
first of its facilities, near Bridgeport, ,
• j Today more than 100 U. S, cities re -
will he able to handle up to 1800 tons z, u. ,iltt+•t 1, }
' • t, ;:n . It ♦ uire their citizens to se ?.trate and buo-
® of trash a day and should hr, operating :�, + �+.' t`!'•{-„'' q i
in less than two years. .� f <* �'r�' t ,4 die newspapers and cardboard for Slsrd.::tl
pickup, but thaw arc not cities tlut tL•-
By 1980, if all goes according to 1 P.
• ; i r T.z� rr S. _ pend on trash to gmrtaie clr-ctrictty
plans, Connecticut ' officials... estimate
` Steel, For those striving to rccyEke
that the State and local governments
will have saved up to 100 million dol- ter;: ri `1i ;: a t metals and glass, the energy -rK.+ticry ap-
lars in capital'expendittrres and 'that 80 t proach is ideal. 'These beavief, nnzc,rwtt-
er cent of the refuse eneraf--A will be •• R (continued on next retrs page)
recovered. as energy ;or materials. Air
pollution in Connecticut—caused-,_by
y
open dumps and old incinerators—will
..
be cut by 80 per cent and land. -needed
'
for sanitary -fill operations will be re-
Recycling .accounts for one fifth of U.S.
`
paper output—now may be hurt-. by In -
� r
".creased use of refuse as energy source.
of the waste -disposal solutions being
�S
;Diego County, Calif..Tbis..plant-=a joint
per :cent of ;' its` electrical elites ;will be extracting , euergya from
tnIth.saya.tha plant -should :their trash is good news far those ��rf-
1977 and will cost :about ink to recycle steel, aluminum and glass
]lata; It may, however, create problems in the
more advanced technology, business of recycling paper, one of the
ito.: Enviro-Chem.. Systems, hest established methods of reclaiming a
l , 4 ' " ? Inc.; with backing from the Envirorimen- basic resoutec.
tal Protection Agency, Is building a 1,000- Paper. Energy -recovery symetns de -
` m _ton-per-day:,pldnt in;Baltimore to turn pent[ on paper to keep he:.t uuttwl as
• trash into synthetic gas. "Pyrolysis" in- high as possible. If mnre and more cities
LL- 1 .t ' :volves putting organic material;` under bum old newspapers and cardboard, in-
`? heat and pressuro; n_a near -vacuum. It stead of selling it to a secondary out -ii-
creates rapid decomposition of the`waste als dealer, then recycling of 1-ml-wr may
'• into gas: Revenues• from sale of scrap continue to decline as it has hear doing
metal, glass and the synthetic gas will since World War 11.
amount `to 1.5-rndlion'dollars,a year for The Environmental Protection Agenvy
Baltimore; ;according to preliminary esti- says that in pulling newsp;gr_-rs and
{{ -- mates. Tho plant is to go'into operation cardboard from an average load of
;this, autumn. refuse, 10 per cent of the heat potrn.
A -200 -tot - per -day facility, also using dal will be lost. But even thi% small
i pyrolysis, is under construction ,1n Sen reduction could make w tate furl—a
' marginal econonde proposition to begin
Close to 80 per:cent of an average trash 1` _ with—a less appealing option for many
toad can be burned. Once processed, this cities.
refuse makes low-cost, low -polluting fuel. ^"s . �s , i ®' "t ` y Officials at the American Paper Inti-
. ' • Y ' ,d tute say their member firms can vave
[continued from preceding page]" }t, ,t's'a energy and virgin materials. ac well as
{ y ?y7;�° t. cut down on pollution of air and w.rtm
by.rccyding as much paper as they can
since last autumn, handling 1,200 tons 4�
f x ;,r':'ab: get. They fear the surge in the- new
of trash daily. ~' x e� wastcAisposal systems will only htirt
Connecticut is trying to regionalizes. - 1.
waste disposal for the :entire State. The �e-� ,*- c+Tnrts to step up recycling and carr the
• r paper shortage.
first of its facilities, near Bridgeport, ,
• j Today more than 100 U. S, cities re -
will he able to handle up to 1800 tons z, u. ,iltt+•t 1, }
' • t, ;:n . It ♦ uire their citizens to se ?.trate and buo-
® of trash a day and should hr, operating :�, + �+.' t`!'•{-„'' q i
in less than two years. .� f <* �'r�' t ,4 die newspapers and cardboard for Slsrd.::tl
pickup, but thaw arc not cities tlut tL•-
By 1980, if all goes according to 1 P.
• ; i r T.z� rr S. _ pend on trash to gmrtaie clr-ctrictty
plans, Connecticut ' officials... estimate
` Steel, For those striving to rccyEke
that the State and local governments
will have saved up to 100 million dol- ter;: ri `1i ;: a t metals and glass, the energy -rK.+ticry ap-
lars in capital'expendittrres and 'that 80 t proach is ideal. 'These beavief, nnzc,rwtt-
er cent of the refuse eneraf--A will be •• R (continued on next retrs page)
recovered. as energy ;or materials. Air
pollution in Connecticut—caused-,_by
y
open dumps and old incinerators—will
..
be cut by 80 per cent and land. -needed
'
for sanitary -fill operations will be re-
Recycling .accounts for one fifth of U.S.
duced by 80 percent.
paper output—now may be hurt-. by In -
Tailored solutions. More, and more
".creased use of refuse as energy source.
of the waste -disposal solutions being
planned are products of local' expertise,
;Diego County, Calif..Tbis..plant-=a joint
tailored to the needs of a particular city.
..venture the EPA and 'thea Garrett
Memphis, Tenn., for example, called
,of,
=Corporation-jvill'produce fuel ofl,to.gen-
upon the civil -engineering department'of
:: crate electricity.
Memphis State University for help with
It is: this type of technology, plus the
its problems.
ntunber of large corporations that are
Says Dr. John W. Smith, , associate
,:get ting;fnvolved with their own research
professor of engineering:
and development efforts, that ` has ex -
"It's not so much for the resource-
''perts in the_ field excited.
recovery potential that were going to
Says'. one consultant in resource recov-
one of these systems, but because 'we
ery: "When, -:you've, got big companies
don't have land fill any, more. It, of
like Union Carbide, Raytheon, Crum -
course, has tremendous side benefits,
:roan, Continental Can, Browning-Ferris,
'and"Black-Clawson 'all' `s
but that's not why. wave adopted this
- working ,to, put
approach:'
out new systems lbat recover energy and e
The Jlempbis plant is .expected to
recycle:.• materials—your' know . they've
handle 1,800 tons of refuse a day, which
spotted .what promises to `be a 'huge
is about; 95 per cent of the city's load,
market.'.'
+growing,
Trash will provide'bfemphis with an es-
t
The'_fact that: a number' of
.; .
f
t
Steel cans, removed from muniipal sotid
waste with electromagnets, can be sold
for scrap -helping defray disposal costs,
HllW3 r. WORM REPOst,.Wr M tYfa
/ t Y' i yt� eJ I / s .r i --tirvt big° C''t Atte` r ltS7r'•` l
: • � z r ' - �' ,r: .i y,�+ � r �` Jam' � ] 4 y' f
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sex•und step to extract the ferrous metals
With :ui elt-ctran,agnet. These, can be sold .`
bustihle materials ince
to be separated
"QRECONBOTTLE
"LAW": PRIME
[ruin the hash anyway.
have a system for collecting this scrap,
makers across the U. S., none has
but as the high-technology plants go into `'
At this point, it is a
relatively simple
EXAMPLE
OF `CONFLICT OVER RECYCLING
sex•und step to extract the ferrous metals
With :ui elt-ctran,agnet. These, can be sold .`
as sc r.�p.
Of all: the recycling and anti -litter
Only about 20 cities in the U. S. now `_
proposals being considered by law -
have a system for collecting this scrap,
makers across the U. S., none has
but as the high-technology plants go into `'
generated as muchconflicting evi.
operaatino in the years ahead,, greater re- '
deuce or raised the ire of..so many
cycling is expected.
people- as the "'Oregon' bottle law."
About 70 per cent of the ferrous met-
Since' the ,Oregon proposal be-
als in trash are steel cans and the recov- :
came law on 'Oct, 1, 1972, two
ery rate for reuse has been poor. Of the > _
other States—Vermont and : South
5 million tons of steel cans that enter the -
Dakota-havo- put.. similar Istatutes
nations dumps each year, only about `.
onto the books. Dozens of ° States
70,000 tons are now saved for recycling. `.
and scores of localgovernments are
Aluminum. Nearly all the . aluminum i
also considering such a move.
that is recovered. from consumer use. is
Here is how these laws operate:
the result of industry programs that en- •
• The Oregon bottle law has the
courage people to bring aluminum'cans <- -
effect ofbanning sales of all alumi-
to recycling centers. More than 2,000 of
num * and steel cans; plus ' throw -
these collection centers are operating to-
away .bottles; -used for soft drinks
day, recovering roughly 10 per cent of
and beer. It puts a mandatory 2 -
the aluminum heading for the trash heap..
cent deposit on all containers that
Environmentalists regard recycling of ,
can be .reused by more than one
aluminum and steel as especially. im- :
bottler, and'a 5-ccnt deposit on eon -
portant The use of virgin resources in
tainers that are acceptable to only
producing these materials consumes far.',;.
one. manufacturer.'
greater energy than when they are made
Is The Vermont : statute places a
from secondary sources.
mandatory ` 5 -cent deposit on all
Class. Recycling of, glass also depends,:...containers
for soft drinks and.beer,
®almost entirely on volunteer collection ?
creating a` strong .Incentive to use
efforts. Once the 12 million tons of glass '[
returnable bottles instead of the non-
-mostly bottles—reaches the dump, littler ::
returnable kind or calls. '
can be clone to pull it from the waste
• The South Dakota law, which
stream and sort it by colors in pmpara-
goes into effect in July, 1976, ban
tine for use in making new. bottles. The,
all:; soft-drink and :beer container
technology exists, but the economics are !,
that are: not refillable or blodegrad.
unfavorable.able-decomposing
; naturally over a
Some of the most successful volunteer
period of time The law W ambigu-
recycling programs for glass, . aluminum --.
out in its present form say experts,
and paper have been in towns and smal] ;:
and,. will `have to' be-: clarified ,by
cities. These often are communities that ,:
court action or additional legislation.
have nn need for 'bigh-technology-dls- `'
;Utter `cutter. Supporters_ of the
posal systems because they still,have lots ;:
Oregon law insist that in nearly two
of land in which they can.burytheir '_
yea»'of;triai it; has`substantially.ro-
trash.
duced litter .alongithe highways, has
Local officials are realizing that source :.
eased the trash load for cities and
separation of trash results in savings to '
saved considerable energy and ma -
the city either in sale of the materials or <
terfals because a new container does
simply because the garbage trucks have
not bave to be produced every time
to haul less trash.
the' consumer buys another beer or
The most dramatic progress In utiliz-
soft drink.
ing the potential of refuse Is expected to
' Opponents say that litter by the
be in major metropolitan. centers. Look-
roadside in Oregon has'been re-
ing ahead, Mr. Darnay summarized the
duced because" the State has more
views of the Environmental Protection ; .
people out: picking It_ up, and that
Agency:
the law., has caused great hardship
In the next five years, peoples gar- '•
for manufactures of aluminum' and
bage [disposal] bills -are going up. -And
.
steel cans as wellas for- retail -store
®- if you plot that trend next to -what fuel
owners who must handle a!landslide
prices and materials . prices are likely .to
of returnable bottles.
be, I'd say',we re going to sea a lot of `
Opponents also argue that the en -
cities turning to resource -recovery sys- , ; .
ergy, saved' by 'using 'a; bottle' many
tams in the years ahead. It, just makes ::
sense.".
66
r
In Oregon, all soft-drink and bete
containers can be retumed for money,
times is lost by the r1WIKy cxxa-
s111110d in handing, Cleaning .11A rr.
filling two-way hottles.
The EnviromntcntAl I'rol tK.r,
Agency, however, hat rrleated hg•
urt:S that givi, hi;')n milks to r,iuna•
able 1>1)ttles in almrnt cs•ery a=,j,
The Federal Agency discovered that
tIm production of such cotataitte,,.
If they are reused an avrrugc of 10
times, requires far ICUenergy than
ed
is need for no -deposit cans stet
bottles.
no use of returnable bottlt-s also
means less pollution of air and crater
In the manufacturing proem. lower
consumption of virgin materials arra i
less municipal trash.
Legal hurdles. Sarno local lx+ -i
—in Ann Arbor, Mich., and I3uwir,
Md., for example—arc modeled aftr_r
the Oregon statute, but are not 1w. jr,
effect because of court actkxt..
In the United State $mato, a
national bottle lase will Fet co, id.
cration in hearings scheduled fag th;s
month.
The goal of the Senate prot-wsat,
as outlined by Oregon pepubdituu
Senator hark O. Hatfield, is to
"pick out a definable area of eTi,
vironmental waste, attack it sad
control it," thereby putting at kast
"one restraint on the snap -tab, Hip -
top, . throw -away society" in the
United States.
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Hot rocks ►. Warm air cxnd Gook ade.
.Rs a result of Xonda�s 0101tc. hear%r\j or\ }he.
CkP, I have. from<<ed a. Vi le, memo . A -hese.
•kterns are obsecuat%ons made. bv� We.mo 8ur%N
jne. eaurse, o� Vie. even -MI. `lou have. or\t�
-$o guess It who is Nemo ?
I.`ithere, _ is no such wor6, as �f i o r tt i- e~ . C 3 est
O.ornmo n usage✓ ma c rrattre, �t., ani, )
2. �escr' i pions of �I-he. �pr o ject� are. notnor ouch
�nocx�h.. �-he�'e. should '�e� a rat-�onate� �r
fie.. 6naiuidudl items. We, should have- a-
vr1iF �e.d ?\a n arnd some genex at goats .
3 • �il�,e wads should Abe.. a C1p 1 ane, -'item
� • .)''� c�55 �CahS it ` 1S ?1 CoYYlrnvti��" r ioc it
5. Street Widehi are, rota Commur\,►t
t • of In,ex hbor h ood-�2►rKs shovid
.& Some. imme.dlatt sty, s s4)ou►d be ta�Le.n
on al st-o n Ct'eek . Aet''n`a�r\ent sol u t k or\
is cl� eommvnrt� (r�oc'►ty .
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We. shovlk eut a.1ncl,e.. �n V,e, kt'brar
(3) We., should. emsidec- of
vsi r� ex�enehc.� locat �eoT)t. i ~\stead
C;� expertsI ve , OAA s r de �e_o 1� t e .
qty �>ewer fro eats Sboo\d. At>e \oo1ZQd at
mkit �Pne,cate,-
w here Should, tx. w\.oce.,
Social Y6 -cls q- IeSs or\ S re_et
Sewer ey oyccts
tz-TaFt- 5��� y �ostec road r��d
�I%e *so of �rxoc'til�.
on
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'v&rt 6F mer aktcu&s i on
No �exsonal Comments off}- his wr jj'
rnpressi�hs .
remain
c7 �ar� o�Cut
.& Some. imme.dlatt sty, s s4)ou►d be ta�Le.n
on al st-o n Ct'eek . Aet''n`a�r\ent sol u t k or\
is cl� eommvnrt� (r�oc'►ty .
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We. shovlk eut a.1ncl,e.. �n V,e, kt'brar
(3) We., should. emsidec- of
vsi r� ex�enehc.� locat �eoT)t. i ~\stead
C;� expertsI ve , OAA s r de �e_o 1� t e .
qty �>ewer fro eats Sboo\d. At>e \oo1ZQd at
mkit �Pne,cate,-
w here Should, tx. w\.oce.,
Social Y6 -cls q- IeSs or\ S re_et
Sewer ey oyccts
tz-TaFt- 5��� y �ostec road r��d
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on
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No �exsonal Comments off}- his wr jj'
rnpressi�hs .
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�u�P• RePair bac.. to - � 2, soo, o00
l.ow income hCOSIA1 1 t, so, o00
Ah�mal Shelter 31 7, 100, 000
F trf truck ac
62, 000
A'Lss transit y�.- I,z,3,H to s 'l, 000
Asphalt Resur. Imp. yy-S Iso, 000
Court. Sewer " y4 -Io
Sol DDO
Sart itar y 1 aMfj•I 96, x'10
h\brary b3 _
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l�ewa�s ho' p- - 15 000
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removal
50,000 r it S1- 4
hiss i bl l i tips
15,000
4 6
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?b• Sa t. Head.
33-1 it -2501000
St. Assessment pro.. %tit- e
S ldewallZ 1'570 1 000
'� cf s. 500,000
Scott bouleuard,
�Ft Spee dwa� -*Foster U. I , 4'2 0 , 000
y4-Zo 5001000
Ce.rn,et;ar
54-1�1 `{.S, 000
TaFt SPeedw�_�oster Rd. s�wtr- sl- 8
N.E. T^ $00 , 000
,u'nk Seuit� pcoj�c.ct• s► -1 p 110 , 000
Throw puts ('but not vxecessa6t4-�ermc�rentl
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