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IOWA CITY HOUSING COMMISSION
JULY 17, 1974
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Branson, Sheets,:Bosserman, McLaughlin, Retish, white,
Fountain.'
CITY STAFF PRESENT:
Seydel, Hillis
GUESTS:
There were fifteen guests present.
RECOMMENDATIONSToTHE CITY COUNCIL:
None
® REQUESTS TO THE,CITY MANAGER FOR INFORMATION OR STAFF ASSISTANCE:
None
LIST OF MATTERS.PENDING COMMISSION-COUNCIL DISPOSITION:
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SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION AND FORMAL•ACTIONS TAKEN:
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Branson called the meeting.to order.
1. McLaughlin moved:that:.the minutes of the preceding meeting,
July 3, 1974 be approved as written.Fountain seconded the motion,
motion passed unanimously'..'-
2. There was no public discussion at this time.
3 Coordinator's Report
Seydel reported.that.208"'units under lease are all occupied.
Of the four that were: vacantjat'the time of the last meeting
three have been.-assigned and tive committment has been
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® Four applications were SM)muted, and approved.
It was reported that we'a e'having.an Occupancy Audit by
the Omaha Area Office.
Seydel gave a summary of he fiscal year report. He will
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request .to retain the'resrve money ;to be used for ten or twelve
additional units -.next year. a anticipates denial of this request.
4. Old Business e
Guest Thea Sando'discussed the conference concerning elderly
housing sponsored by,the Office of Retired Educational Opportunities,
Department of Social;Services and the University of Iowa, which
was held on'.July;8 and July; 9. .She reported they were very happy
with the results. There was uch communication between the
people attending.
The OREO.: ro rams:are.no� over. The American Association of
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Retired' Persons now.has a Chairman for their Housing Section and
plans to have programs that cv'll in interest in housing.
Seydel:gave a summary.of income limits for Federally assisted
housing in t -he State'of Iowa. ::tow income for public housing is
defined as a family with no. more than $4,200 gross annually. A
single person can satisfy thils'requirement if they are handicapped
or elderly. However`,'the Io ,a,City.:Program places a limit of
$3,500'for a, -single person family. For two people the limit is
$4,200 and for each',addition1-person it increases $600. An
elderly person -may have $12y000in assets.
5. New.Business.'
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committment for 62 units and la letter of inte
Housing,.Authority in:Des.Moines. The officie
to Kansas City --for prevalida ion Word on tY
within 30 days.
The next step is to'put ogether a develc
developers packet te!Lls pote4tial developers'
specifications:theit'building ,must. meet.
Branson stated that plan) will be made tc
on the waiting list .and in ,`tie Leased Housinc
suggestions' for the developers packet.
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Fountain stated that the)johnson
County Regional Planning
Commission recommends.that the
-elderly and the churches
be
contacted and.:told of :'meetings arid discussions we have
concerning
the developers.packet.'_
.6. Retish moved and White seconded the motion that
the
meeting be adjourned. Motionlpassed"unanimously.
The next regular`meeting,will be August 7, 1974.
The State Chapter of NARHO Meeting will be August
8 and
August 9, 1974 in Des.;Moines.
'Approved.
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MINUTES
SPECIAL HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING
AUGUST 6, '1974
SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
MEMBERS PRESENT
Branson, Bosserman, Sheets, McLaughlin, Retish, White,
Fountain
CITY STAFF PRESENT
Seydel, Hillis
GUESTS PRESENT
Guests included, approximately 75.senior citizens and
other.interested'-:.persons.
Mrs. Branson greeted the guests She _then introduced
the Housing Commission.members.and city staff. She released
the floor to Seydel to lead`the_discusson on the items that
should be included,in:1.the Developers Packet.'
Seydel opened by detailing income requirements for low
income housing. He explained that tiie 62 units would be built
by a.private developer. 'Leased. Housing would certify applicants
for.eligibility.and subsidize their`'rents. Residents would
have a lease with the owner/developer. Qualifying residents
would pay _no more than.25%`6f their:income for rent.
Seydel then:explainedthee-Developers Packet and went
through the list.of-positive factors to be considered in
evaluating proposals. He'explained,that this is where the
input from the elderly comes in -.'He cautioned that this could
be called-a'wish listand;that�wanting to have too much could
price the units=out oi-existance! Air conditioning and carpeting
were briefly discussed. _ n .Tubs vs. showers were thediscussed
at some length.-..Seyde1 pointed 6ut.:that handrails were.required.
He asked for a show of'hands.on howmany`preferred showers
and how many wanted bathtubs. 1,The'..show of hands was about
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There-were--Ithree guests,presen,t.
MENDATIONSTO THE'.'>'CITY,COUNCIL:
None
Fountain,
)R STAFF ASSISTANCE:
LIST OF MATTERSrPENDINGrCCiMl4ISSiON-rCOUNCIL DISPOSITION:
Nonia
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION AND'FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN:
1. Branson called the-'-meetl*ngto order.
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Bosserman-motioned*:that.the .min'utes.of the preceding meeting
of July 17, 1974 -be approved as written.- White seconded the motion,
motion passed unanimously.
2. r Public Discussion.r
Guest, Reverend Bob Welsh wanted, to discuss the Developers
Packet. HeriS:-concern concerned about.the'Conviunity facilities in the
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elderly housing'-. =He wants the, be:-ofa high quality and thinks
the square footage area' -'-should beincreased. He suggested bi-f6lding
doors in the main co r mmunityr Area-� to provide various activity centers.
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Guest, Alicia Claypool was very concerned about air conditioning
• She was also Concerned`about,elderly input and:suggested that a,
public meeting of elderly should°be held to evaluate proposals and
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3. Old Business
There was no old, -business.
4. New Business.
The commission members discussed -the wordings and priorities
-in the Developers' "Packet listed, 'underthe items which will be
viewed' as positive,factors.in evaluating proposals. There was
much discussion on lounge areas and air conditioning.
In.general the commissioners'.wanted more than just one lounge
area on the first -floor.
Seydel cautioned,'against pricing this project out of existance.
Bosserman_also voiced 'her concern about asking for too much.
Seydel.sited:examples.if other elderly housing in Iowa
where the loungeareas>are rarely if ever used. In one of these
the.laundry area -is most used as�a lounge area. In another the
room in which the trash compactor chute is located is most used as
a lounge area.
Branson asked fora. show of�.hands on who thought there should
be lounge areas -on each floor. .Sheets, ;Fountain, and Retish voted
yes. White,McLaughlin, and Bosserman.voted no.
It was agreed to change•the�-wording in the Developers Packet
under positive factors: to be considered; in reference to lounge
areas to: To provide for several lounge areas with window views
and to provide for an;outdoor sitting area.
It was agreed to change the, -wording in reference to air
conditioning.to ask for air conditioning capabilities in each unit.
At this point Retish had to -::leave the meeting.
Sheets made'a motion that Branson and Seydel meet with the
Mayor on this date to ;discuss the ,changes in the Developers Packet.
White seconded the motion. All voted in favor of the motion
except-Bosserman. Bosserriian opposed.'because she hoped to expedite
Seydel's trip to Des Moines.
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1. To adopt the amendment to th,e,-:Zoning Code to create a
Commercial Office (CO) :Tone:<'Z=7416.
REQUESTS TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR.INFORMATION OR STAFF ASSISTANCE:
To review and.recommend'clarification-and rewording of paragraph
8.10.25.A16 of the_Zoning Code.:.>
LIST OF MATTERS PENDING'COMMISSION-COUNCIL DISPOSITION:
1. 73-785. Zoning Ordinance changes for High -Rise Apartment
Houses - Creation of a.0 Zone:, Pending before Commission.
2. 73-1444. Summit Street Rezoning 'Staff Report for R3A
Area Study pending -before Commission.
3. 73-1526., Provision -of Neighborhood<'Parks in New Subdivisions
-- Final report dependent upon outcome of a steps and
procedures _report.."
4. 72-04. Board:of Adjustment Appeal Amendments..
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION AND FORMAL`. ACTIONS TAKEN:
Chairman Madsen called .';the meeting to,.order and asked if there
were any corrections or.additions-..to-the minutes of the July
25, 1974 meeting. -,,A motion:.to approve the minutes as written
was made by Ms. Cain and seconded by Mr. Horner. The motion
carried unanimously.
Z-7414. Rezoning of &•::tract of jand belonging to Amerex
Corporation (pic:�north and<south.of Haywood Drive and west
of Laura Drive).'. Review bf R3A Zoning as referred by Council:
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Ms. Cain moved_ and Mr. Galiher 'seconded the_
motion., to` initiate.,
consideration-ofrezoning a;'portion of the Amerex tract to
a
less dense zone..-, zoning would be discussed
ae,:appropriate
at the next. inform1 Commission meeting, after which the,
property would-be posted,for the meeting of September 12,
1974. The motion carried unanimously..,'
Mr. Bruce Glasgoi7 spoke concerning.the proposed action. He
stated that'he was familiar withe' attempts of the
owners to develop' -the 'property -and recommended that no further
action be taken.::
Mr. Madsen explained that this review of the appropriate zoning
was not an attempt to question the court order, but only to
look at the zoning to determine if there was a more appropriate
zoning pattern for the tract.
Z-7416. Creation of Commercial office ,Zone (CO) .
Mr. Madsen explained the uses of a.CO zone as a more limited
commercial zone and its appropriateness as a potential buffer
zone.
Mr. Galiher related that he'had`looked at Colonial Park Office
Building and,its-associated parking facilities. The parking
appeared adequate.
Ms. Cain moved and Ms. Larew.seconded,.the motion to recommend
to City.Council the adoption;_of the.amendment'to the Zoning
Code, Z-7416, `,the creation:-o.f a;Commercial'Office Zone with
the amendment that off. -street parking` -for the`CO Zone read as
follows:
" ..when'located in`the CO'Zone,one`space for each
200 square ':feet `of floor. area."
The motion carried unanimously. A copy of the proposed
amendment;is attached 'to the :minutes.
5-.7411 Oakwoods Addition, Part 7 final plat and
5-7412 Oakwoods.Addition,;Part=6B,'.final plat.
Mr. Madsen related that a letter waiving the 45 -day limitation
on both subdivisions had been received from the attorney forP
the developer.,
Mr. Galiher moved and -Mr. Horner_seconded the motion that the
two 'subdivisions_be deferred<>until the ,developer requests final
action by the Commission. The ,motion 'carried unanimously.
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ZONING ORDINANCE
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Sections: (adding thereto)
8.10.11.1CO Zone Use Regulations
' 8.10.4 DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES THEREOF
A. (adding, thereto) ;
CO Commercial`.Office7 Zone
8.10.6 VALLEY CHANNEL AND:VALLEY-.PLAIN ZONE USE
REGULATIONS
D.2. (adding thereto)
(p) . VP (CO) ;:.the, uses as re ulated by -8.10.11.1
8.10.11.1 CO ZONE USEREGULATIONS
Premises int a CO Commercial Office Zone shall be
used for the following purposes'on y:;
. 1. Office -.buildings in-•which:no activity is carried
on cateri.n °%to retai tra e:wit t eigenera p tic
and-no=:stoc ..of; oods a.s mai.ntaine for sale to
customersy`..•exce t, as otherwise rovi a Fice
uses.permitted shall includee' following:
(a) PrOfeSSion: al``servxceS. -
(b) Financei.,insurance; and.real estate services,
`exclu in rive -in; aci i.ties.
(c) Central--or::a inistrative~:o ices.
(d)` ..Business. .and' management consult-Inconsult-Ing services.
(e); Consumer:,--and-'mercantilecre it; reporting
services; ad ustmen:EItand collection services.
(f) Employment. ervices.
(g) Research::_and:testing services. -
(h) ` Welfare ::and ^charitable services .
(i) <Detective:and; protective services.
2. Religious activities.
3. _Drugstore, limited -to-.the sale of drugs and
pharmaceutical products
4. Corrective -optical and prosthetics supply store.
8.10.19 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS
II. The special uses,`�the conditions that must be
observed, and zones in which; such uses will be
allowed are.
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ZONING ORDINANCE
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8.10.11.1CO Zone Use Regulations
' 8.10.4 DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES THEREOF
A. (adding, thereto) ;
CO Commercial`.Office7 Zone
8.10.6 VALLEY CHANNEL AND:VALLEY-.PLAIN ZONE USE
REGULATIONS
D.2. (adding thereto)
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8.10.11.1 CO ZONE USEREGULATIONS
Premises int a CO Commercial Office Zone shall be
used for the following purposes'on y:;
. 1. Office -.buildings in-•which:no activity is carried
on cateri.n °%to retai tra e:wit t eigenera p tic
and-no=:stoc ..of; oods a.s mai.ntaine for sale to
customersy`..•exce t, as otherwise rovi a Fice
uses.permitted shall includee' following:
(a) PrOfeSSion: al``servxceS. -
(b) Financei.,insurance; and.real estate services,
`exclu in rive -in; aci i.ties.
(c) Central--or::a inistrative~:o ices.
(d)` ..Business. .and' management consult-Inconsult-Ing services.
(e); Consumer:,--and-'mercantilecre it; reporting
services; ad ustmen:EItand collection services.
(f) Employment. ervices.
(g) Research::_and:testing services. -
(h) ` Welfare ::and ^charitable services .
(i) <Detective:and; protective services.
2. Religious activities.
3. _Drugstore, limited -to-.the sale of drugs and
pharmaceutical products
4. Corrective -optical and prosthetics supply store.
8.10.19 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS
II. The special uses,`�the conditions that must be
observed, and zones in which; such uses will be
allowed are.
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Commercial
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Commercial
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recreational
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Trailer camps
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ted in a trailer camp.
2.:Trailer camps shall pro-
vide`3000.square feet of land
area for each trailer.
3.°At least 20 'feet shall be
maintained between trailers.
4 . `All 'trailers `, must front on
a paved"road. having not less
than 12 -feet: of clear, unob-
structed roadway at all times.
8.10.22 HEIGHT
REGULATIONS
A.1. In_R1A, R1B,. R2,..00 and :CH Zones, said buildings
shall not exceed two'and.one-half (231) stories and
shall not exceed thirIty-five (35) feet; except that
a buildinct on a `lot in -the 'CO. or CH Zone within
45 feet ' of :the-. side Ilot°: -line of a lot with an
.existing:-residential,,burlding:in an R Zone shall
notexceed the'height!of:said residential,.building.
CO
ZONE IN; FEET. FEET
CO
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None None
ONE REAR YARD
HAVING A DEPTH
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None
AREA IN
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None
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8.10.25 OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE REQUIREMENTS
A.16. For all-uses"except":those above specified when
located..in.the R, Cl:andCH'Zones one space for
each one hundred :(100) s uare;feet of floor area;
when located'in_:the C2 Zone', 'one (1) space for each
three hundred (300) square .feet of floor area, and
when located in.the CO _Zone,:one",(l) space for each
two.hundred (200) squarel-feet of floor area.
8.10.26 PERMITTED--ACCESSORY`.USES
A.3. In the C1, CO, CH, and�C2 Zones there may also be
a use of not to .exceed ..forty,;.(40) percent of the
floor area-for in.cidental" storage.
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SIGN ,STANDARDS
Sections:
8.12.7 Cl and CO Zone Regulations
8.12.7 C1 AND CO ZONE REGULATIONS
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B•3•a a.sign:not to exceed -five (65) percent
of the maximum square footage allowed for facia signs
in C1 or CO.Zones shall,be permitted in those
instances where a commercial busin.ess.or office
shall have frontage on .wo.intersecting streets.
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MINUTES
IOWA CITY PARKS AND- RECREATION__ COMMISSION,.
AUGUST 14, 1974;
DAVIS BUILDING CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Joan 'Buxton
June. Davis
Sarah Fox
Virginia Hebert
Robin Powell
James Roegiers
James Sangster
MEMBERS ABSENT: Orrin Marx
James Lindberg
STAFF PRESENT: Jack Klaus
Robert Lee
.Kay'Maune
® RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL:
1. That the Council, authori°ze a Staff: -up -date for the Commission
on the RalstonCreek-' situation`, in .`that.:;it affects the timing of
the N.E. Park decision.
2. That because the. Commission oni.y;received the Staff report on
the ASERP Program ow the''eveni.ng.of this meeting, it would like to
request that._the City Council`-delay ',it's consideration of the Report
until Commission can_get--'input ;from the schools, social services,
PTA and from thel.4 C's Committee., -
3. That Commission be informed of Staffs thoughts about the need
for a full Program Review=,and how"such a study might proceed.
4. That in order,to-function in its designated role as an advisory
arm of the Council and appropriately respond to the Council's request
to re -align -our priorities within: -the $80,000 annual Neighborhood
Park Improvement all`ocati;on"the Parks and'Recreation Commission
requests staff and/or Council -'direction in the following areas:
(see attached,-
minutes).
5. Assistance in order to make opeating..budget suggestions for the
coming January-July.period. The Commission stands ready to call a
special meeting to meet with Staff'on the proposed budget.
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IOWA CITY PARKS AND- RECREATION__ COMMISSION,.
AUGUST 14, 1974;
DAVIS BUILDING CONFERENCE ROOM
MEMBERS PRESENT: Joan 'Buxton
June. Davis
Sarah Fox
Virginia Hebert
Robin Powell
James Roegiers
James Sangster
MEMBERS ABSENT: Orrin Marx
James Lindberg
STAFF PRESENT: Jack Klaus
Robert Lee
.Kay'Maune
® RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL:
1. That the Council, authori°ze a Staff: -up -date for the Commission
on the RalstonCreek-' situation`, in .`that.:;it affects the timing of
the N.E. Park decision.
2. That because the. Commission oni.y;received the Staff report on
the ASERP Program ow the''eveni.ng.of this meeting, it would like to
request that._the City Council`-delay ',it's consideration of the Report
until Commission can_get--'input ;from the schools, social services,
PTA and from thel.4 C's Committee., -
3. That Commission be informed of Staffs thoughts about the need
for a full Program Review=,and how"such a study might proceed.
4. That in order,to-function in its designated role as an advisory
arm of the Council and appropriately respond to the Council's request
to re -align -our priorities within: -the $80,000 annual Neighborhood
Park Improvement all`ocati;on"the Parks and'Recreation Commission
requests staff and/or Council -'direction in the following areas:
(see attached,-
minutes).
5. Assistance in order to make opeating..budget suggestions for the
coming January-July.period. The Commission stands ready to call a
special meeting to meet with Staff'on the proposed budget.
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August 14, 19747
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION AND FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN:
The Iowa City Parks and.Recreation Commission met in regular session on
August 14, 1974 in the .Davis
..Building Conference Room. Chairperson Fox
presiding.
Hebert moved
and Davis seconded that the'.minutes of the July 10, 1974
meeting be approved.as,.written-.
Jack Klaus presented th e Brauer and Asso i ciate's preliminary study plans
for the new City Park Road. A,.compl.e'tion':datehas been set for November
15, 1974. The.estimat6d cost"I'bf $125,00b includes approximately 11,000
dollars for Brauer.l.and ,As'sociat-els preliminary study and Shive Hattery
and Associate's design;of the`_road. ;-Thellremaining-$11 4,000 is for con-
stuction of a new road and a - bike I path adjacent - to I the road. The road
will probably b I e constiucted,ol concretebikeway asphalt. The
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present City Park Ro 16r b� kewaysi with plans for addi-
tional bikeways, pedestrian walkways, , parking lots, and landscaping.
Commission once again 60phasizedthe'.fiee'A'for pedestrian use.
Chairperson Fox reported for'Riverfj . 7ont Commission that a consulting
firm from Davenport, &tanly and Associates
I l.had been hired to conduct
the River Corridor Study. Th e. -cont -ract
is expected to be signed in
September.
Following discussioniof,_the use of theLemme School Site for park land,
Dr. Powell stated that the School Boar I d voted ote , d I against pursuing the idea
of the Lemme site for a_.park due toethe original architectural idea of
the school, what the 'total useofthe Ian d'could be and the price of the
land.
Roegiers moved and.Sangster seconded that�the Park and Recreation Com-
mission requests that the Council authorize'a Staff up -date for the
Commission on:what-raw data or . written ma I terial
is.4vailable on the
in that Ralston Creek situation- t- it tsl-the timing of the N.E. Park
decision.
Bob Lee reported that a_"study was received and -is being reviewed by
Gene Chubb and himse,if1n cooperation vith the University Recreation
Education Staff and an'timber`o'f"students'�with-r'-ega-rd to "A, . Need for
Community Based.Recreati gramsf r Sp . on .1 Pro `i.ecial I rPbpulations.11 A tenta-
tive starting dateof September 15 J974'has been established for this
program with further'me ' etings planned.bef6r6 this date. The program would
be funded through aTederal Gra ' Grant, with City I . . funds being negligible. Some
Recreation Staff (City):and f;j6ili
ties would beused inthis program. One
area of dispute .appears to.bel-the'smalI number of people
e that would be
affected by the prog . ram,1n relation ' - to.: th6 numbe 'r' of people that fit into
the "Special Populations'.' category.
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Park and Recreation Commission'
August 14; 1974 .j
A letter was received from the UniversityHospital School informing the
Park and Recreation Commission that a Recreation'Orgaization for handi-
capped young people has been active for five (5)"months.
The "Report of After School Elementary Recreation Program" (ASERP) by the
Iowa City.Park`.and Recreation'Department, formerly known as the 4 C's
Program,which had`been-requested'by the.Mayoi,`was discussed by Commission.
A sub -committee -of Joan Buxton and Dr.. Powell was -.established to study
ASERP. Chairperson Fox reported Dr.'Ludwig's, Supt, of the School System,
enthusiasm about the program.:''' June Davis+felt_that the 4IC's group had
expected to be asked for.help.with the.program if needed and would have
been contacted for their. reaction to' --'the Report:'After further discussion
* Davis moved and -Buxton. seconded -that be6ause,,tfe,.CommissiPn only received the
Staff report on the ASERP Program on the evening.of this meeting, it would
like to request that the City'Councildelay it's consideration of the Report
until Commission can get
input`from the schools social services, PTA and
from the 4 C's Committee.
Chairperson. Fox"and June Davis; of the Programming Priorities Sub -Committee
had met with Gene Chubb and Bob Lee on how-to start a Program Evaluation.'
Fox reported that she_.understood from the City. Manager that he felt a s tudy
was essential. Because Jim Lindberg -'s ® 1973•letter�very clearly expressed the need for study which;.the Commission feels still exists, it is being
forwarded to Council'with that.months'minutes.
* Buxton moved -and Davis seconded that the`Parks and Recreation
Commission wishes to requestof Council -:that, Commission be in-
formed of Staff's.thoughts'about the need for a full Program
Review and how such'a study might proceed.
A letter was presented to`Commission,tobe"forwarded to Council
from Chairperson Fox; date d,August.''14, 1,9,74, in reply to a state-
ment prepared'; by Mayor Czarnecki entitledl"Policy.of Council
Regarding Boards and -.Commission" (attached)
At this time Chairperson Fox -noted -that she would be forwarding
to the City Manager the 61;page report entitled, "City Park Zoo,"
which was prepared by the:'formerzoo!;manager, Gary Stammer, in
February 1974.` This report was brought to her attention this
summer by someone ,;not on ,the staff.anc an excerpt of 13 pages is
provided for Commission and City Council Members, (attached).
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August 14; 1974 .j
A letter was received from the UniversityHospital School informing the
Park and Recreation Commission that a Recreation'Orgaization for handi-
capped young people has been active for five (5)"months.
The "Report of After School Elementary Recreation Program" (ASERP) by the
Iowa City.Park`.and Recreation'Department, formerly known as the 4 C's
Program,which had`been-requested'by the.Mayoi,`was discussed by Commission.
A sub -committee -of Joan Buxton and Dr.. Powell was -.established to study
ASERP. Chairperson Fox reported Dr.'Ludwig's, Supt, of the School System,
enthusiasm about the program.:''' June Davis+felt_that the 4IC's group had
expected to be asked for.help.with the.program if needed and would have
been contacted for their. reaction to' --'the Report:'After further discussion
* Davis moved and -Buxton. seconded -that be6ause,,tfe,.CommissiPn only received the
Staff report on the ASERP Program on the evening.of this meeting, it would
like to request that the City'Councildelay it's consideration of the Report
until Commission can get
input`from the schools social services, PTA and
from the 4 C's Committee.
Chairperson. Fox"and June Davis; of the Programming Priorities Sub -Committee
had met with Gene Chubb and Bob Lee on how-to start a Program Evaluation.'
Fox reported that she_.understood from the City. Manager that he felt a s tudy
was essential. Because Jim Lindberg -'s ® 1973•letter�very clearly expressed the need for study which;.the Commission feels still exists, it is being
forwarded to Council'with that.months'minutes.
* Buxton moved -and Davis seconded that the`Parks and Recreation
Commission wishes to requestof Council -:that, Commission be in-
formed of Staff's.thoughts'about the need for a full Program
Review and how such'a study might proceed.
A letter was presented to`Commission,tobe"forwarded to Council
from Chairperson Fox; date d,August.''14, 1,9,74, in reply to a state-
ment prepared'; by Mayor Czarnecki entitledl"Policy.of Council
Regarding Boards and -.Commission" (attached)
At this time Chairperson Fox -noted -that she would be forwarding
to the City Manager the 61;page report entitled, "City Park Zoo,"
which was prepared by the:'formerzoo!;manager, Gary Stammer, in
February 1974.` This report was brought to her attention this
summer by someone ,;not on ,the staff.anc an excerpt of 13 pages is
provided for Commission and City Council Members, (attached).
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F flowing discussion and review of the proposed C.I.P. Program
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1976-1980, Roegiers_'moved andSangster,,seconded t at in or
function in tis designated:.role as an advisors uestrm otothe re-alignil
and appropriately.respond_to the Council's; q
our priorities,within:the $,80,000 annual'Neghborhood Park Improve-
ment allocation the Parks` - and RecreationCommission requests staff
and/or Council direction in the following areas:
1. When is the latest date: fox Commission's input in order that
more background information ,can be collected?
2. What is the status of 'all current ::C:I.P. projects and what
monies are committed for the future?
3. What are.the park bonding plans?
4. What is the exact plan•for.the proposed Mercer ball diamonds
budgeted at $35,000. ,, costs atten-
5. What is the latest information on'the zoo s use,
dance, inventory,' availability of the maintenance building for
Nature Study and any'intangibles to -`help the Commission evaluate
the zoo's financial situation.•
Following discussion, Buxton moved,.and Hebert seconded that the
Park and Recreation.Commission_requests'of;-Council Staff assistance
in order to make operating budget suggestions for the coming
January -July period._ The Commission stands ready to call a special
meeting (at Staff convenience); to;meettiwith Staff on the prop
budget.
James Roegiers reported on the.Johnson County Open Space Committee.
John Nesbitt; .University of..Iowa;Recreation Education, was guest
speaker at the last,,.meet"ing. He spoke 'about the Recreation under-
graduate and graduate programs, surveys they conduct and the requests
for studies they receive.
Roegiers moved and Davis seconded that the meeting be adjourned.
10:05 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Catharine W.`Eisenhofer
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TO: Parks -and Recreation commission
FROM: James B. -Lindberg, Chairman
SUBJECT: Program Review
1. During the past several- years the Commission has
spent a considerable amount of time in study and
evaluation of physical facilities. This effort
culminated in our, 5'Year Capital. Budget submitted
to the City Council last year. These studies
themselves had built upon the 1965 Burke report
and the 1970 update of that study. We will, of
course, each :year engage in.-.,-,are-evaluation and possible
modification ofour land acquisition and building
needs. Moreover, facilities planning does not
proceed without some attention to_programs. However,
it seems;to me that we need a long range, overall
look at,.thePark and Recreation programs of tlLe
community.
2. Bob Lee provides us; periodically with copies o= khe
newspaper announcements of the Department's Recr—tion
Programs for that season. I am always impressed
with ::how extensivefour-programs.-are; yet, I think
we -might profitably sit back and 'ask some questions
about them.
a. Are the programs;, as presently constituted
serving the needs of. -the community as well as
poss*-le? 'Could -the :hours, the locations be
improved? How about the quality of supervision,
-or'the quality of insct
truion?
b. Considering.all:of the different recreational
and -,,cultural activities available in that
community, `are there some needs that are not
well met? Are .there some age groups, or some
social groups not well served? This suggests
that the programs of`the<University, of Coralville,
and` -of various private.organizations be inventoried
and assessed jn conjunction with our Departments
-offerings
c. Are there some programs that have outlived their
usefulness?Could resources be better used in
+4, er ways? -
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January 11, 1973
TO: Parks -and Recreation commission
FROM: James B. -Lindberg, Chairman
SUBJECT: Program Review
1. During the past several- years the Commission has
spent a considerable amount of time in study and
evaluation of physical facilities. This effort
culminated in our, 5'Year Capital. Budget submitted
to the City Council last year. These studies
themselves had built upon the 1965 Burke report
and the 1970 update of that study. We will, of
course, each :year engage in.-.,-,are-evaluation and possible
modification ofour land acquisition and building
needs. Moreover, facilities planning does not
proceed without some attention to_programs. However,
it seems;to me that we need a long range, overall
look at,.thePark and Recreation programs of tlLe
community.
2. Bob Lee provides us; periodically with copies o= khe
newspaper announcements of the Department's Recr—tion
Programs for that season. I am always impressed
with ::how extensivefour-programs.-are; yet, I think
we -might profitably sit back and 'ask some questions
about them.
a. Are the programs;, as presently constituted
serving the needs of. -the community as well as
poss*-le? 'Could -the :hours, the locations be
improved? How about the quality of supervision,
-or'the quality of insct
truion?
b. Considering.all:of the different recreational
and -,,cultural activities available in that
community, `are there some needs that are not
well met? Are .there some age groups, or some
social groups not well served? This suggests
that the programs of`the<University, of Coralville,
and` -of various private.organizations be inventoried
and assessed jn conjunction with our Departments
-offerings
c. Are there some programs that have outlived their
usefulness?Could resources be better used in
+4, er ways? -
Y SF'Ll Z Yt�.i k Sr.1A "'i 5 1�4�._.,�'t
. Sever.al`.differen t methods; of conductinq a rroRram
3 review seem`-po_;Siblc.
a.
1l_ could be clone in house. In conjunction with
the Fee Policy study ast year, a f.a.ir amount o
data ori program usage;;program COST, etc. was
assembled-.: This information could be expanded and
judged against our 'own expectations, or against
national 'norms; or assessed in some other way.
b. We could assemble representative groups of citizens
and constitute..;them as.Itconsumer panels" to
evaluate our ;product-, make suggestions, etc.
C. Gene Chubb, e
Bob Le, and.I have had conversations
with members 6f the University is Department of
Recreation Education.` One <of°their people has
had some experience in conducting fairly extensive
community surveys `.(questionnaires) of citizen needs
and.,attitudes".toward.Parks and Recreation Programs.
This•wouid.,provi'de a broader citizen input into
our evaluation; and costscan be kept down with this
kind of City.. -University co=operation.
d. We could contract with an outside consultant to
evaluate our -'programs.
4. We will begin the year with a newly constituted
commission membership I and some fresh ideas. I
would urge that,we setisome;type'of Program Review
as a high priority item-for,..the year.
,JJmes B. ,Lindberg
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Program Review Discussion:. Jim.Lindberg'introduced Chris
Edgington who.is with .the University.Recreation and Education
Department. He.discussed program appraisal and evaluation.
He believes that in order ;to-do :;an..effective job of appraisal
in any organization you.have to -have objectives and to be able
to quanify-what-you are doing so,that you can see the direction
that you are: moving. You must then begin to operationalize
your objectives. If you can't op e, rationalize them you can't
measure them effectively and they serve no purpose.
He also discussed a Leisure.Attitude.Behavior and opinion
Survey which was developed through the Office of Recreation
and Park `Res ources at the•Univer`sity-.of'Illinois. It involves
a survey method of_.resear.ch'where. you., would gointo a community,
develop a random sample of pome kind`;and begin'to ask the
community some of, the questions : -in regard,to your services
with regard to the3.r.activity preferences and their opinions about.
future program ';develop me'nt., The survey itself helps explore
four things:
1. Demographic data "time,
2. How much time people have, how they spend their
when they -have their leisure time - the vital components
of planning leisure programs.
3. Provide informationwith''regard to leisure behavior -
it`will give 'the`agency'an ;indication of how people
spendtheir lei surie time.
4. Provides-your.agency with some opinions regarding
the effectivenessand efficiency of your department;
also with regard to; future opinions that you have
for development.
He also indicated that.if_the Commission considered hiring a
consultant the ;total cost would `be $,5,700; however he said
these•costs`could be significantly -reduced through the use
of volunteers.
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A. CITY PARK 200 -basic information -------
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3. ANIMAL INVENTORY FOR 1973 -done quarterly-----
2-6
C. ADDITIONS FOR 1973----= ------=---'--'''---
7-8
D. DELETIONS FOF3`1973-------------------------
9-11
E. DISPLAY ANIMAL'SPECIES.GAINED & LOST IN 1973-
12
F. SPECIES LIST:'OF.NATIVE'-MAMMALS OF IMIA AND
THE FEASIBILITY. OF THEIR'DISPLAY:AT,CITY
PARK Z00-------------`=-----==----=----------
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G. ANIMAL INFORMATION -brief deser.iptions of the
animals on dlsplay at present at .'.,,the zoo-----
14-18
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H. ANIMAL TALKS=TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS=brief de-
scriptlon of;program, and.. anima Is. used--------
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I. ANIMAL DIETS--:--- -------- ---------------
20-23
J. SUPPLY SOURCES IN: 1973. -=--.------""-'-----"-
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ZOOS ANDZOO CAREE�S------==---------------
-2K. 6
L. Z00 TOURS------=----= ----------=----------
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M. MONTHLY ACTIVITY AEPORTSiFOB=19?3------------
28-41
N. MISCELA•NEOUS'NOTES-;e --- ------ ------
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42-53
1. Tossing of"aoyotes=--=- --------(41-)
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2. Public,;feedistg .of animals= --------('42-43)
3. Aaeepting wild animal pets-- ------------ (43-44)
4.. Raccoons in'the spring - =--=------------(44)
S. ---------(45)
6. Si6nificant births) lr'
7•';Ani mal":`Care: Unit`;, ;Univ®reify of Iowa -----(45)
8. Organizations to.which the:; zoo should
belong= ------------=--------------------(46)
9.Catohing a'monkey when he escapes
outside- ---=-=--= -=--- =---------------(46)
10. Halloween program 1972-",_-; ..-----------(47)
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2. Budget - within the,-Parks"Dept.,,.no set amount set a0ide.
Major costs -':budget. estimated at y�12,000 - 414,000 per.
year.
a. Salaries - my:own,:Usually l part-time or 2 in
summer.
b.' Vete. -shots',' disease treatment. ;
o.. Construction material.;
do Food supplies`. -although all of our fruits and
vegetables come ea.donations from A&P and Eagles.
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As a small zoo, we get "most of our animals through
donations, from suoh plaoes,;as:
U. of _ I..Hospital' Iabs
U. of I`. Zool. Dept,.
private_ citizens
pet stores "> I
At present, we have 30 Qseolos , of animals: (Oot.1.,1973?
22 mammals, 5 birds`, and 3 reptiles
4. Main programa:
a Animals talksto interested groups.
b. _ Zoo. tours - to .animals, feed and hold
little Ones•
5. Future, plane :,- not, of expansion. but' of building impirovements ,
but this' tends' to ;get pushed be►ok• as 'money is tight.
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6. Zoos in Iowa
a. Davenport' Ch�Idren'e Zoo
b. Des'. Moines ,Childrsen'"'Zoo
o. Cedar . Rap ids?°Zool
d.. Musoatine Zoo j
Also, Niambi'Zoo.in East Moline, Illinois.•
7. A lot of materials."in the �ibraries about zoos:
a. U. of I.
b, publio library
:� as for I • 000
8. EBtimatE. attendan 979, 2 .3, ,
sary.Stammer
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2. Budget - within the,-Parks"Dept.,,.no set amount set a0ide.
Major costs -':budget. estimated at y�12,000 - 414,000 per.
year.
a. Salaries - my:own,:Usually l part-time or 2 in
summer.
b.' Vete. -shots',' disease treatment. ;
o.. Construction material.;
do Food supplies`. -although all of our fruits and
vegetables come ea.donations from A&P and Eagles.
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As a small zoo, we get "most of our animals through
donations, from suoh plaoes,;as:
U. of _ I..Hospital' Iabs
U. of I`. Zool. Dept,.
private_ citizens
pet stores "> I
At present, we have 30 Qseolos , of animals: (Oot.1.,1973?
22 mammals, 5 birds`, and 3 reptiles
4. Main programa:
a Animals talksto interested groups.
b. _ Zoo. tours - to .animals, feed and hold
little Ones•
5. Future, plane :,- not, of expansion. but' of building impirovements ,
but this' tends' to ;get pushed be►ok• as 'money is tight.
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6. Zoos in Iowa
a. Davenport' Ch�Idren'e Zoo
b. Des'. Moines ,Childrsen'"'Zoo
o. Cedar . Rap ids?°Zool
d.. Musoatine Zoo j
Also, Niambi'Zoo.in East Moline, Illinois.•
7. A lot of materials."in the �ibraries about zoos:
a. U. of I.
b, publio library
:� as for I • 000
8. EBtimatE. attendan 979, 2 .3, ,
sary.Stammer
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rr.Imals taken a
1. gerbils
2. guinea pigs ,
3, iguana lizard t
4. capuchin monkey
5. sc+uirrel monkeys -,
G. mouflon lamb '
7, great horned; owl
3. young; rabbits -
0. young raccoon
10. white rat
1i.. pct 'skunk i
12 turtles box, painted
favorite animals'of children:
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1. gerbils (holdable)
2. guinea pigs (holdable)•
1, igruana
4. capuchin monkey
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owl
G. -turtles
favorite activities of the': children:.
1. holding gerbils;. guinea pigs and bunnies
2. feeding monkeys
3. turtle races.:
4. touching tail of iguana.
I found' the animal . talks to be most enjoyable for ail
involved. If ,I went to:a,.school, once I was often asked again
and again.'There seems ,to beia.valuable function here that only
the zoo can provide=that-of1pre senting to the children groups
of animals at-;olose.-contaat:_This,allows the children to better
unde`rstand_-animals'`anLd nature - a
. as.'' whole. In the 20 animal
talks I'gave in X19?3'1 reached over:530 children.: -at 8 schools.
This was done,'without;any'PTA;publicity which would have in-
creased;the-:number�'cf schools and -children reached. I feel
that if a person can reach end.have'elose contact with this
many children`_in this amount'_of time -that this is a valid
program and' should'be ;utilized and.' expanded upon, for the
benefit of •'the' children` reached and ''reachable.
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See if rarticipanLshave,brought food, ;and if so,
If . not°take extra E) along
2. Shoe hoofed animals
;Buffalo; pen first...
Then sheep j llama, (go' inside first fence),:
goats,
donkeys good chance to have kids feed the animaiy -
they respond well.
vain cagQs
Tell what -is in the`:;cagea., what is outside.
Shoca`-inside 'animals too;- try can feed the animals
again = talk. about these animals.
4. Ducks
Afterward,'or whenever they At'traet attention_, which
they w111..
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5. Favorite. activities,; during zooe tour;
feeding;;the animals,': tell;, teacher when she calls to
schedual:._the trip".. that the children can bring food
to fend the .animals=bread;eraeke,re,fruit, popcorn(*o':ay
for the, ducks but' can aauso ;constipation if to much
is given at onetime to,tho monkeys) or have enough on
hand if en childrforget to bring food,
holding_ small animals -gerbils' guinea 'pigs, rabbits
touching the animals; possible at goat pen when inside
ffirst`fenoe
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I, possible .best not to -_;feed, the, animals before the zoo tout,
this; allows for marc mum��activlty. of the animals. when tots
is in progress:: and the best response to 'the feeding by the
children.
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES 3973 -5G/
FIELD TRIPS: Totel 27t,
Areas us eQi HSokory.Hill Perk -20 ,
Clear;; Creek Food Plalnft2
Hoohee.ter Cemetery -2 (in Cedar County)
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le_asions-Feb• 20-Apr.12. ,,
_. Meet:
at shoo
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See if rarticipanLshave,brought food, ;and if so,
If . not°take extra E) along
2. Shoe hoofed animals
;Buffalo; pen first...
Then sheep j llama, (go' inside first fence),:
goats,
donkeys good chance to have kids feed the animaiy -
they respond well.
vain cagQs
Tell what -is in the`:;cagea., what is outside.
Shoca`-inside 'animals too;- try can feed the animals
again = talk. about these animals.
4. Ducks
Afterward,'or whenever they At'traet attention_, which
they w111..
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5. Favorite. activities,; during zooe tour;
feeding;;the animals,': tell;, teacher when she calls to
schedual:._the trip".. that the children can bring food
to fend the .animals=bread;eraeke,re,fruit, popcorn(*o':ay
for the, ducks but' can aauso ;constipation if to much
is given at onetime to,tho monkeys) or have enough on
hand if en childrforget to bring food,
holding_ small animals -gerbils' guinea 'pigs, rabbits
touching the animals; possible at goat pen when inside
ffirst`fenoe
6 f
I, possible .best not to -_;feed, the, animals before the zoo tout,
this; allows for marc mum��activlty. of the animals. when tots
is in progress:: and the best response to 'the feeding by the
children.
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES 3973 -5G/
FIELD TRIPS: Totel 27t,
Areas us eQi HSokory.Hill Perk -20 ,
Clear;; Creek Food Plalnft2
Hoohee.ter Cemetery -2 (in Cedar County)
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idDDiLt3, ,�gerDilB, rurLle.s, guinea pigs".
average 4th
grade ...8 'students.
Feb. 21 - Second interpretive clhsss.did.same as day before, average
2nd through 4th 'grade, -12 students.
Feb. 27 —Third " "s showed:moviea of•animals3, then painted
favorite animals, 8•students. +_
Feb. 28 - .Fourth It It did same as` Feb. 27
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March 19 - Zoo tours Grant Wood school;.l,,15-2 p.m.; 20 children,
1-2 grades. Obtained great.horned.owl from William Burbridge of
Coralville.
March 20 - Interpretive program at.Lucas...Zoo tour
March 21
March.27 - " " #07 " Took:great horned owl and
owl pellets, also a school ground hike looking for insect signs.
March 28_same as yesterday
April 3 - Ani mal talk to lat grade at kirkwood Elems ...
40 youngsters, teacher_ Rita_Hilliard.''Took":(animals)...
j.Interpretive',clasa.for?Rec.',Dept, at Lucas showed...
Jane Goodell and: the Chimp: Vie talked about monkeys.
April 4 - interpretive, -class at Lucas'Ojlodid.same as yesterday.
April 11 " to " ;brought animals...
Summary --from April 27 on until his last"entry of Dec. 3,
Gary gave tours to children.from,"and'went'.to>these schools
Mid Prairie Elementary:4/27=,Ernest I Hdrn 3.,talks 5/3_; West Liberty Elem.;
Hoover 6/12;6/26; 7/3;_7/6;, all_ part.,of.Animal:Circus at Hoover;R.Hilliard;
Horace Mann Elem. teacher .Mike Kelly;7/6 &;7/12 & 7/13; all summer
playground groups went `through;zoo.7/18j Kinderfarm pre-school,
teacher_Rita Stovriken,9/26='Mark.Taaia;3chcoo l, Mrs.,Holveck 9/28;
Little Schoolhouse.preschoolr, Mra. Breightbach,:10/9; Univ. of Iowa
Administration II recreation: teacher Chris Edgington 10/25;
Grant Wood`Scholl.A
•'teacher rlayne'-Searli,.11/146 Mrs. King9 class
11/19 & Mr. Havelane"11/21 6'Lois'Chapnan 11/28'and 11/29 &
Chris Rinner 12/3r
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Park ndLe =Recreation Chairman
August, 1974
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The follo3iing is ct=personr� writlxag of ;thc�_attitudcr� ;T n.zy^
upo:Z leaving the. position of Naturllst=?oo :f4anmer 'for `.tris C5_ty
of Iotra City. -The ;.opinions expresso&, here" are my own and ^.rc 'not,
a ho be construed as belon�;1_, to someone elcc. Ar, with thi'r, cn'�i 0• rk.
booklet , the; Information.is mine„and I';am prea
senting it ]n tht t. _:y
I enjoyed working for; the -,city. Z found it to be a very
ificial 1?; years and do not t cl1cve there -could have been a Ptt^r
nl^ce for me to hayed worked :during this, times period in my
Again the reason for my sleeving now is` the great opportunity prc-
s^ntcd to my' wlfe'when,she�w6s accepted for graduate work at Th
American .University in .Washii gton;:D.C'. 'in International Lati•1 and
International Economics ;starting _Jan 15,:' 197Lr, The opnortunitieo
this presented to her were to -great tia turn down.
_ I will not dwell on the>positive.aspects of my experience hors
but 'on what'I "view; as the main problems I found myself conte ronten
with as this will be of the ;most :use to>my successor.
Problem M.Communicatlons.
This was.one<os a most di.fficult•aspects of the position.
At timcs`I wasnl,t Iaware:of Rec..Center plans that would affect me
-n ;zreat deal. in : point, as * I,` Iave stated in the Aug. monLhl;� ac=- -
tivities report, the bizarre'situation'surrounding the canoe trip
of Aug. 8-9 `Suff Ice to say -here .Is;I wasn't told of the Ree Center
plans of the trip' until .'2 :days before ;we wereto go -the trip "as
then postponed a week for other reasons but was all plannea c:ith-
out any possible assistance on my_.;jpart'. If the position of Natur-
alist -Zoo 1janager ;is to :'form: a viable ;function in the Aee. Dept's
scheme of things,, -'why wasn''t;I informed of these possible plans
to offer anyassis'tance I could have' Provided. Also in point;
the trip to the Museum of Sc;iencePsTechnology in Chicagodurinom the
Thanksgiving Holidays again. -,of which'I wasn't consulted about.
since .I was busy with the r,planniggg`of ,'6,, animal talks and 3 field
trips during; Nov. and also was. ou`t of town` during the fihan'.:s-
giving holidays, I-didn!,'t,find of about this trip until Dec. 20,
1973! I had`met with TomHoff in October and discussed the
fcaseability of.possible interpretive. related actiL'itles. In-
cluded in this .talk were Lam. possible: plans for some form of -bus
trip to the Chicago area. .I;-had'suggested the. Brookfield and
Lincoln Park Zoos or the Museum.,of.Natural History. Having
visited.all within the Ilastiyee:Irhad an idea of the possl-
bilities ani;'problems this might present. - I had thought of the
Museum of Sciende & Technology,,.but I_:wasn't impressed with it
and thought if such a. trip :.were.planne&'It would better serve the
people to go :to the places I_ had: suggested as they are more im-
pressive and among the-nation's'be-st•.,Well to; makes long stor�r
short --the trip was planned!.and condueted with no communications
or possible assistance..ori my:,part: ;I.was never consulted -here
again as I mentioned in`my,Aug. monthly reportc:was an absurd
situation, - The person..whieh.could have had the most valuable in-
put into thetrip-in this caseme;fram having recently visited
bothmuseums'and Vhe`oi.zoos 1W.Chicago-was not consulted at all.
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e.ctive program -why wasn't I -consulted. There seems to be no
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reasonable explanation ;except an' obvious_ problcm in the :ray th-_
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situation was handled 'at the. Red Center leading directly, to azi
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implimentation of.programs;i at;:.the Ree Center through the con-
tacts and personnel working-_there:But''if the Rea Center vr-ats to
pl-szr interpretive -programs and` doesn'-t. consult the Naturalist -Zoo
;4anager than a redefinition'of the nature of the Naturalist -Zoo
lllanager's position:,is necessary.'The;situation as it thus stood
did not breed .a feel ngof,cooperationor goodwill. If a person
were sensitive it could' be viewed-as,:_;nfrinaement on a fellor:
city employee#s area of';knowledge<or.;his.work,'subtlety questioning
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I think this':,situation.-can be,.cleared up rather easily. The
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/ft. Communications (oon't)
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calls for an activity relating to the'intorpretive prop ram, then
I feel it is mandatory. that..' -,the. main person of the interpretive
program should be .to=.this<<'organizational meeting. At
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e.ctive program -why wasn't I -consulted. There seems to be no
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reasonable explanation ;except an' obvious_ problcm in the :ray th-_
situation was handled 'at the. Red Center leading directly, to azi
error by Tom Hoff `or Bob Lee. If":'.a project is being discusse- for
possible 'implimentation'-and.- It concerns ,the interpretive pro-
-ram -the main person of: -the -interpretive; program should be in-
vited to this •meeting as a.matter of. course. The machinery for
implimentation of.programs;i at;:.the Ree Center through the con-
tacts and personnel working-_there:But''if the Rea Center vr-ats to
pl-szr interpretive -programs and` doesn'-t. consult the Naturalist -Zoo
;4anager than a redefinition'of the nature of the Naturalist -Zoo
lllanager's position:,is necessary.'The;situation as it thus stood
did not breed .a feel ngof,cooperationor goodwill. If a person
were sensitive it could' be viewed-as,:_;nfrinaement on a fellor:
city employee#s area of';knowledge<or.;his.work,'subtlety questioning
his ability ,to perform.job related', duties.
I think this':,situation.-can be,.cleared up rather easily. The
Rec. Dep't.personne1 has weekly staff.:_-ineetingsto discuss the week's
or other upcoming='activities. If a situation is coming up and it
calls for an activity relating to the'intorpretive prop ram, then
I feel it is mandatory. that..' -,the. main person of the interpretive
program should be .to=.this<<'organizational meeting. At
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these meetings possible suggestions for programs can be discussed
among all. the Reo.'Center personnel,�utilizing their combined
talents and then the best possible programs and activities can
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riLZM be planned -and implimented with the most effiency.
Problem #2• Help at the= -Zea;,
The idea that Iany cq.n be ,a zookeeper, is as obsolete as
the theory that., the sun :revolves:'about the earth. There are an-
imal people, and: there are ilonanimal people.. By this I mean that
either a person, cam work with.the;animals or he can't -there is no
middle of the road. It:takesa.speoial empathy with the animals
combined with`a unique personality, to form a good zookeeper. In
1973 we were fortunate ,to ;find two such,<people--Bonnie Granzow,
July -Aug. and Jeanne Connel'Sept.=present. A good zookeeper is
hard to find: and should-:be1. held .onto';when obtained. My e:cperi-
once with'the`mayor'o youth�,program,and the neighborhood youth core
has not been. very.'good:;;; I think -,the ; programs are very benif ictal
and should be retained "',in : the:'Uni-ted Way program, but I don't
think participantsshould-work at the'.zoo unless completely
supervisedi:'e..successful'helpers.on It during the cum -
mer,
mer, but shouldn't¢'be,left (to :do -the zoo'by themselves on the
weekend. These kids need work experience and their problems at home
combined with -; the 'llmited work experience doesn't provide them
with enough general experience to;handle,by themselves, the sit-
uations that: constantly,-'oaour -wtien woirking with the animals.
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Problem //3 The
�e_posti.'on of.�Nii-tur6l°ist;6�zoo_r�^?^a1*^r•
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I found this'position.to:be very ehalleng
f icult. The problems1. ing and at times dii'
are inherernt. in the mfakeup of the poSi-
ion One feels himself: being torn ;between the, at times,con-
flictirg philosophies LO ll.of; th- Parks Dept and that of the Fisc= k
reation DW.M and has to-Cchose which Onq .to follow and there-
by alienating` :the other: In, Amy: case I ,chose the parks an6
devoted my time to updating,,the-quali,tja of the zoo and Retting
it in a mores
rdvorable_state`of`affair s: I thereby alien-
ated the Reeratiorn'Dep,'t ;in that I set -'as, my main priorities
prcmrams that were_'more,.park.``orientated,.and not the recreation
oriented priorities set"for. me .by ,the gecreation Center. It
::a:- a conscious decision` on my- 'part:,as I had only so much
time during:the.week and; .used this -time doing projects I
thought, and would' 'be of=.:the ;most, benefit to the
people,of Iowa City;. The Interpretive;Program as outlined
by Tom Hoff Jan28,1974 is an excellent one, but who is
going to do it. Wo.e - have_the time or the staff to ful-
f ill the requirements it_ sets. Afull-titre persom working
on just this program .Mould be ha' -d pressed 'to complete it
::ithout help.; How_can :the NaturalistlZog•Manager, working
th other "_high priorities,":be expected to complete it and
present any kind of. quality program.
? have worked hard _during, the time i.. have: been with the city
to make the zoo'a bettdr:place.: ti�then;I came there were vir-
11tually `nc. records or prescribed: procedures fov� the operation
of the zoo-henoe my work in:preparing-.:thes extensive book
let on the :.uzoo.. I=havo"'developed=`a fledgliiig program of
animal talks tilizing the :zoo animals(20 animal talks in
?073 reaching over,:_530-children) and•zoo'tours(12 reaching
400 people; plus the summer;=playground tours for the recreation
cicp't) If these programs are to ::survive :.they will require
la.rhe amounts of tho z6o-Manager.9-time_to be of any quality.
If the work-- I have -'put unto them .=1s to. be of any value to the
city of Iowa City 1t must be;;c;ontinued- and expanded upon.
Also the level the zoo;has been raised: to should not be a-
banc�'3'd and the zoo `left;_to sink ao 'it's previous low .level
of quality. These basic goals, can.not.'be reached on a 20 hour
;rock by the Zoo Manger and:.:1 feel ;stronE,ly that this idea's
proa and cons should be reaoneidered.
To illustrate my pointon.time-from.i'ab 2,1973 ---to the end
of June,1973 l.had';'no help
the`zooNo part-time help of
any use, no. full-time or any 41nd of help at all at the zoo.
This meant that I.had to'aover the:zoo 'on the weekends as
well as the: weekdays. For. a- ,time .the park maintenance men
a"ternated Saturdays ,with each:other.;which gave me that day
off,but this began: --.to dlsintergrate.and I would work some-
times for periods .of .23:etrasght :days'`wlthout a day off. I
didn't mind as .I enjoyed my, .; work i-. but 'this severly limited
me in any but zoo-gelated-�aetivities.: ,,also during this time
the 4e9s aftersohool prograro:at Robart Lucas school was
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ro'�lcm 1'3 The future of°<the NaturalistxZooManm?r ponitlon (con t)
ln! dated in Feb. arnd I taught8 • ineeks of. the interpretive Class
L days a week, plaruling„ and 'conducting: all the classes. if
circumstances had. not developed =that caused me to .resign r. -.Y
;)osition the situation at.- the, present',timewould be thus:
�canne Conn el=our excellent part-time ;zoo worker -would have
been laid of£ `Jan1, ,.197 ,and' the situation as it was last
spring would have, repeated Itself;: .Only -this time the com-
mitments to the 4o's, program;. viould; Involve, 3 schools and
5 classes ,4 afternoons:a week The point being here, it
is absurd for :the; people ;who'. decideto..:dismiss the pert
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help-especiAlly of `the caliber of Jeanne Connel- Then the
zoo manager is faced. with such .time demanding activities ast
the he's aftersehool program::,. I ;feel =the 4c's afterschool
program is a very -good ;idea;atd. has tremendous potential as
and_demanda a, of o
an educational.devieef time in planning
if a quality` program is:` tobe offered.;. The Point is that
the zoo also needs`a great deaT`of:time: The falacy that
the zoo is a 20 -hour .a week` :operation ,•is ,obvious to anyone
:•:ho has ever been`connected,with;it. If dependable -quali-
ty part-time help -or full-time help is used in addition to
the zoo manager'.s, time "then .;this
.goal, i's
within reach. If
the zoo manager is to unde ,take the work solely by himself
and only give it 20 hrs.: per;week]there is just no wa, the
zoo can maintain:it�s present stage,; t',Will deteriorate
® into the eyesore it was a few years, ago.
Problem #4 The future _ of the zoo
® The future of the zoo is a very..complex issue involving many
variables which aro hard' to''judgej:
1. Tradition-Thezoo has_',been in .existence at least).-
45 yrs 'and probably-longer.(the'lIons in the univers-
ity of "Iowa's museum of :natural history In McBride
Hall were given to'
the lowa-City.Zoo in 1929) Many
Iowa OitjIns have;:_grown;up:with the zoo-,P_s children
and are now taking:•their.,grandchildren to the same
alboit changed zoo..'
2. The sucae,ss of.the`Hawkeye Zoological Society of
Cedar Rapids big `push: for a`;,_large quality zoo in
that t1.own.
3. The personal feelings of the.'people Involved with
the zoo -the ,parks, commission,i,, direstor of parks&rec. ,
parks supervisor,. ioo mgs�.;~and the rec. center
personnel. .
4. publicattendance-my eat:. _for _1973= 25,000
Arrived at.by,countng
ithe.5; prime months -May -Sept.
If est 100 visitors/days ' .4, ,000
If 'est. 200 visitors/play=28,,000; "
I feel frombeing at the zoo each.day that the true
figurer. would lean :toward the 200/day .average, hence
the 25,000
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5. The money'budgeted.
6. Whether, the zooz-related.programs-animal talks' to eleTen-
tary schools and the;zoo tours are maintained.
The conclusions reached'..from;this'..listof variables differs
with each individual that reads' theme- In my .personal opinion
I read them as follows;
1. Tradition=As. 1�_�havie,;ment I io . ned:the zoo is at'least
45 yrs old and probably older *,'That many years of
tradition.Would- breiid:a...sirong attachment to any
s true ture=espjeally in view, of the number of vis-
itors-to''the zoo'
eaqK:-year.'
2. flawkey' e Zoiologicial. So6lety_-I, . believe
elieve that they will
succeed-.,hciwever,�::it:wi'll t6ke.them another 5-10 yrs
before success `..can ,.l e;ac I fileved,forthem In C*.R.
3. 'Personal-, fee.lings_.'.:of
people Involved -here Is
where., the- zoose futurIs- the 'bleakest,
I . -Many of the
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people: sibi6��':*- 7s -future probably bavn1t
., f6r�.thezoo''
been tohe zoo much` less _'takiqna good. informative
tour of It' stotal ' t *
0 ou layj_ln'years, In my time,
17 ;months -at the Z,o,o:not-'.'o'ne, P pe , r , son In this hierarchy
asked.mefor a--.-tour;of, thezoo" or It's grounds. The
obvloui.exce-pt on8 i _J4
ng -'the park supervisor and me -
the naturallst=zoo
manager. To my knowledge none
of the people on the. - :park-oomm'Isbion have been to
the :zoo.
00Jdiaring. this ,t"t r at A::time -east while I was on
duty; Mr*Chubb,ha's;*:pro ab y,been to the zoo a doz-
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en times Mir lng'-'' thA 8: ime'..'per'lod- but I `don't know
If he has,sp6nt-,,arW'ex e,. t'
nsive4mount of time at the
zoo, ,Mr e Le t
the� ' 0-' MY. owledge.'16 %th,e-only member of
.recreation., Staff -..to 'have','vislted the Z-oo and
that was only, 6-n '
e ;time -any
yother members of the
recreatlon'.o depa-'rtmerl't -- I ;don't:' -believe -have.
this'apecthy on the -,.-part of the people involved with
the zoo's future
8ithe 7-bi .'
. 98*8, tekemythe zoo faces.
To ask .some of ;the children who have J List visited
the l zoo and the i k'is-Z6 J'tement.-, the ir, bhowt: toshould
be enough..o
zd6 rmipqthe!
course: the zoo's future
should,tak6o The:tremendqus
p ntial'the zoo has
In a 'such,: -a-s a , CitYrif it were
given more .support :from,the. uot ure that con-
trO16 it ,woula iu� r -i
X.e many of the above people
I have: ment:ion6d In' the --animal: talks and zoo tours
I have Just scratched 'th.0. , -
.surfAce: of the projects
the tooProduop'..'could 6"'
06nd the -'potential scope of
it! s: -uses. 4
4. Atteridanc-e=25, 0 :A
00!-�- .�t.fedl:.7that., this
As a valid este
of the. sLtt nee S Igures Reaching 25P000 people
In a"five month .period
,.-eriod-.,. ig"4iiitij-'
an accoplishment,
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4. Attendance (coni)
In drawing; this number of people, there has to b"`; LjCnC3.
the zoo is fufAng andr;:thls by itself should ,iustl y
it'spres once. This:; fip;ure vias` reached without 7.ny
publicity -no fanfare 'or publicity - ploys which noun'
have increased this attendance f igure considera.bl;; .
5- `ioney budg;o-ted-In. 1969 (I `;; think) a large f irm made
a proposed ,outline for the expansion of the zoo f acil-
ities. The;,cost of.'thls I don, tknows but I would est-
imate considerable -money. -,,This, plan was to commence
in 1971 'then was`. put',.baekto73 and then again put
back to the ;present 1976.`Apparently the feeling of
the people that -control the budget feel that money
designed for zooimproveme.nts`can best be served in
other` areas;.. If such -,was the case why was the money
fora usele.ss'master plani:6f-an'expanded City Park
Zoo spent as it`was.and not for some other project.
originailyT
6. If the zoo ,related activities -animal talks & zoo tours,
are expanded, maintained or:aba•ndoned. This bears direct-
ly with what happens'to the future of the position of
naturalist -zoo ,manager.: Hopefully it will be at least
maintained '1f not expanded,-.as`vhere,.else in the com-
munity can theseprograms bee -offered.
rroblem #5 -The type'=of animall_that should: be displayed at the Zeo
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A zoo of Iowa City's .size has; 2 basic functions -education and
y..
entertainment.6lhich,funetion'ls to be regarded as the tbp
priority determines the animals<to be shown at the zoo. If
education is viewed as. the prime function of the zoo then
the animals displayed shoulci�lean:heav'I-ly to the native animals
V. -rid,. thair habitats, from' snakes. 1. to. mammals. If the main fuction
Ar. viewed as entertainment theni.the'exotic species should bs
more pronounced i,e. monkcapuchins .squirrel monkeys, and
spider. monkeys. What the - Zoo` presently has is a relatively
sound combination: of these two_f.unetIons, _displaying a rela-
t1vely balanced combination, of native and non-native species.
I feel that as the present conditions exist at the zoo we
should maintain roughly the;_species we.'now display. We should
continue to do 'so until the variables -listed under problem
`4 of this section ;(problems incurred) -the zoo's future, re-
fl,
the situationto be `altered.:
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MINUTES
Regional Planning Commission
Regular Monthly Meeting,-
July
eeting .July 17, 1974 7:30 p'
First Christian Church
217 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City,
PRESIDING: J. PatrickWhite;:Chairperson, 4
MEMBERS PRESENT: Allan Vestal, Linda Dole, Carol dO rosse, Dorothy Douglass, Michael
Kattchee, John Hester, Isabel Turner- OrvaliYoder,'_Robert Burns, Richard Bartel,
i Patricia Meade, Faith Knower, Donald Saxton for. Sadie Specht
MEMBERS ABSENT: Donald Madsen, C,L Brand t Ray Wells, Edgar Czarnecki, Robert Bellamy,
Glenn Shoemaker, Paul Huston, Richard-Gibson,`Jeryy;.:Zaiser, Larry Wieland, John Reyhons,
Jerry Cisar
OTHERS PRESENT: Roland.Tullberg, Howard:Jones and representatives of the Lake Macbride
Association, Hugh Nocton of'_Powers=Willis, Representatives of HACAP; Press and staff:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
® Mr. Saxton moved the approval of the minutes for the June 19th meeting as submitted;
Mr. Hester seconded ;the" motion
,the' motion,ctarri ed . .
FINANCIAL REPORT
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Ms. Meade reported a checking account balance of $4,147.'00 and a'savings account balance
of $10,308.28.
CORRESPONDENCE
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Mr. White reported the receipt ofa.letter from HACAP,-indicating.intent to submit an
application for federal -funds Mr.-Vesta.1.6ved that the.letter be referred to the
Social Services Committee; Ms. Knowler seconded the;'moti6n; the `motion carried.
Mr. White reported_.the_receipt of _,a letter from the -Secretary of the Treasury stating
that it is appropriate to"use General'Revenue`Sharing'monies for. a special census; and
that it is also appropriate .for planning purposes Mr. 'Hester moved to receive the
letter and refer it to member agencies; Mr Saxton seconded the motion; the motion carried.
Mr. White, reported the receipt of'a letter from the Board of Supervisors recommending
that the Regional Planet ng_Commiss on .do `a feasibility study.for;a Macbride Sanitary
District and other alternatives. Mr: White noted the correspondence was received and
referred to the Director for future reference:
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Transit' Advisory' Committee
Mr. Hokanson reported; :that the Transit Advisory Committee had met'to discuss capital
grants for the three-systems'and;the`,UMTA transit development program for a five-year
Period. He stated that the TAC had recommended that a„special consultant be employed
to advise. and assist`: the committee: Mr: Hokanson no.ted:that the Executive Board dis-
cussed the consultant, and.suggested that::TAC consider alternatives for the consultant
and refer, -them to.the-three agencies involved .: He stated that TAC will meet next week
to continue discussions on'th* matter:
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Citizens Advisory Committee
Ms. Turner stated that most=:of- the meeting was devoted to the.discussion of the Iowa
Humanities Program. She reported that .thiis:program'.could provide an educational service
through the CAC with State;-financal.�assistance. She ,also noted that graduate students
will be attending a'workshop in Des Moines later in 'the week to a'
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on this matter. She also noted that.CAC.will not meet in August.
Small Towns Committee
Mr. Hester reported that.the regular time and date.:of`the Small Towns Committee has
been changed to the fourth, Monday of each month,at:'7:30 p.m.
Mr. Bartel reported that at;the upcbming.meet ng, .the municipality's representative
to the Functional Classification'Board'willneed to be;.appointed. He noted that if this
is not done at that time, the two_other`members of'.the;Board, Bud Gode and Bob Percival,
would have to make tthe appointment.
COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL%QUALITY
Mr. White reported that, CMhas been working with the City of Iowa City concerning an
Environmental Protection Officer `:for the City.
EAST CENTRAL IOWA.ASSOCIATION OF
REGIONAL PLANNING:COMMISSIONS
Mr. White reported that the citizen appointment to the ECIARPC is vacant. He noted that
the Executive Board has referred .this matter .to 'the Citizens' Advisory Committee for a
recommendation.
EXECUTIVE BOARD REPORT
Special Census
Mr. White reported that a financial commitment .for':the special census contract in the
amount of $17,830 had been forwarded to':the:Census Bureau. He stated that the City of
Iowa City and the Johnson County 'Board of Supervisors paid the initial amount and that
the billing to other membertagenc e's had°been distributed.'
Report on Section 208 Water Quality
Mr. Holst reported to the Commission and distributed an initial report on water quality
planning and the -enabling legislation He stated that the level of funding is 100% for
two years with 75% -funding after that' period to: -provide for imp]ementation. He stated
that the Governor must designate :the area to be`eli.gibl.e for the -funding. Mr. White
observed that it is important that each;_member. agency discuss this matter fully since
local government would loose some;autonomy--With'thi,s,.process. Ms, deProsse suggested
that the Land Use -Water Resources:Commiitee discuss the possibility of 208 funding
prior to the September Commission meeting. I '`
UMTA Planning Grant j
Mr. Hilgenberg reported that within the`.Work Program -Budget there is a provision made to
apply for a planning -grant ,from the.Urban Mass,Transportation Administration. He stated
that it is an-80/20,match `for a total of•:$18,400. Mr.. -Vestal moved that the resolution
as written concerning the UMTA planning grant be approved by the Commission; Ms. deProsse
seconded the motion; the motion carried.:
Special Studies
Mr. White reported that the.
Cit _ f
y of Iowa:City,and Johnson `County have agreed to partici-
pate in a study concerning space needs. He noted that Coralville representatives do not
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a control of land ;useage and population growthF
He stated ..that, control would fall-
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under the jurisdiction of the County Board
bf'Superyisors.
Mr. Burns suggested that this project could
blend with the Rural Land Use Plan being
conducted by the Commission: within this=fiscal
year. Mr. Nocton pointed out that there
would be a need for technical assistance within
the study in the area of engineering.
Ms. deProsse moved that the Regional Planning Commission indicate its desire to under-
take a feasibility study for the.Lake Macbride,sewage:disposal problem and alternatives,
direct the Director to propose a study'; design and'authorize.the Executive Board to
negotiate contracts; Ms. Dole seconded the lotion;
the motion carried.
It was noted that the extent of the feasibility
study will be determined by external
financing and the availability of;staff tim
according to the adopted Work Program.
Meeting adjourned.
August 16, 1974
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Tentative Agenda
Planning and 'Zoning<..Commission
Iowa City., Iowa
August 20 1974----4:30 p.m.
Dept. Community Development Conference Room
A. Call to Order by Chairman
B. Roll Call
C. Approval of Minutes
1. Meeting of, August 8, 1974
D. Zoning Items:
1. Z-7.414. Rezoning of -tract -of land belonging to Amerex
Corporation (vic. north and south of Haywood Drive and
West Iof Laura Drive). Recently rezoned R1A to R3A to
satisfy 'District'•Court order. Review of above rezoning
with desirability'of rezo,ning.to R3. Council Referral:
7/18/74. Deferred: 8/8%74.
2. Z-7416. High-rise provision applicability to CBS Zone.
Council referral: 8/8%74.
F. Subdivision.Item:
1. S-7414. Washington Park Addition, Part 9 (vic. north
of Washington Streetand`east of back lot lines along
Mt. Vernon Drive). Submitted. -by Bruce Glasgow and Frank
Boyd. Date filed:, 8/12/-74: 45 day limitation: 9/26/74.
F. Vacation Items:
1. V-7403. Vacation of east -west alley in Block 64, bounded
by Dubuque', College,;Linn and'Burlington Streets. Required
for implementation of -R-14 Urban.Renewal plan.
2. V-7404.1. Vacation of east` -west --alley in Block 83, bounded
by Capitol; College,.Clinton 'andBurlington Streets.
Required for implementation o.'f;R-14 Urban Renewal plan.
3. V-7405. Vacation of east -west alley in Block 84, bounded
by Capitol, Washington, Clinton and College Streets.
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Required for implementaton of R-14 Urban Renewal plan.
4. V-7406. Vacation of--'Capitol_Street from south side of
Burlington'.Street ROW to-north:side of Court Street ROW.
Required for implementation'of`R-14 Urban Renewal plan.
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1. Z-7411. Ordinance amending sign
regulations.
Council referral: 5/11/714.
2. P-7317. Creation of University
Zone (U).
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SUBJECT: V-7.403, V-7404, V-7405, and
V-7.406. Street and alley
Vacations essential for
implementation of the R-14
Urban Renewal plan.
STAFF In order to proceed with
ANALYSIS: the,urban renewal development
program, certain street and
alleyvacations are necessary.
The plat attached hereto illustrates their.location.
Item V-7403 is the proposed vacation:of an east -west alley in Block
64 of the Original Town of,''Iowa'City bounded by Dubuque, College,
Linn and Burlington Streets. The vacation of this alley is necessary
for the construction of a`:temporary,parking of and the later
proposed construction`' of a"hotel and`__parking facility within said
block.
Items V-7404 and V-7405 are the-"proposed'vacations of the east -
west alleys in Blocks:83 and 84;'of the'Original Town of Iowa City
•bounded by Capitol, Clinton, Washington and Burlington Streets.
Vacation of these alleys is .essential to'the proposed construction
of a shopping 'center :within -.said blocks.
Item V-7406.is-the proposed.vacatiori of Capitol Street from the
south -boundary of Burlington Street to the north.boundary of Court
Street.` Vacation of the street-; is proposed for the development of
a multifamily complex onpart of.,the'right-of-way.
The vacation -of these=;public rights-of-way is part of an overall
plan previously; approvedby the City for -redevelopment of the
downtown area.' The only problem'-inherent'with the: vacation of
these areas is th&.existence of:utilities.within them necessitating
the retention of public utility.easementsuntil the utilities have
been either relocated;or terminated.:' Since Capitol Street provides
a major means of`access to'a few private properties, its right-
of-way should not be.:_vacated'until.after,;said private properties
have been acquired by the City -as proposed.
STAFF_ It':is the staff's recommendation
RECOMMENDATION:that: (1) .the east -west alleys
in Blocks 64, 83, and 84 of
the.Original Town of Iowa City
be vacated 'subje.ct to theretention-;of a`, utility easement over said
®alleys and (2) Capitol Street be vacated`subject to (a) the
acquisition of all. private .proper ty:with:primary access to Capitol
Street and (b) the..retention'of a utility easement over part of
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