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Re: Rezoning
Gentlemen
By a letter of December 15, 1972 Plum Grove Acres,
Inc. was notified that at a regularly scheduled meeting
of the Iowa City Planning & Zoning Commission, which was
held on December 14, 1972, their request,for,rezoning
a tract of land west of Highway 1,and contiguous with
Westinghouse Learning Corporation, was denied.
By means of this letter, we hereby appeal that
decision and request that the matter be referred directly
to the City Council of the City of Iowa City.
Respectfully yours,
PLUM GROVE ACRES, INC.'
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Bruce Iasgo
April 12, 1973
Bruce Glasgow
834 N. Johnson St.
Iowa Cit•, Iowa 52240
Dear Bruce:
Regarding your request appealing rezoning denial from Plan-
ning & Zoning, the City Council set public hearing for May
lst on the rezoning.
Yours very truly,
Abbie Stolfus
City Clerk
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City Council
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Sirs:
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P.O. Box 2004
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We the undersigned students and staff of Kirkwood Career Center,
409 South Gilbert wish to make the Council aware of the acute
parking situation that exists in our area. Originally when our
center opened we were permitted to park on Gilbert Street.
Since the street was widened, parking was prohibited, and even
people who run in for a second to pick up a book are ticketed.
Free parking was allowed on Court Street but then meters were
installed, and the few spots there, are usually filled. We
finally resorted to parking in the alley behind the building
which is usually occupied with cars of people working downtown,
and today we find one hour parking signs in the alley.
We feel that Kirkwood is providing an important service to the
Iowa City community particularly through Adult High School
Completion, however it is:being hampered by the parking problems.
It, does not appear that Gilbert Street handles enough traffic
to warrant NO PARKING, particularly since parking is allowed
on alternate sides of North Gilbert Street.
We request your consideration in helping to relieve this situation.
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April 12, 1973
Kirkwood Career Center
409 S. Gilbert St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Staff and Students:
The City Council received your letter concerning the
parking situation in the area of the Kirkwood Career Center
at their April lo, 1973 meeting. The Council understood
the predicament concerning the lack of parking in the area
occasioned by the completion of the Gilbert Street improve-
ment, and referred your letter to the staff for review and
report back 'to the Council.
The staff will plan to review this situation in the
areaoof the Career Center within the nggar future and make
a report back to the Council. We will 1--fi touch with you
concerning Council discussion when this matter is scheduled
for their review. With my best regards, I am
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Sincerely,
Thomas ff. Palmer
Administrative Assistant
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City Council
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 6301Kirkw«x1Blvd. SYM
P.O. Box 2004
Dear Sirs: Cater Rapids, IMca 52406
We the undersigned students and staff of Kirkwood Career Center,
409 South Gilbert wish to make the Council aware of the acute
parking situation that exists in our area. Originally when our
center opened we were 'permitted to park on Gilbert Street.
Since the street was widened, parking was prohibited, and even
people who run in for a second to pick up a book are ticketed.
Free parking was allowed on Court Street but then meters were
installed, and the few spots there, are usually filled. We
finally resorted to parking in the alley behind the building
which is usually occupied with cars of people working downtown,
and today we find one hour parking signs in the alley.
We feel that Kirkwood is providing an important service to the
Iowa City community particularly through Adult High School
Completicn, however it is.being hampered by the parking problems.
It does not appear that Gilbert Street handles enough traffic
to warrant NO PARKING, particularly since parking is allowed
on alternate sides of North Gilbert Street.
We request your consideration in helping to relieve this situation.
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Kirkwood Career Center
409 S. Gilbert St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Staff and Students:
The City Council received your letter concerning the
parking situation in the area of the Kirkwood Career Center
at their April 10, 1973 meeting. The Council understood
the predicament concerning the lack of parking in the area
occasioned by the completion of the Gilbert Street improve-
ment, and referred your letter to the staff for review and
report back to the Council.
The'staff will plan to review this situation in the
areaoof the Career Center within the nar future and make
a report back to the Council. We will`ifi touch with you
concerning Council discussion when this matter is scheduled
for their review. With my best regards, I am
Sincerely,
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Administrative Assistant
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IOWA CITY, IOWA 52242
April 5, 1973
Phone 353.3013
City Council
City of Iowa City
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52210
Councilmen:
The Protective Association for Tenants respectfully requests
the following items be placed on the agenda of the next regularly'
scheduled city council meeting for discussion.
PAT requests that a representative of our organization be
permitted to address the council relative to the requested agenda items.
The items for discussion are:
1. The meaning of the recent Housing Commission vote relative
to the proposed Tenant -Landlord, Code for Iowa City.
2. PAT would like to receive copies of any information
collected by the Housing Commission as supportive data for its vote,
along with a copy of the Commission's formal report to the council
on why the Commission voted as it did.
3. The status of the proposed tenant -landlord ordinance
relative to its examination by the city's legal staff.
h. The status of the proposed tenant -landlord ordinance
relative to its examination by a committee of the Johnson County
Bar Association.
5. A related matter. PAT respectfully requests the opinion
of the council relative to PAT's earlier request for the names and
addresses of all tenants under contract to the city under the Leased
Housing Program.
Mr. Lyle Seydel and Mr. Dennis Kraft have replied negatively
to PAT's request. So has the Iowa City Housing Commission.
If the council's reply is also negative, could PAT receive
a legal memorandum from the city's legal office as to the legal reasons
why the city feels a negative reply is justified?
6. PAT respectfully requests a clarification from the City
Council of the status, or better, authority, of the Iowa City Housing
Commission.
If the Housing, Commission is purely advisory, then why the.
long investigation,00r apparent investigation, of the proposed tenant -
landlord ordinance?
Does the City Council intend, as a matter of regular policy,
to refer all housing related matters to the commission? Or only certain
matters relative to housing?
PAT, as an organization much interested in certain aspects
of housing in this community, would greatly appreciate a clarification
of ;these matters.,
Thank you for your time and consideration.
cerely,
rM
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Coor for
owa Memorial Union
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Iowa Memorial Union
IOWA CITY, IOWA 52242
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Phone 353-3013
6. PAT respectfully requests a clarification from the City
Council of the status, or better, authority, of the Iowa City Housing
Commission.
If the Housing, Commission is purely advisory, then why the.
long investigation,00r apparent investigation, of the proposed tenant -
landlord ordinance?
Does the City Council intend, as a matter of regular policy,
to refer all housing related matters to the commission? Or only certain
matters relative to housing?
PAT, as an organization much interested in certain aspects
of housing in this community, would greatly appreciate a clarification
of ;these matters.,
Thank you for your time and consideration.
cerely,
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Coor for
owa Memorial Union
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Charter Commission Members
City of Iowa City
Civic Center
_Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am speaking as the Coordinator for the Protective Association
for Tenants and es a tax -paying citizen of this community.
Iowa City needs a form of government that will best represent
the diverse interests of all its citizens.
Better and better forms of government have been our nation's,
our state's, and our county's traditions. Iowa City should adopt
a representative government also. Namely, a ward form of government,
dividing the city into eight numerically equal 'parts, with councilmen
elected from each ward, and the mayor elected at large.
The mayor should be a full-time executive, coordinating the
council's business and working closely with the city manager and
the city staff in developing programa, especially long-range
programs, for the city.
The mayor should be a policy leader. The city manager a coor-
dinator of the city staff and an advisor to the mayor and council
members on questions and issues before the council.
Iowa City should leave the naive past of 'anon -partisan" politics,
of which the council-manager form of government and the at -large, non-
partisan elections are the offspring.
The county, ',state, and federal governments are all highly par -
operations. Millions of words are regularly sent up in a
paean of praise of the gloriousmerits of our partisan based repre-
sentative government. From President Nixon to Reps. Small and
Hargrave, to county supervisors Burns and Bartels, our government
bodies are run by partisan politicians. I emphasize the latter word,
politicians.
• Can anyone really believe that because Iowa City removes party
labels from its councilmen that they somehow magically become non-
partisan?
My experience with the present city council members shows each
to be highly partisan--each has strong beliefs on a variety of issues--
each one has a set of personal and political values on which he bases
his decisions.
Are they really so non-partisan?
Are they any less political because they don't run for office
under party labels?
Let's put Iowa City back in the mainstream of American politics.
Lets have party politics in Iowa City.
Why should partisan county officials, partisan state officials,
partisan federal officials look with any favor or feel any affinity for
Iowa City's "non-partisan" council members?
I suggest, in fact, that non-partisan city government works
against the best interests of Iowa Citiana. Iowa City is not an
isolated governmental unit--with or without Home Rule..
The non-partisan, councilmen at largeapproach.to city govern-
ment is as!unreal as the, approach of many public university officials
and students during the past several years who believed their campuses
were somehow,^mysteriously" exempt from the laws of the U.S.--federal
state and local.
How often did such fantasy-based concepts of the college and
university campus contribute to a distorted view of how our society
actually operates?
College administrators and students were wrong, I believe, in
trying to opt themselves out of our system of laws when campus troubles
arose in the late i960a and early 1970e.
Were the Blacks in Detroit, Los Angeles, Newark, and Washington
exempted from local law officials when disturbances broke out in their
communities?
Lets give Iowa City, governmentback to the citizens, back to
politics as practiced at every level of government inIowaand across
the country.
The ward system, with eight councilmen chosen from numerically
equal sections of the city, along with a mayor elected at-large, will
give back to the citizens of Iowa City the responsibility for governing
their community.' It is by far the most democratic form of government
proposed to this commission.
I don't believe the charter commission should recommend a form
of government that works best for councilmen,the city manager, and
the city staff. Iowa City government should be one that works best
for the greatest number of citizens of this community.
My 'final remarks are prompted by comments made, by one of the
charter commission members and recently quoted in the Daily Iowan
relating to student -citizen interest in Iowa City government.,_. _
Even the most superficial examination `of past voting laws and
practices in Iowa would have shown this commission member that a
person had to be 21 years old and reside in the city for as much as
a year before becoming' eligible to vote.
These restrictions alone worked very hard against the student -
citizen becoming a voter. Such regulations told the student -citizen:
- --.loudly and. clearly. that his participation in local affairs was not
wanted.
However, in November of 1972, 90 per cent of all the registered
voters in Johnson County went to the polls. A great portion of this
go percent was wade up of newly enfranchised student -citizens.
Does this record reflect apathy --disinterest?
What about the recent ramp episode? What about the formation
of 'PAT? _
At every level last year, from precinct caucases to the state I
party conventions to working on the campaigns, tudent-citizens were I
everywhere.
I predict that student -citizens will likewise be highly visible
this fall during the Iowa City elections.,
Student -citizens are just as interested in the affairs of this
community as any other artificially constructed group.
The charter commission memberfs comments were so unreal, so
distorted,, so unbelievable, a reaction was absolutely necessary.
No one I know of either elected or appointed the commission
member quoted in the Daily Iowan a spokesman for'student-citizens
in this community.
To dismiss the legitimate interests and needs of such a large
portion of the citizens in, this community borders on crassneas, if
not outright hostility towards the thousands of student-citizone
in this town.
Eighteen year-olds, as of July let, are full-fledged citizens
of Iowa, and that includes Iowa City. They have certain rights as
citizens, and everyone should work to see that these rights are
protected.
At the same time, instead of saying student -citizens don't
care about the community, everyone should work twice as hard to
encourage the new citizens to became involved, become informed,
became participants.
I hope my remarks convey may utter distaste for such mindless
and unfounded remarks as those attributed to the charter commission.
member in today's paper•
Thank you.
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NEN AMERICAN MOVEMENT POSITIONT ON,TJJE FORM OF
• CITY GOVERNMENT
The position of New American Movement on the form of city
government in Iowa City is as follow94
1, ren'lace the city manager with a mayor elected at lsirge
and a competent administrative assistant;
2,, enlarge the size of the city council to nine members;
3. elect city council people by wards.
The council manafier form of government which we presently have
in Iowa City has its roots In the municipal rsform movement in 19110
Its Preitest rro-,ctn occurred during a 15 year period after the
Second World War when u-Aproximately ?5 municipalities a year adopted
the system But this trend had cooled considerably, since then with
numerous munieioalities dropping it in favor of the elected mayor,
This experience would indicate that the council manager form wortcs
best in smaller homogeneous communities where confldect Is minimal.
The more heterogeneous municipalities with greater differences among
People over Issues have tended to be predominant rimong cities chat
either dropped the r x%2nxmx council manager syst.sm or failed to adopt
it to begin with,
Iowa City is a heterogeneous community with widely varying
Opinions rnd,interests in city policies, The studies of cities like
ours with council'msnage.l' F.M vernments indicate that managers either
surfer from short tenure in their positions or they form key poij.ti
allignments to prevent their dicmissa.l and tnen act 'like a mayor,
Our observation. of Iojra City 11that the Manager Y -as taken the le.ttef
course. This is undesireable bacauss it tendo to remove key are,^:.s of
Policy making from the people in the community, In such a sit,,,tj n
the city Is literally run by the manager and Utaff with the sune.ger
responding to his political. allignments0 For this reason are feel
that art elected mayor should assume the political
-functions which the
more adequately represent our diverse population by being responsible
for smaller more cohesive areas of the communitg Secondly the larger
council would be able to force committees on key policy areas and
thus be able to initiate more legislative policy sri: without being
dominated by the city staff. At the present time the small council
of five can°t keep up with all policy areas and they are not la=ge
enough to specialize in different: areas, This is one factor that
causes the council to mainly rc::ct to ideas generated by the manager
and his staff,
with respect to ward elections several points can be made, In the
first place, running a city vide campaign is expensive and thin ewclLdes.
people who either lack resources personally or who are not backed by
an organization with money. This distorts the make up of the council
` wa
,. in favcr<of moniedt',intere.;n, Secondly in :.diverse community like Io
City it is difficult to represent all segments of the population
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Loper income people, stude;:.• and people living in specific neighborhoods
with distinct problems all should be represented directly on the -council.
This is literclly impossib'a under thepresent system,
In summery our gree recommendations would"mNkE provide a ati-ucture
far more accessible to all people than our present structure, It Is
our position that the comb -'nation of a political rw.:na.ger and council
• people elected at large i:uu-1 tend to respond to a constituency of
monied Interests that cfcicde the bulk of the people, In short, New
American Movement believes that our r.ity shouldhove n structur•9 thae
is, capable of responding to all of the people,
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Mr. William Meardon, Chairman
City Charter Commission
100 S. Linn
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Bill: r
In recent action by the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors
several suggestions were raised in regard to the form of government which
the Board deemed in the best interest of.Iowa City,
The Board went on record as supporting the following points and present them
for the Charter Commission's consideration.
1) The City should retain the present Council -Manager form of government.
The Board feels that the present system is workable and that we should not
change only for the sake of change,
2) The Board does not specifically object to expanding the City Council from
5 to 7 members or electing council members from !lards, but feels that several
points should be kept in mind --that the larger the group, the more awkward
it becomes and that talent or interest in government is not necessarily dis-
tributed in precisely divided geographical areas.
3) The Board opposes a separately elected full time salaried mayor, and urges
retaining the present system of electing the mayor from the council, The
Board believes that any elected official who could erode the authority which
our present city manager's position has'been delegated, would seriously dilute
the professionalism of the office of city manager,
4) A concept that the Board chose to support was that of recall --
as long as it would take 25% of the registered voters in the
preceding governor's election to initiate it,
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April 5, 1973
The Honorable;C. L Brandt
Ma or of Iowa. City
City. Hall
Iowa City, Iowa
r Dear Mayor Brandt:
You may `,recall my corresponden'c'e of February, 1972, soliciting your support
1` 'for a proposed amendment to the act relating,to taxation of, motor fuel used
gin aircraft.
The Iowa, Airport Executives Association again, asks that you contact Bob
Hays; Executive Director, League of Iowa Municipalities, 444.Insurance
Exchange Building, Des`Dloines; Iowa,:50309(515-288-2119), as well as ;
elected representatives to seek their, favorable support of this legislation.
"The House File is 200 and sponsored by Representatives Lipsky,,Bittle,
Rinae,,Kreamer, Junket, Wells, Connors, Kiser; Readinger, Crawford, Norland
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and Miller.
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'The Senate File is 192 introduced by Tom'Riley.
Indications are that the opposition, headed by fixed baseoperatorsand
airline lobbyists, has gained momentum and the bill may be defeated without
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your support The whole idea of this amendment,-is to reduce ,taxes<of local
property taxpayers by.creating a fund,derived from non-refundable aviation
fuel 'tax and more closely align airport costs to the user pay theory. It is
estimated that total 'revenue from this source could be in excess of
$680,000 per,'year.'
The need for this type of financing was highlighted in a recent study, Iowa
state 'Airport System Plan, and parallels similar legislation.in.neighboring
states. I believe it is good legislation and would be pleased to furnish
you with any additional details or answer'any.questions that you may have.
Please contact Bob andyourlegislators without delay.
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ROY W. JAMESEN, Pmsidanl
R.R. 2,'. Ceder R,pids, low, 52401
319-363-3276
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Mayor of Iowa. City
City, Hall
Iowa Cit I
Brandt
April 5, 1973
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Dear Mayor Brandt:
You may recall my correspondenc
for a, e of.February, 1972,,soliciting yoursupportproposed amendment to the act relating to taxation of motor fuel used
in aircraft.
The Iowa Airport Executives Association again asks that you contact Bob
Hays, Executive Director, League of IowaMunicipalities, 444 Insurance
Exchange Building, Des Moines, Iowa, 50309 (515-288-2119), as well as
elected representatives to seek their favorable support of this legislation.
The House File is 200 and sponsored by Representatives Lipsky, Bittle,
Rina s, Krealer. r, Junker, Wells, Connors, Kiser, Readinger, Crawford, Norland
and Miller.
The Senate File is 192 introduced by Tom Riley.
Indications are that the opposition, headed by fixed base operators and
airline lobbyists, has gained momentum and the bill may be defeated without`
Your support. The whole idea of this amendment is to reduce taxes of local
property taxpayers by creating a fund derived from non-refundable aviation
fuel tax and more closely align airport costs to the user, pay theory. It is
estimated that total revenue from this source could be in excess of
$680,000 per year.
The need for this type of financing was highlighted in'a recent study, Iowa
State Airport System Plan, and parallels similar legislation in neighboring
states. I believe it is good legislation and would be pleased to furnish
You with any additional details or answer any questions that you may have.
Please contact Bob and your legislators without delay.
RWJ/ds
April 5, 1973
Nr. Ray Wells
City Manager
Civic Center
Town f i 1 , T-,,,
Dear Mr. Fells:
We arerequestingthe alley, Block #39 Old Town between Dodge and
N. Market Square be paved. If at all :possible, we would like this
included in your paving program for this year. Otherwise, as soon
as possible next year.
Since the Church owns all 'property on the south and almost all of
it on the north, we forsee no problem in obtaininP the necessary "
consent. -for this.
Yours truly,
Rev. tisrr. Cletus P. Madsen,
Pastor
Chairman, Building and Grounds
Committee
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April 12, 1973
Rev. Msgr. Cletus P. Madsen
Pastor
St. Wenceslaus Church
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Rev. Madsen:
The City Council received your letter requesting, that
the Alley between Dodge Street and North Market square be
paved at their April 10, 1973 meeting. The Council referred
your request to the staff and asked that this paving project
be included in the next paving program.
The next program is tentatively being planned for either
late fall, 1973, or early spring, 1974, and we will plan to
include this alley in the list of locations for paving improve-
ments.
Sincerely,
Thomas H. Palmer
Administrative Assistant
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June 7, 1973
Mrs. Lena Abarr
305 Westminister Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52250
Dear Pars. Abarr:
Some time ago we wrote to you concerning your request for
repair of a fallen section of storm drainage tile on your
property at 305 Westminister Street. In our April 12
letter to you, we stated that the Council had referred
your letter to the Staff for review and appropriate
action.
It has come to my attention that the Public Works
Department staff has planned to include repair of this
broken storm drainage tile in their 1973 program for this
king}„of work.
If you have any questions regarding the needed repair
work, you might wish to contact Mr. George Bonnett;
City Engineer, regarding your specific situation.
Again thank you for bringing this situation to our
attention. with my best regards I am
Sinfcerely,
Thomas H. Palmer
Administrative Assistant
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April 12, 1973
Mrs. Lena Abarr
305 Westminster St.
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Mrs. Abarr:
The City Council received your letter requesting repair
of a fallen'section of storm drainage tile at their April 10,
1973 meeting. The Council referred your letter to the staff
for review and report back as to recommended action.
The staff will plan to look into the situation which you
brought to the Council's attention in the very near future,
and make a report as to recommended action. We will be in
touch with you when the Council has had an opportunity to
discuss this situation and make a decision as to appropriate
action.
Sincerely,
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Thomas H. Palmer
Administrative Assistant
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April .6, 1973
Dear Mr. Mayor:.
The Federal. -Aid Highway Act of 1973 is expected to be voted on by the
House within the' next Nu weeks. . .
As you kno%'�, our country 'is moving toward a transportation crisis of
monumental proportions:, PuUl.ic!transportation throughout: the nation has
ecli.nedzprecipitously in the,last two decades=-fr.om':17 Uillion passengers
annually to 7 billion. Over 230 transit systems have collapsed. More and
more: coimnuters116ve become . victims of- rusli—hoour;*';:,,"`
ur traffic congestion on
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bighways afactor which contributes.significantl.y to`nur present pollution
,-
and energy problems. 1Yet, ironically, we continue to build more roads while
transit. service. continues to'.deteriorate.
The trends which have. ifPveloped,ove-r recent years underscore the urgent
need for `a fundamental realignment of our tr.ansportati.on investment priorities,
especially in urban areas. .utile the bill which has,been reported from the
.
Public Works ,Committee;',the so-called Wright compromise, purports to :recognize=
"'pro
theP y
it real) is no compromise.-at'al.l. The promise of abundantfunds)
with which urban areas could combat thein transportation problems is not
more than false hope. The mass transit revenues in the Wright bill would be
,.,Pr.ovided
from thegeneral. treasury. The mune ' is notnow available and is not'
likely -to be available'in the future. '
Ata time when we are attempting to reduce executive impoundment, the
Wright proposal would actually mandate the President to impound more funds.
'
As we move to reform the, Congressional budgetary process, this measure; also
y
'
would open' theway to even mora 'rbackdoor" spending beyond the control"of
Congress.; And while the American people have demanded a simplified, more
streamlined bureaucracy, this legislation would create a new labyrinth of red
tape..,
`
A far better approach, we feel, would be the amendment to be offered on
tlao floor of the House; by Congressman Glenn Anderson of California. It would
allow $706 million in urban system funds;fxom the lli.ghway Trust Fund to be used
for either bus or rail ca Pital Programs or for hi.,liwa related
1 P R g y- purposes, at the
discretion of local: officials. It rmbcidies the some principle as the hluskie-
:,
Baker Amendment, already approverlUv thr Senate, which permits a local option
in the use of .sq850 million of' tu•ban'system funds.
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MERCY HOSPITAL 500 MARKET STREET IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 :319/3S6-1331
April 6, 1973
Mayor C. L. Brandt "a the Iowa City City Council
Civic Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Mayor Brandt and Council:
Last year during the May observance of National Hospital Week, Mercy
Hospital invited you and the city manager to be our guests at a
luncheon to kick off the special week.
This year, National Hospital Week begins May 7 and it is especially
noteworthy ,for two of Iowa City's health care facilities. This year,
Mercy is celebrating, 100, years of service to Iowa City and University
Hospitals is celebrating 75 years of service to Iowa and Iowa City.
In observance of this double anniversary, we would again like to ex-
tend'an'invitation to.a luncheon on;Monday; May 7,'1973,`at 12:10 p.m.
at Mercy Hospital.
Representatives of University Hospitals and Veterans Hospital will
also be invited. 1
If you desire, this would be ideal time for an official proclamation
by the mayor proclaiming May 7-12 as Iowa City Hospital Week since the
health, professions do play an important role in our community.
We sincerely hope all of you and city manager Wells will be able to
accept our invitation. We will contact you'on April 20 to ask whether
or not you can attend or if another date would be preferable.
Thank you for your continuing interest in Mercy Hospital.
Yours very sincerely,
Sister Mary Venarda, R.S, .
Administrator
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Iionorable Mayor and City Council
of Iowa City, Iowa
Civic.Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Re: Application by The Super Cab, Inca
for stalls and stands in Iowa City, -Iowa
Mr. Mayor and Members of the Council:
On behalf of The Super Cab, Inc. , ,and pursuant to hearing held
this date with the Traffic Control Commission and on behalf of
the above corporation, I`hereby make Application for a location
of a stand and stall at the Jefferson Hotel building at the corner
of Dubuque and Washington Streets in Iowa City, Iowa. This
would be the stand or stall formerly held by Royal Cab Company
which has now been vacated and abandoned.
In the event if for any reasonable or sufficient grounds we cannot
have the above referred to location for stand and stall, then as
an alternative we hereby request to be'allowed to have a stand or
stall in front of the First.National Bank building at 204 East
Washington Street on Washington Street and adjacent to and south
of the First National Bank building.
Your consideration and attention to the above is greatly appreciated.
Res ct ully
Ralp i Oxford
for The Super Cab, Inc.
City of Iowa, city, Iowa "
Department of Public Works
O F F I C E M E 0 R AN` D U M
Date: April 61 1973
To:
Ray S. Wells City Manager
From:
Ralph h E . Speer, Jr.f Director ctor of Public Works
Subject:
Parkins Restrictions Adjacent to Churches
This Memorandum is Written -in reply to, your request of. March
23, 1973, and letter
a -which the City Council received from
the St. Paul
Lutheran Chapel located at 404 East Jefferson
Street'concerning the City's parking policy adjacent to
:churches throughout the 'community.
The parking restrictions in effect around churches had been
established prior to my coming to Iowa City in 1967.. The
policy that was in 'effect then and, for that matter, is still
in
"
effect permits,,parking.on certain streets adjacent to
churches from 6:00.a.m..,until
1:00 p.m. on Sundays only. The '
legend °oh these signs reads as follows: "No Parking Anytime
Except, Sunday from 6:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.". This type of
parking is permitted on"such streets as Dubuque Street,
Jefferson Street, Muscatine Avenue and North Riverside Drive,
to.nane but a few of the streets.
Ever since I have been in Iowa City we have received requests,
Particularly 'from `the
Catholic Church located on North Riverside
Drive, to permit parking in that area on
Sunday evenings from
5:00 p.m. until 8:00 P.M. Apparently this church has an evening
church service which draws a particularly large congregation.
There have been communications,
numerous both written and oral,
to the City Council during,the six
past years requesting the
City to permit such parking. The staff has continuously argued
against.such a parking provision on the basis that if we were
to permit parking on North Riverside Drive then the same type of
regulation should apply to of
all the churches throughout -the
community. The rationale for permitting parking on
certain
streets only on Sunday mornings ,was that, for the most part, all
denominations held at least one church service which was their
primary one
sometime between 6:00 a.m. and'1:00 p.m.
At the time the bicycle lanes were installed. on Jefferson and
Market Streets some confusion arose as to whether or not people
would be
permitted. to park along the prohibited parking ureas
where bicycle lanes were in
existence. At that time the City
Council,, based upon
a recommendation from the City staff, decided
April 12, 1973
Rev. W. E. Eckhardt
Pastor
St. Paul Lutheran Chapel
404 E. Jefferson
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
DHar Rev. Eckhardt:
The staff made a report to the City Council concerning
your earlier request that cars be allowed to park on Jefferson
Street east of Gilbert during church services and also on
Gilbert Street during church services. The staff recommended
and the Council concurred that parking be allowed on Jefferson
Street between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. on Sunday
morning during the time church services are taking place. The
Council also concurred in their recommendation to allow Sunday
morning parking between 6:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. on Gilbert
Street north of Jefferson also to accommodate parking of auto-
mobiles for. Sunday church services,
The Department of Public Works plans to install signs to
this effect in these areas within the next two weeks. These
signs will specifically state that parking is allowed only
on Sunday morning between the hours of 6:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M.
in these locations.
I hope the installation
problem which you brought to
regards, I am
of these signs will help solve the
Council's attention. With my best
Sincerely,
1.
Thomas H. Palmer
Administrative Assistant
THP:ckb
CC: Ralph Speer, Public Works
Mr. William P. :Gilpin
Gilpin Paint & Glass, Inc.
330 East Market Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Dear Mr. Gilpin:
At its regular meeting of Tuesday, April 10,-1973 the City Council
discussed your letter of March 26 and asked that I inform you of the
results of that discussion.
The staff reviewed with the Council the number of one hour meters
located on the street and in the parking lot in the immediate vacinity
of your store. We also presented monthly statistics on the usage of
the Market Street Parking Lot which shows a'current average of 33% occ-
upancy. _The .Counci1 is also, aware that, the sixty seven long -,term meters
in the parking lot on Market will accept a coincombination permitting
short-term as well as long-term parking:
It was the conclusion of all members of the City Council that the
present: metered parking situation near your, store is sufficient to
handle and control the demand for parking at this time and in the fore-
seeable future. The Council asked that I express their appreciation
for your continued interest in the City's parking program.
If you have any questions in regard to this matter, please do not
hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
J. D. Pugh, Jr.
Director of Finance
cc: VCity Clerk,
Councilman Connell
Don Akin
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04-10-73
CITY OF IOWA CITY
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
MEMORANDUM
To: Ray S. Wc11s
City Manager
Re: Council Correspondence
This memorandum will document our response to the letter from Mr. William
P. Gilpin to the City Council dated March 26, 1973. The attachments are
included as reference information for this memorandum.
Mr. Gilpin has made frequent requests to both the City Council and the
staff over the past few years to increase the availability of short-term
parking in the general area of Market Street between Gilbert and Linn.
Specifically, lie is concerned with the immediate area of his business
location which is at 330 E. Market Street. (See rough diagram attached).
I have discussed this situation with Don Akin, Parking Systems Super-
visor, and our recommendation is that this area is adequately controlled
at the present time and that there is no need for change. In arriving
at this recommendation the following information was considered:
1. As can be seen on the attached diagram there are 13 one
hour meters on Gilbert between Market Street and the
alley North of Market, as well as 1 thirty minute meter
and 1 one hour meter immediately in front of Gilpin's
store and 3 one hour meters adjacent to the {Vest side
of the store in the off-street parking lot. There are
4 additional one hour meters located West along Market
Street which are available for Mr. Gilpin's patrons.
2. The parking space utilization information which is main-
tained on a monthly basis for all off-street parking
lots indicates only a 33% revenue comparison for the
Market Street lot during the past two months. As the
enclosed copy of this chart demonstrates, the avail-
ability of parking in this particular lot has increased
substantially since MRC moved to new facilities and
vacated its location across the street.
3. All the meters in the Market Street lot will accept it
coin combination which allows parking from one to ten
hours no matter what the specific meter designation.
With an average of 67% availability, there should be no
problem with short-term or long-term packers at this
location.
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April 10, 1973
Based on the information available to us at this time, we cannot
share Mr. Gilpin's concern that there is a deficiency in the number
of short-term meters in this particular area. As a matter of fact,
changes to shorter term meters in the past in response to similar
requests has resulted in more one hour meters available to Mr.
Gilpin thap to probably 95% of the merchants in any other specific
location in Iowa City.
4J. B. Pugh, (,JF
Director of Finance
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4814
1973 Sidewalk Assessment Program
Iowa City, Iowa, April 10, , 1973
The Council of Iowa City, Iowa, met on the
above date in regular session pursuant to law
and the rules of said Council and in accordance with
the terms of a notice of meeting, a copy of which was
served on each member of the Council within the time
required by law -and accepted in writing by each member
thereof, said notice of meeting being as follows:
NOTICE
Iowa City, Iowa, April 10 , 1973
TO: Robert Connell, Edgar Czarnecki. Loren
Hickerson; J1 Patrick'White
Counci men
Iowa City, Iowa
Dear Sir:
You are hereby notified that a meeting.of the Council
of Iowa City, Iowa, will be held on the T 10 day
Of April 1973, at the Civic=Center, in Iowa City,
Iowa, at 4:00 o'clock "p_ M., for the purpose of
considering the adoption of a Resolution Adopting Plans,
Specifications, and Form of Contract, and for such other
business in connection therewith as may come before the
meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
Mayo
Service of the foregoing notice is hereby acknowledged.
.SIC_- 7. 14ranAt-
S !Robert C'onnall
'S/FdcT ar Czarnecki
S/ :o en Hick .s.'ni' .
.S/T_ Patrick'Whiip
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ANLERS. GOONEY. DORWEILER. ALLBEE h HAYNIE.. LAWYERS. DES MOINES. IOWA
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The meeting was called to order by 'C. L. 'Brandt
_- Mayor, and on roll call the following Council Members
were present:
Brandt Connell `Czarnecki Ricker on,
white
Absent: Norie
This being the time and place for a public hearing
on the matter of the adoption of plans, specifications
and form of contract for the construction of the
1973 Sidewalk Assessment Program, the Mayor called for
any oral objections to the making of said improvements,-
or to the adoption of the plans,specifications and form
of contract. No oral objections were offered and the
Clerk reported that no written objections thereto had
been filed.
Councilman Connell introduced the
following Resolution entitled "RESOLUTION ADOPTING
PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND FORM OF CONTRACT" and moved that
the same be adopted. Councilman White -
seconded the motion to adopt. The roll was called and
the vote was,
AYES: Brandt' Connell CzarnecY,i.
Hickerson 'White
NAYS None
Whereupon the Mayor declared the following Resolution
- - duly adopted.
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AHLERS. GOONEY. DORWCILER. ALLDEE @ HAYNIE. LAWYERS. DES MOINES. IOWA
The concept of sound financial planning is at least equal in importance to
physical planning and is critical to the success of any program whether it
be public or private. The Capital Improvement Program which has been sub-
mitted for your consideration should be both a determination of (1) the
levels of capital outlays and (2) the sources of "financing those outlays.
It is the later determination to which this memorandum will address itself
inasmuch as the City presently does not have a written fiscal policy.
Further, it is suggested that the proposed fiscal policy be a part of the
administration's presentation to the City Council of the long-range Capital'
ImprovementProgram and that the City Council consider adoption of this
policy as a guide to future City expenditures and indebtedness.
ADVANTAGES OF ESTABLISHED FISCAL POLICY
A formally approved fiscal, policy could be expected to provide the following '
advantages:
1. Th _ ..
e debt service levy on which there is no.State maximum
limit could be projected and regulated to either' remain'`
relatively constant or to increase at an even, controlled
rate.
2. Investors interested in City of Iowa City bonds could
refer to a fiscal policy and rely on it in making dec-
isions on whether to buy obligations of the City and in
determining the rate of interest they.will bid. A'form-
ally approved fiscal policy would have a strong bearing
on the City's ability to maintain and improve'bn its
credit rating.
3. Planning for public improvements normally takes place
over :a period of years. Nearly always funds are spent for
engineering and right-of-way prior to the years in which
actual construction takes place.A fiscal policy could
establish amounts of money which would be spent for several
years in the future and thus facilitate public' improvement
planning and make it possible to concentrate time and funds
on those priority projects, which could be financed and con-
structed within the financial limitations of the policy.
d. A very significant advantage of a fiscal policy would be to
demonstrate the need for additional revenue sources in
future years by matching expenditures and indebtedness per-
mitted by such a fiscal policy against the much greater need
for additional public improvements.
1
A proposed fiscal policy is attached as a part of this memorandum. The
following paragraphs comment on the significance of the various sections
of this policy.
Annual Operating Expenditures
Revenues to support expenditures in the annual operating budget come from
several sources. The most important of these is the property tax levy
which consists of three parts.
The first part supports what are generally referred to as the seven funct-
ional funds. These funds are: (1) General, (2) Street, (3) Public Safety,
(4).Sanitation, (S) Municipal Enterprises, (6) Recreation, and (7), Utilities.
As the'first:section of the proposed fiscal'policy -indicates, there is -a
State imposed maximum totallevyof 30 mills for these general operating
funds, and for all, practical purposes the City of Iowa 'City will have to con
sider'this limitation both the minimum and maximum during the next four or
five year period.
The second part of the property tax levy is the trust and agency levy over
which the City has practically no control. This levy is for the purpose of
providing the City's `share 'of employee retirement and social security benefits
Which are determined either by the State or Federal government. In addition,
approximately 25t of the levy provides for insurance premiums and other lia-
bilities incurred as a result of claims against the City. There is no maximum
levy for trust.and agency purposes.
The third part of the property tax levy is the debt service levy which provides
funds for principal and interest payments on the City's general obligation debt
outstanding. While there is no specific limit on the debt service levy, it is
limited indirectly by State restrictions on the total amount of general oblig-
ation indebtedness permitted. As discussed later in this memorandum, the
proposed fiscal policy is 'aimed primarily at controlling and regulating this
third 'section of the property tax levy.
Capital Exnenditures
This section of the proposed fiscal policy begins by defining a capital expend-
iture and continues on to explain that there are certain ramifications in-
volved with the various financing programs available to the City. Basically,
there are three ways in which capital expenditures can be financed:
(2)
1'
I : Self -supported loans. Revenue bonds and Generaj'Obligation
bonds can be used to finance projects that produce adequate
income to support the payment of principal and interest on
a'self-liquidating basis. Revenue bonds are an unlimited
source of funds, providing that State law permits the fin-
ancing of, the project involved and also providing that the
loan can be adequately supported. Bond issues to finance
parking facilities and utility improvements are an example
of this type of loan.
Under the proposed fiscal policy, General Obligation bonds
which could be repaid from facility revenues would also be
considered self-supporting loans. For example, the $1,000,000
in Sewer Construction General Obligation bonds issued in 1970
and the $900,000 in Water Treatment Plant General Obligation
bonds issued in 1971 are termed self-supporting because both
of these utilities produce sufficient revenues to service the
debt.
2 Tax supported loans.Loans which obligate the full faith and
credit of the municipal tax base and which 'require 'tax money
to pay principal and interest on the debt.
3. Pay -As -You -Go Financing. Money available from any permitted
current revenue source which can be spared from financing
routine services to finance capital improvements.
Debt Levy Projection
Before discussing the effect of an adopted fiscal policy on the financing of
capital expenditures, it is necessary that there be a clear understanding of
the assumptions that were made in projecting the future tax rate during the
next five to 'ten year period. This is an extremely difficult task to accomplish
because of, the great number of variables involved and the result can only be
a tentative estimate at this time. However, we can make such an estimate based
on the following assumptions:
1. It will be necessary because of the continuing increase in
costs and the demand for greater levels of service to tax
at the 30 mill limit for operating funds.)
2. To continue to levy for the City's share of employee retire-
ment benefits and tort liabilities outside the 30 mill limit.
3. Utility fund revenues currently being used to off -set a
portion of general obligation debt service costs will 'continue
to be available into the forseeable future.
4. Financial relief that may be continued to the cities by the
Iowa legislature and/or that which would be available as a
result of general federal revenue sharing will be used to
increase the level of present services and initiate new high
priority programs and not diminish the tax effort in the
general funds substantially below the 30 mill limit.
(3)
S. New debt projected to be issued will be retired in ten
years with even principal paymenis'over that term.
6. Property values in this taxing district will increase at
the average rate of 5% per year over the next ten year
Deriod.
Based on the assumptions cited above, an estimated tax levy for the gen-
eral operating funds and trust and agency requirements will be 36.0 mills
in 1974 and will increase to 37.7 mills by 1982. New tax supported debt
over and, above the $4,981,000 outstanding as of December 31, 1972 would
materially affect the present debt service levy of 6.48 mills. Although
the financial condition of the City is definitely quite sound and the
debt margin substantial, the effect of new debt on the tax levy and future
financialcondition of the City will certainly need to be considered in
planning public improvements.
The current debt margin is shown in the following table:
TABLE I
COMPUTATION OF LEGAL DEBT MARGIN
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1972
Total Actual Property Valuation $299,036,021
Debt Limitation -- 5% of Actual Valuation 14,951,801
Amount of Debt Applicable to Limit 4,981,000
Legal Debt Margin 9,970,801
SUGGESTED FISCAL POLICY LIMITATIONS FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
The proposed fiscal policy cites the maximum statutory limitation on debt
pledged as a general obligation of the City. Currently, the amount is
$14,951,801 and it can be expected to 'increase as market value in the tax-
ing district increases. However, we would suggest that the proposed fiscal
policy place a more restrictive limitation on permitted bonded indebtedness
to,provide a "borrowing reserve", or a required debt margin always available
to meet emergencies. It is proposed that the borrowing reserve consist of
a minimum of 20% of the total amount of debt which the City is legally
authorized to issue. Thus, while the State law would currently permit the
City to incur $14,951,801 of general obligation debt, the fiscal policy
establishes a more restrictive locally enforced maximum of $11,961,441 to
allow a $2,990,360 borrowing reserve. This procedure would also reduce the
debt margin to $6,980,441.
(4)
j.
State law does not limit the levy which may be established to service
general.obligation indebtedness. However, financial analysts generally
agree that the debt service levy should not exceed 25% of the total levy.-
The17.0% of the
total tax
197
3 is approximately
The debt service levy for
levy. During previous years it has been necessary for the City to issue
general obligation bonds 'on'an infrequent basis; however, it is desirable
to settle down to a policy which provides for the issuance of approximately
the same amount of general obligation bonds each year. This would allow
the regulation and projection of the millage levy for debt service and
assure the retention of the City's strong rating in the bond market. There-
fore, the proposed fiscal policy suggests that beginning in 1973 new tax
supported loans be limited to $1,000,000 per year.
In addition to the proposed $1,000,000 in tax supported loans; it is sugg-
ested that an amount equal to 10% of the tax supported loan be provided
from current operating funds to make a total of $1,100,000 per year avail-
able to finance capital improvements. Any self -supported loan using revenue
bonds would, of course, be in addition to this amount. While this provision
establishes the pay-as-you-go principal as part of fiscal policy, its use
in future years may be increased to more than 10% depending upon the use of
general revenue sharing ,funds either from the State of Federal Government.
EFFECT OF PROPOSED FISCAL POLICY
Under the proposed fiscal policy the following amounts could be expected to
be available each year beginning in 1973 to finance' capital expenditures;
1. General Obligation Tax Supported Loans $1,000,000
2. Pay -As -You -Go Financing 100,000
3. General Obligation Unknown
4. Revenue Bonds Unknown
S. State Federal Grant Sources Unknown
Total $1,100,000
The amounts for the last three categories will vary considerably from year
to year with perhaps no anticipated revenues in some future years. They
would also depend on legal requirements, ability of the project to support
an issue, or applicability under specific State or Federal aid programs.
The effect of issuing $1,000,000 in general obligation bonds annually for
a period of ten years is shown in the following table:
(5)
1982 1,000,000
BONDS OUTSTANDING
END OF YEAR
$4,981,000
5,542,000
6,053,000
6,464,000
6,745,000
6,901,000
6,907,000 -
6,813,000
6,619,000
6,600,000
6,600,000
DEBT
SERVICE LEVY
6.92 Mills
6.48
5.97
7.03
8.30
9.11
10.32
10.89
11.17
o OF
TOTALLEVY
18.4 0
17.0
14.2
16.1
18.5
20.0
21.6
22.5
23.0
9.32 19.8
9.00 19.3
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Under such a program, outstanding debt would never exceed 37.30 of the State
debt limit and would leave a borrowing reserve of no less than $3,139,879 in
any one year. Also as the table indicates, the issuance of $1,000,000 would
keep the percentage of the debt service levy several points below the 25%
maximum suggested in theproposedfiscal policy. In our opinion it is better
to follow such a policy of regular annual issues unless unusual or emergency
situations arise.` However, should the City Council wish to attack the back
log of public improvement projects as soon aspossibleand to the greatest
extent possible, tax supported loans could be issued which would raise the
debt service levy to a point equal to 25% of the total levy. However, this
-would have a substantial impact on the debt service.and beginning in 1974
the City would probably be restricted to issuing only an amount equal to the
bonds retired during the year and whatever the increased valuation could
support.
(6)
NEW
YEAR
BOND ISSUED
1972
$ -0-
1973
1,000,000
- 1974
1,000,000
1975
1,000,000
1976
1;000,000
1977
1,000,000
1978
1,000,000
1979
1,000,000'
1980
1,000,000
1981
1,000,000
1982 1,000,000
BONDS OUTSTANDING
END OF YEAR
$4,981,000
5,542,000
6,053,000
6,464,000
6,745,000
6,901,000
6,907,000 -
6,813,000
6,619,000
6,600,000
6,600,000
DEBT
SERVICE LEVY
6.92 Mills
6.48
5.97
7.03
8.30
9.11
10.32
10.89
11.17
o OF
TOTALLEVY
18.4 0
17.0
14.2
16.1
18.5
20.0
21.6
22.5
23.0
9.32 19.8
9.00 19.3
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Under such a program, outstanding debt would never exceed 37.30 of the State
debt limit and would leave a borrowing reserve of no less than $3,139,879 in
any one year. Also as the table indicates, the issuance of $1,000,000 would
keep the percentage of the debt service levy several points below the 25%
maximum suggested in theproposedfiscal policy. In our opinion it is better
to follow such a policy of regular annual issues unless unusual or emergency
situations arise.` However, should the City Council wish to attack the back
log of public improvement projects as soon aspossibleand to the greatest
extent possible, tax supported loans could be issued which would raise the
debt service levy to a point equal to 25% of the total levy. However, this
-would have a substantial impact on the debt service.and beginning in 1974
the City would probably be restricted to issuing only an amount equal to the
bonds retired during the year and whatever the increased valuation could
support.
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SUMMARY
In summary, the proposed fiscal policy would permit the issuance of
$1,000,000 in tax supported bonds annually beginning in 1973 to finance
capital.expenditures. Any revenue bonds or self-supported general ob-
ligation bonds, plus the $100,000 from current revenue, would be avail-
able in addition to tax supported loans. As we proceed further along
with the Capital Improvement Program and it is determined that the
$1,000,000 figure for annual loans is less than the amount needed to
finance the program, we would be happy to prepare other statistical data
which would show the effect of that situation.
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ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES
I. Balance_ _ d,Budp t: The budget of the City of Iowa City shall be
drawn so _that estimated revenues and anticipated expenditures
are equal. (State law requirement).
2. Tax Ceiling: The budget of the City of Iowa City shall be drawn
so that tax revenue in the general operating, or "seven function-
al," funds do not'require.a tax levy of more than 30 mills,
(State law requirement).
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
1.Definition: Current year expenditures (first year of the five
year Capital Improvement Program) for all public improvements
and their, preliminary studies and the acquisition of property or
equipment; for a new public improvement shall be defined as "Capital
Expenditures" and shall be financed under the provisions of this
fiscal policy and .planned in terms of the five year Capital Improv-
ement Program:'
2. Project Analysis: - A clear distinction shall be made between tax
supported and self -supported loans. All projects supported by
self -supported loans must demonstrate ability to develop suffic-
ient income to repay their cost.
3. Maximum limitations on General Obligation Bonds: The following
two maximum limitations shall, apply to General Obligation bonds;
a. Debt limit: Debt pledged as a general obligation
of the City of Iowa City shall not exceed 5% of the
market value of the taxable property within the
corporate limits as established by the City Assessor.
(State law requirement).
b, Borrowing Reserve: A minimum of 20% borrowing reserve,
or debt margin, shall be maintained to meet emergencies.
4. Ceiling On Debt Service; Debt Service charges payable from the
general tax levy shall not exceed 25% of that levy in any one
fiscal year.
S. Tax Supported Loans: New tax supported loans (General Obligation
Bonds) shall not exceed $1,000,000 in any of the years of the
Capital Improvement Program except for selected projects of a non-
recurring type.
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6. Pay -As -You -Go Financing: In addition to the $1,000,000 in tax
supported loans, an amount at least equalto10% of .the tax
supported loans shall be financed from current operating funds
fora total of $1,100,000 available annually to finance capital
expenditures.
7. Bond Issues: Bonds shall be of a serial type and general oblig-
ations of the City of Iowa City. ' Tax supported loans shall have
maximum maturities of 20 years. Insofar as it is practical, the
maturity schedule shall provide for payment of principal in equal
installments over the period to maturity.
S. Outstanding Debt: The outstanding general obligation debt of the
City of Iowa City shall be leveled off at the earliest possible
date.
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