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MINUTES
'®IOWA
CITY CATV COMMITTEE
MAY l,! 1973
MEMBERS PRESENT: Welsh, Blum, Russell, Kril,,Prediger, Eskin,
Elininger, Hubbard, Cordier'
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
There were seventeen guests attending the meeting. (Citizens,
students,:news"media, businessmen,.etc.)
Mr. Blum moved that the minutes of the April -'23 meeting be
approved as!amended, seconded by Bill Hubbard. The motion
carried.
,Mr. -Blum then - read the following dedication to Bob Stumme:
"We were all certainly saddened since the last meeting
by the untimely death of Bob 'Stu6me. Those of us who knew'.
and worked with Bob;feel'a deep sense of personal loss. This
Committee an ' timately all of the,people'of Iowa'
Veuteciative of the effort and keen interest
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and thelvast experiencehat his'presence lent to our delibera-
tions,, ,and he will 'sorelybe missed."
Rev. Welsh .then reported to the Committee that he had sent a
to: Mrs. Stumme ex ressin the Committee's appreciation ,
letter, ' p 4 pp
and sympathy,'',and would also forward `a copy of this dedication
to her:
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The basic items on the agenda for the meeting were patterns of
ownership and management. '
'Rev. Welsh invited the public attend ing'to share with the
,then
Committee their opinions and feelings in relation to forms of
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ownership and management, etc.
Dave Ranney, representing 'y the New American Movement (NAM),then
presented a proposal for.subscriber controlled cable television
system''to the Committee.I(Attached)
Rev. Welsh then stated that he felt that the Committee would
want.to consider the economic and 'legal questions in the -,pro-
posals'brought before the Committee,, and the Committee would ;
want to check out these considerations "in terms of the legality
of the ,procedures and economic' feasibility.'
'Rev. Welsh stated that State Legislation that is of a -limiting
nature might'be more harmful than advantageous and that the
Committee has not taken a'position as to Mr. Small's bill which
in itself does not'speak,of a' moratorium, but that the Committee
has taken a view in favor of the Governor's appointment of a
committee to become informed and help inform the citizens'of the.
,State -in relation 'to cable television.
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UL -war u is opinion: that would
4.Possibility"of writing -a -franchise which might very well' take into
consideration, those aspects, of,,the cable.which are geared toward pub lic;information
and an expansion of the services to -the community as opposed to the -:aspect of
pure entertainment actors 10f the cab`J
-e.
Ray Kril stated that he favors non-commercial ownership and sees it closely, in
line as an educational tool.
Sandra''Eskin 'stated the possibility of opting for municipal ownership with a
scries',of choices and if that didn't work, to opt for non -commercial -private
ownership :'with subscriber co-op, etc., stating that.if the municipal route
was tried first and rejected, the other route would be available.
Hugh Cordier stated that esentially he favors private ownership and operation,
because when he looksS,back over the great things in life „ he realizes that for
the most part, they came about as a result of letting free enterprise' flex its
muscles, and,;that at the same time there isa restraint put on so that there is
a balance between the :private good and the public good.: He also stated that
when he 'looks ",back at!the fine things that have been accomplished in this country,
that this is usually true ;that this occurred when a', person was ready>to put='his'
money on the line, take the chance, and have ''a chance for a return on his invest-
ment. , Mr. Cordier,stated that the needs of Iowa City and the people who live
here have to be considered.
Bill Hubbard suggested that all the Committee come up with as far as ownership
is concerned is.a consensus, that, he favors three different forms of public
ownership, and that all three will meet the needs of Iowa City and any of the
•three will do the job, but1the preference as to
preference. ownership is strictly a personal
Dave Russell stated that he favors non-commerci 1 h'
a owners ip.
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May 15, IM
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Kay Prediger.stated that she favors public ownership with management separated.
Flo Beth
Ehninger stated that she favors public ownership with contract or lease,
to a'private operator, then second choice,would be public ownership *.with a 1e
authority, but she 'would not want government to manage the -system Jn any�way.il�qll
or:.control it. '.. " , e 'RA
Dick Blum stated that ,the ,,decision. he Committee
to.clarlfy
'that if the
isgoing to opt,for u
a public ownership Sy�siem,:'ihek'should say so because the
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'decision making on public ownership and the decision making on commercial or
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non-commercial ownership is quite different.
Rev. Welsh stated: that he did not like the division of the summary of the
Rand's Corporation's booklet into the three types of ownership. He does
not, see theitems under non-commercial ownership separate from the items
under 'public ownership. : He indicated his agreement with the item from Urban
Cable System, which has been distributed to all member's of the Committee.
After further ,ld'
iscussion, Hugh made the motion to alter this summary, making�
Item No. 3 A I aslt4m 2,E and No. -3 A 2 as,Item: 2 F. This motion was seconded
by Bill Hubbard and the motion carried.
The Committee.ithen took.a
.,vote on the type,of ownership: they, favored in this
summary. 'Blum and Cordi6r voted in favorif 6mmercial� ownership, and Welsh,
Eskiin,,;Hubbard, Russell, Prcdiger, Ehninger voted in� avor'of pub ic ownership.
The Chairman,then asked the Committee members to indicate their first and second
choice as:1to the type of public ownership.theylav6red:::
Blum- B, C
Cordier reaffirmed his vote in favor of private enterprise and made no further
comment.
Welsh- 8, C
Eskin- F, B
Hubbard- C, and as second choice, a combination of E and B
Russell-, B, with no second choice
Prediger- C,'B
Ehninger- C,:;B'
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i-Rev.� Welsh suggested Ghat ,'�th`e'
aminut'es show that the Corftmitt'e'e'�favored�It'6ins-B��6nd7"i'L-,`,�n-
�C 'and, that the COmmitie'eN'61u_ld'*rend to proceed in -terms �of ' econo'mi'c' and l'e'gal con this line. Mr. Blum suggested that the Committee go farther by
writing a,bodyIof o
rdinancesi that would Lenable this kind of activity. Rev. Welsh
then asked for.a motion to authorize Mr. Blum and himself to draft an appropriate
commu ! nique,to the Council and to have such for the next meeting. Motion carried.
Rev. Welsh recommended the,following agenda for next week:
1. Statement of draft drawn up by Welsh and Blum.
2. Subscriber Privacy�
3 Raw data from Cable Television Information Center.
Dick Blum moved the meeting be adjourned, seconded by Hubbard. The motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 9:40 P.M.
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OWNERSHIP OPTIONS CHAPTER •
CABLE TELEVISION- A Handbook for Decision MakinR,by Walter S. Baer for Rand
• Corp. 1973
L> Commercial ownership
Least controversial and probably most reliable option. In Orlando, Fla.
major experimentation is being done which refutes the argument that none
of private resources will go into diversity and modernization. A joint
ownership in urban areas with black minority groups and MSO's is possible.
2. Public Ownership
—T—Municipal
Such as inJrinkfdilt, Ky.
Bey abl Au rity"
Beingconsidered'
., in Dayton, and Detroit 4' No.tax -levying* powers, must
sell nds, no political ,responsibiliti6s,,,ind6piiiident,of)govt.'entities
that create them, good for syst'e'm'-s".tHat,'cross"juri"dictioiiallifies.
C. Contract or Lease to Private Operator
City could control policies of the system directly rather than through
'franchise provisions ... such decisi-onS as determination of which parts,,
of City to wire first, and use selling and operating skills of commercial
operator. Would need a profitable management contract or likelihood of
securing good management is diminished..
Under a lease, the City, using "industrial development bonds" could give
an attractive rate to commercial operator (used forports arenas and
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industrial parks in some places), City receives no'share of systems gains
or losses�.
D. Municipal sale or purchase of system
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piofit.'i Poses tfre�question of legal'ity ',of using bonding capacity in this
way an&the need for a'firm commitment to purchase before constructing.
The other'way round with City having"o "buy back" involves:
determination of what is fair purchase
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3.1 Non-commercial Ownership
:A. Non-profit institution (as recommended by Sloan Commission
;,Ford
Foundation, United Church ofChrist, ETC.)
ConsortiUM-7school systemik: Chamber, of Commerce, universities,''
libraries, service organizations, etc ...... could put together many
segments of interest and concern. Participation, responsibility,
and authority become a problem but the:consortium might contract
for operation.
2. Subscriber Co-op
As used in early systems, with,small investment from each
subscriber with rest of debt financed. Commercial company
:ould operate under management contract. Option tends to
not be responsive to owners and discriminates against 1poor.
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six months to one year.; At that time a better reassessment
of commercial needs within the Iowa, City retail trade area
could be made.: Allowing another major com;iercial develop-
ment at this.time could,very,'seriously jeopardize the
redevelopment potential of the R-14:6rea. 'The commitment
to a viable 'central business:district has already been'`
`made by; the Iowa': City City Council.'; The 'direction at
this time should be seeing that commitment through to
fruition. In this light the question of;the need for an
additional major 'retail shopping center is one of timing.
It is too early in the face of such Ja City commitment to
determine' accurately the impect of additional commercial
development in the community.
Section two deals with technical problems and deficiencies.`
On May 9, 1973'General Growth Development Company submitted
revised plans under the PCzoning,'procedure, They have modified
the plans to indicate two stages, of development. One set of
plans.l,deals with initial:development. 'The scale of,development
has been reduced as shown on the attached chart. The square foot-
ages'for the various!,types•of developments have been decreased.
The initial development for the department store isre'duced:to
1H ,000'squarelfeet. Other stores have been decreased to
134,300',square °: feet ;'and the supermarket; deleted. The Total
Gross `Leasable' Area(GLA) has' been reduced to"272,300` square
feet. The ultimate development plans have been submitted on a'
separate set of plans and are shown on`'the same chart.
Parking requirements have.been modified as a result of this
latest' submission 'These are shown on'
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charts. The proposed initial development meets the 'City PC
zone parking requirements. The ultimate phase',of development
still falls short of- the 'PC zone parking requirements and would
require a reduction: in parking requirements by the Board of
Adjustment prior to approval of the ultimate ;phase. 'The
:developer has'indicated that parking in'`the ultimate phase ,would
be in ';line with national accepted standards of'5.5,spaces'per
1,000,square"feet of';gross''leasable area.
.The developer, has submitted an addendum to theltraffic report.
iEngineering review of this document has not been completed at
this time. An Engineering Report will be submitted prior,to
the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
Reference is made here to.the�firsb Staff Report concerning LSNRD
and.Engineering Review items on pages 6; and 7r' Item '#1,, the
sanitary sewer line, delineation on the plan has been changed
and is not now considered a discrepancy. Item #2, the storm
sewer" provisions,,are still under r.eview,by the Engineering
Division. As of yet, .no provision exists for'restrictionlof
run-off from the roof and southern portion of the site to the
south. Item #3 dealt with 'surfacing material for driveways.
The surfacing material from the street to the property right-
of-way should be delineated.as Portland' Cement Concrete. ;The
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Shopping Center Justified Floor Area
Development Plan
1975 1980 1985
Initial
Ultimate**'
Dept.,Store 108,000 135,500 168,300
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138,000
165,000
Other Stores 114,000 1,30,200 145',800
134,300
152,700
Food 28,000 32,400 37,100
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22,500
Total GLA* 250,000 298,100 351,200
272,300
340,200
* GLA - Gross Leasable Area
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Parking Initial Phase
Ultimate Phase
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3400200
City PC;zone ''parkingrequirements -
2,056
12,735
spaces
To be supplied by development - spaces
2,087
1,871
Community Builders Handbook Guidelines -
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1,871
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YOUTH R I
We see the employment of a Youth Coordinator as a management liaison
involving the expenditure of federal revenue sharing funds. We
P P 6 B heir complete autonomy.
affirm that. artici atin agencies retain t
Coordinatoz,'s Responsibility
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Program Evaluation and Coordination
Staff Development Impact
d skills of helping
BSharing of knowledge, techniques an
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today's youth cope with their, problems. 1
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Utilization of existing programs to cover ancillary services
such>as medical, dental, University Hospitals (Psychopathic
and,General),,day care, foster care, `group Home care', 'child
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abuse and neglect, and treatment centers.
Utilization of legally approved social service systems for
the' abused, .neglected,and'exploited,'and pre -delinquent
youths, and specialized living situations.
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The Lowa City City Council held a public meeting on May 17,1977 at
7,:30 PM for discussionof the proposed General Revenue Sharing and the
Capital Improvement Program.
Councilmen Present: Brandt, Czarnecki, Hickerson`, and Connell: Absent:
White.
Staff Present: .Wells, Honohan, Pugh, Strabala, Wollmershauser, Klaus, Stolfus.
The Mayor presented', the opening remarks, commenting that the Council had
asked the Staff for preparation of 'a Capital Improvemens Program.He noted
that public hearings will be held on individual projects at the appropriate
times. The City Manager stated that the 'City Government is one of the largest
businesses in Iowa City,with the 3rd largest payroll, and,tl,^.L a CIP is required
under the new Federalism and under' Home, Rule. Anjinformation sheet was dis-
tributed concerning general revenue sharing.
Finance Director Joe Pugh discussed the Fiscal Policy, guide to future City
expenditures and indebtedness, and listed'sources'of financing as, taxes and
money from other governments, current services, capital grants, assessments,
loans as G.O: & Revenue Bonds: 'City Manager Ray Wells mentioned thatithe'
impact of special revenue 'sharing 'was not known at this time, and that the
Capital Improvements Program would be up for annual review, and could be re-
arranged at any budget period to accommodate special revenue sharing. Richard
Wollmerhauser of the Dept. of Community Development spoke concerning; the three
phases followed in dealing with expenditures of this nature: l) Comprehensive
Pi.an', an analysis of growth, development and redevelopment, 2) Community
Facilities! Studyand 3) the Capital Improvements Program for 5 years, the
first year is the budget, the remaining -4 years are proposed schedules. The
Council should determine priorities from the many projects suggested for any
given year, and advised that Revenue Sharing and the Capital Improvements
Program should be considered together.
Others appearing were: Faith Knowler, President,for League of Women
Voters, congratulating the Council on the 5 year program and presenting a
statement on the C.I.P.; Evelyn Durkee, 332 Park, for Citizens for Environ
mcntallAction, presenting a statement; Faith Bunge, 829 Kirkwood, presenting
a petition from citizens on Kirkwood who are against the widening of Kirkwood;
Bob Downer, Pres. of Board of Trustees of the 'Iowa City Public Library; Mary'
Newhauser, 914 Highwood St. representing' the Riverfront Commission; Mary
Hutchins, 121 Oakcrest; Dorothy Douglass', 1030 E. Burlington, for Action for
n Butter Community, presenting a statement;' Harvey Willard, Mgr. for Mark IV'
Apartments; Donna Goodman, Chairman of Mark IV Assn. Board; Robert Welsh,
2526 Mayfield; Larry Clark, corner Kirkwood & Dodge.
The Mayor thanked everyone for coming to the meeting.
INFORMAL COUNCIL DISCUSSION
May 29, 1973
12:30 PM
The Iowa City City Council met in informal meeting on May 29, L973,
at 12:30 P.M.in the Conference Room at the 'Civic Center.'
Councilmen Present: Brandt, Connell, Czarnecki, Hickerson, White.
Staff Present: Wells, Pugh, Epstein, Honohan, Stolfus.
YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATION
Cleo Marsolias,-Director of Social Services for Johnson County and
Flo Stockman were present to discuss their two main areas of concern„ the
aging and the youth. She noted that they had requested $100,000 from the
Johnson County Board 'of Supervisors', and it had been granted. She saw the
_City's role as working with youth more than aging, that it was necessary
for co-ordination of services for elimination;of duplication..The City:'s
share would be $71,000 divided as follows: $20,000 United Action for Youth,
$20,000 Youth Emergency Shelter, S15.000 Youth Coordinator, $6400 Mayor's
Youth and $7,000 HACAP.
TRAFFIC CONTROL AT -FOOTBALL GAMES
City Manager Ray Wells announced that the State Commissioner of Public
Safety had advised that they were withdrawing support of the Highway Patrol
at the University athletic events. A memo from David .Epstein, Iowa City
Director of Public Safety was distributed detailing effect on our Police
Department. Mayor Brandt suggested that he, Councilman' Hickerson and the
City Manager meet with President Boyd and University representatives for
discussion. Council concurred with the suggestion.
POLICE EQUIPMENT AND MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS
The City Manager noted that this is one of the eight areas that
Revenue Sharing can be used for:and asked for Council consideration for
expenditure from the 1973 Federal Revenue Sharing of $68,000. $32,000
to be used for Equipment and $36,000 for'6 additional personnel for 1973,
further operating 'expenditure 'to be absorbed in future budgets. Mr.
Epstein explained the need for the additional personnel. There were no
Council objections.
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Meeting of the City Council
May 29, 1973
12:30 P.M.
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Items for consideration for expenditure from the 1972 Federal Revenue
Sharing allocation for Public Safety purposes:
A. Equipment $32,000
This allocation would support the acquisition of additional
radio equipment, provide for the improvement of the police records
information system, acquire much needed emergency rescue equipment
,for patrol vehicles, and permit the addition of two police patrol
vehicles and related equipment.
B. Personnel- $36,000
Funds would be used in 1973 to hire six (6) additional
police personnel.-; Increasing the staff lwould"permit-the strengthening:,
to the present patrol areas and create the capacity, to perform other
designated. duties such as warrant service. The ''total annual
i' cost of'$72,000:'(in 1973 dollars) would ::be absorbed into the Citys
operating expenditures beginning in 1974:
Total Proposed -Revenue Sharing
$68,000
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