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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-10-04 Info PacketNi Moog CITY OF IOWA CITY www.icgov.org City Council Information Packet October 4, 2018 IPI Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Miscellaneous IP2 Memorandum from Neighborhood Services Director: Hawkeye Trailer Court — Agreement for Case Management Services I133 Email from Gustave Stewart, UISG Student Liaison: 2018-2019 Renter's Guide IP4 Memorandum from Human Resource Administrator: Fall Employee lunch — Save the Date IP5 Article from Assistant to the City Manager: Student Spends Summer Researching Future of Automated Vehicles in Iowa City IP6 2018 Building Statistics IP7 Email from East Central Iowa Council of Governments: ECICOG Area Grant Opportunities Draft Minutes IP8 Public Art Advisory Committee: September 6 i CITY OF IOWA CITY Date SPI I City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Subject to change Time Meetina October 4, 2018 Location Tuesday, October 2, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Monday, October 15, 2018 4:00 PM Reception Emma J. Harvat Hall 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting Tuesday, October 16, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma 1. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, October 23, 2018 9:00 AM Special Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall Tuesday, November 6, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, November 20, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, December 4, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting Tuesday, December 18, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 PM Formal Meeting r -ar CITY OF IOWA CITY 1P2 o'*' MEMORANDUM Date: October 3, 2018 To: Geoff Fruin, City Manager From: Tracy Hightshoe, NDS Director Re: Hawkeye Trailer Court — Agreement for Case Management Services History/Background The City Council approved a rezoning request on July 3, 2018 to redevelop a mobile home park located at 1705 Prairie Du Chien Road to a multi -family residential property (RM -12). At the time of the rezoning, seven households occupied trailers at the park. As part of the conditional zoning agreement the developer is required to provide at least a nine-month transition period for the residents to vacate and $2,000 in financial assistance. In addition to the requirements outlined in the conditional zoning agreement, the City Council approved further assistance to each household from the City's Emergent Situations Fund. The Council preferred a need based, case management style approach for the displaced residents. Council advised staff they wanted to work with a local, non-profit with experience moving tenants to stable, permanent housing. Case Management Agreement The City contracted with Shelter House to provide case management services to assist the residents relocate to safe, decent housing. Shelter House is an Iowa City nonprofit corporation that provides shelter for those experiencing homelessness and offers case management and support services to help people address issues that contribute to homelessness, such as life skills support, vocational training, housing placement services and on-site job training. Shelter House will provide case management services as well as administer the City's Emergent Situations funds for these households. Shelter House shall distribute up to $2,000 per household in direct relocation assistance. Eligible relocation expenses include moving expenses, security and utility deposits, first and last month's rent, and other related expenses that assist the households secure permanent, safe housing. There is $50,000 in the Emergent Situations Fund for FY19. The total maximum contract amount for seven households is $21,245. This includes up to $14,000 in direct financial assistance to residents and $7,245 for case management and relocation services. Depending on the household's needs and the time involved to provide case management, the actual amount may be less than the total contracted amount. The City shall pay Shelter House $45.00 per hour, up to $1,035 per household, based on itemized billing statements. The Shelter House agreement is attached for reference. The City mailed the residents a letter on October 2, 2018 outlining the requirements of the conditional zoning agreement and informing them who to contact to access the assistance available, both from the developer and Shelter House. The developer plans to provide written notice to the residents this week to start the nine-month transition period. Agreement for Case ManagementServices for the Residents at Hawkeye Trailer Court, 1705 Prairie Du Chien Road net THIS AGREEMENT is made on this (U_ day of bRC 2018 between the City of Iowa City (hereinafter "City's and the Shelter House Community Shelter and Transition Services ("Shelter House') of Iowa City. WHEREAS, Shelter House is an Iowa City -based nonprofit Iowa Corporation that provides safe shelter for those experiencing homelessness and offers case management and support services to help people address issues that contribute to homelessness, such as life skills support, vocational training, housing placement services, and on-site job training, and has a proven track record of success in achieving positive outcomes in these respects; and WHEREAS, Shelter House has trained case managers with experience working with individuals and families experiencing homelessness to find and establish permanent, safe housing; and WHEREAS, the City has discretionary use of City fiords ander the Affordable Housing fund for emergent situations to assist with relocation; and WHEREAS, the City desires to retain Shelter House to provide case management services to assist households residing at the Hawkeye Trailer Court, 1705 Prairie Du Chien Road, as of July 3, 2018 to relocate to safe, decent housing. NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed between the City and Shelter House. L Duration and Termination A. Length. The term of this Agreement shall be from the date of execution until nine (9) months after the Notice of Development is provided pursuant to the Conditional Zoning Agreement in Ordinance No. 18-4760 (CZA). The City shall promptly provide Shelter House with a copy of the Notice of Development upon receipt. B. Termination. The City or Shelter House may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason upon providing written notice to the other party with seven (7) days' notice. Should the City terminate this Agreement, Shelter House shall be paid for all work and services performed up to the time of termination, but not greater than the total fee to be paid herein. Page 12 11. Services and Fee A. Services 1. Case Management. Shelter House shall provide relocation services to households living in Hawkeye Trailer Court as of July 3, 2018. Relocation services shall include: contact with households, in person meetings with residents, determination of what is needed for the residents to relocate, assistance for residents with finding replacement housing, and other services as appropriate and necessary to secure housing determined by Shelter House staff Shelter House shall keep records of all services provided. 2. Direct Relocation Assistance Shelter House shall distribute up to $2,000 of designated City relocation assistance to households living in Hawkeye Trailer Court as of July 3, 2018. These funds are separate and distinct from the additional $2,000 to be provided by the terms of the City's development agreement to those households that are living in the Hawkeye Trailer Court. The City shall provide and fund up to this $2,000 per household to assist with relocation expenses, such as moving expenses, security and utility deposits, first and last month's rent, and other related expenses that assist the households secure permanent, safe housing. The City shall reimburse Shelter House, up to $2,000 per household, for said expenses. The City shall provide a list of all eligible households and addresses to Shelter House within seven (7) days of the execution of this Agreement. Shelter House shall contact all eligible households in writing no later than October 15, 2018 to inform them of the availability of case management services and relocation assistance. B. Fee The City shall pay Shelter House $45.00 per hour, up to $1,035 per household, to provide case management and relocation services as described in Section 11. It is anticipated that there are seven eligible households for a total award of $7,245. If there are additional eligible households, the City shall pay up to an additional $1,035 per household up to a maximum of $10,350 for a total of 10 households served. Shelter House shall provide an itemized billing statement that dif ereatiates Shelter House case management services (to be billed in quarter hour increments) from direct relocation assistance for each household. The itemized statements shall also set forth the payments made for relocation assistance as defined in this Page 13 agreement, and shall also set forth the itemized hourly case management time spent in performing the terms of this agreement. The City shall provide payment within 30 days of receipt of the itemized billing statement Shelter House shall submit, at the conclusion of this agreement term, a report to the City outlining and summarizing the services for case management and relocation assistance provided to the eligible households. III. General Terms and Conditions A. Indemnification Shelter House shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City of Iowa City and its officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability, loss, cost, damage, and expense (mchrding reasonable attprney's fees and court costs) resulting from, arising out of, or incurred by reason of any claims, actions, or suits based upon or alleging bodily injury, including death, or property damage rising out of or resulting from Shelter House's operations under this Agreement. The City of Iowa City shall indemnify Shelter House and its officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability, loss, cost, damage, and expense (including reasonable attorney's fees and count costs) resulting from, arising out oA or incurred by reason of the City of Iowa City's failure to make any payment as required by the terms of the Agreement, or resulting from Shelter House's good - faith and specified operations under this Agreement, or as a result from any relocation assistance payments made on behalf of eligible households that was made in good faith and in execution and effectuation of the terms of this Agreement: B. Anti -Discrimination Shelter House shall not discriminate against any person in employment or public accommodation because of race, religion, color, creed, gender identity, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, marital status or age. "Employment" shall include but not be limited to hiring, accepting, registering, classifying, promoting ormfeningto employment "Public accommodation" shall include but not be limited to providing goods, services, facilities, privileges and advantages to the public. C. Independent Contractor Shelter House shall at all times remain an independent contractor with respect to the services to be performed under this Agreement, and nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be construed as, creating or establishing the relationship of employer/employee between the parties. Shelter House shall have the rights to control the manner of the work in progress. The City shall be exempt from payment of all Unemployment Compensation, FICA, retirement, life and/or medical insurance and Workers' Compensation Insurance, as Shelter House is an independent contractor. Page 14 D. Choice of Low/Venue The laws of the State of Iowa shall govern and determine all matters arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. Any legal proceeding instituted with respect to this Agreement shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Johnson County, Iowa This provision shall not be construed as waiving any immunity to suit or liability in State or Federal court, which may be available to the City. E. Conflict of Interest Upon signing this Agreement, Shelter House acknowledges that Section 362.5 of the Iowa Code prohibits a City officer or employee from having an interest in a contract with the City, and Shelter House hereby certifies that no employee or officer of the City, which includes members of the City Council and City boards and commissions, has an interest, either direct or indirect, in this Agreement, that does not fall within the exceptions to said statutory provision enumerated in Iowa Code section 362.5, as amended. F. Assignment Shelter House shall not assign this Agreement without the City's written consent. Sh 1WHouse Authorized Signa e L"�r�'nal (L' CDD 1'9 Date Approved: zt m 10- ! - i C� City Attorney's Office City of Iowa City Geolf Fruin, City Manager to /-c //j' Date -saa--fs 1133 Kellie Fruehling From: Stewart, Gustave <gustave-stewart@uiowa.edu> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2018 4:23 PM To: Council Cc: Wu, Austin A Y Subject: 2018-2019 Renter's Guide Attachments: Renters Guide Scorecard.xlsx, UISG-RenterGuide.pdf, Default Report of Renter's Guide(1).pptx Hi all, I attached the Renter's Guide that I talked about the other day. I also attached the scorecard that shows the results in a more compact way with the actual numbers. In addition, I included the default report of the Renter's Guide survey that was distributed this spring. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Gustave Stewart (he/him/his) Political Science & Economics I University of Iowa '19 City Liaison I UI Student Government gustave-stewart@uiowa.edu D L {THE UNIVERSITY J 1 OF IOWA C D rp O 0 0 @uiowastudentgov @uisg /uiowastudentgov ANN affl-M-EW L UISG University of Iowa Student Government 1111111 V1 ST IIII IIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIII \- Thank you for reading the first edition of the University of Iowa Student Government's Renter's Guide for 2018-2019. The guide provides you with data on landlords and property management companies in the Iowa City area, which was gathered from a recent survey administered by UISG. We hope the information will help to clarify questions that may arise during your search for off -campus housing and contribute to making well-informed decisions when signing a lease. The renter's guide is only one of many UISG initiatives designed to improve your quality of life at the University of Iowa. For more information on your student representatives as well as the work that we do, please visit our website at uisg.uiowa.edu. We welcome your feedback. Please feel free to contact us with questions, concerns, or input on how UISG might be better able to serve you. Enjoy the renter's guide! On Iowa, and go Hawks! uum um uuuuuuu oiiiiiiiiiiu uiu The data presented in the following report is intended to provide helpful information about the previous experiences of UI students living off -campus in the Iowa City area. This was done through an extensive survey of off -campus renters, evaluating the perceived level of service and quality tenants received from their landlords. Survey participants were asked questions relevant to their experience with their landlord or property manager during the last academic year. The UISG survey was distributed in April 2018 via social media and a mass email to the student body. In addition, UISG sent emails to various organizations to distribute the survey to its members. The survey received a total of 495 responses. A little over 300 individuals lived off - campus and completed the entirety of the survey. A landlord/property management company had to have at least three responses to be included in the visual comparisons (i.e., bar graphs and scorecard). In addition, select data points were taken out to eliminate bias within the dataset. For example, all data points with a rent above $1400 were taken out of the data in the rent category because worry that it was answered incorrectly. The analysis was completed through the use of both Stata and Excel. 2 uuuuuuu uum uuum _ uuuuuuu o University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) does not endorse or support any company or business. This information is a direct report of tenant's experiences and opinions via a survey distributed in spring 2018. The data shared is a representation of opinions of the respondents. UISG does not assume responsibility for the reader, tenant, or prospective tenant's interpretation or reaction to the data. _ _ m uooii000L uuuu _ ——— - 111111111111u — u mdu _ — — Apartments at Iowa 26 Apartments Downtown 34 Apartments in Iowa City 8 Apartments near Campus 37 ASI Rentals 4 Big Ten Property Management 5 Campus -View 12 Hawkeye Campus Properties LLC 3 Heritage Property Management Company 12 Keystone Property Management 4 KMB Property Management Company 9 McLaughlin Rental Properties 4 Prestige Properties LLC 7 Private Landlord 10 REM Properties 3 Tailwind Management (The Quarters) 18 mumm iiiiiii I111, IIIIII miiiiumuf ° 11111111°i uum _ - Page 5: Rent, Utilities Page 6: Signing Lease Page 7: Lived in current unit, Description of Lease Page 8: Move -in conditions Page 9: Move -in conditions, Copy of Lease Page 10: Safety Measures Page 11: Relations with landlord/property management company Page 12: Relations with landlord/property management company, Maintenance concerns Page 13: Maintenance and responsiveness from landlord/property management company Page 14: Maintenance and responsiveness from landlord/property management company Page 15: Recycling, Recommendation to friend Page 16: Overall quality rating 4 Average rent per person (not including utilities) 800.0 718.8 691.7 700.0 634.8 617.5 591.8 574.2 600.0 524.2 561.0 551.8 535.3 547.2 556.3 493.9 488.3 487.4 C 500.0 445.9 439.4 E oT a 400.0 N U 300.0 200.0 100.0 0.0 `\� Q�5 c�a�5 ���w �\�� s tiG q��,y`�r� Qa�� eey QIaq owe i�A -dye oqe � b 4 � {\ Landlords/Property Management Companies Amount of utilities provided 3 4V 72 > 2 0 OL a � 1 0 0 A t`� Q�qA �ca��� �e P �z. ��t� j°Q �q �a� tea• �°p caQ �`a�a Q�0� R2 �F- Landlords/Property Management Companies Prior to signing the lease, did your landlord/property malnager show you the exact unit you would rent (rather thaln a model unit)? 4. .L � o.S M r a.s 0 0.4 CL tA 46 a.2 r A �� Q�"A 5 a� �iLa �'�cte �a� �a�Q Qt0� e P e4 �a �yQ�o�� et a�yv $����� \ ��Q4� @i,4e e Rr ��� i�� owe tC� Landlord/Property Management Companies When did you sign your lease for the 2017-2018 academic year? 8 m 7 m 6 VI (U5 M m J 6 4 r c 3 0 m 2 eq L Q 0 �a-�A e` " \(1 �\ot6 e`- Qe t�e�1 eta�e oya o� o� �wQo �� �yceac P�' aca Ca�� Qt°fie �e� G a�a �e�<a\et Q���� '9 PC at atm `�� `©Q a� a�a `off ata c��� tey� eke le � eA �r1� or�r-A G�aJ� e a�a� 1= Aug. 2016 Q0 �a� �to�e �e�Qtp�e \�6 2= Sept. 2016 Q 3= Oct. 2016 4= Nov. 2016 Landlords/Property Management Companies And soon... 6 How long have you lived in your current unit? 3 2 L Q� 1 Q Baca ati �� °at Ga \Qe ale J' t��e adz ale ° C, e�X�k 0e�`�e P P�ac Peac Qat�� °C �p� e a�` e t°`� e a�r�.� Q�ey etc o o �r1 `�a dao /R`oqe a ,c Landlords/Property Management Companies My landlord/property manager clearly described my lease in depth 0 $ya m \�� �`' �a�� e�w `esu �,� e��. • ecw a°� ``ey IY 0"',``ey e�\ ale \oya tCa �\Qe ale �� e��.e ale ale God t°� e 4 ea P a� ccs Q a� a� �e Qe Q e �yQt° ��� e�e� Q-e °4c; °Qe K S`\ eyw.Qv pec � �a ac Qt to Qc a Q P Q e e e ° a h�0 eI ��� a Strongly \ �a �e ��� °� `.1a Disagree (1) to Strongly Agree Landlords/Property Management Companies (5) 7 My landlord/ property manager was cooperative during my move -in 5 1 0 aS' e� 1,!, 1 ,°� atEa ata c& P �a Gad �°Q �a �`a esti tea\ °Q °fie` 4 °Qe� Strongly Disagree (1) to Strongly Agree Landlords/ Property Management Companies (5) My rentall property was clean at the time of move -in 60 4 Cr W 3 m a 2 1 0 ,� tie 4� e` Q� e�OPQ{OR Q{09 a� `•fi try � e Strongly 41 asi� ��t� ��y`� ��� disagree (1) �Q` to Strongly Agree (5) Land lords%Property Management Companies My rental property did not need repairs at the time of move -in 5 4 a i 0 a v�A Qe �5 e� `z� �L as e� �A �C• era � •1e 5 C� �` c Q ec �e ey~ a� etre ��ty ec Ga �Q oQ we Q e Q`° e�e� � e�e� �a e t°Qe aQ aca� `0,e Q eA Q�°Qe �e�Q�°Qe \��� Strongly e b �a�� Disagree (1) to 5tronglyAgree Landlords/Property Management Companies (5) Did your landlord/property manager give you a copy of your signed lease? 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Q`oQ Ca�� ata `off aca rS, J4v 1oQe e�yc code �d� Strongly R101, Disagree (1) to a Strongly Agree Landlords/Property Management Companies (5) 16 Playing solid (legal) lega I.studentl ife.0 iowa.ed UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 319-335-3276 17 U 0 FF-l��I��P�� NouSING TERVIrCES- UIM I111I111Wim 1111 1111 1111414VIII 111TI'raRAI Find current listings and housing resources including: • Tips for finding an apartment • Sample roommate agreement • Things to know before you sign • Contact information for utilities 9 Moving Checklists UISG University of Iowa Student Government to learn more about UISG resource and itiatives, check out /uiowastudentgov (03 @uiowastudentgov @uisg 19 Apartments Downtown Apartments in Iowa City Apartments near Campus A51 Rentals Big Ten Property Management Campus -View Hawkeye Campus Properties LLC Heritage Property Management Company Keystone Property Management KMB Property Management Company McLaughlin Rental Properties Prestige Properties LLC Private Landlord REM Properties Tailwind Management (The Quarters) • Strongly Disagree (1) to Strongly Agree (5) ** Calculated by codifying each response numerically, then taking the average of all responses, and rounding it to the nearest response The average is from all the landlords (even those not included in the scorecard) The green and red squares were determined if it was more or less than the average depending on which question _ - 3.12 3.27 74% 1.1 times b3 da•, '. ., ^...- , 5.£ No 3.77 3.12 • ^t. 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Q2-4—TEXT - Other Off -campus: Cedar Rapids Off campus: Washington, Ic Off -campus: Cedar Rapids Off -campus: Mount Vernor off campus des moines Off -campus: Tiffin Off -campus: Cedar Rapids Off -campus: Cedar Rapids Q3 - What is your academic class standing? First-year Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate or Professional I 1 I I 1 I I I 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 Q3 - What is your academic class standing? 1 First-year 13.91% 64 Sophomore 29.78% 137 Junior 33.48% 154 Senior 21.74% 100 Graduate or 1.09% 5 Professional Tota 1 100% 460 Q37 - Within which gender do you identify? (select all that apply) Trans Male Trans Female Gender non-conformingJge nderqueertnon-bin ary An identity, not listed 0 50 100 150 200 250 3005v Q37 - Within which gender do you identify? (select all that apply) 1 Male 21.04% 2 Female 77.22% 3 Trans Male 0.00% 4 Trans Female 0.00% 5 Gender non- 1.08% conforming/genderqu eer/non-binary 6 An identity, not listed 0.65% Total 100% Q38 - With which sexual orientation do you identify? (select all that apply) Gay Lesbian' Heterosexual or straight Pansexual ' Questioning or unsure An wdentity not' listed, self -identify Prefer not to ' answer I 1 I I 1 I I 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Q38 - With which sexual orientation do you identify? (select all that apply) 1 Asexual 2 Bisexual 3 Gay 4 Lesbian 5 Heterosexual or straight 6 Pansexual 7 Questioning or unsure 8 An identity not listed, self -identify 9 Prefer not to answer Q35 - With which race/ethnicity do you identify? (select all apply) African American or Black , ve American or Alaskan Native Asian or Asian American Hispanic or Latino ■ . le East" I %% Caucasia Self -Identify (may I include multiple) Prefer not to Say I II 1 I I I I 1 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Q35 - With which race/ethnicity do you identify? (select all apply) Answ 1 African American c Black 2 Native American c Alaskan Native 3 Asian or Asian American 4 Hispanic or Latino 5 Middle Eastern 6 Native Hawaiian o Pacific Islander 7 White or Caucasia 8 Self -Identify (may include multiple) i 10 Prefer not to Say Q36 - Please indicate if you are part of any of the following groups: Interna -i StI, First -Generation Student Veteran Non -Traditional Student Transfer Student None of these groups Prefer not to answer 1 1 I I I I 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Q36 - Please indicate if you are part of any of the following groups: 1 International Student 2.60% 12 2 First -Generation 15.58% 72 Student 3 Veteran 2.16% 10 4 Non -Traditional 4.11% 19 Student 5 Transfer Student 7.79% 36 6 None of these groups 66.45% 307 7 Prefer not to answer 1.30% 6 Total 100% 462 Q26 - Did you rent a property in the 2017-2018 school year? 1 r 1 ii i 1 1 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Q1- What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2017-2018 school year? AB Property h9anagemenC — Advant a Rentals �iartments — ApaP(W4# #6gYR Apartmentsh*W(Ow — Aspire rafrWO —, Camp'. , — Barker Apartment,, Big Ten Property -- Mi, ,,gement —� Camppus_Vuevr Cruise Propertie_. -- LLC —■ ERP Rentals LLC Gaslight VdIage —■ Hawkeye CanAFa — 1}4@gebAg"—� Heritage Pro?r�y Mann ement _— C �y Enterpreses — J13 13 Properties Kacena Property—■ Management — KD Properties LLC Keystone Property — %M68mm -- Mann eent _— PaceFd mgA - P.Can.— PRpgrt�" —, Apaptat"* -- Properties LLC — RE�, properties —� Renta, ftdye"q — Property —� Scott _ RmpvM'trJ ■ P.9anc�ijielr%TF�A �_ I 1 I I I 1 I I I 1 I I I 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 Q1 - What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2017-2018 school year? 1 4 5 �6 7 8 Answ AB Property Management Advantage Rentals Apartments Downtown 0.28% Apartments at Iowa 10.67`, Apartments near 10.96 Campus Aspire at West Campus 0.28% Barker Apartments 0.28% Big Ten Property 2.25% Management Campus -View 3.09% 1 Q1 - What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2017-2018 school year? 16 17 M Houser Enterprises JBB Properties Kacena Property Management 0.84% 3 0.56% 2 0.56% 2 1.97% 7 0.00% 3.93% 0.56% 0.00% 0.56% 14 2 0 2 !11 WAYN 10 Cruise Properties LLC 11 ERP Rentals LLC 12 Gaslight Village LLC 13 Hawkeye Campus Properties LLC 14 Heartland and River 15 Heritage Property Management Company 16 17 M Houser Enterprises JBB Properties Kacena Property Management 0.84% 3 0.56% 2 0.56% 2 1.97% 7 0.00% 3.93% 0.56% 0.00% 0.56% 14 2 0 2 Q1 - What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2017-2018 school year? 7 ff Ans,,zzler 70 LO 19 KD Properties LLC 0.56% 2 20 Keystone Property 1.12% 4 Management 21 KMB Property 3.09% 11 Management Company 22 Pace Property 0.84% 3 Management 23 Parsons Properties 0.00% 0 24 Penningroth 0.28% 1 Apartments 25 Prestige Properties LLC 2.53% 9 26 REM Properties 1.12% 4 27 Rental by Ivette 0.00% 0 Q1 - What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2017-2018 school year? 7 ff Ans,,zzler 70 Lo 28 River City Property 1.12% 4 Management 29 Scott Rentals LLC 0.00% 0 30 Southgate Property 0.56% 2 Management 31 Tailwind Management 6.46% 23 (The Quarters) 32 Other 33.43% 119 Total 100% 356 Q3 - What utilities were included in your rent? (check all that apply) Water Elector Gas Cable Internet None Other I I I 1 1 I 1 I 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 Q3 - What utilities were included in your rent? (check all that apply) 1 Water 21.06% 143 2 Electric 4.86% 33 3 Gas 14.73% 100 4 Cable 20.18% 137 5 Internet 23.27% 158 6 None 15.32% 104 7 Other 0.59% 4 Total 100% 679 Q4- Prior to signing the lease, did your landlord/property manager show you the exact unit you would rent (rather than a model unit)? 40 ou 60 100 120 140 160 180 200 22i; Q4 - Prior to signing the lease, did your landlord/property manager show you the exact unit you would rent (rather than a model unit)? 1 Yes 62.87% 0 No 34.50% 3 Not sure 2.63% Total 100% Q5 - How long have you lived in your current unit? 0-1 year 1-2 years 2-3 years 3 or more I I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I I 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 Q5 - How long have you lived in your current unit? 1 0-1 year 75.81% 2 1-2 years 18.88% 3 2-3 years 4.13% 4 3 or more 1.18% Total 100% 257 64 14 4 339 Q6 - When did you sign your lease for the 2017-2018 academic year? Aut September 2011-• October 2011.` November 2016 December 2016 January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 ■ June 2017 July 2017 - Other 0 1U LU U 40 5U UU iv Q6 - When did you sign your lease for the 2017-2018 academic year? 7 ff Ans,,zzler 70 Lo 1 2 3 4 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 3.52% 2.35% 18.77% 26.39% 12 8 64 90 5 December 2016 8.50% 29 6 January 2017 8.50% 29 7 February 2017 8.50% 29 8 March 2017 7.04% 24 9 10 April 2017 May 2017 6.16% 1.17% 21 4 11 June 2017 2.05% 7 Q6 - When did you sign your lease for the 2017-2018 academic year? Answer 12 July 2017 4.40% 13 Other 2.64% Total 100% Q7 - Please rate the move -in for the rental property on a 5 point scale of agree/disagree: ........................................... Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree or Disagree OF= Agree Strongly Agree IN& 1 I I I I I 1 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 ■ My landlord/property manager clearly described my lease in depth ■ My landlord/property manager was cooperative during my move -in My rental property was clean at the time of move -in ■ My rental property did not need repairs at the time of move -in Q8 - Did your landlord/property manager give you a copy of the signed lease agreement? I I I 1 I 50 100 150 200 250 Q8 - Did your landlord/property manager give you a copy of the signed lease agreement? 1 Yes 81.71% Not Sure 9.45% No Total 100% Q9 - If your landlord/property manager agreed to complete repairs prior to your move in, how many were completed on time? All of then Most of them A few of them None of them I did not request any repairs I I I I I I I I 0 20 40 63I 80 100 120 140 160 180 Q9 - If your landlord/property manager agreed to complete repairs prior to your move in, how many were completed on time? q§=PW 4 All of them 14.02% 3 Most of them 13.41% A few of them 14.02% None of them 8.23% 1 did not request any 50.30% repairs Total 100% Q10 - Please rate your property on safety measures implemented on a 5 point scale of agree/disagree: a Strongly Disagree Disagree Ir Neither agree nor disagree Agree `.!y landlord/property manager provided adequate safety measures for my rents... `,,1a ondlord/property manager properly maintained the exterior of my rental... ■ It was easy to contact my landlord/property manager with concerns or reques... ■ My landlord/property manager was professional and polite with requests Strongly Agree I& I I I I I I I 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Q11- Did your landlord provide 24 hour notice period before entering property in non -emergency situations? No f I I I 1 I I I I 1 I I 0 cu 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 Q11 - Did your landlord provide 24 hour notice period before entering property in non- emergency situations? Answer Yes 79.12% No Total 100% Q12 - How many times did you have general maintenance concerns during the last year? 1 P) Never 1-4 times 5-8 times 9-12 times 13 + times Total 4.46% 63.69% 25.80% 5.10% 0.96% 100% 14 200 81 16 3 314 Q12 - How many times did you have general maintenance concerns during the last year? 1-4 times or 5-8 times 9-12 times 13 • times I I I I I I I I I I 0 20 40 60 84 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 Q13 - If you did have a general maintenance concern, how long did it take the landlord/property manager to respond to the concern? 1 P) Answ Within 24 hours 1-3 days 4-6 days 1-2 weeks 3-4 weeks More than 4 weeks Total 29.93% 42.43% 11.84% 8.55% 3.29% 3.95% 100% 91 129 36 26 10 12 304 Q13 - If you did have a general maintenance concern, how long did it take the landlord/property manager to respond to the concern? Within 24 hours 1-3 days 4-8 days 1-2 weeks 3-4 weeks More than 4 weeks I I I 1 I I I 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Q14 - How many times did you have an emergency maintenance concern last year? 1 P) Never 1-2 times 3-4 times 5-6 times More than 7 times Total 61.15% 35.03% 3.18% 0.32% 0.32% 100% 192 110 10 1 1 314 Q14 - How many times did you have an emergency maintenance concern last year? 1-2 times 3-4 times 5-6 tirr More than 7 times I I I I I I I I I I so 100 120 140 160 iao 200 Q15 - On average, how long did it take your landlord/property manager respond to emergency maintenance concerns? s,0"I' dh I z 11'W Between 12-24 hours 1-2 days 3-4 days 5 or more days 1 1 I I I I 0 20 40 60 BO 100 120 Q15 - On average, how long did it take your landlord/property manager respond to emergency maintenance concerns? Answor 1 Within 12 hours 53.71% 123 2 Between 12-24 hours 27.51% 63 1-2 days 11.35% 26 3-4 days 3.49% 8 5 or more days 3.93% 9 Total 100% 229 Q16 - How many times has your landlord entered your apartment for non -emergency reasons (even after giving a 24 hours notice)? 1-3 4.6 7-9 10 of more times I I f I i i I li 2i 40 bU 60 loci i2i) i i:. Q16 - How many times has your landlord entered your apartment for non -emergency reasons (even after giving a 24 hours notice)? 1 0 14.38% 45 2 1-3 42.17% 132 4-6 29.71% 93 7-9 7.35% 23 10 or more times 6.39% 20 Total 100% 313 Q17 - Did your landlord provide recycling at your apartment? I I I I 1 I I I 20 40 60 80 IGU ilii 140 166 Q17 - Did your landlord provide recycling at your apartment? 2 Yes 1 Yes, but only 22.1E cardboard recycling C No 5 Not Sure 5.065 Tota 1 100 Q18 - Please rate the following overall statements in regards to your landlord/property management company on a 5 point scale of agree/disagree: Strongly Disagree Disagree M&M Neither agree nor Disagree Agree 011111 llllllll Strongly Agree I r l r r r l r r r l 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 g0 100 110 ■ I would recommend the property management company to a friend ■ 1 would rent from them again " Overall performance of the landlord was great Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: The only reason I rent from this apartment complex (632 S Van Buren, Van Buren Village) is because the rent is so low. When I moved into my apartment, there were used condoms laying the ground of my new room. I have gotten bed bugs, had my apartment flooded, drains cloggec multiple times, rain come through our windows multiple times, and the garbage disposal break twice all while living here. My fan has been broken since moving in along with two of the room: lacking screens in the windows and one of the rooms missing closet doors- all never taken care despite telling our landlord multiple times. Our vanity once broke and it took the landlords almost a year to fix it- and they just showed up one day at my door holding a new vanity. The maintenance people never give notice when coming. The landlord has claimed he will charge us for multiple things and then never sends the bill. My bike was stolen off the bike rack outside my apartment, and we have found people in our dumpster before. The management is extremely poor here. But its very cheap, and the rooms are really large. Do not rent from this company unless you want to pay a ridiculous amount of money for nothing. He covers 0 utilities and doesn't update or improve anything within the properties. We had a pest problem that has persisted for almost a year and no measures were taken to resolve the problem except to spray the apartment. Pest control informed us that we were not the problem and the monitor the frequency of sightings. We informed management and suggested that they check to other apartments to find the source, but they declined and insisted unless the apartment source complained they couldn't do anything. We called around to get second opinions and they told us the same thing pest control said, which was with the frequency we weren't the Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: Hodge (they recently changed their name to Apartments in Iowa City) has been so wonderful to work with. Great location, reasonable rent, helpful people. Apartments Near Campus sucks ass Very nice apartment, however INSANELY expensive and not too close to campus. As a college student, I am broke and the rent for apartments in Iowa city are ridiculously expensive. I also had to pay $800 for a parking spot, which was my choice but I should be able to have my car near my apartment and not have to pay an insane amount of money. The door to my room had a huge hole in it when I moved in in August and they only came to fix it this month. My parking spot also has a massive hole in the middle of it which collects mud and water which makes it extremely difficult to get in and out of my car. It is also near the entrance to another apartment building and I find that at least 3-4 times a week people are parked right behind my car which means I cannot back out of my spot and get to where I need to be on time. $800 for a parking spot that is outside, a huge hole in the middle of it so my car is sitting in a pile of mud, and is placed right where many maintenance and others park to get into the other apartment building which blocks my spot was ridiculous. Asi rentals has been a great experience for me and my roommate. With the exception of this price which is so high for being near a train track I enjoy living there. It is a vast improvement over our place with apartments near campus last year which was a complete nightmare. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: was able to text my maintenance man and he always responded to our requests. My landlords were very respectful of my privacy and maintained the properties well. Snow was always shoveled during the winter. VERY GOOD company to rent from! Our heat broke in the winter and they never really fixed. Also, there was conflict between the owner and the management company that limited the ability of anything to get done at the building so people were stuck with limited repairs. have really enjoyed living at the Quarters. It's been a very pleasant living experience and I don't have anything to complain about. KMB tend to be patronizing and unfair. Took them multiple days to fix the doorknob to enter the building. ANC was very slow for maintance issues. paid a huge amount of extra money for a parking space. That space was constantly being taken by others and my landlord didn't care or help at all. Our original lease was signed under apartments downtown. We had many problems with them especially regarding sublease due to transfers. The people were very rude and the process seemed unfair. When our lease got transferred to apartments near campus we have had no issues except that we are still trying to resolve issues with out lease created by apartments downtown. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: Apartments Downtown was manipulative and deceitful and I would warn any and all students and parents before renting from them. My building is brand new so my roommate and I are the first people to live in it. The only downside is that it is about 0.8miles from campus which sucks in the winter and that parking is an additional charge which is hard downtown because there really is not anywhere to park my car. The place was filthy and they refused to clean it. It takes them weeks to respond to emails, literally. did not get a response for two weeks on an email I sent them. The building does not have regular pest control so there are bugs and ants and roaches in the walls. They do not like to answer their phone and on top of that the office is only open for a few hours a day and is not conveniently located for most students. They also did not provide recycling, all they did was tell us where we must go if we wanted to recycle the shutter of my windows has remain unfixed for 8 months. actually rent a place from Apartment Downtown 2015--2017, and this company sucks. It charges me with maintenance and other uneccesay fees. An issue came up when our landlord asked to remodel our kitchen/bathroom over winter break, as they are raising the rent next year. They asked when we would be gone and we told them under the promise that it would be finished by the time we returned. The project was way behind schedule and we returned to a gutted kitchen with nothing installed, so it was unusable. Furthermore,all our kitchen items were packed in the bedrooms so the workers had the access Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: They just seem to walk all over us. They know we really don't have other options that are close to downtown for cheap so we have to deal with this. Had a rodent problem and they did nothing about it. Also now we have to deal with moving to a new complex where there will be a week where our one lease ends before the other ones starts so we have no where to go for that week. It had cockroaches and they didn't tell us nor have they ever fixed the problem. There was a night where my key broke in my door and the emergency maintenance would not come until the next morning. I had to sleep at a friends and miss work that morning. This was a very poorly handled safety situation, although I don't know if this was directly related to my landlords. also got locked in the laundry room several times and it took close to a week for Apartments at Iowa to fix the door. Again, this is a safety issue that could have been handled better. Do not EVER under ANY circumstances rent from Apartments Near Campus. Apartments at Iowa charges $2 per wash cycle for laundry and drying Our building was bought within the last couple months by Rod and Mitch, and their business. Survey feedback reflects Keystone Property Management. Rod and Mitch are considerably better and more involved. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: There is mold growing in our bathrooms because of bad ventilation that our landlord refuses to acknowledge or deal with. He never answers texts or calls, but every other landlord in Iowa City sucks too so I'm renting again. When going into KMB Management in person, they are very aggressive and abrasive. It is hard to communicate with them. would just like to add that my time renting with Apartments Downtown was absolutely awful and that is why I moved to my new apartment. We were charged crazy fees for damages that were already there and had little to no contact with the management team when needed. They were very impersonal. My new landlord is absolutely amazing and allows us to contact her by cellphone whenever needed. She cares about her apartment complex and who is renting from her. This was a sorority house, so it's only applicable to a small group of people on campus—and mine specifically is only applicable to an even smaller group of people that are in my specific sorority. The multiple maintenance requests we had to put in was our heater. It broke about once a month all winter and they finally gave us a new one in late February. Landlords are cheap. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: We have had issues with our rental unit concerning mold problems that the landlord has "fixed" several times now, yet we still have a problem with it. It makes me feel worried that I may be getting sick due to the mold. It seems like the landlord is looking for the cheapest solution rather than actually fixing the problem. The back door, as with many apartments in IC, has a lock that can be opened with any key. Management was incredibly hard to work with and inconsistent. Units are never clean when you move in. No damage report sheet was provided "we don't do that" was the response I got. Building was old and nothing had been updated (water spots in ceiling and potential mold were painted over). Would not fix a dishwasher that was broken when we moved in. Would not replace lock on window.. we lived on the first floor. Are never kind, have terrible customer service. What they charge for parking is a crime. Would not recommend to anyone. We never had a positive experience engaging with management. Huge mistake renting from them. Dishonest on deposit return and would not disclose what the charges were for or show receipts until we got a lawyer involved, then that information was turned over quickly. Are scamming and ripping off students all over the downtown area. Apartments Near Campus is a exploitative corporation that has a monopoly on most of Iowa City renting space. Because of that, they have the power to jack up the prices, be rude or condescending to their tenants, and be able to be sued multiple times and still be a dominant presence on Iowa City. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: All of our stuff is online, so it is easy, but signing is done way too early Also has roommate matching The apartment is a duplex and the landlord lives on the other side making the situation unique and helps when there are any emergencies. Terrible service from my landlord. they make their rental insurance compulsory ,every month we have to pay $10 for this which we don't want to pay! If you want to renew your lease you have to do it SO early in the school year (October/November) so you have hardly had any experience with the company/roommates/building. Apartments downtown is AWFUL. lived in a rental house of campus and my landlord only manages a few properties so she was able to quickly respond to concerns as opposed to the large rental companies. Sometimes it would take her up to two weeks to respond to non -emergent repair requests and other times she would have to have it repaired a second time because the first repair wasn't quality, but other than that she did a good job of keeping the house safe and clean. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: Apartments Near Campus is super unorganized and the staff is not consistent with applying policies to different tenants. They'll tell your roommate one thing and you another. It's hectic. Although haven't had any serious concerns with them, I just wouldn't recommend them. Selective by age Our landlord just kind of shows up whenever without notification. Also is bad at fixing stoves. don't like the quarters because i pay a lot to live some where far from campus and most of my rent, i feel, goes to the amenities that i don't even care to use. The particular building I am in is getting turned into condos. However, there were constant construction noises (even on weekends before 7 am) that got tiring after a couple months. Plus about once a week water would get shut off for a couple hours for construction purposes. Sometimes construction workers would leave doors open compromising safety of our apartment unit but the landlord refused to do anything for these complaints. Overall pretty good landlords but not great. have none. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: aboutPlease use this space to add any additional comments that you might have 2018 lease and/or unit:,M F_ Jllm,Jllm,Jllm,Jllm,Jllm,e- "I ; live in a house. Heritage themselves were fine and very helpful for the most part. Maintenance has always been incredibly friendly and responsive. The owner of the house I have never met, we were suppose to meet for an inspection but they owner never showed. I am not happy with the way they handled inspection because my whole house skipped classes to meet and be there for it and waited 2 hours before we were contacted that the owner would not be coming. This happened twice the second time the owner "looked around outside" and determined we passed. This upsets me because the owner is unable to see the shape the house is really in to determine some much needed future repairs and issues on the house, and we were not able to discuss this with the owner. Appliances are old and barely functional. The dishwasher often makes dishes come out dirtier than when they went in. The washers and/or dryers are almost always broken. In the summer, it's unbearably hot in the bedrooms. Window AC is old and poor -functioning. During showings they would come in almost every day, sometimes multiple times per day. Toilet backs up or clogs often. Has overflowed multiple times. Not worth the money and will NEVER rent from ANC again and STRONGLY discourage renting from them. Would not wish this company on my worst enemy. Ignored service requests (like fixing our air conditioning unit that was out during the 2 100 degree weeks this summer) until I threatened legal action. Common spaces were not well -kept, not readily available via phone or email, do not stay in office for their full business hours, limit business hours to 5 hours a day that it would be hardest to take time out of the schedule (11-4) Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: Our apartment got new flooring before we moved in so that was really nice. The parking spot is not included in rent is very small to accommodate more cars and I get door dinged a lot. Most of out maintenance concerns were about leaky windows and faucets. The towel rack fell down a couple of times and our fridge handle broke off. No emergency issue has ever happened. The rent is very cheap because it is next to a rail road but the trains are not bothersome and I forget they are there most days. The landlord is very easy going. I just wish pets were allowed that are not service animals. Apartments downtown is slow to respond. My apartment was dirty and many things were broken upon moving in. It would take multiple requests for maintenance to fix things. Maintenance would even come and say they fixed something, but it would still be broken. One time maintenance came to replace a hole in the bathroom door that was there before we moved in. Maintenance took the door and did not come back to replace the door for a week. We just had no bathroom door for a week. rent at 943 S Gilbert St, the landlords here are pretty nice for the most part and are extremely responsive to any requests that you have. I have both their phone numbers and can contact them easily when I have issues. This company was very unprofessional. They never shoveled during the winter season or put down ice melt. They never kept the outside areas clean. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: My apartments were terrible and far from the apartments that they show you in the "model unit". My apartment was dirty and mold and a disaster when I moved in. Many things were broken and rent was far too expensive for a studio (not even downtown). Anything I needed or wanted was far too complicated to deal with through the office that we were told to contact with any concerns/ issues. They made everything the biggest deal and took forever to take care of it. I live in hawks ridge and have hated every second of it. Nothing about their advertisiting is true from the apartments to the "hot tub" to everything in between. The rental pricing in Iowa City is absurdly high for college students, especially compared to other towns like Ames. did not like apartments downtown where I rented through them for the Pentecrest garden apartments. Your survey does not have appropriate options after the emergency maintenance request questions. A lot of these questions weren't super applicable since we rent a house and because we are required to do our own lawn care and snow removal. But, I have previously rented from Heritage and Keystone. Heritage was awful with customer service and maintenance, but we did get full deposits back. Keystone did not clean our apartment very well before moving in and the building maintenance was really poor. They did respond pretty quickly to our maintenance requests though and we also received our full deposits back from them. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: Apartment Downtown sucks Apartments in Iowa City (formerly Hodge) is a great company to rent through. I have rented a couple different properties through them for the past three years and I have never had any problems with them. They are really good about responding to their residents. The lease gaps are awful It would be nice if they had a recycling bin at our unit, so we don't have to take our recycling to another apartment to avoid getting charged. The Quarters has several amenities that I enjoy and use every day. The staff is great and they hold weekly events for all of the residents. They give away lots of great prizes including free rent for a year. My roommates and I renewed our lease for next year already. Rented from them from the 2016-2017 year as well and barely gave us back our security deposit even though nothing was broken. Charged for ridiculous things like our towel handle being "too loose." Also tried to charge us for July's rent and a late fee even though we paid last month's rent when we signed the lease. These responses were in relation to Apartments Near Campus Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: Renewed my lease to stay another year. Company is very unorganized and tries to scam you out of money There aren't assigned parking spots so unknown cars will fill our parking lot. Free off street parking included, quality apartment, good location enjoyed my living experience Management was terrible. We went through about 3-4 property managers in the past year. Our rental was in unsafe and unsanitary conditions on move in day where we had to get the city inspector involved and student legal services because they were not going to fix everything in a timely manner. We were not able to live there for at least a week and a half after our lease start date. And that was just the beginning of our problems. We have been displaced in our home and inconvenienced by things that should of been done prior to move in over 5x due to their negligence and they have not considered or offered rent reimbursement. Overall terrible company to rent from. They also own apartments near campus and one more that rent out over half the properties in Iowa city so students and others have no choice but to rent from them when they are horrible. They raised the rent $50 for the 2018-2019 school year. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: have loved living at the Quarters all the amenities provided are great and always convenient for me and my friends. They have things like nacho day and waffle day for us which is nice. The size of the apartments are really nice and the kitchen and the appliances are all really nice. The staff Is also super helpful and polite. think since my apartment was cheap for the Iowa City area I felt like I put up with a lot more in terms of maintenance issues and cleanliness. loved this place as my first apartment. I would highly recommend people living here next year. This is a great community for those looking to get away, and feel safe. Rent is very high in North Liberty with an average of 1395 per month. Leaving few options for low income families and not allowing minorities to find quality affordable housing. Love this place and all the amenities! wish there was more recycling available, not only recycling for cardboard. Also wish there was a more direct bus route but there is a city bus which is nice, but can sometimes take a while. Apartments Downtown takes advantage of its renters. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: If maintenance is requested they often don't tell you when they're gonna be there. I've walked into my apartment and there was a random plumber guy working on my sink. On other matters they usually give 24 hour notices but haven't a few times Apartments at Iowa definitely cuts corners in everything they do. Our building, 511 S. Gilbert St., was built like crap. Doors were not screwed in properly and fell off. Sound is not blocked at all and you can hear people coming up the stairs on the first floor while in our 5th floor apartment. Our apartment was extremely dirty and disgusting when we moved in. love being a little ways away from campus. Continuing the lease through 2018-2019 school year. Dirty when we moved in, door to building wasn't locked for most of the year, drying machines don't work after a bunch of maintenance requests. Apartments at Iowa is awful!!! Same with their associated companies Apartments Downtown, michael's properties, and any others. They hide clauses in the lease to take extra money from you ... they're currently holding an obscene deposit from us. They have been unprofessional, rude, and offensive. One employee used the word "retard" in a very offensive way while we were in their office. They made it very difficult to find a subleaser for my study abroad semester through various monetary restrictions. They do not fix things in a timely manner and often fix incorrectly. My roommates have been walked in on while in the shower from staff doing showings of the apartment. Three of us share two rooms, making the per person rent $419. If we put only one Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: Overpriced and unaffordable, but had to live there due to complications from abusive roommate Rich, the owner, is a nice and reasonable landlord. When the landlord did respond to our emergency maintenance request they left the job unfinished for almost 4 months. Even after I had called several times they did still not finish the repair. While they always answered requests right away-- it often took them quite a while to actually complete the repair. The week and a half of living in my apartment we were without working cable, internet, stove/oven, and washer and dryer which was very frustrating. We are now on our 4th property manager which leads to confusion in the lease and policies. Also, our apartments were thrown together very last minute leaving holes in walls and things left unfinished which have yet to be fixed. ASI is hoestly a godsend for Iowa City. The owners and staff are nicer than some members of my own family. Even though we pay a little more than average, it's worth it not to live in an ANC/Apt Downtown/Apt at Iowa slum again - UI should promote good landlords on the off campus housing website and not the lawsuit and lie ridden companies that plague Iowa City. ASI should be a model to other landlords in Iowa City Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: My unit is located on Mormon Trek and Petsel PI. The amount you pay for the amount of space is a great deal, but the land lord has not been satisfactory. do not like renting from Apartments at Iowa. I think that they are a poor property manager and provide the bare minimum when it comes to providing college students with housing. I also think that they could improve their monthly rent payment process. Instead of having one lump sum which is divided amongst roommates, have each individual have their own designated amount that they must pay on their online account separate form that of their roommates. Overall, there were minor issues with the building and/or apartment. They do not provide the greatest customer service but are cheap compared to a lot of other properties around campus. They have a great online system where you can submit maintenance requests and pay rent. The website is also revamped and very helpful. Recycling is confusing due to the fact that the worker who takes our trash cans to the curb usually dumps our recycling bin into the trash can prior to taking them to the curb. The house is dingy but durable if that makes sense. Heat has been broken before and it is very easy to make the power go out. Prices are definitely too high for what you get with Mike. He is nice enough and I like him but he was somewhat difficult during some requests. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: ANC isn't great about communicating with renters. When we've requested maintanence work done sometimes they charge us for things they haven't charged us for in the past (replacing batteries in smoke detectors) they aren't great about cleaning off snow in the winter. Nobody at the main office can answer questions and when you email them it takes a few days for them to respond. It was too expensive, but I loved the apartment and the location so I decided to pay the price. Overall, rental prices for all apartments for students need to decrease. It is ridiculous how much it costs for students to live on campus. The main thing with renting from Apartments at Iowa (and its associated companies) are the additional costs. Renters must pay for parking, and provide their own modem for internet. My apartment is downtown, so the city cares for most exterior concerns (such as sidewalks, garbage disposal, and exterior lighting). I've rented with ADT for 3 years now because they have a monopoly. They're a worthless company across the board and you can look at the many many court cases they've lost to back that up. Their owner was literally civilly charged with killing someone if that gives an indication of what they're like. No communication with tenants, no care for safety of tenants, excessive charging and rarely give back deposits appropriately, etc. The monopoly needs to be broken and incompetence stopped and I hope that filling out the survey will discourage future students from renting with them Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: They are an evil monopoly that preys on students who have no other option but to rent from them. ........- Everything they did/provided was acceptable, but not great. In contrast with previously renting from apartments downtown/apartment near campus, however, this was a huge step up. When we were looking at apartments, they were really nice at first, however they rushed us into signing and didn't want to give us a copy of the lease to look over before signing it. As soon as we signed, they were no longer friendly or helpful. Our back closet has smelt like cat piss since the day we moved in, and they swear they "cleaned it".They constantly come into our apartment for a plethora of reasons, most of which could have been done at the same time. They do not care if residents leave garbage (sometimes couches) in the hallway, and only clean occasionally. People have thrown up and peed in the hallway and it has been left there for days. The sidewalk in the ally (which is where the main door is located) is covered in ice during the winter and could easily cause an accident. The landlords never gave us the garage code for our cars, and when asked about it they were very rude. They also plan matience on the building during breaks expecting everyone to go home and are rude when you are trying to do your everyday things around their maintenance. DO NOT RENT FROM APTS DOWNTOWN/NEAR CAMPUS. Rent is way too expensive Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: , Unit is poorly upkept by the company and staff are unprofessional. Not a well run business resigned my lease for the 2018-2019 school year due to how close my apartment is to downtown and not wanting to move again. Apartments near campus is over priced and horrible to work with. Watts cuts corners and treats students like children who don't know better until you prove that you know your rights Housing in Iowa City is unaffordable and challenging pls help This company is great and I am renting from them again --just a different apartment building! The owners are wonderful and easy to communicate with and will help with any issues. I rented from Apartments near campus previously and never received this care. Everything was about money. Apartments Downtown is an absolutely horrible company to rent from. They almost have a monopoly on units in Iowa City because they own so many of them so they are hard to avoid. The house we moved in to must have had so many problems with it including a railing that was so loose you could have fallen down the stairs, a broken door to the downstairs, bats that live in the walls and ceilings and enter the house somehow and end up in our bedrooms, and the place was not cleaned well at all when we moved in. They don't even have a number you can call to speak to someone directly. I called an emailed them at least 5 times at the beginning of the year to try and address problems but never got a response email and nobody would pick up the phone so I got the answering machine every time. Overall, they are a horrible company and it doesn't surprise me the amount of times they have been sued in recent years because they really are not helpful and Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: It seems as if the only thing Kacena Real Estate cares about is money. My unit is nice, property management SUCKS It was a 20 minute walk from campus and expensive- and they're raising the price of the unit next year to over $550 a month- which is why I'm moving Absolutely terrible company that abuses college students and creates a stressful and relationship. living situation Apartment windows need updated (they were just viewed the other day for this problem). The panes aren't in the tracks of the window properly, window sills are disintegrating, just horrific. Our contact people at Hodge are incredible. The know my roommates and I by name and are also so helpful. Our rent is going up 30 dollars per person each month next year and they did not have the elevator working for over 5 months. They told my friend that was visiting that he had to prove he's paralyzed to be able to use our elevator have never been treated so rudely in my life when I went downstairs to report that our air conditioning was not working for 4 days. They make it very clear that they do not care about the students renting from them and it is sad that University of Iowa students have to put up with such poor treatment from Iowa City landlords. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: There were bats in my house and I was told "it was bat season and could not be helped" The elevator has been broken for months Took 4 maitnence requests and a threat from lawyer to fix a broken smoke detector after 4 weeks As everyone knows rent is expensive here but the property people know we need it so they don't care how expensive it is to us as long as we pay It's expensive, but most of my friends who rent elsewhere tell me their maintenance or landlord isn't reliable, so I guess I pay for convenience Internet has been shoddy all year, Mediacom is only able to do so much with talking to our landlord about getting equipment replaced. "Subleased" from graduating couple, but landlord worked with them to get them out of their lease, so we have our own, separate lease. Unit was supposed to be cleaned and checked out by landlord prior to moving in, but nothing had been touched, and forwarding address and keys were sitting on the counter where previous tenants had left them. Complained and property manager showed up no less than three hours later to check out the apartment for the previous tenants (while all of our stuff was in the apartment), and apartment was never cleaned because of this. Q23 - Please use this space to add any additional comments that you might have about your 2017-2018 lease and/or unit: cannot stress enough how horrible our experience has been with Apartments Downtown. They are extremely unorganized. We have had maintenance workers sent to our apartment for repairs meant for other units, wrongful charges onto our account, given the wrong day to move in, and countless other things. They have been rude, hard to get in contact with, and overall unwilling to work with us unless there is an emergency. I would not tell any first time renter (or any renter) to EVER rent with them. Save money and stay away. The housing in Iowa city is terrible. I feel exploited and trapped because I am a student and need to live within half an hours walk of campus. J Q20 - What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2016-2017 school year (past academic year)? AB Property— h9anagemenC — Advant a Rentals �iartments --, apaDk71%f�#E>�YR —� ApartmentslOWN — AspirerafrWO —® Campus — Barker Apartments Big Ten Property -- Management —. Campus-Vmew Cruise Properties —_ LLC — ERP Rentals LLC Gaslight VdIage —_ Hawkeye Cam — t}4@gebAg"—� Heritage Pro?r�y Management _— Co < . Enterpres.. J13 13 Props Kacena Prc,;>— Manageme, ' — KD Properties LLQ: n Keystoe Property" %IARURO -- Mann eent Pace m%rA . P.Can.— — Apaptat"* -- Properties LLC — RE�, Properties —� Renta, ftdye"q — Property —� Scott _ RmpvM'trJ � P.9anc�ijielrrtF�A �_ 0 I I I I I I I 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Q20 - What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2016-2017 school year (past academic year)? 1 4 5 �6 7 8 AB Property Management Advantage Rentals Apartments Downtown 0.00% Apartments at Iowa 12.88 Apartments near 13.64 Campus Aspire at West Campus 1.52% Barker Apartments 0.00% Big Ten Property 2.27% Management Campus -View 0.76% 0 Q20 - What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2016-2017 school year (past academic year)? 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 q§=PW Cruise Properties LLC ERP Rentals LLC Gaslight Village LLC Hawkeye Campus Properties LLC Heartland and River Heritage Property Management Company Houser Enterprises JBB Properties Kacena Property Management 1.52% 2 0.00% 0 1.52% 2 0.76% 1 0.00% 3.03% 0.76% 0.00% 0.00% 1 0 A Q20 - What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2016-2017 school year (past academic year)? 7 ff Ans,,zzler 70 LO� 19 KD Properties LLC 0.00% 0 20 Keystone Property 2.27% 3 Management 21 KMB Property 2.27% 3 Management Company 22 Pace Property 0.76% 1 Management 23 Parsons Properties 0.00% 0 24 Penningroth 0.00% 0 Apartments 25 Prestige Properties LLC 2.27% 3 26 REM Properties 0.76% 1 27 Rental by Ivette 0.00% 0 Q20 - What was the name of your property manager/landlord during the 2016-2017 school year (past academic year)? 7 28 River City Property Management 29 Scott Rentals LLC 0.76% 0.00% 30 Southgate Property 0.76% Management 1 I 1 31 Tailwind Management 0.00% 0 (The Quarters) 32 Other 34.09% 45 Total 100% 132 Q21- How much of your security deposit did you receive back after the 2016-2017 lease? A -74a ` 25-49r' None I 1 1 I I 0 5 10 15 20 25 Q21 - How much of your security deposit did you receive back after the 2016-2017 lease? 6 100% 36.36% 44 5 75-99% 19.83% 24 4 50-74% 9.92% 12 3 25-49% 6.61% 8 1 4.13% 5 0 None 23.14% 28 Total 100% 121 Q22 - Did you feel like you should have received less, more, or about the same of your security deposit (referring to the 2016-2017 lease)? �v 30 40 50 60 70 80 Q22 - Did you feel like you should have received less, more, or about the same of your security deposit (referring to the 2016-2017 lease)? 1 Less 0.83% About the same 60.83% More 38.33% Total 100% r �.®CITY OF IOWA CITY - �MEMORANDUM Date: October 4, 2018 To: City Council From: Karen Jennings, Human Resources Administrator Re: Fall employee lunch — Save the Date The City will be hosting its annual employee appreciation lunch on Thursday, November 15, 2018 in the Park Lodge at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. A meal will be served from 11:00am — 1:00pm by the City's Department Directors to permanent City employees as an expression of appreciation for their commitment and hard work. As a City Council member, you are welcome to attend as a guest, or to help the Department Directors serve. I hope that you are able to join us. Thank you. IN -0:52F -W SEARCH I CONTACT US I GIVE IP5 From Assistant to the City ManageJ Andrew PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS PEOPLE SUCCESS INDICATORS STUDENT RESOURCES ALUMNI IISC Student Spends Summer Researching Future of Automated Vehicles in Iowa City Growing up in Bangladesh, Hossain Mohiuddin could see the rising traffic Congestion and complex mixture of different transportation modes, the suffering of working people struggling to Commute back and forth from work, unplanned housing, and a lack of urban facilities- This led him to study urban and regional planning at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) where he began to observe and investigate the complex urban problems from an academic perspective. After taking courses in traffic engineering and transportation planning, he began to think about the transporefion problems of his home city, Dhaka, and became more fascinated with the topic of transportation planning. Hossain came to the University of Iowa to study urban and regional planning in the fall of 2017 aiming to focus on transportation planning. He was fortunate to be awarded a Graduate College Summer Fellowship in 2018. For his fellowship, he worked with the Iowa City, city manager's office to conduct research on how the city will adapt to automated vehicles. For the project, he initially met with researchers at the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS), a transportation safety research center in the University of Iowa's College of Engineering. NADS is the largest public driving simulator in the world. Their research focuses on the areas of human factors, vehicle safety systems, driver impairment, driver distraction, connected vehicle technologies, automated vehicles, and simulation and on -road data Collection technologies. NADS is currently using the Iowa City - Cedar Rapids corridor as a test site and proving grounds for automated vehicles. They are studying the research from every state's automated vehicle advisory board Hossain's fellowship was then narrowed down to study how automated vehicles would affect Iowa City parking and street design, what legislation would need to be implemented, land use, effects on city budgets, and the integration of automated vehicles into the public transit system. His work included collaborating with the City Manager, Geoff Fruin; Assistant City Manager, Ashley Monroe, Assistant to the City Manager, Simon Andrew; and the city's Director of Transportation Services, Darian Nagle-Gamm (URP alum). There are approximately 60 other cities around the world currently piloting or preparing projects on automated vehicles. Bloomberg Philanthropies has assembled datasets of driverless vehicles from these cities. Hossain utilized this information as he researched how city streets would need to be changed to accommodate the vehicles, finding that roads would require an additional lane to accommodate user pick up and drop off. The city plan would likely be phased in, first on city streets and then on roads in the Iowa City -Cedar Rapids corridor. Hossain's work created a significant foundation for a capstone project starting in fall 2018. Four students have been assigned to the Field Problems team which will focus on how Iowa City will handle the increasing availability of ride hailing services and automated vehicles, as well as associated changes in mobility services and urban space. Specifically, the project will examine allocation of urban space and public transport in Iowa City as mobility technologies evolve, and the equity implications of those changes. Hossain says, 'Working with the city administration and Iowa City Transit has given me the opportunity to apply my academic knowledge and analytical abilities to real-life situations. I've gained knowledge in how a transit authority runs, thus, broadening my thinking process regarding strategies of making public transit more popular. Furthermore, it has given me a better understanding of what policies may work and what may not work in real life situations. "Additionally, working under the city manager, attending city council meetings, and having active discussions with my fellowship supervisor about different management and budgetary processes have given me a clear understanding of how cities functions, how public involvement occurs, and how local politics play a role in the City's decisions." 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ECICOG, 700 16th Street, NE, Suite 301, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 SafeUnsubscribe•M councilCo Iowa-citv.oro Forward this email I Update Profile I About our service provider Sent by natalie.fraehlich@ecicoa.ora in collaboration with CorawxContact', s,�' Try it free today - 1P8 Preliminary MINUTES PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 — 3:30 PM LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM — CITY HALL MEMBERS PRESENT: Erin Fitzgerald, Wendy Brown, Steve Miller, Vero Rose Smith, Brett Zimmerman (for Ron Knoche), Juli Seydell Johnson NOT PRESENT: Tam Bodkin Bryk STAFF PRESENT: Marcia Bollinger, Morgan Musselman, Anne Russett PUBLIC PRESENT: Kay Colangelo, Thomas Agran, Rachel Arnone and art students RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL By a unanimous vote, the Public Art Advisory Committee recommend adoption of the proposed amendment to 14 -2G -7G-6 of the Iowa City Code by the Iowa City City Council as presented by Anne Russett. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA: Juli Seydell Johnson temporarily substituted as chair for this meeting, as Erin Fitzgerald arrived late and Tam Bodkin Bryk was not in attendance. Thomas Agran commented that he read the minutes of the August Committee meeting and wanted to speak on the idea of a resident artist program like that of St. Paul, MN which was mentioned in the FY19 fund allocation discussion. Agran stated that he had misunderstood a fundamental tenant of St. Paul's program but had recently met the latest St. Paul City Artist at the Iowa Arts Summit which took place in August. Agran said he thinks it is important to clarify the details of the program to the Committee because he believes a City Artist program would be perfect for Iowa City. Agran stated that St. Paul's version of the program is not a traditional artist - in -residence program but rather a program that arranges for an artist to be a member of City staff so the City can utilize their skill to address structural problems at a municipal level, rather than someone who paints murals and creates other pieces of art around the city, though that may be a way the City Artist and the City decide to solve a problem. Agran stated that the most recent St. Paul City Artist developed a program around gaining public input and that the artist had mentioned to him that the community members who typically attend public input meetings are not necessarily the audience who would be using the park, for example, so she reached out to specific areas and created "pop-up" public input meetings where she would provide popsicles for attendees. Agran noted that this project was a result of the City arranging for an artist to look at a problem and coming up with a creative solution as opposed to following the typical bureaucratic process. Agran mentioned another project that the City Artist had arranged where she placed poetry on the sidewalks. Rather than creating an expensive project like Iowa City's Literary Walk, the artist developed a program where, anytime the City was repaving a sidewalk, a poem written by someone in St. Paul was imprinted on one of those squares as a way of getting art into all parts of the city at very little cost. Agran mentioned that St. Paul's Public Art Program does not fund the City Artist because it is a staff position within the City government that is funded by a grant unrelated to the Public Art Program. Given his new understanding of the program, Agran thinks it would be a great project for Iowa City to implement and he wanted to clarify the specifics of the St. Paul City Artist program so the idea could be revisited by the Committee as a potential future project. Vero Rose Smith mentioned that due to her personal experience as someone who receives funding in intervals, not through a grant but through external funding to the institution at which she is currently housed, she knows that operating in such a way is difficult, particularly for longitudinal projects, such as city-level projects. Rose Smith stated that the ideal program would be funded by the City or otherwise funded in a manner that is not dependent on annual or bi-annual renewals of a stipend as the uncertainty of a grant-based program is difficult to work with both in terms of collaboration with others and on an individual level. Agran mentioned that he asked the City Artist what the tenure of the position was, to which she replied that the position is not tenured, as it comes with the expectation that the City Artist, like the Parks Directorfor example, is expected to be available to solve problems and a predetermined residency period does not allow for that kind of flexibility. Agran stated that the most recent St. Paul City Artist worked for the City for six years and the Artist before her worked there for about twelve years, so the position is treated like any other city government position, with the understanding that the City Artist's time is not restricted as they work to do something meaningful for the city. Steve Miller asked if implementing a City Artist program is something that falls within the Public Art Action Committee's capabilities. Marcia Bollinger stated that the Committee could make the recommendation to the City Council during the budget process, although it would likely involve a certain significant of research before that recommendation is given to assess how critical the position is and what the priorities are. There was no further public discussion of items not on the agenda. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 2. 2018 MEETING Miller moved to approve the minutes of the August 2, 2018 meeting. Wendy Brown seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Fitzgerald arrived at 3:45 p.m. REVIEW OF SOUTHEAST JUNIOR HIGH ART PROPOSAL FOR THE LONGFELLOW TUNNEL Rachel Arnone and two of her eight-grade art students from Southeast Junior High, Maya and Coy, presented their designs for the mural that will be completed in the Longfellow Pedestrian Tunnel. Arnone stated that the two designs presented to the Committee today were voted upon by the class and were chosen as the winning designs, and that each design would take up one of the tunnel's walls and they would extend slightly beyond of the tunnel so that they would be visible to those nearby. Arnone stated that the two designs consist of similar colors. Miller asked if the class chose the designs so they would complement each other when voting. Arnone responded that no, the class just votes on the top two designs, and it has worked out in the past couple of years that the designs complement each other. Maya stated that the inspirations for her design were trees, which she enjoys drawing, and photos of octopi that inspired the tendrils that surround the tree. Coy stated that the rainbow component featured in her design symbolizes equality. Fitzgerald asked if they were planning to paint the ceiling of the tunnel again. Arnone replied that they did not paint it last year but that they could this year if they would have ladders provided by the Parks Department to do so. Bollinger asked if Parks Department had primed the ceiling area last year. Arnone responded that she and the students primed the far interior of the tunnel last year because the tunnel was too wet for the Parks Department to prime. It turned out to be still so wet when the students primed that in some areas the primer had fallen off the wall. Arnone stated that they had spray painted when the primer was wet because it would not dry. Bollinger stated that this is the reason the project is taking place in the fall, because it was thought the students will be able to paint in drier conditions in the fall rather than spring. Marcia asked Arnone when they planned to start the project. Arnone stated that she plans to paint the tunnel in late September or early October because the students need to make stencils for Coy's design and they need to discuss how to complete Maya's design, which will require a more freehand use of spray paint. Marcia asked the students how they would like to extend their designs outside of the tunnel. Maya said she will probably extend the octopus - inspired tendrils and Coy will likely extend the rainbow. Seydell Johnson motioned to approve the designs as presented for the Longfellow Tunnel. Rose Smith seconded. Motion passed unanimously. REVIEW OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING CODE RELATED TO PUBLIC ART IN - LIEU FEES IN RIVERFRONT CROSSINGS City of Iowa City Senior Planner Anne Russett, who drafted the proposed amendment, was in attendance for this portion of the meeting so the Committee could ask her any questions they might have regarding this change in the zoning code. Russett explained that the amendment to Title 14, Zoning Code of the Iowa City Code related to Public Art In -Lieu Fees in Riverfront Crossings would change the requirement that public art funds received for height bonuses be spent in the same Riverfront Crossing Subdistrict as the subject property that contributed said funds to the funds being able to be spent within the Riverfront Crossings district in general. The specific language is as follows: "Funds contributed shall be used by the City for public art within the Riverfront Crossings Subdistricts where the subject building is located as approved by the Public Art Committee" would be changed to "Funds contributed shall be used by the City for public art within the Riverfront Crossings District as approved by the Public Art committee." Brown asked how many subdistricts are within the Riverfront Crossings district. Russett replied that there are eight subdistricts and that the park area is not designated as a subdistrict but as public open space. Bollinger stated that the amendment does a lot for the flexibility of locating public art anywhere within the Riverfront Crossings District. There would be $73,000 coming from this one project which the Committee hopes to use for the relocation of the Kenneth Snelson sculpture to the Riverfront Crossings district. Fitzgerald asked for clarification on whether it costs $73,000 to move that sculpture. Russett responded that the $73,000 is what the City received from a developer who decided to contribute 1% of their costs to the City's Public Art Program, meaning that the Committee has $73,000 available to them to be used within the Riverfront Crossings District. Seydell Johnson stated that these funds will be used for the relocation of the Snelson sculpture, involving engineering and consultant fees and rehabilitation of the sculpture Miller asked Russett if she could see any potential negative outcomes coming from this change to the zoning code, such as who has the choice regarding where public art is placed. Russett replied that the City and the Committee still have the authority to decide where the art is placed, because any funds that are spent need to be reviewed by the Committee, and that is true for this project and all future projects. Agran asked if the 1 % development bonus program was in effect for only the Riverfront Crossings District or for other districts within Iowa City. Russett stated that was correct. Agran asked if that development bonus in Riverfront Crossings was recommended in the original development of the district or if it was added later. Russett responded that the public art bonus was included in the form -based code from the beginning because when the form -based code for the district was originally adopted it included multiple bonus provisions. Rose Smith asked if the developer would be publicly acknowledged for participating in the program to incentivize other developers to potentially participate. Bollinger responded that the public is likely unaware of this portion of the code, and there isn't a provision in place that gives public recognition of participating developers, but that arranging that recognition is possible. Bollinger asked if the developers could install art that the developer personally commissions. Russett responded that the 1% goes directly to the fund, but that she supposes the developers could commission their own art to be installed if they desired, though there is not much incentive to do so. Miller asked for clarification on whether the 1 % goes directly to the City's Public Art Program fund. Russett responded that this is the case, and the funds are to be spent within that district only. Rose Smith stated that that seemed liked something worth raising awareness about. Agran stated that one thing to consider as developments occur and developers decide to give 1 % is, when you tie the 1 % development bonus to the district in which these developments are being built, especially when a significant increase in public art funding occurs, to ask who that public art funding ultimately serves because development is occurring in places with large concentrations of wealth and funneling that funding back into that one area will prevent it from being spread to the other areas of the city that are underserved or under -resourced. Agran mentioned that Seattle divorced their 1% program from the geography and as a result, when the city grows, the whole city grows. Agran stated that as the Committee thinks about their advocacy role, they should consider how public art funding that comes from these developments can be used to benefit the whole community. Russett said that they would have to work with the City Attorney's office on that if changes are potentially going to be made in that direction. Russett stated that Washington state's rules are different than the state of Iowa's rules and typically when we ask for an in -lieu fee for something, such as a bonus or an open space, it needs to be tied to a specific area. Russett stated that they do have an in -lieu fee for open space and that there are open -space districts which could be potentially used as a model for public art. Seydell Johnson stated that those districts operate in a similarly limiting way, that wherever the money comes in, it must be spent within those districts to benefit the residents of those areas. Seydell Johnson stated that they previously tried to expand neighborhood open space in -lieu fees to reach more of the city and it wasn't possible with current Iowa law. Fitzgerald stated that the Committee should make a mental note as to where they are spending their dollars and they should make theirfunding more strategic and effective, rather than spending additional funds where there is already funding. Miller moved to recommend approval of the amendment to the Riverfront Crossings code related to the public art fees in -lieu as presented by Anne Russett. Seydell Johnson seconded. Motion passed unanimously. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REPORTS: There were no committee announcements or reports STAFF REPORTS: Bollinger stated that the RFQ for the City Hall Public Art piece went out September 5, and that the deadline is the 281 of September. Bollinger stated that the matching fund grants application is in the process of being posted online and that, once the application is posted, a press release will be distributed. Bollinger stated that the next deadline for the matching fund grants application is October 191. Bollinger also stated that they are finalizing agreements with the selected artist for the Farmers' Market placemaking project. Bollinger stated that Cara Briggs Farmer's shipment of aluminum has been held up, so progress on the Chadek Green Placemaking Project has been momentarily stalled, but will begin again soon once the aluminum has arrived and that the installation should be finalized at the end of October. Fitzgerald asked if there was any damage to the Riverfront Crossings Park from the recent storm. Seydell Johnson replied that there were many trees down throughout the city, but that there wasn't any damage to that specific park. Miller asked if the budget had been officially finalized. Bollinger stated that it has been finalized. The Committee reviewed the allocation of funds as arranged in the August meeting. Bollinger asked the Committee if they had officially decided to work with Cara Briggs Farmer on future community garden placemaking project at Creekside. The Committee agreed to work with Cara Briggs Farmer on future placemaking projects in neighborhood parks that have community gardens. Fitzgerald asked what the process of finding a new chair to replace her would be and when that process would begin. Bollinger responded that the official process of designating a new chair would not occur until January, and that Tam Bodkin Bryk would be the interim chair following Fitzgerald's vacancy. Fitzgerald stated that she will attend her last committee meeting in October. ADJOURNMENT: Seydell Johnson moved to adjourn. Miller seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned 4:25 p.m. Public Art Advisory Committee Attendance Record 2018 Key: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Not a member Term 11/2 1/4 2/1 4/5 5/3 6/7 7/12 8/2 9/6 Name Expires Bodkin Bryk, x O/E x x x x x x O/E Tam 01/01/19 Brown, Wendy 01/01/20 O/E x x x x x x x x Erin Fitzgerald 01/01/20 x x x x x x x x x Knoche, Ron x x x x x x x x x Seydell- Johnson, Juli x x x x x x x x x Vero Rose Smith 01/01/21 -- x O/E x x O/E x O/E x Steve Miller 02/01/21 -- -- x x x O/E x x x Key: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Not a member