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Item Number: 6.a. AL CITY OF IOWA CITY =�c�- COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution approving City Plaza Map. Prepared By: Susan Dulek, Ass't. City Attorney Reviewed By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: No Impact Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: Resolution City Plaza Map Executive Summary: The City Code divides City Plaza (aka, the ped mall) into 3 zones. Zone 1 is the area within 10 feet of the building face, Zone 3 is the emergency/service lane through the middle of City Plaza, and Zone 2 is everything else. The 3 zones are to be illustrated on the City Plaza map kept on file in the City Clerk's office and approved by Council resolution. The map reflects the reconfiguration of amenities, planters, and vegetation resulting from the recent improvements to City Plaza. Background /Analysis: ATTACHMENTS: Description Resolution City Plaza map Prepared by: Susan Dulek, Ass't. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240-319-356-5030 Resolution No. 20-85 Resolution approving City Plaza Map. Whereas, Section 10-5-2 of the City Code divides City Plaza into three zones; Whereas, the three zones are to be illustrated on the City Plaza map kept on file in the City Clerk's office and approved by Council resolution; and Whereas, the attached City Plaza map reflects the reconfiguration of amenities, planters, and vegetation resulting from the recent improvements to City Plaza. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of the Iowa City, Iowa that: The attached City Plaza map is approved, and the City Clerk is directed to keep the map on file. Passed and approved this 7th day of April 2020. T,4�, / May Attest: cz ity Clerk tv d by 1 (7XZ_ City Attorney's Office (Sue Dulek — 3/31/2020) Resolution No. Page 2 20-85 It was moved by salih and seconded by 'Taylor the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS ABSENT: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner E WASHINGTON ST a _ IIII IIII Key o 10 ® Zone 1, 10' out from storefront Herteen & Stocker's Jewelry • Zone 2 Paul Helling Building Ten Thousand Villages Blackhawk Mlni Palk Zone 3, Emergency Services Lane •o o Bench Pedestrian Mall � Kiosk Textiles Planter (City Plaza) January 2020 Dandy Lion � Buzz Salon 0 Trash receptacle Pitaya? m Recycle receptacle Alley Alley ❑ Sculpture Pad • # Light Fixture Aspen Leaf Frozen Yogurt Fieldhouse ATM p � ells Fargo ATM Wells V � V � � • DC's • qNP Scale: 1" = 50' Plaza Center One d g m im $ Maker's Loft D • MERGE m o� ® Yotopia N o ° in ~ Ea) . m > v m a m` • Z O 'EJLibrary o • aaa� • Iowa City Public .b o � a� �y • Wetherdance Fountain - -V Playground U) Z L _� � • � rtrrrrrrrr. o co - o d �{ �o � I OEM s T Stage 0 LL m a [X a O a m c F C A N 6 3 N Bread Garden Formosa Hotel Vetrod F O O O The Graduate Gene's Underground Printing CITY OF IO A CIT ENGI E RING Project: Pedestrian Mall Sheet 1 January 2020 Item Number: 6.b. AL CITY OF IOWA CITY =�c�- COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution extending the duration of the permit for solid waste containers in the downtown alleys. Prepared By: Susan Dulek, Ass't. City Attorney Reviewed By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Mark Rummel, Ass't.Director of Transportation Fiscal Impact: none Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: resolution Executive Summary: Solid waste containers (i.e., dumpsters) may only be placed in the downtown alleys pursuant to a 3 -year permit. The City has issued a permit only to one waste hauler, Republic Services. This resolution extends the duration of the permit to June 30, 2021 to allow the City, with input from the Downtown District, time to evaluate the current system for removing solid waste and collecting recyclables in the downtown alleys. Background /Analysis: ATTACHMENTS: Description resolution Prepared by: Susan Dulek, Asst. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319-3565030 RESOLUTION NO. 20-86 Resolution extending the duration of the permit for solid waste containers in the downtown alleys Whereas, City Council adopted the Permit System for Solid Waste Containers in the Downtown Alleys in Resolution No. 17-29 as required by City Code section 14 -3H -8F; and Whereas, a waste hauler may not place a solid waste container in a downtown alley without a permit; Whereas, the permit system provides that the duration of the permit is three years; Whereas, the City has issued a three-year permit only to one waste hauler, Republic Services; and Whereas, the permit issued to Republic Services is expiring and should be extended to June 30, 2021 to allow the City, with input from the Downtown District, time to evaluate the current system for removing solid waste and collecting recyclables in the downtown alleys. Now, therefore, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that: The Permit System for Solid Waste Containers in the Downtown Alleys adopted in Resolution No. 17-29 is amended by extending the duration of the permit to June 30, 2021. Passed and approved this 7th day of April Mdtlpr Attest: City Clerk 2020. t= by %� '1(7)�/' City Attorney's Office (Sue Dulek - 4/1/2020) Resolution No. 20-86 Page 9 It was moved by Salih and seconded by Taylor Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner the (-0,6 by: Susan Dulek, Asst. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319-356-5030 RESOLUTION NO. Resolutioiextending the duration of the per It for solid waste containers I the downtown alleys Whereas, City Council adopte the Permit System for olid Waste Containers in the Downtown Alleys in Resolution No. 17-29 a required by City C e section 14 -3H -8F; and Whereas, a waste hauler may not ace a solid aste container in a downtown alley without a permit; Whereas, the permit system provides Athaeuration ofthe permit is three years; Whereas, the City has issued a threeit only to one waste hauler, Republic Services; and Whereas, the permit issued to ReAublic Services\s expiring and should be extended to June 30, 2020 to allow the City, with ' put from the Do town District, time to evaluate the current system for removing solid wast and collecting recycl les in the downtown alleys. Now, therefore, be it ordained by the City Council of the The Permit System for S,6lid Waste Containers in the No. 17-29 is amended b extending the duration of the Passed and appybved this day of Mayor Clerk of Iowa City, Iowa that: own Alleys adopted in Resolution to June 30, 2021. 2020. o d by City Attorney's (Sue Dulek — 4 Item Number: 6.c. 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY ��.:. -dry in � at COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction for construction of the Wetherby Restroom Shelter, and Playground Upgrades Project. Prepared By: Jason Reichart, Sr. Civil Engineer Reviewed By: Jason Havel, City Engineer Juli Seydell Johnson, Parks and Recreation Director Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: $496,843.00, available in the Wetherby Restroom, Shelter & Playground Upgrades account # R4349. Recommendations: Staff: Approval 1 •1 u . " ► /G1 Attachments: Resolution Executive Summary: This agenda item awards the construction contract for the Wetherby Restroom Shelter, and Playground Upgrades Project to PEAK Construction Group, Inc. of North Liberty, Iowa. Based on the bids received, staff recommends awarding the base bid ($478,843) and Add Alternate #1 ($18,000) to PEAK Construction Group, Inc. for a total of $496,843.00. Background /Analysis: The base bid for this project includes replacing the park shelter, restrooms, playground, and signage. It also includes upgrades to access paths. In addition, Add Alternate #1 was bid, which includes the addition of rubberized surface for the swing area. The Project Manual and Estimate of Cost were approved at the March 3, 2020 City Council Meeting. The engineer's estimate of cost for construction of the base bid was $585,000. Five (5) bids were submitted to the City Clerk prior to the deadline on April 1, 2020. Bidder Name Base Bid Amount Alternate #1 PEAK Construction Group, Inc. $478,843.00 $18,000.00 McComas-Lacina Construction LC $494,200.00 $27,000.00 Tricon General Construction, Inc. $508,000.00 $25,000.00 All American Concrete, Inc. $541,355.00 $29,000.00 Bockenstedt Excavating, Inc. $618,150.00 $31,000.00 FAA CTa:IMI=11il,kI&V Description Resolution Prepared by: Jason Reichert, Public Works, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5436 Resolution No. 20-87 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the Wetherby Restroom Shelter, and Playground Upgrades Project. Whereas, PEAK Construction Group, Inc. of North Liberty, IA, has submitted the lowest responsible bid of $496,843.00 for construction of the above-named project; and Whereas, the bid includes the base bid and Alternate #1; and Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Wetherby Restroom, Shelter, & Playground Upgrades account # R4349; and Whereas, the City Engineer and City Manager are authorized to execute change orders according to the City's Purchasing Policy as they may become necessary in the construction of the above- named project. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. The contract for the construction of the above-named project is hereby awarded to PEAK Construction Group, Inc. subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign and the City Clerk to attest the contract for construction of the above-named project, subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. Passed and approved this 7th day of Attest : 2020 City It was moved by salih and seconded by adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: i7 X X Nays: tun,v '.—"'u V,wJ for Absent: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner the Resolution be Item Number: 6.d. 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY ��.:. -dry In � at COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the Scott, Napoleon, and Fairmeadows Park Improvements Project. Prepared By: Jason Reichart, Sr. Civil Engineer Reviewed By: Jason Havel, City Engineer Juli Seydell Johnson, Parks and Recreation Director Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: $411,890.00, available in the Napoleon, Scott, Fairmeadows Park Rehabilitation account # R4367 Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: Parks Commission reviewed this project at their December 11, 2019 meeting Attachments: Resolution Executive Summary: This agenda item awards the construction contract for the Napoleon, Scott, Fairmeadows Parks Rehabilitation Project to All American Concrete of West Liberty, Iowa. Based on the bids received, staff recommends awarding the base bid ($391,090), Add Alternate #1 ($9,400) and Add Alternate #2 ($11,400) to All American Concrete for a total amount of $411,890.00. Project alternates include the following: • Add Alternate #1: The additional work and cost for a proposed 18' x 18' open shade structure at Napoleon Park. • Add Alternate #2: The additional work and cost for a proposed 24' x 24' open shade structure at Napoleon Park. The Project Manual and Estimate of Cost were approved at the March 3, 2020 City Council Meeting. The engineer's estimate of cost for construction of the base bid was $395,000. Four (4) bids were submitted to the City Clerk prior to the deadline on April 1, 2020. Bidder Name Base Bid Alt. #1 Alt #2 All American Concrete $391,000.00 $9,400.00 $11,400.00 Bockenstedt Excavating $398,495.00 $10,500 $19,500.00 Tricon General Const. $426,000.00 $12,000.00 $15,000.00 PEAK Const. $484,351.00 $11,000.00 $14,000.00 Background /Analysis: The Scott Park playground and shelter were installed in 1999 and are nearing the end of their serviceable life. The play area also lacks accessible paths and safety surface. The 2017 Park Master Plan recommends replacement of the playground and shelter in 2020. This project will also include new safety surfacing and additional concrete paths for increased accessibility. A public meeting was held on August 8, 2019 to collect public input on playground design, color palette, and other general comments concerning park use and needs. Play equipment and colors were selected based on input collected at this meeting. ATTACHMENTS: Description Resolution Prepared by: Jason Reichert, Public Works, 410 E. Washington Sl., Iowa city, IA 52240 (319)356-5436 Resolution No. 20-88 Resolution awarding contract and authorizing the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest a contract for construction of the Scott, Napoleon, and Fairmeadows Park Improvements Project. Whereas, All American Concrete Inc. of West Liberty, IA, has submitted the lowest responsible bid of $411,890.00 for construction of the above-named project; and Whereas, the bid includes the base bid and Alternate #'s 1 & 2; and Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Napoleon, Scott, Fairmeadows Parks Rehabilitation account # R4367; and Whereas, the City Engineer and City Manager are authorized to execute change orders according to the City's Purchasing Policy as they may become necessary in the construction of the above- named project. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: The contract for the construction of the above-named project is hereby awarded to All American Concrete, Inc. subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign and the City Clerk to attest the contract for construction of the above-named project, subject to the condition that awardee secure adequate performance and payment bond, insurance certificates, and contract compliance program statements. Passed and approved this 7th day of April 2020 ,2c Mayor Attest City lerk r ed by 'nJ / �� hn City Attorney's Office (Eric Goers 4/2/2020) Page 2 Resolution No. 20-88 It was moved by Salih and seconded by Taylor the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner Item Number: 7.a. AL CITY OF IOWA CITY =�c�- COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution setting a public hearing for April 21, 2020 on an ordinance amending Title 3, entitled "Finance, Taxation and Fees," Chapter 4, entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines and Penalties," Article 5, entitled, "Solid Waste Disposal," of the City Code to increase or change solid waste disposal charges and fees. Prepared By: Jacklyn Fleagle, Budget and Compliance Officer Reviewed By: Dennis Bockenstedt, Finance Director Fiscal Impact: Solid Waste Disposal rate adjustments for FY2021 amounting to an increase of approximately $170,000 per year in revenues for the Refuse fund $330,000 per year in revenues for the Landfill fund. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: Notice of Public Hearing Draft Fees and Rate Ordinance Resolution setting hearing Executive Summary: The Finance Department requests the City Council set a public hearing for April 21, 2020 to consider amending Title 3, Chapter 4 of the City Code. Title 3, Chapter 4 amendments include an increase in residential solid waste collection fees for curbside recycling fees by $.90 per dwelling unit per month, an increase in residential solid waste collection fees for all TVs or monitors to $21.50, an increase in landfill use fees for all TVs or monitors to $15.00 per item, an increase in landfill contaminated soil rates to $50 per ton, an increase in landfill use fees for solid waste disposal fees by $2.50 per ton, and an increase of landfill use fees for minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fees by $.50 in fiscal year 2021. Background /Analysis: Title 3, Chapter 4 of the City Code is the `Schedule of Fees. Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines and Penalties' Solid Waste Disposal Rate Adjustments In the fiscal year 2019, the Refuse Collection fund had an ending unassigned fund balance of $1,563,487. The revised projected fund balance for fiscal year 2020 is estimated to be $1,405,923, a 10.1% decrease. The City's curbside recycling program has seen an increase in the number of customers and a 30% increase in materials recycled by weight with the addition of larger recycling carts and the transition to single -stream recycling. Without the $.90 per unit per month rate increase from $5.10 per dwelling unit per month to $6.00 per dwelling unit per month, the fund balance would continue to decline. The majority of the other rate adjustments largely impact the Landfill fund. In fiscal year 2020, the Landfill fund had an ending unassigned fund balance of $2,509,229. The revised projected fund balance for fiscal year 2020 is estimated to be $1,679,658, a 33.1 % decrease. The City needs to increase electronics recycling rates for TVs and monitors to cover the per -item cost from the City's electronics recycling vendor. The electronics rate for residential solid waste collection fees is going from $18.50 per item for TVs or monitors less than 18 inches and $23.50 per item for TVs or monitors 18 inches or greater to $21.50 per item for all TVs or monitors. The electronics rate for landfill use fees is going from $12.00 per item for TVs or monitors less than 18 inches and $17.00 per item for TVs or monitors 18 inches or greater to $15.00 per item for all TVs or monitors. The contaminated soil rate needs to be increased from $15.00 per ton to $50.00 per ton to cover the costs of administrative work associated with receiving the material and the potential liability. Finally, the solid waste disposal fees for City residents is going from $42.50 to $45.00 per ton and for non -City residents from $47.50 to $50.00 per ton. The minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fees is going from $6.50 to $7.00 for City residents and from $7.00 to $7.50 for non -City residents. These landfill use fee increases are necessary to ensure the long-term ability to fund operations and financial assurance reserves. The Refuse Collection fund and the Landfill fund are enterprise or business -type funds that are expected to be self -funding. The primary solution is to review user rates to ensure that the funds are generating sufficient revenue to cover both their operating and capital expenses. By implementing the solid waste and landfill rate increases mentioned previously in fiscal year 2021, the anticipated declines in the funds' cash balances are greatly reduced. This solution also provides for a much healthier and sustainable fund over time versus financing the necessary capital improvements through revenue bonds or other debt. The proposed fee increases are expected to generate enough revenue to support the increase in operating costs and ensures that the Refuse Collection and Landfill funds remain self -funding enterprises. The expected increase in revenues for the Refuse Collection fund is approximately $170,000 a year, and the expected increase in revenues for the Landfill fund is approximately $330,000 a year. ATTACHMENTS: Description Notice of Public Hearing Draft Fees and Rate Ordinance Resolution setting hearing Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at which the Council will consider: Ordinance amending Title 3, Entitled "Finances, Taxation and Fees," Chapter 4, entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines and Penalties," of the City Code to increase solid waste disposal charges and fees. Copies of the proposed ordinance are on file for public examination in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, which is currently closed to the public because of the coronavirus. Copies are available by telephoning the City Clerk at 319/356-5043 or emailing kellie-fruehling(a Iowa-city.org. The public hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. on April 21, 2020, in Emma J. Harvat Hall of the Iowa City City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City. If City Hall remains closed to the public, the meeting will be an electronic meeting using the Zoom Meetings Platform. For information on how to participate in the electronic meeting, see www.icgov.org/councildocs or telephone the City Clerk at 319/356-5043. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to participate. Kellie K. Fruehling, City Clerk Prepared by: Jacklyn Fleagle, Budget & Compliance Officer, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240; 319- 356-5063 Ordinance No. Ordinance Amending Title 3, Entitled "City Finances, Taxation And Fees," Chapter 4, Entitled "Schedule Of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines, And Penalties," Section 3-4-5, Entitled "Solid Waste Disposal" Whereas, pursuant to Chapter 384, Code of Iowa (2013), the City of Iowa City is authorized to establish and provide for the collection of rates to pay for the City's utility systems, including the City's solid waste disposal services at the municipal landfill; and Whereas, the City's financial policies dictate that the Refuse and Landfill funds shall be self-supporting; and Whereas, the City's current solid waste disposal rate structure does not provide sufficient revenue to fund the necessary operations; and Whereas, the Iowa City Council intends to provide a solid waste disposal rate and fee structure that makes the City's refuse and landfill utilizes self-sustaining; and Whereas, it is in the public interest to increase certain fees and charges associated with said solid waste disposal services at the municipal landfill; and Whereas, the Iowa City City Council proposes to increase residential solid waste collection fees for curbside recycling by $.90 per dwelling unit, per month, to change residential solid waste collection fees for all TVs or monitors to $21.50, to change landfill use fees for all TVs or monitors to $15.00 per item, to increase contaminated soil to $50 per ton, to increase landfill use fees for solid waste disposal by $2.50 per ton, and to increase landfill use fees for minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fees by $.50 on July 1, 2020, to adequately finance the municipal landfill and refuse operational costs; Now, therefore, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa: Section I. Amendment. Title 3, entitled "City Finances, Taxation, and Fees," Chapter 4, entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines, and Penalties," Section 3-4-5, entitled "Solid Waste Disposal," of the Iowa City Code is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it as follows: 3-4-5: Solid Waste Disposal: Description Of Fee, Charge, Bond, Fine Or Penalty F Charge Yard waste collection fees: F Per dwelling unit, per month $2.00 Low income discount Untreated wood waste Collection of large items fees: 75 percent of monthly charge Free Appliance collection, per item collected 1$20.00 Ordinance No. Page 2 Description Of Fee, Charge, Bond, Fine Or Penalty F Charge Bulky solid waste $12.50 per stop and 1 item; $6.00 per additional items Tire collection $3.75 per tire; $7.50 tire and rim Residential solid waste collection fees: F 71 Curbside household refuse: F FF[Perdwelling unit, per month $12.00 Low income discount F75 percent of monthly charge FF[Per sticker for each additional bag beyond each unit's [j2_50 each monthly allotment Additional refuse carts over 1, per month 12.00 each Per 2 rooming units, per month (in addition to the dwelling 15.90 unit fees) FFElectronic waste TVs or monitors $21.50 per item Curbside recycling: FFPer dwelling unit, per month $6.00 71-1 Low income discount 75 percent of monthly charge Iowa City community compost $20.00 per ton, $2.00 minimum Wood chip mulch $10.00 per ton, $2.00 minimum D�sit and delinquency fee combined for City water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection accounts: Residential owner account, per combined residential service $ 0.00 for City water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste collection service Residential tenant account, per combined residential service 120.00 for City water and/or sanitary sewer and/or solid waste I collection service 5 percent delinquency charge on current billed portion of the 5 percent current billed portion. Can be outstanding amount on combined water and/or sanitary sewer waived once every 12 months and/or solid waste account that is not paid within 22 days of billing date Delinquency deposit for combined water and/or sanitary sewer An amount equal to an average 2 -month and/or solid waste collection service billing for the delinquent account. Can be waived if the account holder enrolls in SurePay Special wastes disposal fees: Disposal of special wastes (except for asbestos containing 2 times the landfill use fees in this section material and contaminated soils) Minimum fee 2 times the landfill use fee for 1 ton Ordinance No. Page 3 Description Of Fee, Charge, Bond, Fine Or Penalty Charge Asbestos containing material (ACM): Nonfriable ACM, from Iowa City premises subject to a Property Tax and City owned $100.00/ton property Nonfriable ACM, from other locations 105.00/ton Friable ACM, from Iowa City premises subject to a 100.00/cubic yard Property Tax and City owned property Friable ACM, from other locations 105.00/cubic yard FFMinimum fee for any regulated ACM 100.00 Contaminated soil: 50.00/ton FFMinimum fee for contaminated soil 150.00 Disposal of large items fees (see also Collection of large items fees above): Appliance disposal fees: FF—Commercial per item disposed 1.00/cubic foot 7-1 Residential per item disposed $12.50 (at landfill scale house) Tire disposal fee: 71 Per pound $ 0.15 FFSubject to minimum fee 3.00 entreated wood waste and yard waste: 124.00/ton �1— Minimum F2.00 Landfill use fees: 7 1 Arriving at the landfill with an unsecured or uncovered load: 7— First instance in trailing 12 months Warning 71— Second or subsequent instances in trailing 12 months $50.00 FElectronic waste $3.00 per item; TVs or monitors $15.00 per item Solid waste from Iowa City premises subject to a Property Tax and City owned property: i 71—[Total landfill fee per ton (includes State fee per ton) $45.00 All other solid waste: F 7-1 Total landfill fee per ton (includes State fee per ton) 50.00 Minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fees (300 pounds or less): Solid waste from Iowa City premises subject to a Property Tax City 7.00 and owned property Ordinance No. Page 4 Description Of Fee, Charge, Bond, Fine Or Penalty All other solid waste Charge 7.50 Section II. Repealer. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section III. Severability. If any section, provision or part of the Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. Section IV. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be in effect on July 1, 2020. Passed and approved this day of 20 Mayor Attest: City Clerk Approved by City Attorney's Office Prepared by: Dennis Bockenstedt, Finance Director, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5053 Resolution No. 20-89 Resolution setting a public hearing for April 21, 2020 on an ordinance amending Title 3, entitled "Finance, Taxation and Fees," Chapter 4, entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines and Penalties," Article 5, entitled, "Solid Waste Disposal," of the City Code to increase or change solid waste disposal charges and fees. Whereas, pursuant to Chapter 384, Code of Iowa (2013), the City of Iowa City provides certain solid waste disposal services; and Whereas, it is in the public interest to review certain fees and charges associated with said solid waste disposal services; and Whereas, the Iowa City City Council proposes to increase residential solid waste collection fees for curbside recycling by $.90 per dwelling unit, per month, to change residential solid waste collection fees for all TVs or monitors to $21.50, to change landfill use fees for all TVs or monitors to $15.00 per item, to increase contaminated soil to $50 per ton, to increase landfill use fees for solid waste disposal by $2.50 per ton, and to increase landfill use fees for minimum fee in lieu of tonnage fees by $.50 on July 1, 2020, and Whereas, the City Code requires that notice and public hearing on proposed changes in rates for fees and charges for City utilities be provided to the public, prior to enactment of said rates for fees and charges. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that A public hearing on an ordinance amending Title 3 entitled "Finances, Taxation and Fees," Chapter 4 entitled "Schedule of Fees, Rates, Charges, Bonds, Fines and Penalties," Article 5, entitled, "Solid Waste Disposal," of the City Code to increase solid waste disposal charges, is to be held on the 2151 day of April, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., in City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk. 2. City Hall is currently closed to the public because of the coronavirus. If City Hall remains closed to the public, the meeting will be an electronic meeting using the Zoom Meetings Platform. For information on how to participate in the electronic meeting, see www.icgov.org/councildocs or telephone the City Clerk at 319/356-5043. 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of the public hearing for the above-named project in a newspaper published at least once weekly and having a general circulation in the City, not less than four (4) nor more than twenty (20) days before said hearing. Passed and approved this 7th day of April 2020. Resolution No. 20-89 Page 2 M r eff Attest: r w.F City Clerk It was moved by Salih adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Ap oy d by W City ttomey's Office (4/1/2020) and seconded by Taylor the Resolution be Nays: Absent: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner Item Number: 7.b. AL CITY OF IOWA CITY =�c�- COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution setting public hearing for April 21, 2020, on a proposal to convey a single family home located at 1232 Sandusky Drive. Prepared By: Erika Kubly, Neighborhood Services Coordinator Reviewed By: Tracy Hightshoe, Neighborhood & Development Services Director Fiscal Impact: City funds were budgeted at $35,000 for rehabilitation expenses, and up to $25,000 in federal HOME funds will be used for buyer down payment assistance. There will be no impact on the general funds for ongoing operational expenses. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Attachments: resolution Executive Summary: On April 7, 2020, City Council will set a public hearing for April 21, 2020 to consider a resolution authorizing the conveyance of 1232 Sandusky Drive as part of the South District Program. This will be the second home sold under the program. Background /Analysis: Through the South District Program, the City acquired a duplex at 1232-1234 Sandusky drive in 2019 for $164,000 ($62,000 per unit) and converted the duplex into a 2 -unit condominium to sell to eligible home buyers. The property had recently sustained substantial fire damage and was vacant at the time of purchase. City funds were used to repair and rehabilitate the the unit including new siding, a new garage door, a fenced yard, updated electrical, and a complete renovation of the interior. Sustainability improvements were also incorporated into the project including installation of solar panels, added insulation, Energy Star rated appliances, new windows and doors, long life -cycle flooring, tree planting and landscaping. The renovated home appraised at $144,000. The sales price is $115,000, which is the amount the City invested in the home including acquisition costs, rehabilitation expenses, and carrying costs (utilities, loan interest, taxes, etc.). The goal of the program is to sell the home to an income eligible buyer who is a current resident of the neighborhood. The financing structure of the purchase is similar to those sold by Habitat or past public housing units sold to eligible home buyers. Of the $115,000, there will be a conditional mortgage of $35,000 on the property that will be forgiven by $3,500 each year for 10 years. No repayment is necessary unless the owner sells the property within that time frame. In addition, the City will provide HOME down payment assistance which is estimated at $20,000 based on preliminary underwriting. The HOME down payment assistance is also a conditional mortgage and will be forgiven after 10 years. If the owner sells the home within 10 years, the net proceeds of the sale are shared between the City and the buyer, up to the HOME amount provided. The buyer will finance the remaining amount, estimated at $60,000, through a local lender which will allow for monthly housing payments well below HOME Fair Market Rent (currently $902) for a two-bedroom unit). The home features two bathrooms and one bedroom on the main floor with additional living space in the basement. The buyer has been a resident of Taylor Drive for over six years. They have completed a homeowner education course and counseling through Horizons. In addition, the home buyer will sign a deed restriction to maintain the home as an owner -occupied unit. ATTACHMENTS: Description resolution q, � Prepared by: Susan Dulek, Assistant City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5030 RESOLUTION NO. 20-90 Resolution setting public hearing for April 21, 2020, on a proposal to convey a single-family home located at 1232 Sandusky Drive. Whereas, the South District Home Investment Partnership Program is an effort by the City to encourage home ownership and reinvestment in designated neighborhoods; and Whereas, the City purchases residential properties, rehabilitates them, and then sells them to income -eligible buyers; and Whereas, the City purchased a duplex at 1232-1234 Sandusky Drive, rehabilitated it, and converted it to a 2 -unit condominium; and Whereas, the City has received an offer to purchase 1232 Sandusky Drive for the principal sum of $115,000; and Whereas, this sale would provide affordable owner -occupied housing; and Whereas, this sale is conditioned on the family securing adequate financing for the purchase of the home. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. The City Council does hereby declare its intent to convey the home located at 1232 Sandusky Drive, Iowa City, Iowa, for the sum of $115,000. 2. A public hearing on said proposal should be and is hereby set for April 21, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in Emma J. Harvat Hall of the Iowa City City Hall, 410 East Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk, and that the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to cause notice of said public hearing to be published as provided by law. 3. City Hall is currently closed to the public because of the Coronavirus. If City Hall remains closed to the public, the meeting will be an electronic meeting using the Zoom Meetings Platform. For information on how to participate in the electronic meeting, see www.icgov.org/councildocs or telephone the City Clerk at 319/356-5043. It was moved by Salih and seconded by Taylor the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Resolution No. 20-90 Page 2 AYES: NAYS: Passed and approved this 7th day of r ved by ,/J, e,"r /(.\/ City Attorney's Office (Sue Dulek — 4/1/2020) ABSENT: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner April 2020. Tv� leyOR ATTEST: CITY tLERK Item Number: 7.c. 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY ��.:. -dry in � at COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution setting a public hearing on April 21, 2020 on project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the Lower Muscatine Area Storm Sewer Improvements Project, directing City Clerk to publish notice of said hearing, and directing the City Engineer to place said project manual on file for public inspection. Prepared By: Ben Clark, Sr. Civil Engineer Reviewed By: Jason Havel, City Engineer Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: $1,210,000 available in the Lower Muscatine Area Storm Sewer Improvements account #M3632 and the Annual Pavement Rehabilitation account #S3824. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: Location Map Resolution Executive Summary: This agenda item begins the bidding process for the Lower Muscatine Area Storm Sewer Improvements Project. The project involves installing storm sewer on Deforest Avenue and Ginter Avenue. Street pavement on Deforest Avenue, from Sycamore Street to Franklin Street, will also be reconstructed in accordance with the recommendations of the City's Pavement Management Plan, which is currently being finalized. Background /Analysis: Most streets in the neighborhood around Lower Muscatine Road have minimal storm sewer/intakes. During heavier rain events, storm water running down the side streets can create localized flooding issues on Lower Muscatine Road and Sycamore Street. This project aims to improve drainage by collecting and conveying storm water from the side streets prior to it collecting on Lower Muscatine Road and Sycamore Street. In addition, during the design phase of the storm sewer project, the consultant tasked with developing a pavement management plan for the City released their initial recommendations for street reconstruction areas. Those recommendations included the segment of Deforest Avenue from Sycamore Street to Franklin Street. Due to the overlapping project areas, street pavement reconstruction for the project was expanded to include this area. ATTACHMENTS: Description Location Map Resolution � / 2 «V D } 2AVE \ mgw0 � k�E� $CT L OD 2 G KKK r < AE 1-,e -Z � 2 n 14 \ r L� 5PRU 2 / $L �D #vo ) ImO LN PROJECT LOCATIONS 2 HIGHLAND pE Won m� ® AVE ■ 2 K§DEFO > 2 AVE § » K■ � r LD AVE D KKK r < AE 1-,e -Z � 2 n 14 \ r L� 5PRU 2 / $L �D #vo ) ImO LN PROJECT LOCATIONS Prepared by: Ben Clark, Public Works, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319)356-5436 Resolution No. 20-91 Resolution setting a public hearing on April 21, 2020 on project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the Lower Muscatine Area Storm Sewer Improvements Project, directing City Clerk to publish notice of said hearing, and directing the City Engineer to place said project manual on file for public inspection. Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Lower Muscatine Area Storm Sewer Improvements account #M3632 and the Annual Pavement Rehabilitation account #S3824. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. A public hearing on the project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the above-mentioned project is to be held on the 21s1 day of April, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in the Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk. 2. City Hall is currently closed to the public because of the coronavirus. If City Hall remains closed to the public, the meeting will be an electronic meeting using the Zoom Meetings Platform. For information on how to participate in the electronic meeting, see www.icgov.org/councildoGs or telephone the City Clerk at 319/356-5043 2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of the public hearing for the above-named project in a newspaper published at least once weekly and having a general circulation in the City, not less than four (4) nor more than twenty (20) days before said hearing. 3. A copy of the project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the above-named project is hereby ordered placed on file by the City Engineer in the office of the City Clerk for public inspection. Passed and approved this 7th day of April 2020 or 711�4kAw ved by Attest: City Jerk City Attorney's Office (4/1/2020) Resolution No. 20-91 Page 2 It was moved by Salih adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: and seconded by Taylor the Resolution be Nays: Absent: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner CITY OF IOWA Item Number: 7.d. CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution setting a public hearing on April 21, 2020 on project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the 2020 Water Pavement Patching Project, directing City Clerk to publish notice of said hearing, and directing the City Engineer to place said project manual on file for public inspection. Prepared By. Mani VanDyke, Civil Engineer Reviewed Jason Havel, City Engineer By: Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: $150,000 available in the Water Divisions Operating Budget, Account # 73730130 Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: Resolution Executive Summary: This item begins the bidding process for the 2020 Water Pavement Patching Project, which includes pavement repairs associated with water main breaks on various streets throughout Iowa City. Pavements that need repair include Portland Cement Concrete (PCC), PCC with Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) overlay, and brick paving with composite PCC and HMA base. Some locations will also require the removal and replacement of driveway, sidewalk, and/or curb and gutter. Background / Analysis: Each year there are, on average, approximately 60 water main breaks within the City, and street and or sidewalk pavement typically needs to be removed and replaced in order to repair the water main. With limited resources and the emergency nature of the pavement repairs, the City is combining the pavement repairs at multiple main break sites into a single project to more efficiently address pavement damage resulting from water main breaks. Project Timeline: Set Public Hearing — April 7, 2020 Hold Public Hearing — April 21, 2020 Bid Letting — May 12, 2020 Award Date — May 19, 2020 Construction — Summer/Fall 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Resolution Late Handouts Distributed H — (' — 2--C) (Date) Item Number: 7.d. -4 CITY OF IOWA CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resol ion setting a public hearing on April 21, 20 on project manual and estimate%E= st for the construction of the 2020 ater Pavement Patching Project, ng City Clerk to publish notice said hearing, and directing the City eer to place said project man I on file for public inspection. Prepared By: Reviewed By: Fiscal Impact: ar i VanOyke, Civil Ja n Havel, City Ei Ronoche, Public Geoff in, City Ma $135,000 vailable} 73730130 Recommendations: Staff: Attachments: Director the Water Divisions Operating Budget, Account # Executive Summary: This item begins the bi in process for the 020 Water Pavement Patching Project, which includes pavement rep ' associated with water ain breaks on various streets throughout Iowa City. Pavements that eed repair include Portland ement Concrete (PCC), PCC with Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) ove y, and brick paving with compos' PCC and HMA base. Some locations will also require there oval and replacement of driveway, si walk, and/or curb and gutter. Backgroun Analysis: Each yearAere are, on average, approximately 60 water mai breaks within the City, and street and or si ewalk pavement typically needs to be removed and rep ced in order to repair the water main. With limited resources and the emergency nature of t avement repairs, the City is combining the pavement repairs at multiple main break sites into a single project to more efficiently address pavement damage resulting from water main breaks. Project Timeline: Set Public Hearing —April 7, 2020 Hold Public Hearing — April 21, 2020 Bid Letting — May 12, 2020 Award Date —May 19, 2020 Construction — Summer/Fall 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Resolution Prepared by: Marri VanDyke, Public Works, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319)356-5144 Resolution No. 20-92 Resolution setting a public hearing on April 21, 2020 on project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the 2020 Water Pavement Patching Project, directing City Clerk to publish notice of said hearing, and directing the City Engineer to place said project manual on file for public inspection. Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Water Division Operating Budget, account #73730130. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that 1. A public hearing on the project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the above-mentioned project is to be held on the 21'' day of April, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in the Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, or if said meeting is cancelled, at the next meeting of the City Council thereafter as posted by the City Clerk. 2. City Hall is currently closed to the public because of the coronavirus. If City Hall remains closed to the public, the meeting will be an electronic meeting using the Zoom Meetings Platform. For information on how to participate in the electronic meeting, see www.icgov.org/councildocs or telephone the City Clerk at 319/356-5043 2. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish notice of the public hearing for the above-named project in a newspaper published at least once weekly and having a general circulation in the City, not less than four (4) nor more than twenty (20) days before said hearing. 3. A copy of the project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the above-named project is hereby ordered placed on file by the City Engineer in the office of the City Clerk for public inspection. Passed and approved this 7th day of April 2020 Attest: City It was moved by salih adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: K�W� I ��� M or 64 A pr ed by .0'�Z_ City Attorney's Office (4/1/2020) Seconded by Taylor the Resolution be Absent: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner Item Number: 10. 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY ��.:. -dry in � at COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution approving the lease of land at the Waterworks Prairie Park to MidAmerican Energy Company for a large-scale solar energy system. Prepared By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Reviewed By: Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Ashley Monroe, Assistant City Manager Fiscal Impact: The City will receive a initial lease payment of $13,440 with a 3% escalator each year over the thirty to forty year term. A tree mitigation payment of $25,000 to $30,000 will also be received by the City. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: Memo from City Manager Fruin for 4/7 MidAmerican Energy Company Presentation Materials Site Exhibit Resolution Lease Agreement Executive Summary: This is a lease of 18.89 acres of land at Waterworks Prairie Park to MidAmerican Energy Company for the purpose establishing a large-scale solar energy system. The lease term is thirty years with an additional 10 year option. The annual rental payment will be $13,440 with a three percent annual escalator. The lease is consistent with the actions called for in Iowa City's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. Background /Analysis: The City's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan recognizes the importance of partnerships with a variety of stakeholders. Perhaps most important is the partnership with the community's largest energy supplier, MidAmerican Energy. The City is in a unique position to partner with MidAmerican Energy to expand on their commitment to renewable energy in a significant manner. This lease will enable MidAmerican Energy to install their first large-scale solar project in a prominent location along Interstate 80 and the popular Waterworks Prairie Park pedestrian trail. I n this lease agreement the City will allow MidAmerican Energy to utilize 18.89 acres of ground to install a solar energy system that is estimated to generate 3 megawatts of energy. This production will be tied into the electric grid and generate the equivalent energy consumed by 580 average Iowa single-family homes. While not tied directly into a City facility, the community will take a meaningful step forward toward reaching our carbon emission reduction goals through the expanded use of renewable energy in the MidAmerican Energy service territory. The ground that is proposed to be leased is non -developable and currently is planted with prairie. MidAmerican is committing to replacing the existing prairie with low growth perennial vegetation underneath the solar panels to be approved by the City through a vegetation management plan submittal prior to the start of operations. MidAmerican and the City working collaboratively with Applied Ecological Services (The City's Natural Areas Master Plan consultant) and The Centers of Pollinators in Energy (https://fresh-energy.org/beeslovesolar/) in order to ensure that the ecological benefits of the property continue to be a priority. We aim to create a statewide model for the coexistence of renewable energy and natural areas. In order to maximize use of the solar energy system, the lease agreement allows for the removal of trees along the 1-80 Iowa Department of Transportation right-of-way and, if needed, select trees along the west side of the leased area. MidAmerican Energy will pay the City a tree mitigation fee of $25,000430,000 for these removals. The City will use these funds for new plantings in the community. MidAmerican Energy will pay the City an annual rent of $13,440 with a 3% annual escalator. The term of the lease is thirty years with a ten year extension option for MidAmerican Energy. MidAmerican Energy is responsible for all costs associated with the construction and maintenance of the solar energy system. This project will serve as a highly visible sign of the City's commitment to Climate Action. Not only will the solar energy system be seen from 1-80, it will also be able to viewed by the trail users at Waterworks Prairie Park. As part of the project, MidAmerican Energy will pay for signage along I- 80 and also pay for and construct an educational wayside near the solar installation, adjacent to the park. This shelter and seating area will feature signage describing the solar partnership and both MidAmerican Energy's and the City's commitment to Climate Action. Through this educational effort we hope that we can inspire others viewing the installation to consider renewable energy or other climate actions in their home or business. City staff views this project as a significant step forward toward our Climate Action goals. It exemplifies the types of partnerships that will be needed to achieve our goals and creates a prominently featured example that will serve to educate and inspire further actions in the community. With Council approval, MidAmerican Energy plans to start work on the installation in 2020. ATTACHMENTS: Description Memo from City Manager Fruin for 4/7 MidAmerican Energy Presentation Materials Site Exhibit Resolution Lease Attachment Council correspondence: Sandra Alper - Solar panel farm Council correspondence: Gary Henry - Solar panels in MY park Council correspondence: Linda Quinn - Solar at Waterworks Park Council correspondence: Holmes Semken, George Schrimper, Jean Prior, Will Thomson, Dave Dierks Council correspondence: Colin Derdeyn - waterworks park and solar development Council correspondence: Lynette Marshall - Waterworks Prairie Park Council correspondence: Connor Ensign - Solar Energy Prairie Park Council correspondence: James Ankrum - MidAmerican Solar Project Council correspondence: Laurie Crawford - Waterworks Prairie - preserve wild spaces and species Council correspondence: Charlene Lange - Waterworks park Council correspondence: Susan Wells - Water Works Prairie Council correspondence: L Ruth Izer - Proposed MidAmerican solar project at Waterworks Park Council correspondence: Suzy Alberts - Prairie park Council correspondence: Becky Soglin - Proposed 3MW solar array at Waterworks Park Council correspondence: Martha Norbeck - Solar at Waterworks Council correspondence: Adele Monserud - Mid-America solar in Prairie Park Council Correspondence: Feather Lacy - Please no Solar Panles in Waterworks Park Council correspondence: Judy Buddenbaum - Waterworks Park & MidAmerica CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: April 2, 2020 To: City Council From: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Re: MidAmerican Energy Solar Project The City Council has received several emails from residents who are generally supportive of our efforts to increase renewable energy and meet our climate action goals but have expressed concern with leasing a portion of Waterworks Prairie Park to MidAmerican Energy for a large- scale solar photovoltaic system. This memo provides additional information that addresses these concerns and places the project in context with what the City is doing with our growing inventory of natural areas and why this project is needed to meet our ambitious climate action goals. Coexistence of Solar and Prairie Many may assume that a utility scale solar system would necessarily be constructed on a paved, gravel, dirt or otherwise non -ecologically contributing surface. However, one of the more quickly emerging advancements in the solar industry is the combination of large-scale solar with natural prairie planting and agricultural uses. An internet search of `prairie solar' yields many examples of the successful coexistence of natural areas and solar fields. Some states have created certification programs to promote and expand these types of projects, recognizing the importance of both renewable energy and natural areas in the effort to combat climate change. One example close to home, is a solar development completed by Connexus Energy in Minnesota, highlighted on the Rural Solar Studies website managed by the Environmental Law and Policy Center, http://ruraIsolarstories.org/story/connexus/#story. For the project proposed in Iowa City, MidAmerican Energy and the City are working with Applied Ecological Services, https://www.appliedeco.com/ and the Center for Pollinators in Energy, https://fresh- energy.org/beeslovesola r/ to determine the best approach to preserving and enhancing the natural area, given the site specific opportunities at this location. Applied Ecological Services serves as the City's natural areas consultant and aided us in the creation of our 2018 Natural Areas Inventory and Management Plan. They continue to advise us on a project by project basis as we increase prairie plantings and incorporate more focused management practices in our existing natural areas. The Center for Pollinators in Energy is a recognized national leader in the field of solar prairie and brings direct experience and expertise to this project. The construction of the project will lead to less than one acre of existing prairie being permanently removed. This is necessary for the footings that support the panels and for the gravel access drive needed for periodic maintenance duties. The project team believes that despite the removal of a very small portion of prairie, the project presents an opportunity for us to actually increase the value of the remaining prairie through a focused vegetation plan that is crafted by industry experts. Preliminary feedback from the consultant team is that the majority of the prairie forbs that currently exist at the site will be included in the proposed seed mix. The team is also hoping to incorporate supplementary prairie forbs to target monarch butterflies and to provide forage for April 2, 2020 Page 2 pollinators for a longer portion of the year. Additionally, MidAmerican Energy has offered to make a financial contribution to the City to offset the less than one acre of prairie that will be permanently impacted by this project. The City will use these funds to further our prairie expansion efforts that are subsequently described in this memorandum. Industrial Use Within the Park Some have expressed concerns with the incompatibility between a passive industrial use and the natural park setting. With appropriate attention to the vegetation plan on the leased property, staff feels the use will complement the existing park area very well. It should also be noted that a far more intense industrial utility use already exists within the park area. Iowa City's Water Treatment plant operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and three hundred and sixty-five days a year. It is staffed at all hours, takes regular commercial deliveries including large volumes of treatment chemicals, has exposed outdoor sludge lagoons covering more than eight acres of land and manages multiple active well sites throughout the park. The solar use will be quite passive compared to the Water Treatment Plant operation. Importantly, there will be little to no discernable sound created by the panels and maintenance requirements are infrequent. Just as the Water Treatment Plant currently does, staff believes the solar array can coexist within the park in harmonious fashion. Other Potential Locations Other locations have been suggested by some individuals raising concerns. Staff is already contemplating what additional opportunities for large-scale solar exist within our city limits. We do not view this project as the sole large-scale renewable energy project that the City will pursue. It is very likely that several additional projects will be needed to meet our long-term climate action goals. Some of these sites under consideration include property near our Wastewater Treatment Plant, Landfill, Airport, and Industrial Park. These projects could be pursued by the City independently or in partnership with a third party, such as an energy provider. Should this project not move forward, it is unlikely an alternative site would see movement for at least a couple of years. MidAmerican Energy has indicated to staff that they will shift their focus to other sites in Iowa if this project does not proceed. This means that the City will likely have to shoulder the upfront costs of any large-scale renewable energy project in our community in the near future. Iowa City's Natural Area Efforts Several years ago, the City Council prioritized a more intent focus on the City's natural areas, recognizing the multitude of benefits they provide to the community and our greater ecological system. A conditions survey of all City -owned natural areas was conducted between 2016 and 2017, resulting in the 2018 Natural Areas Inventory and Management Plan. Since this time, the City has used the plan to help prioritize areas for habitat restoration. The City has received three consecutive State of Iowa Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) grants, two for restoration work at Hickory Hill Park (2018, 2019) and the most recent for habitat restoration work at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area (2020). The Parks and Recreation Department has used the 2018 Natural Areas Plan to prioritize management actions and locations April 2, 2020 Page 3 with the highest quality natural areas. Focus has been on removing species invading our woodlands and prairies through contracted and in-house projects. Additionally, substantial efforts have been made to increase our total acreage of prairie and quality of existing prairie. In 2019, our first round of contracted prairie establishment added 25 acres to our community's natural area inventory in five different locations throughout Iowa City. In 2020 another 86 acres of land is planned to be added to our prairie inventory in eighteen different locations. The locations of these prairies are spread across our park and open space network and will create quality habitat and ecological connections throughout Iowa City. The City is aggressively working to preserve our prairie and expand the total acreage in our community. While the solar project may result in less than an acre of prairie being removed, the city's overall investment in maintenance and expansion of prairie will continue to far exceed any minor loss of prairie with a project such as this one. Additionally, this project also presents a unique opportunity to educate the public on the value of natural areas through planned signage. Climate Action Context The MidAmerican Energy solar partnership represents one of the most impactful actions contained in our 100 Day Climate Report. This project alone will generate enough electricity to fully serve the equivalent of 580 single-family homes — using average home data across the MidAmerican Energy service territory. To put this number in perspective, the United States Census Bureau's 2014-18 American Community Survey five-year estimate indicates there are 541 total housing units in the City of University Heights. Thus, this one project would generate enough equivalent electricity to serve all of the households in University Heights. This amount of significant generation would come with no direct financial outlay to the City of Iowa City. Another equivalent one may consider is the electricity consumed by our adjacent Water Treatment Plant. This proposed project will generate enough electricity to meet 170% of our needs at the Water Treatment Plant. According to our 2017 Municipal Facilities Greenhouse Gas report, the Water Treatment Plant accounts for 2,523 metric tonnes of CO2 (of which 2,419 metric tonnes are attributed to electricity usage), which is 17% of our entire municipal facilities emissions generation. Therefore, this project is large enough to cover all the electricity needs at our second highest carbon -emitting building in the City inventory and still have significant additional generation for the community. The proposed solar project is estimated to generate 5,675,480 kWh of clean, renewable electricity annually. Using the Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, this generation is equivalent to CO2 emissions from burning 4,421,546 pounds of coal annually, or the equivalent carbon sequestered by 5,241 acres of United States forest in one year. The City Council is aware of our restricted abilities to regulate our path to our Climate Action goals. Our plan relies heavily on financial incentives, education and partnerships. This project promises to create a substantial amount of renewable energy, while not costing anything upfront. MidAmerican Energy estimates the project cost to be $6.1 million. It is exactly these types of partnerships that will be critical if we wish to meet our goals. Using information gathered by MidAmerican Energy and derived from the Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), it is estimated that the total cost to achieve an equivalent amount of energy on individual residential homes would be somewhere between $11,800,000 to $12,400,000. Factoring in 2020 tax credits, that cost would be somewhere between $8,700,000 to $9,200,000 if the City were to fully subsidize the remaining expenses (this number will increase in future years as tax credits are phased out). The City's April 2, 2020 Page 4 Climate Action budget for FY2021 is approximately $1 million, not including staff costs. Thus, an effort of this scale and magnitude simply would not be possible without significant borrowing that is not contemplated in our current financial plan. Clearly, partnerships with our energy providers are the most cost-effective approach to greening our energy supply. Establishing such partnerships will allow more local funds to be targeted toward energy efficiency, electrification of natural gas uses, public transportation investment, local foods and other actions identified in our plan. Recommendation Staff recognizes and appreciates the concerns that have been raised by several of our residents. However, we do not believe that renewable energy and natural areas are two mutually exclusive goals. Rather, the two can coexist and will likely need to coexist if our community, state and country truly aim to reach the very aggressive carbon emission reduction goals outlined by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and adopted by the City Council. Staff recommends approval of the lease and is committed to working with MidAmerican Energy to ensure that this project can serve as a model that meets both climate action and natural area goals. Similarly, staff will continue to move forward with plans to increase the amount of natural prairie in our community and strengthen our local ecological system. Project Information • 3 megawatts • Over 10,000 solar panels • Will produce enough electricity to power approximately 580 average Iowa homes annually • Annual lease payments ($13,440.00) and tax payments (estimated at $3,000) to Iowa City • Part of MidAmerican Energy's plan to provide 100% renewable energy to our customers through our GreenAdvantage program • MidAmerican Energy's first solar project P- .. Why was this location chosen? • Large, open and relatively flat area conducive to a large solar project — few large, unimproved areas were available for solar on City -owned property to accommodate this partnership with the City • Proximity to local electrical distribution system so that the electricity can be used locally • Highly visible to the public which will help raise awareness of the project, renewable energy and its associated environmental benefits • Ability to use single -axis tracking which will have more energy production as compared to fixed tilt z Prairie Restoration • Once the project is constructed the site will be reseeded with a pollinator -friendly prairie seed mix • MidAmerican Energy is working with Applied Ecological Services and the Center for Pollinators in Energy to create a seeding mix and a vegetation management plan, which must be approved by the City • An educational rest area will be installed by MidAmerican Energy to highlight the positive benefits of the project and how the solar energy system works Y m SITE EXHIBIT a TTa���TTT��T TT�a� �oT� N LL ALMU5 0 00U) OOf LEGENDU. _ _ ` i � CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC INGRESS/EGRESS 3 Z f LL 01 m U X X TEMPORARY PATH CLOSURE tis m 4yT poODODODO a TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AREA' 't. f r . N a a 7 W u t6 } ! � Q c tiO u Q _ cl N t z Q— a0 p a n W M o U rn (n � � M W '; i� 7777777 7777777 � �. W O LLJ co N Zco W ca LEASE AREA, U 3 W m w W 0 W Z cn "A 0 300 SNYDER &ASSOCIATE S IA-80 SCALE (FEET) Project No: 1190998 ` 'r Sheet 1 of 1 Failed Prepared by: Eleanor M. Qilkes, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5030 Resolution No. Resolution approving the lease of land at the Waterworks Prairie Park to MidAmerican Energy Company for a large-scale solar energy system Whereas, city staff has negotiated a lease of 18.89 acres of land at Waterworks Prairie Park to MidAmerican Energy Company for the purpose of establishing a large-scale solar energy system; and Whereas, the lease term is thirty years with an option for MidAmerican to extend the term for an additional ten years; and Whereas, the lease is consistent with the actions called for in Iowa City's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan; and, Whereas, the annual rental payment will be $13,440 with a 3 percent annual indicator, which represents fair rental value as determined by a review of comparable leases; and Whereas, following the public hearing, the City Council finds that it is in the public interest to lease said land to MidAmerican Energy for use as a large-scale solar facility; and Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. The Mayor is authorized to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the lease of land at Waterworks Prairie Park to MidAmerican Energy Company for the purpose of establishing a large-scale solar energy system, as attached hereto, at an annual rent of $13,440 with a 3% annual escalator 2. The City Manager is authorized to enter into amendments to said lease. Passed and approved this day of MAYOR Approved by d v ATTEST: City Attorney's Office CITY CLERK 2020. Resolution No. Page It was moved by Thomas and seconded by Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: x Bergus x Mims x Salih x Taylor x Teague x Thomas x Weiner Mims the SOLAR LAND LEASE (Waterworks Solar Project) THIS SOLAR LAND LEASE (Waterworks Solar Project) (this "Lease") is entered into as of the Effective Date by and between Lessor and Lessee. Lessor and Lessee are sometimes herein together referred to as the "Parties" and individually as a "Party". For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Lessor and Lessee hereby agree as follows: 1. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings when capitalized in this Lease: 1.1 "Lessor" City of Iowa City, Iowa 1.2 "Lessor's Address" City of Iowa City c/o City Manager 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 With Copies to: City Attorney and City Clerk 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Primary Phone: 319-356-5000 1.3 "Property" That certain real property located in Iowa City (the "City") in Johnson County, State of Iowa (the "County"), being approximately 18.89 acres and described in Exhibit A (attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference), as the same may be modified from time to time as provided by the Lease. 1.4 "Lessee" MidAmerican Energy Company, an Iowa corporation 1.5 "Lessee's Address" MidAmerican Energy Company 4299 Northwest Urbandale Drive Urbandale, Iowa 50322 Attention: Vice President — Generation Phone: (800) 632-0999 1.6 "Effective Date" .2020. 1.9 "Term" See Section 3 1.10 "Annual Rent" See Section 4 1.11 "Project" The solar generation project commonly referred to as the "Waterworks Solar Project" and located in Johnson County, Iowa. 1.12 "Parent Property" That certain real property located in the County and contains the Property and which is described in Exhibit B (attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference). -1- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City 2. Agreement to Lease. Lessor hereby leases to Lessee and its successors and assigns for the Term, as defined below, the Property for the following rights and purposes: 2.1 The exclusive right for solar energy conversion, for the collection, distribution and transmission of electric power, and for related and incidental purposes and activities (collectively, "Operations"), including, without limitation: (a) conducting studies of solar radiation, solar energy, soils, and other meteorological and geotechnical data; (b) constructing, reconstructing, erecting, installing, improving, replacing, relocating and removing from time to time, and maintaining, using, monitoring and operating, existing, additional or new (i) individual units or arrays of solar energy collection cells, panels, mirrors, lenses and related facilities necessary to harness sunlight for photovoltaic energy generation, including without limitation, existing and/or future technologies used or useful in connection with the generation of electricity from sunlight, and associated support structure, braces, wiring, plumbing, and related equipment ("Solar Energy Facilities"), (ii) electrical transmission and distribution facilities, including without limitation, overhead and underground transmission, distribution or collector lines, circuit breakers, meters, conduit, footings, towers, poles, crossarms, guy lines, anchors, cabling and wires, (iii) overhead and underground control, communications and radio relay systems, (iv) substations, interconnection and/or switching facilities and electric transformers and transformer pads, (v) energy storage facilities, (vi) meteorological station and solar energy measurement equipment, (vii) control buildings, control boxes and computer monitoring hardware, (viii) utility installation, (ix) safety protection facilities, (x) maintenance yards, (xi) roads and erosion control facilities, (xii) signs and fences, and (xiii) other improvements, fixtures, facilities, machinery and equipment associated or connected with the generation, conversion, storage, switching, metering, step-up, step-down, transmission, distribution, conducting, wheeling, sale or other use or conveyance of electricity (all of the foregoing, including the Solar Energy Facilities, collectively a "Solar Energy System" or "Improvements"; (c) A non-exclusive right for the development, erection, installation, construction, improvement, interconnection, reconstruction, enlargement, removal, relocation, replacement and repowering, and the use, maintenance, repair and operation of, facilities for the storage, collection, distribution, step-up, step-down, wheeling, transmission and sale of electricity and for communications in connection with the Solar Energy System, including the following, at such locations as Lessee shall determine that are developed, constructed and/or operated on the Property and/or on property to be acquired by leasehold or by fee purchase, by or on behalf of Lessee: underground and/or overhead distribution, collection and transmission lines; underground and/or overhead control, communications and radio relay systems and telecommunications equipment; energy storage facilities; interconnection and/or switching facilities, circuit breakers, transformers; cables, wires, fiber, conduit, footings, foundations, towers, poles, crossarms, guy lines and anchors, and any related or associated improvements, fixtures, facilities, appliances, machinery and equipment to grant access to third parties for transmission access (collectively, the "Transmission Facilities"); (d) Removing, trimming, pruning, topping or otherwise controlling the growth of any tree, shrub, plant or other vegetation; dismantling, demolishing, and removing any improvement, structure, embankment, impediment, berm, wall, fence or other object, on or that intrudes (or upon maturity could intrude) into the Property that could obstruct, interfere with or impair the Solar Energy System or the use of the Property intended by Lessee hereunder. Removal of intrusions that are located on the Parent Property require the written permission of Lessor. In the event that Lessee removes any trees on the Property or immediately south of the Property within the Iowa Department of Transportation right of way in connection to the initial construction of the Solar Energy System, Lessee shall pay a tree removal mitigation fee of $25,000 to Lessor within forty-five (45) days of the Operations Date (defined below); Lessee will be responsible for obtaining the necessary permit -2- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City from The Iowa Department of Transportation to clear trees to the South of the Property on 1-80 right of way. In the event that Lessee removes any trees immediately west of the Property on either side of the current existing bike path in connection to the initial construction of the Solar Energy System, Lessee shall pay a tree removal mitigation fee of $5,000 to Lessor within forty-five (45) days of the Operations Date. (e) A non-exclusive easement for vehicular and pedestrian access, ingress and egress to, from and over the Property and Parent Property as follows — Access to and from the Property will be via the Water Plant north parking lot automatic gate with RFID badge access and the manually operated well field access gate on the west end of the Water Plant north parking lot. Lessor agrees to provide Lessee with one badge for access via the north parking lot automatic gate and to allow the manually operated well field access gate to be doubled locked with Lessee provided padlock. Access to the Property outside of normal working hours (normal working hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or extended access to the Property for activities that last more than one day must be communicated to the Water Plant for security purposes. Provided however, that Lessor recognizes that exigent circumstances may require Lessee to access the Property with limited or no notice, and Lessor shall not prevent Lessee from accessing the Property on the basis that Lessee has provided insufficient notice. (f) A non-exclusive right to extract soil samples, perform geotechnical tests, and conduct such other tests, studies, inspections and analysis of or on the Property as Lessee deems necessary, useful or appropriate; and (g) undertaking any other lawful activities, whether accomplished by Lessee or a third party authorized by Lessee, that Lessee determines are necessary, helpful, appropriate or convenient in connection with, incidental to or to accomplish any of the foregoing purposes. (h) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Lessee shall not install any overhead component or facility without Lessor's approval. Provided however, Lessee shall be allowed to replace any existing component or facility without approval. 3. Term. 3.1 The term of this Lease (the "Term") begins on the Effective Date and terminates upon the earlier of: (a) thirty (30) years after the Effective Date or (b) the date this Lease is terminated as permitted herein or by operation of law. This Lease shall not terminate solely because of abandonment or nonuse except as provided herein. 3.2 Lessee shall use its best efforts to complete the construction of the Solar Energy System on the Property. Lessee's interest under this Lease shall terminate and all payments hereunder shall be forfeited in the event the Operations Date has not occurred on or before the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective Date. Such failure shall be considered an event of Default and Lessor shall have available all remedies set forth herein. 3.3 Lessee shall have the preferential right upon written notice to Lessee, not less than 180 days before expiration of the initial Term, to extend the Term for an additional period of ten (10) years ("Extended Term"). Lessee grants Lessor permission to record in the Johnson County records a notice of such extension. 4. Payments to Lessor. 4.1 Annual Rent. Lessee shall pay Lessor an annual rental payment ("Annual Rent") of Thirteen Thousand Four Hundred Forty and no/100 Dollars ($13,440.00) which such Annual Rent shall be payable prospectively on an annual basis as follows: the initial annual payment of the Annual Rent shall be made by Lessee to Lessor on the Effective Date and subsequent annual payments of the Annual Rent shall be -3- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City paid by Lessee to Lessor on or before the anniversary of the Effective Date for and during the Term and the Extended Term (if applicable), unless the Lease is terminated earlier by either Party in accordance with the terms of this Lease. After the end of the term of this Lease, Lessee shall pay to Lessor the Annual Rent until the Solar Energy System is physically removed in its entirety from the Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 4.2 Rent Escalation. Commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, such Annual Rent shall be adjusted upwards by three percent (3%) per year on a compounded basis. 4.3 Operations Date. For purposes of this Lease, the "Operations Date" shall mean the date upon which net electricity is regularly generated (excluding start-up and testing of the Solar Energy System) by the Project to purchasers of generated electricity or used as part of the Solar Energy System. This Lease shall not be construed as imposing upon Lessee any obligation to commence or continue generating any particular quantity of electricity or derive any particular amount of receipts therefrom at any time. 4.4 Annual Rent Prorations. Lessee agrees that the Annual Rent payments shall not be prorated and therefore once made, shall not be refundable, in whole or in part, if Lessee elects not to construct or operate a Solar Energy System on the Property. 4.5 Credits. Lessee shall be exclusively entitled to apply for, collect, receive, and obtain the benefit of all credits, set -offs, payments or other consideration arising out of the electrical energy generated by the Solar Energy System and the sale, transportation and distribution of such energy including, without limitation, (i) federal, state and local production tax credits, governmental subsidies, production incentive payments and other renewable energy credits, (ii) green pricing programs, green tags, renewable energy credit trading programs, nor proceeds received from the sale of environmental attributes (e.g., renewable energy or carbon credits) and (iii) environmental air quality credits, emission credits, greenhouse gas reduction credits, environmental set -offs and similar benefits (collectively "Credits"). Lessor shall reasonably assist Lessee in applying for and receiving such Credits. 4.7 Form W-9. Within fifteen (15) days after the Effective Date, Lessor shall deliver to Lessee a fully completed and executed Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification) (the "Form W-9"); provided, further, that Lessor shall deliver to Lessee fully completed and executed updates to the Form W-9 as may be reasonably requested by Lessee within fifteen (15) days following any such request. 4.3 Late Payments. If Lessee fails to make any payment to Lessor required of it hereunder when due, interest shall accrue on the overdue amount, from the date overdue until the date paid, at a rate equal to the sum of four percent (4%) per annum, provided that in no event shall such interest exceed the maximum rate permitted by Law. 5. Use of Premises. 5.1 Lessee's Rights to Upgrade Facilities. The Parties agree that solar energy technologies are improving at a rapid rate and that it is probable that Lessee may from time to time (although Lessee shall not be required to) replace existing Solar Energy Facilities on the Property with newer model or design Solar Energy Facilities which have increased energy capture and efficiency. Lessor grants Lessee the right to replace any existing Solar Energy Facilities on the Property with newer model or design Solar Energy Facilities which have increased energy capture and efficiency, provided however, that Lessee shall have no obligation to replace any part of the Solar Energy Facilities on the Property, and provided however that Lessee shall at all times have the obligation to maintain the Property as set forth in Section 5.16. 5.2 Ingress and Egress. This Lease includes the right of ingress to and egress from the Solar Energy System over, under, and along the Property and Parent Property by means of any existing roads and lanes thereon, and, with the written permission of Lessor, by such other route or routes as Lessee may construct on the Property from time to time, for the benefit of and for purposes incidental to Operations on the Property -4- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City and to Improvements that are developed, constructed and/or operated on the Property, and on other property to be acquired by leasehold, easement or by fee simple purchase, by or on behalf of Lessee, as a single integrated Solar Energy System to generate and deliver electrical power to purchasers of such power, and for the benefit of and for purposes incidental to Operations, activities and projects on lands other than the Property. 5.3 Exclusive Use. Lessee shall have the sole and exclusive right to convert all of the solar resources of and to conduct Operations on the Property. Lessor shall not grant any rights in the Property purporting to permit others to conduct Operations on the Property in derogation of Lessee's sole and exclusive right to conduct Operations on the Property. Without the prior written consent of Lessee, Lessor shall not (i) waive any right available to Lessor or grant any right or privilege subject to the consent of Lessor by law or contract, including without limitation any environmental regulation, land use ordinance or zoning regulation, with respect to setback requirements, noise limitations or other restrictions and conditions respecting the placement of Solar Energy Facilities and other equipment ancillary to Operations on parcels adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Property or (ii) grant, confirm, acknowledge, recognize or acquiesce in any right claimed by any other person to conduct Operations on the Property whether arising in judicial proceedings or otherwise and Lessor agrees to give Lessee notice of any such claims or proceeding with respect to such claims and to cooperate with Lessee in resisting and disputing such claims. 5.4 Security; Lessor's Access. Lessee shall provide an access security gate, a black vinyl coated perimeter security fence, or some other mutually agreed upon type of perimeter security fence, and all additional security measures reasonably necessary, in Lessee's opinion, including, if reasonably necessary, warning signs, closed and locked gates, fencing and other measures appropriate and reasonable to protect against damage or destruction of Lessee's Solar Energy Facilities and other Improvements or injury or damage to persons or property on the Property. Lessor or Lessor's agents, representatives, or employees shall have the right whenever necessary and without notice to enter upon the Property for the purpose of repairing, maintaining or replacing Lessor's infrastructure located on the Property and repairing, maintaining or replacing the Parent Property adjacent to or abutting the Property. 5.5 Damages to Property. During the Term, Lessee agrees to repair any physical damage to Lessor's tangible property located on the Property or Parent Property to the extent such damage is directly caused by Lessee's construction, installation, operations, maintenance or removal of the Solar Energy System. Lessor shall promptly notify Lessee in writing of any damage that Lessor claims is Lessee's responsibility under this Lease, and provide Lessee with reasonable evidence of the cause and extent of such damage. Upon receipt of such notice, Lessee shall promptly investigate and make the repair to the extent Lessee is responsible under this Lease. For any repairs required to be made by Lessee under this Lease, Lessee shall repair such damaged property to substantially the same condition of the property existing immediately before being damaged. If such repair is not possible, as reasonably determined by Lessor, Lessee will replace the damaged property. 5.6 Construction Related Access. Lessee shall have the right, after consultation with and approval in writing by the Lessor, to utilize the Parent Property for temporary storage or staging and to temporarily restrict public access to certain areas of the Parent Property during the construction, reconstruction, erection, installation, improvement, replacement, relocation and removal of the Solar Energy System from time to time. Nothing contained within this section shall restrict Lessor's access or general use of the Parent Property. The initial temporary construction easement areas and the temporary path closure delineation shown on the attached Exhibit D are approved by Lessor subject to the execution of a temporary construction easement agreement which will be substantially similar to Exhibit E. 5.7 Electric Line Easement. Lessee will use its best efforts to obtain the necessary permits from the Iowa Department of Transportation to cross the interstate with electric and communication lines and connect to the overhead line along the south side of Interstate 80. In the event that such a connection is not viable, Lessor agrees to grant Lessee an underground electric line easement, on terms and conditions agreeable to both Parties, across the Parent Property for the installation, maintenance and use of underground electric and communication lines. -5- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City 5.8 Ground Cover. Prior to the Operations Date, Lessee shall provide Lessor for its approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably be withheld, a vegetation management plan which will include a plan for the establishment and ongoing maintenance of low growth perennial vegetation within the Property where no above ground improvements are located. Once installed, the ground cover shall be maintained in good condition and appearance and in accordance with the vegetation maintenance program approved by the Lessor. 5.9 Rest and Educational Area. Lessee shall construct a rest and educational area on the Parent Property in the location shown on Exhibit F attached hereto or at another location approved by Lessor. The design and function must be approved in writing by Lessor. After construction by Lessee and acceptance by Lessor in writing the rest and educational area shall be owned, maintained and controlled by Lessor. 5.10 Signage. All proposed signs, including those on the 1-80 right-of-way must be approved by the Lessor. Lessee will secure the approval of the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) for any signage which requires IDOT's approval. 5.11 Lighting. All lighting shall be directed away from adjacent properties and shall be positioned to eliminate glare on streets and highways. No neon lights, intermittent or flashing lights shall be allowed. Only shaded light sources shall be used to illuminate signs, facades, buildings, parking and loading areas. All lighting must be approved by Lessor prior to installation. 5.12 Restrictions (a) Prohibited Uses. No use of the Property shall be permitted which is offensive by reason of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, noise, or other pollution, nor shall any use be permitted which is hazardous by reason of excessive danger of fire or explosion, which may be injurious to any property or persons on or about the Parent Property or that is in violation of the applicable laws or regulations of any governmental authority. Lessor agrees that construction -related odors, fumes, dust, smoke, or noise shall not be deemed offensive. For purposes of these restrictions, any odor which is noticeable at the perimeter of the Property and any dust, smoke or other airborne pollutants visible shall be considered offensive. Any noise shall be considered offensive if audible above 60 decibels (d.b.a.) at the perimeter of the Property. (b) Wellhead Protection. Lessee's use of the Property and any use of the Parent Property during construction shall comply with all drinking water wellhead protections required by law, including those set forth in Iowa Administrative Code 567, Chapter 43, as now existing or hereafter amended. Lessor acknowledges and agrees that transformers are considered above ground chemical storage within the meaning of said section of the Iowa Administrative Code and must be sited more than 200 feet from the nearest wellhead and use 100% food grade non -PCB oil. Lessee shall use no herbicides. Lessor shall submit a chemical cleanup protocol to the City on or before the Operations Date. Lessor reserves the right to develop raw water resources to the extent doing so would not diminish Lessee's rights under this Lease. (c) Setbacks. Lessee shall not place any Solar Energy Facilities within ten (10) feet of the existing 10 -inch diameter water main on the Property or within ten (10) feet of the bike path. 5.11 Hazardous Materials. No Hazardous Materials of any kind shall be stored on or disposed of on the Property. As used herein, Hazardous Materials shall mean: (a) Any "hazardous waste" as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended from time to time, and rules or regulations promulgated thereunder; (b) Any "hazardous substance" as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time, and rules or regulations promulgated thereunder; Waterworks Solar — Iowa City M Any oil, petroleum products, and their byproducts; and (d) Any substance which is regulated by any federal, state, or local governmental authority or that is the subject of any law, rule or regulation. 5.12 Nuisances. No act constituting a nuisance as defined under the provision of Chapter 657, Code of Iowa, the City Code of the City of Iowa City or the common law of Iowa, shall be permitted. 5.13 Construction Site Standards. Construction and the conduct thereof shall comply with all governmental requirements as to health and safety and shall meet the standards set forth herein and as set forth by City ordinance. Such standards shall cover, but not be limited to, the restrictions contained herein and additional regulations concerning erosion control, parking for construction workers, office trailers on the lot, material storage, location of telephones and vending machines, security design, location and disposal of sewage during construction, cleaning and policing of the construction site and protection of streets, street right of ways and property adjoining the building site. Said requirements may vary depending on size, location and topography of a lot. During the course of construction, Lessee, its agents, and contractors shall keep mud, dirt, debris and building materials off of all City roads and other lots. No temporary building, job trailers or the like shall be permitted on the lot except those incident to construction.. When the construction of a project is once begun, work thereon shall be prosecuted diligently and continuously until full completion. 5.14 Parking. Parking is not permitted on the Property except when associated with the Operations of the Solar Energy System. 5.15 Surrender of Property. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, Lessee shall peaceably and quietly leave, surrender and return the Property to Lessor. Lessee agrees and hereby covenants to dismantle and remove all physical material related to the Solar Energy System owned or installed by Lessee or its affiliates on the Property to a depth of forty-eight (48) inches below the surface of the ground and shall be covered with soil, within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement; and Lessee shall have a continuing easement to enter the Property for such purposes during such one hundred eighty (180) day period. In addition to any other remedies available to Lessor, should Lessee fail to remove such Solar Energy System within such one hundred eighty (180) day period, any and all Solar Energy System facilities remaining on the Property beyond such one eighty (180) day removal period shall be deemed abandoned to Lessor and Lessee hereby agrees to relinquish any and all rights to the same and free and clear of any liens of mortgages, deeds of trust, liens of mechanics, laborers or materialmen, and all other liens and encumbrances other than any such liens and encumbrances incurred by Lessor. No such relinquishment shall cause Lessee to be released from its obligation to pay for the costs of removal of such property as provided in this Section 5.15. 5.16 Maintenance. Lessee shall, throughout the Term, at its sole cost and expense, maintain the Property and all buildings and improvements at any time erected thereon, any unimproved portion of the Property and all Personal Property installed therein, in good repair and in a safe, clean, sightly and sanitary condition. In the event that Lessee, in Lessor's reasonable judgment, fails to comply with its repair and maintenance obligations under this Section 6.04, and such failure shall continue and not be cured for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice by Lessor to Lessee, Lessor may, but shall not be obligated to perform all repairs and maintenance which in Lessor's reasonable judgment is required to bring the Property, Lessee's Improvements and Personal Property into compliance with the repair and maintenance standards of this Section 5.16. 5.17 Compliance with Legal Requirements. Lessee shall, throughout the Term, at its sole cost and expense, promptly comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations of governmental entities having jurisdiction over the Property (including, but not limited to all local zoning use restrictions and requirements), and all policies of insurance applicable to the Property (collectively, "Legal Requirements"). Lessee shall not conduct or permit any person to conduct any unlawful activity on the Property or any use or activity in violation of (a) any Legal Requirements, including but not limited to zoning or other land use -7- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City laws or ordinances, or (b) any private restrictive covenants applicable to the Real Estate. Furthermore, Lessee shall not cause or allow any activity which causes air, water, soil or noise pollution, which would violate any Legal Requirements or which would otherwise constitute a nuisance or reasonably objectionable intrusion into or interference with the use of any surrounding property. 5.18 Non -Discrimination. Lessee covenants, in consideration of the right to lease property at Waterworks Prairie Park, that Lessee, its employees, and agents 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, upgrading, or referring to employment. "Public accommodation" shall include but not be limited to providing goods, services, facilities, privileges and advantages to the public. 6. Lessor's Representations and Warranties. 6.1 Authority and Execution. Each person executing this Lease on behalf of Lessor represents and warrants that such person is duly and validly authorized to do so and that Lessor has the full right and authority to enter into this Lease, perform all of its obligations hereunder and grant the interests herein granted. 6.2 Covenants of Title. Without limiting the obligations set forth in Section 7, Lessor represents and warrants to Lessee that it owns the Property in fee simple, subject to no liens or encumbrances. Lessor and Lessee shall record, at Lessee's option, a memorandum of this Lease in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C in the real estate records of the County. 6.4 Certification That Lessor Not Acting For Terrorist Group. Lessor certifies that it is not acting, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of any person, group, entity or nation named by any Executive Order or the United States Treasury Department as a terrorist, "Specially Designated National and Blocked Person," or any other banned or blocked person, entity, nation or transaction pursuant to any law, order, rule or regulation that is enforced or administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control; and Lesser is not engaged in this transaction, directly or indirectly on behalf of, any such person, group, entity or nation. Lesser hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Lessee from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, risks, liabilities and expenses (including attorney fees and costs) arising from or related to any breach of the foregoing certification. 7. Further Assurances; Cooperation. Lessor shall, as it determines reasonable, fully support and cooperate with Lessee in the conduct of its Operations and the exercise of its rights under this Lease. Within thirty (30) days after receipt of a written request made from time to time by Lessee, Lessor shall: (i) enter into any reasonable amendment hereto to correct an error in this Lease or to amend the legal description attached hereto, including replacing said legal description with a revised description prepared or provided by Lessee's surveyor or title company; (ii) execute and deliver to Lessee any owner's affidavit reasonably requested by any title company or attorney reviewing title to the Property; (iii) enter into any reasonable consent and subordination and non -disturbance agreement with any Lender, as defined in Section 14.1, stating that Lessor shall recognize the rights of the Lender and not disturb its possession of the Property so long as it is not in default under this Lease, and stating such other things as such Lender may reasonably request; and (iv) if because of the nature of this Lease Lessee is unable to qualify for any tax credit or similar benefit associated with the Solar Energy System or in connection with its Operations, amend this Lease to assure that Lessee will receive such credits and benefits (but only if such amendment does not materially adversely affect Lessor's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lessor in connection with Lessor's cooperation pursuant to the provisions of this Section). 8. Requirements of Governmental Agencies. Lessee shall comply in all material respects with all valid laws applicable to the Solar Energy System, but shall have the right, in its sole discretion and at its sole expense, to contest the validity or applicability of any law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation of any governmental agency or entity. Lessor shall cooperate with Lessee in such contest as Lessor determines reasonable. -8- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City 9. Liens. Lessor and Lessee shall keep the other's interest in the Property free and clear of all liens and claims of liens for labor and services performed on, and materials, supplies and equipment furnished in connection with Lessor's or Lessee's (as applicable) use of the Property, subject to Lessor's and Lessee's (as applicable) right to contest such liens and claims. If Lessor or Lessee (as applicable) wishes to contest any such liens or claims, such Party shall, within sixty (60) days after it receives notice thereof, provide a bond or other security as the other Party may reasonably request, or remove any such liens from the Property pursuant to applicable law. 10. Indemnity. To the extent not expressly prohibited by law, Lessee agrees to indemnify, save, protect and hold forever harmless, Lessor, its agents, employees and officials (collectively "Lessor's Indemnities"), from and against all losses, damages, costs, claims and liabilities, including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, which Lessor's Indemnitees, or any of them, may become liable or obligated by reason of, resulting from or in connection with: (a) any injury to or death of persons and damage to, or theft, misappropriation or loss of property occurring in or about the Property or the Property arising from Lessee's use and occupancy of the Property and/or the conduct of its business; (b) any activity, work or thing done, permitted or suffered by Lessee in or about the Property, including all liabilities of every kind or description which may arise out of or in connection therewith; and (c) any breach or default on the part of Lessee in the payment or performance of any covenant, agreement or obligation on the part of Lessee to be paid or performed pursuant to the terms of this Lease or any other act or omission of Lessee, its agents or employees. In case of any action or proceeding brought against Lessor's Indemnitees, or any of them, by reason of any such claims, Lessee covenants to defend such action or proceeding by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Lessor and/or any particular Lessor's Indemnitee. To the extent not expressly prohibited by law, Lessor agrees to indemnify, save, protect and hold forever harmless Lessee, its partners, agents and employees (collectively "Lessee's Indemnities"), from and against all losses, damages, costs, claims and liabilities, including, without limitation, court costs and reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, which Lessee's Indemnitees, or any of them, may become liable or obligated by reason of, resulting from or in connection with: (a) any injury or death of persons and damage to, or theft, misappropriation, or loss of property arising from Lessor's infrastructure located on the Property or lessor's repair, maintenance or replacement or said infrastructure or the Parent Property. (b) any breach or default on the part of Lessor in the performance of any covenant, agreement or obligation on the part of Lessor to be performed pursuant to the terms of this Lease or any other act or omission of Lessee, its agents or employees. In case of any action or proceeding brought against Lessor's Indemnitees, or any of them, by reason of any such claims, Lessor covenants to defend such action or proceeding by counsel reasonably satisfactory to Lessor and/or any particular Lessee's Indemnitee. 11. Environmental Conditions 11.1 Definitions. As used in this Lease, the phrase "Environmental Condition" shall mean: (a) any adverse condition relating to surface water, ground water, drinking water supply, land, surface or subsurface, strata or the ambient air, and includes, without limitation, air, land and water pollutants, noise, vibration, light and odors, or (b) any condition which may result in a claim of liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, or the Resource Conversation and Recovery Act, or any claim of violation of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, or any claim of liability or of violation under any federal statute hereafter enacted dealing with the protection of the environment, or under any rule, regulation, permit or plan under any of the foregoing, or under any law, rule or regulation now or hereafter promulgated by the state in which the Property are located, or any political subdivision thereof, relating to such matters (collectively "Environmental Laws"). 11.2 Compliance by Lessee. Lessee shall, at all times during the Term, comply with all Environmental Laws applicable to the Property and shall not, in the use and occupancy of the Property, cause or contribute to, or permit or suffer any other party to cause or contribute to any Environmental Condition. 11.3 Lessee's Indemnity. Lessee will protect, indemnify and save harmless the Lessor, the partners of the Lessor, and all of the foregoing's respective partners, agents and employees (collectively "Lessor's Indemnitees"), from and against all liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, penalties, causes of action, Waterworks Solar — Iowa City costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) of whatever kind or nature, contingent or otherwise, known or unknown, incurred or imposed, based upon any Environmental Laws or resulting from any Environmental Condition occurring or contributed to during the term of this Lease. In case any action, suit or proceeding is brought against any of the parties indemnified herein by reason of any occurrence described in this Section 15.03, Lessee will, at Lessee's expense, by counsel reasonably approved by Lessor, resist and defend such action, suit or proceeding, or cause the same to be resisted and defended. 12. Lessee's Insurance. At all times during which Lessee is conducting any activities on the Property, and at all times during the Term of this Lease, Lessee shall, at its own cost and expense, obtain and maintain in effect (1) Commercial General Liability insurance, including bodily injury and property damage coverage with minimum limits of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate and (2) Umbrella Liability Insurance with minimum limits of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) per occurrence and Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) aggregate; (3) Automobile Liability Insurance (bodily injury and property damage) One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit; (4) worker's compensation insurance as required by Chapter 85, Code of Iowa. In the event Lessee is a regulated utility, any or all insurance required of Lessee by this provision may be provided by self-insurance or through a program of self-insurance Lessee shall name the Lessor and the City of Iowa City as additional insureds. Lessee shall deliver to the Lessor, within thirty (30) days of execution of this lease agreement, Certificates of Insurance, naming the Lessor and the City of Iowa City, Iowa as additional insureds. Lessee shall provide thirty (30) days' notice to the Lessor before cancellation of said insurance. Subrogation rights are not to be waived unless a special provision is attached to this lease. 13. Successors and Assigns. This Lease shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, Lessor and Lessee, and their respective heirs, successors and assigns. Lessor may sell, mortgage, transfer or lease the Property to others. However, any such sale, mortgage, lease or transfer by Lessor shall be subject to this Lease and any modifications or amendments thereof granted to Lessee prior to or after such sale, mortgage, lease or transfer. Further, any transfer of any portion of the surface rights of the Property shall automatically transfer with it the right to receive payments under this Lease in direct proportion to the fraction of the surface rights to the Property that have been transferred, said proportional payments being without regard to the presence or lack of Solar facilities on the transferred parcel of the Property. Lessee may not sell, transfer, assign or sublet all or any portion of its interests under this Lease, and may not ell, assign, lease or transfer any improvements (including Improvements and Transmission Facilities) that it may install on the Property, without obtaining the consent of Lessor. Any assignment or sublease made by Lessee without Lessor's consent in violation of this Section 13 shall be voidable at Lessor's option and shall constitute an Event of Default. Lessor's consent to any one assignment or sublease shall not be deemed a waiver of this Section 13 with respect to any subsequent assignment or sublease nor consent to any subsequent assignment or sublease. Absent the Lessor's agreement to the contrary, following assignment, whether with or without the Lessors' consent, Lessee will remain liable for all Lease obligations. 14. Leasehold Financing. 14.1 Right to Encumber. Lessee, any successor or assignee of Lessee, or any holder of a sublease or license (each hereinafter sometimes referred to as an "Obligor") may, with Lessor's written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, mortgage, pledge, or encumber to any entity (herein, a "Lender") all or any portion of the Obligor's rights and interests under this Lease or such sublease or license.. For purposes of this Lease, each entity which now or hereafter is the recipient or beneficiary of any such mortgage, pledge, or encumbrance and whose lien or encumbrance is now or hereafter recorded in the official records of the County in which the Property is located, shall be referred to in this Lease as a "Lender". 14.2 Covenants for Lenders' Benefit. Lessee and Lessor expressly agree between themselves and for the benefit of any Lenders, that if an Obligor mortgages, pledges, or encumbers any of its rights and interests as provided in Section 14.1 above, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease to the contrary: -10- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City (a) Lessor and Lessee will not terminate, suspend, amend or modify, or take any action causing, consenting to, acquiescing in, or accepting the termination, suspension, amendment or modification of this Lease, if such amendment or modification would reduce the rights or remedies of any Lender hereunder or impair or reduce the security for any lien held by such Lender, without such Lender's consent. (b) Each Lender shall have the right, at its discretion, to take, or cause to be taken, any action required to be performed under this Lease by the Obligor that is party to such Lender's mortgage, pledge or encumbrance, and any such action performed by such Lender shall be as effective to prevent or cure a default under this Lease and/or a forfeiture of any of such Obligor's rights under this Lease as if done by such Obligor itself. (c) The right of a Lender to receive notices and to cure Obligor's defaults pursuant to the provisions of this Section 14.2 shall be available only to those Lenders which shall have notified Lessor in writing of their name and address, regardless of whether the specific provision in question expressly so states. No default which requires the giving of notice to Obligor shall be effective unless a like notice is given to all Lenders. If Lessor shall become entitled to terminate this Lease due to an uncured default by Obligor, Lessor will not terminate this Lease unless it has first given written notice of such uncured default and of its intent to terminate this Lease to each Lender and has given each Lender at least thirty (30) days after the expiration of the cure period which this Lease provides to Obligor for curing such default, to cure the default to prevent such termination of this Lease. Furthermore, if within such thirty (30) day period a Lender notifies Lessor that it must foreclose on Obligor's interest or otherwise take possession of Obligor's interest under this Lease in order to cure the default, Lessor shall not terminate this Lease and shall permit such Lender a sufficient period of time as may be necessary for such Lender and agreeable to Lessor, with the exercise of due diligence, to foreclose or acquire Obligor's interest under this Lease and to perform or cause to be performed all of the covenants and agreements to be performed and observed by Obligor. In the event a Lender shall elect to exercise its rights hereunder, such Lender shall have no personal liability to Lessor and the sole recourse of the Lessor in seeking enforcement of its obligations under this Lease or any new lease entered into pursuant to Section 14.2(d) below shall be to such Lender's interest in this Lease and the Property. Upon the sale or other transfer by any Lender of its interest in the Lease or Property, such Lender shall have no further duties or obligations hereunder. (d) In case of the termination or rejection of this Lease as a result of any default hereunder or the bankruptcy, insolvency or appointment of a receiver in bankruptcy, Lessor shall provide prompt notice thereof to the Lenders. Upon written request of the Lender that is the beneficiary of the first priority security interest in the Lessee's interest under this Lease, made within forty (40) days after notice to such Lender of such rejection or termination, Lessor shall enter into a new lease agreement with such Lender, or its designee or assignee, within twenty (20) days after the receipt of such request. Such new lease agreement shall be effective as of the date of the termination or rejection of this Lease, upon the same terms, covenants, conditions and agreements as contained in this Lease for the remaining term of the original Lease before giving effect to such termination or rejection. Lessor shall have no rights to terminate such new lease based upon defaults occurring prior to the execution of the new lease. Lessor hereby agrees with and for the benefit of the Lenders that the provisions of this Subsection shall survive termination, rejection or disaffirmation of the Lease, whether by default or as a result of the bankruptcy, insolvency or appointment of a receiver in bankruptcy and shall continue in full force and effect thereafter to the same extent as if this Subsection were a separate and independent instrument. It is the intent of the Parties hereto that any such new lease shall have the same priority as this Lease. (e) There shall be no merger of this Lease, or of the leasehold estate created by this Lease, with the fee estate in the Property by reason of the fact that this Lease or the leasehold estate or any interest therein may be held, directly or indirectly, by or for the account of any person or persons who shall own the fee estate or any interest therein, and no such merger shall occur unless and until all persons at the time having an interest in the fee estate in the Property and all persons -11- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City (including the Lenders)having an interest in the Lease or in the estate of Lessor and Lessee shall join in a written instrument effecting such merger and shall duly record the same. (f) Lessor shall, at Lessee's or a Lender's request, provide to Lessee and such Lender (i) confirmation that such Lender is a "Lender" for purposes of this Lease, (ii) a consent and estoppels acknowledging the Lender's mortgage or other lien or encumbrance, confirming the continuing effectiveness of this Lease, identifying any modifications hereto and any breaches or defaults hereunder, and containing such other information and agreements as Lessee or such Lender may reasonable request, and (iii) such other certificates or affidavits as Lessee, such Lender or any title company selected by either Lessee or such Lender may reasonably request. Lessor shall duly execute and return same to Lessee and/or Lender within ten (10) days of Lessee's or Lender's request therefor. Should Lessor fail to timely execute and deliver the consent and estoppel, then Lessee and/or Lender may rely on the contents thereof and the consent and estoppel shall be conclusively binding upon Lessor. 15. Taxes. Lessee shall pay any personal property taxes on Improvements and(or) for any such taxes that are directly attributable to Solar Energy System, and Lessor shall pay all real property taxes and assessments levied against the Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee shall pay any increase in real property taxes for the Property attributable to the value of Improvements on the Property owned by, or under the control of Lessee, which Improvements may include the Solar Energy System and any other equipment owned by Lessee and located on the Property; provided that such increase in the real property taxes attributable to Lessee's Improvements are assessed for the period from and after the Effective Date until the end of the Term and only to the extent such increase is caused solely by the Operations. The foregoing obligation shall not include any recaptured taxes attributable to any period prior to the Effective Date or any interest or penalties thereon or to any increases in taxes due to reassessment upon a transfer of the fee interest in the Property by Lessor, and Lessee shall have the right, at its own expense, to appeal or contest any such increases and to compromise and settle the same and Lessor shall execute such petitions and agreements and otherwise cooperate with Lessee to the extent reasonably necessary in connection therewith. 16. Cure Rights. In the event that Lessor is no longer a government entity and Lessor fails to pay the taxes or any other monetary obligations for which it is responsible hereunder, or otherwise defaults under this Lease, then, in addition to its other rights and remedies, Lessee shall have the right to pay such taxes and other obligations, and/or remedy any such default, by any appropriate means; and the cost thereof shall be reimbursed to Lessee by Lessor within thirty (30) days. Lessee may offset such cost against any amounts owed to Lessor under this Lease. 17. Tax Credits. If under applicable law Lessee is ineligible for any tax credit, benefit or incentive for alternative energy expenditure established by any local, state or federal government, then, at Lessee's option, Lessor and Lessee shall amend this Lease or replace it with a different instrument so as to convert Lessee's interest in the Property to a substantially similar interest that makes Lessee eligible for such tax credit, benefit or incentive. 18. Default. 18.1 Events of Default. The following shall constitute "Events of Default": (a) Monetary: Lessee shall fail to pay Rent at the time required or any other monetary obligation or payment required under this Lease when due, and such failure shall continue for a period of fifteen (15) days following written notice from Lessor to Lessee; or (b) Non-performance: Lessee shall fail to observe or perform any of the other covenants, terms or conditions contained in the Lease, or a warranty made by Lessee shall fail to be accurate and complete, and such failure shall continue and not be cured for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice by Lessor to Lessee, provided that if the default is not reasonably susceptible of being -12- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City cured within thirty (30) days, an Event of Default shall occur only if the Lessee fails to promptly commence such cure or fails thereafter to diligently pursue such efforts to completion; or (c) Bankruptcy/Receivership: If (i) Lessee files a petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization or for an arrangement pursuant to any present or future federal or state bankruptcy law or under any similar federal or state law, or is adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or if a petition or answer proposing the adjudication of Lessee as a bankrupt or a reorganization of Lessee under any present or future federal or state bankruptcy law or any similar federal or state law is filed in any court and such petition or answer is not discharged or denied within thirty (30) days after the filing thereof; or (ii) A receiver , trustee or liquidator of Lessee of all or substantially all of the assets of Lessee or of the Property or any portion thereof is appointed in any proceeding brought by or against Lessee and is not discharged within thirty (30) days after such appointment or if Lessee consents to or acquiesces in such appointment. 18.2 Lessor's Rights upon an Event of Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default by Lessee, or at any time thereafter during the continuance of such Event of Default, Lessor may take any of the following actions and shall have the following rights against Lessee: (a) Termination: Lessor may elect to terminate the Lease by giving no less than thirty (30) days' prior written notice thereof to Lessee, and upon the passage of time specified in such notice, this Lease and all rights of Lessee hereunder shall terminate as fully and completely and with the same effect as if such date were the date herein fixed for expiration of the Term and Lessee shall remain liable as provided in Section 13.02(c). (b) Eviction: Lessor shall have the immediate right upon Termination of this Lease to bring an action for forcible entry and detainer. (c) Lessee to Remain Liable: No termination of this Lease pursuant to Section 13.02(a), by operation of law or otherwise, and no repossession of the Property or any part thereof pursuant to Section 15.02(b) or otherwise shall relieve Lessee of its liabilities and obligations hereunder, all of which shall survive such termination, repossession or reletting. (d) Damages: In the event of any termination of this Lease or eviction from or repossession of the Property or any part thereof by reason of the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lessee shall pay to Lessor the Rent and other sums and charges required to be paid by Lessee for the period to and including the end of the Term or the Rent for the following three years, whichever is less. (e) Rights Cumulative, Non -Waiver. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to Lessor or Lessee is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and each and every right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right or remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute. In addition to the other remedies provided in this Lease, Lessor shall be entitled, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to injunctive relief in case of the violation, or attempted or threatened violation, of any of the covenants, agreements, conditions or provisions of this Lease, or to a decree compelling performance of this Lease, or to any other remedy allowed to Lessor at law or in equity. (f) Lessor's Right to Cure. If Lessee fails to pay any utilities charges described in Article IV, insurance premiums described in Article VIII, the cost of any of the repairs or maintenance required to be made by Lessee pursuant to the Lease or any other charges, costs or expenses required to be paid under the Lease, Lessor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to make all such payments, and in addition to its other remedies under this Article XIII, Lessor shall have the option of requiring Lessee to repay to Lessor the amount of such payments (which shall be deemed additional rent hereunder) on demand with interest after demand at 10% rate per annum. (the "Default Rate"). However, in no event shall the Default Rate be higher than the usury rate established by the State of Iowa. -13- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City (h) Lessor's Lien. Lessor shall have a lien against Lessee's leasehold estate, Lessee's Improvements and all property of Lessee located at the Property, to secure any obligations of Lessee to Lessor arising pursuant to the provisions of this Lease. 18.3 No Implied Waiver. The failure of Lessor to insist upon strict performance of any of the covenants or conditions of the Lease, or to exercise any options herein conferred in any one or more instances shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment for the future of any such covenant, condition, or option, but the same shall be and remain in full force and effect. The receipt by Lessor of any Rent or any other sum payable hereunder with knowledge of the breach of any covenants or agreements contained herein shall not be deemed a waiver of such breach. 19. Termination by Lessee. Lessee may elect to terminate this Lease, for any reason or no reason, for all or part of the Property by delivering nine (9) months' advance written notice to Lessor at any time and for any reason. The portion of the Property remaining after any partial termination of this Lease shall thereafter be the "Property" for purposes of this Lease and all payment amounts based on acreage shall be adjusted accordingly." for purposes of this Lease and all payment amounts based on acreage shall be adjusted accordingly. In the event Lessee terminates this lease within the first fifteen years of the Term, Lessee shall pay to Lessor the Rent and other sums and charges required to be paid by Lessee for the three (3) years following the termination. 20. Easements. This Lease and the rights granted to Lessee hereunder are expressly made subject and subordinate to any and all existing easements on the Property, and Lessee shall not in any way act to alter, obstruct, disturb or otherwise impair any of said easements nor grant additional easements on or affecting the Property during the term of this Lease without Lessor's prior written consent. 21. Abandonment. Lessee shall not vacate or abandon the Property at any time during the Term of this Lease; for purposes of this section, abandonment shall be determined if Lessee fails to generate electricity from the Solar Energy System during a twelve-month period and is not actively repairing, reconstructing or repowering the Solar Energy System. If Lessee shall vacate or abandon the Property, the right of possession shall, at the option of Lessor, revert to Lessor and Lessee shall lose all right to possession of the Property and Lessee's Improvements; however, Lessee shall otherwise remain liable on this Lease. Lessor shall then, without further notice, have the remedies provided for in Article XIII herein. 22. Notices. All notices to a Party pursuant to this Lease must be in writing and shall be sent only by United States Mail (first-class, certified, return -receipt requested); personal delivery; or an overnight courier service which keeps records of deliveries. For purposes of giving notice hereunder, the addresses of the Parties are as set forth in Section 1 above. A Party may change its address and/or fax number at any time by giving written notice of such change to the other Party in the manner provided herein. Notices sent by certified mail shall be deemed given on the date of delivery or attempted delivery as shown on the return -receipt. Notices sent by personal delivery or courier service shall be deemed given on the date of delivery or refusal to accept delivery. 23. Interpretation. Each Party has reviewed this Lease and has been given an opportunity to obtain the assistance of counsel, and any rule of construction holding that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not apply in the interpretation of this Lease. The captions of this Lease are for convenience and reference only, and shall in no way be held to explain, modify, amplify or aid in the interpretation, construction or meaning of the provisions of this Lease. A waiver of a breach of any of the provisions of this Lease shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any succeeding breach of the same or any other provision of this Lease. Any determination of invalidity or unenforceability of any particular clause or provision of this Lease shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Lease. 24. Force Majeure. If performance of this Lease or of any obligation hereunder is prevented or substantially restricted or interfered with by reason of an event of Force Majeure (defined below), the affected Party, upon giving notice to the other Party, shall be excused from such performance to the extent of and for the duration of such prevention, restriction or interference. The affected Party shall use its reasonable efforts to avoid or remove such causes of nonperformance and shall continue performance as soon as such -14- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City causes are removed. "Force Majeure" means: fire, earthquake, flood, tornado or other acts of God and natural disasters; strikes or labor disputes; war, civil strife or other violence; any law, order, proclamation, regulation, ordinance, action, demand or requirement of any government agency, or any other act or condition beyond the reasonable control of a Party. 25. Condemnation. Should title or possession of all of the Property be taken in condemnation proceedings by a government agency, governmental body or private party under the exercise of the right of eminent domain, or should a partial taking render the remaining portion of the Property wholly unsuitable for Lessee's use, then this Lease shall terminate upon such vesting of title or taking of possession. All payments made on account of any taking by eminent domain shall be made to Lessor, except that Lessee, at its sole discretion, shall be entitled seek a separate award for any damages allowable by law, including but not limited to: (i) the removal and relocation Lessee's business, (iii) for the loss of goodwill, (iv) lost profits, (v) the loss and/or damage to any property that Lessee elects or is required not to remove, and (vi) for the loss of use of the Property by Lessee and Lessor shall have no right, title or interest in or to any separate award made therefore. It is agreed that Lessee shall have the right to participate in any settlement proceedings and that Lessor shall not enter into any binding settlement agreement without the prior written consent of Lessee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 26. No Partnership. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or by any third person to create the relationship of principal and agent, partnership, joint venture, co -Lessees or any other association between Lessor and Lessee, other than the relationship of Lessor and Lessee. 27. Brokerage Commissions. Lessor and Lessee warrant and represent to each other that there are no brokers' commissions, finders' fees or any other charges due to any broker, agent or other party in connection with the negotiation or execution of this Lease, or on behalf of either of them. Lessor and Lessee agree to defend, indemnify and hold each other harmless against all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs of defense) arising out of a breach of these representations. 28. Governing Law and Jury Waiver. This Lease shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Iowa. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONTRACT. EACH PARTY FURTHER WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO CONSOLIDATE ANY ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN WAIVED WITH ANY OTHER ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED. 29. Entire Agreement. This Lease and the attached exhibits constitute the entire agreement between the Parties and shall supersede all other agreements, whether written or oral, respecting the subject matter of this Lease. No addition or modification of any term or provision of this Lease shall be effective unless set forth in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the Parties. 30. Severability. In the event any provisions of this Lease is held to be unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall be deemed to be severed from the Lease and the remainder of the Lease will be deemed to continue in full force and effect. 31. Waiver. Lessor acknowledges and agrees that Lessor will at no time have any ownership interest in or to all or any portion of the Improvements, the Project or the Facilities; and Lessor hereby waives and releases any and all lien rights arising hereunder or under applicable law or in equity with respect to the Project, the Improvements and the Facilities except those lien rights arising due to Lessee's failure to pay the Annual Rent in accordance with Section 4. 32. Covenants to Run with the Land. All the covenants, agreements, conditions and undertakings contained in this Lease shall extend and inure to and be binding upon the successors and permitted grantees and assigns of the respective parties hereto the same as if they were in every case named and shall be construed as covenants running with the land and wherever in this Lease reference is made to either of the -15- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City parties hereto, it shall be held to include and apply to, wherever and whenever applicable, the successors and permitted grantees and assigns of such party the same as if in each and every case so expressed. 33. Execution in Counterparts. This Lease may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same contract. [Signature Page Follows] -16- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Solar Land Lease (Waterworks Solar Project) as of the Effective Date. "LESSOR" City of Iowa City By: Name: Bruce Teague Title: Mayor Attest: Approved By: City Attorney's Office "LESSEE" MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY By: Name: Adam Jablonski Title: Director, Renewable Energy -17- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City Fxhihit A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., CITY OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4; THENCE SOUTH 89° 20' 05" WEST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE 80, A DISTANCE OF 694.62 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89° 20'09" WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 971.01 FEET; THENCE NORTHEAST ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEAST WHOSE RADIUS IS 148.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 91.12 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 41' 55,48" EAST, 89.69 FEET; THENCE NORTH 59° 34'04" EAST, 145.75 FEET; THENCE NORTHEAST ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWEST WHOSE RADIUS IS 137.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 137.50 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 30'48'54" EAST, 131.80 FEET; THENCE NORTH 02° 03' 45" EAST, 159.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE EAST WHOSE RADIUS IS 343.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 214.57 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 19° 59'02" EAST, 211.09 FEET; THENCE NORTHEAST ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWEST WHOSE RADIUS IS 362.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 432.45 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 03'40'56" EAST, 407.19 FEET; THENCE NORTH 61' 27'07" EAST, 511.78 FEET; THENCE NORTHEAST ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEAST WHOSE RADIUS IS 458.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 220.51 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 75° 14'42" EAST, 218.39 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 02° 03'26" WEST, 1307.63 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 18.89 ACRES (822,739 S.F.) MORE OR LESS, SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL EASEMENTS OF RECORD. -18- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City Fxhihit R DESCRIPTION OF THE PARENT PROPERTY COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA: THENCE N89°59'29"W, A RECORDED BEARING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 33, 1327.00 FEET, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE N00°47'57"E. ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, 100.15 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT -OF- WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 80, AND WHICH POINT IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S82'1 1'39"W. ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE, 39.32 FEET, TO AN IRON RIGHT-OF-WAY RAIL FOUND: THENCE S82°1'39"W, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 300.43 FEET, TO AN IRON RIGHT-OF-WAY RAIL FOUND WHICH IS 150.00 FEET, RADIALLY DISTANT NORTHWESTERLY OF SAID HIGHWAY CENTERLINE AT STATION 899+00; THENCE N89°57'52"W, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 871.31 FEET, TO AN IRON RIGHT-OF-WAY RAIL FOUND, WHICH IS 220.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHERLY OF SAID HIGHWAY CENTERLINE AT STATION 890+00; THENCE S80°24'27"W, 121.06 FEET, TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 33, WHICH IS 200.00 FEET, NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHERLY OF SAID HIGHWAY CENTERLINE; THENCE S80°48'18"W, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHTOF-WAY LINE, 183.73 FEET, TO A POINT AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 33, WHICH IS 170.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHERLY OF INTERSTATE CENTERLINE STATION 887+00; THENCE N89°59'29"W, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 33, WHICH LINE IS ALSO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT- OF-WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 80, 1577.87 FEET, TO US INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY TOP OF BANK OF THE IOWA RIVER; THENCE MEANDERING ALONG SAID EASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY TOP OF BANK THE FOLLOWING COURSES: N11°34'34"W, 512.22 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N10°25,16'W, 495.00 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N09°06'41"W, 715.22 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE NO3°48'00"W, 387.54 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE NO3°48'14"E, 335.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N18°05'07'E, 371.37 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N35°33'12'E, 269.10 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N44°15'59"E, 219.68 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N52°45'33"E, 182.45 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N56'45'1 1"E, 164.92 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N66°36'40"E, 187.99 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S89°46'47"E, 250.93 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S73°09'40"E, 329.27, FEET TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S71 °51'07"E 180.42 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S65'1 3'40"E, 207.15 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S61'43'01 "E, 211.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S67°54'08"E, 394.85 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S74'1 1'04"E, 304.33 FEET, TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE PARCEL, CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 399, AT PAGE 348, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S14°40'37"W, 104.94 FEET, TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE S73°57'48"E, 152.65 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE S45°44'53"E, 38.00 FEET TO A POINT WHICH IS 78.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHWESTERLY OF THE FORMER WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 218, NOW KNOWN AS DUBUQUE STREET, AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N14°40'37"E ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 123.00 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH SAID SOUTHERLY TOP OF BANK OF THE IOWA RIVER, AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE S73°57'48"E ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 46.75 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NORTH DUBUQUE STREET, AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE PARCEL ACQUIRED BY CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN THE NAME OF JOHNSON COUNTY, -19- Waterworks Solar - Iowa City IOWA, AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1097, AT PAGE 52, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S08°02'35"W. ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE, 81.58 FEET; THENCE N81 °57'25"W, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE. 25.32 FEET; THENCE S08°02'35"W, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 20.00 FEET; THENCE N88°39'10,'E, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 4.23 FEET; THENCE S49°31'28" E, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID CONDEMNATION PARCEL, 45.11 FEET; THENCE S81 °57'25"E, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, 63.04 FEET, TO ITS SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER THEREOF, ON THE FORMER CENTERLINE OF SAID NORTH DUBUQUE STREET; THENCE S08°02'39"W, ALONG SAIDCENTERLINE, 72.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 845.45 FEET, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, ON A 996.44 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, WHOSE 820.32 FOOT CHORD BEARS S16°15'46"E; THENCE S40°34'11"E, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE. 155.57 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 132.98 FEET, ALONG A 955.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, WHOSE 132.88 FOOT CHORD BEARS S44°33'33"E; THENCE S49°54'47"E ALONG SAID FORMER CENTERLINE, 61.90 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST ONE-HALF, OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE S00°47'57"W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 63.01 FEET, TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID NORTH DUBUQUE STREET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 312.00 FEET, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, ON A 2342.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, WHOSE 311.77 FOOT CHORD BEARS S55°20115"E; THENCE S59°09'14"E, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 109.03 FEET; THENCE S53°26'36"E, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 4.58 FEET, TO THE NORTHEAST CONER OF THE PARCEL, THE PLAT OF SURVEY OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, AT PAGE 26, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S03°21'14"E, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SURVEYED PARCEL, 23.45 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S40°44'44"E ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 123.47 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S03°15'44"E, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 46.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S40°26'16"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 254.19 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S05°42'36"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 138.07 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S65°31'26"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 288.13 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND AT THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID SURVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N88°59'28"W, 9.36 FEET, TO A POINT ON SAID EAST LINE OF THE WEST ONE-HALF, OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE S00°47'57" W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 537.33 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. AND COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33. TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA; THENCE N89°59'29"W, A RECORDED BEARING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 33, 2651.39 FEET, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE N01°07'29"W, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST ONE-HALF OF SECTION 33, 3094.32 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY TOP OF BANK OF THE IOWA RIVER; THENCE S61'43'01 "E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 1.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S67°54'08"E, 394.85 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S74'1 1'04"E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 304.33 FEET, TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CONER OF THE PARCEL, CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED, RECORDED IN BOOK 399, AT PAGE 348, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, WHICH POINT IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S74'1 1'04"E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 23.52 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S73"57'48"E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 162.15 FEET, TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL, WHICH IS 78.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHWESTERLY OF THE FORMER WESTERLY RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 218, NOW KNOWN AS DUBUQUE STREET; THENCE S14°40'37"W, ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 123.00 FEET, TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N45°44'53"W, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL, 38.00 -20- Waterworks Solar - Iowa City FEET; THENCE N73°57'48"W, 152.65 FEET, TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CONER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N14°40'37" E, 104.94 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. -21- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City Fxhihit C MEMORANDUM OF SOLAR LAND LEASE (Waterworks Solar Project) Recorder's Cover Sheet Preparer Information: Jamie Baker 4299 Northwest Urbandale Drive Urbandale, Iowa, 50322 Phone: (515) 242-3980 Return Document To: Attn: Right of Way Services MidAmerican Energy Company P.O. BOX 657 Des Moines, IA 50303-0657 Lessor: City of Iowa City, Iowa Lessee: MidAmerican Energy Company Legal Description: See Exhibit A to Memorandum -22- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City MEMORANDUM OF SOLAR LAND LEASE (Waterworks Solar Project) THIS MEMORANDUM OF SOLAR LAND LEASE (this "Memorandum") is made and entered into as of 2020, by and between the City of Iowa City, Iowa ("Lessor"), and MidAmerican Energy Company, an Iowa corporation ("Lessee"). WHEREAS: A. Lessor is the owner of a parcel of real property located in Johnson County, Iowa as legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Property"); Lessor is the owner of a parcel of real property located in Johnson County, Iowa which contains the Property and is legally described in Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Parent Property"); B. On or about the date hereof, Lessor and Lessee entered into a Solar Land Lease (the "Lease") which by its terms grants to Lessee a lease for the exclusive right of solar energy conversion, for the collection, distribution and transmission of electric power, and for related and incidental purposes and activities across the Property. C. The term of the Lease commences on the date hereof and may continue for a period of up to forty (40) years in accordance with the terms of the Lease, unless earlier terminated as provided in the Lease. D. The Parties desire to enter into this Memorandum, which is to be recorded, in order that third parties may have notice of the interests of Lessee in the Property and Parent Property and of the existence of the Lease and of certain easements and rights granted to Lessee in the Property and Parent Property as part of the Lease. E. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Lease. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Lease and the payments and covenants provided in the Lease to be paid and performed by the Parties, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Grant of Lease. In accordance with the Lease, Lessor grants to Lessee a lease, on, over, under and across the Property, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Lease. Except as otherwise provided in the Lease, the lease is irrevocable and exclusive and include, without limitation: the Solar Energy Facilities, Transmission Facilities and a Solar Energy System. 2. Incorporation of Lease. All of the terms, conditions, provisions and covenants of the Lease are hereby incorporated into this Memorandum by reference as though fully set forth herein, and the Lease and this Memorandum shall be deemed to constitute a single instrument or document. The Lease contains the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter thereof, and any prior or contemporaneous agreements, discussions or understandings, written or oral (including any options or agreements for easements previously entered into by the Parties with respect to the Property), are superseded by the Lease and shall be and hereby are released, revoked and terminated and shall be of no further force or effect for any purpose whatsoever. 3. Interpretation. The Memorandum is not intended and may not be construed to modify or alter in any way the terms and conditions of the Lease. In the event of a conflict or -23- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City inconsistency between the provisions of this Memorandum and the terms and conditions of Lease, the Lease shall control for all purposes. 4. Binding Effect. All provisions contained in this Memorandum shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, Lessor and Lessee and, as provided in the Lease, their respective successors and assigns. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Memorandum as of the date set forth above. "LESSOR" City of Iowa City, Iowa By: Name: Bruce Teague Title: Mayor Attest: Approved By: City Attorney's Office ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF , COUNTY OF , ss: This record was acknowledged before me on 2020, by Bruce Teague as Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa. Notary Public in and for said State -24- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City "LESSEE" MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY By: Name: Adam Jablonski Title: Director, Renewable Energy ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF IOWA, COUNTY OF POLK, ss: This record was acknowledged before me on , 2020, by Adam Jablonski as the Director, Renewable Energy of MidAmerican Energy Company. Notary Public in and for said State -25- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City Fxhihit A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., CITY OF IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST 1/4; THENCE SOUTH 89° 20' 05" WEST ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE 80, A DISTANCE OF 694.62 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTH 89° 20'09" WEST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 971.01 FEET; THENCE NORTHEAST ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEAST WHOSE RADIUS IS 148.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 91.12 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 41° 55,48" EAST, 89.69 FEET; THENCE NORTH 59° 34'04" EAST, 145.75 FEET; THENCE NORTHEAST ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWEST WHOSE RADIUS IS 137.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 137.50 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 30'48'54" EAST, 131.80 FEET; THENCE NORTH 02° 03' 45" EAST, 159.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE EAST WHOSE RADIUS IS 343.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 214.57 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 19° 59'02" EAST, 211.09 FEET; THENCE NORTHEAST ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE NORTHWEST WHOSE RADIUS IS 362.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 432.45 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 03'40'56" EAST, 407.19 FEET; THENCE NORTH 61' 27'07" EAST, 511.78 FEET; THENCE NORTHEAST ALONG A CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEAST WHOSE RADIUS IS 458.00 FEET, WHOSE ARC LENGTH IS 220.51 FEET AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 75° 14'42" EAST, 218.39 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 02° 03'26" WEST, 1307.63 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 18.89 ACRES (822,739 S.F.) MORE OR LESS, SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL EASEMENTS OF RECORD. -26- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City Fxhihit R DESCRIPTION OF THE PARENT PROPERTY COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA: THENCE N89°59'29"W, A RECORDED BEARING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 33, 1327.00 FEET, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE N00°47'57"E. ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, 100.15 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT -OF- WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 80, AND WHICH POINT IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S82'1 1'39"W. ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE, 39.32 FEET, TO AN IRON RIGHT-OF-WAY RAIL FOUND: THENCE S82°1'39"W, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 300.43 FEET, TO AN IRON RIGHT-OF-WAY RAIL FOUND WHICH IS 150.00 FEET, RADIALLY DISTANT NORTHWESTERLY OF SAID HIGHWAY CENTERLINE AT STATION 899+00; THENCE N89°57'52"W, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 871.31 FEET, TO AN IRON RIGHT-OF-WAY RAIL FOUND, WHICH IS 220.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHERLY OF SAID HIGHWAY CENTERLINE AT STATION 890+00; THENCE S80°24'27"W, 121.06 FEET, TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 33, WHICH IS 200.00 FEET, NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHERLY OF SAID HIGHWAY CENTERLINE; THENCE S80°48'18"W, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHTOF-WAY LINE, 183.73 FEET, TO A POINT AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 33, WHICH IS 170.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHERLY OF INTERSTATE CENTERLINE STATION 887+00; THENCE N89°59'29"W, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 33, WHICH LINE IS ALSO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT- OF-WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 80, 1577.87 FEET, TO US INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY TOP OF BANK OF THE IOWA RIVER; THENCE MEANDERING ALONG SAID EASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY TOP OF BANK THE FOLLOWING COURSES: N11°34'34"W, 512.22 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N10°25,16'W, 495.00 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N09°06'41"W, 715.22 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE NO3°48'00"W, 387.54 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE NO3°48'14"E, 335.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N18°05'07'E, 371.37 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N35°33'12'E, 269.10 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N44°15'59" E, 219.68 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N52°45'33"E, 182.45 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N56'45'1 1"E, 164.92 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N66°36'40"E, 187.99 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S89°46'47"E, 250.93 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S73°09'40"E, 329.27, FEET TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S71 °51'07"E 180.42 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S65'1 3'40"E, 207.15 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S61'43'01 "E, 211.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S67°54'08"E, 394.85 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S74'1 1'04"E, 304.33 FEET, TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE PARCEL, CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 399, AT PAGE 348, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S14°40'37"W, 104.94 FEET, TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE S73°57'48"E, 152.65 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE S45°44'53"E, 38.00 FEET TO A POINT WHICH IS 78.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHWESTERLY OF THE FORMER WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 218, NOW KNOWN AS DUBUQUE STREET, AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N14°40'37"E ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 123.00 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH SAID SOUTHERLY TOP OF BANK OF THE IOWA RIVER, AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE S73°57'48"E ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 46.75 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NORTH DUBUQUE STREET, AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE PARCEL ACQUIRED BY CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN THE NAME OF JOHNSON COUNTY, -27- Waterworks Solar - Iowa City IOWA, AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1097, AT PAGE 52, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S08°02'35"W. ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE, 81.58 FEET; THENCE N81 °57'25"W, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE. 25.32 FEET; THENCE S08°02'35"W, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 20.00 FEET; THENCE N88°39'10,'E, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 4.23 FEET; THENCE S49°31'28" E, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID CONDEMNATION PARCEL, 45.11 FEET; THENCE S81°57'25"E, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, 63.04 FEET, TO ITS SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER THEREOF, ON THE FORMER CENTERLINE OF SAID NORTH DUBUQUE STREET; THENCE S08°02'39"W, ALONG SAIDCENTERLINE, 72.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 845.45 FEET, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, ON A 996.44 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, WHOSE 820.32 FOOT CHORD BEARS S16°15'46"E; THENCE S40°34'11"E, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE. 155.57 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 132.98 FEET, ALONG A 955.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, WHOSE 132.88 FOOT CHORD BEARS S44°33'33"E; THENCE S49°54'47"E ALONG SAID FORMER CENTERLINE, 61.90 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST ONE-HALF, OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE S00°47'57"W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 63.01 FEET, TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID NORTH DUBUQUE STREET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 312.00 FEET, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, ON A 2342.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, WHOSE 311.77 FOOT CHORD BEARS S55°20115"E; THENCE S59°09'14"E, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 109.03 FEET; THENCE S53°26'36"E, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 4.58 FEET, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PARCEL, THE PLAT OF SURVEY OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, AT PAGE 26, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S03°21'14"E, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SURVEYED PARCEL, 23.45 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S40°44'44"E ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 123.47 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S03'1 5'44"E, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 46.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S40°26'16"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 254.19 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S05°42'36"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 138.07 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S65°31'26"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 288.13 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND AT THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID SURVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N88°59'28"W, 9.36 FEET, TO A POINT ON SAID EAST LINE OF THE WEST ONE-HALF, OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE S00°47'57" W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 537.33 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. AND COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33. TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA; THENCE N89°59'29"W, A RECORDED BEARING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 33, 2651.39 FEET, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE N01°07'29"W, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST ONE-HALF OF SECTION 33, 3094.32 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY TOP OF BANK OF THE IOWA RIVER; THENCE S61'43'01 "E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 1.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S67°54'08"E, 394.85 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S74'1 1'04"E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 304.33 FEET, TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE PARCEL, CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED, RECORDED IN BOOK 399, AT PAGE 348, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, WHICH POINT IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S74°11'04"E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 23.52 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S73"57'48"E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 162.15 FEET, TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL, WHICH IS 78.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHWESTERLY OF THE FORMER WESTERLY RIGHT- OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 218, NOW KNOWN AS DUBUQUE STREET; THENCE S14°40'37"W, ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 123.00 FEET, TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE -28- Waterworks Solar - Iowa City N45°44'53"W, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL, 38.00 FEET; THENCE N73°57'48"W, 152.65 FEET, TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N14°40'37" E, 104.94 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. -29- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City Exhibit D INITIAL TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AREAS AND THE TEMPORARY PATH CLOSURE DELINEATION (ATTACHED) -30- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City Y m SITE EXHIBIT a TTa���TTT��T TT�a� �oT� N LL ALMU5 0 00U) OOf LEGENDU. _ _ ` i � CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC INGRESS/EGRESS 3 Z f LL 01 m U X X TEMPORARY PATH CLOSURE tis m 4yT poODODODO a TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AREA' 't. f r . N a a 7 W u t6 } ! � Q c tiO u Q _ cl N t z Q— a0 p a n W M o U rn (n � � M W '; i� 7777777 7777777 � �. W O LLJ co N Zco W ca LEASE AREA, U 3 W m w W 0 W Z cn "A 0 300 SNYDER &ASSOCIATE S IA-80 SCALE (FEET) Project No: 1190998 ` 'r Sheet 1 of 1 Exhibit E TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT AGREEMENT FORM (ATTACHED) -31- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AND EASEMENT THIS TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AND EASEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into this _ day of , 2020 (the "Effective Date") by and between the undersigned (hereinafter "Grantor"), and MidAmerican Energy Company, its successors and assigns (hereinafter "MidAmerican"). WHEREAS, Grantor is the owner of certain real estate in Johnson County, Iowa, as shown on Exhibit A (hereinafter referred to as the "Property"); WHEREAS, MidAmerican is intending to develop and construct a solar energy conversion project in Iowa City, Iowa (the "Project") and parts of the Project are expected to be located near or adjacent to the Property; and MidAmerican desires to obtain permission from Grantor to use a portion of the Property during the construction of the Project as a general construction site over which MidAmerican and its contractors would be allowed to utilize as a staging and laydown area, operate vehicles and other equipment, store solar parts, equipment and materials, store job site trailers, and any other need related to support the Project. WHEREAS, MidAmerican desires to obtain permission from Grantor for ingress and egress to the Project and, due to the concern of public safety, temporarily restrict public access to certain areas of the Property; WHEREAS, Grantor desires to grant MidAmerican this Agreement over and across the Property; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the payment to be to Grantor and other good and valuable consideration, Grantor and MidAmerican hereby agree as follows: Grant of Temporary Construction Agreement and Easement. Grantor hereby grants and conveys to MidAmerican a temporary easement on and over the Property for a temporary general construction and staging area for purposes related to or associated with the Project which without limitation shall allow MidAmerican, its contractors and agents to (a) operate vehicles, trucks, and other construction equipment, (b) place job trailers, (c) store all types of materials including fuel and (d) any other need which supports the Project. Such temporary easement is depicted on Exhibit B. MidAmerican shall also have the right to temporarily restrict public access to those certain areas also depicted on Exhibit B. 2. Grant of Temporary Ingress and Egress. Easement. Grantor hereby grants and conveys to MidAmerican a temporary easement for vehicular and pedestrian access, ingress and egress to, from and over the Property to and from the Project on those certain areas depicted on Exhibit B. 3. Term. The rights granted in this Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and shall terminate on December 31, 2020. 4. Indemnification. MidAmerican shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Grantor and its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives from and against all claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) that arise out of or in connection with the activities of MidAmerican, its contractors or agents on the Property. In no event shall MidAmerican have any liability to Grantor for special, exemplary, indirect, incidental or consequential losses or damages; except with respect to damages as provided below. 5. Damage to Property. MidAmerican agrees to repair any physical damage to Grantor's tangible property located on the Property to the extent such damage is directly caused by MidAmerican's Ver. 0403,08 activities. Grantor shall promptly notify MidAmerican in writing of any damage that Grantor claims is MidAmerican's responsibility under this Agreement, and provide MidAmerican with reasonable evidence of the cause and extent of such damage. Upon receipt of such notice, MidAmerican shall promptly investigate and make the repair to the extent MidAmerican is responsible under this Agreement. For any repairs required to be made by MidAmerican under this Agreement, MidAmerican shall repair such damaged property to substantially the same condition of the property existing immediately before being damaged. If such repair is not possible, as reasonably determined by Grantor, MidAmerican will replace the damaged property. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date and year first above written. MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY 0 Name: Adam Jablonski Title: Director, Renewable Energy ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF IOWA, COUNTY OF POLK, ss: This record was acknowledged before me on , 2020, by Adam Jablonski as the Director, Renewable Energy of MidAmerican Energy Company. Notary Public in and for said State Ver. 0403,08 CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA W Name: Bruce Teague Title: Mayor Attest: Approved By: City Attorney's Office ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF , COUNTY OF , ss: This record was acknowledged before me on 2020, by Bruce Teague as Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa. Notary Public in and for said State Ver. 040308 Fxhihit A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA: THENCE N89°59'29"W, A RECORDED BEARING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 33, 1327.00 FEET, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE N00°47'57"E. ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33, 100.15 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHERLY RIGHT -OF- WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 80, AND WHICH POINT IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S82'1 1'39"W. ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 39.32 FEET, TO AN IRON RIGHT-OF-WAY RAIL FOUND: THENCE S82°1'39"W, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE, 300.43 FEET, TO AN IRON RIGHT-OF-WAY RAIL FOUND WHICH IS 150.00 FEET, RADIALLY DISTANT NORTHWESTERLY OF SAID HIGHWAY CENTERLINE AT STATION 899+00; THENCE N89°57'52"W, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 871.31 FEET, TO AN IRON RIGHT-OF-WAY RAIL FOUND, WHICH IS 220.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHERLY OF SAID HIGHWAY CENTERLINE AT STATION 890+00; THENCE S80°24'27"W, 121.06 FEET, TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 33, WHICH IS 200.00 FEET, NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHERLY OF SAID HIGHWAY CENTERLINE; THENCE S80°48'18"W, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHTOF-WAY LINE, 183.73 FEET, TO A POINT AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 33, WHICH IS 170.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHERLY OF INTERSTATE CENTERLINE STATION 887+00; THENCE N89°59'29"W, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 33, WHICH LINE IS ALSO THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY NO. 80, 1577.87 FEET, TO US INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTERLY TOP OF BANK OF THE IOWA RIVER; THENCE MEANDERING ALONG SAID EASTERLY AND SOUTHERLY TOP OF BANK THE FOLLOWING COURSES: N11°34'34"W, 512.22 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N10°25,16'W, 495.00 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N09°06'41 "W, 715.22 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE NO3°48'00"W, 387.54 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE NO3°48'14"E, 335.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N18°05'07'E, 371.37 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N35°33'12'E, 269.10 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N44°15'59", 219.68 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N52°45'33"E, 182.45 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N56°45'11"E, 164.92 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N66°36'40"E, 187.99 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S89°46'47"E, 250.93 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S73°09'40"E, 329.27, FEET TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S71°51'07"E1 180.42 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S65°13'40"E, 207.15 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S61'43'01 "E, 211.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S67°54'08"E, 394.85 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S74'1 1'04"E, 304.33 FEET, TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE PARCEL, CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 399, AT PAGE 348, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S14°40'37"W, 104.94 FEET, TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE S73°57'48"E, 152.65 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE S45°44'53"E, 38.00 FEET TO A POINT WHICH IS 78.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHWESTERLY OF THE FORMER WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 218, NOW KNOWN AS DUBUQUE STREET, AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N14°40'37"E ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 123.00 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH SAID SOUTHERLY TOP OF BANK OF THE IOWA RIVER, AT THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE S73°57'48"E ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 46.75 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF NORTH DUBUQUE Ver. 040308 4 STREET, AT THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE PARCEL ACQUIRED BY CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS IN THE NAME OF JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, AND RECORDED IN BOOK 1097, AT PAGE 52, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S08°02'35"W. ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 81.58 FEET; THENCE N81°57'25"W, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE. 25.32 FEET; THENCE S08°02'35"W, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 20.00 FEET; THENCE N88'39'1 0,'E, ALONG SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 4.23 FEET; THENCE S49°31'28" E, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID CONDEMNATION PARCEL, 45.11 FEET; THENCE S81°57'25"E, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, 63.04 FEET, TO ITS SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER THEREOF, ON THE FORMER CENTERLINE OF SAID NORTH DUBUQUE STREET; THENCE S08°02'39"W, ALONG SAIDCENTERLINE, 72.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 845.45 FEET, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE, ON A 996.44 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, WHOSE 820.32 FOOT CHORD BEARS S16°15'46"E; THENCE S40°34'11"E, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE. 155.57 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 132.98 FEET, ALONG A 955.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, WHOSE 132.88 FOOT CHORD BEARS S44°33'33"E; THENCE S49°54'47"E ALONG SAID FORMER CENTERLINE, 61.90 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE WEST ONE-HALF, OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE S00°47'57"W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 63.01 FEET, TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID NORTH DUBUQUE STREET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, 312.00 FEET, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, ON A 2342.00 FOOT RADIUS CURVE, CONCAVE NORTHEASTERLY, WHOSE 311.77 FOOT CHORD BEARS S55°20'15"E; THENCE S59°09'14"E, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF- WAY LINE, 109.03 FEET; THENCE S53°26'36"E, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 4.58 FEET, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PARCEL, THE PLAT OF SURVEY OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 11, AT PAGE 26, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE; THENCE S03°21'14"E, ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SURVEYED PARCEL, 23.45 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S40°44'44"E ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 123.47 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S03°15'44"E, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 46.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S40°26'16"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 254.19 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S05°42'36"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 138.07 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE S65°31'26"W, ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, 288.13 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN FOUND AT THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID SURVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N88°59'28"W, 9.36 FEET, TO A POINT ON SAID EAST LINE OF THE WEST ONE- HALF, OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE S00°47'57" W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 537.33 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. _►o COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33. TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 6 WEST OF THE FIFTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA; THENCE N89°59'29"W, A RECORDED BEARING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 33, 2651.39 FEET, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 33; THENCE N01°07'29"W, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST ONE-HALF OF SECTION 33, 3094.32 FEET, TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHERLY TOP OF BANK OF THE IOWA RIVER; THENCE S61'43'01 "E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 1.82 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S67°54'08"E, 394.85 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S74'11 1'04"E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 304.33 FEET, TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF THE PARCEL, CONVEYED BY WARRANTY DEED, RECORDED IN BOOK 399, AT PAGE 348, OF THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER'S OFFICE, WHICH POINT IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S74'11 1'04"E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 23.52 FEET, TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE S73"57'48"E, ALONG SAID TOP OF BANK, 162.15 FEET, TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL, WHICH IS 78.00 FEET NORMALLY DISTANT NORTHWESTERLY OF THE FORMER WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 218, NOW KNOWN Ver. 040308 AS DUBUQUE STREET; THENCE S14°40'37"W, ALONG A LINE PARALLEL WITH SAID WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 123.00 FEET, TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N45°44'53"W, ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL, 38.00 FEET; THENCE N73°57'48"W, 152.65 FEET, TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID CONVEYED PARCEL; THENCE N14°40'37" E, 104.94 FEET, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. 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W O LLJ co N Zco W ca LEASE AREA, U 3 W m w W 0 W Z cn "A 0 300 SNYDER &ASSOCIATE S IA-80 SCALE (FEET) Project No: 1190998 ` 'r Sheet 1 of 1 Exhibit F REST AND EDUCATIONAL AREA LOCATION (ATTACHED) -32- Waterworks Solar — Iowa City 1/14/2020 TWFORINASH S N Y D E R^ 0 150 300 REST AND EDUCATIONAL AREA &ASSOCIATES N 6mmml FEET MIDAMERICAN ENERGY - WATER WORKS SOLAR SITE Kellie Fruehling From: Sandra Alper <sandra.alper46@gmai l.com> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 6:31 PM To: Council Subject: Fwd: Solar panel farm ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sandra Alper <sandra.alper46@gmail.com> Date: Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 6:23 PM Subject: Solar panel farm To: sandra.alper46 <sandra.alper46@gmail.com> Dear Mayor Teague and City Council Members, I am writing in regard to the proposed solar farm project, a joint venture between Mid -American Energy and Iowa City. I applaud both parties for your cooperative efforts to build a solar farm as part of Iowa City's Climate Action Plan. Certainly, we need more sources of "green" energy, as opposed to fossil fuel, if we are truly serious about the dire and scientifically documented dangers of climate change. The site you have chosen for this project, Waterworks Prairie Park, is contradictory to your overall goal, however. Why on earth do you want and/or think you need to destroy one green space before you can build another? Surely you can collectively find a space for the solar farm that doesn't cause destruction of prairie, wetlands, wildlife, and hiking and biking trails. According to the Press Citizen, the city describes the Waterworks Park site as "undevelopable." That is PRECISELY why it should not be destroyed! The land along 1-80 on the northern entrance to Iowa City is slowly but surely turning into a strip of cheap hotels and supposed office complexes that are both ugly and environmentally unsound. The new Forest View project typifies this urban cheap motel/condo sprawl at the expense of thousands of trees. That project is commendable only for the affordable housing it supposedly will provide. I urge you to do two things. First, study community development in our neighboring states of Minnesota and Wisconsin to see how some communities are developing without destroying every available inch of natural resources. Second, find a different site for the solar farm. Respectfully, Sandra Alper 1720 Louis Place Iowa City, Iowa Kellie Fruehling From: Linda Quinn <quinnhenry@msn.com> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 11:44 AM To: Council Subject: Solar panels in MY park Very basic question: Why would Iowa City want a private industry "Solar Panel Assembly" to cover 20 acres of a Zoo acres of a city park? Please explain! For MidAmerican? HELP! ! ! ! ! Not for me. In times of taking away park acres nationally, and statewide, can't we be smarter than that? People of Iowa City need their parks, now and in future denser population growth. Within the city limits it is especially hard to win back park acres. Plenty of other places to put it so that MidAmerican can gloat about it next to I8o...... Please discuss carefully, for this a bad precedent..... Gary Henry This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Linda Quinn <quinnhenry@msn.com> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 11:24 AM To: Council Subject: Solar at Waterworks Park AI Hello City Council, applaud your hard work on climate action for our fair city. And kudos to the city for maintaining greenspaces and parks, providing a value for residents like me, that's hard to measure. I love nature and birds, and find both at Waterworks Prairie Parks. It's a special wild place in our fair city. The proposed 19 acre solar system for this park certainly has positive aspects. Generating a substantial amount of energy is commendable. But the goal of visibility to traffic is one to question. Is it worth the environmental price that comes with this location? Please consider the negative impacts to the park's habitat. I ask this question: "Who will pay the price for this location? Nature - lovers? Eastern Meadowlarks? Pollinators?" Thank you, Linda Quinn 2949 Creighton St. Iowa City Sent from Mail for Windows 10 City of Iowa City ATTN: City Council 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 4303 Oakridge Trail, NE Iowa City, Iowa 52240 March 24, 2020 Dear Sir or Madam: We are disturbed and frankly a bit puzzled by the recent announcement that MidAmerican Energy plans to establish a solar -panel array on nearly nineteen acres of land located in Iowa City's Waterworks Prairie Park, adjacent to Interstate 80. Although we strongly support solar energy and are encouraged with MidAmerican's aggressive stance in developing it, careful thought must be given to the best locations for these facilities. According to Geoff Fruin, the city manager for Iowa City, showcasing the solar array at such a visible site will provide opportunities for "learning and inspiration" to passers-by and demonstrate the City's Climate Action Plan at work. In our view, the restored prairie is already at work doing the same thing— educating and inspiring others to preserve and restore native habitats, not to mention the flora and fauna that now thrive there after years of effort and expense. It doesn't make sense to jettison this viable prairie, the refreshing open space it offers, and its obvious role in reducing our carbon footprint, and replace it with solar panels. Surely there is a better place. Let's not take the "prairie" out of the Waterworks Prairie Park. There are many alternate areas nearby, already paved, quarried and/or under commercial use, that could be considered. We realize that MidAmerican and Iowa City wish to promote their alternative energy efforts. Targeting this established prairie site, however, seems to be out -of - step with the on-going environmental and public relations goals of both parties. Replacing an existing natural habitat with a solar farm is the wrong decision, especially when there are more suitable locations. We hope they will reconsider this proposal. Sincerely, Holmes Semken George Schrimper ., Jean jor Wil ernson - Dave Dierks Contact info: (319) 530-3363``W'" david.dierks@foriowa.org -1 Kellie Fruehling From: Derdeyn, Colin P <colin-derdeyn@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2020 8:24 PM To: Council Subject: waterworks park and solar development AA R[SK Dear members of the Iowa City Council, I saw a flier today by the large prairie just north of 1-80 in Waterworks park. It said the large prairie there was being considered for a solar energy development. Waterworks park, and that field in particular, is a spectacular open space. A solar development there would be a major eye -sore. Not just for walkers but from the highway as well. Please keep Waterworks in its current state! Thanks for your time and attention, Sincerely, Colin COLIN P. DERDEYN, MD, FACR. Krabbenhoft Professor and Chair t t Department Executive Officer, Department of Radiology 110SI'i lA! � � C I INIC N Director, Iowa Institute of Biomedical Imaging F f; sr e (319) 356-3374 1200 Hawkins Dr. I Room 3962 JPP I Iowa City, IA 52242 1 www.medicine.uiowa.edu/radiology Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. Kellie Fruehling From: Lynette Marshall <lynettelmarshall@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2020 4:02 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park I DISK March 30, 2020 Dear Friends and Neighbors: Thank you very much for the service you provide our Iowa City community. I am writing today to thank you for considering solar as part of our city's energy source, and to urge you to reconsider the planned location of the solar farm. If you haven't personally had the chance to enjoy Waterworks Prairie Park for yourself, please do so before you vote on April 7 to place the solar farm in this lovely natural area. This week is a gorgeous week to take a walk or bike ride and enjoy the awakening of the prairie plants, the pleasure of the diverse birds, and to see the dozens of families who enjoy this natural area every day. Please do not take this action until you have personally walked the space that you are planning to fence off with chain link fence and barbed wire to "protect" solar panels. I acknowledge I am a heavy user of the park — nearly daily. I walk the park anywhere between 5 am and dusk and there are always other people enjoying the park with me. It is heavily used by walkers and bicyclists — including those whose families use regular strollers, jogging strollers, strider bikes, bikes with training wheels, scooters, and wheelchairs. It is also he used by commuter and recreational bicyclists who like to come south on Dubuque and ride through the park, under 1-80, and back up in the Mackinaw and Peninsula Neighborhoods, and vice versa. The lovely flat surface is accessible for the walkers and bikers alike, the able bodied and those who required assistance to enjoy the outdoors. I understand the trails and sidewalks will not be harmed by the solar farm, but I sincerely hope we will not destroy habitat and natural prairie to gain a clean energy source. I've visited with a member of the IC Airport Commission who would be pleased to have the solar farm on the IC Airport property. Please pause your planning at this important juncture and preserve this restored prairie park for the accessible and cherished community resource it is. Thank you. Lynette Marshall 864 Sugar Loaf Circle Iowa City, IA 52245 Kellie Fruehling From: Connor Ensign <cje2525@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 11:59 AM To: Council Subject: Solar Energy Prairie Park Hi, I have recently heard about the proposed solar energy project at the prairie park in Iowa city. Please do not let this happen! This is such a beautiful area in the park and the focus of many beautiful photos I have taken. I would really love if you could focus on finding a more suitable area for this development that is not in a park or recreational area. I love the solar energy project idea and I support it full but not in this location. Thank you for your consideration on this matter. Connor Ensign Kellie Fruehling From: Ankrum, James A <james.a.ankrum@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 11:30 AM To: Council Subject: MiclAmerican Solar Project AK Dear Council, I would like to reiterate my opposition to the plan to destroy 10% of the Waterworks park for solar panel installations. It is not necessary to destroy nature to protect the environment. My understanding is the airport has been considered as an alternative site. I strongly encourage this route as there is both space as well as precident for these projects succeeding at airports around the world. https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2016/03/7-cool-solar-installations-at-u-s-airports/ The FAA also has guidance on the design, selection, and placement of panels at airports. https:Hwww.faa.gov/airports/environmental/policy guidance/media/FAA-Airport-Solar-Guide-2018.pdf While this route will take more time, the tradeoff is worth it to protect a unique and valuable park from the scar the solar panels will leave. Don't be haste in your decision to force something done for immediate gain, and please consider the long term ramifications of your choice. Regards, James Ankrum 889 Sugar Loaf Circle Iowa City, IA Kellie Fruehling From: laurie crawford <lauriecrawford517@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 12:31 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie - preserve wild spaces and species Dear Mayor Teague and Council Members: As we navigate Covid-19, we are learning we need to protect wild spaces and wild species. https://therevelator.ore/biodiversity-health- pandemics/?fbclid=lwARlXa8wRgg3K dlglubmgVTzNezOdUy04XIQXES OZ9x4xlHhLAfedYwv90 1. The Iowa City airport is not a wild space and thus a far better location than a prairie park for solar panels. Why take a precious, finite resource/natural area when you have the airport option? Establishing an information kiosk on the prairie will further disrupt the wild species and pollinators that inhabit the prairie. 2. Waterworks Prairie Park was established as a prairie/wild species habitat. It was established "to restore the landscape to a prairie wetland... to provide a protected haven for organisms including turkeys, deer, coyotes, fox, mink, beavers, and a multitude of turtles and fish". Waterworks prairie is a popular birding spot with many pollinator species birds and insects. httos://dsps.lib.uiowa.edu/iowacityparks/2016/01/01/water-works-prairie-park/ 3. Taking habitat means loss of bird populations. "Grasslands bird populations have declined 53% since 1970." https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/birds-decline-northamerica/2019/09/20/id/933639/ 4. Solar panels kill pollinators. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/solar-farms-threaten-birds We need pollinators for our survival. "Pollinators are necessary for three quarters of our food crops." https://ento.psu.edu/pollinators/resources-and-outreach/what-are-pollinators-and-why-do-we- need-them 5. Loss of natural areas impacts human health. "The degradation of the environment, through air pollution, noise, chemicals, poor quality water and loss of natural areas, combined with lifestyle changes, may be contributing to substantial increases in rates of obesity, diabetes, diseases of the cardiovascular and nervous systems and cancer — all of which are major public health problems.." https://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/synthesis/synthesis/chapters xhtml Solar panels are a better fit for the Airport's land. The airport already seeks out public-private partnerships for revenue generating activities. They are interested in having more people visit and become familiar with the airport. A solar project, with the information kiosk that has been discussed, seems like a good way to promote that. Please make the environmentally responsible decision. Leave untouched the prairie and wild species who live there. Laurie Crawford Iowa City, IA Kellie Fruehling From: charlenelange@mediacombb.net Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 1:34 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks park A RISK support solar but not at expense of the few remaining wild areas we have. Please find another location for solar park. Charlene Lange, 1209 diana st, iowa city Kellie Fruehling From: susan wells <wellsskl906@outlook.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 2:49 PM To: Council Subject: WATERWORKS PRAIRIE Ai FRISK Please do not let MidAmerica use the Waterworks Prairie for solar panels. We need to keep the cities green spaces! Susan Wells 40 White Oak Place Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy Tablet Kellie Fruehling From: Ruth Izer <Irizer@mchsi.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 4:02 PM To: Council Subject: Proposed MiclAmerican solar project at Waterworks Park Hello, I have many concerns about this proposed project. Having walked every trail in the park it is a respite from the the the city with the prairie, river, wildlife and ponds. The parking lot always has cars in it so it's well used. It's an easy and accessible for people. As much as I am for solar power, it seems like another area wouldn't compromise this urban oasis especially in these times where we have such limited access to places. There has got to be a better place for the solar park! L Ruth Izer 8i6 Caroline Ave IC Sent from my Whone This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Suzy Alberts <kammanita@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 7:50 PM To: Council Subject: Prairie park I am writing to express my concern about the placement of the solar panels on 18 acres of prairie. This piece of prairie has become a valuable habitat for birds and butterflies, including monarchs. Numerous butterflies use this area during the summer, and it provides a good source of nectar for migrating species in the fall. I also use the prairie to release monarch butterflies which I have raised during the summer. I hope the city can find an alternate location which is currently degraded, possibly near the airport. Thank you for your consideration. Susan Alberts 242 Magowan Ave IC 52246 Kellie Fruehling From: Becky Soglin <bsoglin@co johnson.ia.us> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 9:50 AM To: Council Cc: Brenda Nations Subject: Proposed 3MW solar array at Waterworks Park This message was sent securely using ZixCorp. I" Per Brenda Nations's request to the Iowa City Climate Action Commission members for input by end of day 4/1/2020 regarding the proposed project, I wrote and shared the comments below. On 4/2/2020, CAC members were sent a memo from the city manager on the proposal. Due to time constraints, I am unable to review it and revisit my comments; however, I hope my input is still helpful. Thank you, Becky Soglin, CAC member. Becky Soglin, Climate Action Committee member and Johnson County Sustainability Coordinator, comments re proposed 3MW array, 4/1/2020 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) v. Offsets and GHG reduction claims Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and offsets are different tools. RECs relate to the generation of the renewable electrical energy produced (MWh). Offsets relate to the avoidance of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In the agreement with MidAmerican, would Iowa City be able to claim RECs and/or GHG offsets directly or indirectly, or does MidAmerican or another entity (if the RECS or offsets are sold) solely get to make those claims? Excerpt from EPA guidance on RECS and offsets: A buyer of an offset can claim to have reduced or avoided direct GHG emissions outside their organization's operations. A buyer of a REC can claim to use 1 MWh of renewable electricity from a low- or zero -emissions resource. Purchasers of RECs should avoid confusing statements such as my purchase "offsets" emissions. Public -Private Partnership v. Arrays on Residences Working with MidAmerican Energy is a positive, provides certainty for 30 years, and local residential consumers would not have to come up with extra funds. If the proposed 3MW array would keep rates down specifically for Iowa City customers, we'd see an additional equity aspect in that all residents benefit from savings (as long as building owners pass the savings on to renters who don't directly pay utility bills). The advantage of having arrays on residences is that the associated savings are directly passed on to the customers/owners over time. Could the City have a public-private array and eventually support residential solar to some degree? Is a small residential solar program possible soon? Something similar to cost -share for storm water features on residential properties but focused on homeowners who earn less (equity) and whose home has undergone energy efficiencies (readiness)? (The proposed solar group buy program under MREA within the County (with city partners), assuming it moves forward this year, could be leveraged by the City in this respect.) Of course, the pandemic presents unprecedented challenges, and budget constraints that required choosing between one large-scale project and support for residential ones may be even tighter. Location Being Considered I am sympathetic to the concerns about digging up the existing prairie and visual effects on the park setting. At the same time there is value in the prominent location and proximity to existing electrical assets. With solar energy (and many GHG reduction efforts) there are trade-offs, and this proposals falls into the gray area of trade-offs. Ideally, there would be a different location but I assume it would have been selected if available. Costs/Safety Would there have be a fence around the entire array, and has that been incorporated into the proposed agreement and cost -benefit analysis? Does the cost -benefit analysis fully consider the costs of ensuring the newly planted prairie thrives and is maintained (e.g. method other than a controlled burn)? This message was secured by ZixCorp(R) Kellie Fruehling From: Martha Norbeck <martha_norbeck@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 10:52 AM To: Council Subject: Solar Array at Waterworks Park Attachments: Solar at Waterworks.pdf Dear Members of City Council, Please find attached a letter in support of the solar array with some suggested modifications to mitigate concerns expressed by the members of the public. Martha Norbeck DATE: April 2, 2020 TO: Members of Iowa City Council RE: Lease Agreement for Solar Energy System At Waterworks Park Dear Council Members, I am writing in support of the solar energy system at Waterworks Park. I watched the proceedings from the last council meeting, read the letters from citizens and reviewed the documents in the March 24th packet. A mature prairie sequesters far more carbon than an equivalent amount of PV offsets. Not to mention the many eco -system services (t.ex habitat, flood control) provided by a prairie. Maintaining a mature prairie at this site is critically important. The generic language about a vegetation plan was a concern. My concern was mitigated by the packet information regarding coordination with Applied Ecological Services and the Centers for Pollinators and Energy. I was pleased to hear that the power will be run through the Iowa City distribution system so that the electrons produced in Iowa City will be put into service in Iowa City. In response to concerns from the public, I would like to suggest some compromise adjustments. Fencing Six foot fencing plus three strands of barbed wire. That's not a pretty sight. The described fence is too oppressive to be located a mere 10 feet from the trail. Even if it means a reduction in total panels, I feel 10 feet from the trail is too much of an intrusion on the park experience. Can adjustments to the layout be made to ensure a minimum of 25 feet from the trail and to hold the fencing closer to the panels? See notes on image below. Prairie Scarcity It struck me that the comments and letters emphasized the scarcity of prairie - that we can't give an inch at Waterworks because our landscape is starving for critical habitat. This is a fair criticism. We do have a scarcity of prairie habitat. It doesn't have to be this way. Waterworks Park, Terry Trueblood and Hickory Hill are excellent examples of city managed prairie. Can't we have more acres of prairie in more locations? Habitat is proven to be most beneficial when widely distributed rather than in isolated islands. Acres of city property are still maintained as mowed turf grass. Can this project inspire an expansion of prairie across additional city properties? I find it interesting that the City and MidAmerican assigned a value of $25,000 - $30,000 to the trees to be removed. Whereas, no dollar value has been assigned for the permanent removal of an acre of mature prairie. Can the city earmark a portion of the funds from the lease payments for prairie planting and maintenance on other city properties? Integrity of Planting Plan The Centers for Pollinators and Energy has developed a Pollinator Friendly Solar Scorecard. Can the vegetation agreement be modified to require the revegetation plan to provide exceptional habitat as defined by the Pollinator Friendly Scorecard. Thank you for the hard work by city staff to advance this project in support of Climate Actions. I hope a compromise can be reached that will advance diverse environmental priorities. Sincerely, Martha Norbeck 906S7 1h Ave. Iowa City, IA 52240 ' Pollinator -friendly solar scorecard The entomologist -approved standard for what constitutes "beneficial to pollinators" within the managed landscape of a PV solar facility. Only for use in countries and/or states that have not yet adopted a standard. 1. PERCENT OF PROPOSED SITE VEGETATION COVER TO BE DOMINATED BY WILDFLOWERS ❑ 31-45 % +5 points ❑ 46-60 % +10 points ❑ 61+ % +15 points Total points Note: Projects may have "array' mixes and diverse open area/ border mixes; forb dominance should be averaged across the entire site. The dominance should be calculated from total numbers of forb seeds vs. grass seeds (from all seed mixes) to be planted. 2. PLANNED % OF SITE DOMINATED BY NATIVE SPECIES COVER ❑ 26-50% +5 points ❑ 51-75%. +10 points ❑ 76-100% +15 points Total points 3. PLANNED COVER DIVERSITY (# of species in seed mixes; numbers from upland and wetland mires can be combined) ❑ 10-19 species +5 points ❑ 20-25 species +10 points ❑ 26 or more species +15 points Total points Note: exclude invasives from species totals. 4. PLANNED SEASONS WITH AT LEAST 3 BLOOMING SPECIES PRESENT (check/add all that apply) ❑ Spring (April -May) +5 points ❑ Summer (June -August) +5 points ❑ Fall (September -October) +5 points ❑ Winter (November -March) +5 points Total points Note: Check local resources for data on bloom seasons S. AVAILABLE HABITAT COMPONENTS WITHIN .25 MILES (check/add all that apply) ❑ Native bunch grasses for nesting +2 points ❑ Native trees/shrubs for nesting +2 points ❑ Clean, perennial water sources +2 points ❑ Created nesting feature/s +2 points (bee blocks, etc.) Total points 6. SITE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT ❑ Detailed establishment and + 15 points management plan developed with funding/contract to implement ❑ Signage legible at 40 or more +5 points feet stating "pollinator friendly solar habitat" (at least 1 every 20ac.) 7. SEED MIXES Total points ❑ Mixes are composed of at least +5 points 40 seeds per square foot ❑ All seed genetic origin within 175 +5 points miles of site ❑ At least 2% milkweed cover to be +10 points established from seed/plants Total points S. INSECTICIDE RISK ❑ Planned on-site insecticide use -40 points or pre -planting seed/plant treatment (excluding buildings/ electrical boxes, etc.) ❑ Perpetual bare ground under the -40 points panels as a result of pre and post emergent herbicide. ❑ Communication/registration with local chemical applicators about +10 points need to prevent drift from adjacent areas. Total points 9. OUTREACH/EDUCATION ❑ Site is part of a study with a +5 points college, university, or research lab. Grand total Provides Exceptional Habitat >85 Meets Pollinator Standards 70-84 Project Name: Vegetation Consultant: Project Location: Total acres (array and open area): Projected Seeding Date: Note: Percent "cover' should be based on "absolute cover" (the percent of the ground surface that is covered by a vertical projection of foliage as viewed from above). To -/7• measure cover diversity use plots, and/or transects in addition to meander searches. Wildflowers in question 1 refer to "forbs" )flowering plants that are not woody or�� graminoids) and can include introduced clovers and other non-native, non-invasive species beneficial to pollinators. FreshEnergy Kellie Fruehling From: Adele Monserud <adelemonserud@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:33 AM To: Council Subject: Mid-America solar in Prairie Park Although I am 100% behind increasing solar energy in our city, I am opposed to Mid-America installing panels on public property, owned by taxpayers, and covering important prairie lands. I see no reason why Mid-America can't locate other locations for their panels (rooftops, for instance). If the city wants to encourage increased solar usage, allow Mid- America to install their panels on city buildings, not destroy prairie land to achieve this goal. Mid-America is all about profit and seems happy to increase solar panels when it is to their advantage (free land?, free advertising near I- 80?). There are solar projects installed in the Iowa City area by individuals and groups (churches, for example) and once the panels are installed, these individuals and groups often have to wait an inordinate amount of time for Mid-America to connect these panels to the grid. Let's face it, they are eager when the profit is to drier advantage, but insincere about the importance of solar energy when it may cut into their billing profits of individuals and groups. Please consider other alternatives to work with Mid-America rather than let them destroy even an inch of prairie land. Adele Monserud Kellie Fruehlin From: Feather Lacy (Personal) <flacy@pobox.com> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 11:57 AM To: Bruce Teague; Janice Weiner; John Thomas; Laura Bergus; Mazahir Salih; Council; Pauline Taylor; Susan Mims Cc: Geoff Fruin; 'Regenia Bailey'; Feather Lacy (Personal) Subject: Please NO Solar Panels in Waterworks Park 1 RISH Dear City Council Members, Please do not replace the prairie in the Waterworks Park with Solar Panels. Just because the solar panels will be visible from 1-80 and used as an advertisement for Mid America Energy does not justify destroying the prairie and putting up a tall fence topped with barbed wire only 10 feet from the trail. How hideous! Apparently the staff already discarded the idea of putting them at the airport with doing little research and looked at no other locations including other parcels of land, rooftops, or parking lots & ramps etc. A satellite image survey of the available City rooftop space which would be suitable for solar panels showed that there is enough space for at least 10 MW of solar panels. The University has about that much also. Commercial buildings would add even more than 10 MW. The company says these small spaces, small compared to 19 acres, are inconvenient to work with. But individuals are doing it on their houses. I guess if there isn't a 200% profit involved, the company isn't interested in doing it. I was at the Prairie this Monday. The people that walked by all agreed that solar panels should not be placed at this location. I suggest that if the City Council actually wants community input, you postpone the decision until next spring after the staff has considered other options as mentioned above and the community can actually participate in the public comment meeting. Money is not the only concern. Feather Lacy Iowa City Resident flacy@pobox.com Kellie Fruehling From: Judy Buddenbaum <jandjbuddenbaum@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 1:47 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks Park & MidAmerica ARI�Sl April 3, 2020 Dear City Iowa City Council Member, Why would you even consider picking one environmental issue over another? Both are equally important, however, one issue is a large corporation that will do well regardless of its location. There are many other sites MidAmerica can build its solar farm that would not have the impact on things natural or nature itself. I understand that being on 1-80 gives MidAmerica the presence to be seen by all who come and go. Yes, we are progressive, but do we really need a 19 acre solar farm to hit people over the head to prove it? Respecting openness and the wildlife, the flora and fauna it maintains is being progressive, too, and looks forward to future preservation There are issues that have not been addressed. Yes, the solar farm is needed but at what expense to the community? Step back and look at all the new construction that is going on all the time, without pause. Why can't new construction be built with customer -owned generation and community -scale solar projects? Then maybe we wouldn't need large solar farms. If MidAmerica is concerned with environmental issues, owning 6 coal plants in Iowa suggests otherwise. Because this is a major project with a huge impact that will change the landscape, you need to listen to the community and have studies made, listen and talk to environmental experts, ones who actually live here, who will be touched by this. While MidAmerica provides a much needed service, it's not like they're not making money or would not make money if they were to build at another location I understand Waterworks Prairie Park is a restored or constructed prairie and wetlands, but does that mean its superfluous? Interstate 80 carries travelers through our state, do you want Iowa City to be known as the City with the huge solar farm? And what about the fence? Some other areas are: rooftop of the Coral Ridge Mall, near the airport or fair grounds, and I'm sure others have suggested sites as well. As the Stones sang "we can't always get what we want, but we get what we need," another site is all MidAmerica needs. Please propose other available sites for MidAmerica to consider, less obvious sites, after all, it is a utility, it doesn't need to be front and center. Sincerely, Judy Buddenbaum 557 N 1st Avenue 319-354-0846 Kellie Fruehling From: Geoff Fruin Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 10:58 AM Late: Handouts Distributed To: Pauline Taylor Cc: Kellie Fruehling Subject: RE: Waterworks Park L4 (Date) Hi Pauline, In the late handout we will have a copy of the grant application and agreement that was entered into with the State for the establishment of ioo acres of prairie throughout the park. We did inform of the state of the project in January and February and they did not respond with concerns. Given that the prairie will continue to exist on the leased site (and the remaining 8o acres in the park) staff does not feel this project runs contrary to our original intentions with the park. Geoff -----Original Message ----- From: Pauline Taylor <Pauline-Taylor@iowa-city.org> Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 6:26 PM To: Geoff Fruin <Geoff-Fruin@iowa-city.org> Subject: Waterworks Park Hello Geoff- I was wondering whether it might be possible to have some information on the history of the establishment of that "prairie" area in the Waterworks Park area included in a late packet for our meeting on Tuesday. Thank you in advance, Pauline Sent from my iPhone r TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................ ..........:....... .... I FACILITY SITE.. .. ..... ... I IP EXISTING ........... ..... .... ...... s ISSUES . .. ......... III REQUIRED PLANS AND, SCHEDULE FOR THE WATER FACILITY ... ................ »7 IV THE PLAN. ..,...... ...,.,.. ... .. ' ,... . .. .... ..� SUMMARY & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:.... ,,,s „IY Iowa City Water Facility Site<Ptan r - I Iowa City Water Facility Site Plan The Water Facility Site Plan was developed by.a Plant Site Use Cotpinittee and assisted. by a groap Of experts in wildlife and Water shed management. . Input was receivbd from the Parks and Riverfront, Comnnissions A charrette was held in 1,994 inviting the community to provide input concerning public uses on. the North Dubuque St. water site: The Design Platt reflectsinput tet etved from all persons who participated in the plan development" process. It does not necessarily a represent the.consensus.of all organizationsxepresented. 1 I City Staff:. a Steve Atkins city Manager' Chuck Sclnnadekb Public Works Dirocier. Joe Fomer Parking Director Edward Moreno Water Superintendent Um Schoenfeik, "Arch/ Ener y.Cuordinator j Carol Sweeting, Water PMd1Xe Cord. Karin Franklin Platinijig Director i i Brad Newnan JCGO(3 Solid Wast6 Teff Dadidson: JCCOG Diractor ` Terry Trueblood Parks &,I,&. Director Mikemom Recreation'Superlritzndent Naoiiii Novick i... Council l ember ;Susan Horowitz Coum9Member . Ernie L.ehman CouncriMember Karen Kubby Council Mbmber (represented by Shirley Wyrick) 1 f JimTiuogmotton Cuuncii Member Wa Peterson Natuna esourceConsetvationServ' Wayne i'R ice . Amy Bouska Jghnton County SWCD:. Trko Them soh Yowa Jim Lerew Iowa City Area Science Center -Dave I ewis Department of Natural R"esources ; Iowa City CopimniO School District i Darrellyemae WendraiuBluffttssaciation In JitnS adling" , AIA:CommittEe on Enviroemtieht ' Dopna Priedman Iowa . tyfJohnson Co. Arts Council "dick Gibson U/I Planning [ Dick Holmcs Old Capitol Skaters Alliance farcy Wilson tiverfront Commission Pat a S a n Project' 0REIrN Dee Vandbrhoff Parks Commission . Clara Swan Design Review Committee Committee on Comrnumty Needs . I The facility site will provide four water sources. | ' ' he water facility use committee consists 6f the followin City staff members: Chuck Schmadckd, Jeff Davi 9 dsqn, Karin Franklin, mike Moran, Edward Moreno, Head Neuman Carol S,�ieeting, Terry Trueblood. Th is committee r6cogmzds.the designplan was prepared accordin 9 to an -process open,'interactive which atternoted to bear alt voices. witti,an interest in-dev6lopTneut of the site. Th group -did not atte tojreach es.conipatible with the pals -of eusuring.pK6k;ction of the water facilities and City emp Pon b loyees.res si to for the site. as Well, as the public. L Introduction The I.. 0-11ty.vVitter Facility site was purchased to p source Th.e toPogOtphy consists of rolliqg.hills to ward the river and 228 waterand apotatile water'fivatment plant, Sources inch* a well Wms Of sa nd and gravel deposits -along the flood' Plain of river. mtothe Jdrdawaq�ifei located 1600'below the surface. Two wells into the.�ilmian.aquifor located 350 feet below the surface and .116 two satid,g6vel- and Wells will chraw wator frbin'the: atjtuvial- shallow saild kind gravelwells l6cated 60 feet below the' girface. lit sand ii� graQ deposits above'the bedroek.nearAe'river. Then r I be drawn from addition raw wate wil the, 1� a-crie sand -pit art the . -wells will pro�i4,i-_ imjorityaflowacity's- 6 source Water. The - - site as well as the 16W4 Riyer� the stwis,Wso uniq bec Is ver water. somewhat isolated and can be'prdlected from surface contamination. The Jordan and two Silufimw�)JA a,M'supPlernont;il,watcr supplier,. The lowa kivir flomis along the.n6rth and west boundary,,,%rith Those well sources -will provide th6:highest avai abler source wakw AmitilinallarnOuntofland is ow'00,bya localradio station running site will supplement the wells-. Sufrjciefitland.� 0 atong the southeast bouqdary.ofthe.Pxbper.ty. TWe-�itelsj*stuses to pro�ide well head -and if prowly man protection aged eliminate- weivaivicultural crop rotation and a sand and gravel quarry Potential risk to Iowa City's water supply.. The ifte-loc d .0patment plant will be built (ibis w ill eliminate treatment ploit flooding -risks). Y The water plant design will blend into the natural landscape. 2 ' Iowa City. water :facility. Mte.ii an Public uses of the site`inust be compatible with the need to protect the water sources and: water.treatment operations. _ The framework for developing the site plan comes ftotn an assessment and understanding of the issues conditions and principle uses of the site. The plan includes: 7- be generadon•of alternative uses and the development of a vision and strategy for jTplerhentation, The site plan provides for a state of the ad water treatment • . The site plan defines suitable locations far public art that facility to function within a wellhead. protection. zone and allows reinforces a.sense of;phue;and public gathering. f the public to use and safely enjoy-the site. • The site plan emphasizes environmentally sensitive :and cost • The site"plan provides opportunities to educate- the comtntutrty ineffective design concepts that minimize cotitinuous.anit costly , a.numbei of aspects: history; efivironmental ecosystems,, maintenance.. watershed management, wetlands, forestry, and: wildlife ". observation ... The site plan also,provides for source Water protection of the surfac$, alluvial and ground. water sources, and con sideration of • The site plan provides opportunities for people of all ages to long teirn maintenance and care, ensure safe pedestrian and bicycle use: of-. trails and paths linked . ' to the Iowa River Corridor Trail system: 2 i Iowa City Water Facility Site P an H. Existing Site The 230 acre water treatment plant and source site is located in Johnson Co. Iowa at 2551 Nlorth Dubuque St, north of ,I 80 and south and went of the Iowa kiver. There are 2 homes remaining'on the .site, (removal is;scheduled in. 1998), A large portion 95 acres of the site is located in the flood plain Soil on the site within the floodplain is sandy, with light clay. A large area of the site had the topsoil removedduring.ihe activejife t of the sand pit opt ration, leaving it vulnerable ta.erosion.' The topsoil: had been stockpiled as a beriti alottg the,river edge of the site: There were - 60 acres of. row crops,prior to City. acquisition. The landscape includes 17 acres of timber with conditions that include heavy under story. and { thick growth. There is a: I 8acre quarry pit with awaverage depth of 27which •will be used as a raw water source. Banks along the sand pit are unstable and highly erodable. There is a. 3 acre quarry wash pit, located noith of the sand pit, t his smaller pit is also very .unstable.due to erosion of the sandy soils. The historic Butler house is located on the eastern edge, of the silo, 1 Issues I Itis critical; that all rssues that may impact the curimptuali%ation of the site plan be considered, Tlieiefore, public. participation was built inta;the planning process by inviting the interested: paities in the cotnmuntty to attend. a charrette held in August of :1994; thus providing inpuk for public uses.at the siife. _There were thirty-seven people in attendance at the meetang: i• f Comments received at the Charrette: . An Igrew . Iowa CFty Seleece Center E . Need site for Iowa City Area Science Center, 30 k sq. ft, building., Da*e.Lewis %C SchoolY)babrcl e- Needfacilities and enyironinent for outdoarEnvironmeriiad curriculrtm. Darrel Eyeman Wendam fluffs . + Would be ttice to have bike path;mund proposed fete (paved) for bake, roller blades, jogging.. - 3 4 i' 1 - ' MP 7 . - ��`•�� �` :mow La.C, ":,a. u._ �-w� - -<.� s�, j d• Tbree hundred and twelve treet will be planted an the site. I Iowa City Water.Facility Sitio Plan j III. Required Plans &Schedule For The Water Facility Plans for the development of the Water facility improvementsare, nearing completion. The deep wells, Jordan and Silurian are complete, including structures. By December of 1998 all pre-eexisting structures will he removed from the site except the Butler'house,'•which is eligible for iiielusion on the National Historical Registry..- In the spring of 1998 site development will begin with road -ways leading to the wells and river intake structure. The intake structure will be built. and water, wastewater pipelines and electrical power, will be completed. Development of the waste sludge lagoons will also begin. Site grading and seeding with native grass will also be completed in.1998. The, quarry wash pit will be excavated and traasformed into a wetland. The area will be top dressed with hydric or top soils. for wetland habitat: i Special wetland. seedingwiltbe implemented. Planting of trees, various seedlings and .other vegetation will be.completed along with the site. development work. Construction of the sand andgravel• wells, will take place in 2000: as well as the sand pit intake structure. ( j The treatriient plant constriction will begin in 2001 < The plant is eitpected to be cornpleted by 2003. landscaping -$round the plant will be i !" completed after construction. .: 7 Iowa City Water Facility Site Plan IV The Plan: j After site evaluation by .the Plant Site use Committee it is recommended that no use be trade of the water treatment plant area other than uses specifically related to-and compatible with the water facilities: Clearly passive public uses such asbike and hiking.trails, perhaps picnic areas and fishing,would be acceptable. The reason for this recommendation is the importance of protecting the water facilities including wells, aquifers , and. surface.waters from any possible contamination. Contamination of the un'derground,aquifers,:well sites, and surface waters may cause j serious public health pioblems. Any other use of the site which may cause contamination of the alluvial source should be avoided I ' It 'is recognized that the site plan must address the issues and conditions cited herein in a manner that encourages public.it and rnimmizes maintenance and to the, greatest extent possible discourages illegal activities. Therefore a plan-was developed incorporating'" from ttio ; chartette'as well as the Plant Site Use Committee, bearing in .mind the liiriitations of the site and the need for security. I All segments of the general public are encouraged to use the site for sport and recreation. It is anticipated users niost users will'reside in the Iowa City'zrietro area.. (The site will be handicapped accessible.) Likely Users WM Include Potential Aclivilies of the Sue I • Nature, pbservers, bird watchers, environmentalists •. Water Supply. for Iowa City Water II • School groups.: ' Water Treatment facilities Scouting'and other youth groups r.. Fishing • Hikers„ cross country ;skiers; bicyclists • Winter recreation; cross-country skiing, sledding, snow- * now + i . Picnickers shoeing. Anglers • Traila'for hiking, biking, cross country Winning Residents from adjoining developments _ Education outdoor classroom, prairie, ldwi.history .. j e Business and%pecial interests groups' enviroinaiental wetland and upland •. Interstate highway travelers - ' • Research native artifacts, agricultural impacts on water quality • nature observation, bird:watching " • historic forest • School groups, and events { ■ Picnic anal, shelter 1 0 � �, 1. � - - r - _ �� .�:�� _ �1 - �--- - , - - - . . , l Iowa City Water Facility Site.Plan The treatment plant design will blendinto the natural landscape.. The large quarry pit can be a protected water source as well as . The building will be self contained with planning for future : offer a-irecmation site for the community: The banks will be expansion, a priority in design-, Public meeting rooms will be ' stabihied by reshaping and will include tree plantings and other. located off in the lobby. "A water related art sculpture is planned for vegetation. The pond'may be stocked with native Iowa fish. and the the courtyard, community will be able to fish from the.bank. No motorized or " water craft will tie allowed on this pond. in keeping with water shed Lagoons used to reclaim treatment plant residual solids will be protection, f _ located North of the treatment plant. The lagoons will be I landscaped with native"vegetation and tree plantings in mind` These Hard sbiface well access roads.will allow maintenance tofhe.wells Jago :ons ?.w ai.part of the treatment plant process and will have, to be . year round land- serve as another link to the Iowa River Corridor serviced periodically:. There is no odor associated. Trail A small trail, head Parking lot.is recommended near the Buder with.this,type of lagoon. Badge on IJuWilue St. The train and access road wind through the., site to the 1-80 underpass., -Plans are being -developed to cant nue the ! The quarry wash pit is to be redeveloped into l0 acres of hail through the peninsula to the Iowa Rivet power dam. 1" i wetland. Plants and Seeds will be sown to, establish various Reconstruction of the dam is currently being planned to allow wetland species This'iu; a vydf provide edyeation: for.the public on - pedestrian access from Iowa City to Cotalville." " { rheof wildlife functions of a wetland and serve to draw a variety species to the area Access roads/tiads will be i rcented by a. 1G ft cool season .grass buffer which will serve as fire breaks throughout the site. . Trumpeter, swans will be introduced into the wetland to establish a habitat and to include Johnson Co: in the "Iowa neitive•Trumpeter, , Reutnants of the 17 acre Savannah forest wilJ be cleared ofunder: Swan Restoration ,program. Trumpeter swans wall play a special story debris °arid rehabilitated: "Itis expected that after the ; role as they, are known to be territorial and will help.reduce the .. rehabilitation, forb and native wild flowers will again flourish on the geese population Agar the gravel pit water s'qurce: (Migrating geese ' + 'forest floor. Waiking trails with interpreoye sigps will enhancethe'.' " In large populations degrade water quality through fecal education of forest users. . contamination.] 1 �J 10 1._ Iowa City Water Facility .Site Plan 1- Restored native prairie will blanket much of the site with a. The Dubuque St. $c I- BU,interchange it located, in the southeast: vegetative cover of native trees _or prairie grasses and forbs which sector of the site. This. suety "acre highway constructed watershed are tolerant of existing site conditions and can act as educational ' drains to the west.: A three acre pend with a constricted wetland " opportunities for the residents. Forbs. and wildflower plantings will, will be built to sctub possible contamination from int* rstate runoff i be concentrated near the high visibility areas along "the surrounding before it can travel'into the source water protection area: The pond '. access roadsftrails: can be viewed from the Dubuque Strinteichange., There are a multitude of educational oppottunities tied io this small watershed. I ;. The Butler house located along Dubuque: St, may lie added to'the f 10 1._ - Iowa Gity Water Facility Site. Plaxn' Summary' . The Iowa City Water Use Design Plan articulates a vision derived fromlocal Iowa Gty.residents input, Iowa City Staff direction, and technical guidance and planning. The plan is intended to provide guidance for development and management of available':open space. The pldre identjOes opportunities and limitations of the site and serves to protect the water quutio and natural resources of the area, as well as offers outdoor educational andpassive recreational opportunities for the Iowa City community. Acknowledgments Wayne Petersen Natural Resource Conservation Service Anty Bouska ' Johnson. County Soil and Water Conserpation District 7Yrn Tluimpson IowaL4gvwtm ent o Natural Resources f Carol Thompson Iowa Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Bureau - Marti Lamberti Des Moines 'Wilter Wow - John Bilsteo Adanik Mankipal Utility i 'Howard R..Grmn Corttpany. ` Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge - 11 i 1• RFs Ilk :��. �,_��� :: .��y r ��.;•':. ' rte_ �' �`" '• • . � � .� �� • - ' ' � s �• � 7 _ _ ���� ;- _ it -� 1 Iowa City Water Works Park { ( Master Plan l Summary t Purpose l The purpose of this document is to summarize the Master Plan developed for the Iowa City Water Works Park site northwest of the Interstate 80/Dubuque Avenue interchange. The i document includes a summary of the goals and objectives established to guide the plan, a narrative description of elements within the plan, and graphic maps depicting the plan. i Goals and Objectives i i Goals and objectives for the site were established in a series of workshops with city officials, { water works staff, and other participants. Three goals were developed. - Goal 1: Wellhead and water service infrastructure protection. Simply stated, all proposed development at the site must not compromise the water service infrastructure. - Goal 2: Public access of Water Works Park. While the water facility must be protected, passive recreation opportunities are an integral part of the water works site. • Goal 3: Preservation and enhancement of natural areas. Existing and proposed natural resources can provide educational opportunities as part of the passive recreation opportunity at the site. Complete goals and objects identified in the workshops are listed in the Appendix. Master Plan The Master Plan for site development at the Iowa City Water Works Park site is shown on three drawings included with this report. The drawings show: • Map 1: The Site Plan shows the location of the water treatment facility, sludge ponds, wetlands, wooded areas, restoration areas, and other elements. It also lists the goals and objectives established in the workshops. { • Map 2: Detailed site plan near the treatment facility, sections through the site showing { parking areas, restoration areas, structures, and other elements, and plant lists of species proposed for the restoration areas. • Map 3: Detailed site plan near the proposed amphitheater and sections through various site areas. Specific elements included in the plan include the following: Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary -------------_ --------- _---- _---------- _----- __----- _-Page 1 Water Treatment Plant, parking, and related facilities A public entrance drive from Dubuque Street leads to a drop off and parking area oriented to l ( the front door of the facility. The parking area is divided by a "bio-swale" area that collects and slowly releases surface drainage to a grassed swale southwest of the building. Vegetation in the bio-swale consists of wetland related trees, shrubs, and herbaceous material and will + intercept some amount of surface drainage and allow it to be absorbed rather than lost through runoff. A service entrance drive from Dubuque Street leads to a service dock on the west edge of the building and extends to the sludge lagoons northwest of the treatment building. Much of the area adjacent to the building is in traditional turf, but a prairie garden, essentially an annual/perennial prairie forbs and grasses display area, is along the sidewalk from the t parking to the front door. This "arboretum" of prairie species will help visitors identify specific plants visible in other areas of the site. Other areas around the building and beyond the traditional turf area are planted to prairie. There is a "rototilled edge" recommended (See Map 2) separating the traditional turf areas from prairie that will establish a definitive mowing edge for maintenance personnel, will keep the two landscapes from invading each other, and t will provide a strong visual separation between the two landscapes.. Near the building, parking, and entrance drive, the prairie is supplemented with drifts of addition prairie species to add more color, diversity, and interest to the landscape. Trails Numerous trails on the site provide access to specific destinations (such as the proposed amphitheater), various habitats within the site, and future trail connections beyond the site. Some trails also are service access drives connecting from a security gate near the sludge ponds to well sites, canoe landing parking area, and other destinations. Other trails are strictly non- vehicular routes that connect to the amphitheater, wetland mitigation pond, river access points, and other locations. Many trails also pass through existing and proposed wooded areas and prairie restoration areas. Future trail connections will be south of the site along the river beneath the Interstate and east of the site along the river beneath the Dubuque Street bridge. Water Features Four water related areas, excluding the sludge lagoons, are important elements of the Iowa City Water Works site. The Iowa River is the north and west site boundary. The existing riparian Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary ------- ---- ---- — --------_---------------_ ---__-_--Page 2 { r 1 { vegetation along the river edge defines the river corridor and visually separates the river from the balance of the site. Canoe access to the river is proposed at the northeast corner of the site near the Dubuque Street bridge. The pond, a remnant of a previous quarry operation, at the west edge of the site will be stabilized with native plant lake edge species and will have a i fishing dock and two interpretive/picnic/shelter structures. Access to the pond will be from the proposed trail system. The wetland mitigation area east of the pond has several small islands and is enclosed to create a swan confinement area. An observation deck, accessed from the park trail system, oriented to the swan feeding station will create a viewing area for park users. The "Pedestrian Mall Fountain" also is a proposed component of the mitigation area. The fourth water feature is the wetland area proposed south of the Water Treatment Plant. A small dam will create a shallow impoundment stabilized by native plant lake edge treatment species. The wetland will intercept some of the runoff from the adjoining highway. t Wooded Areas There are three major existing wooded areas on the site. The riparian woodland area along the river consists of typical river edge trees, shrubs, and herbaceous materials. There aretwo ' upland, drier association wooded areas the upland/savanna area along the south site edge near the Interstate and the wooded area along the east edge near Dubuque Street. The three areas are different and each can be used as part of an environmental education program. None of the three areas are pristine, however, none need to be actively managed beyond addressing the concerns of public use (such as removing a fallen branch that blocks a trail). These three areas should be preserved. Additional trees are recommended along much of the south site boundary adjacent to the Interstate. This screen will help separate the site from the adjacent traffic. Carefully placed openings in the screen may be used to provide views to or from specific site elements. Prairie Restoration The balance of the Iowa City Water Works site beyond the water, woodlands, structures, and paving is recommended for prairie restoration. This approach will reduce maintenance, stabilize and enhance the soil, and provide additional education opportunities at the site. Specific prairie restoration plant mixes are identified in the Appendix and are listed on Map 2. Each mix is chosen to match the slope, exposure, moisture regime, soils, and other elements of Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary -------- ------ -_---- __----------- ---------- — ---------- Page 3 specific site areas. While the mixes are distinct, there is overlap in the species in each mix to �. ensure establishment within the various micro -habitats in each restoration area. • Dry Prairie - Dry prairie areas are along the eastern and southern site edges within upland areas with south and west facing slopes exposed to the drying effects of direct sunshine. • Dry-Mesic Prairie - The dry-mesic prairie area is west of the sludge lagoons on level to west facing slopes. • Mesic Prairie - Mesic prairie surrounds the pond and wetland mitigation areas. This area is above the wet soils near the river but below and flatter than the dry, generally west -facing slopes along the east and south edges of the site. • Wet Prairie - Wet prairie species, identified as the "native plant lake edge treatment" on Map 1, surround the pond at the west edge of the site and the wetland area southwest of the treatment plant. These species will help stabilize the edges of the wet areas. • Wet -Savanna Prairie - Wet prairie areas are between the edges of the riparian woods and the trail/access road that parallels the river. These species will be appropriate with the existing plant material along the river. • Prairie Garden - This is a collection of all prairie species on site organized in a arboretum format with plants labeled to help visitors identify specific plants visible in other site areas. These are started plants rather than seed mixes so that all prairie garden species bloom the first year of installation. This collection will also help maintenance personnel identify prairie components of other site areas. • Prairie Drifts - This is a supplemental planting that will encourage establishment of particularly showy prairie species in highly visible public areas near the building. • Wetland (Emergent Aquatics) - These emergent aquatic species are planted within the soil along the shore and into water up to 3' deep. Like the wet prairie species, these plants will help stabilize the wet area shorelines and will help maintain high water quality. Other Site Elements Other site elements within the Iowa City Water Works site include the following: • Amphitheater - This feature is along a north facing slope north of the sludge ponds. Environmental lectures, performances and other similar activities may occur here. • Sculpture Meadow - East of the upland/savanna interpretive area in the dry prairie area along the south site edge, a sculpture meadow can add an art element to the site. Some portion of this area might be visible to Interstate traffic. Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary -------------_--____--_-----_-_--_—___----_-- ._--Page 4 l i { • Interpretive/Picnic/Shelter - Several locations across the site have interpretive/picnic/ ( shelter facilities. These sites provide key locations along the trails for picnic and environmental education activities. i • Sculptural Element - Other sculpture locations are distributed across the park and can add public art to the site. • Fishing Dock - Public fishing docks are located at two locations along the pond shoreline. i • Canoe Access and Parking - A small parking area in the northeast site corner, accessed directly from Dubuque Street, provides access to a canoe landing site on the river and access to other site trails and features. I Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary___Y__��___���_��_____�_ ---- --Page 5 Gm 5E111ONA- SX4T QN.e-Ej ulp I h -m lllu WATCR TREATMENT PLANT Z�j SECTION C -C' 0 WATCR TREATMENT PLANT Z�j JT 0 AMFHR LATER IJ DETAIL .EQMON E -E' APPENDIX Iowa City Water Works Paris - Master Pian - Summary ----------------------------------------- -------Page 6 Goals and Objectives ( Goals and objectives for development of the Iowa City Water Works Park site were established 1 through a series of workshops. The following goals and objectives guided development of the Master Plan: Goal 1: Wellhead and water service infrastructure protection. The development of site enhancements shall not jeopardize the operation or protection of water related facilities. Objective 1.1: Identify water service related facilities and space requirements required for protection. Objective 1.2: Identify security/safety issues. Identify which city agency is responsible for each identified security/safety issue. Objective 1.3: Incorporate identified issues into master plan for Water Works Park. Goal 2: Public access of Water Works Park. To develop public access and passive recreation opportunities at Iowa City Water Works Park. Objective 2.1: Identify and prioritize passive recreation activities. Objective 2.2: Identify partnering opportunities for recreational activities. Goal 3: Preservation and enhancement of natural areas. To develop and maintain natural areas associated with the Iowa River floodplain including wetland creation. Natural area preservation and enhancement should include provisions for educational opportunities and wildlife habitat creation. Objective 3.1: Identify existing vegetation and assess suitability as natural area preservation. Objective 3.2: Identify enhancement areas and establish program for natural area creation. Objective 3.3: Identify partnering possibilities for habitat creation and educational opportunities. Objective 3.4: Develop long term maintenance standards for natural areas that minimize maintenance activities. The maintenance standards should allow for natural cycles of plant growth and succession. Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary ----------------- ---- __-------------------- ----- -----__-Page 7 Vegetation The site is divided into a number of vegetation areas. Each area has a specific mix of plant ( material proposed for installation. Each mix is listed below with plant names and seeding rate, quantities, or planting depths as appropriate for that mix. Dry Prairie Mix Genus/ species..............................................Common Name .................................. Seed Rate Grasses.........................................................................................................................Lbs/acre Andropogon Amorpha canescens .......................................lead gerardi .......................................big bluestem....................................................4.0 Andropogon scoparius ...................................little bluestem.................................................. 2.0 Bouteloua curtipendula ..................................side -oats grams...............................................2.0 Panicum virgatum..........................................switch grass ..................................................... 1.0 Sorghastrum nutans........................................indian grass.....................................................4.0 Sporobolus heterolepis..................................prairie dropseed............................................... 2.0 Stipa spartea................................................... needlegrass...................................................... 2.0 Forbs.............................................................................................................................. Oz/acre Amorpha canescens .......................................lead plant ......................................................... 4.0 Anemonepatens............................................pasque flower .................................................. 2.0 Aquilegia canadensis..................................... columbine ........................................................ 1.0 Aster sericeus .................................................silky aster ................. ...................................2.0 Coreopsis palmata .........................................prairie coreopsis..............................................1.0 Euphorbia corollate........................................flowering spurge.............................................2.0 �. Helianthus laetiflorous................................... stiff sunflower . .1.0 ............... ........................ Liatris aspera..................................................rough blazing star ............................................ 1.0 Geraniummaculatum.....................................wild geranium.................................................1.0 Monarda fistulosa...........................................bergamot.........................................................2.0 Petalostemum purpureum ..............................purple prairie clover ........................................4.0 Potentillaarguta .............................................prairie cinquefoil.............................................2.0 Rosacarolina..................................................wild rose .......................................................... 4.0 Silphium laciniatum.......................................compass plant .................................................. 2.0 Solidago nemoralis.........................................old-field goldenrod .......................................... 4.0 Tradescantia ohiensis.....................................spiderwort .......................................................2.0 Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary ------------------- --- ----------------- -----___M__-Page 8 ` D -Mesic Prairie Mix Oz/acre `Genus/species......:.......................................Common Name..................................Seed Rate ` Grasses.........................................................................................................................Lbs/acre { Andropogon gerardi .......................................big bluestem....................................................4.0 { Andropogon scoparius ...................................little bluestern.................................................. 2.0 Bouteloua curtipendula ..................................side -oats grams...............................................2.0 Calamagrostis canadensis ..............................blue joint grass................................................1.0 Elymus canadensis.........................................canada wild rye...............................................2.0 EPanicum virgatum..........................................switch grass ..................................................... 1.0 Sorghastrum nutans........................................indian grass.....................................................4.0 Spartina pectinate..........................................prairie cord grass .............................................. 1.0 Sporobolus heterolepis..................................prairie dropseed............................................... 2.0 Stipaspartea................................................... needlegrass...................................................... 2.0 Forbs.............................................................................................................................. Oz/acre Amorpha canescens.......................................lead plant .......................................................... 2.0 Anemonepatens.............................................pasque flower .................................................. 2.0 Aquilegia canadensis..................................... columbine ........................................................ 1.0 Asclepias syriaca............................................common milkweed .......................................... 2.0 Asterlaevis .....................................................smooth blue aster............................................2.0 Astersericeus .............. ...............................silky aster........................................................2.0 Coreopsis palmate.........................................prairie coreopsis .............................................. 1.0 Euphorbiacorollate........................................flowering spurge.............................................2.0 Geranium maculatum.....................................wild geranium.................................................0.5 Helianthus grosseserratus...............................sawtooth sunflower ......................................... 2.0 Helianthus laetiflorous ...................................stiff sunflower.................................................1.0 Liatris aspera..................................................rough blazing star ................... ......................... 1.0 Monardafistulosa...........................................bergamot .........................................................2.0 Petalostemum purpureum ..............................purple prairie clover ........................................2.0 Potentilla arguta ............................................prairie cinquefoil.............................................2.0 Pycnanthemum virginianum ..........................mountain mint.................................................2.0 Ratibida pinnata ............................................yellow coneflower........................................... 4.0 Rosablanda....................................................wild rose .......................................................... 2.0 Rudbeckia laciniata........................................tall coneflower................................................2.0 Silphium laciniatum....................................... compass plant .................................................. 2.0 Solidago gigantea...........................................late goldenrod .................................................. 1.0 Solidago nemoralis.........................................old-field goldenrod .......................................... 4.0 Tradescantia ohiensis.....................................spiderwort .......................................................2.0 Zizia aurea .....................:...............................golden alexander.............................................1.0 Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary --------------------------------------------- _------- — ---- _Page 9 Mesic Prairie Mix Aquilegia canadensis..................................... columbine ........................................................ 1.0 Genus/ species..............................................Common Name..................................Seed Rate Grasses.........................................................................................................................Lbs/acre Andropogon gerardi .......................................big bluestem....................................................4.0 Andropogon scoparius ...................................little bluestem.................................................. 2.0 Boutelouacurtipendula..................................side-oats grama...............................................2.0 Calamagrostis canadensis ..............................blue joint grass................................................1.0 Elymuscanadensis......................................... canada wild rye...............................................2.0 Panicumvirgatum..........................................switch grass ..................................................... 1.0 Spartina pectinata...........................................prairie cord grass ............................................. 1.0 Sorghastrumnutans........................................indian grass.....................................................4.0 Sporobolus heterolepis.................................prairie dropseed..... :......................................... 2.0 Stipa spartea.................................................... needlegrass...................................................... 2.0 Forbs.............................................................................................................................. Oz/acre Amorphacanescens .......................................lead plant ......................................................... 2.0 Aquilegia canadensis..................................... columbine ........................................................ 1.0 Asclepias syriaca............................................common milkweed ........................................... 2.0 Aster laevis .....................................................smooth blue aster............................................2.0 Coreopsis palmata.........................................prairie coreopsis..............................................1.0 Euphorbia corollata........................................flowering spurge.............................................2.0 Helianthus grosseserratus...............................sawtooth sunflower ......................................... 2.0 Geraniummaculatum..................................wild geranium.................................................0.5 Helianthus laetiflorous ...................................stiff sunflower.................................................2.0 Liatris aspera..................................................rough blazing star ............................................ 2.0 Monardafistulosa...........................................bergamot.........................................................2.0 Petalostemum purpureum ..............................purple prairie clover ........................................ 2.0 Potentilla arguta ............................................prairie cinquefoil.............................................1.0 Pycnanthemumvirgini anum ..........................mountain mint.................................................2.0 Ratibida pinnata .............................................yellow coneflower........................................... 4.0 Rudbeckia laciniata........................................tall coneflower................................................2.0 Rosablanda....................................................wild rose .......................................................... 2.0 Silphium laciniatum.......................................compass plant .................................................. 2.0 Solidago gigantea.....:.....................................late goldenrod .................................................. 1.0 Solidago.nemoralis................... ...................... old -field goldenrod .......................................... 2.0 Tradescantia ohiensis.....................................spiderwort .......................................................2.0 Zizia aurea .....................................................golden alexander.............................................1.0 Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary -------------------------------------------------------- Page 10 Wet Prairie Mix - (Native Plant Lake Edge Treatment) Genus/species............ ..................................Common Name .................................. Seed Rate Grasses.........................................................................................................................Lbs/acre l Andropogon gerardi.......................................big bluestein.................................................... 4.0 ( Calamagrostis canadensis ...... .........................blue joint grass........................ Elymus canadensis.........................................canada wild rye...............................................2.0 Panicum virgatum..........................................switch grass ..................................................... 1.0 Spartina pectinata..........................................prairie cord grass ............................................. 2.0 Forbs.............................................................................................................................. Oz/acre Asclepias syriaca............................................common milkweed ............................ .............. 2.0 Helianthus grosseserratus...............................sawtooth sunflower ......................................... 2.0 Monardafistulosa...........................................bergamot.........................................................2.0 Rudbeckia laciniata........................................tall coneflower................................................2.0 Pycnanthemum virginianum ..........................mountain mint ................................................. 2.0 Ratibida pinnata ............................................yellow coneflower........................................... 4.0 Rosapalustris .................................................wild rose .......................................................... 2.0 Silphium laciniatum.......................................compass plant .................................................. 2.0 Solidagogigantea...........................................late goldenrod .................................................. 2.0 Tradescantia ohiensis.....................................spiderwort .......................................................2.0 Thalictrum dasycarpum .................................purple meadow rue .......................................... 2.0 Zizia aurea .....................................................golden alexanders............................................ 2.0 Scirpuscyperinus ...........................................wool grass.......................................................1.0 Scirpus validus...............................................soft-stem bullrush............................................ 1.0 Sparganum eurycarpum ................................common bur reed............................................1.0 Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary --- —----- ----------------_---------- —_--- _.._--- _-------- Page 11 Wet Savanna Prairie Mix Genus/ species..............................................Common Name .................................. Seed Rate Grasses..................................................................:......................................................Lbs/acre Andropogon gerardi ...................... ...big bluestem................................ ...4.0 2.0 Andropogonscoparius ...................................little bluestem.................................................. 2.0 Bouteloua curtipendula..................................side-oats grams......... ...................................... 2.0 Calamagrostis canadensis ..............................blue joint grass................................................1.0 Coreopsis palmata.........................................prairie coreopsis .............................................. ` Elymus canadensis.........................................canada wild rye...............................................2.0 Euphorbia corollate........................................flowering spurge.............................................2.0 Panicum virgatum..........................................switch grass ..................................................... 1.0 Sorghastrum nutans........................................indian grass.....................................................4.0 Spartina pectinata...........................................prairie cord grass ............................................. 1.0 Sporobolus heterolepis...................................prairie dropseed............................................... 2.0 Stipaspartea................................................... needlegrass...................................................... 2.0 Forbs.............................................................................................................................. O Z/acre Amorpha canescens .......................................lead plant ......................................................... 2.0 Aquilegia canadensis..................................... columbine ........................................................ 1.0 Asclepias syriaca............................................common milkweed .......................................... 2.0 Aster laevis .....................................................smooth blue aster ............................................ 2.0 Coreopsis palmata.........................................prairie coreopsis .............................................. 1.0 Euphorbia corollate........................................flowering spurge.............................................2.0 Geranium maculatum.....................................wild geranium.................................................0.5 Helianthus grosseserratus...............................sawtooth sunflower.........................................2.0 ` Liatris aspera..................................................rough blazing star ............................................ 2.0 Monarda fistulosa...........................................bergamot.........................................................2.0 Petalostemumpurpureum ..............................purple prairie clover ........................................ 2.0 Potentilla arguta .............................................prairie cinquefoil.............................................1.0 Pycnanthemum virginianum..........................mountain mint................ Ratibida pinnata .............................................yellow coneflower........................................... 4.0 Rosablanda....................................................wild rose .......................................................... 2.0 Rudbeckia laciniata ........................................tall coneflower................................................2.0 Scirpuscyperinus ...........................................wool grass.......................................................1.0 Silphiumlaciniatum .......................... .........compass plant.......................... _ .. ............2.0 Solidago gigantea...........................................late goldenrod ................................................... 2.0 Solidago nemoralis.........................................old-field goldenrod .......................................... 2.0 Sparganum eurycarpum ................................common bur reed............................................1.0 Thalictrum dasycarpum .................................purple meadow rue .......................................... 2.0 Tradescantia ohiensis.....................................spiderwort .......................................................2.0 Zizia aurea .....................................................golden alexander ............................................. 1.0 Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary ------- ---------- —------- —------ —------ ---------------- Page 12 Prairie Garden - All Species Are Started Plants j t Genus / species..............................................Common Name................................... Quantity Grasses..........................................................................................................................# Plants Andropogongerardi.......................................big bluestem................................................... 100 i Andropogon scoparius ...................................little bluestem................................................... 40 Bouteloua curtipendula..................................side-oats grams................................................20 Calamagrostis canadensis ..............................blue joint grass.................................................20 Elymus canadensis.........................................canada wild rye .......................................... --....20 Panicumvirgatum..........................................switch grass ...................................................... 20 Sorghastrum nutans........................................indian grass......................................................20 Spartina pectinate..........................................prairie cord grass .............................................. 10 - Sporobolusheterolepis..................................prairie dropseed................................................ 40 Stipaspartea................................................... needlegrass....................................................... 20 Forbs..............................................................................................................................# Plants Amorphacanescens .......................................lead plant .......................................................... 20 Anemonepatens.............................................pasque flower ................................................... 20 Aquilegia canadensis..................................... columbine ......................................................... 20 Asclepias syriaca............................................common milkweed ........................................... 10 Asclepiastuberosa .........................................butterfly milkweed...........................................20 Aster ericoides................................ ..........heath aster ................ ..........................10 Aster laevis............................................. ....smooth blue aster.............................................10 Aster novae-angliae .......................................new england aster ............................................. 10 Aster sericeus.................................................silky aster ......................................................... 10 Coreopsis palmata..........................................prairie coreopsis............................................... 20 Echinacea palida ...........................................purple coneflower............................................20 Euphorbia corollate........................................flowering spurge..............................................20 Geranium maculatum.....................................wild geranium..................................................20 Helianthus grosseserratus...............................sawtooth sunflower .......................................... 10 Helianthus laetiflorous...................................stiff sunflower..................................................10 Liatrisaspera..................................................rough blazing star ............................................. 20 Monardafistulosa...........................................bergamot ..........................................................20 Petalostemum purpureum ..............................purple prairie clover ......................................... 20 Potentilla arguta .............................................prairie cinquefoil..............................................20 Pycnanthemum virginianum ..........................mountain mint..................................................20 Ratibida pinnate .............................................yellow coneflower............................................ 20 Rosablanda....................................................wild rose ........................................................... 20 Rudbeckia hirta ..............................................black-eyed susan..............................................40 Rudbeckia laciniata........................................tall coneflower.................................................20 Scirpuscyperinus ...........................................wool grass........................................................20 Silphium laciniatum.......................................compass plant ................................................... 10 Solidago gigantea...........................................late goldenrod ................................................... 20 Solidago nernoralis.........................................old-field goldenrod ........................................... 20 Sparganiumeurycarpum ................................common bur reed.............................................20 Thalictrum dasycarpum ................................purple meadow rue ........................................... 20 �. Tradescantia ohiensis.....................................spiderwort ........................................................20 Zizia aurea ......................................................golden alexander..............................................20 Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary -------------------- —--- --------------- --------- ------ ---- Page 13 Prairie Drifts Alisma plantago-aquatica...............................water plantain ......................... Roots Genus/ species..............................................Common Name .................................. Seed Rate tForbs..............................................................................................................................Oz/acre ..... Roots ' Asclepias tuberosa.........................................butterfly milkweed..........................................4.0 his versicolor .................................................wild blue iris ..........................Roots Asterericoides ...............................................heath aster .............................. , ......................4.0 Asternovae-angliae .......................................new england aster ............................................ 4.0 Echinacea palida ............................................purple coneflower...........................................4.0 Pontedaria cordata..........................................pickerel weed .........................Roots Helianthus grosseserratus ...............................sawtooth sunflower ......................................... 4.0 iLiatris aspera..................................................rough blazing star ............................................ 2.0 Ratibida pinnata ............................................yellow coneflower........................................... 8.0 Rudbeckia hirta ..............................................black-eyed Susan.............................................4.0 Typhalatifolia ................................................broad-leaved cattail ................Roots Wetland - (Emergent Aquatics) Genus / species..............................................Common Name ..................... Type .......... Depth Alisma plantago-aquatica...............................water plantain ......................... Roots ............. 1-3' Calamagrostis canadensis ........................... ...blue joint grass .................. ..... Roots .......... Shore his versicolor .................................................wild blue iris ..........................Roots .......... Shore Leersia oryzoides...........................................rice cut -grass ..........................Roots .......... Shore Pontedaria cordata..........................................pickerel weed .........................Roots ............. 1-3' Scirpus americanus .......three -square bullrush..............Roots .......... Shore Spartina pectinate...........................................prairie cord grass .................... Roots .......... Shore Typhalatifolia ................................................broad-leaved cattail ................Roots ............. 0-1' Zizaniaaquatica.............................................wild rice ..Seed............... 1-3' Iowa City Water Works Park - Master Plan - Summary --------------------------------------------------------- Page 14 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Page 1 REAP GRANT APPLICATION 1. GRANT PROGRAM Place a marls next to the appropriate grant progratn(s). Check all that apply. { a_. Private/Public Open Space Acquisition b. ` County Conservation c. x City Parks and Open Spaces d. _ Joint Application* NOTE: A joint project is defined as two or more entities having shared operation and maintenance responsibilities. If thio is a joint application, only one entity must be designated as point of contact in Section 2.b. below. Clearly present in the application the respective shares of project costa from various REAP accounts (c.g. City Parks and Open Spaces Account and County Conservation Account). Attach cooperative agreements between joint applicants explaining responsibilities for project acquisition, development, operation, and mainte- nance. 2. a. APPLICANT(S): City of Iowa City - Parks and Recreation Department b. CONTACT PERSON: Terry Trueblood, Director c. ADDRESS: 220 South Gilbert Street d. CITY & ZIP CODE: Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1632 e. TELEPHONE, #: 319 356-5110 3. a. PROTECT TITLE:_ Iowa_ City Waterworks Prairie Restoration b. Is the project for this grant request a portion of a larger, overall project to be implemented over a multi-year period? L- NO —YES If yes, write in the number of years and estimated overall project cost in the spaces provided below." V of years) (rstimated overall cost) NOTE: The information requested in this section is for the activities involved in this particular grant request only. 4. a. ESTIMATED PROJECT COSTS: Related to land acquisition: $ 0 Related to development: $ 110,350 Other types of costs: $ 0 (List types) TOTAL: $_ 110,350 b. AMOUNT OF GRANT REQUESTED: $80,350 c. AMOUNT OF LOCAL OR PRIVATE MATCH MONEY*: $30,000 '25% minimum match required for privateipublic apcn space acquisition program. No thatch is require0for city and county projects. d. PRIVATE MATCH INFORM OF (check one).* „ *Required for privatc/publie open space acquisition program only. -_-_ Cash —Land Value _ Letter of Credit e. SOURCE OF PRIVATE MATCH (list all): Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department budget IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Page 2 REAP GRANT APPLICATION (cont.) 5. TYPE OF PROJECT. a. — Land acquisition # of Acres b. X Development c. Combination of land acquisition and development # of Acres * d. Other (describe) *List number of acres to be acquired and complete Section 10. &PROJECT SUMMARY Briefly describe project in 75 words or less in the apace provided below. Do not include justification and support statements in this summary. The purpose of this grant application is to obtain funding for establishing _100 acres of native prairie at Iowa City Waterworks Park. The grant will be used for the purchase of seed and the associated costs of planting. Goals of the prolect include natural area restoration. flood plain management and public recreation uses. 7. OWNERSHIP OF PROJECT SITE Developxnentprojects only a. __L Fee Title b. _ Lease Agreement* «If leased, attacb a copy of lease agreement 8. ESTIMATED PROJECT' DATES C. _ Other (describe) a. start September 1. 2003 b. Completion Septber 1. 2004 9. ESTIMATED ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX REmURSEMENT AMOUNT: N/A Private/Public Open Space Acquisition Program Only R IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REAP GRANT APPLICATION (cont,) 10. ACQUISITION SCHEDULE this radion does dot apply to prq=M shag involve ody deve wM aL Page 3 LdOTE: If you deed additional space to list all parcels, reproduce the chart an a separate sheet of paper, number it Page 3a, and attach between Pages 3 & 4. - Code* Parcel Number on Map or Photo Estimated Date of Acquisition # of Acres Average Price . per Acre Estimated Value of Ladd Acqulsiticm without incidentals Estimated Value of Existing Improvements To Be Acquired Total Estimated Cost DOES NO1 APPLY TOTAL 1►T..rMi�ar TOTAL of Parcels & Acres "Code: L Negotiated Purchase .2. Candemnation 3. Donatioa Estimated Appraisal Cost Estimated Survey Cost Other Incidental Costs Grand Total Land Acquisition Cost Overall Cost per Acre including all iaddentals IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Page 4 REAP GRANT APPLICATION (cont.) 11. APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE Upon signing in the space provided below, the applicant agrees to conform with the requirements inthe following two paragraphs pertaining to ADA/Section 504 accessibility guidelines and civil rights assurance. Assurance of Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)y Section $04 I, the undersigned, certify that the [City of Inwa rity ] or [ County Conservation Board] has reviewed the ADA/Section 504 accessibility guidelines for persons with disabilities as required by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Requirements put forth in the guidelines will be complied with as applicable to our proposed Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) grant project. Additionally, any new facilities built or acquired by the [city or county conservation board] will comply with the guidelines where applicable. Civil Fights Assurance of Compliance The [City of Iowa City ] or l County Conservation Board] hereby agrees that it will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,1973 and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to the end that no person in the United States shall on the grounds of race, color, national origin, age, or handicap be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which the Applicant -Recipient receives grant funds or other assistance from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and hereby gives assurance that it will immediately take any measures to effectuate this agreement. This assurance is binding on the Applicant-Recipiertt, its successors, transferees, and assignees, and the person or persons whose signature appear below are authorized to sign this assurance on behalf of the Applicant -Recipient. F-�� -.. m - me�n •.t a . Director of Parks and Recreation Applicant's Title Date 12. CITY COUNCILOR COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD APPROVAL F'orCityandOxmtyPtojectsonly I, the undersigned, certify tbat the city council of Iowa_ _ City or the (city name) County Conservation Board has on J y 15, 2003 reviewed (date) its submittal for Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) grant consideration. Signature: City Mayor or County Conservation Board Chairperson (county name) this proposed project and approved 42k-- ms 03 Date 13. COUNTY RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE REVIEW/COMMENTS For County and City Projects Only Not required for privatelpublic open space acquisition projects. I, the undersigned, verify that the _J hnson County Resource Enhancement Committee reviewed the proposed project for which this application is submitted. A summary of all comments made by the Committee has been provided on a separate sheet of paper to the applicant for attachment to this application. My signature and the date of signature arc also on the separate sheet of comments. A mark on this line indicates that the project was reviewed, but the Committee did not make any comments for attachment to the application. Signature: r' r !I / I -- C airperson, Resource Enhancement Committee 5 0-3 Date I. PROJECT LOCATION Waterworks Park is located at 2251 North Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Iowa. The site is at the northeast corner of the intersection of Dubuque Street anal Interstate 80 and is accessible through entrance at the City Water Facility. (Appendix 1, Sheet 1 - City Map) II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The intent of this project is to establish a total of 120 acres of native prairie within the park. The goal is to create a low -maintenance, attractive and accessible natural area within the Iowa City urban setting. The topography of Waterworks Park is mainly a high floodplain along the south side of the Iowa River, rising toward rolling hills on the south and southeast. The majority of the site is currently open, mowed grass with a wooded margin along the riverbank and a small block of woodland on the south. Originally a farm, the site has undergone some disturbance during construction of the adjacent City Water Plant and the groundcover is newly established in most areas. Three major impoundments are present, the largest being designated as a secondary dunking water source and the other two as wetland areas. Of the 120 acres designated for planting to prairie, 20 acres are already scheduled for seeding by the Parks Department in the fall of 2003. The planting will be done by broadcasting a mix (Appendix 1, Sheet 4 - Seeding Sites) into 50 -foot disced bands around the water features and into other small wet areas. A balance of 100 acres of open area is available for planting. This land is dissected by a series of paved roadway trails and sectioned into three main units. The sites will be prepared by repeated discing to kill current vegetation prior to drilling the seed mix and cover crop into the soil. Additional small area plantings will be done to reduce erosion and add diversity to wooded edges. The planting will be done by let contract and an appropriate Iowa ecotype seed mixture will be selected. The planting is tentatively scheduled for the spring of 2004, though portions of the project could be done in late fall of 2003 if conditions allow. A long-term maintenance plan will be developed to assure survival of the prairie once it is in place. III. DEVELOPMENT PLAN, PROJECT BOUNDARY MAP, AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH Proposed future developments that are not part of this application include: a fishing pier on the large pond; nature trails through the woodland areas; an accessible walkway to the historic Montgomery/Butler House; one or two more shelters; a small platform at the bottom of a grassy hillside to form an "amphitheater" for educational presentations; a canoe/kayak launching area to the Iowa River; and a trail connection under I-80 to complete another segment of the Iowa River Corridor Trail system. Please refer to: • Appendix I, Sheet 2 - Air Photo of Waterworks Park and Iowa City Water Treatment Plant Appendix I, Sheet 3 - Master Plan Design Map showing overall site layout and proposed development Appendix I, Sheet 4 - Line drawn copy of park layout showing proposed prairie seeding sites and 2003 wetland restoration areas IV. PROJECT BENEFITS, NEEDS, JUSTIFICATION, AND URGENCY 100 acres of Iowa native prairie within Waterworks Park and adjacent to both the Iowa River and the Iowa City urban area would provide unique opportunities for public use and natural area development. The park itself is situated to provide much needed open space for northern areas of Iowa City. The site meets several needs expressed in both the Iowa State Open Spaces Protection Program (Iowa Code 465A.2) and Iowa City's Comprehensive and Neighborhood Open Spaces Plan (July 20, 1993). It also provides a link on the Iowa River Corridor Trail and has been designed to accommodate hikers and bicyclists. Because Waterworks Park is on property shared with the City Water Treatment facilities, land uses and management require consideration of environmental and multiple -use needs. Prairie plantings will provide a means of controlling erosion on the property, reduce the need for herbicides or mowing and improve water quality of the surface impoundments on the site. Prairie establishment meets recommendations from the Iowa Groundwater Contamination and Wellhead Protection Program (Iowa Code 455B.261). It also provides compliance with United States Arany Corps of Engineer floodplain protection standards. ?? The park property and waterworks facility are newly completed and at present the lands are recovering from construction of buildings and trails. A temporary groundcover has been seeded and has started to establish itself. Some areas are still prone to erosion and maintenance requirements are high. Currently, soils are workable and small run-off problems can be corrected more easily. By establishing prairies at this time they will be able to compete with emerging turf grasses and weeds and provide effective upland treatment for slopes. V. ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF PROJECT The proposed prairie plantings will have overall positive environmental impacts for both the park and the Iowa City area. The seeding will provide floodplain protections and stabilization of a section of the Iowa River. It will reduce maintenance needs for the area and complement the other uses of the property as a water source for the city. A large unit prairie also provides extensive and uncommon wildlife habitat close to an urban area and creates a positive visual image for conservation practices. Iowa City has a rapidly growing population base and additional recreational opportunities promote economic growth as well as improved quality of life. The Waterworks Park prairie would possibly be the largest urban natural area of its kind in the Midwest and would have promotional and tourist -drawing potential for the area. The restoration of 120 acres of prairie will demonstrate a firm commitment to preserving Iowa's natural heritage and to creating recreational opportunities for area residents. The potential for education programs and research on one of our State's most endangered ecosystems will be among the many benefits made possible by this project. The park will also be an attractive addition to Iowa's efforts to promote a positive image to visitors. When completed, the Waterworks Park prairie will offer over 62,000 Iowans a chance to share a unique outdoor experience. VI. HISTORICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES/IMPACTS The Montgomery -Butler House, a historically significant home is located on a city -owned parcel adjoining the eastern edge of Waterworks Park. This 1858 vernacular stone house and related structures are associated with a 19th century pioneer farmstead and ferry landing site on the Iowa River. 1! I The 4.28 -acre property was obtained in 1995 as part of the city water plant acquisition. A series of workshops have been conducted and a feasibility report (Svendsen Tyler Inc., September 2001) has been developed for restoration of the site. The site has also been submitted for registration with the State Historical Society of Iowa (October 2001 application). Restoration of the Butler House has been considered in planning for Waterworks Park. The house has potential as a visitor center and archaeological site. The property adds to the history and setting of the land and complements the natural area development. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND PARTICIPATION The Iowa City Waterworks Project has been subject to a series of public meetings, City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission sessions and workshops since 1995. Public notice of intent and plan reviews have been published and made available throughout the development process. The most recent public meeting was conducted on June 25, 2003 to discuss public involvement in the prairie - planting project. Public participation and educational programs have been considered in designing the prairie aspect of the park landscape. Trail access allows viewing and contact with the prairie ecosystem and field activities such as photography, birding and research are being encouraged. A canoe access, a series of shelters and an amphitheater are planned for the park. Several acres of the proposed project are being set aside to allow school groups to hand -seed small prairie plots as learning experience. Support is being sought from community and conservation groups in the Iowa City area, including donation of locally harvested or privately purchased seed to supplement purchased mixes. VIII. CONSIDERATIONS GIVEN TO MINORITIES, ELDERLY, .AND HANDICAPPED All major trails within Waterworks Park are paved and placed on gentle grades. Some trail segments will run through prairie sections, allowing access to the native community for people unable to hike off -trail. Two parking lots with handicap parking provide entry into the park. IX AGREEMENTS AND EASEMENTS None 4 X ITEMIZED COST ESTIMATES The amount of grant money requested is. based on an average of four estimates taken for seed and two for the cost of planting 100 acres. Seed mixes and estimates have been enclosed in this application (Appendix 1, Sheet 5a -f - Seed Estimates). Average cost for seed mix = $75,870.00 Average cost for seeding = $4,480.00 Funding requested: $80,350.00 CITYPARKSAND RECREA77ONFUND17VG. $20,000.00 for seed and site preparation to plant 20 -acre wetland buffer (Appendix I, Sheet 5g) $10,000.00 available for site preparation and project associated costs M. PHOTOGRAPHS Please refer to pages 6-13. 5 SEED NflX/ COST OF PLANT/ COMPANY 100 ACRES 100/ACRES Prairie Moon Nursery $ 36,420.91 -- Osenbaugh Seed Co. $ 68,420.00 Allendan Seed Co. $133,500.00 $1,460.00 Ion Exchange $ 65,000.00 $7,500.00 Average cost for seed mix = $75,870.00 Average cost for seeding = $4,480.00 Funding requested: $80,350.00 CITYPARKSAND RECREA77ONFUND17VG. $20,000.00 for seed and site preparation to plant 20 -acre wetland buffer (Appendix I, Sheet 5g) $10,000.00 available for site preparation and project associated costs M. PHOTOGRAPHS Please refer to pages 6-13. 5 REAP Grant #:0444 -MR DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL. RESOURCES RESOURCE ENHANCEMENT AND PROTECTION FUND GRAI TAGREEMENT-DEYELOPMENT GRANTEE: CITY OF IOWA CITY PROJECT TITLE: WATERWORKS PRAIRIE RESTORATION CONTACT PERSON/PHONE #: TERRY TRUEBLOOD 319-356-5110 GRANT AWARD: $ 80,350.00 DNR CONTACT/PHONE #: Katb1cen Moench 515-281-3013 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this REAL' Development Grant Agreement is to enable the Town Department of Natural Resources (DNR), acting for the State of lova, to assist the CITY ()F IOW.\ CIT` (Grnntee) ii: the development ;! e Cnl:anccinent inn 2. PARTws/AUTHORLTX. The parties to this Grant Agreement are the DNR, an agency of the State of Iowa, and the CITY OF IOWA CITY. The parties make this Grant Agreement pursuant to 1989 %Ci to spend certain state funds appropriated f�:, ;:;-ajccts to enhance and prutcct 3. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT LANDS. This Grant Agreement is for your project described as: ESTABLISHMENT OF'A 100 NATIVE PRAIRIE AT THE WATERWORKS FACILITY, INCLUDING SEED AND PLANTING, LOCATED ALONG I-80 AND THE IOWA RIVER, IOWA CITY, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, 4. GRANT AWARD AND REIMBURSEMENTS. The DNR will provide 100 percent of development costs up to a maximum amount of $80,350.00. A. A ninety (90) percent advance reimbursement of the grant award may be requested by submitting a letter of request to: Budgets & Grants Bureau Iowa Department of Natural Resources Wallace State Office Building E. 9th & Grand Des Moines, Iowa 50319 B. Final payment and an on-site inspection will be made when the project is completed and the grantee submits a letter of request along with the following grant requirements: • a legal description of the property; • pictures of the completed project; • copies of billings and canceled cheeks for 100 percent of the grant award; • copy of 'Notice of Use Restriction" recorded with county recorder (legal description of property required if not submitted with project proposal); • contracted development work requires; a copy of the signed contract, pay estimates, and contractor's reimbursement Refund of Sales Tau; • final report, to include a description of the completed project and efforts made to procure goods and services from Targeted Small Businesses (TSBs). REAP Grant #:044440 5. RFSPONSIBiLITIES. The grantee is solely responsible for the project completion as outlined in the project proposal. The grantee will make a concerted effort to procure goods and services from Targeted Small Businesses (TSBs) during the performance of this Grant Agreement. The DNR may provide assistance at the request of the grantee, or at the Director's recommendation. G. AMENDMENTS. This Grant Agreement may be amended only by written ADDENDA signed and dated by the DNR Director or the DNR REAP coordinator. Requests for amendments shall be directed to the DNR REAP coordinator. 7. EFFF.CTIVF, DATFM.RhtiNATION. This Grant Agreement shall become effective .vhen it his been siTned and dater! by the DNR Director and the grantee. ill NVOrk sh'=CitiCLI in the pn�jLca l�:�yw ai will the Com^lc,^rt'-11.1F!'F.N1RF.R 3 S. AVAILABILITY of FUNDS: If funds anticipated for the continued fulfillment of this agreement are at any time not forthcoming or insufficient, either through the failure of the State of Iowa to appropriate fends. or !1r ;li lif`rr•.1 1gl�(Inr ..,•1. .i. r, 1- the Dchannmir s n11 �invc the right 4o tcriili. at_ 9. By signing this Grant Agreement, the grantee agrees to the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement and all attachments listed below: • the REAP "General Provisions" (from your application forin); / -d / -Pr Date R/ 1 Z. I tt tz Christiansen, Deputy Director Iowa Department of Natural Resources Grantee.lrSignature, ]Mayor or Uounty Board Director Print Name, Mayor or County Board Director STATE O F IOWA Fields of Opportumities THOMAS J. VIL5ACK, GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SALLYJ. PEDER50N, LT. GOVERNOR JEFFREY R VONK, DIRECTOR November 15, 2004 Terry Trueblood City of Iowa City 220 South Gilbert Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1632 Subject: Notice of Use Restriction Project: #04 -R4 -MR, Waterworks Prairie Restoration City of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Dear Mr. Trueblood: Enclosed please find a Notice of Use Restriction document with a legal description attached, for your Resource Enhancement & Protection Fund project identified above. Per your signed agreement, carefully review the legal description for accuracy and then record the enclosed notarized document with your county recorder. Keep a copy of the recorded document for your files and return a copy to my attention. Your final reimbursement will be.processed upon receiving our office receiving a COPY. If you have any questions please contact me at 515-281-3013. Sincerely, Kathleen Moench Budget and Finance Bureau Enclosure WALLACE STATE OFFICE BUILDING 1502 EAST 8th STREET / DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515-281-5918 TDD 515-242-5967 FAX 515-281-6794 www.State.ia.usldnr Commencing of the Southeast Corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 80 North, bearriing along of the Line of sold Section 33, 1327.0pal Meridian, Johnson 0 feet, t Thence the- Southeast Comer of the Southwest Quarter of sold Southeast Quarter of Section 33; Thence N00 4757"E, along the East Line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, 100.15 feet. to its intersection with the Northerly Right -of -Way tine of interstate Highway No. 80, and whict point ie the Point of Beginning;, Thence S75V441"W, along said Northerly Right--of--fty Line, 39.32 feet, to an iron right-of-way rail found; Thence 582'11'39 W, along Bald Northerly Right=of-Way Line, 300.43 feet, to an iron right-of-way rail found which is 150.00 feet, radially distant northwesterly of said Highway denterline at station 8891-00; • Thence N89*57'52"W, along said Northerly right-of-way Line, 871.31 feet, to an iron right-of-way rail found, which is 220.00 feet normally dlstant northerly of said Highway centerline at station 890+00; Thence 580'24'27'W 121.06 feet, to a point on the East Line of the Southwest Quarter of acid Section 33, which is 200.00 feet, normally distant- northerly of said highway centerline; Thence S80'46'18"W, along said northerly right -of --way line, 183.73 feet, to a pont at its intersection with the south One of sold Section 33, which is 170.00 feet normally distant northerly of Interstate centerilne station 887+00; Thence N8959'29"W clang sold South Line of Section 33, which line Is also the northerly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway No. 80,. 1577.87 feet, to its intersection with the Easterly Top of Bank of the Iowa River; Thence Meandering along said Easterly and Southerly To of Hank the following courses; 611134'34W, 51222 feet, to an Iron pin set; Thence N10'25"IA. 495.00 feet, to an iron pin set; Thence N09'06'41"W. 715.22 feet, to an Iron pin set; Thence NO3'48'00"W. 387.54 feet" to on Iran pin set; Thence NO3.48'14"E, 335.82 feet, to an iron pin set; Thence N1B'05'07"E. 371.37 feet, to an Iran pin set; Thence N3533'12"E, 289.10 feet, to an iron pin met; Thence N44'15'59"E, 219.68 feet, to an iron pin set; Thence N5245'33"E, 18245 feet, to an Iron pin sot; Thence N5614511"E. 184.92 feet, to. on [ran pin set; Thence N66'36'40"E, 187.99 feet, to an iron pin set; "thence S89'46'47"E, 250.93 feet, to an iron pin set; Thence S73'09'40 -E, 329.27 feet, to an ironpin set; Thence S71'51'07E, 180.42 feet, to an iron pin set; Thence S65'1 3!40'F- 207.15 feet, to an iron pin set; Thence 561143 01 E, 211.82 feet, to on iron pin set; Thence S6754'08"E, 394.85 feet, to an Iran pin Set; Thence S7411'04"E, 304•.33 feet, to the Northwesterly corner of the Porcel, conveyed by Warranty Deed, recorded in Book 399, at Page $48, of the Records of the Johnson County Recorder's office: Thence S14'4,V37"W 104.94 feet, to the Southwesterly Comer of said Conveyed Parcel; Thence S73'57'48"E, 152.65 feet, along the southerly line of said conveyed parcel; Thence S45'44'S3"E, 38.00 feet, to a point which is 78.00 feet, normally distant Northwesterly of the farmer Westerly Right -of -Way Line of U.S. Highway No. 218, now known as Dubuque Street, at the Southeasterly Comer of sold Conveyed Parcei, Thence N14'40'37E, along a line parallel with said Westerly Right-af-Way Line. 123.00 feet, to its intersection with sold Southerly Top of Bank of the Iowa River, at the Northeasterly Comer of said Conveyed Parcel; Thence 973'57 4B"E, dlong said Top of Bank, 46.75 feet, to an From pin set at its Intersection with the Westerly Right -of -Way Una of North Dubuque Street, at the Northwesterly Comer of the parcel acquired by Condemnation Proceedings in the name of Johnson County, Iowa, .and recorded in Book 1097, at Page 57, of the records of the Johnson County Recorder a office; Thence 508'02'35"W, glong said westerly right-of-way line" 81.56 feet;- Thence N81 -57'25"W, along sold westerly right-of-way, line, 25.32 feet; Thence S08'02 35"W, clang said westerly right-of-way Ilne. 20.00 feet; Thence 1%188'39'10"E4 along said westerly right -of --way line. 4.23 feet; Thence S4931 28 E, along the southerly line of sold condemnation parcel; 45.11 feet; 'Themes S81'57'25"E,. clang said southerly' line, f43,04 feet, to Its southeasterly Gomer, thereof, on the farmer centerline ,of. said North Dubuque Street; Thence S08'02'39"W, along said centerline,. 72.78 feet;. Thence Southeasterly, 845:.0,5. feet, along said centerilne, on a '968..44 foot radius ciurve, concave .northeasterly, whose 820.32 foot chard beam S16'15'46'E; Thence S4034'11"E, along sold centerline, o 155.57 feet; Thence SouTheosterly, 132.98 fast, along n '955:00 fot radius curve, concave northeasterly, whose 132.@B foot' chord bears S44'33'33'E; The,iA.e S49'54'47"E, along sold Former cen`terlfne, 61.90 feet, to its intersectign'wfth the East- Line of the +asst .one-half, of said. Southeast Quarter -.0f.4 -Section 33; Thence S00'47'5.7"W, clang sold East Line, 63,91.feet, to'o point on the southerly RIghi-of-Way Line of said North Dubuque Street; Thence Southeasterly, 31200 feat, along said southerly, Right -of --way "Line, an. a 2342.00 foot radius curve, concave northeasterly,; whose 311,77 foot, chord bears S55'20'15 E; Thence S59*09'14"E. donc said southerly right-cf=way line, 109.03 'feet: Thence. S5,376'.36"E. algng .said: southerly rfght�af-.way Mi. 4.6$ feet, .to the Nckheast. Comer'of.the Parcel, the Plat of Survey of which ',la'recorded in plat Book 11, at Page _2b, of the recards- of the. Johnson County Recorder's Office; Thence S03'21'14 E, along the easterly line of said surveyed parcel, 23.45 feet, to an !ran pin found; Thence S40'4444"E, along said easterly line, 123.47 feet, to an Iron pin found; Thence S0395'44 Z along said edaterly line, 46.82 feet, to an Iran pin found; Thence 540'26'16"W along sold easterly line, 254.19 feet, to on lror pin found; Thence S05'42'36"W, along sold easterly lire" 138.07 feet, to an iron pin found; Thence S6S'31'26"W along said easterly line, 286.13 feet, to an !ran pin- found at the southwesterly corner of sold surveyed parcel; Thence N88'59'28`% 9.36 feet. to a point . an said East Line of the west one- half, of saki Southeast Quarter of Section 33; Thence 500'4757"W, along said East Line. 537.33 feet to the Point of Beginning. Sold tract of land contains 227.96 acres, more or less, and is subject tc easements and restrictions of record. Prepared By: Kathleen Moench, IDNR, Wallace State Office Bldg., Des Moines, Ia 50319 515-281-3013 When Recorded Return a Copy to: IDNR, Wallace State Office Bldg., Des Moines la 50319 NOTICE OF USE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY STATE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE ON CERTAIN REAL ESTATE Notice is hereby given that on December 1. 2003, an agreement was made between the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the City of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa to provide state funds for the acquisition or development of real estate legally described as: DESCRIPTION: #04 -R4 -MR, Waterworks Prairie Restoration (See Legal Description Attached) The state funds provided by the above-mentioned agreement were appropriated pursuant to the Iowa Resources and Enhancement, Chapter 455A, Code of Iowa and administered pursuant to the Resource Enhancement and Protection Program: County, City, and Private Open Spaces Grant Programs, Chapter 33, Iowa Administrative Code. This rule imposes the following restrictions on use of the above-described real estate: 33.17(2) Land Disposal. Whenever the department, and, if a city or county, the grantee, determine that land acquired or developed with resource enhancement and protection fund assistance is no longer of value for the program purposes, or that the grantee can show good cause why the land should no longer be used in accord with the approved project purpose; the land may be disposed of with the director's approval and the proceeds therefrom used to acquire or develop an area of equal value, or all grant funds shall be returned to the state for inclusion in the account from which the grant was originally made. If land acquired through the private grant program is detenrdned to be no longe: of interest by the state, €he proposed dispersal of the property shall be reviewed by the grantee, and the grantee shall have the first right of refusal on an option to take title to the property in question. The notice will be filed by the City of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa in the office the Recorder of the county in which the subject real estate is located. IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES State Capitol Complex Des ines, Iowa 50319-0034 f�N By: Date Title: Liz Christiansen, Deputy Direr or STATE OF IOWA ? ss: COUNTY OF POLK On November 15, 2004, A.D., Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the state of Iowa, personally appeared Liz Christiansen, to me known to be the identical person named in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that the said Director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and that the Director, or the Director's designee, executed the inetnimi-nt AC the vnlnntary aro anA A2,.A of flia T-1 r -vk—o"f -,,.i -tt) 0 Kellie Fruehlin From: Bob Sessions <sessions.bob@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:12 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: solar array at Waterworks Prairie Park Lf - (0 -ARIK � (Date) To the council: While I am a staunch proponent of non -carbon energy sources such as wind, solar and hydro, I am strongly opposed to putting a solar array at Waterworks Prairie Park. I helped to construct and seed the Prairie Park which has become a favorite place to walk for hundreds of Iowa Citians and their dogs. An 18 acre solar array would harm the ecology and aesthetic of the park. Given how much city owned land there is here, surely you could find a more suitable location for solar collecting. Please find an alternative. Thanks, Robert Sessions 222 Fairview Ave Iowa City l0 Kellie Fruehling From: Bob Sessions <sessions.bob@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 10:40 AM Late, Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: solar array 2_0 AI (Date) R11K I wrote last week supporting the installment of a large solar array to generate power for the city but opposing it's location at the Water Works Prairie Park. I have a suggestion where to locate the array instead: at the north end of the Kickers' Soccer Park. There are two large south -facing slopes there that seem perfect for a solar array, and they would not interfere with any soccer -related activities because of the slopes. Bob Sessions Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Iowa City Councilors, Karen <sivitzk@mchsi.com> Friday, April 3, 2020 8:27 AM Council Solar panels in Waterworks Park Late, Handouts Distributed y—(�-. (Date) Please do not allow MidAmerican to spoil our prairie at Waterworks Park by placing solar panels on two acres. I lead a Senior Center hiking group that walks there many times a year. We love enjoying all the nature as we stroll through the park. We do not want to look at solar panels instead of birds and plants. It was suggest that the solar panels be installed at degraded sites at the airport. Thank you for your time. Karen Sivitz 517 Templin Road Iowa City, IA 52246 319-337-8325 SID Kellie Fruehling From: Barbara Anderson <gretlmam@hotmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 11:53 AM To: Council Subject: Please vote NO on Mid America Energy's proposal to use the Waterworks Park Site Late Handouts Distributed Lf 0-0 Dear Council Members, (Date) I encourage you to please vote NO on Mid American Energy's proposal to utilize ten acres of the Waterworks Park for their solar project. To take away any amount of prairie space, let alone the natural beauty of the park you've established there and allow Mid American Energy to use it for a space they could utilize at the Iowa City Airport is unthinkable. The people's desire should outweigh the energy company's desire to complete a project in 2020 which is one reason I have read that they want their facility at the Waterworks Park rather than the airport where they would need to wait for FAA clearance. We don't want ten acres of this park enclosed by fence topped with prison like barbed wire ---out in nature ---while on our walks! Also, I read where the trees on the southern end of the ten acre park would be taken down and any unnecessary removal of trees is always a gigantic No from me. More than providing a sort of buffer from 1-80 traffic, they provide beauty and sustenance to me, a life long nature lover. Probably the best and most important reason of all to not let Mid American Energy disturb the peace and prairie land near the always wonderful Iowa River, this park, even with the traffic noise is much utilized by the public. A few days ago I was there and pleasantly surprised that the parking lot was almost full and people were spread out over a wide range of trails enjoying the warmer air and having a generous space to stretch out and walk about. There definitely was a generous feeling of vitality and conviviality in the air even as we all kept our social distancing. I implore you to please cast a NO vote on letting Mid American Energy utilize Waterworks Park. Thank you so much for your consideration and for all that you do for us here in wonderful Iowa City. Sincerely, Barbara Anderson Kellie Fruehling From: Susan Salterberg <susansalterberg@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 3:12 PM To: Council Subject: MidAmerican Energy Solar Arrays --try the airport (Date) 1 RISIK Dear Council Members: First off, thank you for your service to this incredible community. It's a fantastic place to live, and the decisions you make help to make it so. I am writing to encourage the City Council to demand MidAmerican Energy pursue installing their solar arrays by the airport or other locations that wouldn't harm a park setting. Note that I appreciate that they are wanting to install more solar arrays. However, aesthetically, the airport is a much better location for the arrays. Not only is the Waterworks Park beautiful with all of the prairie that the city has made possible. Prairie plants also sequester carbon, so seems like other locations would be a wiser, more environmentally responsible, spot. Thank you and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns at 319-337-4816 or through this email. Susan Susan Salterberg Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Council Members, Morcuende, Jose <jose-morcuende@uiowa.edu> Friday, April 3, 2020 3:25 PM Council Waterworks Prairie Park meadow project r Late Handouts Distributed (Date) We are writing to ask you to strongly consider other location(s) that the Waterworks Park for the MidAmerica solar project. This is the only prairie meadow in town and it is one of the most beautiful areas in the city for people to enjoy. It would be a great disservice to the community to disturb this area with solar panels when this project can be located elsewhere, as the Iowa City airport area. Please, do not approve this location. Sincerely yours, Jose Morcuende Ulpiana Gonzalez Irene Morcuende-Gonzalez 3916 Freedom Trl NE Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. Kellie Fruehling From: Jane Van Voorhis <jane.vanvoorhis@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 3:53 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park An, Dear Members of the Iowa City Council, -k�! c Late Handouts Distributed (Date) First of all, thank you for your work on behalf of our community. Events of late have certainly underscored the importance of public service and local leadership. I appreciate the time and effort you invest in our shared home. I would like to dwell on the idea of a shared home for a moment. This is significant moment during which our citizens are no longer able to come together and build community in structures or traditional gathering places. Our green spaces are one of the few public assets we can share safely. It has touched my heart to see so many families taking advantage of our parks and trails --while respecting one another's space. I see people taking important exercise. [see families sharing the discovery of the natural world together. And I see people seeking succor in this bewildering time. Please do not destroy the Waterworks Prairie Park with a solar panel farm. I walk or bike through the park year-round love watching the birds return in the spring and the prairie reawaken and bloom every summer. I even enjoy the mournful feeling of fall as the prairie sets it seeds and enters repose to ready for the coming year. The beauty of a prairie reveals itself in such a quiet and moving way. I have long thought that the creation of that park was visionary. While I applaud an investment in green energy, I urge you to utilize alternative spaces for solar panels, including the Iowa City Airport. To destroy this beautiful park and desecrate a carefully cultivated and resurrected piece of Iowa's natural landscape would be short-sighted and certainly counter to any goals to make Iowa City a place in which to live, work and play. The park is a wonderful asset to the people of this community. Please preserve it as such. And thank you again for your service. Sincerely, Jane Van Voorhis Kellie Fruehlina From: Jane Van Voorhis <jane.vanvoorhis@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 4:04 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Iowa's Prairies (Date) F�I�F4 Dear City Council, I wanted to take a moment to share a passage from Marilynne Robinson's remarkable novel, Gilead: I love the prairie! So often I have seen the dawn come and the light flood over the land and everything turn radiant at once, that word "good" so profoundly affirmed in my soul that I am amazed I should be allowed to witness such a thing. There may have been a more wonderful first moment "when the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy, " but for all I know to the contrary, they still do sing and shout, and they certainly might well. Here on the prairie there is nothing to distract attention from the evening and the morning, nothing on the horizon to abbreviate or to delay. Mountains would seem an impertinence from that point of view. Please, please preserve the goodness of this place. Jane Van Voorhis Kellie Fruehlina From: stephen sprouse <stephensprouse@protonmail.com> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 8:47 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: solor panels (Date) A please - install the solar panels at the airport, NOT the waterworks prairie park location. it is the logical and humane thing to do! sincerely, stephen sprouse, iowa city Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. Kellie Fruehling From: jim waiters <jcmwalt@infionline.net> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Friday, April 3, 2020 9:02 PM To: Council Cc: Geoff Fruin L , —2-0 Subject: Solar Panels at Waterworks Prairie Park (Date) Dear Council Members •- I have cc'd an email to Geoff Fruin concerning some of my environmental objections to locating solar panels in Waterworks Prairie Park. I have some additional concerns that I would like to share with you. I think that when we, as a city, think about our energy future, we should be moving in the direction of decentralizing both the sources and ownership of power. In that regard, wouldn't it be better to locate solar panels directly on the roofs of our homes and businesses? That would put the generation of power directly on the grid, without the additional need of more lines, cables, etc. Or the loss of valuable park or farm land. Decentralizing panels also would protect the grid from the serious damage a storm could do to something like the proposed 19 -acre "farm" - which seems not to be the kind of farm our state or community really needs. I understand why MidAmerican wants to own and control the energy future. I don't think that's the direction we should be going - and certainly not by giving them any part of our limited parkland. Thank you for considering my opinions. And please consider delaying any decision on this matter until you can hear from other Iowa City residents. Many people, given the poor media coverage and immediate concerns about public health, know absolutely nothing about this issue. Don't let this move forward without a full public hearing. Sincerely, Jim Walters 466-1134 This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Drew Dillman <drewdillman@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2020 3:38 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: jim waiters; Ben Clark; Council; geoff-fruin@kiowa-city.org Subject: Re: Solar Panels at Waterworks Prairie Park 1 / A (Date) Again, I wish to add my support to Jim Walters' comments concerning solar panels. This is an important issue which will be coming up again and again in the future. It is an issue on which the City should have a considered policy. Our City cares for a collection of beautiful parks of which I am very proud. While solar panels are less visually obtrusive than windmills, they still would detract from the natural beauty and peace we seek from our parks. We should applaud and support MidAmerican's efforts to supply us with green energy, but not to the detriment of parks that are important both to our own mental health and to our local wildlife. Sincerely, Drew B Dillman, MD, MPH On Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 10:13 PM jim waiters <icmwalt@infionline.net> wrote: Dear Council Members - I have cc'd an email to Geoff Fruin concerning some of my environmental objections to locating solar panels in Waterworks Prairie Park. I have some additional concerns that I would like to share with you. I think that when we, as a city, think about our energy future, we should be moving in the direction of decentralizing both the sources and ownership of power. In that regard, wouldn't it be better to locate solar panels directly on the roofs of our homes and businesses? That would put the generation of power directly on the grid, without the additional need of more lines, cables, etc. Or the loss of valuable park or farm land. Decentralizing panels also would protect the grid from the serious damage a storm could do to something like the proposed 19 -acre "farm" - which seems not to be the kind of farm our state or community really needs. I understand why MidAmerican wants to own and control the energy future. I don't think that's the direction we should be going - and certainly not by giving them any part of our limited parkland. Thank you for considering my opinions. And please consider delaying any decision on this matter until you can hear from other Iowa City residents. Many people, given the poor media coverage and immediate concerns about public health, know absolutely nothing about this issue. Don't let this move forward without a full public hearing. Sincerely, Jim Walters 466-1134 Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: I R11K Dear Council Members, Ortega Gutierrez, Santiago <santy-ortega@uiowa.edu> Saturday, April 4, 2020 6:55 AM Council marta lopez Waterworks Park solar project -*- iD Late Handouts Distributed 4 —(o — --)-o (Date) We are writing to ask you to strongly consider other location(s) than the Waterworks Park for the MidAmerica solar project. This is the only prairie meadow in town and it is one of the most beautiful areas in the city for people to enjoy. It would be a great disservice to the community to disturb this area with solar panels when this project can be located elsewhere, as the Iowa City airport area. Please, do not approve this location. Sincerely yours, Santiago Ortega Gutierrez Marta Lopez Vicente 595 Auburn Hills Drive Coralville, IA 52241 Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. /C) Kellie Fruehling From: Beverly Prem <bjwprem@q.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2020 11:04 AM To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park (Date) I am writing about the Council considering turning over to MidAmerican Energy 20 acres of land in Waterworks Prairie Park for solar development. That park is a wonderful place to walk and is a special area for birds, butterflies, and animals. I would ask you to look for another area for solar development . There are areas near the airport that might be a better location or other locations. Please do not destroy this natural area where people are able to enjoy nature. A concerned citizen, Beverly Prem This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: 1 RIK Dear Council Members - pat bowen <patjbowen@gmail.com> Saturday, April 4, 2020 1:05 PM Council Geoff Fruin Solar farm project in Iowa City Late Handouts Distributed (Date) I believe, as the City of Iowa City moves forward with its Climate Action Plan, we need to be aware of who should "own" the power"? Should it be MidAmerican or the People? I believe people want 100% renewable energy resources for 100% of the people. We need to focus on distributed generation, one that is locally owned and democratically controlled. Here are two links addressing this issue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed generation https://www.dg.history.vt.edu/ch1/introduction.htmi We need to look or move in the direction of decentralizing sources of power and ownership. I would like to see a community -owned power system, not one that is currently held by a corporation concerned only with profit for its owners and shareholders. People owning their own solar panels or wind turbine is more democratic and better for our community. Public ownership of utilities rather than corporate ownership is better for all the people. The proposed 19 acre farm that Mid -American is proposing is for their benefit (to control) and not the benefit of the community or nature. We need to save our green and natural spaces; we should not let it be pillaged in the name of profit. Please consider delaying any decision on this matter until you can hear from other Iowa City residents. Many people, given the poor media coverage and immediate concerns about public health, know absolutely nothing about this issue. Don't let this move forward without a full public hearing. 1 Sincerely, Pat Bowen "For our children's children" Iowa City 319-354-1286 ala Kellie Fruehling From: Laura Ankrum <laura.ankrum@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2020 3:37 PM To: Council Subject: Spare the Waterworks Prairie Park (Date) Dear Council, I am a resident at 889 Sugar Loaf Cir, Iowa City and am writing to ask you STOP MidAmerica Energy from destroying natural prairie and wood habitat to install solar panels. While I applaud the pursuit of renewable energy, isn't it counterproductive to do so by wiping out restored prairie and an established habitat? There are other location options in our community such as the fields by the Iowa City airport. Insisting on a location that is visible from 1-80 is a hypocritical publicity stunt on the part of MidAmerica and is NOT what the residents of our community want. Thank you for serving our community and listening to this perspective. Best Regards, Laura Ankrum Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Gary Levitz <gary.levitz@gmail.com> Sunday, April 5, 2020 11:35 AM Council Waterworks Park Hello, A park should remain a pzrk. Ise the airport. Thank you, Gary Levitz -:It 1d Late Handouts Distributed (Date) Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Pam Terrill <pamelaaterrill@gmail.com> Sunday, April 5, 2020 1:41 PM Council -L�10 Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Solar panels in water park (Date) AFRU!S�K I object to placing solar panels in the water park. I live near by and remember when the park was seeded for prairie. It is a natural place and very peaceful and beautiful. There are wonderful walking/biking trails in there; all amidst nature. It is very restful to walk through the park. Development like solar panels would detract from nature. Please put the panels in a developed area like near the airport. I object to placing panels in the park. Pam Terrill Kellie Fruehling From: Todd McCafferty <tcmccafferty@q.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 11:09 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park Solar Development (Date) I am writing this letter to respectfully voice my opposition to City of Iowa City offering the 20 acres of land at Waterworks Prairie Park to MidAmerica Energy for the purpose of building solar energy installation. I have been enjoying the Waterworks Prairie Park for 20 years now. I walk there almost daily as do numerous other "regulars" to the park. This place is a sanctuary for many species of birds, deer, coyotes, beaver, fragile plant life and people wanting to get out of the city to enjoy the outdoors without having to drive a long ways to get there. To put up a huge solar farm adjacent to this delicate area would not only be an enormous eyesore, but stands to cause environmental damage as well as disrupt the homes of numerous species of wildlife. The Dubuque Street exchange is the gateway to Iowa City. After all the money spent to raise Dubuque St and build a new, beautiful bridge, do really want peoples first impression of Iowa City to be that of huge industrial looking solar farm right as they enter the city? I drove around the city looking for other suitable sites for this project and found several that would be far better than the Waterworks Prairie Park: the plot of land east of Pearsons Education, the plot of land immediately south of Billion Honda, and anywhere out by the Johnson County Landfill should all be consideeed. I am not opposed to solar and alternative energy development. However, with the Trump administration's recent announcement that it will stop enforcing all environmental laws, I'm terrified this will lead to big energy groups destroying the environment with impunity, regardless of the nature of their project. Please, allow the Waterworks Park to remain the beautiful escape it was intended to be and do not offer this site to MidAmerica energy. Instead, develop this 20 acres into an even more attractive site by making more trails, planting trees and building picnic shelters. Sincerely, Todd McCafferty Iowa City Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Dieterle, Caroline M <caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Sunday, April 5, 2020 11:32 PM To: Council Cc: Geoff Fruin L ,(I Subject: Waterworks Park solar panels (Date) I hope the Council will heed the advice of Jim Walters regarding these solar panels and the need to decentralize our power source. Considering the record we have of major weather events, putting too many eggs in the same basket is becoming increasingly foolish. Caroline Dieterle Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. � )C) Kellie Fruehlin From: Angie Adrian <Angie.Adrian@foriowa.org> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 7:24 AM To: Council; Laura Bergus; Susan Mims; Susan Mims; John Thomas; Pauline Taylor; Mazahir Salih; Bruce Teague; Bruce Teague Subject: Save the Waterworks Prairie Park Late Handouts Distributed FRISK (Date) Dear Iowa City City Councilors: We are writing today to ask that you please reconsider allowing Mid -American Energy to cover 19 acres of the Waterworks Prairie Park meadow with solar panels and take down much of the woodland in order to avoid unwanted shade. We are deeply concerned that park and prairie land is the first option for destruction for this project. We strongly favor the Iowa City Airport or another commercial location for the solar farm instead of disturbing the prairie and all of the birds, bees, and wildlife that inhabit the prairie. There are also hundreds if not thousands of the city's residents and neighbors who enjoy the peace and serenity of the Waterworks Prairie Park for their daily exercise and relaxation. Thank you in advance. We are grateful for your time and thoughtful consideration. We also hope that you and your families are staying healthy during this unprecedented time. Best regards, Rick axd.4xgie. driaw Rick and Angie Adrian 810 Tranquil Bluff Trail Iowa City, IA 52245 319-358-0922 NOTICE: The University of Iowa Center for Advancement, an operational name for the State University of Iowa Foundation, is registered to solicit charitable contributions in all U.S. states requiring registration. See our disclosure statement at www.foriowa.org/about/disclosures/. This e-mail and any attachment(s) are for the intended recipient's sole use and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential, or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you received this e-mail in error, delete all copies and immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to open, read, print, retain, copy, or disseminate this message or any part of it. Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: A RI K Council members, %L Kevin Boyd <kevinmboyd@gmail.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 10:39 AM Council Lease Agreement With MidAmerican and Montgomery -Butler House Late Handouts Distributed (Date) z} _ 2—o As you consider the lease of public space, the 18.89 acres of land at Waterworks Prairie Park, for private benefit, MidAmerican shareholders, you should consider how these resources the city gains from this exchange should be spent. The discussion of the lease and resources should be tied together. Citizens should be able to see what the public is gaining when we give up our shared space for private gain. If you agree to this arrangement, there will be 18.89 acres that are less usable to the public. Council should use the new resources gained to make another area of the park more usable. The City -owned historic asset within Waterworks Park, the Montgomery -Butler House is in need of attention and resources. The resources gained by this public loss should be spent on the adaptive reuse of the Montgomery -Butler House. Why invest in an adaptive reuse of Montgomery -Butler House? 1. Previous City leaders made this commitment. The City acquired a historic asset in the late 1990s as part of the land acquisition for the water plant site. The City received a grant to moth -ball the property until resources could become available to find adaptive -reuse. Those resources might soon be available if the Council agrees to this agreement. 2. The City has had recent success in adaptive reuse of historic properties. Public Space One's new home at 225 and 229 N Gilbert is a great example of the City preserving historic resources and opening up discussions and ideas from the community about what the use for this historic asset might be. The city shoudl invite a community discussion about how to use this historic asset. 3. It's the right thing to do during the climate crisis. The structure already contains the embodied energy, the energy it used to construct the building - its materials, transport, and assembly. If the building is demolished because of neglect, that energy is lost. Let's keep this city -owned resource out of the landfill and find another use for this structure. It's an opportunity to lead by example - get the community thinking about how to reuse buildings instead of demolishing them and adding to our landfill. 4. It's part of our shared history. Culture continuity between generations, stitch together our past and our future. Walter Butler built the first territorial Capitol - Butler's Hotel, before Old Capitol was built. After his death his wife lived in this house with her second husband Martin Montgomery. Together they operated a ferry to cross the Iowa River at this point on Dubuque Road. This structure is from at least 1855. Finding an adaptive reuse is part of the Historic Preservation Commission's Annual Work Plan. If you approve this lease, allocate these resources for adaptive reuse. Since it's a city -owned historic asset on city -owned park, perhaps the Historic Preservation Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission could form a working group with the expertise of City Staff to consider how to prioritize the allocation of these resources and recommend a path forward for community engagement around the Montgomery -Butler House. Thank you, Kevin Boyd 622 N Van Buren St Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Deb Cobb <deborah.cobb@icloud.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 10:40 AM Council Solar panels at Waterworks Prairie Park -4� 1D Late Handouts Distributed (P 2 D (Date) I am strongly urging City Council not to lease land to MidAmerican to build Solar panels at Waterworks Prairie Park. This would negatively impact the environment and beauty of this habitat. Sine Dr Deborah Cobb Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. �l0 Kellie Fruehling From: Dawn Frary <kittycatbandit@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 12:21 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks park - please reconsider -(P ---U (Date) ARI!SX Good afternoon Mayor Teague and Council, I am writing to ask that you reconsider your decision to install solar panels at Waterworks Park. This reads as needless destruction of wildlife habitat when there is other perfectly viable space available (i.e. the IC airport). As we have seen with the deer management issue, the lack of wildlife habitat in Iowa City is causing more problems than solutions. We do not need further habitat destroyed in the name of commercialism. Respectfully, Dawn Frary Northside, Iowa City Dawn Frary dawnfraa.com folkloracle.com auroramortuorum.com 319-400-2656 (text preferred) _�g !r�, Ashley Platz From: Dana Simcox <Dana.Simcox@foriowa.org> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 12:44 PM Lata Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park Attachments: waterworks 4 2.pdf (Q - Z I am writing to share my concern about the plan for solar panels in the Waterworks Prairie Park. Although I am very supportive of solar panels in general, choosing this location where it will require taking down woodland, enacting a fence and removing so many trees doesn't make sense. Especially when it sounds like the Iowa City airport is a viable option that doesn't interfere with wildlife or negatively impact such a busy and wonderful location for community to walk, bike, and enjoy nature. Removing the buffer of trees that block the interstate would drastically change the experience for people who enjoy this park and affect the wildlife as well. It also concerns me that a big motivation is the public recognition aspect of this location, versus the benefits of the panels themselves. If this is the right thing to do, then let's be thoughtful about it and take the time to find the best location with the most minimal impact, and not hurry it through. I sincerely hope the council will reconsider and select an alternate location. Thanks. - Dana Simcox NOTICE: The University of Iowa Center for Advancement, an operational name for the State University of Iowa Foundation, is registered to solicit charitable contributions in all U.S. states requiring registration. See our disclosure statement at https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/d5ikC68MJptgOJQupcEMf?domain=foriowa.org. This e-mail and any attachment(s) are for the intended recipient's sole use and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential, or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you received this e-mail in error, delete all copies and immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to open, read, print, retain, copy, or disseminate this message or any part of it. This email is from an external source. Preserve our Beloved Waterworks Prairie Parkland AND Promote Alternative Energy Subject to a public hearing and a vote at 7 pm on Tuesday, April 7, Iowa City's City Council is prepared to turn over 19 acres of this Waterworks Prairie Park (see map) for the installation of 10,000 solar panels. See map. Their industrial -scale installation would be surrounded by a 7 foot woven wire fence topped with barbed wire "set back" 10 feet from 720 feet of the main loop and another 1200 feet of the path connecting the main loop to the 1-80 underpass. The plan also calls for the elimination of trees along 960 feet of the tract's southern boundary (the park's only buffer from the Intersate) and 1300 feet of its eastern boundary. And for signage and a "rest and educational area" touting the virtues of MidAmerican Energy Company. Both the City and MidAmerican acknowledge that an alternative site is readily available at the Iowa City Airport (airport siting is common in the US and supported by the FAA). MidAmerican explains its preference for our parkland because of its visibility from 1-80 and because they are would not have to seek regulatory (FAA) approvals that might make it harder to complete the project within calendar 2020. MidAmerican concedes that "The wind resource in Iowa is much better than the solar resource." While this suggests they would do better investing in wind, the company is obviously impressed with the public relations benefits associated with land visible from 1-80 and in the middle of a public park. We need people to attend next Tuesday's 7 p.m. City Council meeting. You will be able to do so via Zoom at Zoom.us/j/6460157242. If asked for a password, it's 646-157242. Jerry Wetlaufer, izbwetlauferC@gmail.com, 319 5411649 Ashley Platz I From: Mike Zimmermann <mazimme1 @gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 12:52 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park Late Handouts Distributee AI +6- Zv Please put the solar panels at the airport, NOT Waterworks Prairie Park. (Date) Ashley Platz From: Samantha Ferm <samantha.ferm@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 12:55 PM To: Council Subject: solar panels in waterworks prairie park sate. Handouts Distributed An 'd J Z (Date) Hello there, I write today as a concerned citizen of Iowa City. I beg you to please consider putting these solar panels within a not - often used but already -fenced in space within the airport area. the park is home to wildlife, and regularly frequented by outdoor enthusiasts to celebrate the outdoors and aforementioned wildlife. by continuously removing wildlife habitats (i'm also thinking of the plot of woods south of the waterfront Hyvee off gilbert that is now being cleared for a living community) you are forcing deer and other animals into our yards, and then being forced into the gruesome acts of shutting our city parks to kill these innocent creatures. one of the things i love about iowa city are the pockets of wildnerness that are truly special. i urge you, PLEASE reconsider. bit by bit the developers are taking over this city and it's breaking my heart slowly. please, keep some of the magic here. Sincerely, Samantha Ferm Ashley Platz From: Brook Hoover <hooverguitar@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 1:40 PM To: Council Subject: Solar panels Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park Brook Hoover 4 /-n Late Handouts Distributed 14-6- 20 (Date) Ashley Platz From: Laurie Cummins <cummins4@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 1:43 PM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park q - 2,0 (Date) RISK Dear Council, I'm asking you to please put solar panels at the airport and not at Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you. Sincerely, Laurie Cummins Ashley Platz From: Fredric Haberer <habererfred@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 1:51 PM To: Council Subject: Clearing Our Wildlife Area ASK Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park! Please care for the natural environment. Don't destroy it. Fredric M. Haberer Ir -N Late, Handouts Distributed q - (r l 2 0 (Date) Ashley Platz / b From: Sent: To: Jill Kahn <jekahn001@gmail.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 1:53 PM Council Subject: Waterworks Park/Solar panels AI RI�rc Leave the Waterworks Park alone and put the solar panels near the airport. Thank you. Jill Kahn Late, Handouts Distributed q- - Z (Date) Ashley Platz From: Secchi, Silvia <silvia-secchi@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 1:53 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Tomorrow's vote Ll - is - 2 b & (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park! The Prairie Park is an important asset to the city - even now, one of the few places big enough to allow people to be outside while social distancing. We should not reduce its size or attractiveness. There are no substitutes for that space's amenities! Silvia Secchi Associate Professor Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences & Public Policy Center 310 Jessup Hall University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Phone: 319-335-1927 It is especially the social sciences -economics, sociology and political science -which, if prosecuted with vigor reveal answers which are unpalatable to special interests. T. W. Schultz Ashley Platz U From: Molly Suter <msuter@knox.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 1:55 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar panels Z (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks, so we can conserve our songbird and other wildlife populations. � lb Ashley Platz From: Laughlin, Barbara J <barbara-laughlin@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 1:55 PM To: Council Subject: SOLAR PANELS @ WATERWORKS PARK:( Late. Handouts Distributed I (-f- (4 -20 IRISH (Date) Hi, Please do not put the intended solar panels at the Waterworks Park, home to native prairie and wetlands wildlife, songbirds, and natural splendor, something getting harder and harder to find these days. Please locate the solar panels at the Iowa City Airport where this will not impact one of the few places we have left for people walk and enjoy nature. Please reconsider! Barb Laughlin Iowa City, la. Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. 1 Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: <t� 1C Meghan McGonigal-Kenney <meghan-mk@hotmail.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 1:56 PM Council Late Handouts Distributed solar panels To whom it may concern, Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Regards, Meghan McGonigal-Kenney q- (C -'LO (Date) -A /tom Ashley Platz From: Maria Teresa Bertorello <mariatbertorello@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:00 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park Late Handouts Distributed RIAAt Ll Ln - 2O (Date) Good morning , Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park Thanks. Maria Ashley Platz From: Katharine Nicholson <katharn123@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:06 PM Council Su ltp Hanoopts Distributed Subject: Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworfs raine ar ARIK '-A `ZC� (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park Ashley Platz From: Gmail <fireflyportraitstudios@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:11 PM Late, Handouts Distributed To: Ashley Platz Subject: Re: Waterworks Park Solar Panels > To the Council, (Date) > Please reconsider putting solar panels at Waterworks Park. This is wonderful habitat that is home to some amazing ecosystems that my family has enjoyed for years. The animals NEED this space as the area around there continues to be built up with homes and businesses. The airport would be a great alternative to put them. Thank you for your time. > -Alyssa Bowman, Jesse Carlson and Ruby Carlson This email is from an external source. I Ashley Platz 10 From: pballard@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:14 PM To: council Late Handouts Distdbuted Subject: Solar Panels proposed for Waterworks Prairie Park ('e, (Date) ARI To the City Council Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. The park has long been an established haven for deer (which will be driven into the city) and songbirds, who are killed diving into the panels. We need our wonderful wetlands & wildlife park, which also provides a respite for humans (& their dogs)! Please vote "NO" re Waterworks Prairie Park!! Pamela Ballard 866 Foster Rd. 52245 -6 (0 Ashley Platz From: Emily Schiefer <go4thebuns@icloud.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:12 PM To: Council Subject: Solar panels - - Z 0 (Date) I feel the solar panels should not be placed at the water works prairie park. The solution would be to put them at the already fenced airport location. Thanks, Emily Schiefer This email is from an external source. 4� 1C Ashley Platz From: Susan davisson <sdual911 @yahoo.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:28 PM To: Council Subject: Solar panels at water works park L` - (z — Z L (Date) Solar panels arent inherently bad but just based off that I definitely dont agree with destroying wildlife habitat to install them. There are likely much better solutions, like the airport. Song birds and pollinators both have suffered heavily from habitat loss, and this wouldnt be helping their case at all. this is probably the easy route because the city owns that land and can do whatever they want with it Please consider placing panels elsewhere. The park has been a wonderful place for people to get outside and enjoy. Don't destroy it with such an eyesore. Susan Davisson Sent from my Whone This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Katy McLaughlin <tomkatymclaughlin@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:30 PM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Solar Panels �A- �O-2-c� Please put solar panels at the airport or by the dump, not at Water Works park. (Date) This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Wilson, Jaime R <jaime-wilson@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:43 PM To: Council Subject: Solar panels Please do not put the solar panels at the Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you, Jaime Wilson Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Late Hanclouts Distr>ibuteu (Date) Ashley Platz From: Steve Horowitz <horowitz1954@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:44 PM To: Council Subject: Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park" Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Late Handouts Distributed I t, _ �,- 2-0 RISK (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park". Steve Horowitz 410 Ashley Platz From: Mariola Espinosa <mariolaespinosa@me.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:39 PM To: council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Protect Waterworks Prairie Z'O Dear Council, (Date) I am writing to voice my opposition to the significant threatening of long planned and much utilized and enjoyed prairie and wetland to facilitate a private company installing solar panels within Waterworks Prairie Park. It seems unimaginable that you would agree to threatening Waterworks Prairie Park in this way. I am in favor of a partnership to increase solar energy usage in our region, but the usage of the location proposed is contrary to the efforts placed to create commonly enjoyed natural spaces by previous City Councils. Sure, it is visible from the interstate—but does Iowa City Council do things to make itself look good to others driving by, or because it is the right thing to do by its residents? Let's find an alternative that does not threaten what has taken so long to accomplish and that is enjoyed by so many who bike, walk, and, yes, even the 1-80 drivers. Let's continue show off to those driving by that our city also values what is there already --the prairie, its birds, other wildlife and plants, and its paths and people walking and riding around. Mariola Espinosa This email is from an external source. ON Ashley Platz From: Mark Kimler <makimler@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:51 PM To: Council Subject: Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park Waterworks Park was created as a prairie and wildlife habitat. Destroy 19 acres of the prairie is a disgrace. Installation of solar is a commendable goal, but not at the cost of valuable natural habitat. Please pursue this project in a more appropriate space such as the airport land. thank you Mark Kimler 501 Kimball Road IC Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. late Handouts Distributed (Date) 4 10 Ashley Platz From: Mark Kimler <makimler@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:51 PM To: Council Subject: Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park Waterworks Park was created as a prairie and wildlife habitat. Destroy 19 acres of the prairie is a disgrace. Installation of solar is a commendable goal, but not at the cost of valuable natural habitat. Please pursue this project in a more appropriate space such as the airport land. thank you Mark Kimler 501 Kimball Road IC Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Late Handouts Distributed (-1-(q-20 (Date) Ashley Platz From: Bellew, Angela A <angela-bellew@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 2:56 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park Late Handouts Distributed AK L1- 10-26 (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park! Angela Bellew Departmental Administrator Geographical & Sustainability Sciences, 316 JH Earth & Environmental Sciences, 115 TH 319.335.0150 1 Ashley Platz From: Steve Roach <prettedda@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:11 PM To: Bruce Teague; Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Do not lease land at waterworks park for solar panels (Date) Dear Mayor Teague and Members of the Iowa City Council, Iowa and Iowa City and all the creatures that live here suffer from a huge failure to protect natural habitats and open spaces. Do not make matters worse by destroying Prairie Park by replacing natural habitats with a solar panel field. Please find an alternative that has already been disturbed, like the airport, for the solar panel field. I am angered that this is even under consideration given the incredible and obvious need for more not less natural space in the city. Pushing this through while everyone is focused on the pandemic is deeply immoral. Sincerely, Steve Roach 651 Walker Circle Iowa City, Iowa 52245 Steve Roach prettedda@gmail.com �D Ashley Platz From: Casey D Mahon <cdmahon@mchsi.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:16 PM To: Council Subject: This is no time to enter into a 30 year agreement with MidAmerican Some IC residents are ill or out of work—all are distracted. Postpone this decision, please. Casey D Mahon, 860 Foster RD, Iowa City, la This email is from an external source. Late Handouts Distributed - �- 20 (Date) Ashley Platz From: Allison Jaynes <allisonjaynes@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:18 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Please reconsider solar farm location ,A - lk - 2 Ca (Date) Dear Council, I'm writing to urge you to consider a different location for the planned solar farm, rather than build it in one of the dwindling green spaces in Iowa City limits at Waterworks Park. A solar farm is indeed a wonderful idea and it would be nice to see a pilot project such as this come to fruition to guide the feasibility of large-scale solar energy production for the area. However, Waterworks Prairie Park is not the appropriate location. We need to preserve the open space we currently have that serve as way stations and refuges for birds, butterflies, insects, amphibians and other wildlife. Converting a large plot of wetland to a solar farm with high fencing surrounding it seems like a poor use of parks and open space land. Unused farm land, land by the Cedar Rapids airport, or otherwise undesirable land would be a much better option. Please preserve the parks land that exists and build the solar farm elsewhere nearby! Allison N. Jaynes, Ph.D. Ashley Platz From: Sarah Woolley <heartchyelo@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:18 PM To: Council Subject: SOLAR PANELS/Waterworks park Aii,c, Please put solar panels at the airport NOT Waterworks Prairie Park! Sarah Woolley, RN Heartland Home Care, Inc. Case Alanager 2730 Naples Am. S, Ste. 102 Iozva City, Iona 52240 Phone: 319-339-8600 Cell: 319-330-8786 1*10 Late Handouts Distributed Li - lv - 2D (Date) Notice: This private e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy _-Jct, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legalyprivileged. Ifyou are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that ayy retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying q1 -the communication is strictly prohibited Please rept' to sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank_you. Ashley Platz # to From: Arlene Drack <arlene.drack@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:29 PM Late. Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: NOT Waterworks Prairie Park please! Dear Council, (Date) Please put solar panels at airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. thank you, Arlene Arlene V. Drack, MD Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: AK To whom it may concern, Sharon Berkowitz <Sharon.berkowitz@outlook.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 3:29 PM Council Waterworks park Late Handouts Distributed 'A — �c 2 - (Date) I was recently made aware of the possible destruction of Waterworks park in order to install solar panels. Please know that since moving to Iowa City two years ago, walking in nature at Waterworks park has been one of my daily pleasures. Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you for your attention. Sharon Sent from my iPhone Ashley Platz From: Janz, Kathleen F <kathleen janz@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:31 PM To: Council Subject: No solar panels Waterworks Park Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you Kathleen Janz Kathleen-Danz@uiowa.edu Late Handouts Distributed LA- (..0 - (Date) Ashley Platz 1 0, From: Kamerick, Kathleen C <kathleen-kamerick@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:34 PM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: No solar panels at Waterworks Park z_{ 2— ARI!S�K (Date) I am writing to plead that solar panels NOT be installed in the Waterworks Park. I have walked the park for many years, and have seen how productive this habitat is for birds, various animals, and plants. This park was created to establish more natural prairie and it has done a wonderful job. Please consider other locations for the solar panels. Everyone wants to see more solar power -- so let's put them by the airport. This park has made a substantial contribution to Iowa City's green profile, and we should be proud of that and conserve it. Kathleen Kamerick 321 Hutchinson Avenue Iowa City 319-338-5590 I Ashley Platz From: Maggie Carrel <maggiecarrel@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:35 PM Late Handouts Distributee To: Council Subject: solar at waterworks prairie LA -lam. - 2 C fi (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, NOT at waterworks prairie park. We love visiting that park to see the beaver dams, the birds, the willow forest in the marsh, etc. and the trails are great for our kids to ride their bikes and scooters. Please don't take public use land and set it aside for private interests. Maggie Carrel Lexington Avenue Iowa City Ashley Platz From: Jean Ives <jgives@hotmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:40 PM To: Council ca - Z o A (Date) Please put solar panels at the airport..we need to maintain the native natural areas . Thank you. Jean Ives Get Outlook for Android As h1ey Platz From: Emma Stapleton <stapleton.em@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:48 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Mid American solar project Dear council members, (Date) As an environmental scientist by profession, I understand the importance of solar- so much so that I have spent half of my annual income installing solar on our roof. However, I am very much opposed to the location Mid American has proposed for their solar farm. Prairie in the Midwest is increasingly rare (and provides habitat for pollinating insects), and the woodland along the park has a vital role to play in carbon sequestration. The airport would be a much more environmentally responsible choice for this project, and I believe many in the community share my opinion. I am concerned by the nationwide trend to raze forests for solar farms. We do not need to sacrifice green space for renewable energy. I urge you to vote for a location change for this important project. Thanks, Emma Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Chris Martin <cmartin_sbk@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:59 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Please do not destroy Waterworks Prairie Park (Date) 1 I'd like to add myself to the numerous voices pleading you to prevent the destruction of Waterworks Prairie Park just so MiclAmerican Energy (who were are all forced to used anyway) can get some kind of PR win. Let them use the alternate site, which is the better solution for Iowa City and all its residents, human and animal alike. Chris Martin 879 Sugar Loaf Circle Iowa City, IA 52245 Ashley Platz From: Lucy Luxenburg <luxenburgl@me.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 3:52 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: solar panels at Waterworks t4 - 2, G (Date) AR11K This is a bad idea for many reasons - removal of prairie, removal of woods, removal of wildlife habitat - driving more deer into the city. Solar panels kill wetland/song birds who land on them thinking they are bodies of water. Song bird populations have declined 53%. Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Thanks for your consideration. Lucy Luxenburg 735 George Street Iowa City Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Rachel Garms <rgarms@hotmail.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 4:03 PM Council \n Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Solar/ Wetlands project 1i — U -2-C) (Date) I am writing to oppose the placement of solar panels at waterworks park. There are other areas in town that would be a better location for this, such as the airport or vacant commercial & industrial land spread around the IC area. I strongly believe in alternative energy sources, and think solar panels are great, just not in this area. I drove by the park yesterday and it was full of people utilizing the trails. We have very few prairie left in this area. Please don't cave to MiclAmericans wants and listen to the public on this matter. Thanks, Rachel Garms Iowa City resident Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz ` From: Weitzel, Matthew R <Matthew-Weitzel@hawkeyesports.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:03 PM To: Council Subject: Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park Late Handouts Distributee This email is from an external source. '-1-1Q 2 (Date) Ashley Platz �O From: Jacque McClure <jacmcclure50@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:06 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park t4 -le -2O (Date) ARI�Sll PLEASE put solar panels at the airport instead of this park. Our city has very few refuges for wildlife and this is really really important. Thank you , Jacque McClure Ashley Platz From: Beverly Williams <bevsw@mac.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:01 PM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: decisions H— c' —zv 1 (Date) r Please put solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. " The park was established as a wetlands/prairie to provide habitat for wildlife and songbirds. The City would fence and barbwire the 19 acres to keep animals out and install Solar Panels (a THIRTY YEAR CONTRACT). This is a bad idea for many reasons - removal of prairie, removal of woods, removal of wildlife habitat - driving more deer into the city. Solar panels kill wetland/song birds who land on them thinking they are bodies of water. Song bird populations have declined 53%." Bev Williams Ashlev Platz From: Mary Mayo <marymayo246@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:13 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar panels at Waterworks City Council, (Date) I am writing to say I whole heartedly disagree with the plan to put solar panels at Waterworks Prairie Park when there is another suitable and less harmful to wildlife solution- the airport!!! This pandemic has taught us how important it is to learn to live in balance with the natural world instead of continually mashing our footprint onto it. I hate to be cynical but I am appalled that this vote is happening at this time. We are all stuck at home and cannot come to the meeting and loudly voice our objections. Mary Mayo This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: To whom it may concern, Timothy Whaylen <timothywhaylen@gmail.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 4:17 PM Council Solar panels Late Handouts Distributed y- is- 2L (Date) I agree that the solar panel installation project should be located at the airport vs. waterworks prairie park. Please do not place this at the park. Sincerely, Tim Whaylen 936 Ball Street Iowa City Sent from my Whone This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Kristin Sellers <knsellers@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:22 PM Late. Handouts Distributed To: Geoff Fruin; Council Subject: Please Preserve Water Works Park '-� - - 2 cD (Date) F�I�F4 Hello Geoff & members of City Council - Please consider the selection of an alternate site for the solar panels. We often walk and bike through Water Works park with our two small children, and there are other locations that could be utilized without the need to damage the existing habitat within Water Works Park. Thank you for your time & consideration. Kristin Kristin Sellers Director 515.321.8953 I knsellers(bgmail.com beautycounter.com/kristinsellers D Our mission is to get safer products in the hands of everyone. n� Ashlev Platz (J:) Late Handouts Dist From: Shirley Clarke <saclarke@mchsi.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:28 PM To: Council Subject: Solar panels (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. We do not need to remove any more natural areas and wildlife habitat! Shirley This email is from an external source. �i Ashlev Platz From: Christina Sturtevant <christinasturtevant@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:35 PM Late. Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar panels (Date) Please do not put solar panels at Waterworks Prairie Park- this should be left as it is. Consider a different location- like the airport. Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Vicki <curran1717@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:38 PM To: Council Subject: Solar panels Please put the solar panels at the Iowa City Airport, not the Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you, Vicki Curran Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. 4 IL Late Handouts Distributed 4-�a-2b (Date) 41 Ashlev Platz - Late, Handouts DI' S OUL X. From: joybharrin@yahoo.com Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:38 PM To: Council Subject: Solar panels (Date) Please locate the solar panels at the airport. We need our wet lands, animals, and native Iowa plants just as much as we need solar energy! Joy Harrington Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Frederick Solt <fsolt@mac.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:31 PM To: Council Subject: Please put the solar panels at the airport Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Dear City Council members, Late. Handouts Distributed 9-'-7-ZO (Date) I support the move to renewable energy for Iowa City, but putting the planned solar panels in Waterworks Park, displacing acres of prairie, is a mistake. Of course, MidAmerican wants this highly visible site; it would be an advertising/PR boon for them, but putting the panels at the airport is the much better choice. Sincerely, Fred Solt This email is from an external source. 1 Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: A RISK Dear City Council, Karen <karen.eldridge@gmail.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 4:43 PM Council No to Solar Panels at Water Works Park Follow up Flagged Late Handouts Distributed Ll _ -7 2 .. (Date) Please do not destroy an existing park / prairie / wetlands area for the MidAmerican solar project. While I am a big advocate for solar energy, I think there are other site alternatives that need to be adequately explored before such an important City natural resource is destroyed. (This is also an important park space for Iowa Citians. I have enjoyed the trails, flora and fauna numerous times with my niece and her young children.) Please look to the feasibility of using land on or near the airport — or potentially other land such as farm land and/or vacant industrial land on the southeast side of town. Surely MidAmerican could afford to buy acreage in this area of town, where existing habitat would not need to be destroyed for this project. Regards, Karen Eldridge 120 N Dodge St 319-512-8610 Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: AI RI1 K Iowa City Council, Valerie Kay Pettit <ange14healing@aol.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 4:44 PM Council Re: solar panels Follow up Completed -07 1r-'111 Late. Handouts Distributed L1- `1- 2 0 (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Sincerely, Valerie Pettit Ashley Platz l From: Poch, Joe M <joe-poch@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:46 PM To: Council Subject: waterworks prairie park Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged I RISK Alcon, Late Handouts Distributed Ll - -7 - 2 0 (Date) I am writing for more info in regards to the plan to install solar panels in the waterworks park. There have been some alarming fliers in the neighborhood, but before I make any assumptions I was wondering if there is more info on this topic? My family and I live in the Mackinaw neighborhood and walk on the bike trail almost daily. It's a great outlet for our boys and dog. Thanks for the info. V/R Joe Poch WAS PA -C Dept of Organ Transplant University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. Ashley Platz � l'C From: Diane Byrne <dianebyrne79@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:49 PM To: Council Subject: Solar Panels Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. T hanks for considering! Late Handouts Distributed �---)-r2 C3 (Date) Ashley Platz From: Kate Kasten <kekasten@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:50 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Park ��— 7— 2� (Date) Please do not consider putting solar panels in Waterworks Park. Destroying any part of prairie/wetland habitat is counter productive. There have to be other places to put the panels, like the airport. Katherine Kasten 735 George Street Iowa City IA 319-466-7559 Ashley Platz -A�- IL From: Teresa Geneser <terry.geneser@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:51 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Park (Date) ARIK Hello, We are residents in Iowa City and live in the Peninsula Neighborhood. We wanted to let you know that Water Works Park is a very loved area for us. We go frequently with our family to run, bike, and walk through the habitat. It is also a nice connection to the bike path on Dubuque Street. If the city is looking for an area for solar panels, it seems more prudent to use an area that is NOT currently utilized by residents for outdoor activities or by animals in the wild. Using the greens of the airports seems much more prudent a step as this area is already fenced off and protected and underused by humans and creatures. Thank you for your consideration and happy social distancing. -Teresa and Matthew Geneser Residents - 765 Barber Place, Iowa City Teresa Geneser, DME) Cedar Rapids Pediatric Dentistry www.CedarRapidsPediatricDentist.com Terrv.Geneser@Ama il.com 1 --�A- 1r--� Ashley Platz From: Abigail Clark <abigail.l.clark@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:51 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar Panels ARIK (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. My husband and I walk at wwpp often and feel it would be contrary to the entire meaning of a Prairie Park. Ashley Platz From: Teresa Hamilton <hamicall@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 4:56 PM To: Council ASX Late Handouts Distributed q- -1- 20 (Date) I am asking you to please not allow clearing of the precious little land that we have in this state as prairie so that solar panels can be installed. There certainly can be some other appropriate site that will not impact what has become a critical wildlife habitat in this city as well as a place for people to walk, run, bike & experience the simple joy of nature. If it takes more time to find the approval for an alternative location, then that should be acceptable. There is no pressing emergency that this should be rushed into. Teresa & Merrill Hamilton Ashley Platz 1 Q From: Karin Southard <karin.southard@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 5:05 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council; Kellie Fruehling Subject: please NO solar panels at the Waterworks Park Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged (Date) Dear Councilors, I support smart efforts to combat climate change. However, the City of Iowa City should not proceed with placement of solar panels at a popular nature preserve, the Waterworks Park. Please vote "no" on this plan. The City should find a more suitable, industrial -type location that does not destroy native habitat and a location for recreation. Thank you, Karin Southard This email is from an external source. 41( - Ashley l( - Ashley Platz From: Bespoke BizDev LLC <bespokebizdev@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 5:14 PM To: Council , �C� Subject: Vote on Solar Panels Location (Date) Please vote to put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. We need to protect the nature there. Thank you very much. -- Karen Seda Iowa City Resident 312-337-2211 mobile Sent from my iPad This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Nelson, Rachel G <rachel-nelson@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 5:14 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Clearing of Waterworks Prairie Park 14 �� Z (Date) RISK Hello, I write to voice my concern and objection to the clearing of 19 acres of land at Waterworks Prairie Park for the installation of solar panels. Although it is essential that we begin to switch to clean energy sources, I believe that it is necessary to implement these systems in areas that would receive lower ecological harm from their installation. In my opinion, the already considered location of the airport would be a better alternative than in an area with prairie and wetlands. Iowa has lost most (99.9%) of its prairie and fragments, such as those at Waterworks Prairie Park, which makes the conservation and restoration of these areas crucial to maintaining biodiversity in our state and city. Because we have already lost so much of our prairie and wetlands in Iowa, it is essential that we protect these remaining fragments and the species that depend on them. I hope you will reconsider the clearing of the park, and instead choose to use the already -developed airport location instead. Thank you for your time, Rachel Nelson Ashley Platz l C From: Rebecca Porter <rebeccaporter.porter@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 5:35 PM To: Council Subject: MidAmerican Energy Solar Energy System Proposal at Waterworks Prairie Park r ASK Dear Members of the City Council, Late Handouts Distributed (Date) -1 2 L I strongly urge you to construct the MidAmerican Solar Energy System at the airport not the Waterworks Park. Sincerely, Rebecca Porter 425 Hutchinson Avenue Iowa City Ashley Platz 41-0, From: Victor <ajaxco@mchsi.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 5:38 PM To: Council Subject: No solar panels in waterworks prairie park Put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Vic Janey 319-331-0065 Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Late Handouts Distributed Li - -1 (Date) Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Dear Council Members - jim walters <jcmwalt@infionline.net> Monday, April 6, 2020 4:27 PM Council Geoff Fruin Solar Panels at Waterworks Prairie Park Late Handouts Distributed Ll --.-20 (Date) I have just now received City Manager Geoff Fruin's April 3 memo regarding the MidAmerican proposal for Waterworks Prairie Park. It raises many, many questions that need very careful consideration before you move forward on this - especially at this time when it is so difficult for the public to get information and give input to you. There is much that is left out of Fruin's memo and much that is difficult to accept at face value. First, it is simply unbelievable that "only 1 acre" of the restored prairie in the park will be impacted by this development. That figure can only be arrived at by measuring simply the square footage of the posts necessary to support the panels. This is a deceptive and disingenuous measurement. ALL the prairie under the panels will be impacted and shaded, reducing their value as real prairie habitat. Fruin cites other projects as proof that such can be compatible with real prairie. We need to look closely at those projects. YOU need to look closely at those projects. We should not accept at face value that this is the case. What about the fence that is proposed to surround the panel area? How will that be maintained? What impact will that have on the wildlife that is part of a natural prairie? Also, periodic burns are part of prescribed prairie management. To date, I do not think the City has ever conducted burns at this park - which has resulted in the invasion of trees into the restored prairie areas, that are now being mown, rather than burned. If the City has been incapable of managing the prairies to this point, what assurance do we have that they and MidAmerican will be capable or willing to do this in the future. Over the years, the mow line along the walking trails in this park have been continually expanded. When we first started the bluebird/tree swallow trail at this park, the mow line was 3- to 4 -feet from the concrete trail - putting "the prairie" within easy view of anyone using the trail, especially the handicapped. The mow line has been continually expanded (obviously at more expense) and, in some cases, the prairie is now 15- to 20 -feet from the trail - denying people on the trail the ability to see the prairie close up (not to mention reducing the real prairie to a significant extent). There are JUST TOO MANY QUESTIONS ON THIS to move forward without a much more careful look. Without input from many people - including experts outside those recommended by MidAmerican - there is NO NEED TO RUSH INTO THIS. Please be responsible stewards of our City's parks and assets and take the time to get this right. MidAm might be "in a hurry," but you don't need to be. Thank you. Sincerely, Jim Walters 466-1134 Ashley Platz From: Paula Laube <paula.laube@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 5:41 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: WaterWorks Prairie Park `7 - ? (Date) Dear City Council, I spent a delightful couple of hours walking in the Waterworks Park this afternoon; I have done the same on many afternoons. PLEASE do not install the solar panels there. The airport location seems much more reasonable. No wetlands would be damaged. I do applaud your efforts for energy conservation. Paula Laube Paula Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: Good afternoon John Beyer <beyerjp@me.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 6:02 PM Council Solar Panels at Waterworks Park 17) Late Handouts Distributed LA11 - 20 (Date) I wish to share my disagreement with the proposal to place solar panels in Waterworks Prairie Park. I understand that there was originally a proposal to place these at the Iowa City Municipal Airport but approval was not sought by the FAA. As a homeowner nearby the park, I support any efforts to preserve its natural state for area wildlife. I also support sustainable energy initiatives, but prefer these to be contained in urban areas that are not otherwise dedicated to nature preservation and protection. Thanks for your consideration, John Beyer 832 Manitou Trl This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Laura Murphy <laura.rnurphy1093@grnail.corn> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 6:12 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: no solar panels at waterworks �I --7-2c (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Ashley Platz From: Laura Murphy <legiles.lg@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 6:13 PM To: Council Subject: No solar panels at waterworks Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged AK Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Late Handouts Distributed LA -- —7 - 20 (Date) Ashley Platz From: John NYC <trackerman101@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 6:20 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Sonar Panels '2 - (Date) (Date) r IRI!k� Do not put solar panels in those wet lands. You have plenty of room at the airport. We need to save our wetlands, woodlands ponds, etc. The State of Iowa has already lost many of these resources. Keep those wetlands in place! John Vollenweider Sent from Mail for Windows 10 *Iit) Ashley Platz From: Nancy McMullen <mcmullennancy5@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 6:20 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Preserve Waterworks Prairie Park U -%-2y (Date) fi Iowa City Council, Please please do not destroy this beautiful resource! We moved to Iowa City in 2010 in part due to all the natural resources and the wildlife habitats. We walk, run, walk our dog thru this area almost daily and so enjoy the solitude and natural beauty. There must certainly be a more suitable location for the SOLAR PANELS?!?!?! "Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park" Thank you for your consideration in this most important decision. Respectfully, Nancy McMullen 5 White Oak Place Iowa City IA Ashley Platz IID From: Carol Clemens <cdclemens@msn.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 7:04 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: solar panels LI- 7-ZC� (Date) r Please do not disturb waterworks Park. There has to be another place to put them. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Ashley Platz 14 10. From: Gerhild Krapf <ger-hild@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 7:08 PM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed O 1 (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport and not at the waterworks park. You created such a beautiful habitat and it was astonishing to me that government could be so far sighted. Please don't disappoint us with such a decision to destroy what you've done. Thank you. Gerhild Krapf, Iowa City Get Outlook for iOS Ashley Platz From: Melinda Pradarelli <melinda@thinkmeld.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 7:12 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council .Subject: Protect Waterworks Prairie Park "J? - ZC, r 1 i f IRI Dear Council, Please put the solar panels at the airport, and not at the Waterworks Prairie Park. As a resident of the Peninsula neighborhood, we walk in Waterworks Park frequently. Please don't diminish this natural habitat. Thank you, Melinda Praadarelli x Melinda Pradarelli / CEO & Founder melinda@thinkmeld.com / 319.621.8479 Meld I Fresh Brands Built Here 2201 East Grantview Drive, Suite 201 Coralville, Iowa 52245 www.thinkmeld.com 19, Ashley Platz From: Melissa Bates <isisthescientist@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 7:13 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park -7-zL A (Date) As a city resident and voter living in the Wendram Bluff neighborhood on Linder Rd, I am asking you to please vote against fencing Waterworks Prairie Park. This park is an incredible resource for our community and is used by many of us. Fencing the park and installing solar panels will destroy the wildlife habitat of our area and limit the use of the park for recreation and sport. Please do not move forward with this initiative. Melissa Bates Tomasson 2003 Laurence Ct NE Ashley Platz From: Ellen Hallin <ellenj.hallin@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 7:16 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park Li- `)—ZO A (Date) "Please put the solar panels at the airport, not waterworks Prairie Park" will suffice. Thanks for considering! Thanks, Ellen Hallin 1 �b Ashley Platz From: Star Wojciak <bienvenue.wojciak@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 7:29 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar Panels Follow Up Flag: Follow up _ Zd Flag Status: Flagged (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport! How can we sacrifice the beauty of Waterworks Prairie Park that provide habitat for wildlife and songbirds to our city! Below are photos of the beauty of the wildflowers in the early morning mist that would be gone, if the solar panels go in. Oh what a lose. I have countless pictures of butterflies, flowers, birds and deer on that piece of land. The thought that fence, barbwire and solar panels will replace that beauty makes me sick. Please put the solar panels at the airport! Vote NO to put solar panels at Waterworks Park. Star Wojciak 725 Arch Rock Rd Iowa City, IA 52245 This email is from an external source. -.5�.- 'n. .: ^� _.! �, - N j, Ir, �`, �, i�'1.. 4 '. `'•fir. Fd�`• •+� ,r .✓. ��• _ '1' =T-`f y. ... i• Y�r. � �r f rr fir' +��j' � . t; � � .... (•T.- 5F�'1 ., ,.iJ:� �F>_r .0 f'. �'ri 1 � '_ f •`r �. i�-f • J�7 r il:. r- .��:, .'�.. r . \ �:] r �7 �+' :, k'. I r ?L ' ''ice. �, s•--.� ii r zi hp'�i I M` , �'. ;+n __ ,r y� '� .� �,• � ..�Y fA } 1.•��`T+i- F J - �; �f 41-1 Of ,. t Jar. �y, �' .r� f• �'� S �:�. , ',' f• ' .�� - ,'=�;;F'','f . � , i K 'n • i►� I ,:�" y f r' T —• r 6 - :MIlk ,rpJt' , o-1 �•. 1,r -L xi:. . gid: r' S rte: _ it _. '' Y . <Y' x •._ -�{ �. I �f ,,j !r 1 r � � r■■Rr^II 1 i l 7 !++ 111 Ashley Platz l�) From: Smith, Jessica K (Surgery) <jessica-k-smith@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 7:37 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park fi (Date) �l'src Dear City Council, Please don't sacrifice wetlands and natural habitat, as well as a beloved neighborhood place for fresh air and exercise! I have lived across the street from this park for 11 years and hardly a day has gone by where I am not out there walking. Please put the solar panels at the airport, where lives and homes of animals and humans will not be effected . Please save our park. Jessica Smith, MD Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: AS Dear Council Members, Jennifer Kardos <jenniferkardos@gmail.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 7:53 PM Council No solar panels in Waterworks Late Handouts Distributee Ll (Date) I am a fan of solar panels but do not understand why you are wanting to put them in the prairie and wetland location at Waterworks. As you likely know, less than 1% of Iowa's tallgrass prairie is left. Although this is a restoration prairie, it is a precious resource. Over 92% of the land in Iowa is farm land and seems like a more appropriate place. Why are we considering destroying habitat and the beauty of this large, fully accessible park when there must be another place to put them? My understanding is near the airport is another location, which seems more like an appropriate industrial area. (Even the New Century Farm seems like a better place than this park. ) Please, before you choose to clear this land, go out there and listen to the amazing sounds of the frogs in the area you are talking about. They are there singing in abundance right now. Clearly, we should be able to find another place for these solar panels. Best regards, Jen Kardos Community Member Wellness Director, Backyard Abundance Ashley Platz From: Bobby Jett <bobby jett1 @gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 7:56 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar Panels (Date) ARI!S�n I urge the council to move ahead with the proposal for the solar panels and MidAMerican Energy project that has been recommended by our city manager and Staff. This is a good, solid proposal and i s a great opportunity to get the first of what I imagine will be many solar panel projects in iowa City's future. This project will use very little of the leased land and as has been pointed out the remaining prairie will be energized and managed by experts to make it even better than it is now (Chauncey Swan Park is a great example of the new version being much better than the old) If Iowa City turns down this project, another city will be next in line to receive this. And, the NEXT project will have to be paid for 100% by the City. PLEASE pass and adopt this project. thank you Bobby Jett 500 Foster Road 4 t� Ashley Platz From: Kasey Hutchinson <khutchinson@co johnson.ia.us> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 8:29 PM To: Council Subject: MidAmerican Solar Project Late Handouts Distributed Attachments: Solar Project Waterworks Prairie Park.docx 1, This message was sent securely using ZixCorp. Dear Council Members, Please find attached my comments regarding the proposed MidAmerican solar project at the Waterworks Prairie Park, as requested of the Climate Action Commission Members. Sincerely, Kasey Hutchinson Soil and Water Conservation Coordinator Johnson County Planning, Development and Sustainability 913 S. Dubuque Street, Suite 204 Iowa City, Iowa 52240 (319)-356-6083 khutchinson@co.iohnson.ia.us This message was secured by ZixCor (R) DATE: April 7, 2020 TO: City Council FROM: Kasey Hutchinson, Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation Coordinator RE: MiclAmerican Energy Solar Project Waterworks Prairie Park Solar Project I understand and can sympathize with the concerns about the loss of the reconstructed prairie. This is certainly a trade-off, though the benefits of this project are significant. A broader consensus view of the value of the trade-offs is needed as opposed to one person's opinion, so in lieu of making a judgement on the degree or type of trade-offs that are acceptable to accomplish the project, I would simply ask the following questions: 1. Did the City explore alternative locations for the ability to provide an end product comparable in scale and achieve the same desired objectives, that would not require such trade-offs? 2. Did the City rely on the expertise of its staff and other qualified professionals in site selection and project development? 3. Is the City taking any actions to minimize the trade-offs with this specific site? If the answer to these questions is yes (it is my perception that is the case) then there is a very compelling argument to move forward. I also think that the alternative low -height prairie is a very attractive means to address some of the trade-offs. Perhaps there are additional alternatives or concessions that could also be made to further address the trade-offs, in lieu of sidelining what seems to be a big win for solar and climate action. It seems that the City staff has been very thorough and has given exhaustive consideration to all elements of this project. Overall, this is a great step in a long-term relationship that exemplifies the types of partnerships that need to be established in order to realistically reach climate action goals. Ashley Platz 410 From: Alexander, Meredith <meredith-alexander@uiowa.edu> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 8:31 PM To: Council Subject: Vote on plan to remove wetlands and install solar panelUtWhoOm DI$tnbuted A& Dear City Council, tA-�1-2� (Date) For all the reasons many, many people who have written to you in plea of saving the Water Park Prairie habitat, I beg you not to destroy what is one of the most wonderful places to walk in the Iowa City area. In the world today facing so much destruction and change, it is unimaginable to me that you would even consider this move, not or at any other time. There is a perfectly reasonable alternative, and would save the birds and residents of Iowa City, nearby and afar, from losing a treasure we lack. So many cities are adding, not removing, such habitats that it is shocking that in a place now listed nationally as a best place to live for retirement that it is even under consideration. Please do come to your better senses! Meredith Alexander Iowa City resident for 30 years Ashley Platz iL From: JandG Whitty <jandgwhitty@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 8:41 PM To: Council ildUutS lll!Stfi�?Ul Subject: Solar farm water park (Date) RllsK A City council, Please Consider installing the solar farm at the airport instead of in the Iowa city water park area, there's no reason to disrupt the birds and prairie wildlife preserve. Thank you, Gina and Justin Whitty 2 pendale Terrace NE, Iowa City, IA 52240 best, J&G Ashley Platz From: sdbpast - <sdbpast@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 8:46 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar Panels @ Waterworks park C) (Date) (Date) Dear City Council, Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you, Dawn Pawlowski 320 S Dubuque St. Apt. 305 Ashley Platz From: Connie <cburkart@q.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 8:50 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar 17 0 (Date) Dear Counsel Members We are requesting that you reconsider placing the solar panels in the Waterworks Prairie Park and save that land as it was intended for a wetland and wildlife refuge. Please place them at the airport. Lenny and Connie Burkart and save that praire Sent from my iPad This email is from an external source. f� Ashley Platz From: Dan Griffith <drg2250@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 8:51 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar panels at Water Park (Date) Reclaiming park and wildlife space for solar panels is a shameful idea. Inappropriate use of city owned land . The environmental impact would be devastating and probably illegal. This might engender suit. I doubt there would much impact on the land near the airport. A environmental impact study would seem required to change this space. DGriffith Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: HPH Gmail <historicphillipshouse@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 8:53 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar Panels L\--�-.Zo Dear Council Members, (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you for listening. I hope you will vote accordingly. Many thanks, Robin Christianson Historic Phillips House 721 N Linn Street Iowa City, IA 52245 Mobile/WhatsApp: 319-400-7325 https:Hprotect-us.mimecast.com/s/zNXSCVOW MzcY5vktGc_Yj?domain=historicphiIIipshouse.com This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: I RIK Dear city council: Fred Meyer <f.meyer@mchsi.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 9:01 PM Council Solar Panels at Waterworks Park Late Handouts Distributed tj -- -? -- 2 d (Date) Please place the planned acreage of solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. I know you are concerned about supporting wildlife habitat within our community. Please preserve habitat at the park by placing the panels to the airport (or a local farm or anywhere else that does not already have an abundance of wildlife habitat). Thanks so much. Fred Meyer 112 Parsons Ave, Iowa City 319-358-7665 Ashley Platz From: Maryjane Bradley <maryj328@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 9:51 PM Late. Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: FW: MidAmerican solar farm A (Date) Please consider these issues in your discussion. I walk there often.. • The solar farm will be visible from 1-80 and used as an advertisement for Mid America Energy. • Apparently they discarded the idea of putting it at the airport without doing any research and looked at no other locations including other parcels of land, rooftops, or parking lots & ramps etc. • Did the City Parks and Rec review the project? What did they say? Proposal for MidAmerican solar farm at Waterworks Prairie Park in Iowa City March 25, 2020 At its April 7 meeting (note, this is a change in the date), the Iowa City city council will hear public comments about a lease with MidAmerican Energy for 19 acres of land at the Waterworks Prairie Park for a solar farm. The land is currently covered with restored prairie. It is on the southwest corner of the park. This proposal pits two competing environmental issues - the need for increased development of renewable energy versus the protection of wildlife and availability of recreation areas. The problem is that the city and MidAmerican have failed to address the proper resolution of these competing issues. • To date, there have been no studies to determine the effect of this project on the wildlife that are currently using the prairie, including birds (particularly grassland birds), turtles, and insects. • This project needs an environmental assessment to determine if there are alternative sites that would accomplish the purpose of building a solar project with less environmental impact. • There has been no discussion on future land acquisition to replace the 19 acres that will be developed into the solar farm. There has been no work on avoiding or minimizing the environmental impact to the park. The proposal to attempt to mitigate for the loss of the trees on the property line is inadequate and is not true mitigation. • There has been no announcement from MidAmerican on how this solar farm will move MidAmerican toward shuttering any of its 6 coal plants in Iowa. Currently MidAmerican has significantly more reserve capacity than it needs and it has been selling its excess energy to other utilities while Iowans are suffering from the side- effects of burning coal. • MidAmerican should support Iowa City in meeting its climate action goals by removing barriers to customer -owned distributed generation and community -scale solar projects. • MidAmerican should also work with city officials to promote energy efficiency programs, especially for low-income customers and small businesses. Maryjane G. Bradley 2 Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Afi RIIS�K Dear Iowa City Council members: msstolpen@aol.com Monday, April 6, 2020 9:58 PM Council alan-stolpen@uiowa.edu; MSStolpen@aol.com Solar panels Waterworks Park Late Handouts Distributed LA — —� - ZC- (Date) This correspondence is to voice our concern regarding the proposed fencing off of 19 acres of Waterworks Park off of N. Dubuque St. in order to place solar panels. Although we agree that solar energy is beneficial, we believe the location you have chosen to place the panels is wrong. This park was built to preserve habitat, restore native prairie and provide walking paths in nature for the community. This is a beautiful park, where many come to bird watch especially during times of migration to view a myriad of species. Solar panels themselves are the cause of increased death among songbirds who land on them thinking it is water and are electrocuted. These panels are not beautiful to behold but industrial looking and your plan to surround them with fencing and barbed wire will further ruin the aesthetics of the park plus take away habitat from the deer, fox and coyotes that reside there. It is our understanding that the local airport on the outskirts of Iowa City was the other proposed location for the solar panels. In our estimation this location would serve the City better. The area is already surrounded by high fencing, there are no aesthetics to ruin and there are no trees which would provide more sunlight for the panels thus increasing their efficiency. We would ask the City to reconsider it's plan to place solar panels in Waterworks Park and to contact the FAA with their proposal or to find a more suitable location within the City. We are residents that live very close to Waterworks Park and utilize it on a daily basis for walking the dog and getting general exercise. It is a quiet, beautiful spot used by many in Johnson County to connect with nature and view the prairie which you will desecrate with those unsightly panels. Please reconsider your plans and find a more appropriate location. Respectfully, Margaret & Alan Stolpen 1 Pendale Terrace NE Iowa City, IA 52240 Ashley Platz From: Marcia Veatch <mveatch.veatch@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2020 10:11 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar panels Ll- —7--20 Dear City Council (Date) Before you vote on changing forever Waterworks Prairie Park, please table the decision. Have you used the park? Have you watched spring come to the park, listened to the birds, watched the people walking, riding bikes, jogging, roller blading? If not, you're missing out. Solar panels would shatter this crown jewel of Johnson County. There would be no reversing the damage. Be the heroes and save this park for generations to come. By the way, don't miss seeing the fireflies in summer and the super moon from the park tonight, Tuesday April 7. Respectfully Marcia Veatch Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: Gerald Erickson <gdericks@yahoo.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 10:27 PM Council Waterworks Prairie Park Late Handouts Distributed (Date) Please do not allow solar panels to be installed at this park. Waterworks is a valuable area for prairie plants, wildlife and people. Especially now during this COVID 19 pandemic and resulting shutdown of many community activities people are accessing the park trails to be out in nature and enjoy a respite from the chaos that currently surrounds us. Please continue to protect this valuable natural resource. Sincerely, Carol Erickson This email is from an external source. Ashley Platz' From: Sent: To: Subject: A Dear Coralville City Council, Desmond Drischell <ddrische1153@gmail.com> Monday, April 6, 2020 10:28 PM Council Waterworks Prairie Park Late Handouts Distributed L1--)-2 (Date) With the impending vote to consider installation of solar panels in Waterworks Prairie Park, I strongly urge you to vote "No" to this motion. Protected land is becoming lost to development more frequently and decisions regarding what little open and preserved land the remains should be approached with cautious discernment. I would encourage the Council to reconsider pursuit of use of the Iowa City Airport that is already fenced in to restrict animal use, and keep Prairie Park as it should be, natural prairie. Thank you for your attention and consideration in this matter. Most sincerely, Desmond Drischell 1512 1st Ave #202s, Coralville, IA 52241 Ashley Platz From: mary talcott <marytalcott@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:30 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar panels.... L '7 2� t (Date) i RISK PLEASE put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park! They will NOT produce enough to offset the damage to the nature area. MANY people walk and bike there all of the time. I only just heard about this in the past few months. I don't understand how it even got his far .... don't do it!!!! Mary Ashley Platz lel From: Brittany Wright <babruch@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:50 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park - -7 (Date) RISK Hello, Waterworks Prairie Park is one of my family's favorite pastimes. Spring to fall, we walk, run, and bike these trails. We also love to watch the wildlife and fish off the dock. Losing it would be a detriment to our city, community, and family. Please vote AGAINST destroying this beautiful area that so many families enjoy. Sincerely, Brittany Ashley Platz From: Asa Crowe <whompachomp@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:51 AM To: Council Subject: Your vote today on using Waterworks Prairie Park for a solar energy system Late Handouts Distributed A CA - Dear City Counsel, (Date) As a resident of Iowa City, I am deeply concerned at the idea of using the site at Waterworks Prairie Park for the project detailed here: https:Hiowacity.novusagenda.com/AgendaPublic/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=3490&MeetingID=176&fbclid=IwAR2Bab7A YIOGNkz1LLl Ab7lpFFu4aiouSN6g7bDmw27VROSUhX-3GEVZwc. I definitely appreciate the city's support of solar power and think this would be fantastic in a different location. There are other options that wouldn't involve cutting down living prairie and trees, like at the airport. Even with replacing the prairie and trees, these are things that take years to grow and affect plenty of other organisms living in and around them. It's not like moving around furniture. The resolution says "This project will serve as a highly visible sign of the City's commitment to Climate Action." It seems like a highly visible sign that Iowa City cares more about outward appearances than meaningful, systemic change and mitigating impact on the existing environment. Sincerely, Asa Crowe 20 Evans St Apt 1 A Iowa City, Iowa 52245 Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Marc Abbott <abbottmarc65@gmail.com> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:52 AM Council in a world that increasing makes no sense, this makes no sense. Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park... Follow up Completed Late Handouts Distributed LA- `7 20 AK (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Please. Please. Please. Gratefully and pleadingly, Marc Abbott Ashley Platz From: Michelle Johnson <michellekseavy@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:54 AM To: Council Subject: Solar Panels and Waterworks Prairie Park Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you! Michelle Johnson 719 Walker Circle Iowa City, IA 52245 This email is from an external source. 14lC Late Handouts Distributed u---7- 2.© (Date) Ashley Platz 41 C From: Deborah Beiler <beilerdeb@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6:59 AM To: Council Subject: Solar panels (Date) Please vote against destroying 19 acres of natural wildlife park area in order to install solar panels. Instead put the time and effort into seeking FAA approval for airport solar panels. Deb Beiler Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. 4 lI—N Ashley Platz From: Richard Talcott <richardtalcott@me.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:26 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Cc: Mary Talcott Subject: Placement of Solar Panels at Water Works Park 7 -LO (Date) Please put the panels at a more appropriate location. Especially now, large numbers of people visit the park. I believe an astounding majority of local citizens would be aghast at the development of this area. You must be aware that a public vote on this project would fail decisively. It is clear to me, that persons involved in planning have not given sufficient weight to the value of prairie and habitat preservation, as opposed to reconstruction of the landscape. There is no question in my mind the airport (in spite of the cost or inconvenience of the choice) is hands down the better option. Please rethink your plan, and avoid future public resentment of the expedient and insensitive direction now being considered. Richard L. Talcott This email is from an external source. Ashlev Platz i From: Tomasson, Michael <michael-tomasson@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:45 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar panel vote ARID (Dft) To whom it may concern: Please put the solar panels at the airport, NOT Waterworks Park! Thank you! Michael Tomasson 2003 Laurence Ct NE Iowa City, IA Office phone: 319-335-4958 Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521 and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete or destroy all copies of the original message and attachments thereto. Email sent to or from UI Health Care may be retained as required by law or regulation. Thank you. Ashley Platz2 0 From: Craig Nierman <nierman@phelantuckerlaw.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 8:04 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar Panels AA (Date) RI! K Councilmembers, I am very distressed to hear that the city is considering removing numerous trees and destroying the habitats of multitudes of animals at the Waterworks Park. This anti -environment action must be stopped. Please contact me if you have any questions, Craig L. Craig Nierman, Partner Phelan Tucker Law LLP phelantuckerlaw.com 319-519-6006 Ashley Platz *1 From: Lydia Crowe <lydiacrowe@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 8:13 AM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Solar farm `7 ARILK (Date) To the Iowa City Council: I'm writing to you regarding the lease of land at WaterWorks Prairie Park to MidAmerican Energy for a solar farm. I am 100% in favor of building a solar farm to reduce our environmental impact, but destroying wilderness to do so defeats that purpose. Please find an alternate location, such as the airport, for this project. Iowa City's abundance of green space is one of the things that makes it a great place to live. Please don't destroy wilderness to build a solar farm. Thank you, Lydia Crowe Ashley Platz From: Sent: To: Subject: A Dear City Council Members — Stormoen, Doris J <Doris.Stormoen@va.gov> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 8:24 AM Council Waterworks Park -410 Late Handouts Distributed y - -7 (Date) I was stunned to learn just today of the plan to change our lovely recreation area into a birthing place for solar panels. For those of us accustomed to biking, walking, rollerblading there (with an occasional sighting of a bald eagle), the thought of the proposed plan is devastating. I urge you to vote against this threat to our quite, cherished park. Doris Stormoen 819 E. Market St. IC 52245 d.stormy@mediacombb.net Ashlev Platz i From: Schwalm, Leslie A <leslie-Schwalm@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 8:32 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Park (Date) r Dear Council members, write to ask you to vote down the proposal to fence off Waterworks Park to install solar panels. I urge the council to go visit the park, especially on a weekend. You would discover that Iowa Citians love this park, and make great use of the trails for walking, biking, skating, and enjoying the landscape and birdlife. This is exactly what the City should be doing --encouraging its residents to get out, exercise, and improve their health. Please do not ruin this lovely, well -used parkland. Leslie A. Schwalm 819 E. Market St., Iowa City Ashley Platz From: Mark McMullen <mcmullenmf@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 8:40 AM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: I Oppose MidAmerican Solar Farm at Water Works Park LI - "7 - ?-,D A (Date) I wish to voice my opposition to converting 19 acres of Water Works Park to solar panel use. I support renewable energy such as solar, but think the City of Iowa City should seek other locations options. I frequently bike and run through the paths at Waterworks and the restored prairies is great! Don't ruin an area that the City of Iowa City has worked so hard to restore. $13,440 in annual rent is not worth the loss of a large portion of this really cool park land. Respectfully, Mark McMullen 5 White Oak Place Iowa City Ashley Platz r(--) From: Raymond Kuthy <raykizzz47@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 9:14 AM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park proposal H---�-2L t (Date) r I apologize for not submitting my comments earlier, but I was just made aware of the proposal that will clear 19 acres of land at Waterworks Prairie Park. My wife and I live close to the park and consider it a treasure because of its natural prairie landscape. We often walk through the park, enjoying its serenity while observing the diversity of wildlife that shares this site. We ask that you forego the planned proposal at this site. Thank you for your consideration. Ray and Jane Kuthy Ashlev Platz From: lisa heineman <lisa.heineman.1945@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 9:37 AM late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park -2-0 (Date) ��src Dear City Council, I'm hoping you'll vote to preserve Waterworks Prairie Park as a natural habitat! Yes to solar panels, but let's put them at the airport instead. Thanks, Lisa Heineman Ashley Platz�� From: Sent: To: Subject: Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Michael Petkewec <mmpetkewec@gmail.com> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:20 AM Council Solar panels NOT at Waterworks Prairie Park Follow up Completed Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Michael and Megan Petkewec 906 Westside Dr. Iowa City, IA 52246 Late Handouts Distributed H- 7 - 2-0 (Date) Ashley Platz From: Lenth, Russell V <russell-lenth@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:29 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar array plans �-�- �- 20 (Date) RrsK Dear City Council: I understand that the City Council will vote today on a plan to erect a large solar array in the Waterworks Park. I am writing to express my preferences: 1. The array be LOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE, for example the Iowa City Airport 2. If you must use the Waterworks Park, PLEASE DO NOT CUT DOWN TREES. I frequently walk in the Waterworks Park. It is a nice prairie area with habitats for many animals and birds, and an environment for many prairie plant species not found much in other areas. I am all for solar energy, but that is not the best location for a large solar array. I especially object to any plan to cut down trees to build this array. The trees adjacent to 1-80 are the only buffer between this busy highway and the peaceful environment of the park. Those trees should stay. Building a solar array is justified as it is "green" — but cutting down trees to build it is definitely not "green." The fact that the trees are perceived as being "in the way" is one reason that may not be the best location for the array. If you must build the array there, leave the trees! That may mean giving up a row or two of panels nearest the highway. Surely you can work with at least that. Thank you for listening. Sincerely, Russell V. Lenth 910 Foster Road Iowa City, IA 52245 319-594-0171 Ashley Platz From: thomaskdean@mchsi.com Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:30 AM Late Handouts DISt1"1%l�ted To: Council Subject: No Solar Panels in Waterworks Prairie Park LA — (Date) Dear Iowa City City Council: Please pursue placing the solar panel installation at the airport or another venue rather than Waterworks Prairie Park. Critical prairie and wildlife habitat are at such a premium, and losing nineteen acres is a major blow to what little such areas are available both to the public and to wildlife. Obviously solar energy is also essential, and the city is to be commended for pursuing it. However, sacrificing this habitat for it is short-sighted and not a good "tradeoff." I am opposed to placing this solar installation in Waterworks Prairie Park. Tom Dean Iowa City resident Ashley Platz From: Carol deProsse <lonetreefox@mac.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:36 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Memeo in response to GeoffFruin's memo.pdf Attachments: Memeo in response to GeoffFruin's memo.pdf 2b (Date) Council, Geoff, I beg you to please not let MidAmerica put an array of solar panels in this parkland (or any parkland). Jim Walters speaks more eloquently to this topic than I can. But my request to tell MidAmerica 'no' comes from the heart. All around the globe humans take away or limit space for the natural world. Buying plants and trees is nice, I do it every year, but it is not a substitute for leaving undeveloped land as is for the future. Thank you, Carol deProsse 1401 Burry Drive Iowa City, IA'52246 This email is from an external source. Date: April 3, 2020 To: Iowa City City Council From: Jeffery Ford, with respect and urgency RE: MidAmerican Energy Solar Project Memo This letter is in response to Geoff Fruin's memo defending the installment of solar panels in Waterworks Prairie Park. I write because I do not believe Mr Fruin is taking the opposition to this project seriously, but rather is focused on "the most cost effective approach." The memo downplays the objections and the passion of the large number of people opposed to solar panels in Waterworks Prairie Park. In this memo and in public statements Mr Fruin has failed to be fully transparent about the removal of existing habitat (20 acres of woodland) and the impact on the existing 20 acres of prairie and its wildlife. The memo fails to appreciate the nature of the Park and its importance to the residents of the Peninsula, Mackinaw Village and Forest View neighborhood, the many cyclists from north of 180, as well as those who drive from across our community to enjoy the beauty and accessibility of the park. Coexistence of Solar and Prairie Removal of an existing prairie habitat and its surrounding tree line (another 20 acres of destruction) will occur. Mr Fruin's memo does not mention the removal of over 20 acres of trees. You can not put a facility of this size in place without major equipment and movement of earth. This will result in the destruction of roots, tunnels, nests, food sources, breeding ground and biomass. To establish a pollinator solar panel friendly vegetation mat you will have to kill all existing plants and the seed bed. Furthermore it will take at least five years of work including burning and/or mowing (European weeds and other invasive will be first to come back) to establish a new prairie - which this community did in this space over 20 years ago. Should we not honor what is and the previous work has been done? Nowhere in the example of other solar developments does it say those solar panels were placed in fields of existing prairie. Nowhere does it say twenty acres of woodland were destroyed for those projects. I fully support using "degraded land" and planting pollinator - friendly plants under the panels. Please note though, pollinator -friendly low -growing vegetation is not a prairie. The idea of tearing out prairie and woodland to put in solar is beyond confounding, it is destructive. Prairie has climate control value. Woodland has climate control value. The memo speaks of improving prairie in the park. Improvement of the existing prairie will be best served by an occasional strategic mowing and/or burning, not covering it with solar panels. Industrial Use Within The Park How does taking 40 acres of open space out of the park constitute complementary use? This land is at the heart of the park. It forms a large area in contact with the river that allows native wildlife quality habitat and movement. The water plant is a discreet element of the park. It is removed and above the site line from most of the park. The back of the panels will be seen from the bulk of the park. Removing the trees necessary for this project will cause the sound of the interstate to invade the park even more than it already does. Iowa City's Natural Area Efforts The parks emphasized by this memo are to be celebrated. The added acreage is to be celebrated. But you don't just snap your fingers and get prairie. Furthermore, the additional spaces mentioned are not within walking distance of the Peninsula neighborhood or Mackinaw Village or Forest View. These residents frequent the park via the 180 underpass at the river. We will be greeted first and last by the solar panels, which is not compatible with a pleasant natural area experience. Damaging this park for these residents (and the many handicapped individuals who like the combination of concrete walks and wild habitat) is not compensated for by the work put into other parks. The loss will not be minor for us. Iowa City does not have the strongest park district to begin with, let's not trade one park for another in some kind of false barter. Climate Action Context Climate change will not be fixed by destroying habitat. The memo in defense of this project makes a strong case for establishing a solar panel complex. I applaud the intent. Destruction of quality habitat in a community that regularly turns its back on the river and its adjacent habitats is hardly the answer. Mr. Fruin offers future development of solar panels at other degraded sites while advocating using this site first. Develop the degraded sites first. Use the ground at the Iowa City airport. Cover the parking lots and roof tops. Then require solar on every new building. Then place solar on every existing city building. Switch all city vehicles to electric. Recommendation Shift this project now to a degraded site, such as the Iowa City airport. Save the existing prairie and woodland habitat that has been carefully developed over the past several years. Slow down; speed is not the priority, doing it right is the issue. Respect the public that uses the park and objects to this strongly. Visibility to 180 is not a reason to destroy the park, it is about Mid -America's publicity needs. Kellie Fruehlina From: Gail Brashers-Krug <gailbk.family@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:39 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park 1+ (Date) i FtISI't Dear City Council: Please, please do not place the solar panels at Waterworks Prairie Park, or take any other action to harm the park. It is a valuable wetland and wildlife refuge. It's also a wonderful place to walk or bike to reconnect with nature. Please vote to place the solar panels at the airport instead. Thank you. Gail Brashers-Krug 506 Clark St, Iowa City, IA 52240 P,ailbk.family@l;mail.com Cell (319) 621-4006 Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: 1 RISK Dear City Council — Greyser, Naomi <naomi-greyser@uiowa.edu> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:48 AM Council Cunning, David solar panels! green space AND energy • Late Handouts Distributed H — -7 (Date) I was so glad to learn that the city is considering solar panels as part of transitioning to a green energy system — thank you for helping us stay health and protect our environment here in iowa city!! I wanted to email to ask that you PLEASE consider longer-term more sustainable options for solar panels. I totally understand why not dealing with FAA red tape seems easiest — but this is a permanent land altering decision to place them at Waterworks Prairie park. Please protect our environment by greening energy in the most sustainable ways — and placing these panels at the airport, where they best belong, instead of in a place with more wildlife. Our songbird population has already been decimated, and we plan to live here a long while.We can have green space AND green energy in Iowa city and do this right-! We are grateful to you for your stewardship of our area — I trust that you will make the best decision for our land, air, people and animals as the whole point of solar panels is to respect a shared ecology. With warmest wishes, Naomi Greyser, 12 Woodland Heights 52240 Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: ASn Dear City Council Members, *k I (D Jennings, Joseph <joseph Jennings@uiowa.edu> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:48 AM Council Resolution approving the lease of land at the Waterworks Prairie Park to MiclAmerican Energy Late Handouts Distributed (Date) '-V--7-a-0 Despite being a supporter of renewable energy initiatives, I hope that your policy strategy reconsiders the placement of the solar panels for the sake of the conservation efforts in place to restore prairie habitats. Since the 1850s, Iowa has converted 98% of native aeolian sand prairie habitat, home to many endemic and endangered flora and fauna, into agriculture/industry/residential property. For the sake of preserving a piece of history unique to Iowa and the Midwest, your initiatives, although well -intended, would mean that we lose important ecosystem services provided by these habitats. Even though your plan talks about removing trees, this Prairie Park becomes prone to potential sediment and erosion issues, as well as water quality issues as well when trees are cut down. Just a thought. I suggest that the City would consider using an underutilized grey or brownfield instead, and hope that these issues will be discussed in more thorough detail before the Council votes. Thank you kindly, Joe Jennings -:�t 10 Kellie Fruehling From: Jack Howard <jh27819@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:50 AM Late Handouts Distributed ro• council Subject: Solar Energy System in Waterworks Park A (Date) Hello, I am writing with regards to Item 10 of tonight's Iowa City Council Meeting. While I believe a solar energy system would be a terrific investment for the city, to generate clean and renewable energy, the site chosen for the would-be system is counterintuitive to the goals of the project. Removing 'undevelopa ble' prairie, forested areas, and other greenspaces not only removes the beautiful natural landscapes endemic to this state, but valuable carbon sinks that help to mitigate the effects of fossil -fuel production, as well as numerous other ecosystem services that directly benefit the surrounding environment. I ask that you highly reconsider the location for this project. I have seen others mention locations near the airport, and other spaces that would not necessitate the removal of valuable greenspace. Surely there must be other locations suitable for such a project, one that I would again like to reiterate, is commendable and a worthy investment to wean ourselves off of fossil -fuel dependence. I hope you consider what myself, and many others have written you with regards to Item 10, and I hope the council does their proper job in prioritizing the interests of the Iowa City citizenry rather than those of a profit -driven corporation. Thank you for your consideration, John Howard Iowa City resident Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: A& Dear Council Members: Forrest Meyer <ftmeyer@me.com> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 10:55 AM Council Do not install solar array in Waterworks Park :it )C) Late Handouts Distributed (Date) I urge you to reconsider locating a large solar energy array in Waterworks Park at the site you are considering. I support the installation of a solar array, but in an area that does not remove standing trees and adversely affect the environmentally friendly functioning of a wetland and natural prairie. At a minimum, before you proceed with the current plan at Waterworks Park, I urge you to conduct an environmental impact assessment, even though I know you are not required to do so. Iowa Citians need to know the possible environmental trade-offs the installation at the proposed location could entail. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Forrest Meyer 132 S. Mt. Vernon Drive Iowa City, IA 52245 319-530-1558 zt�--)() Kellie Fruehling From: Brady Gsell <brgsell@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:02 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Against enclosure for Waterworks Park LA --7 (Date) Dear City Council, Please do not vote to enclose Waterworks Park. Put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. This is an important vote for the future of our city. Thank you. Sincerely, Brady G'sell 52240 Kellie Fruehling From: gatrout2@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:12 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park (Date) Dear Council Members: We speak in opposition to the proposed MidAmerica solar panel project at Waterworks Prairie Park. Although we support carbon -free energy generation, this location is simply not the place for it. MidAmerica is looking at this site primarily because of its visibility from 1-80. Ostensibly, some representing Iowa City see this as a way to demonstrate that the City is engaging its climate action plan. How anyone in this quest for "visibility" views the destruction of a 19 acre restored prairie ecosystem as a "public relations benefit" is beyond us. We believe that if this project goes forward it will in fact greatly redound to the City's discredit. What is even more visible are those enormous (and ugly) "mountains" of overburden from the River Products quarries next to the river. This is an environmental moonscape, a potential location for solar panels without destroying the recreational prairie and its special flora and fauna. Has there been an environmental impact study conducted for this site? Is it known that there are at least six species of ground -nesting native prairie birds that live here --several on the Special Concern list? We also suspect that this bad idea will mean destruction of the mature trees that fringe the site along 1-80 and possibly much of the heavily timbered hillside to the east of the prairie. All this loss of wildlife habitat and the aesthetic destroyed for "visibility". By now everyone knows what solar panels look like. We don't need to look at 19 acres of them. We hope that you will stand in opposition to the MidAmerica proposal. Let us keep the prairie in Waterworks Prairie Park. Sincerely, George and Alliene Schrimper 2913 Brookside Drive Iowa City (354-3007) Kellie Fruehlin From: Sent: To: Subject: RIDA i Dear City Council members, DENISE CHEVALIER <DACHEVALIER@msn.com> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:28 AM Council Waterworks Prairie Park solar project -:it /0 Late Handouts Distributed *— 7 (Date) Iowa City has made a strong commitment with its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. A solar power park, it seems ideal. However, I'm not sure if I support this agreement with MidAmerica. My concern is with how this initial partnership comes together and how that will set the precedent for future projects. 1 agree with the Sierra Club list of concerns. https.11www.sierraclub.orgliowalbloq/2020/04/proposal-for- midamerican-solar-farm-waterworks-prairie-park-iowa-city Does MidAmerica have any responsibility to assess the onsite environmental impact? Does the city have any specific standards to assess a proposal? One example I'd like to put forward. I read that the panels will be surrounded by a chain linked fence topped by barbed/razor wire. I don't know if this is true. But I like the following collaboration. In North Carolina.... The Nature Conservancy, along with the North Carolina Pollinator Conservation Alliance and other groups, has teamed up with solar companies to figure out how to better integrate solar farms into the landscape. Charlotte -based developer Birdseye Renewable Energy was the first to install permeable fencing at one of its facilities in Tennessee. Footage from motion -sensitive cameras revealed that raccoons, rabbits and other critters are able to move safely through the fencing. Based on this evidence, Pine Gate Renewables in Asheville installed permeable fencing at sites in Johnston and Moore counties. North Carolina is a leader nationwide in solar -energy capacity, along with California and Arizona. https://www. publicnewsservice. org/2019-05-15✓endangered-species-and-wildlife/permeable- fencinq-helps-make-nc-solar-farms-wildlife-friendly/a 664 72-1 I don't know what's in the legalese that binds MidAmerica and Iowa City, and I am concerned it could be vague regarding competing interests that are not obvious today. This project is the first for both. Now is the opportunity to establish a high standard. I believe that we need to work diligently to bring the collaboration needed to each project to ensure the healthiest of futures. Thank you for your service, Denise Chevalier 1124 Rochester Avenue 319.512.4914 -07/0 Kellie Fruehling From: jvelson@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:26 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar array at Waterworks Park 'Lf — 7 — 1 (Date) Dear City Council, This is a very poor idea. Other sites are surely available and the airport has been mentioned as an option. Please vote no on this measure. Thank you, John Elson Iowa City, Iowa Kellie Fruehling From: Knight, Megan L <megan-knight@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:29 AM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Please leave Waterworks Prairie Park as is! q -7—c;> -Q (Date) ArRti!sn Hello Iowa City City Council Members— I just learned from a notice posted at the park that IC is considering clearing a big section of the park to install solar panels. I'm pro-wetlands/prairie AND I'm pro -solar -power, but I'm strongly against the two being pitted against one another! This seems like a false choice. Isn't there a better place to install the solar panels that wouldn't involve destroying 19 acres of established wetland/prairie space that's a protected habitat and a beloved space for hikers, strollers, bikers, skaters, walkers, and all manner of creatures? I also learned that the City of IC considered the airport as an alternative space for the panels but hasn't pursued FAA approval. I strongly urge the Council to reconsider and instead work to get approval to install the panels at the airport. It might be less straightforward or more time-consuming, but in the long run it's the right move. Thanks for considering this less -destructive alternative that would be a win for all involved. Best, Megan Knight 1244 East College St. Iowa City, IA 52245 319.325.3632 megan-knight@uiowa.edu �d Kellie Fruehling From: Elana Buch <elanabuch@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:53 AM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Park 4 - 7--2-0 A (Date) Dear City Council, My family regularly visits Waterworks Park. We enjoy the birds and the trails. We recently learned that MidAmerican energy wants to put a solar field in the park which would disrupt the wildlife and the prairie ecosystem. MidAmerican has the option to build instead at the Airport. Please do not allow them to build in Waterworks and instead to build at the airfield. Sincerely, Elana Buch Kellie Fruehlina From: Joyce Marner <jmarner@southslope.net> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:56 AM To: Council Subject: Solar panels Please out the solar panels at the airport not in Waterworks Park. Thank you. JoycePMMarn er Sent from my iPad This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehlina From: Brian Johannesen <bjjohannesen@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:09 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar Farm Location 4 — %—�-p T3te) 1 Hello, I am writing regarding the location you have selected for the solar farm. That land would be much, much better served for the environment for it to be native prairie and woods rather than a solar farm. You should pick an area that is already being mowed, or better yet, a parking lot, where we would have a net gain in terms of environmental sustainability. The airport would be an excellent choice. Please don't make this fake environmental move for appearance's sake and actually do something that will help fight climate change. There is nothing more important. Thank you, Brian Johannesen Brian Johannesen (630) 698-0538 Big Grove Brewery Mission Creek Festival Dead Coast Presents Kellie Fruehling From: Jarod Concha <jarod12397@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:12 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Large-scale Solar Energy System at Waterworks Prairie Park 1+—% (Date) RISK To whom this may concern, I have recently learned of the proposal to lease 19 acres of prairie adjacent to the Waterworks Prairie Park and 1-80 to MidAmerican Energy company to construct a 3 MW solar energy system. As a civil engineer and recent graduate from the University of Iowa, I understand the need for renewable energy and passion the people of Iowa City have to meet carbon emission goals. However, the installation of renewable energy must be balanced with the preservation of beneficial natural land. I would like to ask the city council to reconsider the placement of the solar system, and keep as much natural prairie in the area as possible. I understand the placement would provide a good public image for Iowa City, but the prairie is a natural staple of the Iowa landscape and should be maintained wherever possible. It seems counter intuitive to raze natural habitat for a cause that is supposed to help the environment. Thank you for you time, and I hope you reconsider the leasing of this particular area of natural beauty that I as well as many Iowans cherish. Best, Jarod Concha Kellie Fruehling From: Teresa Mangum <teresalmangum@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:27 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Iowa City Prairie Water Park q —7 (Date) ARI�K Dear City Council, I was horrified to hear that the City is considering using any part, much like 19 acres, of the Prairie Water Park for solar panels. I applaud your commitment to solar panels, but I can't imagine why you would use this space instead of some industrial area. I walk at the park at least twice a week, and even with the COVID issues, it is full of carefully spaced walkers and bikers. We've already crowded birds and other animals out of so much space that it would also be a huge environmental loss. Thank you so much for putting the people who use parks first and finding an alternative location for the panels. Sincerely, Teresa Mangum 1157 E. Court St. Iowa City, IA 52240 -t -f" o Kellie Fruehling From: Joy Eyman <eymanjm@mchsi.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:33 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Opposition to Placement of Solar Panels at Waterworks Prairie Park Ai R1!5K Dear Council Members, (Date) Please consider an alternate location for the solar panels rather than Waterworks Prairie Park. While we strongly support investment in solar power, we also strongly disagree with a plan to locate the panels in the Waterworks Prairie Park. This placement would be contrary to an original investment and intent of the park. Although this plan may not totally, or even radically, destroy the park, it will definitely have a negative impact. While reviewing the original goals for the Waterworks Prairie Park: Goal 1: Wellhead and water service infrastructure protection Goal 2: Public access to Water Works Park Goal 3: Preservation and enhancement of natural area, it is clearly stated that the intent and investment, including grant money, in the park was for public use and natural resources preservation, as well as the water infrastructure. Please continue with the plan for placement of solar panels, BUT please identify an alternate location other than the Waterworks Prairie Park and stand with preserving this public and natural resource. If you have not done so, please drive out to the park and check for yourself. Your consideration is much appreciated. Sincerely, Joy and Darrell Eyman I Kellie Fruehling From: Daphne Lison <daphne.lison@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:03 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Wetlands solar panels (Date) RISK Dear Iowa City Council, Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. A concerned Iowa City resident, Daphne Daphne Lison 1054 Foster Rd Iowa City, IA 52245 Tel. 319/594-7787 Kellie Fruehling From: Anne & Jack Stapleton <ajmcstaple@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:26 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: MidAmerica Solar Farm -7-2-0 Date) IAKrRIL Dear Iowa City council members, I am writing to register opposition to the proposed location for the MidAmerican solar farm: the Waterworks Prairie Park. Far more studies need to be done prior to making such an important decision about the two competing environmental issues: renewable energy versus the protection of wildlife and availability of recreation areas. For example, why not consider using land at the I.C. airport? This would be far more environmentally sound than sacrificing a functioning prairie. Thank you for considering my opinion as you deliberate this matter. Sincerely, Anne Stapleton �Jp Kellie Fruehling From: Ann Stromquist <annstromquist@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:26 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Save Waterworks Prairie Park! 't - 7- ZD (Date) Dear friends & neighbors on City Council, PLEASE put the solar panels at the IC Airport NOT at Waterworks Prairie Park! Save our beautiful wetlands and natural habitat for birds. 0 C Future generations of Iowa City will be grateful, as are we for you service to all of us. Stay healthy & safe, Ann and Shel Stromquist Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID -�t/(D Kellie Fruehling From: Brenda Knox <brenknox@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:45 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar farm -7— 2-0 A (Date) Hey, Iowa City Council, As a former resident of Iowa City with family based there, and a member of 100 Grannies, I want to say two things: 1. 1 am a huge supporter of solar power/energy. 2. The location of your solar farm, destroying many trees and a prairie preserve is very troubling. Please reconsider the location. Please get a farm field, or a hay field nearby. Agricultural real estate is widely available. You can do this. Brenda Knox Donnellson, IA At7 Kellie Fruehling From: Marie Von Behren <marie.vonbehren04@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:52 PM To: Council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: Vote on park —2-0 (Date) (Date) ��sIK The City is voting on clearing 19 acres of Waterworks Prairie Park. The park was established as a wetlands/prairie, to provide habitat for wildlife and songbirds. The City would fence and barbwire the 19 acres to keep animals out and install Solar Panels (a THIRTY YEAR CONTRACT). This is a bad idea for many reasons - removal of prairie, removal of woods, removal of wildlife habitat - driving more deer into the city. Solar panels kill wetland/song birds who land on them thinking they are bodies of water. Song bird populations have declined 53%. Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park. Thank you, Marie Marie Von Behren 1436 Prairie Du Chien Rd Iowa City, IA 52245 (319)430-2630 CJD Kellie Fruehlina From: Lauren Arvanitis <arvanitis.lauren@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1:56 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Prairie Park 'f---D-�O (Date) Council Members, I intend to live in Iowa City for the foreseeable future, as such I have a personal interest in seeing our environment preserved for both myself and future generations. Renewable power is an excellent way of limiting the damage to the environment that we do in order to keep our lights on. In accordance with Iowa Code chapter 481 B, The state assesses the health of various species threatened or endangered at least every two years. Their most recent assessment classified 94 animal species as endangered and many more than that as threatened. Natural prairie once covered nearly all the land in Iowa. Sadly, since we became a US state we have destroyed 99% of our prairie. Habitat loss is the most prominent cause of decline in wildlife species. (lowaDNR.eov) If the goal of renewable energy is to preserve nature, why would anyone choose to destroy several acres of our most important biome. Man-made or natural, prairie environments are essential to the species of Iowa. We should be holding on to every square inch of prairie that we can keep, and restoring areas where the prairie has been devastated whenever possible. I'd like to humbly suggest that the council at the very least delay approval for this project with the goal of working with MidAmerican to find alternative sites such as underused agricultural space or un/underdeveloped land surrounding the city. The sun shines just as brightly everywhere in Iowa, you can find an alternative site. Lauren J. Arvanitis 410 Ronalds St. Iowa City, IA 52245 —*/0 Kellie Fruehling From: Isabel Henderson <isabel.hend@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 2:00 PM To: Council Late Handouts Distllbuted Subject: Solar panels (Date) To the City Council: My name is Isabel Henderson, and I'm a resident of Iowa City. I'm urging you to vote today to place the solar panels at the airport, rather than at Waterworks Prairie Park. Iowa City's natural spaces are vitally important, and destroying them is unconscionable—particularly when the airport presents a perfect alternative location for the solar panels. Sincerely, Isabel Henderson Kellie Fruehling From: c.clamon@mchsi.com Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 2:00 PM To: Council Subject: Waterworks park �Xt/ G Late Handouts Distributed (Date) As a regular user of waterworks park, please do not harm the bird habitat. It is a wonderful prairie park. The airport location seems much more suited to solar panels Cheryll Cheryll This email is from an external source. 4F iD Kellie Fruehling From: Mark Troutt <mark_troutt@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 2:02 PM To: Council Subject: New residents: Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park We've lived in Iowa city off Linder road for just over 6 month after moving from Houston. We enjoy to nature around us and have enjoyed the park several times since getting established here. Please consider other locations for a solar panel array, like the airport. Mark Troutt 791 Linder Rd NE Sent from my iPhone This email is from an external source. Late Handouts Distributed f�7--)-C (Date) Kellie Fruehling From: Alan Kay <alan-kay@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 2:10 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Fwd: Wetlands solar panels LF —7 — ZQ t (Date) Dear Iowa City Council, It makes far better ecological sense to put the solar panels at the airport rather than at the Waterworks Prairie Park. Alan Kay 1054 Foster Rd, Iowa City, IA 52245 1 Kellie Fruehling From: Nan Fawcett <nanjfawcett@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 2:40 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Waterworks Park /� -1'-7-20 (Date) A As a resident of Iowa City, the Waterworks Park is one of my favorite places to walk, and I dearly hope you find a way to keep it as it is. Thank you for your consideration. Nan Fawcett 122 Prairie Hill Lane Iowa City Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Council Members, Lindsay Mattock <lindsay.mattock@gmail.com> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 3:17 PM Council Waterworks Park s Late Handouts Distributed L+- -j (Date) As you vote on the reuse of Waterworks Park tonight, please consider those of us who enjoy the space to walk our dogs, ride bikes, and run while enjoying the wetlands and wildlife. There are plenty of other open spaces that are not designated parks for solar panels. Put the panels at the airport not in our parks. Thank you, Lindsay Mattock 1525 Ridge Street Iowa City This email is from an external source. 10 Kellie Fruehling From: Kelsey Hampton <kelseyrhampton@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 3:17 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Oppose - Waterworks Solar Project (Date) 1 �Is�c Hello, I would like to request that the Iowa City Council utilize the land near the airport instead of the Waterworks Park for the solar project with Mid American Energy. I am an Iowa City resident who regularly utilizes the Waterworks Park and I enjoy it for the prairie, untouched wildlife habitat, and the preserved green space in our city. I feel that renovating that land for a solar farm would take away one of the great environmental assets of our community and it would be impossible to walk back. Thank you for your consideration. Best regards, Kelsey R. Hampton, PhD (913) 957-9264 -t�)C) Kellie Fruehlina From: Wendy Henrichs <whenrichs5@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 3:43 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: council Subject: Solar Panels at Airport -`7',-C7 (Date) Hello City Council! Hope I'm not too late with this request. It's come to my attention that land that has been prairie might be replaced with solar panels. Although solar panels are GREAT, prairie is also GREAT and there is far too little of it for butterflies, birds, insects, etc. PLEASE put the solar panels at the airport instead. Thank you! Wendy Henrichs 601 Templin Road Iowa City %D Kellie Fruehli From: asvalenta <asvalenta@mediacombb.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 3:54 PM To: Council -7 Subject: Solar panel discussion tomorrow _^� (Date) PLEASE put the proposed solar panels at the airport rather than obstruct wetland habitat. Let's continue to be forward thinking -solar energy + natural habitats that add to the health of the planet. Sincerely, Steve and Ann Valenta Formerly of iio Oakridge Ave, I.C., 52246 Just moved to: Sig Wylde Green Road, 52246 (a new Oaknoll property) Sent from my Whone This email is from an external source. Kellie Fruehling From: Karen Mason <karenmalinda@gmail.com> Late Handouts Distributed Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:00 PM To: Council Subject: Wetlands --7 (Date) Please put the solar panels at the airport instead of enclosing Waterworks Prairie Park. Keep WPP as a wetland and wildlife preserve. We value our birds, wildlife, and natural settings. Karen Mason, Iowa City resident This email is from an external source. �In Kellie Fruehling From: Jay <2001civicman@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 5:14 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Fwd: Fw: [External] Fwd: Mid American solar project )4 - i -�- (Date) l�lsr� Dear council members, The importance of solar energy for our future is undeniable. Nevertheless, I am very much opposed to the location Mid American has proposed for their solar farm. Prairie in the Midwest is increasingly rare (and provides habitat for pollinating insects), and the woodland along the park has a vital role to play in carbon sequestration. Why not use the Iowa City Airport? That location would be a much more environmentally responsible choice for this project, and I believe many in the community share my opinion. I am concerned by the nationwide trend to raze forests for solar farms. We do not need to sacrifice green space for renewable energy. I urge you to vote for a location change for this important project. Thanks, Jack Stapleton 602 Clark Street Iowa City, IA 52240 rJ Kellie Fruehling From: Mary Jane Claassen < mclaassen@icfirstchurch.org > Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 11:57 AM To: Council Subject: Please put the solar panels at the airport, not Waterworks Prairie Park Late Handouts Distributed f�I�K Sent from Outlook Mobile (Date) Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Council Members, holmes10@mchsi.com Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:25 PM Council Waterworks Prairie Late Handouts Distributed — -7 (Date) I wish to oppose sacrificing the Waterworks Prairie for use as a solar panel array by MidAmerican. Solar energy is a definite positive s and should be encouraged. I applaud MidAmerican Energy for their alternative energy efforts, it is appreciated. However, the Waterworks Prairie display is more positive and exemplifies progress by using space around government facilities for environmental preservation. There are alternative suitable locations for a solar array (brownfields) but not many that are suitable for reconstructing a labor- intensive prairie. It has taken years to generate the prairie. Let's not destroy it for a project that is relatively short-lived and for which there are alternative locations. Has River Products been approached? The spoil piles behind the prairie appear to offer an excellent alternative location for the panels. They may not be interested in good reasons. However, such a location would display both solar and environmental achievements in one view. Sincerely, Holmes A. Semken 1725 Winston Dr. Iowa City, IA 52245-6047 Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: 1 City Council of Iowa City, Brice Jensen <jensenbrice@gmail.com> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:48 PM Council Oppose - Waterworks Solar Project Late Handouts Distributed (Date) I would like to request that the City Council of Iowa City reject Waterworks Park as the site for the Mid American solar project. I do approve of the project but not the location. I am an Iowa City resident who regularly utilizes the Waterworks Prairie Park and I enjoy it for the prairie, untouched wildlife habitat, and the preserved green space. I feel that renovating that land for a solar farm would take away one of the great environmental assets of our community and it would be impossible to walk back. Again, I encourage the Council to reject the location of the project and to provide alternative locations that would work. Thank you for your time and your hard work. Brice Jensen c: 913.804.5906 -* l C), Kellie Fruehling From: Susan Shullaw <smshullaw@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:51 PM To: Laura Bergus; Susan Mims; Mazahir Salih; Pauline Taylor; Bruce Teague; Janice Weiner; John Thomas Cc: Council Subject: Waterworks park Late Handouts Distributed AI '+ - -7 (Date) Dear Council: I apologize for this late communication, but I've only just learned that you will be considering the Waterworks Park -solar panel proposal at this evening's meeting. I am writing to voice my strong opposition to using parkland for this project, worthy as it may be. Please consider Iowa City Airport ground or another location that won't involve the destruction of so much prairie and wildlife habitat. Thank you for your consideration. Susan Shullaw 718 North Johnson Street Iowa City 522245 351-2606 1 Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: i RISK Dear Iowa City council members, Danielle Oakes <danielle.m.oakes@gmail.com> Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:52 PM Council Solar farm A)C) Late Handouts Distributed (Date) I was thrilled to hear that Iowa City is going to build a solar farm. My husband and I had ten solar panels ground installed in our backyard a few years ago by Eagle Point Solar of Dubuque. We love that the solar panels help provide electricity for our home including our plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt. When we visit downtown Iowa City, we happily use the chargers that are in the various parking ramps. I believe that solar energy is a key part of our future. Solar energy is a great alternative energy source in the fight against climate change. Yet the placement of the solar farm must be carefully considered in order not to damage our precious prairies and wetlands. Prairies and wetlands are vital parts of our community, state, and country. Please find a more suitable location for the solar farm that does not mean ruining our natural landscape. Sincerely Danielle Oakes 810 Juniper Drive Iowa City Mrs Kellie Fruehling From: Trachsel, Mary C <mary-trachsel@uiowa.edu> Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:58 PM To: council Late Handouts Distributed Subject: solar panels 9 --7-Za (Date) RISK Please put the solar panels at the airport and not the Waterworks Prairie Park. The airport is space already appropriated for human use, and it can serve two human uses at once. Iowa has very little wetland habitat for the wildlife that inhabits Waterworks Prairie Park. Please leave it for the vanishing songbirds, so they have more hope of not vanishing completely. Thank you, Mary Trachsel i 19 Kellie Fruehling From: rmbailie@mediacombb.net Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 5:00 PM Late Handouts Distributed To: Council Subject: Solar Panels — — -Z—D ARIM (Date) Please reject the plan to build solar panels in the Waterworks Park area. . This is an area reserved for nurturing wildlife, and I think it should be used for that purpose. Solar energy is a commendable goal, but the panels could better be placed on land that has not been set aside for wildlife preservation. Thanks for your consideration of this request. Richard Bailie, 1730 Louis Place, Iowa City, Iowa Kellie Fruehling From: Sent: To: Subject: ARI Please reject the Mid rmbailie@mediacombb.net Tuesday, April 7, 2020 4:55 PM Council Solar Panels r Late Handouts Distributed (Date) Item Number: 11. AL CITY OF IOWA CITY =�c�- COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution authorizing conveyance of a single-family home located at 1234 Sandusky Drive. Prepared By: Erika Kubly, Neighborhood Services Coordinator Reviewed By: Tracy Hightshoe, Neighborhood & Development Services Director Fiscal Impact: City funds were budgeted at $35,000 for rehabilitation expenses, and up to $25,000 in federal HOME funds will be used for buyer down payment assistance. There will be no impact on the general fund for ongoing operational expenses. Recommendations: Staff: Approval 1 •OZ • 0 ► /G1 Attachments: Sandusky photos resolution Executive Summary: On April 7, 2020, City Council will hold a public hearing and consider a resolution authorizing conveyance of 1234 Sandusky Drive as part of the South District Program. This will be the first home sold under the program. Background /Analysis: Through the South District Program, the City acquired a duplex at 1232-1234 Sandusky drive in 2019 for $164,000 ($62,000 per unit) and converted the duplex into a 2 -unit condominium to sell to eligible home buyers. The property had recently sustained substantial fire damage and was vacant at the time of purchase. City funds were used to repair and rehabilitate the the unit including new siding, a new garage door, a fenced yard, updated electrical, and a complete renovation of the interior. Sustainability improvements were also incorporated into the project including installation of solar panels, added insulation, Energy Star rated appliances, new windows and doors, long life -cycle flooring, tree planting and landscaping. The renovated home appraised at $144,000. The sales price is $115,000, which is the amount the City invested in the home including acquisition costs, rehabilitation expenses, and carrying costs (utilities, loan interest, taxes, etc.). The goal of the program is to sell the home to an income eligible buyer who is a current resident of the neighborhood. The financing structure of the purchase is similar to those sold by Habitat or past public housing units sold to eligible home buyers. Of the $115,000, there will be a conditional mortgage of $35,000 on the property that will be forgiven by $3,500 each year for 10 years. No repayment is necessary unless the owner sells the property within that time frame. I n addition, the City will provide HOME down payment assistance which is estimated at $25,000 based on program underwriting. The HOME down payment assistance is also a conditional mortgage and will be forgiven after 10 years. If the owner sells the home within 10 years, the net proceeds of the sale are shared between the City and the buyer, up to the HOME amount provided. The buyer will finance the remaining amount, estimated at $55,000, through a local lender allowing for monthly housing payments projected at less than $600, which is well below HOME Fair Market Rent (currently $902 for a two-bedroom unit). The home features two bathrooms and one bedroom on the main floor with additional living space in the basement. The buyer has been a resident of Taylor Drive for over 15 years and is a first time home buyer. They have completed a homeowner education course and counseling through Horizons. In addition, the home buyer will sign a deed restriction to maintain the home as an owner -occupied unit. ATTACHMENTS: Description Sandusky photos resolution 1232-1234 Sandusky Drive South District Home Investment Partnership Program CITY OF IOWA CITY UNESCO CITY OF LITERATURE Sustainability Improvements: • Installation of solar panels • Spray foam/added insulation • Energy Star rated appliances • Landscaping and trees planted • New windows & doors • Long life -cycle flooring Additional Improvements: • New siding • New garage doors • Fenced yard • Updated kitchens and bathrooms • Interior paint & trim • Additional egress window in basement • Upgraded electrical www.icgov.org/South District ■ All Igm left, Al.IFlI YPE, mow. 1234 Sandusky Drive left, Al.IFlI YPE, mow. 1234 Sandusky Drive Prepared by: Susan Dulek, Ass't. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319)356-5030 RESOLUTION NO. 20-93 Resolution authorizing conveyance of a single-family home located at 1234 Sandusky Drive. Whereas, the South District Home Investment Partnership Program is an effort by the City to encourage home ownership and reinvestment in designated neighborhoods; and Whereas, the City purchases residential properties, rehabilitates them, and then sells them to income -eligible buyers; and Whereas, the City purchased a duplex at 1232-1234 Sandusky Drive, rehabilitated it, and converted it to a 2 -unit condominium; and Whereas, the City has received an offer to purchase 1234 Sandusky Drive for the principal sum of $115,000; and Whereas, this sale would provide affordable owner -occupied housing; and Whereas, on March 24, 2020, the City Council adopted a Resolution proposing to convey its interest in 1234 Sandusky Drive, authorizing public notice of the proposed conveyance, and setting the date and time for the public hearing; and Whereas, following the public hearing on the proposed conveyance, the City Council finds that the conveyance is in the public interest. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, that: 1. Upon the direction of the City Attorney, the Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized to execute a warranty deed conveying the City's interest in 1234 Sandusky Drive, Iowa City, Iowa for the sum of $115,000. 2. The City Attorney is hereby authorized to deliver said warranty deed and to carry out any actions necessary to consummate the conveyance required by law. It was moved by Taylor and seconded by Weiner the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Resolution No. 20-93 Page 2 AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner Passed and approved this 7th day of April 2020. M&OR ' ATTEST: A v CITY CLERK by / City Attorney's Office (Sue Dulek — 4/1/2020) Item Number: 12. �, CITY OF IOWA CITY -�"�'�� COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the Iowa Avenue Bridge Repair Project, establishing amount of bid security to accompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids. Prepared By: Josh Slattery, Sr. Civil Engineer Reviewed By: Jason Havel, City Engineer Ron Knoche, Public Works Director Geoff Fruin, City Manager Fiscal Impact: The estimated cost for this project is $100,000, available in the Annual Bridge Maintenance & Repair Fund #S3910. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: Resolution Executive Summary: The project involves repairing expansion joints, including edge repair and spall repair along the joints, on the Iowa Avenue bridge over the Iowa River. Background /Analysis: The 2015 Biennial Bridge Inspection Program identified the need to replace the expansion joints on the Iowa Avenue Bridge over the Iowa River. The City of Iowa City retained THP Limited for consulting services to prepare construction documents for these expansion joint improvements. THP performed site inspections and developed construction documents that were incorporated into the Parking Garage Maintenance Program and Bridge Repair 2016 Project as a bid alternate. The bids received for the alternate scope of work were rejected by the City of Iowa City. The City of Iowa City contracted with THP to produce standalone construction documents to re -bid the bridge expansion joint repairs. The construction documents have been prepared to allow the bid process to begin. Project Timeline: Hold Public Hearing —April 7, 2020 Bid Letting —April 29, 2020 Award Date — May 5, 2020 Construction Start— June 15, 2020 ATTACHMENTS: Description Resolution Prepared by: Josh Slattery Public Works, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 3565149 Resolution No. 20-94 Resolution approving project manual and estimate of cost for the construction of the Iowa Avenue Bridge Repair Project, establishing amount of bid security to accompany each bid, directing City Clerk to post notice to bidders, and fixing time and place for receipt of bids. Whereas, notice of public hearing on the project manual and estimate of cost for the above- named project was published as required by law, and the hearing thereon held; and Whereas, the City Engineer or designee intends to post notice of the project on the website owned and maintained by the City of Iowa City; and Whereas, funds for this project are available in the Annual Bridge Maintenance and Repair account # S3910. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that: 1. The project manual and estimate of cost for the above-named project are hereby approved. 2. The amount of bid security to accompany each bid for the construction of the above- named project shall be in the amount of 10% (ten percent) of bid payable to Treasurer, City of Iowa City, Iowa. 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to post notice as required in Section 26.3, not less than 13 days and not more than 45 days before the date of the bid letting, which may be satisfied by timely posting notice on the Construction Update Network, operated by the Master Builder of Iowa, and the Iowa League of Cities website. 4. Sealed bids for the above-named project are to be received by the City of Iowa City, Iowa, at the Office of the City Clerk, at the City Hall, before 2:30 p.m. on the 29" day of April, 2020. At that time, the bids will be opened by the City Engineer or his designee, and thereupon referred to the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, for action upon said bids at its next regular meeting, in Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:00 p.m. on the 5'" day of May, 2020, or at a special meeting called for that purpose. The City Clerk's Office is closed to the public due to the health and safety concerns from COVID-19. Sealed bids may still be delivered in person on Mondays through Fridays 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The person delivering the sealed bid may come to the front lobby of City Hall, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, Iowa, and upon arrival telephone the City Clerk at 319/356-5043. Passed and approved this 7t -h day of April 2020. M i2• Resolution No. 20_94 Page 2 Attest: A v by ")^ City Clerk City Attorney's Office (4/1/2020) It was moved by Mims adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: and seconded by 'Taylor the Resolution be Nays: Absent: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner Item Number: 14. AL CITY OF IOWA CITY =�c�- COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Develop and Implement a Credit Program for City of Iowa City Parking Pass Holders. Prepared By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Reviewed By: Ashley Monroe, Assistant City Manager Fiscal Impact: A credit is estimated to cost $40,000-$50,000 per week. The final cost would be determined after Governor Reynolds' orders for business closures are lifted. Recommendations: Staff: Approval Attachments: Resolution Executive Summary: On March 17th, Governor Reynolds issued a State of Public Health Emergency Proclamation that forced many businesses to close or reduce operations. This order has been subsequently expanded by the Governor. At the same time, the State, County, and City continued messaging that urges the public to stay home and limit trips outside of their residence. This resolution provides the City Manager the ability to develop and implement a program to credit or rebate parking pass fees paid to the City covering the time in which many business operations were limited and residents were urged to stay home. Background /Analysis: After the Governor's order was issued on March 17th, City parking facilities experienced an immediate drop in occupancy. On March 23rd, the City decided to remove our cashiers from the parking facilities, thus eliminating any charge for hourly parking. Recognizing the significant economic hardships faced by local businesses, employees of those businesses and members of the public, staff believes it is appropriate to credit pass holders a pro -rated share of the cost that coincides with the dates of Governor Reynolds' orders. The estimated weekly cost of such a credit will be between $40,000 and $50,000 dollars. The Parking Fund has a projected unassigned fund balance of $4.2 million. This balance provides the City enough flexibility to offer such credits to pass holders while preserving required coverage ratios and maintaining sufficient reserves to meet future capital expenditure demands, equipment upgrades, and other expenses. If approved, staff will communicate with all pass holders and credit their account after business closures are lifted by the Governor. For those wishing to relinquish their pass, the City will offer a refund for the impacted period of time. Should the cost of the credit program exceed $500,000, staff will seek final approval by the City Council. ATTACHMENTS: Description Resolution Deferred Indefinitely Prepared by: Eric Goers, Asst. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319)356-5030 Resolution No. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Develop and Implement a Credit Program for City of Iowa City Parking Pass Holders Whereas, after Governor Reynolds' State Public Health Emergency Declaration was issued on March 17th, City parking facilities experienced an immediate drop in occupancy; and Whereas, on March 23rd, the City decided to remove City cashiers from the parking facilities, thus eliminating any charge for hourly parking; and Whereas, recognizing the significant economic hardships faced by local businesses, employees of those businesses, and members of the public, staff believes it is appropriate to credit pass holders a pro -rated share of the cost that coincides with the dates of Governor Reynolds' orders; and Whereas, the estimated weekly cost of such a credit will be between $40,000 and $50,000 dollars; and Whereas, the Parking Fund has a projected unassigned fund balance of $4.2 million, which provides the City enough flexibility to offer such credits to pass holders while preserving required coverage ratios and maintaining sufficient reserves to meet future capital expenditure demands, equipment upgrades, and other expenses; and Whereas, if approved, staff will communicate with all pass holders and credit their account after business closures are lifted by the Governor; for those wishing to relinquish their pass, the City will offer a refund for the impacted period of time; and Whereas, should the cost of the credit program exceed $500,000, staff will seek final approval by the City Council; and Whereas, it is the best interests of the City to approve this resolution. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that: 1. The City Manager is authorized to develop, revise, and implement a credit program for Iowa City parking pass holders, which will provide a credit to pass holders for a pro- rated portion of the pass cost covering the time in which many businesses were ordered to close or reduce operations, not to exceed $500,000 in cost to the City. 2. Should the cost of said credit program exceed $500,000, the City Manager shall bring the matter to City Council for their consideration and approval. Passed and approved this day of 20 Mayor Resolution No. Page 2 Attest: City Clerk tvdby " City Attorney's Office (Eric Goers — 3/31/2020) It was moved by and seconded by the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: Nays: Absent: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner Item Number: 15. AL CITY OF IOWA CITY =�c�- COUNCIL ACTION REPORT April 7, 2020 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Implement a City Employee Pay Plan During the COVID-19 Health Crisis. Prepared By: Geoff Fruin, City Manager Reviewed By: Karen Jennings, Human Resources Administrator Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney Ashley Monroe, Assistant City Manager Fiscal Impact: Estimated Fiscal Impact is Detailed in the Report Recommendations: Staff: Approval Commission: N/A Attachments: Resolution Executive Summary: The COVI D-19 health crisis has significantly impacted city operations and necessitated facility closures, employee shift and assignment changes, as well as an overall reduction in labor hours needed to carry out a reduced level of service to the community. At the same time, the City expects significant reductions in several key revenue sources that support employee salaries and benefits. This resolution provides the City Manager authority to implement a COVID-19 employee pay plan consistent with City Council direction. Background /Analysis: In mid-March it became readily apparent the City would have to move swiftly in order to appropriately respond to the multitude of challenges that COVI D-19 was presenting. Among the early actions taken by the City was collaboratively working with all three labor unions to expand benefits in order to protect the health and well-being of our workforce. Those early actions included: Expanded Use of Paid Sick Leave Employees 60 years of age and older and who have an underlying health condition that may increase the risk of serious complications from COVI D-19 were granted the ability to use accrued sick time to be off work, even if healthy and asymptomatic. Employees under the age of 60 who have underlying health conditions and who have been advised by their health care provider to discontinue work due to risk of serious complications from COVID-19 were also allowed to use accrued sick time with proper documentation. Contractual limits on the amount of sick leave that can be used to care for an ill family member were waived for employees who needed to provide care for immediate family members suffering flu-like illness. Paid Sick Leave Bank The City partnered with our bargaining units to provide employees a sick bank option to enable staff to borrow additional sick leave against future accruals in the event of extended absences related to flu-like illness or quarantine. All employees were granted the option to borrow up to 80 hours (pro -rated for part-time employees) sick leave, or 6 shifts of sick leave if assigned to 24- hour fire shifts, if their sick leave is exhausted and they require additional time off due to their own flu-like illness, need to provide care for an immediate family member suffering from a flu-like illness, or because they fall under a CDC, Iowa Department of Public Health, or medical provider quarantine recommendation. Upon return to paid status all future sick leave accrual will be applied to the loaned amount until it is repaid. Benefit Protections During Unpaid Leave Should an employee exhaust all paid leave options and require a leave of absence without pay due to their own flu-like illness, the need to provide care for an immediate family member suffering from a flu-like illness, or who fall into a high risk category which restricts them from being able to work, the employee will be allowed to maintain all City -provided insurance coverages and will only be responsible for paying the same premium share that would otherwise be deducted from their paycheck. Childcare As a result of the K-12 school closings, the City initiated a childcare option for elementary -aged children of City employees and other critical responders in the community. This free service was intended to aid those families that had no other viable option for childcare during this crisis. COVID-19 Pay Beginning March 24th, the City took action to maximize the number of employees working from home. In making this decision, it was understood that some positions are able to fully adapt to work from home assignments, while others may have limited or no ability to carry out duties from home. During this transition, the City Manager's Office communicated that all permanent part-time and full-time employees would continue to receive full salary and benefits, regardless of ability to complete job tasks from home. These employees must make themselves available to work from home when required and must be able to report to work if urgent circumstances arise or if reassignment to other essential duties are required. Anytime spent at home with no job task to perform is being classified as 'COVI D-19 Pay'. Employees are not required to use earned vacation, personal days, or compensatory time before earning COVI D-19 Pay. However, they are required to use such time, or sick time, if they are not able to complete tasks or report for duty if called for a reason not related to COVI D-19. The City Manager's Office also communicated that temporary employees who no longer have hours to work will get compensated through April 12th based on their projected hours in normal operating times. Approximately 260 employees fell into this category and will be paid for projected hours through April 12th. The cost of keeping these employees on the payroll from March 24th through April 12th is estimated to be roughly $86,000 for the less than three week period. Over $48,000, more than half of this expense, falls in the Recreation Division of our Parks and Recreation Department. Drilling down even further, approximately $27,000 of the $48,000 in Recreation is attributable to our aquatics operations. Iowa City Public Library temporary employees make up the second largest group of employees with a cost of nearly $26,000 over the less than three week period of time. All other departments or divisions have an impact of less than $4,000 dollars over the less than three week period. Using this information, the City can expect a weekly cost of keeping temporary employees on payroll of $25,000430,000. Federal Legislation In addition to these City efforts, the federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to aid employees in need. This legislation provides employees up to 80 hours (pro -rated for part-time employees) of paid sick leave if they are subject to a Federal, State or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVI D-19, have been advised by a health care provider to self -quarantine related to COVI D-19, or are experiencing symptoms and seeking medical diagnosis, at their regular rate of pay up to $511 daily or $5,110 total. Paid sick leave, subject to the same eighty hour maximum, can be used to care for an individual subject to quarantine or isolation order, to care for their child whose school or place of care is closed or unavailable due to COVI D-19 related reasons, or if they are experiencing any other substantially similar condition, at a rate of two-thirds regular rate of pay up to $200 daily or $2,000 total. FFCRA also includes expanded Family and Medical Leave which provides up to 10 weeks more leave paid at a rate of two-thirds regular rate of pay up to $200 daily and $12,000 total for employees who have been employed for at least 30 days and need to care for their child whose school or place of care is closed due to COVI D-19 related reasons. Access to State of Iowa unemployment benefits has been streamlined in recent weeks. Nearly any COVI D-19 related reason for the elimination or reduction of work hours will allow an individual to qualify for unemployment benefits. Unemployment benefits are calculated with a formula based on quarterly earnings and number of dependents. According to the State, the minimum weekly benefit amount is $87 and the maximum benefit amount is $591. Once qualified for unemployment benefits, weekly work search requirements have been relaxed. City of Iowa City COVID-19 Pay Plan Over the last two years, the City Council has spent considerable time evaluating our temporary employees and as a result has taken steps to increase the minimum wage and convert some temporary positions to permanent status. The temporary employees currently receiving COVID- 19 Pay while not working range from employees who work fairly regular schedules year round, to those whose hours are more seasonal in nature or vary widely from week to week. Weekly hours worked for these hourly employees vary widely, with many of them scheduled less than ten hours and a smaller portion that averages twenty or more hours per week. These expenses are projected in the current year budget. However, at this time staff does not fully know the impact the revenue side of the budget will realize as a result of this crisis. Those impacts will come into focus in the coming weeks and months as many key revenue sources have a lag in receipt and as components of the federal stimulus package are rolled out to state and local governments. It is anticipated that the City may have to tap into its Emergency Reserve Fund to cover revenue shortfalls. Without a clear financial picture, the City must make some decisions on payments to staff that are currently not working. Staff recommends that the Council continue to commit to paying full salary and benefits of our permanent staff members who are not working full hours. These employees are working from home when able and are also remaining on call for emergent needs and possible reassignment to other operations. City Council direction is being sought for payment of wages to temporary employees. A few options are outlined below: Option 1 Continue to issue full COVID-19 Pay based on projected work hours in normal operating times through the duration of the crisis. The expected cost would be $25,000 to $30,000 per week. Option 2 Continue full COVID-19 Pay through May 16th, or another date certain as directed by Council. This option provides those employees some added stability and certainty going forward. If work has not resumed for those employees, they would enter a furlough status and be eligible for unemployment benefits through the State of Iowa. As that date approaches, the City Council could choose to extend the date based on known information at that time. Option 3 Furlough temporary employees at the conclusion of the April 12th date that was previously committed to by the City Manager's Office in March. In addition to these options, Council could set a cap on hours paid to temporary employees. For example, for similarly classified hourly positions, the University of Iowa has capped hours paid to eighty. Similarly, Council could choose to pay a portion of the wages through this COVI D-19 period. This number would likely need to be two-thirds of wages or higher or otherwise compensation may start to become equivalent to available unemployment benefits. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council pursue option two and continue full COVID-19 pay for temporary employees based on projected schedule hours in normal operating times through May 16th. Absent further Council action, those employees would be furloughed on May 17th if work hours have not been restored by that time. This course of action provides full wages for temporary employees not working for nearly two full months. At the same time, it gives the City more time to understand the full financial impact of this health crisis before making any longer term commitment. Staff feels comfortable making this commitment given the City's strong financial reserves and our secondary Emergency Reserve Fund, which can help cover losses in revenues that are not reimbursed by State or Federal aid. ATTACHMENTS: Description Resolution 15' Prepared by: Eric Goers, Asst. City Attorney, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240, (319)356-5030 Resolution No. 20-95 Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Implement a City Employee Pay Plan During the COVID-19 Health Crisis Whereas, in mid-March it became apparent the City would have to swiftly respond to numerous challenges posed by COVID-19 in order to protect the health and well-being of our workforce; and Whereas, early actions taken by the City included expanded use of paid sick leave, creation of a paid sick leave bank, protecting benefits during unpaid leave, and provision of free childcare; and Whereas, beginning on March 24`h, the City took action to maximize the number of employees working from home, keeping them on full salary and benefits, regardless of their ability to complete job tasks from home; and Whereas, employees must make themselves available to work from home when required and must be able to report to work if urgent circumstances arise or if reassignment to other essential duties are required; and Whereas, any time spent at home with no job task to perform is being classified as 'COVID-19 Pay', which does not require employees to use earned vacation, personal days, or compensatory time before earning COVID-19 Pay, but does require the use of such accruals, or sick time, if they are not able to complete tasks or report for duty if called for a reason not related to COVID-19; and Whereas, the City Manager's Office also communicated that temporary employees who no longer have hours to work will get compensated through April 12th based on their projected hours in normal operating times; and Whereas, approximately 260 employees fell into this category and will be paid at a cost of roughly $86,000 for March 24th through April 12`h, of which over $48,000 falls in the Recreation Division of our Parks and Recreation Department and nearly $26,000 is attributable to Iowa City Public Library temporary employees; and Whereas, using this information, the City can expect a weekly cost of keeping temporary employees on payroll of $25,000-$30,000; and Whereas, in addition to these City efforts, the federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) to aid employees in need, which provides employees up to 80 hours (pro -rated for part-time employees) of paid sick leave if they are subject to a Federal, State or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19, have been advised by a health care provider to self -quarantine related to COVID-19, or are experiencing symptoms and seeking medical diagnosis, at their regular rate of pay up to $511 daily or $5,110 total; and Whereas, said paid sick leave, subject to the same eighty hour maximum, can be used to care for an individual subject to quarantine or isolation order, to care for their child whose school or. place of care is closed or unavailable due to COVID-19 related reasons, or if they are experiencing any other substantially similar condition, at a rate of two-thirds regular rate of pay up to $200 daily or $2,000 total; and Resolution No. 20-95 Page 2 Whereas, the FFCRA also includes expanded Family and Medical Leave which provides up to 10 weeks more leave paid at a rate of two-thirds regular rate of pay up to $200 daily and $12,000 total for employees who have been employed for at least 30 days and need to care for their child whose school or place of care is closed due to COVID-19 related reasons; and Whereas, access to State of Iowa unemployment benefits has been streamlined in recent weeks, leaving employees unemployed for any reason related to COVID-19 qualifying, with weekly benefits ranging from $87 to $591, depending on quarterly earnings and number of dependents; and Whereas, over the last two years, City Council has made several changes to temporary employee positions, affecting minimum wages earned and making several positions permanent; and Whereas, these expenses are projected in the current year budget, but staff does not fully know the impact the revenue side of the budget will realize as a result of this crisis, which impacts might not be clear for several weeks or months, as many key revenue sources have a lag in receipt and as components of the federal stimulus package are rolled out to state and local governments; and Whereas, it is anticipated that the City may have to tap into its Emergency Reserve Fund to cover revenue shortfalls; and Whereas, without a clear financial picture, the City must make some decisions on payments to staff that are currently not working; and Whereas, staff recommends that the Council continue to commit to paying full salary and benefits of our permanent staff members who are not working full hours, but who are working from home when able and are also remaining on call for emergent needs and possible reassignment to other operations; and Whereas, City Council direction is being sought regarding payment of wages to temporary employees, which direction will be implemented by the City Manager pursuant to authority given in this Resolution; and Whereas, it is the best interests of the City to approve this resolution. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa that: The City Manager is authorized to develop, implement, and revise a COVID-19 employee pay plan consistent with City Council direction during the COVID-19 health crisis. Passed and approved this 7th day of April 20 20 Resolution No. 20-95 Page 3 i Attest: P City Clerk It was moved by salih adopted, and upon roll call there were: Ayes: by 4 . �l ✓ City Attorney's Office (Eric Goers - 4/2/2020) and seconded by Thomas the Resolution be Nays: Absent: Bergus Mims Salih Taylor Teague Thomas Weiner