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CITY OF IOWA CITY March 20, 2003
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I MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
IP1 City Council Meeting Schedule and Work Session Agendas
IP2 Letter from City Manager to Senator David Miller: SF41
IP3 Memorandum from City Engineer to City Manager: Electrical Municipalization
Study
IP4 Letter to City Engineer from Glenn Siders (SouthGate Management): Scott Park
Trunk Sewer Project
IP5 Memorandum from Traffic Engineering Planner Pfohl to Shannon Triplett and
Ryan Hall: On-Street Parking on Morningside Drive
IP6 Memorandum from Traffic Engineering Planner Davidson: Request for
Information on Pedestrian Crosswalk Symbols Used in Salt Lake City
IP7 Memorandum from Airport Commission Chair: Airport Strategic Business Plan
IP8 Email from Steve Thayer to Wastewater Superintendent: Sewer Backup
Problems [response included]
IP9 Email from Caroline Dieterle to Press Citizen: Anti War Resolution
IP10 Email from Council Member Pfab: Denver Post Article - Town's Apathy
Condoned Hate Crime
IPll Iowa City Police Department Annual Report 2002 [color version available in
City Clerk's Office or City website at http://www.icqov.orq/police/annualreport.html
IP12 Minutes: January 16 PATV Board of Directors
IP13 Minutes: February 14 Iowa City Area Development Group
CORRESPONDENCE TO BE ACCEPTED ON APRIL 8 FORMAL AGENDA
IP14 Joseph Buckwalter and Ana Hutton: Neuroscience Fair
PRELIMINARY/DRAFT MINUTES
IP15 Senior Center Commission: March 10
CITY OF [OWA CITY
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City Council Meeting Schedule and
Work Session Agendas
March 19,
TENTATIVE FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS
MONDAY, APRIL 7
6:30p Special Council Work Session
· City Conference Board
6:35p Special Council Formal Meeting
· Separate Agenda Posted
To Follow Special Council Work Session
Formal · Agenda TBD
Emma J. Harvat Haft
· TUESDAY, APRIL 8
7:00p Special Council Formal Meeting
Emma J. Harvat Hall
MONDAY, APRIL 21
6:30p Special Council Work Session
· City Conference Board
· Remaining Agenda TBA
Emma J. Harvat Hall
· TUESDAY, APRIL 22
7:00p Special Council Formal Meeting
Emma J. Harvat Hall
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
4:00p Special Council Work Session
Joint Meeting: JC Board of Supervisors, lC School District,
Cities of Coralville and North Liberty
Emma J. Harvat Hall
· MONDAY, MAY 5
6:30p Council Work Session
Emma J. Harvat Hall
TUESDAY, MAY 6
7:00p Council Formal Meeting
Emma J. Ha/vat Hall
Meeting dates/times/topics subject to change
FUTURE WORK SESSION ITEMS
Regulation of Downtown Dumpsters Downtown Historic Preservation
Neighborhood Housing Nuisance Ordinance Age 21 and Over Entrance to Bars
Downtown Kiosks Summer Meeting Schedule
Community Event/Aid to Agencies Funding Allocation
CITY OF IOWA CITY
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March 17, 2003
OFFICE OF THE
CITY MANAGER
Stephen J. Atkins
City Manager
steve-atkins@iowa-city.org
Dale E. Helling
Assistant City Manager
dale-heIIin
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone: (319)356-5010
Fax: (319)356-5009
The Honorable David Miller
19 N. Court
Fairfield IA 52556
Dear Senator Miller:
The attached spreadsheet provides a four-year comparison of property tax revenue as requested.
Valuations from the past four years were used and calculated an estimated revenue loss of over
$4.0 million dollars under SF41, with two thirds of this loss occurring within the commercial class of
properties.
Valuations are state-certified from 1999 through 2002, with corresponding levy rates for FY01
through FY04. The CPI for each year was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics website.
Specific notes and assumptions are attached on a separate page.
Agland Valuation
SF41 calls for the revaluation of agland property to fair market value. While this class of property
may affect many towns and cities in Iowa, its impact on Iowa City is minimal: agland currently
comprises less than a tenth of one percent (.08%) of Iowa City's total valuation. To make an
estimation of SF41's affect, we doubled agland valuations for Iowa City for the purposes of this
analysis.
Commercial Property - Percentafle Limitation
SF41 specifies the allowable tax rate on commercial properties decrease by one quarter of one
percent over three years, beg nn ng with 2 0% and ending with 1.5%.
In the short run, reduction of this rate is not a major concern. However, the effect on our bottom
line after three years requires serious consideration, as the 1.5% rate will result in a ~evere
reduction of revenue. The difference between current tax structure and SF41 for all commercial',
properties in the final year of our projections (2002) is an annual revenue loss of $2.8 million
($2,807,482).
.CPI Limitation (All Properties)
Our original impression of the CPI Limitation was that it would result in cumulative restriction of
property tax revenue, in proportion to total valuation. However, keeping other variables at a
constant rate (including taxation of commercial properties) provides a different picture. The
percentage drop, which is highlighted in the first column of the CPI calculation, is due to a
combination of CPI fluctuations, decreased commercial valuations and fluctuations in valuation of
the various property classes.
In summary, the tax structure proposed under SF41 would result in significant reductions to Iowa
City's tax revenue in both residential and commercial classes. Consequently, insufficient revenues
would negatively impact the citizens of Iowa City.
Sincerely yours,
City Manager
cc:
City Council
Iowa City Area Legislative Delegation
Susan Judkins, Iowa League of Cities
Current Tax Structure SF4t: Taxable Value and Percenta.~e Limitation SF41: CPI Limitation Calculation
i ; I i ,i Subsection 2A Subsection 2B I Subsection 2C Subsection 3 Subsection 2D
FY 02 increased FY! ' ! PHor Year's 2002 Total = 2A x 2B CPI for 12 2002 Tax
Assessed Valuel 82 Value due I City Lev'/ Max SF41 Revenue
; , Taxes Levied as a Assessed months 2002
PROPOSED as Certified to i to New i Rata 2002 Exempt SF4t SF4t 2002 % of Actual Value Value ! i ending CPI 2002 Loss/Gain
FY2004 State i Const., etc. State I FY 02 Taxable I (FY04 FY 02 Tax Assessed # of per Taxable % Percentage (2001 by Class) i I 6130/02 Limitation Tax Revenue under SF41
BUDGET I (9) ; (9) Rollback ; Value I Budget) Revenues Value Properties property Value , Limit. Limitations I I {Ri
Ag[i~ltural iUrban 2,287,296 12,747 1.000000~ 2287296 I 300375 6,870 4,5~4,592 13 65~000 I 3,729,5~2 i 100% 37~296 0.001% ; 37,851I 38,343 37,296 30,425
Residential Urban 1,985,622,370 54,093,910 i 05138~- 1,020,359,710 17.59587 17,954,117 1,98~1622,~70: 14,853 . 20,000
(5)C°mmercialiUrbanjRural 87i'~81959 - ~74~[230 ,[ 1.000000 871,328,~0 1759587 15.331,791 871,328,950 [ 1,455 j25'°°° i~834'953'950 ~i t.50% 12,~24,309 0.434% i 2,932,036,352 ~1 12,732,981 130% ~2'898'510 12,524,309 (2,807,452)_
?Urban 56,662,780 3,376,550 , ~000000 56,~62,780 . 17.59587 997,031 56,662,780 25 I 25,000 I 56,03~,780 ' 2.00% 1,120,756 0.037% I [ 1,076,756 1,090,754 1,090,754 93.723
Other 12,660,970 473,282 1.000000 12,660,970 1759587 222,78i ~ 12,660,970. unknown unknown ,unknown 222,78~ 0006% i 182~283i 184,653 184,653 (38,128)
(6,7) Rural I I :
I I i I ~' ' i i I Subsel~on2A /Subsection2Bi Subsection2C Subsection3 Subsection2D
i FY01Assesse¢ Increased FYI01 Value due Il " I ,i Pri°r ~ear's I 2001T°tal = 2Ax'2~ I CPI f°r 12 SF41 200t TaXRevenue
CURRE.T Value. , axes. , ed as a! Assessed I montbs 2881
(3'4) ,IR~[a! I 186 690 ~ (260 330)~ 0.516676 I 613'134 1681344 10,309 1,186,690 13 i 20'000 926,690 ] 1.00% 9,267 0.0 ,0% 12,747 ] 13'065 9,267 (1,0_421
(5)C°mmercial!UrbanRural 866'583'720 27,882,580 0.977701 847,259,770 , 16'81344 14,245,351 866,5~3,~0 I !~4351 25'000 8301708,720 ' ~.80% 12,460,631 0.5 ,5% ii 2,869,321,886 i 15'352'041 250% 15'735'842 12,460,~31 (1,784,7211
[ i
Industrial Urban 53,286,230 (106,020~- 1000000 53'286'230 I 16.81344 895,925 53,286,2~0 24 , ~5,000 ~ 52,696,230 2.00% 1,053,725 O0 0% 1,152,144~ 1,180,947 1.0531~5 157,809
I 32,132,495 2.695,156,19~ ; /
Grand Total; 2,86~ ' i,913,898,769 ~ '~2,142,717 ~2,869,5~!~886~ I 2,529,474,198 ' 32,366,452 33,~5,6t3 29,764,620
' i I I I Subse~ )ion 2A ! Subsection 2B; Subsection 2C Subsection 3 Subsection 2D
i 2?eJ,o=,= -2Ax2B '
AssessedValue'00Va,uedue; , CityLevy Max ! SF4ti Prior:::;: - I CP, for12 2000Tax
State Const., etc. FY 00 Taxable (FY02 FY 00 Tax Assessed # of per Taxable % Percentage (1999 b t Class) I I Tax Revenue under SF41
FY2002 i (9) (9) Value Budget) Revenues Value PropertlesJ property Value LIME. Limitations I 6130100 Umriation
BUDGET I i
2,321,911 2.94480 6~838 ! 65~000 I 3,733,822 1.O0% 37,338 0.0 ,1% I 3~3~
1(1,21~9ricultural jUrbarRural 2,321,9 I 18,890 . ~ 4,643,822 , 14 I I ' 38,176 . 37,338 30,501
Residential Urbar 1,718,097,580 51,207,180 i 0.562651 ~6,689,321 ' 14~4983 14,355,172 1,718,097,580 14,333 ! 20,000 ~,431,437,580 I 1.00% 14,314,376 0.5 ;9% i 14,157,998 14,865,898 14,314,376 (40,796;
(3,4) Rural i,44~i0~0 i 36,880 ! 0562651 [ ~14,167~ 14.84983 12,090 1,447,020 ~ ~ 20,000 ~ 1,167,020~1.0D% 1~,670 90 10o/o~ r 11,753 12,341 11,670
Commercial i IUrba~ 8387, 01,140 ~I 501263,250 i 1000000 i 838,701,140 , 14.84983 12,454,569 ~8,~01,140 ' 1,421 · 25,000 I 803,176,140 ,I 1.75% 14,055,582 05 ~5% ~! 2,627,011,685 i[ 15,374,774 5.00% 16,143,512 14,055,582 1,601,013
Industrial ~UrrbarRura~ 53 392 250 4 492 380 1.090000 J 53,~92,250: 1~ 84983 792,866 53,392,250 . 24 ~! 25,000 52,792,250 i 2.00% 1,055,845 0.0 ~8% ~ ~ ~,0b~,~i6 1,054,847 1,054,847 ~61,98~
I , ~ ~ ~ -
Other i~Urbar 10,729,873 (5,251,808)i 1.000900~ 10,729,873 14.849~ 159,337 10,729,8~3: unknown i unknown unknown unknown 159~33~ 00 19%~i 245,280 i 2~:544 159,337 7
Total Urbar 2,623,242,754 100 829 892 1,871,834,495 , 27,768,782 2,625,564,665 2,291,139,792 29,622,478 30,819,026 32,359,977 29,621,480 1,852,699
11,753
Ru , 1,44 ,920 36,660i 614,157, ,090 1,447,020i ! 1,167,020 11,670 , 12,341 11,570
GrandTota, 2,624,689,774 t00,866,772 1872648663 ~;7,780:872 );627;01~,685I 2,292;3~:8~- 29,634,t48 ~ 1.17% - '
--- I I I 30,830,779 32,372,318 29,633,150 1,852,279
~' i ~ ~ I ~ Subs~ ~tion 2A Subsection 2B I Subsection 2C Subsection 3 Subsection 2D
FY 99 I Increased FY = ~ i ~ 1999 Tax
Assessed Value 99 Value due ~ Cl~ Le~ Max Taxes [ ~vied as a ~sessed ~ months 1999 SF41 Revenue
PROPOSED~ as Ce~ifled to toNew I Rate t999 ~ Exempt; SF4t SF41 1999 t999 Loss/Gain
I [ of Ac :ual Value Value ending CPI
FY200t ; S~ Const., etc. S~ ~ FY 99 Taxable (FY01 FY 99 Tax ~sessed ~ of I per Taxable I % Percen~ge (1998 ,y Class) ! 6130199 Limi~tion Tax Revenue under SF41
BUDGET ! (9) (9) Rollback I Value : Budget) Revenues Value Prope~iesI Prope~ Value ~ Limit. Limi~tions =
I~ 14 [ 65,000 3,496,042 ~ 100% 34,960 0~ 01% j 36,110 36,652 34,960 28,343
A~ncultuml U~ar 2,203,021 44,208 1.000000 2,203,021 3.00375 6,617 4,406,042 .
Residential U~ar 1,666,890,400 125,583,830 0.548525 I 914,331,057 14~57~9 1~,4~3,323 1,666,890,400 4,078 ~ 20,900 1,385,330,400 ~.00% ~3,853,304 0 31%~, I : 13,412,559 ~:~:~4~ 13,613,747 120,424
(3,4) Rural 1,410,140 68,790 _ 0.548525 r 773,497 ; 1475759 11,415 1,410,140 14 20,000 1,130,140 1.00% 11,301 0.~ 00~ [ 11,247 11,416 11,301 (114_
Commemial U.ar 788,437,8~65,~20,54~_ 0.987732 ~8,765,334~ !~75759 11,492,700 788,437,890 1,416- 25,oo0T 753,037,890 2.00% 15,060,758 0 77% ~ [ 14,565,269~ 14,783,748 14,783,748 3,291,048
Industrial U~ar 48,899,87~ 1,719,69~ ~0000 ~8,899,870 ~ 14.75759 721,644 48,899,870 24 25,000~ 48,299,870 200% 965 987,740 I 1~602,556 965,997 244,353
~her ~r~ar 15,981,681 ~ (50,5~,~0)--~.000000~ 15+981,681 i 14.75759 235,851 h~:~8~:~1 un~n0~ U~0wn unknown ~unknowr 235,851 0., 39% I r 977,204 991,862 235,851
To~l Urbar 2,522,412,862 I 142,171,~55 1,760,180,963 I 25,950,135 25246~5883 ~ I 2,~0,164~0~ 3~150~71 ~ I ~9,97~,~ I 30,4~8,5~5 ~9=~34,~04 3,6~4,16~
GrandTo~.i 2,523,823,002,142,239,945 Tt,760,954,460I (~,96',~ 2,526,026,023' ,2,191,294,342 30,t62,172 ~1.19%~ 29,990,,29, 30,439,981 29,645,605 3,684,055
FY 98 I Increased FYI ; ! ;
FY=gOO State Const., etc. State FY 98 Taxable (FY00 FY 98 Tax Assessed #of per J Taxable % Percentage r. of Actual Value j 6~30~98 Limitation Tax Revenue under SF4t
(,,) :.un, ' :i l =0.i 5.709.570 ;0% 19.9
Residential Urban ~,541,306,570:~ 0~4789~ 970~12.99 13.59067 12,057,~90 , 4 3780 , 00 129 , , . , 57,066 - - 990,577
(3,4) Rural 1,341,350~ 01554789 '~:~0 I 13.85067 30,493 ;',34~:350 -. ~4 ~ ' 1:061',350 ~ ~00% ~0,614 ~ 121
Commemial U~an 723,~17,343 1000000 723,017,343~ 13~5067 1~,014,275 723~f~43 1,431 I 25,000 ~ 687242343 I 2.00A 13,744,847 i i 3,730,5~2
Industrial ~U~an 47,180,180 . ~ ~000000 47,1~,~ 13.85067 653,477 4f,~8o,~o ~ 25,000 [ 46,605,~8~ ~.00% 932,104 278,626
~Rura, [ -- i F ~ I
(6,7) Rural '~ [ ~
To~l U~an 2,380,241,707 ; ~ 1,709,448,133 23,653,586 2,382,400,520 [ ~ ~ 2,002,961,719 , 28,290,253~ - 4,636,668
Grand TO~I 2,381,583,057 ;i . i ~ 1,710,205,7t3 ~ ~23'664'°78/ , 2,383,74t,870 r~ 2,004,023,069, ~ ~8,300~v
NOTES & ASSUMPTIONS:
Agland:
Residential:
(1) Agland requires revaluation at market value. Agland is currently assessed at a 'productivity' rate, which City Assessor stated is
'far below market value'. Assumption has been made that total Agland values will double with revaluation under SF41. Current
valuation puts Agland at .08% of total valuations, however, so impact on Iowa City property tax revenue will be minimal, if not
insignificant.
(2) Farm Unit is defined in the bill as a contiguous tract of land owned/operated by the same person. The assessor's records are
currently based on the number of acres held and dwellings located on agland. Number of 'units' will have to be calculated.
Estimate of units for this document is equal to the number of residential dwellings located on agricultural land. This is most likely a
Iow estimate, therefore underestimating revenue lost on the '$65,000 per unit' exemption.
(3) Calculation does not account for $5,000 exemption on each homestead under Senate File 41. Inclusion would lower tax
revenue in this category under SF41.
(4) Mobile Home valuations are an unknown at this time.
Commercial: (5) TIF valuations are not included in Commercial valuations.
Other:
(6) Levy amount for Utilities and Railroads not specified under SF41. Property to be assessed as a percentage of its actual value,
as determined by the Director of Revenue. Sec. 75 Section 441.21, subsection 5, Code 2003.
(7) Gas and Electric have been deducted due to the excise tax (for both tax structures). Taken from FY2004 budget
CPI Limitation Calculation: (8) Source for this document is the Bureau of Labor Statistics -
Table 6. Urban Wage Earners and Cledcal Workers, Midwest Urban, Size B (50,000 to 1,500,000). This category of CPI is used
consistently for all years excepting the twelve months ending June 30, 2002. (see explanation below)
Twelve Months Endinq June 30~ 2002:
CPI is Midwest Urban, Size A - More than 1,500,000, cited at 1.3% change from June 30, 2001. This figure was used to the
benefit of SF41 as it represents the most favorable of the following options from this time period. The percentage change for
Midwest Urban Size B cities was negative at (0.6%).
Consumer Price Index for Urban Waqe Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W):
Table 6: Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, MidweSt Urban, Size B (50,000 to 1,500,000): (0.6%)
Table 6: Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, Midwest Urban, Size A - More than 1,500,000: 1.3%
Table 6: Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, U.S. City Average: .9%
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U):
Table 3: All Urban Consumers, Midwest Urban, Size B (50,000 to 1,500,000):
Table 3: All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average:
.2%
1.2%
Assessed/Actual Valuations: (9) Values were taken from the Abstract of Assessment issued by Johnson County in June/July of each year and certified to the
state.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Steve Atkins, City Manager....,,~.~
Rick Fosse, City Engineer ~
March 18, 2003
Electrical MunicipaLization Study
Latham & Associates has begun their study of Iowa City's electrical system. The initial
phase of this study will involve a rough inventory of the electrical distribution system
using a vehicle mounted GPS unit. They will also be physically inspecting substations
and certain facilities in industrial areas. This work will take place over the next two to
three weeks.
South6ate
March 13, 2003
Mr. Rick Fosse
City Engineer
City of Iowa City
410 East Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Dear Rick:
I have reviewed your correspondence dated March 12 concerning the Scott Park
Trunk Sewer Project and submit the following response.
This sewer is being placed across our property specifically to provide
development opportunities for property to the North. As mentioned at the public
hearing, I do not object to that opportunity, however I do object to the cost of the
sewer. That objection is based on the fact that if we were to put the sewer in as
required for our development, we could install it at a lower cost. The savings
Southgate could experience is estimated at over $14,000.00. As I understand it,
there is no possible way we can install the sewer, give it to the City and pay for
only the 8" that is required by your own development standards short of platting
the entire tract of land. That makes absolutely no sense at all. Time after time you
hear about the high cost of development and this demonstrates another reason
why. We are being penalized because our competition to the North wants to make
a profit.
Because we cannot reach a suitable resolve, I must once again formally object to
this project. We estimate a cost of approximately $25,000.00 to place an 8"
sanitary along our property and that is all we are willing to consent to at this time.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would please forward this on to whomever so
we can file our formal objections to this project.
Sincerely
Glenn R. Siders
Construction Coordinator
Cc Steve Atkins.
March 19, 2003
Shannon Triplett and Ryan Hall
City High School
1900 Morningside Drive
Iowa City, IA 52245
Re: Your letter of February 24, 2003
Dear Shannon and Ryan:
You received a March 3, 2003 letter from me stating that the City would conduct a preliminary traffic study
in regards to your request to have on-street parking removed from Morningside Drive between the hours
of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. Your request was related to observations you had made of students
and parents driving erratically, resulting in many close calls due to the narrowness of the street because
of on-street parking.
You received information from the City indicating that in 2001 and 2002 there were a total of 21 reported
crashes along Morningside Drive between 7th Avenue and Court Street. This is a relatively high crash rate
for a local residential street such as Morningside Drive. We examined this data in more detail in order to
determine if the collision history is related to the existence of on-street parking on Morningside Drive.
Closer examination of the individual collision reports determined that 15 of the 21 collisions did not in fact
occur on Morningside Drive, but occurred in the City High parking lot. These collisions were reported as
"Morningside Drive" because it is the nearest public street. Of the resulting six crashes, four occurred at
intersections; one at 7th Avenue, one at College Street, and two at Court Street. These four crashes show
no pattern of occurrence that would indicate they were a result of on-street parking on Morningside Drive.
The remaining 2 crashes likely had as a contributing circumstance that there is on-street parking on
Morningside Drive. One was a vehicle backing from a driveway, and one was a sideswipe collision.
It is my opinion that the two collisions resulting from the existence of on-street parking on Momingside
Drive do not constitute a safety hazard which justifies the removal of on-street parking as you have
requested. The removal of student parking from Morningside Drive would simply shift cars onto other local
residential streets in the neighborhood surrounding City High School. Eliminating on-street parking from
Morningside Drive would increase vehicle speeds and increase the pattern of erratic driving which you
have noted. A positive aspect of a street narrowed by on-street parking is that vehicle speeds are
reduced, which decreases the probability of crashes. Most traffic collisions occur in higher speed
situations.
I will copy this letter to the City Council and City Manager. You should feel free to direct any further
correspondence to them regarding this matter. Thank you for your letter outlining your concerns.
Sincerely,
Beth Pfohl
Traffic Engineering Planner
cc: City Council
City Manager
Jeff Davidson
Principal, City High School
jccogtp/ltntriplet-hall.doc
410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 1826 · (319} 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356 5009
City High School
1900 Morningside Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52245
February 24, 2003
Dear City Council Members,
An issue has been brought to our attention that is very important to us, and to
many others at City High School. Morningside Drive, the street that City High is located
on, is constantly congested and dangerous throughout the school day, during which cars
are parked bumper to bumper up and down the street.
We have observed many students and parents driving erratically, which has
resulted in many close calls due to the narrowness oftbe allowed lanes for traffic. The
majority of students polled believe that the street is dangerously congested because of
these parked cars.
We believe the only logical solution to this problem would be to prohibit parking
on the emirety of Mornlngside Drive between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., on
weekdays. The other half of the street akeady has these same restrictions, and logically
~ the entire street should be this way.
Hopefully you will eousider our concerns, holding driver's safety in the same high
regard that we do.
Thank-you,
Shannon Triplett
Ryan Hall
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
IP6
Date: March 19, 2003
To: City Council
From: Jeff Davidson, Traffic Engineering Planning
Re:
Request for information on pedestrian crosswalk symbols used in Salt Lake City
At the March 11 work session Councilor Pfab inquired about the use of what were termed
"eyeball" pavement markings that he had seen used in Salt Lake City. I was not familiar with
these markings, so our intern Nathan O'Leary-Roseberry did some research with the Salt Lake
City Traffic Engineering Department. Nathan was able to find out that these markings, shown in
the attached figure, were installed in the downtown area of Salt Lake City prior to the winter
Olympics. The markings are installed within the crosswalk and are a caution to pedestrians to
look both ways before entering the crosswalk. The reason for this program was that during the
Olympics there were many pedestrians from countries where cars drive on the opposite sides of
the road. The markings were intended to remind pedestrians that vehicles could be approaching
from a different direction than they were accustomed to. At the same time the Salt Lake City
Traffic Engineering Department decided to place the markings at all school crosswalks to add
an extra reminder for school children that they should look both ways before crossing the street.
The person from Salt Lake City who Nathan spoke with was not aware of any other cities in the
United States that have installed these markings. Salt Lake City designed the markings
themselves and used as a guide markings that are used in London, England which say "look
right" and "look left" at the entrance to their crosswalks. The markings cost about $16 per
legend. The markings were installed at all crosswalks in the downtown area and at all
designated school crosswalks.
These markings are not approved pavement markings in the 2000 Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices. They certainly may have some merit, and I will be interested in any research
that is subsequently conducted regarding their usefulness. However, for the time being my
recommendation would be not to introduce additional warning signs or pavement markings into
what is becoming a very cluttered traffic control environment. I believe additional pavement
markings could dilute the effectiveness of the ones we already have in place, and be an
additional maintenance burden. Let me know if there is a majority of City Council that wishes to
proceed otherwise.
Attachment
cc: City Manager
Director of Planning and Community Development
Director of Public Works
City Engineer
JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner
Nathan O'Leary-Roseberry, Planning Intern
IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
1801 South Riverside Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52246
Office Phone (319) 356-5045
To: City Council
From: Alan Ellis, Commission Chairperson ,/~
Date: March 17, 2003
IP7
Memorandum
Re: Airport Strategic Business Plan
The Commission has written the agreement and Scope of Services for Airport Business
Solutions to assist the Commission with a Strategic Business Plan for the Airport. The
agreement has been reviewed by the Ron O'Neil and Sue Dulek and forwarded to ABS
for their signature. A copy of the agreement and Scope of Services is attached for your
information.
The cost of the project is $15,000, plus travel and other project costs. ABS will visit
Iowa City at least twice, the first to initiate the project and the second time to present the
results to the Council and the Commission. Project costs, in addition to the $15,000, will
be approximately 20% of the base sum. Anything more than 20% will require pre-
approval by the Commission.
As soon as the Commission receives a signed agreement, a Notice to Proceed and the
initial $5,000 will be sent to ABS. Within 90 days of the Notice to Proceed, ABS will
present a draft Strategic Business Plan for Commission review and public comment.
Depending on the number of public meetings scheduled to gather information and solicit
public comments, additional funding may be required for a facilitator. This will be
determined after the first meeting with ABS.
If you have any questions, please contact me at 338-1051 or the Airport Manager at
356-5045.
Cc~
Airport Commission
Steve Atkins, City Manager
Ron O'Neil, Airport Manager
Sue Dulek, Assistant City Attorney
Section IV
CONSULTANT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this day of
, in Iowa City, Iowa, by and between the Iowa City Airport Commission, of Iowa
City Iowa, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission", and Airport Business Solutions, of Roswell,
Georgia, hereinafter referred to as "ABS".
WHEREAS, the Commission and City Council have agreed that it is in the best interest of the
Iowa City Airport to develop a business and strategy plan for the Airport, and;
WHEREAS, the Commission has researched consultants and has selected ABS as the most
qualified consultant to provide the required technical assistance, and;
WHEREAS, in consideration of the terms and conditions listed in this agreement, the Commission
has agreed to employ ABS to develop a business and strategy plan for the Iowa City Airport.
NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Commission does
now contract with ABS to provide services as set forth herein.
I. SCOPE OF SERVICES
The goals of the Commission are to work towards a seE-sufficient airport, enhance management
practices and improve marketing and promotion of the airport to the community. ABS agrees to
provide a plan to work toward those goals, and to do so in a timely and satisfactory manner. The
Scope of Services for a plan is described in Attachment A - Scope of Services and is hereby
incorporated into this agreement.
II. TIME OF COMPLETION
ABS shall complete the following phases of the Project in accordance with the schedule shown.
Within 90 days from the Notice to Proceed, a draft Airport Strategic Business Plan,
based on Tasks 1 through 5 in Attachment A of this agreement, will be presented to
the Commission for review and public comment. The plan will, at a minimum,
address the items outlined in Task I through Task 5.
Within 30 days of receipt of the final comments from the Commission, ABS will
provide 10 copies of the final Airport Strategic Business Plan to the Commission.
III. GENERAL TERMS
ABS shall not commit any of the following employment practices and agrees to
prohibit the following practices in any subcontracts.
To discharge or refuse to hire any individual because of their race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, gender identity,
or sexual orientation.
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To discriminate against any individual in terms, conditions, or privileges of
employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
disability, age, madtal status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Should the Commission terminate this Agreement, ABS shall be paid for all work
and services performed up to the time of termination. However, such sums shall
not be greater than the "lump sum" amount listed in Section IV. The Commission
may terminate this Agreement upon seven (7) calendar days' written notice to
ABS.
This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties
hereto, provided that no assignment shall be without the written consent of all
Parties to said Agreement.
It is understood and agreed that the retention of ABS by the Commission for the
purpose of the Project shall be as an independent contractor and shall be
exclusive, but ABS shall have the dght to employ such assistance as may be
required for the performance of the Project.
It is agreed by the Commission that all Commission records and files pertaining to
information needed by ABS for the project shall be available by said Commission
upon reasonable request to ABS. The Commission agrees to furnish all
reasonable assistance in the use of these records and files.
It is further agreed that no Party to this Agreement shall perform contra~j to any
state, federal, or local law or any of the ordinances of the City of Iowa City, Iowa.
At the request of the Commission, ABS shall attend meetings of the Commission
relative to the work set forth in this Agreement, Any requests made by the
Commission shall be given with reasonable notice to ABS to assure attendance.
ABS agrees to furnish, upon termination of this Agreement and upon demand by
the Commission, copies of all basic notes and sketches, charts, computations, and
any other data prepared or obtained by ABS pursuant to this Agreement without
cost, and without rastdctions or limitation as to the use relative to specific projects
covered under this Agreement. In such event, ABS shall not be liable for the
Commission's use of such documents on other projects.
The Commission agrees to tender ABS all fees in a timely manner, excepting,
however, that failure of ABS to satisfactorily perform in accordance with this
Agreement shall constitute grounds for the Commission to withhold payment of the
amount sufficient to propedy complete the Project in accordance with this
Agreement.
Should any section of this Agreement be found invalid, it is agreed that the
remaining portion shall be deemed severable from the invalid portion and continue
in full force and effect.
Original contract drawings shall become the property of the Commission. ABS
shall be allowed to keep mylar reproducible copies for ABS's own filing use.
Upon signing this agreement, ABS acknowledged that Section 362.5 of the
Iowa Code prohibits a Commission member from having an interest in a
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contract with the Commission, and certifies that no member of the
Commission, has an interest, either direct or indirect, in this agreement, that does
not fall within the exceptions to said statutory provision enumerated in Section
362.5.
ABS agrees at all times matedal to this Agreement to have and maintain
professional liability insurance covering ABS's liability for ABS's negligent acts,
errors and omissions to the Commission in the sum of $1,000,000.
COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES
Based on the Scope of Services defined in this agreement, the Commission agrees to pay
ABS a not-to-exceed total of $15,000.00 (defined as "lump sum" amount), exclusive of
travel and project-related expenses. Project-related expenses include, but are not limited
to, telephone and fax charges, shipping/postage, travel/meals, meeting facilities, materials,
and document preparation. Project and travel related expenses will be reimbursed based
on receipts and shall not exceed approximately 20% of the lump sum. Expenses in excess
of 20% of the lump sum must be pm-approved by the Commission. The project will include
two visits, the first to initiate the project and the second to present the plan to the Airport
Commission and City Council.
MISCELLANEOUS
All provisions of the Agreement shall be reconciled ~n accordance with the laws of
the State of lows.
It is further agreed that there are no other considerations or fees contingent upon or
resulting from the execution of this Agreement, that it is the entire Agreement, and
that no other fees or considerations have been solicited.
FOR THE COMMISSION
By:.
Title:
Date:
A'I-I'EST:
By:
Title:
Date:
FOR ABS
Approved by:
Commission Attorney's Office
Date
ATTACHMENT A - SCOPE OF SERVICES
STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Project overview
Research/Statistical Analysis
ABS will provide reasonable activity projections based on research from national local
and state aeronautical trends. In addition to reviewing information from pertinent state
and national aviation organizations, Airport Business Solutions (ABS) will review
information from, but not limited to the following:
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Historical based and itinerant aircraft information
FAA form 5010 Master Record
Airport Minimum Standards *
Aviation community
Fixed Base Operator
Historical fuel sales data
Five to ten year flight operations reports
Facility inventory *
Property inventory *
Airport equipment *
Airport assets
Property leasing trends
Comparison to regional and national statistics
Review of airport operational history
Evaluation of current rent structure
Analysis of all existing leases
Ten year economic analysis(revenues and expenses)
Examination of currant Master Plan *
General aviation flight activity
New pilot licenses issued
Aircraft registrations
Local demographics
Financial modeling
Community profiling
Industrial development trends and activities
Commission responsibility as authorized under the Iowa Code
* Information available through the Airport Manager
Tasks
The following tasks will be performed by ABS -
Task I - Plan goals
ABS will determine a set of goals for the airport based on immediate and five-year
priorities. Criteda used to determine goals will be base on:
a. Financial capabilities
b. Services
Infrastructure
Federal grants as part of the Master Plan
Training
Community involvement
Flight activity
Commercial development
Economic development
Interviews with, but not limited the following: the Airport Commission, Iowa City
Council members, the Chamber of Commerce, the City of Coralville, the Iowa
City Planning Department, Iowa City Area Development (ICAD), and the Iowa
City-Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau
Task 2 - Plan implementation
ABS will prepare a well-defined implementation plan as part of the five-year plan. The
plan will include:
Implementation schedule
Milestones/benchmarks
Flexibility
Scheduled review
Need for workshops
Community involvement
Options and alternatives
Commercial development
Economic development
Task 3 - Idenfi~ best management practices for the airport
ABS will analyze the airport's strengths and weaknesses, identify and comment on the
strengths and weaknesses and advise appropriate techniques to maximize the strengths
and minimize the weaknesses. ABS will review the capital improvement plan, through
information including but not limited to:
Policy documents *
Leases and or operating/use agreements
Capital improvement plans *
Operating procedures *
Pertinent past experiences *
Staffing history
Operational activity trends *
Five to ten year budget analysis *
Legal issues
Staff
* Information available through the Airport Manager
In addition, ABS will identify and develop the various types of management documents
that may need to be developed or updated for efficient airport operations. ABS will
provide assistance in developing or updating selected operation documents. Analysis
will help identify deficiencies in the following areas:
Leasing policy
Standard lease language
Rates and charges policy
Minimum standards
Rules and regulations
Communications policy
Media response policy
Request for proposal language
Task 4 - Financial analysis
ABS will provide financial projections for a five-year planning period. The analysis will
include:
Benchmarks for projected financial milestones
Key financial indicators
A break-even analysis
Projected profit and loss
Cost recovery detail
Cost/benefit analysis
Projected annual cash flows
Task 5 - Market plan
ABS will provide a complete market analysis and provide a series of marketing
strategies to maximize airport revenues. The strategies will include price structures,
promotional actions, marketing programs, sales forecasts and public relations strategies.
Marketing recommendations may include:
Airport open houses
Media plan
Hosting charitable events
Fly-ins
Community relations
Young Eagle program
EAA events
Static air shows
Airport tours
Commercial property marketing
Commission/FBO promotions
Deliverables
In addition to the on-site meeting to initiate the project, ABS will meet with the Airport
and City Council to present the final Strategic Business Plan. Ten (10) copies of the
final report and one electronic version (MS Word or Word Perfect) will be delivered to the
Commission upon completion of the project and final payment.
Marian Karr
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Thayer, Steve [ThayerS@uihc.uiowa.edu]
Friday, March 14, 2003 2:33 PM
'Dave Elias'; Thayer, Steve
*City Council; Chuck Schmadeke; Rick Fosse; Richard Northam
RE: Sewer backup problems
IP8
Re: your response in 4 below:
Waste water did indeed make a round trip, from the sanitary sewer , into my
basement, and then eventually back down the drain again at some subsequent
time. Since that sewer contains both storm water AND sewer discharge from
the 7 or 8 properties "upstream" from my house, there was waste water making
a round trip from the sewer line, into and then finally back out of my
house.
I also want to emphasize that the total nmbr of reports the city has about
sewer backups this sewer line is smaller than what has actually occurred.
This is because I didn't realize, until last summer, that the problem
involved the sanitary/storm sewer. Most of the time, the water has receded
back down the drain before I ever discover the basement has been flooded.
There was always some evidence left on the floor that indicated a sewer
backup, but I had always ignored it, because I assumed the storm sewer and
sanitary sewer were separate, and that the water that flooded my basement
periodically, had come in thru/under the foundation. So I didn't file a rpt
the other 8 or 9 times this has happened to me.
And I'm sure the previous owner also didn't realize the water was coming
from the sewer. And there are likely others in the neighborhood who are
"under reported" for the same reason.
It wasn't until I saw the grass clippings, that I realized I had been
mistaken all these years (The first sewer backup I experienced was the
spring of 95).
Could you please give me the schedule for cleaning the sewer line this
spring and summer. I've been told that it was cleaned 4 times a yr in the
past. I believe last summer demonstrates that is not often enough (when it
backed up 3 times in about 45 days). I would like to be informed each time
the sewer has been cleaned, for my records.
I would also like it to be done much more often in the spring summer and
fall.
In an earlier msg, it was stated that only the drain at Brookland
PL/Brookland PK DR was an issue. That is not correct, there is also a drain
in front of 408 Myrtle St. and perhaps another in the next blk, before the
sewer drops down to the river.
I would like the drain at 408 Myrtle street to be cleaned out, as well as
the sewer line on Brookland Place, and east on Myrtle street.
I would also like your help in resolving a problem with the leaf pickup,
that I believe is contributing to this problem.
Last fall, during the final leaf pickup, the vacuum truck made a pass only
down the east side of the street. I saw them pickup the leaves, and waited,
but they never came back down to vacuum the west side of the street (where
most of the leaves were). The exact same thing happened the previous year.
Those leaves are all still there. Now that the snow had melted (luckily the
snow plow was too far away from the curb to push them into the next
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intersection), they are all still there. I would like those leaves to be
picked up immediately, before they are washed into the storm drains. If
someone with a shovel and a pickup truck has to spend an hour shoveling them
up, so be it. That's the price of having the vacuum truck skip that side of
the street last fall.
I know this can be done, please help me make sure it is done very soon. I
think it is obvious that this contributed to the problems I had last year,
and if not corrected, will de so again this yr.
Thank you,
Steve Thayer
Information Systems
(319) 356-0057
thayers@uihc.uiowa.edu
..... Original Message .....
From: Dave Elias [mailto:Dave-Elias@iowa-city.org]
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 7:22 PM
To: 'Thayer, Steve'
Cc: *City Council; Chuck Schmadeke; Rick Fosse; Richard Northam
Subject: RE: Sewer backup problems
Dear Mr. Thayer,
I'd like to acknowledge your concern and frustration regarding sewer
back-ups in your home. I will try to answer the points you raise one at a
time, and provide you with some additional information on the direction the
City intends to take in this matter.
1. Storm sewer connection to the sanitary sewer are not illegal,
although we endeavor to keep them separated as much as possible.
2. You have been provided a list of all up-stream homes and those
on your street that are connected to the sewer line in question. You can
also assume that any homes on Myrtle Street, going east to Riverside Drive
will be connected as well. You are welcome to verify these connections
yourself at the Civic Center in the Housing and Inspection Services
Department, which holds sewer connection permit records for all buildings in
Iowa City. Our sewer complaint log shows no additional complaints
registered with us for sanitary sewer back-ups on Myrtle Ave. (This is not
surprising, as the sewer line slope is quite steep as it descends to
Riverside Drive, and water will travel away quickly in this line.)
3. The Wastewater Division maintains a database of all sewer
complaints we receive. Our operators record the details of any concern
phoned into us, and a crew is assigned to respond on an emergency basis if
necessary. Our policy is to be at the location of a sewer back-up
complaint, within 30 minutes, night or day.
4. You can be assured that wastewater from your home does not make a
roundtrip, out of your home and back in. What is happening on your street
is that one storm water intake, on the corner of Brookland Park Drive and
Brookland Place, is connected to the sanitary sewer. Grass clippings on the
street may be washed in, along with sand or mud. If the sewer main becomes
blocked downstream from your house, water can back-up into your home drains.
It is our responsibility to keep the sanitary sewer main flowing. We will
certainly give your area increased attention now that we are aware of the
extent of your problem.
5. The City contains approximately 275 miles of sanitary sewer
main. The number of direct connections to storm sewers is very small
although we continue to search for ways to remove additional storm water
from our system. Sump pumps and leaky pipes are two other areas we work on
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eliminating. We must, however, take into account the cost of allowing the
excess water to be treated versus the cost of repairing or installing new
pipe through an already well developed neighborhood.
Currently, the City has begun analyzing the problem on your street, which
you have brought to our attention. Smoke testing has already been conducted
which helps us identify any unknown connections. The Engineering Division
will evaluate possible pipeline routes and associated costs. Once possible
routes are determined, property owners will be contacted in order to arrange
for the crossing of the property, or the acquisition of easements or the
property itself. I will keep you informed on the progress of this process.
In the meantime, there are a few things you might be able to do to protect
your basement from further damage. I would be happy to help you evaluate
the feasibility of any of these. If the water enters through one floor
drain, plumbing shops will have either "ball check valves" or pipe plugs
that you could insert into the drain. If the drain cannot be secured in
this way, sandbags have been used as a temporary stop to water back-ups.
Other places the water may come up include basement toilets, sinks, showers,
or washing machine drains. These can also be addressed with plugs on a
temporary basis. If you have a sump pump, be sure it is regularly tested
and functional, wherever it is plumbed to.
If you detect any gurgling or slow running sewers from your home, call
anytime on our Sewer Emergency Line at 356-5177.
If you would like to discuss your concerns directly with me, please call or
stop in at our office.
Dave Elias
Superintendent
4366 Napoleon St. SE
Landfill and Wastewater Division
City of Iowa City
phone: 319-356-5170
Marian Karr
From: Caroline Dieterle [caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 5:59 PM
To: opinion@presscitizen.com
Cc: co u ncil@iowa-city.org
Subject: Your editorializing.
The Press Citizen's editorializing that the City Council MUST not pass an anti-war resolution because we must
"support our troops" is superficial thinking at best and foolish at worst.
The mayor and Council should remember that "All politics are local politics", and an anti-war resolution
supports our troops with the desire that they will not be asked to bleed and die in an arguably unconstitutional
war, started on a pre-emptive strike basis(!), without first exhausting all peaceful alternatives.
1 personally know people who are being called up to active duty and are going because they feel honor botmd
by their enlistment to do so - but they do not think war in Iraq is a good idea at all and do not want to be going
to it. Another of my students was just into my office this afternoon to tell me the same thing.
True patriots take the Constitution seriously and use their right to free speech to debate the nation's course of
action and attempt to influence it.
You owe your readers an apology.
- Caroline Dieterle
727 Walnut St.
Ph.: 338-8674, 353-5736
............... Text of forwarded message ...............
From: "lauri di routh" <lauridi~hotmail.com>
To: caroline-dieterle~uiowa.edu, solarcoon~aaahawk.com
Cc: ceb@dreamscape.com
Subject: civil disobedience begins .....
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 18:53:55 +0000
Status:
For Immediate Release: 12:30PM--March 13, 2003
Contacts: Celia Alario, (310) 721-6517; Ted Glick, (973) 460-1458, United for Peace and Justice,
www.unitedforpeace.org
4 Peace Activists ARRESTED at Capitol Building in Washington DC in Kick Off of Massive Non-
violent Civil Disobedience Campaign
Mother of Marine on Active Gulf Duty Among Those Calling for Congressional Leadership
to Stop The War
Intensified Protests Scheduled for DC Monday March 17th & 49 Cities NATIONWIDE all
Next Week
Washington, DC- Four people were arrested this morning on the west steps of the Capitol Building
in Washington, DC in an act of non-violent direct action against the possible war in Iraq. Calling on
Congress to re-open the debate and vote against war, the four were arrested after being denied entry
into the Capitol Building.
3/14/03
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Nancy Lessin, co-founder of Military Families Speak Out, a national organization of individuals
and families with relatives or loved ones in the military, Kelly Campbell, who helped found
September 1 lth Families for Peaceful Tomorrows after losing a relative in the Pentagon Building,
Bob Wing of United for Peace and Justice, and Molly McGrath of the National Youth and Student
Peace Coalition flashed peace signs to supporters as they were taken away by police.
The four were among a number of speakers at a press conference today announcing the kick off a
massive campaign of non-violent civil disobedience in Washington DC and across the nation,
calling for peace and protesting war in Iraq. The Emergency Campaign to Reclaim Democracy and
Stop the War Now was initiated by United for Peace and Justice and the National Youth and
Student Peace Coalition, both coalitions comprised of hundreds of organizations.
These groups, along with the Iraq Pledge of Resistance have put out a call for peaceful direct
actions starting immediately, in hopes of stopping the war BEFORE it starts. Non-violent direct
actions are set to begin Monday March 17th and continue throughout the week in DC. Actions are
also planned
for the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco tomorrow, and ~vill take place at Congressional
offices and other locations throughout the country in the coming days.
All of those arrested today see non-violent direct action as their civic duty, and as a last resort in the
efforts to prevent war and encourage Congressional leaders to carry out the will of their
constituents. Now is the time to take action, we believe we CAN still stop the war, and we ask
people of conscious to come to Washington DC to join us in non-violent civil disobedience on
March 17th. Don't wait until the bombs start falling to do everything you can for peace, said Nancy
Lessin, founder of Military Families Speak Out, who carried a body bag to the Capitol action as a
reminder of what war would mean for many families in her group.
Kelly Campbell of September 11 Families for Peaceful Tomorrows commented, "A
majority of the American people and a huge majority of the world's people continue to oppose a
unilateral U.S. war on Iraq, and yet Congress refuses to do their duty. If they won't uphold the
Constitution and represent the people, we will."
EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN TO RECLAIM DEMOCRACY & STOP THE WAR NOW! Is a
Campaign Initiated by United for Peace and Justice, www,unitedforpeace,org & the National Youth
and Student Peace Coalition href=!'http://www.nyspc.net">www.nyspc,net And Cosponsored by
the Iraq Pledge of Resistance and the National Peace Lobby Project
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From: Irvin Pfab [ipfab@avalon.net]
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 8:48 AM
To: Irvin Pfab
Subject: 31603fw..Town's apathy condoned hate crime:Denver Post, by Diane Carman-Denver Post Columnist
Denver Post
diane carman
Town's apathy condoned hate crime
By Diane Carman
Denver Post Columnist
Sunday, March 16, 2003 - The Kyle Skyock story is a touchy one in Rifle. So it was no surprise when none of the alleged
assailants, the law enforcement officers who botched the investigation or the attorneys who declined to prosecute attended the federal
court hearing last week.
It's as if they wish the whole thing would just go away.
But a group of volunteer attorneys wouldn't let that happen.
On Feb. 11, 2001, the bleeding, broken body of 16-year-old Skyock, who is gay, was found in a ravine along a
rural road in Rifle. He had a fractured skull, three broken ribs, a burn on his shoulder, a lacerated chin and
numerous ring-shaped, boot-shaped, baseball-bat-shaped bruises on his body.
Astonishingly, a local forensic pathologist said the injuries probably were the result of a fall.
Despite repons that one of Skyock's alleged assailants later bragged on the school bus about "beating up the
fag," Garfield County District Attorney Mac Meyers chose not to prosecute the case.
Then a year later, after Skyock's memory of events had returned and a forensic pathologist from Arapahoe
County had determined the injuries were "consistent with a beating," the district attorney still refused to
reopen the investigation.
No one was ever charged in the incident.
But on Thursday, Skyock finally got his day in court.
He told U.S. Senior District Judge John Kane about that awful night, about the assailant who said it was "time
to beat up the faggot" and the one who said "give me a turn with the bat."
"I thought I was going to die," Skyock said.
His mother, Sharlene, told of sitting in the hospital w/th her son in a coma. She told of working five jobs
waiting tables, cleaning houses and selling Avon to pay for his medical bills.
His father, Michael, described the photos he took of his son's bruised, swollen, bleeding body. Then he told of
how his son has changed from a happy, gregarious teenager to a nervous, jumpy young man.
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At one point the courtroom ran out of Kleenex.
After more than an hour of this, Kane was outraged.
He awarded damages in sums he said would never be sufficient. "Certainly a jury would have awarded more,"
he said.
Two of Skyock's alleged assailants previously had reached a settlement with the family. The other two, Bill
and Brian June, and their mother, Jane Jennings, had ignored the lawsuit.
"They thought they'd get away with this," Sharlene Skyock said.
Kane ordered the Junes to pay nearly $1 million in punitive damages. They also must pay Skyock's attorneys'
fees, $40,790 for his medical bills and $200,000 to compensate for pain and suffering.
Jennings, who allegedly stood by while the underage boys got drunk in her home the night of the beating, must
pay $32,000 for her negligence.
"There is no doubt at all this is a hate crime," Kane said. "And there is no doubt that it was vicious.
It was "worse than savage."
And then he shook his head.
In Rifle, a place with such "extraordinary beauty, to see this kind of ugliness is so distasteful and outrageous."
But even more outrageous than the actual crime is the town's subsequent indifference to it. It failed to
recognize that a hate crime had been committed. By its unwillingness to condemn the sentiment that caused it,
the town ultimately condoned it.
Kane struggled to express the full measure of his disgust.
The German philosopher Johann von Goethe had said it best, he finally said.
"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action."
Diane Carman's column runs Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. E-mail: dcarman~denverpost, com,
3/17/03
IPll
IOWA CITYPOLICE
ANNUAL REPORT
SPECIAL
2002
'l'able of Contents
Message from the Chief of Police ............... Page 3
Field Operations - Patrol .......................... Page 4
Calls for Service ..................................... Page 4
Reports Taken ....................................... Page 5
Arrests ................................................. Page 5
Traffic Citations ...................................... Page 6
Parking Tickets ...................................... Page 6
Grant Activity ......................................... Page 7
Special Response Team (SRT) ................. Page 7
K-9 ...................................................... Page 8
Special Crimes Action Team (SCAT) .......... Page 8
Bombs and Explosives ............................ Page 8
Use of Force Summary ............................ Page 9
Community Policing ................................ Page 9-10
Investigations ........................................ Page 10-11
Department Awards ................................ Page 11
Department Honors ................................. Page 12
Administrative Services ........................... Page 13
Animal Care and Adoption ........................ Page 13-14
Community Services - School Resource ..... Page 15
Crime Prevention .................................... Page 15
Emergency Communications Center ........... Page 16-17
Evidence & Property Control ..................... Page 17
Planning & Research .............................. Page 17-18
Records ................................................ Page 18-19
Training ................................................ Page 19-20
Accreditation .......................................... Page 20
ICPD Employee Listing & Activity ............... Page 21
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The year end report fi~r the Iowa City Police Department reflects the activities that the men and
women ~¢' the organization were engaged in during 2002.
Upon review q[ the year end report 1 believe you will find the work product q[ individuals who
are dedicated to serving the citizens qt'the City q[ lowa City and the many individuals who visit
the City.
The (~fficers q[ the Iowa City' Police Department are involved in many activities in the course q[
their duties that have a positive impact on the quality (?/" li{k in the City'. Whether the officers are
inwtlved in residential patrol, walking the downtown area, traf/[c enforcement, or education
ef/brts, all are guided by the Department's Mission Statement.
The Police Department continues to utilize grant rmmies when grant.[gnds are available. The
department works closely with other law enforcement agencies, other departments within the
City, and citizens groups to provide a high quality q[prqfessional law erCbrt ement sen'ices to all
q[ our citizens.
The department continues its review (~[ all policies on a regular basis, as well as a review to
ensure compliance with the stan&trds (~' national accreditation. In March the Department
received recognition as an accredited law e;!{brcement agency. The accreditation is a rigorous
process, which requires the agencies to not only have policies in place, but have proq[' of
compliance. The Iowa City Police Department became one q[' only 566 Ixtw EnJbrcement
Agencies (~[ the more than 21,600 agencies in the United States and Cana&t to achieve
Accreditation.
The department continues to provide necessary training fi)r all members (~' the department by
utilization ~' in-house training, MATS, the Iowa 12~w Enforcement Academy, Mobile Team
Training Unit IV and the Regional Training Center in Sioux City'. Officers averaged ninety (90)
hours per ojfieer. The ttztining consisted of three
thousand seven hundred eighteen (3.718) hours
(t[ in-house training, six hundred ninety six (696)
hours (~'local training coordinated in part by the
department and m'o thousand two (2,002) hours
q[q~'site training.
The men and women q[ the lowa City Police
Department sen, ed the City ~[' Iowa City well in
the past year, and look fi)m'ard to continued
improvement in 2003.
R. J. Winkelhake, Chicle[Police
A message from Captain Matt Johnson, Field Operations Commander:
Field Operations consists of the Patrol and Investigations divisions, as well as SRT
(Special Response Team), SCAT (Street Crime Action Team), K-9, and Bomb and
Explosives technicians. The Department has three Uniform Patrol watches, which
operate in eight-hour blocks throughout the day.
2002 continued to present challenges in training. Several new officers were hired to
replace officers who resigned or retired. The training of these new officers is a
department wide function but one which falls primarily on the men and women of the
field training unit. These officers oversee the development and training which each new
officer must undergo before being released for solo patrol. This was particularly
significant in 2002 as the department achieved accredited status, through CALEA,
(Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies). The role of the field
training officer in monitoring compliance with and understanding of new policy was
crucial to accomplishment of this goal.
FIELD OPERATIONS- PATROL
The Patrol Division was comprised of 52 sworn officers and 4 non-sworn Community
Service Officers; 1 Captain- Commander of Field Operations, 3 Lieutenants- Watch
Commanders, 6 Sergeants- Watch Supervisors, 43 sworn uniformed officers, and 4
non-sworn Community Service Officers.
Calls for Service
80000-
70000-
60000-
50000-
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2002 2001 2000 1999
1998 1997
1996 1995
1994 1993
In 2002, the Iowa City Police Department responded to 70,519 calls for service. This
reflects an increase of 2,834 calls for service from 2001.
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7000
6000
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2002 2001 2000
Traffic Citations
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
In 2002, Iowa City Police officers issued 7,639 traffic citations. This represented a
decrease of 408 traffic citations from 2001.
Parking Tickets
46000.
41000.
36000-
31000.
26000.
21000-
16000-
11000-
6000-
1000
2002 2001 2000
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
In 2002, Iowa City Police officers and Community Service officers issued 42,529 parking
tickets. This was an increase of 4,931 parking tickets from 2001.
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GRANT ACTIVITY
In 2002, the Iowa City Police Department remained a partner with the Governor's
Highway Traffic Safety Bureau, operating under a grant through that agency. This grant
allowed the Department to staff special enforcement projects focusing on impaired
driver enforcement, vehicle occupant restraint violations, traffic safety and alcohol
enforcement. This grant made available $20,000 in directed enforcement funds and
$1,000 for training.
As part of this grant, Iowa City Police officers:
Collaborated with other law enforcement agencies in a variety of projects,
including a statewide motor vehicle safety project as well as local alcohol
enforcement operations. Local operations teamed Iowa City Police and
University of Iowa Police officers together to do alcohol enforcement in downtown
iowa City.
· Made nearly 1000 contacts related to occupant protection.
· Made over 600 contacts with drivers for other traffic law related violations.
SPECIAL RESPONSE TEAM -(SRT)
In 2002, the Iowa City Police
Department Special Response
Team, whose mission is to
respond to and effect resolution
of high risk incidents, continued
to train toward that purpose.
Training consists of monthly
exercises designed to test team
readiness and operation.
Last year, the SRT was involved
in several incident, which
included high risk search and
arrest warrant service, criminal
apprehension, and barricaded
gunman type calls.
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K-9
Officer Ronnie Gist and his partner, K-9 Gallo, conducted 184 drug searches of
vehicles, buildings/residences, and articles (packages, bags, currency, etc.). Many of
these searches resulted in Gallo locating or alerting to drugs/narcotics. Officer Gist and
Gallo also conducted building searches and open air tracking, criminal apprehension
and officer protection activities. Officer Gist and Gallo continued to train with other area
law enforcement and corrections K-9 teams, adding the variety of training environments
which would otherwise be available to the Iowa City Police K-9 unit.
SPECIAL CRIMES ACTION TEAM- (SCAT)
As a result of the SCAT mission being directed toward taking
a more proactive approach toward crime suppression, SCAT
officers remained a very active unit of the Police Department.
SCAT was again actively involved in the investigation of a
variety of criminal offenses including assaults, gang activity,
drug and narcotics violations, public disorder, property
crimes, driving offenses, and weapons violations. During
2002, SCAT officers seized nearly 50 weapons from the
street, including rifles, shotguns, handguns, edged weapons
and impact weapons. SCAT officers fielded over 130
requests for assistance from both the uniformed patrol
division and from the Investigative sections as well as
requests for assistance from other agencies. During their
investigations, SCAT officers seized significant quantities of
illegal drugs, including heroin, crack cocaine, powder
cocaine and marijuana, as well as other controlled
substances.
BOMBS AND EXPLOSIVES
The Iowa City Police Department has two officers assigned to the Johnson County
Metro Bomb Squad, including the squad
commander. In this squad are representatives
from The Johnson County Sheriff's Department
and the Coralville Police Department. In 2002,
the Metro Bomb Squad, through the efforts of
the Johnson County Sheriff's office, outfitted a
new Bomb Squad vehicle. The Bomb Squad
investigated a variety of incidents involving
threats, suspicious packages, explosive devices
(which include chemical bombs, undetonated
military ordnance, and homemade bombs) and
detonations. The squad holds training exercises
once per month.
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USEOFFORCESUMMARY
Use of Force - 3 Year Comparison
COMMUNITY POLICING
Administration, established regular meetings held at the Broadway Neighborhood
Center. The purpose of these meetings was to encourage development of ideas and
dialogue about how to best serve the needs of not only the Broadway neighborhood, but
also other areas of town where programs and services would be beneficial. A summer
basketball tournament and other activities which promoted involvement and interaction
with neighborhood residents highlighted these efforts.
INVESTIGATIONS ~
The investigations unit is comprised of eight sworn officers, a sergeant and a lieutenant.
The lieutenant serves as the Investigations Commander, and maintains the position of
Project Manager for the Johnson County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force. The sergeant
is assigned as the Evening Supervisor of the unit. There are four core general
investigators who individually focus on financial crimes, sex crimes, or property crimes.
One general investigator is assigned to the investigations unit as a one-year
assignment. A gang investigator is assigned to work closely with the SCAT unit, a
narcotics investigator is assigned to the Johnson County Drug Task Force, and a
domestic violence investigator focuses on domestic - related crimes and works closely
with the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and the Rape Victim Advocacy
Program.
The positions of narcotics investigator and domestic violence investigator are partially
funded through grants. The grant for the narcotics investigator is paid through the
Governor's Office on Drug Control Policy (ODCP). The information on the grant
investigators statistics are maintained outside the investigative unit and are forwarded to
ODCP on monthly and semi-annual reports, which include yearly audits and on site
visits. The domestic violence investigator is also required to make monthly, quarterly,
and annual reports to the state on the cases that are investigated.
Investigators are assigned to attend various training schools throughout the year. There
is a thirty-two hour block of training during the first quarter of the year for all
investigators. Investigators received further training on a wide variety of topics such as
the Law Enforcement Intelligence Network (LEIN), Drug Enforcement, Domestic
Violence, Financial Crimes, Child Abuse, Computer Crimes, Sex Crimes Investigations,
Death Investigations, Rape Victim Advocacy Training, and Interviewing and
Interrogation techniques.
Investigators are encouraged to participate in a variety of committees and organizations
to aid in investigations and provide for victim services. Locally, Investigators represent
the Iowa City Police Department on the Johnson County Domestic Violence
Investigation Team, the Johnson County Sexual Assault Investigator's Team, the
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner's Committee, the Department of Human Services
Johnson County Multi-Disciplinary Team for Child Abuse, and the Department of
Human Services Johnson County Multidisciplinary Team for Dependent Adult Abuse.
Regional organizations include the Johnson County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force, the
Law Enforcement Intelligence Network (LEIN), Mid-States Organized Crime Information
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Center (MOCIC), the Iowa Sex Crimes Investigators Association and the Iowa Chapter
of the Midwest Gang Investigators Association.
Investigations Unit activities for 2002 are as follows:
The total number of cases cleared in 2002 was 769. This is an increase over the 2001
total of 685 cases closed. The most significant increases were seen in the categories of
sexual abuse, robbery, and financial crimes involving fraud or forgeries. Financial
crimes appear to be growing, not only in the number of cases investigated, but also in
their complexity involving counterfeiting, forgery, and identity theft. In addition to
criminal investigations, investigators also completed 16 background investigations on
police applications.
2002 DEPARTMENT AWARDS AND HONORS
Officer Gregory Humrichouse was presented with the Richard W. Lee Award during the
January 7, 2003 Iowa City Council meeting. The Lee Award is presented annually to an
Iowa City Police Officer who is nominated by his supervisors and peers based on
specific criteria. He must practice the profession with dedication and generosity, exhibit
dignity and understanding at all times, have a genuine compassion for people, both
citizens and fellow officers, and demonstrate unique ways of policing. Officer Greg
Humrichouse has been with the Iowa City Police Department for 9 years and is currently
assigned to the day watch. In addition to his patrol duties he is a Field Training Officer,
a Drug Recognition Expert, and a Crime Scene Technician. Congratulations to Officer
Humrichouse for displaying the qualities and professionalism for which we all can be
proud of.
Previous Richard W. Lee Award recipients were Officer P. Kevin Bailey in 2000 and
Officer Daniel Dreckman in 2001.
Pictured from left to right are Chief
R.J. Winkelhake, Retired Captain
Richard W. Lee and the 2002
Richard W. Lee Award Recipient,
Officer Greg Humrichouse
2002 RICHARD W. LEE AWARD RECIPIENT
Officer Greg Humrichouse
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LOCAL OFFICERS AND CITIZEN HONORED
Pictured from leff to right are Officer Edwin McMartin, Mark Furman,
and Officer Charles Singleman.
The Travis County, Texas Sheriff's Department honored Iowa City
Police Officers Charles Singleman and Edwin McMartin, along
with Mark Furman, an Iowa City citizen. All three were presented
plaques for their quick action in capturing a dangerous felon.
On June 2, 2002 at 1:36 p.m. Iowa City Police Emergency
Communications Operator Donna Bogs answered a 9-1-1 call
from Mark Furman who stated he believed he recognized a wanted individual who had
been featured on the popular television program, America's Most Wanted. He stated
the man was an escaped murderer from Austin, Texas. The suspect's description was
a white male, 5' 9", dark complexion, dark curly hair, wearing a dark baseball cap, dark
sweatshirt, and carrying a guitar. Iowa City Police Officers Charles Singleman and
Edwin McMartin arrived within 2 minutes, and stopped and questioned Joshua Daniel
Johannes, a.k.a. "Anthony Carter" in the parking lot of Chong's Supermarket, 409 S.
Gilbert Street. Meanwhile, Emergency Communications Operators Donna Bogs and
Lori Peterson quickly accessed America's Most Wanted web site and were able to
obtain valuable descriptive information, which was cross-referenced with the National
Crime Identification System (NClC) that provided positive identification. They not only
discovered that the suspect was wanted by the Travis County, Texas Sheriff's Office for
escape, but also there were four outstanding nation-wide warrants for Johannes' arrest.
Johannes was being held for murder at the time of his escape from custody on October
22, 2001. He was taken into custody by Officers Singleman and McMartin and
transported to the Johnson County Jail without incident.
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
The Administrative Services function of the Iowa City Police Department supports
Operations in carrying out its assigned duties. Administrative Services consists of
Animal Control, Community Services, Emergency Communications, Evidence &
Property Control, Planning & Research, Records, Training & Accreditation and Uniform
& Equipment Control. Captain Tom Widmer oversees each of these divisions/functions
which are made up of 26 full-time, 4 part-time, and 4 work-study employees.
Items of note for 2002:
As a result of much attention and hard work, the Iowa City Police Department
officially became accredited in March through the Commission on Accreditation
for Law Enforcement Agencies. This represents a significant accomplishment in
that we are one of only nine law enforcement agencies in Iowa to achieve this
standard.
Again this year, our Department was awarded
a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance
for be used towards the replacement cost of
officer's vests. The reward this year was in the
amount of $3367.50.
Procedures were put into place which
eliminated the need for the compilation and
storage of arrest records. This not only saves
several hundred hours of staff time each year,
but it opened up space which will be better
used for staffing.
Animal Care Technician Gwen Williams was
chosen as the ASPCA/Premier Animal Shelter
Worker of the Year. In addition to an engraved
award, she was given a scholarship (all
expense paid) to their annual conference.
Gwen Williams, ASPCA / Premier
Animal Shelter Worker of the Year
ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION
The Animal Services Division of the Iowa City Police Department is made up of a
Supervisor, Misha Goodman, 3 Animal Care Officers, 2 full time Animal Care
Technicians and a Temporary Clerk who performs data entry and assists with reception
desk duties.
Utilization of volunteers continues to be an important part of the Animal Services
division. In 2002 the volunteer program was revamped to allow volunteers additional
training and opportunity to advance to different ability levels which require additional
responsibilities. In 2002, 55 volunteers put in 1,994 ¥2 hours of service.
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The Animal Services statistics for 2002 are as follows:
Total animals impounded into the center 2,208
Total animal adoptions 636
Total animals reclaimed by their owner 574
Total wild animals relocated 46
Animals transferred to rescue 101
Animals transferred to rehabilitators 56
Euthanized (due to aggressiveness, disposition, injury, illness) 561
Euthanized (due to overcrowding/lack of cage space) 6
Dog and cat licenses issued 3,533
Microchips implanted 828
Field calls handled 870
Citations issued 44
Warnings issued 254
Grants for dog training 10
Fostered with Cold Noses Warm Hearts 48
Animal Services staff continues to utilize the media (radio, cable access television in
Iowa City and Coralville, print media, web site linked to national adoption web sites as
well as the Friends of the Animal Center Foundation web site) to promote adoption and
proper care of animals. Adoptathon was held this year and resulted in 15 animal
adoptions. The foundation in conjunction with the center staff ran the first Paws in the
Park annual dog walk, which took in more than $18,000 in entry fees and donations.
The third annual Holiday With the Hounds was again a huge success and resulted in
over $7,000 in cash donations as well as lots of product for the animal's care and
comfort.
This division was able to meet most of its objectives for 2002, including increasing the
in-house spay and neuter to 95 % prior to adoption, replacing the air conditioning/heat
system, working on setting up the license renewal system, and obtaining a $5000 HSUS
grant to offer scholarships to Iow income residence for dog obedience training.
Objectives for 2003
· Install roof over outdoor kennel runs to protect dogs from adverse weather
conditions. (carry-over)
· Install guillotine door from indoor kennel to outside kennel run for safety
purposes when handling vicious dogs
· Work with local groups to establish an off leash dog park
· Complete RFP (request for payment) for veterinary service. This will allow for a
fair and cost efficient way to provide veterinary services for animals at the facility.
· Start limited behavioral "Help-Line" to assist public.
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COMMUNITY SERVICES
The Community Services unit is divided into two evolving functions, School Resources
and Crime Prevention.
School Resource
Officer Al Mebus completed his first full year in this position. He spent the year
attempting to assist the public schools in their implementation of the "Michigan Model"
health curriculum. This was done by being a part of the ICCSD Health Curriculum
Review Team and the Health Services Advisory Committee. While we have not taken
on the partnership in this program that we envisioned, Officer Mebus has facilitated
classroom visits to all schools in Iowa City. There were a total of 21 different officers
making 284 visits for purposes of classroom presentations, recess and lunchtime visits
and participating in parent/student organizations. We again helped plan and participated
in the "Substance Free
Summer"High on eventthe lastat S.E.day Jr.of ~-'11~ k~:'l~ i1'
school.
The D.A.R.E. program
continues at Regina for all 6th
graders. Officer Mebus led a
group of 69 students through
the 17-week program to
graduation in the Spring of
2002. He started another
group of 75 students who are
scheduled to graduate in the
Spring of 2003.
Officer Al Mebus teaches DARE to ~h graders at Regina Elementary.
In the area of Child Safety, we continued our support and participation in the activities of
the Johnson County SAFEKIDS Coalition (Officer Mebus is on the Steering Committee)
and Safety Village (Officer Mebus is on the Board of Directors). The Iowa City Police
Department added two NHTSA Certified Child Safety Seat Technicians (hosted the
training) which increased our ability to do the inspections. Officer Mebus personally
logged 118 seat inspections in 2002, each taking 20-30, minutes. In addition, nine
"Safety Seat Inspection" events were held in various locations (vehicle dealerships,
malls) in Iowa City last year. Officers participated in two "Bicycle Rodeos" at
elementary schools and the Community Services Unit serves as an outlet for the
purchase child bike helmets at reduced cost. We remain committed to the safe
transportation of children in our community.
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Officer Mebus also coordinated the Iowa City activities for the 6th Citizen's Police
Academy, teaches TIPS (Training Intervention Procedures for Servers), and instructs
the "Self-Defense for Women" training through the Rec. Center.
Objectives for 2003
· Expand the number of child
safety seat "Inspection
Events" through our
partnership with Johnson
County SAFEKI DS.
· Look for ways to increase the
number of officer contacts in
school activities/visits.
Crime Prevention
Above, Captain Tom Widmer poses with two of his "shopping buddies"
during the 2002 Annual 'SHOP WITH A COP" event in December.
Staffing restrictions dictate that no police officer was able to be assigned to this position,
We have been attempting to provide the community with this service by utilizing
volunteers. Volunteers contacted and entered all active "Neighborhood Watch"
participants into a computer database. A program entitled "Neighborhood Alert" is
under development which will provide citizens information by e-mail about crimes
occurring in their neighborhood as well as information on crime prevention. Officers
have been assigned to address existing "Neighborhood Watch" groups as they request.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
Calls for Service: 70,519
Fire Calls for Service: 3515 (which includes EMS)
9-1-1 Calls Recorded: 18,764
Vehicle inquiries run by officers and operators:
(approx.)
195,000
The staff includes one full time supervisor, (9) full time operators, and (1) 3A time
operator and (1) 1/2 operator. All positions are filled at this time.
Donna Davis successfully completed both EMD certification and the 40-hour State
sponsored Telecommunications training.
Additional training was completed by various operators in the following areas:
Disaster Communications; various seminars concerning Terrorism; Emergency
management; Iowa City Fire Department MABAS protocol, and updated computer
training. Two Emergency Communication Operators participated in a mock disaster
drill sponsored by Johnson County Civil Defense. Three operators attended the annual
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EMS Saturday informational seminars last February sponsored by the Johnson County
EMS Association. Ten operators were re-certified for Emergency Medical Dispatching.
A number of ECOs participated in community events including CPR training, School
Visits, Child Safety Seat installation and instruction, the annual Shop with a Cop event
sponsored by the local Police Association.
We are successfully utilizing two volunteers at the Front Desk position, one on Monday
morning and the second on Saturday afternoons, These volunteers have been a
welcome addition that allow for providing better service at our front desk area.
Emergency Communication Objectives for 2003
· Explore ways to capture accurate dispatch/response times for all fire calls.
· To update the training manual, incorporating the new technology.
· Integrating a new phone system.
POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS POUCE UNE DO NOT CROSS POLl4
EVIDENCE AND PROPERTY CONTROL
Community Service Officer David Harris is in charge of this function. In 2002, there
were a total of 1683 cases where property was submitted as evidence and 278
incidents classified as found property. Each case has a minimum of one, and in some
cases, hundreds of individual items attached to it. Each item must be stored in such a
way that the integrity of the evidence is maintained. Many of the items require being
sent to the DCI Lab in Des Moines for analysis or processing. CSO Harris insures the
evidence is packaged and documented and sent using prescribed standards for
evidence. Classified separate the found property, a total of 172 bicycles were turned
into the department in 2002.
Checklists were developed this year for the proper submission of each type of evidence
that may be received. This was done to standardize the way evidence is handled and
insure all officers are aware of the procedures.
Officer Harris' is also responsible for all departmental photographs. This includes
transporting the film for development, retrieval and documentation. He also makes
copies of audio and video tapes which are needed for court and investigations. He also
spends time in court, introducing and establishing the integrity of the item submitted as
evidence.
PLANNING AND RESEARCH
Sgt. Mike Brotherton began the first three months of 2002 by attending and graduating
from the Southern Police Institute (SPI) at the University of Louisville in Louisville,
Kentucky. The 12-week officer administration course is highly recognized throughout
the nation as one of the top chief executive training programs.
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The planning and research position was expanded to take on a more direct supervisory
role in the day to day operations of both the records and radio communications
departments. In this capacity, Sgt. Brotherton under the direction of the Captain of
Administrative Services, worked with and assisted civilian supervisors of these two
departments. These duties included integrating daily communications, input on the
evaluations of employees, the hiring of new personnel and coordinating a joint team
approach to problem solving. As a result, both departments are gaining better insight
into one another and working towards common goals. In addition, familiarization with
the recently installed computer software upgrade in late 2001 continues to improve and
has resulted in a number of new data search programs being created.
www. icgov, org/police
Another milestone was gained when the Police Department's web page went on line on
the Internet. Several public information reports are now being published including the
daily Arrest Docket, Police Activity Log and the Public Intoxication and Use of Force
synopsis. Now the news media as well as citizens have easy access to these reports.
This has streamlined the release of information from the Police Department. We also
hope this has helped to better inform and share with the community about police
department activities, accomplishments and the services we provide.
During the year we were able to expand our partnerships with volunteers in the
community. At the end of the year there were a total of nine volunteers working in
support services at the department who donated almost 1000 hours of their time. Not
only did we continue to solidify our relationships with volunteers from the Retired Senior
& Volunteer Program, we were also able to recruit volunteers to work at the police
department from the Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association. We also embarked
on developing a new program entitled Neighborhood Alert that promises to be an
effective way to communicate safety matters directly with citizens in the community. It
is planned to use volunteers to staff this program.
This past year the police video, "Alcohol - The Law & Your Responsibility" was released
and shown on the local city government and University cable channel. It can also be
viewed on the department's website. The safety video focused on excessive and
underage drinking. The video was a collaboration with the University of Iowa Stepping
Up Coalition.
POLICE RECORDS
Records ended the year with some major changes. Jo Farnsworth became the Records
Supervisor in June 2002. Lori Schroeder was hired as a Senior Records Clerk and
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Becky Linn was hired as a Records Clerk. Records have a fulltime staff of five, one part
time employee and four work-study positions.
This year Sgt. Brotherton implemented a volunteer project that currently adds four
volunteers to our staff. The volunteers typically work four hours a day once a week.
They have been a great addition to our staff.
A total of 12,682 cases (3.75% increase over 2001) were processed this year. These
cases represent 9,758 charges being filed (33% increase over 2001). Processing of
these cases and charges changed considerably in August when Records began
scanning case file paperwork.
The scanned documents attach to
the incident entered into the
computer by Records personnel.
Scanning will eliminate the need
for paper retention and
microfilming all case files. It will
also make reports more
accessible to department
personnel.
Records Super~,isor, Jo Farrnsworth (left),
shows Lori Sehroeder (back) and BeclO' Linn
(seated) how m scan documents into the
Records ,?stem.
Records personnel are responsible for entering all of Iowa City criminal statistical data
for the Uniform Crime Report by the FBI. Records personnel also completes data entry
of traffic tickets issued by officers. A total of 7,639 tickets were issued in 2002 (5.34
decrease over 2001 ).
Records completed approximately 1,500 criminal history checks for the public and
private sector in 2002. Records continues to inform the public that personal criminal
history data recently became available on-line.
Records Objectives for 2002
· Complete scanning process of all 2002 records.
· Create a policy and procedure manual for Records Division.
· Refine software to meet departmental needs.
· Research ways to eliminate paperwork
TRAINING AND ACCREDITATION
Traininq
In 2002 officers attended a total of 3718 hours of in-house training. Based on 72 sworn
officers this averaged approx. 51.5 hours per officer. Officers attended 696 hours of
local training (training in part coordinated by the Iowa City Police Department).
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Members attended 82 off-site training sessions totaling 2002 hours. Based on 72 sworn
personnel officers attending 6416 hours of training, officers averaged approx. 90 hours
of training in 2002. Off-Site training was primarily provided at MTTU IV in East Moline,
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, and the Regional Training Center in Sioux City. Local
training was primarily provided by the Regional Training Center in Sioux City.
In-house training consisted of the annual Multi-Agency Training Session (MATS); a 24-
hour block of training and three other mandatory training days focusing largely on use of
force and vehicle operation issues. Additionally department members attended bi-
annual NCIC re-certification training in 2002. Also conducted in-house and not counted
in the training hours was FATS training and Watch Training.
In-house training also consisted of on-going watch training and Firearm Training System
(FATS) training, which averaged approx. 4.5 hours per officer above the training
mentioned above. When combined with the more formalized training listed above,
officers received approx. 56 hours of in-house training.
Training Objectives for 2003
· Further refine and improve in-house training.
· Continue to bring training sessions to the area.
· Refine record keeping system,
· Address needs identified by the training committee.
Accreditation
In March 2002, the Department was formally accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
During 2002 the department began an extensive review of department
directives in order to ensure ongoing compliance with accreditation
standards.
Accreditation Objectives for 2003
· Complete current directive review.
· Continue documentation of standards.
· Come into compliance with additional non-mandatory standards.
· Refine Accreditation files for ease of use.
· Refine procedures for ensuring that time sensitive standards / reports are
complied with.
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2002 IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
SWORN PERSONNEL
Chief R. J. Winkelhake
Captain Matt Johnson
Captain Tom Widmer
Lieutenant Sid Jackson
Lieutenant Dan Sellers
Lieutenant Jim Steffen
Lieutenant Rick Wyss
Sergeant Mike Brotherton
Sergeant Bill Campbell
Sergeant Doug Hart
Sergeant Kevin Heick
Sergeant Kevin Hurd
Sergeant Troy Kelsay
Sergeant Brian Krei
Sergeant Vicki Lalla
Sergeant Mike Lord
Officer Kristen Adkins
Officer Chris Akers
Officer Jorey Bailey
Officer Kevin Bailey
Officer Paul Batcheller
Officer Kevin Berg
Officer Jerry Blomgren
Officer Nicole Bok
+ Officer Todd Cheney
Officer Jenny Clarahan
Officer Gabe Cook
+ Officer Zach Diersen
Officer Dan Dreckman
Officer David Droll
Officer Steve Duffy
Officer Jeff Fink
Officer Steve Fortmann
Officer Colin Fowler
Officer Derek Frank
Officer Scott Gaarde
Officer Robert Gass
Officer Ron Gist
Officer Dave Gonzalez
Officer Matt Hansen
Officer Bob Hartman
Officer Mark Hewlett
SWORN PERSONNEL (cont)
+ Officer Matt Huber
Officer Harry Huff
- Officer Kevin Humiston
Officer Greg Humrichouse
Officer Travis Jelinek
Officer Paul Jacobs
Officer Steve Kivi
# Officer Gerry Knock
Officer Marty Leik
Officer Erik Lippold
Officer Troy Lorence
Officer Andy Martin
+ Officer Matt McGeough
Officer Ed McMartin
Officer R. A. Mebus
Officer Scott Miller
Officer Marcus Mittvalsky
# Officer Dan Moore
Officer Dave Nixon
- Officer Tony Noble
Officer Michelle Powills
Officer Kevin Prestegard
# Officer Deb Protaskey
Officer Dan Roth
Officer Becki Sammons
Officer Abe Schabilion
# Officer Ed Schultz
Officer David Schwindt
Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
Officer
Denise Shaffer-Brotherton
Charles Singleman
Mike Smithey
D. J. Steva
Terry Tack
Bill Welch
Darin Zacharias
# Retired (4)
* Promotion (1)
+ Hired in 2002 (5)
- Left Employment (3)
~ Intercity Transfer (1)
NON-SWORN
Administrative Secretary
Linda White
Emerqency Communications
Nancy Sereduck, Supervisor
Donna Bogs
Lori Connell
Donna Davis, Part Time
Kathy Droll
Todd Evans
Susan Fuhrmeister
Sandy Heick
Kelly Jehle, Part Time
Dawn Miller
Merry Rooks
Sue Thomas
Community Service Officers
Lynda Ambrose
Dave Harris
April Miller
Dave Soils
Don Strand
Records
*Jo Farnsworth, Supervisor
~ Becky Linn
- Kathy Lippold, Supervisor
Marty Russell
+ Lod Schroeder
Beth Windsor
Animal Care & Adoption
Misha Goodman, Supervisor
Denise Cassidy
Stacy Dykema
Chris Whitmore
Gwen Williams
Jim Williams
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PATV Board of Directors Meeting
January 16, 2003
1. Call meeting to order:. 'l~me: 7:03 PM
Present: John C., Jack F., Sing L., Steve N., Tom N., Mike P., Phil P. and also
present is Director Rene P..
2 Consent to the Agenda:
Unanimous consent.
3. Approval of the minutes:
Amendment to Item 8: Board Announcements sentence 2 deleting "or implied
values related" to make clearer concise meaning of the sentence.
Motion to approve as amended by Mike P. and 2nd by Jack F.
4. Old business
None
5. Short Public Announcements:
None
6. New Business:
November meeting in 2003 a week before the general meeting suggested by
Mike P. Tom N. suggested planning a retreat 'q'he Annual Board Retreat" to plan
this type of stuff for the November meeting. Set a date for the retreat: Sunday at
3:00 PM February 2 tentatively for up to three hours. Several of us will come up
with an agenda.
7. Reports:
ICTC None
Committees:
By Laws Comte Phil P. still has some things to bdng before the full board.
Rene P and Phil P have been working on the By Laws and Rene P. has typed it
up and Phil P. reads it.
Approve the edit and change of Section 610 reflective of 604 Initial and ongoing
terms.
The proposed work on Section 604: "Subsection D: "has been edited to clear
terms in Section 610.
This editing of the wording was moved to be approved by Sing L. and Jack
seconds.
Outreach and Fundraising Comt
Brad and Sing met. Brad and his co-host want to get three or four bands and
organize a fundraiser. They will went to sell T Shirts and give the money to
PATV. Possibly have the show at Old Brick or ,other facility to do it in March or
so. Also the idea for a spaghetti dinner is being evaluated, with music like a kind
of inexpensive date dinner out program; between six weeks to two months from
now.
Todd Casa said that there would be no problem to use Old Brick.
Fundraisar & Outreach Comt meeting at Java Housa tomorrow (17 Jan) at 1PM
with Tom N.
Treasurer Comt: report
VVe have $6,460 in our Capital Resarve fund and in four years we seek to have
the suggested 10 percent of our operating budget in a Capital Resarve fund, so
we are puffing 500 dollars a month into this fund.
Phil P. explained the goal of refinancing our mortgage loan at the contemporary
interest rate which would be 5.95%. Hills Bank is offering us a deal so that if we
pay them a 250.00 re-write fee they will reduce bringing it down from 7.25
percent to 5.95 percent, reducing our payments from 1955.00 to 1710.00 per
month saving us better than 2000 dollars for the year.
Either way we will have to re-write the loan plan in five years anyway, so it seems
logical to finance this re-write of the loan now saving about as much as the ra-
write fee in a single month's payments. Then we will have more to continue to
build against our budget short-fall. This would be about ten per cent of our
budget short-fall per Tom N. Phil P. moved that we have Hills Bank re-write our
loan in order to take advantage of the lower interest rates, and seconded by Mike
P. The Board resolved to pay this re-write fee and go ahead with this new loan
interest rate.
Management report:
Rene P.
A couple of things.
This is the final budget.
Second is that some Producers are not returning anything at all after a long time
checking out equipment and editing. To some extent we strive to have the
statistics of equipment check-out somewhat correlate with production. The thing
is we don't have a lot of equipment and it is in demand so that we need to be
sure some level of production is achieved for the amount of usage that we are
giving to Producers, so we have written out a policy on this requirement.
PATV is doing a show with Ignacio on Latino Dance and Soleil is doing a cooking
show and there is talk about ideas for a back perking lot Dance and Food
Festival fundraiser this summer.
PA'I'V got its DVD playback and burner from the city and can begin the
conversion from video tapes to DVD.
PATV is working on a video project with the Alternative High School.
Rene P. has announced that she is the new President of Iowa Shares this year.
Iowa Shares met its goal of 50 donors from the Iowa City Community Schools so
that was good.
Rene is working on the Annual Report dght now.
The Staff Retreat is Sunday, 9 February.
8. Board Announcements:
Sing L. mentioned that Gold's Gym management indicated a fundraiser concept
that is around so that if you have a "loyalty card" where 10 per cent of profits
from PATV Producem that use of the card at Gold's Gym would go back to PATV.
He (Manager of Gold's Gym) will propose the program to the board.
Rene P. mentioned that Thai Noodle House Restaurant is giving a percentage of
profits from sales Tuesday, 11 March to PA'IV to benefit Channel 18 programs.
9. Adjourn Mike P. and Sing L seconded
8:55 PM
Iowa City Area Development Group
Board of Directors
FebruazYMinutes14, 2003
MEMBERS PRESENT: Steve Atldns, Scott Fisher, Charlie Funk, Tom Gelman, Tim
Gholson, Jim Griffin, Pat Guard, Kelly Hayworth, Brian James, Norm Nielsen, Julie
Pulkrabek, Dick Rex, Tom Scott, Glenn Siders, Carol Thompson, John Wetzel, Bruce
Wheaton a_nd Harry Wolf. ABSENT: Jeff Disterhoft, Tom Goedken, Mike Huber, Scott
Miller, Larry Morgan, Mike O'Donnell, Ronald Reed, and David Skorton.
STAFF PRF_~ENT: Sheri Jellnek, Joe Raso, Linda Schreiber and intern, Megan Jensen
CALL TO ORDER: Funk called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m.
n~ITRODUCTIONS: ICAD Group's new intern, Megan Jensen was introduced.
FUNDS PRESENTATION: Raso accepted a check for $1,890 on behalf of the ICAD
Group from Iowa Business Growth for their part in a project that has taken place in
the area.
IWINUTF_~: Motion by Wetzel; second by Attdns to approve minutes for the January 17,
2003 Board of Directors meeting. Unanimous approval.
FINA_NCIAI~: The January profit and loss statement reflects income of $19,500, with
contributions from 12 private investors, $1,277 from the CD interest and $612 from
aerial photos reimbursement. Raso reported overdue investments totaling $8,200,
with $2,500 past 90 days.
Raso reported expenses for January in the mount $28,800. Major expenses include:
$1,300 for auto insurance
$1,900 for in-kind for office furniture
$1,250 for printer and Adobe Writer software
He said a net loss of $9,275 is reflected in the statements, but overall the ICAD Group
is still in a good financial position at this time.
December financial reports reflect $139,177 in UICCU checking and $100,000
certificate of deposit at ISB&T. In January, funds were moved per ICAD Group
policies: $140,000 was transferred to UICCU and the Certificate of Deposit was moved
to ISB&T. The Wells Fargo account was closed in February and the remaining balance
of $7,666 was transferred to UICCU.
The December profit and loss budget vs. actual statement showed the following:
Projected gross income- 105.6 percent of budget
Expenses -- 80.3 percent of budget
Office Expenses (Office Rehab, Advisory Council and Computer and Software
purchases not included) -- 121 percent of budget
Staff Expenses -- 88.1 percent of budget
Marketing Expenses -- 46.5 percent of budget
Raso also reported the following new investments:
· / Mechanical Contractors - $3,000 annually
~' UIHC - $5,000 annually is expected
~' Freedom Security Bank - $7,500 is expected
Funk reminded the board that they still have outstanding business calls and an email
will be sent to each member within the next week. A new list was also passed around
for members to sign up for additional investment calls.
Motion by Wetzel; second by James to approve the January financial statements as
presented. Unanimous approval.
~I[I~G PLAIq: Raso reported the following update: Web site has been transferred to Leepfrog Technologies
DED will use LOIS as their buildings and sites database system
Delayed in getting out RFP until end of February
Newsletter went out in Mid-January and another is due out the first week in
March
CO}131ITTE~- RIgPORTI~I:
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Technology CorridorTM/Workforce Development
Wage and Benefit Survey: Schreiber reported the survey is complete and has
been distributed to each member.
Laborshed Study: Raso reported draft reports of the Laborshed Study for the
Iowa City and Cedar Rapids areas have been received. The regional draft is
expected next week.
Corridor Career Fair. Schreiber reported the Spring Corridor Career Fair will be
held on April 5, 2003 at Old Capital Town Center. The brochures have been
printed and the invitations went out this week. Approximately 15 companies
have already registered. Registration is available by mail or online. It is
expected to fill up quickly. Two features that are very popular:
· Resume Critiquing
· Seminars
Emplo~der Director~ update: Raso demonstrated the CD-Rom mock-up.
Schreiber reported the directory is in the creative stage at HRB in Cedar Rapids.
The ICAD Group is partnering with Priority One to develop a regional piece that
will be distributed on CD-Rom to provide mailing at a lower cost. It will be
ready for distribution at the Corridor Career Fair. It will also be attached to the
ICAD Group Web site.
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Skills 2000 Update: This was an employer study conducted in 1998 and
reported in 1999. Kirkwood Community College surveyed 33 large employers in
the region, asking their needs in five to seven years. The results showed these
employers expected to replace and hire approximately 19,000 new employees.
We are now going over the questions that were asked five years ago. One area
we are focusing on is the questions that dealt strictly with community colleges.
This time those will be included along with questions relating to four-year
degrees.
This issue will be addressed at the Technology Corridor Committee meeting on
February 27, 2003. The timeline shows this survey will be completed by June
and reported in late July or early August.
Technology Corridor Committee meeting is scheduled Thursday, February 27,
2003.
~II)ENT'S RIgPORT:
Testimony to House Economic Growth Committee: Raso presented at the House
Economic Growth Committee with Seckman from Priority One on February 13, 2003.
Don dackson from Procter and Gamble also attended to show why Technology Corridor
is promoting regional development. The House Economic Growth Committee sees
positives in regional development and will look to the Technology Corridor as an
example.
Meeting with Blouin: Raso reported Mike Blouin, new director of the Iowa Department
of Economic Development, visited our region February 10 and 11. Blouin was at the
Noon Rotary at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Cedar Rapids on February 10. Blouin talked
about his vision for the Department of Economic Development. Blouin also attended a
dinner on February 10. Twelve individuals had been invited, including Raso, to share
the message on the south end of the corridor and as a region.
Blouin will be in Coralville next week and tours have been planned at the Oakdale
campus and other businesses. A dinner is planned with approximately 12 individuals
to discuss the Iowa City area.
Washington DC trip: The joint trip between the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
and Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce is February 24 through February 26. ICAD
Group and Priority One has been asked by the Congressional staff to give a state of the
regional economy presentation at the beginning of the trip, which will include 15- to
20-minute presentation followed by a question-and-answer session. This will set in
place the conversations that will happen over the two days. The issues that will be
covered are:
o:. Transportation
· :. Homeland SecuriW
· ~. Medicare
Education
Workforce Development
Advisory Council Meeting: The Advisory Council met on February 3, 2003 at
7:30 a.m. at the National Advanced Driving Simulator on the Oakdale Campus,
located on Oakdale Boulevard, in Coralville. Approximately 20 people attended.
Wolf stated the theory behind the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council are
those who have invested at a level sufficient to qualify for the board and become
our pool for future board members. It is very important that those on the
Advisory Council become involved with what ICAD Group is doing.
Nominating Committee: The committee has met twice and will meet again on
March 3, 2003. If anyone knows of someone interested in being on the board,
please let the committee know. A letter will go out to the Advisory Council in
next few weeks informing them the committee is meeting and to contact ICAD
Group with their interest.
Existing Industry
#20--Manufacturing plans have been taken off the table, only needing
100,000 square feet of warehouse space at this time
#21--Software Development company with project back on the table due
to new staff with client
#22--Manufacturing company looking to expand office space because of
possible merger growth
#28--Manufacturing working with ICAD and community on expansion
from out-of-state sales
#29. Manufacturing looldng to create 200 in area because of new
product development
#30---Manufacturing firm looldng at 45,000-50,000 square feet
expansion
#31--Manufacturing looking to retain and possibly expand in next 18
months
Domestic
#32-- Food Manufacturing - consultant sending questions to respond to
#34 Medical Rehab development agreement going to city of North
Liberty
#43--Iowa City staff and ICAD Group met with start-up company
officials. Talking with state
#44 IDED manufacturing lead from Chicago based CB Richard Ellis
#45--Site visit from Japanese firm looking at Iowa City and West Branch
Farm Bureau Plan: The Farm Bureau came out with their proposal for
economic growth in the state, called STIR. This is a $2 billion program that is
mainly targeted at removing TIF as a tool for local government. It would raise
$2 billion through statewide property taxes of about 4.5 percent over
approximately 20 years. This money would be used to pay off all of the TIF
districts, and then would eliminate TIF. It would also equalize school
infrastructure local option sales tax. Remaining funds would be used for
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statewide-targeted economic development programs, such as the governor's
Values Fund. Staffwill continue to monitor state proposals.
CHAIR'S RE. PORT
Funk thanked everyone for his or her support, both large and small, in passing
the school bond referendum. He sited Raso's letter, which was run in the
Gazette last week. ICAD Group received a lot of visibility in this campaign.
The school board now knows who ICAD Group is and what they mean to the
community, which is very important and good for our cause.
Wolf gave kudos to Funk for his leadership role not only with the bond
referendum but with ICAD Group.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 a.m.
Iowa City Area Development Group
Board of Directors
Friday, March 14, 2003
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce
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Neurosoien¢8 Graduate Pro§ram
March 6, 2003
Dear Council Member:
We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to attend our third annual
Neuroscience Fair on Saturday, March 29. The flee, public event will take place at the Iowa
City Moose Lodge (3151 Hwy 6 East) from 10:00a.m. until 3:00p.m.
The fair features hands-on exhibits designed to illustrate how the brain performs its many
complex cognitive tasks. Approximately 40 scientists from throughout the University of Iowa
neuroscience community will demonstrate 12 exhibits that help explain fundamental concepts
about the brain, including memory, vision, hearing, touch, pain, movement, brain injury and
development. Please see the attached handout for more information about the activities.
This fair is held in conjunction with national Brain Awareness Week, which is organized
by the Society for Neuroscience and the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. Brain Awareness
Week was created by the Dana Alliance, an international partnership of government agencies,
scientific organizations, universities, and volunteer groups, which includes over 1,300 partner
organizations in 50 countries. For more information about Brain Awareness Week, please visit
http://www.dana.or g/b rainweek/.
Please plan on attending with your family. Everyone will have a great time, while
learning more about the ongoing neuroscience research at The University of Iowa.
Thank you,
Joseph Buckwalter Aha Hutton
Brain Discovery 2003 Neuroscience Fair Co-coordinators
Daniel Tranel, PhD 200 Hawkins Dr. #2007 RCP 319/384-6050 daniel-tranel~uiowa,edu
Neuroscience Iowa City, IA 52242-1053, USA FAX 319/3564505 http://www.uiowa.edu/-neuro
Graduate Program
"Jump Start Your Nerves" (TENS)
Did you know your nerves use electricity to send signals throughout your body? Students will experience
this "shocking" revelation when a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) unit is used to
send a small current through their skin, causing a "tingly" feeling and maybe making their fingers move.
"Whose Brain Is It?" (Comparative Anatomy)
Are all brains created equal? Students will get the opportunity to examine brains from different species
of animals, including humans. They will learn about the special features that different brains have to help
animals do what they do best. For example, a super smeller has large olfactory bulbs!
"Protect Your Head" (Egg Drop)
Students will spend the day learning about the importance of their brains. This booth will teach them
how important it is to protect their brains by wearing helmets while bicycling and skating. A fall is
damaging to an unprotected egg, but kids will design helmets to prevent the trauma. If only Humpty-
Dumpty had attended the Iowa Kids Judge! Neuroscience Fair!
"Berrie Botts' Every Scented Beans?!" (Taste and Smell)
Have you ever had a cold and complained that food doesn't taste as good? That's because taste and smell
senses are intricately linked. Certainly kids will be able to taste the difference between strawberry and
cinnamon jellybeans.., but what about when their noses are plugged?
"The Amazing Disappearing Circle" (Visual Illusions)
Seeing is believing, or is it? Circles will disappear and flags will appear.., right in front of the students'
eyes! Optical illusions illustrate how the brain makes sense of what we see everyday.
"Backwards/Forwards" (Mirror Tracing)
Tracing a triangle is a breeze for a 10 year-old.., but it's not so easy when you're looking in a mirror!
Thanks to the flexibility of the brain, students will be able to master this skill with a little practice.
"Brains in Motion" (3-D Movies)
Over its lifetime the brain is an active and changing place. Developing cells find a home, and other cells
help tidy up. Kids will see the movie stars of the brain, neurons and glial cells, performing their fantastic
feats in 3-D!
"Lights, Muscles, Action!" (The Wonders of Binocular Vision)
Are two eyes better than one? Why we don't end up googly-eyed when we follow moving targets with
our eyes? Kids will use a contraption made out of rubber bands, flashlights and wood, to Iearn how eye
muscles work to keep our vision on target.
"Good Vibrations" (Hearing)
What do waves and vibrations have to do with hearing? A model of the ear will show kids the "sound
and fury" of their eardrums and how sound waves are convened into hearing. Also, how well do we
hear? Children will compare the range of frequencies that humans and other animals can hear. They will
also learn about the different kinds of hearing loss and how to protect the hearing that they have.
"Mind Over Matter" (Visual Distortion)
Your brain is 'programmed' to coordinate certain activities, such as seeing a target and telling your arm
how to throw a beanbag to hit it. What happens when special goggles trick your brain into thinking the
target is farther to the right or left than it really is? Can you teach your brain to do things a different way?
"My What Big Hands You Have" (Sensory Homunculus)
You've heard of the man in the moon, but is there a man in your brain? Find out how the brain makes
maps of the body and how it distributes its limited sensory resources... Are all parts of your body equally
sensitive? Students will find out using two-point discrimination.
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SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2003
DRAFT
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
GUESTS:
Lori Benz, Eve Casserly, Jay Honohan, Betty
Kelly, Charity Rowley, and Jim Schintler
Allan Monsanto, Joanne Hora, and Deborah
Schoenfelder
Michelle Buhman, Craig Buhman, Linda
Kopping, Julie Seal and Susan Rogusky.
Bernie Albrecht, Stan Aldinger, B. B. Ballantyne,
John Berkbeck, GIorine Berry, Irene Boyers.
Mike Callahan, John Cameron, Hazel Capps,
Betty Crawford, Irene Crutchley, Rachel
Dennis, Ruthie Dolezal, Alma Dudley, Melvin
Dvorsky, Pat Ephgrave, Chuck Felling,
Margaret Felling, Linda Fisher, Roger Fisher,
Eleanor Hughes, Delma Kasper, Wilma Kasper,
Collin Kerstetter, Allen Kraft, Andrew Lauber,
Margaret Lenihan, Ina Loewenberg, Maxine
Long, Richard Martin, Betty McKray, Duane
Meanes, Irene Murphy, Marie Rigg, Barbara
Ritchey, Allen Roth, Aileen Rourke, Harold
Schedl, Gen Taylor, Jay Taylor, Harlan (Joe)
Teslik, Edna Lisa Walz, Weber, Bob Welsh,
Sally Wiesenfeld, Marie Williams, E.
Williamson, I. Williamson, Nancy Wombacher,
CALL TO ORDER
Honohan opened the meeting, outlined the meeting format, and introduced Rowley
and Benz as opening speakers.
Rowley described the steps taken by the Commission and staff to develop the
current version of Planning for Change: FY04 Funding, Operational and
Programming Changes at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center. She noted
that over the course of the last year the Commission has continued to encourage
attendance and public comment at all Commission meetings. Commissioners have
also continued to provide monthly reports of Commission activities to the City
Council of Iowa City and Johnson County Board of Supervisors. In addition,
Commissioners have done the following:
· Met with governmental units.
· Asked for Participant Advisory Committee input on FY03 and FY04 operational
budget cuts.
· Participated in goal setting sessions.
· Met with Constance Todd, Director of the National Institute of Senior Centers.
· Explored trends and operations in senior center programming across the country.
· Participated in four open meetings.
· Scheduled extra Commission meetings that focused on review, discussion and
revision of the Planning for Change draft proposal.
· Asked advisory committees to review and comment of the draft proposal.
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SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2003
DRAFT
· Published a summary of the draft proposal in the Post and scheduled a public
meeting to discuss the draft with participants and members of the community.
Benz identified four goals that have guided the work of the Commission on the
Planning for Change draft proposal. Specifically the goals are to assure that the
quality of the Center is maintained, retain the same number of Senior Center
participants, attract new participants and address the budgetary shortfall.
Benz presented a summary of the FY04 Operational Budget, a break down of current
Senior Center membership, and the proposed annual membership fee schedule. In
the process she clarified the Commissions rationale for proposing an annual
membership fee that varies according to the level of governmental support provided
by the person's place of residence. This approach recognizes the use of different
amounts of local tax dollars to support the operation of the Center.
Benz also reviewed a proposal for recognizing individuals who become Center
Contributors by making a donation in addition to their annual membership fee.
After viewing the proposed membership fee schedule, Ina Loewenberg noted that if
all current members paid a membership fee, the Center would generate more than
enough money to cover the deficit. Benz responded that while the Commission
hopes to retain the same number of participants, it has taken a worse case scenario
when developing a fee schedule and projecting revenue. This scenario is that there
will be a temporary drop in membership the first year with an eventual increase
(beyond current participation levels) in subsequent years.
Benz presented the Fact Sheet, which has been available to the public for several
weeks. She noted that at the open participation level there would be no fee to use
the public areas of the building. The Post would be available for pick up, and all
services provided by in-house agencies such as the VNA, AARP, and Senior Dining
would not require Center membership. Paid members of the Center would receive
the Post at their home address and be eligible to participate in Senior Center
sponsored programs and classes as well as the parking program.
The proposal includes an honorary membership for those over 85 years of age.
COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE
While these comments reflect the essence and meaning of the person speaking, in
many instances the comments have been paraphrased and are not direct quotes.
Harlan (Joe) Teslik of Coralville: I Feel that $50/year for everyone is more suitable. If
everybody paid the same amount it would make if fair for everyone. This would
eliminate any discrimination and some people would be mad if they had to pay more
than others pay.
John Cameron - Don't give any freebies for those 85 and over. There are people who
are older and want to contribute just like everyone else. There are too many people
in their 80's who would take the freebies, but don't give it to them.
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SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2003
DRAFT
Miriam Michael of Iowa City: Would like to see the fee to be evened out between
those who live in the county and the town. The reason is that county people who
come into town buy a loaf a bread or a gallon of milk helps the merchants; we ail are
helped by them coming into town. As for the home delivery of the Post, I think you
are shooting yourself in the foot if you don't put the Post in the hands of every older
person in the County because that is where people learn what is going on at the
Center. If they never saw the Post they would not have a reason to come to the
Center. Lastly would like to agree that there should not be any freebies for those
over 85 years old.
Melvin Dvorsky of Iowa City: if this thing is approved on all sides how soon can we
look for implementation of the new polices?
Honohan responded: July 1, 2003.
Ina Loewenberg of Rural Johnson County: I wonder if you have considered a budget
plan to pay the fees? Also, some people are gone for a substantial amount of time in
the winter and you might consider a padial membership for those people.
Honohan responded: The Commission has talked about that, but it is not a part of
the current proposal.
Bob Welch: I am the chair of the Johnson County Task Force on Aging and have
developed a statement on the Senior Center. (Welch distributed copies to the
audience. This same statement was included in the February Commission packets.)
Welch summarized the statement for the group as follows: 1. The Center should be a
primary focal point for senior services in the community. 2. A hub of activities. 3. A
warm and friendly facility where seniors have a sense of belonging.
Welch went on to say that the Task Force advocates:
· Greater emphasis on community generated programming.
· A Center that is a place for seniors of all age brackets, social levels, educational
back grounds.
· Shared use of off-site center facilities for Senior programs.
· Retention of the name of the Senior Center.
· Restructuring of staff positions by the City Manager in order to fit a leaner
organization.
· A moderate membership fee of $10. This would provide the Post to everyone's
home and let people vote at an annual meeting.
· Encouraging people to contribute to the gift fund and identify anything over the
$10 membership fee as a tax-deductible donation.
· Using membership fees, donations and undesignated memorial gifts to fund the
operational budget.
June Braverman: I don't personally have a problem with paying a membership fee
and I live outside of Iowa City, however I wonder about married couples who will
each have to pay membership fee. I think there is a little discrimination considering
the fact that if a couple belongs to the band for example, they have to pay a band
fee, buy an instrument, pay for parking and then has to pay two separate
membership fees on top of everything else.
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SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2003
DRAFT
Honohan responded: The legal department is looking into this because some seniors
live together and are unmarried.
Edna Weber of Iowa City: Feels she is being discriminated against on Sundays when
she has to leave the building and others can stay to play cards.
Linda Fisher of Coralville: A copy of Linda's statement is included as attachment #1.
Betty McKray of Iowa City: On Feb 22 an editorial written by Eve Casserly appeared
in the Press Citizen. This was Eve's last action before she was appointed to the
Senior Center Commission. The content of the editorial was a summary of the Task
Forces' statement that Bob Welsh just told you about. To me the interesting part of
this was the response to this editorial. Several of us have had editorials in the paper,
which typically generate one or two responses. Eve's editorial received more than 30
responses by e-mail, telephone or personal contact. The majority of the responses
were in a positive nature, reflecting the feeling in Eve's statement. The responses
indicate a great amount of interest and concern in the community for the health of the
Senior Center.
Collin Kerstetter of iowa City: Has the Commission discussed ways to attract
younger members?
Honohan responded: The Commission has discussed that and it is part of the
proposal. Overall we are looking at having evening and weekend programming to
attract those who are still working.
Rachel Dennis of Iowa City: Read a letter from Jane Davis
Letter is included at attachment #2.
Nancy Wombacher of Iowa City: I am a member of the New Horizon's Band. I
thought it might be interesting to share some actual numbers from band members
who filled out a questionnaire. I prepared a questionnaire asking band members to
indicate how much they would be willing to pay for a membership fee. There were
44 respondents. Of the 32 Iowa City people, 4 said they would pay $100, 1 said he
or she would pay whatever it takes, 13 said they would pay $50, 10 said they would
pay $25, and 5 said $10. Of the 8 Johnson County people, 4 said they would pay
$50, 3 said $25 and one said $10. Outside of Johnson County there were 3
respondents, 2 said they would pay $100, and one said they would pay between 5
and $10. One person was not included since they did not indicate where they live,
however they said they would be willing to pay $50.
Betty Shutter: Would like to hear more about the Gift Fund.
Honohan responded: Bob's figures seem accurate, there is about $144,000
unrestricted dollars in the Gift Fund. The Gift Fund was established by the Iowa City
Council. It is to be used for programming and for incidentals. The gift fund has been
used for a variety of things e.g. to fund the New Horizons Band Extravaganza and
the Skywalk. The Gift Fund is not intended to be used to fund the operational
expenses of the Senior Center. It is difficult to know how much will be in the Gift
Fund from year to year since the money comes from gifts, it is not a continual
amount and has grown in the past few years due to large one-time gifts from estates.
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Pat Ephgrave: See attachment #3.
Betty Kelly of Iowa City: One of the comments I would like to make is about the Gift
Fund. You may or may not know that I gave over $700 to the Gift Fund last year for
the Landscaping Project. I would like to see a fair membership fee but I would also
like to see those people that are able to contribute more.
Eve Casserly: Had a question and comment about the Center for Learning in
Retirement. There seems to me that there are 3 organizations that are offering
programs, the Center for Learning in Retirement, The Center for Lifelong Learning
and the College for Seniors sponsored by the University. What is the cost to the
Senior Center to set-up this program? Why is it that Senior Center is in competition
with two other educational programs in this area?
Honohan responded: I have no idea what the exact cost of setting up this program or
how much staff time Susan has put in to developing the CLR. As far as competition,
the long range plans support working with other agencies in the community.
Rogusky added: The CLR is already working with the other agencies in the
Community. There are members from the University of Iowa and Kirkwood Adult
Education Center who sit on the CLR steering committee. All these people work
together to provide programming. Moreover, the Senior Center has been open for
21 years and has been offering lifelong learning and volunteer opportunities the
entire time. The CLR simply offers another volunteer opportunity and a way to
repackage what we have been doing since we opened in an effort to attract new
people to the Center. It is a marketing tool.
June Braverman: Question had to do with the shod-term strategy pertaining to the
after-hour and weekend use of the Senior Center. How much money is that
generating now? How are you going make people aware that this is available?
Honohan: Not sure how much revenue we are collecting at this time.
Braverman: Outreach marketing, there are a growing number of seniors moving to
Iowa City. Have we made any effort to do outreach to these communities to secure
new memberships? The Center should take programming out to North Liberty and
Solon and to Coralville in an effort to increase membership. This needs to start
immediately and not wait until 2005.
Kopping responded: The Building has been available to rent for many years now.
The rental fee is structured is to be competitive with other City Departments. As a
result the fees are fairly Iow and do not generate a substantial amount in revenue.
As far as outreach, meetings have been set with community leaders to discuss this
issue as well as fund raising activities.
Pat Ephgrave of Iowa City: looking at the Census, those over age 55, the city grew
10% and the county grew 20%. This needs to be considered when looking at the fee
structure. The people we will want at the Center live just outside Iowa City limits but
in Johnson County.
Linda Fisher: Continued reading statement, see attachment #1.
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Collin Kerstetter of Iowa City: Suggested that the Senior Center have a few pages in
the Iowa City Recreation brochure to advertise the Senior Center activities.
June Braverman: Local businesses have been very generous to the Center in the
past and continue to be asked to support a huge variety of local organizations. If we
would like to maintain the image that the Senior Center is for the poor and fail then
we can ask for their help. Instead we need a leadership core who will help both the
Senior Center and the Community.
Irene Murphy of Iowa City: I wish you would see how many booklets and brochures
end up in the trash. These mailings are a waste of money, which could be spent on
other things.
Bob Welsh: Suggested that the membership fees be set at $10 and if there is a
shortfall then the remainder of the money come out of the Gift Fund.
Harlan (Joe) Teslik: If we all pull together then we can get through this. It would
make the Center feel so much better.
Honohan thanked everyone for attending this meeting. Honohan encouraged those
in attendance to come to the next meeting of the Commission, which is scheduled for
March 24 at 9AM.
Meeting adjourned.