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CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET
January 9, 1998
JANUARY 10 WORK SESSION
Memorandum from City Manager. Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
JANUARY 12 WORK SESSION
Memorandum from Planning and Community Development Assistant Director. Traffic Problems on
South Gilbert Street; Staff Request for Further Direction from City Council
Memorandum from Economic Development Coordinator and Senior Planner. Presentation of
Downtown Streetscape Plan to City Council
Water Plant Amhitectum
Memorandum from City Clerk: Organization Issues
Memorandum from
Memorandum from
Memorandum from
Memorandum from
Memorandum from
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
City Manager. 1997
City Manager: Program for Improving Neighborhoods (PIN)
City Manager. Chart - Assessed Values/City Taxes
Assistant City Manager. Accommodations for Employees with Disabilities
Finance Director. Valuation of Taxable Property
Memorandum from Parks and Recreation Director. Park Land Acquisition Account - Hotel/Motel
Tax - Mercer Gymnasium
Memorandum from Planning & Community Development Assistant Director and Parking & Transit
Director. Year-End Summary Report: Downtown Iowa City Parking System
Memorandum from JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Parking Prohibition
on Mullin Avenue
Memorandum from Parking and Transit Director to City Manager. Board of Supervisors Letter -
SEATS
Memorandum from Economic Development Coordinator. Downtown Article in the Champaign-
Urbana Newspaper, The News-Gazette
Memorandum from Public Works Project Coordinator to City Manager. Agenda Items
Memorandum from JCCOG Solid Waste Coordinator to City Manager. Update on Iowa City Landfill
Single Recycling Program
Memorandum from Dianna Furman: Utility Discount Program Statistics by Month - June 1997 and
FY98
ICPD Use of Force Report o December 1997
Newsletter. Free Lunch Program, Winter 1998
Agenda: January 8 - Johnson County Board of Supervisors Meeting
Agenda: January 12- Johnson County Board of Supervisors Meeting
Agenda: January 15 - Animal Control Advisory Meeting
Memorandum from Finance Director. City of Iowa City Existing Outstanding Debt [Council
packets only]
Minutes: January 5 Council Work Session
Mayor Comments [Lehman]
Article: Engaging Citizens in the Bottom Line [Kubby]
Information Packet
January 9, 1998
page 2
Agenda for the 1/13/98 Bd. of Supervisors.
Diane Sulg, Iowa Arts Festival, regarding funding.
Memo from City Engineer regarding Proposed Capital Improvements Program.
Citizens' Summary 1 1999-2001 Proposed Financil Plan (Budget).
Info regarding the March 4 Legislative Day.
Agenda for the 1/14/98 joint mtg. of the School Bd., Bd. of Supervisors & City Council.
Memo from Finance Director regarding budget update from 1/10/98 Work Session.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
January 8, 1998
City Council
City Manager
Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
The following memorandum is similar in narrative content to a memorandum I presented to the
City Council in 1993. In order to assist in lhe review of capital projects, I have reworked the
memorandum to meet what I believe to be the Council's interests.
There are three principal steps in the CIP process: 1) understanding each ClP proposal; 2)
evaluating projects to determine their merit and pdodty in relation to other projects; and 3)
selecting projects in relation to amount of money available. Traditionally, our approach to capital
improvement planning had been similar to that of most communities. The staff would prepare a list
of proposed capital projects, incorporating those projects into some type of a plan or summary,
and then during the budget process identify available funding for the proposed projects. Most
often the availability of state or federal aid has substantial influence on whether or not a project is
approved. Due to the limited capital resources, it is essential to assure that capital projects provide
a necessary and meaningful addition to our community's assets.
As you begin the process of evaluating capital project requests, it is important to focus on some
inherent issues in the CIP process.
First, public projects in a municipal government are difficult to evaluate because of their diversity
and the fact that many are essentially non-comparable. Attending a meeting of department
directors I am in the company of a law enforcement official, library director, an engineer, fire chief,
airport manager, etc. One of the few things this diverse group of people have in common is that
they are all subject to substantially the same budgetary procedures. Individual ClP project
requests reflect the need to sen/e different constituencies and diverse community values. Who is
to say that spending for the fire department is more important than spending for a library, or
sewers or water?. One of the major responsibilities of a municipal govemment and the City
council is to reconcile and balance conflicting community values and objectives. In this climate,
who can devise a scientific method of evaluation to reconcile values? In the private sector it may
be easier to have an evaluation system because there is initial agreement on objectives, a
common financial measurement, and a more narrowly defined mission. Local govemment does
not enjoy such circumstances.
Another problem inherent in the CIP process is the political climate in which decisions must be
made. While computer techniques are helpful, a CIP is not an objective process that can be
reduced to a computer program. It is a political process, in the best sense, in which elected
officials evaluate conflicting interests and develop a program of the greatest good for the greatest
number, subject to the individual opinion of individual council members.
Invariably the total amount of projects requested will exceed the money likely to be available. In
every CIP process the number and dollar amount of project requests must be reduced somehow
to correspond to the amount of money available and/or other priorities identified by the City
Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
January 8, 1998
Page 2
Council. The process is filled with policy decisions. The nature of the political/budgetary process is
that not everyone will agree with all the policies and recommendations, but they will at least have
some understanding of the basis for them.
The first level of review is to understand each project requested. There is no universal one-size-
fits-all sat of evaluation criteria. Proposed capital projects must be prioritized in some way so that
the limited funding can be allocated to those which are the most important. Although there are
weighted rankings and other scodng systems, they often convey a false sense of objectivity or
precision. In my judgment, there is not a system or sat of criteria that will automatically rank
projects and in the final analysis a pdority ranking is based upon the judgment of the City Council.
An important function of the CIP plan is to establish priorities for capital projects to allow us to plan
our engineering work program and financial strategies over a number of years. A well-planned
multi-year CIP enables us to illustrate to future city councils agreed upon plans and priorities, and
can provide a far better and more informed involvement on the part of interest groups and
citizens.
The capital projects for 1998-2002 have been further identified as bread categories to hopefully
allow the application of similar objectives and/or values to the particular project category.
However, it should be kept in mind that many projects also have some connection to or influence
on projects in another category. For example, the construction of Captain Idsh Parkway will
require sanitary sawer, sidewalks, water, and related capital considerations. Other interests
influence and are influenced by this particular project. Future development possibilities, ACT traffic
control, IDOT interests, etc. are all likely to influence your decisions. Will further growth and
development actually occur?. We cannot possibly identify each and every issue that affects a
project.
There are four categories of capital projects as follows:
II.
Maintenance of Public Service - The capital projects assigned to this category
represent an investment to continue a public service, such as a bddge, a fire truck, a
sanitary sewer repair (reconstruction), etc. The essence of this category is that we have
little discretion in financing these projects; that is we have a commitment to undertake
the continuance of this public service for to do otherwise would deny the public access
to the public service and/or the support of that service. The reconstruction of a bridge
represents a replacement of an existing facility. If you were to choose not to undertake
the bddge reconstruction project, the facility would likely be closed or its value to the
public seriously diminished.
Maintenance and Enhancement of Public Service - These capital projects represent
some measure of discretion by the Council in the assignment of resoumes. As we plan a
capital project, its repair and reconstruction may also include consideration of how to
improve upon the public service as represented by the capital asset. Sturgis Ferry Park
off of Riverside Ddve has been a public park for some time, but the need to provide
investment, improvement, etc. I believe is evident. The Highway 1 dght turn at Sunset
will improve the functioning of this intersection by the addition of the right turn lane.
Capital Improvement Program (ClP)
January 8, 1998
Page 3
III.
Create a Development Opportunity by City Initiative - These projects provide far
broader discretion on the part of City Council in determining if and/or when these
projects will proceed. For the purposes of capital planning we have incorporated all of
the major water and wastewater improvements in this category due to the fact that these
improvements, while they certainly are maintaining an existing public service, increase
the capacity and thereby create opportunity for future growth and development. A more
direct circumstance for creating future growth and land development opportunity exists
when a street is extended into an undeveloped area, such as the Foster Road projects.
IV.
Community Initiative - These capital projects provide the broadest discretion on the
part of the Councirs decision making. The City Council has the prerogative to initiate the
$4 million upgrade of Highway 6 as identified in the plan or can choose not to proceed
with this project. These capital projects meet community interests; however, it can be
argued that they are not necessary, such as implied by safety concerns. You are not as
compelled to pursue these projects as those that either maintain and/or create
development opportunity through the construction and reconstruction of capital assets.
The four categories were developed and the projects assigned based upon the rather broad
definitions. You may not agree with each and every category assignment. The most important
element is that of discretion and where you have the broadest decision-making power to fulfill
comprehensive plans and community visions. There are projects where you can clearly state
"no, I do not have to do it now;" others can wait and still others, while they may be desirable in
time, are simply not financially feasible.
As you review the capital projects, there are many options for establishing priorities. How you
settle in on a particular mechanism will be an important element in your review process. You may
choose to give tinal approval to proceed or, as an option, possibly identify the project as important
and direct additional planning or engineering work done. Final approval can come at a later date.
There are, for example, a number of bddges that will need our attention during the period of 1998
through 2002. You may wish to authorize the design of these vadous bridge reconstruction
projects, shelve the design, and then pursue construction financing at some time in the future
when a particular bridge may reach a higher priority position with respect to state funding and/or
other financing. A similar policy option could exist with respect to practically any of the projects.
Please keep in mind that depending upon the number of projects that you would authorize for
design, our engineering capacity may be strained and therefore hiring engineering
consulting/design firms can have a bearing on your priority assignments.
Attached is a list of criteria for review. These are issues, more like questions one would ask, as
they review and think through priorities. Upon completion of review of each project, these criteria
can help you evaluate the priority/policy significance of each project. After we understand your
priority/policy, we can apply available resources in rank order as you have determined.
As you review capital projects and achieve a better understanding of each project there may be
projects that you would find unacceptable. They should be removed from the proposal list. Going
through a formal priority process with projects that are of no interest would be a waste of your
time, notably due to our limited resources.
Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
January 8, 1998
Page 4
The proposed capital plan has been divided into broad categories, that is those projects which
involve maintenance or some sort of public safety activity with respect to a current public
service are identified. Those which you clearly have some discretion, that is a matter of
community choice are identified as well as those which create a development opportunity. The
maintenance category is substantially as it appears, that is if a bridge needs to be replaced it
would be identified accordingly, while a new street extension creates a community development
opportunity at City initiative.
Also attached for reference is a list of comprehensive plans currently in place. As I am sure you
are aware each of these plans represent our communily's vision and thereby directs future
actions in accordance with that vision. Inevitably capital projects involve a staging of activities
as resources are assigned in vadous phases; however, they are to be directed at a goal or
vision. I believe we all share the collective belief that we wish to grow our community, both
physically and socially. Each project has some bearing on our ability to fulfill that vision. Our
prosperity is achieved by many interests and initiatives. Projects and policies directed at visions
fulfill the intent of the various comprehensive plans and reaffirm our commitments.
Hopefully this additional categorization of projects and the other analysis tools will be helpful to
us in our review on Saturday, January 10.
CRITERIA FOR REVIEW
Mandate from higher govemmental authority
A mandate, that is where them is no choice for the City with respect to the provision of a
required capital expense to meet some federal or state law or regulation.
Compelled by decision of referendum or another jurisdiction
A mandate by community choice such as expressed through referendum (First Avenue
extended). This would also include actions by other governments, such as the location of a
new school and the associated city costs in providing for public infrastructure to serve that
school.
Furthers a City goal
Would the capital project furlher some City goal? If so, what is the goal and where is that
goal supported and substantiated, as in the Comprehensive Plan, Artedal Street Plan,
etc.?
Through capital improvement in'diatives we fulfill and often establish new goals:
A new park -- this new park can create a sense of community in a particular
podion of our city, fulfill a need such as reflected by an open space plan, change or
reverse demographics, and create other issues, such as additional traffic,
programming by the Parks & Recreation Department, policing, etc.
An industrial park -- this project would create employment opportunities. Does it
provide for a competitive advantage or does it represent our need to overcome a
disadvantage?
Co
Branch library t this can be called a community-wide issue although of narrow
interest in that it will be located in a specific neighborhood and thereby change
traffic patterns and volumes. It will also lessen traffic and other issues associated
with other facilities, such as the downtown library. The same basic principle would
apply to a fire station.
Public safety
Is the project representalive of some public safety concem and thereby extends and/or
exposes the City to potential liability?. Is it part of your general consideration of health,
safety and welfare responsibiliaes as an elected official?
Advocated by interest groups
There are those that may be of narrow focus, such as a new park in a neighborhood. or of
a community-wide focus. such as the provision of a new water system. Interest groups.
particularly those that are considered narrow, also present Iocational issues, such as the
effect of the project on the surrounding environment, traffic, etc.
6. Project consequence
Would the capital project cause something to occur ralher than reacting to a decision, such
as the extension of water and sewer lines, construction of streets in an undeveloped
neighborhood? Will the project precipitate a nccd/demand for subsequent projects?
Will the project affect the operating budget and, if so, what fund? When you construct a
capital project such as a new street, the City assumes the responsibility for snow removal,
maintenance, street sweeping, street lighting, etc. What might be other interest group
factors affecting a capital project, such as motodng public issues, pedestrian,
neighborhood interests, etc.
Is the capital project a long-standing commitment such as our annual $350,000 per year
for asphalt resurfacing or will it become such a commitment? A recent commitment is our
policy of attempting to replace our bdck streets with bdck as much as possible. Our
program of curb cuts, now affected by ADA rule changes, also represent such a
commitment.
Miscellaneous
Will there be state or federal monies made available? Are those monies available now or in
the future? Do we anticipate such a program and should we prepare projects accordingly,
or do we simply wait and see?
Is this capital project a less costly altemative to some other capital proposal? If we were to
widen streets and thereby improve traffic flow would we in effect provide for increased
safety response capability and thereby lessen the need for another safety expense (a new
fire station)? Oftentimes these alternatives do run headlong into conflicts.
Your Visions Comprehensive Plans
· Airport Master Plan (August 1996)
Estimates of costs from $10 million to $15 million, with ~0% federal funding
· Iowa City Comprehensive Plan (adopted 1997)
Beyond 2000
Vision for the Future
Many financial policies are affected as well as operating costs to fulfill task force
direction
· Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan
We are a certified local government and eligible for state aid. The annual grant support
for projects is $6-$10,000
· Arterial Street Plan (Iowa City Urbanized Area 1991)
Note C.I.P. which identifies our street improvement projects
· Iowa City Urbanized Area Transit Plan (August 1996)
Capital replacement costs are identified
· JCCOG Urbanized Area Bicycle Plan (December 1994)
Projects are identified in C.I.P.
· Iowa River Corridor Trails
Note C.I.P.
· Iowa City Community Builder Plan 97-02 (February 1997)
· City Steps ~ Iowa City's Consolidation Plan for Housing, Jobs, and Services for Low
Income Residents -- 1995-2000 (April 1995)
Annual Action Plan (May 1997}
$150, 000 in local match for federal state funding of HOME projects
· Near Southside Development Plan (1996)
Many projects identified streetscape, new parking garage, redevelopment
· Near Southside Design Plan (1996)
· Downtown Strategy (March 1997)
· Downtown Strategy and Proposed Action Plan: Iowa City's Vision for Downtown
(May 1997)
Several project/policy elements pending: streetscape, Iowa Avenue, additional park/n~
· Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center -- Goals 1997-2000 (May 1997)
· Capital Improvement Program 98-02
· Water, Wastewater Comprehensive Plans for Improvements
These do not include project plans or major policy statements such as economic development
~uidelines. Projects include new Public Works facilities, new Mercer gymnasium, and new library
addition/cultural center.
Maintenance of Public Service
98-99-00
98
98
98 & 00, 01, 02
98 & O0 & 02
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
98
99
99
99
O0
O0
O0
O0
O0
01
01
01
02
02
02
Airport Master Plan Improvements
Airport - Siding for Building
City Plaza Improvements
Civic Center Projects, Front Entrance, Roof
Fire Apparatus
Library Carpeting and HVAC
Melrose Market Sanitary Sewer
River Street - Riverside to WooIf
River Street Sanitary Sewer
Transit Parking Lot
Waterfront Drive - North of Southgate
Westminster Road Sanitary Sewer
WooIf Avenue Bridge
Scott Blvd. Sidewalk
Summit Street Bridge
WooIf Avenue Reconstruction
Burlington Street Bridge
Laura Drive Sanitary Sewer
Lower Muscatine - DeForest to Spruce
Meadow Street Bridge
Sycamore - Burns to City Limits
Rochester Avenue Bridge
Second Avenue Bridge
Sycamore - Hwy 6 to DeForest
Third Avenue Bridge
Fourth Avenue Bridge
GIS - Stormwater Quality Management
8,699,419
29,500
324,900
536,052
640,762
453,250
50,000
1,624,000
208,000
150,000
278,000
420,000
1,614,417
60,000
1,099,300
686,000
500,000
155,000
600,000
270,400
1,061,050
281,216
281,216
210,350
292,465
292,465
600,000
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Maintenance and Enhancement
of Public Service
98
98
98
98-99
98 & 02
98
98
98
98-99
98
98
98
98
98
99
99
99
99
99
99
99
O0
00-01
O0
00
01
02
Airport T-Hangar
Burlington Street Dam Safety (Railings)
Burlington - Madison to Gilbert - Signal Controllers
Dodge - ACT/Dubuque Road intersection
Dodge - Governor to Dubuque
Hickory Hills Trail Development
Hw¥ I - Sunset - Right Turn Lane
Hw¥ 6 - Left Turn Lane at First
Iowa Avenue Streetscape and Sewer
Napoleon Park, Parking Lot, Street
Parks - Central Maintenance Bldg
Sandusky Storm Sewer
Sturgis Ferry Park Development
Transit Downtown Interchange
Civic Center - 3rd floor
Gilbert - Hwy 6 - Dual Left Turn
Library Computer System
Police Dept. - 2"~ Floor
Public Works Complex - Phase I
Senior Center Remodeling, Sprinkler
South Soccer Fields - Pave Lot
Cemetery Expansion
Foster Road/Dubuque Intersection
Gilbert Street - Underpass
Mormon Trek/Abbey Lane Storm Sewer
Benton-Orchard to Oaknoll
Park Road - Riverside Drive Left Turn
350,000
104,000
82,299
1,2OO,O0O
1,578,655
50,634
100,000
100,000
308,000
850,000
700,000
500,000
11 5,000
219,310
1,500,000
422,240
520,000
524,000
2,463,000
175,238
300,000
475,000
1,046,000
165,000
540,800
2,000,000
207,065
mgr~oro~c~yr.doc
Creating A Development Opportunity
Through City Initiative
98-99
98
98
98
98
98 & O0
98
98
98
99
99
99-00
O0
O0
O0
O0
01
01
01
02
02
Captain Irish Parkway - ACT to Dodge
Court Street extended - Phase I
Southgate Avenue extended
Sycamore Regional Stormwater
Iowa River Power Dam - Water Project
Water Main - Peninsula to Dubuque
Water Plant Site and Pond
Water Treatment Facility - Site
Willow Creek Sanitary Sewer
Airport Property Development
Wastewater - New South Plant
Water Plant Site
Foster Road - West of Dubuque to Elks
Foster Road - West of Dubuque thru Elks
Foster Road - Dubuque to Prairie du Chien (ROW)
Water - Collector wells and sand pit pumps
East-West Parkway (Sycamore to Detention Basin
Water Plant
Sycamore - City Limits to L
Scott Blvd. extended - design only
First Avenue extended
1,800,000
815,000
530,103
1,166,6O0
1,163,445
1,367,000
1,993,970
553,405
10,660,000
1,500,000
17,160,000
3,164,000
555,280
714,240
455,120
3,893,760
1,012,378
31,621 ,O00
899,900
300,000
1,457,000
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Community Initiatives
98
98
98
98
99,00,01,02
99
99
99
O0
O0
O0
01
Iowa River Trail - Burlington to Napoleon Park
Montgomery-Butler House
Willow Creek Trail
Benton Street - Ned Ashton Park
Hwy 6 - Median Sidewalk Drainage
Library Expansion
Library Remodel - ICN
Mercer Park Gymnasium
Hunter's Run Park Development
Longfellow/Pine Street Trail
Wetherby Park Development
Mormon Trek Sidewalk
2,000,000
64,485
236,258
65,729
4,000,000
17,680,000
75,595
1,500,000
270,400
245,523
81,120
175,479
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
January 8, 1998
City Council
Jeff Davidson, Assistant Director, Dept. of Planning and Community Development ~
Traffic problems on South Gilbert Street; staff request for further direction from City
Council
In November you received a copy of a survey which was mailed to business owners and
residents in the South Gilbert Street corridor between Benton Street and Stevens Ddve. In the
survey we asked for reaction to our concem about traffic problems and the growing accident
rate in the South Gilbert Street corridor. Specifically, we asked for comments on the following
observations:
1. Increased delay and congestion driving from one end of the corridor to the other.
2. Difficulty in getting in and out of driveways and intersecting streets.
3. Increased delay and congestion at intersections.
4. An increase in the traffic accident rate. In 1996 there were 62 reported traffic accidents in
the South Gilbert Street corridor.
5. More difficult for pedestrians and bicyclists to travel in the area.
The traffic conditions occurring in the South Gilbert Street corridor are typical for an older
commercial corddor in an area of growing traffic volume. When businesses in this area were
originally established, traffic volume on Gilbert Street was a small fraction of its current level.
This allowed ddveway access to be provided in a relatively haphazard fashion with little threat
to public safely. In the 6 block corridor between Benton Street and Stevens Drive
(approximately 3,000 feet) there are a total of 50 access points onto Gilbert Street. Each
access point is a potential conflict location with the through traffic stream. This is why we limit
access points when we build new arterial streets.
Compare Gilbert Street to the Highway 6 South corridor, where the minimum permitted spacing
between access points is 660 feet. The control of access on Highway 6 has resulted in a safe
artedal corridor that carries a very high volume of traffic. Highway 6 carries 10,000 more
vehicles per day than Gilbert Street; at a higher spccd, with less congestion, and a lower
accident rate.
Unfortunately we cannot go back and reconstruct Gilbert Street to function like Highway 6,
because of the width of the corddor and location of existing businesses. Highway 6 has a 300
foot wide right-of-way, five lanes and a median; Gilbert Street has a 60 foot wide right-of-way,
with no rum lanes, and no median. Although we can't reconstruct Gilbert Street like we would
construct a new street, what we need to figure out is what we can do to make it a safer more
functional artedal street, that also provides adequate access to adjoining commercial
properties.
SouthGilbert StreetTraffic Problems
January 8,1998
Page 2
Compounding the necessity of a plan for the future is the recent connection of the two Iowa City
sewage treatment plants. The new sewer line between the north and south plants provides
sanitary sewer to a large area of Iowa City south of Highway 6 that was previously
undevelopable because of the lack of sanitary sewer. Development in this area will potentially
add thousands of vehicle trips per day to the Gilbert Street corridor. The first pre-preliminary
plat for this area has already been received by the Planning Department. If we do not take
some action to improve traff~c conditions in the South Gilbert Street corridor, continued
deterioration of traffic service will lead to an even higher accident rate and increased level of
traffic congestion.
What can we do? The difficulty in planning roadway improvements for the South Gilbert Street
corridor is the existing businesses which will be affected. Although there are a range of possible
improvements to consider, what we are I~jing to accomplish is relatively straightforward:
1. Reduce the number of conflict points by limiting the number of driveways onto Gilbert
Street.
2. Remove left-turning vehicles from through travel lanes.
3. Ensure that businesses in the corridor have adequate on-site vehicle circulation area.
Survey results. Over half of the survey questionnaires we sent out were returned, with over
90 percent of the respondents agreeing that we have a traffic problem that must be dealt with.
Increased traffic and congestion were the principal concerns, with traffic accidents and
pedestrian/bicycle difficulties perceived as less important. The top four comments received
were:
1. Provide separate left turn lanes or a continuous center left tum lane on Gilbert Street (13).
2. Additional street capacity (more lanes) is needed at the intersection of Gilbert Street and
U.S. 6 (7).
3. Additional street capacity (mere lanes) is needed at the intersection of Gilbert Street and
Kirkwood Avenue (6).
4. All north-south arterials are busy; the City needs to build additional arterial streets (3).
January 12 work session. At your January 12 work session we would like to begin the
discussion of how extensively you would like us to plan for improvements to South Gilbert
Street. Specifically we would like to know if a majodty of the City Council favors a project which
would entail a continuous two-way left tum lane and consolidating the number of ddveway
entrances in the corridor. You are all aware that this has recenfiy been undertaken on
Highway 6 in Coralville, and has resulted in significant improvement to both traffic flow and the
aesthetic quality of the corridor. There are other smaller-scale improvements which can be
undertaken in the South Gilbert Street corridor, but none that will have the significant
improvement that a left turn lanelddveway consolidation project will have.
We have several smaller capital improvement projects planned for the South Gilbert Street
corridor that will be impacted by your direction to us. These include the installation of a traffic
signal at the Gilbert Street/Benton Street intersection and additional turn lanes at the Gilbert
StreetJHighway 6 intersection. It is our desire to coordinate these smaller projects with the
larger corridor improvement project.
South Gilbert Street Traffic Problems
January 8, 1998
Page 3
Certainly the development of a South Gilbert Street corridor improvement project will be
controversial because of the potential impacts to pdvate businesses. There are several
buildings located on the Gilbert Street right-of-way line, so any expansion of right-of-way has
obvious consequences. At this point we have no idea what the specific impacts of a left turn
ianelddveway consolidation project would be to specific businesses on South Gilbert Street. If
you direct us to proceed this would be investigated in the next step of the process, a concept
design study.
Some businesses on South Gilbert Street may welcome the opportunity to be compensated for
damages or relocation related to an improvement project; others will strongly oppose such an
action. This was the case with Coralville's Highway 6 project, which is now considered a
success and is being continued in subsequent phases further west. In your deliberation you will
r, ccd to balance the potential impacts to individual properties with the overall benefits to public
safety, community traffic flow, and aesthetic beautification of the corridor. Should you not wish
to pursue a project of such magnitude, we can continue researching smaller scale corridor
improvements for South Gilbert Street.
cc: Steve Atkins
Kadn Franklin
Chuck Schmadeke
Rick Fosse
South Gilbert Street survey mailing list
SOUTH GILBERT STREET CORRIDOR
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City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
January 8, 1998
Business owner or resident, South Gilbert Street corridor
Jeff Davidson, Asst. Director, Department of Planning & Community Development
Traffic issues on South Gilbert Street
In November you received a survey questionnaire from me pertaining to traffic issues on South
Gilbert Street. I appreciate that more than half of you took the time to respond to the survey,
with there being an overwhelming response that the City needs to deal with traffic issues in the
South Gilbert Street corridor. Enclosed is information we have prepared to begin discussing this
matter with the City Council at their work session on January 12. The meeting will begin at 7:00
p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers. Work sessions are not an opportunity for public
input, they are only for the City Council to discuss matters with staff. However, you are
welcome to attend to hear the discussion.
We are hoping to get direction from the City Council on how they would like us to proceed with
planning for improvements to the South Gilbert Street corridor. There will be no formal action
taken by the City Council at either the January 12 work session or the formal City Council
meeting on January 13. Prior to the City Council deciding to implement a specific improvement
project on South Gilbert Street there will be a public headng scheduled for a City Council
meeting. Of course, you are always welcome to correspond individually with members of the
City Council to express your views.
Feel free to contact me at 356-5252 if you have any questions regarding this matter.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 8, 1998
To: City Council or~~
From: David Schoon, Economic Development Coordinat
Bob Miklo, Senior Plann~y~.
Re: Presentation of Downtown Streetscape Plan to City Council
During Council's January 12 work session, Bob Kost of BRW will present the work he and
the advisory committee have completed to date on the downtown streetscape plan. The
presentation will include the preliminary design framework, proposed streetscape
furnishings, preliminary cost estimates, and a proposed phasing/implementation schedule.
Mr. Kost will be bringing all of these materials with him on Monday. Based on the
materials presented and input received from the City Council, Mr. Kost and the advisory
committee will be looking for Council concurrence on the direction of the plan so they may
proceed with the development of the actual streetscape plan document.
With the Council's blessing to move ahead, we anticipate that the streetscape plan will be
back before the Council for consideration at its first meeting in February. The goal is to
have the Council adopt the plan by the end of February, so that we may begin
implementing components of it yet this spring and summer
For your information, members of the Design Review Committee have been invited to
attend the consultant's presentation on January 12. Given that a significant portion of the
proposed downtown streetscape falls within the urban renewal area, the Design Review
Ordinance requires that the Design Review Committee review the streetscape design and
make a recommendation to the City Council. The Committee will then formally consider
the streetscape plan and make its recommendation at one of its subsequent meetings.
If you have any questions, please contact either of us at 356-5230. For your information,
we have also attached a list of streetscape committee members.
CC:
Stephen Atkins
Karin Franklin
Jim Schoenfelder
Bob Kost
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DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PERSPECTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
Downtown Retailer .............................. Sandy Navalesi
(Also a member of Iowa Avenue Streetscape Committee)
Downtown Service Provider ................. John Gross
Downtown Property Owner .................. Dick Summerwill
Restauranteur/Bar Owner ..................... Nancy Burhans
Downtown Hotel Manager .................... Brad Kraut
Old Capitol Mall Manager ..................... Dierdre Castle
UI Administrator .................................. Larry Wilson
(Also a member of Iowa Avenue Streetscape Committee)
Downtown Worker .............................. Suzanne Gleason
User of Downtown .............................. Gretchen Holt
Architect/Designer ............................... Mark Anderson
Person from the Arts Community .......... Shirley Wyrlck
Young Person ..................................... Matt Hirst
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Downtown Streetscape Plan - City of Iowa City
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UPGRADE ELECTRICAL SERVICE & NEW
PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING
SITE AMENITIES - BENCHES, LITTER
RECEPTACLES, GAME TABLES, & BIKE RACKS
MISCELLANEOUS STREETSCAPE REMOVALS
ENHANCEMENT OF DUBUQUE STREET FROM
HOLIDAY INN TO BURLINGTON STREET
CONCRETE & WIRECUT PAVERS -
REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT
ORNAMENTAL EDGING & PLANTERS - REMOVAL
& RENOVATION - LIMESTONE
LANDSCAPE - MATERIALS & INSTALLATION
MANUAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM/HOSE BIBS
KIOSKS & EVENT PILLAR (POSTINGS) -
REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT
WATER FEATURE - REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT
STAIRS (CONCRETE) & HANDRAIL -
REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT
PUBLIC ART - DISPLAY FOUNDATIONS
PERFORMANCE - STAGE AREA
WAYFINDING SYSTEM - SIGNS & POLES
PLAYGOUND - REMOVAL & RENOVATION
CONTINGENCY @ 10%
SUB-TOTAL
FINAL DESIGN, ENGR., SURVEY, CONSTRUCTION
OBSERVATION, & CONTRACT ADMIN. @ 17%
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$805,000.00
$262,300.00
$50,000.00
S147,000.00
$873,500.00
$45,400.00
$240,000.00
$250,000.00
$43,000.00
S1,000.00
S25,000.00
S25,000.00
S100,000.00
$275,620.00
$515,409.40
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$805,000.00
$262,300.00
$50,000.0d
$147,000.00
$673,500.00
$45,400.00
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S240,000.00
S250,000.00
$43,000.00
$10,000.00
$25,000.00
$25,000.0O
$100,000.00
$275,620.00
S3,031,820.00
S515,409.40
S3,547,229.40
DATE:
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
January 9,1998
TO:
FROM:
Mayor and City Council
Marian K. Karr, City Clerk
RE:
Organization Issues
Council Member Absences
I keep a calendar of Council absences to use as a reference tool should special meetings
be needed. Please drop me a note or give me a call to keep that calendar updated.
March Meetin.; Schedule
A number of conflicts exist with the existing March schedule. With no changes Council is
scheduled to meet March 9 & 10; and March 23 & 24. The National League of Cities
conference is scheduled March 7-10 and may present a quorum problem. Individual
Council Members have expressed they will be out of town on March 2 & 3 and March 18-
22. Spring break starts Friday, March 14. The State requires approval of the budget by
March 1§. Certainly the budget could be approved earlier than that time. Council should
decide the March schedule as soon as possible to allow staff time to adjust projects
accordingly.
Board and Commission Application
A change has been made to the sheet attached to all Board and Commission applications
listing Council Members addresses and phone numbers. As you may recall that sheet
encouraged applicants to contact Council prior to their appointment. At your request, the
sheet has been revised to indicate when Council will receive the application and
encouraging them to contact you after that time. Unless Council directs otherwise, we
will continue with this procedure.
Council Travel
There is a policy for City business travel. If you are interested in attending a meeting or
conference please coordinate your details with my office. I can work with you on
registration, travel advances and scheduling issues. This also enables me to update the
Council absences calendar and combine costs for Council Members attending the same
conference.
Miscellaneous Schedulin.q Issues
A number of you have expressed a desire to discuss a summer meeting schedule. I
suggest we review the proposed calendar furnished to you and we discuss it very
soon. An early decision will allow more of you the ability to make summer plans.
· Council pictures will be taken prior to the formal meeting on January 27. Please plan
on arriving no later than 6:00 p.m. A Council group photo, as well as individual
Council Member shots, is scheduled.
possible to finish by the formal meeting.
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It is important we start as close to 6:00 as
A City Conference Board meeting has been scheduled for 7:00 on January 26 prior to
your work session. The Conference Board must annually approve the City Assessor's
budget and is made up of nineteen members (the City Council, School Board, and the
County Board of Supervisors). The Mayor acts as chair and the City Assessor is
secretary.
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The City Council receives your application the Saturday prior to the appointment. We
encourage you to contact Council Members after Saturday.
Connie Champion
430 S. Summit St. 52240
Home: 337-6608
Work: 338-2210
District B 1/2/02
Karen Kubby At-Large 1/2/00
728 2nd Ave. 52245
Home: 338-1321 (office hrs. lower lobby Sr. Center 4-6 p.m. Thursdays) (no phone)
E-Mail: KKubby@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
Ernie Lehman, Mayor
902 Wylde Green Rd. 52246
Work: 337-2375
Home: 338-7741
At-Large 1/2/02
Dee Norton
920 Ginter Ave. 52240
Home: 338-4577
E-Mail: Denorton@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu
District A 1/2/00
Mike O'Donnell
901 W. Park Rd. 52246
Home: 354-8071
At-Large 1/2/02
Dean Thomberry, Mayor Pro tem
1202 Oakes Dr. 52245
Home: 337-5316
District C 1/2/00
Dee Vanderhoef
2403 Tudor Dr. 52245
Home: 351-6872 (prefer mornings)
At-Large 1/2/00
*all Council Members have answering machines
Applicants are also encouraged to contact Board/Commission members with questions.
Please retain this page for your files.
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January 1998
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 7, 1998
To: City Council
From: City Manager
Re: 1997
The following represents a summary of the 1997 legislative activities of the Council. I have
also enclosed the Public Works/Engineering report which identifies many of the capital
projects completed in 1997.
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The front entrance area of the Civic Center was reconstructed in order to replace cracked and
crumbling steps/sidewalk and replacement of wood benches. The project was awarded to
MBA Concrete of North Liberty at a cost of $68,550.
Following a recommendation from the Histodc Preservation Commission, the City Council
named what was known as the east-west arterial in northwest Iowa City, Captain Idsh
Parkway. It was named after Captain Frederick M. Idsh, an early settler and prominent
Iowa Citian of the mid to late 19~ century.
The Senior Center HVAC Renovation Project was undertaken to address uneven heating,
cooling, and other problems prevalent throughout the Senior Center building. The project was
awarded to Quint Company of Rock Island, Illinois at a cost of $118,910. Although the City
only received one bid, the Council chose to award the contract in that it was less than the
estimated $126,500.
Services with the MMS Consultants of Iowa City were initiated for the design of the Court
Street Extended Project. Phase I improvements will include the extension of Court Street from
its easterly terminus to the Windsor Ridge subdivision, a length of approximately 1,720 feet.
'l'he cost of these engineering consulting services was $56,100.
Plans and specification hearings were conducted for the removal and replacement of lhe
WooIf Avenue bridge spanning Highway 6 and the CRANDIC railroad, as well as the
reconstruction of WooIf Avenue between Newton and Bayard Streets which would include
sidewalk, water main, and storm sewer facilities. The project will be eligible for approximately
$708,000 in federal highway bridge replacement funds. The project is to be let by the Iowa
Department of Transportation in December. The estimated cost is $1.203 million.
The City and Elks Club representatives participated in a mediation which lead to agreement to
facilitate the City's development of the Peninsula and the construction of water supply and
treatment facility improvements. The agreement provided for granting easements as well as
allowing the Elks Club to secure City-owned property for the construction of two replacement
golf holes.
Following extensive meetings of a Council-appointed citizen's committee, the City Council
approved the Deer Management Plan and directed the report to the Iowa Department of
Natural Resources for their approval. As of this date, IDNR has not officially acted on the
request.
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The Council approved an amendment to our Human Rights Ordinance which would allow for
administrative dosurn on certain complaints that do not warrant further investigation. The
Human Rights Commission recommended the amendment.
The City Council adopted its new comprehensive plan as well as a district plan for the south
district area. The use of district planning is a new concept associated with this comprehensive
plan.
10. The Council further amended water and wastewater rates in order to continue the planned
improvements for the water and wastewater systems.
11. A dramatic design change for the extedor streetscape of the Old Capitol Mall was
recommended by the Design Review Committee and approved by the City Council.
12. The Council conducted a plan and specification headng for the stabilization of the
Montgomery-Butler House located on the water treatment plant site. The project will be
formally bid in 1998.
13. A revised Community Builder Plan was adopted for the five-year period beginning 1997
through 2002. The purpose of the Community Builder Plan is to develop a database of
information about our community. The State of Iowa requires cities to adopt a new plan every
five years and will provide bonus points when the City applies for vadous state financial
assistance programs.
14. The Council approved two new histodc preservation districts in the East College Street area
for property along College Street between Summit and Muscatine as well as the College
Green Histodc District for the property generally located around College Green Park.
15. The City Council adopted an administrative policy for payroll deduction for charitable
organizations requesting City employee payroll participation.
16. Following negotiations with the Iowa City Association of Professional Fire Fighters, a new
three-year agreement beginning July 1, 1997, was approved. Salary and wage adjustments
were provided as well as other minor contractual language changes.
17. The Iowa City Airport Commission negotiated, and the City Council approved, a contract with
the firm of ACSG, Inc. of Naperville, Illinois to serve as the consultant for the acquisition of
land and other easements for the Iowa City Airport Master Plan implementation. The
consultant's fees are to be reimbursed at a 90/10 rate from the Federal Aviation
Administration.
18. The Iowa City Human Rights Commission recommended amendments to the City's Human
Rights Ordinance which will make the ordinance substantially equivalent to the Federal Fair
Housing Amendment Act of 1989. This will allow the Iowa City Human Rights Commission to
investigate complaints of housing discrimination in Iowa City and will provide federal funds to
the Commission in order to assist in facilitating these investigations.
19. The City Council reached an agreement with the Police Labor Relations Organization for a
new three-year collective bargaining agreement which provided for wage and salary
adjustments as well as increased on-call pay and provided for a certain watch differential for
the second and third watches.
20. The Council authorized lhe sale of $5.2 million in corporate purpose general obligation bonds
to pay the cost for constructing, reconstructing, and repairing various projects relating to the
City's streets, bddges, storm sewers, parks, trails, and other City facilities.
21. The Iowa City Science Center submitted an application for approval of a butterfly garden as a
temporary structure on a portion of the City Plaza. Following review by the Design Review
Committee, the City Council authorized the garden. It remained on the City Plaza from May to
October.
22. Following a request by the Iowa City Kickers, the City Council with the recommendation of the
Parks and Recreation Commission named the new soccer complex the "Iowa City Kickers
Soccer Park." The soccer fields adjacent to the south waste water treatment plant were
constructed with a significant financial contribution of $140,000 by the Iowa City Kickers. This
funding was instrumental in the project success.
23. The City Council authorized $11 million in sewer revenue bonds and $8.5 million in water
revenue bonds for a vadety of water and wastewater projects in accordance with the adopted
construction plans. The water and sewer rates were adjusted accordingly to finance these new
projects.
24. The City's Personnel policies were revised to incorporate the many changes in employment
law which have occurred since the odgina11991 version.
25. The City owns lhe Iowa River Power Dam located on the Iowa River to the east of the Iowa
River Power Company restaurant. The renovation of the dam was undertaken to ensure the
permanence of the water pool formed by the dam. The plan also provides a pedestrian bddge
on top of the dam. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources required the reconstruction of
the Coralville Boat Ramp as a part of the renovation project. The Cities of Coralville and Iowa
City entered into a 28E Agreement whereby the City of Coralville would pay $125,000 to Ihe
cost of the renovation project. The communities were able to take advantage of a Resource
Enhancement and Protection (REAP) grant from the IDNR for this project.
26. The City Council approved an ordinance creating a Police Citizens' Review Board to assist in
the processing of citizen complaints concerning the Police Department as well as providing for
a mechanism to assure responsiveness by the Police Department to the community needs.
27. The Council approved an ordinance which provided for the removal of graffiti vandalism from
private and public property.
28. A 28E Agreement between Johnson County and the Cities of Coralville and Iowa City for lhe
preservation of an Oakdale Boulevard corridor between First Avenue in Coralville and County
Road W66 was approved. A preferred alignment was idenafied based upon evaluations of
social, environmental, and engineering factors. This Agreement did not obligate any of lhe
parties to construct any portion of the Oakdale Boulevard corridor but rather identified the
route for mapping purposes.
29. The City Council initiated the downtown streetscape renovation planning process by hidng the
consulting firm of BRW to provide design recommendations. These proposals will be
discussed in early 1998 and include the City PI~7:~ as well as the downtown area.
30. In order to facilitate lhe development of approximately 50 acres of Airport property, the City
Council and Airport Commission created a joint committee of two Airport commissioners and
two Council Members to guide this development process. Following a meeting to outline
general development principles, staff was directed to secure economic development
consulting advice and report back to the Committee.
31. The development of the Near Southside, particularly the area known as Block 102, was
discussed and Council directed appraisals and olher preliminary work such as parking garage
location be initiated to determine the City's interest and ultimate involvement in the
redevelopment of this parcel of property.
32. In order to increase downtown parking, angle parldng was constructed on Linn and College
streets.
33. With the University proceeding to develop the northeast comer of Dubuque Street and Iowa
Avenue for a new biology building, the Snelson sculpture was relocated to City Park.
34. A federally-financed transit interchange project was proposed to the City Council. The
midstreet interchange was to have been renovated and expanded; however, Council changed
direction and asked that such offices/restrooms, etc. be provided as an addition to and outside
of Old Capitol Mall. The designs are still being prepared for Council consideration in 1998.
35. In order to provide additional downtown parking, the Linn Street parking lot adjacent to the
Holiday Inn was converted from a permit-only to an hourly lot. It is being operated as part of
the parking system and to date has proven successful in providing new parking spaces in
downtown.
36. Following a successful fundraising, the Department of Parks and Recreation reported to the
Council that $400,000 had been pledged for the purpose of providing support for a new
gymnasium to be constructed adjacent to the Mercer Park Aquatic Center. The Scanlon family
provided a $100,000 contribution, and the new gymnasium will be named in their honor.
37. The renovation on the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center gymnasium floor was
undertaken. The project involved the removal and replacement of approximately 8,400 square
feet of fioodng in the gymnasium and exercise room and the installation of new tile and related
lioodng. The floor of the Recreation Center was 33 years old and had experienced the very
heavy use associated with a recreation center. The aerobics room at the Senior Center was
replaced due to deterioration and general loss of effectiveness. The new floor is a hard maple
fioodng designed to last 30+ years.
38. Chain link fencing was installed at the softball fields at Napoleon Park. W~h the construction of
the South River Corridor Sewer Project through Napoleon Park, the follow-up work allowed for
lhe softball fields to be renovated. The fencing will enable the softball program to retum to
Napoleon Park for the 1998 season. The D&N Fencing Company of Cedar Rapids was
awarded the contract for $55,975.
39. The City Council repealed a section of the code requiring an applicant to post a street cleanup
escrow prior to issuance of each building permit. Contractors and/or property owners are still
responsible for removal of any debds deposited on the public right-of-way; however, a cash
escrow is no longer required with this ordinance repeal.
40. The Scott Boulevard Trunk Sewer was awarded to Barbarosa Company of Osseo, Minnesota
for a cost of $1,988,740. There were substantial savings associated with this project in that the
engineer's estimate was $2.759 million.
41. The City Council approved an application to the Federal Transit Administration for a variety of
projects to support the City's transit system. This included the purchase of a low-floor minivan,
replacement of maintenance equipment at the Transit building, replacement of energy
management at the Transit building, and other smaller projects. The funding amounted to
$197,400.
42. The City Council authorized the purchase of properties near the federal parking lot at Harrison
and Capitol. These properlies were acquired and will continue to be leased as the City
accumulates property for the potential construction of parking facilities in the near south side.
43. Council approved the annexation of a 2.5 acre tract of land in order to provide for the location
of a new Moose Lodge building off of Highway 6.
44. The City Council approved a joint public/private partnership with the Streb family to provide for
the annexation, construction, and other services necessary in order to provide for a 140 acre
industrial tract to be annexed to the City. This land, just east of Scott Boulevard. is an
extension of what was originally the BDI Industrial Park. The City's obligations and other
issues were the subject of extensive negotiations between the vadous parties. The project has
now been concluded, and lots are being made available for sale.
45. The H.R. Green Company was engaged to provide engineering services to implement a long-
term development strategy and other related plans and specifcafions that meet state and
federal regulations for the future of the Iowa City Landfill. Leachate control and a vadety of
operational issues are being reviewed with a report due in mid-1998.
46. For several years dudng heavy rains, the commercial businesses west of Plum Street near
Highland had experienced flooding of their properties. In order to resolve this problem, a storm
sewer along Highway 6 and Highland Avenue at a cost of $603,000 was approved. The Park
Construction Company, currently performing major sewer work for the City, agreed to an
amendment to their contract to provide for the construction of this project. This process was
undertaken in order to minimize scheduling conflicts with the current sanitary sewer
construction and provide for continuity of the work in this area.
47. Wilh an agreement to design the new Willow Creek interceptor sewer, the City put forth a
proposal to engage the Stanley Consultants of Muscafine to provide the engineering services
for this estimated $10 million project. The Willow Creek interceptor sewer will generally run
along Willow Creek and cross the Iowa River to ultimately connect to the Napoleon Park pump
station and then to the south wastewater treatment plant.
48. The City Council met with the Student Senate in an unusual setting whereby teams of
students and Council members met to discuss a variety of issues. This was an initial effort in
providing a new meeting format, and the reports are it has been successful.
49. The JCCOG staff completed and the Council reviewed a comprehensive downtown parking
study. It identified not only factual information but provided recommendations, many of which
are in the process of implementation.
Residential
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· Approved
· Approved
· Approved
· Approved
Commercial
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DEVELOPMENT ISSUES: COUNCIL ACTION 1997
Rezoned and platted - 40 acre 53-1ot residential subdivision to permit mixed housing on Rohret
Road - 49 single-family; 38 condominium units; 32 townhouses; one large lot for 120 multiple units.
Approved plat for 8 acre 24-1ot residential subdivision off Sycamore near Burns.
Approved plat for 1.6 acre 6-lot infill single-family residential subdivision on Court Street.
Approved 9 acre 14-1ot single-family residential subdivision south of Lakeside Drive.
Approved Saddlebrook, a 44 acre 222-1ot manufactured housing park for affordable housing
opportunities.
Amended the zoning ordinance to provide more housing options for the elderly, including elder
congregate housing
Amended the Comprehensive plan and rezoned 2+ acres of property at the intersection of Scott
Boulevard and Lower West Branch Road to permit 37 units of housing for the frail elderly.
preliminary plats to add 168 lots to Windsor Ridge.
a 3 acre 4-lot infill single-family residential subdivision on Washington Street.
the rezoning of 3 acres in Village Green for development of 16 condominium units.
120 independent living units for the elderly on Lot 53 Walden Hills.
Vacated part of the street to enable development of a podiatrist's clinic.
· Amended the Zoning Ordinance to open up available locations for child care.
· Annexed and rezoned 140 acres to develop a 100 + acre industrial park east of Scott Boulevard
known as Scott Six Industrial Park.
· As part of the public private partnership to develop the Scott-Six industrial Park, approved plans to
allow tax increment financing as financial incentive for industrial locations.
· Eliminated parking requirements and impact fees for commercial uses in the CB-5 zone to encourage
commercial development in the Near Southside.
· Approved the subdivision of Westport Plaza to enable construction of Staples.
· Rezoned 3.74 acres of property from commercial to industrial to enable growth of Oral B.
· Vacated street and alley rights-of-way in and near Roberts Dairy to facilitate their site development
and traffic circulation.
· Amended the zoning ordinance to permit small projecting signs and portable signs in the downtown.
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· Amended the zoning ordinance to permit additional uses in Neighborhood Commercial zones with
size limitations to preserve the concept of the zone.
· Annexed and rezoned three acres on Highway 1 West at Naples for commercial development.
· Approved a three lot commercial subdivision on West Side Drive and Mormon Trek.
· Rezoned property from RM-12 and C1-1 to CO-1 to permit construction of an insurance office on
West Side Drive.
General
· Increased parking requirements for residential uses in CB-5 and raised proportion of parking covered
by impact fees.
· Approved a sensitive areas overlay zone to enable resolution of the hill stabilization problem at the
Cliffs Apartments.
· Adopted the East College Historic District and the College Green Historic District.
· Adopted the 1997 Comprehensive Plan and the South District Plan.
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BEGINS
997-12-16
997-05-01
997-02-26
997-01-01
997-04-O5
997-01 -12
997-05-04
998-01-01
998-01-01
998-01-01
997-07-01
997-07-01
997-11-11
997-01-01
997-03-13
997-03-13
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997-06-17
997-07-01
997-12-09
997-03-29
997-04-22
997-06-03
997-05-20
997-03-29
997-04-08
997-04-08
997-09-01
997-09-01
997-09-01
997-10-07
998-01-01
998-01-01
998-01-01
998-01-01
998-01-01
997-05-01
997-09-01
997-09-01
997-09-01
1997-09-01
1997-09-01
1997-03-01
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COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS/COMMISSIONS
CALENDAR YEAR 1997
EXPIRES
2003-03-01
2000-05-01
2002-02-26
2001-12-31
2000-04-05
2000.01-12
2000-O5-O4
2003-01-01
2002-12-31
2002-12-31
2003-07-01
2003-07-01
2003-07-01
2002-12-31
2000-03-13
2OOO-03-13
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1998-O7-01
20OO-07-01
1999-07-01
2000-03-29
1999-03-29
2000-03-29
2000-03-29
2000-03-29
1998-09-01
1999-09-01
2OOO-09-01
20OO-09-01
2000-09-01
2000-01-01
2001 -O1 -O1
2001-01-01
2001-01-01
2002-01-01
2002-01-01
2002-05-01
1999-09-01
2OOO-09-01
20OO-09-01
2001-09-01
2001-09-01
20OO-O3-01
NAME
Anderson, Mark
Supple, Lea
Countryman, Karen
Radosevich, Stephen
Ashman, Janet
Shafer, Martin
Lockhart, Shawn
Brandt, T.J.
Roffman, John
Haman, Gary
Greenleaf, Stephen
Parker, Lisa
Dellsperger, Linda
Belle, Haywood
Weingeist, Cathy
McKray, Betty
Moeller, Lon
Anderson, Mark
Rohovit, Randy
Cronbaugh, Tara
Widness, Michaelanne
Anderson, Lars
Michaud, Pamela
Gersh, Frank
Cairns, Ann
Cilek, Daniel
Gadson, A. Denira
House, Rick
Moraski, Jayne
Kuhlmann, Sandy
Major, Charles
Jehle, Joan
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Public Works Department
Engineering Division
1997 Annual Report
Introduction
This has bccn a significant year for construction of public improvements. The Engineering
Division has managed the construction of 40 active projects valued at over $8,400,000 in 1997.
In addition, we inspected approximately $3,500,000 worth of public improvements in
subdivisions. It should be noted that this does not include the major water and sewer projects
being managed by the Public Works Director.
Outlined below are the major projects we worked on dudng 1997. The dollar values listed
represent the construction cost for the project and do not include design and property
acquisition costs. Since some of these projects consume more than one construction season,
the averages presented above represent only the work constructed in 1997.
Streets
1997 Asphalt Resurfacing Project $834,585
This project is bid every other year and is part of our ongoing effort of maintenance and
preventive maintenance of our street system. This year's project cost placed 9,920 tons of
asphalt on 3.2 miles of streets, chip-sealed 2.6 miles of streets, replaced 2,750 feet of curb and
installed 20 new curb ramps. The old asphalt that was milled from the streets was used to
construct an improved surface for the yard waste cornposting facility. The City also participated
in a joint effort with Johnson County for the resurfacing of American Legion Road. Our share of
this County bid project was about $22,000.
Traffic Calming $16,000
1997 was the first year of Iowa City's traffic calming program. This yeads program focused on
two projects. The first was Teg Drive, on which 7 speed humps were constructed at a cost of
about $8,000. This is the first spccd-hump installation in Iowa City and we did not know what to
expect for reaction from the public. Although we have received some negative comments, the
majority of the feedback has been favorable. Measured impact on speed has also been
favorable, accompanied by a sharp decrease in traffic volume on Teg Drive. We don't know yet
what new routes the traffic is using and what impact that may have on other local streets in the
neighborhood. We are also anxious to see how the humps perform through their first winter.
The second project was a public service campaign designed to reduce spccds in
neighborhoods throughout the community. The campaign was centered around the slogan:
'Check Your Spccd" and used public service announcements and signs on targeted streets to
urge drivers to take note of how fast they are driving through neighborhoods. We have received
many phone calls from the public praising the program and calls from other cities wishing to
implement one of their own. We plan to continue the success of the program by developing new
public service announcements and exploring other ways to publicize the message.
Soccer Site Access Road and Parking Lot $359,351
The access road was required to satisfy conditions placed on the zoning of the South
Wastewater Treatment Facility Site by the County. Before the remainder of the site could be
used for soccer fields, a north access had to be constructed. A parking lot was also constructed
to accommodate the large number of cars for the games.
Melrose Avenue West Paving - West High to Hwy 218 $1,786,725
This project was substantially complete and open to traffic in 1996. However a number of
problems with the landscaping remained to be resolved. After significant prodding, we believe
the landscaping contractor has finally completed the work property. We hope the 1998 growing
season is kind to this project to help the new plantings become established.
Willow Street Reconstruction Project $393,793
Metro PaveKs of Iowa City was the low bidder on this paving project that included water main
replacement, sanitary sewer repairs, and a new storm sewer system. In order to minimize the
inconveniences to the neighborhood, the project was phased in three parts. The project began
in June and was completed in November.
Brookside Drive Bridge Replacement Project $189,958
The bridge over Ralston Creek at Brookside Drive was reconstructed by Iowa Bddge and
Culvert of Washington this summer in conjunction with the Willow Street Reconstruction
Project. The project was designed by Shoemaker Haaland Engineers and incorporated
aesthetic features that have received many positive comments from the neighborhood, with
20% of the construction cost paid by the City and 80% provided by federal funding. The project
was completed in November.
Burlington Street/Governor Street Signalization Project $51,940
This project provided for the installation of traffic signals at the intersection of Governor Street
and Burlington Street (Iowa Highway #1 ). The traffic signal control will reduce vehicular crashes
and provide for better regulation of traffic at the intersection.
Gilbert St.IKirkwood Ave. Left Turn Signal Improvement Project
$13,713
The Engineering Division designed and procured the equipment for the addition of
protected/permitted left-signal phases to the traffic signal at the intersection of Gilbert Street
and Kirkwood Avenue. The improvement will reduce the crash experience of the intersection
and afford left-turning vehicles a better opportunity to complete their left-tum maneuvers.
Installation was done by the City's Streets Division.
First Avenue Paving and Storm Sewer Improvements $1,180,600
Although this project only entailed 1,300 feet of paving (First Avenue from Bradford Drive to
Muscatine Avenue) it contained nearly a mile of new storm-sewer pipe. There were two goals to
be met by this project. The first was to increase traffic capacity along First Avenue. This was
accomplished by constructing a 37-foot wide street consisting of one lane of traffic in each
direction and a center lane reserved for left tumers from either direction. The second goal was
to alleviate drainage problems along First Avenue and along the north side of the railroad tracks
from First Avenue westedy to Ralston Creek (the railroad embankment effectively creates a
dam). This was accomplished by the installation of the storm sewer pipe (some as large as
5-feet in diameter), surface water intakes, and overland drainage routes. The project was
completed in October, nearly a month ahead of schedule.
First AvenuelMuscatine Avenue Traffic Signal Improvement
In conjunction with the First Avenue Paving and Storm Sewer Improvement Project,
protected/permitted left-turn signal phasing was incorporated into the intersection signal control.
The paving improvements added right-turn lanes to the south and west approaches. Right turn
signal phasing was added to the traffic control scheme to increase right-turn opportunity while
maintaining pedestrian protection previously in place at the intersection.
Highway 116/921 Dual Left Turn for North Approach
The Engineering Division secured the necessary permission from the Iowa DOT for the
installation of a dual left turn on the north approach of the Wardway Plaza intersection. In
addition to pavement markings and signing, the traffic signal phasing was altered so that north
and south approaches moved sequentially instead of concurrently. (This change was
necessitated by the intersection geometrics and the limited space in the intersection for
concurrent opposing left tum maneuvers.) This improvement will reduce the length of the left-
turn queue to the north and associated congestion to the north. Installation was done by the
City's Streets Division.
Iowa AvenuelCRANDIC Railroad Overpass Warning System $6,919
The Engineering Division designed and secured the materials for a 'tattle-tale" over-road
warning system in advanced of the CRANDIC railroad overpass on Iowa Avenue. The
installation provides advanced warning to 'too tall" vehicles approaching the overpass to reduce
the number of collisions. The design of the installation responded to the University of Iowa's
concerns and minimized the visual impact upon the western approach to the Old Capitol and
the Pentacrest. Installation was done by the City's Streets Division.
Willow Creek Recreational Trail $211,000
This project consists of constructing a 10-foot wide asphalt trail from Mormon Trek Boulevard
west, approximately 3,450 feet, to Galway Hills Subdivision generally along Willow Creek. The
project was bid in August but not awarded, since the one and only bid received was $46,000
higher than the $211,000 estimate. The project will be re-bid this winter with hopes of a 1998
construction date.
Railroad Crossing Improvements $51,900
Gilbert Street crossing just north of Benton Street. Complete reconstruction of this crossing
was completed in early September. A joint effort by City and CRANDIC Railroad crews was
used to install a new railroad-crossing surface and approach pavement. State Surface Repair
Funds were obtained to help fund the $50,000 project and provide for a 60% State / 20%
Railroad / 20% City cost share.
Capitol Street crossing just north of Benton Street. Short term maintenance was completed
in late September. A joint effort by City and CRANDIC Railroad crews was also used at this
location. The repairs are hoped to last until State Surface Repair Funds become available in
1999. At that time, the crossing will be completely reconstructed.
1997 Sidewalk Repair Program
Beginning in 1997, the Engineering Division initiated a new program for the inspection and
repair of deteriorated sidewalks in Iowa City. In addition to providing improved safety to
pedestrians, the expanded program eliminates the 'hit and miss' problems associated with
inspecting on a complaint basis only and should help reduce the City's exposure to liability
claims. The new program calls for the inspection of all sidewalks in the City once every ten
years, dividing the City into ten geographical areas and concentrating on one area per year. In
addition, the Engineering Division continues to inspect sidewalks on a complaint basis
throughout the City.
The inspection of sidewalks in the first geographical area was completed in late March and
encompassed the area south of Highway 6 and east of Gilbert Street. A total of 270 property
owners were notified of needed repairs. Approximately 78% repaired their sidewalks by the
deadline of September 15, 1997. The Engineering Division will arrange for the remaining
repairs, and each property owner will be billed for the cost of the repairs. It is felt that the
cooperation and response received from the affected property owners was pdmadly positive or
neutral due to advance notification and the inspection of complete neighborhoods. In addition,
the Engineering Division arranged for the replacement of curb ramps to ADA standards in the
targeted area which demonstrated the City's commitment to the sidewalks in the area.
Curb Ramps $107,000
No bids were received on this yeads project. so last yeads contract was carded over and
expanded to construct many of the necessary ADA complying curb ramps and on-street parking
spaces in 40 locations throughout Iowa City. including the downtown area and around schools.
135 ramps were constructed as a part of this project.
Melrose Avenue Bridge Reconstruction Project, Phase I
(Olive Court to Hawkins Drive) $2,073,000
This project involved the complete removal and replacement of the Melrose Avenue bridge
spanning the Iowa Interstate Railroad. and the removal and replacement of the Melrose Avenue
pavement from Olive Court in University Heights to just east of Hawkins Drive, along with the
installation of sidewalks, water main, and storm sewer facilities. Construction began July 8,
1996, and was substantially completed August 22, 1997.
Aesthetic features of the new bddge included the impression of the old Iowa City logo in each
comer wing wall, next to the sidewalk and railings that borrowed traits from the old bddge. The
old Iowa City logo includes the Diogenes lamp representing education, a corn sheaf
representing agriculture, and a gear representing industry. Technical features of the project
included preformed polymer pavement markings for high visibility and long life. Bdck was
installed on the south side in the areas between the curb and the sidewalk because grass has
trouble surviving the extensive amount of foot traffic experienced during a U of I football'
season.
Construction was completed while maintaining two-way traffic and at least one sidewalk for
pedestrians and bicyclists. Design and construction required coordination with the following
entities: City of University Heights, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Melrose Avenue
Neighborhood Association, University of Iowa (in particular, the architectural, engineering,
sports, and public safety departments), Iowa Interstate Railroad, U.S. West Communications,
and MidAmerican Energy. The total cost of construction was $2,073,000, which included a
cosfly extra work order involving the installation of water main in University Heights from the
west end of the project westerly approximately 500 feet. The financing of this project included
$850,000 in federal bddge replacement funds.
It should be noted that this project would have lasted another six (6) months had it not been for
some ingenious design by NNW in keeping the existing telephone cables and fiber optic lines,
located on the previous bridge, in service without having to relocate them. The contractor
exercised groat cato when building the new bridge around said communication facilities.
Another point of interest is that the temporary pedestrian bridges were purchased from the
contractor and will be roused on other projects, saving the City about $18,000.
Melrose Avenue Reconstruction Project, Phase II
(Hawkins Drive to Byington Road) $922,000
This project involved the removal and replacement of the Melrose Avenue pavement from just
east of Hawkins Drive to Byington Road, along with the installation of sidewalks, water main
and storm sewer facilities. Construction started March 17, 1997, and was substantially
completed October 3, 1997.
As with the bddge project, preformed polymer markings were utilized. The performance of this
product will be tracked and, if successful over time, may become the standard for new
construction. Also, as with the bridge project, bdck was installed in the area between the south
curb and the south sidewalk. This fall the brick pavers proved effective during the huge amount
of foot traffic which uses the entire Melrose Avenue corridor on University of Iowa football game
days. Another feature of the project is the new traffic signal that allows pedestrians to safely
cross Melrose Avenue while completely stopping vehicular traffic at the intersection of Melrose
Avenue and Melrose Court.
Construction was completed while maintaining two-way traffic and at least one sidewalk for
pedestrians and bicyclists. Design and construction required coordination with many of the
same entities involved with the bridge project. One major concem and, at times, difficulty was
coordinating parking for the properties located on the south side of Melrose Avenue during
construction. Many of the affected properties aro day cato centers, whereupon the parking
required was short in time pedods but many in number. NNW coordinated the necessary
parking with the University of Iowa, utilizing their existing parking lots and their new parking
ramp, located on the north side of Melrose Avenue.
Funding for this project included $442,000 in federal monies.
Storm Sewers and Flood Control
Lakeside Drive Storm Sewer Project $25,732
This was a relatively small storm sewer project designed to relieve drainage problems in the
ditch between Bon Aire Mobile Home Lodge and Whispering Meadows Subdivision. Although
on-site storm water management mitigated runoff from Whispering Meadows, flows from
· upstream development that predated storm water management continued to be a problem. This
project was unique in two ways. First, it utilized 548' of 30' corrugated polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
pipe rather than concrete pipe. In this case, it was a cost-saving measure that should perform
as well as concrete pipe. Second, $10,000 of the construction cost was paid by Bon Alre Mobile
Home Lodge, who advocated the project.
The system is reported to have worked very well through the summer. We will keep an eye on
the PVC pipe, as we are still developing a comfort level for working with it.
Nursery Lane Storm Sewer Project $33,490
This was another relatively small storm sewer project consisting of about 960' of 24' pipe
constructed along the north side of Nursery Lane. This project was designed to provide better
drainage to the Soccer Facility and improve downstream maintenance issues. In this case PVC
pipe proved to be more expensive because of bedding requirements, so concrete pipe was
used. This project also involved cost sharing by a benefiting property. Arie Kroeze has agreed
to contribute $7,614 of the construction cost and provide seeding and sodding of disturbed
areas.
Creek Maintenance $2,600
The City continuously hears from property owners seeking advice or assistance for stream bank
drainage maintenance issues, such as erosion control or debris removal. In many cases, the
solution to the problems were beyond the scope of the individual property owner and thus, little
was accomplished. Beginning this year, the City now has up to $15,000 available annually to
assist with such problems. In 1997, $2,600 was used to assist a number of property owners
dean a portion of Ralston Creek north of College Street that had become overgrown and
obstructed with fallen trees. One project being considered for next year is to control erosion
along Ralston Creek north of Center Street. We are exploring the use of the Mayor's Youth
Employment Program for construction of this project.
South Riverside Drive Storm Sewer Project $30,155
This project involved the replacement of a culvert under South Riverside Drive (the gravel road
paralleling Hwy. 921 north of the Fair Grounds) and the dredging of a small portion of the
drainageway in Mesquakie Park. This project represented the City's contribution to the solution
of a drainage problem clouded by jurisdictional boundaries and property owner interests. The
work agreed to by other parties is neadng completion and should improve a long-standing
drainage issue in this area.
FEMA Flood Plain Map Updates $165,000
The pdmary thrust of this effort is to update Iowa City's Flood Plain Maps to reflect the actual
limits of flooding along the Iowa River experienced in 1993. In addition, the maps of tributary
creeks throughout the City are being updated to reflect development that has occurred since
the maps were last updated. Information is also being extended out to the projected growth
limits so that accurate information is available for future development. This has been a slow
process, but it is expected to be completed in the coming year.
1997 Drain Tile Project $20,100
This project is part of the City's ongoing attempt to reduce the problems caused by sump
pumps discharging onto streets and sidewalks or into sanitary sewers. This year's site was
Lower West Branch Road from Arehurst Street to Scott Boulevard. A total of nine sump pumps
were connected to the storm sewer system along the two blocks. This was an exceptionally wet
area, so the tile should also extend the life of the pavement. The work was done by C. and L.
Development of Iowa City.
Park Road Storm Sewer Project $65,000
This project repaired the storm sewer system along Park Road from the entrance to Lower City
Park to the Park Road Bridge. This in-house design project was constructed by Bockensted
Excavating of Iowa City. Construction began in April and was completed in May, with special
efforts made not to interfere with graduation activities.
Southgate Ave. & Stevens Dr. Storm Sewer Improvement Project
$188,120
This project was a two-part project that improved storm water control in two commercial areas.
One phase placed a forty-eight inch storm sewer across the rear of the lots on the south side of
Southgate Avenue. A portion of the project replaced an undersized pipe that had been placed
by the property owners and closed what had been open-channel storm water route. The second
part increased the capacity of existing storm sewer and installed a sluice gate near the storm
sewer outlet servicing the South Gilbert/Stevens Ddve intersection. This portion of the project
will reduce flooding of this area by locally heavy rains and assist with controlling backwater
flooding from the Iowa River such as was experienced in 1993.
South Sycamore Regional Greenspace and Drainage Corridor-
Design Phase
Design of this project is nearing completion, and although construction was anticipated to begin
this year, it was delayed by the change in requirements by the Corp. of Engineers (COE) from a
Nationwide 404 Permit to a more involved individual site-permitting process. In addition to
naming existing and proposed plant species, including the number and spacing, development of
a 5-year wetland maintenance plan is required as a part of the permit application. Submittal of
the permit application is anticipated in March 1998 and review of the permit by the COE ranges
from three to six months. Wetland delineation, land appraisals, an archaeological survey, and
determination of greenspace features, trail alignments, and evaluation grant-funding sources
have been completed this past year.
Whispering Meadows Wetland Park- Wetland Restoration $23,500
Carded over from last year, this project was completed with the installation of one last wetland
plant species available this spring and with the replanting of other wetland plants lost to hungry
ducks and bad weather.
Sanitary Sewers
Ellis Alley Sanitary Sewer Repair $30,803
This project involved repairing a sanitary sewer that flowed from Ellis Alley to River Street.
Typically, such a problem would be repaired by excavating the sewer and replacing it. In this
case, the sewer was so deep that it was less expensive to repair it from the inside using a cured
in-place liner system. Only one manhole that was in poorer condition than expected required,
excavation.
A storm sewer in this same general area will be repaired next year by conventional means,
because it is shallower and has portions that are too far collapsed to permit the use of a liner
system.
Sheridan Avenue Sanitary Sewer Bypass Project $125,000
This project is a follow up to the Longfellow Sanitary Sewer Project constructed in 1995. The
heavy rain experienced on May 9~' and 10~ in 1996 revealed that additional effort was needed
to control sanitary sewer surcharging in this neighborhood. The 1995 project maximized the
amount of sewage that could leave the neighborhood through the existing north route. This
year's project constructed a bypass to prevent about 25% of the flow from entering the
neighborhood by routing it east along Sheridan Avenue directly to the trunk sewer on Rundell
Street. This project is complete except for a portion of the surface restoration that will need to
wait for spring weather.
Wylde Green Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project $480,000
This project was designed to remedy basement flooding caused by sanitary sewer charging
along Wylde Green Road at Kineton Green during wet weather..The project was designed by
McClure Engineering Company and constructed by Maxwell Construction of Iowa City.
$400,000 of the construction cost was provided by federal funding. The project began in
October and was completed in November.
Landfill
FY98 Cell Construction Project $1,160,000
Construction of the third cell on the west half of the landfill began in October and is expected to
be completed next spring. This cell is the first in the state to have a clay liner and leachate
collection system approved by the IDNR. This design provides a significant cost savings over a
synthetic liner that is typically required without compromising performance. This project was
designed by Howard R. Green Company and is being constructed by McAninch Corporation of
Des Moines.
Landfill Investigation and Planning Work:
In an effort to meet federal and state regulatory requirements for planning and operating a
landfill, Howard R. Green Company was hired to assist the City in planning and investigative
work. Along with the landfill's permit renewal, a new Development and Operation Plan and a
Closure Plan are being prepared to explore options for how to best utilize the landfill's
remaining life.
In May, investigative work was begun to evaluate lhe effectiveness of the leachate control
system, and effectiveness of the leachate monitoring wells and groundwater monitoring wells.
Repairs to the problems found were begun in June, wilh the majodty of the work completed by
November. Some remaining work will be completed next spring. The summer's investigative
and repair work was summarized and submitted to IDNR for review and further
recommendation.
The newest regulatory challenge for the landfill is compliance with Federal and State clean air
regulations. This is in regard to the gases (primarily methane) created by the decomposition of
garbage and emissions from heavy machinery operation. A gas collection system may nccd to
be installed at the landfill by the year 2000, with IDNR review submittals made by next year.
Work has begun to meet this deadline.
Architectural
Library Roof Replacement $135,000
The May hailstorm of 1997 severely damaged the Iowa City Public Library roof and accelerated
the need for a complete roof replacement. The existing rock-ballasted, single-ply PVC
membrane roof was replaced with a more durable mechanically-fastened, modified bituminous
membrane with aluminized surface coating. In addition, areas of roof insulation which were
water damaged were also replaced. The project was completed in November.
Civic Center Roof Replacement $62,400
The fiat portions of the Civic Center roof had deteriorated over the years, causing frequent
leakage and significant water damage to the underlying insulation. The old roof also contained
asbestos materials that had to be replaced. The replacement is scheduled in two phases, the
first of which was completed this fall and included the area over the Fire Department truck
garage and also the area over the Council Chambers. The contractor managed to set the roof
of the Fire Department on fire, but the response time was good and damage was kept to a
minimum.
Civic Center Front Entrance Remodeling $68,550
Over the past thirty-four years, the concrete work at the main entrance to the Civic Center had
become an unsightly patchwork of discolored repairs. The handrails and ramp no longer met
ADA requirements and the wooden benches had become scarred and splintered. The
replacement of the front entrance is scheduled for completion this winter.
Senior Center HVAC Upgrade $118,910
Aging heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, outdated controls, and poor
temperature distribution have led to the need to upgrade the heating and cooling system of the
Senior Center. The new equipment will make all areas of the building more comfortable. This
work is scheduled for completion by March 1998.
Capitol and Dubuque Street Ramp Upgrades $138,261
New lighting, painting, additional signage, and more colorful elevator lobbies were added to
make the Capitol and Dubuque Street Parking Ramps more inviting and user-friendly. Work
was started in June 1997 and completed in October 1997.
Animal Shelter Renovation Project $135,200
The Coralville-Iowa City Animal Shelter was in need of additional cat and dog kennel space.
The old west wing of the building was renovated to add four new dog kennel spaces and double
the cat room space. In addition, a shower area, locker room, and employee lounge were
designed into the space. New high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment was installed,
along with a hot water, radiant-heat floor system and air-to-air heat exchanger. Both will
increase energy efficiency. Construction was substantially completed in November 1997 with a
construction cost of approximately $135,200.
Central Fire Station Storage Addition $29,000
Over the years, due to vadous remodelings, the Fire Department had given up some storage
space to help the Police Department with its growth. This project restored some of that lost
storage to the Fire Department. The covered, fire vehicle parking area on Gilbert Street was
enclosed and heated, creating a storage and equipment repair area.
Police Lab Relocation Project $22,000
The need for more office space and better laboratory ventilation has led the Police Department
to move the lab from its first floor location to the lower level. Construction on this project starts
in late December 1997.
Police Dispatch Window Renovation $15,000
The present police dispatch public window does not meet ADA requirements, nor is the unit
'hardened' for employee safety. In this context, hardened means providing a level of bullet-
resistant construction. New communication technology also requires space be provided for two
additional computer monitors at this window work station. In addition, the records service
window and adjoining wall will be hardened for employee safety. Construction for this project
will begin January 1998.
Development Activity
As with most years, development activity has been bdsk. The Engineering Division has
provided design review for a number of subdivisions and site plans. We have also provided
construction inspection of the infrastructure constructed by developers. Our costs for design
review and construction inspection are paid by the developer.
Listed below is a summary of this yeads development-related construction. The value of these
new facilities is about $3.5 million.
Infrastructure Constructed by Developers in 1997
Sanitary Sewer
Subdivision (lineal feet)
Court Park 360
Galway Hills 1,367
Hunters Run 626
Hy-Vee #2 0
Mormon Trek Village 0
Saddlebrook 3,713
South Pointe VI 0
South West Estates 1,501
Walden Hills 3,284
Walnut Ridge 1,580
West Side Park 0
Windsor Ridge 1,866
Total 14,300 ft.
Storm Sewer Water Main Pavement
(lineal feet) (lineal feet) (miles)
0 0 0
1,164 1,719 0.35
317 955 0.20
1,079 0 0
0 720 0
3,360 3,795 0.30
0 750 0.15
1,733 1,798 0.30
2,382 3,178 0.50
1,258 1,610 0.25
667 0 0
1,597 1,350 0.25
13,560 ft. 15,875 ft. 2.30 mi.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date-'
To:
From:
January 7, 1998
City Council
City Manager
Program for Improving Neighborhoods (PIN)
Attached is a summary report of the various projects and activities financed by the City-sponsored PIN
Im~nem~se 1-7.doc
Program for Improving Neighborhoods (PIN)
Grant Program
The Program for Improving Neighborhoods (PIN) is a grant program made available through City
of Iowa City General Funds to Neighborhood Associations in Iowa City to fund improvement
projects in their neighborhoods. The City has made an annual commitment to provide $25,000
for this program. The PIN grant provides funds to neighborhoods so they may be able to meet
some of the goals they have determined for themselves through the process of discussion and
decision making as a neighborhood association.
The funds were first made available in July of 1995. In the months preceding these funds being
available, the Neighborhood Council, representatives from the neighborhood associations, met on
a regular basis to develop program guidelines, the grant application and the ranking
criteria/process for evaluation of the applications. It was determined that the Neighborhood
Council would review the applications, points would be assigned to each applications according to
the established criteria, and they would be ranked. The Neighborhood Council then presents a
recommendation to the Iowa City City Council based on the review and asks for funding
approval.
A number of the grant requests included projects that involve either park improvements, tree
planting or other staff assistance. The neighborhoods work with the appropriate staff to develop
the grant proposals. The projects oftentimes involve that assistance of many volunteers and
contributors and provide the opportunity for neighbors to meet neighbors.
The following is a brief description of the project that have been funded since the beginning of
the grant program. All of the projects are not completed at this time but are expected to be by
Spring, 1998.
NORTHSIDE TREES - PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE
NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Plant 4 trees on public property in the neighborhood.
Contact Person - Linda McGuire - H: 337-9575
Amount Funded - $1000.00
W' 335-9094
LONGFELLOW TREES - PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE
LONGFELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
An identical proposal to the Northside application above. Similar trees were
planted within the Longfellow neighborhood.
Contact Person - Cecile Kuenzli - H: 338-7362
Amount Funded - $1000.00
W: 339-6811
FOR WE'I~_.~ANI~
GRA]V1WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Purchase and plant trees in Whispering Meadows Wetlands Park. Persons
experienced in wetlands were consulted to select and locate these trees that were
suitable for the wetlands environment.
Contact Person - Mary Lewis - H: 354-2679
Amount Funded - $5000.00
W: 33%1755
RALSTON CREEK RK~ORATION PROJECT
LONGFELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Grade, stabilize and plant segment of Ralston Creek located on the property
previously occupied by Advanced Drainage Systems at 1301 Sheridan Avenue..
Contact Person - Pam Ehrhardt - 3514531
Amount Funded - $5000.00
LEAD TESTING OF DRINKING WATER IN SELECTED HOMES
LONGFEI I~O W NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Test the levels of lead in drinking water of 25 homes in the Longfellow
neighborhood. The results were distributed to all Longfellow residents in the
neighborhood newsletter.
Contact Person - Pam Ehrhardt - 3514531
Amount Funded -. $500.00
TOILET RETROFIT PROGRAM
LONGFEIZOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Replace low flow toilets in the homes of 5 lower income neighborhood residents.
Contact Person - Pam Ehrhardt - 3514531
Amount Funded - $875.00
SCO'Vr PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
FRIENDSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Install playground equipment. A shelter with a grill and picnic tables will be
installed soon by the Park and Recreation staff.
Contact Person - Denise Watkins - H: 351-3822
Amount Funded - $11,625.00
W: 335-4422
WELCOME TO THE PEPPERWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
PEPPERWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Construct and install a welcome sign at the entrance of Pepperwood Neighborhood near
Keokuk and Sandusky
Contact Person - David Dawes - 319-295-7101
Grant amount - $4000.00
Project has not yet been started - will occur next spring
SANDUSKY SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS
PEPPER WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Install missing sidewalks in two locations along Sandusky Drive
Contact Person - David Dawes - 319-295-7101
Grant amount - $450.00
TREES AND SHRUBS FOR THE PRAIRIE
GRANT WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Plant trees and shrubs in the prairie area adjacent to Grant Wood School
Contact Person - Jane Klitzka - 337-4027
Grant amount - $76.15
SAFETY VILLAGE PLANTING
GRANT WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Plant trees and shrubs around the Safety Village area located at Grant Wood School.
Contact Person - Jane Kli~ka - 337-4027
Grant amoum - $955.50
PARK IMPROVEMENTS FOR FAIRMEADOWS PARK
GRANT WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Install playground equipment at Fairmeadows Park
Contact Person - Jane Klitzka - 337-4027
Grant amount - $5000.00
BIRD GARDEN
GRANT WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Plant trees and shrubs in the bird garden area adjacent to Grant Wood School
Contact Person - Jane Klitzka - 337-4027
Grant amount - $2175.35
NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION OF EMMA HARVAT HOUSE
NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Hire a consultant to develop nomination documents to request National Register
designation of the home at 332 E. Davenport
Contact Person - not sure yet
Grant amount - $1000.00
SCOTT PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - PHASE H
FRIENDSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Install an Adult Fitness Center at Scott Park as a follow-up to Phase I improvements
which included playground equipment and a shelter
Grant amount - $2843.00
Contact Person - me
RALSTON CREEK TRAIL INFORMATION KIOSK AND BENCHES
LONGFELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Construct and install an information kiosk and benches in the Ralston Creek Trail area
(adjacent to Longfellow Manor)
Grant amount - $4000.00
Contact Person - Pam Ehrhardt - 351-6531
TREE, SHRUB AND PERENNIAL PLANTING
LONGFELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials along Ralston Creek Trail
Grant amount - $4000.00
Contact Person - Pain Ehrhardt - 351-6531
LONGFELLOW TREES H - PRF~ERVING OUR HERITAGE
LONGFEI2,0W NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Plant 12 Heritage trees in the Longfellow neighborhood where replacement of removed
trees has not occurred
Grant amount - $1000.00
Contact Person - Cecile Kuenzli - 338-7362
ARCHITECTURAL/HISTORIC SITE SURVEY AND EVALUATION
LONGFELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Complete survey to identify the potentially significant historic resources in the
Longfellow area and identify properties eligible for designation as a local landmark,
historic district or a conservation district
Grant amount - $1000.00
Contact Person - Scott Kuegler - 356-5243
WEST HIGH WALKWAY
TYN CAE, WALDON WOODS, PENNY BRYNE AND SW ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATIONS
Install a gravel walkway connecting the parking area of West High School to the Willow
Creek Trail that will be constructed this summer.
Grant amount $9500
Contact Person - Judy Pfohl - 351-1684
TREES FOR THE WETLAND - PHASE 2
GRANT WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Planting of 10 trees - 6-7 tall river birch and red maples in Whispering Meadows
Wetlands Park
Grant amount - $500
Contact Person - Mary Lewis - 354-2679
SIDEWALK REPAIR
GRANT WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Replaced damaged sidewalks required by the City through the sidewalk inspection
process. Emphasis to assist low and moderate income homeowners.
Grant amount - $5000
Contact Person - Jane Klitzka - 337-4027
NORTH MARKET SQUARE UVIPROVEMENTS
NORTHSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Purchase and install playground equipment and park benches at North Market Square
Park. Parks and Recreation Department to match funding.
Grant amount - $5000
Contact Person -Joyce Barrett - 337-3514
LONGFELLOW TREES lII- PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE
LONGFELLOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Purchase and plant approximately 10 trees along the east and west sides of Governor
Street between Burlington south to the railroad tracks. Century trees and other unique
specimens will be prioritized.
Grant amount - $1000
Contact Person - Cecile Kuenzli - 338-7362
LOWER SANDUSKY DRIVE TREE PLANTING PROJECT
PEPPER WOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Purchase and plant approximately 16 trees along Sandusky Drive.
Grant amount - $4000
Contact Person - David Dawes - 319-295-7101
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
January 8, 1998
City Council
City Manager
Chart - Assessed Values/City Taxes
As a follow-up to our recent budget work session, I revised the chart used to express the history
of assessed values for residential property and taxes paid. We included the "City taxes as a
percentage of average taxable value before rollback as the last column." The Council Members
I spoke with found the fact that although property values increased, the City taxes paid,
although increasing, were not doing so at a similar rate - reflected by the last column on the
attached chart.
Attachment
cc: Department Directors
CITY OF IOWA CITY
SCHEDULE OF AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL
ASSESSED VALUATION, CITY TAX AND TAX
AS A PERCENT OF VALUATION
FY86 - FY98
# Dwellings Average Average
Valuation from Taxable Value %Change Taxable %Change Total
Year Assessor's Before Before Rollback Value After After Conaolidated Property
Fiscal Year Jan 1 Reconciliation Rollback Rollback Factor Rollback Rollback Tax Lew Taxes %Change
CityTax City
Levy
FY85-86 1984 10,591 64,961 0.72483 47,086
27.48065 $ 1,294 10.88517 $
FY86-87 1985 10,801 67,185 3.4% 0.75648 50,824 7.9% 27.35531 $ 1,390 7.4% 10.60932 $
FY87-88 1986 10,924 67,332 0.2% 0.77360 52,088 2.5% 27.86634 $ 1,452 4.5% 11.54919 $
FY88-89 1987 11,051 67,551 0.3% 0.80597 54,444 4.5% 28.03506 $ 1,526 5.1% 1169523 $
FY89-90 1988 11,165 68,009 0.7% 0.80638 54,642 0.7% 28.54915 $ 1,566 2.6% 12.02810 $
FY90-91 1989 11,281 71,774 5.5% 0.79647 57,310 4.5% 29.28817 $ 1,679 7.2% 12.12801 $
FY91-92 1990 11,468 72,553 1.1% 0.79464 57,654 0.6% 29.92639 $ 1,725 2.7% 12.67047 $
FY92-93 1991 11,656 79,392 9.4% 0.73061 58,094 0.6% 31.07231 $ 1,802 4.5% 12.82609 $
FY93-94 1992 11,820 80,299 1.1% 0.72699 58,376 0.6% 32.19800 $ 1,880 4.3% 12.88986 $
FY94-95 1993 12,042 90,507 12.7% 0.68040 61,582 5.5% 32.25856 $ 1,987 5.7% 12.95399 $
FY95-96
FY96-97
FY97-98
FY98-99
1994
1995
1997
12,401 91,634 1.2% 0.67507
12,843 194,625 14.2% 0.59318
61,860 0.5% 32.01538 $ 1,980 -0.4%
62,061 '0.3% 30.89131 $ 1,917 -3.2%
13,032 106,041 1.4% 0.58828 62,382 0.5%
13,379 112,166 5.8% 0.64909 61,589 -1.3%
31.03079 $ 1,936 1.0%
12.99243
12.65253
12.79617
13.53745
City Taxes
as % of
C~ Taxes Average
as % of Total Taxable
perry Property Value Before
~s %Change Taxes Rollback
513 39.6% 0.7897%
539 5.1% 38.8% 0.8023%
602 11.7% 41.5% 0.8941%
637 5.8% 41.7% 0.9430%
660 3.6% 42.1% 0.9705%
695 5.3% 41.4% 0.9683%
731 5.2% 42.4% 1.0075%
744 1.8% 41.3% 0.9371%
752 1.1% 40.0% 0.9365%
798 6.1% 40.2% 0.8817%
804 0.8% 40.6% 0.8774%
785 -2.4% 40.9% 0.7503%
798 1.7% 41.2% 0.7525%
834 4.5% 0.7435%
Taxes
G:\SATKINS\Levyhist.xls
City Levy Tot and Consol. Levy 1/7/98
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 8, 1998
To:
From:
Re:
Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager
Accommodations for Employees With Disabilities
I have reviewed the City's efforts as an employer to accommodate employees and/or applicants
with disabilities under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). We attempt to make every
reasonable accommodation whether or not specifically required by the ADA. However, we do
not always know if an employee has a disability unless it is disclosed by that employee and a
request for a specific accommodation is made. Thus we may have employees with qualifying
disabilities who have not requested any accommodation or who are perhaps being
accommodated in some minor way whether or not required by the ADA.
We have allowed several applicants with leaming disabilities taking written entry level exams to
use extra time in completing the exams once their leaming disability has been documented. At
least one of these was provided a private area so as not to make them conspicuous as a
person requiring an accommodation.
One current employee has been given a waiver from the requirement of obtaining a state
certification due to a learning disability. This employee performs their duties competently but
has difficulty taking a written test and the state will not allow for a reader to be present as an
accommodation. The City is prepared to make this accommodation if and when it becomes
acceptable to the State.
There have been at least two instances where employees with hearing difficulties have been
accommodated by providing telephone amplification devices. Several employees who use
wheelchairs have been accommodated by a variety of means including relocation of furniture,
installation of an automatic door opener, and enhancing the accessibility of a margnally
accessible entrance.
Various departments have made temporary light duty available to employees with short-term
disabilities. We do not ~make work" for light duty needs. However, in instances where such
work exists and can be performed by a temporarily disabled employee to the mutual benefit of
the City and that employee, such light duty is made available on a temporary basis.
It should be pointed out that many of the structural alterations and assistive devices installed,
as well as the design and construction of new facilities in compliance with ADA standards, have
served to accommodate employees as well as the general public. Further, we have identified
future potential accommodations which can be made if and when persons with disabilities are
employed in various City departments. We state in our job advertisements that we are an equal
opportunity employer. We are confident that we can maintain a fair and equitable, non~
discriminatory selection process, and that we can reasonably accommodate new or current
employees with disabilities for whom the need exists.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
January 8, 1998
City Council
City Manager
Don Yucuis, Finance Director
Valuation of Taxable Property
Attached you will find two charts of the assessed valuation of taxable property before and after
rollback by category of residential, commercial and industrial, machinery and equipment, and
utilities.
The chart that shows taxable property before rollback depicts residential values climbing at a
greater rate than commercial and industrial property. The chart after rollback depicts how the
state rollback brings the taxable value of residential property in 1998 down to almost one-half of
its assessed value.
Attachments
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
January 2, 1998
Director of Parks and Recreation
City Manager
Park Land Acquisition Account - Hotel/Motel Tax - Mercer Gymnasium
With plans moving along to construct the Mercer Park Gymnasium, one of the questions which
needed to be addressed in the upcoming budget proposals is how to finance the staff
necessary to operate the gymnasium. Basically, as I understand the staffing needs it would be
approximately $150,000 a year in additional staff costs with $75,000 in additional revenue to be
budgeted to offset. The General Fund, as I have indicated to you in the past, is extremely tight
with respect to available resources for new projects. In order to provide some means to address
financing for the Mercer Gymnasium staffing requirements I have proposed that the hotel/motel
tax monies, 10% now allocated to the Park Land Acquisition Fund, be ended. The current cash
position for the Park Land Acquisition Account is $400,000 and monies were accumulating at a
rate of approximately $45,000 per year from the hotel/motel tax. In my budget recommendation
to the City Council the cash balance in the fund would remain and future hotel/motel tax monies
would be directed to the general fund to help offset the Mercer Gymnasium staff costs.
In order to assure that we have some reasonable flexibility for the future acquisition of park
land, I would assume procedures would remain substantially unchanged and the reserve should
provide more than a sufficient cushion, given our history, of land acquisitions. The City Council
must approve those acquisitions and I would be recommending to them that in the future, when
the Park Land Acquisition Account is fully depleted, we would borrow.
If you have any other questions or wish me to present this information to the Parks and
Recreation Commission, please let me know.
cc: City Council
Director of Finance
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
January 7, 1998
City Council
Jeff Davidson, Assistant Planning Director "~/f
Joe Fowler, Director of Parking and Transit ~
Year-end summary report: downtown Iowa City parking system
In January and February of 1997 we discussed several downtown parking issues which were
included in the 1997 Downtown Iowa City Parking Study report. Several important decisions
were reached, and following is a status report of our progress in implementing your policy
directives.
1. Planning for major facilities. The current financial condition of the City parking system will
allow us to construct another parking structure in downtown Iowa City. We were unable to work
out an agreement with St. Patrick's Catholic Church, so we are currently focusing on two other
sites: Block 102 south of Burlington Street, and a site on Iowa Avenue north of Ecumenical
Towers. We have also had discussions with the University about Lot 2 of the University parking
system, which is located at the comer of Iowa Avenue and Gilbert Street.
We are getting some schematic design work done on each of these sites, and will be bringing
them back to you for discussion in late January or eady February. It is still our hope to begin
design yet this year, with construction beginning either late this year or first thing next year.
Following construction of this facility we will not construct another major parking facility for at
least five years.
2. Monthly permit parking. We were directed to establish 150 new monthly parking permits
in the Dubuque Street and Chauncey Swan ramps, half of which are available to the general
public and half of which are dedicated for business and retail expansions downtown. As of this
fall, demand for public parking permits has once again outstripped availability. We currently
have a waiting list of approximately 175 names for downtown monthly parking permits. We have
had a couple of feelers regarding the monthly permits available for new business or retail
development downtown, but no location decisions thus far which have used these permits. We
would remind you that the availability of the 150 new permits was predicated on a decision
being made immediately on constructing the next downtown parking facility, and thereby
increasing the overall downtown parking supply.
3. On-street angle parking. We have established 15 new angle parking spaces on Linn
Street and College Street downtown. These have been constructed with temporary pavement
that can be made permanent if you wish in conjunction with the downtown streetscape
improvement project. After some mixed reviews eady, the most recent comments we have
received about the new angle parking spaces have been positive.
Downtown Iowa Cily Parking System
January 7, 1998
Page 2
4. On-street parallel parking. We have established 12 new parallel parking spaces on the
west side of Dubuque Street between Jefferson Street and Iowa Avenue. When the UI Biology
Building project is finished, 12 more spaces will be established on the east side of Dubuque
Street.
5. Residential permit parking system. We have researched residential permit parking for the
neighborhoods around downtown. This concept can be pursued if there is interest shown by the
neighborhoods.
6. Thirty. minute meters. As you directed, all 30-minute meters within the CB-10 zone (a total
of 50) were converted to 60-minute meter term. A proposal for converting all 60-minute meters
to a $1 per hour parking rate was developed for your consideration, but not approved.
7. Location signs. We have installed parking directional signs at every intersection in the
CBD and adjacent area.
8. Marketing/publicity. The aesthetic enhancement project in the parking ramps has been
completed, consisting of color coding and painting each level, replacing flooring and ceilings,
and installing new intedor signs and additional signage. Signs were placed on each level of the
Dubuque Street ramp to direct parkers to the hotel, library, and City Plaza. Capitol Street ramp
had a new walkway and signage installed on Clinton Street to direct persons to City Plaza.
We are developing a downtown parking system brochure which will provide general parking
system information. Promotional activities have included a one-hour free parking coupon in the
City utility bill newsletter for the Linn Street parking lot, and a coupon for free parking in the City
ramps added to the City utility sign-up packets. We will continue to pursue promotional activities
involving the parking system with the Downtown Association. Staff is currently evaluating
improving the signage on the facades of the parking ramps to identify them as open-to-the-
public City facilities.
9. Downtown transit shuttle. As reported to you previously, the downtown transit shuttle has
been very successful, with ridership thus far more than triple what we had projected. We will be
evaluating the downtown transit shuttle in the future, and one of our hopes is that it has had a
positive impact on reducing parking demand from persons who live in neighborhoods adjacent
to downtown.
10. City employee transportation allowance program. A proposal was researched for
Council's information.
Please let us know if you have any questions regarding this information.
cc: Steve Atkins
Karin Franklin
Bill Dolman
David Schoon
Don Yucuis
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
December 23, 1997
City Council
Doug Ripley, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner ~
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Parking Prohibition on Mullin Avenue
In 1968, a parking prohibition on the east side of Mullin Avenue and an 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
parking prohibition on the west side of Mullin Avenue was enacted. Signage was not installed
identifying the 8-5 prohibition on the west side.
Recently, area residents contacted me regarding transient parkers in their neighborhood. Upon
review of the files regarding Mullin Avenue, the unsigned 8-5 prohibition was discovered. Since
thirty years had passed, a neighborhood survey was sent to ensure the 8-5 prohibition on the
west side of Mullin Avenue was still desired. Six surveys were sent and five returned; four in
favor of the prohibition, one opposed, and one retumed undelivered. Once the ground is
thawed we will be installing the parking prohibition signs.
Since one resident opposed, this memo is to bdng the situation to your attention. If you have
any questions, please contact me at 356-5254.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Steve Atkins, City Manager
Joe Fowler, Director Parking & Transit
January 6, 1998
Board of Supervisors Letter - SEATS
January 2, 1998, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors wrote the Iowa City
City Council regarding the current negotiations for paratransit service. The letter
states that I have met with Johnson County officials and have agreed that the
reports they have submitted to date meet Iowa City's reporting requirement. The
format of the reports submitted and the information in them is agreed to by Iowa
City and Johnson County. I believe both parties agree that there is additional work
needed to finalize the reports. The letter goes on to say that both parties have
agreed to the use of tour minutes in allocating cost. Both of these statements are
correct; however, there are still issues regarding tour share that must be addressed.
The major issue is downtime that occurs outside the city limits of Iowa City.
The purpose of requesting the information for the past two and a half years was to
enable Iowa City to understand what service Johnson County was providing. This
information included hours of operation, number of vehicles in service, rides per hour
by time of day, and down time. After reviewing this information, Iowa City would
be able to enter into contract negotiations that would include items other than cost
of the service. The items would include, but not be limited to, number of vehicles in
service, level of service supplied to contracted services, total number of hours the
service is operated, and allocation of downtime. While this might result in charges
of micro management, it is the only way Iowa City can address issues and control
cost.
Johnson County has stated that they have met our reporting needs and are ready to
conclude negotiations. They have met the reporting needs but what they have done
is provide us with a tool to analyze the service and begin negotiations. I believe it is
in Iowa City's best interest to take the time to analyze the information, discuss and
initiate where we believe operational changes should occur with the County, and
obtain cost estimates for the level of service Iowa City desires. If we enter into a
three-year agreement without taking the time to discuss the information, there was
no need for the reports.
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 8, 1998
To: City Manager and City Council
From: David Schoon, Economic Development Coordinator'~-'~~
Re: Downtown Article in the Champaign-Urbana newspaper, The News-Gazette
Last fall, a reporter with the Champaign-Urbana newspaper, The News-Gazette, was in
town working on a story on how other Big Ten cities have revived their campus-area
business districts. I just received copies of the news series they ran in December entitled
'Campustown Revitalization: Tales of Three Cities" I thought you may find this news
series interesting.
CC:
Downtown Streetscape Advisory Committee
Downtown Association
Monday Forum
146th Year No. 139 Champaign-Urbana - December 14, 1997
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approves extensive Boneyard Creek improvement plan designed to
halt regular cycle of Campustown flooding. The plan is considered
a crucial first step to further Campustown redevelopment.
· Fall 11~7: 14-month Campus Area Transportation Study is
launched to address traffic problems. Among ideas suggested by
Campustown 2000: reducing Green Street to three lanes to allow
wider sidewalks for pedestrians, and closing Wright Street to cars.
· ~'!l~ll q~r 11"B?: Champaign City Council hires firm to de-
sign streetscaping improvements along two blocks of John Street,
between Fifth and Wdght, as suggested by Campustown 2000.
Final vote on $1 million ixoject is expected next spdng. Cost is to
be shared by city, university and other John Street property owners.
· Oetel~ 1~7: Campustown 2000 executive committee lays
out its top four priorities:
-- Create a more visible police presence and enhance public
safety.
-- Develop a plan to rebuild the infrastructure (streets, side-
walks, etc.) and implement results of the Campus Area Transporta-
tion Study.
-- Standardize the multijurisdictional parking system, to maxi-
mize use of existing space and possibly add more spaces.
-- Develop an incentive program to encourage improvements to
private property, consistent with a set of design guidelines.
· ~ 1~B7: Citizens advisory committee appointed to
develop action plan for Campustown 2000 recommendations and
advise cities on how to proceed. Members include Campustown
property owners, merchants, UI officials and students, and city
planning staff.
· Di~ 31~er l~PB?: Jill Guth of Mahomet is hired as president
and chief executive officer of Campustown 2000 Inc. to oversee
redevelopment efforts.
-- JUUE WURTH
Campustown
Cmlttr~ed fmm A.1
ings of Campustown 2000.
"Virtually all of them looked
a lot better than our Campus-
town area," said Michael Pol-
lack, owner of Record Service,
621 E. Green St., C, and a for-
mer Urbana City Council mem-
ber.
The News-Gazette visited
Ann Arbor, Madison and Iowa
City to see how they got where
they are and what lessons
they've learned.
Since the 1970s, all three cit-
ies have invested in streetscap-
ing, created pedestrian malls,
crafted design standards and
taken other steps to preserve
the vitality of their campus
commercial districts.
Of course, they have advan-
tages Champaign-Urbana
doesn't enjoy -- namely, lakes
or state capitols nearby -- and
their campustowns and down-
towns are combined, or at least
adjacent to one another.
"One of the reasons why it's a
challenge in this community is
that we have, in essence, two
downtowns, really three down-
towns if you count Urbana,".-
said Bruce Knight, plan direc-~
tor for the city of Champaign..~
But most of the issues --~
parking, traffic, streetscapin~-.
~ are universal, said Madisml..
city planner Archie Nicolette.
In fact, though they have a
20-year head start on Cham-
paign-Urbana, all three cities
are taking a second look at their
own downtown/campus dis-
tricts, to fix earlier mistakes or
update the overall look.
"It's a never-ending process,"
said Mark Olinger, principal
planner for the city of Madison.
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statc ~pltol, hkes ~ ~, but
fi ~s one ~vantage over its B~
Ten breton: t~ ~fit of
h~ndsnght.
Campustown ~. a group of
government. universHy ~d
commumty I~. ~
how to improve traffic. ~fety
~d t~ overnil I~k of the
around the Urnversify of 111i-
no~s campus. They h~ to m~ke
~he area aHract~ve for ~deatri-
ans and improve the overall
I~k
~ ~. Iowa City ~d
~ ~ve plenty of ~ ~ p~-
ne~ s~ to ~vel~ ~ ~
~Y~ ~ I~ f~m ~ m~
takes,~ ~d S~ ~ay. ~-
tor of Ann ~r's
~velopment Aut~ty.
~ch city n~ded a s~c~i
m~ism to fund its redevel-
opment p~jects ~ a tax incre-
ment f~ d~!fict. state ~d
fede~l grits. a ~ ~
meat on p~ o~.
Not ~1 th~ ~t~ ~
ble for Campustown. It d~sn't
q~ify for a TIF~fi~ ~u~
Ihe land v~ ~e ~ ~h. ~d
Bruce ~ght. C~'s p~
d~rector.
And ~ feder~ u~ ~new~
dollars t~ e~bled Iowa CHy
tear down two cHy bl~ks and
build ~ encl~ s~pmg m~
~wo decades ago ~en'~ available
~y more. ~ ~id.
Kmghi env~io~ the ~e ~
of development u~d in down-
~own C~m~ign. where
streets~p~g improvements
spurred sight p~vate rem-
vealmere.
av~i~ble. ~d C~mpustown ~
~s d~d other ~r f~s or
laxes ~ a f~ and ~verage tax.
~les Iax or I~1 motor fuel lax,
he ~id.
Another ~t~on is a s~ml ~r-
v~ce~ district. m w~ch p~y
owners ~d merc~ts c~p m to
~y for ~p~vements. No one's
ever aHempt~ to create one
Campusto~n. but Champaign
fried lw~ce do~town withou~
~uccess. ~ight ~kd. The city
c~uncfi felt businesses didn't
~up~rt
'1 think the ~tentml is ~re.~
Kmght ~d. particularly since
Campustown d~sn't ~ve a TIV
d~tr~ct to f~l ~ck on. as down-
to~ did.
Madison is considering the
~me ~d of t~g, ~
as a B~m~ !~vemmt D~-
trict, or BID. ~ ~my ~ t~t
~eparnle board of merchants.
about "legts~ting taste" and say
standards should be suggested,
not required.
Officials empiresize the impor-
tance of Consulting widely, espe-
cially on contemio~s issues like
taxes and design standards.
Make sure the right people are
involved, including both mer-
chants and property owners --
· h.sd s ,~' g
-- Make sure maintenance
crews have input. In Madison,
street sweepers didn't have
enough turinrig sp~ce to navigate
armrod th~ new curbs.
~ Avoid custom-made mateft-
els, which are coofly to mamtMn
and replace. Madison bought
specLM!y fabricated boncbos
thet were three times as expen-
two 'entirely different" gronps,
said Madison city planner Archie
Nicoletle.
"It took a !or of time in the
beginning to hear and listen to
people's fears," he said.
Treat them fairly, cmmistently
and make sure they understand
whal's expected. be said.
All three cities built parking
garages close to their campus
shopping districts, and Iowa City
may add more. At the same time,
they've taken steps to slow or
divert automobile traffic and put
in curb extensions and wider
sidewalks to protect pedestrians,
as Champrain is Comidermg.
'Parking and tr&g~fic are
always the bx~t-ts~ue~, ~aid
iowa City planner David Shotre. MnmSoo, Wl~.,
Iowa City officials arc pres- these ornamental ~treet lamps
The v~ew from
t~e s~ale Ca~-
1ol in Madison.
looking down
State Street
mall toward the
U~ty of
W~OR~n. A
a~ m~
~i~ ~ts
qt~n-
look nice, theK 18-wait bulbs I~O-
vKled poor illumination.
sire as the standard ones, and
they deteriorated twice as fast,
NicoleHe stud.
-- Consider mamte~mnce when
choosing matefinis. Madison u~ed
lots of brick on i~s curbs, benches.
plamers and sidewalks. but it
proved difficult to m~nmin. Tbe
city ~s installing new granite
curbs. concrete sidewalk pavers
and benches made of hardy pur-
suring the Universfly of Iowa to
provide more parking and limit
car ownership by students, to
ease the parking crunch.
Nicoletie said it's important
for every city to have a place
where pedestri,,ns come first.
But Phiflips warned. "Don't let
them take~ the cars off the street.
Traffic calming. traffic reduc-
tion is great. But don't take the
cars away. part icul~rly if there's
any intention of saving the busi-
nesses."
pie heart wood, which is almost
too dens~ to saw lhrough and
~ Make sure street lights do
more than look nice. The 18-watt
bulb~ on Madison's street lights
were deigned siricily for deco-
rntioo, not much illumination.
~ Beware of trends. Fashions
come and go. and today's trends
will look dated in 10 years, Pollay
said.
South University Avenue in
Ann Arbor has a southwestern
motif, which ahead)* looks very
'gos, she said.
~ Don't overdesign. On one
street in Ann Arbor, developers
msialied bricks from building to
curb, custom-ordered grates and
trees grown m Kentucky.
The tree grates cracked
shipment. The bricks heave dur-
ing cold weather, so the sidewalk
is no longer fiat. And the Down-
town Development Authority has
to pay to replace the custom-
ordered bricks.
"The temptation is, since you
!utven't done it. let's spend a for-
tune," Pollay said. 'For the dol*
lars we invested, we could have
tackled msmy more SITeels,
many more blocks of down-
-- Consider potential vandal-
ism. Madlson'~ bu~ shelters wcrc
designed with gla~s ~tndows
held in by liny clips. "People
were breaking those left and
right," Nicoletie said. The win-
dows now have mul)ions.
-- Make sure Ihe design fos-
ters friendliness. not misbehav-
ior. Madison's infamous
-concrete park.** a landscaped
paved al*ca belween Iwo tall
buildings, tend:~ lu draw undesir-
able characters, Nicoletic said.
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And the t'ederal urban renewal
dollars that enabled iowa City to
tear down two city blocks and
build an enclosed shopping mall
two decades ago aren't available
any more, he said.
Knight envisioas the same sort
of development used in down-
town Champaign. where
streets~nping improvements
spurred significant private ' -
rein
vestment.
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' ires discuutd other user fees or
taxes -- a food and hereraKe tax,
· '~de-~ tax or local motor fuel tax,
he said.
Another option is a special ser-
vices district, in which property
owners and merchants chip in to
pay for improvements. No one's
ever attempted to create one in
Campustown, but Champaign
tried twice downtown without
success, Knight said. The city
council felt businesses didn't
support it.
'I think the potential is there,"
Knight said. particularly since
Campustown doesn't have a TIF
district to fall back on, as down-
town did.
Madison is considering the
same kind of thing. known there
as a Business Improvement Dis-
trier, or BID. The beauty is IMI a
separate board of merchants.
property owners and others allo-
cates the money, not the city, said
Dave Phillips of Downtown
Madison Inc.
The city experimented with a
tax on property owners along
State Street to pay for street
cleaning, snow removal and oth-
er maintenance. The problem is
that it wasn'l enough to cover the
entire cost. and merchants didn't
feel obhged hecaus~ they're pay-
ing the city to maintain the
streets, he said.
'It's IMen awful," Ptxiilips raid.
"Although it's not a lot of m(mey,
psychologically it's an onerous
thing. The merchants have con-
vinced themselves it isn't their
problem."
Merchants were cautious
aboul the BID at first but have
grown more enthusiastic after
learning they would have control
over the money, he said.
Campustown businessman and
former Urbana City Council
member Michael Pollack isn't
opposed to the idea.
Most merchants and pro~rty
owners underst.and that the rede-
velopment is essential to pre-
serving property values, and
they're more than wi!l!~E to pay
their fail' share, he said.
"The question remains, what is
a fair contribution?" he said.
Some feel that Champaign has
ignored Campustown while
investing in downtown and other
areas. They will insist en a 'sig-
nificant contribution" from the
city as well. he said.
"The real key ts to have it admin-
islered by a grmtp of folks who are
own buildings." he said.
AH three cities have some sort
of design standards -- from a
sign code in Ann Arbor to a
review commission Ihal must
what's expected, hc a. uid.
Pm~dslf 8nd tinfib:
All three cities built parking
garages close to their campus
shopping districts, and Iowa City
may add more. At the same time,
they've taken steps to slow or
divert automobile traffic and put
in curb extensions and wider
sidewalks to protect pedestrians,
as Champaign is co~iderin8.
'Parking and tr~'~i?m~.__a~.~
al~ay~ the b~l~e~t ~d. ~ald
Iowa City plnnner David Sheon.
Iowa City officials are pres-
suring the Univct'.%fiy of Iowa to
provide more parking and lunit
car ownership by students, to
ease the parking crunch.
Nicoletie said it's important
for every city to have a place
where pedestrians come first.
But Phillips warned, =Don't let
them take. the cars off the street.
Traffic calming, traffic reduc-
tion is great. But don't take the
cars away, particularly if there's
any intention of saving the busi-
noSSe$."
MadIsofi, Wis., ~ thor while
these ornamental street lamps
look nice· their X~watt L~ID'~ p~o
vieled poor illumination.
sire as the i~d ~es, and
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The tree grate> cracked m
=,hipuictIt. The brick:, heave dur-
ing cold weather, so the sidewalk
is no longer fiat. And the Down-
town Development Authority has
to pay to replace the custom-
ordered bricks.
"The temptation is, since you
haven't done it, let's spend a for-
tune," Potlay said. "For the dol-
lars we invested, we could have
lackled many more streets.
many more blocks of' down-
town."
-- Consider potential vandal-
designed with glass windows
head in by liny clips. 'People
were breaking those left and
right," Nicoletie said. The win-
dows now have mulliaaa.
-- Make sure the design fos-
ters friendliness, not misbehav-
ior. Madison's infamous
"concrete park," a landscaped
paved area between two tall
buildings, tends to draw' undesir-
able characters, Nicolette said.
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Plans for new streetscaping seek to avoid mistakes of
ANN ^RlttIH, Mich -- When
regional mall opened outside Ann
Arbor 25 years ago. merchants
feared it was the dealh knell of down-
Iowa
As expected. Ihe big department
51ureas flcd Io 5uhurbia. But dowulown
Ann Arbor survived, evolving inlo
Ihe cily's prinlary enterlainmenl dis-
Irict and a model for other lawns.
V*tilh restaurants, galleries, clubs
and bouliques, =it's very lively, any
hour of the day or night," said city
~,lanner Karen Hart.
Dowmown actually co~sl~s of sev-
eral distract shopping ~re~s, mclud-
inK two with a campus feel -- State
Street and South Urnvarsity Avenue,
which hug the western and southern
borders of the University of Michi-
gan.
In recent years, the four areas have
cooperated more closely, partly
because they're seen as one big
downtown by most county residents,
Ilart said.
"They've realized Ihal it behooves
them to do that," she said. -People
come from quite a long distance to go
there. Even people who live in the
townships here think of downtown
Ann Arbor as their downtown."
Detroit sits just 25 miles to the
east. but it doesn't really compete
with downtown Ann Arbor, said uni-
versity planner Fred Mayer.
"There are a number of people wbo
jobs in suburban Detroit. But it still
pretty much has its own identity. It's
a destination -- people come from
Detroit to go Io the rest&of ants or
bars," Mayer said.
Main Street, the center of down-
st reeh~:aping improvements.
University Avenue -- or South U,
as i1'5 called -- was updated in the
1980s. with help from the city's
I)owntown Development Authority.
Created IS years ago, the authority
allowed the city to create a tax
increment finance district and fun-
nel any increases In property tax
revenue back into the area for
.,,treelscapmg. parking and other
The mechanism worked well for
years. I!art said. but a recent change
the past
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- Fred Mayer, University of Michigan paannef. on the,
popularity of downtown Arm Arlx~, which abuts campus
in state taw exempted school taxes. ~ith."
'That was the biggest chunk of tax
money out there," she sad. -Schools
are not heavily funded any more by
property taxes. It re~lly dried up the
DD~L"
The Downtown Development
Authority is now focused oo renovat-
ing downtown parking areas. Over
the next six to 10 years. it hopes to
spend $35 m~!!mn to fix seven garages
and three surface lots. Tax dollars
won't he enmigh. so rates will go up to
compensate. said Director Susan
lay.
In the meantime. the agency will
invest about $2 million in streetscaW
mr. including one project on State
Street. near campus. It's the only
downtown area the DDA has never
tackled. Pallay s~id.
Merchants along State Street did
their own streetscaping IS or 20
years ago. taxing themselves to pay
for the work. But sidewalks are dete-
r]orating. and lights are rusty and
dim.
"Much of what was done they're
looking to undo." parlay said.
She's determined to avoid the mis-
takes of the University Avenue
slreetoclpina, which relied on a
trendy ~o~thwe~t design and costam-
mede fixtures. #If something goes
wrong, there's nothing to replace it
Another flaw: The sidewalks were
widened for pedestrians, but giant
saucer-shape planters were installed ',
and look up the extra sp~ce. "flail lefl
walkways too narrow to accommo-
date sidewalk cafes, she said.
'They're lovingly referred to as
the world's bigreal ashlrays," Pallay
said
Merchants would also like the city
to convert some o~e-way streets back
to two-way traffic around State
Street. The streets were changed in
the '60s and '70s to improve traffic
flow, but proved confusing for visi-
tors drawn to Ihe two hotels and cen-
tral campus nearby, she said.
The university recently hired two
architects Io ereale a cronpus master
plan. and Pollay hopes to tie those
erroris into the State Street project
For instance. State Street could use
the sanle lighting Installed recently
on the university's Diag -- Michi-
gan's versmn of the Quad.
Town-gown cooperation has been
lacking in the past, Pol]ay said
the new university president. Lee
BoUmger, is a former Micbipn taw
dean and Ann Arbor resident.
-At la.e,I Ihere is a university presi-
dent who wtAiil~ to emblic~ the
that he's pan of a city," she ~ald.
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aesthetics
Madison, Wisconsin
'Pleasant pedestrian space' along State Street
attracts lively mix, but some sprucing up needed
MADISON, Wis. -- State Street, that other property owners tax themselves for oagoiog
great street, needs a little tender loving maintenance, building projects or other
Nol Chicago's, but the one in Madison,
Wis., known for its cullure. nightlife, cui-
sine. unique shops and always interesting
cast of characters.
Slate Str.~l Ks Midisee's caml)~town and
downtown slmppu~ district roOed into ~me.
Running along an isthmus between two
lakes, it connects the gleamms slate Capitol
at one end with the University of WLs~:onsin
at the
The city has invested millioes m the street
since the early 1970s, converting it to a
mostly pedestrian mall. Only buses, taxis
and delivery trucks are allowed.
State Street was falling apart. clogged
with traffs; and losmS the fight with subur-
ban shopping malls when the redevelop-
ment began, sa~d city planner Archie
Nicoletie. The by catering to
city landed a ~ students alone.
$1.2 million she said
urban mass (.:ivlc
t rao.~lt grant acknowledge
to streamline safety con-
traffic and ~, ,d .~ ] :~,~..:,: cer~s. but they
build the par- " don'! want
tudm~l. ' to stifle the
By creating "', · street's diver-
~.ald the trick
State. planners ...... '. r ..,_.q pie feel safe
hoped to without a
strengthen the -huge scary
c o o n e c t i o n military pres-
between the encg.'
university and -One of the
the Capitol, be reasons State
said. They Street is fun is
widened side- it's so eclectic.
walks and You can't go to
added street the mal)s and
I i g h t s . see people
planters. · .. -. -. with pink
benches and banners. The city also remod-
eled the fo~ner Woolworth's building into a
theater and civic center.
'~ Nicoletie credits the mall and other
~ improvements with stabilizing the down-
town retail mm'ket. Strolling from one end
of State to the o4her. shoppers see one-of-~-
· kind jewelry, clothrag and craft stores
i alongside chains such as Bath and Body
I Works and t,nnd's End Outlet.
t Thanks to a fairly strict des~n code,
many of the 'SOs-era storefroms are gone.
reveal~ a p~e--mg, ~ not antronn~ ~ of ~nd see people with I~nk ludr.
i origmal architecture.
Over tune, though. the street has grown a
bit shabby, and vacancies are up, civ~ leat-
ars say They p~int to rusting light poles. ~ to be intimidating.
~mprovements.
The idea I~s been popuinr in other Wis-
consin cities, primarily bec~uso property
owners decide how to ~oend the money.
the city. said Dave I~a~Uips. bead of Down-
town Madis~m Inc.. a busmess group.
&ffordoble, accessible parkrag is an on~o-
in~ issue. State Street is unl just a campus-
town but a 'huge tourism draw" for the
entire county, said Robella Gn__~_~mnn, inter-
im head of Downtown Partners. The Art
Museum. Children's Museum. Veterans
Museum and Civic Center draw 1.2 miHm~
visitors a year.
=It's soft ofa si~rmture area." she said.
TI~ street ~ its share of student bars.
bookstores and T-sl~rt simps. and it's often
the first stop for Wisconsin alumni when
they come back to town. But it can't survive
~chie Nicoletie, a Madiso~ city ptar~er, stan45 in flint
of the Caixtol. Nicoletie is a stron~ advocate of the
he4estfian malls and those '51ow-down-and-sit-fm-a-
w~le' spaces that.& mall (x streetscai~n~ can otf~'.
hair," I~ti!!~.n; s~d. ~t yoo don't want is
that behavior to be intimidating. That's a
real Free balance, particularly in MadL~n,
where panhandling became a First
Meanwhlb, the university wants io devel-
i~One of the reasons State
Street iS fun 'iS it's so eclec-
tic. YOU can't ~o to the malls
That's a real fine balance, par-
ticulady In Madison, where
panhandling became a First
Amet~ment issue. fY
- Dave Phillips, head of the busi-
ness group Downtown Madison Inc.
op a i)t~:lestrlan ~ on Murray Street near
the Kohl Center. Wisconsin's new hockey-
basketball arena just blocks from State
SIr~l.
The university also invited the Urban
Land Institute to study how it could foiler
development through public-private part-
nerships. The idea is to brmg back retail
space swallowed up by university expansmfi
in the 1960s. said Bob Hendricks. asslslanl
director for plonnmg at the school.
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broken bricks and fo~nlMns that don't work.
Merchants complain about shoddy street
maintenance, a growing homeless IX)pub-
tion and rising street crime. Many would
like to reopen the street to traffic and pm'k-
m~. though it's not clear the city will agree.
"We're dealrag with the margins, rather
than Iookin~ at a total overhaul of the area,"
said Mark Olin~er, principal planner for the
city.
Last May a new group, Downtown Part-
ners -- university and city planners, mar-
chaots, downtown residents and others --
came together to spearhead improvements.
The city recently set aside $2S.000 in
seed money for a long-term plan. in the
meantime, Downtown Partners created
several -action groups" to attack specific
problems. such as cleanliness, marketing
and security. The mayor and city council
included several recommendations in the
t 1998 budget.
Downtown Partners is also considering a
I 'hu.'Ones.% improvemenl dlslricl." whereby
facade wilh more
Iowa City, Iowa
Competition from new mall
sparks efforts to reaffirm
downtown as community hub
IOWA CITY. Iowa -- Iowa City overhauled its
campus retail district 20 years ago, as part of a
broad urban renewal of its downtown.
Today -- eyeing a I million-square-foot mall
under construction in nearby Coralville -- it's
preparing for another face lift.
Among the possibilities: a $20 million library
expansion and culture center, two new parking
garages and up to $1 million in streetscaping over
the next few years.
"We're in need of some revitalization at this
point," said Mayor Naomi Novick.
As in Madison, downtown and campustown in
Iowa City are synonymous, situated close to the
heart of the University of Iowa
campus and the Old State Capi-
tol. The area is the central enter-
tainment district for the city of
60,000, with u public library,
recreation center, restaurants,
bars, hotels, first-run movie the-
ater and quaint shops.
The redevelopment that started
in the 1970s brought downtown
the new library, Holiday Inn,
office building, and 270,000-
square-foot Old Capital Mall,
housing such stores as Penney's,
Yonkers, the Limited and Talbot's.
"Until the last couple of years it was always
about 98 percent full," said Iowa City planner
l)avid Shoon.
Now Penney's is moving to the new Coral Ridge
Mall, which will open next fall, and downtown mer-
chants are worried other stores -- and customers
-- may follow.
Meanwhile, downtown's streetscaping has begun
to show signs of age. "It's 20 years old. It looks like
it was built in the '70s," Shoon said.
And, though statistics show crime hasn't
increased, there's a growing unease about safety.
It's mostly intimidation by groups of teen-agers
with oddly colored hair, baggy clothes and pierced
body parts, Shoon said.
A downtown group decided "something needed
to be done" and appointed a citizens committee last
March to draw up plans.
Their conclusion: "Downtown is more than a
retail center. It's been the center of the communi.
ty, along with the university campus, and it should
c.ntinue to be that," Shoon said,
At left, the view down Iowa Street toward the Olcl
State Capitol in Iowa City. Bypasseel clurin& two
decades of urban renewal, the street is now target-
ecl for extensive streetscapin~ and removal of angled
parking spaces. Above, Iowa City's downtown pedes.
trian mall remains a busy spot tout needs some
repairs and security improvements.
The panel listed five major goals: maintaining
cleanliness, providing a climate that fosters business
development, making the area safe and inviting,
keeping downtown accessible by nil modes of trans-
perration, and creating "destination points" to draw
people downtown, such as the new cultural center.
A consultant was hired to design new streetscap-
ing. Plans are to trim the trees, take out the '70s.
era timbers, remove a broken fountain, update a
play area that doesn't meet accessibility standards,
create a permanent stage area for weekly con-
certs, and generally add color, Shoon said.
"We're not going to redo it, we're going to try to
enhance it, spruce it up a little, brighten it," he said.
There are no plans to rip out the popular pedes-
trian mall, a T-shaped plaza encompassing three
former city blocks near the busy public library.
The Old Capitol ,~lall may break up its brick
facade with more
window store-
fronts, to provide
"street-level inter.
action" and bring
the architecture in
line with the rest of
downtown, Shoon
said.
"From the begin.
ning, people satd
this looked like a
suburban mall
plopped in the mid-
dle of downtown,"
he said,
The city also
plans extensive
renovation on Iowa
Avenue, near the
Old State Capitol. A
consultant pro-
posed widening the
sidewalks, eiiminat.
ing the angled park-
ing that runs down the middle of the street, and
adding new lights, brick pavers, trees and space
for outdoor cafes. The goal is to recapture the
street's original presence, which connected the
Capitol to the old governor's mansion, Shoon said.
That will cut into parking spaces -- never a pop-
ular move among merchants. The city has p~'o-
posed a new parking garage in the area, but
negotiations are still under way.
"We have lots of diccussions about parking,"
Shoon said. "It's a downtown."
Plans to renovate a 20-block residential/com-
mercial area on the near south side are on hold
until the new mall's impact is clear.
"For those businesses that can last it out, there will
definitely be opportunities after that first year or two
to find their niche in the marketplace," he said.
-- JULIE WURTH
Planners seek harmonious Green Street
I~:overnment, university and
community leaders studying
how to improve traffic, safety
and the overall look of the area.
Design standards are a cam-
IsDn feature in three other Big
Ten cities that have ~ready re-
~ it~ized their ~mpus calmer.
cia) districts -. frown a siEn
code in Ann Arbor to design re-
view commissions that must
si~n oft on buildin~ projects in
Madison ~d low8 City.
"We ended up investing $11
million in lhe street." ~aid Mad-
i.~n city planer Archie Nico.
lefts, refe~in~ to the renova-
t/on of State Sireel mall. "We
fell il was very ~purtant
~eep track or the
BAck ~ the 1970s, Madison
added a zonin~ clause requirin~
~hc phmnin~ staff to review any
p~jcct over $400 for aesthetic
content before ~ssuinR a build-
inR permit. Laler. ~ separate
Urh;m Design Commission
created.
After working with busi-
nt.~ tn the early y~81's, city
planners c~le up with specific
mmlelJne~ on facades, windows,
sums, awnings, b~conies. cvcn
color, as well as tl~e relationship
nF buddings Io earh other.
they also cncouragcd carefid
r2storatMn of old buildings
c~pose original storefronts,
t]l~'~' were ~till ira.let
'l'.da$. hc said, "Ule whole
the' ~treet has ;I feel about
thHI ~ou could ili. v~r achieve
y.u Ict people do whatever lhr~
liked ~he cUv% involvetnunI, I,r
~','111%(' they t'ouldo'I IH't Ihelr
typical in 3 other CAMPUSTOWN
Big Ten cities ,~- I '~ ~ 'I"] ~ ~ONI
s, ,ut, WONT. OF
Piclures o~ Grern S~re~ from ~ow I~ Bi~ Ten cilI~ r~i~ Ihe~ c~mp~.~ b~i-
~l~c e~ly part of the century hess dlstficLq and what I~sons Ch~paign-U~ana can "
~how brick storefronts of simi-learn from the. ex.Henc. '.~.~ .~.~
lar scale lined with graceful
.-.treatlights.
no Spaceport One Greek immigrnnt wnnted n~nched, Nicolet~e said·
The Campustown 2000 group to put red, white ~d blue brick "By the time you ~ot done
is considering how to bring n in ~he ,~ches outside ~s resmu. de~mg with ~1 the red t~e,
Itmre cohesive look to the rant, to celebrate his new free- moat people didn't want the
(;r,'en ~eet corridor, and de. dom in America. money," he ~id.
sign s~and,~ds are one possibili- "We said, ah, no," Nicoletie Lo~ prog~s could work if
ty. 'the group is made up of said. administered by the private
sector -- b~ at the C~ber
of Co~erce, for ~st~ce, offi-
"There's only a few people
who got reaJly. really angry,"
he sRid.
But Dave Phillips, head of
Downtown Madison Inc., said
the design code is n sore spot
among many merchants and
property owners.
"They don't like Io be legislat-
ed on taste," he said. "The up-
side is it's nice to have a group
of people who are concerned
about the overall look of a dis-
trict· State Street is appealing
because it's visually interest-
ing."
The standards would be more
palatable if they were con-
trolled by the community, not
the city, he said.
"l don't think it's something
that has to be regulated through
a bureaucracy," agreed Will
Gilmore, who owns Red Deer
Gallery on State Street. "It cre-
ates a bad nurn."
Instead, city leaders should
bring property owners, design-
ers ~md urbnn planners together
to help the area "reinvent it.
self," he said.
Gilmore said the regulations
did nothing more lhan "create
some hureaucralic hoops for
people to jump through."
"Standards are well and good.
but there's absolutely no fol-
low-through," he stud. "It's like
inspecting a new cm' and having
it g. through all these tests, and
an old jMopy goes by puffing
smuk,.,. There are buildings on
Sum' Street that h~iVCll'l seen a
paint bru.ql ill 2S years."
Madison ex'perimentcd with a
IllelF I~uildio~s. I'~ut there ,,VCl'C
clnls said. ~ ~ ~e ~.~m et "e~ w e~m true,
"I don't think it should be a The renovation of Iowa City's
city progrnm," Phillips said.
Most businesses will see that ~aine Lights bookstore, above,
renovating can otOy help their shOwS how 8 ~uilding can ~e
property values, Gilmore said. :ontem~rary and yet blend with
That's been the case m Ann more traclmonal styles, Dry Dian-
Arbor, officials said. Several hers say. The restored facade of
downtown areas are designated '.he Red Deer Gallery on Madi-
as historic districts, which cat. SOWS State Street, at right, illus.
ry their own rules. And some trates that city's attemDts to
new developments have to meet create coherent design in the
certain standards, said city campus business district. But
planner Karen Hart. But gener- gallery owner WIll Gilmore thinks
ally, property owners seem to
understand the value of sound, cid/ design regulations create a
consistent design. bad aura,' and suggests incen-
"People have been much :lye programs instead.
more sensitive in the last few
years to the beauty of the old
buildings· It's really been based
on private initiatives," she said. oremend, and they're listened
Planners decided against Ira- to," said City Manager Steve At-
posing a design review process Idns.
back in 1988, when they dcvel. The panel recently expanded
aped a new downtown plan. But ~ts authority so it can designate
design guidelines were adopted. entire downtown districts for
"They don't have the force of review. It's now surveying
law, but they categorize differ- downtown to see what buildings
ant streets as being more auto- :hould be preserved or empha-
oriented or pedestrian-orient- sized, said city planner David
ed," Hart said. "We try to es- Shoon.
courage people to follow those "A majority of the downtown
guidelines if they try to propose ~uslness community is opposed
something." to it," he said.
If cities adopt consistent Shoon said the i~tent is not to
streetscaping, design standards legislate taste but establish
aren't so important, Hart said. some minimum standards. lie
"That'll encourage people to im- points to Prairie Lights book-
'prove the buildLags." qore, which rentDyed its metal
Iowa City has a citizens de- facade and replaced it with a
sign review committee that ad- light brick. The design is con.
vises the city council on proj. temporary, but the cornice,
acts fronting the downtown heiRht :red windows blend nice.
pedestrian mall ;y with surrounding boildings.
· 'They have the power to rec- "They don't want it to neces.
sarlly be historic, just blend in
some way," he said.
In Champaign-Urbana, Cam-
pustown 2000 has embraced the
idea of design guidelines a~d a~
incentive program to encourage
owners to improve their proper-
ty. Champaign Plan Director
Bruce Knight said that's proba-
bly preferred over a regulatory
approach.
An earlier Campustown 2000
subcolnmittee had suggested a
design review commitXee made
up of architects, business own-
ers and university officials. The
design regulations it proposed
for the Green Street corridor
covered everything from build-
mg height and frontages to bal-
conies, awnings. materials,
roofs and ~igns.
Record .qervice owner Mi-
chael Pollock, a member of a
C:mlpustown 2000 citizens advi.
spry group, has no problem
with taking a look at design
stnndards. "Over 10 or 20 years
it probably would really help,"
said Pollock, a former Urbana
alderm~.
He likes the idea of making a
pool of money available for
property owners end merchants
to use as low-interest loans, pos-
sibly from a special assessment
on businesses.
Urbana created s similar loan
program to renovate its down-
town businesses, he sntd. The
city used community develop-
ment and TIF money to buy
down interest rates on loans to
Urbana businesses, to 2 or 3
percent, so they could renovate
their buildings.
"That made it very appealing,
and it was well.utilized," he
said. "There are ways to get
that done."
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 13, 1998
To: Steve Atkins
From: Kim Johnson
Re: Agenda Items
The following are costs associated with Capital Improvement Projects being
presented for acceptance at the January 13th Council meeting:
1)
Burlington/Governor Street Signalization Project
Contractor:. Advanced Electric - Iowa City, Iowa
· Estimated Construction Cost: $ 51,000.00
· Bid Received: $ 50,753.00
· Actual Construction Cost: $ 51,940.00
Southgate Avenue/Stevens Drive Storm Sewer Improvements Project
Contractor;. Yordi Excavating - North Liberty, Iowa
· Estimated Construction Cost: $ 201,000.00
· Bid Received: $ 171,850.93
· Actual Construction Cost: $ 188,120.00
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
January 8, 1998
Steve Atkins
Brad Neumann~
Update on Iowa City Landfill Shingle Recycling Program
The Iowa City landfill began accepting waste shingles on November 24, 1997. Since that time
the landfill has received 110 loads of waste shingles, ranging in size from under one ton to
about 3.5 tons per load. All loads have been tested for asbestos with only one load testing
positive for asbestos content of more than 1%. This load will be disposed of according to EPA
rules for asbestos disposal. All loads with no asbestos content will be combined into large
stockpiles. These stockpiles will be processed in the spring. The process consists of grinding
the shingles to a size where they can be used on rural gravel roads, parking lots or trails.
cc: Jeff Davidson
Chuck Schmadeke
Dave Elias
Date:
To:
From:
Subj:
Treasury Division Memorandum
5-Jan-98
City Manager and City Council
Dianna Furman ~~,._.~
Utility Discount Program Statistics by Month - June, 1997 and Fiscal Year 1998
Month
1997
June
Water Sewer
Refuse Total Accounta
Racyling Water Sewer on Discount Water
Dlscounta Dlscounta Program Discount
Jul-96 118 30 148
175 51 226 1,149.44
FY98
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
FY Totala 1035
cc: Don Yucuis
177 51 228 1,146.88
166 52 218 1,159.68
171 57 228 1,111.00
177 60 237 1,185.28
173 59 232 1,216.00
171 59 230 1,205.76
338 1373 7,024.64
Tax DIicount
56.13
56.03
56.63
54.28
57.90
59.40
58.88
343.12
Sewer
Diacount
1,207.81
1,205.12
1,218.57
1,167.46
1,245.47
1,277.75
1,266.99
7,381.36
Refuse
Discount
1,148.00
1,141.44
1,154.56
1,085.69
1,148.04
1,151.29
1,151.29
6,832.31
Recycling
DIIcount
367.50
365.40
369.80
347.55
367.50
368.55
368.55
2,187.15
Total
Dlscounta
3,928.88
3,914.87
3,959.04
3,766.02
4,004.19
4,072.99
4,051.47
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
23,768.58
utildis.xls1/5/989:33 AM
IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTME~,T
USE OF FORCE REPORT
December, 1997
OmCER
17. 26
6,8,11
DATE CASE # INCIDENT
12-0 ! 97711112 Injured Deer
12-02
12-09
97711147
97711195
Felony Wattam Arrest
Juvenile Committal
FORCE USED
Officer used sidearm to destroy a clo~r
that was struck by a car.
Officers were mvestigaung a
shoplifting incident when the subject
ran. Officer recognized him and that
there were warrants for his arrest.
Officer ~. Officers caught
subject after he slipped and feU. He
Juvemle was to be uam~ned to
JCSO. She refused to go in with
officer and tried to get away. When
stopped she hiL kicked. and fought
with officers. She was handcuffed.
17, 28, 39, 40,
49, 93
5O
36
12-06
12-12
12-12
97711284
97711470 Fight
97711472 OWl
High Risk Traffic Stop
Officers responded to a fight call
which involved a gun. Officers
stopped a car that the person
reportedly holding the gun was riding
m. Occupants of the car were order
out of the car. Officers drew their
sidearm during the stop.
Officer responded to a fight call. He
then had to separate the two fighting
by. grabbing each by the arm and
directing them towards a wall.
After being placed under atr~t subject
attempted to ma. She kicked the
officer twice and struggled while being
handcuffed.
49. 98
32
12-14
12-19
97711554
97711727
Public Into~cation
Public Intoxication,
Po~se~on Under Legal
Age, OhstraCon
SubJect resisted while handcuffs were
put on and then refused to get into the
squad. Officcrs had to bend lum ovcr
and put lum in the ~
When stopped for a PAULA charge.
the subject anempted to escape officer.
He was grabbed by his shin and 19.' his
arms. SubJect qtut resisung and was
handcuffed.
8
41, 50,95
DATE
12-19
12-23
12-27
12-29
CASE #
97711772
97711878
97711967
97712014
Open Container
Animal
Public Intoxicabon
Assault on Police
Officer, ~
With Police Officer
FORCE USED
Subject refused to put ~us hands belund
has back to be handcuffed. Officer
attempted to pull them back but he
resksted. A pressure point control
Wben told h~ was under arre~ subject
almmpmd to flee. He was gxab~d by
an officer. He continued to re~i_'~ and
would not put his hands behind his
back. Officers oldered him tO dO this
numerous times. When be re~ased
Subject shoved officer after being told
he was under arrest. He theu
attempted to rice. Hc was caught and
taken to the ground where he was
cc: c~
Liolltenantq
Library
Cit~ Clerk
The Free Lunch Program Newsletter
Winter,"1998
C TY M Ga'S'0mCE
Editor'= C~,.~rler We begin 1998, m 15thyear, wi.th renewed dedicalioa to serve the
=, ..='gW. ' ' '
(FLP). Sol~igroups nave Deed mutinety sennn_o In the l~O guest range or nix)re ]or -
month~ ' .Pbm_ ahead and plan big for meal& Check, .1~.. food. pantry which was generously
to'HACAP and local grocery ston~ Hai~y New Year! Kathy Limimrdt
Welcome,* Hope United Methodist Church will join the FLP thi_q month, serving on the
fourth Thursday, alternating with SL Patdck's, This completes our serving schedule at
presenL Hope has helped with the Christmas meal for 3 years and has assisted the Hmn
Grove team for 2 years. It is a pleasure to have them officiMly in the lq_,P family.
Christmas Hospitality We were blessed with an outpouring of community support for
our 9th annual Christmas meal. U--dty volunteess served an outstanding holiday banquet of
roast turkey, pork, beef and ham and all the trimmings to about 160 guests (plus one meal
was delivered to an ICARE client). Guests tern/rod a wrapped gift to open and additional
presents, and aveallow from our mountain of donated winter outerwear, were distributed to
clients of ~, DVIP, Neighborhood Centers, and the Youth Emergency Shelter on
the 25th. Special homage must be given to St. Patrick's team coordinators, Jim Werner
and Dorothy McCabe, and their wonderful parish. Jun put a holiday meal notice 4 times -
yes, 4 times - in St. Pat's church bulletin and parishioners showered us with food and
gifts. in an inspired pairing, Dom~y took charge o(the kitchen with Betty Dickinson, St.
Mary's team coordinator, and they were an awesome and indisinmsable duo. Special
thanks go also to Carol Lach& the women of Fust United Methodist for giving over 80
beautiful gifts; Rev. John White of New Life Community for providing guests
uausportation in the church's van; the Smith-Calkins family for collecting 100 gloves and
warm apparel; LizAnn & Chris Miller for their invaluable participation the past 5 years; the
Wesley Foundation, Newman Center, Coralville United Methodist, Hope, Gloria Dei, and
the Crisis Center for supplying gifts and outerwear; Jason Clothier for enlertaining us once
again with great guitar music; St. Anthony's Bread for help in purchasing food, gifts,
tableware, decorations, a knife sharpener for the kitchen and some medical supplies
(middle island drawer opposite door to Free Medical Clinic); add for the heartwarming
efforts of So many generous individuals to provide food, gifts, and holiday cheer. I will
need co-coordinators (the more the merrier) to help plan and host our 10th annual meal in
1998. I am happy to say the FLP Christmas meal has become just too big for one
volunteer to direct. Call me at 351-1703 to offer your leadership and joy.
Milk! We have gone ahead with Monday - Saturday milk delivery to the FLP. John's
Grocery began supplying 4 gallons daily on 1/2/98. We have gratefully received donations
from St. Anthony's Bread nnd Pilot's Club to start-up this project but we will need
additional funding to keep this dream alive. It is going to cost over $3,000 annnaHy to
provide the milk. Please contact FLP Director Delods Tvedte, 351-7574, if you can
The Volunteer Meethtg All volunteers and those interested in the inner workings of
the FLP are warmly invited to s._*nd the annual meeting on Saturday, Jann~ry 17,
1998 at 9:3.0 a.m. This imporUnt meeting will be held at S t. Mark's, 267S E.
Washington St., Iowa City. Free parking is assured and Doloris is already baking for
this event! It is the only morning that volunteers, suppress, and clergy come together
each year to informally share stories, discuss issues, and get acquainted over coffee and
daunting to take on lone-term volunteer duties. Plene get the sesame out to your
congregations and groups that there are simple ways to share comtmsion nd serve the
FLP. Appetizer and relish trays, desserts, beverages, contributions to the milk fund, and
seasonal decorations are easy and very appreciated contributions. Busy people want to
help and we need help. Welcome support that is tlme-less.
Thank You With the New Year upon us, we want to thank the Free Medical Clinic (we
are so lucky to have you as our neighbor), Table to Table (you are a vital link in our
pro. am), St. Anthony's Bread (your generous funding is appreciated), Crisis Center (you
are a wonderful source of help in Iowa City), and the Wesley Foundation (we are grateful
for your faith in us). We also want to express our admiration for area grocery stores, in
particular New Pioneer Coop, for donating food. Most importantly, we want to thank our
incredible volunteers who are the heafi and soul of our program.
Parking Update What would we do without the parkin~ spaces pt,,ideal by Gloria Dei
and St. Mary's? It has helped our progrnm immeasurably to be able offer volunteers free
parking on their serving days. Gloria Dei has allocated the first 3 parking spots in their lot
off Dubuque St. nnd a FLP volunteer sign must be placed on the cat's dashboard. At St.
Mary's, park in designated church member !airking and sign the register in the office (first
door near lot on Linn St.). Let these congregations know of our appreciation for this gift
that keeps giving. Call, write or drop by desserts for their staff.
History Lesson We need to honor the clear ecumenical and humanitarian vision and the
ext~ordinary longevity and dedication of our ~_~,p-~ St. Mary's joined the efforts of
Ronnye Wieland and Carol Chollar Le~r in creating the soup kitchen in 1963. Within a
year or so, the following groups were in the kitchen: Trinity Episcopal, St. Patrick's, St.
Wenceslaus, St. Thomas More, Gloria Dei, Unitarian Universalist. These te-qr~-q have
been involved for well over a decade but we need f~'mer da~s: Zion Lutheran, 1st
Mennonite/Faith UCC, 1st Congregational, St. Andrew's, Agudas Achim/lowa Socialist
Pafiy/Friends. Teams celebrating their 9th year in 19~ include: St. Mark's, Coralville
United Methodist, Wesley Foundation, St. Thomas More Women's Bible Study, Salvation
Army, Fust United Methodist, Plum Grove, Latter Day Saints, Newman Center, Sharon
Center United Methodist, Pilot's Club, Christ the King, Parkview Evangelical, and 1st
Presbyterian. The following teams joined in the last five years (starting dates, please!):
Systems Unlimited, New Life Community, 20's & 30's, SAI, and There is Only One
Cross (which I believe evolved from Trinity Reformed, a 1989 member). If anyone has
more accurate information, please contact me at 351-1703 or at the Volunteer Meeting.
The Director's Honey Butter recipe to transform day-old bread:
Whip 1/2 cup b,_~ in a blender or food processor while slowly adding 1/3 cup honey.
Makes I 1/2 cups topping for bread and rolls.
FREE LUNCH PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Wesley ~8-11~9
Deloris Tved~e ~$1-7~/4
Amy Ohff'm 351-6411
Kathy Linhatdt ~1-17(B
MONDAY
Zioa ~ Jana Scimoo~, 338-1892
3. St Mark Litfiled Me~x~dist. Don & Delods Tvedlc, 351-7~'/4
4. St Wenotn~us, Margaret Ping, 643-b'788, Ann Drop, 338-0100
5. 1st C0ngresafional, Kathi ~, 354-4836
TUllDAY
l. Coralville Uaiu~d Methodist, Carol Fausett, 351-6338
2. Wesley ~on, Brandy Brings, 341-7851
3. St. Thomas Mo~ Women's Bilge Study, Bianca ~ 358-8056
4. S)mems Unlimi~ Regina Wolfe, 338~9212
5. Salvation Army, Envoy David Sears, 337-3725
WEDNESDAY
1. St Andrew !~sby~ria~ Atom Spenler, 3384250, Judy Walker, 351-2897
2. St Thomas !viol, Can~ Suoyan, 645-2481, Marlin McOurk Eicher, 33~9056
3. 1st ~~, Party Miller, 354-2371; F~ith UCC, Trudy Rosazza, 351-7477
3. Agudas Achim, Jennne ~ 644-2746; Iowa Socially-Party, Karen Kubby, 33~ 132i;
Re__h~___ Rosenbaum, 337-5187; Friends, Selma Connor, 33~2914
4. 1~ United Methodist, Bob Dea~ 337-2857
THURSDAY
1. Hum Grove, Bey Johlin, 354-0017, Kathy Linhard~ 351-1703
2. Lauer Day Saints, Debbie Bailey, 354-6250
3. 1st Pr~sbyteria~ Pain Ehthard~ 351~31, Mary Palmber~ 337-7917
4. Hope Uni~d Me~odist, Jim Kledis, 338~r?99 (odd n~mths)
SL Pamck'~ Dormhy McCabe, 35~B93, Jim We~ner, 351-4354 (even monks)
5. New Life Community, Dia R~ewt~, 626-2360, Amy Offtim. 351-6411
FRIDAY
1. New Horizons Unlit! Methodi~ Dave Waite, 339~667
2. Unitarian Unive~alis~ Sieve Beaumont, 626-201& Mark Yuskis, 337-2487
3. SL Mary's, Beny Dickinson, 354-3012
4. Gloria Dei Lateran, Jen Madsen, 3383707
5. Twenlies & Thinie~ ~ ~, 626-2732
SATURDAY
1. SAI, Vanaja Chandraa, 33%7278 (odd monks)
2. Shanm Center Unit~l Methodist, Jackie Gil~s, 6113-4000 (odd mo~ths)
Christ the King Luthenm, Joan Owen, 33~-5236 or 351-9132 (even months)
Parkview Ev~eliml Free, Jean Schulu, 35~3202
There is Only One Cross, Kathy Hemy, 3588297, Iiona yon Coodany, 358~443
Pilot's Club, Holly Hi~o, 339~934
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Joe Bolkcom, Chairperson
Charles D. Duffy
Jo~alium Jordahl
Stephen P. Lacina
Sally Slutsman
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
January 8, 1998
FORMAL MEETING
1. Call to order 5:30 p.m.
2. Action re' claims
Agenda
3. Action re:
4. Action re:
formal minutes of December 30th and January 2nd
Imyr~ll antho .rizalions
5. Business from the County Auditor
a) Action re: permits
b) Action re: reports
c) Other
6. Business from the Cmmty Attorney
a) Report re: other items
~7. Business from the Planning and Zoning Administrator
a) Action re: request by
Z8512 of Roy Malatek.
b) Other
landowners to withdraw
Zoning application
913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 522~1-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086
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Business from the Assistant Planni~ and Zoning
a) Status report re: CU9603 of Richard Tyler. discussion
b) Discussion/action re: the following Platting application:
c)
1. Application S9690 of Richard Borchard requesting prel'uninary and
final plat approval of Rapid Creek Preserve, a subdivision
described as being located m the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section
32; and the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 29; all in Township
80 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. m Johnson County, Iowa.
(This is a 1 ~1ot residential with l-nonbuildable outlot, 40.01 acre,
residential subdivision, located on the southeast side of Rapid
Creek Road NE, approximately 1.5 miles east of Highway #1 in
Graham Twp.)
9. 6:00 p.m. - Public Hearing on Zoning and Platting applications:
a) First and Second consideration of the following Zoning
applications:
Applicatior/Z9752 of Cy-Hawk Corp, signed by G L D Meisner,
Iowa City, Iowa, requesting rezoning of 14.7 acres ~om AI Rural
to RS-5 Suburban Residential of certain property described as
being located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 9; Township
80 North; Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa.
(This property is located on the west side of. Cemetery Road N-W,
approximately 1.5 miles north of Oxford, Iowa m Oxford Twp.)
Application Z9753 of Albert A. Miller, c/o Jan Short, Executor,
signed by Ray Haman, Iowa City, Iowa, requesting rezonmg of
13.12 acres fi-om AI Rural to RS-10 Suburban Residential of
certain property described as being in the NE 1/4 of Section 36;
Township 81 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson
County, Iowa. (This property is located in the SE quadrant of the
intersection of Highway # 1 NE and 200th Street NE, approximately
1.0 mile south of Solon, Iowa in Big Grove Twp.)
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Application Z9754 of Calvin Yoder, Kalona, Iowa, requesting
rezonmg of 1.99 acres from AI Rural to RS'Suburban Residential
of certain property described as being in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of
Section 32; Township 78 North; Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in
Johnson County, Iowa. (This propeaty is located on the north side
of Johnson Washington Road SW, approximately 1.0 mile west of
its totersection with Derby Avenue SW in Washington Twp.)
Application Z9755 of Elsie Tomash, Oxford, Iowa, requesting
rezonmg of 8.00 acres from A1 Rural and CH Highway
Commercial to RS-5 Suburban Residential of certain property
described as being the East 1/2 of Section 23; Township 80 North;
Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This
property is located in the NW quadrant of the intersection of Echo
Avenue NW and Highway//6 NW in Oxford Twp.)
Application Z9756 of Jean & Kevin Biermann, Cedar Rapids,
Iow/a, a~d Timberwood Estates, c/o Larry Marak, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, _signed by'G L D Meisner of MMS Consultants Inc.,
requesti~ rezonmg of 6.95 acres (Lot 1) from AI Rural and RS
Suburba~ Residential to RS-5, 4.11 acres (Lot 2) from A I Rural
and RS tSuburban Residential to RS-3 Suburban Residential, and
1.78 acres. (Lot 4) from AI Rural to RS Suburban Residential, all
in Timberwood Estates described as being located in Section 18;
Townsl~ 81 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson
County/Iowa. (This property is located on the south and east side
of Seneca Road NW, approximately 1/4 of a mile east of its
totersection with Blain Cemetery Road NW in Jefferson Twp.)
b) Discussion/action re:
the' following Platting appfications:
Application~ $9777 of Ray Brannaman requesting final plat
approval of Brannaman's Last Addition (A Resubdivision of Lot 3
Brann.av~um.'s East Addition), a subdivision described as being
located tn the NE 1/4 of Section 11; Township 81 North; Range 5
West of th~ 5th PiM. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This is an 8--lot,
14.72 acre, i residential subdivision, located on the north side of
130th Street NE, approximately 1/2 mile west of 130th StreetNE
and Yellow Pine Avenue NE totersection in Cedar Twp.) _~
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Application S9778 of Shirley and Cleo Dodson, signed by Cleo
Dod on, requesting prcl'uninary and final plat approval of Steve
Dodson Subdivision, a subdivision described as being located in
the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 19; Township 77 North; Range
5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. O'his is a 1-lot,
1.99 acre, farmstead split, located on the south side of 640th Street
SE, approximately 7/8 of a milc east of Sioux Avenue SE in
Fremont Twp.)
Application S9779 of Michael Lodge requesting prelmfinary and
final plat approval of Lodge Subdivision, a subdivision described
as being located in the SW 1/4 ofthe SE 1/4 and the SE 1/4 of the
SW 1/4 of Section 1; Township 78 North; Range 5 West of the 5th
P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This is a 2-lot, 39.99 acre,
farmstead split with l-outlot, located on the north side of 480th
Street S~, approximately 1/4 of a mile west of the Johnson
Muscatine Road'SE in Lincoln Twp.)
Application S9781 of Richard Rossman requesting prel'uninary and
final plat approval of Bill's Retreat, a subdivision described as
being lo:ated in the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 12; Township
77 Nortl i; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa.
(This is a 1-lot, 6.00 acre, residential subdivision, located on the
east sick of River Junction Road SE, 0.2 of a mile south of Otter
Creek R. ~ad SE in Fremont Twp.)
Applicalion S9782 of Calvin M. Yoder requesting preliminary and
final pl~ approval of.Flint Ridge Estates, a subdivision described
as being located in the SE 1/4 of Section 32; Township 78 North;
Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnran County, Iowa. (This is a
1-lot, 1.99 acre, residential subdivision, located on the north side of
Johnsor Washington Road SW, approximately 1.0 mile west of its
intersec~Jon,with Derby Avenue SW in Washington Twp.) .._
ApplicaAon S9753 of James R. Anderson, Thomas J. Bender and
Stephen T. Bender, C/O Tom Bender, signed by James Anderson,
requesting preliminary plat approval of Westcott Heights, a
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subdivision described as being located in the NW 1/4 of the NW
1/4 of Section 26; and the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 27; all
in Township 80 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson
County, Iowa. (This is a 39 lot (31 residential and 8-outlots), 84.6
acre, residential subdivision, located on the west side of Prairie du
Chien Road N-E, approximately 1/4 of a mile north of its
mterscction with' Ncwport Road NE in Ncwport Twp.)
10. Business from the Board of Supervisors
a) Discussion/action re: resolution authorizing the County Engineer to act
on behalf c~f the Board of Supervisors with all farm-to-market
construction projects.
b) Discussion/a_l:tion re: resolution authorizing IDOT to hold lettings on
farm-to-mar~t projects.
c) Discussion/action re:- resolution defining conditions under which
county roads .~ma.y be temporarily closed.
d) Motion app0mting Alan Miller to the East Central Iowa Council of
Govenunent:~ ISTEA Technical Advisory Committee for a term ending
January 1, 2Q00.
e) Motion appointing Bob Simpson to the Johnson County Cluster/Social
Welfare Board for the term ending December 31, 1998.
f) Action re: extension of S.E.A.T.S. agreement with City of Iowa City
for the month of January.
g) Discussion/action re: transfer of funds to Conservation Trust Fund.
h) Other ,
11. Adjourn to informal meeting
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Agend~ 1-8-~8
a) Discussion re:
Page6
agenda items for the January 28, 1998 joint meeting
with the Linn County Board of Supervisors.
b) Discussion re: agenda items for the January 14, 1998 joint meeting
with the Iowa City City Council/Iowa City Community School District
Board of Directors and Johnson County Board of Supervisors.
c) Discussion re: setting elected.officials and del)arlment heads meeting
for the month of February.
d) Discussion re: toterviews for the Deputy Administrative Assistant
position.
e) Inquiries and reports from the public
f) Reports and inquiries from the members of the Board of Supervisors
g) Report from the County Attorney
h) Other I
i) Report/disc~sion re: collective bargaining strategy for Secondary
Roads and S!efiff's units. (Executive Session)
Adjournment ~
12.
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__ ]~ ,o,~^.? BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Joe Bolkcom, Chairperson
Charlos D. Duffy
Jonallmn Jordald
Sally Stutsman
January 12, 1998
INFORMAL MEETING
1. Call to order 12:00 p.m.
Agenda
2. Discussion re: the following budgets:
a)
b)
d)
e)
t)
g)
h)
i)
J)
~)
l)
m)
n)
o)
P)
r)
s)
t)
u)
Ambulance (01)
EMS (31)
Auditor (03)
Elections ~ (33)
Block Grants (20)
Block Grants (21)
Block Grants Rural (23)
Institutional Aocounts (41)
Insurance (22)
Medical Examiner (10)
Emergency Management (31)
S.E.A.T.S. (12)
Adult Day Trust (86)
Capital Expenditure (44)
Capital Projects (85)
Capital Rural Projects (38)
Cordlap (34)
County Farms (25)
Historical Preservation (64)
Lemfelder Trust (84)
913 SOUTH DLIBUQUE ST.
P.O. BOX 1350
IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350
TEL: (319) 356-6000
FAX: (319) 356-6086
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3. Continuation of infoi real meeting January 14, 1998.
1. Discussion re:
the following budgets:
a) Physical Plant (17)
b) Information Services (07)
¢) Senior Dining (53)
d) Streba Trust (83)
e) Secondary Roads (49)
t) Weed Eradication (55)
g) Rural Capital Projects (38)
h) Veteran Affairs (50)
i) Recorder (11)
j) Recorder's Records Management (87)
k) Treasurer (14)
1) Human Services (45)
m) Board of Health (04)
n) SIH Consortium Trust (89) [
o) Other
4. Continuation of informal meeting January 15, 1998.
1. Discussion re: the following budgets:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
0
g)
h)
i)
J)
Sheriff (08)
Zoning (19)
Mental Health/Developmental Disal~ilities (46)
Attorney (02)
Court Services (28)
Juvenile Crime Prevention (54)
Conservation (24)
Special Resource Enhancement (32)
Conservation Trust (82)
5. Di~cnssion from the public
6. Recess
AGENDA
IOWA CITY/CORALVILLE ANIMAL CONTROL
ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
THURSDAY JANUARY 15, 1998 6:45 P.M.
1. Approval of minutes November 13, 1997
2. 1997 statistics for animal shelter
Old business ( deer management, renovations, budget, Coralville
officer)
o
Report on Coralville contract for service ( Diana Lundell/Jan
Ashman)
Board members reports
6. Citizen comments
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Existing Outstanding
as of December 31, 1997
Debt
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
January 7, 1998
City Council
City Manager
Don Yucuis, Finance Director
City of Iowa City Existing Outstanding Debt
Attached you will find several exhibits that will summarize the outstanding debt of the City of
Iowa City as of December 31, 1997 for general obligation, sewer revenue, and parking revenue
bonds.
The general obligation bond secUon includes what funds will repay the principal and interest
that will come due in each year. Please call me at 356-5052 if you have any questions.
Attachments
City of Iowa City
Existing Outstanding Debt as of December 31, 1997
Table of Contents
Summary -- All Bond Issues ......................................................................................................1
Summary m General Obligation Bonds Only by Funding Source ...............................................2
General Obligation Debt by Issue ...............................................................................................3
Summary m Sewer Revenue Bonds .........................................................................................15
Sewer Revenue Debt by Issue ..................................................................................................16
Summary ~ Parking Revenue Bonds .......................................................................................19
Parking Revenue Debt by Issue ................................................................................................20
CITY OF IOWA CITY
SUMMARY OF ALL OUTETANDINO BOND IESUEE EORTED BY HOW THE BONDS ARE REPAID:
BY PROPERTY TAX OR ABATED BY OTHER REVENUES.
INCLUDES ISSUE8 DATED 1197 AND BEFORE.
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTERE$T TOTAL PAID PRINCIPAL i INTEREST
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY BY PAID FOR BY i PAIO FOR BY TOTAL PAID
FISCAL INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER I SEWER BY SEWER
YEAR, PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES TAXES REVENUES I REVENUES REVENUES
:_ i ---!
'' i,~.~3 7~ .~,~-34 - '2.7i0,:4i7' 2,197,05~ ~, '80~;.i~,i 322,270 912.270 875.178
1999 6,415.000 5.343,~[ 11,758,044 1.M2,510 604.$10 2.487,10~ 2,772,056, 3.705,1451 6.477,203 625,000 266,6~6 910.8~ 1,156,352
~(~00 6,565,00~' 5,000,795; 11.566.~, I 1,e7e.lu 612,,M0 2.360,385 2.e$9,0331 3,64g.e60i e.40d,~3' k75;(~x~:. 24i,f31' §21.7~'{' 1,i~2,e~3'
~i ' ~'.~4-~,~--4,646,434' 11,08~,434'~ 1,794.4j7- - 4J'f. SJ~ ~.2'-~1,~' ~,7--6~,i~'t'' 3,3~9:385! '~.173.~ ..... ~2~.~0~' 204,673 924,673; 1.150,660
2002 6,370.0~! 4,2~6,873: 10,M8,673 ' 1.637.141 327.790 1,964,930 2,038.423~ 3,2-'~1:057 ~,070,OaO~ 755,000, - I$9,~70 914,970, 1.139,436
2003 5,700,000, 3,967,~" 9,$57,69~ - L ~:~-~'~ .... 248.148 1,311,925 2,~_6~.2_73
2004 6,~5,000] 3,647,9011 9,532,901 ': ' ~,~:~' 1'~.i ~ h-2e0.9~' 3,11e,079! 2.~,~- 6,019.$92' ' -~i,~O ..... 76,303 740,303. 1,031.057
PRINCIPAL I INTEREST PRINCIPAL ' INTEREST TOTAL PAID TOTAL PAID
PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY TOTAL PAID PAID FOR BY ~ PAID FOR BY BY WATER FOR BY
PARKING PARKING BY PARKING WATER FUND! WATER FUNDI FUND OTHER
REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES I REVENUES REVENUES
676.674 -~,550.652 6,237
747,515 1,902.6~7
6gi :f~4' 1,644,597
633,644, 1.76~,29~
679,268T-
523,436, 1.5~5,388
472,957 1.512,013
2~$
200~ 5,130,000, 3,073,-~ '- - ~,~,'~ I 7~,~ - i I(,~f~ 813,735 ~1-~.~ 2,~52,Ue[ 5.745.~3;
2~7 5,320,~ ~,~93.~ 8,113.474. ~ 7~.~10 ~.~ ' ~.1~' ' ~.~ 2,~ ' 5:~.~3~ -3~.~ ....
' ~i" 4,~,-~: 2,4~,6311 6.~38:~3~ _~ - M.M5 43.577 129,M2 3.3~.~ 2472.169~
2~9 "- 4,260,~ 2 263,725 8,523.726 ~.~ '~e.~i~' i~S.~i~' ~.~,~T ' i:~9,e13~ --
2010 4,495,~' 2,01~.ii~T e,~iO,~-'T .... 92,2~3 ~.7~ ~20,024 - 3~,~' -i:7~:~tL 5,574,1~, 0;
2~1~ .... 4,750,~ '¥,F~--~.~.f~ [_ ~,~ ' ~,i2~ ..... ~2e,~e5
20J2 ~,025,~: t.4e~.~it 6,4M,4~ IM,~ 24,513 i2~,0~'" 4,~.~' ~.~i.'7~
20~4 2,0~,~ ~,~75 3.010.575 ~o,ess ~2:e24~ i23,~f~; i,~,~ . ~i.2~ ~.?,~
20~-~'" 2,~.~, Mi,}~-}.~S.~ie ' i~e,~3 e.483~ ~23.2e5 1,376,~; 773,e2s~ 2,1~e,e2~ ..
201e ' ~.77~,~' '~2~--' 2,4.,7~ ~ ....... F' '~: '-0 ....~,475.~ ee3,7~, 2,~ o' ' o' - o~ ' - ~.~:
'-}~if' ~E5o:~--' eL~:.~, ' 2.~73,~3' ~ '---F ~ --0 'i:i~.~;- ~,.~: 2.~e.'M~, o, 0 o; 3~,~
2018 1,650,~' 61i,21~' '2.168.219 .... O~ O; O'---~:6~,~ 610,219T'- 2.1~,219; -' o: o' ~: -- 0
2019 1.725,~ 422.6~ 2,147.6~ ~[ . o, 0 1,725,~ 422,6~, 2,147,6~, 0 0 0 0
2020 1,850,~' 321,438' 2,~1:~3T*~ - - 0; 0t 0 1,6~.~ 321,~ 2.171.4~:- - 0' 0 ~ 0
}0~"' ~,9~,~ .... }~.i7T"-2:~63,e7~ - oT ........ o: .........0 i,~',~: 2J3,e7~: 24e3.efsT ....
2022 2.050,~ 1~,6~' 2.1~.6~ ~[ 0, 0 2,0~,~ I~,6M. 2,1~,6M, 0 0 0 0
20~ ' '~S:~ ~.~IT ..... ~.3~ ' i~ ........ o: ........ b' 7~i.~' 2~,313: ~M,3d; ..... o-- ....... ~ ......... o: 0;
Totals 1~,~0,~ 57.~8,4~ 161.U9,T73 : 14.2~,~21 3,591.M51 17,7~.~ M479.O~ 48,~,~1 1~3,~26,ae0, 5,570,~, 1,~7,3~ 7,077,3~ 15,020,028
4,935.000 3.342,332! 8.277,~2-'~ .... 727,382 148.055 873,417 ~.013.354~, 2,727.048 S,740.402~ 285,000l . ~.6_1_6. - .....3_3~--~,9~iI 606,264, ~2.~i~; -1':~3-~:~ ...........
32,240 332.2401 93'~.~64" 377,~1 1.311,748
16,640 3~,64~0~. 953,137' 330,763~ 1,283.M9
' 0 ..... ~)l - 6~3,938 254.725 e'~e,Mo
0 ~- '~',~;''' i~.~3 790,103
-----~ ...... _~::_ e3i.~i:- '13~,~f* 771,892
o .... ~- '- iii.~' '~.-~:" 723,077
~.~ ~.~ ....
o ~ ......
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
o' 0
~.~23.472 22,7~.~ 5 237~
FISCAL INTEREST
U. IN'T~REST TOTAL PAID TOT.M.
BY PAID FOR BY FOR BY PAIO BY
I WATER WATER OTHER
:S REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES
I~ 675,674 1,5~0,852 5,237
)52 747,515 I ,g02,867 0
~23 501,774 1.844,687 0
~0 536.644 1,765,294 0
~ ~9,2se 1,7~s,e53 0
;~1 s~,,~ 1,s~6,65s 0
:~ 472,957 1,512,013 0
2~ 422,3t2 1,331,596 0
~ --- 377,462 1,311,746
137 330.753 1,253,M9 0
~ 282,M6 646,821 0
D35 254.725 818.650 0
756 226,301 6O9,065 0
840 106,463 765,103
403 165,174 765,667 0
~ 132.547 771,892 0
~,5 9~.714 736,069 0
19~ 64.880 723,077
~00 ?$,650 315.000
0 0 0
o c o
0 0 0 C
0 o o
O 0 0
n29 5,~Z3.472 22,744,300 ) 5.237
PROPERTY PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER 8EWER SEWER PARKING PARKJNG PARKING WATER
TAXES TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES
1.658,093 742,334 2,710,427 707,0M 222.967 930.015 2(X),000 127,4M 327,4M 57S.175
1,M2,SO0 604.515 2,4~7,106 707,0M t65,7t0 6~2.7M 210,000 117.658 327,65~ 1,165,362
1,575,1M 512,M0 2,3~0,6M ~08,033 148.3TT 647.410 220.000 107,775 3'ZT,776 1,152,523
1,764,437 417,532 2,201,geg 600.9t3 110,655 520,875 265.000 97.218 332,215 1,160,650
1.637,t41 327.790 I,g64,g130 423,423 65,003 ~,429 245.000 65,93~ 330,938 1,139,4.~
1.05~,7"/'7 245,146 1.311.026 402,273 64,403 4~,676 2~0.000 73,m 333,656 1,041,651
1,064,656 196.130 1,250,064 401,079 44,988 Me,M7 270,000 eo,Ma 330,Me 1,050.067
727.362 14~,065 873,417 165,354 25,632 193.660 265,000 48.918 331,918 609,284
111.373 513,735 165,354 17,214 165,5M 300,000 32,240 332.240 934
77.653 765,172 168,354 8,628 175.962 320,000 16.640 3.36.640 063
43.577 129,642 0 0 0 0 0 0
30,187 12~.252 0 0 0 0 0 0
92,213 34.712 1~,924 0 0 0 0 0 0 582.758
~.3~0 29.825 128,165 0 0 0 0 0 0 601
1~4,~ -- 24,513 129,021 0 0 0 0 0 0 620
110.655 15,765 129,420 0 0 __0 0 0 0 639
-- 110,665 12,624 123,279 0 0 O 0 0 0
115,803 ~,483 121.285 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300
0 0 --0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300____
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O~ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0" 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0
14.204,~02 3,501.565 17,7g~,2~ 4.354,690 913,578 5,265,777 2,545,000 765.420 3,311.420 15,520,529
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS
2.1~.000
2O07
~10
~12
3.765,000 1,765.722 5,523,722
3,935,000 1,665,50g 5,500,509
3,950,000 1.460.3~ 5,410,369
3,MO.000 1.251.650 4,941,359
3,446,000 1,077,~ 4,522,965
2.770,000 907,674 3,577,574
2,776,000 774,751 3,54~,701
640,916 2,730.915
538.259 2,643,299 I 702,3~2
~. 1--~,'~00 ..... ~.ee~ 2,503,e~ _[ .... ~o~,-"-'~'6'
650,000 326,483 975,463 I - 65,o~
550,000 293,913 ~L3,013 65,065
675.000 261,013 _ 936,013
72~,000 159,088 914.088
750,000 151,313 g01,313
750.000 111,338 661,338
2013
2014
2015 776,000
201 $ 300.000
2017 300,000
2015 0
2019 0
202O 0
2021 0
2022 0
71,383 848,363
30,000 330,650
15,000 315,000
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
3~.930,000 12.165,733 ,18.125,733
1988 $1.28 Million Gonetel Obllgetlon Bond Illue: PrlnclpM poyeble 8-1; Intoreit peyeble 12-1 end 6-1.
Thll bond Illue provided funding for four etreot Improvement proJoctl Ind the purehell of computer equipment for the wirer deportment.
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL &
FISCAL INTEREST
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS
72.7396
1.9__~. ' ....... 135,000.00 _.': ~:~).'-'143,640.0~) :'-_:_--~8,185.60
T PAID
:OR BY PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAlE
;~ECIAL PAID FOR BY FOR
~MENT HEINZ RD BDI HEINZ RD
ENUES REVENUES REVENUES
3.0996
.3.i.97
31.97 4t171.50 266.98
PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAID
PAID FOR BY FOR BY
PROPERTY PROPERTY
TAXES TAXES
23.81%
PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAID
PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAID PAID FOR BY
PAID FOR BY FOR BY SPECIAL
WATER FUND WATER FUND ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT
REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES
0.37%
6..2 e 3..6.?.
~T143.$0 2,~:1.~ _ 499.50
32,143.50 2,057.18 499.50
135,000.00 8,640.00 143,640.00 98,185.60
6,283.87
1989 62.960 Million General Obligation (GO) Bond Issue: Principal payable 6-1; Interest payable 12-1 and 6-1.
The 1989 IIIUt provided fundl for the acquisition, construction & equipping of lawage treatment workl & facilities,
Improvements to existing city parks, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, & enlargement of bridges & culverts,
reconstruction & Improvement of waterways for the protection of existing property and Improvements within the City,
acqullltlon of real sitate for street Improvements.
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST PRINCIPAL INTEREST
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
FISCAL INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER SEWER
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES
36.96% 63.04%
1998
1999
2000
300,000.00 54,300.00 354,3~0_0.00 ....... 1_1--0,880.00
300,000.00 36,300.00 336,300.00 .... 1_10_8__8_0_0__~0.
300,000.00 18,300.00 318,300.00 110,880.00
.2q,069.28 189,120.00 34,230.72
_!5,416.4__8. !~,~.~ .. 2~,~83.52
__~,7~6~:6_8... 189,120.00 11,536.32
TOTALS@11/97 900,000.00 108,900.00 1,008,900.00 332,640.00 40,249.44
567,360.00 68,650.56
1990 $2.3 Million General Obligation (GO) Bond I.lua: Principal payable 6-1: Intoreit payable 12-1 end 6-1.
The 1990 lllue provided fundl for the conltructlon, roconltructlon & ripairing of Itreat Improvamantl, conltructlon, roconltructlon, axtonelon, Improvement &
equipping of lenltery lewerl, lift Itetlonl, Itorm eewari and weterworkl malnl, equipping of pollca and fire departmonte and Improvamantl to axilting city
parkl.
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAID PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY FOR BY PAID FOR BY
FISCAL INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES
46.61% 38.44%
225,000.00 54,450.00
225,000.00 41,175.00
1998 279,450.00 104,872.50 25,379.15 86,490.00
1999 266,175.00 104,872.50 19,191.67 86,490.00
2001 22~,~q~.0~ .... ~3~5_0.__0~ _ 238,950.00 104,872.50 6,502.10 86,490.00
TOTALS @ i'1/9~
INTEREST PAID PRINCIPAL
FOR BY PAID FOR BY
SEWER WATER FUNO
REVENUES REVENUES
14.95%
20,9~q.~ ~,63.~0
15,827.67 33,637.50
INTEREST PAID
FOR BY
WATER FUND
REVENUES
.... ~,140.28
6,!55.66
900,000.00
10,638.27 33,637.50
.... ~6__2_..~ . 33,637.50
137,250.00 1,037,250.00
419,490.00
63,972.24
345,960.00 52,758.90
134t550.O0
4,137.41
2,_085.53_~
20;518.88
1991 *2.34 Million Genersl Obllgetlon ((30) Bond Illuo: Prlnclpll peyeble 6-1; Interest peyeble 12-1 end 6-1.
The 1991 Islue provided funds for equipping the police & fire depsrtments; the conltructlon, reconstruction, extension,
Improvement, & equipping of works & facllltlel useful for the collection of leWlge & IndustriM Wilts In · ilnltlry
manner, & for the collection sad dlspossl of surface wsters & sireeros ind the rehebllltltlon end Improvement to existing
city-owned parks.
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
FISCAL INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES
90,60% 9.4096
1998 225,000.0~ .... 63,000.00 .... 288,000.00 ...... ~03,850.00 5~,078.00 21,150.00
1999 225,000.00 50,400.00 2~,~0~.00 203,850.00 45,662.40 21,150.00
2000 225,O00,00 _ ~7,~00.00 262,800.00 203,850.00 34,246.80 21,150.00
~9~ ..... 225,000.00 25,200.00 250,200.00 203,85q.00 22,~..2__0_ ..... ~],159.00
2002 225,000.00 12,600.00 237,600.~0._. 203,850.00 11,415.60 21,150.00
INTEREST
PAID FOR BY
SEWEF
REVENUES
5,922.00
4,73~.6~
3,553.20
2,368.80
1,184.4_0
'I:OYAL~ @ 11/97
1,125,000.00
189,000.00
1,314,000.00 1,019,250.00 171,234.00 105,750.00 17,766.00
1992 $3.49 Million Capitol Loan Note Bond Issue: Prlnolpal payable 6-1; Interest payable 12-1 and 8-1.
The bond Issue paid for i new four level parking facility on the Chauncey 8wan Perking IoL Debt service Is repaid from parking revenues.
FISCAL YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL& PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER SEWER
PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES
~ 998 200,000 127,468 327,458
1999 210,000 117,858 327,858
2000 220,000 107,778 327,778
2001 235,000 97,218 332,218
2002 246,000 85,938 330,938
2003 260,000 73,588 333,688
2004 270,000 60,688 330,688
2005 285.000 46.918 331.918
2006 300,000 32,240 332,240
2007 320,000 16,640 336,640
TOTALS ~ 11/97 2,545,000
766,420 3,311,420
PRINCIPAL
PAID FOR BY
PARKING
REVENUES
200,000
210,000
220,000
235,000
245,000
260,000
270,000
285,000
300,000
320,000
INTEREST PAID
FOR BY
PARKING
REVENUES
127~458
117,858
107,778
97,218
85,938
73~658
60~688
46,918
32,240
16~640
766~420
1992 $4.87 Million General Obligation (GO) Bond Ilaue: Prlnclpll paylble 6-1; Intereat plyable 12-1 end 6-1.
The 1992 (30 bond liiue refunded the callable portlone of the 1985 & 1986 (30 laauea.
The 1985 lllue provided fundl for Itreet Improvementl, ildewalka, alley plvement, aanitery lawera, atorm lawera,
culverte, eenltary lawage pumping facllltlel, conatruction of water Itcrage facllltlel & acquliltlon of land needed for the
axilting airport.
The 1986 Iliue provided fundl for the conltruction, reconltructlon & repairing of errearl, ecqulaitlon, Inltallatlon & repair
of traffic control derItel, &cquliltlon, conltructlon, Improvement of erreat lighting fixturel, connectlone ind fi¢llltiea,
ecqullltlon, conltructlon, reconltructlon, enlargement, Improvement and repair of brldgel, culver/I, grade trolling
leperitionl and ipproachel thereto, Including railroad crolllnga, acqulaltlon, 0onltructlon, reconatructlon, Improvement,
repair and equipping of waterworkl and a Iwlmmlng pool project.
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST PRINCIPAL INTEREST
PRINCIPAL E PAiD FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
FISCAL INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY WATER FUND WATER FUND
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES
507,817.50 319,973.~0
504,05_5.00 . 312,655.75__
"-~ 9'9~ ....... i i'-~_3_-_9.-~_5,~0_--~0_'~ ....~ i ~',~'~7~(~-- ~7,888.~)6 75,026.30 24,929.44
'~ 410,000.00 94,055.00 72,670.60 97,344.25 21,~.~'
2000 430,000.00 73,555.00 503,565.00 333,912.71 57,043.77 96,087.29 16,611.23
' 2-~ 445,000.00 50,980.00 495,980.00 351,085.22 39,513.12 93,914.78 11,4-~.~~
2002 490,000.00 26,950.00 516,950.00 373,661.75 20,551.40 1i 6,~-~.~ .... ~,~§~.60'
TOTALS @ 11/97 2,170,000.00 358,357.50
2,528,357.50 1,691,289.13 277,666.95 478,710.87 80,690.51
lg94 $7.370 Mllilon General Obligation (GO) Bond I.eue: Principal payable 6-~; Interest payable 12-1 and 6-1. '
The 1994 Issue provides funde for the construction, reconstruction, extenelon, Improvement, & equipping of storm & sanitary eewers, Including
sewage treatment plant Improvemonte & conetructlon of .torre water detention facilities; the acquisition, construction, reconetructlon, Improvement,
repair and equipping of waterworke & axtenslone & real & personal property, useful for providing potable water to city reeldents, Including water
treatment plant acquisition and design; and the rehabilitation and Improvement of existing city perks; and reconetructlon & Improving the Robert A.
Lee Community Recreation Center, Including roroofing end replacement of flooring.
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
FISCAL INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES
47.40%
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
75o,0bo.0o ~§~75o~bb ~§,75o~o-~-- '§~5,5oo.oo
750,000.00 205,062.50 955,0~50 355,500.00
725,000.00
725,000.00
725,000.00
725,000.00
170,375.00 895,375.00 ~,650.00
136,300.00 861,300.00 343,650.00
102,225.00 827,225.00 343,650.00
68,150.00 793,150.P0 343,650.00
725,000.00 34,075.00 759,075.00
PRINCIPAL INTEREST PRINCIPAL
PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
SEWER SEWER WATER FUND
REVENUES REVENUES REVENUE~
32.10% 20.50%
113,641.50 240,750.00 76,959.75 153,750.00
97,]99.63 240,750.00 65,825.06 153,750.00
80,757.75 232,725.00 54,690.38 .]48,625.00
64,606.20 232,725.00 43,752.30 148,625.00
4~54.65 232,725.00 32,~]4.23 !48,~25.00
32,303.10 232,725.00 21,876.16 _14a,625.00
343,_6_~0.00 16,15i.$~ 232,725.90____10,938.08
INTEREST
PAID FOR BY
WATER FUND
REVENUES
42,037.81
34,926.88
27,941.50
20,956.13
13,970.7~
TOTALS@ i i/9~ 5,125,000.00
148,~25.00
6,985.38
955,937.50 6,080,937.50
2,429,250.00 453,114.38 1,645,125.00
306,855.95 1,050,625.00
195;967.20
1995 $8.5 Million Gener,I Obligation (GO) Bond' lesuo: Prlnclpal'plyeble 6-1; Intereat payable 1'2-1 end 6-1. '
The Illue provides funde for the conltructlon, raconatructlon led repair of atraet Improvamante; the 0onatructlon, reconetructlon, axtenelon,
Improvement and equipping of the aewege treatment plant and aanltary and atorm eaware; the reconstruction end Improvement of watarwaye, and ram
and personal property, useful for the protection or reclamation of property iltuatad within the corporate limits from rioode or high wetare; the
reconstruction, Improvement and repair of the water wroks; end the construction and equipping of aoccer recreation fieIda.
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST PRINCIPAL INTEREST PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR 8Y PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
FISCAL INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER SEWER WATER FUND
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES
18.24% 23.88% 57.88%
.....
.__7 ! o_,o_oo.__o_o_
1998
1999
~09 .. . 7!9,000.00
2001 710,000.00
2002 710,000.00
2003 710,000.00
2004 705,00q.00
2005 705,000.00
2006 705,000.00
284 586.26
249 086.26
213 586.26
178 0@~.~6
142 586.26
107 336.26
72 086.26
355586.26 1,065,586.26 _~.qg._ 64,858.93 169,548.00
3~q,0~.~. 1 ,~30,~86.._..=.~ .... ~9~ 50.__4_:00 .... ~8~8~3.73 !69,548.00
994,586.26 _..!29,504.00 51,908.53 169,548.0q
959,086.~ 129,5o4.oo 45,433.33 169,548.oo
923,586.26 129,5o4.oo 38,958.13
~88,o86.26 129,5o4.oo 32,482.93
847,586.26 ..... ~5_9~.~0' 26,007.73
812,336.26 128,592.oo 19,578.13
2907_ ....... _7.0.5_,0_00.00 .... 36,!31.26
777,086.26 128,592.00 13,148.53
INTERES1
PAID FOR BY
WATER FUND
REVENUES
741,131.26 __ 128,592.00 6,590.34
84,914.00
76,436.60
67,959.20
59,481.80
169,548.00 51,004.40
!69,648.09 42,527.00
168,354.00 34,049.60
168,354.00 25,631.90
168,354.0__0__ 17,214.20
410,948.00
410,948.00
410,948.00
410,948.00
410,948.00
410,948.00
408,054.00
205,813.33
!85,2~.~,
164,718.53
144,171.13'
123,623.73'
i03,~6.33
82,528.93
408,054.00 62,126.23
408,064.00
408,054.00
41,723.53
20,91~'~"
TOTALS @ 11/97 7,080,000.00 1,959,157.60 9,039,157.60
1,291,392.00
357,350.31 1,690,704.00 467,846.84 4,097,904.00
1 r 133r960.4,'
1996 $6.1 Million General Obll'getlon (GO} Bond Isaue: Principal Payable 8-1; Intera.t payable 12-1 and 8-1.
The Illue providal funda for the colts of Improvementl ind extenllon. to the Municipal Weterworkl Plant end 8yltem,
conltructlon, reconltructlon and repairing of brldgel end street Improvementl Ind the conltructlona, reconltructlon,
extenllon, Improvement and equipping of workl end fecllltlel for the collection ind dlapoael of lurflcl Wlterl end
streams.
FISCALYEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL &
INTEREST
PAYMENTS
1998 225,000.00
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
225,O00.00 290912.50 515 912.50
250,000.00 281 575.00 531 575.00
250,000.00 270825.00 520 825.00
250,000.00 259 825.00 509 825.00
275,000.00 248 575.00 523 575.00
275 000.00 235 925.00 510 925.00
300 000.00 222 862.50 522 862.50
300 000.00 208 312.50 508 312.50
325 000.00 193,462.50 518 462.50
PRINCIPAL INTEREST PRINCIPAL INTEREST
PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
PROPERTY PROPERTY WATER FUND WATER FUND
TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES
24.59% 75.41%
55,327.50 73,748.4~ 169,~72.50 226,164.02
~$,327.50 ~?,535.38 169,672.50 219,377.1[
61,475.00 69,239.29 188,525.00 212,335.71
61,475.00 66,595.87 188,525.00 20~,2~9.~
61,475.O0 _ ~3,890.97 18a,525.00 195,934.03
67,622.50 61,124.59 207,377.50 187,450.41
67,622.50 58,013.96 207,377~5~0__~,9~.04
73,770.00 54,801.89 226,230.00 168,060.61
~3,770.00 51,224.04 226,230.00 157,088.46
79,917.50 47,572.43 245,082.50 145,890.07
2008 350 000.00
2009 350 000.00 159,362.50
2010 375 000.00 141,162.50
2011 400 000.00 121,287.50
201 ~ .... 42~ 0__00_~ ..... 99,687.50
2013 450 000.00 76,312.50
2014 450 000.00 51,337.50
2015 475,000.00 26,362.50
527 212.50 ..... @6~0__6.~.0p.
509 362.50 86,065.00
516,162.50 ...... 92,212.50
521,2~.§~ 98,360.00
524,687.50 104,507.50
526,312.50 110,655.00
501,337.50 110,655.00
501,362.50 116,802.50
43,576.55 263,935.00
39,~8~4 263,935.00
34,711.86 282,~87.50
29,824.60 301,640.0p
2~,51_~.1.6__ 320,492.59.
18,765.~4_ 339,345.00
12,623.89 239,345.00
6,482.54 358,197.50
~33,635.95
720,175.26
106,450.64
91,462.90
___~,!7~.34
57,547.26
38,713.61
¥9,-~:~'
TOTAL§@'~/97 5,950,000.00 3,364,912.50 9,314,912.50 1,463,105.00 827,431.98 4,486,895.00 2,537,480.52
1996 General Obligation (GO) capital Loan Note: Principal payable 6-1; Interest payable 12-1 and 6-1.
The Note provides for the costs of equipping the Fire Department, Including purchase of I fire truck end the Improvement
and equipping of recreation grounds, Including e lighting project at the University Softball complex.
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST PRINCIPAL INTEREST
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
FISCAL INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER SEWER PARKING
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES
1998 65,000.00 ...'~_~)(~).~_-'-i _7__8,0__0_0~.0_0 ' ~5,000.00 13,000.00 ...................
1999 65,000._00 _9~7_50.00 74,750.00 65,000.00 9,75_0.00 ..........................
2000 6_5" ,_000__:.0..0.. 6,5_00.00 71,500.00 65,000_._0_0___ 6,500.00 ..................
2001
65,o0q.0p
3,250.00 68,250.00 _. 6_5_ _, o_.o_o..o_o... 3 ~_2._5_o..0_o .......
TOTALS
260,000.00 32,500.00
292,500.00 260,000.00
32,500.00
1997 $5.2 Million Generel Obligation (GO) Bond Issue: Prlnclpel plyeble 6-1; Interelt peyeble
12-1 end 6-1.
Thio Issue funds the costs of the construction, reconstruction end repelring of bridges, street
end public wslkwsy Improvements; the construction, reconstruction, extension, Improvement
end equipping of works end fecllltlos for the collection end dieposel of surfece waters end
streams; the rehabllltotlon end Improvement of existing city perke; the reconstruction,
extonelon end Improvement of the munlclpel elfport; the Improvement end equipping of the
library, Including roof end cerpot replecomont; hooting, ventllotlon end elf-conditioning (HVAC)
system; the exponslon of Fire Station #3, the ronovetlon of the Clty's Anlmel Shelter end
replecoment of portions of the Civic Center roof.
TOTAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
FISCAL INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY
YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES
1997 0.00 0.00
1998 525,000.00 280,386.46
1999 525,000.00 216,706.26
2000 525,000.00 193 081.2B
2001 525,000.00 168,800.00
2002 525,000.00 144,518.76
..... ~03 525,000.00 120,237.50
2004 525,000.00 95,956.26
2005 525,000.00 71,675.00
2006 ......... 500,000.00 47,000.00.
2007 500,000.00 23,~p0.00
o.oo o.oo o.oo
805,386.46 . ~000.0~- ~80,386.46
718,081.26 525,000.00 193,081.26
693,800.00 525,000.00 168,80o.oo
669,518.76 525,000.00 144,518.76
645,237.50 525,000.00 120,237.50
620,956.26 525,000.00 95,956.26
596,675.00 525,000.00 71,675.00
547,000.00 500,000.00 47,000.00
523,500.00 ..... 500,000.00 23,500.00
TOTALS @ 11/97 5,200,000.00 1,361,861.50 6,561,861.50 5,200,000.00 1,361,861.50
1997 $6.~4 Million General Obligation (GO) Bond laaue: PHnclp.l p yable 6-1;
Intereat payable t2-1 and 6-1.
This Issue fund. the coat of varloua water proJect~ Including Iowa Iver Power
Dam, Site Development, Water Main and Engineering.
FISCAL
YEAR
1998
1999
2000
20hi
2002
2003
20O4
2005
20O6
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2014
PRINCIPAL
290,09~:~.
275,000.00
275,000.00
~75,000.00
275,000.00
275,000.00
INTEREST 159 421.35
273 293.76
259 144,26
245 750.00
232 343.76
218 937.50
205 531.26
TOTAL PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY
INTEREST WATER FUND
PAYMENTS REVENUES
159 421.35
563 293.76 ' '29(~,ooo.oo
534 144.26 275,000.00
520 750.00 275,000.00
507 343.78 275,000.00
493 937.50 275,000.00
J,6C ~;I .~ 275,000.00
INTEREST
PAID FOR BY
WATER FUND
REVENUES
159,421.35
27~,29~.76
259,144.26
245,750.00
2~2,~_~.~
218,937.50
205,531.26
275,000.00 192 125.00 467
300,000.00 178 650.00 478
300,000.00 163,950.00 463
300,000.00 149,250.00 449
"~00,000.00 134,550.00 434
300,000.00 '-'119,880.00 419
"300,000.00 .... ~,~00.00 40~
300,~0,00 90,000.00 39~
300,000.00 75,000.00 37~
300,000.00 60,000.00 360,
125.00 275,000.00 ~2,125.00
850.00 300,000.00 178,650.00
950.00 300,000.00 163,950.00
250.00 300,000.00 149,2~0.00
550.00 300,000.00 134,550.00
850.00 300,000.00 119,850.00
ooo.o0 3oo,oo0.oo i~5,ooo.oo
1300.00 300,000.00 90,000.00
000.00 300,000.00 75,000.00
000.00 300,000.00 60,000.00
2015
2016
2017
300,000.00 45,00{~)_.00 ......34~
~06,000.00 30,000.00 33C
300,000.00 15,000.00 315,
000.00 300,000.00 45,000.00
000.00 300,000.00 30,000.00
000.00 300,000.00 15,000.00
T01;:ALS ~ 11/97 I 5,540,000.00 2,952,796.89 8,492,796.89 5,540,000.00 2,952,796.89
CITY OF IOWA CITY
SUMMARY OF SEWER REVENUE BOND ISSUES, 1993,
1 996, 1 997
Amount Outstanding
FISCAL YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL &
INTEREST FISCAL
PAYMENTS YEAR
PRINCIPAL INTEREST
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL &
1998 1,490,000.00
1999 2,065,000.00 3,519,435.01
2000 2,160,000.00 3,401,472.51
2001 2,275,000.00 3,277,620.01
2002 2,415,000.00 3,146,653.76
2003 2,555,000.00 3,007,162.51
2004 2,715,000.00 2,858,525.01
2005 2,845,000.00 2,701,415.63
.... 2-~-- 3,025,000.00 2,535,234.38
2007 '- 3,170,000.00 2,359,790.63
~8 .... ~,390,000. O0 2,172,168.75
' ~0-~§ ..... §:-6~,000.00 1,969,812.50
2-~ ..... ~:~2~,~00.00 1,754,106.25
2011 4,050,000.00 1,524,468.75
2012 4,300,000.00 1,279,750.00
2~1~ 4,540,000.00 1,019,668.75
20i4 ' 'i 1300,~.0-~ '-' 8~9 237.50
2015 1,375,000.00 ' ~,~'~25.00
3,382,237.30 4,872,237.30
5,584,435.01
5,561,472.51
5,552,620.01
5,561,653.76
5,562,162.5i
5,573,525.01
5,546,41~.ii3
5,680,234.38
5,529,79~.6-3
5,682,i68.~5
5,579,8i2.50
1998 64,125,000.00
1999 62,635,000.00
2000 60,570,000.00
2001 58,410,000.00
~002 ~6,i35,000.00
~0~ ' ~§,~,00o.oo
2004 51,165,000.00
..... ~ '- ~,~14'5~,500'.00
.......................
2006 45,605,000.00
2007 42,580,000.00
2008 39,410,000.00
2009 36,020,000.00
5,574,106.25 2010 32,410,000.00
5,574,468.75 ......... ~i~ ..... ~8.590.~.~0
5,579,750.00 2012 24,640,000.00
5,559,668.75 2013 20,240,000.0~
2,149,237.50 2014 15,700,000.00
2,148,925.00 2015 14,400,000.00
44,433,10'3,00
41,050,865.70
37,531,430.69
34,129,958.18
30,852,338.17
27,705,664.41
24,698,521.90
108,558,103.00
103,685,865.70
98,101,430.69
92,539,958.18
86,987,338.17
81,425,684.41
75,863,521.90
21,839,996.89
19,138,581.26
16,603,346.88
~4,243,55612~
12,071,387.50
10,101,575.00
8,347,468.75
6,823,000.00
5,543,250.00
4,523,581.25
3,674,343.75
70,289,996.89
64,743,581.26
59,183,346.68
53,653,556.25
48,091,387.50
42,511,575.00
36,937,468.75
31,363,000.00
25,783,250.00
20,223,581.25
18,074,343.75
2016 1,475,000.00
2017 1,550,000.00
2018 1,650,000.00
2019 1,725,000.00
202~ 1,850,000.00
~0~1" ~,95o,ooo.oo
2022 2,0~0,000.00
2023 775,000.00
TOTAL~(~11/97 64,125,000.00
693 700.00 2,168,700.00 2016
~'58--~:~ 2,158,562.50 2~17
.... ~-~:~' 2,168,218.75 2018
422 656.25 2,147,658.25 2019
321 437.50 2,171,437.50 2020
213 875.00 2,163,875.00 2021
100656.25 2,150,656.25 2022
' ~',3~2.50
44,433,103.00
· ~3,025,000.00 2,900,418.75
11,550,000.00 2,206,718.75
10,000,000.00 1,598,158.25
8,350,000.00 1,079,937.50
6,625,000.~(~ 657,281.25
4,775,000.00 335,843.75
2,825,000.00 121,968.75
796,312.~0 ............ 2-~2-~ .........77--~,0~30:~021,312.50
108,558,103.00
15,925,418.7~
13,756,718.75
11,598,158.25
9,429,937.50
7,282,281.25
5,110,643.75
2,946,968.75
796,312.50
1993 $37.3 Million Sewer Revenue Bond Illue: PrinciPal payable 7-1; Intersit plyable 7-1 and 1-1.
Thll bond Islue refunded the callable portion of the 1986 Sewor Revenuo bondl. The 1988 bond. were lelued to conltruct a new
waitewater facility. Debt lervlce II repaid from wastewater revenuel.
FISCAL YEAR PRINCIPAL
1998
. _ 1,390,000.00 2,.07t_4,873.76
1999 1,465,_00___0._0~0 1_,962,0_?_8_ .76
2000 1,535,000.00 1,875,078.76
2001 1,625,000.O0
2002 1,715,000.00
2003 1,830,000.O0
.._ 20_04 .......... _1., .9_ 4~0:00-0;0_0
. .2005 ........... 2,045,000.00 .....
....... 200_6_ .......... 2,175,000,00
2007 2_,2_ 95,0p.-0.-0_0 _.
2008 2,440,000.00
2009 2,610,000.00
2010 2,770,000.00
2011 2,950,000.00
. 2_0_1.2_ 3,! 25,00q.O_0_ .
2013 3,315,000,00
INTEREST
'~OYAi-S @ 11197 35,225,000.00
t '
TOTAL PRINCIPAL PAID INTEREST PAII~
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY FOR BY FOR BY
INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER SEWER
PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES
3,43,~73.76
3,427,078.76
3,410,078.76
1,783,438.76 3,408,438.76
1,472,343.76 "3,412,34~3.76 ............
1,355,284.38 3,400,284._38_
1,231,321.8_8 3,406,321.88
1,100,015.63 _3,39~5,015.63
959,400.00 3,399,400_._00
3,417,900.00
3,416,500.00
807,900.00
646,500.00
474,900.00
292,650.00
~50.00
3,424,900.00
1,39~,O00.00
1,465,O00.00
1,535,000.00
................ _~1,~25,O00.O0
1,715,000.00
1,830,000.00
~,940,000.00
2,045,000.00
2,175000.00
3,417,650.00
3,414,450.00
19,374,901.96 54,599,901.96 0.00
__2,~95,000.00
2,440,000.00
2,610,000.00
2~770,000.00
2,9~P~000.00
3,125,000.00
3,315,000.00
2,044,873.76
1,962,078.76
1,875,078.76
1,783,438.76
1,686,578.76
___~8___3,087.51
1,472,343.76
1,356,284.38
1,231,321.88
1,100,015.63
959,400.00
807,900.08
646,500.00
474,900.00
292,650.00
99,450.00
O.00
O.00
O.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
35,225,000.00
O.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1996 $18.3 Milli'on Sewer Revenue Bond Issue: Principal payable 7-1; Interest plyibis 7-1 and 1-1.
This bond IlSUl Is used to conltruct Improvements to the Clty's sewer lyltam. Debt service II repaid from WlStlWlter ravenusa.
-'
FISCAL YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST
1999 ..... ~ZS,000.00
2000 400,000.00
2001 425,000.00
2002 450,000.0~ ....
2003 475,000.00_._
2004 500,000.00
2005 525,000.00
2006 550,qP0.00
2007 .... ~,000.00
2008 625,000.00
2009 650,000.00
TOTAL PRINCIPAL PAID INTEREST PAID
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY FOR BY FOR BY
INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER SEWER
PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES
1,004,637.50
992,7~:5__0 ...... 1,367,7~.50
973,387.50 ..... !,.~3,387.50
952,762.50 1,377,762.50
930,887.50 1,380,887.50
. ~90~,762.50 1,382,762.50
883,387.50 1,383,387.50
857,500.00 1,382,500.00
830,08~:~ ..... 1,__~380,087.50
801,400.00 .... ~78,400.00
770,487.50 1,395,487.50
737,012.50
1,387,012.5~00 .........................
100,000.00 1,004,637.50
375,000.00 992,762.50
400,000.00 973,387.5~0
425,000.00 952,762.50
450,000.00 930,887.60
475,000.00 907,762.50
5oo,q0P.oo 883,387.50
525,000.00 857,500.00
550,000.00 830,087.50
575,000.00 801,400.00
625,000.00 770,487.50
650,000.00 737,012.50
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
TOTALS @ 11/97
675,000.00 ...... 701,562.50
725,00q.0_~0 . _~63,400.00
775,000.00
8oo,~:~
~0o,qqq.oo
~0,ooo.oo
1,ooo,ooo.oo
1,!~5,ooo.oo
!,~9o,ooo.oo
?,~5o,ooo.oo
1,525,ooo.oo
1,376,~2~50 ..................
1,388,400.00
621,762.50 1,396,762.50
577,262.50 !,~2~,~62.50
530,23Z. 5__0 .....j,~80,237.50
48o.~§~:~
427~Z.~
__~1~,6.~5§.25
249,406.25
l.!~d.~5.oo
~S,p93.75
1,380,362.50
1,377,637.50
1,372,062.50 ..............
1,387,656.~ ...........
1,374,40~.~ .....
1,382,562:~ ..........
1,362,?~.~ _
1,363,093.~5 ......
675,000.00 701,562.50
725,00~.00 663,400.00
775,000.00 621,762.50
......... ~00,000.00 577,262.50
850,000.00 530,237.50
............ 9~00,000_:.00 480,362.50
950,000.00 427,637.50
1,000,000.00 372,062.50
1,075,000.00 312,656.25
1,125,000.00 249,406.25
1,200,000.00 182,562.50
1,250,000.00 112,125.00
1,325,000.00 38,093.76
18,300,000.00 15,911,206.25
34,211,206.25
18,300,000.00 15f911~206.25
1997 $10.6 Million Sewer Revenue Bond Issue: Prlnclpsl peysble 7-1; Interest plysble 7-1 snd 1-1.
This bond Issue Is used to construct Improvements to the Clty's sewer system. Debt service Is repsld from wsstewlter revenuss.
PRINCIPAL PAID
FOR BY
FISCAL SEWER
YEAR PRINCIPAL REVENUES
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002 250,000.00
2003 250,000.00
· ~0_4_ ..... 27__5_,P00.OO
2005 275,000.00
2006 300,000.00
2007 300,000.00
2008 325,000.00
2009 350,000.~0
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY
INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES
332 726.04 332,726.04 ..............................
225,000.00 564 593.75 789,593.75
225,000.00 . ~.~.~ ....... ~ 7_8_,~06.25
2~5,~0~0.~O .... 541 418.75 766,418.75 .......................
529 187.50 779,187.50
502 793.75 777,793.75
488 631.25 763,631.25
473,825.00 ~73,825.00
. 45~,~5.00 758,375.0~0 ..........
442,281.25 767,281.25
424,900.00 774,900.00
2010 375,000.00 406,043.75 78!,g43.75 ...........
... ~]~ .......... ~7_~5,000.00 ...... ~5~,168.75 761,168.75
2012 .......... ~pO__,O___O~.~O 365,337.50 765,337.50
~ ....... ~5,000.00 342,956.25 767,956.25
2014 450,000.00 319,000.0q_. 769,000.00 .........................
226,000.00
225,000.00
225,000.00
INTEREST PAIb'
FOR BY
SEWER
REVENUES
332,~26.04
564,593.75
553,006.2~
541,418.75
250000.00 529,187.50
250.000.00 516,312.50
275.000.00
275000.00
300.000.00
300,000.00
325.000.00
350.000.00
375,000.00 406,043.75
375,000.00 386,168.75
502,793.75
473,825.00
458,375.00
442,281.25
424,900.00
400,000.00. 365,337.50
425,000.00' 342,956.25
450,000.00. 319,000.00
293,562.50
266,~62.50
._ ~36,500.00
205,562.50
173,250.00
138,875.00
9,825,000,00 9~125r682,29
2015 475,000.00
2016 526,000.00
2017 550,000.00 236,500.00
2018 575,000.00 205,562.50
2019 600,000.00 173,250.00
2020 650,0~0.0__0- ....... ~ 3._8~ 8__~7 ~.00
2021 700,000.00 .... 101,750.0~
2022 725,000.00 62,562.50
2023 775,000.00 21,312.50
TOTALS @ 11/97 10,600,000.00 9,146,994.79
293,56~t~ ...... 7~_68,562.50 .............................. ~75,000.q0'
265,~5~:~9 ....... Z~[,9§2~5__0 ....................... 525,000.00.
786,500.00 .................... 550,000.00.
............ 575,000.00 .......
................. 600,000.00 .......
650,000.00
700,000.00
725,000.00
773,250.00
788,875.00
801,750.00
787,562.50
796,312.50
19,746,994.79
CITY OF IOWA CITY
SUMMARY OF PARKING BOND ISSUES, 1992 AND
1995 REVENUE ISSUES AND 1992 CAPITOL LOAN.
Amount Outttandlng
FISCAL YEAR
1998
1999
2000
20~
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
PRINCIPAL
590 000
625
675
720
755
635
665
255
300
INTEREST
322,270
000 285,868
000 246,731
000 204,673
000 159,97O
000 116,746
000 75,303
000 46,918
000 32,240
2__~T .......... 3._20__00_0_.. _ !8,640
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL &
INTEREST
PAYMENTS
912,270
910 ~68
921 731
924 673
914 970
751 746
740 303
331 918
332 240
336640
TOTALS ~ 11/97 5,570,000 1,507,356 7,077,356
INTEREST
FISCAL
YEAR PRINCIPAL
1998 5,570,000 1,507,356
......... 1999 '-- 4,980,000 1,185,~86
2000 4,355,000 899,219
........... 20~ ...... ~,680,'.000__ 652,488
2002 2,960,000__ 447,816
........ 2003 - 2,205,000 287,.84~
............ 2004 .......... !.,570,000 171,100
2005 905,000 95,798
2006 620,000 48,880
2007 320,000 16,640
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL &
INTEREST
PAYMENTS
7,077,356
6,165,086'
5,254,219
....... ~,3~2,~88
3,407,816
2,492,846
1,741,100
.... 1,000,798
668,880
336,640
1992 $1.19 Million Parking Revenue Bond Issue: Principal payable 7-1; Interelt payable 7-1 and 1-1.
Thla bond Issue refunded the 1986 Parking Revenue bonda. The 1986 bond Isaua p,ld for two additional parking levela it the Dubuque Street parking ramp. Debt
earvice ia repaid from parking revenuea.
FISCAL YEAR
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
PRINCIPAL INTEREST
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY
PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES
150,000.00 20,670.00 170,670.00
155,000.00 12,587.50 !67,587.50
160,000.00 4,240.00 164,240.00
TOTALS@11/97 730,000.00 100,697.50 830,697.50
PRINCIPAL INTEREST
PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
SEWER SEWER PARKING PARKING
REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES
.............. 130,000.00 ~}5,045 O0
135,000.00 ~, ~-~)~).00
150,000.00 20~:~'
155,000.00 12,587.50
.................... 160,000.00 4~240.00
730r000.00 100r697.50
1995 $2.5 Million Parking Revenue Bond lasue: Principal payable 7-1; Interest payable 12-1 and 8-1.
The bond lasue refunded the 1985 P,~rklng Revenue bonds. The 1985 bond Issue provided the City with funde to defeese the outetendlng 1978 Perking Facility
Revenue bondre. Debt service la repaid from perking revenues.
FISCAL YEAR PRINCIPAL INTEREST
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
TOTALS @ 11/97
TOTAL PRINCIPAL
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY SEWER SEWER PARKING
PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES
260,000.00 159,767.50 419,767.50 ...................... 260,000.00
280,000.00 139,855.00 419,855.00 280,000.00
305,000.00 ~1~,28__3.~ _ . 4-2__3,~83~3 .... 305,000.00
330,0__0_0_.0_0 _ . 94_~86_~7._51_. 4_2__4,8--67_..5] ...................... 330,000.00
.3. _50_,0_(~0.._00 .. _6_9,_79__2..5_]_1 ....4-1_ 9,7_92_._51_ ........................................................ 3__50_,_00_ _0_.0__0
3_ 7_5,00__0~0-6 43,058.]3 418,058.13
._3. 9_5,_000.00 14,615.00 409,615.00 .................... _3_95,__.O_00.___0_0
INTEREST
PAID FOR BY
PARKING
REVENUES
159,767.50
139,855.00
118,283.13
94,867.51
69,792.51
14,615.00
0.00
0.00
2r295rOO0.00
2,295,000.00 640,238.78 2,935,238.78
640r238.78
1992 $3.46 Million Capital Loen Note Bond Is,ue: Principal peyeble 6-1; Interest payeble 12-1 end 6-1.
The bond issue paid for · new four level parking facility on the Chauncey Swan Perking lot. Debt service Is repaid from parking revenuea.
FISCAL YEAR PRINCIPAL
TOTAL
PRINCIPAL & PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY
INTEREST PROPERTY PROPERTY
INTEREST PAYMENTS TAXES TAXES
PRINCIPAL PAID
PAID FOR BY PAID FOR BY FOR BY
SEWER SEWER PARKING
REVENUES REVENUES REVENUES
1998 200,000.00 i~.:7~4_~_ 7_--..~__~~ .....-' i'_.. ~ 2.~_7_,4_57.50 ............. 200,000.00
1999 210,000.00 117,857.50 .... _327,857.50 _2_!0,000.00__
2000 220,000.00 107,777.50 3_2_7_,_777.50 ...... - ...... ~--_~-~ -~'_ ......... 220,000.00
2_0-.01. .... 2__35,_000.00 97,217.50 332,2_1_7.50-- .............. 235,000.00
.2.00_2 . 2- 45~00_0_.0_0- 85,937.50 330,937.5_0. ..... 245,000.00
200_.3 _2-6_0-,0__00.__~0_0 ...._73,6_87~_50 333,687.50 .......................... 2_60_,000.00
2004 270,000.00 60,687.50 . . 3_30,687.50 270,000.00
2005 285,000.0_0 ..46,91_____7._5_0. 331,917.50 285,000.00
2006 300,000.00 32,240.00 332,240.00 300,000.00
2007 320,000.00 16,640.00 33_6~6_4. 0--0_0_ ......... 320,000.00
TOTALS @ 11/97 2,545,000.00 766,420.00 3,311,420.00
0.00
0.00
INTEREST PAID
FOR BY
PARKING
REVENUES
_. _1 _27,467.60
117,857.50
107,777.50
97,217.50
85,937.50
73,687.50
60,687.50
46,917.50
32,240.00
16,640.00
2,545f000.00 766r420.00
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
January 9, 1998
Mayor and City Council
Madan K. Karr, City Clerk
Council Work Session, January 5, 1998 - 1:55 p.m. in Council Chambers
Council:
Lehman, Champion, Kubby, Norton, O'Donnell, Thomberry. Absent: Vanderhoef
Staff:
Atkins, Helling, Karr, Yucuis, Mansfield. 6:00 PM: Schoon, O'Neil, Craig,
Kopping, Trueblood, Goodman-Herbst
Tapes:
Reel 98-2, all; Reel 98-3, all; Reel 98-4, all; Reel 98-5, Side 1
Lehman referred to January 2 correspondence received from Johnson County conceming
SEATS and requested information regarding city staff's response to negotiation.
ORGANI,7ATIONA~ MFFTING WITH BUDG! T OVFRVIFW
Reel 98-2, Side I
Three Year Financial Plan FY99-01 - City Manager Atkins explained the Three Year Financial
Plan is balanced and is used as an active document for accounting and management. Atkins
stated that the budget is balanced in accordance with State law and complies with all policy
guidelines.
Atkins reviewed the following overheads: Financial Concems, What Do We Need To Do?, and
Council Goals/Guidelines [see attached].
Personal Services (pg. 26.) - Atkins explained there are no substantial changes in Social
Secudty and Medicare and the budget accommodates changes in IPERS. Atkins stated the
City's Police and Fire pension funds were actuarially sound when the State took over and the
city is using that cash reserve to pay into those funds for an estimated ten year period in lieu of
taxation. Atkins noted there is a lawsuit pending over the Police and Fire pension cash
reserves. In response to Kubby, Arkins stated the Employee Benefits Levy will be used once
the cash reserves run out. Kubby suggested that the Council's Legislative Committee should
address pension fund issues.
Atkins explained that payroll is budgeted at 98.5%; the City is in the 3rd year of a three year
AFSCME contract and 2nd year of a three year contract with Police and Fire employees. Atkins
stated the city's self-insured health insurance program is excellent. Atkins said $5,500 annually
per employee is placed in the Health Insurance Reserve and is available for payment of health
insurance expenses. Atkins noted the health insurance program is administered by Blue
Cross/Blue Shield.
Property Tax (pg. 18) - Arkins explained the Library, Transit and General Fund property tax
rate per $1,000 is 9.320 and Tort Liability was added in FY99 for the City's insurance program.
Council Work Session
January 5, 1998
Page 2
Atkins added that the increased rollback factor prompted the City to look at the additional Tort
Liability levy.
Atkins pointed out that the Debt Service will increase from 1.615 in FY98 as a direct result of
proposed capital projects and bond issues. Atkins reviewed projected property tax rates: FY99,
13.538; FY00, 14.156 and FY01, 14.553. In response to Kubby, Atkins stated the projected
property tax rates do not include the Library bond referendum.
Rollback (pg. 19) - Atkins reviewed seven fiscal years' rollback factors, noting that the rollback
factor has declined 33% in seven years. Arkins stated that the total taxable values have
increased 27.4% in that seven year pedod. Atkins compared the taxable assessed value for
residential, $824,002,609 with commercial/industrial, $844,995,752. Norton requested a
information comparing other community's residential and commercial/industrial total taxable
values.
Atkins stated changes may occur in how utilities are figured into the taxable assessed values.
Atkins said property tax on gas and electric and telephone utilities may be eliminated and would
change the City's underlying financial foundation. In response to Norton, ^tkins stated that
utilities assessed value is approximately $60 million, 3% of the City's taxable valuation. In
response to Kubby, Atkins stated he will present information on franchise fees later. Atkins
noted that the loss of Machinery and Equipment (M & E) is another financial foundation issue.
General Fund Revenues (IXJ. 24) - Arkins reviewed General Fund revenues, including
property tax, Employee Benefits levy, and Road Use Tax. Atkins stated the Road Use Tax is a
state per capita allocation, put into the City's General Fund and used to finance Traffic,
Engineering, and Streets. Arkins stated the City maintains a cash balance of about $1 million in
the Road Use Tax Fund. Yucuis stated that about $2 million worth of Road Use Tax projects
were carried over from FY98.
Atkins reviewed City of Iowa City Schedule of Average Residential Assessed Valuation
overhead [see attached]. Atkins noted that a FY98-99 average home in Iowa City is $112,166
and has a taxable value of $61,589. ^tkins projected that city property taxes paid on a
$112,000 home will be $834. Lehman noted that the $112,000 house represents an increase of
5.8% in its value.
Atkins referenced State/ Federal Funding Revenues. Kubby noted the Library-Open Access
showed a decrease. Atkins said State Aid is based on a population allocation and Personal
Property Replacement has remained virtually unchanged for ten years. Atkins said it is
important to realize that the percentage of total revenues will begin to decline.
Atkins said the Bank Franchise Tax has flattened out and the State has capped those totals.
Atkins explained the tax on banks is distributed 55% local and 45% state but the local
distribution is capped.
Atkins stated Chargebacks of Services is an intemal function and Fines, Permits and Fees
include Recreation Fees and Animal Control Services; Recreation Fees will be discussed on
January 12; Contractual Services includes University Fire Contract and Johnson County
Contract for Senior Center and Library Services. In response to Thomberry, Atkins stated the
City does not contract for services with the Sheriffs Department.
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Atkins explained he is proposing a change in policy with respect to distribution of the
Hotel/Motel Tax. The Hotel/Motel Tax is currently allocated 50% Police, 25% CVB, 15% Mercer
and 10% Parkland. Atkins proposed the Parkland allocation go directly to the General Fund to
help subsidize Mercer Gymnasium expenses.
Atkins stated the City will have 27 pay pedods in upcoming FY and should receive $1.3 million
back from sale of peninsula, an important component of the General Fund revenue.
In response to O'Donnell Atkins explained the County pays approximately 10% of the Library
costs and 20% of the Senior Center budget.
General Fund Expenditures (pg. 25) - Atkins stated the FY00 expenditures is up substantially
because of the 27 pay periods. Kubby noted a discrepancy in General Fund Expenditures FY99
totals on page 25, stating beth $30,083,783 and $30,050,783. Atkins stated he will follow up.
Lehman inquired about Transfers changes. Yucuis referred to page 28, Transfers. Yucuis
explained Parkland Acquisition Reserve and Library Replacement Reserve were moved out of
the General Fund.
Operating Cash Balance (pg. 29) - Atkins stated the City's three year average is 26.5% and is
well within our policy.
[Council Break 2:55 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.]
Debt Service (pg. 18, IXJ. 30) - Atkins emphasized the Debt Service levy will increase from
1.615 in FY98 to 2.999 in FY01, an 80% increase in Debt Service expense. Atkins stated the
increase is directly related to capital projects approved by Council. In response to Kubby, Atkins
stated the Debt Service Fund is outlined on page 30 and includes the guideline that the debt
service levy shall not excccd 25% of the total levy in any one fiscal year.
O'Donnell inquired about page 28, General Fund Transfers, Transit operations increases from
FY97, $252,083 to FY01, $665,498. Yucuis explained the FY97, $252,083 represents a good
handle on expenses and the City didn't have to transfer as much from the General Fund to the
Transit Fund; stated the largest increases are due to personal services; and the main increase
in revenue for Transit is the property tax levy. Atkins stated that the Federal Intergovernmental
Revenue has not been eliminated yet and council will review the Transit budget as a separate
item.
Atkins stated the allowable debt margins have increased from FY91 at 21% to FY01 at 45%, a
dramatic increase but within the City's ability to cover debt. Atkins stated the city could have
excccded the 25% policy if the proposed Library debt were included. In response to Norton,
Atkins stated he can provide council with Library debt information.
Budget Highlights (IXJ. 11-15) - Atkins referred to Highlights of the Highlights - General Fund
overhead [see attached]. O'Donnell inquired about proposed Police Records imaging system
budget. City Clerk Karr explained the scanning equipment will be used to preserve documents
electronically. In response to Norton, Karr added new scanning equipment in the Clerk's office
will offer efficiencies to the departments because staff will not have to microfilm, old microfilm
equipment will not have to be replaced, and the retrieval of documents will be easier for both
staff and public.
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Page 4
Thomberry asked by the Library's proposed $50,000 new voice mail system versus the Senior
Center $3,000 expense for a new voice mail system. Atkins explained the Library has a nine-
line, 52 unit phone system and receive 69,000 calls a year.
Atkins stated that the Library's computer replacement fund is being purchased through the
issuance of debt and noted the Senior Center's sprinkler system.
Enterprise Funds (pg. 31)
· Parking - Atkins explained the most significant change in the Parking Fund is the FY00
new parking structure, at $4.1 million and land acquisition for that project will be an
additional cost. Yucuis stated he has met with Parking and Transit Director Fowler and
Parking Manager Bill Dollman to discuss on-street meter rate increases. Norton requested
information about parking program revenues and expenditures. Arkins stated council has
discussed parking ramp locations, including the Senior Center site and University.
· Transit- Atkins stated the Transit Fund does not include an equipment replacement
reserve but the Transit fleet is in good condition.
Water and Wastewater-Atkins explained the City has a 20% cash set aside. Yucuis
recommended using some of that cash accumulation to fund a one year debt service
reserve whenever the City issues revenue bends as a requirement, eliminating an arbitrage
rebate calculation.
Atkins asked Council if non-water related projects, such as a community room built as part
of the Water Project, should be split out and financed with GO debt, not water revenue.
Norton reminded council that they set a two month deadline to review water projects. In
response to Kubby, Norton noted that page 15, Wastewater, states FY01 services and
charges increased by $300,000 when the new Wastewater Plant becomes operational.
Yucuis stated there will be increased utility costs.
Refuse - Atkins reviewed overhead: Landfill Tipping Fee Rates [see attached] and stated
there are no substantial changes in residential refuse collection, and a multi-family recycling
program is being considered. Kubby stated consistent promotional materials and public
education are needed. Atkins noted that council received his memo regarding compost and
there are ten to twelve major landfill issues (methane, transfer stations, state legislation,
hazardous waste, multi-family recycling, downtown waste removal, cardboard ban, dry cell
batteries, compost rates and Solid Waste Advisory). Staff is completing the Comprehensive
Site Analysis and Plan. Atkins stated the City's cash position with respect to the landfill is
excellent.
· Airport- Atkins stated there are no substantial changes and their General Fund support is
beginning to decline.
· BTC - Atkins stated there are no substantial operational changes.
Two pending issues are the Library wants PATV to move out and the Civic Center third floor
project. Kubby requested 5% franchise fee and $.50 pass through totals.
Equipment Maintenance - Arkins stated staff is planning a comprehensive audit of the
Equipment Maintenance facilities. In response to Champion, Atkins stated the City has
approximately 200 units of rolling stock.
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Thomberry inquired about the Intemal Service Fund fire certification. Atkins stated the Fire
Department is doing an accreditation.
Capital Projects - Atkins reviewed overhead: Upcoming Issues [see attached]. Norton asked
about downtown interchange facility. Atkins stated it is in the Capital Plan.
Atkins reviewed overhead: Capital Improvements Ongoing Projects [see attached].
Public Works Director Schmadeke and City Engineer Fosse responded to council questions
regarding FY98, FY99, FY00, FY01, and FY02 projects. Kubby raised concems that the
Engineering Department can only handle 15 projects per year. Fosse explained that the Hwy 1
and 6 Turn Lane Projects will be lumped together and the GIS Pilot Project scaled back.
Thomberry inquired about the Summit Street Bridge Project. Fosse presented slides of the
bddge and stated the bddge is in disrepair. In response to Thomberry, Fosse stated the bddge
on Rochester was not as bad. Staff answered the following questions about upcoming projects:
FY98:
· Airport Siding, $29,000, is a maintenance project.
· Airport T-Hangar, payback period is 13 to 15 years.
· Benton Street, $65,000, establishes a park, trail head, picnic tables.
· Burlington St. Dam Safety Railing, repairs open railing.
· Burlington Madison to Gilbert-Signal Controllers, allows left tum.
· Dodge St./Praide du Chien Improvements scheduled for improvements FY02.
· City Plaza Improvements are projects that received eadier approval.
· Civic Center, Arkins will preepare information.
· Court Street Extended, Kubby suggested putting in FY99.
· Fire apparatus, pumper truck.
· Iowa Avenue Streetscape, Kubby noted Council agreed to do first block.
· Napoleon Park, Fosse said the parking lot will be asphalt.
· Melrose Market Sanitary Sewer, Fosse explained there are surcharging problems.
· Sandusky Storm Sewer, Fosse explained focus will be on two homes.
· Westminister Road Sanitary Sewer, Fosse explained there are sewer surcharging problems.
· Transit Downtown Interchange, Atkins stated there is federal monies.
FY99:
· Airport Property Development, new project.
· Hwy 6 Median Sidewalk, new project.
· Scott Blvd. Sidewalk, new project.
· Senior Center Project, discussed eadier.
· Civic Center 3rd Floor, Atkins stated he will prepare information.
Norton stated Council needs to discuss projects in relationship to the Comp Plan. Atkins urged
Council Members to become very familiar with the proposed projects.
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· Wolf Avenue Reconstruction, Atkins stated the project correlates wilh bddge repair.
· Public Works Complex, Atkins stated project can be done within next 18 months.
· Hickory Hill Trail, in response to O'Donnell, Atkins replied that the type of trail is still being
studied.
· Library Expansion/Cultural Center, Norton requested information on Library project impact
on debt service.
FY00:
· Cemetery Expansion, Lehman raised concems about the project costs.
· Burlington Street Bridge Repairs, Fosse stated there are problems with chlodde penetration.
· Gilbert Street Underpass, Fosse explained the sidewalks will be moved.
· Laura Drive Sanitary sewer, Fosse explained there are problems with roots invading sewer.
· Mormon Trek/Abbey Lane, flooding problems, includes storm water detention.
· Foster Road, Schmadeke stated costs are for r.o.w. and grading.
FY01:
· Benton Street, in response to Lehman, Atkins stated this project was moved to FY01.
Atkins noted Sycamore City Limits to the L, $899,000 and Sycamore Hwy 6 to Deforest,
$210,000 should be placed in FY01.
Norton asked about Burlington Street Bddge by Recreation Center. Fosse explained the DOT is
looking at that project due to concems about how to place footings in coal tar without putting
lower aquifers at risk.
Kubby asked if more trail projects are scheduled after FY99. Fosse said the current project will
complete it from Napoleon Park to City Park. Atkins stated he would provide a map.
[Council Dinner Break 5:10 PM - 6:00 PM]
BOARD AND COMMISSION INPUT
Reel 98-3, Side 2
Council listened to budget requests from the following Boards and Commissions:
· Iowa Arts Festival - Diane Sulg, Mike Haverkamp
· Friday Night Concert - Kathy Weinguist
· Hedtage Trees - Kate Klaus, Gertrude MacQueen
· Johnson County Heritage Society - Laude Robinson
· Jazz Festival - Bob Woodward
· Library - Jessie Singerman, Susan Craig
· Airport- Ron O'Neil
· senior Center - Terri Miller, Linda Kopping
· Parks and Recreation - Matt Pacha, Terry Trueblood
· Animal Control Advisory - Diana Lundell, Misha Goodman-Herbst
[Council Break 7:55 PM - 8:00 PM]
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JOINT MFFTING W/SCHOOl BOARD & COUNTY AGFNDA DISCUSSION Reel 98-4, Side 2
Council Members discussed the following topics:
· School district site projections
· Impact of Peninsula Development
· Traffic Management
· Rural/City Bicycle Trails
Karr noted the meeting is scheduled January 14, Highlander, 4:00 to 6:00 meeting discussion,
6:00 dinner. Karr requested Council Members contact her office regarding dinner reservations.
Meeting adjourned: 8:15 p.m.
Attachments
Financial Concerns
· Declining General Fund Cash Balance
~ Impact on future credit rating
~ Impact on operating budget ability to pay bills (reserve for
emergency)
~ Investment income
· Loss of major tax base - machinery and equipment
· Our ability to expand/add a public service is severely limited
· Inability to increase tax rates
· Limited ability to initiate/fulfill goals of vadous comprehensive
plans
· Future state fiscal controls cannot be predicted
What Do We Need To Do?
· Establish a financial foundation and budget policy to
us well into the future
· Maintain the highest possible credit rating
· Provide some budget growth for future interests
serve
Council Goals/Guidelines
· Balanced 3-year operating budget
· Multi-year (5-year) capital improvement plan
· Cash reserves with a 5-year average of 20%, but no less
than 15%
· Maintain 1% General Fund contingency account
· Maintain AAA credit rating
· No effect on low income programs
· When practical, shift $8.10 General Fund expenses to
capital budget (debt service)
· Re-program (stretch out) capital projects
· Maximize efficiencies
· Propose changes and amendments to our program of
services for Council review
CITY OF IOWA cn'Y
SCHEDULE OF AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL
ASSESSED VALUATION, CITY TAX AND TAX
AS A PERCENT OF VALUATION
~ Tmml~ Vlkle ~ Tmllll~ ~ TolM
Y~r Belom Belom Rollm:k V~mA~r AI~ C, am~tmed ~ CilyT~x PAy
Jen 1 I~mcll Y~ Ro~m:k Ro~m:k Frolot Rolb~k Ra~lck Tm Lm~ Trams ~ ~ Trams
Glly m %~
To~I
19~4 ~ ~4.g~1 0.72483 47.0~6
lg85 F'Y~-87 67.1~5 3.4~ 0.75648 50.824 7.g%
27.._,~y~t~_~ S 1.294
27._1~1 S 1.3~0 7.4%
10.88517 $ 513 39.6%
I
10. -m7~712 $ 539 5.1% 38.8%
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
FY87..~8
FY50..89
F'Y89.00
FY90-91
FY91-92
FY92-93
FY93-04
I=Y04-95
FY95-95
FY96-97
F'Y97-98
F'Y98-99
67,332 O~ 0.773~0
67,551 0.3% 0._ -~9- -7
68,009 0.7% 0._-~---
71,774 5.5%
72,553 1.1%
79,392
80,299
90,507
91,634
104,625
106,041
0.79647
0.79464
9.4% 0.73061
1.1% 0.72699
1Z7~ O.68O4O
1.2% 0.67507
14.2% 0.59318
1.4% , 0.58828
112.166 5.8% i 0_54909
52.088 2.5% 27.______m~4_ $ 1,452 4.516 11.54919 $
57,310 4.5%
57,654 0.6~
58.004 0.6~,
58,376
61,582 5.5%
61.860 0.5%
62,061 0.3%
62.382 0.5%
61,58g -1.3~
28.54915, $ 1,566
: 29.28817;
~ $ 1.679
f
31.07231 $ 1,802 4.5%
0.6~ : 32.198)0 $ 1.880 4.3%
32.01538 i $ 1,980 -0.4%
30.89131 $ 1,917 -3.2%
31.03079 $ 1,936 1.0~
5.1% 11.69~23
2.6% , 12.02810
7.2~ I 12.12801
2.7~ i 12.67047
12.82609
12.88986
1~_~-~99
12.99243
12.65253
12.79617
13.53745~
602 11.7%
637 5.8%
66O 3.6%
695 5.3%
731 5.2%
744 1.8%
752 1.1%
798 6.1%
804 0.3%
785 -2.4%
798 1.7%
8~4 4.5%
41.5~
41
42.1%
41.4%
42.4%
41.3%
40.0%
40.2%
40.6%
409%
41.2%
Highlights of the Highlights - General Fund
· Year 2000 census
· Personnel assistant- $40,462
· Risk management
Costs moved from General Fund to Risk Mgmt. Fund
Tort liability levy- 11 ¢
· Most capital improvement projects in General Fund moved
to Debt Service Fund (e.g., annual park improvements =
$65,000; Intra-City bike trails = $30,000)
· Contingency- slightly less than 1%
· Downtown and Community Activities Account
Arts Fest
Ja77 Fest
Friday Night Concerts
Museum
Heritage Trees
New Events
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$3,000
$3,000
$7,500
· Street banners - $5,000
· Police Records imaging system - $100,000
· Recreation Supervisor- $22,800
> Fees to cover $8,000 of cost
· Library
> Six more (now year-round) Sundays
> Off-site book drops
>New voice mail system - $50,000
ICN classroom - $66,000
Remodel circulation desk- $4,500
Computer system funded by debt- $500,000
· Senior Center building improvements (ceiling tile, plaster
repair, sprinkler system, door repair)- $155,000
I~ndfill Tipping Fee Rates- Fiscal Year 1988 througk Fiscal Year 2001
LANDFILL
PIR TON RATE
FY 01 FY 00 FY 99 FY 98 FY 97 FY 96 FY 96 FY 94 FY 93 FY 92 FY 91 FY
Projected Projected Proposed Actual Actual Actuel AcCel ACtull Actual Actual Actual
.... L,~.'~ $36..~... 'S~6:00 'S36.'0~'-b3e.00 $36.00 S3a.00 $36.00 $3e.00 s2e.00 $13.60 $6.00
S3.05 S_3.0__5._ _._$3..0.5 S3:06 .. $.3.:30 S3.30 "S3.30 S2.95 $1.65 $1.60
$3.05 $3.05
$1.50 Sl.50 S1.60 $1.50 Sl.26 11.25
$1.50 $1.50
S6,00
$5.00 36.00 $5.00 S5.00 $6.00 $5.00
$10.(X) 110.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 S10.00 $,10.00 $10.00
TMII I.Imll l"Wk~
I.e. RIIMIN
TippinG Fee~ $41i.50 $4a.60 $48.60 $46,60 $48.50 $48.50 $48.50 $48.50 $42.26S31.75tll.00 $10.00
Ncm Resident ...................................................................
~Fee(*') __~.3.60 $63:50. S53.50 $53.60 S63.50 $53.50 $53.50 $63.50 $42.25 S31.75 $1~1.00 $10.00
Par~!¥~g4 cMr~e 0.0% 0.0%. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0,0% 0.0% 1G.Q~ 33.0% ~.C)')G ll~,O~
~ FYSe FYM
50 $1.00
50
~ ~,3~ MOO
Upcoming Issues
(not in priority order)
How to fulfill (finance) the goals of the various comprehensive pl;,ns adopted by Council?
Change from a property tax on g,~s/electric utilities to a consumptive tax to be distributed by
State back to cities -- State legislation being drafted.
Change in hotel/motel tax as it concerns the Darkl~nd ~CglUiS'dJon account.
Timing of Sale of Peninsula property.
Tort liability levy/Risk man==lgement fund.
Substantial increase in debt service/general obligation indebtedness.
Transit
How to correct the methane problems at Transit Building?
Downtown interchange
Water projects
Implement water plant site master plan
· Share of costs to be charged to General Fund or General Obligation Debt
· Water plant architecture
· Use of 20% cash
Wastewater
· Use of 20% cash
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Residential refuse collection
· Multi-family recycling initiative
· Downtown refuse collection
Landfill
· Comprehensive site analysis and plan
· Years of life of landfill operations
· How to treat methane?
State legislation -- transfer stations
· Effect of other landfills -- Blue Stem?
· Hazardous waste disposal site -- DPW project/Airport
· Cardboard ban
· Compost rates
· Solid waste advisory process
· Master plan
· North Commercial Site
· South site of DPW
Sales tax
Broadband Telecommunications
· Move from Civic Center
· PATV to move from Ubmry
Initiate negotiations with utility companies (uses of the public right-of-way) for a new franchise
agreement-- current agreement expires in 3 years.
How to finance (respond to) community housing forum recommendations conceming affordable
housing issues?
Initiation of a variety of downtown improvements projects, such as streetscape, City Plaza, new
program initiatives. 1. Library addition, cultural center. How to finance?
Upcoming Issues
· Comprehensive plans -- vision for community
· Property tax-- gas/electric util'ffJes
· Hotel tax-- parldand acquis'ffJon
· Sale of Peninsula
· Tort liability, risk management
· Increase in C~neral Obligation Debt
· Transit t building renovation -- methane
· Water projects -- General Fund, Water Fund
Use of 20% cash
* Wastewater ~ Use of 20% of cash
· Multi-family recycling
· Landfill ~ Long-term future (20 yrs +)
· Airport ~ master plan
· Sales tax
· Broadband Telecommunications/PATV
· Franchise agreement with utility companies
· Community Housing Foram
· Downtown
Capital Improvements
On-Going Project8
· Annual Park Improvements .....................................................65,000
· Public Art ...........................................................................100,000
· Asphalt Overlay/Concrete Pavement Repair .............................390,000
· Curb Ramps (ADA) .............................................................112,000
· Entrance to City Beautification ..............................................100,000
· Extra Width Paving and Sidewalks ...........................................40,000
· Future Open Space Land Acquisition ........................................50,000
· Future Parkland Development ..................................................50,000
· Intra City Bike Trails ..............................................................30,000
· Ramp Maintenance & Repair (every other year) .......................270,000
· R/R Crossing Maintenance ......................................................20,000
· Sewer Main Projects ............................................................300,000
· Streetscape - Near Southside ...............................................100,000
· Sump Pump Drainage Tiles .....................................................25,000
· Traffic Calming .....................................................................25,000
· Traffic Signals .......................................................................50,000
· Water Main Projects ............................................................170,000
~oi.doc
FY98
Approvod, In .Progress
Projoct $
Airport Master Plan Improvements ............................................... 4,615,940
Airport - Siding for Building .............................................................29,500
Airport T-Hangar ...........................................................................350,000
Benton Street (Ned Ashton) Park .....................................................65,729
Burlington Street Dam Safety (Railing) .............................................104,OO0
Burlington/Madison to Gilbert - Signal Controllers .............................. 82,299
Captain Irish Parkway - Phase III ACT to Dodge ............................... 600,000
City Plaza Improvements ...............................................................324,900
Civic Center - other projects .........................................................129,892
Civic Center - Roof projects ............................................................73,000
Court Street extended - Phase I .....................................................815,000
Dodge Street - ACT/Dubuque Rd Intersection .................................. 400,000
Dodge Street - Governor to Dubuque Rd - property only .................. 300,000
Fire apparatus ..............................................................................262,000
GIS - Pilot program ........................................................................10,000
Hickory Hills Trail Development ........................................................50,634
Hwy I - Sunset Right Turn Lane ....................................................100,000
Hwy 6 - Left Turn at First .............................................................100,000
Iowa Avenue Streetscape ..............................................................208,000
Iowa River Trail - Burlington to Napoleon Park .............................. 1,546,590
Library carpeting and HVAC ...........................................................453,250
Melrose Market Sanitary Sewer ........................................................50,000
Montgomery-Butler House ...............................................................64,485
Napoleon Park, parking lot, street restoration ................................... 850,000
Parks - Central Maintenance Bldg ...................................................700,000
River Street - Riverside to WooIf .................................................1,624,000
River Street Sanitary Sewer .................................. . .........................208,000
Sandusky Storm Sewer ....................................... .' .........................500,000
Southgate Avenue Extension ..........................................................530,103
Sturgis Ferry Park Development ......................................................115,000
Sycamore Regional Stormwater ................................................... 1,166,600
Transit Downtown Interchange ......................................................219,310
Transit Bldg Parking Lot .................................................................150,000
Iowa River Power Dam ...............................................................1,163,445
Waterfront Drive - North of Southgate ............................................278,000
Water Main - Phase III (Peninsula to Dubuque) .............................. 1,367,000
Water Plant Site - Pond Stabilization ...........................................1,993,970
Water Treatment Facility - Site ......................................................553,405
Westminster Rd. Sanitary Sewer ....................................................420,000
Willow Creek Sanitary Sewer .................................................... 10,660,000
Willow Creek Trail ........................................................................236,258
WooIf Avenue Bridge .................................................................1,61 4,417
2
FY99
Project
· Airport Master Plan Renovations
· Airport New Building
· Airport Property Development
· Captain Irish Parkway - Phase III - ACT to Dodge Street
· Civic Center - 3~ Floor
· Dodge St. ACT/Old Dubuque Road Intersection
· Gilbert - Hwy 6 - Dual Left Lanes
· Hwy 6 - Median, Sidewalk, Drainage
· Iowa Avenue Sanitary Sewer
· Library Expansion/Cultural Center
· Library Remodel - ICN Room conversion & other remodel
· Library computer system
· Mercer Park Gymnasium
· Police Dept - 2n~ Floor
· Public Works Complex - Phase I
· Scott Blvd sidewalk
· Senior Center Remodeling, Sprinkler, Ceiling,
Side Entrance
· South Soccer Fields - Pave lot
· Summit Street Bridge
· WooIf Avenue Reconstruction
· Wastewater - Phase III New South Plant
· Water Plant Site :
1,454,518
125,5OO
1,500,000
1,200,000
1,500,00O
800,000
422,24O
1,000,000
100,000
17,680,000
75,595
520,000
1,500,000
524,000
2,463,200
60,000
175,238
300,000
1 ,O99,3OO
686,000
17,160,0OO
3,164,500
3
FY00
PTojoct
· Airport Master Plan Renovations
· Burlington Street Bddge Repairs
· Cemetery expansion
· Civic Center - Roof and HVAC repair
· Fire apparatus - Replace 1977 pumper
· Foster Road/Dubuque Intersection - Phase 1
· Foster Road - West of Dubuque to Elks
· Foster Road - West of Dubuque thru Elks
· Foster Road - Dubuque to Prairie du Chien (ROW/Grading)
· Gilbert Street - IAIS R/R Underpass - Pedestrian Improvements
· Hunter's Run Park Development
· Hwy 6 Median, Sidewalk, Drainage
· Laura Drive Sanitary Sewer
· Longfellow/Pine Street Pedestrian/Bike Trail
· Lower Muscatine - DeForest to Spruce
· Meadow Street Bridge
· Mormon Trek/Abbey Lane Storm Sewer
· Sycamore Street - Burns to City limits
· Water - Collector wells and sand pit pump
· Water Main - Phase III (Peninsula to Dubuque)
· Water Plant Site
· Wetherby Park Development
2,628,961
500,000
475,000
158,160
288,900
600,000
555,280
714,240
455,120
165,000
270,400
1,000,000
155,000
245,523
600,000
270,400
540,800
1,061,050
2,812,160
2,960,000
2,088,000
81,120
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FY01
· Benton - Orchard to Oaknoll
· Civic Center projects
· East-West Parkway (Sycamore to Detention Basin)
· Foster Rd/Dubuque Intersection - Phase II
· Hwy 6 - Median, Sidewalk, Drainage
· Mormon Trek Sidewalk
· Rochester Avenue Bridge
· Second Avenue Bridge
· Water Main - Phase IV (Iowa River to Emerald)
2,000,000
175,000
1,012,378
446,000
1,000,000
175,479
281,216
281,216
1,604,000
FY02
· Dodge Street - Governor to Dubuque Rd
· Fire apparatus 1983 pumper
· First Avenue extended
· Fourth Avenue Bridge
· GIS/Storm water quality management
· Hwy 6 - Median, Sidewalk, Drainage
· Park Road - Riverside Drive left turn
· Scott Bird extended - design only
· Third Avenue Bridge
1,278,655
351,600
1,457,000
292,465
600,000
1,000,000
207,065
300,000
292,465
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HAVING BEEN SELECTED MAYOR BY YOU FOLKiS, I FEEL IT
APF'ROPRIATE TO EXPRESS SOME OF MY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS OFFICE
AND HOW I FEEL IT SHOULD FUCTION. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS UP FRONT SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER AND
KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE EACH COUNCIL PERSON HAVE A CHANCE
TO COMMENT ON AN ISSUE BEFORE WE HAVE RESPONSES FROM OTHER
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS WILL BE A MORE ORDERLY PROCEDURE WHICH
WILL GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR VIEWS KNOWN.
SECOND, WHEN IT BECOME OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS EITHER CONSENSUS
ON THE PART OF COUNCIL OR A CLEAR MAJORITY WHO HAVE REACHED A
DECISION, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR THE VOTE. THIS IS IN NO
WAY DESIGNED TO LIMIT DISCUSSION BUT RATHER TO MOVE THE
MEETINGS ALONG IN A MORE ORDERLY FASHION.
THIRD, AND IF WE FOLLOW THE PREVIOUS 2 WE PROBABLY WON'T NEED
THIS, WE MUST LIMIT OURSELVES TO ONE RERSON TALKING AT A
TIME. I FULLY INTEND TO CONDUCT MEETINGS IN THIS FASHION.
THE PUBLIC IS ENTITLED TO HEAR ALL OF OUR OPINIONS AND
THOUGHTS AS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS BUT THIS MUST BE DONE IN A
MORE ORDERLY FASHIION.
FIFTH, I WILL TRY TO MEET WITH STEVE REGARDING ADJENDA ITEMS
BEFORE I CONTACT EACH COUNCIL PERSON. HOF'EFULLY THiS WILL
ALLOW ME TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES AND MAKE OUR
CONVERSATIONS MORE PRODUCTIVE.
SIXTH, I WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND AFTER PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON
POINTS WHICH HAVE CLEARLY BEEN PROPOSED IN ERROR. THIS WOULD
BE AFTER PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND IN NO WAY SHOULD BE ALLOWED
TO BECOME ARGUMENTATIVE. THIS RESPONSE NEEDS TO BE OF A VERY
LIMITED NATURE BOTH ON THE PART OF THE MAYOR AND OF THE
COUNCIL.
SEVENTH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COUNCIL LIMIT OUR REMARKS TO
THE ISSUES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD A
PROPENSITY TO DIGRESS AND FAlL TO STAY FOCUSED. WE HAVE A
RESPOSNIBILITY TO BOTH THE PUBLIC AND STAFF TO LIMIT OUR
~;EMARKS TO ADJENDA ITEMS AND SAVE OUR GTHER REMARKS FOR
COUNCIL TIME.
EISHTS, I DO NOT INTEND TO READ THE ENTIRE COMMENT SECTION 0~
EACH ADJENDA ITEM AND WILL RATHER SUMARIZE TO INFORM THE
~"JBLIC IN A LESS FORMAL MANNER.
NINTM, I WOULD ~!KE TO ASK THAT COUNCi~ BE RESPECTFUL AND
CONSIDERATE OF ...... ~ ....
~,~ OTHER
. ~unn_.-~.= AND MAk:'ING Ti
DECISIONS.
TENTH, i WOULD LIKE TO k]EEP A Fi~E OF ~'EiWDING "ITEMS" AND ASX:
FOP AN UF'DATE REGULARLY FROM THE CITY MANAGER. THIS WOULD
OCCUR AFTER COUNTiL TIME AND WOULD BE A REGULAR PART OF EVERY
MEETING.
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
Engaging citizens in the bottom line
By Frank Benest
The author is c,~ manager o~
Brca. Cahf.. and author of
Marketing Your EkMget --
Great,re Ways to Engage
Citi:ens m the Bottom Line. He
can be contacted at (7141 990-
7710: or via e-mcul:
~ranid~ci.brea.ca. us.
M'any citizens view the contents of 1o-
,cal government budgets as bureau-
cratic mumbo-jumbo with little relation-
ship to their vital interests. And that is no
great wonder, since city and count3, offi-
cials often see the creation of budgets as a
dreary technical process.
The problem is that local governments
do not see the annual budget process as an
opportunity to engage citizens in setting
community priorities and create public
support for difficult budget decisions.
Building support for those decisions is
essentially a marketing challenge. It entails
identifi/ing citizens' needs, desires, values
and dreams and responding with a budget
that clearly reflects those things.
To successfully market a budget, a local
government must move from monologue
to dialogue. That means including the
public in the budget process before the ac-
tual document is formally adopted.
Some local government leaders recog-
nize the need to go beyond budget heatings
and involve citizens in the budget process.
However, when they talk about better
marketing the budget, the emphasis is usu-
ally on informing and educating the pub-
lic. Officials often try to demitiff/the bud-
get process by providing budget classes, cit-
izen guides and budget presentations to
neighborhood groups.
But these efforts are based on a faulty
premise: If only those in government could
better inform people, the people would
support subsequent budget decisions.
sues among themselves and with govern-
ment officials as neighbors, not enemies.
Focusing on citizens' values and visions is a
way to shift the emphasis from department
needs to citizen perspectives.
Indeed, some local governments have
used creative approaches to elicit value
statements and priorities from their citi-
zens. For example:
· Arlington, Texas, distributed a "Bud-
get Ballot" to all residents;
· Battle Creek, Mich., used volunteer
"community connectors" to organize dia-
logues on the city budget;
· Sacramento, Calif., conducted simu-
lated cit3' council discussions in which citi-
zens attempted to balance the budget; and
· Fort Worth, Texas, distributed a com-
pute 'rued budget-balancing simulation pro-
gram on diskette to interested citizens.
To be successful in engaging citizens, lo-
cal governments must take two steps. First,
they must meaningfully use the values and
concerns of people to develop specific bud-
get proposals.
Second, they must report back to citi-
zens, summari:ing the information gath-
ered and detailing how the input has been
used.
In an environment of distrust, local gov-
ernments may be able to continue deliver-
ing services, but they will be unable in the
final analysis to govern effectively. The
problems facing local governments are dif-
ficult to solve. emouon-laden and often di-
visive. Controversy is bound to arise as lo-
Local governments must move from monologue to dialogue.
That is not necessarily the case. As op-
posed to telling-and-selling, truly engaging
citi:ens in the budget process means listen-
ing to people and responding to them.
When asked what they love about their
communities, people of differing ideologies
usually come up with nearly identical or
complementary. value responses. A discus-
sion about values can provide common
ground for people to begin dealing with is-
cal governments struggle to respond to
crime. deteriorating infrastructure and
countless other challenges.
In this environment. communication.
marketing and citi:en participation are es-
sential in making tough funding choices
and generating political support for solu-
tions. Certainly, ~t is risky to truly open up
and engage people in the budget process.
But it is even more risky not to. gr
8 December 19/)7 AMERICAN CITY & COUNTY
BZ/1Z/91) 89:25:45 319-345-4213 -> 31935651119 !OWl ~i7~ CL~i( Parle Bill
Joe Boikcom, Chairperson
Charles D. Duffy
Jonalhan Jordahl
Stephen P. Lacina
Sally Statsman
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
January 13, 1998
INFORMAL MEETING
Agenda
I. Call to order 9:00 a.m.
2. Review of the fomal minutes of January 8th
3. Business fi'om the County Engineer
a) Discussion re: purchase of a 1998 Case 9030B excavator to replace a
1993 Cat 320L excavator. Cost to be $65,000.00 with Irade in.
b) Other
4. Business from the Assistant Planning and Zoning
a) Discussion/action re: proposals for Development Impact Study
submitted by:
1. Snyder & Associates, Inc., Ankeny, Iowa, and Countryman Group
Planners, Iowa City.
2. The Stanley Consultants Group, Muscatine, Iowa.
3. umversity of Iowa, Urban and Regional Planning Programs, Field
Problems Class.
b) Other
913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 5224~1-1350 TEL: (319) 356~:~000 FAX: (319) 356-6086
Agenda 1-13-98
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5. Business from the B~rd of Supervisors
a) Discussion re:
Plan.
b) Discussion re:
c) Reports
d) Other
process for Johnson County Comprehensive Land Use
short term space needs for the Board. (Joe)
6. Discussion from the publi~
' 7. Recess ,
DecemDer 23, 1997
Mr. Don Yucuis
Finance Department
City of Iowa City
Civic Center
~athington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
IO
FESTIVAL
DEC 2 1997
The Iowa Arts Festival requests continued financial support from the City of Iowa City in order to
produce the Festival in the years 1999 to 2001. This support is critical to our ability to grow the
event and make it a first-dass attraction for our community.
For the past several years, the City has granted the Iowa Arts Festival $5,000 from the proceeds of
the hotel/morel tax. While we are very grateful for that support, we would urge the Council to
examine this funding to see if it might be increased to $10, 000. We would ,,se the increase to
provide additional safety, sanitary and dean-up features to the Festival.
The Iowa Arts Festival is planning a major expansion in the year 1999, one which should make the
event a premiere attraction for Iowa City. Our goal is to produce a first-class artistic experience
which is offered at little or no cost to everyone in our community. We also want to make it a
magnet event which will draw visitors to Iowa City, so they can see first-hand what a great place this
is, and then return again to enjoy our may amenities.
The Iowa Arts Festival would like to pascm-.r with d~e City to snake this ¢senc an outstaqdir, g
celebration. As the costs of producing a large-scale event grow, we look to you to help us meet these
expenses. As an organization, the Arts Festival has worked diligently to increase funding throt,gh
business sponsorship, community donations and fund-raising events. In addition, we need the
City's continued commitment to make the Iowa Arts Festival a success.
We would be pleased to provide you with additional information about the Iowa Arts Festival and
thank you for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely.
(. x\
Diane Sulg
Executive Dire:tot
325 EastVVashingtooSlreet · Post Off~.e Box 2358 · IowaCay. lowa522'!4
F'noe~ ("319) 337-9637 · Faac 019) 338-99.58
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
January 10, 1998
City Manager and City Council
Rick Fosse, City Engineer
'Proposed Capital Program
The question has been raised as to what projects scheduled for this summer can be postponed
to free up funds and/or staff time for other projects. Listed below are some projects and a few
thoughts on each.
Burlington Street Dam Safety (new bridge railing) - It makes some sense to reschedule this
project for FY 00, when we plan to do the bridge repairs. They could be combined as one
project.
Court Street Extended - Delay of this project may impact the rate at which development
occurs on the far east side and would delay the extension of sidewalk to the existing
development (assuming the developer will make the internal link in a timely fashion).
Hwy 11 First Ave. and Hwy 61 Sunset Turn Lanes - Delaying these projects will simply delay
the benefits they would bring to the. corridors.
River Street Reconstruction and Sanitary Sewer - The cost of delay would be maintenance
that would be required during the next year. The amount spent would be proportional to the
amount of rain. On the positive side, the existing schedule is ambitious and another year to
work out some of the issues wouldn't be such a bad thing.
Southgate Avenue Extension and Waterfront Drive - This project may help to better
distribute traffic in the South Gilbert area and will facilitate development of this area.
Westminster Sanitary Sewer Project - While delay of this project would extend the risk of
sanitary sewer surcharging, the frequency of backups in this area has been less than in some
other areas we have remedied.
Willow Creek Trail - There is significant expectation and concem for this project on the part of
trail advocates. When the federal funds for this project were diverted to the Iowa River Corridor
Trail there was concern that the City was no longer committed to this project.
CITIZENS' SUMMARY
CITY OF IOWA CITY
1999 2001 PROPOSED
FINANCIAL PLAN
CITY OF IOWA CITY
CmZEN'S SUMMARY OF
PROPOSED RNANCIAL PLAN
FISCAL YEARS 1999, 2000, AND 2001
Table of Contents
Pa.qe
City Manager's Letter ................................................... 1
Organizational Chart .................................................... 2
Financial Plan Overview ................................................. 3
Budget Highlights ...................................................... 4
Financial Analysis ..................................................... 11
Proposed Expenditures by Division ........................................ 28
Capital Improvements Program ........................................... 43
December 1997
City Council
C~y of ~owa City
CITY OF I0 WA CITY
Re: Fiscal Year 1999 to 2001 Proposed Three-Year Financial Plan
City Council Members:
The City's financial condition was analyzed extensively over the last year. Long-term projections were
prepared; our financial history was reviewed by way of updated financial trend monitoring system; and a
review was undertaken of proposed community projects, such as a major addition to the library, new
cultural/arts center, airport master plan, etc. Our analysis indicated the City's financial position with
respect to property tax supported funds could women unless we initiated, early on, steps to avoid such a
fiscal crisis. The City Council review led to a series of fiscal policy decisions. These decisions establish
budget goals and/or a management guideline to direct our revenues and expenditure proposals for the
future. This budget plan complies with those policies.
While we do not have many new operating initiatives in the budget, an extensive capital improvement
program is proposed. Much of the work is repair and maintenance, while other projects are proposed to
accommodate additional growth and development in our community. The debt service levy as proposed
will support the capital projects and has been expanded somewhat by transferring projects that were
originally funded by the general fund to debt financing.
A tort liability levy of 11¢ has been proposed. In order to provide soma financial flexibility within the
general fund levy, the tort liability levy will pay for a substantial portion of insurance and Risk
Management costs formerly charged in the General Fund and thereby the six police officers that had
been originally financed from a federal grant can now be financed by the General Fund levy.
The single most dramatic change is the continuing decline of the roll-back factor for residential properties.
Our early analysis indicated we would experience litfie change and at the very least stabilization in the
reduction of residential values by way of the state roll-back factor. We projected our growth including new
construction and increased values due to reassessment to be at approximately 4.5 percent for the
upcoming fiscal year. Our estimates were revised downward to 3 percent available growth.
There were good signs in our cost containment efforts in that our employee health insurance increases
have leveled off and we project only minor increases in our three-year plan. We also maintain reserves
that are satisfactory to our health insurance needs and can transfer from that reserve, as we did last year,
$200,000 to help support declining revenues within the general fund. Our budget plan continues to
represent a cause for concern in our future due to the lack of diversity in our revenues. Without changes
in the property tax laws and/or a new source of revenue our budgets, particularly if new initiatives are
desired, will be severely constrained.
Sincerely,
City Manager
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_Community - Arenil Control Energy
- Cemelery Development, -Conservation
Budding t ~ jC~,OG Programs J_Community
-Inspectran Forestry /services - 'Caninesag
I - Urban Planning / Criminal - Equipmeal
Mimichence
Development i Government - Invest,gahon
-- Regulations - Buildings EcoaDeC - Landfill
- Development Emerge!
-Housing -Parks - C0ilan~caNi$ -- Solid Waste
Inspeclion
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- Serv,ces - Patrol - Sirloin
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_ Water
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FINANCIAL PLAN OVERVIEW
The Three-Year Financial Plan (the Plan) is again being used for Rscal Years (FY) 99 through
FY2001, which begin on July I and end on June 30. This is a one year annual budget that meets
State of Iowa code requirements for budgets, but also provides an additional two years of
projections as a planning tool for City government. The 'Financial Plan Overview' discusses the
basis that the financial plan has been built upon. The Financial Plan operating budget includes
the 'General Fund' and 'Enterprise Operating and Reserve Funds.' A separate multi-year Capital
Improvements Program (CIP) budget through FY2003 is included in the appendix of this docu-
ment.
The role of a govemment's operating budget differs from that of a private business. Budgets are
an important internal planning tool for business. However, in government, budgets also play an
external role. A multi-year financial plan informs parties both inside and outside government of
its future objectives in providing services to its constituents.
The three year plan permits particular emphasis to be placed on property tax levies, user fee
projections, fund balances, the scheduling of capital purchases (both equipment and major
improvement projects) and debt service/bond financing costs. The three year planning process
provides a means to meet most funding needs at some time within the three year pedod. The
Plan has become a reliable planning document and a management tool.
The modified cash basis of accounting has been used for preparation of the Plan because the
City maintains its daily accounting records on this basis. Therefore, revenues are recorded when
received, not necessarily when they are eamed, and expenditures are recorded when paid
instead of when they are incurred. The Plan summarizes the budget by major category within
each division. Actual receipts and expenditures are monitored carefully on a line-item basis by
the Finance Administration Division, the department head in charge of each division and com-
pared to the budget throughout the fiscal year. Department heads are ultimately responsible
for ensuring that the divisions under their control stay within budget.
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BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
City Clerk
Police Citizens' review Board was established in FY98 and is included in the City Clerk's
budgeL
City Council elections am scheduled for FY00 at $30,000.
Year 2000 Census
Human Relations
A full-time personnel assistant ($40,462) was approved in the FY98 budget process for
inclusion in FY99. The position will be used to coordinate and expand employee
education/training programs and ensure compliance with federal regulations goveming
employee benefits, notifications and testing.
Finance
Treasury - a half-time account clerk position ($16,744) was requested but not included
in the budget.
Information Services - is for funding from the General Fund that is not covered from
chargebacks.
Risk Management - all costs have been moved from the General Fund to the Risk
Management Fund.
Non-Operational Administration
Almost all funding for Capital Improvements Projects have been moved to debt service
funding. Contingency has been reduced to less than 1% of expenses due to the need
to reduce overall expenses to balance the General Fund. Aid to Agencies is budgeted
at $304,700; $29,170 is budgeted for downtown activities; $5,000 is included for
banners, and $114,000 is the 25% of hotel/motel tax that goes to the Iowa
City/Coralville Visitor's and Convention Bureau.
Planning & Community Development
URBAN PLANNING
The Histodc Preservation Commission has again requested grant match funds
($6,600). Comprehensive Plan consultant services will be needed totaling
$31,000. Studies being considered include Peninsula and other planning
districts.
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· NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
Police
The PIN grant program is again funded at $25,000.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The annual contribution to ICAD of $50,000 is included.
$8,000 is included for economic development and downtown projects.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NON-GRANT
This budget rapresents the City's annual General Fund contribution ($64,000)
for Community Development programs and a $120,000 match for HOME funds
estimated to be received in FY99.
PATROL
- The Federal Crime Grant that funded six new police officers will expire in Fiscal
Year (FY) 1999. the budget provides continued funding from local sources for
these positions. Eight radar units were requested but six are funded (-$4,200).
Carpet replacement totaling $4,200 is moved to FY98.
The Domestic Violence Grant ($54,000) funds an officer for this program.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
- The Johnson County Task Force Grant ($58,000) funds an officer for this
program.
POUCE RECORDS
- A $100,000 request for imaging was moved to the Police Computer
Replacement Fund.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
- This budget includes the DARE Program, Cdme Prevention and Crossing
Guards.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
- A half-time emergency communications dispatch position ($19,272) was
requested but not included in the budget.
ANIMAL CONTROL
A part-time kennel assistant position ($13,993) was requested but not included
in the budget.
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Fire
ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT
Annual physicals ($25,000) were moved to the I-leallh Insurance Reserve.
$2,500 is included to have a consultant do a self-assessment and accreditation
study.
Carpet replacement ($4,000) requested was not included in lhe budgeL
FIRE TRAINING
A flashover simulator ($8,000) and conference table ($3,000) were not included
in the budgeL
FIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION
A fill-tim Assistant Fire Marshal pos'tdon ($60,127) was requested but not
included in the budgeL
Notebook computer ($5,000) to enhance inspection and report writing.
FIRE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS (SUPPRESSION/MEDICAL EMERGENCY)
Three fill-tim firefighter pos'Fdons ($134,268; $44,7561pos'~don) were requested
but not included in the budgeL
Trench rescue bailer and equipment for two engines ($28,000)
Final phase of raplacing pagers ($10,155)
Replacement of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus and face pieces ($19,950)
Housing & Inspection Services
ADMINISTRATION
A computer system upgrade estimated at $60,000 will be funded over three
years. Reduced microfiche by $3,172.
BUILDING INSPECTION
The development regulations specialist position is included in here. Fees cover
the majorfly of expenses in this division.
HOUSING INSPECTION
Combined the tim safety education/promotion cooperation with Fire Department
($2,5O0).
Fee revenue/expenditure ratio is 58%.
ASSISTED HOUSING
Public Housing units maintained:
Assisted Housing - Certificates:
Vouchers:
107
527
35O
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Parks and Recreation
· RECREATION
A half-time program supervisor ($22,811 ) has been added to handle increased
demand for teen intmmurals, special olympic programming and Saturday late
night hours. Fees will fund a podion of this position.
The Parks & Recreation Commission is analyzing the fee revenue/expenditure
ratio and will be recommending some changes. Current goal is 45%.
FORESTRY
A new 1 ton dump truck and trailer ($38,365) was requested but not included in
the budget.
Streets
A half-time custodial position ($15,460) was requested but not included in the
budget.
Library
A half-time maintenance position ($15,460) was requested but not included in
the budget.
The budget includes an increase in temporary hours to allow the Library to be
open on Sunday year-around and to pick up books at off-site book drops.
Library computer system ($200,000) transfer) is moved to the Capital
Improvements Program to be funded from bond proceeds ($520,000).
Transfers to fund future computer purchases will only be for PCs and the smaller
computer systems.
Books and materials ($345,000).
New voice mail telephone system ($50,000).
Remodeling of the ICN classroom ($241,000:$175,000 state funds, $66,000
local), circulation desk - ($4,500), and community staff room is moved to the
Capital Improvements Program.
Library .revenue and expenses for Regional Library Reference office.
Copying, book damages and reciprocal borrowing have been changed from
reserves within the General Fund to a separate Library operating division.
Senior Center
Building improvement ($155,276) costs to replace ceiling tile, repair plaster,
repair side entrance and install a sprinkler system are moved to the Capital
Improvements Program.
Transfers are loan repayments to the Landfill Replacement Fund that funded
several Senior Center building improvements.
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Parking
A new parking ramp is planned for FY1999 ($4.16 million). Revenues in FY2000
reflect income from the new ramp ($250,000) as well as an increase in meter
fees ($250,000). Operating expenditures are estimated similar to the Chauncey
Swan ramp.
Transfers include debt for the bonds issued to finance the new ramp as well as
existing debt ($1,136,760); resewe funding ($170,000); Transit subsidy
($90,000); and fines revenue to the General Fund ($440,000).
Three additional positions were added in FY98 to casher the Linn St. Parking Lot
adjacent to the Library.
Wastewater
Rate increases of 10% and 5% are factored into the revenue estimates for FY99 and
2000 and adheres to the City Council policy of accumulating 20% of project costs or
$7.5 million by FY2001.
Transfers
incJude new funding for debt service on revenue bond issues of $7.5 million in
Calendar year (CY) 98 and $11.9 million in CY99 to fund wastewater projects.
Spending the $7.5 million on one year debt service reserve and project costs
over the three year plan.
FY2001 services and charges increased by $300,000 when the new Wastewater Plant
becomes operational.
Water
A full-time engineering technician position ($38,668) was requested but not
included in the budget.
Rate increases of 15% and 15% are factored into the revenue estimates in FY99
and FY2000 and adheres to the City Council policy of accumulating 20% of
project costs or $11.0 million by FY2001.
Transfers
Include new funding for debt service or revenue bond issues of $9.7 million in
CY98; $3.975 million in CY99 and $24.4 million in CY2000.
Spending the $11.0 million on one year debt service reserve funding and project
costs over the three year plan.
Refuse
No rate increase is factored in the three year plan.
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Landfill
No rate increase is factored into the three year plan. Rates were last increased
on July 1, 1993.
A half-time clerk typist position ($16,295) was requested but not included in the
budget.
Airport
Revenues include rent from a new T-Hangar.
Moved building improvements of $125,500 to the
Program.
Capital Improvements
Transit
Federal funding is now projected to continue within the three year plan.
Fare revenue reflects the loss of the Hawkeye route.
Expenses include the continuation of the Free Shuffle Bus.
Ten new buses were purchased in FY98.
Federal grants will fund 80% of several capital projects:
Energy Management System 10,500
10 new bus shelters 60,000
Roof repair/replacement 80,000
Library Equipment and Computer Replacement Reserve
These resewes were included as part of the General Fund cash balances pdor
to FY99. The reserve was moved out in order to better show the General Fund
true operating cash balance. Funding continues to be transferred from the
Library to the reserve account.
Parkland Acquisition and Development Reserves
These reserves were included as part of the General Fund cash balances prior
to FY99. The reserve was moved out of the General Fund. It is recommended
that funding from Hotel/Motel tax revenue for these reserves be stopped.
Parkland/development expenses may utilize the cash balances in these reserve
funds. Any expense over and above cash balances may be funded from bond
proceeds. The 10% Hotel/Motel tax revenue is recommended to stay in the
General Fund.
JCCOG
JCCOG TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Funding for Iowa City's portion is from Road Use Tax.
Four on-street traffic counters ($4,000)are included in FY99.
JCCOG RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
Payment to ECICOG ($20,845)
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· JCCOG SOUD WASTE
A Landfill Alternatives Grant program is funded at $25,000 per year.
Risk Management Loss Reserve
A new tort property tax levy is included in this fund. Expenses prior to FY99
were included in the General Fund and paid from the $8.10 general levy.
Health/Dental Insurance Reserve
$200,000 per year is transferred to the General Fund.
Other Employee Benefits
The minimum employer contribution rate for the Municipal Fire and Police
Retirement System of Iowa (MFPRSI) as set by State of Iowa law is 17%. The
most recent actuarial for the MFPRSl for July 1, 1998 (FY99) estimates an
employer rate of 13.62% but because of the 17% minimum all cities in Iowa
must pay the higher rate. The difference between the actuadal rate and the
State-required contribution rate is approximately $168,246 which is raised
through local property taxes and remitted to the State for the MFPRSI.
Public Safety Employcc Pension
This pension fund covers Fire and Police employees. For the last several years,
the City share of pension costs has been funded from reserves following the
State takeover of Police and Fire pensions in 1992. We have estimated the
resewe will last seven more years. A lawsuit has been filed by police/tire
employees of select cities challenging the constitutionality of the State takeover
legislation and the City's use of the reserves to finance the cost of pensions. The
law provides for the option to use these funds or pension costs. Cost, benefits,
etc. are determined by the State.
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FINANCIAL PLAN ANALYSIS
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
General Govemmental Operations consist of the General Fund, Enterprise funds, the Debt Sewice Fund,
the Trust and Agency Funds, Intemal Service Funds and Special Revenue Funds. An early in 1997, the
City Council directed staff to prepare a multi-year revenue and expense projection for the General Fund.
The driving force behind these projections was to determine whether the General Fund could support
increased operating expenditures if a new library were built and a gymnasium at Mercer Park Aquatic
Center. The analysis projected a der.=it cash balance in the General Fund by Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 if no
new revenue was generated and expenditure pattems were not changed. The increased operating costs
related to a new library and gymnasium were not the major reasons for the deficit projections. The deficit
centered around the existing expenditure patrems increasing at a greater pace than the existing revenue
structure as well as the loss of revenue from property tax from businesses for machinery and equipment.
This revenue source was eliminated by the Iowa Legislature and will be completely phased out in FY2004.
From that analysis the City Council directed staff to balance the multi-year General Fund projections by
decreasing expenditure levels, project a balanced operating budget throughout the multi-year plan and
maintain cash reserves at approximately 20% of expenses. The General Fund reflects the City Council
policy directions.
A. PROPERTY TAX
Property tax is the single lar§est revenue source for the City General Fund, accounting for over
60*/0 of FY99 General Fund revenues. The City's property tax requests for FY99 through FY2001,
including the FY98 certified tax requests, are proposed to be levied as follows (a new Tort Liability
levy is projected for FY99):
Tax Rate Tax Rate
Dollars Per $1,000 Dollars Per $1000
General 12,908,196 8.100 13,318,279 8.100
Library 430,273 .270 443,943 .270
Transit 1,513,924 .950 1,562,020 .950
Subtotal 14,852,393 9.320 15,324,242 9.320
Tort Liability 0 183,000 .111
Employee Benefits 2,966,000 1.861 3,130,000 1.904
Debt Service 2,600,247 1.615 3,662,645 2.203
Subtotal 20,418,640 12.796 22,299,887 13.538
% Chge from prior year 3.33% 1.13% 9.21% 5.79%
Ag. Bldgs. & Land 6,217 3.004 6,035 3.004
TOTAL LEVIED 20,424,857 22,305,922
General
Ubmry
Transit
Subtotal
Tort Uability
Employee Benefits
Debt Service
Subtotal
% Chge from prior year
Ag. Bldgs. & Land
TOTAL LEVIED
FY2000 FY2001
Tax Rate Tax 'Rate
Dollars Per $1000 Dollars Per $1000
13,587,673 8.100 14,068,542 8.100
452,922 .270 468,951 0.270
1,593,616 .950 1,650,014 0.950
15,634,211 9.320 16,187,507 9.320
381,367 0.227 396,731 0.228
3,365,000 2.006 3,485,000 2.006
4,416,003 2.603 5,265,350 2.999
23,796,581 14.156 25,334,588 14.553
6.71% '4~.57% 6.46% 2.80%
6,008 3.004 6,008 3.004
23,802,589 25,340,596
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Following is a schedule highlighting the changes from FY93 through FY99 in assessed value, state
rollback, exemptions and taxable assessed value. Taxable assessed value is calculated by
applying the state rollback factor to residenlJal value and by subtracting military and TIF exemp-
tions.
fiscal Year 1999 -
Estimate
100% ~~
State rollback
Loss: Exemptions
Taxable Assessed Value
Residential
Commercial,
Industrial & Loss: Exemptions Taxable
Utilities & Military & Assesgod
Aliiand TIF Values Valuation
$ 1,500,669,280 $861,919,319 $ -- $2,362,588,599
.549090 - -' - - (693,590,238)
.... (22,7577.~) (22.7577.)'~)
$ 824,002,609 $844,995,752. $(22,75'77~) $1,646,241,139
'State rolled back Railroads and Commercial to .973606; Agland to .964206; Other UlJities and
Industrial are at 100%.
Rscal Year 1998
100% Assessment $1,381,920,090 $801,176,898 $2,183,096,988
State Rollback 0.588284 1.000000 (568,958,498)
Less: Exemptions (20,534,079) (20,534,079)
Taxable Assessed Value $ 812,981,592 $801,176,898 $(20,534,079) $1,593,604,411
Fiscal Year 1997
100% Assessment $1,343,692,710 $800,633,095 - - $2,144,325,805
State rollback .593180 -' - - (563,841,269)
Less: Exemptions .... (20,304,794) (20,304,794)
Taxable Assessed Value $ 797,051,680 $ 793,432,856 $(20,304,794) $1,560,179,742
*State rolled back Railroads and Commercial to .972624; other Ufil'~es and Industrial am at 100%.
Fiscal Year 1996
100% Assessment $1,136,350,300 $728,058,842 - - $1,864,409,142
State rollback .675074 - -" - - (371,197,969)
Less: Exemptions .... (12,004,486) (12,004,486)
Taxable Assessed Value $ 767,120,599 $726,090,574 $(12,004,486) $1,481,206,687
"State rolled back Utilities to .97209; Commercial and Industrial are at 100%.
Fiscal Year 1995
100% Asse~___ment $1,089,889~.30 $693,293,313 $ - - $1,783,182,543
State rollback .680404 None - - (348,324,272)
Less: Exemptions .... (9,078,219) (9,078,219)
Taxable As__~__~ Value $ 741,564,958 $693,293,313 $ (9,078~.19) $1,425,780,052
Fiscal Year 1994
100% Assessment $ 949,139,460 $651,001,896 $ - - $1,600,141,356
State rollback .726985 None - - (259,129,258)
Less: Exemptions .... (8,591,624) (8,591,624)
Taxable Assessed Value $ 690,010,202 $651,001,896 $ (8,591,624) $1,332,420,474
Fiscal Year 1993
10(P/o Assessment $ 925,388,170 $626,415,370 $ - - $1,551,803,540
State rollback .730608 .... (249,292,127)
Le_~_~: Exemptions .... (9,948,833) (9,948,833)
Taxable Assessed Value $ 676,096,043 $626,415,370 $ (9,948,833) $1,292,562,580
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Commercial,
Industrial &
Percenta~ Chants Residential Ufi#ties ExemDlions Total
'FY99 100% _~t 8.70% 7.58% N/A 8.22%
FY98 100% Assessment 2.84% .07% N/A 1.81%
FY97 100% Assessment 18.25% 9.97% N/A 15.01%
FY96 100% _Ass~'~l~t 4.26% 5.01% N/A 4.56%
FY95 100% Assessment 14.83'/o 6.50% N/A 11.44%
FY94 100% Asse~ment 2.57% 3.92% N/A 3.11%
FY99 State rollback (6.66%) (2.64%) N/A N/A
FY98 State rola)ack (0.83%) N/A N/A N/A
FY97 State ndlback (12.13%) (3.00%) N/A N/A
FY96 State rollback (0.78%) N/A N/A N/A
FY95 State rollback (6.41%) N/A N/A N/A
FY94 State rollback (.50%) N/A N/A N/A
*FY99 Taxable value 1.36% 5.47"/0 10.83% 3.30'/0
FY98 Taxable value 2.00% 2.26% 1.13% 2.14%
FY97 Taxable value 3.90% 7.90% 69.14% 5.33%
FY96 Taxable value 3.45% 4.73% 32.23% 3.89%
FY95 Taxable value 7.47% 6.50% 5.66% 7.01%
FY94 Taxable value 2.06% 3.92*/0 (13.64%) 3.08%
'Estimated valuation - not yet certified by Johnson County Auditor.
100% assessed value increased by 8.22% from FY98 to FY99; however, after applying the state
rollback factor and exemptions, taxable assessed value increased by 3.30%. The increase in
taxable value in FY99 is due to new construction and revaluation.
The State limits the local growth in property tax revenue in several ways. The State of Iowa
controls the growth in taxable assessed value through the rollback factor on residential property,
the scheduled elimination of taxable value on machinery and equipment (4% of taxable value), the
valuation of utilities and setting maximum rates on tax levies. The residential rollback factor is
currently tied to the growth in agricultural value state-wide. The FY99 rollback factor is .549090
or 6.66% lower than FY98. The State is phasing out the machinery and equipment property tax.
The FY99 budget includes $759,338 in property taxes and $109,696 in State property tax replace-
ments for machinery and equipment. Revenues from M&E are projected to decrease by approxi-
mately $708,000 in FY2002 and by another $177,000 in FY2003. There will not be any revenues
from M&E in FY2004. The rollback factor along with the maximum state imposed tax rates
in the General (8.10), Library (.27) and Transit (.95) levies allows the state to control and
limit taxable growth and property tax revenue locally.
The IL'Y§§ General 8.10 property tax levy totaling $13,318,27§ is used in the General Fund to pay
for the support of many services, such as police, fire, library, park and recreation services. The
levy cannot exceed $8.10 per $1000 of taxable assessed valuation per State law.
The FY99 Library tax levy of $.27, which was voted in by a majodty of the residents in 1991, will
generate $443,943. The initial levy was used to expand Library services and continues to maintain
that level of service.
The FY99 transit levy totaling $1,562,020 is a 'general' levy for transit purposes and must be
receipted into the general fund and then transferred to the Transit Fund.
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A new Tort Liability levy is recommended in FY99 totaling $183,000. Them is no maximum levy,
it is based on expenditure requirements. The General Fund has paid for all of tort liability in prior
years. All budgeted expenses related to tod liability that would have been included in the General
Fund will be moved to the Risk Management Fund.
The Employee Benefits property tax levy is used for General Fund ern131oyer costs of social security
(FICA - 7.65%), the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System costs (IPERS - 5.75%), the Police
and Fire Pension contributions (17%), health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, worker's
compensation insurance premiums and unemployment compensation. In FY98, FY99, FY2000 and
FY2001 the City has or is proposing to levy the Employee Benefits tax at $2,966,000, $3,130,000,
$3,365,000 and $3,485,000, respectively. The Employee Benefits Fund reflects the use of local
Employee Benefits Retirement Fund Reserve monies to fund part of the employer share of the
Police/Fire pension contribution, $480,000 was used in FY98 and in FY99, FY2000 and FY2001,
$575,000, $585,000 and $585,000, respectively.
The Debt Service (DS) levy provides funds for the payment of the principal and interest on general
obligation bonds of the City. It can also be utilized to fund the payment of any judgments against
the City, unless other funding sources are provided. The FY99 levy increases from $2,600,247 to
$3,662,645 in FY99 due to a $10.1 million bond issue in calendar year 1998 and the reallocation
of $1,655,000 of the 1996 bond issue to other uses besides water projects only. The levy is
projected to increase to $4,416,003 in FY2000 and $5,265,350 in FY2001. New debt issues to pay
for the cost of repairs and renovation to streets, bridges, buildings, parks, etc. in 1999, 2000 and
2001 are $8.8 million, $8.0 million, and $5.3 million, respectively.
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B. GENERAL FUND REVENUES
FY99 revenues total $31.4 million and are approximately $1,497,~.~.~. or 5% greater than the FY98
budgeted revenues of $29.9 million. Sale of the Peninsula Property is budgeted at 1.3 million in
FY99. Property tax revenue, including the transfer from the Employee Benefits Levy accounts for
over $540,000 of the FY99 increased revenues. FY99 includes $714,680 in M&E revenues
($89,467 state credit, $625,213 property taxes). M&E revenues will be eliminated between FY2002
and FY2004 per the State Code. $122,714 is budgeted as the final 6 months for the Police Federal
Crime grant which reimburses the salaries and benefits of 6 police officers; it is scheduled to end
mid-year in F'Y99.
FY2000 revenues totaling $31.3 million are $1.2 million more than the FY99 total of $30.1 million
(nat of peninsula land sale). $600,000 of the increase is from a transfer from the Employee Bene-
fits fund to cover the 27th pay period in FY2000. Property taxes account for approximately
$580,000 of the increase. FY2000 includes $721,452 in M&E revenues ($141,497 state credit,
$579,955 property taxes). M&E revenues will be eliminated in FY2002 par the State Code. The
Federal Cdme Grant for six police officers is eliminated in FY2000. Transfers from Road Use Tax
account for the balance of the increase.
FY2001 revenues totaling $31.6 million are approximately $879,000 or 2.9% more than the FY2000
total of $30.7 million (net of the 27th pay period transfer). Property tax revenues, including the
employee benefits transfer, account for approximately $826,400 of the increase. The machinery
and equipment credit reimbursement from the state increases by approximately $151,000. Note
that in FY2002 there will not be any state reimbursement for machinery and equipment although
a small amount of properly tax from M&E is expected. FY2001 includes $721,531 in M&E revenues
($330,187 state credit, $391,344 property taxes).
General Fund revenues are summarized into nine major categories. The analysis of each category
follows:
Pro13ertv Taxes (48.8% of total) -- This includes the General (8.10), Transit (.95), Library
(.27) and Ag Land levies. The property taxes as proposed are at the maximum allowable
rates as shown above. FY99 property tax revenues are projected to be $15,330,277 or
3.2% greater than FY98. FY2000 is projected to increase by 2.0% to $15,640,219 and by
3.5% to $16,193,515 in FY2001.
Transfer. Employee Benefits Levy (11.6% of total) -- this property tax revenue is receipt-
ed into the Employee Benefits Fund and then transferred to the General Fund to pay for
benefits of employees (employer share of FICA, IPERS and Police and Fire Pension
contributions; health premiums, etc.). FY99 transfers are estimated to be $3,639.141.
Road Use Tax (9.0% of total} -- This is a gas tax that is received by the State of Iowa
paid to the City on a per capita basis, receipted into the City Road Use Tax Fund and then
transferred to the General Fund to pay the actual costs of the Traffic Engineering and
Streets Divisions less other revenues received by these divisions and a forestry position
that is directly related to the maintenance of City street right-of-way.
State/Federal Fundinq (4.6% of total} -- The revenue sources that are received from the
State of Iowa consist of state aid, personal property replacement tax, bank franchise tax,
library open access and a new reimbursement for loss of revenue from machinery and
equipment. The State remits state aid and personal property replacement revenue to the
City in two equal installments, one in December and the other in March.
All of the state revenues are budgeted at approximately the FY98 budget level and reflect
no increases in future years.
Six police officers were added in FY96, with salaries and benefits funded from a Federal
Cdme Grant. The grant ends in P(_ ~._
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Cha .roeback of Services (3.4% of total) -- This revenue source consists of adminis~ative
charges to the Enterprise Funds (Ex.: Water, Parking, Wastewater, etc.) for services
provided in the Finance and Public Works Administrative Divisions, use of the Document
Services Division, use of Central Sewices, Cable 'IV support to the Ubmry for Audio VLsual
Lab services and a City Attorney chargeback for services.
The decrease in revenue in FY98 reflects a reallocation of chargebacks to the Information
Services Internal Service Fund.
Fines, Permits and Fees (8.1% of total) t This category includes a variety of different
revenue sources. The largest are Recreation fees, building permits and inspections,
parking fines, library services and magisbate coud fines.
Contractual Services (3.7% of total) -- Included in this revenue line item is the contract for
Fire services provided to the University of Iowa.
Johnson County contracts with the City for the use of the Library and Senior Center for
residents who live outside the City limits of Iowa City but within Johnson County.
Hotel/Motel Tax (1.5% of total) -- This revenue is from the 7% hoteVmotel tax that is
assessed to those establishments within the city limits of Iowa City. Actual receipts are
allocated as follows:
Police Patrol (50%), Convention and Visitors Bureau (25%), Mercer Park Aquatics (15%)
and Parkland Fund (10%). The 10% amount that goes to the Parkland Fund is further
broken down into Acquisition (7%) and Development (3%).
All Other Income (Peninsula Property 4.2%, all other 5.4%) t The largest revenue sources
in all other income are interest income, transfer of parking fines, transfer from Health
Insurance Reserve and Miscellaneous Income. TIF Interfund loan repayments are from
property taxes associated with the Villa Garden TIF project. The TIF debt repayments will
be completed in FY99. Parking fines in FY98 are for two years (FY97 and FY98). FY99
and thereafter reflects the annual amount. Sale of the Peninsula property is budgeted at
1.3 million in FY99.
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CITY OF IOWA cn'Y
GENERAL FUND REVENUES BY MAJOR CATEGORY
FOR FISCAL YEAR t997 THROUGH ~
100iN) GENERAL FUND
RECEIPT TYPE
1) PROPERTY TAX
2) TRANSFER: EMPL BENEFITS LEVY
3) ROAD USE TAX
4) STATE I FEDERAL FUNDING:
STATE AID (fom~ Mu 'rucipal
PERSONAL PROPERTY REPLACEMENT
UBRARY-OPEN ACCESS
MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT REPL
POLICE FEDERAL CRIME GRANT
POUCE - OTHER STATE GRANTS
BANK FRANCHISE TAX
TOTAL STATE FUNDING
5) CHARGEBACK OF SERVICES
ADMIN EXPENSE CHARGEBACK
CITY ATTORNEY CHARGEBACK
TOTAL CHARGEBACKS
6) FINES PERMITS & FEES
RECREATION FEES
BUILDING PERMITS & INSPECTIONS
PARKING FINES- $5
LIBRARY SERVICES
POLICE SERVICES
MAGISTRATES COURT
HOUSING PERMITS & INSPECTIONS
FOOD & UOUOR UCEN & PERMITS
ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES
BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT FEES
CEMETERY FEES & CHARGES
TOTAL FINES PERMITS & FEES
7) CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
UNIVERSITY FIRE CONTRACT
JOHNSON COUNTY CONTRACT
TOTAL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
8) HOTELJ~IOTEL TAX
9) ALL OTHER INCOME
INTEREST INCOME
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
MONIES & CREDITS
MILITARY CREDIT
LOAN REPAYMENTS
TRANSFER IN FROM HEALTH RESERVE
TRANSFER IN- 27TH PAYPERIOD
SALE OF LAND (Penninsula PropertT)
PARKING FINES TRANSFER TO GF
TIF INTERFUND LOAN REPAYMI'
GRANTS - FEMA
TOTAL ALL OTHER INCOME
GRAND TOTAL REVENUES
FY97 FY98 FY99
ACTUAL RE-EST BUDGET
14.515,843 14,858.610 15.330,277
3,451,700 3.570,247 3,639.141
2.656,135 2.907,536 2,810,844
FY 2000
PROJECTED
15,640,219
3.909.424
2.940.946
FY 200'1
PROJECTED
16.193.515
3.982,541
2.985.252
319,504 320,000 320,000 320,000 320,000
80,512 57,000 60,000 60.000 60,000
0 60,514 72.140 113,021 263,720
246.770 228,000 122.714 0 0
95,812 0 142,000 142.000 142.000
160,361 105,000 100.000 100.000 193.000
1.534.421 1.403,514 1.446.854 1.365.021 1,515.720
1.178.992 988.955 1,017,907 1,047,726 1.078,438
17.461 60.0(X) 50,000 50,750 51,523
1,196,453 1,048,955 1.067,907 1.098.476 1.129,961
633,415 748,044 809,974 815,044 819.964
449,060 366.100 432,740 414.240 432,740
459,666 425,000 455,000 455.000 455,000
351.055 234,383 242,443 245,623 251,472
61.444 46.500 42,215 42,215 42,215
169.998 152,000 159.000 159.000 159.000
150,361 138,750 140.400 140.400 140.400
96,856 89.050 93.595 93.595 93.595
102.513 87.800 98.500 100.500 103,500
45,043 44,000 37,000 44,050 38,000
2,556,220 2,370.577 2,540,867 2,539,617 2,565,886
753,621 797.795 821,626 846,275 863.201
342,833 333.1'90 336.910 343.400 349.987
1,096,454 1,130,985 1,158,536 1,189,675 1,213,188
465,669 456,000 456,787 456.787 456,787
483,761 450,000 450.000 425.000 400.000
104,615 467.062 488.433 493.240 494,767
29,029 28.000 28,000 28.000 28.000
11.505 11,500 11.500 11,500 11.500
6,289 10,000 2,200 2,200 2,200
0 200,000 200.000 200.000 200,000
0 0 0 600,000 0
0 0 1.300,000 0 0
0 929,342 440,000 440,000 440,000
55.572 62.000 50,425 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
690.771 2,177.904 2,970.558 2,199,940 1,576,467
28,163,666 29,924,328 31,421.771 31,340.105 31.619,317
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C. GENERAL FUND - EXPENDITURES
The proposed General Fund expenditure budget in FY99 is $30,083,783 and is operationally the
same as the FY98 Budget for most departments, with the exception of expanded sewices proposed
in the Human Relations, and Recreation Divisions. A total of 1.5 full-time equivalent positions am
included in the FY99 budgeL The pos'dions are a personnel assistant in the Human Relations
Division and a half-time supervisor in the Recreation Division. A comparison of dollars and
percentage changes by major classification of expenditure follows:
Description
Personal Services
Commod'~ies
Services and Charges
Cap~al Outlay
Transfers
Contingency
TOTAL
EXPENDITURES
Actual Budget Prol:Kmed P~ Proposed
$17,384,697 $18,838,300 $19,520,778 $21,331,816 $21,758,255
887,357 1,066,424 1,074,163 1,084,746 1,095,41 5
4,952,916 5,945,120 5,327,355 5,357,496 5,377,295
1,186,665 2,084,705 1,434,071 1,032,434 970,755
3,155,250 3,658,975 2,424,416 2,586,155 2,722,763
0 153,750 270,000 280,000 289,900
27,566,885 $31,747,274 $30,050,783 $31,672,647 $32,214,383
Percentage Change
From Prior Year
Actual Budget Proposed Proposed Proposed
FY97 FY98 FY99 FY2000 FY2001
Personal Services 5.0% 8.4% 3.6% 9.3% 2.0%
Commod'd~ies 11.4% 20.2% 0.7% 1.0% 1.0%
Services and Charges -8.7% 20.0% 10.4% . 0.6% 0.4%
Capital Outlay -52.7% 75.7% -31.2% -28.0% -6.0%
Transfers 9.8% 16.0% 33.7% 6.7% 5.3%
Contingency .... 75.6% 3.7% 3.5%
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 2.1% 152% -5.3% 5.4% 1.7%
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1. Personal Services
Personal services includes salaries and benefits (health, life, disability insurance and
employer share of FICA, IPERS, and Police/Fire retirement contributions. The FY99
budget includes scheduled step increases and an estimated bargained adjustment.
Personnel costs are primarily controlled by collective bargaining agreements. Employees
of the City am represented by three unions: AFSCME (Local #183), the Police Labor
Relations Organization (PLRO) of Iowa City, and the Iowa City Association of Professional
Fire Fighters, IAFF, AFL-CIO (Local #610). All supervisory, confidential, temporary and
other employees who are excluded by law in Chapter 20 of the Code of Iowa are excluded
from the units and from the terms, conditions or application of the Agreement.
The majority of City employees are represented by AFSCME. This Union is comprised of
two bargaining units, one composed exclusively of Library ernl~loyees and the other
composed of employees in all other departments. AFSCME ratified a three-year contract
that spans July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1999.
Swom police oilreefs are represented by the Police Labor Relations Organizations (PLRO)
of Iowa City. The bargaining unit is composed of all Iowa City police officers. Exempt
from the unit are the police chief, captains, lieutenants, sergeants, and other confidential,
administrative, supervisory and less than half-time employees. The PLRO ratified a three-
year contract that spans July 1, 1997 through June 30, 2000. This agreement included a
3% adjustment to wages in July 1997, 3% in July 1998 and 3% in July 1999, plus any step
increases in each fiscal year.
The firefighters are represented by the Iowa City Association of Professional Fire Fighters
(IAFF), AFL-CIO (Local #610). The bargaining unit is composed of firefighters, lieutenants,
and captains. Exempt from the unit are the fire chief, fire marshal and battalion chiefs.
The IAFF and City ratified a three-year contract that spans July 1, 1997 through June 30,
2000. This agreement included a 3.25% adjustment to wages in July, 1997, 2% in July
1998, 2% in January 1999, 3% in July 2000, plus any step increases in each fiscal year.
Employees who are administrative, supervisory or otherwise ineligible for collective bar-
gaining are covered by the Personnel Rules and Regulations. Some are eligible for Civil
Service. Salades and benefit appropdation~ are determined by the City Council upon the
recommendation of the City Manager. Approximately 100 administrative and confidential
employees received a 3% adjustment July 1, 1997, plus any scheduled step increases.
FY99 through FY2001 adjustments to pay plans will be the same percentages as the
AFSCME unit, per resolution adopted by the City Council.
2. Commodities
Commodities mainly consist of office and cleaning supplies, and maintenance and repair
matedais for buildings, streets and equipment.
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3. Services and Charges
Services and Charges cover expenses for liability insurance premiums. Aid to Agencies
payments. printing and postage. various service contracts. repairs and maintenance to
vehicles. equipment and buildings. chargeback for internal service funds and utility costs.
The Aid to Agencies budget is partially funded from Community Development Block Grant
monies and the remainder funded from properly tax revenues in the General Fund. The
City Council appropriates money annually to each agency. The FY99 Aid to Agency
budget is proposed to be $409.700 ($105.000 CDBG. $304.700 General Fund). Human
se~ received FY99 requests for funding totaling ??.9.068. an increase of $35.026 or
8.5% more than the FY98 budgeL The financial plan provides funding in FY2000 of
$418.841 ($105.000 CDBG. $313.841 General Fund) and FY2001 of $428.256 ($105.000
CDBG. $323.256 General Fund). The following page shows a detailed listing of the actual
funding of agencies from FY95 to FY97. the current budget for FY98. and the proposed
budget for FY99. A total of $29.170 is budgeted for various community spirit events.
AID TO AGENCIES FUNDING
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Crisis Center
Domestic V'K)lence Program
Elderly Services Agency
Emergency Housing Project
HACAP
Mayor's Youth Employment
MECCA
Rape Victim Advocacy
Red Cross
United Action for Youth
Neighborhood Centers
ICARE
Life Skills Housing
Free Medical Clinic
ICARE (Needs assessment)
DVlP (Needs asse~__u~ent)
GICHA (Operational)
MYEP (Operational)
HACAP (Operational)
Contingency
Subtotal
LESS: Amount Funded
Directly by CDBG
Net General Fund Total
Actual Actual Actual Budget Proposed
FY95 FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99
$ 31.500 $33.075 $33.600 $34.557
29.692 31,200 33.000 35.480
42.000 44.100 46.000 47.000
51.000 53,500 55.105 56.800
5,250 6.000 7.500 8.500
6.000 6.240 6.240 6.425
35.000 35.000 35.000 37.080
22.000 24.500 25,235 26.000
12.000 12.000 12.500 12.500
4.200 4.410 4.510 4.740
45.000 47.250 49.000 52.000
8.500 8.925 9.200 9.600
15.560 8.119 -0- -0-
-0- 5.000 5.180 5.440
-0- 10.000 -0- ' -0-
-0- 20.190 -0- -0-
15.760 13.888 -0- -0-
-0- 3.613 -0- -O-
-0- -0- -O- 20,420
$373.462 $420.010 $377.970 $413.042
(136.320) (160.800) (105.000) (105.000)
$237.142 $259.210 $272.970 S308.042
$409,700
(105.000)
$304.700
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Transfers
Following is an itemized listing of actual transfers from the General Fund for FY96 and
FY97, the FY98 budget and proposed for FY99, FY2000 and FY2001.
GENERAL FUND
Transit O~
JCCOG
Employee Beneras Roserim
Trails
Intra City Trails
ClP-Civic Cente~, AJqx~, .adl Olher
CIP-HVAC Digital Co.~-~As
Equipment 'Dwision Loan
LandJill Loan Repay-F'm
Fire Truck Replacement
Landfill - Mercer Gym Lo~n I~
Capital Projects
CIP-Park Renovation & Improvement
Recreation Center .1~
Library-Computer Refilm:~m~ent Restore
Library-CalVe Clanfrei R~
Library-loan Repayment
Library-ClP-Building D~
Library- Reciprocal Bon~ to ClP - Building
Desk:jn
Library Equip Repl Re~v - To New Fund
Separate frm'n Gert Fund
Library Com0uter Repl Res~v - To New Fund
Separate fnxn Gen Fund
Parkin~nior Center
Landfill-Loan Repayment-St. Center
ClP-Pa~,s Land Acqu'rsition
Parkland Ac~luis. Resrv - To New Fund Separate
from Gen Fund
Parkland Devetoo Resrv - To New Fund
Separate from Gert Fund
CIP-Park Develoixnent
Total Transfer fTom General Fund
~A, duli IFi~I/M FY#Budoll ~,.-p;lld
1,401,916 1,478,950 1 .~,~ 1 .~,~
1~,~7 ~,7~ 1~.~ ~,~
~,~ 2~.~ 4~,~ ~,~
~.~ ~,975 ~,~ 1~,~9
~,~7 (15.~)
~.~ (10.313) ~.~
101,274 ~,~ 175,1~ 119.~
9.~
3.~9 3.~9
~,1~ ~.6~
47.~ ~.4~
~.~ ~.~ 1~,~ 25,~
11,7~ 11,7~ 11.7~ 11.7~
3.678
~5,210 51,322
21.330
94,249
6,000 6.000 6.000 6,000
30,000 30,000 61,846 61,846
95,8O5 3,047
50,552
7,551 7,040
2.874.328 2,663.316 3,658.975 2,424.416
FY 2000 FY 2001
Pl, w..po I I d Pl,...p I~ I I d
1,593,616 1,650,014
64,CX)0 71,6(X)
595,502 665,498
114,832 118,046
3,939 3,939
29,630 29,630
30,000 30,000
o
25,000 25,000
11.790 11,790
6,000 6,000
61,8,16 61,846
2,586,155 2,722,763
5. Contingency
The FY98 odginal contingency budget was $296,618. The balance at 12-9-97 is $153,750
as budget amendments have been processed using contingency. Contingency in the past
has been set at approximately 1% of total expenditures. FY99, FY2000 and FY2001
contingency is $270,000, $280,000 and $289,900, which is less than 1% of expenditures.
This assists in balancing property tax revenue (less than originally projected due to state
rollbacks on commercial property) and also as a means to achieve expenditure projections
within the 10 year General Fund projections.
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D. GENERAL FUND YEAR-END CASH BALANCE
Starting o~ July 1, 1998 (FY99) the General Fund cash balance will no longer include resewes.
Reserves for Parldand Acquis'dion/Devetopmant, Ubrap/ Computer Equipment Replacement,
AV/Public Access Equipment Replacement and Slate Reciprocal Borrowing will be moved to
separate accounts outside the General Fund.
The annual year-end cash balance minus the reserve cash balances equals h'm Pure Operating
Fund Cash Balance of the General Fund. The following chart depicts the General Fund Operating
Cash position less reserves for fiscal years 1997 through 2001.
FYg7 FYg8 FYgg FY2000 FY2001
Actual Budeet P~ Prolectsd Prolected
Beginning Cash $ 8,537,716 $ 9,134,497 $ 7,311,551 $8,682,539 8,349,997
Receipts 28,163,666 29,924,328 31,421,771 31,340,105 31,619,317
Expenditures (27,566,885) (31,747,274) (30,050,783) (31,672,647) (32,214,383)
Cash Balance 9,134,497 7,311,551 8,682,539 8,349,997 7,754,931
Less Reserve
Balances (755,654) -0- -O- -0- -O-
Operating Fund
Balance $ 8,378,843 $ 7,311,551 $ 8,682,539 $ 8,349,997 $ 7,754,931
The City Council established guidelines to maintain cash balances at approximately 20% of
expenses. Following the Financial Plan Overview are schedules summarizing the General Fund
cash reserve balances.
The Operating Cash Fund Balance is used to provide for cash flow in the first quarter of the next
fiscal year because the majority of property taxes are not received until October/November and
cash balances are drown down. The following chart shows cash flow needs or how expenditures
have exceeded receipts in the first three months for the past.five years.
3 mos O Shortfall
Sept. 30 Receipts Expenditures in Receipts
1997 $4,712,408 $7,945,385 ($3,232,977)
1996 $4,370,161 $7,601,889 ($3,231,728)
1995 $4,612,297 $8,637,663 ($4,025,366)
1994 $4,137,291 $6,690,150 ($2,552,859)
1993 $3,635,374 $6,205,082 ($2,369,708)
E. DEBT SERVICEFUND
This fund provides for the payment of the principal and interest due on general obligation debt of
the City. Funding is provided by the Debt Sewice Property Tax levy and transfers from various
Enterprise Funds for their capital improvements which were funded by General Obligation Bonds.
Debt Service expenses in FY99 through FY2001 include proposed bond issues of $10.1 million in
CY98, $8.8 million in CY99, $8.0 million in CY2000 and 5.3 million in CY2001. Debt Service
expenses related to the Library expansion bond issue are not included.
As stated in the City's Fiscal Policy, 'Debt incurred as a general obligation of the City of Iowa City
shall not exceed statutory limits: presently 5% of the total assessed value of property within the
corporate limits as established by the City Assessor.'
The following schedule shows the relation of Iowa City's allowable debt margin and the debt
incurred for FY91 through FY2001. The total property valuation amounts are actual for FY90-
FY98, but am estimates for FY99 and FY2001.
Total Allowable Debt Debt as % of
Property Margin (5% of Outstanding Debt Allowable
Valuation Total Property Val.) at July 1 Debt Margin
*FY2001 $2,469,968,251 $123,498,412 $55,055,000 45%
*FY2(X)0 2,398,027,428 119,901,371 55,730,000 46%
*FY99 2,362,588,599 118,129,430 52,275,000 44%
FY98 2,185,166,884 109,258,344 47,030,000 43%
FY97 2,146,528,095 107,326,405 33,645,000 31%
FY96 1,866,504,330 93,325,216 29,675,380 32%
FY95 1,785,207,307 89,260,365 20,955,000 23%
FY94 1,602,123,581 80,106,179 11,433,900 14%
FY93 1,553,886,323 77,694,316 13,711,322 18%
FY92 1,413,801,924 70,690,096 16,462.,582 23%
FY91 1,378,268;591 68,913,430 14,985,000 21%
The Fiscal Policy also includes the guideline that 'the debt service levy shall not exceed 25% of
the total levy in any one fiscal year.' The following chart shows the debt service levy as a percent-
age of the total levy for FY91 through FY2001. The levies for FY91-FY98 are certified; the levies
for FY99-FY2001 are projected. (The State will certify the levy for FY99 in June 1998.)
Debt
Total Levy Service Levy As % of Total
*FY2001 14.553 $ 2.999 21%
*FY2000 14.156 2.603 18%
*FY99 13.537 2.203 16%
FY98 12.796 1.61 5 13%
FY97 12.653 1.200 9.5%
FY96 12.992 1.709 13°/0
FY95 12.954 1.661 13%
FY94 12.889 1.496 12%
FY93 12.826 1.541 12%
FY92 12.671 2.103 17%
FY91 12.128 2.152 18%
*Estimate
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F. ENTERPRISE FUNDS
The Enterprise Funds include Parldng, Wastewater Treatment, Water, Refuse, Landfill, Airport,
Transit and Broadband Telecommunications. These are primarily funded from user fees for
services provided with the exception of transit and aJrporL Transit and Airport receive most of their
funding from property taxes, federal and state grants, General Fund subsidy, and the balance from
fees. The other six funds are self-supporting from revenue that they generate.
1. PARKING FUND
Debt service on a new $4.16 million parking ramp is factored into transfers. Revenue
includes fees from the new ramp as well as a rate increase in FY2000. Parking rates were
increased last on August 8, 1996. All other revenues for the thrcc year plan are flat.
Parking fines am receipted into the parking fund to satisfy revenue requirements for
Paddng Revenue bond covenants. If the bond covenants are satisfied and the cash
balance at year end is adequate, the revenue from fines is transferred to the General
Fund.
Parking operations in FY2000 reflect increased costs associated with operating the new
ramp similar to Chauncey Swan. Additional expenses will .rm~cd to be added if the ramp is
cashiered. Transfers ($1,836,760 in FY99) are approximately one-half of the operating
budget. Transfers include the funding for debt payments ($1,136,760), parking fine
transfer to the General Fund ($440,000), parking reserve for ramp repairs ($170,000) and
an operating subsidy to transit operations ($90,000).
2. TRANSIT FUND
For accounting purposes, the Transit Operating Fund is considered an enterprise fund,
which means fees pay for the majority of the costs associated with this fund; however, fees
are one of the smallest portions of this budget. The majority of the funding in the Transit
Fund is generated from a $.95 levy on all taxable property within the City of Iowa City.
This generates approximately $1.56 to $1.65 million a year. In addition, the General Fund
is projected to subsidize an additional $420,000 in 1998, $439,000 in 1999, $595,000 in
2000 and $665,000 in FY2001 to operate this fund. This subsidization has a direct impact
on General Fund revenue available for operations.
Fare revenue reflects the loss of the Hawkeye route.
Federal grant revenue was originally scheduled to be phased out by FY2000. The most
recent information received from the federal government is that the grant revenue should
be maintained throughout the three year plan.
State grant revenue is estimated to be approximately $250,000 per year. $90,000 per year
is being transferred from the Parking Fund to the Transit Fund as an operating subsidy.
The three-year plan reflects no funding to the Transit Replacement Fund. The City will pay
for their portion of new bus purchases through loans that are repaid from the debt service
property tax levy. Staffing for the free shuttle is included in all three years. This program
will be monitored very closely to make certain it is being utilized.
See page 85 for a summary of bus fare revenue by source and the percentage change from the previous
year.
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3. WASTEWATER TREATMENT FUND
e
o
The wastewater treatment fund reflects the most recent 15% and 10% rate increases
enacted for bills on or after March 1, 1996 and 1997 respectively as well as the proposed
increase of 10% on March 1, 1998. The three year plan reflects increases of 10% and 5%
for billings on or after March 1, 1999 and 2000. There is not a rate increase projected for
FY2001. The rates, as proposed, comply with the City Council's direction of accumulating
cash of 20% (approximately $7.6 million) of the cost of the wastewater projects. The three
year plan reflects utilizing the $7.6 million cash accumulated to fund the one year debt
service reserve on bonds issued in 1998 and 1999 and part of the project costs. Arbitrage
rebate calculations are not needed if cash (rather than bonds) are used to fund the one
year debt service reserve.
Expenses reflect no new increases in staff in the three-year plan, but in FY2001 services
and charges are increased by $300,000 because of the new plant becoming operational.
Transfers are the largest portion (74%) of the operating budget. Transfers fund principal
and interest payments on debt that has or will be issued, one year debt sewice reserve
requirernents and Capital Improvement Program projects. The three-year plan reflects
debt service transfers for principal and interest payments on new revenue bond debt of
$10.6 million issued in Calendar Year (CY) 1997, $7.5 million to be issued in CY98 and
$11.9 million in CY99.
WATER FUND
The water fund reflects the most recent 30°/0 and 20% user fee rate increase enacted for
bills on or after March 1, 1996 and 1997 as well as the proposed 15% increase for March
1, 1998. Water fees reflect increases of 15% and 15% for billings on or after March 1,
1999 and 2000, respectively. The rates, as proposed, comply with the City Council's
direction of accumulating cash of 20% (approximately $10.7 million) of the cost of the
water projects. This cash will be used to pay for part of the project costs. In addition, a
portion of the $10.7 will be used to fund the one year debt service reserve on bonds
issued in 1998, 1999, and 2000. Arbitrage rebate calculations are not necessary if cash
on hand (rather than bond proceeds) is used to fund the one year debt service reserve.
Expenses reflect no new increases in staff in the three-year plan. Transfers include the
water portion of general obligation debt that has been issued, new revenue bond debt
funding for the one year debt. The three-year plan reflects debt service transfers for
principal and interest on new revenue bond issues projected in CY98 of $9.70 million,
$3.975 million in CY99 and $24.4 million in CY2000.
REFUSE FUND
There are no significant changes in operations in the three year financial plan. The current
monthly fee of $11.55 for curbside refuse ($8.75) and recycling ($2.80) is maintained
throughout the plan.
LANDFILL FUND
The three-year financial plan reflects no increase in tipping fees. The last time the tipping
fee was increased was on July 1, 1993. There are no significant changes in operations in
the three year plan. A transfer from the operating fund to landfill replacement reserve is
1.7 million in FY99 and then 1.5 million in FY2000 and 2001. The transfer is used to pay
the cost of constructing new landfill cells, purchase of additional landfill land, and any
major capital projects that are needed at the landfill. Separate reserves have been
established for Closure and Post Closure Landfill cell costs and special cleanup for paints,
batteries, and toxic chemicals.
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7. AIRPORT
Revenues reflect increased rental income from a new hangar. The Airport operating fund
reflects no significant change in operations. Transfers include a loan repayrnent to the
Landfill Reserve fund for the two T-Hangars, an asphalt overlay project and a major roof
repair. The General Fund subsidy is approximately 27% of the airport operating budgeL
8. BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
This fund accounts for the Cable TV operations of the City. The funding source is a 5%
cable franchise fee which is part of the monthly bill for Cable TV. A new $.50 pass through
fee was added in FY97. The City also receives funding for Public Access 'rv (PAl'V) and
then remits that amount to them. Transfers include an operating subsidy to the Library for
cable TV of $43,240 in FY99 and an increase to $46,556 in FY2001. In addition, $10,000
a year is transferred to the Cable TV replacement reserve fund, which is used to replace
equipment on an as-needed basis.
G. AGENCYFUND
The Agency Fund budgets for Johnson County Council of Governments (JCCOG). The City acts
as custodian for the fund and provides accounting services. JCCOG provides county-wide planning
assistance for transportation, human services and solid waste planning.
H. INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS
Internal Service funds include the Equipment Maintenance Fund, Equipment Replacement Fund,
the Central Supply and Pdnt Shop Fund, the Risk Management Loss Reserve Fund, the Health
Insurance Reserve Fund and Information Services Fund (formerly a division within the General
Fund).
The Equipment Maintenance Fund provides maintenance for all City vehicles and equipment and
rents vehicles to other City departments from a central vehicle pool. Funding is provided from a
chargeback to all departments for the maintenance services and the rentals of vehicles.
The Equipment Replacement Fund is used to replace almost all of the rolling stock of all City
vehicles. Funding is provided from an annual chargeback to all departments based on the
estimated replacement value at the time of replacement.
The Central Services Fund covers the operation of the general office supply inventory, the pdnt
shop, copiers, phone communications, mail services and radio maintenance. All of these functions
are available to all City departments who are charged based .upon the services utilized.
The Risk Management Loss Reserve Fund accounts for the liability for all funds. All funds are
charged based on their loss experience and prorated a share of the insurance premium.
The Health Insurance Reserve accounts for the actual payment of all health and dental claims.
Premiums are based on actuarially sound estimates and charged to each department.
The Information Services Fund accounts for the Data Processing operating support and replace-
ment of all computer equipment for all divisions except Library. All divisions are charged for
computer operating support and equipment replacement.
SPECIAL REVENUEFUNDS
The Special Revenue Funds include the Employee Bener~s Fund, Community Development Block
Grant Fund (CDBG), Road Use Tax Fund, Public/Assisted Housing and Special Assessments.
The Employee Benefits Fund accounts for the receipt of property taxes levied to pay the employer
share of benefits of employees in the General Fund. Transfers to the General Fund are made from
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Je
The CDBG and Public/Assisted Housing Funds account for revenue from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development programs and is restricted in use for eligible projects as defined
by Federal regulations.
The Road Use Tax Fund accounts for revenue from the State and is used to pay for street related
maintenance and planning, traffic engineering and street related construction costs.
RESERVEFUNDS
Several General Fund reserves have been segregated out of the General Fund in order to more
easily see the unrestricted General Fund balance. These include funds for Library Equipment
Replacement, Library Computer Replacement, Parkland Acquisition and Parkland Development.
The revenue bond ordinance covenants require that Parking and the Wastewater Treatment Fund
set aside these special accounts:
a)
b)
c)
Bond and Interest Sinking Reserves - amounts sufficient to pay current bond and interest
maturities. (Transfers from the appropriate operating fund am mede monthly.)
Bond and Interest Reserves - balances to be maintained that are equal to the maximum
amount of principal and interest due on the bonds in any succeeding fiscal year. (Current
parking balance is $669,000 and Wastewater balance is $4,932,363 at 6/30/97 and is
budgetedto be $7,371,001 by 6/30/99.)
Depreciation, Extension and Improvement Reserve or Renewal and Improvement Reserves
- $240,000 transferred annually for Wastewater Treatment until a balance of $2 million is
reached (current balance is $2,000,000) and $60,000 transferred annually for Parking until
a balance of $300,000 is reached (current balance is $300,000).
Parking, Landfill, Water and Broadband Telecommunications have separate reserves for future
capital expenditures. The Parking reserve is to be used for ramp repairs/maintenance, which is
performed biannually, and for a future parking facility. Landfill's reserve is to be used for the
purchase of additional land and cell construction, closure funding and a perpetual care fund. The
Water reserve is available to fund major capital improvement projects for the water plant in future
years. A Transit reserve will be used to repay loans from the federal and state governments and
fund current bus acquisitions. Starting in FY98 future bus acquisitions will be funded from loans.
Broadband Telecommunications' reserve is for future equipment replacement.
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FY99 - 200'1
PROPOSED
EXPENDITURES
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
FY99 FY2000
City Council 92,045 96,918
City Clerk 336,655 356,697
City Attomey 416,052 450,349
Year 2000 Census 2,000 10,000
City Manager 365,237 393,353
Human Relations 338,911 349,696
Human Rights 137,073 148,440
Non Operational Admin:
Aid to Agencies 333,870 343,011
Contingency 270,000 280,000
Other 2,440,211 2,566,950
TOTAL 4,732,054 4,995,414
FY2001
98,426
332,386
458,821
0
400,170
355,284
151,218
352,426
289,900
2,703,558
5,142,189
PERSONNEL
7.00 City Council
5.00 C~y Clerk
6.00 City Attomey
3.00 City Manager
4.00 Human Relations
2.00 Human Ri(lhts
27.00 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Property Tax
State/Federal funding:
Chargeback of Services
Fines, Permits & Fees
Hotel/Motel Tax
All Other Income
Interest Income
Sale of Peninsula Properly
Tranfers
Total
318,925
748,580
663,857
489,801
114,000
302,096
313,618
1,300,000
481,177
4,732,054
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
New full time personnel assistant
Police Citizen's Review Board (PCRB)
Equipment for imaging and scanning documents
40,462
12,000
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
CITY COUNCIL
· Formulates City policy and provides general
direction to the City Manager for implementation
of that policy.
crrY CLERK
· The official recordkeeping office of the City, per-
forms recordkeeping duties as prescribed by
State Law, the City Charter and the Municipal
Code. City Council established a Police Cifizen's
Review Board (PCRB) in FY98, which is report-
ed with the City Clerks budget.
CITY ATTORNEY
· Represents the City in court litigation and pro-
vides legal advice, opinions and services to City
staff. boards and commissions.
CITY MANAGER
· Supervises implementation of policy and procedure
by all City Departments and advises the City Coun-
cil on matters relating to the planning. development
and current operating status of all City Departments.
HUMAN RELATIONS
· Provides technical and support services for all City
staff related personnel activities.
HUMAN RIGHTS
· Processes and investigates complaints of discrimi-
nation. provides specialized human rights training
and community outreach.
NON OPERATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
· Includes General Fund support for various human
service and other agencies, JCCOG. Transit and
Airport Operations.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
FY2000 FY2001
Finance Admin. 450,692 475,579 483,006
Accounting 465,780 496,764 505,208
Central Procurement 212,719 229,623 233,923
Treasury 716,508 757,600 772,734
Document Services 212,193 218,948 223,027
TOTAL 2,057,892 2,178,514 2,217,898
PERSONNEL
3.56 Finance Administration
7.00 Accounting
4.06 Central Procurement
10.38 Treasury
4.00 Document Services
29.00 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Chargebacks
State/Federal Funding
Fines, Fees & Permits
Interest Income
Miscellaneous Income
Property Tax Revenue
Tmnsfers
Total
288,690
325,533
212,999
136,382
131,372
753,668
209,248
2,057,892
Laser printer
Print Shop Laminator
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
7,500 Software
5,000
1,500
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
RNANCE ADMIN
· Coordinates annual budget process
· City Risk Management Program
· Monitors daily investment activities
ACCOUNTING
· Maintains payroll, accounts payable, Housing
Authority and bond issue payment records
· Reports all financial activity to City Depart-
ments
CENTRAL PROCUREMENT
· Provides all City Departments with centralized
support services including procurement, tele-
communications, radio, printing, mail and office
supplies.
TREASURY
· Provides customer service, billing and collection
of City utility accounts and parking violations.
· Monitors City receipts, banking activity and
investment transactions.
DOCUMENT SERVICES
· Provides centralized text processing and com-
puter graphics services through phone dictation,
computer network and specialized software and
hardware.
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PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Planning Admin.
Urban Planning
Neighborhood Services
Economic Development
Community Development:
Local Funds
Entitlement
Grants
TOTAL
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
159,512 170.542 173,850
280,944 286,228 291,127
100,927 110,909 112,450
136,291 142,311 143,847
189,041 194,314 195,627
869,058 869,713 870,148
680.000 680,000 680,000
2,419,773 2,454,017 2,467,049
PERSONNEL
1.00 Director
1.00 Secretary
1.00 Senior Planner
6.50 Associate Planner
1.00 Hsg. Rehab Assistant
1.00 Rehab Officer
1.00 Comm. Dev. Coordinator
.50 Comm. Dev. Proqram Assistant
13.00 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Property Tax 835,215
Development Fees 27,000
Road Use Tax 7,500
Federal - CDBG and HOME 1,510,000
Miscellaneous 41,000
Total 2,420,715
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
Land Acquisition and Community
Development Programs 558,485
Program to Improve Neighborhoods (PIN) 25,000
CDBG - Building Rehabilitation 366,806
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
· Northeast District Plan
· Peninsula District Plan
· Community Housing Forum Strategies
implementation
· Downtown Revitalization
· Neighborhood Services planning
· Histodc Preservation Plan implementation
· Land Use and Development Issues
· Housing Rehabilitation
· Federal CDBG and HOME grant administration
· Public Art Program administration
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POLICE
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
Police Admin 318,659 336,613 341,271
Police Patrol 3,912,293 4,226,413 4,253,009
Investigations 556,279 604,355 615,918
Records 393,383 416,547 424,679
Community Relations 216,647 232,820 237,090
Emergency Communications 633,036 678,970 690,787
Animal Control 299,357 311,800 339,227
TOTAL 6,329,654 6,807,518 6,901,981
PERSONNEL
3.00 Police Admin.
59.00 Police Patrol
9.00 Investigations
5.00 Records
2.00 Community Services
11.25 Emergency Communications
5.00 Animal Control
94.25 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Property Tax
Police Services
Hotel Tax
Federal and State Grants
Transfer (Emp. Benefits)
Animal Services
Interfund Loan
Total
5,202,760
42,215
228,000
254,714
491,265
98,500
2,200
6,329,654
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
6 Radar Units for Squad Cars 13,000
9 Police Squad Cars 214,200
20 Earpiece Microphones 3,200
2 Unmarked Police Vehicles 30,000
I Cargo Van 23,000
I Photocopier 6,000
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
· Accident Investigation
· Traffic Control and Law Enforcement
· Crime Prevention
· Routine Public Assistance
· D.A.R.E.
· Neighborhood Watch Programs
· Emergency Dispatch and Communications
· Animal Licensing and Control
· Cdminal Investigation
· Neighborhood Policing
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FIRE
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
Personal Services 2,940,328 3,205,017 3,267,695
Commodities 95,231 96,176 97,127
Services/Charges 285,579 283,026 285,511
Capital Outlay 111,355 64,350 59,600
Transfers Out 29,630 29,630 29,630
TOTAL 3,462,123 3,678,199 3,739,563
PERSONNEL
1.00 Fire Chief
1.00 Clerk Typist
4.00 Battalion Chiefs
3.00 Captains
10.00 Lieutenants
33.00 Firefi~lhters
52.00 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Property Tax 2,285,355
University Fire Contract 821,626
Miscellaneous 8,983
Transfer (Empl. Benefits) 346,159
Total 3,462,123
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
New breathing apparatus 19,950
Replace pagers 10,155
Notebook computer 5,000
Trench rescue trailer & equipment 28,000
Generator 12,000
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
· Fire Prevention and Public Education
· Inspection/Code Enforcement
· Fire Suppression
· Emergency Medical Service
· Training
· Hazardous Materials Response
· Disaster Response
· Rescue
TRANSFERS
Loan Repayment to Landfill - for
Tornado Warning Sirens
29,630
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HOUSING & INSPECTION SERVICES
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
HIS Admin. 220,624 235,260 219,380
Bldg. Inspection 403,281 436,232 ~??. ,367
Housing Inspection 233,022 251,785 256,441
Assisted Housing 4,187,775 4,239,292 4,253,870
TOTAL 5,044,702 5,162,569 5,174,058
PERSONNEL
3.13 HIS Admin.
7.00 Building Inspection
4.00 Housing Inspection
11.75 Assisted Housin~l
25.88 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Property Tax 313,246
Housing Permits & Insp. 140,400
Building Permits & Insp. 424,740
Federal Grants 3,523,009
Housing Admin. Grant 424,176
Property Rent 232,859
Interest Income 8,211
Total 5,066,641
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
Permit Plan Software 20,000
Public Housing Units Maintained: 107
Assisted Housing -
Certificates: 527
Vouchers: 350
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
· Code and Ordinance Enforcement
· Residential and Commemial Inspections
· Building, rental housing, electrical, plumbing,
mechanical and sign permits.
· Developmental and Environmental Regulations
· Section 8 certificates/vouchers
· Public Housing
PARKS AND RECREATION
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
Parks & Rec Admin. 167,737 182,138 185,641
Parks 932,510 932,275 938,440
Recreation 2,041,997 2,125,604 2,172,442
CBD Maintenance 278,247 296,130 301,778
Government Buildings 302,997 313,726 318,753
Forestry 284,357 303,287 309,785
Cemetery 221,295 234,640 236,860
TOTAL 4,229,140 4,387,800 2,461,699
PERSONNEL
2.00 Parks & Rec Admin.
11.00 Parks
13.17 Recreation
3.00 CBD Maintenance
4.08 Government Buildings
3.00 Forestry
3.00 Cemetery
39.25 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Property Tax
Misc. Revenue
Recreation Fees
Hotel/Motel Tax
Licenses & Permits
Cemetery Fees & Changes
Total
3,258,984
56,200
809,974
69,187
4,795
30,000
4,229,140
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
Playground Equipment 25,000
Tree/Shrub Replacement 19,750
New half-time program supervisor 22,811
3 Mowers 23,000
Turf Utility Vehicle 16,000
4 Microcomputers 12,000
Recreation Equipment 31,850
Pool Repairs 39,700
Building Improvements/Repairs 60,150
TRANSFERS TO:
Skid Loader Loan Repayment
Total
3,939
3,939
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
· Parkland acquisition, development and main-
tenance.
· City tree replacement and maintenance.
· Oakland Cemetery maintenance and lot tran-
sactions.
· Recreational activities for all ages.
· Special Olympics Programs
· Special Needs Programs
· Plantings, snow removal and maintenance of
Central Business Distdct
· Sports and Pools facilities operations and main-
tenance
· Cultural Opportunities
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LIBRARY
FY2000 FY2001
Personal Services 2,174,499 2,379,655 2,427,720
Commodities 80,497 81,301 82,111
Services and Charges 402,751 406,496 410,736
Capital Outlay 465,745 326,800 335,000
Transfer Out 36,790 36,790 36,790
TOTAL 3,160,282 3,231,042 3,292,357
PERSONNEL
12.75 Library Assistant
7.75 Library Clerk
7.75 Librarian
1.00 Maintenance Worker
1.00 Micro Computer Specialist
1,00 Office Manager
5.00 Library Coordinator
1.00 Library Director
1.00 Asst. Libran/Director
38,00 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Property Tax
Library Levy
Library Services
Johnson County Contract
State Revenue
Total
2,176,879
443,943
226,460
253,000
60,000
3,160,282
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
Books and Materials 350,000
Voice Mail System 50,000
Software 11,250
5 Microcomputers 11,000
Off-site Book Retums 5,880
TRANSFERS TO:
Computer Replacement Reserve
Equipment Replacement
Total
25.000
11,790
36,790
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
Provides the community's center for reading,
viewing and listening, information for self-
education, personal enrichment and recre-
ation.
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SENIOR CENTER
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
Personal Services 275,430 301,433 307,530
Commodities 17,460 17,634 17,811
Services and Charges 170,107 166,622 170,563
Capital Outlay 40,940 19,688 0
Transfers Out 67,846 67,846 67,846
TOTAL 571,783 573,223 563,750
PERSONNEL
1.50 Maintenance Worker
1.00 Sr. Clerk Typist
1.00 Volunteer Specialists
1.00 Senior Center Coordinator
1.00 Pro(Iram Specialist
5.50 Total
SOURCES Of REVENUE (FY99)
Property Tax 468,623
Charges for Services 3,250
Johnson County Contract 99,910
Total 571,783
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
Lobby Furniture 30,000
Voice Mail System .3,000
TRANSFERS TO:
Parking 6,000
Loan Repayment for Debt 31,846
CIP Project - HVAC 30,000
Total 67,846
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
· Classes and Workshops
Address subjects in areas like the humanities, fitness, science, health, nature,
crafts and computers.
· 30+ Activity Groups
Everything from theater, sports and photography to music, ceramics and cards.
· Community Events
Many events, such as art exhibits. lectures, plays, dances ad pre-retirement pro-
grams, are open to the public.
· Volunteer Opportunities
Business management, fundraising, publishing, television production and more.
· Community Resoume on Aging
Facility houses the Senior Center as well as the offices of the Amedcan Associa-
tion of Retired Persons, Elderly Services Agency, Senior Dining, Visiting Nurse
Association and Senior Peer Counseling.
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PUBLIC WORKS- GENERAL FUND
FY2000 FY2001
Public Works Admin. 161,799 176,410 179,886
Engineering 773,086 838,704 854,622
Streets 2,003,506 2,108,986 2,142,811
Traffic Engineering 804,838 829,460 839,941
Energy 36,384 39,796 40,597
TOTAL 3,780,213 3,993,356 4,057,857
PERSONNEL
2.oo Public Works Admin.
11.00 Engineering
23.00 Streets
3.75 Traffic Engineering
.50 Ener(ly
40.25 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Property Tax
Misc. Revenue
Charges for Services
Administrative Chargeback
Road Use Tax
Total
837,859
5,500
18,150
115,360
2,803,344
3,780,213
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
PUBLIC WORKS ADMIN.
· Provides direction, leadership and coordination
of divisions within the Department including the
General Fund Divisions, Water, Wastewater,
Refuse, Landfill, and Equipment.
ENGINEERING
· Provides a wide variety of services including
engineering and architectural design for capital
improvements, construction management and
inspection, subdivision review and sidewalk
inspections.
· Maintains accurate maps and records of the
City's infrastructure.
STREETS
· Maintains City streets, alleys, bddges, side-
walks, curbs and gutters to maximize transpor-
tation.
· Provides leaf pick-up and snow and ice control.
· Maintains and coordinates water distribution
with the Water Division.
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
· Maintains traffic signs and signals, pavement
markings and City-owned street lighting sys-
tems.
· Plans, conducts and evaluates intersection
studies, traffic movements and appropriate
controls.
ENERGY
· Monitors,analyzes and recommends energy
conservation measures for City operations.
PUBLIC WORKS- ENTERPRISE FUNDS
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
Wastewater 12,086,277 14,655,403 14,603,358
Water 7,600,162 7,321,636 14,064,778
Refuse 1,925,120 2,007,557 2,032,529
Landfill 3,714,642 1.500,000 1,500,000
TOTAL 25,326,201 25,484,596 32,200,665
PERSONNEL
25.30 Wastewater
25.95 Water
19.50 Refuse
11.50 Landfill
82.25 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Charges for Services 25,239,000
Interest Income 1,148,000
Misc. Revenue 195,000
Total 26,582,000
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
Wastewater Facility Repairs
Wastewater Equip. Repair/Maint.
Safe Drinking Water Act Impr.
Water Meters
Water Distribution System Repairs
Leak Detection Equipment
Recycling Bins
Valve Operating Equipment
Water Power Mixer
Raw Water Pump
Landfill Improvements
132,500
108,000
50,000
50,000
120,000
60,000
20,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
75,000
TRANSFERS TO:
Debt Service
Capital Reserves
Wastewater CIP projects
Water CIP projects
Improvement Reserve
Debt Reserve
Total
11,225,440
1,700,000
300,000
170,0OO
136,000
1,021,000
14,552,440
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
WATER
· Operates and maintains two surface water treat-
ment plants and three booster pumping stations
and storage tanks in order to maintain a potable
water supply. Also coordinates water distribution
with the Streets Division.
· Inspects and installs new water meters, per-
forms monthly meter reads and provides cus-
tomer service from the water main to the
consumer's tap.
· Provides water information and education to
better inform the public and City staff.
REFUSE
· Collects residential solid waste, recycling and
yard waste on a weekly basis and bulky goods
when requested.
· Provides elderly and handicap carry-out servic-
es.
WASTEWATER
· Operates and maintains two treatment plants, 14 lift
stations, (approx.) 200 miles of sanitary sewer plus
the storm sewer and City-owned stormwater deten-
tion basins.
· Collects and treats wastewater to meet state/federal
regulations and standards.
LANDRLL
· Provides for the disposal of solid waste for all sur-
rounding communities and Johnson County in com-
pliance with state regulations.
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PARKING AND TRANSIT
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
Personal Services 3,212,309 3,508,214 3,578,118
Commodities 383,117 385,348 387,597
Services and Charges 1,434,836 1,463,574 1,493,094
Transfers 1,844,860 2,007,309 1,982,197
TOTAL 6,875,122 7,364,445 7,441,006
PERSONNEL
32.50 Mass Transit Operator
12.25 Maintenance Worker
13.00 Parking Cashier
5.50 Parking Attendant
5.00 Mechanic
4.00 Transit Supervision
3.00 Parking Supervision
3.00 Customer Serv. Rep/Clerk
1.00 Parkin.el & Transit Director
79.25 Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Transfers
Parking Revenue
Charges for Services/Bus Fare
State/Federal Grants
Parking Fines
Interest Income
Local Gov't Agencies
Total
2,0~,942
2,6~,5~
757,9~
450,00O
440,000
2~,000
3,000
6,6~,476
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
Energy Management System (EMS) 10,500
5 Transit Passenger Shelters 30,000
Transit Interchange 200,000
TRANSFERS TO:
Debt Service
Improvement/Replacement
Transit Subsidy
General Fund
Transit Local Share Grant
Total
1,136,760
170,000
90,000
440,000
8,100
1,844,860
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
· Parking ramp (3) and lot (7) maintenance.
· Parking meter repair and maintenance.
· Parking enforcement ticketing and towing.
· Permit system.
· Monday through Saturday bus services
· Contracts for specialized transportation of el-
derly and disabled residents.
· Transit vehicle maintenance.
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JOHNSON COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMEMTS
(JCCOG)
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
Administration 82,289 87,410 88,667
Human Services 70,099 75,670 77,069
Transportation Planning 205,924 216,185 220,271
Solid Waste Management 86,321 91,403 92,653
TOTAL 444,633 470,668 478,660
PERSONNEL
1.00 Executive Director Charges for Services
1.00 Human Services Coordinator Other Local Gov'ts
1.00 Solid Waste Planner State Grants
2.50 Associate Planner Road Use Tax
5.50 Total Transfers
Total
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
500
82,046
81,308
112,300
168,507
~.~.~.,661
MAJOR WORK ELEMENTS
HUMAN SERVICES
· Provide budgetary, statistical and program-
matic analyses to local policymakers to as-
sist in funding and policy matters with local
human services.
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
· Coordinate transportation planning, grant
administration and transportation services
within Iowa City and in cooperation with
surrounding communities within Johnson
County.
SOUD WASTE MANAGEMENT
· Provides solid waste planning, grant writing and
coordination services to all incorporated municipali-
ties and unincorporated areas within Johnson
County.
MISCELLANEOUS DIVISIONS
FY99 FY2000 FY2001
Cable 575,233 584,000 596,854
Airport 240,954 238,748 245,727
Information Services 632,611 561,405 562,692
Equipment 3,501,511 3,387,649 2,224,392
Central Sewices 723,584 763,439 861,274
Risk Management 1,141,145 1,170,084 1,193,790
Debt Service 6,973,719 7,496,840 7,662,339
PERSONNEL
4.60 Cable
1.50 Airport
5.50 Information Services
9.50 Equipment
1.70 Central Services
1.59 Risk Management
SOURCES OF REVENUE (FY99)
Interfund Loans
Interest Income
Misc. Revenue
Charges for Services
Risk Mgmt. Fees
Tort Levy
Cable Franchise Fee
Rentals - Airport
Transfers
Debt Service
3,939
181,758
174,084
3,660,098
536,037
183,000
583,629
160,343
70,000
6,820,139
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (FY99)
Photocopiers
Equipment Replacement
Debt Service
Computer Replacement
Police Computer/COPS Grant
Network Server
Laser Pdnters
Routers for Wide Area Network
Software
15,000
2,235,200
6,623,719
326,500
59,000
15,000
12,000
37,500
22,000
TRANSFERS TO:
Library Channel 10 Support from BTC
Equipment Repl. Reserve
Hangars - Loan Repayments
COPS MORE Grant
43,240
10,000
51,347
59,000
MAJOR
CABLE
· Facilitates and oversees the continued operation
of the Broadband Telecommunications Network
in cooperation of the Broadband Telecommunica-
tions Commission.
AIRPORT
· Provides aviation facilities for the Iowa
City/Johnson County area.
· Maintained according to Federal Aviation Admin-
istration and Iowa Department of Transportation
standards to provide a safe and viable public
airport.
EQUIPMENT
· Provides repair, preventative maintenance and
equipment management services for all major
city owned vehicular equipment.
WORK ELEMENTS
RISK MANAGEMENT
· Responsible for city insurance reporting including
small claims management, damage receivables and
workers compensation claims.
· Annual insurance renewal of property, liability, and
various policies.
INFORMATION SERVICES
· Maintain software, hardware and operating systems.
· Enhances applications for easier user interaction and
data collection.
· Satisfies local, state and/or federal regulations re-
gerding data entry, storage. manipulation and report-
ing practices.
CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS
PROGRAM
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Attached you will find the City of Iowa City Capital Imlxovements Program for FL~al Year 1998
to F~al Year 2002 including FY2003 and beyond. The report is itemized by fiscal year by
funding source and includes re 'wsions that have been made due to staff input as well as your
input over the past several months.
Projects funded from General Obligation bond proceeds have a direct impact on the debt
service property tax levy. Changes that increase or decrease projects funded from General
Obligation debt will likewise change the debt service property tax levy rate up or down. Road
use tax funds are set at a funding level that will maintain an approximate million dollar cash
balance per year. The majority of those projects that were funded by General Fund operating
cash and parkland acquisition/development funds have been moved to other funding sources. In
most cases General Obligation debt will fund those projects.
City of Iowa City -Capital Improvements Program
Summary of Projects from FY 1998 to FY 2002 by Funding Source and Project Cat~lory
Funding Source
Existing GO Bond Proceeds
NewGO Bonds
Referendum
General Fund
Road Use Taxes
Enterprise Funds
Enterprise Fund New
Revenue Bonds
Parldand Acquisition
Development Funds
Federal & State Grants
Other
Grand Total by Funding Source
FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 Grand Total
11,695,284 - - - 11.695,284
9.995,462 8,684,586 7.737,676 7.088.161 5,165,750 38,671,635
17,680,000 - - 17,680,000
421,420 118.000 50.000 50,000 - 639,420
3,294,520 1.569.200 1,448,213 1.678,498 1.503,360 9,493,791
12.023,327 1.040.000 470.000 761.600 470,000 14.764.927
12,821,000 20,674.500 9.096.760 33,225.277 75.817.537
30.729 - - - 30.729
7,904.386 1,049,067 2.526,065 320,000 320.000 ~ 13,019,518
1.764.048 2.976,738 100.000 100.000 100,000 5,040.786
59,950,176 54.692.091 21.428,714 43,223,536 7.559.110 186.853,627
Project Category
Bridge 2,241.850 1,099,300 770,400 562,432 564.929 5,258.911
Streets 8.319.104 5,090.240 6.082.690 8.179,227 5.233,081 32.904.341
Trails 3.001.892 30,000 275,523 30.000 30,000 3,367.415
Sewers 18.860.859 17,560,000 455,000 300.000 300,000 37.475.859
Water 6.809,632 3.334,500 9.111.760 33.395.277 170.000 52.821.169
Stormsewer 2.392,348 25.000 565.800 25,000 25.000 3,033.148
Park Imp 1,994.267 465.000 516.520 165,000 165,000 3.305.787
Landfill 1.834.094 - - - 1.834.094
Airport 4,998,492 1,580,018 2,628,961 - 9,207.471
Miscellaneous 9,497,638 25,508.033 1.022.060 566.600 1.051.100 37,645.431
Grand Total by Project Category 59,950,176 54,692,091 21,428,714 43.223,536 7.559.110 186,853.627
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Capital Improvements
On-Going Projects
Project
Annual Park Improvements .....................................................65
Public Art ...........................................................................100
Asphalt Overlay/Concrete Pavement Repair .............................390
Curb Ramps (ADA) .............................................................112
Entrance to City Beautification ..............................................100
Extra Width Paving and Sidewalks ...........................................40
Future Open Space Land Acquisition ........................................50
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Future Parkland Development ..................................................50,000
Intra City Bike Trails ..............................................................30,000
Ramp Maintenance & Repair (every other year) .......................270,000
R/R Crossing Maintenance ......................................................20,000
Sewer Main Projects ............................................................300,000
Streetscape - Near Southside ...............................................100,000
Sump Pump Drainage Tiles .....................................................25,000
Traffic Calming .....................................................................25,000
Traffic Signals .......................................................................50,000
Water Main Projects ............................................................170,000
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FY98
Approved, In Progress
Project _~
· Airport Master Plan Improvements ...............................................4,615,940
· Airport - Siding for Building .............................................................29,500
· Airport T-Hangar ...........................................................................350,000
· Benton Street (Ned Ashton) Park .....................................................65,729
· Burlington Street Dam Safety (Railing) .............................................104,000
· Burlington/Madison to Gilbert - Signal Controllers ..............................82,299
· Captain Irish Parkway - Phase III ACT to Dodge ............................... 600,000
· City Plaza Improvements ...............................................................324,900
· Civic Center - other projects .........................................................129,892
· Civic Center - Roof projects ............................................................73,000
· Court Street extended - Phase I .....................................................815,000
· Dodge Street - ACT/Dubuque Rd Intersection .................................. 400,000
· Dodge Street - Governor to Dubuque Rd - property only .................. 300,000
· Fire apparatus ..............................................................................262,000
· GIS - Pilot program ........................................................................10,000
· Hickory Hills Trail Development ........................................................50,634
· Hwy I - Sunset Right Turn Lane ....................................................100,000
· Hwy 6 - Left Turn at First .............................................................100,000
· Iowa Avenue Streetscape ..............................................................208,000
· Iowa River Trail - Burlington to Napoleon Park .............................. 1,546,590
· Library carpeting and HVAC ...........................................................453,250
· Melrose Market Sanitary Sewer ........................................................50,000
· Montgomery-Butler House ...............................................................64,485
· Napoleon Park, parking lot, street restoration ...................................850,000
· Parks - Central Maintenance Bldg ...................................................700,000
· River Street - Riverside to WooIf .................................................1,624,000
· River Street Sanitary Sewer ...........................................................208,000
· Sandusky Storm Sewer .................................................................500,000
· Southgate Avenue Extension ..........................................................530,103
· Sturgis Ferry Park Development ......................................................115,000
· Sycamore Regional Stormwater ...................................................1,166,600
· Transit Downtown Interchange ......................................................219,310
· Transit Bldg Parking Lot .................................................................150,000
· Iowa River Power Dam ...............................................................1,163,445
· Waterfront Drive - North of Southgate ............................................278,000
· Water Main - Phase III (Peninsula to Dubuque) .............................. 1,367,000
· Water Plant Site - Pond Stabilization ...........................................1,993,970
· Water Treatment Facility - Site ......................................................553,405
· Westminster Rd. Sanitary Sewer ....................................................420,000
· Willow Creek Sanitary Sewer ....................................................10,660,000
· Willow Creek Trail ........................................................................236,258
· WooIf Avenue Bridge .................................................................1,614,417
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FY99
Project
· Airport Master Plan Renovations
· Airport New Building
· Airport Property Development
1,454,518
125,5OO
1,500,000
· Captain Irish Parkway - Phase III - ACT to Dodge Street
· Civic Center - 3~ Floor
· Dodge St. ACT/Old Dubuque Road Intersection
· Gilbert - Hwy 6 - Dual Left Lanes
· Hwy 6 - Median, Sidewalk, Drainage
· Iowa Avenue Sanitary Sewer
· Library Expansion/Cultural Center
· Library Remodel - ICN Room conversion & other remodel
· Library computer system
· Mercer Park Gymnasium
· Police Dept - 2"d Floor
· Public Works Complex - Phase I
· Scott Blvd sidewalk
· Senior Center Remodeling, Sprinkler, Ceiling,
Side Entrance
· South Soccer Fields - Pave lot
· Summit Street Bridge
· WooIf Avenue Reconstruction
· Wastewater - Phase III New South Plant
· Water Plant Site
1,200,000
1,5OO,00O
800,000
422,240
1,000,000
100,000
17,680,000
75,595
520,000
1,500,000
524,000
2,463,200
60,000
175,238
300,000
1 ,O99,3OO
686,000
17,160,0OO
3,164,500
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FYO0
Project
· Airport Master Plan Renovations
· Burlington Street Bridge Repairs
· Cemetery expansion
· Civic Center - Roof and HVAC repair
· Fire apparatus - Replace 1977 pumper
· Foster Road/Dubuque Intersection - Phase 1
· Foster Road - West of Dubuque to Elks
· Foster Road - West of Dubuque thru Elks
· Foster Road - Dubuque to Prairie du Chien (ROW/Grading)
· Gilbert Street - IAIS R/R Underpass - Pedestrian Improvements
· Hunter's Run Park Development
· Hwy 6 Median, Sidewalk, Drainage
· Laura Drive Sanitary Sewer
· Longfellow/Pine Street Pedestrian/Bike Trail
· Lower Muscatine - DeForest to Spruce
· Meadow Street Bridge
· Mormon Trek/Abbey Lane Storm Sewer
· Sycamore Street - Burns to City limits
· Water - Collector wells and sand pit pump (lower terminus)
· Water Main - Phase III (Peninsula to Dubuque)
· Water - Collector wells and sandpit pump (upper terminus)
· Water Plant Site
· Wetherby Park Development
2,628,961
500,000
475,000
158,160
288,900
600,000
555,280
714,240
455,120
165,000
270,400
1,000,0OO
155,000
245,523
600,000
270,400
540,800
1,061,050
2,812,160
2,960,000
1,081,600
2,088,000
81,120
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FY01
Project
Benton - Orchard to Oaknoll
· Civic Center projects
· East-West Parkway (Sycamore to Detention Basin)
· Foster Rd/Dubuque Intersection - Phase II
· Hwy 6 - Median, Sidewalk, Drainage
· Mormon Trek Sidewalk
· Rochester Avenue Bridge
· Second Avenue Bridge
· Sycamore - City Limits to L
· Sycamore - Hwy 6 to DeForest
· Water Main - Phase IV (Iowa River to Emerald)
· Water Plant
2,000,000
175,00O
1,012,378
446,000
1,000,000
175,479
281,216
281,216
899,900
210,350
1,604,000
31,621,277
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FY02
Project
· Dodge Street - Governor to Dubuque Rd
· Fire apparatus 1983 pumper
· First Avenue extended
· Fourth Avenue Bridge
· GIS/Storm water quality management
· Hwy 6 - Median, Sidewalk, Drainage
· Park Road - Riverside Drive left turn
· Scott Blvd extended - design only
· Third Avenue Bridge
1,278,655
351,600
1,457,000
292,465
600,000
1,000,000
207,065
300,000
292,465
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March 4 is Legislative Day
Setting the '98 City Agenda
I~Et tie these IMes km~e in common?
· Full funding of property tax credits
· Timely remittance of local option sales tax
· Establishment of a two-year study of Iowa's tax system
~/They are now the law in Iowa, thanks to the efforts of League members.
WhEt do these groups have in common? Master Builders
Associated General Contractors
Doctors
Local governments
~' .All were designated as "winners" for the 1997 legislative session by the
Des Moines Register.
As n city officinl....
You have the power to capitalize on the successes of 1997 by continuing the
momentum in 1998. Register now for the Iowa League of Cities' annual
Legislative Day on ~&dncsday. March 4. at the Airport Holiday Inn in
Des Moines. The .~hcdule is as folh)ws:
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:15 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
i1:15 a.m.
11:35 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
Registration
Staff Cb,'erview of Issues
Q & A with Representative Dinkla and Senator Douglas'
Q & A with Representative Sicgrist and Senator Iverson*
Q & A with Reprcsentatixe Schrader and Senator Gronstal'
Lunch
Head to the Capilol to visit with lawmakers
*Lab,'makers had not confirmed times as of December ! Z
GAROEN & ASSOCIATES' LTD' Ii 1~ 998 Le sl~tive DG egistration ii
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Fees
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CITYSCAPE January 1998
01/09/08 14:43
hrbam Grohe, Ph.D.
Superintendent
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I.C. SCHOOLS
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Iowa City, IA 52240
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AGENDA
2.
Long Range ProjectohS for school sit~s - City South Side Plan
- Penirmda Development
Immediate and long range traffic concerns
Bike trails
Update of S.E.A.T.S. contract
Report o~ how Iowa City School District uses their G.LS. tiger
file
7.
8.
Updat~ from Iowa City zegazding industrial land use plans for
the Iowa City ~ and Streb property
Date:
To:
From:
Re:
City of Iowa City
MEMORANDUM
January 12, 1998
City Council and City Manager
Donald Yucuis, Finance Director
Budget Update From Saturday, January 10, 1998 Work Session
· Fiscal Year FY99 move Highway 6 median, sidewalk and drainage improvements. Move ahead
one year.
· Budget for $50,000 from Road Use Tax (RUT) in FY99 for Hwy. 6 project study costs.
· Benton Street - begin neighborhood informational work. For FY99 budget is $50,000 from RUT
to assist in preliminary planning and engineering work.
· Gilbert Street corridor - FY99 - $50,000 from RUT for preliminary studies.
· Burlington Street Dam safety - railing move from FY98 to FY2000 and include with Burlington
Street Repairs. FY98 reduce $104,000 from RUT to assist in preliminary planning work.
· Dodge Street - Governor and Dubuque - property only, FY98 $300,000 move to FY99.
· Hazardous waste recycling facility move from FY2003 (unfunded list) to FY99, combine with
Public Works Complex Project.
· Public Works Complex - FY99 break out storm water/site work portion of this project and list as
two projects.
· Sidewalk - VA Hospital to Rocky Shore add to FY2003 (unfunded).
· Dane Road relocation - add to FY2003 (unfunded).
· Mormon Trek Road widening - add to FY2003 (unfunded).
· New road through the airport property from Riverside to Dane Road add to 2003 (unfunded).
· Public Works Phase II - add to FY2003 (unfunded).
· Mormon Trek Sidewalk - Melrose to Coralville. FY2001 - $175,479 project deleted.
List of Items that City Council wanted staff to present additional information on projects in the
Capital Improvement Program (ClP)
· Napoleon Park - parking lot alternatives
· Soccer site - parking lot alternatives
· Civic Center third floor - present plans to City Council
· Police Department second floor - present plans to City Council