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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-08-26 Info Packet.~. ¢!rl) of IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP5 IP6 IP7 IP8 IP9 IP10 -'..~1 ~1 IP12 IP13 IP14 IP15 IP16 IP17 IP18 IP19 IP20 IP21 IP22 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET August 15, 1997 Memorandum from City Manager: Miscellaneous a. Update - Subdivided Land b. Coralville Police Press Release c. Fairview Golf Course - New Development (no attachment) d. Recycling - Landfill Update Memorandum from City Manager: Willow Creek Trail - Construction Schedule Memorandum from City Manager: Sycamore Mall Memorandum from Public Works Director to City Manager: Water Treatment Facilities, ,"~2 Construction Progress Memorandum from Parking & Transit Director to City Manager: Westwinds Route ~r70 Letter from Jim Larew (Iowa City Area Science Center, Inc.): Butterfly Garden ~ Letter from Dustin Baum (Gateway2000): Computer Purchase Program Memorandum from City Clerk: Information Pick-Up Memorandum from City Manager and Acting City Attorney: PCRB Memorandum from City Manager: Police Citizens Review Board - Update Memorandum from Planning & Community Development Director: Parcel 64-1a Private~r~.~ Development Memorandum from Planning & Community Development Director: Snelson Sculpture Iowa City Police Department Use of Force Report-July 1997 Letter from Julie Phye (Stepping-Up Project) to Police Officers Mebus and Akers: Alcohol Use Downtown President's Report - Iowa City Area Development Group, Inc. (July 1997) Announcement: Faye Dudley Performance in City Plaza - September 13 Press Release: Housing and Community Development Commission Vacancies Article: Local Sales Tax May Be on Linn Ballot in Spring [Novick] ~C~,.,~ Flyer: Save Hickory Hill [being distributed in neighborhoods near park] Agenda: August 14 Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting ~,~ c~ _~,,.,~ Agenda: August 18 Johnson County Board of Supervisors Informal Meeting ,-~ ketter from City Manager to State Representatives regarding certification,2ff~7 of property tax assessments by the Dept. of Management, State of Iowa. City of Iowa City MEI,IORANDUI ! Date: August 11, 1997 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Miscellaneous 1. Update - Subdivided Land. Attached 2. Coralville Police Press Release. Attached 3. Fairview Golf Course - New Development. It seems that the proposed development of the golf course as a housing subdivision has gone away. No more interest shown. 4. Recycling - Landfill Update. Attached Attachments jw/mem/sa-misc.doc Table I Updated 7/01/97 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY AND DUPLEX SUBDIVISIONS 1990-1997 total: 1990 Subdivisions" Hunters Run Part 6 Scott Blvd. East Part 1 Acres Lots Permits Percent Subdivided Subdivided Issued Filled 13.07 17 17 100.0% 13.21 39 34 87.2% 26.28 56 51 91% 1991 Subdivisions Apple Ridge Galway Hills Part 1 Hickory Hill Ridge Walden Wood Parts 3-7 Walnut Ridge Part 1 Walnut Ridge Part 2 Whispering Meadows Part 1 total: 7.42 22 16 72.7% 18 39 28 71.8% 8.05 16 13 81.3% 26.17 79 79 100.0% 12.74 8 6 75,0% 22.99 12 11 91.7% 36.3 71 56 78.9% 131.67 247 209 85% 1992 Subdivisions Hunters Run Part 7 Mount Prospect Part 5 Park West Part 1 Village Green Part 12b Walnut Ridge Part 3 Willow Creek total: 8.33 20 19 95.0% 7.6 25 25 100.O% 9.48 23 23 100.O% 9.77 22 16 72.7% 19.59 13 8 61.5% 6.15 20 20 Duplex 100.0% 60.92 123 111 90% 1993 Subdivisions Hunters Run Part 9 Mount Prospect Part 6 Park West Part 2-4 Scott Blvd. East Part 2 SouthPointe Add. Part 1-6 Southwest Estates Part 5 Village Green South Walnut Ridge Part 4 Windsor Ridge Part 1-4 Whispering Meadows Part 2 total: 5.7 16 11 68.8% 5.06 16 16 100.0% 17.1 39 32 82.1% 9.23 25 9 36.0% 29.87 130 48 36,9% 5.3 14 11 78.6% 28.95 74 40 54.1% 20.21 13 8 61.5% 67.2 78 57 73.1% 26.14 103 24 23,3% 214.76 508 256 50% 1994 Subdivisions Mount Prospect Part 7 Southwest Estates Part 6 Village Green Part 13b Walnut Ridge Part 5 Wild Prairie Estates Part 1 Wild Prairie Estates Part 2 Windsor Ridge Part 5 total: 8.95 32 19 59.4% 10.21 25 0 0.0% 6.49 16 3 18.8% 18.64 14 0 0.0% 9.84 20 11 55.0% 12.05 33 12 36,4% 9.31 17 11 64.7% 75.49 157 56 36% Subd, Sheetl 1 1995 Subdivisions East Hill Galway Hills Part 2 Longfellow Manor Oakes Fifth Add. Pelsang Place Rober Walden Wood Part 9 Windsor Ridge Part 6 total: Acres Lots Permits Percent Subdivided Subdivided Issued Filled 13.04 36 6 Duplex 16.6% 14.71 24 0 0.0% 7.64 20 3 Duplex 15.0% 6.52 14 1 7.1% 1.02 3 0 0.0% 1.19 2 0 0.0% 3.O1 5 5 Duplex 100.0% 7.80 7 6 85.7% 54.93 111 20 18% 1996 Subdivisions Broken Arrow Estates Galway Hills Part 3 Hunters Run Part VIII Jacob Ricord's Meadow Ridge Mr. Prospect Part VIII Windsor Ridge Part 7 total Acres Lots Permits Percent Subdivided Subdivided Issued Filled 1.88 3 1 33% 21.29 52 0 0% 7.58 17 0 0% 1.26 6 0 0% 2.29 4 0 0% 9.02 13 0 0% 8.75 17 1 6% 52.07 112 2 2% Acres Lots Permits 1997 Subdivisions to July I Subdivided Subdivided Issued Court Park 1.69 6 0 Walden Hills 22.05 49 0 Windsor Ridge Part 8 13.31 25 0 total 37.05 80 0 GRAND TOTALS°: 653.17 1394 705 UNDEVELOPED LOTS: 689 a: Court Hill - Scott Blvd subdivision contains 21 single family and duplex lots, but is not included in this inventory because it contains mostly commercial and multi-family structures. b: Includes only the acreage and lots devoted to single family and duplex housing. c: Does not include Village Green Part XIV, a 40.19 acre, 1 lot townhouse development. d: Does not include multi-family and planned development housing (PDH) lots Percent Filled O% 0% 0% 0% Subd, Sheetl 2 PRESS RELEASE CORALVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF BARRY BEDFOR AUGUST 6TH, 1997 Immediate Release Today at about 1240 PM, an assault on Iowa City Police Chief Winklelhake occurred in the Atrium of the Coralville city offices. Arrested and charged with assault with injury to a police officer was Jay E. Shaw, 55, of 309 Windsor Dr., Iowa City, Iowa. He was transported to the Johnson County Jail where he is being held pending initial appearance. Iowa City Chief Winkelhake, Coralville Chief Bedford and Uofl Public Safety Director Green had just left a meeting with the Johnson County Coalition Against Domestic Violence and were standing in the Atrium discussing relevant issues. Mr. Shaw had been at a meeting in the main council chambers where Congressman Jim Leach had been speaking. Mr. Shaw approached Chief Winkelhake face to face, very agitated and upset. Mr. Shaw became, loud, verbally abusive and struck with both hands Chief Winkelhake's chest. Chief Bedford and Director Green restrained Mr. Shaw and escorted him to the Coralville Police department. Chief Winkelhake's arm showed red scratch and burn marks. Chief Winkelhake was in uniform at the time of the assault. This assault remains under investigation. No additional comment will be made during the investigation since Chief Bedford is a witness and the charging officer. Assault with injury to a police officer is an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment not to exceed two years and a fine of at least $500 but not to exceed $5,000. At approximately 1240 p.m. today, August 6, 1997 I was speaking with Chief Barry Bedford of the Coralville Police Department and Director Chuck Green of the University of Iowa Department of Public Safety in the lobby of the Coralville City Hall'. U.S. Representative Jim Leach was holding a meeting in the City Council Chambers at the time. I saw a white male speaking to Mr. Leach, who I believe to be Jay Shaw, however there was an individual directly next to the person who I believed to be Jay Shaw, obscuring my line of vision. I mentioned to both Chief Bedford and Director Green that I believed the individual speaking to Jim Leach was Jay Shaw. I looked in the direction of the individual and Jim Leach, at which time I was sure that the individual was Jay Shaw and he,_ Jay Shaw, was pointing at me from the City Council Chambers. Jay Shaw quickly walked out of the Council Chambers and approached Bedford, Green, and myself. Jay Shaw stopped directly in front of me asking "Are you Winkelhake?" and I answered, "Yes I am". I was in the uniform of an Iowa City Police Officer at the time. Jay Shaw began talking, raising his voice. He quickly was to the point of yelling and drawing the attention of the people in the lobby and the Council Chambers. Jay Shaw spoke about a letter I had sent to him and that he did not want my officers in his business under any circumstances. He also said something about that I should have told people about a change in policy. I told Jay Shaw I had not changed the policy and the officers were working in the same manner as before. At that point he was yelling and said something about I could have stopped it. I told Jay Shaw that yelling was not going to help or resolve anything. At that time Jay Shaw got louder, yelling "You murdering son-of-a-bitch" and reached out with both of his hands and arms grabbing the front of my uniform shirt. I stepped back and Director Green and Chief Bedford took hold of Jay Shaw. I stated that I would file charges and Chief Bedford told Jay Shaw that he, Jay Shaw, was under arrest. CCOG memo Date: To: From: Re: August 6, 1997 Steve Atkins, City Manager Brad Neumann,~Solid Waste Management Planning Curbside recycling and landfill year end update In March of 1996 the City began an improved recycling collection program, and a recycling container was supplied to each resident. The table below shows how the current curbside recycling program (weekly recycling collection, City-supplied container, pay-per-bag garbage, and bulky waste rates) compares to the former curbside recycling program (every other week collection and no supplied container). Recycling collection 70 tons 138 tons (average tons/month) Garbage collection 767 tons 621 tons (average tons/month) As the information above shows, the recycling and garbage numbers changed considerably with implementation of our current program. Recycling has averaged nearly 100% higher than what it was originally, and garbage collection has remained at about 145 tons per month lower than what it was before the new curbside recycling program began. As far as individual material amounts collected at the curb are concerned, newsprint, plastics, and metal cans remained consistent during FY97 while glass declined slightly. Cardboard collection increased during FY97. In FY97 Iowa City's curbside collection of garbage totaled 7,460 tons, while curbside recycling totaled 1,651 tons. This is an average of 260 pounds of material being recycled each year in every household. Put another way, our curbside recycling program is responsible for each towa City household keeping 260 pounds of recyclable material out of the landfill each year. I will continue to provide periodic updates. If you have any questions, please give me a call at x5235. We will continue to look for ways to improve our current programs. CC: Jeff Davidson Chuck Schmadeke Dave Elias jw/mem/bn-updat.doc Date: To: City of Iowa City IVIEI IORANDUI I City Council From: City Manager Re: Willow Creek Trail - Construction Schedule We expect easement acquisition difficulties with respect to the Willow Creek Trail Project and therefore must revise the schedule for construction. As designed, the trail will traverse a section of real estate passing next to Aspen Lake Condomini- ums, which section is located near the trail's mid-point. The Aspen Lake Condominiums acquisi- tion presents some unusual issues due to the structure of the condominium regime and the ownership of the condominium's common elements. Specifically, the common open area and real estate surrounding the Aspen Lake building was not deeded to the Homeowner's Association, but rather, is owned by EACH of the sixty individual condominium owners as an undivided, one-sixtieth interest. As the Condominium Association does not hold title to the common property, it cannot convey any interest therein. As a result, each individual owner must participate in the conveyance in order to convey clear title in the subject property. Thus, each individual owner must either voluntarily convey their undivided interest in the property as a result of negotiation, or alternatively, each individual owner must be personally served with a Notice of Condemnation for clear title to be obtained. As you may know, negotiating terms of conveyance with sixty individual owners, who are not represented or formally associated, poses a myriad of difficulties. It does not appear that these difficulties can be overcome in time for construction of the Willow Creek Trail Project this construction season. The work associated with the Aspen Lake Property accounts for 25% of the construction cost. Since the project is already out for bid, an addendum to the contract addressing the inaccessibility to the Aspen Lake property this Fall will need to be sent to all potential bidders. We believe it is in the City's best interest to change the construtction start date from September 1997 to April 1998. We will give the contractor the option to begin some of the work (bridge construction, utility relocates, and streambank stabilization) which does not require access to the 2 Aspen Lake property this Fall. The grading and trail paving can be done in one continuous operation next Spring. Packaging the project in this manner appears to be our best option at this time and should be most attractive to potential bidders. CC: Rick Fosse Sarah Holecek Jeff Davidson John Yapp Marcia Klingaman memos\tp2-1cm,wp5 City of Iowa City MEI',IORANDUI I Date: August 14, 1997 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Sycamore Mall Some time ago we approached the management of the Sycamore Mall to offer our assistance concerning any general planning issues associated with what they may be considering for their future. We were informed that they appreciated our communication and would keep in touch. As part of a routine follow up, we again contacted the mall management in order to see if there were any new developments. To date there have been none. They do have a new mall manager. He indicated that Sears has not given their one year notice regarding moving out of Sycamore Mall to the Coral Ridge Mall. If that is the case it appears that Coral Ridge will likely not be open for business until some time in September or October of 1998. We will continue to make contact in order to better understand their plans. cc: David Schoon Im\mem\sa8-13.doc City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: August 5, 1997 Steve Atkins Chuck Schmadeke Water Treatment Facilities Construction Progress Currently, four projects in connection with the Water Treatment Facilities Improvement Project are in progress: Ground Storage Reservoir Renovation Project, Well House Improvements Project, Iowa River Power Dam Reconstruction, and the Raw Water Main Project. The Ground Storage Reservoir (GSR) Project is nearing completion. All GSR's are functional and the contractor, Wendler Engineering, is working to finalize the project. The three GSR's located on Rochester Avenue, Emerald Street and Sycamore Street have been drained and cleaned. Updates were made to prepare the GSR's for the future with new electrical service, telemetry, electric pumps and motors. The expected completion of this project in August will ensure a consistent, reliable distribution, storage and pumping system for Iowa City. Work on the Well House Improvements Project continues. The three Silurian and one Jordan well houses are in the final stages of construction. At present, the limestone faced structures are in place, electrical pads and conduit running into the structures are completed, and control panels are being installed. The pumps and actual controls will not be installed until 1998. The lowhead power dam on the Iowa River located in between Coralville and the Peninsula was purchased by the City last June. The renovation of this dam is proposed to ensure a consistent supply of water to the alluvial sands on the upper and lower source sites. The walkway across the top will also be renovated to continue the trail system linking Coralville to Iowa City. Recently, a survey at the Iowa River Power Dam was conducted to determine a presence or absence of the Iowa "Endangered" buckhorn mussel habitat. Evidence of the existence of the mussel became of some concern when a citizen found dead shells downstream of the dam. Helms and Associates conducted a study and noted that none of the suspected mussels nor any species were found within 75 feet of the downstream side of the dam. It is believed that this is due to the constant scouring of the area consistent with the operation of a low head dam. The Coffer dam and dam concrete work will be completed during the winter and spring of 1997- '1998 following receipt of the construction permit from the Army Corp of Engineers. Construction of the raw water main from Foster Road to the existing water plant began the middle of June. The first stage of construction includes laying water main south from Park Road Bridge to the existing water plant. This will ensure construction activities on University property will be completed by the middle of August before fall classes begin. The remainder of the project from Park Road to Foster Road will be completed this fall with final completion set for May 1998 to allow for seeding and landscaping. CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION AT JORDAN WELL - 1. JORDAN WELL - l WELLHOUSE IOWA R1VER LOW HEAD DAM t ~, ,~.~, ~ i~ ..,, ,, i, ,,, '. ,' ; ~;, l.t '? ".'~. "' ,~1 , ~: .... "' ,..~ .. ', bi~:'' ,'"T,'7 ............, "' RAW WATER MAIN ROUTE THROUGH BACKYARDS OF FRATERNITIES City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: August 14, 1997 Steve Arkins, City Manager Joe Fowler, Director, Parking and Transit Ron Logsden, Transit Manager ~t. Re: Westwinds Route With the elimination of the Hawkeye Route, we no longer have outbound bus service along Melrose Avenue west of Sunset Street. We would like to extend the Westwinds route to Emerald Street to better serve the high density apartments along Emerald and Westgate Streets. The Oakcrest and Plaen View buses both use Sunset Street outbound, so there will still be adequate bus service on Sunset between Melrose and Benton Streets. This change would add a few minutes to this route. In order to accommodate this additional time we would change our existing route so it would only service Denbigh Drive once per round rather than twice as we presently do. We would serve Denbigh Drive inbound in the morning and outbound in the afternoon. This would be consistent with the travel pattern of the majority of the people who are getting on and off the bus along Denbigh Drive. We would like to implement this change before the U of I begins classes on August 25th. We feel that this change is necessary to ensure that those individuals who have been riding the Hawkeye bus will continue tiding the bus rather than driving to campus. IOWA' CITY AREA SCIENCE CENTER INC, 504 E. Bloomington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52245 PHONE: 319-337-2007 FAX: 319-337-7082 CITY MABGER'$ OFFICE August 4, 1997 Mr. Steve Arkins 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear We are particularly grateful for your support of the But'terfly exhibit° We are at the half-way mark. I thought I'd summarize some of the highlights, for your information: -We've had more than 12,000 visitors, as recorded by our cash register tapes° The actual "gate" total is substantially higher. The attendance figure does not include the multiple visits by our members, or our sponsors or those who have bought season passes° Nor does it include the.many, many persons who have been admitted without paying admission due to economic circumstanoes or our free classes program° (This includes school classes, neighborhood center groups, hospital patients and others). -Those who have come through the door appear to be pleased, if written comments are any indication. Interestingly, the most emphatically positive comments are coming from those who have travelled from other cities to view the exhibit! For your information, I have enclosed copies of a few pages from our guest book. I think you'll get an accurate flavor of the exhibit's reception by reviewing them° So far, I know of only one family that has requested its money back due to an expressed disappointment with the exhibit after going through it. -Clearly, the exhibit has become the focus of some discussion in the editorial pages. Our response as an institution has been personally to contact persons who have expressed an adverse opinion--at least they know that their voices have been heard. It has been our policy for five years to perform charitable works discretely and I would prefer to keep that policy, if possible. Our annual free course offering during August has more than 300 openings--we'll see what the demand is for the offerings and, if IOWA CITY AREA SCIENCE CENTER August 4, 1997 Page 2 necessary, we'll repeat programs to accommodate all interested parties° Looking on the positive side of things, I take at least some of the critical comments in the paper to be an indication of the strong desire by people of all ages and economic backgrounds to be included in science programming. -Despite the controversy, it is my belief that our sponsors consider the association with this pro3ect to have been a positive experience. I think, looking back, that we will view this exhibit as an important stepping stone towards our goal of establishing a science and technology center in our community. Again, many thanks for your support° a~/~arew sident, Board of Directors encl: Guest Book Pages c: Wp51 \museum\but t er flys\JL0804. spo .... _08/15/97FR! 10:26 FAX 816 545 3586 GATERAY 2000 SALES ~002 Steve Atkins City Manager 410 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Steve, Last month Judy Iohnson, Gateway sales supervisor and I traveled to [ow:L City at the invitation of Gary Cohn and Kevin O'Malley to meet with your employcc~ and process your citywide employee purchase plan. First I want to state that from om perspective the event was a wonderful success. The whole process was so well platoled .~nd executed that we were free to enjoy the opportunity to meet with your employe,~s a':td enjoy your commuRity. We were overwhelmed with the warmth wc felt from those vre meet with, their concern for a quality product and belief in Gateway 2000 as the c, on~pany to supply that. The employees that we spoke with a~so expressed satisfaction in working for a forward thinking employer that. views opportunities for investment in hun: an rcsourccs as an equal parmer to monetary investments. This was a prototype cvcnt for Gateway 2000 as most purchases like this are conducted via the phone and fax, with no ti~ce to face contact. We found this to be an experience that may well be worth repeating in the future and with that statement comes the second objective. I am writing to request permi:;sion to use the experience as an example at some upcoming tradeshows and conferences. We would like permission to d/sclose your City's employee purchase plan, the details of:t's workings and some photo's of the event at as a marketing tool. We appreciate your con~idcmtion oftIris request and look forward to 3'ota: response. Feel rice to call me if you have questions at 1400-846-2036 Ext. 55627 Please fax your reply to: 1-816-545.3586, Atten: Dustin Baum Sincerely, Dustin Baum City of Iowa City MEMORANDU Date: To: From: Re: August 12, 1997 City Council Candidates Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Information pick°up Effective immediately copies of City Council agendas, supportive materials, and meeting schedules will be made for you. Copies of information packets will be available every Friday afternoon in the City Clerk's office after 4:00 p.m. Packets may be picked up during regular office hours, 8:00-5:00 the following week. Packets remaining at the time a new packet is printed will be destroyed. Individual requests for information by one candidate will be furnished to all candidates in their weekly packets. Two Council Candidate workshops have been scheduled. Please mark these dates on you~' calendars: Wednesday, September 3, Finance Wednesday, October 1 5, General Information Both workshops will be held in Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m. Enclosed is the tentative meeting schedule for August and September (Revision//13), Meetings are subject to change so please check the meeting schedule in your weekly packet. If you are interested in attending any of the tours or special meetings outside of the Council Chambers please notify me so that seating and/or transportation is available. Please call the City Clerk's office if you are not interested in receiving weekly packets or wish to make special arrangements. CC: City Council ~ Department Directors City of Iowa City MEI IORANDUI 1 Date: August 15, 1997 To: City Council From: City Manager, Acting City Attorney Re: PCRB Attached is a letter'that has been directed to the City Council by Mr. Gorbatenko. This letter is an expression of complaint/concern about police actions as they relate to an arrest observed by Mr. Gorbatenko. From the City's perspective, whether or not Mr. Gorbatenko has filed a PCRB complaint is currently not a matter of public record, although Mr. Gorbatenko may choose to make such information public. We have several concerns about the process: The Council's early and direct involvement in a matter that is being reviewed by the PCRB may compromise the confidentiality for all of the parties involved, as the PCRB process requires. In addition, we do not wish to see the investigation compromised. Remember that the PCRB ordinance makes the following provisions with respect to confidentiality. Investigations are to be performed in a manner "designed to produce a minimum amount of inconvenience and embarrassment to all parties - including the complainant, the police officer and other witnesses." If the complaint is not sustained, the PCRB's public report to the Council "shall not" include the names of the complainant or the police officer. The PCRB "shall not" issue a report critical of a police officer until after the officer has been offered the opportunity for a name-clearing hearing. 4. The PCRB's annual report "shall" protect the confidentiality of the parties. The common law rights of complainants and officers such as privacy and freedom from defamation shall be protected. PCRB August 15, 1997 Page 2 PCRB complaints will remain confidential even though the circumstances of the incident will be disclosed in the PCRB's reports to the City Council in accordance with the ordinance. The police department's internal investigation, including the complaint, may become a public record if misconduct is found and discipline is imposed, in accordance with Iowa law. Under the PCRB the City Manager receives a copy of the Police Chief's report to the Board. PCRB complaints should not be directed to the City Manager's office. They can be filed with the PCRB (the Clerk's office) or the police department and if filed with the PCRB (Clerk), will be referred to the police department for investigation, in accordance with the ordinance. We have no control over whether a complainant chooses to make his/her complaint public or reveal himself/herself to be a PCRB complainant. However, to the best of our ability, we need to protect the confidentiality of the complainant, the officers involved, and in this case, the individual who was arrested. We may expect citizens to correspond directly with the City Council or possibly even appear before the City Council concerning these types of issues. I would suggest we establish some sort of confidentiality procedure with respect to what should and should not be said. I would suggest that if a Council member is approached by a citizen regarding the filing of a PCRB complaint, that they merely be directed to the appropriate office where a complaint can be filed. If the press were to contact you as to the information concerning the incident, we believe you should decline to answer. If the complainant's confidentiality is compromised, it should be by the complainant and not by a City elected or appointed official. Our comments are intended to help us through this process of assuring that the PCRB procedures are done in a forthright fashion, fulfill all of your directives, and protect the interests of all parties involved. The need to maintain confidentiality is critical and is similar to the Human Rights investigation process where every effort is directed at confidentiality and fairness to all parties. Attachment eleanor/mem/pcrb.wp5 George G. Gorbatenko 106 Wildwood Bay Dr. St. Paul. MN 55115 Tel. (612) 653-4699 Fax (612) 653-0250 Iowa City Council 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 August4,1997 Dear Council Members: Last Friday we were in your city to attend our daughter's graduation, After a celebration dinner, my wife and I were returning to our parked car. We waited for the light to change at the comer of Burlington and Clinton. It was about g:20PM. What we saw next was two police officers apprehending a young man wearing jeans and a light tee shirt. What was particularly troubling, however, was the excessive use of force on the part of the arresting officer. This was not only our opinion but also that of the other people waiting at the comer as well. To compound matters, when I attempted to share the incJdent with the sergeant-in-charge, Jim Linn, he seemed to be more defensive than anything else. Less it be swept beneath the carpet, I felt I should share it with you. It seems that the young man disregarded a command by an officer, and instead ran or walked away, Upon hearing sirens two blocks later, he resumed his run. A few seconds later, the squad car pulled in I'ront of him and he stopped... put his hands in the air ... and faced the wall which was about 3-4 feet in front of him. The officer got out of the car, maybe 15 feet away, charged him driving him to f, he wall, threw him to the ground, and jumped on him and then cuffed him, At no point did the young man offer any resistance. Everybody at the comer had the same reaction... why the needless and excessive force? Sergeant IJnn asked me if I was in law enforcement. Further, why would the individual not have any bruises if he was treated as roughly as I described. ( I seriously doubt the young man was examined by a doctor... given what I witnessed earlier that night, it would be out of character). According to him, the threat of personal injury ( a hidden gun or knife) justified the action. If the man had committed a violent crime, maybe yes... but not disregarding a civil order... with hands up in the surrender position.., with a backup on the scene. No, I'm not in law enforcement. I am a consulting engineer and teach Electrical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. But, I have 25 years of experience as a corrections volunteer in the leading community corrections county in Minnesota. I've worked with judges, sheriffs, police (chiefs and officers alike), pioneered home detention in our state, sewed on several boards dealing with creative alternatives to incarceration, instituted an advocacy program in Junior High, and had three trouble-prone foster children live with our family over the years, Basically, I've been around the block a couple times. Please accept t~s information in the spirit that it is written, constructively, City of Iowa City r EI,IORANDUM Date: August 15, 1997 To: City Council From: Ci~ Manager Re: Police Citizens Review Board - Update The following is an update on various activities associated with the initiation of a Police Citizen Review Board (PCRB). We have initiated a letter to Johnson and Linn County area lawyers in order to determine interest in serving as legal counsel to the PCRB. Once we have reviewed the letters of interest, this information will be summarized and directed to the PCRB's attention. I have assumed due to your interest in demonstrating independence that the PCRB will select its counsel. Due to potential conflicts of interest, the City Attorney's Office will not represent the PCRB. We have tentatively set up an office in the Senior Center for the PCRB. This will provide an office which is away from the Civic Center. It would be difficult to secure a lease and from what we have seen, very expensive on private property in the downtown area. The Senior Center will work with us in order to make sure of adequate signage and through public information we will designate the operating hours of this office. As far as meetings and other conferences the PCRB may choose to convene, those meetings can be arranged at the Civic Center or City buildings. We can pursue other rental space at a later date if that is the desire of the PCRB and/or the City Council. We will locate a separate telephone line as well as computer terminal hookup for PCRB staff. A budget proposal will be prepared, however, I see the basic cost of $26,500 which includes staff assistance $15,000, initial equipment $5,000, counsel $5,000+, and office supplies $1,500. Staff is in the process of developing a training program for PCRB members and the staff person, which will include training on open records/open meetings laws, the operation and structure of the police department and a review of use of force issues. We are also putting together the next Police Citizens Academy which is a four month program, one night a week, and will reserve spots for the PCRB members. Prior to appointment of PCRB members, you will need to confirm your requirements for training, notably the commitment to participation in the police citizen's academy. 5. A draft of bylaws is being prepared by the City Attorney's office for the PCRB. We will screen candidates for the PCRB staff person (job description attached). I have assumed this position will report to the City Clerk as the Supervising Authority. The interviews will begin as early as next week and we would hope to have an individual selected no later than September 1. indextp\memos\tp1-2cm.doc To: All City Employees and the General Public .Date: August 11, 1997 From: Personnel ASSISTANT TO THE POLICE CITIZENS REVIEW BOARD CITY CLERK'S OFFICE Starting wage: $12.25 per hour, increase to $13.71 after 6 months (based on performance) Permanent Part-Time Position 20 hours per week including some night meetings, schedule to be arranged The Police Citizens Review Board is a City Council appointed board which reviews citizen complaints concerning the actions of Iowa City Police Officers and reports findings to the Council. Under direction, performs cledcal and general administrative support for the Police Citizens Review Board. Provides information and assistance to the public regarding filing of a complaint and coordinates and preparas paperwork regarding complaints. Praeparas documents, drafts correspondence, and distributes copies and mailings. Maintains registry and a variety of files including case files. Schedules meetings, hearings and mediation sessions. Prepares and distributes agendas and records, and transcribes and distributes meeting minutes. Coordinates new member orientations, on-going training, and the development of rules and bylaws. Conducts intake interviews and assists complainants in completing complaints procedures. Coordinates internal follow-up and independent investigations. Preparas annual report, complaint resolution reports and policy and procedure recommendations. Preparas budget and monitors expenditures. Performs other related duties as assigned. ReQuirements Requires additional training beyond high school in the areas of record keeping, office administration, and computer operations. Requires two years experience in a responsible clerical position with heavy human relations interactions. Ability to maintain confidentiality a must. Must possess and maintain a valid Iowa driver's license. City of Iowa City Application form must be received by 5:00pm, Friday, August 15, 1997, Personnel, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. No faxes accepted. To comply with the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Contro~ Act of 1986, all persons hired for employment will be required to provide verification of identity and employment eligibility per provisions of the Act. The City of Iowa City is an equal opportunity employer and encourages workforce diversity. For Current Job Openings Available to the Public: JOBLINE - (319) 356-5021 City of Iowa City [ !EMORANDU i Date: August 15, 1997 To: City Manager and City Council , //~ From: Karin Franklin, Director, Re: Parcel 64-1a Private Development We have received no responses to our Request for Proposals for the private development component of the Parcel 64-1a project. I think we can attribute this lack of response to the current ambiguity of the project, the reliance of the private development component on a successful bond referendum, and the lack of explicit incentives in the Request for Proposals. As soon as a decision is made regarding the bond referendum date, we can send out the RFP again with revisions to include more explicit incentives. Those revisions with a greater degree of certainty about the project will hopefully result in a more positive response. c¢: David Schoon Im~nem\kf8-15.doc City of Iowa City 'VIE! IORANDUi i Date: To: From: Re: August 15, 1997 City Manager and City Council Karin Franklin, Director, P~~ Snelson Sculpture On Monday morning August 18, the Snelson Sculpture, which is located at the corner of Iowa Avenue and Dubuque Street, will be moved to temporary storage. This sculpture is owned by the City of Iowa City and was displayed on University of Iowa property. With the pending construction of the new Biology building, it has become necessary for the sculpture to be moved. Removal and storage of the sculpture will be done by City streets crews, with the guidance of David Dennis of the University of Iowa Art Museum. At the City Council meeting of August 25, we will discuss with the City Council the relocation of the sculpture to a site on City-owned property. cc: David Schoon Im\mem\kf8-14.doc IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT USE OF FORCE REPORT JULY, 1997 OFFICER DATE CASE # ENCIDENT 20,33,94 07-05-97 97705485 Burglary, 46 28 49 14,94 39 07-12-97 97705745 Public Intoxication 07-14-97 97705795 Car/Deer Accident 07-16-97 97705856 FORCE USED Subject refused to have handcuffs placed on him and resisted efforts. His hands were pulled behind his back by officers. He then refused to get into the squad car and had to be placed inside the car. Juvenile Transport 07-19-97 97705943 Assault Officer was requested by JCSO Deputies to assist in placing the subject in the padded cell. 07-20-97 97705969 Injured deer was shot. Public Intoxication 40.44,49 07-21-97 97706034 Assault Juv was court ordered to a Juvenile Detention Center. Juvenile became aggressive towards officers and resisted being handcuffed. 36,50 Subject ran from officers and when caught his momentum was directed towards the ground. 9.49.95 13 Subject refused to get out of the squad. She had to be lifted out of the car and supported while walking into the jail. Juvenile assaulted three people and was being held down by Shelter Workers. She attempted to kick officers when they approached her. She was held down and handcuffed. 07-23-97 97706067 Domestic Disturbance Subject kicked ,and bit officer during an tnvestigat.ion. Officers then broke contact ,.~ ith her :red she ~as sprayed ,.,,it h OC ~)'-23-97 9771)61)08 FigIlL N ledical Assist SubJeCt ~as inxolxed m a fight. EMS personnel attempted to render aid and subject t'ought x~ith them. He was flex artfled to th~ siretcher t)7-25-97 97706 l~2 Public Intoxication After bctng cuffed subject began reststing officers. his upper arm ~as grabbed and he was turned away from officers. OFfiCER 28, 14.44 20 'DATE 07-31-97 07-3 i-97 CASE # 97706365 97706404 INCIDENT Juvenile Problem Public Intoxication Interference w/Official Acts FORCE USED Juvenile was throwing a chair at the wall at the shelter and it was decided that she would be transpo.rted to Lee Count2,.'. She was handcuffed and transported. Juvenile resisted being cuffed. Subject ran from two officers. he was a found a couple of blocks away' still ranrang. He was ordered to stop. Subject kept going and was caught and taken to the ground. CC: Chief City Manager Captains Lieutenants Library. City Clerk $T PPINlSl UP PROJECT A University/Community Pannership to Reduce High Risk Drinking Funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/American Medical Association and The University of Iowa Officer Mebus Officer Akers Iowa City. Police Department 410 E. Washington Iowa City. IA 52240 Thank you for taking the time after your shift to speak with Steve and I about alcohol use downtown. It was a very informative and interesting conversation. You both gave us new insight and echoed many of the things we have heard before. There are definitely some common frustrations in the city and the University. The Stepping Up Project will address them with hopes of reducing the amount of problems that occur with excessive drinking. Chief Winklehake has also been interested in this Project and very helpful in gathering information and resources. I am looking forward to riding with you on a Thursday night after the students return. I am sure we will be asking for your thoughts again in the future. If there is anything you would like to discuss or ask about please feel free to contact me at 335-1349. With regard, Julie Phye cc: Chief Winklehake Julie M. Phye, Ph.D. Project Coordinator 100 Currier Hall Iowa City, IA 52242-1222 Phone/Fax: 319-335-1349 Email: julie-phye@uiowa.edu Follow up and meetings with Coralville. for GEICO. PRESIDENT'S REPORT IOWA CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. July, 1997 Kelly Hayworth and Real Estate companies on location and lease Lease offers and counter offers on K-Man building July 1~ through July l0th. GEICO gave up on trying to lease K-Man. Moved our attention to Eagles Building. Jeff Daniels (Eagles Realtor) and Eagles were willing to work aggressively towards a lease. Meeting with Dave Stewart a contractor for Ayemand_Kyers,_their_company is iocated,.in. Des_Moines. July 8th, Coralville City Council Meeting attended and reprinted GEICO Council approved CEBA. Application and approved sale of landto. UPS. ICAD Retreat Committee Meeting approved retreat agenda. July ICAD Board Meeting with Bob Bownet turning ovov th~ gavel- as-board chairman- to. David-Skorton. Working with company on a site or existing building. Freida's buildingwas shown. Will follow up. Meeting with John Lohman an IC Council Candidate. Eastern Iowa Alliance Conference Call to approve brochure and to co-host a reception for a Bio-Tech Conference group at Oakdale on Jul3) 28'~. Meeting at Oral B with Senator Grassley's staff for an upcoming tour of Oral-B on August 11~ for Senator Grassley & Ambassadors from 60 different.countries. Worked with GEICO on packets for new manager and possible other staff to relocate. July 17~ approval of CEBA for GEICO and GEICO's official announcement of coming to Coralville. July 17th trip to Chicago to Applied Systems for meetings on their assessment of area after 1 year and their future growth. Meeting with Bill Casey, Tom.- Cumth- and. others fi~om Applied Systems.. A follow up meeting in Coralville in August, Date TBD. Attended the VNI Steering Committee meeting. in Cedar-- Rapids- for- the formation- of statewide committee members. I will act as Vice-Chair for this group. Ted Neugent will chair next meeting on August 7~h. July 22 picked up Bill Criswell and_ Iim3ones.of_GEICO-aLairparL.the.y are workingwith_Henry Ilarwig to select a contractor, signage company, and vending company. July 23~d spent the day with GEICO's Bill Criswell and Jim Jones. By the 25th Taylor Ball was selected as their contractor. They will join ICAD. Need follow-ulYby-a-boar. d member. Board members should, also follow up with Sign Productions (Thomas Evans), Nesper Signs (Phil Garland), and Brokaw Vending (Khu Brokaw). Atended the Chamber Board meeting and gave an ICAD update to group. The ICAD Mini-retreat was held at the Clarion Hotel and Convention Center on July 24'h. Noon - 3:30 p.m.. Excellent meeting, details to follow. Attended the Coralville Chamber luncheon-andgave an update on..GEICO and-discussed CEBA, .local match and economic impact to Coralville. Kelly Hayworth, Henry Herwig and John Beckord were involved in the discussion. Attended Bio-Tech reception at Oakdale. 5:30..0 8;00-p~m., About- 1.20 Bio-Professionals were at the reception representing their companies. People from 28 states were at the conference. This was co-hosted by Oakdale Research Park, Eastern Iowa..Alliance~anc[.othar~:_ Very_nice event. July 29~ GEICO visit. Lisa and I picked up group of 6 at Cedar Rapids airport at 8:00 a.m. The group included their new manager for Coralville, Joe.Jordan-and-his-wife Nancy. We wenVto-Eagles-store for a review and update on progress and for Joe to see for the first time the operation he will be in charge of. Then we splk up and I took Joe and Nancy to-Rex- Brandstatter's-office and out to-look..at- homes~ schools, neighborhoods. Lisa took Carroll Franklin and David Schindler to select hotel headquarters for their hiring and set-up period and to meet Mark Edward, or: Wor-kforce-Dovelopment. Bill Crisweli-and. an-assistant Bud worked with Henry Herwig on the building and then went to visit office furniture companies. We all met back at the Clarion for a- lunch-hosted-by-.Iowa-State Bank: Kel. ly-Hayworth-extended a welcome to Coralville to Joe and Nancy. The six GEICO representatives, John Beckord, Mark Edwards, Henry, Marty, Lisa and Kelly attended atong-with.-Bob-l~witt-~ Jack-Kolberg, and Gerry-Brossart-, Then the groups broke back out and looked at'homes with Gary Watts and other areas of interest returning to the C.R. airport at 4:00 p.m. so all could-.fly-back-to-D.C. July 29th attended the Coralville City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. for CEBA applications for UroSurge, Inc. and Oakdale Systems. They will bottLhim_7_~. caterthe-next_tv~o__years. Also...ga.x~e._Council an update on GEICO. July 1997 The Cit~ of Iowa T~M Committee and l~o~al ~ntex'tainment are plea~ed and proud to spon~or a,,, Singer/Entertainer & Nashville Recording,qrtist Saturday, September 13, 1997 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Steven Nasby Associate Planner 356-5248 CITY OF I0 WA CITY HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION VACANCIES On August 26, 1997, the City Council will be considering appointments to Iowa City's Housing and Community Development Commission. This is a nine member citizen commission that addresses housing policy issues and makes annual recommendations to the City Council on the allocation of approximately $1.5 million in federal funding. This citizen Commission is designed to assess and review policies and planning documents related to the provision of housing', jobs and services for lower and moderate income residents; to actively publicize community development and housing policies; and seek public participation in assessing the needs of the community. The Housing and Community Development Commission meets monthly and is open to all Iowa City residents. For more information on this Commission or to obtain an application form please contact Steve Long or Maurice Head at 356-5230. 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1526 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 TODAY SUNDAY t/~d:. S 642. V~qd: SE 6-19 High 82 High 80 Low 62 Low 62 ~ Weather Details 8B ~ THE NEWSPAPER OF EASTERN IOWA CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA 75 CENTS i, '. ....:' a. ,,..,//~... , ~..,' .,*,, ',~ t".&~.~:T... ,. r' ~..~r..,. ~ r ~!i,~ . '~... ~, f~.> ~ ._.~8,~ .,i , ; ..' '4'" 1 ;l ~ '~,'~= ';;~ .... · ,~,~'~..~. ~T~,(~':.~.,,.~ ...... · , ~..:,~ .. -.. ~ ~.%~,,..,~: AP file photo -.ocai sales tax may be on Lin. 'i)allot in spring Backers want C.R. voters to decide how to spend it By Douglas Neumann Gazette staff writer © 1997 The Cedar Rapids Gazette Linn County voters. could be asked by next spring to approve a 1 percent local sales tax. First, though, Cedar Rapids voters will be asked how they'd like to spend the $15 million to $17 million that such a 1-cent tax would raise annually. 11 in line unding "~verybodyI'veta]kedtoreaHy]ikesthe concept, but they stress the need to make -~_~ i~l!~ re"airs an~ -~ sure that the projects come from the people, v ~ so the com~nunity feels this wasn't some- .r. e no.v.?- thine that was mandated to them," said tlons at me ·~'~' ' I Gary Streit. Streit was the co-chairman of Foresight 2020, a planning group that proposed a local option sales tax two years ago. He's now among a small, loose-knit group that has renewed discussion on the sales tax. "We'd like to increase entertainment, rec- reation and cultural opportunities in Cedar Rapids so we can better attract younger people to the work force and do a better job with our own kids," Streit said. Pose the plan to City Council members, and they easily recite a wish list of projects: a new baseball stadium for the Kernels, a new zoo, recreation trails, an exhibition hall. "It could be a fantastic opportunity for this community," Mayor Lee Clancey said of the potential revenue. Finance Commissioner Ole Munson said g git couM be a fantastic opportunity for this community. ~ ~ Ma~or Lee C!ancey the tax "could pretty quickly transform the cultural and recreational opportunities in Cedar Rapids. It could jump-start us 50 years into the future." Other commissioners shared the enthusi- asm for projects a local sales tax could fund but were careful to note that residents control the issue. [] Turn to 9A: Tax: Linn vote likely in spring [] From page 1A .About 250 cities in Iowa have a local option sales tax, but it has been defeated in many ar- e~is, too. Des Moines area voters, for example, have rejected the t~.m~ three times in the past 12 years, most recenfiy in Decem- ber 1996. 'In Linn County, only Bertram has a 1-cent local option sales tax. The city of 200, just east of Cedar Rapids, uses it partially for property tax relief and par- tt~dly for capital improvements and community protection. :~Bertram, which has long had the lowest property tax rate in t~e county, takes in about $,40,000 a year from the tax, a~cording to the Iowa Depart- ~i/ent of Revenue and Finance. : Bertram has had the tax since 1985 when all Linn County com- munities voted on a sales tax. Voters in five other cities -- Walker, Springville, Prairie- burg, Coggon and Fairfax -- approved the sales tax, but city councils in those towns later r~pealed it. :The metropolitan area of Ce- dar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha and Robins defeated the sales tax, 15,418 to 11,023. . Sales tax referendums require s,imple majorities from voters in contiguous incorporated areas. In Linn County, that means resi- dents of the four contiguous, nuetro cities vote together, as do Mount Vernon and Lisbon resi- dents. ;If approved by voters, a 1 percent local option sales tax is collected in addition to the s~ate's 5 percent sales tax. Each city with a local option tax de. cities how to spend the 1-cent sgles tax revenue. .Under the 1985 Cedar Rapids p~oposal, 66 percent of the local sales tax revenues would have gone to property tax relief and the rest to replace lost revenue- s}iaring funds. } Clancoy said she thinks voters would be swayed more by specif- ic. projects than the promise of property tax relief. Streit agrees. "The idea is that it isn't sup- posed to underwrite or take care of normal city government func- tions," he said. "We want to change the face of the town to really take a great town and make it even better." Streit said whatever projects are chosen should be entirely funded by the sales tax revenue rather than depending on fund- raising in addition to the tax. Plus, he said, projects can't depend on city subsidies once they're built. The tax should expire when the listed projects are done, he added. Foresight 2020 originally sug- gested a one-year sales tax to raise money for a revolving fund to provide low-interest loans to first-time home buyers and to city residents wanting to start businesses. The housing loans are still a possible use, but the venture capital for entrepreneurs has generated little interest, Strait said. Others in Streit's informal group inblude Pat Marshall, Monica Vernon, Sondy Dagger and Mike Dexter. Streit said the group likely would take some sort of a pro- pose to the City Council this fall. If the council moves to put the question on a ballot, all of Linn County would vote on the tax because Cedar Rapids repre- sents more than half the coun- ty's population. If approved, a local option tax is divided among all the cities that have approved the tax. Each city's share is based on a formula that includes population and the amount of property tax levied. A local option sales tax cannot be on the same ballot as a city election. Strait and Clancey both pre- dicted the tax could be voted on next spring. Suspect:: Identified as escapee [] From page 1A Vance, who chased and caught No one was injured by the him. The two wrestled, and shot that was fired, but Vance Vance backed away when Sardi- suffered abrasions from wres- n~s tried to grab Vance's gun. fling with Sardinas. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED A~AENDMENT TO THE URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PARK URBAN RENEWAL AREA The City Council of the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will hold · Public Hearing at its meeting which commences at 9:00 A.M. on August 20, 1997 in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Io consider adoption of e proposed Amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Technology Park Urban Renewal Area (the "Plan") concerning a proposed Urban Renewal Area in an area located on the west side of C Street SW between Highway 30 and 76th Avenue SW (including the Highway 30/C Street SW interchange). This area is in transi- tion from agricultural uses 1o a technology center development. The proposed Amended Urban Re- newal Area consists of the following legal descrip- tion: Beginning at Ihe Section Center of Soclion 10, Township 82 Norlh, Range 7 Easl; lhence Norlh to Ihe intersection with the norlh right-of-way line of Highway 30; thence Easlerly along said norlh right- of-way line of Highway 30 end Ihe westbound ramp Io the intersection with lhe eesl righi-of-way line of C Sireel SW; thence Southerly along said easterly righi-of-way line to lhe inlerseclion wilh the north righi-of-way line of Highway 30; thence Easterit' along said north right-of-way line 1o Ihe intersec- lion wilh the wesl boundary of the Chicago one Rock island Railroad righl-of-way; thence South I~ the inletsection with the south right-of-way line of Highway 30; thence Weslerly along said soulh right-of-way line of Highway 30 and Ihe easlboun0 ramp to the Interseclion with lhe east right-of-way line of C Street $W; thence South along said east right-of-way line to the intersection with lhe south righi-of-way line of 761h Avenue SW: thence West. along said south right-of-way line 1o lhe Intersec- tion with lhe west right-of-way line of Kirkwood Boulevard SW; thence North olong said wesl right- of-way line 1o the intersection with the north right- of-way line of 76th Avenue SW; thence East along Ihe said norlh right-of-way to the Inletsection with Ihe east boundary line of the West th of Section 15, Township 82 North, Range 7 West; thence Norlh along said east boundary line to the Point of Begin- ning. Excluding therefrom lhe following: Beginning ol the northwest corner of the Southansi V4 of the Soulheast V,~ of Saclion 10, Township 82 North, Range 7 .West; thence Easterly along the norlh boundary line of the Soulh.easl V4 of the Southeast ~/~ of Section tO, Township 82 North, Range 7 Wesl approximately 1,350 feet to the wesl righi-of-way line of C Street SW; thence Southerly along said west right-of-way line approximately '1,350 feet fo the south boundary line of Section 10, Township 82 North, Range 7 West; thence Weslerly along the said south boundary line approximateIy 1,350 feet Io the west boundary line of the Southeast V~ of the Southeast V4 of Section tO, Township 82 North, Range 7 West; thence Northerly along said west boundary line approximately 1,350 feet to the point of beginning. A copy of this Amended Plan is on file for public inspection in Ihe office of the City Clerk, City Halt. Cedar Rapids, Iowa . The City of Coder Rapids. Iowa is the local public agency which, if such Amended Plan is approved, shall undertake the urban renewal activities described in such Amenct- ed Plan. The general scope of Ihe urban renewal activities under consideration in the Amended Plan is to (1) provide approprlale funding for necessary public Improvements as indicated in the Plan and (2) os- slsl qualified industries and businesses in the Urban Renewal Area through various public purpose and renewal octiv[ties outlined in Ihe Plan. To accom- Plish the oblecllves of the Amended Plan, end 1o encourage the further development of the Urban Renewal Area, the Amended Plan provides the~ such renewal oclirifles may include, but not be limited to, the making of loans or grants of public funds fo prlvale entities for economic development purposes and the conslruction of public improve- menis Including sireels and City ulility extensions. initial prelect activities may include provision of funding for necessary public improvements to facil- itate developmenl and agreemenls with a private developer or developers in Ihe Urban Renewal Ar- ea to make annual payments Io the same from the Ino'emenlal taxes produced by Ihe develooer's im- provements In Ihe Urban Renewal Area. The Amended Plan may also be amended from time lo time fo respond Io development opportunities. Any person or organization desiring to be heard shall be afforded the opportunity to be heard al such hearing. This notice is given by order to the City Council of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as provided bY Section 403.5 of the Code of Iowa. Dated Ihis 30th day of July, 1~7. Ann OIIInger, City Clerk Ce~tar Rapkts City Council August 5, 1997, 8:30 AM Council met in Informal Session. Presenl, Mayor Clancoy, Council members Evans, Hughes, son and Thomas. Ann Ollinger, City Clerk Published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on AuguSl 9, 1997. New streets, development Established in 1967, Iowa City's Hickory Hill Park now comprises some 190 acres of rolling Iowa countryside. Within its boundaries lie grassy meadows, wooded ravines and hillsides, streams, and wetlands. These features, com- bined with nearly seven miles of foot trails, at- tract thousands of nature lovers, hikers, jog- gers, and cross-country skiers. Hickory Hill is an irreplaceable treasure known to residents and visitors alike. But unless we act now, the wild and open character of Hickory Hill Park will be irreplaceably lost. Plans to build busy new arterial streets are moving forward, meaning residential and office-commercial development will soon close in upon the park's remaining open borders. The bulldozers will go to work next spring unless we change the equation now. The first project scheduled for completion is also the most damaging to Hickory Hill: The extension of First Avenue north to North Dodge Street (see map). Two years ago, First Avenue was removed from the city's list of planned projects in favor of the less damaging Scott Boulevard extension. Now, First Avenue is back on the list and has received top prior- ity, partly because of pressure from landown- qiochester Ave. ;~ O East-West Arteml ~} Scott ers who want to develop their property. Incredibly, the city re. initiated the First Avenue project with no public input. Little effort was made to inform the public or park users of the proposed project, and no public hearings were ever held. We believe park users and the public have a right to be heard and to partici- pate in decisions concerning development near Hickory Hill. We therefore urge the Iowa City City Council to: ' Stop work on the First Ave. extension · Inform the public of development plans · Hold public hearings Please join us in working to persuade the council to take these actions. RA'~LY to SAVE HICKORY HILL PARK Tuesdoy, Aug. 26 6:30 p.m. City Civic Center TJ-°W° · t $AI1£ It!CKORY BILL! Last chance to pre- sei~/e what's le 't of the open space surrounding iowa City's premiere natural park area H c!(o y So muc more than a park Look to the north and east from the grassy hilltop near Hickory Hill Park's north shelter, and you see a pastoral landscape of wooded stream valleys, open fields, and farmsteads. Such has been the character of this area since white settlement in the mid-nineteenth cen- tury. In fact, the park and its environs preserve a remarkable diversity of natural habitats, plants, and animal and bird species. Because habitats and ecosystems follow contours of the land and not lines on a map, Hickory Hill Park is linked with the surround- ing area by stream corridors and wooded slopes. Animals move freely and plant commu- nities sustain themselves and grow according to natural boundaries of wetlands, woodlands, and open fields. Hickory Hill is where Iowa City residents can come to experience nature-to walk woodland trails and hear the songs of birds and the rustling of leaves; to sit on a hill- top and enjoy open vistas. The park was established in 1967 and ex- panded in 1979 and 1992; it now comprises about 190 acres of land. But as the park has grown, so has the city around it. Today resi- dential and office developments have closed. in upon all but the northeastern section of Hickory Hill. And now, the city plans to close the loop by extending First Avenue northward to link with Dodge Street via a new east-west arterial street. Officials expect First Avenue to carry 4,000 cars a day to begin with, growing to 8,000 cars a day or more within a few years. Construction will begin next spring unless the plans are changed. With busy new streets come development. If the past is any guide, expensive homes on large lots will soon loom over Hickory Hill's remaining open borders. We believe there is a better way, that First Avenue is not needed, and that new develop- meats to the east and northeast of Hickory Hill can be designed to conserve open space and scenic vistas. We also believe citizens can make a difference. The decision to build First Avenue was made quickly and without public input; we believe the City Council will reconsider if enough people express their concern. OtO by rJ This aerial photo, looking east from above Hickory Hill Park, shows the open countryside currently bordering the park. The broken line represents the approximate location of the park's boundary; the solid lines repre- sent the approximate routes of the First Avenue exten- sion (1) and a planned east-west arterial street (2). Citizens: We want a say in important decisions h ~ unprecedented md p~sewonhy effort, the ci~ of enhance a metropoli= tra~spo=tion planning process that is Iowa Ci~ convened more than 80 ci~ens ~ 1994 to at- open to communi~ input .... ~culate ~ ~sion and set go~s for the ci~'s Mture. Working· M ~e ~ of~omen~ Protection: %e ~ion includm in nine sepmte ~k forces, ~e cifizen~ dive~e ~ck- "A c~izen~ that recog~es and values ~e unique ecolo~ of the grounds and perspecfiv~onsistenfiy ranked broad par-~ea and Development that occurs wi~ consideration of eco- fidpa~on and enviromen~ sensiti~ ~po~nt mmns 1ogi~l features, such as protecting cri~ wildlife habitats, natu- ofa~ie~ng ~eir vision ofw~t Iowa Cid should be. Some~ te~Mn and ~ture, green space." One goal N to "Protect scenic ~mpl~: and Mstofic vistas....' · In ~e ~ea of,5oope~five Effo~: The rusk force's * In ~e ~ea of ~nd Use & Urb~ Pattern: %e citizens' ~- vision s~tes ~at %e communi~best se~ed ~rough sion states &at "Future city developments should cherish ~d ,~e p~dpation of i~ member." S~'e~c g~ls include, protect the c~cter of ~e ~stMg downtown and ~sfing neigh- C~'~e:.&te in dei~s'~g'{'ays in wNch d~em of Iowa Ci~borh~, w~e mreM~y creating new ar~ which are i~ova~ve mn be {nformed about loc~ i~ues ~d ~ ac~ve pa~ci- in d~i~, ~e compatible wi~ the~ sugoundings ~d are en~- p~ M-gef~g ~e'~6'~uni~s agen&," and "Fu~er romen~y sensitive." To: IO~A CITY CLERK From Jo ffogar~ 8-13-~7 8:22an p. 2 of 3 Johnson County Sally Stutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Charles D. Duffy Jonafiaan Jordahl Stephen P. La¢ina BOARD OF SUPERVISORS August 14, 1997 FORMAL MEETING Agenda 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. 2. Business from the Planning and Zoning Administrator a) Final consideration of Frank Shima to amend the legal description for Lot 1, Jordan Creek Subdivision of application Z9627. b) Motion setting public hearing on zoning and platting requests. c) Other 3. Business from the Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator a) Discussion/action re: application SP14 of Freeman Maas for a Site Plan Review of Lot 5, Scott's Fourth Addition. This parcel is located in SW quadrant of the intersection of Highway 218 and Highway 1 SW in West Lucas Township. 1:9 Other 4. Adjournment h:'~gendas\ 1997\8-14.doc 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 ~ ~ ~,~ To: IO~A CITY CLERK From~ Jo HogarS¥ 8-13-97 8:22am p. 3 of 3 Agenda 8-14-97 Page 2 To~ IO~ CI?¥ CLERK F~om~ Jo HoHa~t¥ 8-14-97 9:40am p. 2 of R ~ohmon Court .ty Sally Slutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Charles D. Duffy Jonathan Jordahl Stephen P. Lacina BOARD OF SUPERVISORS August 18, 1997 INFORMAL MEETING Agenda Review of rezoning and platting requests. Site review. Administration Building at 9:00 a.m.) 2. Reconvene at 1:30 p.m. (Leave County 3. Work Session re: Johnson County Comprehensive Plan. 4. Comments from the public discussion 5. Adjourn hSagendas\ 1997X08-18.dec 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL:(319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 Also sent to: Mary Neuhauser Robert Dvorsky Minnette Doderer Mary Mascher August 14, 1997 CITY OF I0 WA CITY The Honorable Dick Myers 9 Woodland Heights NE Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Certification of Property Tax Assessments by the Department of Management, State of Iowa Dear Mr. ~~///'~ State of Iowa law requires that property tax assessments and rates be certified to all counties by July 1 of each year. The State of Iowa Department of Management is responsible for certifying this information. As of August 5, 1997, the Department of Management had not yet certified tax assessments to all the counties within Iowa to allow them to process property tax bills to homeowners and businesses. Approximately June 23, 1997, the City of Iowa City received information from the Iowa Department of Management which omitted the City of Iowa City assessments and levy rates for the upcoming tax year that begins July 1, 1997. The Department of Management was informed immediately about this error. On approximately August 6, 1997, the City received a compiled report from Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett, listing the certified rates which can only be done once the Department of Management certifies the information to the County. The Department of Management's delay has caused the counties to delay processing of property tax bills. I am enclosing a copy of a letter received from the Johnson County Treasurer, Cletus R. Redlinger, that states the County did not disburse in August any property taxes collected during the month of July because there were not any levy rates in place to apportion the property taxes. The history for the last seven fiscal years of the Department of Management certifying tax rates per the Johnson County Auditor's office is shown below: FY97 - July 31, 1996 FY96 - July 31, 1995 FY95 - July 10, 1994 FY94 - July 27, 1993 FY93 - July 15, 1992 FY92 - No information FY91 - June 30, 1990 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA :~224{}-1826 · (319) 356-$000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 Mr. Myers August 14, 1997 Page 10 It is unfortunate that a State of Iowa Department does not follow the State law, and related rules and regulations to file the required information in a timely fashion. The State recently passed a new law that changed the due date to certify rates from July 1 to June 15. Based on the history shown above, this date will not be complied with as the State currently cannot certify rates by July 1. There is nothing that we can do about this except to voice our concerns to our local legislators. These delays annually cause an impact on the first four month revenue stream of the City. Please call me at (319) 356-5010 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Stephen J'. Arkins City Manager Enclosure cc: Iowa League of Cities Cletus Redlinger Tom Slockett City Council bcl-1DY,wp5 IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP5 IP6 CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKET August 19, 1997 Memorandum from City Manager: Miscellaneous Memorandum from Finance Director to City Manager: Amendir~g the Fiscal Year. 1998 Budget Memorandum from Treasury Customer Service Manager: Utility Discount Program Statistics by Month - June t997 and Fiscal Year t998 Letter from John McKinstry (First Christian Church)to Adamson Clark Landscape Architecture, Inc.: Iowa Avenue Streetscape Letter to Mayor from Jim Larew: Butterfly Garden Memorandum from City Clerk: Initiative Petition IP7 IP8 Release: Citizens' Police Academy Agenda: August 19 Johnson County Board of Supervisors Informal Meeting IP10 City of Iowa City FY97 Comparison of Expenditures, and Cash Position - For June 30, 1997 [Council packets only] Budget to Actual Revenues,.o~'~ the Twelve Months Ending City of Iowa City VEMORANDU I Date: August 19, 1997 To: City Council From: City'Manager Re: Miscellaneous 2. 3. 4. Is Iowa City water safe to drink? Memo from Carol Sweeting, Water Educator. Water plant site plannin.q. Memo from City Manager to staff committee. Hail damaged vehicles. Memo from Joe Fowler. Municipalities in Transition. Iowa City has been selected as one of 34 cities to explore issues affecting municipalities. Downtown fountain. Memo from Public Works Director. Additional downtown CAMBUS route. Letter from Joe Holland (At/R) suggested new route to CAMBUS. Memo from Transit Manager. bc2-1 SA,wp5 Lisa Handsaker From: Sent: To: Subject: Carol Sweeting Monday, August 18, 1997 9:11 AM *Water Plant Operations; *Water Customer Services; *All Civic Center Employees; *Wastewater Division Is Iowa City Water Safe to Drink? Last week the Environmental Working Group, a private organization, released a report studying Atrazine in midwest surface waters. Iowa City was included in the document as a city at risk. Atrazine is a weed-killer commonly used on cornfields. Using it's own standard of 0.15 parts per billion, the organization says 13 towns have too much of the chemical in their drinking water. Iowa City measures at 0.58 parts per billion on average in a year. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards allow 3 parts per billion. Iowa City meets this standard. The water is safe to drink. The Iowa City Water Division evaluates and updates processes continually to reduce risks to the community. Deep wells have been drilled and water main is being laid on North Dubuque St. to provide a larger portion of chemical free water. This water will accompany the three wells at the Madison St. site to supplement the river water source to the current treatment plant. The proposed new treatment plant and alluvial and deep well sources were chosen to minimize chemical risks to the community as well as provide a plentiful supply. The new plant is expected to be on line about 2002. If you have questions please contact Carol Sweeting 356-5164. Page 1 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUI I Date: August 15, 1997 To: Department Directors and Other City Personnel From: City Manager Re: Water Plant Site As we begin to put together the final design elements of the new water treatment plant and all of the other related features associated with this project, we need to comprehensively plan for the use of the site notably what public use can occur. We have discussed the possibility of the site being open for public use as a park and possibly recreational area. In order that we may develop plans in conjunction with our water treatment plant construction project I am creating an internal staff committee to be chaired by the Director of Public Works. The employees indicated in this memorandum will serve as the committee. It will be the responsibility of the Director of Public Works to call this site planning committee together, determine the uses for the site in conjunction with and support of the primary proposed as a water treatment plant. If it is necessary to secure some professional consulting assistance then the Director will provide me with the recommendations from the Committee. I would at the very least like to see a brainstorming of ideas, identification of issues, and an agenda of action plans. The ultimate project plan should allow us to build and construct our water treatment facilities and at the same time construct any parks, recreational or related use that might be appropriate. I would like a report no later than November 10, so I may brief the City Council. CC; Chuck Schmadeke Brad Neumann Karin Franklin Terry Trueblood Jeff Davidson Ed Moreno Carol Sweeting (Another P & R person of Director's choosing) Irn\mem~sa8-142,doc City of Iowa City M E Ni 0 RAN D IJ M To: Steve Atkins, City Manager From: Joe Fowler, Director Parking & Transit Reference: Hail Damaged Vehicles The insurance appraisal for repair to City vehicles following the recent hail storm was $123,545.30. The City estimate for repairs was $107,000. These cost included dent removal, glass replacement and broken light markers. After the repairs were made to windshields and light markers I met with Kevin O'Malley, Risk Manager, and we determined that a cost comparison should be done between conventional repair and paintless dent removal. Estimates were obtained and it was determined that there was a 50 - 60% savings contracting for paintless dent removal. We have entered into an agreement with Winebrenner Ford to do these repairs. While not all vehicles will be repaired, we anticipate saving $50,000 over conventional repair methods. cc Kevin O'Malley August 8, 1997 National League of Cities The Honorable Naommi J. Novick Mayor 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1825 Dear Mayor Novick: 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Officers Washington, D.C. President Mark Schwartz 20004 Counc,~ Member, Oklahoma Cdy, Oklahoma (202) 626-3000 First Vice President Fax: (202) 626-3043 Brian J. O'Neill Councd Member. Philadelphm, Pennsylvanrs Second Vice President Clarence Anthony Mayor, South Bay, Flonda Iramachete Past President Gregory S, Lashulka Mayor, Columbus, Ohio Executive Director Donald J. Sorul I am writing to invite you and your city to join NLC and 33 other cities and towns in a unique research effort to explore key issues affecting America's municipalities. It requires no financial contributions on the part of you or your city. It does require your engagement in NLC's new Municipalities in Transition project. Economic, demographic, and legislative transitions are dramatically changing the environment in which cities operate. These changes are too often discussed and acted upon without an adequate understanding of what they mean for cities and their citizens. Therefore, NLC is initiating the Municipalities m Transition project to influence public and policy discussions and to help federal, state, and local decision makers better understand how important issues actually play out in America's cities and towns. Through the Municipalities in Transition project, you will participate in the development - from the ground up and in terms of your own city language - of a picture of the most important and demanding issues affecting America's cities. I am extremely excited about this effort, and am looking forward to showcasing it as an unrivaled means of understanding cities, the challenges they are facing, and the successes they are finding. We have identified a cross section of cities that are representative of the wide diversity among all municipalities. Cities - including yours - have been selected for the Municipalities in Transition project based on different income levels, employment growth, and city fiscal conditions, as well as different combinations of these factors. The selected cities also represent different regions, government types, and population sizes. Past Presidents: Carolyn Long Banks,Councdwoman-at-Large, Atlanta, Georgia · Glenda E. Hood, Mayor, Orlando, Florida · Sharpe James, Mayor, Newark, New Jersey · Cathy Reynolds, Councilwoman-at-Large, Denver, Colorado · Directors; Floyd Adams, Jr., Mayor. Savannah, Georgia · Ken Bacchus, Councilman, Kansas City, Missouri · Geoffrey Beckwith, Executive Director, Massachusetts Municipal Association · Sharon Saylos Bolton, Mayor. Minneapolis. Minnesota · Thomas G. Bredeweg, Executive Director. Iowa League of Cities · Lucille C. Brogden, Council V~ce Presidenl, HyattSvllle, Maryland · Susan J. Cave, Executive Director, Ohio Municipal League · Carol Y. Clark, Councdmember, East Orange, New Jersey · Mary Clark, Counsd Member, Camden, South Carolina · Carl Classart, Executive Direclor, Wyoming Assomation of Municipalities · John beStcrane. Jr., Mayor, New Haven, Conneclicut · Thomas Duane. Councilmember, New York, New York · Jerry Dunn, Mayor, Benbrook, Texas · Howard E. Duvalh Jr,, Executive Director, Municipal Assomation of South Carolina · Gone Paidman, Alderman. Evanston, Illinois · John Farrare, City Councd President, Los Angeles. California · Patricia Figueroa, Council Member, Mountain View, Califorma · Stan Finkelstein, Executive D~rector. Association of Washington Cilrss · William F. Fulginith Execulive Director. New Mexico Municipal League · Paul Halrake, Mayor, Peri Wayne, Indiana · Victor Hernandez, Councilmember. Lubbock, Texas · Linda Lawrence, Alderman, Wausau, Wisconsin · Patricia Lockwood, Mayor, Fenton, Michigan · Beverly Melton, Board el Aldermen President, Louisville, Kentucky · Joe Murdy, Assembly Member. Anchorage. Alaska · William F. Murphy, Mayor, Woodridge, Illinois · Thomas C. Owens, Councfimember, Overland Park. Kansas · Sedalla Sanders. Council Member, El Centre, California · Marjorie Schramm, Mayor. Kirkwood, Missouri · Larry L. Schultz, Councilman, Rockledge, Florida · Judy Ferguson Shaw, Councilwoman. Berkeley, M~ssourl · Eric Smith, Councfi President. Jacksonwile, Florida · Harry Smith, Mayor. Greenwood, Mississippi · Tommy Swaim, Mayor, Jacksonwile, Arkansas · Reford C. Theebold, Counml Member, Grand Junchon, Colorado · William E. Thornton, Mayor, San Antonio, Texas · Jack Valencia, Jr., Councfilor, Las Cruces, New Mexico · Marcia Weaver, Council Member, Jackson, Mississippi · George C. Wright, Jr., Executive Director, Delaware League of Local Governments · Charles C. Yahcoy, Councillor, Boston, Massachusetts Recycled Paper Municipalities in Transition Page 2 We will work with your city and others to document how municipalities identify and respond to changes - ranging from local trends to federal legislation to global transformations. What we learn will be reported in a variety of NLC reports, press conferences, newspaper articles, and other forums. The Municipalities m TransitJon project begins immediately. Between September and December, we will focus on identifying - from the perspectives of the 34 participating cities - the major forces affecting cities, and how widespread or commonly experienced they are. On December 5~, Mm~cipalities m Transition members (including you) will participate in a high-level roundtable at NLC's Congress of Cities in Philadelphia to hear initial findings and to dig deeper into the subjects. Findings from the initial investigation and the roundtable will be released in the Spring. By participating, you will be agreeing to make yourself and your city staff available to be interviewed by NLC and to provide NLC researchers with other readily available information. This will not overburden you or your staff. Specifically, by participating you would agree to the following short-term activities: Provide NLC with a high-level point of contact (department head or similar) who has both a broad appreciation of the shape and magnitude of the forces affecting your city, as well as an ability to open key and varied doors throughout the city; Participate in an initial interview (approximately 30 minutes) between September and mid- November; Help, through your designated point of contact, secure interviews (approximately 30 minutes) with one high-level (department head or similar) and one 1owerqevel (line/field staff or similar) city staff member between September and mid-November; Participate in a roundtable meeting at the Congress of Cities in Philadelphia on Friday, December 5t~. Please don't take this request lightly, While NLC plans to make participation easy for you and your staff, we will be viewing you and your city as a part of a high profile group whose members give us insights into a much broader sector of America's cities and towns. The project - and the participation by you and your staff- does not stop in December. Over the next two years, the Municipalities in Transition project will build on this initial information to look at how key economic, demographic, and legislative changes affect cities and how cities respond. What we learn will be taken directly to key policy and other decision makers to help them better understand the c. ity perspective. Municipalities in Transition Page 3 Because we are only inviting thirty-four cities to participate, and because the selected cities - as a group - must be representative of all of the nation's cities, your participation is crucial. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me or Jamie Woodwell, NLC's Research Manager. He can be reached at 202-626-3030. Mr. Woodwell will be calling your office the week of August 18t~ to set up a time to discuss this effort with you'or a member of your staff. I look forward to working with you in this exciting endeavor. Sincerely, Donald J. Borut Executive Director bcc: Stan Arkins City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM August 13,1997 To: Steve Atkins From: Chuck Schmadeke The City Plaza fountain has been inoperable for the past two weeks as a result of the City's concerns with contaminated water and the need to perform annual maintenance and repair work. The cost of maintenance and repair, typically an annual cost, is $1500.00. This work is necessary before the ~vater can be turned on and recirculated. Public Works recommends replacing the recirculated water each day with fresh water to minimize the probability of recirculating contaminated water. In addition, turning the flow of water off during late night hours is recommended. The cost of automating the supply of fi'esh water and the hours of flow is estimated to cost $5000.00. Boggs mechanical contractor will be submitting a cost proposal the week of August 18, 1997, to perform the work. Work on the fountain can begin any time after August 18, 1997. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: August 7, 1997 To: From: Steve Atkins, City Manager Ron Logsden, Transit Manager Re: AUR Proposal - ~0~'~![ l~t!-a"~-.- ~ ' The route that they are proposing is almost identical to the one that we came up with in our route study. It is traveling through some high density areas and would offer a viable alternative to those people rather than driving their car downtown. The key to making it work is probably the fact that the service would be free or very inexpensive. If Cambus were to provide this service it would affect our routes. We pick people up in these areas, especially in the winter. People would probably walk from a few blocks beyond the Cambus route in order to get free service which would impact our routes to an even greater extent. There would also be pressure from other high density student dominated apartment complexes to have Cambus service extended to them, exp. Emerald Court, Westgate and Seville. Many of those complexes represent a large portion of our ridership on the respective routes they are located. · If we were to provide the service it would need to be free or no more than 25 cents to make it viable. A free shuttle in this area would help free up parking downtown and would be looked at favorably by the DTA. Date: To: From: Re: City of iowa City MEI IORANDUM August 18, 1997 City Council Donald J. Yucuis, Finance Director ~).~- Amending the Fiscal Year 1998 Budget A resolution is included on the August 26, 1997 City Council agenda that will set a public hearing for September 9, 1997 to amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 Budget. Traditionally we have formally amended the current fiscal year budget in May of each year. I am recommending a change that will formally amend the budget twice in each fiscal year. This will accomplish two objectives: 1) the City Council will know what budget authority is being requested to be carried over from the prior FY to the current FY and 2) this will ensure that the City complies with the State of Iowa Department of Management's rules and regulations as they pertain to formal budget expenditure authority. So in the future you will be seeing two formal public hearings to amend the current budget. jw/mem/dy-budgt.doc Date: To: From: Subj: Treasury Division 5-Aug-97 City Manager and City Council Dianna Furman Utility Discount Program Statistics by Month - June, 1997 and Fiscal Year 1998 Memoramdum Month 1997 June FY98 July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June FY Totals 177 cc: Don Yucuis Water Sewer Refuse Total Accounts Recyling Water Sewer on Discount Water Discounts Discounts Program Discount 175 51 226 1,149.44 177 51 228 1,146.88 utildis.xls8/5/9710:03 AM 51 228 1,146.88 Tax Discount 56.13 Sewer Refuse Recycling Total Discount Discount Discount Discounts 1,207.81 1,148.00 367.50 3,928.88 56.03 1,205.12 1,141.44 365.40 3,914.87 56.03 1,205.12 1,141.44 365.40 3,914.87 y,CFIRST I IRISTIAN August 13, 1997 ATTN: Brian Clark, ASLA Adamson Clark Landscape Architecture, Inc. 1200 Grand Ave. West Des Moines, IA. 50265 Dear Persons, I am writing to express an opinion and provide information relative to "improvements". to the Iowa Avenue Streetscape. It is my understanding that redesign of Iowa Avenue has been on the City's capital improvements list several times prior to the current effort, but has been removed each time due to objections from businesses over the loss ofparking spaces. It is also my understanding that the City of Iowa City will probably not be adding parking spaces via new parking ramps for at least seven years, and that even then a new ramp may not be built on the north edge of the downtown area. Already, we are faced with the loss of 20 parking spaces on Iowa Avenue for about three years due to the construction of the biology building. As Pastor of a congregation that has lived on Iowa Avenue for more than 130 years and began discussing parking as a problem at least as early as the 1930's, I am certain that any loss ofparking spaces on Iowa Avenue will impact our congregation negatively. As much as we'd like to thinl~ that people can be re-educated to use alternative means of transportation and to walk to our location from more distant parking locations, I know that all of the literature regarding church parking says that most people will simply go someplace else rather than deal wlth parking difficulties. Despite our current parking difficulties, attendance at worship and other functions of our congregation is growing; this growth brings more people downtown more often and also places a greater burden on existing parking spaces during the entire week. I am aware that trees and green spaces have aesthetic value quite apart from any monetary or commercial value that may be placed On them, but 'the frustrations of human time and effort spent in finding a parking space and walking to our building rather than in worship/study/fellowship/social action have costs associated with them as well. I am opposed to any loss ofparking on Iowa Avenue that is due to improvements undertaken mainly for aesthetic or historical reasons. I have no idea how improvements could increase safety and accessibility with minimal loss of parking, but would be interested in hearing yours. I thank you for this opportunity for communication and expect to remain in touch with the planning process as it unfolds. Peac~e. D,/,r'.f,~r(~. McKinstry, Pastor, ~',~r/t Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) /c: City Cotmcilors, Iowa Ave. ar/~ congregations 217 IOWA AVENUE P.O. Box 887 IOWA CITY, IA 52244 (319) o337o4181 IOWA CITY AREA SCIENCE CENTER, INC. 504 E. Bloomington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52245 319-337-2007 August 14, 1997 Naomi Novick, Mayor 306 Mullin Avenue Iowa City, IA 52246 Dear Madam Mayor: Just a note to tell you that the enclosed document, authored by was sent to the Opinion Page editor of the Iowa City Press-Citizen, in response to a series of recent letters and guest opinions discussing the relationship between ICASC and the City of Iowa City. Sometimes submissions are not printed at all; sometimes in a greatly edited form. I wanted you to have a copy of the complete statement for your information. This has been an interesting summer. The crowds are steady and the mood is delightful at the exhibit° we hope you will have a chance~ to see it in the month of August. ly, 8rew c: \wp51\museum\but terfly\J 10814sp. ed In the dog days of August Iowa City has a butterfly controversy. Who would have thought, back in the snowy days of early spring when the proposal of an insect exhibit in downtown Iowa City first hatched, that it would invite such heated summer charges? In a world marked by starvation, warfare and disease--events involving real suffering in real time--there is something surrealistic about the intensity of the critics' laments. In May, in an effort to expand--not contract--the amount of public space near the Pedestrian Mall, a group of hard working' volunteers transformed a handful of metered (not free~) parking spaces into a wonderful, peaceful sanctuary. These same people have been accused in the editorial pages of the Press-Citizen of having committed everything from cruelty to children to economic apartheid. For about the price of a soft drink and fries (for children), or less than a milkshake (for adults) a person can choose (or not choose) to share in the experience~ And, for those for whom even those prices impose too heavy a burden, ICASC has offered many opportunities to observe the miraculous processes occurring at the exhibit for no cost at all. I had to smile at a recent description of the Iowa City Area Science Center, Inc.--a non-profit, tax exempt corporation administered entirely by volunteers--as a "powerful entity in Iowa City". As flattering as the mischarac'terization may have been, in the past five years I have spent simply too many hours late at night around the dining room table with my wife and two children licking postage stamps for mailings about ICASC's free courses to allow me to believe that one° A writer implores the Press-Citizen to launch an investigation into the "impact of this corporate enterprise on low-income families." We are an open group with nothing to hide° Our Board of Directors is comprised of educators and laypersons trying to bend the future in a way that increases the scientific literacy of fellow citizens° In their devotion to this form of public service no Board member has ever benefited economically--not even one penny--from their associations with ICASCo The process by which ICASC obtained the City's approval to proceed with this project was very time consuming, but not mysterious. We wrote a letter to the Mayor and City Council° We presented our idea to a number of City departments--Parking, Public Works, Parks and Recreation. We met with folks from the public library and Arts Fest to make certain that our exhibit wouldn't interfere with other worthy projects using adjoining space. We had the idea placed on the published agenda for the City Council where, during one of its regular meetings, it was subject to discussion and unanimous approval. We attended meetings of the Design Review Committee to assure that our signs met with community expectations. And, finally, we obtained approval to hang our wonderful banners (again, designed by volunteers!) from the Visitors and Convention Bureau, which has jurisdiction over the street post fasteners° The "deal" we struck with the City was as simple as it was public: that, in consideration for the City's consent to use of the metered spaces and a five foot-wide strip of asphalt adjacent to the Pedestrian Mall, ICASC would purchase, install~ maintain~ insure and staff a butterfly garden open to the public seven days a week, from late May into September. We agreed to establish season passes that would allow frequent, low cost admission to individuals and families. We also agreed--and we have kept our promise--to target low income populations for free and reduced-admission to the exhibit, in addition to offering our traditional free August programs° Although the butterfly garden is new to Iowa City--indeed, we are aware of no other place on earth where a butterfly garden such as this has been created in the midst of an urban parking lot--the policies underlying its connection with the City are not° Non- profit membership groups formed to enjoy sports and recreational activities regularly use our municipal parks for Little League, soccer and softball. Admission fees are charged for those who want to swim at our pools or take lessons in them. Non-profit groups such as the University of Iowa, the Hospice Roadraces, Red Cross and Hancher Auditorium all use the street light posts for their banners. Making a "profit" on this project has never been a goal or even a possibility° Rather, ICASC devoted all of its accumulated reserves ($25,000o00) and borrowed $20,000°00 more just to get the project started° In the course of the summer, while also meeting the exhibit's ongoing, daily expenses, the borrowed funds will be paid back in full. ICASC will not, howevers re-capture all of its initial investment of reserves. However, this is how things are and should be for an educational institution. What a private business might consider a "loss" a non-profit corporation devoted to educational projects views as an "investment" in its citizens and in the future of the community° The butterfly garden may be nothing more than an "irony" or a "prison" or a "penal colony" to some folks. But, to most of the more than 12,000 persons who have already viewed it, the exhibit has been a wonderfully accessible event that is available in only a few other locations in our country--places like New York's Bronx Zoo or Georgia's Calloway Gardens, all of which charge admission fees. I, for one, am grateful for the incredible in-kind~ support that individuals and businesses have given to the butterfly garden project--folks like members of ICASC, Mid-America Construction, the students at C.E.C., Iowa City Landscaping, Emily Vermillion, Benson & Hepker, Iowa State Bank & Trust Company, KCRG-TV9, TCI of Eastern Iowa, United States Cellular and KXIC Radio. It simply would not have been possible to put this project together without this backing. Perhaps some other individuals or groups will offer better or more creative proposals for future uses of spaces on or near the Pedestrian Mall or similar public areas than has ICASC in this particular instance° In this era of deeply felt disenfranchisement and entitlement--of which the summer's critics of the butterfly garden are clear voices--proponents of alternative uses of public spaces will necessarily struggle to close the gap between the surge of their initial inspiration .and the reality that they--or somebody--must later'pay for it. But this struggle is, after all, part of the balancing act that must be performed in a democracy by any group seeking to use, even if marginally, a public resource. In our own way, imperfectly, perhaps, but always in good faith, the volunteers who comprise the Iowa City Area Science Center have tried to improve our community with the butterfly garden° City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: August 19, 1997 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk~~' Re: Initiative Petition On August 18th an Affidavit To Commence Initiative Proceedings was filed in my office. The Affidavit and supportive documents are attached for your information. It is my understanding the group intends to file the required 2,525 signatures in my office by August 25. I will make every attempt to certify the signatures (using the current voter rolls), and report to you next week. Once certified Council must act within 60 days. In order to have the question on the November 4 election Council must forward to the Auditor by 5:00 p.m. August 29. AFFIDAVIT TO COMMENCE INITIATIVE E.F ~'~ , , ,.. .. ...... PROCEEDINGS STATE OF IOWa COUNTY OF JOHNSON ) The undersigned petitioner(s) hereby propose(s) to commence initiafive~D..~.efer.e.n.duw~' proceedings pursuant to Article VII of the Charter of Iowa City, 1. Each of the undersigned is a voter who is registered to vote in Iowa City. 2. The undersigned will supervise the circulation of the initiative gr ,ute[undum petition and will be responsible for filing it in proper form with the City Clerk of Iowa City, 3, The name(s), address(es), and phone number(s) of the petitioner(s) is (are) as follows (print or type): All relevant notices relating to the initiative or referendum proposal shall be addressed as follows: (Name of recipient) Street Address or Post Office Box City, State, Zip Code 5, The ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered is attached hereto as an exhibit and by this referendum made a pa.~hereof. Witness my (.our) hand(s) this ~ day of ~ , 19 ?__.7, Subscribed and sworn to before me, a Notary Public, on this /~' day of ~j~..,~,~-~ , by~.~d/~.~. /~.~r~'~' and.<'~l~'7~ ~r'~ , to me known to b~e the person(s) who executed the foregoing Affidavit, and who (or each of whom) acknowledged that he/she executed the same as his/her voluntary act and deed. My Commission expires ~'/,,~ ~, Citizen Initiative to Preserve Hickory Hill RESOLUTION PROHIBITING THE EXTENSION OF FIRST AVENUE ALONG HICKORY HH~ PARK UNTIL YEAR 2000. WHEREAS, the extension of First Avenue along the eastern boundary of Hickory Hill Park would significantly affect the ecosystem of the park and the experiences of park visitors; and WHEREAS, the First Avenue extension would make it much more expensive for taxpayers to main~in the current size of Hickory Hill Park should parkland be converted to cemetery; and WHEREAS, the First Avenue extension would change a residential street into a busy traffic artery, unsafe for residents with driveways backing out onto First Avenue ~nd a serious hazard to children attending the four schools on First Avenue; and WHEREAS, the Council avoided public discussion of the First Avenue extension by abruptly changing the City's seven-year Capital Improvements Program, rushing to complete the extension in the spring and s~mmer of 1998, even though the Councilts 1994, 1995~ and 1996 seven- year Programs said the project would not be considered until the year 2002. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ELECTORATE OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, THAT: The extension of First Avenue along Hickory Hill Park be prohibited in fiscal years 1997 through 1999. The 1997 Capital Improvements Program adopted by the Council without public discussion be amended so that the First Avenue extension is removed from fiscal years 1997 and 1998 and is instead Hsted in the Program for fiscal year 2002, as it was in the Council's previous Programs. Date / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Legal Petition for a Citizen Initiative to Preserve Hickory Hill We, the undersigned, being residents of Iowa City and registered to vote in Iowa City, hereby join this petition to the Iowa City Council proposing that it adopt the attached Resolution to Preserve Hickory Hill, and if the Council fails to adopt the resolution, to have the resolution placed on the ballot in an election. Printed Name Signature Call Bennett Brown at 337-8445 to offer help or to get more Address (Number, Street, Apa~ment #) information. Circulator's .... ~,~ ~,'.: name: co Birth- date (Optional) / / // / / // // / / // / / / / // / / / / // // // Press Release 12 August 1997 FROM: Iowa City Police Department Coralville Police Department Johnson County Sheriff's Department On Tuesday, September 16, 1997, local law enforcement agencies will continue with a successful program called Citizen's Police Academy. The main objective of this academy is to enhance police-community relations by educating the public in the areas of police administration, organization, and operations. A structured curriculum will be presented over a twelve-week period. Guest instructors will cover topics on operations, patrol, traffic enforcement, criminal investigation, OWI enforcement, and other related areas. Educating the public through the Citizen's Academy will create a level of public awareness with regard to the goals, mission, and also constraints of the police. It is hoped that the instruction will increase police awareness by dispelling suspicions and misconceptions and increasing police-community rapport. The information presented will leave graduates with a greater understanding of the dual responsibility shared by police authorities and community members in crime prevention. We also hope it will provide an ideal forum for the exchange of ideas, problems, and solutions with the ultimate goal being a more responsive police agency with a community parmership. The academy will start Tuesday, September 16, 1997, and run for the following eleven weeks from 6:00pro-9: 00pm. The final session will be a graduation ceremony. Interested citizens must complete an application form, available at any of the above agencies, and return it by 5:00pm on August 29, 1997. Participants will be selected and notified by September 5, 1997. The academy is open to anyone who lives or works in Johnson County, and class size is limited. A $20 contribution is requested to cover the cost of materials and supplies. For further information, contact any of the following persons: l IOWA CITY POLICE Officer Kevin Berg 356-5299 Officer Joel Myers 356-5291 CORALVILLE POLICE Officer Tim Vest or Officer Brian DeBoer 354-1100 To: IO~ E~om: Jo ~o~a~g¥ 6-18-97 9~14am p. ~ of 4 Sally Slutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Charles D. Duffy Jonalhan Jordahl Stephen P. Lacina BOARD OF SUPERVISORS August 19, 1997 INFORMAL MEETING £73 ~ Agenda 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. Review of the formal minutes of August 5th and August 14th Business from Joanne Hora re: Sen/or Center update. discussion Business from the County Engineer a) b) c) d) e) Discussion re: Right-of-Way contract with Roy S~ong & Gemde E. Strong and Jean Mathem for $100.00 for Johnson County Project L-U- 31-3. (RCB Culvert on Tri County Bridge Road in Sec. 31-77-5). Discussion re: Tenant contract with Delbert E. Krueger for $25.00 for Johnson County Project L-U-31-3 (RCB Culvert on Tri County Bridge Road in Sec. 31-77-5). Discussion re: update/shams report for building new roadway to replace bridge on Johnson Muscatine Road in Section 12 of Fremont Twp. Discussion re: Supplemental Secondary Road Construction Program No. 1 for FY 1998. Other Business from Pam Nielsen of "The Snow Drifters Inc. of Johnson County" regarding the Sutliff Bridge Centennial Dance to be held August 31, 1997. Request for assistance from Johnson County. discussion 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 IOWA CITY CLERR From Jo Hogarty 8-18-57 9,14am p, 3 of 4 Agenda 8-19-97 Page 2 Business from Joel WulL Director for Pathways Adult Day Health Center/Pentacrest, Inc. re: update on Pentacrest, Inc. discussion o Business from Cheryl Whitney, Area Administrator for Department of Human Services. a) Discussion re: sublease with Iowa Department of Human Services. b) Discussion re: lease with Phelan, Tucker, Mullen, Walker, Tucker & Gelman, L.L.P. for Human Services space. c) Other o Business from Liz Christiansen, Recycling Education Coordinator for Bluestem Solid Waste Agency re: landfill siting process in Linn County. discussion 10. 11. 9. Business from the Board of Supervisors a) Discussion re: resolution recognizing the need for a new federal income tax credit to encourage the rehabilitation of older buildings for home ownership in the State Of Iowa, County of Johnson, and urging enactment by the Congress of the "Historic Home Ownership Assistance Act." (Kim) b) Review of proposed salary survey. discussion (Sally) c) Discussion re: S.E.A.T. 8. contract with the City of Iowa City. (Sally) d) Reports e) Other Discussion from the public Adjourn to the Second Floor Conference room ~o~ IOMA gl~¥ CLERE [rom Jo Hooarty ~-18-97 9~14a~ p, 4 of 4 Agenda 8-19-97 Page 3 12. 1:30 p.m. - possible Executive Session to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance or discharge is being considered. (Physical Plant Manager) discussion 13. 2:30 p.m. - Work Session to discuss Strategic Planning - Goal #3 re: Fiscal Management a) Discussion re: the following: 1. Re£me the budget process 2. Clarify administrative roles 3. Develop analysis function 4. Review possible outside assistance 5. Other 14. Recess CiTY OF iOWA CITY CITY OF IOWA CITI~ FY97 COIVIPAR!$ON OF BUDGET TO ACTUAL REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CASH POSITION FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 1997 GENERAL FUND Overview of FY97 Budget @ 6-30-97 The Genera~ Fui~d revenues, expenses and cash positiol~ for the twelve months ending June 30, 1997, is summarized ~s follows: FY97 FY97 ActualPercent FY96 Actual Amerlded Budqet@ 6-30-97 Rec'd Exp @ 6-30-96 Begil~ning Cash 7-1-96$8,537,716 $8,537,716 $9,295,974 Revenues 28,879,373 28,163,652 98% 27,403,344 ExpeI~ditures 30,426,800 27,566,822 91% 28,161,602 Revellues Less Expenditures(1 ~547,427)596,830 (758,257) Ending Cash 6-30-97 $6,990,289 $9,134~546 38,537,716 FY97 General Fund Cash Overall, the 6/30/97 cash balance of $9,134,546 is good compared to the budgeted balance of $6,990,289, The City has the ability ~o carryover budget authority from the FY97 to the FY98 budget for expenses that were committed at 6-30-97 but not paid for or for expel~ses that were deferred to FY98. Staff reviewed and approved carryover requests [otallil~g $489,342 for revenues and $1,104,245 for expenses ($11,400 for Personal Services; $96,033 for Commodities; $217,605 for Services and Charges; $459,521 for Capital Outlay and $319.686 for Capital Improvements Program transfers), Below is a summap,~ of how the carryover amendments impact the FY98 budget. FY98 FY97 FY98 Odgin~ Budget Amended Budget Carryovers Budqet Actual Cash Balance 7-1-97 $9,134,546 $9,134,546 Revenues 29,575,807 489,342 30,065,149 Experlses 30,172.779 $1.104~245 31.277,024~ Ending Cash Balance $8,537,574= $614,903 $ 7,922,671 Estimated cash balance at 6/30/98 as shown in the FY98 through FY00 Financial PlanS 6,492,602 sh~edVinancetove~iew 9f Page 1 of 28 Miltiens $16 s!2 $1o $~ FY97 General Fund Revenues Budget to Actual for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 ~ ~'L..'~ Budget Actual $0 ~ Prop. Tax $3.'6 Tmnsf, EmpL Ben. State Funding : Fines, Fees Read Use Tax Se~ Chargeback All Other Page 2 of 28 FY97 General Fund Expenditures Budget to Actual by Major Category for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions $20~00 ~ ~ $15.00 $10.00 $5~00 $0.00 Personal Services Budget Actual ~L~ ~ ,~;. ~ ,.~','$3 15 .- Commodities ~ Capital Outlay Charges for Se~ices Transfers Out Page 3 of 28 4th QUARTER REPORT ENDING JUNE 30, 1997 ANALYSIS OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES COMPARED TO BUDGET. The General Fund revenues have been summarized into nine (9) major revenue categories. The analysis of each category follows. General Fund Year to Date Bud.qet Analysis: Overall, General Fund revenues totaling 828,163,652 are 97.5% of the FY97 budget of 828,879,373 compared to 827,403,344 for FY96. Property Taxes - Includes the General Fund (8.10), Transit (.95) and Library (.27) levies. The majority of property tax revenue is received twice a year, approximately 50% in October and 50% in April. This coincides with the due date of property tax bills from property owners. 814,515,479 or 99.8% of the FY97 budget of 814,547,491 was received in FY97. Property Tax Transfer -Emplovee Benefits - This property tax revenue source is receipted in the Employee Benefits Fund and then transferred to pay for benefits of employees (employer share of FICA, IPERS & Police and Fire Pension contributions; health premiums, etc.) in the general fund. Transfers totaling 83,456,024 or 96% of the FY97 budget of 83,599,848 were transferred in FY97. Road Use Taxes - 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 cost of the Traffic Engineer and Streets Division less othe~ revenues received by these departments. Also, the cost of a Forestry position assigned to the public right-of-way is funded from here. Transfers totaling 82,690,075 are 88% of the FY97 budget of 83,053,334. Traffic Engineering required 95% of the FY97 budgeted transfers or 8858,443; Streets required 85% or 81,797,688 and 100% of the FY97 budget of 833,940 for Forestry was transferred. State Fundin.q - This revenue source, which comes from the State of Iowa, consists of state aid, personal property replacement tax (flat $ amount), and bank franchise tax. Except for the bank franchise tax, the State remits these revenues to the City in two equal installments, one in December and the other in March. A total of 81,111,327 or 105.3% of the FY97 budget of 81,055,000 was received. Char.qeback of Services - This revenue source consists of administrative charges to the Enterprise Funds (Ex.: Water, Parking, Sewer, etco) for services provided in the Finance and Public Works Administration Departments, City Attorney chargeback, use of the Document Services Division, use of Central Services and Cable TV transfer to Library. The Administrative expense charges to the Enterprise Funds and the Cable TV chargeback are calculated during the budget process and then transferred to the General Fund proportionally each month. The City Attorney, Document Services and Central Services chargeback is based on actual use. 81,248,643 or 97.5% of the FY97 budget of 81,281,228 was received for FY97. Fines, Permits, and Fees - This category includes quite a variety of different revenue sources. The largest are Recreation fees, building and housing permits and inspections, 85 parking fines, and magistrate court fines. Page 4 of 28 Overall, fines, permits and fees total 82,3z~6,284 or 104.8% of the FY97 budget of 82,238,548. Recreation Fees totaling 8633,415 are 86.8% of the FY97 budget of 8729,709 and about the same as last year. Decreased pool revenues due to the cool/wet spring and summer account for the majority of the shortfall. Building Permits and Inspection fees totaling 8429,678 are 102.5% of the FY97 budget of 8419,100 and are 865,380 more than last year. 85 Parking Fines totaling 8459,666 are 135% of the FY97 budget of 8340,000 and 830,165 more than last year. Housing Permits and Inspection fees totaling 8150,360 are 125% of the FY97 budget of 8120,250 and 85,034 more than last year. Magistrate's Court revenues totaling 8169,998 are 117% of the FY97 budget of 8145,000 and 87,983 more than last year. All other fines, permits and fees totaling 8503,167 are 103.9% of the FY97 budget of 8z~84,489 and 853,400 more than last year. Contractual Services- Overall, contractual services totaling 81,096,454 are 102% of the FY97 budget of 81,073,490. The University Fire Contract payment is received in the first quarter of each year based on actual expenses of the Fire Department for the previous fiscal year. Actual receipts totaling 8753,621 are 86,321 or 0.8% more than the budget of 8747,300 and 824,709 more than last year. Johnson County contract' revenues are to pay for the use of the Library and Senior Center by residents who live outside the City limits of Iowa City but within Johnson County. The Library contract receipts totaled 8236,190 and Senior Center was 8106,643. Hotel/Motel Tax - Revenues totaling 8465,669 are 105.8% of the FY97 budget of 8440,000 and 84,224 more than last year. The 7% tax rate went into effect on January 1, 1993. Actual receipts are allocated as follows: Police Patrol (50%), Convention Bureau (25%), Mercer Park Aquatics (15%) and Parkland Fund (10%), starting 1-1-93 Acquisition (7%), and Development (3%). All Other Income - Other income totaling 81,233,697 is 77.6% of the FY97 budget of 81,590,434. Parking fines totaling 8489,342 were not transferred from the Parking Division at June 30, 1997 and will be transferred in FY98. Interest income received is 8483,761 or 107.5% of the budget. Police and other grants of 8356,912, TIF loan repayment of 855,572, and Library (Reserve, Open Access, and Other) revenues of 8250,836 comprise the majority of all other income received. Page 5 of 28 Expenditures: Overall, actual expenditures totaling $27,566,822 are 91% of the FY97 budget of $30,426,800. This compares to 928,161,602 for FY96. Below is a summary of the actual compared to budget expenditures by category: FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual Act. % Actual (in 91,000s) Budget @ 6-30-97 of Bud.qet @ 6-30-96 Personal Services 918,165 917,385 96% 916,560 Commodities 1,075 887 83% 797 Charges for Services 5,363 4,953 92% 5,424 Capital Outlay 1,949 1,187 61% 2,507 Transfers Out 3,81 2 3,057 80% 2,765 Other 63 98 155% 109 Contingency 0 0 0% 0 TOTAL $30,427 $27,567 91% $28,162 Personal Services totaling 917,384,679 is 96% of the FY97 budget of 918,164,969. Commodities totaling 9887,349 is 83% of the FY97 budget of $1,074,453. Charges for Services totaling 94,952,882 is 92% of the FY97 budget of 95,363,087. Capital Outlay totaling 91,186,661 is 61% of the FY97 budget of $1,949,124. Transfers totaling 93,057,503 is 80% of the FY97 budget of 93,057,503. Other Expenditures (Interfund Lean Repayments) totaling $97,748 is 155% of the FY97 budget of 963,250. Contingency was originally budgeted at $290,000 and was increased by 980,064 to total 9370,064. The balance at 6-30-97 is $0. The following items totalling 9370,064 were amended for by using contingency: Animal Shelter ($2,000) - Water heater. Cemetery (92,879) - Additional maintenance costs. · Central Business District (918,305) - Additional trash receptacles, additional temporary wages and unexpected repairs. · Central Procurement (93,000) - To Computer Replacement Reserve. · City Manager (96,000) - Furniture for Assistant City Manager. Clerk ($2,900) - Replace personal computer, ($2,500) - to Computer Replacement Reserve. Engineering (98,850) - Furniture and computer for Traffic Engineer moving into Engineering. Fire (917,276) - Fencing for fire training area; ice machine. Forestry (942,240) - May chargebacks. 1996 storm damage and additional Equipment Division Page 6 of 28 Government Buildings (85,360) - Replace auto alarm dialer and landscaping of Civic Center, (93,000) - to Computer Replacement Reserve. HIS Administration (93,000) - To Computer Replacement Reserve. Information Services (920,195) - Fund U.S. Postal bar coding for utility bills, (939,650) increased staff and temporary employee costs, (919,000) micro computer replacement - additional FY97 funding for older computers. Non-Operational Admin. (917,343) - Fund Airport condemnation fees - 1986 Master Plan, (970,000) fund Montgomery Butler House Stabilization capital project. Planning (922,325) Architectural consultant services and Beyond 2000 brochure, (93,000) to Computer Replacement Reserve. Police Records (9500) - Replacement printer. Recreation (98,968) - Hawkeye Softball Complex funding. Senior Center (811,773) - Fax machine, survey, furniture for secretary. Treasury (940,000) - Additional postal charges for A/P checks, utility collection letters and parking billings. Page 7 of 28 CITY OF IOWA CITY GENERAL FUND REVENUES BY MAJOR CATEGORY AND EXPENSES BY DIVISION FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 1997 10000 GENERAL FUND RECEIPT TYPE BEGINNING CASH BALANCE JULY FY97 FY 97 %REC'DI AMENDED FY 97 BUDGET SPENT TO FY 96 BUDGET ACTUALS BALANCE BUDGET ACTUALS 8,637,716 8,537,716 9,295,974 t) PROPERTY TAX 14,547,491 14,515,479 32,012 99.8% t3,760,257 2) TRANSFER: EMPL BENEFITS LEVY 3,599,848 3,456,024 t43,824 96.0% 3,303,994 3) ROAD USE TAX 3,053,334 2,690,075 363,259 88.1% 2,322,345 4) STATE FUNDING: SIAl E AID (formerly Municipal Assistance and Liquor Profits) PERSONAL PROPERTY REPLACEMENT BANK FRANCHISE TAX 635,000 631,462 3,538 99.4% 632,954 320,000 319,504 496 99.8% 321,1 t 7 100,000 t60,361 -60,36t 160.4% 166,037 TOTAL STATE FUNDING ,055,000 1,111,327 -56,327 105.3% 1,120,108 5) CHARGEBACK OF SERVICES ADMIN EXPENSE CHARGEBACK CITY ATTORNEY CHARGEBACK CABLE TV CHARGEBACK DOCUMENT/CENTRAL SERVICES t,t56,t63 t,t55,t13 t,050 99.9% t,tt4,t49 43,000 17,46t 25,539 40.6% 54,284 53,065 51,760 t ,305 97.5% 39,000 29,000 24,309 4,691 83.8% 24,564 TOTAL CHARGEBACKS 1,281,228 t ,248,643 32,585 97.5% 1,23t ,997 6) FINES PERMITS & FEES RECREATION FEES BUILDING PERMITS & INSPECTIONS PARKING FINES- $5 HOUSING PERMITS & INSPECTIONS MAGISTRATES COURT LIBRARY FINES FOOD & LIQUOR LICEN & PERMITS ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES POLICE SERVICES CEMETERY FEES & CHARGES BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT FEES LICENSES & PERMITS 729,709 633,415 96,294 86.8% 634,177 419,100 429,678 -10,578 102.5% 364,298 340,000 459,666 -119,666 135.2% 429,501 120,250 150,360 -30,t10 t25.0% 145,326 t45,000 t69,998 -24,998 tt7.2% t62,0t5 109,500 t29,096 -t9,596 117.9% t20,356 74,800 83,360 -8,560 t 11.4% 78,734 94,4t7 102,513 -8,096 t08.6% 92,277 88,572 73,238 t 5,334 82.7% 55,5t t 35,000 36,814 -1,814 105.2% 36,379 45,300 45,043 257 99.4% 44,862 36,900 33,103 3,797 89.7% 21,648 TOTAL FINES PERMITS & FEES 2,238,548 2,346,284 -107,736 104.8% 2,185,084 7) CONTRACTUAL SERVICES UNIVERSITY FIRE CONTRACT JOHNSON COUNTY CONTRACT 747,300 753,621 -6,32t 100.8% 728,9t2 326,t90 342,833 -t6,643 105.1% 330,20t TOTAL CONTRACTUAL SERVICE 1,073,490 1,096,454 -22,964 t02.1% 1,059,t13 Page 8 of 28 8) 9) CITY OF IOWA CITY GENERAL FUND REVENUES BY MAJOR CATEGORY AND EXPENSES BY DIVISION FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 1997 FY97 FY 97 %REC'DI 10000 GENERAL FUND AMENDED FY 97 BUDGET SPENT TO FY 96 RECEIPT TYPE BUDGET ACTUALS BALANCE BUDGET ACTUALS HOTEL/MOTEL TAX ALL OTHER INCOME 440,000 465,669 -25,669 105.8% 461,445 INTEREST INCOME FIRE EQUIP REPLACEMENT RESERVE MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE MONIES & CREDITS MILITARY CREDIT COMMISSIONS AND CONCESSIONS LIBRARY RESERVE FUNDING LIBRARY-OPEN ACCESS LIBRARY-ALL OTHER INCOME LOAN REPAYMENT-TIF TRANSFERS IN-CABLE LIBRARY-LOAN REPAYMENT CEBA GRANT PARKING FINES TRANSFER TO GF LOCAL GOV'T REIMB-PARKS~JTPA LOCAL GOVT REIMB.POLICE GRANT-FEMA REIMB-FLOOD GRANT-POLICE-FEDERAL CRIME BILL GRANTS-POLICE & OTHER DEPTS 450,000 483,761 -33,761 107.5% 486,346 0 0 35,754 39,866 .4,tt2 '1tt.5% 127,498 26,000 29,029 -3,029 1t 1.7% 28,633 11,500 11,505 -5 100.0% 11,524 4,200 6,216 -2,016 '148.0% 3,527 71,790 71,790 0 100.0% 56,790 62,000 80,512 -18,512 0.0% 60,208 88,100 98,534 -'10,434 1'11.8% 74,118 62,000 55,572 6,428 0.0% 34,199 0 0 0 #DIVI01 25,000 0 0 0 #DIV/01 50,000 0 0 0 #DIVI01 300,000 440,000 0 440,000 0.0% 460,800 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 t9,858 0 0 0 0.0% 247 228,000 241,170 -13,170 105.8% 144,587 1t1,090 115,742 .4,652 0.0% 75,666 TOTALALL OTHERINCOME 1,590,434 1,233,697 356,737 77.6% 1,959,001 GRAND TOTALREVENUES 28,879,373 28,'163,652 715,721 97.5% 27,403,344 GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY DIVISION CI I Y COUNCIL CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY SPECIAL CENSUS CITY MANAGER HUMAN RELATIONS ADA TASK FORCE FINANCE DEPT. ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTING & REPORTING CENTRAL PROCUREMENT TREASURY DOCUMENT SERVICES INFORMATION SERVICES RISK MANAGEMENT GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVITIES -88,645 -250,398 -380,317 -108,02'1 -346,683 -305,808 -860 -238,658 .410,022 -201,701 -667,064 -196,503 -575,921 -503,589 -289,744 -104,626 -76,010 -'12,635 86% -242,173 -8,225 97% -384,726 4,409 10'1% -107,120 -901 99% -343,270 -3,413 99% -263,860 .41,948 86% .443 -417 -245,195 6,537 103% -392,580 -17,442 96% -200,23'1 -t ,470 99% -628,005 -39,059 94% -194,642 -1,86t 99% -507,355 -68,566 88% -499,384 .4,205 99% -264,857 -24,887 9t % -93,808 -10,818 90% ~98,291 -256,907 -337,694 -100,816 -350,730 -232,525 -509 -230 519 -369 741 -189 539 -564 205 -175 128 -674 '186 · 447 1'11 -264.724 -70 591 Page 9 of 28 CITY OF IOWA CITY GENERAL FUND REVENUES BY MAJOR CATEGORY AND EXPENSES BY DIVISION FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 1997 FY 97 10000 GENERAL FUND AMENDED RECEIPT TYPE BUDGET GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY DIVISION FY97 %REC'DI FY 97 BUDGET SPENT TO FY 96 ACTUALS BALANCE BUDGET ACTUALS -3,121,976 -249,624 -246,575 -108,439 -65,666 -133,000 -4,000 -t 28,869 -10,748 -15,090 -611,632 -146,766 -261,289 -36,71t -310,500 -3,287,18t -459,960 -288,039 -t98,792 -617,822 NON-OPEHA I IONAL ADMIN. -2,797,800 PPD DEPT. ADMINISTRATION -2t9,542 URBAN PLANNING -225,694 NEIGBORHOOD SERVICES -87,489 NON-GRANT COMM. DEVELOPMENT -56,865 GENERAL FUND HOME MATCH -98,005 SYCAMORE VIEW 0 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -1 t5,893 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE -9,294 PLANNING / DEVELOPMENT GRANTS -22,094 ENGINEERING -421,759 PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION -143,333 CBD MAINTENANCE -178,615 ENERGY CONSERVATION -20,235 POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMIN. -294,685 POLICE PATROL -3,072,468 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION -381,907 RECORDS AND IDENTIFICATION -296,358 COMMUNITY SERVICES BUREAU -193,333 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS -576,993 POLICE/DRUG ELIMINATION GRANT -0.21 JO CTY TASK FORCE GRANT -60,t6t -64,364 FEDERAL CRIME GRANT -280,993 -240,388 POLICE/DRUG ELIMINATION GRANT 0 0 FIRE PROTECTION -3,536,230 -3,234,962 ANIMAL CONTROL -287,834 -263,74t HIS DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION -204,570 -t 83,823 BUILDING INSPECTION -345,449 -327,972 HOUSING INSPECTIONS -207,782 -206,153 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS -30,388 PUBLIC SAFETY WELLNESS PR -3 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING -9t9,409 -868,5t2 STREET SYS MAINT -2,t33,t 7t -1,799,060 FORESTRY OPERATIONS -320,834 -296,356 CEMETERY -211,762 -20t,062 RECREATION -1,941,199 -t ,722,695 PARKS -t ,t 6t ,635 -875,557 LIBRARY -2,954,096 -2,893,759 PARKS & REC DEPT. ADMIN. -t64,t95 -160,439 SENIOR CENTER -590,629 -480,027 LIBRARY EQUIP. REPL. RESERVE 0 -3,296 PARK LAND ACQUISITION RESERVE -87,t00 -42,429 LIBRARY PUBLIC ACCESS RESERVE 0 0 COMPUTER REPLACEMENT -7,513 -7,513 PARK LAND DEVELOPMENT RESERVE -52,000 -8,300 -324,176 90% -3,827,496 -30,082 88% -2t3,26t -20,88t 92% -204,406 -20,950 8t% -86,072 -8,80t 87% -6t ,786 -34,995 -4,000 -t2,976 90% -496,888 -1,454 86% -2,003 7,004 -2,570 -189,873 69% -429,422 -2,432 98% -t 34,584 -72,674 71% -t54,399 -16,476 55% -30,693 -15,8t5 95% -276,263 -2t4,7t3 93% -2,999,465 -78,053 83% -4t7,t99 8,319 103% -248,384 -5,459 97% -t 96,512 -40,029 93% -464,004 0.21 -0.24 4,203 -50,570 -40,605 86% -334,279 0 0 -301,268 9t% -3,356,935 -24,093 92% -238,338 -20,747 90% -174,807 -t7,477 95% -313,253 -1,629 99% -198,960 30,388 3 -50,897 94% -785,9t 7 -334,t 11 84% -t ,522,775 -24,478 92% -231,045 -10,700 95% -t90,505 -2t8,504 89% -t,763,6t0 -286,078 75% -904,949 -60,337 98% -2,740,814 -3,756 98% -t52,736 -t10,602 8t% -452,179 3,296 #DIV/01 -t2,050 -44,671 49% ~97,869 0 #DIVI01 -8,502 0 '100% ~22,886 -43,701 16% 0 TOTAL EXPENDITURE -30,426,800 -27,566,822 -2,859,978 90.6% -28,t61,602 NET RECEIPTS OR EXPENDITURES -1,547,427 596,830 -2,144,257 -758,258 ENDING BALANCE JUNE 30 6,990,289 9,134,546 -2,t44,257 8,537,7t5 Page 10 of 28 Enterprise Funds: Parking Fund Wastewater Treatment Fund Water Operations Fund Refuse Collection Fund Landfill Operations Fund Airport Operations Fund Mass Transit Fund Page 11 of 28 ENTERPRISE FUNDS NOTES JUNE 30, 1997 Below is a summary by fund of the FY97 budget and actual beginning cash balance, revenues, expenses (as amended) and ending cash balance with a brief explanation of major line items over or under budget. Parkinq Fund- FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual (in $1,000s) Bud.qet ~ 6-30-97 Budget ~. 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $1,359 $1,359 $1,662 Revenue 2,962 3,293 111% 3,218 Expen s es -3,194 -2,700 85% -3, 521 ENDING CASH BALANCE $1,127 $1,952 $1,359 Overall, the June 30, 1997 cash balance of $1,952,254 is good. Revenues totaling $3,292,622 are 111% of the FY97 budget of $2,962,400. They are $74,512 more than the same time period last year. Below is a schedule comparing revenue by type for the twelve months ending June 30, 1997, and 1996. FY97 FY97 $ Actual FY96 FY97 Actual % of Less Actual DESCRIPTION Bud.qet (D.. 6-30-97 Budget Budget ~ 6-30-96 $3 FINES INTEREST ON/OFF STREET METERS PARKING LOT PERMITS RAMP PERMITS CAPITOL ST RAMP DUBUQUE ST RAMP CHAUNCEY SWAN RAMP - METERED OTHER REVENUE TOTAL PARKING REVENUES $440,000 $489,342 111% $49,342 $460,800 125,000 153,357 123% 28,357 268,974 590,000 653,638 111% 63,638 610,528 107,500 121,969 114% 14,469 ~07,873 238,500 243,673 102% 5,173 191,503 955,000 995,417 104% 40,417 995,365 350,000 451,231 129% 101,231 396,910 62,000 75,536 122% 13,536 69,502 94,400 108,459 112% 14,059 116,655 $2,962,400 $3,292,622 111% $330,222 $3,218,110 Parking Fines totaling $489,342 are 11% or $49,342 more than the FY97 budget of $440,000 and are $28,542 more than last year. Interest income totaling $153,357 is 123% of the FY97 budget of $125,000. On/Off Street Meter revenue totaling $653,638 is 111% of the FY97 budget of $590,000 and $43,110 more than last year. Parking Lot Permit revenue totaling $121,969 is 114% of the FY97 budget of $107,500 and $14,096 more than last year. Ramp permit revenue totaling 243,673 is 102% of the FY97 budget of $238,500 and $52,170 more than last year. Capitol St. Ramp revenue totaling $995,417 is 4% more than the FY97 budget of $955,000 an about the same as last year. Dubuque St. Ramp revenue totaling $451,231 is 129% of the FY97 budget of $350,000 and $54,321 more than last year. Expenses totaling $2,699,599 are 85% of the FY97 budget of $3,194,390. Transfers totaling $1,174,598 are 72% of the FY97 budget of $1,629,598. The transfer of $489,342 in parking fines to the General Fund did not get Page 12 of 28 processed at 6-30-97 and will be carried over to FY98. Actual transfers include $929,598 to the Debt Service Reserve, $170,000 to the Parking Improvements Reserve and $75,000 to Transit. Staff reviewed and approved a total of $509,740 of budget carryovers from FY97 to FY98; $15,000 for expenditures and $489,342 for transfers-out. Due to the larger than anticipated 6-30-97 fund balance this should not significantly impact the FY98 budget. Wastewater Treatment Fund- Description (in $1,000s) Beginning Cash Balance $4,995 Revenue 10,508 Expenses -9,446 ENDING CASH BALANCE .$6,057. FY97 FY97 FY96 FY97 Actual % of Actual Budget ~ 6-30-97 Bud.qet ~ 6-30-96 $4,995 $3,183 10,395 99% 9,131 -8,622 .91% -7,319 $67768 $4,995 Overall, the June 30, 1997 cash balance of $6,768,099 is good. Revenues totaling $10,395,281 are 99% of the FY97 budget of $10,507,742. Wastewater Fees totaling $9,381,357 are 99% of the FY97 budget of $9,495,274 and $947,627 more than last year at this time due to the March 1, 1996 and 1997 rate increases. Interest income totaling $689,352 is 127% of the FY97 budget of $541,152 and $116,395 more than last year. Expenses totaling $8,622,591 are 91% of the FY97 budget of $9,446,356. Operating expenses are 36% and Debt Service is 64% of total expenses. Operating expenses t.otaling $3,095,731 are 90% of the FY97 budget of $3,437,118. Included within operating expenses is Capital Outlay totaling $312,581 which is 63% of the FY97 budget of $498,198. Debt Service funding totaling $5,526,860 is 92% of the FY97 budget of $6,009,238. Staff reviewed and approved $259,626 in carryovers for expenditures and $47,287 in carryovers for transfers-out or a total of $306,913 from FY97 into FY98. Due to the larger than anticipated 6-30-97 fund balance this should not significantly impact the FY98 budget. Water Operating Fund- FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual ('in $1,000s~ Budget ~. 6-30-97 Budget ~ 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $3,231 $3,231 $2,393 Revenue 6,177 6,758 109% 5,401 Expenses -5,816 -4,868 84% -4,563 ENDING CASH BALANCE $3,592 $5,121 $3,231 Overall, the June 30, 1997 cash balance of FY97 budget of $6,177,091. $5,120,998 is good. Revenues totaling $6,758,266 are 109% of the Water fees totaling $6,486,648 are 109% of the FY97 budget of $5,937,091 and $1,366,238 more than last year due to the March 1, 1996 and 1997 rate increases. Interest income totaling $274,384 is 114% of the FY97 budget of $240,000. Page 13 of 28 Expenses totaling $4,868,193 are 84% of the FY97 budget of $5,8t6,213. Operating expenses are 65% and Debt Service is 35% of total actual expenses. Operating expenses totaling $3,184,996 are 83% of the FY97 budget of $3,829,996. Debt Service and other transfers totaling $1,683,197 are 85% of the FY97 budget of $1,986,217. Staff reviewed and approved $515,661 in carryovers, $508,870 for expenditures and $6,791 for transfers-out. Due to the larger than anticipated 6-30-97 fund balance this should not significantly impact the FY98 budget. Refuse Collection Fund FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual ('in $1,000s) Bud.qet ~ 6-30-97 Budget ~ 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $364 $364 $361 Revenue 1,967 1,934 98% 1,837 Expenses -1,899 -1,829 96% -1,834 ENDING CASH BALANCE $ 432 $469 $364 FY97 revenues totaling $1,934,112 are 98% of the FY97 budget of $1,967,000. Refuse and curbside recycling fees totaling $1,795,108 are 96% of the FY97 budget of $1,862,000 and $89,373 more than last year. Yardwaste bag sales totaling $88,840 are 99% of the FY97 budget of $90,000 and $4,477 less than last year. Expenses totaling $1,829,297 are 96% of the FY97 budget of $1,899,441. Landfill Operations Fund - FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual ('in $1,000s) Bud.qet ~ 6-30-97 Budget ~. 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $1,433 $1,433 $2,072 Revenue $3,395 3,494 103% 3,474 Expenses -3,598 -3,360 93% -4,113 ENDING CASH BALANCE $1,230 $1,567 $1,433 Overall, the June 30, 1997 cash balance of $1,566,912 is good. FY97 revenues totaling $3,494,143 are 103% of the FY97 budget of $3,395,000 and $20,140 more than the same time last year. Landfill tipping fees totaling $3,412,430 are 103% of the FY97 budget of $3,300,000. Interest revenues total $77,618 and are 86% of the FY97 budget of $90,000. Sale of recycled materials totaled $4,692 and is $56,525 less than last year. The drop in recycled materials revenue is due to market changes for newsprint. We have not received a revenue for this item since December 1995. Expenses totaling $3,360,448 are 93% of the FY97 budget of $3,598,465 and includes a $1,700,000 transfer from operations to Landfill reserves. Staff reviewed and approved $8,950 in carryovers for expenditures from FY97 into FY98. This should not significantly impact the FY98 budget. Page 14 of 28 Airport Olderation - FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual ¢n $1,000s) Budget ~. 6-30-97 Budget. ~.. 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $14 $14 $14 Revenue 277 257 93% 258 Expenses -279 -237 85% -258. ENDING CASH BALANCE $12 $34 ,$14, Revenues totaling $257,380 are 93% of the FY97 budget of $277,000. Hangar rental totaling $144,052 is 113% of the FY97 budget of $127,000. General Fund subsidy totaling $107,358 is 75% of the FY97 budget of $143,000. Expenses totaling $237,566 are 85% of the FY97 budget of $279,369. Operating expenses totaling $168,055 are 82% of the FY97 budget of $204,369. Transfers out for Capital Projects, Debt Service Funding and Loan Repayments totaling $69,511 are 93% of the FY97 budget of $75,000. Staff reviewed and approved carryovers totaling $13,731; $4,779 for expenditures and $8,952 for transfers-out. This should not significantly impact the FY98 budget. Mass Transit Fund FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual ('in $1,000s) Bud,qet ~.. 6-30-97 Budget ~.. 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $281 $281 $223 Revenue 3,396 3,158 93% 2,987 Expenses -3,514 -3,036 86% -2,929 ENDING CASH BALANCE $163 $403 $281 Revenues totaling $3,157,864 are 93% of the FY97 budget of $3,395,923. Transit fees totaling $736,998 are 94% of the FY97 budget of $781,500 and $97,874 more than last year due to a July 1, 1996 fare increase. Federal UMTA monies totaling $217,217 are 87% of the FY97 budget of $250,000. State grant revenue totaling $284,250 is 107% of the FY97 budget of $266,000 and $7,176 more than last year. The General and Parking Fund subsidies and transit tax levy transfer totaling $1,806,034 are 92% of the FY97 budget of $1,967,171. Expenses totaling $3,036,298 are 86% of the FY97 budget of $3,514,209. Staff reviewed and approved $92,243 in carryovers for expenditures from FY97 into FY98. 80% of the capital outlay, or $36,400 will be funded from federal grant funds. The remaining $55,843 should not significantly impact the FY98 budget. Page 15 of 28 FY97 Parking Fund Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions $2 952 1'~ 1% Sudget ~ Actual Expenses Cash Balance FY97 Wastewater Treatment Fund Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions ] [~ Budget ~ Actual $12.goo -~ 99% ~ $I o oco · 9 '.' % $0 ooo - Cash Balance Page 16 of 28 FY97 Water Operations Fund Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions $7.000~/ 109% I ~ Budget ,; =;:?,: ., =,::, :. :. ', ~,~: ' ':' ,,, Revenues Expenses Cash Balance FY97 Refuse Collection Fund Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions { ~ Budget ~ A~uat 96% $0.5 J Revenues Expenses Cash Balance FY97 Landfill Fund Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions $1.5 Revenues 103% ~ Budget ?~ Actual 93% Expenses Cash Balance FY97 Airport Operations Fund Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 8/30/97 Thousands  f ~ Budget ~_ A~ual [ : i 85% ...... i $150 -~ Expenses Page 18 of 28 Cash Balance FY97 Mass Transit Op. Fund Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions $4.000 ~-J $3.500 -~'~'~ 86% Budget J~ Actual Expenses Cash Balance Page 19 of 28 Other Funds: Debt Service Fund Broadband Telecommunications JCCOG General Fleet Maintenance Equipment Replacement Fund Central Supply and Print Road Use Tax Fund Employee Benefits Fund Fund Page 20 of 28 Debt Service Fund OTHER FUND NOTES JUNE 30, 1997 FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual (in $1,000s) Budget ~ 6-30-97 Budget ~ 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $641 $641 $530 Revenue 4,478 4,523 101% 4,804 Expenses -4,511 -4,515 100% -4,693 ENDING CASH BALANCE $608 $ 649 $ 641 Revenues totaling $4,523,491 are 101% of the FY97 budget of $4,478,110. Property tax revenues totaling $1,893,098 or 100% of the property tax budget was received. Transfers totaling $2,566,619 or 100% of the FY97 budget of $2,564,301 were received. The transfers are mostly from Enterprise Funds to pay for their share of debt service. Actual transfers occur only when principal and/or interest is actually paid, usually in November/December (interest) and May/June (principal and interest). Expenditures totaling $4,515,108 are 100.1% of the FY97 budget of $4,510,619. Broadband Telecommunications Fund FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual tin $1,000s) Budget ~ 6-30-97 Budget ~ 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $229 $229 $133 Revenue 584 602 103% 476 Expenses -589 -573 97% -380 ENDING CASH BALANCE $224 $258 $229 This operating fund now includes not only BTC operations but the $.50 local access fee and Public Access TV funding. Revenues totaling $601,847 are 103% of the FY97 budget of $584,086. The major budgeted revenue sources are from the cable franchise fee, $.50 local access fee and Public Access TV funding. The franchise fee is remitted quarterly. $318,678 or 108% of the franchise fee budget of $294,000 was received and is $9,335 more than last year. $97,684 or 84% of the local access fee ($.50) was received which represents the first full fiscal year of this revenue under the new franchise agreement. The city received $157,892 for Public Access 'IV from the franchise, which was also distributed to PA'I'V. Expenses totaling $573,136 are 97% of the FY97 budget of $589,222. Operating expenses totaling $222,357 are 72% of the FY97 budget of $309,090. Local access expenses totaling $36,442 were used to fund a new employee (community programmer) and for gran!s distributed to the Library and Senior Center. $236,294 was paid to Public Access TV from Public Access TV franchise funds. Staff reviewed and approved $4,532 in carryovers for expenditures from FY97 into FY98. This should not significantly impact the FY98 budget. Page 21 of 28 Johnson Countv Council of Governments - FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual (in $1,000s} Bud.qet ~. 6-30-97 Bud.qet ~. 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $8 $8 $14 Revenue 372 347 93% 293 Expenses -375 -353 94% -299 ENDING CASE BALANCE $5 . $2. $8 Revenues totaling $346,759 are 93% of the FY97 budget of $372,083. Funding from other local governments totals $79,712 or 94% of the budget of $84,345. $64,098 or 96% of the FY97 budget of $66,970 for state/federal funding was received. Transfers in were from the following: $85,975 General Fund subsidy, $81,272 from Road Use Tax and $33,917 from Landfill Surcharge Reserve fund. Expenses totaling $352,815 are 94% of the FY97 budget of $374,880. Staff reviewed and approved $1,714 in carryovers for expenditures from FY97 into FY98. General Fleet Maintenance FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual (in $1,000s~ Budget ~ 6-30-97 Budget ~.. 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance -$73 -$73 $75 Revenue 1,385 1,377 99% 1,167 Expenses -1,280 -1,277 100% -1,315 ENDING CASH BALANCE $32 $27. $-73 This fund accounts for the maintenan~:e on all City vehicles except the Transit Division. Revenues are generated from chargebacks to all City departments and divisions based on vehicle usage and in some cases actual repair costs. Revenues totaling $1,377,350 are 99% of the FY97 budget of $1,385,248. Chargeback for services totaling $1,007,000 are 102% of the FY97 budget of $985,248 and $21,752 more than budget. Revenues for "Reimbursement of Expenses" totaling $346,239 are 87% or $53,761 less than the FY97 budget of $400,000. Expenditures totaling $1,277,596 are 100% of the FY97 budget of $1,280,220. Equipment Replacement Fund - FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual (in $1,000s) Bud.qet ~ 6-30-97 Budget ~ 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $2,354 $2,354 $1,789 Revenue 1,163 1,191 103% 924 Expenses -1,323 -904 68% -359 ENDING CASH BALANCE $2,194 $2,641 $2,354 This fund accounts for the majority of all City purchases for vehicles. Revenues to replace existing rolling stock are generated from annual chargebacks to all City departments and divisions based on estimated cost to replace the vehicles and an estimated useful life of the equipment. Revenues totaling $1,191,538 are 103% of the FY97 budget of $1,163,000. Chargebacks to all departments totaling $1,006,241 are 98% of the FY97 budget of $1,029,000. Expenses totaling $904,082 are 68% of the FY97 budget of $1,322,363 due to delayed equipment replacements. Page 22 of 28 Staff reviewed and approved $220,356 in carryovers for capital expenditures from FY97 into FY98. This should not significantly impact the FY98 budget. Central Services - FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual (in $1,000s) Bud,qet ~ 6-30-97 Budget ~. 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $241 $241 $243 Revenue 661 698 106% 612 Expenses -764 -725 95% -614 ENDING CASH BALANCE $138 $214 $241 This fund accounts for the centralized purchase of supplies, in-house printing, radio maintenance and the purchase/lease of City-wide copier machines. actual print jobs, copier use and radio repairs. Expenses are in line with the budget. Road Use Tax Fund Revenues are generated from chargebacks of supplies used, FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual (in $1,000s) Budget ~.. 6-30-97 Budget ~ 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $4,937 $4,937 $4,136 Revenue 4,293 4,475 104% 4,233 Expenses -8,456 -5,730 61% -3,432 ENDING CASH BALANCE $774 $3,682 $4,937 Revenues totaling $4,475,352 are 10~4% of the FY97 budget of $4,293,498. State Road Use Tax (RUT) revenue is budgeted at $66.95 per capita. Actual RUT revenue for FY97 totals $4,144,470 or approximately $68.90 per capita. The balance of revenue comes from interest income. Expenditures include transfers to the General Fund for the net operating cost of the Streets and Traffic Engineering Divisions. Transfers to the General Fund are net of any other revenue received by the Traffic Engineering and Streets Divisions within the General Fund. The General Fund also receives a transfer in of $33,940 from this fund for reimbursement for the budgeted salary and benefits of one Forestry Division maintenance worker assigned to maintain forestry aspects along the public right-of-way. The City portion of support for JCCOG transportation is funded from here, budget of $94,910. Transfers out also include funding of applicable streets related capital improvement projects (ClPs). Actual transfers to Traffic Engineering totaling $858,447 are 95% of the FY97 budget of $900,401. Actual transfers to Streets totaling $1,797,688 are 85% of the FY97 budget of $2,118,993. Subsidy to JCCOG totaling $81,272 is 86% of the FY97 budget of $94,910. Subsidy to Forestry totaling $33,940 is 100% of the FY97 budget of $33,940. CIP transfers totaling $2,957,877 are 56% of the FY97 budget of $5,306,434. Carryovers totaling $2,344,541 for transfers to fund capital improvement projects were approved. Below is a summary of how it will impact the FY98 budget. Page 23 of 28 FY97 Budget FY98 Description FY98 Carryover Amended (in $1,000s) Budget to FY98 Budget Actual beginning cash 7/1/97 3,682 $0 $3,682 Revenue 4,280 0 4,280 Expenses -4,306 -2,345 -6,651 ENDING CASH BALANCE $3,656 $-2,345 $'1,3'11 Estimated cash balance at 6/30/98 as shown in the FY98 through FY00 Financial Plan: Eml~lovee Benefits Fund $625 FY97 FY97 FY96 Description FY97 Actual % of Actual (in $1,000s) Bud,qet ~ 6-30-97 Budget ~ 6-30-96 Beginning Cash Balance $821 $821 $483 Revenue 4,087 4,082 100% 3,797 Expenses -3,805 -3,665 96% -3,459 ENDING CASH BALANCE $1,104 $1,238 $821 Revenues totaling $4,081,991 are 100% of the FY97 budget of $4,087,233. Property tax revenues totaling $3,317,711 or 100% of the FY97 property tax revenue budget of $3,326,729 was received. $79,195 was received from the University of Iowa Fire Contract. $200,000 was received from the General Fund to be used in FY2000 for a 27th pay period in that year. $457,000 was transferred in from the Public Safety Reserve. Expenses totaling $3,665,479 are 96% of the FY97 budget of $3,804,756. The major budgeted expense is a transfer out to the General Fund. The transfer pays for the benefits of employees in the General Fund, including the employer share of FICA, IPERS, Police/Fire Pension, health premiums, life premiums and workers compensation. shared\finance~budget\4thqtr.97 Page 24 of 28 FY97 Debt Service Fund Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions ~ 101% 100% i $4 53 $2 .... Revenues Expenses Cash Balance FY97 BTC Operations Fund Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Thousands 97% $600 $500 $400 " $300 $0 Revenues Expenses Cash Balance FY97 JCCOG Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Thousands 94%i ~ Budget i_'~_ Actual ',, Revenues Expenses Cash Balance FYg7 General Fleet Maintenance Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Thousands ~9% $1,0[ .' $6_ $4; Revenues Cash Balance Expenses FY97 Equipment Replacement Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions $25c0 ............................................... ~s~.~4~ :.~ ,~ S~ 5oe .....103% Revenues E~enses Cash Balsnce FY97 Central Supply & Print Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Thousands $51 ' $3 Revenues Expenses Cash Balance Page 27 of 28 FY97 Road Use Tax Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions $8000 I Budget ~ Actual Revenues Expenses Cash Balance FY97 Employee Benefits Budget to Actual Comparison for the Twelve Months Ending 6/30/97 Millions 100% 52.000 " SO OO0 Revenues Expenses Page 28 of 28 Cash Balance CITY COUNCIL INFORMATION August 22, 1997 PACKET IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP5 IP6 IP7 IP8 IP9 IP10 IPll IP12 IP13 AUGUST 25 WORK SESSION ITEMS Memorandum from Planning and Community Development Director: Public Art Memorandum from Economic Development Coordinator: Snelson Sculpture Memorandum from JCCOG Executive Director: FY98 SEATS Contract Negotiations Planning and Community Development Assistant Director: Extension of First Avenue to North.~.~_ Dodge Street Memorandum from City Manager:. PCRB - Complaint/Confidentiality MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Memorandum from City Manager. Miscellaneous a. West High Driveway b. Homeownership Memorandum from Senior Planner: Fringe Area Development Memorandum from Senior Planner: Planning and Zoning Commission Work Program Email forwarded from Council Member Baker: DARE Letters from Mayor to George Matheson (IC Schools) and Sally Stutsman (JC Supervisors): April 2 Joint Meeting Letter from Andy Mast to IC Police Department: Police Release: Agenda: Agenda for the 8/25/97 Informal meeting of the Bd. of Memo from Associate Planner regarding Iowa City South Email from Baker regarding the DARE program. Board of Brookside Drive Bridge at Ralston Creek ,~:~ ~ August 21, 1997, Formal Meetings of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors,~([~F~)% Supervisors. Central District Information Packet August 22, 1997 page 2 Agenda for the 8/26/97 Informal mtg. of the Bd. of SUpervisors. Memo from City CLerk regarding revision #14 to the meeting schedule (Aug. & Sep.) City of Iowa City ifiEi IORANDLIM Date: To: From: Re: August 22, 1997 City Council ~,A~C~"'" Karin Franklin, Director, P Public Art Program Public art is a projection of a City's image and a demonstration of community pride. It can be playful, provocative, or just interesting. It says something to residents and visitors about the spirit of the people of the community. It can be attractive in the broadest sense of the word, stimulating residents and bringing in visitors. Public art can be parts of buildings or tree grates, sculptures or paving design, water fountains or lighting, park benches or manhole covers, landscaping or murals. Public art takes basic good design to another level and although it may be integrated into the design of a project, it very noticeably embellishes that project. Public art is when an artist creates a piece of the environment and places that creation in a public place. The purpose of the Public Art Program in Iowa City is to enhance our public spaces, to capitalize on Iowa City's reputation as a cultural center, and to build on Iowa City's image as a vital place to live and work. Following is a proposal for an Iowa City Public Art Program. This proposal is modeled after the Phoenix Public Art Program, with features from programs in Kansas City and a variety of other places. Adaptations have been made based on the relative size and complexity of Iowa City compared to the examples. Consideration has also been given to fiscal constraints and the fact that this is a new program for Iowa City; the proposal suggests an incremental approach in terms of applicability and administration. Iowa City Public Art Program Funding: One percent of the preliminary estimates of capital improvement projects including the costs of design and construction. The one percent is intended to cover design, construction and installation of commissioned work, or acquisition and installation of ready work. Up to 20% of administrative costs could also be derived from the percent allocation. If a proposed work does not require the full one percent allocation, or no work is deemed appropriate for a specific project, the funds allocated or remaining would return to the funding source. Therefore, up to---but not more than--one percent would be allocated to public art. Private donations or grants could supplement or be used in lieu of the one percent allocation, as long as the objective of providing public art was met. The total cost of multi-year projects would be used to calculate the one percent allocation (e.g., Airport Master Plan, Highway 6 sidewalk and drainage). Applicability: Building projects over $500,000; bridges; arterial streets; park development; and trails. Since Iowa City government does not build buildings frequently, limiting the program to buildings, even at the outset, is not recommended. There are many other opportunities through public projects to add value to the City with art. Bridges may include an artistic element in the design; arterial streets may include distinctive lighting, tree .grates, sign posts, landscaping or sculpture; park development and major trails may include sculpture, aesthetic design elements or landscaping. Each project would be evaluated for the most appropriate integration of an artistic feature. Two such projects in which public art would be highly visible and add to the value of the community are the Iowa Avenue streetscape project and the refurbishment of City Plaza. 2 Process: Establish a Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) to develop and recommend an annual project art plan; to provide oversight on the selection of the appropriate art medium and artist for each project; and to provide oversight on the location and disposition of all public art. The PAAC would be a standing committee appointed by the City Council and made up of two art professionals, one representative from the Design Review Committee, and three non-artist community representatives. For each project, the project architect/engineeddesigner (non-City staff), a representative from the City department responsible for the project, and two representatives of the project site neighborhood would be added to the PAACo With the submission of capital improvement projects each fall, one percent of the cost of each project subject to the Public Art Program would be included in the project proposal to the City Manager. The core PAAC would review all pertinent capital projects with the appropriate department heads or their representatives and develop a project art plan for the budget year. This plan would include the dollar amount for each art component, the source of funds and the preferred art medium, by public project. The project art plan would become part of the Capital Improvements Program, eventually approved by the City Council.'The PAAC may, as part of its recommendation, elect to combine projects for a given fiscal year within categories in order to allocate funds productively. For example, if there were multiple park projects in a fiscal year such that one percent of any one project did not amount to a sum that would result in an appropriate art project, the percent allocation of all the park projects could be combined to accomplish one or more art elements. Decisions on Iocational priorities, in such instances, should include City personnel as well as representative users of the various parks. These issues would be sorted out and resolved prior to the Committee's recommendation of a project art plan to the City Manager. The project art plan would also include any private donations or grants. After approval of the budget, the core PAAC with the specific project representatives would finalize the appropriate art medium by project within the budget. The PAAC would be responsible for the call for artists; artist selection; contract negotiation for design, construction, and installation; maintenance plans for the art piece; and review and approval of the artist's proposal. The contract with the artist would be executed by the City Manager. With the artist engaged, the artist would work through the initial design phase with the project architect/designer/engineer and the appropriate City staff. Approval of the artist's concept would be given by the PAAC. Any extraordinary maintenance or operational costs would require review and approval by the department head responsible for the public project. Construction and installation of the art component would be carried out by the artist and appropriate project staff or contractors. The core PAAC would also be responsible for policy recommendations regarding public art, maintenance decisions regarding specific pieces, the location of any donated art, and for recommending to the City Council the disposition of any public art. Staffing: Initially, coordination of the activities of the Public Art Advisory Committee would be carried out by existing City staff. The City Manager would assign the responsibility to an appropriate existing position. The bulk of the work would be from September through March during budget development and the design phase of capital projects. Other cities employ Public Art Coordinators; a request for such a position should be anticipated for the future if the program is to be successful. CC: City Manager John Beckord Nancy Purington Carol Spaziani Chuck Schmadeke Terry Trueblood Im\mem~kf8-19.doc Date: To: From: Re: City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM August 21, 1997 City Manager and City Council David Schoon, Economic Development Coordinator.? Snelson Sculpture In June of this year, the Planning and Community Development Department asked five individuals to serve on a Committee to find a new home for the Snelson sculpture. The individuals included Randy Rohovit, Design Review Committee chair; David Dennis, UI Art Museum; Nancy Purington, local artist; Jim Schoenfelder, City Architect; and Joyce Carroll, City Arts Supervisor. After considering possible sites in the downtown and reviewing several city-owned sites throughout the community, the Committee recommends a site located just south of the information kiosk off of Taft Speedway (Site A on the attached aerial photo) as the new home for the Snelson sculpture. The Committee selected the site due to its park setting and its high visibility both to persons who use the park as well as visitors and residents that pass by in automobiles. As the attached photos of the site show, the trees on the site would provide an attractive backdrop for the sculpture, The Committee found a park-like site for structure very attractive. The sculpture's geometric shape seemed to balance against a natural backdrop, such as trees. Once finding a location the Committee discussed how they wished to display the sculpture at its new location. After much discussion, the Committee decided not to recommend displaying the sculpture on a permanent surface such as a concrete pad or placing it elevated on pillars. The Committee recommends displaying the sculpture directly on the grass as its has been for over twenty years. Displaying it directly on grass allows the City to rearrange the sculpture's four pieces every few year. The configurations could range from placing the four pieces in a linear fashion to placing the pieces in their original configuration (see attached photo). In addition, each individual piece could stand on different ends. A change in the placement of each piece would give the sculpture a new look. For the sculpture's first configuration, the Committee recommends that each piece be placed on a short end - vertically - and that the four pieces be aligned linearly. In this arrangement the sculpture creates the image of four sail boat masts. Committee members do have a concern regarding placing the sculpture directly on the ground. The sculpture has cables which lie on the ground. These cables can be damaged by lawn mowers running over them. The Committee encourages the parks staff to take special precautions when mowing around the sculpture to ensure that the cables do not get damaged. A representative from the Committee will be present at our work session on August 25 to respond to any questions you may have. cc: Snelson Committee f:\downtown\snelson3,doc Kenneth Snelson Four Module Piece: Form 2, 1968 Aluminum' and stainless steel 18 ft. x 40 ft. x 40 ft. (5.49 m x 12.19 m x42.'19 m) Comer of Dubuque Street and Iowa Avenue Purchased by the citizens of Iowa City through public donations and a grant from the National Endow- ment for the Arts. 1974 Influenced by the ideas and struc- ture of Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes, Four Module Piece: Form 2 originates from a modular form in the shape of an "X" which grows in four moveable sections. Follow the X mod- ule as it develops into a spray of aluminum tubes. Snelson's major con- cern is with the fundamentals of na- ture, which he defines as the patterns of physical forces in space. He is less interested in the visual image than in the lines of force which are necessao.' for this structure to exist. Here he. con- structs a work of linear material (cable) put under tension and compression. Snelson calls the concept behind this work '~tensegrity" and useg the princi- ples of structural engineering to achieve it. It is fitting that such a sculpture be installed near The Universit,,' of Iowa Physics Building. The commission for this sculpture was awarded to Snetson bv the Iowa City Sculpture Project, a national sculpture competition. Date: To: From: Re: August 21, 1997 City Council Jeff Davidson, Executive Director FY98 SEATS contract negotiations : CCOG memo I attended the August 19, 1997 meeting of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, where the attached letter from Dee Vanderhoef to Sally Stutsman was discussed. Dee's letter summarized the Iowa City City Council discussion of the proposed FY98 SEATS contract at your July 28 work session. Dee's letter states that while progress has been made in the negotiations, the issue of a 3 year contract with a 9% increase in FY99 has been deemed unacceptable. by a majority of the City Council. Two alternative courses of action are stated which are agreeable to the Iowa City City Council. After discussion, the Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected both options put forth in Dee's letter. I indicated to the Board that I would be attending your August 25 work session, and would summarize the Board's discussion. I stated to the Board that JCCOG would proceed to execute a third 30-day extension agreement for the month of September to allow the negotiating committee to reconvene. We will attempt to set a meeting up for the first two weeks of September. If this negotiating session is unsuccessful, the Board expressed a desire to put the issue on your joint meeting agenda later in September. Bring any questions you have to the August 25 work session. cc: Steve Arkins Joe Fowler Ron Logsden Kevin Doyle jccogtp\mem\jd8-21-2odoc July 30, 1997 Sally Stutsman, Chairperson Johnson County Board of Supervisors PO Box 1350 Iowa City, IA 52244 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Re: FY98 SEATS Contract Negotiations; our phone conversation of July 29, 1997 Dear Sally: The negotiating teams appointed by the Board of Supervisors and the Iowa City City Council have made significant progress since we commenced our discussions two months ago. I believe we are getting very close to an agreement which will be satisfactory to both bodies. However, at the Iowa City City Council's work session on July 28, a majority of the Council indicated they would not be willing to support the agreement in its current form with the County's proposal for a 9% increase in the FY99 contract. The County's negotiating representatives have indicated that a discount which has been part of the Iowa City agreement for the past two years and is proposed for the current year would be removed in FY99. It is my understanding that the discount of the Iowa City contract was originally proposed by the County in FY96 to placate Iowa City's concerns about a reduction in the County's contract with Systems Unlimited, and to address the issue of the County taxing for SEATS service in the rural area of Johnson County from the general levy, resulting in Iowa City taxpayers being taxed twice for SEATS service. In our opinion, county negotiating representatives have not stated a satisfactory reason for the discount to be removed, only that it will be removed. If the County wishes to discuss resolution of the double taxation issue, we are willing to listen. Otherwise, we see no reason for the discount provision to be removed in FY99. At our work session, a majority of the City Council indicated there were two ways to resolve this impasse. The first would be to execute a one-year agreement for the proposed amount of $560,000. A second solution would be for the County to reinserr the 5% discount provision, resulting in a three year agreement with a 4% increase in FY99 and a 4% increase in FY2000. If in your discussion with the Board of Supervisors neither of these options is acceptable, than I would suggest we reconvene the negotiating team and try to find a way to resolve this issue. The Iowa City City Council will not meet again until August 25. Jeff Davidson has indicated JCCOG will prepare another extension agreement for the month of September in case this matter is not resolved by the end of August. Feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss this matter further. Thank you. Sincerely, Dee Vanderhoef Iowa City City Council~ CC: Joe Bolkcom Steve Lacina Dean Thornberry Steve Arkins Joe Fowler IRon Logsden Jeff Davidson ,/ bc\ltrs\3-1DV.doc 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 336.5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 City of Iowa City MEi IORANDUI I Date: To: From: Re: August 21, 1997 C i ty Council Jeff Davidson, Assistant Director, Dept. of Planning and Community Development Extension of First Avenue to North Dodge Street Dee Vanderhoef has asked to have the attached materials provided to the City Council in conjunction with the recent discussions .of the First Avenue extension project. Following you will find a copy of the 1992 resolution dedicating two storm water management areas adjacent to Hickory Hill Park as public parkland. This action doubled the size of Hickory Hill Park from 98 acres to 190 acres. You will also find attached a map Dee asked us to prepare which shows the originally purchased Hickory Hill Park, the two storm water management areas which were added to the park, and the location of the proposed First Avenue/Captain Irish Parkway extension to North Dodge Street. Staff is proceeding according to the direction you gave us last winter to complete the First Avenue extension to North Dodge Street during the 1998 construction season. We have nearly completed design and engineering work, and intend to begin property acquisition this fall. Since you will be having additional discussion of this project, following are the points reviewed at the last City Council work session which led to you taking the action to move this project to FY98 in the capital improvements program. The cost savings in constructing the street at the same time we extend a new water main from the new water treatment plant to the Rochester Avenue water storage facility. It was also desired to coordinate this project with the installation of traffic signal on North Dodge Street to improve safety in the ACT area. 2. Improved traffic flow between north Iowa City and east Iowa City, for all modes of transportation. 3. Improved emergency vehicle access to northeast Iowa City. 4. The desire to complete infrastructure improvements that will allow development to occur in northeast Iowa City, contiguous to existing development. 5. Improved efficiency in Iowa City Transit routing by enabling a single loop route to be created from two linear routes. We are also continuing our analysis of First Avenue south of Rochester Avenue, focusing especially on the First Avenue intersections at Rochester Avenue and Court Street. I had the opportunity on Monday, August 18 to meet with the principals of Regina Elementary School and Hoover Elementary School, and reviewed with them the patterns of elementary school children crossing arterial streets in this area. Although the safety of school children is an ongoing concern throughout the community when arterial streets are involved, I believe we have a ,,. o00 Extension of First Ave. to N. Dodge August 21, 1997 Page 2 reasonably good system of getting children to school in this area. There were some suggestions made for further improving safety, and we will be passing these on to you as we finalize our analysis. Also for your information, there is a preliminary plat currently under review for an addition to the First and Rochester subdivision. The plat is for approximately 50 single family residential lots, and is predicated on the extension of First Avenue to North Dodge Street. The plat may not go forward without the extension of First Avenue because of concerns related to secondary access. Let me know if you would like any additional information. Attachment cc: Steve Atkins Karin Franklin Chuck Schmadeke Rick Fosse jccogtp/mem/lstdodge.doc RESOLUTION NO, 92-313 RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE TWO STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY AREAS ADJACENT TO HICKORY HILL PARK AS PUBLIC PARKLAND. WHEREAS, there currently exists two publicly owned stormwater management areas, totalling approximately 92 acres and located adjacent to Hickory Hill Park; and WHEREAS, considerable public sentiment has been expressed that these areas should be utilized as public parkland; and WHEREAS, the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Commission has recommended that these areas be either dedicated or designated as parkland. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, THAT: It is in the public interest of the City of Iowa City to retain both publicly owned acres totaling 92 acres in their current status and primary function, namely stormwater management facilities, while at the same time being designated as parkland and used for parks and recreation purposes. The designation of and use of said 92 acres of stormwater management areas as parkland is consistent with the stormwater management uses and purposes originally contemplated in 1981. The entire combined area (the park and stormwater facilities) now totaling approxi- mately 190 acres shall commonly be referred to as Hickory Hill Parkseven though the stormwater management area remains dedicated to stormwater management purposes. Responsibility for management and maintenance of the entire area shall be placed under the jurisdiction of the Parks and Recreation Department, except as it relates to stormwater management issues. It was moved by Novick and seconded by adopted, and upon roll 'call there were: Ambrisco the Resolution be AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: X Ambrisco Courtney Horowitz Kubby Larson McDonald Novick Resolution No. Page 2 92-313 Passed and approved this 24th CiTY CLERK parksrec\hickhill.rea day of November ,1992. MAYO~ Approved by City Attorney's Office ORP Ga[~ns ACT ACT City of iowa City MEi 'IORANDUM Date: August 22, 1997 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: PCRB---Complaint/Confidentiality Attached is an article from the Wednesday, August 20 Gazette concerning a complaint filed with the PCRB. My first concern is with the headline writer's use of excessive force/PCRB as an expression of the news story. The story deals with the complaint filed in District Court against Mr. David Martyn, a copy of the complaint is enclosed. You are aware of my earlier concerns about this particular complaint and the fact Mr. Gorbatenko chose to address the issue through a public forum -- letter to Council. The purpose of this memorandum is to express to you my additional concern about the investigation of alleged excessive force as required by the PCRB and maintain and respect the confidentiality of all parties involved. In the circumstances cited in the newspaper article the individual arrested has now been identified and apparently granted an interview to the Gazette reporter. Additionally, the officers involved in the alleged excessive force complaint have also been named as this information was derived from the District Court complaint form. The problem will be in conducting a confidential, thorough, unbiased investigation when individuals choose to proceed with public disclosure I believe such public disclosure can compromise an investigation, or at the very least the public's perception of the investigation. It has the effect of trying the case in the media. The Gazette reporter was only doing her job and obtained information from the District Court. The information on the complaint is utilized extensively in the story. With the court complaint being public record, and thereby the names of the officers and other individuals involved, the ability to separate the actual complaint against Mr. Martyn and the Gorbatenko/possible Martyn complaint concerning excessive force is now very difficult. However, these are two distinct issues one within the jurisdiction of our courts, while the other a matter of City policy/ordinance as identified in our PCRB ordinance. In consulting the City Attorney's office they have confirmed these are two very different circumstances and proceedings. The former is public information through the courts, while the latter is City policy and our desire to maintain confidentiality clearly stated. The article does indicate "Mebus states.". This is not an uncommon practice on the part of news reporters to use written reports for quotes, however Officer Mebus, Lippold and Battchelor did not give interviews to the news reporter. I again reiterate to you my concern over confidentiality and the ability to thoroughly, with an unbiased effort for all parties to conduct an investigation, when the information available in the court records may take away the confidentiality element. I raise this issue as a follow up to earlier comments in hope that you would agree to a policy of "no comment" when circumstances may involve the PCRB. At the very least complaints of officer misconduct should be sent directly to the PCRB process and letters to Council or other types of correspondence discouraged. While we cannot control the action of the complainant we can certainly do our best to manage our own comments. 2 I bring this concern to your attention as we try to work through the issues of creating an effective PCRB as well as one that fully satisfies your policy directives. I believe community support for the PCRB is based on fairness. The fairness extends to all parties. Allegations are not guilt and only through a thorough and balanced investigative process can we fulfill the spirit and intent of our PCRB ordinance. The likelihood of similar news story circumstances occurring will always remain very great. The information available to inquisitive and aggressive reporters will be such that we can not maintain confidentiality to the extent we would like. Additionally, these circumstances point out more clearly the reasons the City Attorney cannot represent the PCRB in that they will be called upon to deal with the possible prosecution of Mr. Martyn. In this memorandum I have attempted to point out to you my concerns, particularly the public's understanding of this process is by way of a third party interpretation (the news media). We will work to be fair but we will likely find circumstances where other Iowa law such as open records will conflict with our desire to have a confidential investigation. cc: R.J. Winkelhake Capt. Widmer Capt. Harney Sgt. Steffen Eleanor Dilkes Sarah Holecek Im~nem~sa8-20.doc IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA IN AND FOR JOHNSON COUNTY STATE OF IOW/'or) COMPLAINT CITY O.F ~,~. CFY, ~OWA NAME ADDRESS CITY / STATE/ZIP ?~CbTT CLERK'S NO /2.-,3 DATE OF BIRTH CASE SOCIAL SECURITY NO. RACE SEX HGT. WGT. D AG - Aggr Mis SR- Sen Mis FE - Felony OW - OWl HAIR/ accused of the crime of in violation of Section t~.~.l"~.~ of the Iowa Criminal Code or Ordinance No. of the City of Iowa City in that (.h..~ (~tI~,) did, on or about the I'~'~ day of (Time:) '~ t~ k~ (Location:) ~ ~ '~.0~I~U~ in Johnson County, State of Iowa ~Non-~9s. ~e:nd ~2~L t COMPLAINANT Custody - On View Q His. Cited & Released 'q Res. Custody - Warrant/Prior Armed: I, the undersigned complainant, being first duly .sworn on oath. do hereby dep.o.~.,~ and .st~.te I believe the abovl~ n~med Defe. f~-~ dapt committed the above.named public offens~ based o~ the following facts: l~ '(~- (,~ C.~,~"~ '~ ~ ~ COMPLAINANT Subscribed and sworn to before me on this .r Z, ~~~~ /er~ ~f-Court or Ju6~c~al - M~g~szrate or Notary PuDlic I hereby promise to aDdear in said court at ~ on or before AM . Anyone who wJJlfulIV ~BJIs [O aDDear in court as specified shall be guilty of a misdemeanor The court may then issue 8 warran~ of arrest for me defenasnt as specified in Section 805.5 of the Code of Iowa. IOWA CITY POLICE SIGNATURE OF DEFENDANT WHITE-Court YELLOW-Court PINK-Defendant GOLD-Records~ Officer with new board .~C )r. ~d nical .ly .rlg's Excessive-force claim precedes formation of Iowa City police panel By Lynn M. Tefft Gazette Johnson County Bureau IOWA CITY -- The first person to file a complaint with the new Police Citizens Review Board -- which hasn't been formed yet -- is neither an Iowa City resident nor someone arrest- ed for a crime. George Gorbatenko, of St. Paul, Minn., filed a complaint on Aug. 4 alleging that police used excessive force in arresting David Martyn on Aug. 1. "The poor guy was drunk out of his mind -- he did nothing more wrong than drink," said Gorbatenko, an engi- neer who was in town to attend his daughter's graduation from the Univer- sity of Iowa. "And he was slammed rather hard against a wall." Martyn, 28, of 630 S. Capitol St., Apt. 314, has pleaded innocent to charges of public intoxication and obstructing of- ricers and is scheduled to stand trial Oct, 1. Martyn said 'he learned of Gorbaten- ko's complaint when Capt. Tommy Widmer, who is investigating the com- plaint, came to his apartment to in- terview him about his arrest. The possibility that police has used excessive force h~d crossed his mind before that, Martyn said, but he hadn't dwelt on it. "A lot of things reoccurred to me when .I heard about the complaint, and a lot of ideas were in- troduced to me," said Martyn, adding David Martyn Allegedly pushed against wall that he and Gorba- tenko have not spoken and he has not D ' decided whether to contact Gorbaten- ko. According to reports written by offi- cer R.A. Mebus, Mebus and other . officers saw Martyn in the Pedestrian Mall making loud and lewd comments to passers-by. Mebus states that when ordered to stop, Martyn took off run- ning. Mebus states he and officers Erik as Lippold and Paul Batcheller caught, arrested and cuffed Martyn after chas- ing him a few blocks. According to Mebus' report, Martyn used profanity ship and admitted he'd been drinking. The to report does not say whether officers and pushed Martyn against a wall. · Martyn disputes the allegation he used profanity. "I was 'yes sir, no sir' dous an the way," he said. .the He said he understands that officers had no way of knowing whether he was armed and that's likely why some to of the force was used. Still, he said, the artist 1 force was excessive once he was appre- police hended. : . "If I were some muscle-bound person or Crazed on cr/tck, would the force have been excessive? No. Absolutely sions cil [] Turn to 3[3: CoIl~plailtt The' Paul ~y ~, 29, Mu~ifie; a~ested aT 2:~4 a.m. Tue~ay ~ Sou~ Dubuque and ~ Washin,on s~eets in Iowa Cid. A~AULT C~E Gu~l~ ~m C~11~, 30, ~205 Laura Dr., Apt. 93, Iowa Cid; cha~ed wffh assault causin8 inju~; accused of strikin~ victim's face at 4:35 a.m. S~u~ at his residence. Complaint [] F;om page ~ not," he said. "But I cooperated with them." Gorbatenko, who was walking in through the area at the time of the arrest, said he was aghast at what he saw. He said he realizes a lot of people in his position would have just walked away and done nothing. "But it left an indelible mark on me," said Gorbatenko, adding that 25 years as a volunteer in the Minnesota community corrections system also compelled him to comp!_~in. IN ADDITION TO HIS PCRB complaint, Gorba- tenko wrote a letter to the City Council. Widmer said Gorbatenko's letter, which was published in the councfl's weekly information packet Friday, has made investigation of the complaint "confusing." "The letter throws the investigation into the public realm," Widmer said. "I'd rather conduct my confidential investigation and then let the PCRB handle it." Widmer said he has 30 days to investigate the complaint and make a report to Police Chief R.J. Winkelhake, including a recommendation of any action he deems necessary. Winkelhake will in turn make a report to the PCRB, which will issue its recommendation regarding the merit of the complaint and whether any action should be taken. As yet the PCRB has no members. (See stot~y, IB.) Widmer said the chief's report to go to City Clerk Marian Karr pending naming of beard members. The outcome of the investigation has. no effect on the criminal charges against Martyn, Widmer said. A CHECK OF MARTYN'S criminal records at the Johnson County Courthouse show three other arrests this year, all for speeding. "I divorce myself from the parties involved and determine whether proper force was used or whether there was a problem," he said. Martyn declined to comment on whether he would f'fie his own PCRB complaint. He said he hopes Widmer takes his version of. events seriously when investigating Gorbatenko's complaint. "I think the whole thing from the get-go was excessive," he said. "The police are constantly wrestling with the public to establish them- selves." Cemetery side. Some beyond the the propert Mike Zak resident wk the state the council remains old are bur law says th must be After the will monit~ site to mE. not distur~ involved in Linl pas Lirm-Mar they will free picnics near Arms The put; p.m. event has ever district. Potential Volunteer , mates that annually de for the di~ The size however, seven Boa~ plan to co, selves. "These p tribution t,. cost," Lin Shanley sa "We hay to run out Board m and other tions from They cc buns fron~ Madison ¢ from buns and termeIon from M~d-: plates and Pizza. The picn tent north School 'nea The tent 234th Sig~ City of Iowa City MEMORANDUI I Date: To: From: Re: 1. August 22, 1997 City Council City Manager Miscellaneous West Hiah Driveway. Given all the publicity, debate, etc. concerning the West High driveway/traffic signal/Melrose design, I though you should be aware of apparent changes the school administration would like to undertake. Jeff's memo is self-explanatory. Homeownership. Mayor Novick found the attached in one of her mayor magazines. As a comparison homeownership in Iowa City is about 45%. This is a 1990 figure from our Community Profile. ImVnem~sa8-22.doc City of iowa City VIE ORAkDUM Date: To: From: Re: August 20, 1997 Steve Atkins, City Manager Jeff Davidson, Transportation Planner Iowa City West High School driveway On August 12, 1997 I was contacted by Jerry Arganbright, principal of Iowa City West High School, and was informed of their desire to make West High's east driveway a two-way driveway. This driveway is currently a one-way driveway for traffic exiting onto Melrose Avenue. I expressed some concerns to Mr. Arganbright, but informed him that it did not appear the City of Iowa City had any jurisdiction in this matter since no modifications were proposed to the public street system. All of the proposed modifications will occur on school district property. I followed up on August 13 with a site visit to West High School where I noted several issues of concern. These were summarized in a letter dated August 13, 1997 to Mr. Arganbright (attached), where I once again stated that I did not believe the City had any jurisdiction in this matter. Sarah Holecek of the City Attorney's office concurs that the City has no jurisdiction since no modifications are proposed to the public street system. On August 18, 1997 I was informed by City Forester Terry Robinson that he had been contacted by a representative of West High School, who asked him to remove a bush on the Melrose Avenue median in order to improve sight distance for turning movements from Melrose Avenue into the new two-way driveway. This sight distance issue had been raised by me in my letter to Mr. Arganbright. Upon further consultation with Sarah Holecek, I advised Terry to proceed with removal of the bush if West High had indicated they were going to change the driveway to two-way operation. I indicated to Sarah my concern with .taking this action, as I felt it could be interpreted as tacitly concurring with an action I did not endorse, that being changing the current one-way driveway to two-way operation. Sarah asked if I felt there was a serious public safety hazard on the public street (Melrose Avenue) being created by the action on the West High property. I stated I did not believe it was a serious safety hazard, but that it would increase the probability of rear-end cdllisions for vehicles on Melrose Avenue. Sarah concurred with removing the bush in order to make the situation with the entrance driveway as safe as possible. This memorandum will serve to clarify that the City has attempted to make traffic flow as safe as possible on Melrose Avenue by removing the bush in the median which is a sight distance constraint. By this action the City does not condone Iowa City West High School changing their east driveway to two-way operation. We will monitor accident experience at this intersection. cc: Melrose Avenue Location File Sarah Holecek, Assistant City Attorney Terry Robinson, City Forester jccogtp/mem/westhigh,doc U.S. Homeownership Rate Hits 6,5.7 Percent, Highest Level 17 Years On July 22, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced that the U.S. homeownership rote rose to 65.7 percent in the second quarter of 1997, the highest quarterly rate in nearly 17 years. Cuomo said 67.1 million American households now own their homes -- the highest number in U.S. history and an increase of 5.3 million since President Clinton took office in 1993. "By increasi.ng employment and household income and by holding down interest rates, President Clinton's econom- ic policies have served,as a powerful engine to drive up the nomeownership rate," Cuomo said. "Millions of Ameri- rate. The Department of Housing and Urban Development created the Partner- ship at President Clintoh's direction in 1995, as port of the President's National Homeownership Strategy. HUD also helped create 123 local partnerships modeled after the National Partnership in communities around the country. The new increase in the homeowner- ship rate puts the nation on track to reaching President Clinton's goal of an all-time-high homeownership rate of 67.5 percent by the end of the year 2000, Cuomo said. The increase would be achieved by boosting the number of homeowners by eight million from the beginning of 1995. The number can families have been given the oppor- tunity to improve their lives by becoming homeowners." The National Partners in Homeowner- ship- a coalition of 63 national groups (including The U.S. Conference of May- ors) representing the housing industry, lenders, non-prot:it groups and all sectors of government- has also played a key role in increasing the homeownership homeowners has increased by 3.1 mil- lion since 1995. The new quarterly homeownership I rate of 65.7 percent neady equals the t~revious record of 65.8 percent set in the ird quarter of 1980. The new rate is the second-highest quarterly rate since quar- terly statistics were first tabulated in 1965. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: August 21, 1997 City Council Robert Miklo, Senior Planner Fringe Area Development The City Council requested an annual review of rezoning and subdivisions that occur in the fringe area since the adoption of the new Fringe Area Agreement. The Fringe Area Agreement was adopted in August 1996. The attached excerpt from the Planning and Zoning Commission's annual report lists the fringe area items that have been reviewed in the year that has passed since the adoption of the agreement. There have been 6 rezoning; 3 preliminary plats; 3 final plats and one combined preliminary and final plat reviewed in the fringe area in the past year. In the year prior to the adoption of the new Fringe Area Agreement the City reviewed 4 rezoning and 5 subdivision plats in the fringe area. In staff's review the amount of rezoning and subdivision activity within in the fringe area has not changed noticeably since the adoption of the new Fringe Area Agreement. The rezonings that have been approved have been consistent with the Fringe Area Agreement and the City's recommendations to the County. The Council expressed a concern that there seemed to be several development proposals along Highway 1 near the proposed location of Highway 965. There have actually been only two properties reviewed for development. Because each property generally is reviewed by the City on three occasions (rezoning, preliminary plat and final plat), it may appear that development activity is greater than it actually is. We will continue to monitor development activity in the fringe area and report any trends that appear to occur. cc: Planning and Zoning Commission From Planning & Zoning Commission's Annual Report Fdnge Fdnge Fdnqe Fdnge Fringe Area Rezoninq: 4 Recommendations for Approval Property at 4819 Rapid Creek Road NE from A1 to RS-3. 1/16/97 22 acres north of Highway 1, 1 mile west of Sharon Center Road from A1 to RS-5. 10/17/96 8.64 acres west of Praide du Chien Road, 1/4 mile north of Newport Road from A1 to RS-3. 10/17/96 38.22 acres west of Praide du Chien Road, 1/4 mile north of Newport Road from A1 to RS-3. 9/19/96 2.75 acres north of Amedcan Legion Road, 1.7 miles southeast of Iowa City from A1 to RS. 12/19/96 40 acres north of Highway 1, west of Landon Avenue from A1, RSo10. 12/19/96 Area Subdivisions: 2 Recommendations for Preliminary Plat Approval William Woods, a 22.99 acre, 4-lot residential subdivision north of Highway 1 West, one mile west of Sharon Center Road. 5/1/97 Meadow View, a 32.4 acre, 10-1or residential subdivision west of Buchmeyer Bend at the intersection of Highway 1. 8/1/96 Area Subdivisions: 1 Recommendation for Preliminary Plat Denial Scott-Six Industrial Park, a 140.5 acre, 41-1ot industrial/commercial subdivision east of Scott Boulevard, north of Highway 6. (This property was annexed into the city and a preliminary plat was approved on 4/3/97.) 10/17/96 Area Subdivisions: 3 Recommendations for Final Plat Approval William Woods, a 21.38 acre, 4-lot residential subdivision north of Highway 1 and 1 mile west of Sharon Center Road. 3/20/97 Meadow View, a 31.5 acre, 10-1or residential subdivision west of Buchmeyer Bend and its intersection with Highway 1. 5/1/97 Woodland Ridge, Part One, a 55.95 acre, 19-1ot residential subdivision east of Dane Road at its intersection with Osage Street. 8/15/96 Area Subdivisions: 1 Recommendation for Preliminary/Final Plat Approval Furrows Edge, Part II, a 16.4 acre, 2-lot residential subdivision in Fdnge Area A east of Highway 1, and north of Penny Lane. 12/5/96 ppdadmin\fromannu.wp5 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: August 21, 1997 City Council Robert Miklo, Senior Planner Planning and Zoning Commission Work Program At the beginning of each fiscal year the Planning and Zoning Commission reviews and updates its work program-pending list. The revised work program is attached. If you have any questions or comments regarding the work program, please call me at 356-5240. City of iowa City i'llEli ORANDU I Date: August 1, 1997 To: Planning & Zoning Commission From: Robert Miklo, Senior Planner Re: Work Program Pending List At the beginning of each fiscal year it is the Commission's practice to review its work program- pending list. George Starr, Ann Bovberg and I met on July 30 and reviewed and reprioritized the pending list. A copy of the proposed Fiscal Year 1998 pending list is attached. It is accompanied by the 1997 pending list. The items listed in the pending list are generally the same, however I would like to point out a few items which have been reordered, removed or added. The definition of awnings has been assigned a lower pdodty. This item was reviewed by the Commission recently and no consensus was achieved by the Commission regarding this matter. When compared to the other items on the list. We felt that it should be given a low priority. Items 9 and 12 on the previous pending list both address the CN-1 zone. We recommend that these two items be combined. Given the recent amendmentsto the zone we feel that this item deserved a relatively low priority. Item 8 on the previous pending list refers to commercial floor area in the CB-5 zone. The concern raised by Council was that residential developments in the CB-5 zone were displacing potential commercial development. The Council is in the process of considering parking amendments to the CB-5 zone which will provided less of an incentive to build residential uses in that commercial zone. We feel that those recent amendments may adequately address this concern, and that the proposed review of floor area requirements in the CB-5 zone should be eliminated from the list. We have added item 7 regarding parking for carry-out restaurants. Staff has found that the current requirements may be excessive for smaller carry-out restaurants. Items I and 2 on the proposed pending list address tree regulations and the potential entranceway overlay zone. Staff anticipates that these two items will be before the Commission at it August 21 meeting. Item 3 regarding neighborhood compatibility for new multi-family buildings and item 4 regarding transient housing in the C1-1 zone should follow shortly after. We will continue to work on the other items over the fiscal year. As usual we anticipate that additional items will be added to the pending list throughout the year. Under the category of Comprehensive Plan we recommend that three of the remaining nine planning districts be given priority during the next fiscal year. These are the South Central Planning Distdct (the area surrounding the Iowa City Airport) which is currently being prepared by staff, the North Planning District, which includes the Peninsula area, and the Northeast Planning District, which includes the area continuing the extension of First Avenue. Rather than have a separate land use and zoning studies category, we recommend that the items under that list be addressed by the district studies for those areas. We will be discussing the work program - pending list at the informal meeting. If there are any items on the list which Commissioners feel should be given a different priority please be prepared to discuss those. Im~mem\rm8-1 .doc IOWA CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WORK PROGRAM - PENDING LIST Fiscal Year 1997 Zoning Chapter Issues .6, 10. 11. 12. 13. Review existing tree regulations, especially for parking lots that exceed the minimum required parking spaces. (1-2 months) Review definition of awnings. (1 month) Develop an entranceway overlay zone. (2-4 months) Provisions to assure neighborhood compatibility for new multi-family buildings in established neighborhoods. (6 months) Consider amendments to permit longer terms of stay for transient housing and to permit apartments above special exception uses in the C1-1 zone. Amend the RM-12 zone to allow limited commercial uses by special exception· {2 months) Review of performance standards for industrial zones. (6 months) Review of requirements for commercial floor area in the CB-5 zone. (1-2 months) Develop a bonus system to promote better design, more pedestrian use and reduction of parking in the CN-1 zone. (4 months) Consider establishing guidelines for the design of communication towers· Consider amending the CC-2 zone to permit hotels/motels· Review floor area limitations in CN-1 zone. Review parking requirements for fraternities and sororities. Land Use and Zoning Studies 3. 4. 5. 6. Area north of Highway 1 bounded by Miller, Benton and Harlocke streets. (6-9 months) Vicinity of County Administration Building. (6 months) Near Northside commercial areas. 16-9 months) RS-12, zoning in the vicinity of Foster Road. (3 months) Evaluate PRM Zoning for consistency with the near Southside design plan and amend zone, as appropriate. {3 months) Comprehensive Plan Update Comprehensive Plan in accordance with Iowa City Beyond 2000. Area Studies for individual Planning Districts. Other Review development ordinances for barriers to affordable housing. (in process) Review of subdivision regulations, including design provisions. (12 months) Review of Floodplain Management Ordinance. 5/7/97 IOWA CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WORK PROGRAM - PENDING LIST Fiscal Year 1998 Zoning Chapter Issues 1. Review existing tree regulations, especially for parking lots that exceed the minimum required parking spaces. 2. Develop an entranceway overlay zone. 3. Provisions to assure neighborhood compatibility for new multi-family buildings in established neighborhoods. 4. Consider amendments to permit longer terms of stay for transient housing and to permit residential uses above special exception uses in the C1-1 zone. Amend the RM-12 zone to allow limited commercial uses by special exception. Review of performance standards for industrial zones. Review parking regulations for carry-out restaurants. Consider establishing guidelines for the 'design of communication towers. Consider amending the CC-2 zone to permit hotels/motels. 10.Review CN-1 zone (floor area, design provisions). 11. Review parking requirements for fraternities and sororities. 12. Review definition of awnings. 6. 7. 8. 9. Comprehensive Plan 1. South.Central Planning District' 2. North Planning District 3. Northeast Planning District Other Review development ordinances for barriers to affordable housing. (in process) Review of subdivision regulations, including design provisions. Review of Floodplain Management Ordinance. 8/1/97 ppdadmin\pending.doc Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 22:35:16 -0500 From: Larry Baker <bakerl@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: City Council <council@blueoweeg.uiowaoedu> Subject: Fw: JCNEWS: again, DARE doesn't work [The following text is in the "IS0-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] From: jeff cox <jlcox@blue.weegouiowa.edu> To: jcnews <jcnews@yosemite.leepfrog.com> Subject: JCNEWS: again, DARE doesn't work Date: Thursday, August 21, 1997 9:22 PM forwarded from DRCnet by Jeff Cox: A study released this week at a conference of the American Psychological Association shows that the nation's most widely taught drug prevention curriculum, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, has no effect on teenage drug use° The study, the first to look at students 6 years removed from DARE, backed up what similar studies had found in students immediately after and three years removed from the program. The program purports to teach students the dangers of drug use and gangs, as well as the importance of respecting authority and resisting peer pressure. DARE consists of seventeen classes taught to fifth and sixth grade classes'by police officers. Students who had been through the program were no less likely than non-participants to use alcohol, cigarettes or marijuana. DARE also had no impact on time spent on homework, number of classes skipped, educational aspirations or respect for teachers. There were also no differences between participants and non-participants in incidents of fighting, assault, theft, trespass, curfew violation or gang membership~ It is estimated that as many as 70% of American public school students participate in the DARE program, which is run by a private, for-profit corporation under contract to local school systems° If you haven't read the New Republic's bombshell expose on DARE's campaign to silence their critics, check it out at <http://www.enews.com/magazines/tnr/textonly/O30397/txtglass 030397.html>, or follow the link from DRCNet's Media page at <http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/media/MAG_ART.HTM>. For more information, check out DRCNet's "A Different Look at DARE" at <http://www.drcnet.org/DARE>. DARE's own web site can be found at <http://www.dare-america.com>. Additional information is online at <http://www.dare.org>. Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 07:54:26 -0500 From: Larry Baker <bakerl@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: City Council <council@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> Subject: Fw: JCNEWS: again, DARE doesn't work [The following text is in the "IS0-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] From: rleutner <rleutner@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: jcnews <jcnews@yosemite.leepfrog.com> Subject: Re: JCNEWS: again, DARE doesn't work Date: Friday, August 22, 1997 12:16 AM The DARE program in our school had a very positive impact on our 6th-grader participant, who came in second in the essay contest and won a gym bag--this a ]cid who 2 years earlier was a non-reader, non-writer. (DARE obviously had nothing to do with his academic progress, but it was astonishing & very important to him to win a prize related to reading/writing.) He was also much impressed by the DARE officer, who apparently made much of never having used his gun, how words were his best weapon, etc. In short, all my skepticism aside, by and large DARE was fine for us. Our son comes away with an ego boost, good feelings about the police, and a gym bag. Hard to squawk. But. -' DARE inevitably frames all questions about drug and alcohol use, issues of peer pressure and saying no, relationships with authority figures, etc., in a context of law enforcement and the police, since its program representatives are police officers. So far, so good, the effects locally are OK, but I do wonder whether it's going to be helpful in the long run to turn over "moral education" to the folks in blue. I have my doubts: I'd like my children to have a surer moral and personal-welfare compass than simply what' s legal and what's not, which is where a police-based program has to root itself. What I hear at home now is questions about what happens if you get caught, not why you shouldn't do whatever it is that might get you in trouble. Bob Leutner Iowa City IA robert- leutner@uiowa. edu On Thu, 21 Aug 1997, jeff cox wrote: > forwarded from DRCnet by Jeff Cox: > > A study released this week at a conference of the American > psychological Association shows that the nation's most > widely taught drug prevention curriculum, the Drug Abuse > Resistance Education (DARE) program, has no effect on > teenage drug use. The study, the first to look at students > 6 years removed from DARE, backed up what similar studies > > had found in students immediately after and three years > > removed from the program.° The program purports to teach > > students the dangers of drug use and gangs, as well as the > > importance of respecting authority and resisting peer > > pressure. DARE consists of seventeen classes taught to > > fifth and sixth grade classes by police officers. >> > > Students who had been through the program were no less > > likely than non-participants to Use alcohol, cigarettes or > > marijuana° DARE also had no impact on time spent on > > homework, number of classes skipped, educational aspirations > > or respect for teachers. There were also no differences > > between participants and non-participants in incidents of > > fighting, assault, theft, trespass, curfew violation or gang > > membership° >> > > It is estimated that as many as 70% of American public > > school students participate in the DARE program, which is > > run by a private, for-profit corporation under contract to > > local school systems° > > > > If you haven't read the New Republic's bombshell expose on > > DARE's campaign to silence their critics, check it out at > > <http://www.enews.com/magazines/tnr/textonly/O30397/txtglass > > 030397ohtml>, or follow the link from DRCNet's Media page at > > <http://druglibraryoorg/sqhaffer/media/MAG_ART.HTM>. >> > > For more information, check out DRCNet's "A Different Look > > at DARE" at <http://www.drcnet.org/DARE>. DARE's own web > > site can be found at <http://www.dare-america.com>. > > Additional information is online at <http://wwwodare.org>o >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > August 18, 1997 George Matheson, President Iowa City School Board 754 Keswick Drive Iowa City, IA 52246 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Dear George, At our April 2 joint meeting of the Iowa City City Council, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, and the Iowa City School Board it was decided a second meeting would be held on September 17. We have reserved space at the Highlander for the meeting tentatively set for 4:00-6:00 p.m. with dinner to follow. Based on conversations with Johnson County the following items will be on the agenda. County Wide Human Rights Issues County Wide Building Inspectors Annexation of Ryerson Woods Possible Annexation of Fairgrounds Please forward any additional items to City Clerk Marian Karr by September 10. Also please inform Marian how may individuals will be joining us for dinner. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Naomi J. Novick Mayor CC: Barbara Grohe City Council Marian K. Karr 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 August 18, 1997 Sally Stutsman, Chairperson Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 South Dubuque Street PO Box 1350 Iowa City, IA 52244-1350 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Dear Sally, At our April 2 joint meeting of the Iowa City City Council, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, and the Iowa City School Board it was decided a second meeting would be held on September 17. We have reserved space at the Highlander for the meeting tentatively set for 4:00-6:00 p.m. with dinner to follow. Based on our conversations the following items will be on the agenda. County Wide Human Rights Issues County Wide Building Inspectors Annexation of Ryerson Woods Possible Annexation of Fairgrounds Please forward any additional items to City Clerk Marian Karr by September 10. Also please inform Marian how may individuals will be joining us for dinner. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Naomi J. Novick Mayor CC: Carol Peters City Council Marian K. Karr 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 · (319 356-5000 · FAX (319) 3~16-5009 710 E Davenport Iowa City, IA 52245 August 12, 1997 Iowa City Police Department Iowa City Civic Center 410 E Washington Ave 52240 Last Saturday'night at approximately 2:00 a.m. I phoned your department regarding a noise complaint at a house across the street from mine; an excessively noisy party was spfiling out onto the street and I was unable. to sleep. As a result of this phone call a police officer came to the house and the party was promptly disbanded. I am writing because I wanted to thank you for the manner in which this issue was handled. Since I was unable to sleep, I stayed by the window and watched the proceedings. The policeman who handled the call took a significant amount of time with the issue; he spent several minutes talking to the resident of the house and did not simply ~drop by", tell the revelers to keep it quiet and move on. As a result of his words, the neighborhood became quiet again and there have not been any problems since that time. We have been away from Iowa City for seven years and incidents such as this one make us feel very glad that we are back. As a department in a college town, I am sure that calls of this nature are routine for you, but I wanted to let you know that It was not routine in my mind. The way in which this issue was treated was prompt, professional and extremely effective. My compliments to the department and the particular officer involved. - ~ E~5 Thanks again for a job very well done. Sinc~erely, A~ Mas~ August 20, 1997 PRESS RELEASE LISA HANDSAKER CITY OF I0 WA CITY Contact Person: Phone Number: Daniel Scoff Project Engineer 356-5144 On Monday, August 25, 1997, the Brookside Drive Bridge at Ralston Creek will open to pedestrian traffic to allow school children access to Robert Lucas School. Brookside Drive will remain closed to vehicular traffic at the bridge until project completion. Weather permitting, the bridge is expected to be completed by the middle of September. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes during construction. 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY. IOWA ~2240-1826 e (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-~009 To~ IOWA CITY CLERK From, 30 Houar~y 8-20-97 10,1Sam p, R of ? Johnson Cont..' ]~ IOWA u~ Sally Stutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Charles D. Duffy Jonathan Jordahl Stephen P. Laeina BOARD OF SUPERVISORS August 21, 1997 FORMAL MEETING 1. Call to order 5:30 p.m. 2. Action re: claims Agenda 3. Action re: formal minutes of August 5th and August 14th 4. Action re: payroll authorizations Recognition of employees with 25 years of serv/ce, Dennis N. Slutts on his retirement after 33 years of service with Johnson County, and Jackie Messer with 17 years of service with Johnson County. 6. 5:30 p.m. - "Share the Road" bicycling work group. discussion/action 6:00 p.m. - Public Hearing on the following Zoning and Platling applications: a) First and Second consideration of the following Zoning applications: 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. Application Z9722 of Lee Miller, owner, Iowa City, signed by Dale Miller, Iowa City, requesting rezoning of 0.27 acres from A1 Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as Lot 2 of Brenneman's Subdivision located in the NW 1/4 of Section 5; Township 78 North; Range 7 West' of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This property is located on the east side of Hazelwood Avenue SW, approximately 1/4 mile north of Highway # 1 SW in Sharon Twp.) P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX:(319)356-6086 To.' IOYA CITY Agenda 8-21-97 From: Jo Hogarty 8-20-97 Page 2 .',-.. Application Z9724 of Elmer Brenneman, Kalona, ~f6ques_'~ting rezoning of 3.98 acres (2 residential lots) from A1 Rural t0-~RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the SE 1/4 of Section 3; Township 78 North; Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This property is located on the north side of 480th Street SW, approximately 0.5 miles west of its intersection with Orval Yoder Turnpike SW in Washington Twp.) 10~15~m p, 3 of 7 c2: "~";' 71 r'O b) Discussion/action re: the following Platting applications: Application S9718 of Tim and Lottie Terrell, signed by Tim Terrell, requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Terrell Subdivision, a subdivision described as being located in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 9; Township 81 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. m Johnson County, Iowa. (This is a 1-1or, 18.125 acre, residential subdivision, located on the east side of. Highway 965 NW, approximately 1/2 mile south of the 965 and 120th Street NW intersection in Jefferson Twp.) Application S9730 of Emery R. Hochstedler requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Clover Ridge Subdivision, a subdivision described as being located in the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 25; Township 78 North; Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This is a 2-lot, farmstead split and agricultural lot, located in the SW quadrant of the 540th Street SW and Highway # 1 SW intersection in Washington Twp.) Application S9740 of Kenneth and Virginia Hochstedler requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Old Hickory Estates, a subdivision described as being located in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 29; Township 78 North; Range 8 West of the 5th PM. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This is a 1-lot, farmstead split, located on the north side of Angle Road SW, approximately 1/2 mile southwest of Calkins Avenue SW in Washington Twp.) To~ IOWA CITY CLER[ From: Jo Hooer~y 6-20-~? 10:15aa p. 4 of ? Agenda 8-21-97 Page 3 4. Application 89741 of Lynelle A. Mellecker requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Breezy Hill Subdivision, a subdivision described as being located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 6; Township 78 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This is a 1-lot, 5.36 acre~ farmstead split, located on the east side of Maier Avenue SW, approximately 1/4 of a ~a~ile north of its intersection with 480th Street SW in Liberty: .~T-x~p._ .) :~ ..... ~.. 5. Application S9742 of Rhonda Beasley, signed by Glen Me~snOPof:~__ MMS Consultants Inc., requesting preliminary and '-.final p.!at ~ approval of Lackender's Subdivision, a subdivision de-fiSribed~..~as being located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 5; :-:Town~l~,'p 78 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This is a 1-lot, 1.99 acre, residential subdivision, located on the north side of 465th Street SW, approximately 5/8 of a rrdles west of Dane Road SW in Liberty Twp.) Application S9743 of Nova Dannels, signed by Glen Meisner of MMS Consultants Inc., requesting preliminary plat approval of Dannels Seconds Subdivision (A Resubdivision of Dannels Subdivision), a subdivision described as being located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 7; Township 81 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This is a 5-1or (4 residential with 1 outlot), 19.75 acre, residential subdivision, located on the west side of Greencastle Avenue NW, at its intersection with Blain Cemetery Road NW in Jefferson Twp.) First and Second consideration of the following Zoning applications: Application Z9708A of Terril M. 'Barter, owner, Moline Illinois, signed by David Poula, Iowa City, requesting rezoning of 125.3 acres (approximately 25 lots) from A1 Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the North 1/2 of Section 19; Township 81 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. ('Ibis property is located on the west side of Blain Cemetery Road NW, approximately 1/2 mile north of its intersection with the Amana Road NW in Jefferson Twp.) To: IOWA CITY £LERK F~om, Jo Houa~ty 8-20-97 10,15am p. $ of ? Agenda 8-21-97 Page 4 2. Application Z9723 of Robert Heuston, Solon, requesting rezoning of 7.96 acres (4 residential lots) from A1 Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the South 1/2 of Section 3 and the North 1/2 of Section 10; all in Township 81 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. O'his property is located on the east and west side of Vulcan Avenue NE, north of its intersection with the Sutliff Road NE in Cedar Twp.) Application Z9725 of Donald and Sherry Johnson, Swisher, requesting rezoning of 1.99 acres from A1 Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the SE 1/4 of Section 18; Township 81 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. (This property is located on the east side of Blain Cemetery Road, approximately 0.75 miles south of its intersection with Seneca Road NW in Jefferson Twp.) Application Z9726 of James Anderson, Stephen & Thomas Bender, Iowa City, requesting rezoning of 46.86 acres frorikeS3 Suburban Residential to RS Suburban Residential~of c property described as being in the NW 1/4 of Section 2~; 80 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson Cofmty, I'b'2va."., (This property is located on the west side of Prairie du C'hien NE, approximately 1/4 of a mile north of its intersceil:on /v~th- Newport Road NE in Newport Twp.) Business County" 31, 1997. from Pain Nielsen of "The Snow Drifters, Inc. of Johnson regarding the Sutliff Bridge Centenn/al Dance to be held August Request for assistance from Johnson County. discussion/action 9. Business from the County Auditor a) Action re: permits b) Action re: reports 1. County Recorder's quarterly report of fees collected. 2. Clerk's July monthly report c) Other Agenda 8-21-97 Page 5 10. Business from the County Attorney a) Discussion/action re: FY 1998 Iowa Juvenile Crime Prevention Community Grant (Johnson County Board of Supervisors and the Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Advisory Council). b) Discussion/action re: 1997-98 Negotiated Agreement between Johnson c) County Board of Supervisors and PPME IBPAT Local (Employees of Johnson County Secondary Roads Department) Report re: other items 11. Business from the Board of Supervisors 2003. a) Action re: Right-of-Way contract with Roy Strong &~:'Gertr~e EF Strong and Jean Mathem for $100.00 for Johnson County:_P..,rojec~.~L-rJ'C 31-3. (RCB Culvert on Tri County Bridge Road in Sec..~..77-? and'~ authorize Chairperson to sign contract. ,:.--z , ,, b) Action re: Tenant contract with Delbert E. Kmeger for $25.00 for Johnson County Project L-U-31-3 (RCB Culvert on Tri County Bridge Road in Sec. 31-77.-5) and authorize Chairperson to sign contract. c) Action re: Supplemental Secondary Road Construction Program No. 1 for FY 1998 and authorize Chairperson to sign. d) Action re: resolution recognizing the need for a new federal income tax credit to encourage the rehabilitation of older buildings for home ownership in the State of Iowa, County of Johnson, and urging enactment by the Congress of the "Historic Home Ownership Assistance Act." e) Action re: sub-lease with Iowa Department of Human Services in the amount of $215.18 and authorize Chairperson to sign. f) Action re: lease with Phelan, Tucker, Mullen, Walker, Tucker & Gelman, L.L.P. for Hutnan Services space at a monthly rate of $370.00 and authorize Chairperson to sign. g) Other To, IOWA CITY CLERK From, Jo Hoqarty 8-20-9? 10,15am p, 7 of 7 Agenda 8-21-97 Page 6 12. Adjoum to informal meeting a) Inquiries and reports from the public .~ Reports and inquiries from the members of the Board of Supe ..r~i_'s~ors ~ cb~ Report from the County Attomey ~ 5:. '~ d) 13. Adjournment ADDITIONAL MEETINGS Continuation Work Session to discuss Strategic Planning - Goal #3 re: Fiscal Management August 27, 1997 - 11:30 a.m. - Meeting with Linn County Board of -- Supervisors September 3, 1997 - 6:00 p.m. - Work Session regarding Johnson County Land Use Comprehensive Plan September 11, 1997 - 5:30 p.m. - Formal meeting September 17, 1997 - 4:00 p.m. - joint meeting with Iowa City City Council, Iowa City School Board and Board of Supervisors 08/22/9? 11:02 To:IOWA CITY CLERK From:Jo 319-354-4213 Page 212 Johnson County IIOWA ~ 1 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Sally Stutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Charles D. Duffy Jonathan Jordahl Stephen P. Lacina August 25, 1997 INFORMAL MEETING Agenda 1. Call to order 8::t0 a.m. Continuation of Work Session to discuss Strategic Planning - Goal #3 re: Fiscal Management from August 19th a) Discussion re: the following: 1. Refine the budget process 2. Clarify administrative roles 3. Develop analysis function 4. Review possible outside assistance b) Board of Supervisors staffmg c) Other 3. Adjourn h:\agcndas\1997\08-25.doc 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 Date: City of Iowa City August 15, 1997 To: Iowa City City Council Iowa City City Manage_.r From: Melody Rockwell,~e Planner Re: Iowa City South Central District Study During the past few months, the City planning staff has been engaged in the beginning phases of a land use planning study of the South Central District of Iowa City. Upon completion and approval, the plan is intended to be incorporated into the City's Comprehensive Plan to provide guidelines for development of this area of the community. The plan will address the history, current land uses, existing environmental features, transportation corridors/traffic circulation, airport redevelopment impacts, and potential, future land uses for the South Central District. The enclosed map outlines the study area, which is bounded on the north by Highway 1, on the east by the Iowa River, on the west by Highway 218 (a commercial area west of Highway 218 and immediately south of Highway 1 is included in the district), and on the south by Ryerson's Woods Park and Izaak Walton Road. The South Central District planning study will focus on three subareas: Subarea A, the Highway 1 Corridor; Subarea B, the River Corridor; and Subarea C, the Airport South Area. Subareas A and C include portions of the airport that are likely to be leased out on a long-term basis for private commercial or industrial usage. Now that staff has completed its collection of basic background information for the South Central District, we are planning to meet with property owners from each district subarea to learn what their observations and visions are for future development or redevelopment in this area of Iowa City. For your information, the meetings with property owners have been scheduled for each subarea of the South Central District as follows: Public Discussion on the Highway 1 Corridor Subarea Wednesday, August 27, 1997 - 5:30 p.m. Civic Center Council Chambers Public Discussion on the South Airport Subarea Wednesday, August 27, 1997 - 7:00 p.m. Civic Center Council Chambers Public Discussion on the River Corridor Subarea Wednesday, September 3, 1997 - 5:30 p.m. Senior Center Classroom, 28 S. Linn Street (Please use Washington Street entrance.) .: A copy of the survey we sent with the invitational letter to property owners in the South Central District has been enclosed for your information. EnG. ppdadmin\,rnem\icccscd.doc SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT BOUNDARY i:!:i:i:i:i:i ::::.~:t:j !:!:i:i:i:i :;::::::::i. .... :::::::::::::::::::::::::: DISTRIGT IOWA CITY SOUTH CENTRAL DISTRICT SURVEY August-September 1997 The Iowa City planning staff wou/d appreciate your responses to the questions listed below about the South Central District: What is your opinion of the existing mix of residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and public land uses in the district? 2. Do you expect to see changes in the land use patterns for this district in the future? 3. What improvements would you like to see in this district? Do you anticipate redevelopment of your property within the next three to five years? If yes, please explain: Does the traffic circulation work well in this district or could it be improved? Where should new connecting streets and sidewalks be planned for this district? Are the public utilities, such as water, sewer and stormwater drainage adequate in the district? If not, how could they be improved? Are public services, such as police and fire protection, adequate in the'district? If not, how could they be improved? · 8. Are there environmental features within the district that should be protected? How does the airport impact this district? the future? Do you anticipate that this will change in Does the appearance of this district, particularly along entranceways to the city, need improvement? If so, how might this be addressed? 1 !. What are the positive features of this district? How could these be enhanced? 12. Are there any specific problems in the district that need to be addressed? 13. Are there facts about the history of this area you think should be included in the plan? 14. Other information or opinions7 P/ease rbturn this survey to Melody Rockwell, Associate Planner, 410 E. Washington, Iowa City, IA 52240, or fax 356-5009 or call 356-5251 with your responses. pp~ladmin/scd survy.air Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 12:01:49 -0500 From: Larry Baker <bakerl@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: City Council <council@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> Subject: Fw: JCNEWS: again, DARE doesn't work [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] From: Howard Vernon <hvernon@mcld.com> To: jcnews@yosemite.leepfrog.com Subject: Re: JCNEWS: again, DARE doesn't work Date: Saturday, August 23, 1997 5:55 PM caroline dieterle wrote: > > > > > > ADPSYA2 > > INTERNET > > Date: 08/22/97 From: caroline dieterle To: CDIETERL - JCNEWS1 - Subject: JCNEWS: again, DARE doesn't work > > Reference: Your note of 08/21/97 21:23 > > > > Maybe if we dropped DARE out of the I.C. Community Schools budget, we could > > reduce those nebulous fees or the textbook rental cost significantly... > > - Caroline Dieterle > > Although both of my daughters are graduates of DARE, I tend to agree > with this statement. The course of instruction could be taught just as > well in > Health, or elsewhere in the school system. Although the DARE officers > that I have met are true professionals and do a fine job of teaching and > motivating the kids, I have found the program to be more of Police > Public Relations success, rather than a preventative drug-use program. > IMHO, the reason kids make that ultimate decision to use, or not use > drugs, is mainly due to the guidance provided by their parents and > mentors, and finally the child's own good judgement when presented with > the opportunity. > > Howie Vernon 08125/9? 10:02 To:IOWA CITY CLERK From:Jo 319-254-4212 Page 212 IJohn~(m County Sally Stutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Charles D. Duffy Jonathan Jordahl Stephen P. Lacina BOARD OF August 26, 1997 INFORMAL MEETING SUPERVISORS 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. Agenda 2. Review of the formal minutes of August 21 st 3. Business from the County Engineer a) Discussion re: right-of-way contract with Benlard J. Erenberger and Joan E. Erenberger subject to a contract to Robert L. Kline and Teresa J. Kline for $1,000.00 for Johnson County Project FM-52(43)--55-52. b) Discussion re.: lease of a 1997 John Deere- 770CH (motor grader) over a 3 year period and trade in of a 1985 John Deere 770A (motor grader). c) Other Business from ]Linda Severson, Human Services Coordinator for Johnson County Council of Governments re: appointments to the Johnson County Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. discussion Business from Dr. Craig Health/Developmental Disabilities settlement of Linn County court case. Mosher, Director of Mental Services for Johnson County re: discussion 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 0B/25/97 10:02 To:IOWA CITY CLERK From:Jo 319-354-4212 Page 3/3 Agenda 8-26-97 6. Business from the County Auditor Page 2 a) Discussion re: resolution transferring from the General Supplemental Fund to the General Basic Fund. b) Discussion re: resolution transferring from General Basic and Rural Basic to Secondary Roads. c) Discussion re: June cash flow analysis. d) Discussion re: July cash flow analysis. e) Other 10:30 a.m. - Work Session re: review and discussion of proposals to conduct a salary survey and review of job descriptions for certain Johnson County employees listed below: a) Loy Brooks, Senior Manager, Human Resources Strategies Group, Deloitte & Touche LLP. b) Jerry Thompson, Senior Associate of Jack A. Lipovac & Associates c) Mary Ann Oyaas, Senior Manager of David M. Griffith & Associates, LTD d) Other 8. Business from the Board of Supervisors 10. a) Discussion re: general policies and procedures of Johnson County Commission of Veteran Affairs. b) Discussion re: meetings for the week of September 14, 1997. (Possibility of rescheduling meeting for September 16, 1997)~ --~ c) Reports d) Other c': Discussion from the public Recess City of Iowa City DATE: TO: FROM: RE: August 26, 1997 Mayor and City Council REVISION #14 Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Meeting Schedule for Remainder of August and September Friday, August 29 - Special Formal - 3:00 p.m. (Initiative Petition) Tuesday, September 2 ~ Special Formal - 3:30-5:00 p.m. Executive Session (City Attorney Hiring) Downtown Update - 5:30 p.m. Financial Issues (includes Sales Tax) Thursday, September 4 - Parks and Recreation Tour - 3:00~5:30 p.m. Airport Commission joint meeting - 6:00-7:00 p.m. (P&Z meets in Chambers at 7:30) Monday, September 8 - Regular Work Session - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 9 - Regular Formal - 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 11, TBA (City Attorney interviews) Friday, September 12, TBA (City Attorney interviews) Wednesday, September 17- 4:00 p.m. at the Highlander (Joint meeting with Johnson County Board of Supervisors and Iowa City School Board) Monday, September 22 - Regular Work Session - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 23 - Regular Formal - 7:00 p.m. cc: City Manager City Attorney Department Directors Council Candidates Cable TV Maintenance cclerldschedule.doc