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1997-10-07 Info Packet
CITY COUNCIL INFOR 6 TION PACKET September 26, 1997 IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 IP5 IP6 IP7 IP8 IP9 Memorandum from Parking & Transit Director: Downtown Angle Parking on Clinton Street IS EE :,' NEOUS Planning & Community Development Assistant Director and~',~,~ Memorandum from Associate Planner Long: Headland Candleworks Update Letter from Victoria Gilpin to City Manager: Police Effort Letter from Michelle Byrne (U of l Commuter Transportation Coordinator) to Police,..~L//(~ Chief: Bicycle Safety Day Minutes: September 24, 1997, Deer Management Committee Weekly Road Construction Update-September 26, 1997 Release: Police Citizens Review Board Hires Legal Counsel Release: CemeteryClean-Up City of Iowa City Budget - Capital Improvement Program FY1998 as Amended Through 2002 [Council packets only] Minutes of Neighborhood Council 7/10/97. City of Iowa City tVIEMORANDUM Date: September 25, 1997 To: City Council From: Jeff Davidson, Assistant Director, Department of Planning &Cornmunity Development Joe Fowler, Director, Department of Parking & Transit Downtown angle parking on Clinton Street Re: Our recent investigation of converting downtown on-street parallel parking areas to angle parking resulted in you directing staff to convert 3 block faces: the east side of the 10 and 200 blocks of South Linn Street, and the south side of the 300 block of East College Street. Council concurred with staff's recommendation that the 100 and 200 blocks of South Clinton Street not be converted to angle parking because of safety concerns due to the speed and volume of traffic. As part of the Iowa Avenue streetscape discussion, Council asked staff to investigate the 10 block south and.10 block north of Clinton Street (between Washington Street and Jefferson Street) for possible conversion to angle parking. On September 16 - 18, 1997, a traffic count was taken on the 10 block of North Clinton Street. The data collected show average daily traffic volume of 8,100 vehicles on the 10 block of North Clinton, with 85th percentlie speeds of 25-26 'mph. Similar to the other blocks of Clinton Street, we believe this traffic volume is too high and vehicle speeds too fast for the safe conversion of on-street parallel parking to angle parking. For comparison, Washington Street downtown, which already has angle parking, carries approximately 2,800 vehicles per day. We do not have vehicle speed data for Washington Street, but most observed speeds are below 15 mph. Traffic conditions are similar on Linn Street and College Street, the streets to be converted to angle parking. As has been stated previously, the conversion of downtown parking areas from on-street parallel parking to angle parking should occur only on relatively low volume, low speed streets. Although we project that there will be an increase in accident rates on low volume, low speed streets which are converted, the type of accident which results is of the fender-bender variety that does not result in a serious safety problem. In these instances, the trade-off between a slightly higher accident rate and creation of additional parking spaces is reasonable. The type of accident which results from converting parking on a higher speed, higher traffic volume street is, in our opinion, an unwise trade-off. The conversion to angle parking would require closure of one travel lane on Clinton Street, and this is also not advisable on a street carrying 8,100 vehicles per day because of the congestion that would result. This area of Clinton Street is where all three transit systems converge on the Downtown Transit Intemhange, and is also an area of considerable double-parking. Clinton Street, along with Gilbert Street, is a major north-south traffic thoroughfare in downtown Iowa City, which is reflected in the travel volume and traffic speed numbers that were recorded. We believe the recent discussions of on-street angle parking need to be kept in perspective. It is possible to squeeze a little bit more capacity out of the parking system by converting some areas to angle parking. However, this will not create significant long-term gains in parking capacity for larg. e scale projects such as the Iowa Avenue streetscape improvements. Overall improvement ~n downtown parking capacity must be considered by evaluating additional structured parking, both in the north area of the Central Business District and the Near Southside. Let us know if you have any questions regarding this analysis. CC: Steve Arkins Rick Fosse Karin Franklin David Schoon jccogadm~em~an glepkg.doc City of iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: September 25, 1997 To: From: City Manager and City Council Steve Long, Associate Planne~'~'"' Re: Heartland Candleworks Audit Update As per your request at the September 22 Council Work Session, the following is an update of the Heartland Candleworks audit. A contract was signed with Clifton Gunderson P.L.C. to provide a Balance Sheet audit for the period ending June 30, 1997. The inventory was counted on June 30 and initial stages of the audit have begun. The auditors are now waiting for Heartland to provide the requested items that are necessary to complete the audit. The deadline for submission of those items is September 30, 1997. Assuming that everything goes smoothly, the Balance Sheet audit should be completed by November 15, 1997. In addition, a full (Balance Sheet and Income Statement) audit will be performed by March 1998. The CDBG funds will not be released until both audits have been completed and findings, if any, are corrected. I will let you know the results of each audit when they are completed. In the meantime, feel free to call me at 356-5250. Outlet Cll'Y MA#AG£1~,$ OFFICE Clothing Company 114 South Clinton Street · Iowa'City, Iowa 52240 o 319-351-7231 THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA September 12, 1997 Chief Winkelhake Iowa City Police Department Civic Center Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Chief Winkelhake: Thank you for your support of the University of Iowa Parking and Transportation Department's Bicycle Safety Day on September 3, 1997. We appreciated that Officer Singleton along with a few other officers were able to participate at our event and interact with the students. Our goal for this event was to promote safe and courteous bicycling on campus and with Officer Singletoh's help we believe this was accomplished. We had over 200 students and staff stop by and register for prizes and over 50 people registered their bicycles. We w'dl be placing an ad in the Daily Iowan naming the bicycle organizations, shops and the winners of the prizes that were present at the event. This event would not have been a success with out your officers presence. I enjoyed working with them during this event and look forward to doing so again. We are planning on having a Bike Day annually, and would appreciate any. suggestions or ideas that you may have. Please feel free to contact me at 353-5770. Thank you! Sincerely, Michelle M. Byrne Commuter Transportation Coordinator Parking Office Department of Parking & Transpor~ation I00 Iowa Memort~l Union Ramp Iowa City, Iowa52242-1000 Main O!tlce 319/335-1475 Ramp 3 Office 319/335-8924 FAX 319/335-2826 MINUTES IOWA CITYICORALVILLE DEER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Wednesday, September 24, 1997 - 6:30 p.m. Iowa City City Council Chambers MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: Misha Goodman-Herbst, Lisa Handsaker, Doug Jones, Pat Farrant, Jan Ashman, Dave Froschauer, Scott Larson, Steve Hendrix, Judy Rhodes, Nancy Seiberling, Bud Louis, Ron Fort, Charlie Duffy Loren Forbes DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORS: Joe Wilkinson, Tim Dorr, Tim Thompson, Willie Suchy, Jim Jansen OTHERS PRESENT: Chris Ogden, Angie Shirk, Chris Ogden, Scott Beckerman, Brian Sharp, John Kenyon Meeting Called to Order - 6:40 p.m. '1. Approved September '10, '1997, Meeting Minutes Minutes were approved with minor changes. 2. Update Handsaker relayed discussion she had with Suchy regarding archery. Suchy indicated that, even if approved by the Committee, it would not be feasible to implement a bow and arrow hunt this winter due to amount of time required to administer a program. He thought if the City would determine select areas to sharpshoot, there was a possibility that method could be implemented. Suchy also confirmed reports that sharpshooting is a more efficient way to remove large numbers of deer - something that would be necessary the first year of reduction. Handsaker informed the Committee that, according to Assistant City Attorney Mitchell, the Committee could formulate a resolution for Council approval. If passed, the resolution would be forwarded to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for review and approval. The City would then pass an ordinance to administer the plan. Scott Beckerman of the US Department of Agriculture addressed the Committee on the methods of sharpshooting and archery. He has experience in both methods and cautioned the Committee that sharpshooting is not as antiseptic as it may first appear. He also urged the Committee to review cost considerations, archery is less expensive. Handsaker questioned the cost involved in archery. Who would administer the certification and patrol the activities of archery hunters? Suchy replied the two local DNR officers would oversee all aspects of an archery hunt. The City would not need to be involved. Goodman-Herbst reminded the Committee that the City has spent $9,000 on deer reflectors-devices that do nothing to lower the population. September 24, 1997 Deer Management Committee 3. Motions for Discussion The following motions were made and seconded for discussion and vote: a) SHARPSHOOTING IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF LETHAL REDUCTION OF DEER IN IOWA CITY/CORALVILLE WHERE FEASIBLE (PASSED '13-0) Members discussed the preference of sharpshooting due to the amount of control over the activity and the comparison of humaneness compared to archery. In addition, because the population is very high at this point, sharpshooting is a more effective method to reduce large numbers. Areas available for sharpshooting were discussed. Suchy indicated from his inspection earlier in the day, at least two areas would be available for. sharpshooting on the Peninsula. Fort indicated interest from law enforcement officials in contracting with the City to perform sharpshooting. Meat would be donated to local agencies. Handsaker relayed the possibility of funding the processing of meat with CBDG monies. The Salvation Army has expressed interest in submitting an application. Jeff Ruzicka (Ruzicka's Meat Processing of Solon) estimated a cost of $30 per deer (field-dressed) to grind meat into 5 pound packages. Locker personnel are willing to be available on-site to immediately remove deer, field-dress, and process at a cost of $35 per deer. Rhodes was concerned that proper education of citizens (particularly those in the neighborhoods where the activity will occur) take place. Recommendations for thorough education will be included in the Management Plan. b) IF SHARPSHOOTING IS NOT FEASIBLE TO IMPLEMENT IN A TIMELY, EFFECTIVE MANNER, BOW HUNTING BE IMPLEMENTED AS AN INTERIM SOLUTION Due to Suchy's indication that an archery hunt was not feasible this year, discussion item b was withdrawn. c) Committee members agreed they wanted no option of archery hunt in the Iowa City/Coralville Management Plan due to the humane and control issues. THE MOST HUMANE METHOD OF TRAP AND KILL BE USED IN AREAS OF IOWA ClTY/CORALVILLE WHERE SHARPSHOOTING IS NOT FEASIBLE (PASSED '13-0) d) Various trap options were discussed. The Committee agreed the City should utilize those traps which cause the least fright to the deer. Goodman-Herbst is obtaining information on traps that have net sides. LONG-TERM SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF EFFECTS OF DEER ON VEGETATION BE INITIATED (PASSED 13-0) Hendrix relayed there are researchers at The University of Iowa interested in these kinds of studies. Members agreed it is necessary to perform studies, as the impact of overpopulation of deer on the eco system is the main reason to reduce. e) CITY PURSUE PARTICIPATING IN ON-GOING FDA/HSUS PZP STUDY (PASSED 13-0) The Committee would like to see Iowa City/Coralville apply for a study. There must be concrete recordkeeping and documentation of deer management efforts before being approved. This would be a long-term effort. September 24, 1997 2 Deer Management Committee r) g) CITY TO ASSEMBLE A PERMANENT DEER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW DEER-RELATED INFORMATION EACH SPRING AND RECOMMEND ACTION PLAN (PASSED 13-0) Members would like to recommend that Council convenes a Management Committee each spring to review previous reduction effort, review options, and recommend next reduction effort. There is strong support for appointments that expire on different years to carry over some members each year. CITY REQUEST THII= DNR DESIGNATE SPECIAL DEER MANAGEMENT ZONES IN AREAS ADJACENT TO IOWA ClTYICORALVlLLE (PASSED 12-0-'! [FARRANT ABSTAINED]) The Special Deer Management Zone is a designation from the DNR to allow special DNR archery hunts to keep population of deer in the fringe areas at a more controlled level. 4. Review of Draft Plan Handsaker distributed a draft of the management plan to be submitted to the City Council. Committee members will review and forward comments to her by Monday, September 29. She will revise and distribute for discussion/approval at the October 8 meeting. Rhodes, Handsaker, and ^shman will compile support documentation. 5. Public Input None. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, October 8, t997, 6:30 p.m. Conference Room Civic Center Lobby September 24, 1997 3 Deer Management Committee Task s ould be shot By Brian D. Sharp The Press-Citizen A team of sharpshooters to reduce the Iowa City deer herd was the unanimous choice Wednesday night of a city council-appointed task force. Next comes the apparent formality of council ap- proval -- a majority already have voiced ~upport for that option. The only remaining question is clearance from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Lt. Ron Fort of the Iowa City Police Department said he has surveyed his officers and found about 12 inter- ested in being the contracted sharpshooters. Placing a "bounty" on each deer killed, instead of paying the shooters hourly, has been proposed, he said. Less than 30 minutes into Wednesday's meeting, the Deer Management Com- mitt6e pulled bow hunting as a backup plan, leaving only a trap-and-kill method as an option where sharp- shooting would not be ap- propriate. The area delineated for immediate attention is bor- dered by Interstate 80, the Iowa River, and Dubuque Street over to Dodge Street in a line even with Park Road. In that area, deer populations average just under 70 per square mile. "What is the city willing to pay?" said committee member and Animal Shelter Supervisor Misha Goodman-Herbst, noting the city already has spent $9,000 on reflectors along city roads including North Dodge and Dubuque streets. Another suggested hunt area would be north of 1-80, near the Dodge Street in- terchange. To move forward with a Jan. 1 start to the hunt, DNR officials must rule on an official council request. That approval is not certain. If it requires a rules change, the delay will be at least one year, said DNR spokesman Willy Suchy. He said that, if approved, the limit for sharpshooters would be early March. Female deer are targeted to best limit the future popula- tion growth. However, those deer typically are impregnated in October and, by March, the fetus would be one foot in length. The preferred method is to shoot deer in the neck. During and after the meeting, committee mere- bets spoke of hunting al- ready taking place within the city -- both by arrow and by shotgun. Hunting within city limits is pres- ently filegal. "Management of your deer population is going to be an ongoing process," Goodman-Herbst said. "It's not going to be solved in one year. "We're getting the same complaints we got five years ago. The city isn't going to fall apart if nothing happens this year." A final vote will be taken to approve the package and WhO's The Deer Manage- ment Committee will meet again Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. to review an educational effort and any other comments on the proposed man- agement plan. A final vote then will be taken to approve the package and forward it to Iowa City councilors. it will be forwarded to City councilors. By John Kenyon Gazette Johnson County Bureau IOWA CITY -- Sharpshooters will be recommended as the city's primary lethal deer control method, with liae committee charged with making that decision taking special steps to elizni- nate bowhunting as an bption. At its meeting last night, the com- mittee voted to approve a six-point deer management plan. That plan will be forwarded to the City Council, which likely will hold public hea~.ings on the recommendations. Those proposals will then be sent to the Iowa Department of Natural Re- sources Commission for consider- ation. An uphill battle may await, as the director of the DNR told The Gazette earlier this week that the commission favors bowhunting over sharpshooting. But Willie Suchy, a wildlife biolo- gist and deer specialist for the DNR, said the commission may be con- vinced to approve the plan. "If the proposal was based in good science and not emotions, I' think it Iowa City deer panel backs sharpshooter plan The plan will be forwarded to the City Council, which Ilkely will hold public hearings on the recommendations. ha~ a good chance," he said. "The proposal has to be judged on what will happen for the rest of Iowa. if this is approved, not just for Iowa City." Suchy said the DNR commission must determine whether it can make a decision on its own or if a change to state hunting rules need~ to be made. Suchy said he 'expects it will decide the latter, which means a decision could take up to six months. Sharpshooting would need to' take place between November and March. If the commission decides on a rule change, that would push sharpshoot- ing back until the winter of 1998. Scott Beck.eman, a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Department of Agricul.* ture's Wildlife Services, said the com- mittee shouldn't rule out any control method. "I'd try to give pretty serious con-' sideration to all those methods," he said. '"In some of these areas, (sharp- shooters) wouldn't be safe." But because most members of ~se committee feel bowhunting isn't humane as sharpshooting, a proposal to try bowhunting if sharpshooting is not approved was removed. That move effectively rules out the chance of bowhunting inside city lim- its this winter. A bowhunt could be taken up by a future committee for future years. Over the last five months, the citi- zens committee determined that 2.9 square miles in north Iowa City, mostly near Interstate 80, have too many deer for the ecosystem to sus- tain. Suchy said Wednesday that the deer numbers collected last winter will have increased by 50 percent, since that time. The final recommendations are: · Sharpshooting is the pre-. ferred method of lethal reduc- tion of deer, where feasible. · The most humane method of trapping and killing be used in areas where sharpshooting is not feasible. ', Long-term study of effects of deer on vegetation be initiated. a~ City pursue participating in] on-going contraceptive study. · City to assemble a perma- nent deer management commit- tee to review deer-related infor- mation each spring and recommend an action plan. , City request that the DNR designate special deer manage- ment zones adjacent to Iowa City/Coralville. Each recommendation was passed unanimously, with Pat Farrant abstaining on the f'mal recommendation. She did not give a reason for her abstention., The committee will' meeti again Oct. 8 to finalize the rec-' ommendations and form a plan for this coming winter .for the corn!cU. .. . WEEKLY ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE CiTY OF IOWA CITY ~pr~mher ~, !~7 City Manager LOCATION Court Street Closed from Dubuque Street to Linn Street Capitol Street Closed at RR crossing between Benton Street and Lafayette Street First Avenue Closed from Muscatine Avenue to Bradford Drive I Street Intersection at Fifth Street closed Kimball Road Closed at N. Gilbert St. Lower Muscatine Road Reduced to two (2) lane traffic from Deforest to Mall Drive Sheridan Avenue Closed from Oakland Street to Rundell Street IMIIow Street Closed from Eastwood Drive to Pinecrest Road PROJECT Allow placement of crane to facilitate roof repairs to St. Patrick's Church 'RR Crossing Repair CONTACT PERSON Ron Christie Wageholt Home & Land 351-0548 Rob Winstead 356-5145 First Avenue Reconstruction Rob Winstead 356-5145 Street Repair Water Main Repair Water Main Replacement John Sobaski 356-5182 Bud Stockman 356-5183 Bud Stockman 356-5183 Sheridan Avenue Bypass Sewer Willow Street Reconstruction Mike Sandersfeld Shive-Hattery, Inc. 354-3040 Dan Scoff 356-5144 Page I of; ..... EXPECTED COMPLETION (WEATHER PERMITTING) October 3rd Will Reopen September 26th October 3rd September 29th September 29th September 29th October 4th End of October LOCATION Wylde Green Road Closed from Kineton Green to Talwrn Ct Wylde Green Road Closed from Edingale Drive to Bangor Circle Wylde Green Road Closed from Bangor Circle to Talwrn Court PROJECT Wylde Green Sanitary Sewer Improvements Wylde Green Sanitary Sewer Improvements Wylde Green Sanitary Sewer Improvements CONTACT PERSON Dan Scott 356-5144 Dan Scott 356-5144 Dan Scott 356-5144 EXPECTED COMPLETION (WEATHER PERMI'I-rlNG) October 15th September 29th October 6th Page 2 of 2 MEDIA RELEASE CITY OF I0 WA CITY September 25, 1997 From: City Clerk's Office, 356-5041 Police Citizens Review Board Hires Legal Counsel The newly established Iowa City Police Citizens Review Board (PCRB) announced today the hiring of Attorney Douglas Russell as their legal counsel. In making the announcement temporaw Chairperson Paul Hoffey stated the Board had interviewed four attorneys for the position and felt "Mr. Russell was the best applicant for the position. Mr. Russell will aid the Board in formulating policies and procedures for this critical first year." Mr. Russell has been a partner in the law firm of Stein, Russell, & Pugh, L.L.P. since 1983 and was an associate in the Left, Haupert & Traw firm from 1980-1983. The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for October 2, 6:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Lobby Conference and will include discussion on proposed by-laws; conflict of interest issues; and open records/meetings. Staffing for the Board will be furnished through the City Clerk's office. Sandy Bauer has been hired as staff for the Board and will be temporarily housed in Room 207 of the Senior Center. bc4-1MK.wp5 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA $2240-1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-$009 September 22, 1997 PRESS RELEASE CITY OF I0 WA CITY PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT Release by October 3, 1997 Fall clean up of Oakland Cemetery grounds is now underway. Lawn mowing and leaf mulching will continue as long as needed. Artificial wreaths, artificial flowers and holiday decorations are welcome any time after November 15 until the following February 28. Artificial flowers and holiday decorations placed before November 16 will be removed and discarded. CONTACT PERSON: Jim Wonick Oakland Cemetery 356-5105 CITY OF IOWA CITY Budget Capital improvement Program FY1998 as amended through 2002 September, 1997 ,3 S'oo CITY OF I0 WA CITY Finance Department Memo Date: September 26, 1997 To: From: Re: City Council, City Manager and,Department Heads Don Yucuis, Finance Director.~ Capital Improvement Program Budget FY 1998 to FY 2002. Attached you will find the Capital Improvement Program (ClP)budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 ( including amendments) through FY 2002. This report is as adopted by the City Council last March,-4997 for FY 1998 to FY 2002 plus FY 1998 amendments. I did move the Library expansion project into FY 1999 from FY 1998. This report will be the basis for any changes in the CIP during the FY 1999 budget process. The report is sorted by project category for FY 1998 to FY 2002. There is a separate section of the report by fiscal year by funding source and those projects that are unfunded or in FY 2003 and beyond. CITY OF IOWA-CITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Fiscal Year 1998 Through 2002 Fiscal Year 1998 Amended Budget through FY2002 by Project Category ............................. 1 FY98 by Funding Source ................................... 5 FY99 by Funding Source ................................... 8 FY2000 by Funding Source ................................ 10 FY2001 by Funding Source ................................ 11 FY2002 by Funding Source ................................ 12 Unfunded Projects Fiscal Year 2003 and Beyond ................. 13 City of Iowa City Capital Improvement Program FY 98 Amended Budget through FY 2002 sorted by Project Category FY 98 Project Category . Amended FY 99 FY 2000 FY 2001 Project Name Budget Budget Budget Budget 1 Existing GO Bond Proceeds 6,207,425 2 New Go Bond Funding- Non Referendum 9,957,089 7,525,451 4,582,896 4,421,000 3 Go Bond Funding- Referendum ..... 17,000,000. 1,040,000 4 Existing Revenue Bond Proceeds 9,130,041 5 New Sewer Revenue Bond Funding 6,616,000 15,000,000 450,000 6 New Water Revenue Bond Funding 11,750,000 36,200,000 --- 7 New Parking Revenue Bond Funding 4,160,000 8 General Fund 565,312 401,000 270,000 220,000 9 Road Use Tax 3,607,541 1,400,000 1,302,000 1,251,000 10 Parking Fund Operations 200,000 270,000 291,600 11 Wastewater Treatment Operations 347,287 300,000 300,000 300,000 12 Water Fund Operations 190,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 13 Landfill Operations 2,334,094 - 14 Airport Fund Operations 3,052 - 15 Transit Fund Operations 109,531 - 16 Federal & State Grants 7,874,386 1,909,067 2,485,065 200,000 17 Other Funding 1,496,319 1,380,000 - Grand Total Revenues 66,548,077 45,355,518 46,799,961 6,853,600 Bridg~ Projects '" 100 Brookside Drive Bridge ' Burlington St Bridge Widening- 101 Ralston Creek .... ~O2 Bdrlington St Da~n-S~f~t~/ 103 Fourth Avenue Bridge 104 Meadow St Bridge 105 Melrose Avenue Bridge 106 Rochester Bridge 107 Second Ave. Bridge 108 Summit St Bridge Replacement 109 Third Avenue Bridge 110 WooIf Ave. Bridge Reconstruction Bridge Projects Total 158,150 104,000 208,000 197,000 115,750 38,683 1,057,000 932,417 1,349,000 1,265,000~' ' i97,000 208,000 208,000 416,000 Street Reconstruction Projects 111 Annual Asphalt & Chip Seal 308,000 320,000 333,000 112 Benton-Orchard to Oaknoll 1,300,000 113 Burlington/Gilbert Intersection 6,009 114 Burlington/Madison To Gilbert 82,299 115 Court St Extended-Phase I 710,000 - 116 Court St Extended-Phase II - 117 Curb Ramps - A.D.A. 219,346 112,000 116,000 118 Dodge St-Act/Old Dub Rd Intersection 500,000 119 Dodge St-Governor to Dubuque Rd. 300,000 - 120 Dubuque/Foster Rd. Intersection - 121 Dubuque/Church Left Turn Bays 100,000 East West Arterial-North Side-Phase I-ROW 122 Scott Blvd to ACT Property East West Arterial-North Side-Phase ll- 123 Arterial Street through ACT 124 East West Arterial Act To Dodge 1,193,000 East West Parkway 125 (Sycamore to Detention Basin) 900,000 126 Extra Width Sidewalk 40,000 40,000 40,000 346,000 1,214,000 121,000 967,000 905,000 40,000 FY 2002 Budget 3,405,000 4,500,000 220,000 1,223,000 300,000 170,000 200,000 10,018,000 208,000 208,000 416,000 360,000 126,000 1,093,000 1,596,000 40,000 Page 1 of 13 City of Iowa City Capital Improvement Program FY 98 Amended Budget through FY 2002 sorted by Project Category Project Category Project Name 127 First Ave-Muscatine/Bradford 128 First Ave-Ralston CreeldMuscatine 129 First Avenue Extended Foster Rd.-West of Dubuque- 130 Phase Ilto Elks 131 Foster Road Foster Road Dubuque to 132 Prairie du Chien (ROW/Grading) 133 Gilbert - Hwy. 6 dual left turn lanes 134 Gilbert St Rr Crossing 135 Highway 1- Sunset Right Turn Hwy 1/Hwy 6/Riverside Dr.- Dual Left Turn Lanes Hwy 6-Left Turn at First Hwy 6 Sidewalk and Drainage Lower Muscatine-Franklin to DeForest Melrose Ave-West High/Hwy 218 Melrose Avenue Mormon Trek Sidewalk 143 Mormon Trek/Rohret Road Signals 144 Park Road/Riverside Left Turn Lane 145 River Street-Riverside to WooIf - RR Crossing Improvements 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 FY 98 Amended Budget 1,018,800 81,578 874,928 FY 99 Budget 650,000 FY2000-, Budget FY2001 Budget FY2002 Budget 800,000 72,244 100,000 700,000 406,000 42,000 100,000 500,000 96,125 434,287 15,500 146 and Maintenance 20,000 20,000 147 Scott Blvd Extended-Phase I 148 Scott Blvd/IAIS RR Improvements ........... _3_,46~3 ....... 149 Southgate Ave. Extension 530,103 150 Streetscape - Near Southside 100,000 100,000 151 Sycamore- City Limits to L - 152 Sycamore- HWY 6 to DeForest - 153 Sycamore St.- Bums to City Llmlts ...... -" 981~000 154 Traffic Calming 50,000 50,000 155 Traffic Signals 50,000 50,000 156 Water Front Drive-N. of Southgate Ave. 278,000' 500,000 840,000 500,000 156,000 500,000 177,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 300,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 - 800,000 - 187,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 157 Waterfront Drive Rr Crossing ................ 2,563 158 Willow St-Muscatine/Brookside 554,567 159 WooIf Ave-Newton to N. of River St. 686,000 !Street Reconstruction Projects Total 9,378,832 5,665,000 3,449,000 5,456,000 Trail Projects 160 Court Hill Trail 185,000 161 Hickory Hills Trail Development 50,634 162 la River Trail-Water Plant/Taft 370,943 163 Intra City Bike Trails 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 164 Iowa River Trail-Burlington to Sturgis Ferry 1,546,590 165 Longfellow/Pine St. Pedestrian/Bicycle Trail 227,000 166 Willow Creek Trail 236,258 !Trail Projects Total 2,234,425: 442,000 30,000 -30,000 4,412,000 30,000 30,000 Sanitary Sewer Projects 167 Hawkeye Lift Station 47,287 -- 158 N Rvr Corridor/B'Jaysville 540,070 169 Napoleon Park Lift Station 1,782,905 170 River Street Sewer 208,000 171 Scott Blvd Trunk Sewer 3,146,358 172 Sewer Connection - N & S Plant 1,904,436 Page 2 of 13 City of Iowa City Capital Improvement Program FY 98 Amended Budget through FY 2002 sorted by Project Category Project Category Project Name 173 Sewer Main Projects 174 Sheridan Ave Sanitary Sewer 175 West Side Lift Station 176 Westminster Rd. Sanitary Sewer 177 Willow Creek Sanitary Sewer 178 WW-Phase III New South Plant 179 Wylde Green Sanitary Sewer Sanitary Sewer Projects Total-- - FY 98 Amended FY 99 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget 300,000 ~ 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 319,425 375,000 9,369,847 15,000,000 600,000 18,593,328 15,300,000 450,000 - '750,000 300,000 300,000 Water Projects 180 Ground Storage Reservoir 29,135 181 la River Power Dam Improvements 63,445 182 Jordan Well ......... 2,180 183 Pond Stabilization Work 28,470 184 Silurian Wells-Lower Terminus 32,037 185 Silurian Wells - Nos. 3 And 4 29,479 186 Surface Wtr Trtmt Plant Improvements 6,791 187 Water Main Projects 170,000 188 Water Part II-Construction Projects 11,750,000 189 Water Part III- New Water Treatment Facility 190 Water PlantJFoster Rd Main ...... 191 Water Treatment Facility 192 Wellhouses-Jordan & Silurian 193 Williams Gas Pipeline Relocation Water Projects Total Storm Sewer Projects 194 Hafor Circle Storm Sewer . 195 Highland Ave Storm Sewer 241,336 196 Hwy 6 Sidewalk/Drainage 3,116 197 Industrial Pk Rd Ditch Maintenance 3,881 198 Lakeside Storm Sewer Bypass 1,000 199 Mormon Trek/Abbey Lane Storm Sewer 200 Park Rd Pt 2 Storm Sewer 5,000 ..... 201-'Ralston Creek@ Iowa'Avenue- .......... 33,360 202 S Riverside Storm Sewer 26,916 203 Sandusky Storm Sewer 500,000 204 Shamrock/Peterson Storm Sewer 277,660 205 South Gilbert Storm Sewer 92,500 206 Sump Pump Discharge Tiles 40,979 207 Sunset Street Storm Sewer 300,000 Sycamore S. Regional 208 Stormwater Detention Storm Sewer Projects Total 170,000 170,000 -"1~0,000 17~,000 36,200,000 60,402 402,307 465,984 24,752 13,064,982 170,000 36,370,000 170,000' 170,000 500,000 500,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 800,000 2,325,748 525,000 525,000 25,000 25,000 Parks Projects 209 Annual Park Improvements 65,000 210 Benton St (Ned Ashton) Park 30,729 211 CBD Playground Equipment Replacement 9,916 212 Future Open Space Land Acquisition 50,000 213 Future Parkland Development 50,000 214 Hunters Run Park Development 250,000 215 Kiwanis Park 177,488 216 Napoleon Park Softball Fields 700,000 217 Park Accessibility Programs 11,302 218 Park Shelter Improvements 15,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 Page 3 of 13 City of Iowa City Capital Improvement Program FY 98 Amended Budget through FY 2002 sorted by Project Category FY 98 Project Category Amended FY 99 Project Name Budget Budget 219 Parks-Central Maintenance Facility 600,000 220 Scott Park Development 7,144 221 South Site Soccer Fields 594,875 222 Sturgis Ferry Park Development 115,000 223 Wetherby Park Development 75,000 Parks Projects Total 2,751,454 165,000 FY2000 Budget 165,000 Airport Projects 224 ~irport Siding 29,500 225 Master Plan Improvements 4,615,940 1,454,518 226 Pdor Years Master Plan Improvements 3,052 Airport Projects Total 4,648,492 1,454,518 2,628,961 2,628,961 Landfill Projects 227 Cell Construction 1,375,000 228 Groundwater Monitoring 20,000 229 Hazardous Waste Recycling Facility 520,000 230 Landfill Future Development 50,000 231 Landfill Lift Station 50,000 232 Leachate Monitoring 139,094 233 Purchase Additional Landfill Land 200,000 Landfill Projects Total 2,354,094 Miscellaneous Projects 234 Animal Shelter-West Wing ~ 235 Cemetery Expansion 236 City Plaza Improvements 237 Civic Center-3rd Floor 238 Civic Center - Other Projects 239 Civic Center - Roof Projects 240 Fire Apparatus 241 Fire Station 242 Fire Station #3 Expansion 243 Gis Computer Package 244 Iowa Ave. Streetscape 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 Library-Replace Roof, Carpeting and HVAC Library Expansion Mercer Park Aquatic Ctr Expansion Montgomery/Butler House Parking Ramp - Near Southside Police Dept-2nd Floor Remodel Public Works Complex Ramp Maintenance & Repair 253 Recreation Center Gym Floor Replacement 254 Robert A. Lee Recreation Center Expansion 255 Senior Center - HVAC Renovation 256 Transit Bus Acquisition 257 Transit Downtown Interchange 258 Transit Parking Lot Resurface Miscellaneous Projects Total 157,832 250,000 315,000 129,892 73,000 262,000 82,590 100,000 208,000 678,250 51,322 1,500,000 64,485 4,160,000 2,571 22,062 200,000 95,000 100,000 1,026,408 219,310 150,000 9,847,722 676,000 17,000,000 343,000 2,080,000 270,000 50,000 1,040,000 1,595,000 20,369,000 2,685,000 , Grand Total 66,548,077 45,355,518 46,799,961 FY2001 Budget 165,000 291,600 291,600 6,853,600 FY2002 Budget 165,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 10,018,000 Page 4 of 13 FY 98 by Funding Source Project Description Multi Year Projects 100 Annual Park Improvements 101 Asphalt Overlay 102 Curb Ramp (ADA) 103 Extra Width-Paving & Sidewalk 104 Future Open Space Land Acquisition 105 Future Parkland Development 106 Intra City Bike Trails 107 Ramp Maintenance & Repair 108 RR Crossing Improvements and Maintenance 109 Sewer Main Projects 110 Streetscape - Near Southside 111 Sump Pump Discharge Tiles 112 Traffic Calming 113 Traffic Signals 114 Water Main Projects Subtotal Multi Year Projects 115 Airport Siding 116 Animal Shelter-West Wing 117 Benton St (Ned Ashton) Park 118 Brookside Drive Bridge 119 Burlington St Dam Safety 120 Burlington/Gilbert Intersection 121 Burlington/Madison To Gilbert 122 CUD Playground Equipment Replacement 123 Cell Construction 124 Cemetery Expansion 125 City Plaza Improvements 126 Civic Center - Other Projects 127 C vic Center - Roof Projects 128 Court St Extended Phase ! 129 Dodge St-Act/Old Dub Rd Intersection DOdge St-GovernOr to Dubuque Rd.- 130 Property Only East West Arterial-North Side- 131 Phase Ill-ACT to Dodge 132 FireAPParatus 133 Fire Station #3 Expansion 134 First Ave-Muscatine/Bradford 135 First Ave-Ralston Creek/Muscatine 136 First Ave Extended 137 Foster Rd.-West of Dubuque Phase I thru Elks FY 98 Budget 91,302 308,000 219,346 40,000 50,000 50,000 30,000 200,000 20,000 300,000 100,000 40,979 50,000 .50,000 170,000 1,719,627 29,500 157,832 30,729 158,150 104,000 6,009 82,299 9,916 1,37~1000 250,000 315~000 129,892 73,000 710~000 5OO.,.D00 3oo/o0o 1,193, 262,OOO 82,590 1,018;800 81,578 874,928 Existing GO Bond Proceeds 157,832 315,000 73,000 82,590 898,390 New GO Bonds 100,000 100,000 650,000 350,000 275,000 1,040,000 450,000 400,000 General Fund ; 91,302 38,000 30,000 40,979 200,281 9,916 129,892 Road Use Taxes 308,000 219,346 40,000 20,000 50,000 50,000 687,346 38,150 104,000 6,009 5,299 60,000 150,000 25,000 153,000 120,410 71,578 424,928 250,000 Enterprise Funds Existing Cash 200,000 300,000 t70,000 670,000 1,375,000 En~rise Fund New Revenue Bonds <-Parking <-Sewer <-Water <-Landfill Acquisition i DevelopmentI Federal Funds I State Grants Other 50,000 12,000 62,000 - 29,500 30,729 120,000 77,000 250,000 262,000 10,000 FY 98 by Funding Source Existing GO FY 98 Bond Project Description Budget Proceeds 138 Gilbert St Rr Crossing 72,244 139 GIS-Pilot Program 100,000 140 Ground Storage Reservoir 29,135 29,135 141 Groundwater Monitoring 20,000 142 Hawkeye Lift Station 47,287 143 Hazardous Waste Recycling Facility 520,000 144 Hickory Hills Trail Development 50,634 145 Highland Ave Storm Sewer 241,336 241,336 146 Highway 1- Sunset Right Turn 100,000 147 Hunters Run Park Development 250,000 148 Hwy 1/Hwy 6/Riverside Dr.- Dual Left Turn Lanes 42,000 149 Hwy 6-Left Turn at First 100,000 150 Hwy 6 Sidewalk/Drainage 3,116 151 la River Power Dam Improvements 63,445 63,445 152 la River Tr-Water Plant/Taft 370,943 153 Industrial Pk Rd Ditch Maintenance 3,881 154 Iowa Ave. Streetscape 208,000 155 Iowa River Trail-Burlington to Sturgis Ferry 1,546,590 156 Jordan Well i 2,180 2,180 157 Kiwanis Park 177,488 177,488 158 Lakeside Storm Sewer Bypass 1,000 1,000 159 Landfill Future Development ' 50,000 ~ 160 Landfill Lift Station 50,000 161 Leachate Monitoring 139,094 162 Library-Replace Roof, Carpeting and HVAC 678,250 225,000 163 Library Expansion 51,322 164 Master Plan Improvements 4,615;9~0 254,006 165 Melrose Ave-West High/Hwy 218 96,125 166 Melrose Avenue 434,_287 255,074 167 Melrose Avenue Bridge 115,750 105,750 168 Mercer Park Aquatic Center Expansion 1,500,000 169 Montgomery/Butler House 64,485 170 Mormon Trek/Rohret Road Signals 15,500 171 N Rvr Corridor/B'Jaysville 640,070 172 Napoleon Park Lift Station 1,782,905 173 Napoleon Park Renovation 700,000 300,000 174 Park Rd P. t2 Storm Sewer 5;000 5,000 175 Parking Ramp - Near Southside 4,160,000 176 Parks-Central Maintenance Facility 600,000 177 Police Dept-2nd Floor Remodel 2,571 178 Pond Stabilization Work 28,470 28,470 179 Prior Years Master Plan Improvements 3,052 180 Public Works Complex 22,062 181 Purchase Additional Landfill Land 200,000 New GO Bonds 100,000 75,000 250,000 75,000 150,000 711,000 453,250 51,322 169,517 7~0,000 400,000 600,000 General Fund 50,634 64,485 2,571 Road Use Taxes 35,264 25,000 42,000 25,000 3,116 370,943 3,881 58,000 46,590 1,527 54,349 15,500 22,062 Enterprise Funds Existing Cash 20,000 47,287 520,000 50,000 50,000 139,094 640,070 1,782,905 3,052 200,000 Enterprise Fund New Revenue Bonds <-Water <-Sewer <-Landfill <-Landfill <-Landfill <-Landfill <-Sewer <-Sewer 4,160,000 <--Airport <-Landfill Parkland Acquisition Development Federal & Funds State Grants Other 36,960 789,000 4,192,417 94,598 124,864 10;000 ~ 800,000 <-Parking FY 98 by Funding Source. Project Description 182 Ralston Creek @ Iowa Avenue 183 Recreation Center Gym Floor Replacement 184 River Street-Riverside to WooIf 185 River Street Sewer 186 S Riverside Storm Sewer 187 Sandusky Storm Sewer 188 Scott Blvd Trunk Sewer 189 Scott Blvd/IAIS RR Improvements 190 Scott Park Development 191 Senior Center HVAC 192 Sewer Connection - N & S Plant 193 Shamrock/Peterson Storm Sewer 194 Silurian Wells-Lower Terminus 195 Silurian Wells - Nos. 3 And 4 196 Sheridan Ave Sanitary Sewer 197 South Gilbert Storm Sewer 198 South Site Soccer Fields 199 Southgate Ave. Extension 200 Sturgis Ferry Park Development 201 Summit St Bridge Replacement 202 Sunset Street Storm Sewer 203 Surface Wtr Trtmt Plant Improy 204 Sycamore S. Regional Stormwater Detention 205 Transit Bus Acquisition 206 Transit Downtown Interchange 207 Transit Parking' Lot Resurface 208 Water Front. Drive;N..of Southgate Ave. 209 Water Part I!-Cons!ruction Projects 210 Water PlanEFester Rd Main 211 Water Treatme@t 212 waterfront Dr.i, ve.Rr Crossing 213 Wellhouses-Jordan &.Silurian 214 Westminste{ Rd...'Sanitapj Sewer 215 Wetbe~by Pa~ Deye. ~ Iop..ment 216 WilliamsGas Pipeline Relocation 217 Willow :Creek_Sanitary. 'Sewer 218 Willow' Creek Trail 219 Willow St-Muscatine/Bmokside 220 Wooif/We Bridge. ~' 221 Wylde. Gre. en Sanitary.Sewer 'Grand Total FY 98 Budget 133,360 ~, 95,000 946,000 208,000 26,916 500,0O0 3,146,358 3,463 7,144 100,000 1 ',9O4,436 277,660 32,O37 29,479 319,425 92,500 594,875 '530,103 115,000 . 38,683 :300,000 s~79~ 8o0;000 1 on 408 2191310 150,0O0 11,750~000 ~ 6o,4o2. ~5,9~, 37~ ~ ~ 75,o~ 9,369~8'~' 236~'~ 932;.4'~.~ 600~0 66,~8~0~7" Existing GO Bond Proceeds 26,916 500,000 270,000 32,037 .29,479 92,500 !94,875 15,000 6,791 60,402 402,307 465,984 24,752 236,258 535,428 6,207,425 New GO Bonds 95,000 800,000 400,000 300,000 800,000 200,000 75,000 287,000 9,957,089 General Fund ~7,144 ,7,660 472,583 Road Use Taxes 146,000 3,463 475,284 38,683 78,000 2,583 19,139 45,417 3,607,541 Enterprise Funds Existing Cash 3,146,358 1,904,436 319,425 40,221 39,310 30,000 1,336,847 100,000 12,314,005 Enterprise Fund New Revenue Bonds 208,000 <-Sewer <--Sewer <-Sewer <-Transit <-Transit <-Transit 11,750,000 375,000 8,033,000 <-Sewer 24,526,000 Parkland Acquisition Developmenl Federal & Funds State Grants Other 33,360 <-Sewer 100,000 54,819 986,187 ~ 180,000 120,000 <-Water r <-Sewer <-Sewer 600,000 500,000 92,729 7,874,386 1,496,319 FY 1999 by Funding Source FY 99 Project Description Budget Multi Year Projects 100 Annual Park Improvements 65,000 101 Asphalt Overlay 320,000 102 Curb Ramp (ADA) 112,000 103 Extra Width-Paving & Sidewalk 40,000 Future Open Space 104 Land Acquisition 50,000 105 Future Parkland Development 50,000 106 Intra City Bike Trails 30,000 107 Ramp Maintenance & Repair 270,000 RR Crossing Improvements 108 and Maintenance 20,000 109 Sewer Main Projects 300,000 110 Streetscape - Near Southside 100,000 111 Sump Pump Discharge Tiles 25,000 112 Traffic Calming 50,000 113 Traffic Signals 50,000 114 Water Main Projects 170,000 'Subtotal Multi Year Projects 1,652,000 General Obligation Bonds Non- referendum 100,000 General Obligation Bonds Referendum 222 Airport-Master Plan Renovations 1,454,518 145,451 Burlington St Bridge Widening- 223 Ralston Creek 208,000 120,000 224 Civic Center-3rd Floor 676,000 600,000 225 Court Hill Trail 185,000 : 150,000 East West Parkway 226 (Sycamore to Detention Basin) 900,000 810,000 Foster Rd.-West of Dubuque- 227 Phase II to Elks 800,000 675,000 Foster Road Dubuque to Prairie 228 du Chien (ROW/Grading) 700,000 700,000 Gilbert - Hwy. 6 229 dual left turn lanes 406,000 350,000 230 Hafor Circle Storm Sewer 500,000 500,000 231 Hwy 6 Sidewalk and Drainage 500,000 425,000 232 Library Expansion 17,000,000 17,000,000 General Road Use Fund Taxes 65,000 32O,OOO 112,000 40,OOO 38,000 30,000 20,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 158,000 592,000 88,000 76,000 35,000 90,000 125,000 56,000 75,000 Moved from FY98toFY99 Enterprise Funds Existing Cash 270,000 300,000 170,000 740,000 En~rprise Fund New Revenue Bonds <-Parking <-Sewer <-Wa~r d ~enl Federal & State Grants .. Other ,00 ,00 00 1,309,067 Parkland Acquisition Develo Funds 50,000 12,000 62,000 FY 1999 by Funding Source FY 99 Project Description Budget Longfellow/Pine St. 233 Pedestrian/Bicycle Trail 227,000 234 Police Dept-2nd Floor Remodel 343,000 235 PW Complex 2,080,000 236 Summit St Bridge 1,057,000 Sycamore St.- Burns 237 to City Limits 981,000 WooIf Ave-Newton to 238 North of River St. 686,000 239 WW-Phase 111 New South Plant 15,000,000 Subtotal 43,703,518 'Grand Totals 45,355,518 Library Expansion Project was 232 moved from FY 1998 to FY 1999 General Obligation Bonds Non- referendum 200,000 300,000 700,000 350,000, 850,000 550,000 7,425,451 7,525,451 General Obligation Bonds Referendum 17,000,000 17,000,000 General Fund 27,000 43,OOO 181,000 339,000 Road Use Taxes 107,000 131,000 136,000 808,000 1,400,000 En~rprise Funds Existing Cash 740,000 EnterpHse Fund New Revenue Bonds 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 Federal & State Grants Other 1,380,000 600,000 1,909,067 1,380,000 1,909,067 1,380,000 Parkland Acquisition Developmeni Funds <-Water 62,000 FY 2000 by Funding Source General Obligation Bonds Non- referendum FY 2000 Project Description Budget 100 'Annual Park Improvements 65,000 101 Asphalt Overlay 333,000 102 Curb Ramp (ADA) 116,000 103 Extra Width-Paving & Sidewalk 40,000 Future Open Space 104 Land Acquisition 50,000 105 Future Parkland Development 50,000 106 Intra City Bike Trails 30,000 107 Ramp Maintenance & Repair RR Crossing Improvements 108 and Maintenance 20,000 109 Sewer Main Projects 300,000 110 Streetscape - Near Southside 100,000 111 Sump Pump Discharge Tiles 25,000 112 Traffic Calming 50,000 113 Traffic Signals 50,000 114 Water Main Projects 170,000 Subtotal Multi Year Projects 1,399,000 100,000 240 Airport-Master Plan Renovations 2,628,961 262,896 241 Benton-Orchard to Oaknoll 1,300,000 1,000,000 242 Civic Center Projects 50,000 243 Dubuque/Church Left Turn Bays 100,000 244 Fire Station 1,040,000 245 GIS 1,595,000 1,595,000 246 Hwy 6 Sidewalk and Drainage 500,000 425,000 Lower Muscatine- 247 Franklin to DeForest 840,000 700,000 248 Meadow St Bridge 197,000 Mormon Trek/Abbey Lane 249 Storm Sewer 500,000 425,000 Part III- New Water 250 Treatment Facility 36,200,000 251 West Side Lift Station 450,000 Subtotal 45,400,961 4,407,896 Grand Totals 46,799,961 4,507,896 100,000 General Obligation Bonds Referendum 1,040,000 1,040,000 1,040,000 GeneralFund 65,000 38,000 30,000 25,000 158,000 50,000 50,000 208,000 Road Use Taxes 333,000 116,000 40,000 20,000 50,000 50,000 609,000 300,000 100,000 75,000 140,000 78,000 75,000 768,00O 1,377,000 Enterprise Funds Existing Cash 300,000 170,000 470,000 470,000 Enterprise Fund New Revenue Bonds <-Sewer <-Water 36,200,000 45O,OO0 36,650,000 36,650,000 nd :ion nent Federal& 5 StateGrants Other 000 000 000 - 2,366,065 119,000 2,485,065 000 2,485,065 Parkland Acquisition Devel~ Funds <-Water <-Sewer FY 2001 by Funding Source FY 2001 Project Description Budget 100 Annual Park Improvements 65,000 101 Asphalt Overlay 346,000 102 Curb Ramp (ADA) 121,000 103 Extra Width-Paving & Sidewalk 40,000 Future Open Space 104 Land Acquisition 50,000 105 Future Parkland Development 50,000 106 Intra City Bike Trails 30,000 107 Ramp Maintenance & Repair 291,600 RR Crossing Improvements 108 and Maintenance 20,000 109 Sewer Main Projects 300,000 110 Streetscape - Near Southside 100,000 111 Sump Pump Discharge Tiles 25,000 112 Traffic Calming 50,000 113 Traffic Signals 50,000 114 Water Main Projects 170,000 Subtotal Multi Year Projects 1,708,600 General Obligation Bonds Non- referendum 100,000 100,000 252 Court St Extended-Phase II 1,214,000 1,100,000 253 Dubuque/Foster Rd. Intersection 967,000 850,000 East West Arterial-North Side- 254 Phase IFArterial Street through ACT .905,000 800,000 255 Hwy 6 Sidewalk and Drainage 500,000 425,000 256 Mormon Trek Sidewalk 156,000 100,000 257 Rochester Bridge 208,000 58,000 258 Second Ave. Bridge 208,000, 58,000 259 Sycamore- City Limits to L 800,000 700,000 260 Sycamore- HWY 6 to DeForest 187,000 130,000 Subtotal 5,145,000." 4,221,000 Grand Totals 6,853,600 4,321,000 General Obligation Bonds Referendum GeneraiFund 65,000 ,38,000 30,000 25,000 158,000 158,000 Road Use Taxes 346,000 121,000 40,000 291,600 20,000 50,000 50,000 918,600 114,000 117,000 105,000 75,000 56,000 50,000 50,000 100,000 57,000. 724,000 1,642,600 Enterprise Funds Existing Cash 300,000 170,000 470,000 470,000 Enterprise Fund New Revenue Bonds <--Sewer <-Water ent Federal& StateGrants Other 00 00 ,00 - 100,000 100,000 200,000 ~00 200,000 - PaAland Acquis~ion Develo Funds 50,000 12,000 62,000 62,000 FY 2002 by Funding Source Project Description 100 Annual Park Improvements 101 'Asphalt Overlay 102 Curb Ramp (ADA) 103 Extra Width-Paving & Sidewalk 104 Futura Open Space Land Acquisition 105 Futura Parkland Development 106 Intra City Bike Trails 107 Ramp Maintenance & Repair RR Crossing Improvements 108 and Maintenance 109 Sewer Main Projects 110 Streetscape - Near Southside 111 Sump Pump Discharge Tiles 112 Traffic Calming 113 Traffic Signals 114 Water Main Projects Subtotal Multi Year Projects 261 Dodge St-Govemor to Dubuque Rd. East West Arterial-North Side-Phase 1- 262 ROW Scott Blvd to ACT Property 263 Fourth Avenue Bridge 264 Hwy 6 Sidewalk and Drainage 265 Park Road/Riverside Left Turn Lane Robert A. Lee Recraation 266 Center Expansion 267 Scott Blvd Extended-Phase I Design Only 268 Third Avenue Bridge Subtotal Grand Totals FY 2002 Budget 65,000 360,000 126,000 40,000 50,000 50,000 30,000 20,000 300,000 100,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 170,000 1,436,000 1,093,000 1,596,000 208,000 500,000 177,000 4,500,000 300,000 208,000 8,582,000 10,018,000 General Obligation Bonds Non- ra~randum 100,000 100,000 94O,OO0 1,450,000 70,000 425,000 150,000 200,000 70,000 3,305,000 3,405,000 General Obligation Bonds Referandum 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 GeneraiFund 65,000 38,000 30,000 25,000 158,000 158,000 Road Use Taxes 360,000 126,000 40,000 20,000 50,000 50,000 646,000 153,000 146,000 38,000 75,000 27,000 100,000 38,000 577,000 1,223,000 Enterprise Funds Existing Cash 300,000 170,000 470,000 470,000 Enterpdse Fund New Revenue Bonds <-Sewer <-Water arkland quisition elopment Federal & =unds State Grants Other 50,000 12,000 62,000 100,000 100,000 200,000 62,000 200,000 - Ac( Develo CITY OF IOWA CITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM- PROJECTS THAT ARE UNFUNDED OR IN FISCAL YEAR 2003 AND BEYOND Projects 401 420th St near Indu§trial Park 402 American Legion- Scott to Taft 403 Dodge St- Dubuque Rd.to 18.0 404 HWY 965 EastSWest Parkway 405 (Sand Rd. to Sycamore) East-West Parkway 406 (Basin to Saddlebrook) East-West Parkway (Saddlebrook - 407 East Property Line) East-West Parkway (E. Sycamore 408 Farms-Property Line to Sioux) Foster Road Dubuque to 409 Prairie du Chien-Paving 410 Scoff Bird Extended-Phase I Scott Boulevard Extended- 411 Phase III 412 Scott Boulevard Extended-Phase II 413 Hwy 6 Pedestrian Overpass Iowa River TraiI-Hwy 6 414 to Napoleon Park 415 Abbey Lane Sanitary Sewer Ralston Creek Trunk Sewer- 416 South Branch 417 Scott Park Area Trunk Sewer 418 Airport Hangar 419 Cultural Conference Center 420 Fire Training Facility 421 Industrial Park 422 Summit Street Historic Plan Grand Total FY 2003 and beyond Unfunded 1,200;000 1,664,000 967,000 4,000,000 884,000 416,000 624,000 624,000 918,000 2,200,000 1,836,000 ..2,540,000. 749,000 572,000 700,000 520,000 649,000 800,000 18,500,000 728,000 4,000,000 208,000 45,299,000' Page 13 of 13 NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY MEETING MINUTES Meeting Place Lobby Conference Room-Civic Center Meeting Date & Time July 10, 1997 7:00-9:30 pm Representatives: Neighborhood Services Marcia Klingaman Erika Phillips Council Dee Norton Neighborhood Associations Mary Brookhart-Longfellow Judy Pfohl~Ty'n Cae David Dawes- Pepperwood Margaret Felling - Longfellow George Ehrhardt-Longfellow Jane Klitzka-Grant Wood Pam Ehrhardt -Longfellow Chuck Felling-Longfellow A Concerned Longfellow resident Brian Sharp-Press Citizen Angie Rodriguez-U I Student I.C. Police Chief R.J. Winkelhake Lt. Dan Sellers POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESENTATION 1)Narcotics in Iowa City. ChiefR. J. Winkelhake introduced Lt. Dan Sellers, the Director of Johnson County Narcotics Task Force. Winkelhake explained that the task force is comprised police officials from Iowa City, Coralville, Johnson County, and University Public Safety and that they are in contact with state and federal agencies. The Task Force has an attorney that is cross designated as a Johnson County attorney and a Muscatine County attorney as well as the Southern District and Northern District of Iowa. The Iowa County Sheriff is also involved in this endeavor. This all made possible to a grant which pays the salary and benefits of the Iowa City Police officers. Winkelhake explained that there is a lot of drug activity in Iowa City. He encouraged neighbors to call the police department whenever they encounter any suspicious activity. He said that important information to give would be license plate numbers of suspicious cars, what the suspicious activities are, how many involved, etc. He explained that the best way to deal with this problem is to show that not only the police department is aware of the drag problems in Iowa City but also concerned residents. He also expressed the importance of calling when it is time to testify in court. A record of phone calls reporting suspicious activity makes the case stronger. 2) Levels of Narcotics Dealing Lieutenant Sellers explained the three levels of narcotics dealing. The first level is street level dealing. It entails buyers buying drugs on the street in neighborhoods. The next level is midline dealers. They are a part of the distribution chain. The others include untouchables. They cannot be touched because of economic limitations. The police department doesn't have the substantial economic backing needed to interact with these groups of people over a long period of time. To interact with these groups you have to give the illusion that you are wealthy, you have money to invest and leisure time to do the business. The ICPD does not have that type of capital to give off such an illusion. Lt. Sellers explained that there are ways of dealing with these groups. However, they are long term and, require a degree of subtlety. To deal with these groups the ICPD works with other federal government agencies such as the FBI and IRS. The two lower tiers are more so what the ICPD deals with- the street level dealers. 3) Resident Concerns Meeting members brought up concerns regarding drug dealing in some of their neighborhoods. M. Brookhart of Longfellow stated that a known drug dealer in her area has been dealing for over a year and nothing has been done to stop him. She stated that she and her husband have made repeated calls to the Iowa City Police and he has yet to be stopped. Chief Winkelhake responded by saying that the department is aware of this dealer but it is not as simple as just arresting this person. He went on to discuss the need for probable cause and its importance when attempting to obtain an arrest warrant or searching a person's residence. Another concerned Longfellow resident expressed her feelings that as a community the neighborhoods. need to take an aggressive stance in eradicating drug dealing in their area. She expressed her desire for the quality of life to remain good in iowa City. She suggested that they use this meeting to brainstorm tactics that could work to deter drug dealers from dealing in their neighborhoods. This idea was considered good to all attendants at the meeting. However, since members of the press were present and it was an open meeting they decided to pursue this idea on a later date in more private session. The Chief said he would meet individually if residents were interested. Residents also suggested that a squad car sit outside of known drug houses and aparm~ent buildings to deter users from buying. The Chief stated that there are cars stationed in drug trafficking areas. However, the Lt. Sellers said that drug users do not care when they are trying to supply their drug habit. He also said that the dealers would simply move their business to the park or somewhere else. This resident also suggested that the police stop and search each car that goes through the area where the drug houses are located. The Chief and the Lieutenant stated that that would be searching without probable cause and that is illegal. Such an action would open the City for lawsuits. M. Klingaman asked whether or not there is or has been an increase in crime in Iowa City. Chief Winkelhake stated that there has been an increase in crime but the crime rate in Iowa City is proportionate to the population. Most of the crime in Iowa City is theft and shoplifting. Overall, the city is fairly safe. But Iowa City is a crossroads for a number of cities. It's between Chicago and Omaha, and St. Louis and St. Paul. For these reasons drug traffickers find this beneficial. City Councilor Dee Norton stated that there is an advantage to police presence in neighborhoods. Chief Winkelhake agreed that the presence does make a difference. However, he said that he cannot just place a uniformed officer outside of a drug house all of the time. He would have to pay overtime and there would be a lack of manpower too. The Chief told meeting members of certain things being spearheaded to keep officers on the street as opposed to doing paperwork in the office/station. Things that will be implemented in the future are cellular phones and more mobile data units. The department is looking to obtain a grant that will enable them to install lap top computers into the cars in order for officers to write reports while out on the beat. Citizens asked what can the community do to deter crime? Chief Winkelhake said that being observant of what is going on in your neighborhood is very important in deterring crime. He also said to look at the physical aspects of the neighborhood. If there are areas that seem as though they may be a haven for crime or criminal activities then we need to repair these areas. For example, if there are alleys that are garbage strewn then it should be cleaned. If areas with tall grass are a haven for illegal activity then the grass should be cut to deter such activity. Also the addition of street lights with shatter proof coverings will also deter crime. Lastly, the Chief reiterated the fact that calling the police department will help. Make certain to note license plates and the activities going on. Citizens also wanted to know what is the next level of community involvement? Should the neighbors do something to make the criminal feel uncomfortable? Chief Winkelhake said that it is necessary to have the entire neighborhood work together to deter crime but they must make certain that it is something reasonable and within the law. Meeting members wanted to know if they could march/picket in front of known drug houses to cause attention to the dealers. The Chief stated that he had to find out from the legal department whether or not that was permitted. He stated that he thinks you cannot stand solely in front of the house but you must march up and down the street. A resident suggested that neighbors place cameras on their property to catch drug dealers in action. Chief Winkelhake said that he would have to determine from legal if that was allowable. There were also some suggestions that the Task Force numbers be publicized on the public access channel or the establishment of a crime stoppers number to call in tips on drug dealers. The Chief stated that there is a Crimestoppers hotline number in Cedar Rapids but not in Iowa City because of the lack of interest. Another resident stated that she was told that landlords could evict dealers if other neighbors were fearful. Chief Winkelhake told the meeting members that the department is working with the housing authority to determine or see if any dealers are operating their illegal business on any City subsidized property. He said he would have to also check with legal to see if landlords could do such a thing. A resident posed the question regarding what is needed for probable cause. Chief Winkelhake said that there has to be enough evidence that would cause a judge to issue a search warrant. An example would be a person who knows where the drugs are in the residence. Or if an officer finds some suspicious activity going on in a residence and finds contraband during the investigation. Another example would be to apprehend a person who has just purchased drugs from a dealer. Meeting members were interested in knowing how the police were approaching the drug problem. Lt. Sellers said that the philosophy is to make the street bust. If you get the street level people this will lead you to the mid level dealers and those higher up. Marcia Klingaman suggested that a summary of specific tactics that could be used by neighborhoods to help deal with a drug dealing situation would be pulled out of these discussions and put in summaw form (see attached). 4) Approval of Meeting Minutes Meeting members reviewed and approved the minutes of April and May NCIC meetings. 5) Joint Meeting Meeting members discussed the possibility of a joint meeting between the NCIC and the Iowa City City Council. Based on events occurring within the couple of months NCIC members decided to postpone this issue until January of 1998. David Dawes requested that the NCIC investigate how information regarding Capital Improvement Projects is funneled to the neighborhood associations. He suggested that the City Council perhaps investigate whether to have a professional public relations person be in charge of this matter. He stated that he thought improvements could be made and that gaps need to be filled in that exist. M. Klingaman responded that this issue is more than likely an administrative one instead of one in which the City Council should be involved in. 6) Pin Grant Process Review: Meeting members were overall pleased with the PIN Grant Process. The only improvements they suggested were: a) have the reference manual available for interested neighborhoods b) require neighborhoods to type the applications for legibility and clarity purposes c) put the document in Windows 95 for interested applicants 7) Neighborhood Updates Ty'n Cae Ty'n Cae will be having there annual Music in the Park with Penny Bryn this month Roofers are in the Ty'n Cae area doing hail damage repairs There will be a delay in the trail construction. Permanent lights were put in on Rohret Road and Mormon Trek Boulevard Grant Wood Picnic was a success. Four hundred or more people attended. Weather was very good and the fifties and sixties theme worked out very well. Sidewalks are being installed and replaced slowly but surely. Temporary walk was installed. NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 7:00 PM, SEPTEMBER 18, 1997 CIVIC CENTER, LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM. CiTY COUNCIL INFORNi TION PACKET October 3, 1997 IP1 IP2 IP3 OCTOBER 6 ~/ORK SESSION Memorandum from Planning & Community Development Director: Advisory Committee Public Art ~~ Memorandum from Planning & Community Development Director: Redevelopment of Block '102 Memorandum from Finance Director and Public Works Director: Ideas for Water'~'-~/--/ and Sewer Rate Increase Ordinance Changes for March 1, 1998 IP4 IP5 IP6 IP7 IP8 IP9 IP10 IPll IP12 IP13 MISCELL&NEOUS ITEMS Memorandum from Mayor: Local Option Sales Tax Memorandum from City Manager: Additional Alley Lighting in the Central~_~5O~ Business District - Update Memorandum from City Manager: October 11 Manufactured Home Fire Safety~5Or7 Training and Demonstrations (Weather Permitting) Memorandum from City Manager: Art on the Bus Memorandum from Planning and Community Development Assistant Director City Manager: Mellrose Avenue Memorandum from Parks and Recreation Director to City Manager: Cemetery,.'~.~iL"') Expansion Memorandum from Parks and Recreation Director to City Manager: Peace Pole Memorandum frorn Jim Schoenfelder to City Manager: Design of Field House Bar ~-.~.~]c>~ and Restaurant Letter from City Manager to Terry and Janice Thein: Sycamore Temporary,_.'~.~/_i~ Sidewalk Memorandum from Cable TV Administrator and Assistant City Manager:~'.~//z/ Underwriting and Caller ID Changes for Cable TV Division October 3, 1997 Information Packet (continued) 2 IP14 IP15 IP16 IP17 IP18 IP19 IP20 IP21 IP22 IP23 IP24 IP25 Memorandum from City Clerk: Joint Meeting with Johnson County Board of Supervisors/City Council of Iowa City/Iowa City School Board, September 17, 1997 Memorandum from City Clerk: Council Work Session, September 22, 1997 Memorandum from City Clerk: Candidate Workshop Memorandum from City Attorney: City Attorney Staff Memorandum from Housing and Inspection Services Requiring City Building inspections in the City's "Growth Area" Statistics by~..~c~ (~ Director to City Manager: October 1 Johnson CountyBoard of Supervisors Informal Meeting Memo from City Clerk regarding absence from office. Memo from City Clerk regarding Ballot language for Initiative Question. Agenda for Board of Supervisors - 10/2/97~ 10/7/97, 10/8/97. Release: Agenda: Meeting Agenda: Memorandum from Dianna Furman: Utility Discount Program Month - June 1997 and Fiscal Year 1998 Email from Larry Baker to Council: City Council Issues Agenda: Council on Disability Rights and Education October 7, 1997 Article: Back from the Bring to Air on Iowa Public TV [Franklin] Park Road September 30 Johnson County Board of Supervisors City of Iowa City i/IEI/IORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: October 2, 1997 City Council Karin Franklin, Director, P Public Art Advisory Committee The resolution which you passed at your last meeting to establish a Public Art program, also established a Public Art Advisory Committee. This committee is to be appointed by the City Council and is charged with establishing by-laws and procedures for the Committee to commission, acquire, maintain and dispose of public art. On your Oct. 21 agenda, there will be an announcement of vacancies. Following is a proposal for the composition of the committee, the terms of the members, and a description of the duties of the committee. Although the committee may wish to amend some of these items once they have convened, some basics need to be set out prior to advertising for the committee positions. Composition · Three community representativestanon-artists or art-related individuals · One representative from the Design Review Committee · Three art professionals--practicing artists; art critics; or art administrators · One Public Works staff person · One Parks and Recreation staff person Project specific team: add the project architect/designedengineer, two representatives of the project site neighborhood, if applicable, and a representative of the City department responsible for the project if other than Public Works or Parks and Recreation. Appointments The non-staff members would be appointed by the City Council according to the standard board and commission appointment procedures. The staff members would be selected by the appropriate department head. The project specific team would be selected for their position or would be appointed by the Committee. Terms Committee terms would be three year staggered terms except for the staff and Design Review Committee representative. The staff committee members would be appointed by the department heads for a minimum one-year term with the length of term determined by the department head. The Design Review Committee representative would rotate annually, at the discretion of the Design Review Committee. Project specific teams would serve for the duration of the project. Public Art Advisory Committee October 2, 1997 Page 2 Duties · Develop by-laws and procedures for the Iowa City Public Art Program · Administer the public art program by determining the placement of public art, the type of art to be used in a specific project, and the artist to be engaged. · Oversee the acceptance of gifts of art. Oversee the maintenance and disposition of public art. · Oversee expenditures of the public art program budget. With City Council concurrence, the characteristics, terms and duties of the Public Art Advisory Committee members will be included in the advertisement for the Council appointed positions. This item is scheduled for discussion at your Oct. 6 work session. cc: Steve Atkins Chuck Schmadeke Terry Trueblood Joyce Carroll ppdadminlmemlpaac.doc City of Iowa City MEr ORANDUI Date: October 2, 1997 To: City Manager and City Council. From: Karin Franklin, Director, Re: Redevelopment of Block 102 One of the goals of the Downtown Strategy is to "provide a critical mass of destination points...". One of these destination points, identified in the strategies of the plan, is Block 102, the block defined by Clinton, Court, Dubuque, and Burlington streets. The strategy states that this block should be reserved for uses that will link downtown and the Near Southside. Projects suggested for this site have been Hieronymus Square, a public parking facility, and a hotel/conference center. Since our negotiations with St. Patrick's Church ended unsuccessfully, the Council directed us to focus on Block 102 for a parking facility for the Near Southside. Over the last few months discussions have occurred with the property owners on this block regarding the City's desire to construct a new parking facility and integrate it with private development of the block. All of the property owners have expressed an interest in the project and a willingness to work with the City. We have not yet discussed specifics as to roles, projects or money for property. Appraisals have been completed for the east half of the block and the south end of the west half; the owner of the remainder of the block has made their appraisal available also. During the executive session on Monday, we can discuss the appraisals. At the open work session, I would like to discuss the following questions with the Council in the context of the goals the Council has for Block 102: 1. Does the Council wish the City to lead an initiative to redevelop all or a part of Block 102, or should our focus be on constructing a parking facility? This effort could include private development however the City would act as the catalyst to and coordinator of private involvement. This effort would not be quick. Construction of a multi-use parking facility would be swifter but could miss opportunities through a more focused but less comprehensive approach. 2. Will the Council consider an "urban renewal" approach to this project in which the City acquires all or most of the block and determines precisely its future use and development? This will be an expensive undertaking using local funds. Urban renewal was funded in years past with federal money; these funds are no longer available. Such a renewal effort is an investment in the future. 3. Is a parking facility south of Burlington Street,the priority for the Council? Recently there have been discussions of a new facility on the north side of downtown. Financially, we can build only one facility in the next two to five years. 4. Does the Council wish to maintain the integrity of the Hieronymus Square project? This project has had difficulty starting. A parking facility could be a catalyst to its success. The proposed project consumes one-half to two-thirds of the block. 2 5. Is a hotel and/or conference center a goal for this site? This was suggested by the Downtown Strategy Committee. Input from local hoteliers and the University have given differing opinions as to the potential for success of such a venture. 6. Are their other uses the Council wishes to see here? Please consider these questions before the work session Oct. 6. This is a potentially large project and definitive answers are not expected from this meeting. However, a sense of the Council is needed to proceed to the next steps in this strategy item. CC Property owners Jeff Davidson David Schoon Dick Summerwill Im\mem\kfl 0-2.doc City of Iowa City [ E ORAN UiVI Date: To: From: Re: October 3, 1997 City Council City Manager Don Yucuis, Finance Director ~-L'//j"'~' Chuck Schmadeke, Public Works Director Ideas for Water and Sewer Rate Increase Ordinance Changes for March 1, 1998 We are preparing for the water and sewer rate increases for March 1, 1998. At this time we want to review with you the policies in place as established by the City Council to make sure you want to continue with those policies. The current policy is to establish the rate structure to accumulate 20% of the water and sewer project costs so that we can pay cash for a portion of the project cost. Staff is suggesting other ideas that could be put in place. The following suggestions have been made: Maintain the existing minimum-billing for 200 cubic feet of water use or less. Increase the entire rate structure including minimums based on the percentage increase recommended. For example, if a 10% rate increase is recommended, that all minimums and usage past the minimum will be increased by 10%. City Council policy of 20% cash accumulates equates to approximately $11,000,000 for water and $7,500,000 for sewer projects. Decrease the minimum from 200 cubic feet to 100 cubic feet. Reduce the minimum fee charge by half of its current charge and then increase that minimum by a percentage increase plus the rate per 100 cubic feet past the minimum. Same as #2 above but rather than increase the minimum, maintain that minimum charge for one year and reanalyze it next year to make sure enough revenue is generated to comply with the City Council policy of 20% cash accumulation. Charge a penalty for late payment of a bilE. That could be a flat fee or a percentage of the bill. Attached you will.find a chart that shows what other communities are doing regarding a penalty fee. One option could be a 5% penalty assessed on the current portion of the bill only if it is not paid within 22 days of the billing date. Currently bills are due within 15 days of the billing date. 5. Increase the nonsufficient funds fee from $10 to $20. Eliminate the minimum fee charge on second meters and charge a rate per 100 cubic feet for all use. No minimum is charged in the month of November to March if there is no water use, Water & Sewer Rate Increase 3/1/98 October 3, 1997 Page 2 Set up a two-tiered rate structure for wastewater BOD/suspended solids (SS). This would charge a higher fee for those businesses that add a significantly higher amount of solids into the waste stream that increases the amount of treatment at the wastewater plant. You have directed staff to get those persons within the City limits that are on well systems to hook up into the City water system. It is suggested that the City Code be changed to charge a fee to a homeowner for fire protection whether or not they are hooked on to the City water system. This is an attempt to encourage the homeowner to hook up into the City system. Currently the homeowner benefits from fire protection but pays nothing for it. Any other suggestions you may have? We will be at the informal meeting on Monday, October 6, 1997 to review this information with you and answer any questions you may have. Attachment jw/mem/dy-incr.doc SURVEY - IOWA UTILITY COMPANIES, LATE FEES AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS TOWN WHEN BILLED BILLS DUE AMES monthly every day; residential billed every other CEDAR RAPIDS month WHEN FEE 2ND LATE FEE or OR % REMINDER REMINDER PER CENT APPLIED NOTICE NOTICE ADD'L FEES 12 days after mailed reminder; property 21 days 1-1/2% 22rid day 27 to 37 days later carded 5 work days after 1 st 20 days 10% 23rd day 24th or 25th day notice customer selection of CLINTON monthly or quadedy commercial; monthly CORALVILLE residential; hi-monthly 30 days after due date monthly; 20 days 20 or 3O days, notice re lien collection quarterly; 30 days 10% - respectively (NO SHUTOFF) 39 days property 25 days 10% on water 23 days after bill date - 27 days carded 15.00 DAVENPORT quadedy DES MOINES every day IOWA CITY monthly KNOXVILLE last work day of mth 20 days 1-1/2% 24th day each month 35th day 30 days 5% 31 days 40th day phone call to customer before shutoft MUSCATINE NEVVTON NORTH LIBERTY OSKALOOSA SOLON WATERLOO WEST DES MOINES monthly sewer/refuse; monthly water/elec 15th, 22nd, & last work day of ruth 1st of month last work day of ruth 37 days; property 15 days 23 days carded 20.00 2oth of next mth 1% 21st of month around 5th of ruth 5.00 by 27th of month 5 to 7 days after due 20 days 1-1/2% on water/elec date 20 days $1.00 21 days 20th of month if not 20th of month 10% paid 25th of the month 5% 26th of month 15th of month 5% 16th of month customer selection of monthly or quarterly 18-21 days if 1st notice in calendar year, a notice sent 5-7 days after bill; if 2rid time or more in calendar year, discontinuance notice Wednesdays 19 days/Monday date 27 days 31 days with next months bill $15 in 30 days after due date mailed 25th to 26th 5 days before shutoff last wk of ruth; certified 17th or 18th of month lb- 1 wk before shutoft 6% after due date 23rd to 24th day larger of $1.50 or 1- 1/2% 21 days 21 days 33 days $6.25 in 41 days with door notice IUT OFF TURN ON DATE FEES ~urs after card 20.00, after hours notice 50.00 ;ek after 2nd 18.75 plus overtime ~inder notice 36.75 :lay after bill ys after notice 22.50 50th day 20.00 till 11 p.m. 120.00; 40.00 afte~ ys after bill hours st of month $20; $52 after 4 PM s after 2nd and nailed notice: if ~mer contacts 25,00; plus double the n, no shutoft customers deposit 35 days 25.00 month after nexl bill 25.00 9sday/mid ruth days delq. 10.00 )th day (will try ine customers ore shutoff) 21.00 ays after bill humdays) · 14th 24 43 da 15 da 48 da~ 12 day CUS them Wednesda after 30th da to[ 43 da ULATEFEE.XLS City of Iowa City IEr"/!ORA ' D,J Date: To: From: Re: October 3, 1997 City Council Naomi J. Novick, Mayor ~0,v~" Local Option Sales Tax At a recent Council meeting we agreed that all Council Members would submit their recommendation on the possible allocations of local sales tax revenues to me by the end of September. I have received this from only one person. So this is a reminder. Please write a list of your recommendations and hand it to me at our Monday, October 6 meeting. We will schedule a discussion at a future work session. This ballot issue will probably be submitted to the voters in Cedar Rapids in the spring next year. They are aware that we are interested in coordinating dates and will keep us informed. jw/mem/nn-sales,doc City of Iowa City i',IEMORA DUM Date: To: From: Re: September 30, 1997 City Council City Manager Additional Alley Lighting in the Central Business District - Update Advanced Electric Services, Inc. will be installing additional street lighting in the alleys of Block 81, 65, and 82. Advanced Electric has ordered the required materials and anticipates delivery in the middle of October with installation to follow directly. Block 81 - Lighting in this alley will be three flood lights mounted approximately 25 feet above the alley. Block 65 - There will be the addition of two units similar to the units installed on the Public Library. These two units will be installed on the Dain Bosworth Building and add light to the west half of the alley. Block 82 - Additional lighting in this. alley will include two flood lights mounted approximately 25 feet above the alley. cc: David Schoon bc\memos~-I SA.doc U] PENTACRESI P- Z P- Z J ~J OLD CAPI]OL CENTER P- J 0 I-- BLOCK 8O p_ I-- W Z ~ BLOCK 66 z BLOCK 6! ~ L3 WASHINGTION ST BLOCK 81 BLOCK 65 BLOCK 62 COLLEGE ST BLOCK 82 BLOCK 64 BLOCK 63 BURLINGTON ST CITY CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT I BLOCK 44 ~ BLOCK 43 RECREATION CENTER City of Iowa City NIE[ IORAi Date: October 2, 1997 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: October 11 Manufactured (Weather Permitting) Home Fire Safety Training and Demonstrations On the morning of October 11, our Fire Training Division will use a trailer (donated by the Coles and placed in a secure and clear area) for search and rescue/live fire training drills. This exercise will be at the Forest View Mobile Home Park and under the direction of ICFD Training Officer Steve Dolan. At 12 o'clock noon, a free lunch line will open for one hour. The Grant Wood Chapter of the American Red Cross will obtain, prepare, and serve the food. Disaster service response teams from five counties will assist. From noon to 1:45, the Fire Department will provide interactive demonstrations for adults and children. Adults will be trained to properly operate a portable fire extinguisher and children will be instructed in escape techniques; with the use of our fire safety trailer. At 1:45, a select group of firefighters and civilian survivors will share their personal experiences with mobile homes, and fire. The UIHO burn treatment center is lining up a few survivors to tell their stories. At least one member from both the burn treatment center and our department staff will give a short address. Then, at 2:15, the trailer will be set afire. As it progresses into its free burning phase, a narrator will speak to the interior conditions, emphasizing the importance of prevention, escape planning, and early detection. City Transit will provide free bus service to and from each of the area mobile home courts. The manufactured home fire safety task force includes members from: the UIHC burn treatment center, the American Red Cross, the Johnson County SAFE KIDS Coalition, City of Iowa City Housing Rehabilitation Office, City of Iowa City Housing Inspection Services, and the Iowa City Fire Department. This particular effort is being coordinated through the work of eight committees. They include: food, finance, publicity, transportation, registration, site events, and liaison. Several other city departments are supporting the project. jw/mem/sa-fire.doc City of Iowa City ! /IE[ IORANDUI Date: October 2, 1997 To: City Council From: City Manager Re; Art on the Bus Our transit system has initiated a program with the Iowa City Community Schools to display elementary and junior high student art on our buses. The art will be displayed in the ad brackets above the windows on the interior of the bus. Ron Logsden, our Transit Manager has worked with Becky Kobos, Art Coordinator for Iowa City Community Schools to get this project underway. First and second graders at Horn Elementary are the first school to participate in the program and their art work should be completed in the next few weeks and ready for display. Lincoln School is the next school scheduled to participate and others will be scheduled throughout the school year. The teacher and students will have the option of helping to place the art work on the buses. We will take the bus to the school so the students can see their art on display on learn more about Iowa City Transit. We will then run the bus with their art displayed on the route which serves that school for the next three to four weeks. tp4-1 cm.doc City of Iowa City i',tiEI/IORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: October 2, 1997 City Manager Jeff Davidson Melrose Avenue Just a note to alert you of two Melrose Avenue issues. Both of these pertain to the section of Melrose Avenue between Byington Road and University Heights. 1. It has been reported that some CAMBUS drivers are not pulling off onto the shoulder area of Melrose Avenue when they stop at a bus stop. There are instead stopping in the through traffic lane. I contacted Brian McClatchey, CAMBUS Coordinator, to see if he was aware of this. He stated that it had been reported to him that this was occurring. He stated he has addressed it with his drivers and found they are doing it because of difficulty in pulling back into the traffic stream from the shoulder area. I indicated to Brian that the shoulder area is specifically intended to provide a staging area for buses, as well as facilitate bicycle travel. I told Brian it is of critical importance that bus drivers use the shoulder, otherwise the capacity of the street is completely shut down while the bus is stopped. Brian stated he would follow up with his drivers regarding this matter. 2. We have received several complaints regarding intersection capacity on the east approach of the Melrose/Hawkins Drive intersection. Specifically, westbound traffic desiring to turn north must wait in the single through lane for westbound vehicles to clear the intersection. Persons calling have inquired why additional lane capacity for a right turn only lane was not built into the project. I have indicated to the callers that the Melrose Avenue cross section was the result of a negotiated process between the City, the City of University Heights, and the Melrose Avenue Neighborhood Association. I have indicated that the cross section was adopted by ordinance and can only be modified by an ordinance amendment passed by the City Council. This includes adding additional lanes or modifying pavement markings. Members of the City Council may receive some calls. Let me know if you have any questions. cc: Rick Fosse Im\mem~d10-2.doc CITY OF IOWA CITY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: City Manager Parks and Recreation Director October 3, 1997 Cemetery Expansion Our consultant will be presenting a preliminary concept plan to the Parks and Recreation Commission on Thursday, October 9th. We anticipate a sizeable number of citizens to be in attendance. It may be possible to present alternatives to the Council at their first meeting in November. In other cemetery matters, we recently decided to convert an area designated for flush markers to allow for an additional 24 "monument lots" Monument areas are generally more popular than flush marker areas. Also, we are proceeding with plans to obtain cost estimates to develop the "clay pile" areas to such condition that lots can be pinned out and sold. We estimate that this area will be able to accommodate at least 90 lots. CITY OF IOWA CITY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM L TO: FROM: DATE: RE: City Manager Parks and Recreation Director October 3, 1997 Peace Pole We have ordered a new peace pole, and should receive it within 30 days. It will be identical to the old one, with panels in four languages... English, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. The cost is $115 plus shipping. Since the Ecumenical Peace Committee is no longer in existence, it will be the responsibility of our CBD crew to install and maintain it. Location has not been determined as yet, but it likely will not be installed in its 'previous location, as the shrubs in that planter are now much larger and would hide the Peace Pole on two sides. City of Iowa City ME[' ORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: September 25, 1997 Steve Arkins Jim Schoenfelder Design of Field House Bar and Restaurant The question was raised, why didn't the design changes of the Field House bar and restaurant go before the Design Review Committee (DRC)? Currently, the DRC reviews only: A. Urban renewal parcels B. Federally funded urban revitalization projects; C. Projects in or projecting more than one foot into City Plaza; and D. Projecting signs in CB-5 and CB-10 The original design of the Field House included an awning which projected more than a foot into the City Plaza. Consequently the awning design was reviewed by the DRC. The revised Field House plan excluded the awning and since the Field House is not an urban renewal parcel nor a revitalization project nor projects a foot into the plaza, the DRC had no jurisdiction over the design. jw/m ern/]js-f ield.d oc October 2, 1997 Terry and Janice Thein 2125 Palmer Circle Iowa City, IA 52240 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Dear Mr. & Mrs. Thein: In earlier correspondence to the Iowa City City Council you expressed your displeasure with the construction of a temporary sidewalk along Sycamore from Burns to Lakeside. You cited a number of reasons. Following the installation of the sidewalk in the summer, we wished to have the opinions of other area residents to determine if it is as much a problem on you as an individual or does the overall collective good for the neighborhood justify the expense for construction of a temporary sidewalk. The cost of the sidewalk installation, which is temporary, was approximately $8,000. It was done at the request of area residents. We have spoken with representatives of the Grant Wood School and they indicated positive comments on the safety issue associated with the ability of children to use that walk for movements to and from school and play. We have also spoken with neighborhood association representatives and they also indicated favorable comments. You are correct, it is your responsibility to maintain this walk. We would hope that some time in the future when the road is improved that a permanent walk will be constructed. At that time in accordance with local ordinance, you will also be responsible for the general maintenance of the walk. We do our best to consider each and every one's individual interests as well as the overall interest of the neighborhood. It seems that this sidewalk is serving the neighborhood interest. I am sorry you are dissatisfied with not only the process but the other decisions associated with this project, but it does appear to be meeting the goal of providing a safe movement of ' pedestrians, particularly children, in and around your neighborhood. Sincerely, Steph~'j. Atki~~ City Manager CC: City Engineer Neighborhood Services jw/Itr/sa-thein,doc 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) 356-5000 · FAX (319) 356-5009 Date: To: From: Re: City of iowa City ME /IORAN DLII I October 2, 1997 City Council Members Drew Shaffer, Cable TV Administrator("'~. ~ Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager ~/~---'~ Underwriting and Caller ID changes for Cable TV Division This is to let you know about two changes we wish to implement in the Cable TV Division. In both instances these changes have been approved by the Broadband Telecommunications Commission (BTC) and the City Attorney (see attached). The two changes involve the implementation of underwriting for Government Channel 4 and the addition of Caller ID to InfoVision, the interactive service on Channel 4. Both changes have been considered over a period of years. Underwriting is seen as an opportunity to keep up with the growing operational expenses the Cable TV Division has and will continue to face, especially since a move to a facility separate from the Civic Center is imminent. Being an Enterprise Fund, the Cable TV Division is responsible for remaining self-sufficient, as it has for the last 18 years. This has become impossible using only the existing source of revenue, the franchise fee. The franchise fee has plateaued due in part to cable saturation of the market place and partly due to the increase in satellite dishes. In addition, inflation factors alone account for increases in the Cable TV Division budget that make it necessary to search out other forms of revenue. In the process of considering underwriting, the Cable TV Administrator had many discussions with the BTC and City Attorney. Care has been taken to follow PBS guidelines as much as possible in the development of the underwriting guidelines. The BTC voted to approve the Channel 4 Guidelines which contain the ability to underwrite programs. The City Attorney concurred and has worked with the Cable TV Division to develop underwriting guidelines that are consistent with the purpose, role, and function of Government Channel 4. The subject of Caller ID for InfoVision has been discussed and developed for over two years. The reason for adding this capability to InfoVision is to get an accurate count of the number of households using InfoVision, and to get as accurate a count as possible for the "voting" on the polls and surveys section of InfoVision called "You Tell Us". InfoVision has grown considerably in usage (averaging between 30,000 to 40,000 calls per year), attractiveness, and expansiveness of subjects covered. We would like to further develop its potential regarding solicitation of public input. However, without Caller ID it is impossible to tell whether there are two households calling or 20,000. It is thus impossible to know how many are repeat votes. In no case is there any intent to identify callers and the phone numbers collected from the calls will be encoded, analyzed, and destroyed. The Legal staff has prepared a memo (attached) stating Caller ID may be used, and the circumstances that will be adhered to with its usage. The BTC has also discussed this matter, understands its importance and need, and has no problem with its usage as long as the circumstances outlined by the Acting City Attorney are applied. If you have any questions or desire further information, please feel free to call. Attachment cc: BTC Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney Kevin Crawley Interactive Specialist Bob Hardy, Production Coordinator cabletv\ltr\callerid.doc DRAFT MINUTES BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1996 - 5:30 P.M. CIVIC CENTER LOBBY CONFERENCE ROOM MEMBERS PRESENT:Cordell Jeppsen, Betty McKray, Steve Hoch, Howie Vernon, and Eric Rothenbuhler MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Shaffer, Brau, Hardy, Helling'; Dilkes OTHERS PRESENT: Beth Fisher, Derek Maurer, Bill Blough, Rene Paine, Barb Black, Mary Jo Langhorne, Mark Weills, John Jennewein RECCOMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISION The Commission approved a motion to approve the Government Channel Guidelines. SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION Paine reported about 70 people attended PATV's annual meeting on November 21st. 'Robin Butler was elected to the PATV Board. Blough reported TCI will revise the channel line-up effective December 31st. The Comedy Channel/VH1 and WGN will be dropped. Animal Planet and the Cartoon Network-will be added. Vernon will write an editorial informing subscribers how to make their concerns known regarding TCI's recently announced channel line-up changes. The next rate increase will likely be about 30¢ to 40¢ in June. TCI may ask the City for relief from some of the rebuild requirements contained in the new franchise. WeiIIs reported the new equipment purchased by the Senior Center with pass-through money has greatly improved their operations. Langhorne reported Shaffer's appeal to the school's Technology Council to make better use of the education channel and video in general was well received. Fisher reported the library accepted a bid .to install video equipment in Meeting Room A. The equipment came in t~1400.00 under budget and will be funded with pass- through funds. Shaffer reported the City has begun working on a telecommunications ordinance. The contract has been signed with Rice, Williams for consulting assistance on the project. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Vernon, seconded by McKray to approve the October 28, 1996 minutes. The motion passed unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMISSIONERS None. SHORT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS None. LEGAL REPORT Broadband Telecommunications Commission December 2, 1996 Page 4 contributions to PATV. Rothenbuhler said any program any producer cosiders community programming should be able to carry the community programming logo. Trying to make such precise distinctions is difficult and creates unnecessary work. Hardy said the Community Television Service (CTS) logo serves to identify a specific service and not a specific channel. A community programming logo which would be shared by all the channels could also be developed. At a minimum, a program should be produced for a non-profit organization and carry a community programming logo. McKray seiki the franchise agreement contains language stating that PATV does community programming. Use of a logo would give PATV vast recognition. A different or similar logo to identify programs produced with pass-through funds is also a good idea. Hoch asked what criteria the access channels would use to determine if they will cablecast a program produced by the CTS. Maurer said PATV has not yet discussed that issue. Those programs may be treated as any other program submitted. The CTG has also discussed setting aside blocks of time for community programming. Hardy said there are several options being considered. The organization requesting the program might be given the option of which channel it wishes the program to be cablecast on or they might be assigned to channels according to content. All historical programs, for example, might be cablecast by the library. Input from those served by the CTS will need to be gathered on this subject. Hardy reported a model has been created for a Community Calendar which will collect a listing of the events which will be taking place in the Iowa City area. CHANNEL FOUR GUIDELINES Shaffer reported the guidelines had been slightly modified to include cablecasting of community programming. Hoch said in the recent past there were several news conferences which were of interest to the community which were not carried by the government channel. Both PATV and the government channel gave rationales why they did not cover the press conferences. Hoch said he is concerned that the revised guidelines still do not accommodate such instances. Because all the programs produced by the government channel are requested it is possible there are circumstances in ,which an event, such as the news conference, is of great interest to the community but not in the interest of the city government to cablecast. Rothenbuhler said the production and cablecasting of programs has been essentially the same activity. With the advent of the Community Television Service there is a distinction between production and program scheduling. Perhaps the guidelines need to be written to reflect that distinction. McKray said she would have assumed both the City press conference and the Press-Citizen forum would be covered by the community programming effort. Rothenbuhler said there are situations in which the community programmer should make decisions on what to cover. The community programmer was hired to make these kinds of decisions. Hardy said that would put the community programmer in the difficult position of deciding what gets covered. There is a difference between receiving a request and deciding what to cover. Hoch said this gets to the heart of the issue. If it is the position of the City and the community programming effort that the community programmer should not make such decisions, then another mechanism is needed so such programs do get covered. Rothenbuhler said the Commission needs to deal with the issue of what the community programmer will cover, which is a separate issue from the government channel guidelines. The Commission had previously decided that the community programming effort should be proactive and seek out programs to produce. In items B, C, and D of the guidelines the term "initiated" refers to a request from City officials to the Media Unit to produce program. "Produce" in item E, F, and G means someone other than the Media Unit employees create the program and Channel Four cablecasts the program. Community programming could appear to have a stronger priority by listing the community programmer as someone who may produce programs. McKray said the details of how to carry out community programming is a long-term discussion. The guidelines should be approved so the Commission can move on. The guidelines can be revisited later, if needed. McKray moved the Commission approve the Channel Four guidelines. Vernon seconded and amended the motion to include a statement that the Commission was dissatisfied that the press conference was not covered and the mechanism should be in place so that similar type events will be covered in the future. Rothenbuhler asked if the sponsorship phrase "provided the announcement is consistent with all goals and guidelines stated above" should be roadband Telecommunications Commission December 2, 1996 Page 5 interpreted literally so that only sponsorship announcements that provide a window on local government which can inform and educate citizens about local government and public affairs will be allowed? What is likely intended is that the sponsorship statement is permitted as long as it is not inconsistent with providing a window on local government. The motion to approve the Channel 4 guidelines as written was approved with Jeppsen, Hoch, McKray, and Vernon voting yes and Rothenbuhler abstaining. ADJOURNMENT it was moved by McKray and Rothenbuhler seconded the motion to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Adjournment at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, . William'D~w Shaffer ~- Cable Television Administrator cabletv\btc 12-2.min Broadband Telecommunications Commission May 12, 1997 Page 3 ECC REPORT Langhorne reported the schools received a grant through their art department which is going to be used to purchase some video equipment. The video production classes have been quite popular with high school students. The education channel has begun to cablecast a program produced by John Karhoff through PATV called Education Exchange Live. LIBRARY REPORT Fischer reported that last Saturday the Young Puppeteers had their all-day event in the library taped by PATV on behalf of the library. The program was a big .hit for the performers. A four- part series in conjunction with the Johnson County Bar Association called the People's Law School will begin in June. The programs will be live Thu.rsdays at 7:00 p.m. LEGAL REPORT Dilkes reported that she will be filing an amicus brief in the appeal of the Haywarden vs. US West case to the Iowa Supreme Court. The District Court ruled that franchise fees are a tax and therefore not permitted under state law. An opinion has been forwarded to Shaffer regard- ing caller I.D. and how it might be used by InfoVision. The legal opinion states caller I.D. may be used, and under what circumstances. The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities and the Iowa League of Cities have formed a legal telecommunications task force to try to determine how to deal with the 1897 law allowing for perpetual franchises of the phone company. Jeppsen asked what impact the Haywarden-US West case might have on Iowa City. Dilkes said that if US West prevails, all franchise fees including cable television are in jeopardy. The District Court opinion was short and poorly reasoned. The law is clearly contradictory to the decision. MEDIA UNIT/COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING REPORT Hardy reported there has been an average of two to three calls per week requesting communi- ty programming services which is considered a high level of requests and indicates the need and interest in this Community Television Service (CTS). The government channel is reviewing its program schedule to see if better ways of presenting community programming can be developed. Setting aside a block of time for community programming is one option. The channel 4 staff recently received recognition from the League of Women Voters and for the PSAs done to promote railway crossing safety. The government channel has tentative plans to carry live election coverage of the June Special County Recorder election. The League of Women Voters may moderate the program. The June election will provide a good test for future election coverage. McKra¥ suggested that program listings in the Press-Citizen indicate which programs are community programming. Hardy said he will look into it. CABLE TELEVISION ADMINISTRATOR REPORT' Shaffer reported that the Cable TV Office recently hosted a meeting of the Iowa League of Cities Telecommunications Task Force. The task force's priority is preparing for a lobbying effort of state legislators regarding the 1897 perpetual franchise issue Dilkes mentioned previously, InfoVision is interested in using caller I.D. so it can better ascertain usage,.espe- cially in regard to polling. Only telephone numbers would be collected, no names. Guidelines for underwriting on Government Channel 4 might be available for review at the next meeting. There may be a need to hold a special meeting to discuss the telecommunications ordinance. CITY OF IOWA CITY CHANNEL 4 CABLE TELEVISION GUIDELINES General guidelines. Channel 4 is a government access channel, as that term is defined by applicable federal law. Therefore, programming shall be selected which will be in keeping with the government access character of said channel. Programming produced by the City shall be the highest priority for Channel 4, and the City specifically reserves the right to determine what programming shall be produced on Channel 4. This determination shall be viewpoint neutral, and shall be based on factors reasonably related to the government access character of the channel, together with the goal of providing to the community information about local government, public affairs and the community being served. Goals of Channel 4. The principal goals of Channel 4 are to provide a window on local government, and to inform and educate citizens about local government, public affairs, and the community being served. Channel 4 will advance these goals, to the extent feasible and consistent with the goals, in concert with local community and commercial interests. The guidelines herein shall be used to direct the operation of Channel 4. Priorities. The following list of priorities will apply when accepting programs for Channel 4 cablecast: a. programming of an emergency nature involving public health or safety matters. b. programming initiated by the City Council c. programming initiated by the City Manager d. programming initiated by a City Department. e. programmfng produced by a City board or commission. programming produced by a source other than the City and which pertains dire. ctly to local government or public affairs. programming produced by a source other than the City and which pertains indirectly to local government, public affairs matters of general interest to the community. Political programming guidelines. Historically, the government access channel has produced programming concerning local elections and political processes. Channel 4 shall continue to produce such programming as a priority topic, subject to the following guidelines: "Political programming" shall be any programming which involves the endorsement of any political candidate, party or ballot issue or participation by any political candidate or supporter for the purpose of campaigning or otherwise soliciting public support for any candidate, party, or ballot issue in a political election. Political programming produced or presented by independent producers may be cablecast on Channel 4 if it involves a candidate forum or debate where all candidates for the office have an equal opportunity to participate, or if the programming includes a public forum on a ballot issue where all views have an equal opportunity to participate. Examples of such formats would include but not be limited to candidate forums, debates, interview programs, telephone call-in programs and candidate or position statements available for interactive viewing. The City will not sponsor any political programming on Channel 4. The City will provide information on any ballot issue if initiated and approved in advance by the City Council. Direct public access to Channel 4 for political programming by individual candidates, political party representatives or supporters of any candidate issue is not available, and will not be provided. Sponsorship Guidelines. Channel 4 may perm'it sponsorship of programming, provided the announcement is consistent with all Goals and Guidelines stated above, and further provided the announcement meets the following specific Sponsorship Guidelines: a. Sponsorship announcements shall not interrupt a program. Sponsorship announcements shall not contain comparative or qualitative information regarding products or services. Sponsorship announcements shall not contain a direct request to buy a product or service. Sponsorship announcements shall not mention a specific item or service, nor the price for a specific item or service. eo Sponsorship announcements shall not show an item or product in use, nor a service being provided. cabletv\chanfour. gdl City of Iowa City MEMORAk DUM Date: May 12, 1997 To: From: Drew Shaffer, Cable Administrator Eleanor Dilkes, Assistant City Attorney Subject: Legal Opinion on Use of Caller I.D. on InfoVision I. Issue The Cable Division proposes to use Caller I.D. to determine how many people (or more accurately, households) use InfoVision and to verify the number of legitimate "votes" on a given survey question. The Cable Division will not attempt to attach names to the telephone numbers displayed. The names will be blocked from the Caller I.D. function. If advisable, the phone numbers can be coded and destroyed on a regular basis once the data is collected. II. Conclusion The United States Supreme Court has consistently held that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas. Government actions that have the effect of chilling the exercise of First Amendment rights are suspect. For these reasons, the use of Caller I.D. caused me some concern. However, after a review of First Amendment caselaw regarding government action or regulation that affects the right to receive information, my opinion is that Caller I.D. may be used as suggested without violating the First Amendment. The use of Caller ltD. does not interfere with the caller's right to receive "information and ideas", i.e. the use of Caller I.D. is not a restriction that is content-based. In addition, earlier opinions of this office have concluded that Channel 4, including InfoVision, is a non-public forum. The standard of review for such a forum is reasonableness, not strict scrutiny. The use of Caller I.D. is viewpoint-neutral and reasonably related to the Channel's goal of providing public interest and govemment-related information to the public. To avoid running afoul of the First Amendment and to protect the privacy of callers, however, I recommend the following: 1. Callers to InfoVision must be notified not only that Caller I.D. is being used but the reasons why it is being used and the fact that the name function 'has been blocked from the Caller I.D. 2. The data should be collected as soon as possible and the phone numbers destroyed. 2 III. Discussion. In a variety of contexts the United States Supreme Court has held that the constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas. Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico, 457 U.S. 853, 102 S.Ct. 2799, 2808 (1982). The "inhibition as well as prohibition against the exercise of precious first amendment rights is a power denied to government." Lamont v. Postmaster General of the United States, 381 U.S. 301, 85 S.Ct. 1493, 1495 (1965). Recently, in Denver Area Educational Tele-Communications Consortium, Inc. v. Federal Communication Commission, 116 S.Ct. 2374 (1996), the Court held that section 10(b) of the 1992 Cable Act, which requires cable operators that decide to carry "patently offensive" programming on leased access channels to segregate such programming on a single channel and to block access unless written consent is obtained from subscribers, violates the First Amendment. The Court reasoned, in part, that the "written notice" requirement of this provision would restrict viewing by subscribers who "fear for their reputations should the operator, advertently or inadvertently, disclose the list of those who watch the 'patently offensive' channel." Id. at 2391. In so holding, the Court relied on the Lamont case, cited above, in which the Court held unconstitutional a requirement that recipients of Communist literature notify the Post Office in writing that they wished to receive such literature. One can argue that the use of Caller I.D. will deter some people from accessing InfoVision for fear of disclosing their telephone number (and thereby, their name and the material they are accessing) to the government. However, the use of Caller I.D. is not geared to the content of the information sought to be retrieved. All callers will be identified by phone number without regard to the information they are accessing. In United States Postal Service v. Council of Greenbur.qh Civic Associations, 453 U.S. 114, 101 S.Ct.2676 (1981) the Supreme Court held a postal statute prohibiting deposit of unstamped "mailable matter" in a mailbox approved by the U.S. Postal Service did not violate the First Amendment rights of the plaintiff civic organizations because neither the enactment nor the enforcement of the statute was geared in any way to the content of the message sought to be placed in the mailbox. Id. at '2685. Similarly, the use of Caller I.D. is not geared to, or dependent on the type of information,the caller chooses to access on InfoVision. Nor does the use of Caller I.D. require the caller to disclose protected information about himself or herself. Thus, it is unlike those governmental regulations found unconstitutional because they chill the exercise of fundamental constitutional rights by requiring disclosure of protected, but sometimes unpopular activities. See, e..q., Thornburgh v. American Colle.qe of Obstetricians and Gynecoloqists, 476 U.S. 747, 106 S.Ct. 2169, 2182 (1986) (finding unconstitutional Pennsylvania's abortion reporting requirements which required so much detailed information about the woman and the circumstances of the abortion that identification was likely, and in fact, an intended result of the regulation). Thus, the focus of the cases regarding the right to receive ideas and information is on the content-based nature of the restriction, e.g. "communist propaganda" in Lamont; "patently offensive" material in Denver Area Educational Tele-Communications Consortium. The use of Caller I.D. can be distinguished from these cases on this basis, and therefore, in my opinion, is not objectionable. 3 In addition, former First Assistant City Attorney Anne Burnside rendered the opinion, in connection with the development of the Channel 4 guidelines, that Channel 4, even with the addition of InfoVision, remains a non-public forum. The standard of review for such a forum is reasonableness, rather than strict scrutiny. (See 4/25/96 memo to Linda Woito from Anne Burnside re: Channel 4 guidelines). In the Council of Greenbur.clh Civic Associations case cited above dealing with placement of unstamped material in mailboxes, the Court found it significant that a mailbox is not a public forum, and noted that the First Amendment does not guarantee access to property simply because it is owned or controlled by the government. 101 S.Ct. at 2685. It is legitimate for the Cable Division, in pursuing its goal of providing information about public affairs, local government and the community, to attempt to determine the number of persons who use InfoVision. The use of Caller I.D. is a reasonable and content-neutral method of accomplishing this goal. Thus, in my opinion the use of Caller IoD.as suggested by the Cable Division does not run afoul of the First Amendment. I note that the Iowa Open Records statute recognizes the First Amendment and privacy concerns implicated by govemment access to the type of information and ideas sought by members of the public by excepting from the Open Records requirement records of a library which, by themselves, would reveal the identity of the library patron checking out or requesting an item from the library. Iowa Code Section 22.7(13). No such provision exists for access to information on InfoVision. Thus, the second proviso to the use of Caller I.D. noted in the Conclusion section of this memo is particularly important. cc: Dale Helling Linda Woito eleano~memo~shaffer.cid City of Iowa City ,IEifiORAN DLIM Date: To: From: Re: October 2, 1997 Mayor and City Council Marian K~ Karr, City Clerk Joint Meeting Johnson County Board of Supervisors/City Council of Iowa City/Iowa City School Board, September 17, 1997 - 4 p.m. in Council Chambers Johnson County Board of Supervisors: Bolkcom, Duffy (left 6:00), Jordahl, Lacina, Stutsman Johnson County Staff: Peters, White Iowa City City Council: Kubby, Lehman, Novick, Norton, Thornberry, Vanderhoef (arrived 4:15 PM) Iowa City Staff: Helling, Karr, Dilkes, Franklin, Davidson, Smith Iowa City School Board: Leff (left 5:20), Levey (left 5:25), Matheson (left 5:25) Iowa City School Board Staff: Grohe Others: Tairi Sackfield, AFSCME Council 61; Timothy Clancy, Citizen; Nancy S. Overstreet, Goodwill; Michael L. McKay, Systems Unlimited; Bob Welsh, citizen; Jim Fausett, Coralville Mayor; Robert E. Miller, Johnson County Agri. Assn.; Start Feldman, Johnson County Agri. Assn.; Rich Gay, Johnson County Agri. Assn. (fair board); Steve Greenleaf, attorney, Johnson County Agri Assn.; Geoffrey Lauer, The Arc of Johnson Co.; William Gorman, Systems Unlimited; Becky Hoffbauer, SEATS driver Tapes: Reel 97-129, all; Reel 97-130, all. Board'of Supervisors Chair Stutsman requested that SEATS be discussed first. Mayor Novick stated that Council Member Vanderhoef will be late and wanted to be part of that discussion. COUNTY WIDE HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE Reel 97-129, Side 1 Mayor Novick distributed Iowa City's Human Right's Ordinance and asked if the County wanted to establish a human rights ordinance similar to Iowa City. Kubby said establishing a human rights ordinance countywide would be a good thing. Stutsman asked if everyone should use a uniform county-wide ordinance. Kubby said that a consistent uniform ordinance would allow everyone to do similar education programming around human rights issues. Kubby stated she does not want to dilute the strength of Iowa City's Human Rights Ordinance to get a uniform ordinance established in the County. Lehman noted that each community would need to adopt their own ordinance. Jordahl suggested that a uniform ordinance be prepared that would be Joint Meeting - Bd. of Suprv./City Council/School Bd. September 17, 1997 Page 2 advantage to the County to adopt a human rights ordinance. Kubby stated it would offer local protection versus state protection to county residents. Lacina said the County would be the enforcement agency if they had a human rights ordinance. In response to Thornberry, Bolkcom stated the State Code preempts local government on issues relating to chemicals, tobacco, and firearms. Stutsman asked who would provide staff for a county human rights ordinance. Novick said the County may need to provide staff. Kubby suggested that the County and Iowa City look at a 28E agreement. Bolkcom suggested that Heather Shank present information to the County. Norton asked if JCCOG could offer assistance. Jeff Davidson stated there is a Rural Board. Council and Supervisors discussed the idea of holding a joint JCCOG and Rural Board meeting to discuss a county-wide human rights ordinance idea. Stutsman emphasized the need for educating area communities about the human rights ordinance. Lacina stated that the Board of Supervisors should first place the human rights ordinance on their agenda for discussion prior to a joint meeting. COUNTY WIDE BUILDING INSPECTORS Reel 97-129, Side 1 Novick distributed the handout: Permit, Plan Review, Inspection and Licensing Fees for Iowa City Building Inspection Division. Novick noted that it is the City's policy that the Building Inspector's salaries are paid for by the building inspection fees. Novick stated that Iowa City's building inspection fees were last reviewed in 1994. Stutsman said the County does not have a building inspector. Lacina said that in some community fringe areas where annexation is anticipated, there are agreements to require building inspectors. Lacina stated certification of contractors has been discussed. Lacina noted that Johnson County is watching Linn County's building inspection program. Novick said that Iowa City's Building Code follows the State Code with the exception of provisions relating to sprinklers and smoke detectors. Kubby stated that the City can provide a chart comparing the City's building inspection fees with other communities. Vanderhoef inquired about water and sewer inspections in the County. Lacina explained Maxwell's does the inspection for the septic systems. Vanderhoef asked if there was a required periodic inspections of the septic systems. Lacina stated inspections are required if there is damage. Kubby explained the On-site Waste Water Management District Committee proposed that the Health Department institute a postcard reminder program to remind county residents to check their septic tanks. Vanderhoef raised concerns about septic tanks leaking into the water supply. Lacina stated that the Health Department has only reported three health related cases linked to septic rank contamination and leakage. Bolkcom stated Johnson County has never really looked at the issue of ground water contamination from septic systems in large subdivisions. Stutsman said the postcard idea has been discussed and could be part of an education process. ANNEXATION OF RYERSON'S WOODS Reel 97-129, Side 1 Lacina asked why Iowa City wanted to annex Ryerson's Woods. Lacina stated he cannot support the annexation. Novick explained that Ryerson's Woods is City property. Karin Franklin, Iowa City Director of Planning and Community Development, explained annexation was considered to establish the City owned Ryerson's Woods within the corporate limits. In response to Kubby, Franklin stated the City will not be annexing the railroad tracks because Hills will not severe it. Franklin suggested the City not pursue annexation of Ryerson's Woods at this time because of the amount of discussion it has generated. Joint Meeting - Bd. of Suprv./City Council/School Bd. September 17, 1997 Page 3 Thornberry asked how Iowa City obtained Ryerson's Woods. Vanderhoef stated that it was a remnant piece left over from a DOT interchange project. Duffy explained the property was left to Iowa City via an estate. Norton said someone needs to prepare a history of Ryerson's Woods. POSSIBLE ANNEXATION OF FAIRGROUNDS Reel 97-129, Side 1 Duffy stated the annexation of the fairgrounds discussion was added to the agenda because of the Ryerson's Woods discussion. Thornberry said there is no desire for Iowa City to annex the Fairgrounds. Franklin explained that the Fairgrounds and Ryerson's Woods are both in the City's long range growth area and the intention is that at some time in the future both properties would be annexed into Iowa City's corporate limits. Franklin stated that the City doesn't have any intention of annexing the Fairgrounds and it would be up to the Fairgrounds Board to make that decision. Norton noted that Council received May 12, 1997 correspondence from City Manager Steve Atkins raising concerns about sewerage treatment service in the area. Thornberry noted that Councils change and therefore, a policy regarding annexation could change. Levey asked how annexation affects the Iowa City School District. Left stated that school district doesn't automatically change with the City's annexation of property. In response to Novick, Left explained the Iowa City School District has fixed boundaries. SEATS Reel 97-129, Side 2 Novick stated the SEATS contract is in negotiation and discussion should pertain to policy issues only. Bolkcom distributed the handout dated September 17, 1997 addressed to Mayor Novick and Council from Johnson County Board of Supervisors Re: SEATS. Stutsman stated there are two issues that are major stumbling blocks. Stutsman emphasized the County wants to get a SEATS contract. Kubby stated the City Council and Board of Supervisors have the common goal to establish a SEATS contract to insure good integrated paratransit service. Novick said the contract should not be negotiated at this meeting. Stutsman asked if the City wants a contract. Norton inquired about double taxation. Vanderhoef stated double taxation is a policy issue and relates to how the County levies it taxes. Stutsman said SEATS is not levied in the Rural Fund. Vanderhoef said the double taxation is a concern for all of the rural towns that do not have 28E agreement with the County for services. Lacina explained the County does not have an ADA mandate and the County became a vendor of this service to keep Iowa City in compliance with federal transit regulations. Vanderhoef said the County is choosing to provide services and are levying for those services. Bolkcom asked everyone to read the September 17 memorandum. Lacina said other areas of double taxation are law enforcement and ambulance service. Norton asked about the earlier discount/reimbursement. Bolkcom explained the discount was offered to the Iowa City because the County recognized, as a result of ADA, the City's increasing costs for paratransit service and it was a way for the County to ease in full cost of the service. Bolkcom stated the discount is being eliminated because at some point Iowa City will either operates its own paratransit service and pay full cost or pay the County for the percentage of use. Thornberry raised concerns that the County is profiting from the service and asked for the extra moneys to be returned to the City. Vanderhoef reminded everyone that contract negotiation issues shouldn't be discussed during this meeting. In response to Thornberry, Bolkcom said the policy ought to be consistent when double taxation is taken into consideration because both the County and the City fund ICAD, Senior Center, and SEATS out of their respective General Funds and the County and City ought to be free to fund the priorities that citizens support. Council and Supervisors discussed SEATS funding issues. Joint Meeting - Bd. of Suprv./City Council/School Bd. September 17, 1997 Page 4 Lehman stated the County needs to provide the City with accurate records. Vanderhoef said there needs to accountability and Enterprise Fund situation is important as a policy matter. Novick noted there are fewer people riding on the paratransit. Kubby stated ridership is decreasing and costs are increasing in the public transportation system. Bolkcom said the contract called for weekly reports and the County has provided quarterly data reports i.e. Attachment A in the contract. Thornberry stated he has never seen the report. In response to Thornberry, Bolkcom stated nine months worth of summary data has been provided to the negotiation team, including number of riders and tour minute data. Bolkcom stated 81% of the system by head count is Iowa City and 72% of tour minute use is Iowa City. Council and Supervisors discussed availability of paratransit system data, including use of tour minutes data. Thornberry stated City staff reviewed one week of driver's logs. Thornberry explained Iowa City was charged 45 tour minutes for a six block SEATS ride. Lehman emphasized accurate data is needed. Kubby noted that the City and County have already agreed that trip minute data will be used in contract negotiations. Bolkcom said that if the City can provide cheaper and more efficient paratransit service, they should do that. Lacina explained the City Information Services and County's Informational Services Director have offered data processing assistance. Lacina said accurate data will help both the County and City. Thornberry announced that the City's SEATS negotiating team will make a recommendation to City Council on Monday night. Kubby stated the City's goal is to have an integrated system. Thornberry asked if there was an overage of funds for last year's paratransit service provided by the County. Bolkcom asked what percentage of the system did Iowa City use last year of the allocated expenditures. Bolkcom said there is a fair share that everybody ought to pay based on ridership. Thornberry asked if the County had an overage of funds for the paratransit system last year. Thornberry stated the County put the overage funds in their General Fund. Bolkcom said the City had 81% of the riders and only 65% of the costs for the service. Becky Hoffbauer, SEATS driver and dispatcher, provided ridership scheduling information. Hoffbauer stated the 45 tour minutes charge for a six block ride was probably a mistake or a situation that involved a waiting period. Hoffbauer said that SEATS employees work hard to provide an efficient rider system. Thornberry said the City has received very few complaints about the SEATS service. Kubby said an integrated system is everyone's desire. Thornberry said the preference is for an integrated system. Vanderhoef said the Council's charge was to negotiate a paratransit service contract. Thornberry said an integration system was not a mandatory charge going into contract negotiations. Lacina said accurate data will serve as a basis for decision making. Thornberry said the City's Information Services could provide data collection assistance. Bolkcom emphasized that 81% of 1997 paratransit users were Iowa City riders and $560,000 represents 65% of the costs. Vanderhoef said she has other figures that she will not discuss tonight. Thornberry said he has not received the nine months worth of figures. Jordahl said it seems to be a question of computer recording of the facts. Stutsman stated she is confused about what figures the City wants. Thornberry said the Transit Director has not received figures from the County. Kubby said there is nine months of actual information. Council and Supervisors discussed using tour minute data and paratransit service costs. Vanderhoef reiterated that a report will be presented to City Council on Monday. Lehman stated accurate data is needed. Stutsman said the County keeps giving data to the City and the City keeps asking for different data. Thornberry said that is not accurate. Stutsman and Bolkcom said tour minute data has been provided. Vanderhoef said the County has said they cannot provide tour minute figures within the borders of Iowa City. Hoffbauer said detailed Joint Meeting - Bd. of Suprv./City Council/School Bd. September 17, 1997 Page 5 tour minute data within Iowa City is difficult to obtain. Thornberry asked for a definition of tour minute. Hoffbauer stated that she did not know exactly what a tour minute is. Council and Supervisors discussed tour minutes data collection. Bob Welsh asked when the City and County are scheduled to continue contract negotiations. Vanderhoef stated the City will contact the County after Council's Monday meeting. Lacina suggested contract negotiations be completed by the end of September. Kubby suggested that if the County and City meet again, that specific discussion parameters be set. SENIOR CENTER CONTRACT Reel 97-130, Side 1 Bolkcom said the Board sees a need to discuss Senior Center contract issues, including the nutrition program, space, programming, storage, and facility needs. In response to Vanderhoef, Bolkcom said the County contracts annually for Senior Center use. MISCELLANEOUS Kubby noted the School Board should be encouraged to submit joint meeting agenda items for discussion. Lacina said it will be important to get them involved with the utility company property tax and school location issues. Stutsman stated it is the School Board's turn to plan the January 14, 4 p.m., meeting. Meeting adjourned: 6:10 p.m. clerk/rain/0917-jm.doc City of Iowa City Date: To: From: Re: October 3, 1997 Mayor and City Council Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Council Work Session, September 22, 1997 - 7 p.m. in Council Chambers Mayor Naomi J. Novick presiding. Council present: Kubby, Lehman. Norton, Thornberry, Vanderhoef. Absent: Baker. Staff present: Atkins, Helling, Karr, Dilkes, Davidson, Logsden, Neumann, Fowler, McClure, Fosse. Tape(s): Reel 97-131, all; Reel 97-132, all; Reel 97-133, Side 1. REVIEW PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS Reel 97-131, Side I Assistant PCD Director Davidson presented the following Planning and Zoning items for discussion: Public hearin.q on an ordinance amendin.q the Zonin.q Chapter bv chan.qin.q the zonin.q desi.qnation from RS-5, Low Density Sin.qle-Familv Residential to OPDH-5, Planned Development Housin.q Overlay Zone, for 3.63 acres located east of Somerset Lane and south of Wellington Drive. (REZ97-0012) B. Ordinance amendin.q the Zonin.q Chapter bv conditionalIv chan.qin.q the zoning desi.qnation from RM-20, Medium Density Multi-Family Residential, and RS-5, Low Density Sin.qle- Family Residential, to OSA-20 and OSA-5, Sensitive Areas Overlay Zone, for approximately 1.9 acres located at 1122-1136 N. Dubuque Street. (REZ97-0003) (First consideration) Davidson noted that the applicant has requested expedited action. Acting City Attorney Dilkes responded to Council comments. C. Ordinance amendin.q Title 14, Chapter 6, entitled "Zoning," Article N, entitled "Off-Street Parkin.q and Loading," to increase the parking requirements for residential uses in the CB-5, Central Business Support Zone. ('Pass and adopt) D. Ordinance amending Title 14, "Unified Development Code" of the City Code by amendin.q Chapter 9, Article A, entitled "Parking Facility Impact Fee" to revise the formula for payment in the CB-5 Zone. (Pass and adopt) Resolution approvin.q a preliminary and final plat of W.B. Development Second Addition, a 5.17 acre, two-lot commercial subdivision located north of Escort Lane and east of Naples Avenue. (SUB97-0020) P & Z Member Chait provided information regarding Lot 5. Council Work Session September 22, 1997 Page 2 Resolution approvin.a the extraterritorial preliminary and final plat of a Resubdivision of Lots 14 and 15 and a Portion of Outlot C, Woodland Rid.~e, Part 1, containin.q 2.36 acres and located south of Meadowview Lane and east of Dane Road. (SUB97-0019) LANDFILL GRANT PROGRAM Reel 97-131, Side 1 Assistant PCD Director Davidson and JCCOG Solid Waste Coordinator Brad Neumann provided information about the Landfill Grant Program. Council Members suggested including a requirement for grant recipients to share information. Norton asked that staff look at downtown commercial and multi-plex recycling. Kubby requested information about broker for the recycled material, energy efficiency of equipment purchased by the grant and applying economic development guidelines to individual businesses receiving a landfill grant. Staff Action: Proceed to implement program (Neumann). WASHINGTON STREET TWO-WAY Reel 97-131, Side 1 Assistant PCD Director Davidson presented information and drawing outlining the conversion of Washington Street to a two-way. A Council majority did not approve of the proposed Washington Street two-way. TRANSIT SHUTTLE Reel 97-131, Side I Transit and Parking Director Fowler and Assistant PCB Director Davidson provided information about the proposed transit shuttle program. A Council majority directed staff to proceed with a transit shuttle program, Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Fowler noted the program is tentatively scheduled to begin November 1. Staff Action: Implement shuttle route by November 3 (Logsden). TRANSIT INTERCHANGE Reel 97-131, Side 2 (Agenda item #12) Transit and Parking Director Fowler distributed the handout: Iowa City Transit Interchange Facility -Shoemaker and Holland. A Council majority directed Fowler to obtain cost figures. Fowler recommended that Council vote "no" on the Resolution approving the design of the Facility. SEATS Reel 97-131, Side 2 (Agenda item #11 ) Vanderhoef distributed the handout September 21, 1997, addressed to City Council from Council Members Thornberry and Vanderhoef Re: Para-transit Update and Recommendation. Transit and Parking Director Fowler and Acting City Attorney Dilkes provided information. A Council majority directed Mayor Novick to write a letter to the County requesting a three month contract extension and ridership data in 60 days, followed by weekly reports. Council Work Session September 22, 1997 Page 3 CONSENT CALENDAR 4G3('A) & ('C) - METERED PARKING Reel 97-132, Side 2 Novick inquired about Consent Calendar 4g3(a) & (c) - Metered Parking. Transit and Parking Director Fowler explained the Clinton Street block is currently two hour meters and the installed meters would be consistent with that. The one hour on Dubuque Street are to replace the one hour meters that would be lost on Iowa Avenue. SOUTH SYCAMORE REGIONAL STORM WATER MANAGEMENT Reel 97-132, Side 2 City Engineer Fosse, City Civil Engineer McClure; MMS representative Ed Brinton and Professor Lon Drake presented information. McClure stated he will provide Council with periodic updates. Staff Action: Project team to continue on project development from construction drawings to Corps of Engineers 404 permit process (McClure). MEETING SCHEDULE Reel 97-132, Side 2 Council agreed to the following additions to their meeting schedule: · Comp Plan Discussion - November 3, 7:00 PM · Solid Waste or Comp Plan Discussion - December 1,7:00 PM Council requested scheduling the downtown discussion during a regular work session and a response by City Engineer Fosse to information received from Charles Newsome and the Corps of Engineers regarding the Reservoir Flood Plan. COUNCIL AGENDA/TIME Reel 97-133, Side 1 1. Kubby requested Heartland Candleworks financial audit information. 2. Kubby requested that Council's Legislative Committee consider the issue of expanding the beverage container law to include all beverages. 3. Novick announced the Iowa League of Cities has scheduled City Hall Day on November 13, 7:00 PM. 4. Kubby asked Council to explore the pros and cons of developing a building inspection requirements for the city's fringe area in the county. Staff will follow-up. 5. Thornberry asked staff to look at clean up and plantings in the Highway 6 median area. City Manager Atkins stated he will follow up. In response to Lehman, City Manager Atkins stated it has been difficult working with the railroad regarding the schedule for trains and crossings. Kubby requested an update on relocation of the switching yard. Norton stated the Design Review Committee and Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission have concerns relating to enforcement follow up and being ignored. Norton noted there are also attendance problems. City Clerk Karr stated attendance provisions can be incorporated into by-laws. Council Work Session September 22, 1997 Page 4 8. Norton inquired about boards and commission recognition. City Clerk Karr stated a formal process has been prepared. Norton inquired about the Rohret Road and Melrose Avenue re-plantings. Acting City Attorney Dilkes explained that staff is waiting for a response from the Streb Company bonding company. City Manager Atkins stated he has requested that the City Forester prepare a planting plan for the area. 10. Norton raised concerns the skateboarders don't put the barricades away in the parking lot. 11. Vanderhoef noted that a parking lot light, located at the end of the parking lot, is burned out. 12. In response to Norton, City Manager Atkins stated that staff is working on an all inclusive Downtown Plan and will respond to a Press-Citizen editorial. 13. Norton stated that Council needs to take a hard look at development issues relating to development in the northeast area of Iowa City. 14. Thornberry inquired about the status of elder housing issues with Planning & Zoning Norton stated that Council had asked the Commission to look at basements in the CN-1 zone also. 15. (Agenda #13-Public Art Program). Novick said Council needs to clarify if they wanted a $100,000 minimum for the Public Art Program prior to a vote. Meeting adjourned: 11:10 PM. clerk/mln/0922-ws.doc City of Iowa City IORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: October 2, 1997 Mayor and City Council Marian K. Karr, City Clerk ~..~--~ Candidate Workshop Just a reminder that the second Candidate Workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, October 15 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. If you would like a subject covered in this workshop please let Steve or I know. cc: Council Candidates City of Iowa City EMORAN DU, ./I Date: To: From: Re: October 1, 1997 City Council Eleanor M. Dilkes, City Attorney City Attorney Staff I have promoted Sarah Holecek to First Assistant. Thanks to the fast work of the Personnel Department, we began advertising for a third assistant last weekend. The deadline for applications is October 10th and we will move as quickly as possible thereafter to get a full staff. CC: Steve Atkins Marian Karr Dale Helling Sylvia Mejia Sarah Holecek Dennis Mitchell eleanro\ltr\ed9-30.doc City of Iowa City EMORANDUfl Date: To: From: Re: C,, Man % /'. Douglas Boothrby;'Dire~'rZ,~pection Se~ices Requiring City Building//nspections in the O~y's "Growth Area" It is my understanding the City Council is interested in the idea of requiring City building inspections within the Iowa City's "gro~h area" (see attached map). The purpose of this memo is to identify the "pros" and "cons" concerning this idea. City Construction Code ReQuirements With few exceptions, almost any type of construction within the City requires a permit and must be inspected. City construction codes (e.g., building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, etc.) are minimum standards which safeguard public health and protect property by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use, occupancy, location, and maintenance of all buildings and structures including certain equipment associated with the building. "Pros" and "Cons" This evaluation assumes City building inspections within Iowa City's "growth area" involve full application of all construction-related codes and permits under the same requirements as within the City. "Pros" 1. Improves general public safety. 2. Equalizes construction standards and cost between City and the City's "growth area". 3. Ensures all annexed properties will meet City codes. "Cons" 1. Impacts ability to enforce code jurisdiction. A 28E agreement is necessary for City code enforcement. 2. Increases amount of code administration activities (eg. inspections, therefore possible need for more staff. 3. Adds cost to consumer in the county because of higher permit fees. requirements because the permit authority is in another plan reviews, etc.), Building Inspections in the City's "Growth Area" September 30, 1997 Page 2 4. Impacts level of service for City residents. Inspections in the county may impact timelines of City inspections. It is my understanding that there has been some discussion by County officials concerning implementation of county-wide building code enforcement. Obviously, if the County requires new construction to comply with building codes, this matter concerning the City's enforcement within the "growth area" becomes moot. However, if the City wishes to proceed on this matter, I recommend doing so only if a 28E agreement can be reached with the County giving full enforcement authority to the City. Anything less tha'n full enforcement authority, in my opinion, would be ineffective and waste everyone's time. If you have any further questions concerning this matter, please contact me. jw/mem/db-grow,doc I IOWA CITY LONG RANGE PLANNING BOUNDARY I FIGURE 2 Date: To: From: Subj: Treasury Division 1-Oct-97 City Manager and City Council Dianna Furman /~/¢v?.-~-~-) 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 514 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 1,146.88 166 52 218 1,159.68 171 57 228 1,111.04 160 674 3,417.60 Tax Discount 56.13 Sewer Discount 1,207.81 Refuse Discount 1,148.00 56.03 1,205.12 1,141.44 56.63 1,218.57 1,154.56 54.28 1,167.46 1,085.69 166.94 3,591.15 3,381.69 Recycling Discount 367.50 365.40 369.60 347.55 1,082.55 Total Discounts 3,928.88 3,914.87 3,959.04 3,766.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11,639.93 utildis.xls10/1/973:56 PM Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 22:25:48 -0500 From: Larry Baker <bakerl@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: City Council <council@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> Subject: Fw: JCNEWS: city council issues? [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: jlcox@inav.net To: jcnews@yosemite.leepfrog.com Subject: JCNEWS: city council issues? Date: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 5:37 PM > Below is an editorial from the most recent issue of The Prairie > Progressive--A Newsletter for Iowa's Democratic Left. It is a little too > long for JCNEWS, but there has been little enough substantive discussion > of city policy in the Press-Citizen and Daily Iowan (congratulations, by > way of contrast, to The Icon). In case you don't finish the article, it > ends with an endorsement of Russ Lovetinsky for District B, and Gary > Sanders and Derek Maurer for the at-large seats. > > For a free sample copy of the Prairie Progressive, send me (not JCNEWS!) a > request at jlcox@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu. If you would like to subscribe, > send $10 to Prairie Progressive, Box 1945, Iowa City IA 52244. > > City Council: More of the Same? > by Jeff Cox > > The City Council in Iowa City has pursued more or less the same > policies since the early 1980s. Karen Kubby has often succeeded > in providing a challenge to those policies, especially when she > had the assistance of Bruno Pigott and Jim Throgmorton on the > council. But she has never had enough support to put together a > majority for a change of direction. With this fall's election, > we have another chance. But first it is important to understand > what our current policies are. > Suburban growth no matter what the cost to the city. > > This policy encompasses both the expansion of arterial roads such as Scott > Boulevard and First Avenue, and the massive new Mother of All Water > Plants, which is designed to force current consumers to pay the costs of > future suburban growth, whether commercial, residential, or industrial. > > The automobile as the sole form of transportation, regardless of the cost > to the people of Iowa City. > > In the long run, there is little the city can do alone to stop our > frustrating dependence on the automobile. But what little the city could > do, it has avoided. Huge sums of money have poured into projects such as > the widening of Melrose Avenue. Meanwhile, the number of bus passengers > has fallen from 2.5 million per year to 1.5 million per year since the > early eighties. If the city were to run its bus system like the > university runs the Cambus, some of the cost and congestion (not to > mention death and illness) of automobile dependency Could be avoided. > Next time you are backed up on Burlington, or in one of our unpleasant > parking garages, just remember that the person ahead of you could have > been on a bus. > > Tax the Poor. > > The council majority has not been entirely successful on this policy, > despite their undoubted commitment. In the late eighties the city failed > to get a referendum majority on the pet project of city manager Steve > Arkins, a local option sales tax on the poor. But they are at it again.. > Furthermore, the regressive water rate structure was a great success for > the council majority. Your first gallon of water is the most expensive > one. Water customers with modest usage, often on a fixed income, are > billed to subsidize large users, and new suburban users. Furthermore, if > you can't tax the poor directly, you can always reduce taxes on of the > prosperous. The council has succeeded in putting in place a modest > program of corporate welfare in the form of property tax > exemptions > for new industry and warehouses. Two firms that received the first > installment of corporate welfare in the eighties were Economy Advertising, > owned by then Chamber of Commerce President Bill Bywater, and Plumber's > Supply, owned by then mayor John Balmer. > > Neglect the library. > > Since the new library opened in the early eighties, it has been ignored by > the council. Councillors quietly lobbied the library board to impose user > fees in the eighties, but that policy was slapped down by former director > Lolly Eggers. Now the library is overcrowded, and good faith attempts by > the library board to come up with a plan for a new library have been met > with indifference from the council and city manager, who may be holding > the library hostage to a new sales tax on the poor. > > Aggressive Policing. > > The heavy-handed anti-burglary tactics of the police in the neighborhood > where Eric Shaw was killed are only part of a broader get-tough policy by > Police Chief Winkelhake and City Manager Steve Atkins. They have > attempted to put armed police officers in our schools, and only last > summer encouraged vigilante behavior against alleged drug dealers in the > Longfellow neighborhood. The City Council added several new police > officers last year with federal funds that they knew would disappear > within a few years, create a fiscal crisis for the city, and (they hope) > make a new sales tax on the poor seem unavoidable. > > The list could continue. How can we turn these policies around, > and concentrate instead on sustainable growth, buses in addition > to cars, a library to meet the needs of the community, taxes > based on ability to pay, and a police department that meets the > needs and expectations of the community? There is no reason to > expect any fundamental challenge to our city-manager driven > policies from candidates Ross Wilburn (at-large) or Connie > Champion (District B) . But you can vote for Russ Lovetinsky > (District B), Derek Maurer (at-large),. and Gary Sanders (at- large). They think for themselves, and do not agree on every- thing, but they agree on the need for change. Council on Disability Rights and Education 3. 4. 5. 6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA OCTOBER 7, 1997--9:30 a.m. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CIVIC CENTER - 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET IOWA CITY, IA 52240 Approval of Prior Board Meeting Minutes of May 7, 1996, July 2, 1996, October 1, 1996 and January 7, 1997 Chairperson's Report Directors' Reports Other Business Next Meeting, January 6, 1998 Adjourn CC: Iowa City City Council Johnson County Board of Supervisors CDRE MISSION STATEMENT The Council on Disability Rights and Education (CDRE) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to accessibility, full participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities. Our mission is to act as a comprehensive, community-wide educational resource for promoting disability awareness, to provide technical assistance and to encourage compliance with disability civil rights legislation. Our goal is the attainment of community-wide accessibility and the full participation of persons with disabilities to all facilities and services within our community. mgr/asst/cdrel 0-7.bd Council on Disability Rights and Education BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES JULY 1, 1997--9:30 a.m. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER - 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET Directors Present: Chairperson Keith Ruff, Lou Moeller, Tim Clancy, Dale Helling, Orville Townsend Due to the lack of a quorum, the Board of Directors did not convene its scheduled meeting. The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be on October 7, 1997. mgr/asst/cdre7-1 .min Council on Disability Rights and Education MEETING AGENDA OCTOBER 7, 1'997 - 10:00 A.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CIVIC CENTER - 410 E. WASHINGTON ST. IOWA CITY, IA 52240 1. Introductions 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Committee Reports a. Housing & Public Relations b. Transportation c. Public Accommodations' 4. Report of Board of Directors 5. Other Reports 6. Future Meeting Schedule 7, Membership Recruitment 8. Other Business 9. Next Meeting Agenda 10. Adjourn CC: Iowa City City Council Johnson County Board of Supervisors CDRE MISSION STATEMENT The Council on Disability Rights and Education (CDRE) is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to accessibility, full participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities. Our mission is to act as a comprehensive, community-wide educational resource for promoting disability awareness, to provide technical assistance and to encourage compliance with disability civil rights legislation. Our goal is the attainment of community-wide accessibility and the full participation of persons with disabilities to all facilities and services within our community. rngr/asst/cdre-agd.doc Council on Disability Rights and Education MEMORANDUM Date: October 1, 1997 To: CDRE Members From: Keith Ruff, Chair Re: Meeting Time Attendance at monthly meetings has declined in recent months. At the September meeting a question was raised regarding whether or not the date and/or time of meetings should be changed in order to better accommodate your busy schedules. We currently meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. If another time would work better for you, please advise me (338-3870) or Dale Helling (356-5013). We plan to discuss this at the October 7 meeting. In addition, the Housing/Public Relations Committee will be taking the initiative to recruit new members. We are requesting that each current member suggest three to five persons to be contacted regarding potential membership. We are looking for people who wish to be more involved and while we are especially interested in recruiting more persons with disabilities, all interested citizens in the Iowa City/Coralville area are welcome to join. Please give this some thought as we will discuss it at the October 7 meeting as well. And finally: ATTENTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Please note the agenda for the Board meeting on October 7 at 9:30 a.m. We need to have a quorum. Please plan to attend. Im\mem\kr9-29.doc Council on Disability Rights and Education MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 2, 1997 -- 10:00 am CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CIVIC CENTER - 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET Present: Keith Ruff, Nancy Ostrognai, Dale Helling, Orville Townsend, Lon Moeller, Dean Moore, Chris O'Hanlon, Those present introduced themselves. Minutes of the meeti'ng of July 1, 1997 were approved as presented. COMMITTEE REPORTS Public Accommodations: This Committee met on August 26. There is a plan to revisit restaurants to see what might have been missed in compiling the Accessibility Guide or what might have changed since the last visit. A visit will be made to the new Taco Bell restaurant in the Old Capitol Center and other new places which have opened in the past few months. Ruff expressed a concern that the signage in the new Taco Bell is not adequate or up to code. Helling will check. Townsend raised the question of whether or not applicants for building permits should be advised that the CDRE can help regarding accessibility. Such assistance would be through the Public Accommodations Committee. It was also suggested that the Evert Conner Center could be used as a clearing house. Helling will check with City staff. There was a brief discussion about how this group might expand its membership. It was suggested that the city of Coralville could be brought in. Moore will contact the Coralville City Administrator and attempt to have a liaison person from the City of Coralville assigned to the CDRE. Transportation: The Project Action training workshop did not take place due to a lack of participants. People from outside Iowa City who were committed to attend were not counted by Project Action as part of the required 30 participants. OTHER BUSINESS Ostrognai suggested that the CDRE might be able to utilize interns from the Journalism School if we are interested. Ruff suggested that this idea should be presented to the Housing Public Relations Committee. Townsend suggested that' members be polled to determine whether or not the current date and time of meetings is most convenient. This was prompted by a recent lack of attendance at meetings. The next mailing will include an inquiry regarding this issue. A question was raised as to what requirements are present when the University constructs a new building. Helling clarified that the City of Iowa City has no jurisdiction to enforce building codes on the University. It was noted that President Mary Sue Coleman is very aware of and committed to accessibility issues. Council on Disability Rights and Education September 2, 1997 Page 2 Ruff indicated that he and Kevin Burt are on a Housing Advisory Committee formed by the City last Spring. They are attempting to show that building in accessibility from the ground up is not that costly to the person constructing a new building. The Committee will be completing its recommendation in the Fall or Winter. O'Hanlon questioned whether or not we could seek grant funding to cover the cost differential to builders for constructing accessibility from the ground up. That idea will be taken back to the Public Accommodations Committee. Townsend suggested that the member list be updated and that it might be possible to send a letter to various organizations requesting they join. The Housing/Public Relations Committee will follow up with regards to this suggestions and other efforts for recruiting new members. It was suggested that the letter being sent with the next agenda also request that people come to the next meeting with three to five names of possible new members who can be contacted. Meeting adjourned. mgrlasstlmin/cdreO902.doc A enda Octobe~ I097 from the Brink to Air on Iowa Public TV The state aidng of Back from the Brink: Saving America's Ch?es by Design, is scheduled for Tuesday, .~)~- Oct. 7, 1997 beginning at 9:00 p.m. on Iowa Public Television (IPTV). This award-winning program of the Ameri- can Architectural Foundation (AAF), highlights the story of three American 'c~tJes (Chattanooga, 'IN; Portland, OR; and Suisun, CA) that have revitalized themselves using architecture and planning as tools for restoring a sense of community, improving livability, and enhancing economic viability. Back from the Brink focuses on elements common to these three cities including a downtown-first strategy; active public involvement in design and planning; aggressive and innovative public-private redevelop- ment strategies; strong public sectors willing to provide the civic infra- structure necessary to ensure INability; the crealJon of vibrant urban environ- ments; and the recognrdon of a community's unique history and cultural heritage. The program tells the story of the following cities and their successful recovery from the "bdnk" of disaster. In 1969, Chattanooga was named the country's most polluted cit'?. Begin- ning in 1984, a community-wide process called "Vision 2000" involved thousands of people in a process of setling cMc goals. New public and private institutions evolved including the Tennessee Aquadum and the restored Walnut Street Bddge which reunites downtown with the ckys north shore, and spurs small business development on both sides of the Tennessee River. Portland expects over one million new residents in the next few decades. Its successful downtown revitalization strategies have been in place for 20 years and include a "pedestrian first" philosophy; mixed-use development; the crealJon of public spaces; and design standards for buildings and streetscapes. Sprawl, gddlock and suburban growth are addressed by Portland's unique regional govern- ment; mass transit program; and community-building strategies. Located between San Francisco and Sacramento, Suisun City was voted the Bay area's worst place to live in 1986. The city's histodc downtown was dying; its waterways were clogged; and a nearby residential neighborhood was crime-infested. In the late 1980's, the city launched a major effort to reinvent itself. A new city hall was built to demonstrate government commitment to clean up; an aggressive long-term redevelop- ment strategy cleared the way for small business growth; and an architecture/urban design firm was hired to redesign public spaces. This old gold rush community is now vibrant once again. AIA Iowa asks you to encourage your city managers and planners to view this very special program geared toward city revitalizatJon. To receive a copy of the full-length film or for more information, please contact Melissa Houghton at 202/626-7514. ~I'ablc of Cont,cnts ICIF Woll~iho!~.'.~ 2 Job OponilLqS 3 New Faces 3 Nt~v'~ gp(htl. es 2-3 Addenda/Page 1/Oct. CITY Civic Center OF IOWA 410 E. Washington St. CiTY Iowa City, Iowa 52240 SCHEDULE RELEASE CONTACT PERSON: BUD STOCKMAN SUPERINTENDENT STREETS PHONE NO: 3566183 Dear Resident: Weather permitting, on Thursdav, October 2, 1997, construction will begin on Park Road. The work involves the following: installincl new water main. The north side of the bridge will be closed to traffic. The traffic will be rerouted to the south side, making the south side 2-way traffic. The contractor for this project is the City of Iowa City Water Distribution Division staff Weather permitting, this project is expected to be completed by Thursday, October 9, 1997. b ?9/9? Og:3Z To:IOWA CITY CLERK From:Ja HogarW 31~-354-4213 Page IJohn,,m,n C,,unty BOARD OF Sally Stutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Charles D. Duffy Jonathan Jordahl Stephen P. Lacina SUPERVISORS September 30, 1997 INFORMAL MEETING 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. Agenda Review of the formal minutes of September 25th Business from the County Auditor a) Discussion re: FY '97 Reap Certification. b) Other 4. Business from the Board of Supervisors a) Discussion re: evaluation of formal night meetings. (Sally) b) Discussion re: improvement to the budgeting process. (Sally) c) Discussion re: joint meeting with Muscatine and Washington Counties' Supervisors. (Sally) d) Reports e) Other Work Session to discuss Strategic Goal #7 re: office staf£mg. Board of Supervisors' 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 09/25/97 09:~Z To:IOWA CITY CLERK Frem:Jo Hogartv 319-354-4213 Page Agenda 9-30-97 Page 2 6. Business from the County Attorney a) Report/discussion re: collective bargaining Roads employees. (Executive Session) b) Other strategy for Secondary 7. Discussion from the public 8. Recess 09/30/07 08:50 To:IOWA CITY CLERK From:Jo Hogartv 319-354-4213 Page 1/1 dohnson BOARD OF Sally Statsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Charles D. Duffy Jonathan Jordahl Stephen P. Lacina SUPERVISORS October 1, 1997 INFORMAL MEETING Agenda 1. Call to order 6:00 p.m. 2. Work Session re: Johnson County Comprehensive Land Use Plan. discussion 3. Comments from the public 4. Adjourn hSagcndas\10-01.doc 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: October 3, 1997 To: Mayor and City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Re: Absence from office I will be out of the office on October 13 - 15. Deputy Sue Walsh will be in the office on those days. I plan to attend the Candidate Workshop on October 15 at 6:30 p.m. City of Iowa City EMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: October 3, 1997 Mayor and City Council Marian K. Karr, City Clerk Ballot Language for Initiative Question I just received this fax from Johnson County Auditor/Commissioner of Elections Tom SIockett with suggested summary language for the upcoming November 4 election on the extension of First Avenue. Although I understand the point of "Vote Yes to delay" the second portion "No for no change" is a double negative and could be construed to mean no change to the present First Avenue. Perhaps further clarification may be needed. I will communicate this concern to Mr. Slockett by way of sending him a copy of this memo. If you have any further suggestions please let me know at your work session so that I may discuss them prior to printing of the ballot. cc: Tom Slockett, JC Auditor/Commissioner of Elections 30KN$ON COUN'rY RUDITOR TEL:319-356-6086 Tom SIo=kett Johnson Oounty Auditor Commissioner of Elections and Voter Registration omail'. auditor@pob~.com web; v~ww.jccn.iown-city. ln.us~audltor Mariaa Karr City Clerk of Iowa City 410 E Washington St. Iowa City IA 52240 Dear Ms. Katr: Peat-It' Fax Note Piterie # ~ ' 7671 Oct, 03,97 11:05 No.001 P.01 October 3, 1997 Due to the construction of language for the ballot question, as directed by Iowa City Resolution 97-294, there is possible confusion in that if you are for the extension you would vote no, and if you are against it, you would vote yes. I have developed the following surfmary to address this point of confusion. Shall the following public measure be adopted? Summary: Public measure to delay the First Avenue Extension. Vote Yes to delay, No for no chang© Yes No Shall the Iowa City Multi-Year Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 be amended to remove the First Avenue Extension along Hickory Hill Park from Fiscal Year 1998, and instead, include the First Avenue Extemion in Fiscal Year 2002. (COMPLETE TEXT POSTED IN BOOTH) Plcase let us know of any recormnendcd changes or suggestions so we can proceed with printing the ballots. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at 356-6004 TS/kw Copy: J. Patrick White, County Attorney Sincerely, ...../,.,)/,~ Jolmson County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections 319-356-6004 FAX 3t9-356-6086 913 South Dubuque Street Suite #101 ~1 PRINTED ON RECYCLI;fJ.pAP~ ~ PRINTED WITH ~,OY INK Iowa City, Iowa 52240-4207 JOHNSON COIJNTY AUDITOR TEL:519-556-6086 Oct 06,97 10:20 No.001P.01 ki;OISffitk ~,#r, V01[I , Tom Slockett Johnson County Auditor Commissioner of Elections and Voter Registration eraall: auditor@pobox,com web; www,j~vfi,iowa-city, ia,us/~audltor Marian Karr City Clerk of Iowa City 410 E Washington St. Iowa City IA 52240 Dear Ms. Karr: f October 6. 1997 Post-Iff Fax Note 7671 Phons # h~ response to your October 3, 1997 thxed memorandum, following language to address the concern about the double negative. your input and furflint evaluation and welcome your opinion. we auggest the We appreciate Shall die following public measure be adopted? Summary: Public measure to delay the First Avenue Extension. Vote Yes to delay, No for no delay. Yes No Shall the Iowa City Multi-Year Capital Improvement Program for fiscal years 1998 fi~rough 2002 be amended to remove the First Avenue Extension along Hickory Hill Park t¥om Fiscal Year 1998, and instead, in01ude the First Avenue Extension in Fiscal Year 2002. (COMPLETE TEXT POSTED IN BOOTH) Please let us luzow of any recommended changes or suggestions so we can proceed with printing the ballots. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call at 356-6004 Sincerely, ,_,_ /) . Tom 81ockett Johnson County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections TSlkw Copy: J. Patrick White, County Attorney 319-356-6004 FAX 319-356-6086 913 South Dubuque Street Suite #101 ~ PHIN] ED ON RECYCLED PAPFR ~ PlllNTI~D WITH SOY INK Iowa City, Iowa 52240-4207 10/0Z/97 14:4Z To:IOWA CITY CLERK From:Jo Hogartv 31g-354-4213 Page 1/2 Johnson Sally Slutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkeom Charles D. Du~ Jonathan Jordahl Stephen P. Lacina October FORMAL MEETING Agenda 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. 2. Action re: claims 3. Action re: formal minutes of September 25th 4. Action re: payroll authorizations 5. Business from the County Auditor a) Action re: permits b) Action re: reports 1. Clerk's August monthly report c) Discussion/action re: resolution transferring from the General Basic Fund to the Conservation Trust Fund. d) Discussion/action re: resolution appropriating amounts for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 1998. e) Other 6. Business from the County Attorney a) Presentation to Public Professional and Maintenance Employees, IBPAT Local 2003 re: county's initial collective bargaining proposal for Secondary Roads employees. discussion b) Report re: other items 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 ~~ 10/02/97 14:42 To:IOWA CITY CLERK From:Jo HooarW ~19-354-4213 Page Agenda 10-2-97 Page 2 7. Business from the Board of Supervisors a) Discussion/action re: fireworks permit. b) Action re: continuing formal night meetings. c) Other 8. Adjourn to informal meeting a) Business from Rick Dvorak, Planning and Zoning Administrator re: Land Use Planning tool. discussion b) Inquiries and reports from the public c) Reports and inquiries from the members of the Board of Supervisors d) Report from the County Attorney e) Other f) Business from the County.Attorney re: report/discussion regarding umt reconsideration request by IBPAT regarding Sheriff's Department employees. Executive Session 9. Adjournment 10/0G/97 15:21 To:IOWA CITY CLERK From:Jo Hogartv 319-354-4213 Page Johnson Count' { Sally Slutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolk¢om Charles D. Duffy Jonathan Jordahl Stephen P. Lacina 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS October 7, 1997 INFORMAL MEETING Agenda 2. Review of the formal minutes of October 2nd 3. Business from Wilma Conner re: Senior Center update. discussion 4. Business from the Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator a) Discussion re: Request For Proposals (RFP) object is to seek a consultant that can do an analysis of growth in Johnson County, and what the costs/benefits of that growth is. b) Other 5. Business from Bob Saunders re: discussion amending/lowering insurance budget. 6. Business from the Board of Supervisors a) Discussion re: request for proposal for the budgeting processing. (Sally) b) Discussion re: $.E.A.T.S. staffing. (Sally) c) Discussion re: designation of floating Christmas holiday for Board of Supervisors office. (Carol) d) Discussion re: appointment to the Compensation Board. (Sally) e) Reports f) Other ' 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086 10/B§/~7 1§:21 To:IOWA CITY CLERK Frem:Je Hogartv 31~-3§4-4213 Page Agenda 10-7-97 Page 2 7. Work Session to discuss Strategic Goal #7 re: office staffing. 8. Discussion from the public 9. Recess Board of Supervisors' 18/07/97 08:48 To:IOHA CITY CLERK From:Jo Hogarty 319-354-4Z13 Page 1/1 Johns.n C.un~' BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Sally Slutsman, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Charles D. Duffy Jonathan Jordahl Stephen P. Lacina October 8, 1997 INFORMAL MEETING 4--" cJ"l Agenda 1. Call to order 2:00 p.m. 2. Work Session with Department Heads a) Discussion of the following: 1) Salary survey and job descriptions 2) Budget process for FY ~99 3) Other 3. Adjourn h:\agendas\1997\10-008.doc 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 356-6086