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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-03-26 CorrespondenceRECEIVEEl HAR 0 6 1§§6 Iowa City City Council 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Members of the Council: 1241 Oakes Drive Iowa City, IA 52245 March 1, 1996 ~ 337-3083 On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 15, 1996, I received a parking ticket for an expired meter. As this was a nationally and locally recognized govern- ment holiday, I was confused and surprised. Metered parking is free on such days. When I paid the ticket, the clerk gave me a list of offidal city holidays. I have endosed a copy. Both Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Veterans' Day are official holidays. However, unlike the other government holidays, these two are treated differently in that parking meters must be paid. Why is this? What message does the exclusion of these two holidays send to the community regarding the seriousness of these days of honor? I fear it insinuates that they are not really important. I believe that both holidays are more important to our American heritage than New Year's Day, January 1st, which is included in the free meter policy. If the problem is lack of money to change the holiday listings on meters, I am happy to volunteer my time to do this. I would like some help and am willing to lead the committee. Please, let's fully honor these Americans who literally gave their lives for our country. Please send me a written response to this letter. Sincerely, Kathy Folk DATE: CHARGE- NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND CITy OF iOWA CITY' tOc~'no~ DUB 1,0 aETER. F~E DU[ $ ,3. O0 ZONE "rE o0264~--- Fine Esealalion:- if not paid within tO ealendfir clays alter issue data, tickets will osoalmo as tollo~s: $2.00 tickels ~Jll mcm~ to $5.00. For tickets older than 30 ~endar d0ys aOer.issue date, $3.00 and $5.00 tickets will increase to $~0.,~ All receipts apply.to o ~es~ tickets first, credi[ed on date received. I TRANSACTION# LICENSE~ STATE TRAFFIC TICKET RECEIPT SCREEN UP 118.586 CASHIER: EL TODAY: 17-JAN-96 14:51 TVL753 FOLK, JAMES C IA86 VOID: BALANCE DUE RCPT SAME AS BAL? : RECEIPT ANT DAlE RCPT APPLIED 3.00 TOTAL CASH : ,00 N TOTAL CHARGE : ,00 FIRST CHECK : 3,00 6,00 SECOND CHECK : 3,00 : 18-JAN-96 TO'r AL CHECKS : 6.00 TOTAl. MONEY RECD : 6,00 CHANGE OUE : .00 - ~. ~v March 14, 1996 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Kathy Folk 1241 Oakes Drive Iowa City, IA 52245 Dear Ms. Folk: I have distributed copies of your letter to the City Council as requested. The purpose of parking regulations in the central business district is to control traffic and create turnover, not generate revenue. The City bases the decision to operate a service on the level of business activity expected. When a majority of businesses remain open, services such as parking, transit, and downtown maintenance continue to operate. A full staff may not be scheduled, but a level of service is provided. The current schedule of parking holidays was established in 1983. Prior to each holiday the City issues a press release stating which services will be in operation. The newspapers have been very helpful and print our schedule of services and enforcement activities. A list of parking holidays is displayed on each parking meter. I believe the City Council and City employees honor the Americans who have given their lives for our country. These holidays are recognized in our collective bargaining agreements with three separate labor groups. I hope this response answers your concerns surrounding the issuance of your parking ticket. If you have any further concerns, please contact Joe Fowler, Director of Parking and Transit, at 356-5156. Sincerely, 'Stephen. 'At ki~" City Manager cc: Joe Fowler City Council 410 EAST WASIIINOTON STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA ~2240-1826 · ~[319) ,~:$6-$000 · FAX [319) 3~6-J009 1541 Prairie Du Chien Rd. Iowa City, IA 52245-5617 March 10,1996 Iowa City City Council Civic Center 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Members of the Council: I've lived on Prairie Du Chien Road for almost two years and have become increasingly concerned of the high speed and reckless driving that is occurring along its length. The abuse of the speed limit occurs at any time of the day or night and with impudence. Frequently a vehicle traveling at excessive speed will pull out and pass those few that are observing the 25 mile per hour limit Though more patrol by law enforcement could help, especially a stationary police car at the corner of St. Anne's Drive and Prairie Du Chien Road, I believe what is needed is the addition of stop signs to slow the traffic down. The most likely placement would be at the intersection of Prairie Du Chien Road with St. Anne's Drive, Caroline Ave and Kimball Ave. Prairie Du Chien Road passes through a residential neighborhood with many children and is a very popular route for bicyclists to ride out north of the city. The vehicles traveling at excessive speed not only are dangerous to pedestrian and bicycle traffic but are obnoxious and a nuisance due to the noise that they generate. Thank you for taking the time about my concerns on this matter. Sincerely, Thomas J. Barna Naomi J. Novick-Mayor 306 Mullin Ave Iowa City, IA 52246 Dear Naomi Novick, There are several points that we want to bring to your attention concerning the preliminmy plat for Galway parts 3 & 4, which comes before you on March 25th & 26th 1. The plat does not mcorporate g~cen space for the 20 homes in part 1. I believe Parks & Recreation is blinded by the bike trail project We support the trail and are anxious to see it completed, however, does the trail need 3 acres ofswamp that is removed from existing homes? The final plats for parts 3 & 4 can be approved on a foot by foot basra, so who's to say when or fin road m sidewalks will lead to the lower corner and then the question of when the cfly would develop rt into a park also looms over this whole project. What would be best for our city, an improved park maintained by willing homeowners or mowed weeds whtch may not be improved in om lifeme? 2. The addibon of Parts 2, 3 & 4 with a total of 141 lots, including the current 39, would dramatically increase the traffic, yet we and our cluldren would have to share the roadway, as we walk to buses, high school or wherever, with cars and construction vekicles. Part I contains 39 lots, 16 of which are undeveloped and have no sidewalks. Them would remain only one entrance into Galway Hills flora Melrose Avenue. 3. Part of the reason for [ranging this problem to your attenbon ~s to show what happens when partml plat approvals me allowed Home buyers have no possibility of knowing what character a new subdMsion will have. Our homes are typically our largest and most important investment. Most buyers were shown the only avatlable concept plan for the area and many were encouraged strongly with the sartre plan by rite developer h/resell We all based our decisions on the information given to us. This is our 4th home purchase,and we have never been made to feel so misled and betrayed Part 3 included attractive cul de sacs, in part 4 the road configurations axe drasbcally changed, now 10 lots back onto 3 lots in part I. The maps am included to show the progression in layout chmtges m as short of period as one year. 'llmre are many fence [me ttees between parts I & 4 but with the drastac changes they will be lost. The trees in our fence hnes don't quahfy for protection, even so they could be mcorporated rate a park area or positioned at the back of lots. We appreciate the value of these trees for ascetics, noise con~ol, air quality aud wildlife habitat. The opportunity to meld thom into the plan for the subdivision is there and that action would be in kcepmg with Iowa City's desire to protect our beautiful landscape They would also provide a buffer between the methum s~d lots and the desh'ed smaller lots. Our developer is not wil[mg to mediate. He has told us to take our concerns up with you Dee Norton voiced dismay last October that neighborhoods are constantly having to battle and protect themsalves from changcs that various pardes would like to make wittun their surroundings. Dick G~bson said at a P & Z meeting this JanuaB,, that approving sub plats witlan a subdMsion is a mistake and leads to problems. haae Jakobsen was between a rock and a hard place, knowing what we had anticipated when we purchased and how she would have to vote on the approval for parts 3 & 4. Others voiced that same op~on We feel thee issues are something C~ty Council should give serious consideration to Ifyou have any questions about these maps or oar letter please call us at 337-7634. We ask that time is taken so a thorough discussion of this issue can occur. Thank you. FOLLOWIN~ 18 -'~ "~ ~ BE~ DOC, UME*NT AV/dLABLE LOCATION MAP DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT/oE[£NTATiON PLAN GALWAY HILLS SUBDIVISION IOWA CITY. IOWA 'GALWAY HI~ [~ CONCEPT PLAN 16.92 ACRES RS-5 TO 1~?-8 · ~ LOCATIONMAP ,AND DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT/ORIENTATION PLAN GALWAY HIll,IS SUBDIVISION IOWA CITY. FOLLOWINO 18 ,,,e, ,-e BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE IVlelrose Avenue Neighborhood Association 829 Melrose Avenue, Iowa Cily, Iowa 52246 (319) 354-4171 March 21, 1996 Iowa City City Council Civic Center Iowa City, IA 52240 re. Melrose Reconstruction Project Dear Council Membew Since you have already received a copy o? the Melrose Avenue Neighborhood Association~ recommendations for the street improvements during its reconstruction, we will not duplicate that list here. Instead, we wish to comment on three items contained in the memos you have received from Jeff Davidson and Steve Jacobsen. [ 1) Pedestrian Cro~walks. The m~st i.~portent item on our list of racommended improvements was pedestrian %r~,walks. Of partiqular concern is the intemection of Melrose Avenue and Melrose Court. NNW, Inc., an~ s.ta~f have rea:ommended that a decision on the signalization ofthe pedestrian v~alkway at this intemectinn be postponed until a need is more clearly identified. One reason cited ~o,r this recommendation is that a pedestrian signal may result in increased traffic on Mottos~ Court (although why this may occur is not entirely clear). A second reason for the vost~0onement is that a traffic study would need to be conducted first to see if a signal is wfrranted. We feel very strongly that a sigral ialnesded at Melrose Court. The Melrose Court crossing is the single heaviest point of pead.e~,'an traffic across Melrose and is immediately adjacent to the two busiest city bus and Ca0abt~ stops along this stretch of ~ad. It is difficult to imagine that widening the s .t.~e.. tlwillleliminate the need for a crosswalk signal; on the contrary, given the predicted inqreas ~ in traffic volume on Melrose Avenue, it seems more likely that the need will be even]gins ~r. Regarding the pedestrian traffic study, we question the need for such a study when ped~ ~tfian counts were included as part of the Melrose Avenue Environmental Assess~ent~ If, for some reason, additional study is warranted, we request that the work be underte3cen low, so that by the time the street construction is completed, it will be possible to mov~ quickly on the signalization decision. 2) ~ Shelters. Steve Jacobsefts me~ o refers to 4 bus shelters, 2 each on the north and south sides of Melrose Avenue, at S ~uth Grand Avenue (at the field house) and Hawkins Drive. Jeff Davidson refers toe bu~ association requested 2 sheltnmlbut the. street. We did not consider ~.co. ,~,,,ending a shelter at Hawkins Drive because it seems to include so few fiders. As a recsult~ we have not discussed this proposal with the provertv ownera (as we did for the shelteir' tol~e installed near the field house). We would b~wil' lin~ to do so, however, ff there is st. mug lentiment that an additional bus shelter is needed. 3 W v ) I.,aadseapiag. e ha e reconurlended consideration of landscaping treatments on the south side of Melrose wherever appropriate, but especially from Triangle Place to the bridge. As you know, the 5 houses closest.go tl~e bridge will lose much, if not most, of what is now their float yards. We consider landscaping to be an example of the mitigating measures recommended for these properties iq the EA. Jeff Davidson felt that the neighborhood's request that the city work with prop~ rty owners was too vague -- it was unclear what the neighborhood was asking the city to do. This vagueness stems from the fact that we are shelters, both on the south side. The neighborhood oth near the field house, on the north and south sides of Department of Pe(~atfics, Univ of Iowa - (319) 356-8669 - Created:'rhursday, March 21, 199610:44 AM - Page 2 of 2 unsure exactly what our options are and how they will fit with the new Melrose configuration. Despite our lack of specifics, the neighborhood association wants very much to have plantings included in th~ streetscape design. Like the city's consultant, BRW, Inc., we believe that landscaping is an integral part of this project. We strongly urge the city ~ work with the property ownera and our neighborhood orgnni?~tion in devising a workablo plan. If this process includes working with Project Green or Trees Forever to gain the · benefit of their expertise, all the better. Insofar as possible, we believe that landscaping costs should be considered as part of the project. Thank you for your consideration. Truly yours, Michaelanne Widncss President Metrose Avenue Neighborhood Assicialon cc'J fid ' ' · · e avidson, Assmtant Director, City & Transportation Planrang, Marcia Klingaman, Neighborhood Services Coordinator Steve Jacobsen, President, NNW, Inc. /'/?O.'k. Vedema~,~ ~aoup~ ILLaged ~elo,,q .~/Jl3r]~.~.· Rearovag o/ £~/5 5a3ae ]e2 aincaalt /.~om aiapomt It Aa.o come .~o oun a6ien.tion ~ .tt~e ~aee. ~i& A~at ~ ~k~ to a~e ~e f~ 5~ae ~ ~att nou, on d~p&y ~ ~e be/oae ~ wu~ be aav~ d[2~ ~o~ ~ode ,~e a~ ~n~ ~ 6e~ ~g~ on ~ 6~ a v~&/t6ao~ ~o~ a ~e clogrip ~p ~d a 6a~ plory~e ~ ~ on a ~ae n~ ~e ~aiaL p~e (~ ~e ~c~gon o~ ~e m~aiaL ~ ~e c~ in noa~ In ~ ~ ~ e~n~e ~ n~c~nin9 ~6~ on ~e f~ ~u~ ev~ ap~ove ~ ~ ~v~ ~ one o/~e ~ in ~e ~ ~ ~pe~ve~ 4~ ~ ~, ~~n~ ~ /nora.. ,0~000 ~ LOUIS March 14, 1996 Mayor and Council Members City of Iowa City Civic Center 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Council Members, Enclosed please find a copy of a recent letter regarding [,~hat I believe to be an improper charge for an error made by some Ctty official, and clarified only ~'~hen my wife and I brought the matter of refuse collection at the referenced address to their attention. I absolutely DO NOT believe that we should be assessed for an error obviously made by the City. My wife and I shall look forward 1o the prompt rectification of this matter and trust that each of you t~ill understand the obvious unfairness of the City's position on this issue. No one should be penalized for bringing an error to the attention of a public official, and literally fined, for the mistake made by someone else. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, 805 Iowa Avenue Iowa City, iowa 52240 March 14., 1996 Mr. Sieve Adkins, City Manager Civic Center..4t0 E. Washington St. Io~Ja City, Iowa 52240 Dear Steve, I hate to bother you L~ith what must seem like a minor matter to you, but is something more than trivialto Maxine and me. Early In February, Maxine called the City offices requesting clarification as to the number of trash containers that would be allowed for a rental properly o['~n at 809 IoP~a Avenue. Maxine L~Jas assured that the matter would be looked Into and her call promptly returned. Alter a lapse of nine days, Maxine again called and was told that the property in question was TWO units therefore a total of four specified containers L~ere allowed. Later I called and stated to whomever I was referred to that City Building Inspection charged us for THREE rental units at that address, and requested that the person to whom I ~'~as talking recheck with Inspection and respond to me in writing as to the number of units. Today, March 14, 1996, I received the attached letter which stated that Building inspection had advised that the building In question actually contained FOUR units. Further, they stated Illat I was responsible for one-half of the back billing for the past usage of water/sewer/ collection services. Ned's, Steve, Maxine and I brought this matter to the attention of whomever is in charge of these City services. The error in determining how much should be paid for these services L,~as NOT OURS. In fact, WE brought it to the attention of the proper City official, and it would prohab]y gone undiscovered if L~e had not take this action. I think it is grossly unfair that Maxine and I are assessed for an error made NOT BY US, but a City official. I would appreciate it If you L~ould look Into Illis matter. As a matter of interest, ~e have a~ays paid inspection fees for THREE unils in this building, so you can see the confusion it creates for me and my L~ife t~hen we receive correspondence of this kind...particularly when our only intention was to assume responsibility for whatever was the proper manner to handle refuse collection at this address. There Is NO reason L~hy L~e should be assessed a back fee of $591.00 for an error made by/he City. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I shall look fop,~Jard to prompt rectification of the issue. Yours Truly, 805 IoL.'~a Avenue Io~Ja City, Iowa 5224 cc: Council Members Mr. Joseph Holland, Altorney March 13, 1996 Harvey Miller 805 Iowa Avenue Iowa City IA 52240 CITY OF I0 WA CITY RE: Account #: Address: 809 Iowa Avenue 043-155-01 Dear Mr. Miller: In February 1996, you telephoned the refuse office questioning the refuse pickup for the above four-plex after March 1996. We realized then that we had not been billing refuse and recycling charges on this account correctly. The records from Housing and Inspection Services confirm your properly is a four dwelling unit. The City of Iowa City provides refuse service to any property that is a four dwelling unit or less. Each dwelling unit is assessed one refuse and one recycling charge. As a four-dwelling unit this property should have been appropriately assessed four refuse and four recycling charges per month. We have charged only two charges for each service per month. Recycling services began on July 13, 1992. Recycling services and charges are applicable to any account billed for refuse services after that date. It is a City policy to process a billing adjustment when an investigation proves that a customer was incorrect;y billed for a utility service (water, sewer, and/or refuse/recycling). The period of any adjustment is the period of inaccuracy or up to five years, whichever is the lesser period. The period of adjustment in this case is from February 7, 1991 to February 7, 1996. It is the obligation of the utility account holder to pay for one-half of the total back billing. The total amount of the back billing is $1,182.00. The amount you owe is $591.00. Enclosed is a billing which includes the current refuse charges as well as those we are back billing. We realize it is difficult to financially plan for this type of billing and would set up payment arrangements upon your request. If you have questions concerning this adjustment you may contact me at 356-5064. Thank you! Sincerely, Customer Service Representative RENTAL PERMIT CITY OF IOWA CITY VALID THROUGH: 08/31/97 Permit %:REN00710 Premises Address: 809 IOWA AVE Operator's Name, Address: HARVEY & L MAXINE MILLER 8O5 IOWA AVE IOWA CITY IA 52240 Type/Use of Structure: 3 Rooming Units 2 Dwelling Units CAUTION: This Permit certifies that the requirements of Section 14-5E-19 issuance. This does not imply that the property is in compliance with the , Iowa ~i-re Code, or current Building Codes City Zoning ordinance State of · Issued: 10/02/95 Bu )fficial this structure was in compliance with of the Iowa City Housing Code at time of Iowa Phil Phillips 712 Iowa Ave. Iowa City, Io~a March 21, 1996 City Manager, City Council City Of Iowa City: In the matter of garbaBe colicetlon assessments, underbillings and back-billings: One day back in the Seventies --I think ~t was the Seventies --Councilman Pat Foster indicated to me that I might expect the City to begin adding sixty five cents to my ~ater bill to pay for garbage collection. Later, the City did impose a garbage collection charge in that or some other amount. This constituted a basic change in billing practice. Additionally, at that same time, or at some point subsequent to that time, the City decided upon another change in basic practice: Historically, water bills had been for cubic feet of water, so much for each meter, plus sewer rental based upon the amount of water consumed, again, so much for each meter. The number of d~elling units served by that meter dl~ not matter° Then, at ~ome point in time unknown to me, a decision was made to base garbage collection fees upon the number of dwelling units served by the meter. The difficulty ~as, of course, that the City did not know which of its meters served ~ore than one unit; therefore, in order to implement their decision, the City must necessarily do a survey to ldentif2 meters servln~ more than one unit, thus to be able properly to bill those accounts. The City neglected to ~o th~s, with the result that accounts for meters serving more than one unit, at least in the case of du- plexes, continued to be billed as sln¢le units. I own two duplexes on Iowa Avenue, each duplex havin~ a single water meter, a~d there- fore a sln~le ~ceount number. These duplexes continued to be billed as single units. (They were llcense~ as duplexes.) I ~ever received any notice that duplexes are supposed to be assesse~ differently than single units. The way I founU out about It was as follows: I recentl~ re- celved a notice that beginning March ~, ~996, there would be a limit of two containers of solid waste "for each residential customer." I ~ent down to the water company office seeking clarification of the term, "each residential customer," and was to~ that each unit of my duplexes would be allowed two containers, that is ~o say, four con- tainers for e~ch duplex. However, when the clerk called up my accou~t~ on the screen, she found that each duplex was listed as a s~ngle unit. I was then told that the City will now be~ln charging me double, and, moreover, will back-bill me ~or the past five years;' ho~:ever, since the incorrect billings were the Clty~s error, the City will ~bsorb 50~ of the back-biil amounts. 2 I have not yet taken advise, but it would appear to me, as a layman, that my position should be as follows: ! will here be speakins of negligence, not in an antagonistic sense, but In a technical sense, insofar as a layman is able: The City has been negligent in the fol!owin~ respects: At some indeterminate time in the past, the City made a de- clslon to implement a new billin5 policy regardln5 garbage pickup. implementation of the new billing policy necessarily required the City to acqalre information as to the number of dwellin~ u~lts bclng served by each water meter. The City failed to ~o this, with the result that underbillings occurred, and still do occur. In my own case, I own two ~uplexes on Iowa Avenue, each duplex having a single meter. The City has been underbilling these ~uplexes as single units, notwithstanding that they are on recorg with the City as duplexes, as follows: I have City-issued rental permits So!rig baok to 1983, which is as far back as I have kept them, aI1 of which identify both proper- ties as duplexes. I have certificates of structural compllance dated 1983, one for each of the two duplexes, both certificates identifying the structures as duplexes. I have contracts that I signed ~lth the City l~ 1985, putting these two duplexes under the CDBG program, the contracts showing the two properties to be ~uplexes. In 1985 I sl~ned a rental agreement with the Clty's Leased Housing program for one of the units; Leased Housing was therefore aware that that particular building was a duplex. Notwithstanding 3ll the above, the City kept bll]ln~ my water accounts for these duplexes as single units. I was u~aware thst they ~ere supposed to be billed any differently, and paid the amounts shown, reIylng upon the accuracy of the bills. I have been tol~ that, although other City ~epartments knew that my properties were duplexes, the water department itself did not know. This is obviously true, and the re~son they did not know is that they failed to avail themselves of information so abu~antly available: At any time ~uring the five-year back-billing period, and farther back than that, they coul~ get a computer printout of all the duplexes in Iowa City, and compare it with their billings. For that matter, they shoul~ have ma~e an appropriate determination in the first place when the garbage pickup billing system was new. Accordingly, any underbilling loss was Jue solely to the Clty's negligence. I contend that it is inequitable for the City to expect customers to pick up the cost, or 50% of the cost, or any part of the cost of the Clty's negligence. I have been told that the City shoul~ back~bill me because over the years I have been recel¥1ng service for which t have not been bllleU, and that this is not fair to the other ratepayers. This is not factually correct. Each of the units of my two duplexes is, and except for widely scattered exceptions, always has been occupied by a single resident. This makes a total of four people. In this and like areas, City zonln~ permits up to four unrelated people to occupy one unit, an~ it is no~ uncommon for students to ~et tocether in fours to occupy single units. My four people do not ~en- crate any more garbage than four people in a single unit, and si~ce my four ~eople are distributed between two buildingand two accounts, I hsve been paying twice the garbage collection fee paid by four people l~ a single unit. I am not obJectln~ to this; ! am seekln~ to show that the fees I have been paying for the services I have be~n receiving have not been unfair to the other ratepayers. Havin~ said all these things about the City and the water department, let me note that the problem has its roots back in a time before any of the preseut people came o~ the scene. I note also that all the people with whom I have talked or com- municated have been unfailingly attentive and courteous toward me. i get the impression that they might like to accommodate my arguments if they could, but are bound by a policy that re- qulres back-billing. The policy is flawed and should be reviewed. I thlnk that the City should do now ~hat should have been done in the first place in the distant past: do a survey and ~dentlfy those meters serving more than one unit. I think that they will thereby discover and correct enough underbillings that with the resultln~ increased revenue they can forget about back- billin5. Sincerely, ' ~ i' ,~~ ARTS CEi~rER AND GARRY o 129 East Washington Street · Iowa City, Iowa · 52240-3925 · (319) 337-7447 RECEIVED1 3 I996 March 11, 1996 To the Iowa City Council: Mayor~aomi Novick and Councilors Larry Baker, Karen Kubby, Ernest Lehman, Dee Norton, Dean Thornberry, and Dee Vanderhoef To the Iowa City Staff: From: Steve Atkins, City Manager Karin Franklin, Planning & Community Development Shirley Wy~ck, President Arts Iowa City recently received mailings from the City of Pasadena and the National Association of Local Arts Agencies which I want to share with you. It seems to us, at Arts Iowa City, that our own community, although not as large as Pasadena's, is voicing the same "Needs, Priorities and Recommendations" as Pasadena does so well in their publication. I would welcome your response to this publication in relation to our community. The second publication is significant in presenting data confirming the tie between the arts and higher achievement in educational goals. This brochure brings good evidence for what in the past has been only intuition! The Oty o[ Pasadena is one of thee most culturally enriched communities in our nation. and over the past hundred years has established a highly regarded tradition of arlistic excellence and achievement. Throughout its history, Pasadena has valued the p~servation and enhancement of its historic structures and architecture, and has also nurtured the abundance of open natural spaces as integral elements of its aesthetic environment. Pasadena has a tradition of recognizing the relationship of culture to the overall quality of life in the city, as rellected in its long range vision. A strong cultural presence has been included as a vital element in a number of local planning initiatives over the years. In the mid-70s, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts led to the development of Old Pasadena, one of Southern Califomia's most successful revitalization projects. In the recently completed General Plan. culture is cited as one of the six guiding principles in the planning of Pasadena's future. In the future. Pasadena's identity will be reflected not only in its historic tradition. but'in the diverse cultural vision of its people. Culture will play an important role in enhancing the quality of daily life in the city. and will fortify Pasadena's identity as a model city and community for the new millennium. I? URPOSE OF THE COMMUNITY CULTURAL PLAN The PURPOSE of the COMMUNITY CULTURAL PLAN is to present a public voice that cleady states the priorities and goals for the cultural life of the city. Findings, recommendations and priorities have been developed to be used as a guide for meebng the cultural needs of the City of Pasaden~ W~lharn M. Paparian, Mayor Chris Holden, Vice Mayor Bill Crowfoot Paul bttle Joyce Streator Wdliam E. Thomson Ann Marie Villicana Philip A. Hawkey, City Manager Alvin D. James, Director, Planning and Permitting Dept. Denise Nelson Nash, Executive Director Erlinda Romo, Special Projects Coordinator Kathleen Shannon, Public Art Coordinator Stephanie Tanaka, Assistant to lhe Executive Direclot Stacy Brightman James D. Clark Cheryl Hubbard Virginia KnJeger Mae Turner Moody Poppy Solomon Ruth Strick Eartlene Weiss Stanley Wilson El Centro De Action Social Old Pasadena Business & Professional Association Pasadena Chamber of Commerce The Pasadena Journal Los Angeles Urban League - Pasadena/Foothill B~nch Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau South Lake Business Association The Cultural Planning DMsion would like to thank the hundreds of community participants, artists, arts organizations and ~ublic meeting hosts who are too numerous to list. but were viLal to the development of the Community Cultural Plan. - '(. ,': '1' ....' The following NEEDS and PRIORITIES were identilled from an analysis of the findings from all the studies. The following RECOMMENDATIONS are based upon the ideas and strategies developed by public participants, community leaders, and staff during the planning process of the COMMUNITY CULTURAL PLAN. A WELL SUPPORTED, CITYWIDE SYSTEM OF ARTS EDUCATION: VVhat Is Recommended: Establish partnerships with arts, education, business, and civic groups, including youth members, to create and develop coordinated support programs for arts education· Initiate a public information campaign to promote the integral benefit of cultural experiences in the basic education of children. INCREASED CULTURAL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY: What Is Recommended: Encourage more small and mid-sized performance venues and exhibition spaces which are accessible to local artists and groups, and more cultural facilities in East and Northwest Pasadena. Encourage and advocate zoning and business incen~ves which will facilitate creative use of spaces, including Work/Live space for a~ists. EQUITY AND ACCESS: What Is Recommended' Develop incentive programs, including supporting initiatives which encourage diversity, access, and equity. Expand mentorships. and cooperative exchanges between la~ge and smaller organizations, as well as partnerships between ethnically specil~c and mainstream groups, which foster increased access and equity. 4. OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND GROUPS TO GENERATE EARNED AND CONTRIBUTED RESOURCES: What Is Recommended: Create and encourage coalitions which will expand the base of local ads resources. Create publidprivate partnerships, consorttums, co-ops, collectives, and mentorships which will share support systems. 5. INITIATIVES AND STRATEGIES WHICH RECOGNIZE AND ENABLE ARTISTS AS VITAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE: What Is Recommended: Enact a series of enabling initiatives which will establish sewices for artists in the areas of: Employment and Employment Referral, Affordable Won~JLive Space and Human Se~ces (ie. health care, insurance, credit union) 6. PUBLIC ART THAT MAINTAINS PASADENA'S HISTORIC BEAUTY AND ENRICHES THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: What Is Recommended: Continue the city. sponsored public art program which provides opportunilJeS for local artists and audiences. Establishment of city, vide development and design guidelines which encou~ge the presentation o[ the local aesthetic, and which facilitate increased privately-sponsored public art projects. PROMOTION OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AS A CULTURAL DESTINATION: What Is Recommended: Create a h~gh profile arts and cultural marketing campaign directed at enhancing the public awareness of the irapad o[ arts and culture on the local economy. C~eate an information neb, vork, exchange and linkage system for organizations and a~ists, to share promotional, media and publicity resources. The overall impact of the arts in Pasadena, based on 47 organizations reporting direct, indirect and induced resources. and using a conservative impact multiplier of 1.5, generates $110.000.000 within the local economy each year. REVENUES: Income generated from sales. contributions and other earnings. A total of 4? arts organizations reported $43,500,000 in revenues. in the following categories: *' $ [ 3.500.000 in paid admissions and ticket sales "$600,000 in sales and concessions "' $20,900.000 from tuitions. workshops, and performing fees "$8.500.000 m contributed income, grants. etc. The range of annual organizational income was $5.000-$3.700.000 EXPENDITURES: Wages. operational costs and other fees and charges incurred. A total expenditure of $40.500,000 was reported by 47 arts organizations in the following categories: $2 1.000.000 in salaries and wages $16.000,000 in operational costs .$3.500,000 in other expenditures ARTS GENERATE $110,000.000 WITHIN THE LOCAL ECONOMY ANNUALLY $47,500,000 in revenues $40~500.000 in expenditures 1,650 jobs EMPLOYMENT: A total of 47 arts organizations reported: A total of 880 professional artists were employed Ihrough the arts An additional 770 administrative and technical arts professionals were employed thl'ough Ihe aris in 1991. The Economic Impac~ of the ~s is a sub-study of the Community Cultural Plan, based on 47 Pasadena ads organizations. The Cultural Planning DMsion is an agency of the City of Pasaden~ under the Planning and Permitting DepartmenL The agency was created in 1991 to serve as the administrative arm for city-sponsored arts and cultural programming, senflees, and act~ities. The Arts Commission is a citizens advisory body to the City Council on the arts, established in 1986 upon the recommen- dation of the Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Arts. The role of the Commission is to make recommendations to the City Council on arts and cultural programs and policy. The Arts Commission and Cultural Planning DMsion work cooperatively to: FOCUS ON CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN THE MARKETING OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AS A CULTURAL DESTINATION PROMOTE AND DEVELOP PROJECTS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE AESTHETIC LANDSCAPE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PASADENA FACILITATE GREATER ACCESS TO THE DIVERSE CULTURES OF PASADENA PROMOTE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION FACILITATE CREATIVE LEARNING AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WHICH OPEN DOORS TO DIVERSE EHPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AJl c~a~r,tS Ep,~oDal ChurCh Ambassador Auci¢on~"n Washington oil 11 II U__.m~n ~) F~rn~ Park ~ F~ Congreg,ruonal Chu~:h ~T'ne Hur~r~ton LJbra'y & C~'de~S ~) Norton S,mon Museum Arnenr.~n Academy of [~n"41t.,~ Arts I~ first ~n~.ed Method~s~ Church Armed,an Cg~ut~l C~"Y~' ~ Fnend~h,p B~pt~;t ChurCh Center for ~ Arts t~j The Gamble HOuse Cent~ Co~le~ of oi Callfo~ , 98sadena Consenmory of I'-lus~c ~as~dena Dance Theater Pasadena N~toricaJ Hweum l~nn~.h Foik Art Huseum Curt.~n House ~asadena Jewish Temple & Cemer P~den~ Par~s & Rec Center He~o~ Park (Amphr, hea~er) Robinson Park WoW Park Center Wngh~ Auditorium Pasaden~ Un~"d School D~nct -Ail ~es ~re ava~ble ~n PU.S.D ~AC (O~,~ %) Po~ec~n,c Schod Ganand F~ Ar~ Comptex ,'he Rose ~ ~,er,~ Hadre Mayhouse ,-h. ?oo~ Hall (Church) 'he Tournament House V /es~',n~ter Presbyterian Chu.~.h · '~'estrc~e School 8,'at.'~ C.'~r ~or Perform,ng ~ T~pe of Venue [ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IOH 12 798.94~6 x Oas~om faol~ 683.3459 x x x Oances~u6~o 577.1660 x x x ~ Capaoty/Se. atjng Name of Venue Type or Venue x x x 75 (mee~ one/) 7~8-1161 x 250-400 794~$81 x x ~581 x x x 450 x x x Conf 45 x x x x x x x Tek~s~n Studio x x x 350 x 1.950 x x 100.000 x 100 x 200 7%.5556 792.2i47 796,2405 577-3{00 35543{8 795-8625 449-4100 x x 792.3657 794.7141 x 799.H~3 X Co~f. 30:Oass ~0/Aud. 30 550 150 EY TO VENUE GUIDE , G ~'-ery/ExNb¢ ~ MuseJm 7. 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ChrlO~ s Center, x 750 Pasadena ~ Cotl~e 585-7233 ~nAJ.d~onum x x x 1.987 Foru~ x x x 296 ~..On Hgl x x x 265 P~d~a C.~: A,.,c';c,',um 793-2122 x 2.000 b~e Tre~:e: x 375 P~d?a Cvc ~'e: 792.0873 x O~nce St~.d,o I PRESIDENT'S COMMITTEE ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Sosan Barnes-Gull Qul.cy Jones Lerone Benocli,Jr. finlily M~ll[to Madeleine Ilarels 11rrmuo robeel Mcnschul j.hn 11. Bffa. Jaroslav I'di~n Ililario Calldrill hnlhony Pod~la Anne Cox Chamhc~ Phyllis Rosen blargarct tlerbelt Unit') Marin S~dik Evereit fly finn ~hclfer David tt Gardner Raymond Smith Ila~ey Golub Isaac Stern Richard S. llt,rio llnve Warren Irene ~ Illran. Shirley Willtile D;n~d Ilrnq Ihx~ng liarold Williams William he) Federal Members: rorer Itnnnedy llarl A. Poxveil III Richard W. Riley l~slle 5ainuels I~m renee Wllker Timulhy WItIll Ellen M¢Culh,ch-Lovcll, £xecultt'e Dtreclor Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning ARTS ELOQUENT EVIDENCE Arts at the Core of Learning A dr,un,lhC revolulmn iu cogn:hve understand Jog began teacl:ers and parents already knex~, mtuiove'.y -- that the arts Most o[ Ibe sludws cited here are summareed m the recently completed Schuols. Cummnn~ttes and the Arts: ~ Research Europe,drum. developed b) the National In,orate [or Pubhc Policy Usiug ~et selection criteria. flus compendmm locuses on sludies published since 1985 which employed ~mmd metbodulog~e~ "Dnrt~lg the past quariot ccnlut)'. hler~tll)' Ibollstutds O/'.school.based proguu.s have denton- Ml'~led herolid quesltol~ IIJal II)d ~r15 ca~ 11ol Oll0' bring coherence to otu'Jn~entented acad~ttlic It'oFld bill Iblottgb Ibe alls. Mttdents' perforntance i. olber tit tld~'1111(' dtSClldtne, t all bc enlJttltced 14,$00 nldependent school boards and approxirnalely .t0,000 to~n, c~ty and courtly councds across the coonlr~: Iim~ chddren learn. and learrang becomes clear and esidenl Well-known and respected leaders now advocate fl',e view pul forth in 1984 byJohn I (;oodlad mA Place Called School. when he they are bas,c ' The salue of arts edocanon ~s nm~ firmly grounded in theory and research Mtbough the hard-nosed, scientff:c lauguuge used m stud:es ~s oi'ten lacking tn h~erary eloqaente. II~e e',~d~.'nce accumulated ~ eloquent testimony to the remrkablc relationslnp t~etween learning. knm,,mg. and the ar~s 'file arts are serious and rigoroils academic subjecls, They are an essential aspect of human knowing. "Science will...prodoce the data..., but never the .fidl mean Dig. l:or perceiving real significance, toe shall .eed...most of all the brains of poets, [and] also those of m.tists, t. uslcla;~s, philosophers, historians, writers to gtmeral. . tewl~ a'boa~a~ Solenils1 The arts co]Ivey kmtwledge aud oleanlug not learned tltrougk lilt slndy ol other .%ulqecls. They represent a for~n thinking and a way of konwing lkal is based in human imaginaliou and judgmenl. q'he aris delight sluduuts. but they are also intellectual discipli~ies of substance. I,ike hnlguage or mathemattc% tile arts involve the use of complex s~nbols to communicate. To aliain compelcote in the arts, il is necessa~ to gain llleracy ailh these symbol s}~tems. Some, like music and painting, use nau-~erbal s~mbols; others, like poet~ and song, use language in parlictdar ways. Arts Ionichers daily ask their students Io engage in learntug activilies which require use of higher-order Ihinkiug ~kills like analysis, ~nthesis and evaluation. Arts educalitm, Ihen, is first of all au activity of tile mind. Creative aclivily is also a source of joy and wonder, while it [fids its sindenis to Iouch and t~te and hear and see II~e world· Children are powerMlly affected by sto~telling, music, dance, and Ihe visual arts. They often construct their nnderslalldillg of Ihe w¢~r[d arot~lld muslc~ g~es, imaginative dramas and draxviug. This view of the aris :cs imporlant ways of knowing and conMructhlg kllowlrdge fluds ils fools luosl notably In the phih:s~qdfical ~x ork of Bruni Cosbiter, Sosnone Langer Nelsm~ (;oodm:to and in the Iheofies of many cognitive sctellliM~. The arts have far-reaching potential to help students achieve education goals. The groundbreaking theor'/of muhiple intelligences, developed by ]1oward Gardner of Ilaryard IJniversity, broadells oor view of how ]lnutans ]e,m~ and realize their potentials. It shows Ihat the aris can play a crucial role in hoproving students' ab[lity to learn because they draw on a raoge of Intelligences and learning styles, not jusl the linguistic and IoglcaJ-matkemalical intelligences upon which most schools are based. Schools Ihat incorporate music, art, drama, dance, and creative writing into the basic curriculnm have found that teaching the arts has a significant effect on overall succe~ in school. Because the arB are closely associated with Important ideas and events in ktstory, students who have a good backgronnd in tile arts are likely Io have a richer source of information and insight to draw upon, compared to those who do not study tke arts. For example, students of the arts continue to outperform their non-arts peers on the Scholastic Assessment Test, according 1o The College Entrance l!xamlnation Board. In 1995, SAT scores for students who sludied tile arts more titan four years were 59 points higher on the verbal and 44 points higher on the math portion than students with no coursework or experience in the arts. The ~.~11e~e Board. Profile of x4r and Acbleremettl Test taken. 1995 It has also been documented titat the arts have the potential to aid learning in specific areas, such as reading, writing, malh and creativity. 3 Reading, Writing and Math Skills Can Be 1!nhanced Through the Arts Many studies docunlenl tile role of the arts in Improving basic skills, the 3'Rs. llecanse uf tire mounting evidence linking the ann Io basic learning, some researchers refer to the arts as "Tire Fmtrth R." · Students Improved an average of one to two months in reading for each month they participated In tile %earning In Rend Through the Arts" program In New York C{ y. Student. writing also Improved, tire study revealed. "Learning to Read Through the Aris," an intensive, Integrated arts curriculum, has been designated a model program b? the Natinnasl Diffusion Network and bas been adopted by numerous sellnull and dislricls across the conoIry. d rl~. l Y)2.~I. {~ce t~ KdlwtlllOnal ReseatcS. Netc York CIIJr Board of m "lIumnnits~ Program" students In Los Angeles high schools wrote higher quality essays, showed more conceptual understanding of history and made more interdisciplinary refereileen than non-Humanita$ students. Lew-acbieving students made gains equivalent to Ihose made by Iligh-ndtieving students. Tire Rumanltas prograin in£orpnrales tire arts lato a broad humanities curriculum, drawing upun tbe reIaUonahip between literattire, social studies and the aris. Tbe program has readied 3,500 stlldenls in twenly high schools. il The most gains hi tntal ~'eadhlg, reading voc:lbulap/and reading coinprehension were made by elelnentar¥ studetlta in the "Spectra+" arts program tn Obin, cmupared to the coulrol group. 'l'he students also .',cared better in luadl cmnprellension- ~r Riclmnl L I~la. 1~)91 · Vocabulary and reading comprehension were significantly improved for elementary students in the "Arts Alternatives" program in New Jersey. Antrung connection between drama skills and Ilteraq was found In this program, which involved role-pla~ng, Improvisational techniques and stoP/writing activities. Delgado, · The writing quality of elementary students was consistently and significantly improved by using drawing and drama techniques, compared [o the control group, which used only the discussion approach. Drama and drawing techniques allowed the student wrller to test-out, evaluate, revise and Integrate ideas before writing begins, thus significantly Improving tbe results. · Students made significant gains over the control group In language mechanics, total language and writing on the California Achievement Tests after participating in a special music and poetry program. Fo~rtb Gr~d~ L~ngung~ Am ¢la~roOm, by Carolyn Carlet Hud~p~lb. I~ 4 Creativity Is Naturally Developed Thruitch the Arts livery child has the innate urge and capacity to he artistically expressive. Arts education requires sindents to draw upon Iheir erealive aliililies and to deepen them, as well The heneAt is thai err, hive Ihinking, once learned early, lasts for a lifetime and can be applied in other endeavors. w Total ereailvlty meaasrss were four times higher for elemantory studeats in au arts curriculum Ihas for the cantrol groups in two Ohio school districts. Gains were maiulained and conlintled m hoprove in a second year evaluation. br Richard L L~lg. 1~gJ II Orighutlity and huaglanthm scores were significantly higher f*r preschool children with disabllilles after imrtlclpatloo In a dance progrant than for those participaling ir~ die adapted physical educalioa program. "lg,rmuids. cathedrals mid rocgets exist not hecattse u. f geomelo'. theories of structures or lbermodynamics, hut be~m~ they w~r~ first s pichire ~ lilerdly a ~ision ~ tn lh~ mtn~ ~lhose who bttJlt lbett~. " Illaorl~ogene ~'e~uson Student Eng:tgement and Persistence hnprnve with an Arts-Based Curriculum Tl~e :Iris ran lrau~fi~rm die chlssrnont environment, nlakhlg learning a li',el~,, ur, igorallng experience. With their empha.qs uu creative di.',cmery and Ihelr ability to sthnalate a varicly of learuing Myles. Ihe :Iris engender enthuslasn! and mnli,,alhn! for learninR The aria also teach dlsclpllne, value of .,,uslaillcd cift~rl tu achieve excellence, and the 6 concrete rewards of hard work. All these factors can encourage higher attendance altd decrease drop-out rate~. "The process of sttMying a,d creath~g arl in all of its d/stinct forms defines those qualifies that are at the heart of education reform in the 1990~ ~ crsattotty, perseverance, a sense of standards, and above all, a striving for excellence." · .U.S. Secretary of Education, Richard w. Riley Ii Classes were more interactive, there were more student-initiated topics and discussions, more time was devoted to literacy activities and problem-solving activities in scbools using the arts-based "Different Ways of Knowing" program. The program also produced significant positive effects on student achievemenl, motivation and engagement in learning. Different Irars of Kt~owhtg. 1991.94 .Vat iottal I.~#1~ltttdimtl.rtu4r FDial Rtport. b. rJame~ $ Ctttterall. 199~ I $tudents see relationships, question and analyze material, and clearly articulate thoughts through the "Humanltas Progrant." These students also had significanlly higher class attendance and were signifiesrely less likel}' to drop oul of school. They reported more positive perceptions about their academic abilities than did a comparison group. Teachers reported an overall new enthusiasnt for teaching. rbt Ihtttta~ita$ prograo! £oMttalto~t 1990.91. by httItela A~cbbac~ and Jo~;t Ilerman. 1991 II The open and exploratory nature of the arts lessons in New York Clty's "Arts Partners" program allowed students to explore their "regular" subject areas more actively. The students drew upon their learning from the "core" disciplines for much of the content [or their art works, titus reinforcing academic achievement. Arts and Cog#lllott- A ~htd. r of the Rdatfonsblp Between Arts PartnerS I'togra,t$ a,d the Oetwlopm~nt of Higher Leeel Tbt#kt~8 processes tn tltete#larl an~lJttnior Illgb School $tu detrt$. b.r Carol FDicberg. 1991 7 High-Risk Students Helped Through the Arts · 't~Tle. I e.vumine iio'selfand my method of tho.gbl. I come to the conchsion that the g~ qffautasy bas mea.t more to me than my talent forabsorbiDgkuou,ledge." ~bm ~tem " -.' ,~ : ::/7 Many students find Ll]:tt the arts help them master acadmulc skills. Drawing helps writing. Song and poetv/ make Iacts memorable. Drama makes history more vlvld and real. Creative movement makes processes understandable. Titis is doubly lrne for the high-risk student, who often excels for tile first linre in an arts program. SomeUmes, Ihe stadenl who Is not doing well in traditional academics ndght have an artistic talent that has not yet flowered. As tile writers of The Fourth R point out: "Imagine what might happen to l.eonardo da Vinci today If he were placed in tile average American public school. illegitimate son of a prior woman, a left-handed writer who loved to draw and cltallenge conventional thought, would be labeled an at-risk special education candidate..." Schools witIt an integrated arts curriculum might be better able to address lite needs of students like da Vtncl. - l!igh-risk elementary students with one year in lite "Different Ways of Knowing" program gained 8 percentlie iratats on standardized language arts tests; slitdents wltb two years in the program gained 16 percentlie putors. Nun-program students showed no percenttie gain in language arts. Studen15 with three years in the program trotscored non-program students ~ltb sigoificandy higher repnrl card grades In the core subject areas of la.guage arts, math, reading and social studies. I'arlicipants sin}wed significmttly htgher levels of engagement and iucrea.',ed beliefs Illat there is value in personal effort air achieveremit. In mtsl, 920 elementary students tn 52 clasmmms were studied ht this national longitudinal study in I.o:, ^agelea, south liDston and Cambridge, l~la~achusetts. ! Seventy-five percent of Manchester Craftsmen's Guild students go on to college. An after. school program for at-risk high school students at a community arts center in Pittsburgh. the Gulld'a extraordina~ succ~s shows how valuable community arts groups can be to school districts. Safe Ilarits. Portraits of Edttcdllnnal gffecllren~ In CommuMt$ Atl CtnterJ that FOC~ on Education tn Economically Dlladmntoged CommunDfe~. by m Fifth grade remedial readers nslng creative drama as a learning strategy scored consistently higher on the Metropolitan Reading Comprehension Test. The drama readers' scores also showed a steady increase over tire slyweek period. The comparative group engaged in the same reading activities, followed by vocabulary lessons and discussion of the story. rbe Effectiveness of Creative Drama a~ an Immtctlonal .~lralepO' to ~nbanc* the Reading Comprehension Skills of fifth-Grade Remedial Readers. by.~ntrO'. DuPont. 1992 I Drama techniques were an effective method for promoting faclltty in English as a second language among young children. The "drama group" exhibited significantly greater improvement than the control group in. total verbal output. £nbm~ctng the Practice of Drdma In ~dttcatlo# Tbrottgb Reyesrob, by I~wrenve O'Farrell. 1~3 IJnderstandlng of One's Self and Others Expands with Arts Education Based on what we know, what do students need in order to do well in school? Belief titat success In school is possible Is DUe of lite most important factors for students. Positive self-perceptions have been shown repeatedly to ald the development of skills and learning. Belated to self-concept ts an understanding of others. cultural studies challenge students to respond to the world, to look beyond themselves and to see the connectedness of human soctely. The arts foster understanding of other cultures, their histories, symbols, myths, values and beliefs. 8 Projections nhonl lite demographic cmuposltJon o[ the Oniled Slates in Ihe next 4tl years show Illat the "mlnorlly" impalalion will sous he Ihe nmlorlt~ population. lh~e projectohs have pmhmnd hnpllcatlons for educatom, m they prepare our childreu h~r tomorrow's world. ~ Studcuts reported slgnlflmutly Improved attltud~ reinling Io self-cxpre~lon, trust, self-acceptance and acceptance o[ others In the '~ Alternative' program ta New Jersey. 19X5 ~ Attitudes and perceptions toward Natl*e ~nerlcans were changed illrough ar~ Inslructloa. In Arizona, music and cullnral experiences were effective In diminl~hing fourth grade sludeul~' ~tereotypical views toward mlnortt~ cnllures. ~ Sclf-cm~cepl Is positively enhanced through the arts, according 1o a revle~ of 57 studies, as are langnnge acqni~tlinn, cognitive development, ctltlcal- d}inldng ahilil~ and ~ocial s~lls. The authors examined similes o[ measurable results in Ib~ emotional and social development of children. Tile relationskip behveen music particlpalion aud ~6f-concept was slronglF In evidence. ffi Fifth grade sludeuls derived satisfaction from their band experience regardless of their perception of their talents. In a sludy uf six elementa~ schools In a large mdmrhan $chnul dislricl, studen~ viewed their role m~ band members us parl nf Iheir identily and beneftled from Imlh peer and aduh rccoguillou. The Arts Prepare Students for Jobs Skill requirements for all xvorker~ are going up. including those In production and support Jobs. In tile modern bushless euvlronmeu[, Ihe ability to comulnnicate, adapt, diagnose problems and find crcalive solutions ts more Important than ever before. These attributes can be nurtured and boned through studying the arts. Arts education also plays a role in improving and maintaining a communily's business climate. In a study ol 142 businesses, most agreed tbat cull0ral amenities, Including artsedacatton, were important "quality of fife' factors in their location decisions. Businesses say that schools are the most important vehicle for enbanctng awareness of and interest in tile arts. A Slttdy oJ the Percepllml$ of Bushtess and Colnmtt.llj, Leaden Regttrdlnl~ ! Communications skills were ranked as the second most important factor In hlrlug, a natlonnl employer study reveals. Employers look at educational levels and certificates, but what is more Important to employers is how the applicant presents himself or herself, tn terms of attitude and communication skills. Educational l~#allty of tbe IVorkfor~e ,V~llonal ~.~ployer .rttr~j.: First Flndl#8$, b.F ~ Lynch a#d Roberl ~ent~lty. 199~ I Arts education olds achlevemeat of "core compeluncles" needed for employment, according to a U.S. Labor Department's report (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills, SCANS). The arts are cited as important for certain "foundation" skills which include drinklog creatively, problem solving, exercising individual responsibility, sociability and self-esteem. I0 II The $36 Billion Nonprofit Arts Industry !s A Source of Future Employment for Students There are Jobs in the urts! It is an industry that provides substautiul employment opportunities, about 1.3 million Jobs per )'car, a {nct anmelintes overlooked by educators. The economic dimensions of the nonpro~l arts sector are extensive at $36 billiml. It jumps to $314 hiltIon when commerckd arts scclor is added. '*Ou~ of a chts~room uf ~1) children, maybe I0 will be employed in an arts-related occupation some~y," s~ Rexford Brown oF the I:ducation Commission of ~e Stales. This factor alone shows the necesslly of aris edu~on In each and eve~ one of our nation's schools. Goals 2000 ~ts Education biota than 100 nation~ org~l~flons from ~e~.~* educatiou, arts, corporate ~nd priv3te ~ound~flon, goverumen~ scctors h~ve ~orm~d ~e ffo~/~ ~ vital componeut of eve~ chlld's education. Chances are ibis boo~et k~s [ound Its way to you ~an~ to member org~nlz3tiou of tiffs unique Eor more in[orm3tion flboul th~ /'~rtn~rs~/p, hrcludlng copies of ~r~ ~uc~t/ou ~a/s, contact the Pa~erahip's naflon~ nffice, c/o the Coonctl o~ Chief State School O~cers, Ouc ~lassachust'tL~ ,~veuue, NW, SuRe 700, ~hington, DC ZooOI. 12 RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS AND PARENTS Eloquent ~videoce, Aris at the Core of Learning, by Elizabeth Murfee. We encourage broad distribution of this guide. Feel free to reproduce it and make It available to anyone who would benefit from It. Each study has its own context and complexities that csnnot be presented in this brief format. Readers are encouraged to seek more information. Additional copies can be obtained from the NaUonal Assembly of State Aris Agencies, l 010 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005 Schools, Communities, and the Arts: A Research compendium, developed by the Nation',fl Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with the Morrison Institute for Public Policy, can be purchased In print and disk versions lrom the National Arts Education Netxvork, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC 20566; or contact Scott Stoner, Director, ArtsEdge, 202-416-8871. ArtsEdge is an electronic network lit~Mng individuals and groups interested in arts education Ar~ Education ia Public Elementary and Secondary Schoo/s, the most current survey of the conditions of arts education, can be obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, Rm. 418, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20208; or contact Judl Carpenter 202-219-1333 The Basic School, A Community.for Learning, by Ernest Boyer, in which the arts are considered an essential understanding for all elementary school students, can be purchased from California Princeton Fulfillment Services, 1445 Lower Perry Road, l!wlng, New Jersey 08618 800-777-4726 Be Smart, Incl#d~ Art: A Plonniug Kit for PTds, can be obtained from The National PTA, 330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60611 State and local arts agencies and state alliances for arts education are Important, useful resources. They often have abundant materials, resources, and expertise In arts education. March 7, 1996 RECEIVED .MAR Iowa City City Council Civic Center Iowa City, iowa 52240 Dear Council Members: ! am writing to give you my input on the bus service. Them are a lot of people in the community who depend on the b.uss~e.s to get t.o and from work and to enjoy recreational even. t.s.. /ne tr. ans~t manager said that SEATS will not be prowcrag service to people who lose transit service, even if they need to get to and from work. People might lose their jobs. If you have to raise rates to keep night service, I am willing to pay for it. How about getting smaller busses, too? Sincerely, Leanne Mayhew March 4, 1996 City Council of Iowa City Civic Center Council Chambers 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Attn: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk To the City Council of Iowa City: Greetings. I am a concerned citizen of Iowa City and I am writing with regard to the proposed options concerning the Iowa City Transit Service. I would first like to say that I am grateful to the City Council in their willingness to listen to the views of concerned citizens,- such as myself, who are interested in maintaining and improving the transit system that is currently operating in Iowa City. I am not opposed to increasing the bus fare, as I feel that it is'necessary to do so in order to maintain the transit service. However, I am greatly concerned regarding the proposal to decrease the night time services, even by one hour. I am employed at the University of Iowa Hospitals in the evenings (as are many other citizens of Iowa City), and I depend on the Iowa City Transit System to provide transportation even until 10:30 p.m., as I work late hours at the hospital. There are also many students who depend on the late evening hour service In order to attend classes, activities, etc. I feel that you are making a grave error in decreasing the night time services by even one hour, as there are many people who will be forced to try and find a ride (as I would have to do), or bring out their car and add it to the congestion that is already out there. I cannot possibly believe that by decreasing the bus service by one hour that you would be saving that much money, and would possibly lose more money due to people who would have to take other measures to get transportation. Also, I would urge you NOT to cut the Saturday Iowa City Transit System hours, as there are many downtown businesses that are already suffering from lack of business, and cutting down on the service hours will only affect them even worse and decrease the number of people who are shopping downtown. As I had mentioned previously at the meeting held in February 1996, there are many people who work downtown and at the Hospital who need the Saturday bus servlce and who will be greatly affected if you decrease the hours of the transit service on Saturday. If anything, there are many people (including students), who would use the bus service on Saturday nights, thus decreasing congestion downtown and decreasing the number of drunk drivers who make the roads hazardous in Iowa City, if it were provided to them. I am sure that if you would give this a one year trial, you would see that for the number of people who do not ride during the week due to work hours or location, etc., that you would see an increase in the number of people who would ride the bus on Saturdays that would make up for the loss of riders during the week. I also wish to voice the concern that there is also a lack of transportation in Iowa City on Sundays. As everyone is aware, Iowa City is no longer a "small town" and we must start operating to meet the needs of a growing population. Here is another opportunity where you could increase the number of riders for the Transit System, particularly the elderly and those who cannot afford their own cars, who desperately need transportation on Sundays and are often left isolated and without desperately needed social contacts due to the lack of transportation in Iowa City. There are also many people who work at the University of Iowa Hospitals on Sundays who would be more than happy to leave their cars at home and take the bus if you would provide them with this opportunity to ride the bus. This would also increase much needed business for the stores downtown and bring in more people to shop downtown if they had a way to get there. You should take this into sertous consideration, as many of the downtown businesses are struggling to survive. Finally, I believe that you are not tapping into the most valuable source of "riders" that you have right here in Iowa City, and that is the students. If you would start every Fall when the students are new In Iowa City, and provide them with an "1owa City Transit Package" that would include special "reduced rates" and provide them with route maps, etc., and get them interested rtght away when they first move to Iowa Clty, this would cut down on the competition of using the Cambus and students would be "trained" to use the Iowa City Transit System. I would also be interested in helping to organize fund raisers for the Iowa City Transit System, and I am sure that we could get many other people interested in helping out if they knew that this was to benefit the community as a whole. You have many loyal Iowa City Transit System riders who want to see the transit system maintain its' current sevices and to grow and prosper!! Flow about having some "brain storming" committees who are assigned to come up with some viable and practical ways to increase and improve the Iowa City Transit System rather than possibly destroy a good thing by cutting the services that are so desperately needed in Iowa City. Let us all work together in making Iowa City an example to other cities in cutting down on traffic congestion, pollution, and building of unncessary parking ramps, etc., that will only add to problems for future generations who wish to continue to live in Iowa City. If them is anything that I can do to help, or if you wish to contact citizens who are willing to get together and try and work out a feasible plan to keep the Iowa City Transit System operating in an even more service effective and cost productive manner, please feel free to contact me. I am willing to do what I can do help and I know that other people would be willing to also If given the chance to share their input. Thank you for taking the time to read my concerns regarding the proposals that will affect all of the citizens in Iowa City who depend on the transit system for their transportation. Sincerely, Ms. Robyn Wheeler 1244 Sunset Street Iowa City, Iowa 52246 338-3695 RECEIVED I'IAR 1 5 1§§6 PEOPLE PP,.Y /i. LoT oF THE ~ W. ~ :7-..DE ~ ~m 7:00 ~,m THE 5ES? .. I T hnig , phjcs E~'WA CITY ~ CEDAR RAPIDS I~ CORALVILLE RECEIVED 1 3 1996 March 12,1996 City Council CIVIC Center 410 East Washington Iowa City, IA. 52240 Dear City Council, At our recent Parking and Transit Committee meeting an idea surfaced to help generate use of the bus systemby the young people of Iowa City. During April which contains National Library Week we would like to offer free bus rides on Saturday to all youth through Junior High age who show a Iowa City Library book. We feel this would not only support the Library activity but 9et greater utilization of the buses on Saturday and introduce the convenience of bus ridership to all of these children. We would also expect that parents would sometimes be accompanying these children. If this sounds like a good idea, we will work with the Library getting posters in the buses ahead of time and put a few ads in the paper promoting it. Thank you for your consideration. Sin_ce~e~rely/? //~ ~ Gross Parking and Transit Committee Chairman cc:Susan Crai9 Joe Fowler JAG/adn Plaza Centre One P.O. Box 1846 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 319-354-5950 Toll-Free 800-7790093 FAX 319-354-8973 711 Center Point Road Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 319-364-7010 Toll-Free 800-7790094 FAX 319-364-7133 1703 Second Street Coralville, Iowa %2241 319-338-6274 F,~( 319-338-7788 IOWA CITY P.O. Box 64 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-0064 {319} 354-0863 March 18, 1996 TO: Iowa City City Courtall Members RE: Center Space The Downtown Association of Iowa City endorses the Center Space concept which will contribute to the future vitality of the downtown area, Iowa City community and Eastern Iowa. The DTA recognizes the need for a multi use facility in the heart of the community which will provide a variety of cultural and educational activities to area residents and visitors. A multi use facility wil] attract people of all ages, races, religions, income levels, and interests. This facility will enhance the DTA's and commtmity's commitment to the arts and add to the overall quality of life in Iowa City. Sincerely, '- Xduzar~ie Gumett Streitz ~ DTA President On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Downtown Association of Iowa City 83/20/1996 15:32 3193548724 SDOI]80I~: TCI of Eastern Iowa The Catering Shopj0e Sara Lee Foods Eli's Chicago~s Finest First National Bank & Trust Co. F. aglc Country Market No. 220 Cable TV Office, City of Iowa City New Pioneer Co-op Care del Sol Burro Toast Productions U ell APe Service l~ch's H~ Co. I~rnbllr~ Inn No. 2 Inc. Halget Medical Systen~s Potpourri Inc. Whitedog Garage Iowa City Telephone Great Midwestern Ice Cream Co. Ha~burg Inn No. 2, Inc. Hah ttcv~cw Potpouni Inc. The Breakroom F.~nofoods Cooldes & More W'dso,, Eastdale Sports Center Io. wa City Telephone Company RoberYe Dab3, Cryst~ Cle~ Water Coca Cola Bottling Co. F. aste~ Iowa Ivlan~c~e~ McDonald's Restaurants KCJJ Radio ~$CR,(} TV-9 ay Che,~e" Cheesecake LIVE SKILLS, INC. ?~ 02 March 20, 1996 iowa City Council Merr~ers Clvio Center 410 E. Wa8hington St, Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Council Members: LIFE Skills, Ino., a private non-profit United Way of Johnson County agency, is concluding It's annual fundraising event on Saturday April 6, 1996, from 11:00 AIVI to 3:00 PM. The LIFE Skills, Inc. Cheesecake Exposition will be held at the dmuntow~ Iowa City Holiday Inn, Procastle from the Cheesecake Exposition are u$~l to supplement agency programming. As you are wall aware, In this time ~f human service funding cutbacks, Individual agencies must work diligently to raise funds to support their programs. In order to ~ontinue to provide quality service delivery to all of ~e individuals we serve, fundralslng haa become an extremely important component in sustaining agency programming. Much of the cost of the Cheesecake Exposition is covered through donationa. The LIFE Skills staff donate their time to coordinate and facilitate t~e Cheesecake Exposition as do 20 to 30 community volunteers. That is why I am requesting that the City Council approve the waiver of fees for 20 parking spaces In the parking lot North of the Burlington Street ramp. This donation would relieve the agency from paying for parking for out staff, would allow LIFE Skills t~ raise additional funds, m~d would be a generous and extremely helpful contribution to the LIFE Skills fund-raiser. While I realize this is a unique and unprecedented request, I believe that the small amount of revenue lost by this donation is a large step toward the City encouraging and supporting agencies in independent fundraising attempts. Gillian J.H. Fox Exac~ivo Director March 4, 1996 CITY OF I0 WA CITY TO: RE: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council Civil Service Entrance Examination INSPECTOR I - CONBTRUCTION We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Construction Inspector I. Kevin Hockstedler Hired: 4/1/96 IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMI IO~ Michael W. Kennedy, Chair ATTEST: , City Clerk 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET · IO~/A CITY, IOWA $2240-1826 · (3lg) 3S6-S000 * FAX (319) 356-5009 February 26, 1996 CITY OF IOWA CITY TO: RE: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council Civil Service Entrance Examination - FIRE CHIEF We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Fire Chief. Andrew Rocca Hired: 2/26/96 IOWA CITY CIVIL COMMISSION chael W. K~edy, SERVICE Chair ATTEST: Ma~ian Karr, City Clerk 410 EAST WASHINO~ON STREET · IOWA CITY. IOWA $2240-1826 · (319) 3S6-SO00 · FAX ()19) 356-5009 March 4, 1996 CITY OF I0 WA CITY TO: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council RE: Civil Service Entrance Examination - SPECII%L INSPECTOR PROJECTS We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Special Projects Inspector. $haun Bradbury Hired: 2/29/96 IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE 00H14ISSION ATTEST: Karr, Cxty Clerk February 21, 1996 CITY OF I0 WA CITY TO: RE: The Honorable Mayor and the City Council Civil Service Entrance Examination - TREASURY CASHIER We, the undersigned members of the Civil Service Commission of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby certify the following named person(s) as eligible for the position of Treasury Cashier. Michelle Buhman Hired: 3/4/96 IOWA CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMI~I~ . Michael W. Kenne~ Chair ATTEST: 'Mabian Karr, City Clerk City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: Mamh 15, 1996 To: The Honorable Mayor, City Council and City Clerk From: Jim Brachtel Re: Modification of On Street Parking Meter Zone on the West Side of 100 Block of North Clinton Street As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3 of the City Code this is to advise you of the following action: ACTION: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A17 of the City Code, the City Traffic Engineer will authorize the removal of the most southerly parking meter on the west side of the 100 block of North Clinton Street. This meter is known as CL153. This action will take place on or shortly after 29 March, 1996. FOR COMMENT: This action is being taken to provide for the installation of an extended bus stop at the southerly end of the west side of the 100 block of North Clinton Street. The University of Iowa will be installing hard surface pads so as to accommodate their handicapped lift buses which will be utilizing this stop. The removal of one stall of metered parking is required so as to allow the buses to be positioned adjacent to and parallel with the street curb. ' I ¥MO! ),.L 3 ¥MOI 01 ~i I, t4 ~1 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 19, 1996 To: The Honorable Mayor, City Council and City Clerk From: James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Re: Temporary Alteration of the Parking Prohibitions in the 500 Block of South Linn Street As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3 of the City Code, this is to advise you of the following action. ACTION: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A10 of the City Code, the City Traffic Engineer will direct the removal of the odd-even parking in the 500 block of South Linn Street. In its stead the west side of the 500 block of Linn Street will be posted NO PARKING 8 A.M.-5 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. This action will take place on or shortly after April 2, 1 996. COMMENT: This action is being taken to facilitate the construction of new rental property at the lots known as 515 and 521 South Linn Street. The prohibitions noted above will provide that the west side of the 500 block of South Linn Street will remain open, providing access to the work sites for the various trades and suppliers of the contractor in a mere safe and efficient manner than if parking were to be alternating back and forth during the work day. As the proposed prohibition will only limit parking from 5 to 8, Monday through Friday and will permit parking after the hour of 5:00 p.m., this action will not affect the nighttime on-street parking supply in this one block of South Linn Street. The contractor anticipates that his construction work will be completed by August 15, 1996, at which time the calendar parking will be reinstailed in the 500 block of South Linn Street. MEMORANDUM To: Marion Can' City Clerk From: John F. Doershuk, Ph.D. 5~f~ Director, General Contracts Program Date: March 22, 1996 @ 319/335-1122 (office) 319/335-2776 (fax) john-doershuk@uiowa.edu Karen Kubby asked that I provide a hardcopy print-out of the e-mail messages Bill Green and I each sent to you earlier today. These are to be distributed to the Couacil as items for the official consent calendar. Thankyou. Ill THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA March 20, 1996 Mr. Stephen J. Arkins, City Manager City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 Dear Mr. Arkins: In this letter I wish to thank you and other City staff members for assistance in our efforts at Napoleon Park and I wish to clarify a couple of points that may have been missed in the hubbub of the last few days' events. 1. I thank you and Chuck Schmadeke and Tim Randall of the Engineering Divison for permitting and helping to arrange for my office's monitoring of construction last week. Your efforts were instrumental in helping us arrange monitoring and data retrieval with the construction contractor. 2. I am very grateful to the City Historic Preservation Commission for reviewing our Historic Resource Development Pr6gram (HRDP) grant proposal, for holding a special meeting at short notice, and for endorsing the proposal. I also thank you for your own endorsement of that proposal. 3. Finally, I want to thank the City Planning and Community Development Department for originally notifying us of the impending construction. Our initial inspection of the cleared and grubbed pipeline route and subsequent monitoring of the early stages of construction last week led to: (1) confirmation of archaeological site 13.1H250, (2) mapping of concentrated deposits of artifacts, and (3) recovery of approximately 700 prehistoric and historic-era artifacts. We have nearly completed cataloging these specimens, and we will prepare a report which we trust will be of use to the City and its archaeological consultant. This report and our upcoming ISTEA-sponsored survey of the Sand Road area, combined with the City's work along the pipeline route, should contribute to a greater appreciation of the area's prehistoric and historic resources. As you know, we conducted field work, archival research, and grant preparation at no cost to the City. We did this because we were informed the pipeline project had no federal involvement and hence required no compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act. Had I been aware of the Corps permit, I would not have prepared the HRDP proposal and I would have immediately urged the City to contact the State Historic Preservation Office and the Corps. Apparently when the SHPO learned of the federal involvement (ironically, through your letter of endorsement) they cancelled approval of the grant and notified the Corps, which set off last Thursday's events. Office of the State Archaeologist 303 Eastlawn Iowa City, Iowa 52242.1411 319/335-2389 FAX 319/335.2776 I am glad a procedure has been agreed upon for cultural resource work which is acceptable to the Corps and the SHPO and which allows construction to proceed. By copying this letter to the individuals listed below I am extending my thanks to others with whom we have worked, as well as my continued offer to cooperate in any way that the City might find helpful. Sincerely, William Green State Archaeologist Chuck Schmadeke and Tim Randall (Iowa City Engineering Division) Karen Franklin, Charlie Denny, and Scott Kugler (Iowa City Planning and Community Development Depa,~.tent ) Linda Woito (Iowa City City Attorney's Office) Doug Russell (Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission) Ron Puleher (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Kathy Goufiey and Doug Jones (State Historic Preservation Office) Derrick Marcucci and John Hotopp (Louis Berger and Associates, Inc.) I m-carr@blue.weeg. ui, 12:10 PM 3/22/96, Correspondance for Official Co To: m-carr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu From: John Doershuk <John-Doershuk@uiowa.edu > Subject: Correspondance for Official Consent calendar Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: At 07:15 PM 3/21/96 -0600, Karen Kubby wrote the following, my response is below, at Karen's request please enter this as correspondance for the official consent calendar: >John, > > Richard Fishel and I have been corresponding a little bit electrordcally >and he came to see me at my office hours about the sewer line going > through Napoleon Park. I feel that I am getting very different kinds oBf > information from different sources. > >In light of these differing perspectives and since I am a little late in > creating any positive action to save archaeological resources at this > site, I have a request for you. I would appreciate if you could put in >writng the following series of information from your perspective in the > Office of the State Archaeologist: > > 1. What would have been the ideal process that the city would have gone >through for aproject like this? Timeframes, offices contacted (and >whose responsibility under the law it is to do this), studies performed, >work performed--all to determine significant sites, a plan to preserve >and/or document them appropriately. Also, when and who should be at the >work site and what we should include with our contracter for the project >to meet the goals outlined in whatever front end studies/surveys were done. > >2. What actually happened? This will help the city council and staff > compare and contrast reality with possibility. > >3. What did we potentially lose by bulldozing ahead in the manner in >which we did? > > 4. Anything else you think I should be asking or that you know? > [Printed for John Doershuk < John.Doershuk@uiowa.edu > , m-carr@blue.weeg. ui, 12:10 PM 3/22/96, Correspondance for Official Co >This sounds like a lot of information. Ideally, we could have a brief > form of this into the City Manager's Office (to Lisa) by noon Friday. >This may not be possible. This timeframe would allow this information to > be in the city council packet which is delivered to each council member >on the weekend. That way council members could read it and know what I >am talking about on Monday evening at our informal council meeting. You >could also call Lisa at 356-5010 to see how late she can accept items for > the packet. > > If Friday is not possible, either Monday or Tuesday to the City Clerk's > office so she could deliver it to us at our evening meetings this week. >The disadvantage of this is that we won't have time to read it before the > meeting where we would discuss this. > > Whatever timeframe you can accomodate, feel free to state that I >requested this information from you to be given to all council members. > Please copy any correspondence to the City Manager, Director of Public > Works, and City Engineer. > > If you have questions about my request, feel >free to call me at 338-1321. I'll be in and out in the morning, but >gone after lpm at the latest. Thank you in advance for answering my > questions. > > We need to learn from this experience and do much better next time. I > am feeling very disheartened by our actions or lack thereof. > > Karen Kubby >338-1321 > kkubby@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu > Karen - Thank you for taking the time to discuss Rich's concerns. Our aim in this statement is to provide constructive comment on the general cultural resources compliance process as well as specific aspects of the City's interceptor sewer project to assist the City in understanding their role and responsibilities. Obviously, as both citizens of Iowa City and professional archaeologists, Rich and I are keenly interested in the City's sewer project, especially as it relates to the archaeological resources in Napoleon Park (and elsewhere along the proposed right-of-way) and the effects of IPrinted for John Doershuk <John-Doershuk@uiowa.edu > 21 I m-carr@hlue.weeg. ui, 12:10 PM 3/22/96, Correspondance for Official Co considering the impacts of the proposed construction on known (or unknown) cultural resources on city finances. The OSA mission, as a state agency and organized research unit of the University, is to "develop, disseminate, and preserve knowledge of Iowa's prehistory and history," and our actions relative to Napoleon Park and the sewer project have been guided all along by a desire to salvage available information without interrupting the city's plans. Please see Bill Green's (the State Archaeologist) letter dated March 20, 1996 to Steve Arkins for more detail on this point - he is e-mailing this letter separately today, perhaps this could be included in the Council's packet as well.. The Office of the State Archaeologist and the City of Iowa City have worked together for a number of years to develop an increasingly sophisticated awareness on the part of city employees to the cultural resources of the area as well as the legal and ethical responsibilities associated with development of the city's infrastructure. Our greatest success has been with members of the planning and community development division; we have had (apparently) less success with public works and engineering, although it remains unclear to us how internal communications within the city government flow on projects like the interceptor sewer project. The sewer project have been unfortunate divergences from the otherwise positive advances the city has made in being sensitive to archaeological and historical resources. The realm of cultural resources management is admittedly obscure; however there is a process typically followed by those engaged in development projects in the State of Iowa which results in compliance with existing federal and state laws and timely completion of projects. First and foremost, please be aware that the entire corpus of laws, executive orders, regulations, standards, and guidelines relating to cultural resources are designed to ensure that consideration of these resources are integrated into project plaxming to allow projects to proceed while significant aspects of the cultural environment are respected. The "laws of the land" require "consideration of effects" but do not mandate protection from all such effects. In the case of the City's sewer project, issuance by the Rock Island District Corps of Engineers (COE) of a "nationwide" permit in response to the application filed on behalf of the City by Stanley Consultants on August 1, 1996 was done following standard practice, as was the attachment by the COE of"Fact Sheet No. 3(IA)" and "Appendix A to Part 330: Nationwide Permits and Conditions." General Condition 12 under Section C ("Historic Properties") of this appendix reads in part: "No activity which may affect Historic properties listed, or eligible for listing, in the National Register of Historic Places is authorized...[the] permittee must notify the [COE] district engineer if the authorized activity may affect historic properties...and shall not begin the activity until notified by the District Engineer that the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act [NHPA] have been satisfied...Information on the location and existence of historic resources can be obtained from the State Historic Preservation Office [SHPO]". Printed for John Doershuk < John-Doershuk@uiowa.edu > 31 I m.carr@blue.weeg.ui, 12:10 PM 3/22/96, Correspondance for Official Co This statement means that if the permittee is engaged in a project involving historic properties as defined in the NHPA, then the permittee is to contact the SHPO for information. In Iowa, the SHPO is based at the State Historical Society of Iowa in Des Moines. That office has review and compliance authority under the NHPA. The Office of the State Archaeologist specifically does not, but we do maintain the state database on historic and prehistoric archaeological resources. In the typical case, the receiver of a COE permit will contact either the SHPO or OSA (or both) to enquire as to the presence/absence of known historic resources within a project area and as to the sensitivity of the project area in terms of unknown resources. The OSA will provide the site information and an idea about sensitivity, the SHPO will actually indicate whether or not a "Phase I survey" is required. The point about unknown resources is important because the NHPA requires consideration of resources on or eligible for the National Register and those potentially eligible (i.e., unknown or as yet unevaluated resources). OSA staff on multiple occasions during the month of February discussed with city planning, public works, and historic preservation commission staff the known (but unevaluated for National Register eligibility) presence of prehistoric and historic cultural resources at Napoleon Park as well as the strongly suspected potential for highly significant 1830s era archaeological remains associated with John Gilbert and the first county courthouse in Johnson County. The latter structure is known from historical documents to have been the meeting place of the Territorial Commission that chose Iowa City as the first seat of Iowa government, an event of local, county, and statewide significance (particularly in light of this being Iowa's Sesquicentennial). City staff consistently indicated the sewer project had no federal involvement and indicated it was impossible to delay the contracted construction. The OSA then elected to pursue an emergency grant from the State Historical Society for salvage work at Napoleon without interference with the construction activities; this grant was endorsed by the city Historic Preservation Commission and Steve Atkins. In his letter of endorsement, Mr. Arkins referenced the COE permit, flagging the project as a federal undertaking. This resulted in our grant application being denied, the Historical Society's notifocation to the COE, and the COE's actions on March 14th. If the City had contacted the SHPO or OSA last summer/fall before or after receiving the COE permit, it would have been a relatively simple and cost effective procedure to hire an archaeological consultant such as the OSA to indicate the recorded presence cultural resources, discuss possible alternative routes and/or the cost-benefit of maintaining the preferred alignment, and design an archaeological survey and archival records search to establish the actual presence of "historic resources" within the proposed right-of-way. I estimate (and it is my job to calculate timeframes for this type of work) that approximately one month would have been required at an expense of $13-$18,000 to the City to receive a comprehensive statement on the sewer project from the OSA. This document would then have been submitted to the COE and SHPO for review and comment (another 30 days for this review - no cost to the City). If this report recommended Printed for John Doershuk < John-Doershuk@uiowa.edu > I m.carr@blue.weeg. ui, 12:10 PM 3/22/96, Correspondance for Official Co additional work at any location (which, knowing what we do now, it would have for Napoleon Park), these investigations could have been conducted last fall by our office or some other archaeological consultant with a report prepared over the winter for submittal and comment in time for construction to have started when it did in March 1996. Associating a cost with the additional work that might have been recommended had this typical process been followed is difficult as no scope-of-work exists; however, it is safe to say that it would have been cheaper then than it is under the current circumstances with archaeologists being flown in from out of state. We are pleased that the City's current consultant was able to arrange a small subcontract (it will be completed Monday March 25, 1996) with the OSA to allow us to finalize the artifact processing resulting from our volunteer monitoring activities prior to the COE halting the project. We are disappointed the City chose to hire a different consultant after asking us to prepare a proposal but we are pleased the the Napoleon Park resources are now being given the chance to "speak" that was heretofore denied. We would be happy to discuss these issues further with you at any time, please call either me or Bill Green or stop by the office (SW corner of Gilbert and Iowa). Sincerely, John F. Doershuk, Ph.D. IPrinted for John Doershuk <John. Doershuk@uiowa.edu > This l~ro~ran: ~u[de lis~s o::ly PATV:s wcekh' series shows, but many programs make up dumnel 9' - s diverse !~rogranm:ing weckl PATV cableoasis programs kom 12 noon to past 51onday - Thursday, on Friday evenings from 5p~n, Salurdays kom 10am to ~nidnight Sundays. 2pm to 1 l:30pm. Please call or stop by PATV if you have any ~ues- tlons~ We:d love to meet and hear from you! ~arch/ l~.prii 1996 PATV ca~e channel 2. PATV is located inside the iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn Street iowa City, Iowa 52240 (319) 338-7035 email: patv@avalon.net http://www. avalon.netl~patvl Monday-Thursday Saturday Friday & Sunday 12-9 pm ~ 1-5 pm Closed ^ccEss2 I~lwtlttt't'tl Io' Joe pt~itltleeel I~V ( 'l~rin It/ttldt111 There#. Pt~M. ce,d IO' fih, se Ila. wrnrd I%,d.r,.d I0' I q ('olh'[p, I'.~lttr. thm I%,ridrd h,' Ihd* Ihtrdy '~" '~Alil:'~or~he!>pfograms':shown'~ on PATV, are. produced' or sponsored [provided] by community members. The recent tempest created by the City of Iowa City's decision to place a sewer line through the former location of the town of Napoleon and the fkst courthouse in Johnson County, both now situated within Napoleon Park, raises an interesting question: Who is responsible for the preservation of the history of Iowa City? For those City officials unaware of the history of this area, and based upon the transpiring of events in the last few weeks this number is quite large, a brief history lesson of this area is in order. The Napoleon Townsite has long been recognized as the historically important site of the first meeting of the Territorial Commission charged with determining the location of the first seat of Iowa government. The Napoleon Townsite was conceived by none other than John Gilbert, the first non-Indian settler in Johnson County. Gilbert was allowed by the Mesquaki chief Poweshiek to erect a claim cabin within the area now known as Napoleon Park, adjacent to the village of Wapashashiek, another Mesquaki leader. At that time, Gilbert also began construction of the first County Courthouse in Johnson County, which was completed in 1839. The first post office in the county was also established this same year in Napoleon. There are other events associated with the Napoleon Park area. The McCollister farm, which Napoleon Park was formerly a part of, supplied the timber used in the stairways and trim of the Old Capitol Building. The only lynching in Johnson County occurred within Napoleon Park in 1858. Irving Weber has published more than 20 articles pertaining to the history of just the park itself. In addition to the recent historical events associated with the park listed above, Napoleon Park also contains materials from an earlier Indian village that dates between 2000-1000 years ago. In applying for the nationwide permit from the Army Corps of Engineers needed to complete the sewer project, the City failed to notfly the Corps of the historical significance of Napoleon Park, a direct violation of the nationwide permit procedures. Based upon the misinformation supplied to them by the City, the Corps granted approval to the City for the completion of the sewer project. When the Corps was notified of this serious omission by the State Historical Preservation Office in Des Moines, the Corps rescinded the permit and halted construction. Io% Besides apparently being in violation of Federal regulations, the City chose to by-pass its own Sensitive Areas Ordinance, passed in December 1995. One of the purposes of this ordinance is to regulate "development of lands which contain archaeological sites" and to "help assure that sites which contain information regarding the community's prehistory and history are identified, studied, protected, and\or properly excavated when appropriate." Despite protests from the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of the State Archa ;ologist, and the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, the City chose to ignore the Sensitive Areas Ordinance and commence with the construction activities without taking into consideration the historical and archaeological significance of the area. After numerous conversations with the above listed State and local agencies, the City reluctantly agreed to have archaeologists on-site, at no cost to the City, to monitor the destruction of the Park. Unfortunately, the archaeologists were not notified that this construction had begun until after the upper two feet of the park within the construction corridor had been removed by bulldozers and belly scrapers. What historical information was contained within this area will never be known. Also unfortunately, monitoring heavy equipment operation is not the most beneficial means to assess a historical area. I do not know how much one of the belly scrapers or bulldozers used in the construction process weighs, but after this machinery runs over a 150-year old glass bottle or a 2000-year old Indian clay pot, nothing can be done but pick up the pieces. I charge that the City, during this, the sesquicentennial of Iowa, is not concerned with its own history. The City had more than ample opportunity to investigate the park area before the construction began but chose not to do so. The City has passed a Sensitive Areas Ordinance but chose not to abide by it. What will be the next historically significant building or archaeological site area within the city to fall victim to the insensitivity of City officials. Will the Old Capitol Building be replaced by a parking lot? You may think that this would be absurd, but I would have thought the destruction of a historically significant area such as Napoleon Park in the 1990s would also be absurd. City officials have been cited in the March 16 edition of the Cedar Rapids Gazette as saying they "didn't think interest was high enough to merit exploration of the [Napoleon] site." If the City is not interested in one small area that contains the locations of the first courthouse in Johnson County, a 150-year old Mesquakie village, and a 2000-year old Indian village, what are they interested in? Past city administrations have honored John Gilbert by naming one of the main streets within Iowa City after him. The current city administration has chosen to honor Gilbert by potentially destroying the town he founded more than 150 years ago. A city who destroys its cultural heritage loses its identity. And without an identity, we are nothing. I restate my opening question: Who is responsible for the preservation of the history of Iowa City? Richard Fishel 1316 Muscatine Ave. Iowa City, IA 52240 'Illlll!??11If ?'Tl'""qT FOLLOWING I,S "~ BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE- iowa CK1( 522~5 5224O University of Iowa Dormitory Student Population TOTAL 55,080 I The Iowa City water service area for the year 2015 (20-year projection, assuming the proposed new facilities are in operation by 1995) is about 77,000. The projected water service area population for the year 2035 is about 95,000. The projected average and peak day water demands are shown in the table below. IOWA CITY WATER SERVICE AREA Current ~ :,~~' = 2035 55,080 76,950 95,000 Average Day Usage 6,800,000 gal 11,150,000 gat Peak Day Usage 1~.~_200,000 gel 16,700,000 gel period. 15,350,000 gel 23,000,000 gel · ..,, .....*,,,,,,,,a,,ze~ u~u avgra'~e and peek hour demands for the. stu~dy,~,,1 ~<-;,~ ~, Projected Population Average Day Usage Peak Hour Usage 4. Peak Hour Plus Fire Flow Present 56,200 6,800,000 gpd 1 5,000,000 76,950 11,150,000 gpd 22,300,000 gpd The same procedures as described above for the present peak hour plus fire flow were utilized for addressing future fire flow in conjunction with future peak hour demands. =uture fire flows were not determinable. It was assumed that the range of needed fire =lows {between residential type test locations and commercial/industrial locations) Nould not change substantially in the future. ' iv -3 ;I PI~OPOSED ALLUVIAL COLLECTOIl WELL %,.'.; tsmtnante. ~e court atate~ 'In light of the ¢1~ la~ d ~e te~ga~va ~ '~n~m~n~ aM ~e Jmpe~e~ na~ o~e av~a~le ~e~men~ an~ ~e~ ~e~ ~nnot ~e as J~mtion for ~da~ ~ con~111~ mn~mt~ ~ may ~ ~f~7~ ~e a~ncy ~n~Med ~at ~e pro~d ~e pub~shed ~e day ~on ~ ~e preyed re.etlon ~ GAC ad~on tree.an& vaffe~ Ped- e~ ~ed~ agencies, en~ronmen~l ~upa, and n ~ew wa~ utilities supped ~e p~s~ ~e. ~ny s~ ~e~Lh ~en~es, ~nsulti~ en~nee~, and mos~ wa~r utgifies oppos~ tL2e USEPA respond~ ~ ~fl~ optstrion ~ ~e GAC p~p~ ~ publls~ ~ a~tional s~ment ~ ~e J~y 6, 1978, F~m~ ~? ~ever- ~el~s, silent oppodgon ~n~nue~. ~sed on sever~ ~h~ ~nsldem. go~~ U~A p~m~gated re~a~o~ for ~e ~ntml of ~s ~ d~nff ~ae on Nov. t9, 19~9,s~ but sure.early, on M~. 19, 1981, ~drew 1~ propo~ ~ ~n~l o~nlc con~mt~n~ by GAC.~ Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments ~ongress aevere]y underestimated the time required for USEPA to develop ere&~]e regn]afiorm. USEPA's slowness in regulating contamtnante and i~ fagure to require GAC treatment for organic contemlnants servecl as a foc,~ point for dh~. don of 9osdble reyesluna to the taw. Minor amendments to the 1974 SDWA were made in 19377 19797 and 1980~ (~abte 1-3). ~hese amendments provided for funding reauthor;zation and made a number of minor clmnges to the SDWA.~ TabI~! -3 The 1986 Safe Drlnklng Water Act Amendments lle~orte in ~e early 1980s of drlnldng water eon~ta. mlnation By organ~e contard. nante and other chemicals~ and pathogens such as O/ard/a lamblie~ arottsed con. gresdonat concern over the ade~uav~ of the SDWA. 'l~e rate of progress made by USF~A to regulate contaminants was partlc~arly crltictzed by merebeta of Con- grass, and legislation was ;ntrotu¢ed to amend the SDW~.~9,40.4 1 To strengthen the SDWA, especially the regulation-setting process and ~round. water protection, Congress amended most of the orig;nal 1974 SDWA in 1985. The~e. amendmentz, known as the SDWA Amendments of 1986, were signed into law (P.L. 99-339) June ~9, 1986.43 Among other provisions, t~e 1986 amendments ~g. n~canfly altered the rate at which USEPA was to set dr;nklng water stander&. Since the time the 1986 amendments were signed, ~ ~reefoid increase in the ~DWA and amendments Year Pub~o Law Date 1974 P.L 93-523 Dec. 16, 1974 1977 P.L 95-190 Nov. 16, 1977 1979 P.L 96-63 ~epL 6, 1979 1980 P.L 98-502 . Dec. 5, 1980 1988. P.L 99439 June 18, 1986 1988 P,L 100.572 · eel 31, 1988 No~: CodFed ~oreraly as 42 U.S.0. 3001-300J-11. SDWA $DWA Amendments of 1977 SDWA Amendments of 1979 SDWA Amendments of 1980 SDWA Amendments of 1986 Lead Con~a~natlon Control Act 1.7 Ordinance No. 9§-3714 Page 2 "Water Services Charges" to read as follows: subsection entitled "Water Service Charges" in Section 3-4-3 and adding a new Amount of Fee, Charge, Bond, Fine or PenalW Meter Size March 1, ~996 (inches) Cha~qe 9.35 1 ~ 22.01 2 29.58 3 54,65 4 95.36 6 191.91 minimum monthly holder's cost will be based on the minimum for a %" meter, regardless of the size. get meters will be based on comparative costs to a 6" meter. The an account holder who furnishes and maintains the meter at the account There will be no minimum monthly charge for a single.purpose water meter from November to March for those months during which no weter is used. Monthly user charges for water in excess of 200 cu. ft. per month for dual purpose water meters Single-purpose meter charges for water in excess of 200 cu. ft. per month Returned check/automatic bank debit for payment of water services Discount for combined accounts enrolled in sure pay, per billing MonthN Usage March 1, 1996 (Cu. F(.I Char.qe 201 to $2.00/100 cu. ft. 3,000 t"" :~ CU.ft, '" ' Over 1.43/100 cu. ft. 3,000 cu.ft. Over 200 $2.00/100 cu. ft. Char.qe $10.00 1.00 ORDINANCE NO, 90-3~,76 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 32.1, ENTITLED "TAXATION AND REVENUES," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, BY AMENDING SECTION 32.1-73 THEREIN TO REVISE SEWER AND WATER CHARGES AND ESTABLISH A CHARGE FOR UNMETERED SEWER SERVICE AND FOR MANUFACTURING HOUSING PARK UNMETERED SEWER SERVICES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. That Chapter 32.1, ~l'axatton and Revenues,' of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, be, and the same is hereby amended by repealing Section 32.1-73, and adopting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows: Sec, 32.1-73. Fees and Chargee Authorized In Cha~er 33. Municipal Code Section Authorizing Fee, Charge, Fine, or Penalty: (a) Sec. 33-45 (a)-(O Description of Fee, Charge, Fine, or Penalty Sewer Service Charqes: Minimum monthly charge (includes the first 200 cu. if. of water used) Monthly charge for each additional 100 cu. ft. of water used Charge: $5.75 $1,40 Monthly surcharge BOD (per pound) SS (per pound) $.13 $.10 (b) Sec. 3,3-45(h) Unmetered user, monthly minimum $12.90 Manufactured housing park, monthly minimum per lot $12.90 (c) 33-46(h) Fee for delinquent sewer service account $3.00 for each water service account not paid within 30 days of billing date. Fee is waived for first occurrence In each calendar year. (d) 33-48(a) Deposit fee for combined city water and/or sewer and/or solid waste collection accounts Residential account: $50.00 per combined residential service for waste collection service ???!11Y_/.. FOLLOWIN(} E -i~ ~ ~ BEST DOC, U~NT AVAiL. ABLE ~ o.:-, · t C." D. Blendinq of Water Sources :~c~ c.n ~---~ The two Silurian Wells (300-feet deep) and the one Jordan Well (1,600 feet deep)~a~e an integral part of the raw water-supply-combination for the new Iowa City Water Supply and Treatment Facilities Project. These deep groundwaters are necessary to blend with the surface Iowa River water during pedods of high contaminant levels in the River, such as nitrates and nitrites. When we attempt to place these wells on the proposed site, hydrogeology tells us that the Siludan and Jordan aquifers must have wells located far enough apart to prevent interference of their cones of depression, one from the other, and also to avoid reducing pumping capacity of adjoining wells, see attached schematic from an article attached to the City Attorney's August 1991 memo to the City Council. Finally, regardless of the type of well or raw water source, the City needs control over surrounding areas to avoid construction of private wells which would adversely iml~act the City's wells and other existing wells in the area to the North and Northeast. - In summary, if the 1,000-foot radius circles were required by the EPA, approximately 183 acres or 80% of the 230-acre site would be incorporated w leaving approximately 47 acres or 20% of the entire site remaining for other necessary treatment and storage uses. E. Additional Requirements for Separation of Wells and Water Sources from Treatment Facilities, The water wells, sand pit and dver water sources must not only be protected from each other's influence, but must also be protected from chemicals and process wastes of the water 8 treatment plant and the sludge lagoons. This means the plant building, site and lagoons must be designed to contain the processing chemicals and residuals within the treatment facilities themselves. Howard R. (~reen therefore recommends the City locate the plant and lagog~s as far away as possible from the raw water sources on the site, preferably ou~de a~001~ foot radius of control for each water source. Although not depicted on the accompanying Howard R. Green Map, Iocation~'bf theplant building and sludge lagoons outside a 1,000-foot radii of control is not entirely possible· Nonetheless, the need to separate the plant from the raw water sources confirms the concomitant need for the full 230-acre site, so the City can provide safe drinking water for the citizens of Iowa City. Finally, IDNR has no current regulations for water treatment sludge lagoons, but they do require certain design standards of wastewater treatment lagoons be used for water treatment sludge lagoons. Given the ambiguities in the current regulation and the unknowns of future rules, Howard R. Green recommends the City design the sludge lagoons to the full standards of wastewater lagoons, as proposed in the Howard R. Green Report. IV. SENSITIVE WELL FIELD: GEOLOGICAL FORMATION Information from the UI Geological Survey indicates that much of the proposed site for the Project includes '~Visconsinon Loess soil over high terrace alluvium," see attached. In lay term;, this means a special type of geological formation covers much of the proposed site, and includes very permeable soils and sands, see Howard R. Green Map indicated in gold. As a practical matter, this type of geological formation also means that anything which is dropped 8 treatment plant and the sludge lagoons. This means the plant building, site and lagoons must be designed to contain the processing chemicals and residuals within the treatment facilities themselves. Howard R. Green therefore recommends the City locate the plant and lagog:~s as far away as possible from the raw water sources on the site, preferably ou~de a~000~ foot radius of control for each water source. Although not depicted on the accompanying Howard R. Green Map, Iocatiort~of th~:~olant building and sludge lagoons outside a 1,000-foot radii of control is not entirely possible. Nonetheless, the need to separate the plant from the raw water sources confirms the concomitant need for the full 230-acre site, so the City can provide safe ddnking water for the citizens of Iowa City. Finally, IDNR has no current regulations for water treatment sludge lagoons, but they do require certain design standards of wastewater treatment lagoons be used for water treatment sludge lagoons. Given the ambiguities in the current regulation and the unknowns of future rules, Howard R. Green recommends the City design the sludge lagoons to the full standards of wastewater lagoons, as proposed in the Howard R. Green Report. IV. SENSITIVE WELL FIELD: GEOLOGICAL FORMATION Information from the UI Geological Survey indicates that much of the proposed site for the Project includes '"~/isconsinon Loess soil over high terrace alluvium," see attached. In lay term;, this means a special type of geological formation covers much of the proposed site, and includes very permeable soils and sands, see Howard R. Green Map indicated in gold. As a practical matter, this type of geological formation also means that anything which is dropped FOLLOWIN~ 18 ~ ~l~ BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE BLA,CK SP~ NOS ?l/1111171/ l - FOLlOWIN(} I$ ~ ~ ~ BE~ DOCUMENT AVAILABLE FOLLOWING BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE / .;1 I [' ~' I '''ILL[ PO~.'FR L)A~I OWNED :' CONS[RV^~IGN COMMISSION ! I PUBLIC ~ ~ro~' $ .( i ~L ~o,.~..~.~'- -,. 300 X ~ NO. 78 ,-I,~ melt .~ Ior ~d~ by Mlcl. W~! pr'l~. ~.,'"fuh~ ': ":' "~ o ~' t ! CHAUTAUQUA . BL~CK 3 ADDITION ,t I~LACK'5 ZND $UB-01V TO THr' NORI'~I--) - t "-'..~.../REINFORCED CONCRETE CAISSON (13-27 l.DJt=,~. ~ : PUMPING WATER LEVELUWA CIT~ IONIA FIGURE Vt - C TY, PICAL COLLECTOR. .WELL UnfortunaTelY, however, much c¢ the existing zoning shown on Figure II is not responsive to the phySiCal limitatiOnS of the cotrid?"' ThroughOUt the length of the corridor, zoning regulations have permitted development within the 100-year flood plain and occasionally within the floodway. within the developed portions of Iowa City and Coralville, zoning permits intensive commercial and industrial uses immediately adjacent to the riverbanks. The suitability of the soils to support t~is degree of development is questionable. In many instances, these uses have encroached on the riverbanks resulting in the destruction of bank vegetation. This lack of vegetation is now contributing To bank erosion. = ,^..o¢identlal use were If portions of the study area zoneu -uL -] ~^ the densities ~--~we~ ,, ~ b _~:.ven~ional development proceour~= -~ ~ ~ ' ~v ex~ng develow~ ~ .... ~1 ties o~ some areas would be exCe~ e ~ -%~ DhySICaI ~aM · ' S. the areas would deteriorate both phySiCallY an~ these limitation . ' t ke -lace are · as where deterioration could a P ~ ~ .. aestheticallY' ~re -~eam trot 'hs br~0gs ~-, ~'~'Y Road W66. In the southern portion of the study area, the encrOaChment on the · ~ri^,.slv threatening r~ve ~ank' so severe that bank eros,on is now s: :~:+h~.nh oer~itte~ r ~s ~ ~dditional devel°PmenT' ~*~ ....... , ~,,r,~ouS deveiopmer, TS, ~ny o .... ~rnnriate oovernmental '¢ ' ..... ~¢ he carefully reviewed by ~ne o~-~ - by ZO'~"'~' ~h agencieS. Su~_~_~y_~ Fortunately, the corridor study area i~ subject to existing land use contrOlS (zoning). The responsibJllty ~or administering and guiding land development in the study area fails upon the communities ~ ', ~ and aonnson County. ~.~.~ ~-~ . *~ benefit of adopted ~9ng-range la. - ~ -:~-I I mita~JO~~ ';~.J~u~ - .... ~ ..¢ ~.nllt~es and pny~,~ :~""' '~ .~.izafJon of the aesTne-I* ~ ~ ~rmJtfed based ~.~ ~]~forma~ re s · ' ~- date deveJop~nt has ueen u ~¢~ ~he river corr,dor. ~u , : ¢~ility. ~is has done CH~.UTAUOU~ H~I~,HT:~ ADDITION IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY . T_A, BULATION OF I~'ATER AN~,LYSI~ {D~sso~ved constituents in parts per million) Town - V/ell No. O~er' Hardness cal. as CaGe o ~z o ~ "<~ Ordinance No. Page S q~-3fiqq 2. Sensitive a. Areas Site Plan A property containing one or more of the following sensitive features but which does not require a Sensitive Areas Development Plan, shall reqq~e a Sensitive Areas Site Plan prior to development activity: Fully hydric soils 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Prairie remnants one acre in area or larger Stream corridors Archaeological sites Steep slopes (18*24%) Woodlands two acres in size or greater, when~ oth~rtsensitiva fea- tures exist on the site o as defined in the Definitions Section herein and as delineated on the maps referenced in subsection 14-6K-1C3 of this Ordinance and/or verified as ~xist- ing on the site. b. Recording requirement. An approved Sensitive Areas Site Plan that contains a protected sensitive area and/or buffer, or has a designated conservation ease- merit, shall be recorded in the Johnson County Recorder's Office prior to issu- ance of any certificate of occupancy for the property. The recording is intend- ed to provide notice to subsequent property owners that environmental limita- tions apply to the subject property. c. The procedures for review end approval of a Sensitive Areas Site Plan shall be in accordance with the Site Plan Review regulations, as specified in Sections 14-5H-3, and 14-5H-6 through 14-5H-8 of Chapter 5, "Building and Housing". 3. Sensitive Features a. Sensitive features governed by the Sensitive Areas Ordinance include: 1) Jurisdictional wetlands as regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers, 2) Floodways designated on either the current Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency flood boundary and floodway maps for Iowa City and Johnson County or the Iowa City (1 inch = 100 foot scale) flood boundary and floodway maps. 3) Drainageways shown in blue on the current U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Maps. 4) Slopes 18 percent or greater. 5) Woodland areas two acres in size or greater. 6) Hydric soils as designated in the USDA Soil Conservation Service Soil Survev of Johnson CounW, iowa. 7) Prairie remnants as shown on the iowa City Sensitive Areas Inventory Map - Phase I, as amended. 8) Archaeological sites as determined by the State Historic Preservation Officer or the State Archeologist. b. Prior to woodland clearing, grading or development activity on tracts of land or portions of tracts of land where sensitive features specified above exist, either a Sensitive Areas Site Plan or a Sensitive Areas Overlay rezoning applica- tion, whichever is appropriate, shall first be submitted to and approved by the City. This application process may occur as pa~ of site plan review, planned development overlay zoning and/or subdivision review. If the property is ex- empt, the applicant shall first apply for and obtain a certificate of exemption from the City before development activity occurs. Exemptions: The following activities are exempt from the requirements of this Section: 1. Emergency/public safety. Grading, clearing, removal or other activities required for emergency situations involving immediate danger to life, health and safety, or which create an immediate threat to person or property or create substantial fire hazards. 2. Normal maintenance/expansion of existing single-family or duplex residences. Exterior remodeling, reconstruction or replacement of single-family or duplex residences in Ord(nance No. 95-3699 Page 4 '~ SLOPE, PERCENT OF; The slope of a designated area determined by d v d o the slope into the ve~ical r~se of the same slope and conve~ing the res~fig~e percentage value. SLOPE, PROTECTED: Any slope of forty (40) percent or steeper. SLOPE, STEEP: A slope of eighteen (18) percent, but less than twenty. five (25) percent. STREAM CORRIDOR: A river, stream or drainageway shown in blue (the blue line) on the most current U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle Maps, and the area of its delineated floodway. In cases where no floodway is delineated, the blue line will serve as the centerline within a 30- foot wide stream corridor. TREE, FOREST: Any tree two (2) inches in diameter or greater, and included on the list of forest trees approved by the City. WETLAND, WETLAND AREAS: Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency end duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circum- stances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. For the purposes of this Section, wetland shall mean a jurisdictional wetland that is regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Determination of jurisdictional wetlands shall be made either by the Corps or by a weftand specialist and accepted by the Corps. WETLAND SPECIALIST: An individual certified as a wetland specialist by the Society of Wetland Scientists, and/or a person who can demonstrate to the City that they have expertise in wetland areas which may include delineation, mitigation and evaluation. WOODED AREAS: Includes woodlands and/or groves of trees, as defined in this ~ection. WOODLAND, WOODLAND AREA: - Any tract of land with a contiguous wooded area not less than two acres and containing not less than 200 forest trees per acre. WOODLAND CLEARING: The destruction or removal of trees within woodlands subject to this Section by physical, mechanical, chemical or other means, such that the clearing results in a total opening in the woodland canopy of 20,000 square feet or more. Applicability: 1. Sensitive Areas Overlay {OSA) Zone a. A Sensitive Areas Overlay (OSA) rezoning is required prior to development activity on properties containing any one of the following sensitive features: 1 } Wetlands, 2) Woodlands two acres in size or greater, where other sensitive features exist on the site, 3l Critical slopes {25-39%l, or 4) Protected slopes (40% +) as defined in the Definitions Section herein and as delineated on the maps referenced in subsection 14-6K-C3 of this ordinance and/or verified as existing on the site. b. A Sensitive Areas Overlay rezoning requires a Sensitive Areas Development Plan that delineates protected sensitive areas and associated buffers in the manner of a planned development, which Plan shall be submitted and approved as part of the rezoning. c. Review and approval of a Sensitive Areas Planned Development shall be by ordinance in accordance with the Planned Development Housing Overlay Zone (OPDH) procedures, as specified in subsection 14-6J-2D of this Chapter. 14-3H-2 14-3H-4 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL: The process of discarding or getting rid of unwanted mate- rial; in particular, the final disposition of solid waste. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: The entire solid waste system of planning and admin- istering storage, collection, removal, trans- portation, processing snd disposal of solid waste. SPECIAL WASTE: Solid waste that must be handled or processed in a special manner prior to disposal at the landfill. STORAGE: Keeplng, maintaining or storing solid waste from the time of its production until the time of its collection and removal, TRANSPORTATION: The transporting of solid waste from the place of collection or processing to the Iowa City landfill. UNCLASSIFIED WASTE: Includes any material disposed of at the landfill which is not defined as "solid waste". UNTREATED WOOD WASTE: Includes limbs, brush, Christmas trees, and untreat- ed lumber. 14-3H-4: ENFORCEMENT: A. Inspections and Remedies: 1. In order to ensure compliance with this Article and the rules promulgated pursuant hereto, together with all applicable County, State and Federal laws and regulations, the Director is authorized to inspect all phases of solid waste management within the jurisdiction of Iowa City. In all cases where such inspections reveal that the storage, collection, transportation, processing, disposal, recycling or reuse of solid waste are in violation of this Article or rules promulgated pur- suant hereto and/or are in violation of State or Federal law, such violation shall constitute a nuisance and/or an environmental infraction under both State and local law. In such event, the City may, at its option, elect to carry out any one or all of the following remedies: a. Prosecute environmental infrac- ,sons under subsection 1-4-2A, defini- tion of "environmental infraction", of the City Code; YARD WASTE: Grass, leaves, 'trees, brush and garden residue. (1978 Code {}15-2; amd. Ord. 95-3684, 7-18-95) b. Withhold solid waste manage- ment services from that person, dwell- ing, commercial or industrial, busi- ness, institution or government entity; 14-3H-3: APPLICATION OF CITY AND COUNTY REGULATIONS: Pro- visions of this Article, together with any provision of any ordinance administered by the County Board of Health which is not in conflict with this Article, shall govern the City's management of solid waste. (1978 Code {}15-3) 895 lo~a City c. Deny or revoke any permit under this Article; d. Terminate a service account; e. Dispose of any nonconforming solid waste container; or (:3 L 14-3H-5 Bo 11. Special carryout service for the elderly and disabled. (1978 Code §15-5; 1994 Code) 12. Collection of residential solid waste resulting from the operation and maintenance of mo~e than four (4) dwelling units. 13. Billing and collection of disposal service charges at the landfill. 14. Hours of operation for the landfill. A copy of any and all rules and regu- lations issued under the provisions of this Section shall be flied in the office of the City Clerk and shall be avail- able for public inspection during nor- mal business hours. (1978 Code § 15-5) 14-3H-7 cle to be used only for deposit of recyclable or reusable waste. 14-3H-6: PROHIBITED PRACTICES:: It shall be prohibited for any per- son or operator or any agent or representa- tive thereof to: ~. Deposit solid waste in any solid waste container other than in a solid waste container either owned by the deposi- tor or properly and lawfully leased by the depositor. Interfere in any manner with the col- lection, storage or transportation of solid waste, interfere with the equip- ment for the use of such collection, storage or transportation or Interfere with solid waste collectors in the law- ful performance of their duties. Go Throw, cast, place, lay or permit placement of any refuse into or on any receptacle specifically designated by the City or private entity as a recepta- Deposit recyclables or reusable waste in containers or at locations not spe- cifically designated for such waste. E. Litter. (1978 Code §15-6) 14-3H-7: 1. See also subsection 6.1-2A of the City Code for nuisance provisions. 8{}5 Iowa C~y COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE HAULERS: Permit Required; Exemptions: No person or operator shall engage in the business of receiving, collecting, transporting, processing, recycling or disposing of solid waste within the Iowa City landfill service area without first obtaining an annual permit from the City; provided, however, that this subsection shall not be deemed to apply to employees of the holder of any such permit. No permit shall be required for episodic or irregular col- lection and transportation of building demolition material or brick or founda- tion materials or of dirt or rock materi- als from grading or excavation activi- ties. However, a permit shall be re- quired for persons who provide build- ing demolition services or who collect and dispose of building demolition materials on a regular basis. (1978 Code §15-10) Application for Permit: Each applicant for any permit required by subsection A of this Section shall state in its application: 1. The characteristics of solid waste to be collected, transported, processed, disposed of or recycled. -~c'~ cn I [] 1 [] [] BACKWASH SETTUNG ~.GOON F. FF LU£NT ACCESS 24."e CLARIFIER &: SOFTENER SLUDGE 50"e BACKWASH WASTE PARKING RAW WATER INTAKE ACCESS ROAD TO INTAKE 1-80 I Ld 2o'e FROM 20"e FROM ROAD KXIC RADI STATION RADIO 2 MG CT l$O~a 2 ~G ? 'd