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Home My WebLink About2004-04-20 CorrespondenceDate: March 24, 2004 ~ ~'~ To: City Clerk From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for April 6, 2004 City Council meeting: Relocation of Iowa City Transit bus stop from the west side of the intersection of ACT Circle/Dodge Street to the west side of the intersection of Scott Boulevard/Dodge Street As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action. Action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(19), relocation of Iowa City Transit bus stop from the west side of the intersection of ACT Circle/Dodge Street to the west side of the intersection of Scott Boulevard/Dodge Street. Comment: This action is being taken at the request of Iowa City Transit to improve the safety of this bus stop. Mgr/agenda/aw4-6actcom m2.d oc Marian Karr From: Joseph Klapper [jklapper@p~ulweiss.com] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:08 AM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: Please change these annoying siren tests!!! How many times does a town need to test it's sirens? Last week we had a Johnson County test, today more test (and then at 9 AM). This I am told occurs once a month. Get a clue you people, how can we tell when an actual emergency takes place? Never mind what emergency can occur in Iowa city. Have all tests occur at noon! Stop running government in a way that looks good on paper but one that considers the people who live under it. Joseph Klapper 106 S Dodge %1 This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please erase all copies of the message and its attachments and notify us immediately. Thank You. Marian Karr From: Snell, Teri [teri-snell@uiowa.edu] Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:50 AM To: Jeff Davidson Cc: *City Manager's Office; *City Council; Anissa Williams Subject: RE: Melrose Avenue and Lot 43 (behind Kinnick Stadium) Thanks for your reply. A traffic signal would be a godsend for us trying to exit out of 43. Teri Snell ..... Original Message ..... From: Jeff Davidson [mailto:Jeff-Davidson@iowa-city.org] Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 4:44 PM To: Snell, Teri Cc: *City Manager's Office; *City Council; An±ssa Williams Subject: RE: Melrose Avenue and Lot 43 (behind Kinnick Stadium) Hello Teri Snell. Your message below was forwarded to me for reply. The area where you are experiencing traffic congestion is particularly difficult during the pm commuting period. Part of the problem is that many UIHC/UI/Vets Hospital shifts all let out at the same time, creating very intensive traffic congestion of relatively short duration. There is simply not enough street capacity for all of the vehicles leaving the area at the same time. By allowing vehicles exiting Lot 43 to have the right of way would create additional congestion on Melrose, and keeping Melrose flowing as much as possible is a priority for us. We have suggested to the University that staggering shift changes would help the traffic situation in this area, but I am not aware that this has been seriously considered. In conjunction with the pending Kinnick Stadium reconstruction we have agreed to evaluate the Melrose/Stadium Drive intersection, and we will be doing that this fall. The possibility of a traffic signal will be part of that evaluation. Thanks for your message. ..... Original Message ..... From: Dale Helling Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 9:44 AM To: Jeff Davidson Cc: Marian Karr Subject: RE: Melrose Avenue and Lot 43 (behind Kinnick Stadium) Jeff, Please respond from a traffic planning/engineering perspective and cc Council. Thanks, Dale 1 ..... Original Message ..... From: Snell, Teri [mailto:teri-snell@uiowa.edu] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 12:28 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Cc: Ricketts, David C Subject: Melrose Avenue and Lot 43 (behind Kinnick Stadium) I think I found a better e-mail to send this to (for the city). It was suggested that I contact someone from the City of Iowa City about this question and to copy Mr. Ricketts. I'm not sure who to direct this question to. I do not find anything on the website for the City of Iowa City. Anyhow, my question involves exiting from Lot 43 onto Melrose Avenue in the evenings. Most of the time, it is very difficult to get out of the lot using this exit because people driving on Melrose are basically rude and not willing to let anyone from the parking lot onto the roadway. I find myself having to be in an offensive {vs defensive) scenario in order to get someone to "allow" me onto Melrose. Ever so often, there is that one person who does a good samaritan act and allows someone from 43 to exit onto Melrose; otherwise, you sit, wait, and hope to find a small hole of opportunity to pull out into. In some ways, I'm surprised there haven't been any traffic accidents. {I knock on wood...) Luckily, I turn west onto Melrose. I feel sorrier for people who are trying to turn east onto Melrose. Those people have to deal with two sets of possibly rude people. My question becomes is there any regulatory device that could be used to help traffic flob better from this exit? I realize that the other "exit" option is Stadium Drive which does have a stop light at the corner of Stadium and Hawkins Drive, but could you imagine the scene of everyone from lot 43 trying to exit from there? {The other reason why I like the Melrose Exit is it gets me to my sons' daycares more efficiently.) Thanks in advance for your help! Teri Teri C. Snell Secretary Neonatology Division University of Iowa 319-356-7096 (ofc) 319-356-4685 (fax) teri-snell@uiowa.edu (e-mail} Notice: This email, including attachments, is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 USAC 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you. Marian Karr ~ From: Larry Jones [Ijones@usmayors,org] Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 5:44 PM To: TedTedesco@ames.net; fcowie@dmgov.org; rll@ci.davenport.ia.us; council@iowa-city.org; wdm-ia.com Subject: ACTION ALERT saleasebackSthale~32 saleasebacksenateltrl saleasebktkpts31804. We desperately need your help in getting through to Senators Grassley and Harkins en the lease financing issue. Please review the alert, sample letter and talking points. It would be very helpful if you would write your Senators and Representatives and follow up with a phone call about this issue. THANKS! <<saleaseback5thalert32404.doc>> <<saleasebacksenateltrl2104.wpd>> <<saleasebktkpts31804.wpd>> Larry Jones Assistant Exeutive Director US Conference of Mayors (202)861-6709 *** eSafe scanned this email for malicious content *** *** IMPORTANT: Do not open attachments from unrecognized senders *** TO: The Mayor FROM: Tom Cochran Executive Director DATE: March 17, 2004 SUBJECT: Proposals Threaten to Drive Up Leasing Costs and Eliminate Sale-Lease Back Financing for Cities ACTION ALERT Immediate Action Contact your Senators and Representatives and tell them you are concerned about provisions in the Jumpstart Our Business Strength Act (JOBS Act), S. 1637 and H.R. 3967, that would: (1) drive up the cost of traditional leasing by severely limiting tax deductions for companies that lease equipment and property to cities and other tax-exempt entities; and (2) shut down sale-lease back transactions used by these entities to finance critical infrastructure needs. Moreover, while the legislation is aimed at shutting down sale-lease back transactions, it is written so broadly that it would apply to all leases including traditional leasing of cars, trucks, copy machines and computers. The effect of these changes will be to drive up the cost of leasing as well as shut down sale-lease back financing, which is a significant revenue source for local governments. Senators and Representatives should be urged not to include these provisions in any final legislation. See attached sample letter. Sale-Lease Back Financing Some members of Congress have mounted a campaign to undercut sale-leaseback financing, which has been a commonly used and accepted practice for many years in the public and private sectors. Under this practice, both tax-exempt entities and private sector companies sell assets to lessors who can use the depreciation and other tax benefits to reduce their taxes and then lease those assets back to the tax-exempt entities or companies. Local governments that engage in these transactions typically use the proceeds to meet critical infrastructure and other budgetary needs. Status of Legislation Senate--By unanimous consent the Senate approved an amendment on March 3 that would impose severe limits on tax deductions for companies that lease equipment and property to cities, counties, states and other tax-exempt organizations. The underlying bill (S. 1637) was pulled from the Senate floor on March 4 after Senators stacked up more than 100 amendments to the bill. Many of these Senators view S. 1637, a broad package of tax proposals which include tax relief for manufacturers, the expansion of expiring tax credits and the repeal of an illegal U.S. export tax regime, as the last opportunity to enact tax cuts this year. Senate leaders plan to resume consideration of the bill the week of March 22. House-- House Ways and Means Committee Chairman William Thomas (CA) on March 12 introduced a bill (H.R. 3967) with provisions restricting tax-exempt leasing similar to those in S. 1637. One difference is the Thomas bill would allow pending sale-lease back transactions involving transit facilities to move through the Federal Transit Administration approval process if they were submitted for approval between June 30, 2003 and February 12, 2004. The Transportation Department suspended the approval process last November after the Treasury Department and the Senate Finance Committee claimed these leasing transactions were "tax loopholes". At least fifteen cities have had transit projects pending since that time. Background Information Last fall the Senate Finance Committee conducted a hearing on sale-lease back transactions. During the hearing, Senate Finance Chairman Charles Grassley (IA) criticized these transactions as a tax loophole. He later introduced and was successful in getting the Senate to approve language in the JOBS Act that could effectively shut down sale lease back U'ansactions. By shutting down sale-lease back transactions local governments will lose an estimated $5.4 billion over the next ten years according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. Further, the committee estimates that companies that lease to tax-exempt entities will see their taxes increased by an estimated $21 billion over a ten-year period. This huge tax increase will undoubtedly be passed on to cities in the form of increased leasing costs. Under the proposed changes in both versions of the bill, companies would have to meet several new requirements to qualify for a tax deduction, all of which are contrary to long established practices in sale- lease back financing. These include requirements that the property leased must not be financed with tax- exempt bonds; and that cities may not have funds "set aside" to meet lease obligations. Lease financing has been permitted in the public and private sector for decades. But now it appears some in Congress would like to end it for the public sector. Some members even criticize sale-lease back transactions as sham transactions. But it is clear to many that they are simply looking for ways to raise revenue to pay for tax relief in other areas. The pending proposals would not apply to leasing transactions entered into by private sector lessees. The Conference of Mayors opposes unfair discriminatory actions that would increase leasing costs and shut down lease financing exclusively for cities, counties, states and other tax-exempt entities at a time when many are struggling to recover from a budget short fall. If you have any questions, please contact Larry Jones of the Conference staff at 202/861-6709. Also, please fax or email us a copy of the letters you send to your Senators and Representativesto 202/293-2352 or ljones~usmayors.org. SAMPLE LETTER March 17, 2004 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley United States Senate SH 135 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-11501 Dear Senator Grassley: I am writing on behalf of the citizens of( name of your city) to call your attention to provisions in S. 1637 and H.R. 3967 that could drive up the cost of leasing and eliminate sale-lease back financing, which is being used by cities and other tax-exempt entities to fund critical infrastructure needs. I urge you not to include these provisions in any final legislation. Instead, you should carefully examine how these changes would affect state and local financing, lfthese provisions are enacted, local governments stand to lose an estimated $5.4 billion over the next ten years according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. Further, leasing companies that lease equipment and property to cities will experience an estimated $21 billion tax increase over the next ten years. To offset this huge tax increase, they undoubtedly will be forced to pass this increase on to cities and other tax- exempt entities. While the proposed legislation aims to shut down sale-lease back transactions, it is written so broadly it would apply to all leases, including traditional leases of cars, trucks, copy machines and computers. We are fearful this broad application will disrupt and drive up the cost of traditional leasing transactions. Also, while proponents criticize sale-lease back transactions as tax shelters, federal agencies have been urging state and local governments to use these transactions for over a decade to help support transportation and other critical infrastructure projects. Some members of Congress have mounted a campaign to undercut sale-leaseback financing although it has been a commonly used and accepted practice in both the public and private sector for many years. While the pending proposals would apply to tax-exempt lessees, it would not apply to leasing transactions entered into by private sector lessees. We urge you to opposes unfair discrinfinatory actions that would increase leasing costs and shut down lease financing exclusively for cities, counties, states and other tax-exempt entities at a time when many are struggling to recover from a budget short fall. For the past three years ( name of your city), like many other cities has been struggling to recover from the worst fiscal crisis since World War II. During that time we have been further burdened by a number of costly unfunded federal mandates in the areas of homeland security, education and health care. We simply cannot afford a significant increase in our leasing costs, or to lose a vital revenue source that supports our critical infrastructure needs. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, John Doe Mayor, American City continue ingbe allowed to ta plement cities, counties and states have used them since early 80's and laim these of the provision claim p normal Although the measureproponents of the proposed changes claim they are needed to shut down sale-lease back transactions that some have criticized as a "tax fraud," the provisions are written so broadly written that they would apply to all lease including traditional leases of cars, trucks, copy machines and computers to tax-exempt entities, ofiat least one federal agency has encouraged cities for over a decade to engage in these transactions to support transportation and other critical infrastructure needs. Further, the provisions are written so broadly that they not only apply to sale- lease back financing but to virtually all traditional leases of equipment and property to tax exempt entities. At the very least we urge you not to make such sweeping changes that ~vill drive up the cost of leasing for state and local governments; not to eliminate a financial tool available to cities unless it is replaced with another funding source that equally beneficial; and not to make the effective date retroactive. m., which has been used by cities and other tax-exempt entities since the early 80's to fund critical infrastructure projects, ythe involving with tax-exempt sales-lease back financing, both the public and the business these provisions are written so broadly that they would apply to all leases with tax-exempt entities, ing tran ais As written, these provisions will severely restrict tax deductions exclusively for companies that lease equipment and property to cities, and for investors who engage in sale-lease back financing with cities. We strongly urge that these provisions not be included o According to recent estimates, if these provisions are enacted, companies that lease to tax-exempt entities will see their taxes increase by $21 billion over the next ten years. Further, the impact will be felt in virtually every city that leases equipment and property since these companies will be forced to increase their leasing costs and rent to offset this huge tax increase. At the very least you should not make changes that would remove a vital revenue source from state and local governments or changes that ~vould drive up their leasing costs. m., which has been used by cities and other tax-exempt entities since the early 80's to fund critical infrastructure projects, ythe involving with tax-exempt sales-lease back financing, both the public and the business these provisions are written so broadly that they ~vould apply to all leases with tax-exempt entities, ing tran ais As written, these provisions will severely restrict tax deductions exclusively for companies that lease equipment and property to cities, and for investors ~vho engage in sale-lease back financing with cities. We strongly urge that these provisions not be included o According to recent estimates, if these provisions are enacted, companies that lease to tax-exempt entities will see their taxes increase by $21 billion over the next ten years. Further, the impact will be felt in virtually every city that leases equipment and property since these companies will be forced to increase their leasing costs and rent to offset this huge tax increase. At the very least you should not make changes that would remove a vital revenue source from state and local governments or changes that would drive up their leasing costs. I am sure you are aware that many cities have been encouraged by the U.S. Department of Transportation to use innovative approaches, including sale-lease back transactions, to raise badly needed revenue to support transportation and other critical infrastructure projects. They should not be punished for taking advantage of a fund raising alternative that the federal government promoted. Marian Karr ~ From: woodson spring [woodsonspring@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 11:39 AM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: corridor trolley dear council members, I ma writing in response to the article in the daily iowan this thursday, april 1. the article discussed the possibility of a regional light rail service, possibly from iowa city to the cedar rapids area. i can see where many may not appreciate this concept, but i for one think it is a great idea. i am a many year resident in this city and intend to spend the majority of my life here. one of the many reasons i love it here the fact that people are forward-thinking and environmentally conscious. I believe that this trolley could have great repercussions in both areas for many years into the future, it could reduce traffic throughout the area, reducing maintenance and environmental cost. It could become an attraction due to the many activities in the area and the new ability to travel between them unencumbered by a car. i wouldnt think twice about a trip up to the art museum or a hockey game in CR if knew i didnt have to drive and could take in a good book or just snooze the way. I know many people, friends and otherwise, that share with me this vision. I personally could see the expansion of the trolley service to include local stops in iowa city; clinton st, the IMU, or carver-hawkeye... in closing, please dont set this idea aside without proper attention, especially if federal funds are available. sincerely woodson spring 837 n summit iowa city Get tax tips, tools and access to IRS forms - all in one place at MSN Money! http://moneycentral.msn.com/tax/home.asp ICH e-newsletter Marian Kart From: United States Interagency Council on Homelessness [ichnews@setechnology.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 11:32 AM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org Subject: ICH e-newsletter ,i~] USICHSea.] The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness e-newsletter Reporting on Innovative Solutions to End Homelessness 04.07.04 Partners In a Vision In this issue.,. · COUNCIL CONVENES AT COUNCIL CONVENES AT WHITE HOUSE WHITE HOUSE AND ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION AND ANNOUNCES $30 PI!LLION !N NEW IN NEW INVESTMENTS TO !NVESTIVlENTS TO END CHRONIC END CHRONIC HOIVlELESSNESS HOMELESSNESS · MINNESOTA GOVERNOR PAWLENTY PRESENTS i [] Meeting in the historic Indian Treaty Room on COUNCIL WITH STATE :April 1, U.S. Interagency Council members BUSINESS PLAN TO END announced $30 million in new federal investments CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS targeted toward preventing and ending chronic · CHATTANOOGA MAYOR homelessness. Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony CORKER CREDITS Principi, who assumed chairmanship of the Council at INTERAGENCY COUNCIL the meeting, was joined by Health and Human WITH CATALYZING LOCAL Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, Education PARTNERSHIP Secretary Rod Paige, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, Labor Deputy Secretary · FIRST "COLLABORATIVE Steven Law, USICH Executive Director Philip Mangano, INITIATIVE" SITE TO and senior officials from the Cabinet Departments and PROVIDE HOUSING GIVES agencies that comprise the Council. Secretary Principi PROGRESS REPORT TO is the first VA Secretary to chair the Council. Labor COUNCIL · HHS SECRETARY Secretary Elaine Chao will serve as vice-chair this year. THOMPSON HONORED AS OUTGOING COUNCIL CHAIR In his first official announcement after being confirmed as HUD Secretary, Alphonso Jackson announced $6.5 · SAMARITAN LEGISLATION INTRODUCED million in HOME funds targeted to housing for persons experiencing chronic homelessness, the first HUD AS H,R. 40S7 mainstream housing initiative that has been created · COUNCIL CONVENES specifically to address chronic homelessness. Deputy INTERNATIONAL Commissioner Lockhart announced $6.6 million to 34 DIALOGUE TO 1DENTIFY sites from the Social Security Administration to support STRATEGIES AND enrollment of chronically homeless individuals eligible INNOVATIONS for SSI. VA Secretary Principi announced $15 million in · SURPLUS FEDERAL LAND VA Grant and Per Diem to 80 organizations for 1,500 AND BUILDINGS transitional beds for homeless veterans. HHS Secretary AVAILABLE TO HOMELESS Thompson announced HHS will increase its total PROGRAMS services funding to the 11 grantees under last year's historic HUD/HHS/VA Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness to nearly $31 million. 4/7/04 ICH e-newsletter Page 2 of 5 In the area of homelessness prevention for emerging ex- prisoners, the Department of Justice announced supplemental funding of up to $300,000 will be available to approximately 20 grantees under the Serious and Violent Offenders Re-entry Initiative to identify housing opportunities. The Department of Justice will soon publish a guide for faith and community-based programs on developing housing for ex-offenders. Also focused on the reentry population is $1 million in Department of Labor funds for four pilot programs to assist incarcerated veterans who are within 18 months of release and are at risk of homelessness to re-train and re-enter the workforce. MINNESOTA GOVERNOR PAWLENTY PRESENTS COUNCIL WITH STATE BUSINESS PLAN TO END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS In remarks to the Council, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, shown second ~ left, Philadelphia Deputy Managing (far left), from with Director Robert Hess Council Executive Director Philip Mangano (second from right), and Chattanooga Mayor Bob Corker (far right), described the end of chronic ~omelessness as "an important and compassionate goal." Governor Pawlenty praised the Bush Administration for its national leadership on this issue and emphasized that Minnesota's effort to end chronic homelessness by 2010 is not "simply aspirational but is an actual business plan" with benchmarks and deliverables. The Governor told the Council that Minnesota will seek increased flexibility in joining its federal and state resources to implement the jurisdictional plan and create a proposed 4000 additional supportive housing opportunities and needed services. Minnesota's Business Plan >> CHA 7-I-ANOOGA IVlA YOR CORKER CREDITS INTERAGENCY COUNCIL WITH CATALYZING LOCAL PARTNERSHIP Mayor Bob Corker of Chattanooga also addressed the full Council meeting and credited new federal initiatives and partnerships with sparking a shift in the way his community now approaches solutions to homelessness. According to Mayor Corker, Chattanooga's recently released 10-Year Plan resulted from an unprecedented ~artnership of all segments of the community working under a shared vision to integrate their services and to shift emphasis from creating more shelters to creating 1,400 permanent housing opportunities. Chattanooga's 10~¥ear P!~ >> FIRST "COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE" SITE TO PROVIDE HOUSING GIVES PROGRESS REPORT TO COUNCIL Reporting to the Council on Philadelphia's progress in implementing its [] Collaborative Initiative award and making more progress in ending chronic homelessness, City of Philadelphia Deputy Managing Director Robert Hess (shown at far right in photo with Secretary Thompson) told the Council on April 1 that he had never seen the "kind of focus and energy that exists now in city halls across the country" in response to the Administration's call to end chronic homelessness. Mr. Hess described the first placement of a chronically homeless individual into a Collaborative Initiative funded housing unit in Philadelphia and }resented outgoing Council Chair Secretary Thompson with a plaque bearing a duplicate key to the new apartment and an image of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia. Philadelphia was one of 1:1 cities which received a grant last October under the Council's historic Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness which 4/7/04 ICH e-newsletter Page 3 of 5 combined the resources and efforts of three federal Departments - HUD, HHS, and VA - to provide housing, and mainstream and veteran specific mental health, substance abuse treatment and primary health care services to homeless people through a single application process. Mr. Hess described the Interagency Council's emphasis on providing permanent housing with supportive services for chronically homeless persons as a crucial element in helping Philadelphia reduce the number of homeless persons on the streets of the central business district from 824 to 78. HHS SECRETARY THOMPSON HONORED AS OUTGOING i illI: COUNCIL CHAIR Secretary Tommy Thompson's year of service as Council Chair was honored at [] the Council's April 1 meeting at the White House. Secretary Thompson, who assumed the Chair in 2003, was the first Secretary of Health and Human Services to lead the Council. Secretary Thompson (second from left) is shown the April 1st meeting with VA Secretary Principi (far left) and Council Executive Director Mangano (to right of Secretary Thompson), Education Secretary Paige (second from right), and HUD Secretary Jackson (far right). Recognizing the "dramatic expansion" of efforts in support of the Administration's goal to end chronic homelessness under Secretary Thompson's tenure, Council Executive Director Philip Mangano noted, "We are so grateful that he has lent his determination and presence for the past year to the work of the Council. We know that many accomplishments would not have moved without his vision, nudging, and guidance. On behalf of the Council thank you for bringing that sense of relentlessness and urgency to the work we are doing to end chronic homelessness across our country." Executive Director Mangano presented Secretary Thompson with an inscribed glass replica of the $35 million check signed symbolically by Secretaries Thompson, Principi, and iHartinez at the announcement of the Collaborative Initiative awards during the Council's October 1, 2003 meeting: Secretary Tommy Thompson, The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness recognizes your year of accomplishments: "Strategies for Action" - Chronic Homelessness Initiative - Policy Academies - "Blueprint for Change" - Samaritan Initiative. SAMARITAN LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AS H.R. 4057 The Samaritan Initiative Act, introduced on March 30 by Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, is now identified as H.R. 4057. "By Mr. RENZI (for himself, Mrs. Northup, Hr. Shays, Mr. Ney, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Picketing, Mr. Tiberi, Ms. Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Matheson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Reynolds): H.R. 4057. A bill to establish a grant program administered under an agreement among the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, to address the goal of ending chronic homelessness through coordinated provision of housing, healthcare, mental health and substance abuse treatment, supportive and other services, including assistance in accessing non- homeless specific benefits and services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services." 4/7/04 ICH e-newsletter Page 4 of 5 A "Dear Colleague" letter from Congressman Renzi is being sent to all members of the House explaining the legislation and asking them to sign on as cosponsors. H,R. 4057 >> COUNCIL CONVENES INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE TO Il. ' IDENTIFY STRATEGIES AND INNO VA TIONS On March 24-26, the Council convened H3 Tripartite Colloquy on Homelessness, an historic international colloquy which for the first time brought together representatives of the national governments of the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa to explore ideas, policies, and solutions. "There is no question that we have common concerns," indicated ICH Executive Director Philip Mangano. "The establishment of a dialogue between the three governments will assist us all in the creation of policy and investment of resources." Of particular interest was the success of the UK in reducing rough sleeping (chronic homelessness) by nearly 2/3rds in recent years. Among those attending the Tripartite Colloquy were the Director of the Homelessness and Housing Support Directorate in the Office of The Deputy Prime Minister UK, the head of the UK Rough Sleepers program and other senior policy officials of the Homelessness Directorate, representatives from the UK Health Service, the Economic Counselor for the South African Embassy in Washington and senior US officials from many of the 20 Cabinet level and other federal agencies which comprise the Interagency Council's membership. Colloquy discussion topics included flexible approaches in applying national government funding to new initiatives, prevention of homelessness among returning troops, and research findings about health issues among persons experiencing chronic homelessness. Participants at the 3-day event, which included a site visit to programs in Philadelphia, also focused on the use of evidence-based practices and measuring results as well as strategies to sustain success in current initiatives. Future colloquies involving these and other nations are planned to ensure that innovative, results- oriented strategies have no borders. SURPLUS FEDERAL LAND AND BUILDINGS AVAILABLE TO HOMELESS PROGRAMS Surplus federal land and buildings are available to assist homeless people under Title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which provides a preference for homeless programs to access federal land and buildings that have been determined by the federal government to be available and suitable for use in serving homeless people. The e-newsletter will feature the most recent listing of federal surplus property that has been identified as suitable and available and will provide a direct link to the property announcement published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Federal Register. Eligible grantees for property include states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations. Eligible uses include shelter, services, storage, transitional programs, or other uses of benefit to homeless persons. The property may be leased or deeded to the recipient organization. Homeless programs have 60 days to submit a letter of intent to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the property following the Federal Register announcement. Once the letter of intent is received by HHS, applicants have 90 days to submit an application. Once an application is complete, HHS acts on it within 25 days. For the most recent listing of suitable and available property, go to 4/7/04 ICH e-newsletter Page 5 of 5 http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar200108 00/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-$398.pdf For information on using the Title V program to assist homeless people, go to http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/tS/ index.cfm Quick Links... · US [CH Mission · US ICH Council Hembers emaih ichoew~@setech nology.com United States Interagency Council on Homelessness · 451 7th Street SW - Suite 2200 - Washington - DC · 20410 Send this e-newsletter to a Colleague Powered b,4 i E~] Constant Contact l I[] SafeUnsubscribe(TM)i This email was sent to council@iowa-city.org, by Strategic Enterprise Technology, Inc.. 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The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness e-newsletter Reporting on Innovative Solutions to End Homelessness 04.14.04 Partners In a Vision In this issue.., · RALEIGH/WAKE COUNTY RALEIGH/WAKE COUNTY TIPS ROLL TIPS ROLL CALL OF CITIES WITH 10-YEAR PLAN CALL OF CITIES WITH 10-YEAR PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT · CT GOVERNOR ROWLAND TASKS NEW STATE [ [] Raleigh/Wake County, North Carolina, has INTERAGENCY COUNCIL TO L captured the #100 spot on the Tnteragency DOUBLE SUPPORTIVE Council's roll call of cities with the announcement by HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES Raleigh Mayor Charles Heel<er and Wake County Board · JUST ANNOUNCED: TWO of Commissioners Chair Kenn Gardner of "Ending NEW FEDERAL FUNDING Homelessness: A :[O-Year Action Plan." "With this OPPORTUNITIES TO announcement, Raleigh and Wake County, in INCREASE EMPLOYMENT establishing a planful partnership on homelessness, SAMARITAN INITIATIVE become the 100th community in our country to create UPDATE a planning process to end homelessness," said Council · FEDERAL PARTNER Executive Director Philip Mangano. "This PROFILE: SOCIAL announcement extends hospitality to all, moving SECURITY beyond punitive approaches to strategic solutions." ADMINISTRATION · INTRODUCING THE Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker thanked the COUNCIL'S REGIONAL Interagency Council for taking note of the COORDINATORS: JOHN intergovernmental announcement, stating, "The O'BRIEN~ REGION 1 presence of the United States Interagency Council on COORDINATOR Homelessness for this announcement will help bring · INNOVATIVE IDEAS: SIP attention to the critical need for ending chronic SAVES LIVES AND PUBLIC homelessness." FUNDS · DID YOU KNOW. Last year at the meeting of the U.S. Conference of IViayors, Council Executive Director Mangano issued a challenge to mayors across the country to create 100 jurisdictional 10-Year-Plans to End Chronic Homelessness in one year. With HUD's active participation, the Council secured unanimous resolutions in 2003 from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Association of Counties, and the National League of Cities endorsing both the Administration's chronic homelessness initiative, and encouraging cities and counties to create 10-year plans to end chronic homelessness. This week's announcement by Raleigh/Wake County as the 100th city answers that challenge. USICH Step-by-Step Guide to the 10-Year Planning Process 4/14/04 ICH e-newsle{ter Page 2 of 6 CT GOVERNOR ROWLAND TASKS NEW STATE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL TO DOUBLE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES ; Connecticut Governor John Rowland was joined by ICH Executive Director [] Philip IVlangano on April 7 as the Governor signed Executive Order No. 34 creating a state interagency council on homelessness and became the 45th Governor in the nation to respond to the Bush Administration's call to end chronic homelessness in ten years. At a ceremony at Hudson View Commons, a supportive housing complex in Hartford, Governor Rowland charged the new Council ' with doubling the number of publicly supported supportive housing units in the state to prevent and end homelessness. Governor Rowland noted that Connecticut has , been creating supportive housing since 1993, "Connecticut is leading the way and is a national model for ending chronic homelessness altogether in the next decade." The signing of the Executive Order followed a February meeting between Mr. Mangano and Governor Rowland and ongoing work by New England ICH Regional Coordinator John O'Brien, who helped foster the process in meetings with state officials and provided technical assistance. ICH Executive Director Mangano acknowledged the leadership Connecticut is showing at the state level, in communities, and through its Congressional Delegation in the effort to end chronic homelessness, especially in the participation of delegation members in co-sponsoring the Samaritan Initiative legislation, H.R. 4057. "All of these efforts are part of a partnership of political will focused on homelessness with the intent of ending the most visible and expensive expression of homelessness as the portal to ending all homelessness. All of you in partnership are creating a vision of your state that embraces every citizen. Ensuring that no one will be forgotten or left behind. A place where everyone will be known by a single name - neighbor - and treated as one," stated Mr. Mangano. Pictured, from left to right, are Janice Elliott, Director, Southern New England []1 office of the Corporation for Supportive Housing', Council Executive Director Philip Mangano; Connecticut Governor John Rowland; and Diane Randall, Executive Director of the Partnership for Strong Communities. State Council Deve!opments !n CT >> .JUST ANNOUNCED: TWO NEW FEDERAL FUNDING 1[ I OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE EMPLOYMENT The Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the availability of $6.5 million in two new funding competitions intended to build community partnerships and create universal access to workforce programs for hard to serve populations, including homeless people and ex-offenders. On April 6, DOL announced a $5.5 million competition for Workforce Investments Boards (WIBs) and a $1 million competition for grassroots social services organizations. Applications for both competitions are due in early May, with 10-20 Workforce Investment Board awards of $300,000- 500,000 expected and 40-50 awards of $20,000-25,000 expected for grassroots groups helping individuals enter employment via local One-Stop Career Centers. Resulting partnerships will meet the employment needs of hard to serve individuals, including persons experiencing homelessness, ex-offenders, and persons moving from welfare to work. Eligible applicants for the $5.5 million competition are Workforce Investment Boards (WIBs) (state and local Boards and consortia of Boards, including rural Boards). 4/14/04 ICH e-newsletter Page 3 of 6 Applicants are expected to have successful records of working with faith-based and community organizations and will be expected to re-grant substantial portions of their awards to grassroots organizations. Over the 18- month grant period, WlBs will develop relationships with grassroots partners, including faith-based and community organizations, to help individuals in targeted areas transition to industries/careers that are growing locally and can offer strong career opportunities. Successful applicants will obtain commitments from up to three business partners to collaborate with the local Workforce Investment Board, One-Stop system and faith-based and community organizations to provide jobs with long-term career opportunities and hire qualified employees from the identified neighborhoods. The $1 million competition for grassroots social services organizations seeks to strengthen the local work of these partners and help individuals gain employment through crucial support services, as well as by utilizing One-Stop Career Centers. Awarded funds will expand access for clients of faith-based and community-based organizations to training, job, and career services offered by the local One-Stops. Awardees will be expected to document the impact and outcomes of these grant investments and design plans for sustainability of their partnerships. DOL NOFAs Announced >> SAMARITAN INITIATIVE UPDATE H.R. 4057, the Samaritan Initiative Act of 2004, has been officially printed by the Congress. Continuing online access will be available through a link on http://www.ich.gov . The bill was introduced on March 30 by Congressman Rick Renzi of Arizona with bipartisan support from 11 Republican and Democrat House members, all of whom are listed on the new version of the bill. The introduction of the bill is the first step in the legislative process to bring to fruition the Samaritan Initiative proposal outlined in the Administration's FY 05 budget to provide new federal housing and supportive services resources specifically targeted to the goal of ending chronic homelessness in ten years. Eleven House members signed on as original cosponsors of the bill'. Anne Northup (R- Louisville KY), Bob Ney (R- Ohio) who chairs the House Housing and Community Opportunities Subcommittee, Christopher Shays (R-CT), Robert Simmons (R-CT), Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Jim Matheson (D-UT), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Mike Capuano (D-MA), Thomas Reynolds (R- NY), and Deborah Pryce (R-OH). The bill has been referred to the House Financial Services Committee. Congressman Renzi will be soliciting additional cosponsors in a "Dear Colleague" letter to be sent to all House members after the Easter recess. H.R. 4057 >> FEDERAL PARTNER PROFILE: SOCIAL SECURITY L Il:! ADMINISTRATION · · WITH THIS e-NEWSLE]-I'ER we begin a new focus on the federal partners in I~! the Interagency Council. Under Social Security Administration (SSA) ' Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart, SSA has been an active Council participant, both in the full Council meetings at the White House and in the Senior Policy Group Meetings. At the April I full Council meeting at the White House, SSA Deputy Commissioner James Lockhart announced $6.6 million in Homeless Outreach Projects & Evaluation (HOPE) grants to 34 agencies focused on outreach and supportive services to help chronically homeless people secure Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. Increasing access to mainstream benefits and entitlements for persons experiencing chronic homelessness is a key strategy in meeting the 4/14/04 ICH e-newsletter Pa e 4 of 6 Administration's goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2012. The new SSA grants will help 5,000 homeless people over the next three years benefits, with targeting to those with severe and persistent mental illness, HIV, cognitive impairments, and co-occurring disorders. The SSA awards will provide supports to ensure that Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) applications are completed faster and with higher success rates, allowing persons experiencing chronic homelessness to leave the streets, have a source of income, obtain health care coverage, and obtain employment. Some of the newly funded projects may include presumptive disability screening, pre-release >rocedures for institutionalized people, or employment intervention. SSA will use its over 1,300 field offices to provide assistance to people who are homeless and to assist them in the communities where they live. Some of the services to be provided include creating access for homeless people to receive their checks at the field office, working with individuals on banking issues, and establishing representative payment services. SSA is also collaborating with other Federal >artners such as the Department of Justice on the "Going Home" prisoner reentry project and on the "First Step" CD project with the Departments of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development to provide support to case managers who work with people who are homeless and potentially eligible for SSI and SSDI benefits. SSA Awards >> INTRODUCING THE COUNCIL '5; REGIONAL COORDINATORS;: JOHN O'BRIEN, REGION 1 COORDINATOR Through partnership with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Council has Regional Coordinators in the ten federal regions. The Coordinators are charged with convening regional representatives of federal agencies as a Federal Regional Interagency Council that mirrors work among the federal partners in Washington. Key among the goals for the Regional Councils is to work collaboratively to make federal resources more available and accessible to homeless people. The Regional Coordinators are a key resource to foster the creation of Governor-endorsed state interagency councils on homelessness and jurisdictional lO-year plans to end chronic homelessness, endorsed by Mayors, County Executives, and City Nanagers. Regional Coordinators work on a city, state and regional level, replicating the work of the full Council, with special focus on the Administration's goal to end chronic homelessness. "I work Lo bring the broadest group of stakeholders together, including the leadership of regional federal agencies, the CEOs of states and municipalities, key state government agencies, business, educational and philanthropic institutions and faith and community-based organizations, to facilitate collaboration and coordination," stated Region I Coordinator John O'Brien. Region I Federal agencies now meet regularly as the New England Regional Federal Interagency Council. Currently, 24 Mayors and City IVtanagers in the six New England states have endorsed the development of lO-Year Plans to End Chronic Homelessness, and all six new England Governors have appointed State Interagency Councils on Homelessness [See CT Governor Rowland endorsement in this issue]. John O'Brien brought to his Regional Coordinator role more than thirty years of experience working with homeless and at-risk people. From 1989 to 2002, he served as the Executive Director of the Shattuck Shelter-Center for the Homeless and the Executive Director of the Friends of the Shattuck Shelter, a public/private partnership 4/14/04 ICH e-newsletter Page 5 of 6 in Boston that served 300 women and men each day. Prior to working in homeless programs, he established and operated residential recovery programs, including a Volunteers of America program. He has served on several local and statewide boards of non-profit and public sector programs for homeless people. He is a Vietnam veteran and lives in the Boston area. 7NNOVATIVE IDEAS: SIP SAVES LIVES AND PUBLIC FUNDS WITH THIS ISSUE the e-newsletter introduces a feature on the innovative responses to prevent and end homelessness that are achieving results across the country. Using innovative partnership and interventions to halt the revolving door of substance abuse and homelessness, San Diego's Serial Inebriates Program (SIP) not only saves lives, but also taxpayer money. Starting in 1998, the University of California/San Diego Medical Center tracked 15 serial inebriates (chronic alcohol abusers) as they entered local emergency rooms and interacted with law enforcement hundreds of times over the course of a year. The taxpayer bill for these services amounted to over $3 million annually. Researchers estimated there to be 180-250 such individuals living on the streets of San Diego. SIP was designed as an alternative sentencing pilot program in 2000, using the principles behind the drug court model. A collaborative team of law enforcement, >rosecutors, public defenders, The Court, and non- profit alcohol abuse treatment )roviders offered individuals in custody for public drunkenness treatment instead of jail time. SIP incorporates community-based treatment and rehabilitation, psychological counselling, job readiness, housing, and other resources needed to help participants succeed in not returning to the streets or to substance use. SIP's outcomes point to the success of the approach: in its first two years, 63% of clients accepted treatment. Calls to law enforcement and the request for medical treatment for serial inebriates in San Diego are down. Current statistics show that roughly half of all individuals who enter the program complete it and move on to healthier lives. The pilot program was deemed to be a success and was incorporated into the City's Special Needs Homeless Program by the San Diego City Council. The SIP models how a collaboration of public and private services can partner to stop the cycle of chronic alcohol abuse and homelessness for individuals and the burden on )ublic resources for the community. San Dm~go's lO-Year Planning Process >> DID YOU KNOW... Since the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness was revitalized in 2002 by President Bush, seven different Cabinet Secretaries have attended full Council meetings at the White House, making recent Council meetings the highest ranking convenings of government officials ever held in the United States on homelessness. Cabinet Secretaries who have attended Council meetings to date are: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary and Former Council Chair Martinez and current HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson, whose first public meeting after his confirmation as Secretary was the April 1 Council meeting; Department of Health and Human Services Secretary and former Council Chair Tommy Thompson; Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary and current Council Chair Anthony Principi; Department of Labor Secretary and current Vice Chairperson Elaine Chao; Department of Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman; and Department of Education Secretary Rod Paige. · . ·Homeless programs have first preference to apply for surplus federal land and 4/14/04 ICH e-newsletter Page 6 of 6 buildings that have been deemed suitable and available to assist homeless people. States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for property. For more information on this program, called Title V of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, visit http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/t5/ index.cfm Quick Links... · US ICH Mission · US ICH Council Members email: ich news@setech nolo§¥.com United States Interagency Council on Homelessness · 451 7th Street SW - Suite 2200 - Washington · DC · 20410 Send this e-newsletter to a Colleague Powered by [] SafeOnsubscribe(TM) [] Constant Contact ~ This email was sent to council@iowa-city.org, by Strategic Enterprise Technology, THC.. Update your profile ITnstant removal with SafeUnsubscribeTM I ~r'iy~cy ~9!icy. 4/14/04 Marian Karr From: NewsFromNCJRS@ncjrs,org Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:40 AM To: cou ncil@iowa-city.org@ncj rs.org Subject: Youth Gangs in Indian Country The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of "Youth Gangs in Indian Country." Anecdotal reports and official records from juvenile justice officials in a number of Indian country communities indicate increased levels of crime associated with youth gangs. Until recently, however, it was difficult to get a national perspective on the problem of youth gang activity in Indian country. This OJJDP Bulletin describes the nature and makeup of youth gangs in Indian country. Drawing on research findings from a survey conducted by the National Youth Gang Center, the Bulletin presents data regarding the presence and consequences of youth gang activity in Indian country and provides an overview of programmatic responses to the problem. To better understand the gang problem in Indian country, the Bulletin compares data from the Centers 2000 Survey of Youth Gangs in Indian Country with data from a national sample of survey respondents and from a field study of gangs in the Navajo Nation. In the light of these research findings, the authors propose proven prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies to address the problem of youth gangs in Indian country. Resources: "Youth Gangs in Indian Country" (NCJ 202714) is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi 11551 A limited number of printed copies are available from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse (JJC) . Copies can be ordered online at http://puborder.ncjrs.org or by calling JJC at 800-638-8736. Please use the document number when ordering. For full-text publications, information on OJJDP, JJC, and other juvenile justice matters, visit the OJJDP Web site at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ojjdp If you no longer want to receive periodic e-mail notifications from NCJRS or our sponsoring agencies, please go to: http://puborder.ncjrs.org/optout and follow the instructions. Marian Karr S~(~.) From: Dale Helling Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:37 PM To: 'Katebet@aol.com' Cc: *City Council; Kathryn Johansen; Eleanor M. Dilkes Subject: RE: information for article Ms. Katebet, Thank you for your recent email correspondence to the City Council. Council members do not receive their email directly and your message will be forwarded to them. If you wish to contact individual Council members, their names and telephone numbers are available vis the City of Iowa City website at www.icgov,org Under the City Council column click on "Members". Regarding your specific questions, please be advised that the City recently repealed a one-year old ordinance banning smoking in restuarants based on an Iowa Supreme Court decision that found a similar ordinance in Ames to be contrary to State law. To the best of my knowledge, the Iowa Legislature has considered enabling legislation to allow for the adoption of such ordinances locally, but no such legislation has been enacted. Nonetheless, the City had previously banned smoking inside all its buildings and vehicles and that prohibition remains in effect. Whether or not the bars might become smoke-free is a decision reserved for each of the bar owners. There currently is no authority for the City to impose such a prohibition in light of the Ames decision. The issue of smoking, second hand smoke, etc. is a frequent topic for discussion in the community but Council has not further discussed it given its lack of authority to legislate a ban locally. I hope this information is useful. Again, please feel free to contact individual Council members directly. Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager cc Kathi Johansen, Administrative Assistant Eleanor Dilkes, City Attorney ..... Original Message ..... From: Katebet~aol.com [mailto:Katebet~aol.com] Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 3:31 PM To: council~iowa-city.org Subject: information for article Hello, My name is Katherine McCarthy and I am in Stephen Bloom's journalistic reporting and writing class at the University of Iowa and I am writing an article about the possibility of Iowa City's bars becoming non-smoking entirely. I was hoping to ask you some questions regarding this. 1. Are restaurants in Iowa City smoke-free? I have heard that they are and that they are not. 2. What decisions have been made regarding smoking in any public buildings in Iowa City? 3. Could the bars potentially become smoke free in the near future? 4. How would you decide this? A council vote or would the residents of Iowa City decide? 5. Has this come up often in discussions? 6. Have you ever attempted to regulate smoking before? Thank you so much for all of your help. Katherine 4/14/04 Marian Karr From: Carol Spaziani [spazianic@msn.com] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 11:43 PM To: cou ncil~iowa-city.org Subject: Invitation to League of Women Voters Panel Dispatch & Fire Panel Could you please see that all the Council members receive a copy of this invitation to the League of Women Voters April 21 panel: "Toward a Vision for Integrated Countywide Dispatch and Fire Services"? You and your staff are also invited. Carol Spaziani, Co-Chair League of Women Voters of Johnson County Regional Government Committee *** eSafe scanned this email for malicious content *** *** IMPORTANT: Do not open attachments from unrecognized senders *** THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF JOHNSON COUNTY INVITES THE PUBLIC TO A PANEL DISCUSSION TOWARD A VISION FOR INTEGRATED, COUNTYWIDE DISPATCH AND FIRE SERVICES Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 P.M. Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A Moderator: William F. Sueppel, Attorney Panel Members: Terrence Neuzil, Chair, Johnson County Board of Supervisors Ernie Lehman, Mayor, City of Iowa City Jim Fausett, Mayor, City of Coralville Brian James, City Administrator, City of North Liberty Rick Jedlicka, Mayor, City of Solon All residents of Johnson County are invited to attend to hear the panel address issues and steps involved in regionalizing Emergency Dispatch and Fire Protection Services. A question and answer session will follow the presentations. This program will be videotaped by Iowa City Community Television Service for later cablecast on City Government Cable Channel 4 Marian Karr From: Dale Helling Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:54 AM To: 'Susan. E.Conrath@wellsfargo.com' Cc: *City Council; Kathryn Johansen Subject: RE: School Board Susan, The Iowa City Community School District is a separate entity not directly affiliated with the City of Iowa City municipal government. You can access the District website at www.iowa-city.kl2.ia.us for the information you need. Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager cc Kathi Johansen, Administrative Assistant ..... Original Message ..... From: Susan. E.Conrath@wellsfargo.com [mailto:Susan. E.Conrath@wellsfargo.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 7:30 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: School Board I would like to know who is the superior to the school superintendent and how to contact him/her. Thank you Susan Conrath susan.conrath@wellsfargo.com 5 E Fulton Dr Des Moines, IA 50315