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Home My WebLink About1996-05-21 Info PacketCity of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: May 10, 1996 City Council City Manager Material in Information Packet Memoranda from City Manager a. Pending Development Issues b. University of Virginia Senior Executive Institute Memoranda from Finance Director: a. 1% Local Option Sales Tax Estimate of Revenue b. Wastewater/Water Fees Assuming No Cash Accumulation [777. c. Request of Council Member Lehman - An Example of Disposable ._] 7r7~ Income Subject to Sales Tax Copy of letter from City Manager to Hills Mayor and Councilmembers regarding culvert system. Memorandum from Marianne Milkman and Robert Miklo regarding joint ~"'7 (~ statement of Housing and Community Development and Planning and Zoning Commissions. Memorandum from Marianne Milkman regarding FY97 CDBG and HOME 1~7_~J Allocations. Copy of letter from Director Planning and Community Development to Chairman and Members of the Board of Supervisors regarding access to soccer fields. Copy of letter to Mayor from Representative Leach regarding housing and /r7(~3 community development related issues. · ACT Visiting Scholars Lecture Series notification. Press release regarding Burlington/Gilbert closure. · Agenda of the May 9, 1996, Johnson County Board of Supervisors formal meeting. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: City Manager DATE: May 7, 1996 RE: Pending Development Issues An application submitted by Marian Murphy to annex and rezone from County RS, Suburban Residential, to ID-RS, Interim Development, an approximate 80 acre tract (Langenberg) located southeast of Sycamore Street and north of the South Wastewater Treatment facility. (45-day limitation period: June 7, 1996) A City-initiated application to rezone 12 properties from their current zoning designation to P, Public. These properties are owned by The University of Iowa and are located at and are zoned as follows: 1 E Park Road - RNC-20 234 N. Madison Street - RM-44 NW corner of Dubuque and Church Streets - RM-44 30 N. Clinton Street - PRM 324 S. Madison Street - CB-2 300 Myrtle Avenue - RS-5 421 Melrose Avenue - RS-5 315 Melrose Avenue - RS-5 121 Grand Avenue - RS-8 127 Grand Avenue - RS-8 129 Grand Avenue - RS-8 2222 Old Hwy, 218 S - I-1 An application submitted by Lake Calvin Properties for the final plat approval of Saddlebrook, Part I, a four-lot, 62.59 acre residential subdivision and final site plan approval of Saddlebrook, Part I, Lot 4, a 222-1ot, 40 acre, manufactured housing park, located south of Highway 6 and the intersection of Heinz Road and east of Bon Aim Mobile Home Lodge. A request submitted by Arlington, L.C. for preliminary plat approval of Windsor Ridge - Part 7 & 8, a 22.05 acre, 42 lot residential subdivision, and final plat approval of Windsor Ridge - Part 7, a 7.84 acre, 17 lot residential subdivision located in the RS-5 zone north of American Legion Road and west of Taft Avenue. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: City Council City Manager May 8, 1996 University of Virginia Senior Executive Institute I was notified I have been chosen to participate in this year's Institute. I have accepted, and it will require me to be gone the last two weeks in July. I will have more details later. 'City of iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 10, 1996 To: City Council and City Manager From: Donald J. Yucuis, Finance Director Re: 1% Local Option Sales Tax Estimate of'Revenue Attached you'll find the most recent estimate of revenue from a 1% local option sales tax based on the Fiscal Year 1995 figures from the State of Iowa for Johnson County. This also assumes that all communities within Johnson County would approve the sales tax. The schedule shows: the taxable sales by community and the pementage of taxable sales to the total, the population based on the 1990 census for each community, and peruenrage of population by community to the total, the estimated dollar distribution of a 1% local option sales tax to each community and the percentage of the local option sales tax by community to the total. I~C5-2OY 171b SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED REVENUE FROM A ~i% LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX % Estimated % of Population $ 1% Local Taxable % Taxable Population 1990 1% Local Option Sales - Sales to - 1990 Census to Option Sales Sales Tax C?mmunity FY 95 Total Ce_nsus Total _Tax to Total Coralvil!e 159,323,165 19.3% 10,347 10.8% $ 758,994 9.7% Hills 2,383,543 0.3% 662 0.7% $ 46,196 0.6% Iowa City 615,495,574 74.7% 59,738 62.2% $ 4,488,363 57.4% Lone Tree 1,877,860 0.2% 979 1.0% $ 69,605 0.9% North Liberty 12,089,791 1.5% 2.92i~ 3.0% $ 201,249 2.6~, Oxford 3,686,415 0.4% 663 0.7% $ 46,403 0.6% Shueyville Included below 223 0.2% $ 15,314 0.2% Solon 6,891,007 0.8% 1,050 1.1% $ 74,276 0.9% Swisher 3,632,639 0.4% 645 0.7% $ 45.593 0.6% Tiffin 2,322,733 0.3% 460 0.5% $ 32,064 0.4% University Heights Included below 1,042 1.1%, $ 72,429 0.9% Orbed Unincorpora~d Johnson County Total 15,793,246 1.9% 17,384 18.1% $ 1,972,725 25.2% 823,495,973 100.0% 96,119 100.0% $ 7,823,212 100.0% Pa~e 1 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 10, 1996 To: City Council City Manager From: Don Yucuis, Finance Director Re: Wastewater/Water Fees Assuming No Cash Accumulation. Attached are three schedules that compare Wastewater/Water fees based on changing the 20% cash accumulation to no cash accumulation. Schedule I. Wastewaster-- Only Average Residential User 700 cu. ft. per month. a. Column 3 shows the original rates as approved and projected for FY1996 thin FY2006, these rates were prior to the actual bond sale of $18.3 million. This assumes accumulation of cash to pay for 20% of the project costs -- approximately $7.5 million in FY2000. b. Column 2 is a revision to the rates for FY97 thru FY2006 after the bond sale of $18.3 million. Rates are slightly lower almost all the way thru. Same assumptions as Column 3, 20% cash accumulation of approximately $7.5 million in FY2000. c. Column 1 changes the assumption to no accumulation of cash. This means that the City would sell bonds for the entire project cost. Rates are lower thru FY2001 compared to the 20% accumulation assumption. Schedule II. Water-- Only a. Column 2 -- Original rate projections assuming 20% cash accumu!ation or approximately $10.7 million in FY2000. b. Column 1 -- No cash accumulation -- sell bonds for the entire project. Rates lower thru FY2002. Schedule III. Combined Wastewater/Water This schedule combines the Water/Wastewater fees shown on Schedule I and I]. indexLm/yucu~s 510 /?77 WASTEWATER PROJECTS - PHASE IN, OPTIONS: NO CASH OR ACCUMULATE 20% CASH BY THE YEAR 2000 NO CASH Monthly Estimated Residential Annual Cost for Fiscal Year Rate Adjust Wastewata~ FY 1995 35% 18.90 FY 1996 15% 21.74 FY 1997 5% 22.83 FY 1998 5% 23.97 FY 1999 5% 25.17 FY 2000 5% 26.43 FY 2001 0% 26.43 FY 2002 5% 27.75 FY 2003 0% 27.;5 FY 2004 5% 29.14 FY 2005 0% 28.14 FY 2006 5% 30.60 Sample Options- Large User Average Commercial Monthly Cost F'f ~'995 35% 5.828 FY 1996 15% 6.702 FY 1997 5% 7,037 EY t998 5% 7.389 FY 1999 5% 7.758 FY 2000 5% 8,146 FY 2001 0% 8,146 FY 2002 5% 8,553 FY 2003 0% 8,553 FY 2004 5% 8,981 FY 2005 0% 8,981 FY 2006 5% 9,430 Industrial FY 19~ 35% 26,(J00 FY 1996 15% 29,900 FY 1997 5% 31.395 FY 1998 5% 32,965 FY 1999 5% 34,613 FY 2000 5% 36,344 FY 2001 0% 38,344 FY 2002 5% 38,161 FY 2003 0% 38.161 FY 2004 5% 40.069 FY 2005 0% 40.069 FY 2006 5% 42,072 Z 3 ' AFTER ,~1~..3 MILLION BEF'--'--~RE 918.3 MILLION BOND SALE- 20% CASH BOND SALE- 20% CASH IN 2000 IN 2000 Monthly Monthly Estimated Residentml Esbmated Residential Annual Cost for Annual Cost for Rate Adjust Wastewater Rate Adjust Wastewater 35% 18.90 35% 18.90 15% 21.74 15% 21.74 10% 23.91 12% 24.35 10% 26.30 10% 26.79 8% 28.40 10% 29.47 5% 29.82 10% 32.42 -10% 28.84 -10% 29.18 0% 26.84 0% 29.18 0% 26.84 0% 29.18 0% 26.84 -5% 27.72 5% 28.18 0% 27.72 0% 28.18 5% 29.11 Average Average Monthly Cost Monthly Cost 35% 5,828 35% ' 5.828 15% 6,702 15% 6.702 10% 7,372 12% 7,506 10% 8,109 10% 8,257 8% 8.758 10% 9,083 5% 9,196 10% 9.991 -10% 8,276 *10% 8.992 0% 8,276 0% 8,992 0% 8,276 0% 8.992 0% 8,276 -5% 8.542 5% 8,690 0% U,b42 0% 8,690 5% 8,969 35% 26,000 35% 26,000 15% 29,900 15% 29,900 10% 32,890 12% 33.488 10% 36,179 10% 36,837 8% 39,073 10% 40.521 5% 41,027 10% 44,573 -10% 36,924 -10% 40,116 0% 36,924 0% 40,116 0% 36,924 0% 40,116 0% 36,924 -5% 38,110 5% 38.770 0% 38,110 0% 38,770 5% 40,016 C:tWATSEW~ SEWR496.XLS~ SEW RAT SAMP N0V 5FJI96 WATER FUND - IMPACT TO USERS BASED ON NO CASH/ALL BONDS TO FINANCE PROJECTS AND 20% CASH NO CASH" 20% CASH Average JANUARY Average APRIL 1996 Monthly 1996- Monthly -Estimated Residential Estimated Residential Annual Rate Cost for Annual Rate Cost for Fiscal Year Adjust Water Adjust Water FY 1995 40% 14.98 40% 14.98 FY 1998 30% 19.47 30% 19.47 FY 1997 15% 22.39 25% 24.34 FY 1998 15% 25.75 22% 29.69 FY 1999 15% 29.81 20% 35.63 FY 2000 12% 33.16 20% 42.76 FY 2001 10% 36.48 15% 49.17 P( 2002 10% 40.13 -15% 41.79 FY 2003 5% 42.14 -5% 39.70 FY 2004 5% 44.25 0% 39.70 FY 2005 -10% 39.83 -5% 37.72 FY 2006 0% 39.83 0% 37.72 Sample Options-Large User Average Average Monthly Monthly Commercial Cost for Cost for FY 1995 40% 3,150 40% 3,150 FY 1996 30% 4,095 30% 4,095 FY 1997 15% 4,709 25% 5,119 FY 1998 15% 5.415 22% 6,245 FY 1999 15% 6,227 20% 7,494 FY 2000 12% 6,974 20% 8,993 FY 2001 10% 7.671 15% 10,342 FY 2002 10% 8,438 -1~% 8,791 FY 2003 5% 8,860 -5% 8,351 FY 2004 5% 9,303 0% 8,351 FY 2005 -10% 8,373 -5% 7,933 Pt' 2006 0% 8,373 0% 7,933 Industrial FY 1995 40% 16.800 40% 16,800 FY 1996 30% 21.840 30% 21.840 FY 1997 15% 25.116 25% 27.300 FY 1998 15% 28,883 22% 33,306 FY 1999 15% 33,215 20% 39.967 FY 2000 12% 37,201 20% 47.960 FY 2001 10% 40,921 15% 55,154 FY 2002 10% 45,013 -15% 46.881 FY 2003 5% 47,264 -5% 44,537 FY 2004 5% 49,627 0% 44,537 FY 2005 -10% 44,664 -5% 42.310 FY 2006 0% 44,664 0% 42.310 C;tWATSEY~ WATR498.XL~% APR96 RAT OPT NOCASH WATER/WASTEWATER AVERAGE COST TO USERS BASED ON NO CASH AND 20% CASH AFTER S18.3 BEFORE $18.3 ~Jc' ~ ~u,~,,S ~t-~ MILLION BOND MILLION BOND SALE- 20% CASH SALE- 20% CASH IN NO CASH IN 2000 2000 Average Monthly Average Monthly Average Monthly Residential Cost for Residential Cost for Residential Cost for Recal Year Water/Wastewater Water/Wastewater Water/~Vastewater FY 1995 33.88 33.88 33.88 FY 1996 41.21 41.21 41.21 FY 1997 45.22 48.25 48.69 FY 1998 49.72 55.99 56.48 FY 1999 54.78 64.03 65.10 FY 2000 59.59 72.58 75.18 FY 2001 62.91 76.01 78.35 FY 2002 67.88 6~) 70.97 FY 2003 69.89 66.54 ~ FY 2004 73.39 66.54 FY 2005 68.97 65.90 65.44 FY 2006 70.43 65.90 66.83 Sample Options-Large User Commercial FY 1995 8.978.00 8,978.00 FY 1996 10,797.00 10,797.00 FY 1997 11,746.00 12.491.00 FY 1998 12,804.00 14,354.00 FY 1999 13,985.00 16.252.00 FY 2000 15,120.00 18.189.00 FY 2001 15,817.00 18,618.00 Pf 2002 16,991.00 17,067.00 FY 2003 17,413.00 16,627.00 FY 2004 18,284.00 16,627.00 F'Y 2005 17,354.00 16,623.00 FY 2006 17,803.00 16.623.00 ~ndustrial FY 1995 42.800.00 42,800.00 FY 1996 51,740.00 51,740.00 FY 1997 56,511.00 60.190.00 FY 1998 61,848.00 69,485.00 FY 1999 67.828.00 79,040.00 FY 2000 73.545.00 88,987.00 FY 2001 77,255.00 92,078.00 FY 2002 83,174.00 ~ 83,805.00 FY 2003 85,425.00 81.461.00 FY 2004 89,698.00 81,461.00 FY 2005 84,733.00 81,080.00 FY 2006 86,736.00 81,080.00 8,978.00 10,797.00 12,625.00 14,502.00 16,577.00 18.984.00 19,334.00 17,783.00 17,343.00 16,893.00 16.475.00 16,902.00 42,800.00 51.740.00 60,788.00 70,143.00 80,488.00 92,533.00 95.270.00 86.997.00 84,653.00 82,647.00 80,420.00 82,326.00 C~WATSEW~ SEWR498J(LS~ SEW WAT COMBINED 5/7/96 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: May 9,1996 Stephen J. Atkins, City Manager ~. Donald Yucuis, Finance Director ~0~d.~ Request of Council Member Le man - An Example of Disposable Income subject to Sales Tax Attached you will find a statistical report using information provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1992-93 Consumer Expenditure Survey, Average annual expenditures by average number of persons per households. The schedule charts out the average number of persons per household, income before taxes, income after taxes, and average annual expenditures. I have pulled out from the chart those average annual expenses that are not subject to sales tax. The difference between the average annual expenditures and those expenses that are non-taxed shows one example of disposable income that would be subject to new 1% local option sales tax. The first column shows an example of an average 2.5 person household with yearly expenditures of $4,408 which, if subject to a new 1% sales tax, would result in approximately $44 in additional sales tax per year. Attachment U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1992-93 Consumer Expendltura Survey, Average annual expenditures by Average number of persons per household, Average Persons Income before taxes Income alter Taxes Averag Annual expendSurea Non Taxed Expenses [=cod 4,399 4,361 Houeing 9,636 ' 9,554 Ut~lRles 2.112 J 2,194 Transportation 5,453 5,720 Health Care 1,776 2,192 Olher insurance/Pensions/. social Security : 2.908 3,016 I Total non taxed expenses Disposable Income Subject to Sales Tax t One Average Pareart 2.5' 1 34.868 37,472 31.89O 34,211 31.803 26.284 I 27.037 4.408 ~ 4.586 Two Three Persons Pareohs 2 3 37,472 41 ,g44 34,211 38,563 31,693 35,416 4,361 5.199 9,554 10,955 2.194 2,389 5,720 $,696 2.192 1.804 3.016 3,549 27.037 30.592 85.8% 86.4% 4.824 { Five or Four ~Two or More More Persons i PareOhS Persons 4 3.1 5.6 48.034 41,485 43.576 43,698 37,967 40,250 42,397 35,818 39,982 6,274 5,238 6,533 13,107 10.982 I 12.359 2.675 2,417 2.784 7,671 8,552 I 7,265 1,932 2,006 ~ 1,863 4,312 3,524 3.909 I 30.717 35,971 ! 34.713 84.8%j 85.8%I 86.8% LEHMAN.XLS~ Sheet1 5/2/96 May 6, 1996 CITY OF I0 WA CITY The Honorable Mayor Cathy Fitzmaurice & Councilmembers of Hills Hills City Hall 90 N. First St. Hills, IA 52235 Honorable Mayor Fitzmaurice and Councilmembers: I am writing to inform you of a drainage problem that affects several property owners, a portion of which lies within Hills corporate limits. I am specifically referring to the culvert system that runs underneath U.S. Highway 218, the CRANDIC Railroad, and South Riverside Drive. Enclosed please find a sheet taken from Iowa City's topographic study that illustrates the problem area in detail. Also enclosed are accurate plan and profile views of the culvert system prepared by our Engineering Division. The IDOT bears ownership of the culvert under Highway 218. Records obtained from the Johnson County Recorder's Office indicate that the railroad and a portion of South Riverside Drive are within the Hills' corporate limits. The remaining portion of South Riverside Drive is within the Iowa City corporate limits. I have enclosed documents regarding Hills corporate boundaries. This information indicates that the City of Hills bears a portion of the maintenance and liability responsibility for the culvert under South Riverside Drive. The CRANDIC Railroad maintains their own culverts. In the Summer of 1994, the City of Iowa City was informed of the improper functioning of this culvert system. Field inspection then showed the system to be full of sediment and debris, a condition that still remains. Also, preliminary survey work conducted by our Engineering Division (September 1 994) showed that adequate slope exists between the South Riverside Drive culvert and Willow Creek (across Russell property) to establish flow in the system if a culvert on Russell property was lowered and the sediments subsequently cleared. The City of Iowa City is currently working with Mr. Sham Russell to have his culvert lowered. More recent field work has revealed there to be 1.50 feet of backfall (see profile view) between the outlet of the railroad culvert and the outlet of the South Riverside Drive culvert. This backfill creates a sediment trap that reduces the flow capacity in the system, and contributes in part to the current condition. Due to drainage issues ~n the area, the City of Iowa City believes it would be best to reconstruct the Riverside Drive culvert at this time. Calculations performed by our Engineering Division suggest that 72-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe should be used. The estimated cost of doing this work is approximately 912,000. EAST %VASH[~iOTON STREET · [O'~¥A CITY, iOWA 52240ol826 · (3[9) 3~6-5000 · FAX (319) The Honorable Mayor Cathy Fitzmaurice and Councilmembers of Hills May 6, 1996 Page 2 The City of Iowa City will provide design and construction administration for this work. However, for this project to proceed, Iowa City is seeking at 50% financial commitment on construction costs from the City of Hills. If you have any questions or wish to schedule further discussion, please contact Rick Fosse, our City Engineer. He may be reached at 356-5140. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Sincerely, City Manager CC: Enc. Charles Schmadeke, P.E., Public Works Director Richard Fosse, P.E., City Engineer Linda Newman Woito, City Attorney Jonathan Keck, Civil Engineer Iowa City City Council ~ City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 7, 1996 To: City Council From:t'~arianne Milkman, Community Development Coordinator Robert Miklo, Senior Planner Re: Joint Statement of Housing and Community Development and Planning and Zoning Commissions At the request of the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC), a joint meeting of this commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) was held in late Mamh. The result was a better understanding of the duties of each commission and the requirements under which each operates. Also discussed were better cooperation and communication between the two commissions. Other discussion focused on affordable housing issues and the frustration experienced by both commissions in dealing with these issues. Both commissions felt that although there are adopted affordable housing policies in the Comprehensive Plan and City STEPS, implementation of the policies was proving difficult, and clearer direction from the City Council was needed. The attached statement was approved by HCDC at its April 4th, 1996 meeting and by P&Z on April 18th, 1996. Consideration of this statement should be included in your discussion of affordable housing policies which we understand will take place in the near future. I'1 0 City of iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 25, 1996 To: City Council From: George Starr, Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Linda Murray, Chair, Housing and Community Development Commission Re: Affordable Housing Policy Statement of Planning & Zoning Commission and Hotssing & Community Development Commlsslon The Planning & Zoning and Housing & Community Development Commissions held a joint meeting on February 26, 1996. The Commissions met to discuss the issue of affordable housing and how the two commissions could work together to best promote the City's policies regarding affordable housing. The commissions agreed to maintain an ongoing dialogue regarding issues of common interest such as rezonings for affordable housing projects. Them was acknowledgement that the City's policies am currently in a state of flux and that the City Council has the primary responsibility for establishing the community's affordable housing policies. It was agreed that for either commission to be effective in promoting affordable housing, a clearer policy direction was needed from the City Council. Both commissions expressed some frustration that attempts to promote affordable housing receive much effort from the two commissions only to be rejected at the Council level. The Greenview and Saratoga Springs projects were cited as examples. The commissions agreed to send this joint statement to the Council requesting a clear policy direction with regard to affordable housing, City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re; May 9, 1996 City Council' ~, Marianne Milkman, Community Development Coordinator FY97 CDBG and HOME Allocations We have finally received the CDBG and HOME allocation for the 1996 federal budget year, our FY97. The news is good. Program FY97 Allocation Our FY97 Estimate CDBG $987,000 $912,600 HOME t~562,000 $360,000 We had estimated a 10% reduction in funds compared to FY96. For CDBG, the actual reduction was 3%; for HOME, we received an increase of 41%. This increase was apparently due to the fact that a number of cities have not used their HOME funds for a variety of reasons, allowing more to be distributed to other cities. Although CDBG and HOME did well in this year's allocations other HUD programs had large cuts. As a result, HUD is already looking at funding some programs that were cut such as Housing Counselling, with CDBG monies. We also anticipate that cities may need to make up decreases in Section 8 funding from HOME monies which can be used for rental assistance. The recommendations for use of these additional funds will be made in August or September, when ..e ,.no.v th,. e..act amoun,~ of program income and carryover for FY96 and car. do one overall budget amendment. May 1, 1996 Don Sehr. Chairman. & Members of the Board of Supervisors 913 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City. IA 52240 Dear Mr. Sehr & Members of the Board: As you ar~ aware, Iowa City entered into an agreement with the County regarding a north access from Sycamore Street to the soccer fields being developed near the City's south wastewater treatment plant. This access was to be provided prior to any use of the soccer fie!ds. We have been working. with the Langenberg family to provide this access prior to September 1996 when we hope to begin play on these fields. Our plans call for construction of a "park" road at a rural cross section for a cost of approximately $132,000. This cost does not include the cost of land. The Langenbergs have been approached recently by a developer who may wish to purchase their property. Development can not economically proceed on this site until December of 1997 when sewer will be available. The developers have suggested an arrangement for construction of a north\south collector street on the Langenberg property which provides the City the opportunity to save resources and taxpayers' money. Savings would result from the lack of need to acquire the right, of-way and the fact that the "park" road would not need to be torn up within a year of its construction. Their proposal would result in a paved concrete street built to City standards. However, it could not be built until spring of 1997 due to the developers' schedule and the sewer project. We would like to know if the Board would consider deferring the obligation to prowde the north access to the soccer fields to spring/summer of 1997. with the understanding that signage would be provided on Sand Road and Napoleon Street to direct soccer traffic, and if the development deal fell through, the City would construct the north access by May 1997. In addition, pursuant to our previous agreement, we would apply calcium chloride to Napoleon Street as necessary. I would like to attend your informal meeting on May 14 to discuss this with you in person. Your decision is needed before any further steps can be taken in negotiations with the developers. Consequently there is some urgency in this matter. Your consideration is appreciated. Sincerely,/ '~ K/arm Frankhn D~rector. Department of Planning and Community Development CC Langenberg family Greg Apel Bill Meardon U.S. HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON BANK:NG AND F:NANCIAL SERV:CES ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS 2129 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILO.NG WASH:NG'rON DC 205~5-6050 April 30, 1996 The Hon. Naomi Novick Mayor of Iowa City Civic Center, 410 E. Washington St. *r ..... ~ .,-,. -r- Dear Mayor Novick: Knowing of your interest in housing and community development related issues, I wanted to provide you with an update on significant legislation passed by the Committee on Banking and Financial Services last October and enacted into law late last month (Pub. L. 104-120) which will have a significant impact on our local communities and rural areas. The bill, S. 1494, the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1995, strengthens placement and eviction policies in federally-assisted housing to protect seniors and their families from the problems associated with drug and alcohol abuse. The legislation also streamlines the designation of public housing developments as "elderly only", "disabled only" or "elderly and disabled families only" to address the difficulty of mixing vulnerable senior populations with substance abusers. The new law also provides $40 million in funding authority for unused funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be used for self-help homeownership organizations for land ~c~sition ~n~ infr~structur~ cost? ~f ~gle ~y ~omes built entirely through private donations and homeowner sweat equity. Among other self-help organizations, Habitat for Humanity will receive $25 million of these funds, with the remaining $15 million allocated on a competitive basis. This program will provide for the development of not less than 4,000 new homes while maintaining the self-help nature of the programs. In addition, the law extends through the year 2000 the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) reverse mortgage insurance program that allows senior homeowners to borrow against the equity in their homes. The program gives seniors aged 62 and more the opportunity to take out an FHA-insured loan against the value of their home to allow seniors that are "house-rich" but "cash-poor" to remain in their homes near their families and friends. It is hoped this will help ensure the quality of life of older Americans who are faced with financial pressures. Page 2 The law also authorizes a new multifamily loan guarantee for the development of rental housing in rural areas and extends the Rural Housing service (PJ4S) Section 515 Rural Rental Housing program for fiscal year 1996. These are critical programs for low- income families in rural areas who often have nowhere else to turn. The new law also extends a number of other housing programs including: the preservation of affordable multifamily housing resources, the Community Development Block Grant (¢DBG) homeownership ~rcg~a'~, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) multifamily mortgage insurance risk-sharing program, and Government National Mortgage Administration (GNMA) commitment authority. Attached is a section-by-section analysis of the legislation for your information. Please feel free to contact me or my staff if you have any comments or suggestions for improving opportunities for affordable housing and community development. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Attachment Leach S. 1494 Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1995 Section by Section Analysis of House Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute to S. 1494 [House Suspension - February 27, 1996] Sac, 1 TttJe: Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1995 Sec. 2 Multifamily Housing Assistance {a) Provides discretionary authority to the HUD Secretary to renew, for one year, expiring Sec. 8 moderate rehabilitation project-based rental assistance contracts. (b) Provides discretionary authority to the HUD Secretary to operate the preservation program as passed the House in title II of H.R. 2099 (VA/HUD Al~propdafions Conference Bill) on December 7, 1995. Sec. 3 Community Development Block Grant Eligible A~"fivtties (a) Amends Sec. 907{b){2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act by extending as an eligible activity. homeownership programs under CDBG. (b) Replace Section 108 Loan Guarantee Aggregate Limit. In addition to the annual loan limitations for the section 108 loan guarantee program set forth in Appropriations Acts, current law places an aggregate limit on the cumulative amount of outstanding loans e~tended under the section 108 program. This limit is $3.5 billion. The Department will soon hit this limitation. Hence, this provisJon would increase the aggregate loan limit to $4.5 billion. This provision does not alter the annual loan limitations set forth in Appropriations Acts. Sac, 4 Extension of Rural Housing Programs Authorizes a rural rental multifamily housing direct loan program (Sec. 515 of the Housing Act o{ 1949) and extends set-asides within the Sec. 515 program for nonprofit sponsors and und=rserved areas; thJs program's I~reviously appropriated funds, provided through the enacted Agriculture Appropr;ations Act of FY 96, are contingent on authorization. Sec. 5 Loan Guarantees for Multifamily Rental Housing in Rural Areas Authorizes a rural rental multifamily housing loan guarantee program, as contained in H.R. 1691. which the House passed on October 30, 1995; this program's previously appropriated funds, provided through the enacted Agriculture Appropriations Act of FY 96, are contingent On authorization. Sec. 6 Extension of FHA Mortgage Insurance Program for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages Authorizes and extends the HECM program through September 30, 2000, as passed by the House through H.R. 117 on October 24, 1995; increases the mortgage insurance authority to e maximum of 50,000 units; and, extends eligibility to 1-4 family owner-occupied units. Sec. 7 GNMA Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Amends Sec. 306(g)12) of the National Housing Act by providing an authorization of commitment authority to the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) at $110 billion for FY 96. Sec. 8 2 Extension of Mulfifamlly Houdng Finance Programs Amends Sec. 542(b)(5) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 by extending the FHA multifamily mortgage insurance risk-sharing demonstration through FY 96 and provides authority to insure, under the demonstration, up to 7,500 units, Additionally, Sec. 542(c)(4) of HCDA of 1992 is amended by providing authority to the Housing Finance Agencies to enter FHA risk-sharing agreements up to 12,000 units. Sec. Safety and Security in Public and Assisted Housing Amends Sec. 6 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to re~luire housing authorities to provide occupancy standards and an expedited grievance procedure for the eviction of tenants, in public housing and other assisted projects, who have e pattern of drug or alcohol abuse. Sec. 10 Public Housing UssIgnored for E~dorly and Disshied Families Amends Sac. 7 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937to streamline procedures for public housing authorities to designate public housing facilities as "elderly only", "disabled only," or "elderly and disabled families only." Additionally, this provision provides authority to evict residents in these designated facilities whose pattern of drug and alcohol abuse would jeopardize the safety and security of the eld.srly and disabled residents. Authorizes such sums as may be appropriated for FY 96 for public housing agencies to implement plans approved by the Secretary for designated housing. Sec. 11 Assistance For Habitat For Humanity and Other $sifoHelp Housing Providers Incorporates H.R. 1691, Sec. 2, which passed the House on October 30, 1995, by providing for a self-help housing program for HUD to provide grants to capable non-profit organizations, including Habitat-for-Humanity. Grant funds must be used for the payment of land and infrastructure costs of single family structures built entirely with donations and contributions of products, volunteer labor and the I~rospective borrower's sweat equity. Sec. 12 Funding for Self-Help Housing Assistance, National Cities In Schools Community Development Program, and Capacity Budding Through National Community Development Initiative. Provides authority tO use $60 million in appropriation amounts from previous fiscal years to fund (1) self help housing (Sec. 9) at 840 million (Habitat-for-Humanity at $25 million and other Self- Help Housing Groups at $15 million), 2) National Cities in Schools Communities at $10 million, and 3) Capacity Building through the National Community Development Initiative (Sec. 4 of the HUD Demonstration Act of 199:3) at $10 million. Sec. 13 Applicability Construes effectiveness as of October 1,1995 and makes Sections 9 and 10 of this Act self- executing. ACT V][SI[T][NG SCHOLARS LECTURE SERIES Presents I itti,m eh em Michigan State University Thursday, May 16, 1996 3:30 P.M. Lindquist Cafeteria, ACT Performance Assessments: Benefits and Problems Performance assessment, although not new, has seen a resurgence in many assessment settings. What are the reasons for this resurgence and what are the perceived benefits of performance assessment? Are the benefits likely to be realized? What are the problems of such assessments? Can those problems be overcome or alleviated? This talk will address those four basic questions. Among the perceived benefits discussed will be the probability of increased acceptance of the assessment results due to face validity and, in the educational setting, the perceived positive effect on instruction. Realization of the benefits will depend upon whether the perceived validity is real. Problems will include logistic, cost, technical, and legal concerns. Some different approaches to alleviating these problems will be addressed. May 6, 1996 PRESS RELEASE Contact Person: Jeff McClure Iowa City Engineering Division. Phone No. 319-356-5138 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Be~nni.g Monday, May 13, 1996, the interscion of Burlington Street and Gilbert Street in Iowa City will be closed to through traffic. This intersection will be closed for approximately four weeks. Burlington Street will be closed between Linn Street and Van Buren Street. Burlington Street traffic will be dkected to use Lima Street and College Street as a detour route. Gilbert Street will be closed between Court Street and College Street. Gilbert Street traffic will be directed to use Court Street, Lima Street, and College Street as a demur route. Local businesses in this area are open for business and are accessible from the detour routes. This intersection closure is part of the Burlington Street and Gilbert Street Intersection Improvement Prgject. Increased traffic and slow speeds are expected along the detour routes and motorists are urged to use caution, leave for thc~r d~amtatlun ~mll~l, anu oasow ~ui ta =11gat umay. /785 ill: - ; i ' C' JOH GILBERT E:LIF'EN NSON ['OD'?-E F L JOHNSON COUNTY fiUDITOR TEL:51-9-356-6086 Ha~ 08,96 9:15 No.004 P.01 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Don Seh[, Chaiq)arson ..- Joe Bolkcom (2h~le.~ D. Duffy Stephen P. Lacina Sally Stutsman · May 9 1996 ' FORMAL MEETING 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. Agenda 2. Action re: daims 3. Action re: formal minutes of May 2rid. 4. Action re: payroll authorizations 5. Recognition of James Paco Walz for 3000 + hours volunteer service and presentation of certificate/action. 6. 9:00 a.m. - Public Hearing on Zonl,g and Platting applications: a) First and Second consideration of. the following applications: of S.E.A.T.$. Zoning Application Z9609 of Donald and Cheryl Skala,lSololl, requesting rezoning of 1.98 acres from A1 Rural to RS Suburban Residential in Lot 1 of Hertz Subdivision described as being in the SW 1/4 of the $W 1/4 of Section 17; Township 81 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This property is located on the north side of Sutliff Road NE, 1.8 miles east of Highway 1 in Cedar Twp.). 9i3 SOUTH DUBUQUIlffI'. P.O. BOX 13,~0 IOWA CITY. IOW~, 5224*,1350 TEL: (319) I~AX: (319) ~}~6,.~Ogi gOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL:$19-$56-6086 May 08,96 9:15-No.004 P,02 Agenda 5-9-96 Page 2 Application Z9610 of Willard J. Zenishek, Solon, requesting rezoning of 1.0 acres from AI Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property de.~cribed as being in the SE 1/4 of the SI~ 1/4 of Section 5; Township 81 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in $ohnson County, Iowa (This property is loonted on the north side of 120th Street NE, approximately 3/4 of a mile east of its intersection with Taft Avenue NE in Cedar Twp.). Application Z9611 of W. L Zenishek, Solon, signed by Dean' Beranek of MMS Consultants Inc., re, questing rezoning of 1.0 acres from AI Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the $1!! 1/4 of Section 8; Township §1 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This property is located at the north end of Turner Avenue NE, approximately 1/2 mile north of its intersection with 140th Street NE in Cedar Twp.). Application Z9613 of Gerald and Joan Michel, Hills, signed by David Michel, Hills, requiting rezonln$ of 1.99 acres from AI Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 19; Township 78 North; Range 6 West of the $th P.M. tn Iohnson County, Iowa (This property is located on the east side of Major Avenue $W, approximately one mile south. of it~ intersection with Bayertown Road SW in Liberty Twp.). Application Z9614 of Edmund and Agnes Volk, Oxford, signed by Ray Haman, requesting rezoning of 1.99 acres from A1 Rural to RS Suburban R~idential of certain property described as being in the NW 1/4 ofa¢ NW 1/4 of Section 36; Township 80 North; Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in lobrison County, Iowa (This property is Iocated on the south side of Copi Road NW, appronimamly 1.0 mile east of its intersection with Eagle Avenue NW in Oxford Twp.). JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL:819-356-6086 Hag 08,96 9:15 No.004 P.03 Agenda 5-9-96 P~ge 3 Application Z9615 of Edward Poula and Leona Poula, Iowa City, signed by David Poula, Iowa City, requesting fezchine of 40 acres f¥om AI Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the NW 1/4 of the NE I/4 of Section 19; Township 81 North; Range 7 West of'the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This property is located on the southwesterly side of Blain Cemetery Road NW, approximately 1/2 mile north of its intcrsection with the Amana Road NW in Jefferson Twp.). Application Z9616 of Robert and Erma Wolf, Iowa City, requesting fezchine of 20.30 acres from RMH Manufactured Itcusing to M1 Light Industrial of certain property described as being in the $E 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 21; Township 79 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This property is located on the west side of Highway 921, south and adjacent to Colonial Lane Bowling Alley in West Lucas Application Z9619 of Ruth H. Lord Estate, Iowa City, signed by Diane Beelet, Robert Fobian and Fobian-Beeler Partnership, requesting rezoning of 32 acres from A1 Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the NB 1/4 of Section 20; Township 79 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa CI~aia property is located on the south side of American Legion Road SE, at its intorsecQon with 400th Street SE in Scott Twp.). b) Dlscusslon/acfion re: the following Platting applications: Application S9606 of William E. Willoral, signed by Glen Meisner of MMS Consultants, Inc., requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Wilford's Fourth Addition, a subdivision located in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 9; Township 81 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a Mot, 4.08 acre residential subdivision, located in the northwest corner of the intersection of James Avenue NE and 140th Street NE in Jefferson Township.) JOHNSON COUNTY flUDITOR TEL:31g-35B-BO8B Ha9 08,gB 9:15 No.00~ P.04 ARendn 5-9-96 l~ge4 Application S9608A of David Poula, signed by Glen Meisner of MMS Consultants Inc., requesting preliminary and final plat approval of North Freedom Subdivision, a subdivision of certain property described as being in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 19; Township 81 North; Range 7 West of the $lh P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 1-1or, 6.34 acre farmstead split, located on the southwest side of Blain Cemetery Road NW, approximately 3/4 milo south of the intersection of Blain Cemetery Road NW and Seneca Road NW in Jefferson Twp,). Application S9611 of Eldon Iqotz requesting preliminary and final plat approval of J. J. Hotz Subdivision, a subdivision of certain property described as being in the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 4; TownaMp 78 North; Range $ West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a Mot, 6.02 acre, farmstead split, located on the north side of 480th Street SW, approximately one mile west of the 480th Street SW and Vincent Avenue SW intersection in Lincoln Twp.). Application 89615 of Ray Haman reqtmsfing preliminary and final plat approval of Alysia'a Farm Stable, a subdivision described as being in the NW 1/4 of the NW I/4 of Section 36; Township 80 North; Range 8 West of the $th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a Mot, 10.62 acre, resldential subd/vision, located on the south side of Copi Avenue NW, approximately 1.0 mile east of the Copt Avenue NW and Eagle Avenue NW intersection in Oxford Twp.). Application S9617 of LornaM. Jetred requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Jerred $ulxlivisioa, a subdivision of eertatn property described as being in the SE I/4 of the 1~ 1/4 and th0 NE 1/4 of the SE I/4 of Section 1; Township 81 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa {This is a l.lot, 22.60 acre, farmstead split, located on the south skte of 110th Street NE, approximately one mile east of Highway #1 NE in Big Grove Twp.). JOHNSON COUNTY RUDITOR TEL:$19-356-6086 Ma9 08,96 9:15 No.004 P.05 Agenda 5-9-96 Page 5 1, Business Application S9618 of Eldon and Nancy Holz, signed by Eldon Hotz, requesting preliminary and final plat approval of II & N Hoiz Subdivision, a subdivision of certain property dr~scribed as being in the SW 1/4 of thg NE 1/4 of Section 3; Township 78 North; Range ;5 West of the $th P.M. in .lobasea County, Iowa (This is a 1-lot, 18.19 sore, farmstead split, loonted on the east side of Vincent Avenue SE, approximately one mile south of . Highway #6 SE in Lincoln Twp.). Application S9620 of Luoas Van Orden requesting final- plat approval of Newport Ridge Subdivision (A Resubdivision of Lot 6 Newport Woods Subdivision), a subdivision of certain property desgribe..d as being in the $W 1/4 of the Nla. 1/4 of Section 26; Township 80 North; Range 6 West of th~ $th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 9dot residential subdivision with 3 non- buildable lots, 9-5.30 acre, residential subdivision, located on the north side of Newport Road NE, 1/4 mile east of its intersection with Prairie Du Chien Road NE in Newport Twp.). Application 89621 of Dwight and Vicki Tardy requiting preliminary and fins{ pht approval of River Hill Addition, a subdivision of c~rtain property described as being ill the NW 1/4 of the NW I14 of Section 3 and the NE 1/4 of the NI~ 1/4 of Section 4; all in Township 78 North; Range 6 West of the $th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 3qot, 10.$97 residential subdivision, located on the ~ast side of Highway 9113 $E at its intersection with Poweshiek Street $E in Liberty Twp.). from the County Auditor. a) Action re: permits b) Action re: reports Motion setting public hear/rig on proposed FY 96 budget amendment requests for Thursday, May 30, 1996 at 9:00 a.m. d) Other 3DHNSON COUNTY AUDI R TEL:~19-356-6086 Ma9 08,96 9:15 No.004 P.06 Agenda 5-9-96 Page 6 §. Busings from the County Attorney. :.: · ' a} Report re: other items. :: 9. Business from the Board of Supervisors. a) Action authorizing Chairperson to sign contract documents for bridge replacement projects L~D-13-3 (contract amount equals $123,301.20) and L-U-35o2 (contract amount equals $96,311.23) with Iowa Bridge and Culvert. b) Action authorizing Chairperson to sign domcats with L. L. Polling Company, Inc. for the oil contract in the amount of $329,362.00, with $15,170.00 of the contract for the Conservation Departa,.ent. c) Discussion/action re: Proclamation for Johnson County Toudsm Week for May 6-11, 1996. d) Other 10. Adjourn to informal meeUng. a). Inquiries and reports from the public. b) Reports and Inquiries from the members of the Board of Supervisors. c) Report from the County Attoracy, d) Otl~r 11. Adjournment. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: May 17, 1996 City Council City Manager Material in Information Packet MAY 20 - WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEMS Fringe Area Agreement: Memorandum from Director of the Department of Planning & Community Development. I Local Option Sales Tax: Copy of correspondence from Caroline Dieterie to ~ ~7 ~ Council Member Kubby. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Memoranda from City Manager a. Easthill Subdivision/Bridge Over Ralston Creek b. Wolf Rezoning - "South Corridor" (including letter to Ed Brinton, MMS Consultants, from City Manager and staff memorandum dated April 18, 1996). c. June 3 City Council Work Session: Discuss Peninsula Issues Associated with the Development of the New Water Treatment Plant. Memoranda from City Attorney: a. Status of Research on Current Policy for Underbilling and Overbilling ,, of ~ity Utility Charges; Abatement of Enforcement, Pending Review. b?~c~p~late on "Primary Attorney" Department and Area Assignments; Realignment of Certain Areas. Memoranda from City Clerk: a. Council Work Session, May 6, 1996. b. Council Work Session, May 13, 1996. Copy of memorandum from Traffic Engineer to City Manager regarding 1996 pavement marking. Copy of memorandum from Brad Neuman to City Manager regarding spring paint~ and household battery collection day. Copy of response letter from City Manager to Raychel Kolen regarding banning smoking in Iowa City restaurants. Copy of Iowa City Extraction of Building Permit Data for Census Bureau Report. Johnson County Olympic Torch Relay Committee press release. May 1996, Iowa City Children's Museum newsletter. Agenda of the May 16, 1996, PATV Board of Directors meeting. Agenda of the May 16, 1996, Johnson County Board of Supervisors formal meeting. Articles submitted by Barrel Courtney concerning Elks. (Separate insert-Council only) Information packet May 17, 1996 page 2 Copy of article" Understanding the local-option sales tax." Copy of cartoon regarding the sales tax. Agenda for the 5/14/96 Informal meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Copy of article "Appeals Court to weigh Boston's Ban on Newsracks in Historic Neighborhood." Information regarding sales tax options and impact on water/sewer average residential monthly bills, from Finance Director. Memo from Council Member Baker regarding Sales Tax. Agenda for 5/21/96 Informal meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Memo from City Attorney regarding hiring decision for Assistant City Attorney I position; Status Report. Copy of letter from Willis Bywater to Council Member Lehman regarding equipment located at Oakland Cemetery. Information regarding proposed expansion to Mercer Park Aquatic Center. Map of the Airport Layout Plan from McClure Aviation Services Group. Invitation from Alice's Rainbow Childcare Center regarding Open House 5/30/96. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 17, 1996 y~me~nt~J To: City Manager and City Council From: Karin Franklin, Director, Department of Planning & Communit Re: Johnson County/iowa City Fringe Area Policy Agreement In the last Council packet a letter was included from the Board of Supervisors that contained a proposal for Fringe Areas B and C. After correspondence between the Council and the Board over the last few months, the unresolved issue pertained to development in those portions of Areas B and C that were not part of Iowa City's growth area. The Board's letter of April 29 addresses this issue. The Board is proposing that within Area B, outside the City's growth area, development be permit-ted at a rate of no more than four dwelling units per 40 acre tract. If you will recall, the original joint Commission proposal permitted rezoning for one dwelling unit, beyond a farmstead split, on a 40 acre tract. The total units that would have been permitted under the joint Commission proposal would have been three. Thus, there is an increase of one unit in the Board proposal. A similar situation exists for Area C, i.e. the Board proposal increases by one dwelling unit the development potential on a 40 acre tract in the portion of Area C which is not within the City's growth area. However, in addition, the Board proposes that if a property owner consents to a cluster development, that an increase in potential dwelling units be permitted up to eight dwelling units per 40 acre tract. This proposal is a compromise between the joint Commission proposal and the Board's original suggestion of treating Areas B and C like Area A, ~.e. development be permitted at a density of RS-3 (one dwelling unit per three acres). The distinction that the Board drew between Area B and Area C relates to the corn suitability rating and enwronmental features one finds ~n much of the property in Area B, which is not found in Area C. The other subject which the Board addresses in their letter of April 29 is that of the "Appeals Board". Provided below is a discussion and proposals for addressing the concept of cluster development; the composition and criteria to be used by the Appeals Board; and the procedure for extension of the two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction. These ~tems have been discussed w~th the County staff but have not been reviewed or approved by the Board. Cluster Development The concept of cluster development has been endorsed by the Councd and the Board but has not been clearly defined. Following is a general definition and proposal for implementation in the Agreement. Cluster development is a pattern of residential development consisting of a transfer of density on a given pmce of land such that the dwelling units are closer together than otherwise allowed under the zoning. Generally, the overall density (dwelhng units/acre) remains the same whether the development pattern is a cluster or not. Cluster development 2 is done to minimize disturbance of the land, preserve natural features or farmland, provide open space, and economize in the installation of infrastructure (the length of streets and pipes or the number of septic tanks and wells). Cluster developments are often easier to serve in terms of fire protection, garbage pick-up, mass transit or other services which are brought to each home. In the Fringe Agreement, it is proposed that cluster development be achieved by requiring that a minimum of 50% of a development tract be set aside in an outlot and designated for open space in Area A. In Area C, where 40-acre tracts are the basis for development and development will be less dense, an 80% set aside is proposed. All of the development tract would be fezcried to the appropriate cluster density, including the outlot. Rezoning to The cluster density (RS in Area A and RS-5 in Area C) would be conditioned on a plat showing the designated outlot. An illustration of this concept is attached. Appeals Board An Appeals Board has been proposed to consider changes in land use which are inconsistent with the adopted Fringe Agreement. Such changes would be considered by the Appeals Board when either the City or the County determined that an application was inconsistent with the Agreement and both bodies could not agree on the apparent inconsistency. The Appeals Board would be comprised of one representative from the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, one from the County Planning and Zoning Commission, one from the City Council, one from the City Planning and Zoning Commission, and one at-large member, chosen by the other four. Three general criteria are proposed to be used by the Appeals Board for consideration of a particular application: 1) that compliance with the adopted Fringe Agreement would inflict extraordinary hardship on the applicant; 2) that the circumstances of the applicant are unique; and 3) that the change that is proposed by the applicant does not materially affect the integrity of the Fringe Agreement. If an Appeals Board is to be included in the Agreement, the City and County Attorneys will need to determine ~f such a body can make zoning decisions within the confines of state law and home rule. Two-Mile Extraterritorial Jurisdiction The draft Agreement, proposed by the joint committee of the County and City Commissions, suggested that the extension of Iowa City's two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction be done on a case-by-case basis after consultation between the City and the County. Such consultation would take place during the annexation process. Upon submittal of the notice to the County regarding the annexation, a staff proposal would be made regarding the extension of the two- mile area. The two-rode question would then be discussed at the City and County level to determine if there was any d~fference of opinion between the two governments on that issue. If a difference did exist, representatives of the City and County policy-making bodies would meet to consider the extension Question. Issues that would be taken into consideration would be the long-range growth plans of the City and the potential for annexation, and development pressures in the particular area and the potential impact of th~s development on Iowa City. 3 At the work session on May 20, I would like to determine whether the Council is in agreement with the Board regarding the treatment of Areas B and C and discuss the proposals noted above. If there is general agreement, the next step is to redraft the Fringe Agreement as it has evolved through the discussions of the previous months to have a document for approval by the Council and the Board. Please call me if you have any questions or if there are issues related to the Fringe Agreement that I have not addressed, Attachment bC4-9~F FOLLOWING IS BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE From Rural By Oesign 8y Randall Arendt, 1994 2 acta Doveloomenl Plaq Open Soace -'. Oeve~opmenl Deve]opmen{ Summary JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL:31g-$56-6086 Rpr 30 96 11:52 No.004 P.01 S~gpheo P. Lacina Joc Bollicom Chartca D. Duffy Sally $tutaman BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Post-it* Fax Note 7871 Aprl129, 1996 Mayor Naomi Novick and th~ Iowa City City Council 410 ~t Washington Stm=t [owaCity, IA 52240 Re: Johnson County/Iowa City ~ Area Pol~ De~r Mayor Novick ~md Council Memb~: Following a joint wo~k ~ion with Don Sehr, Karin Frm~din, Rick Dvorak, and R.$. M~o~, the ~oard would like to take ihia opp~t~ity to mal~ another proposal n~xling pmlx~d Fringe Am~s B and C. The County would agree to a n~v RS-10 zoning c!.~._~fica~on in p~ Fringe B (ou~d~ of the City's Biowth area), whi~ would lx~rmit 4 r~t{a] unila ]x~ forty acres. Pmvidodnolotisl~ss thca 1.0acres, and that th~r~rugndgroftheacr~gci8 lcR as a non-buildable outlot. City standards would prevail w~thin the idcnl~ In proposed Fringe Area C (outsid~ the identified growth a~a) the sv.m~ l~-10 zonin8 clasmlfication would b~ in pla~, Hovevet, in this area dcveJolm3 would tm allo,,v~d to doubl~ ~h~ number of re~d~fial uni~ from 4 to 8 unJ~ ~ 40 ac~.s if they clustering, and ff they crcat~ a non-buildable outlot on the remaining agueage, City slandards would prevail within the identifux} growth area. The Board also ~tera~ its agrccmcnt to the £ormat~on of an 'App~Is Board=, to con~ of two County representatives ~d two City rep~*ntivcs. The Appt~$ Board would have the authority tO review "~x~ial ¢xc~ons" to th~ aged upon zoning iu the: Fringe Ar~, The Do~d looks forward to further discussion and xcsolufion of the Fringe A~a Agrccm~t. 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 13.,~0 IOWA CITY, IOWA ~2244-13~0 TI~: (319) $~ PAX; (319) JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL:$19-356-6086 Apr 30,96 11:52 No.004 P.02 l..macr to City ~unctl Ap~ ~,~, 1996 County Board of SulX~vison ~: ~ Pre. nk~ Ri~ Dvo~k Karen - For once I agree with Ernie and Dean. in that 1 think the ONLY way titis sales tax can and should pass is for water rate relief. I do not think this is a way of'axtificialiy' lmxering water rates. However, becaug I do also believe that we need to do some~ng to keep people axedre of the real costs of water, I would try to put some sort of a rider into the pismire which would do one or more of the following at least: 1. Make the rates more progressive {cut the advantage to big users at least somewhat). This could possibly be done by using the tax revenues to subsi- dize the users in the lowest volume catego~ regardless of their status as besin~ses or residantial user,: e.g., a small shop which ugs little or no water for business proposes bm has rest room facilities and a staff room for lunch~ etc., would have the same benefit as a gsidential small user. 2. Create a pool of money to use to provide water saving deviees (for showers, toilets. etc.) and faucet filters to low income people at a greatly reduced prie~. I think th~ should not be GIVEN away, Incaug people do not value things they get for nothing as much as things tho/at least pay a nominal amount for. in publicizing titis oppormmty, the city could also educate people aborn the need to conserve and the benefits thereof. 3. Put some of the money aside in a 'f~tm'e water needs fund' now, so titat when we get to the point llmt tests of our new water show that there are still pesticide residues, there will be a oty facility to provide water which has undergone reverse osmosis at a reasonable price. The way we axe going now, we ' will inevitably come to the tune when the only healthy thing to do is to make sure we are drinking water treated in that way. This woald also serve to educate people about fl~e danger of continuing in the way we ax~ - using farm- ing and development practices that inevitably degrade water quality. 4. Create a water quality monitoring fnnd which would pay for regular testing of the water not only for nitrates but also for pesacide residues, ¢rypto- sporidittm, etc. The results of these teste should be made public at least once a month. The other suggestion I have is to actually have TWO measures put onto the ballot - so that people have a chance to vote EITHER for (1) using all the sales tax money for the water situation, or (2) using part of the money for other pro-poses and only 50% for the water sit~auon, OR voting NO on both. I bet that fiTore S. is pot on the job right now, a way can Ix: found to word it so ,Aa: only one measm~ :viii be passe~ or neither. - Caroline Dieterie City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 16, 1996 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Easthill Subdivision/Bridge Over Ralston Creek Several of you may recall that as a part of the Easthill Subdivision off of Dover and through the use of floodplain acquisition monies, we secured property adjacent to this subdivision. A bridge has been purchased to be installed over Ralston Creek, not far from the mausoleum at Memory Gardens Cemetery. The bridge arrived yesterday and unfortunately with the wet weather we are unable to have the bridge installed. Truck/trailer and crane could not be brought into the area to install the bridge. It is now being stored at Mercer Park as we await drier weather. I suspect that you might get cells as to what the City was doing building a bddge in the parking lot at Mercer Park. You now have the answer. tp3-1 City of iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: May 15, 1996 City Council City Manager Wolf Rezoning - "South Corridor" Recently, the County Board approved the rezoning request for Bob Wolf to plan and construct a manufactured housing project immediately south of the Iowa City airport in Johnson County. Currently pending is a request for manufacturing zoning adjacent to the Wolf property. As I understand, it has been deferred for the time being. The Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council have recommended denial of this rezoning request. The April 18 staff report to the Planning and Zoning Commission is attached. We have had discussions with Wolf concerning location and effluent discharge for a privately owned package wastewater treatment plant to serve the proposed development and possible other development interests in the area, both inside and outside the City limits. This fact and the other related zoning questions has prompted me to prepare this memorandum. The area in question is immediately adjacent to our corporate limits; is in our growth area; and is important to the Fringe Area Agreement, the City's Comprehensive Plan and the proposed Airport Master Plan. My interest in this development issue is I believe we need a far more comprehensive approach due to the many issues which come into question with respect to the Wolf housing develop- ment; the new manufacturing rezoning request; sewer services in and outside City limits; and, in particular, the construction of the package wastewater treatment plant to be operated and owned privately. Issues include: The need for cohesive development of the South Riverside Drive corridor (South Corridor), both within the City limits and within our growth area. Land use controls in th~s area are critical and I believe should be substantially under the guidance of City Council interest for future urban development potential. 2 This is an entranceway to the city and, therefore, the land use plan, in the eyes of many, is of particular interest. J Our ability to provide City services for future development is called into question. A long-term responsibility for city services exists in this developing urban pattern, with a particular emphasis on sanitary sewer service. This is a basic health and safety issue, and I believe requires reasonable control and standards for construction. A long- term commitment to the operation of such a facility cannot be guaranteed, in my judgment, by its control and possible expansion by a private entity. While Wolf has had success in operating a package plant, others have not. Private control of a basic public serwce, such as sanitary sewer, puts in the hands of private interests the determination of what develops and what will not. Such decisions, if not reviewed, preferably by a public body, may not be in the public's interest. The Airport Master Plan identifies a pattern of land use in this area. Since the City Council's policy position is clear, that being the Airport will remain in its current location. The integrity of the Airport Master Plan will be directly affected by the development of land south of the airport. The area in the city limits is largely zoned industrial and therefore provides economic development opportunity. Public services in a comprehensive fashion can provide a catalyst for such development. A "bottom line" concern is the potential for creation of a "south corridor" development problem, not unlike the issues facing the County in the north corridor. If we are able to identify and plan early on for this area, we can minimize the potential for land use planning and utility conflicts in the future. Attached is a map of the area ~n question. While not wishing to be judgmental, the County chose to fezone the land over City objections. Such rezoning was approved without public utilities, outside of our corporate limits, and with no apparent ability or interest by the governing jurisdiction, the County, to ever provide such 3 services. This decision is currently in place and, therefore, must be dealt with. The positive benefit of housing affordability has not gone unnoticed and must be acknowledged for what it can do for many of our citizens. The manufacturing zoning which is now being requested by the developer adjacent to the manufactured housing project I believe diminishes the desirability of this project as a neighborhood. Manufacturing and industry can be accommo- dated, but the proposed manufacturing zoning appears to be detrimental to residential interests. In proceeding with development, Mr. Wolf has discussed with the City a site for the package sanitary sewer plant. That site is the Mesquakie Park/landfill area. The developer would apparently not only plan to serve the manufactured housing park, but also other land use interests. such as the proposed manufacturing zone request. Sanitary sewer service in the form of a package plant could also be made available to the Cole property, the Russell property, and the Johnson County Fairgrounds. These are properties within and outside our corporate boundaries and therefore regulated by separate political bodies. I cannot now recommend to you the construction of the proposed private package wastewater treatment plant on City property with particular concern on private owner- ship/operation and extension to other properties. When development ~ssues have been satisfactordy addressed comprehensively, public utilities are an integral part of the overall development. I would assume the County Board, in desiring to see development proceed, would also impose certain development controls on such a sewer facility not unlike the development controls over the City's treatment plant. The extent of those ~egulat[ons is not known. A satisfactory public utility system and its influence on land use patterns I believe is self- evident. Under pnvate control the sanitary sewer serwce and the land use ~t s. upports is now controlled by private interests. What if the private ownership were to declare bankruptcy, if there was a failure in the plant operation, etc. I believe public resources can be called upon far quicker to address these issues and therefore protect the land use interests that have come to rely on this wastewater utility. I believe we should deal with the ~ssue of the sanitary sewer service and I would also add water, now rather than later. If there were some failure, whether ~t be operational or financial, I believe those properties using the serwce will quickly turn to the City to resolve their concern. Whether the property is inside or outside the c~ty hmits, you will be called upon to address any such financial or environmental crisis. Our interests would be better served by a comprehensive land use plan for the area that supports the Airport master plan; supports the entranceway concept; addresses the fringe area, that is, supports urban development standards when the land in question is so close to the City limits; and has an annexation plan. A major interceptor sewer is planned at a cost of $7.5 million. This may not financially feasible at this time, nor could it be placed in a timely enough fashion (if feasible financially) to meet current development interests. However, its role in guiding the development for this area is critical. It would seem that the City could, with an approved land use plan, provide sewer service by ownership of a package plant, and thereby assume financial and operational responsibility. This would be a short-term measure to address immediate development interests. These package plants operate far cheaper than our complex treatment s~/stem and routinely receive DNR approval. The extent of County regulations on the Wolf ownership is unknown, which can affect cost of operations. Other options such as a river crossing/lift station to the new Napoleon Park lift station can also be considered. I would appreciate your thoughts on this matter. I believe if we are to manage our growth and development responsibly, far more efforts needs to be put forth. While each project is reviewed independently, some form of comprehensive review is necessary. Attachment City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 17, 1996 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: June 3 City Council Work Session: Discuss Peninsula issues associated with the development of the new Water Treatment Plant City staff is presently engaged in a variety of activities associated with constructing facilities on the Peninsula for the new Water Treatment Plant. You will recall we purchased the former Meardon-Bolton property last year to enable us to develop a well field along the river in this area. We are also proceeding to secure easements for raw water lines between the well field and the new water plant, and for finished water lines between the new water plant a~d our water storage facilities in east, central and west Iowa City. Once our needed facilities are established, the Council policy is to market the remaining Peninsula property in order to recoup our $1.3 million investment. We are currently involved in negotiations with the EIk's Club, our neighboring property owner on the Peninsula, to extend well field access easements across their property. Of larger concern to the EIk's Club is the 66-foot Foster Road public right-of-way, which extends through the golf course to City property, as well as to the ten acre property retained by Mr. Meardon. Foster Road is the only existing public access to these properties. Foster Road is presently a narrow, unimproved field access through the EIk's Club golf course, with much of the 66-foot right-of-way used by the golf course. This right-of-way will need to be reconstructed to provide street access and sanitary sewer to our property and to Mr. Meardon's property. The encroachment by the golf course onto the Foster Road right-of-way creates a problem for the EIk's Club, as the reconstruction of Foster Road would disrupt four of the EIk's nine golf course holes. The Elks have indicated to us that reconstruction of Foster Road over the existing 66-foot right-of- way would cause them to cease operation of their golf course. To avoid this from happening, we are working with the Elks to develop a plan where the Foster Road right-of-way could be swapped for EIk's Club property further north, thereby only causing the disruption of two golf course holes. We estimate the relocated street alignment will cost approximately $55,(~O0 more to construct than the existing alignment, in additional grading and pavement costs. We are negotiating with the Elks for relocation of the two remaining disrupted golf course holes onto a portion of the City's 2 Peninsula property. We are hopeful the new holes could be developed and phased in over a couple of years so that there would be no time that the Elks were without a full nine-hole golf course. The location of the two relocated golf course holes has been an issue we have been unable to come to closure on with the Elks, resulting in their request to address the Council directly on this matter. It is has been our desire that the Elks consider locating the two new golf course holes on approximately 20 acres of the upper portion of our Peninsula property. We would expect that the Elks would reimburse us for this property at a rate to be determined by an appraisal. The Elks have maintained that they wish to locate the new two golf course holes on a portion of our lower Peninsula property, in an area which would displace a wetland designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This area is also in the vicinity of where we will be locating a large collector well. Although we have been informed it is possible to safely manage the use of golf course chemicals in the vicinity of our proposed well, we feel it is preferable to not risk a possible accident which could contaminate the public water supply. It appears to us the EIk's Club is interested in improving their golf course when the relocation of the two golf course holes occurs. These improvements include increasing the overall yardage of the course. We concur this is an ideal time for the Elks to take advantage of such an opportunity. However, we are assuming the City Council's position is that golf course improvements should not be paid for by the City. Similarly, we are assuming that the expense to relocate EIk's Club golf course facilities because of the EIk's current use of the Foster Road right-of-way is an expense that should be borne by the EIk's Club, not the taxpayers of the City of Iowa City. It appears this matter will be scheduled for your June 3 work session. cc: Chuck Schmadeke Karin Franklin Jeff Davidson EIk's Club representatives City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 16, 1996 To: The Honorable Mayor Naomi J. Novick and Members of the City Council From: Linda Newman Woito, City Attorney ~ Re: Status of Research on Current Policy for Underbilling and Overbilling of City Utility Charges; Abatement of Enforcement, Pending Review I wanted to report to y~u that, in conjunction with Customer Service Coordinator Dianna Donahue, Finance Director Don Yucuis, Water Superintendent Ed Moreno, Water Service Representative Jude Moss, and Assistant City Attorney Eleanor Dilkes, I am gathering information as to how one City department communicates with the other, and am still collecting information from other cities and utilities on how they handle underbilling and overbilling problems. I am also doing legal reseamh on a recent district court case involving Iowa City, which may require dramatic changes in our policy. With the full understanding that enforcement of back-billing problems generated by our new weekly curb-side recycling service has been stopped or abated by the Finance Department, pending further review by this Office and the City Council, I prefer to do a complete and unrushed review of this matter. I say this not only to satisfy my own professional standards, but also because other utilities and other cities do not handle any one thing the same as Iowa City. In other words, apparently due to the lack of Iowa case law directly on point, cities are basically "all over the field" on these issues. Because Eleanor Dilkes and I have concerns about the equity of the existing policy, we want to have a firm grasp on both the facts and the law prior to making a recommendation to the City Council. Also, we want to have sufficient time to work with City staff to understand more precisely how the Departments work one with another, and how we can fairly treat all the citizens of Iowa City who use our City utilities. cc: Eleanor Dilkes, Assistant City Attorney City Clerk City Manager Asst. City Manager Don Yucuis, Finance Director Diana Donahue & Tammy Salm, Customer Service Jude Moss, Water Service Representative Ed Moreno, Water Superintendent Public Works Director - FYI City of iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: May 20, 1996 City Council, City Manager, City Clerk, Assistant City Manager & All Departments and Division Heads Linda Newman Woito, City Attorney ~ Recall of Update on "Primary Attorney" Department and Area Assignments Dated May 15, 1996 During my recent attorney interviews, the above-referenced memo was prepared for internal office use only, and was inadvertently distributed outside the office. Please recycle it, pending a true update. We apologize for any confusion the distribution may have caused. May 16, 1996 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Ed Bdnton MMS Consultants 1917 S. Gilbert St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Ed: As we discussed the other day, I have strong reservations about the construction of a privately owned and operated wastewater treatment plaht. The construction of such a project while it may be beneficial to the Wolf proposed manufactured housing project, its possible location on public property as well as extension of such sanitary sewer services to surrounding properties, I believe is not the City's best interest. The major concern I have is the private owner- ship/operation of such a facility. I would hope we could initiate discussions with all parties involved to develop a comprehensive land use plan and decide on utility services, those that aro public owned, eadier rather than later. I will be presenting the attached memorandum to the City Council to seek their direction. Hopefully they will authorize discussions with all interested parties. At this time it would appear to include representatives of the County government, the City, pdvate development, area propedy owners, and possibly the City of Hills in that they have incorporated the railroad track that runs adjacent to our corporate limits. I would hope the Council will authorize such discussions soon. Sincerely, Stephen J. Atkins City Manager cc: Bob Wolf City Council . Kadn Franklin Chuck Schmadeke 410 EAST WASHINOTON STREET · IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240-1826 · (319) J$6-:~000 e FAX L3Eg) 356-$009 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: April 18. 1996 To: From: Planning and Zomng Commission R ' II. A~ Melody ocKwe , ssoc~ate Planner Re: CZ9616. Wolf Rezoning Request Robert and Erma Wolf have submitted an application to Johnson County requesting a rezoning of 20.03 acres of a 126.6 acre tract of land located south of the Colonial Bowling Lanes and the Iowa City Airport, and west of S. Riverside Drive from RMH, Manufactured Housing Residential, to M1, Light Industrial. The site is located in the Iowa City/Johnson County Fringe Area 7. Last year, the Wolfs requested and received a rezoning from A1, Agricultural, to RMH, Manufactured Housing Residential, of the entire 126.6 acre tract. Due to the inconsistency of {he RMH rezoning with the land use policy for Area 7, the incompatibility of locating housing near the airport and industrial-zoned properties, and the questions at that point on future airport runway alignments, both the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission and the Iowa City City Council recommended denial of the proposed rezoning in June 1995. The Johnson County Board of Supervisors, however, approved the RMH rezoning. The Wolfs now request that 20.03 acres on the east portion of the site be rezoned to M1, Light Industrial. The Wolfs have cited several reasons for their request for M1 rezoning: they would like 1) a sign larger than 24 square feet in size to advertize the manufactured housing park; 2) to allow PCl (Peterson Construction, Inc.) to remain on site and to relocate the Wolf Construction Company office, construction equipment, maintenance facility and storage building to this property; 3) to build storage facilities for the residents of Lake Ridge, the manufactured housing park; 4) to provide a car wash for construction equipmens and for the manufactured housing park residents; and 5) to allow for development of retail and office uses in the future to serve the needs of the manufactured housing park residents. In staff's view, the requested Light Industrial (M1) rezoning is not consistent with the Fringe Area 7 policy which states that continued agricultural use is the preferred use, and it is not compatible w~th the recently approved rezoning for a manufactured housing park for this site. A planned commercial zone that allows storage umts. a car wash and retail/office facilities to serve the needs of the manufactured housing park residents may be appropriate for the s~te. The commercial zones in Johnson County do not permit contractor and construction estabhshments and yards, but the L~ght Industrial (M1) zone does allow ~t. The M1 rezoning ~s being requested to allow PCI and Wolf Constructran to use the s~te. The heavy equipment associated with the construcbon companies would not be compabble w~th the proposed residential uses to the west. Residents of the manufactured housing park w~11 have one means of access to their homes -- throuRh the proposed Light Industrial zone. Thin would not prowde an appropriate entrance to a residential area. Traffic conflicts and hazards could result. If the 20 acre tract ~s rezoned to M1, owners of the property may use the property ~n the future for other uses permitted ~n the Light Industrial zone, which permits any use except those uses specifically confined to the M2, Heavy Industrial District. These uses may be even less compatible with residential uses than the proposed construction yards. The area requested for rezoning is within the Iowa City growth area; an area that ~s likely to be annexed within the next ten to twenty years. Land use decisions should be planned with the eventual incorporation of the area into Iowa City kept in mind. Placing industrial zoning next to a residential area can have long-term consequences, and reduce the potential for creating a livable neighborhood. At the time of the previous rezoning request to allow development of a manufactured housing park, the applicant submitted a letter to Rick Dvorak, Johnson County Zoning Department, indicating that the pond site would be used as the focal point of the project; that a walking path would be constructed around the landscaped perimeter of the pond. The concept of using the pond as an amenity for the residential development would be altered in some measure if industrial uses are permitted through an M1 rezoning on land abutting the east and southeast edges of the pond. According to Ron O'Neil, Iowa City Airport Manager, commercial and industrial uses are preferred adjacent to the airport. Fairly densely populated residential areas near an airport pose a greater risk of death and injury if an airplane should crash during takeoff or landing, and complaints about noise and low altitude flyovers are more prevalent. A portion of the area proposed for M1 rezoning is located in a runway protection zone associated with the north-south runway. According to the proposed Master Plan for the airport, this runway may be phased out within the next five to ten years. Until that occurs, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations require that the area in the center of the runway protection zone stay absolutely clear of obstacles, and no flammable materials, such as gasoline or oil in a maintenance shed, may be stored in any portion of the runway protection zone. In the area now proposed for industrial rezoning, staff would support a planned commercial development that meets FAA guidelines and provides services to the nearby residential development. Allowing industrial uses in this area at this time does not seem prudent. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council forward a letter to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors stating that CZ9616, the requested rezoning of 20.03 acres located south of the Iowa City Airport and west of S. Riverside Drive from RMH to M1 is inconsistent with the Fringe Area 7 policy and incompatible with the manufactured housing park development proposed for the west portion of the site, and the City Council therefore recommends that the M1 rezoning be denied. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location map 2. Application/attachments 3. Wolf 1995 letter of ~ntent A~rport runway protection zone map ' Franklin, Director _Kar~ Frankli Department of Planning and Community Development LOCATION CZ-C~l~ I~MH TO M~ F~)LLOWING IS m~ BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE ' WEST LUCAS LUCAs-EAST LUCAS UNI VER: HEI( '~' MMS CONSULTANTS, INC. ~319) 351-8282 JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA APPLICATION TO REZONE DATE: ,~' NUMBER: ~ ~'~ /~-~ TO BE FILED WiTH THE OFFICE OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY ZONING ADMINISTRATOR. TO: JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JOHNSON COUNTY ZONING COMMISSION THE UNDERSIGNED IS THE (OWNER, CONTRACT PURCHASER, CONTRACT OWNER, OPTION PURCHASER) OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF East Lucas TOWNSHIP, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA AND REQUESTS THAT YOUR COMMISSION CONSIDER THE RECLASSIFICATION OF SAID PROPERTY FROM ~ DISTRICT TO M[ DISTRICT LOCATED AT (LAYMAN'S DESCRIPTION): On West side of Iowa ~twy q6~, ~.~h mn and adjacent to Colonial Lanes 8owtinq Alley AREA TO BE REZONED IS COMPOSED OF 2O. 39 ACRES OF A ] ~6_6 ACRE TRACT AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS: (PLEASE AI-rACH LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND SITE PLAN OF AREA TO BE REZONED). PROPOSED USE: cornmercia ! Use NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OWNERS OF RECORD: Robert & Erma Wolf 3732 Humminqbird Lane SE Iowa City, Iowa THE APPLICATION SHALL CONTAIN: A MAP OF LARGE ENOUGH SIZE TO SHOW THE PROPERTY FOR REZONING OUT-LINED IN RED, THE PROPERTY WITHIN 500 FEEt OF THE PROPERTY FOR RE.ZONING OUTLINED IN BLUE A DIAGRAM DRAWN TO SCALE (NO SMALLER THAN ONE INCH EQUALS ONE HUNDRED FEET) SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED OR EXISTING ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY. A LIST OF NAME AND ADDRESSES OF THOSE PERSONS OWNING PROPERTY WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE PROPERTY OF THE OWNER OF RECORD. TWO CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO THE JOHNSON COUNTY TREASURER: ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) FOR A REZONING SIGN, THE OTHER IN AN A~OUNT WHICH VARIES DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE APPLICATION. A SIGNED RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE STABILITY OF THE CURRENT ROAD SYSTEM. A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING THE PURPOSE OF THE APPLICATION. THE APPUCANT 18 TO OBTAIN AND POST THE REZONING SIGN ON THE ABO~ DESCRIBED PROPERTY WITHIN SEVEN (7 DAYS) FROM FLUNG OF THIS APPUCATlON. OWNER CONTRACFOWNER/PU~CHASER, O?(ON PURCHASER ADDRESS: ~732 Hummingb,fd Uane CI~/STATE: ~o~a TELEPHONE: PROPOSED 20.30 ACRE M1 ZONING PARCEL Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast uuarter, of Section 21, [ownshlo 79 North, Range 6 West, of the Fifth Pr~nc~oal Meridian, which is also the Northwest Corner of Lot 2, of charles Subdivision, in accordance with the Recorded Plat thereof: Thence N§g'I$'5§"E, along the North Line of Said Lot 2, 217.56 feet; Thence S00'2/'11"E, 448,08 Feet. to the Point of Beginning; Thence N89'4?'O/"E, 268.§0 feet, to a Point luO.O feet Radially distant Westerly of the Centerline of Old Highway No. 21S; thence 823'44'32"W. along the Westerly Right-of-Way of Highway. 272.51 feet. to a Point 115.0 feet, Radially distant westerly of Centerline Station 431+00; lhence Southwesterly, 842.71 feet. along said Westerly Right-of-Way Line on a zgg3.gO foot Radius Curve. concave Southeasterly, whose 840.92 foot chord bears S09'48'14"W. to a Point 115.0 feet, Radially distant Westerly of centerline P.C. Station 422+88.7; Thence S01'43'51"W, along said Right westerly Right-of-Way Line. 188.70 feet, to a Point 115.0 feet Normally Distant Westerly of Centerline Station 421+00; Thence S05'22'51"E, along said Right-of-Way Line, 91.7S feet; Thence S86'48'08"W, 713.15 feet; Thence NO2'33'52"W, 552.29 feet; Thence 888'03'1§"W. 87.28 feet; Thence N47'15'18"W, 35.16 feet; Thence NO2'33'52"W. 360.29 feet; Themce N88°O3'16"E. 625.24 feet; Thence N1§°30'D~"E, 461.40 feet; Thence N89'4?'OT"E, 81.40 feet. to the Point of Beginning. Said Rezoning Parcel contains 20.30 Acres. more or less, and is ~ubject to easements and restrictions of record. TO: Johnson County Board of Supervisors March 30, 1996 FROM: Robert & Erma Wolf 3732 Hummingbird Ln. SE. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 We want to thank you for having the foresight and conviction to have approved our rezoning request for manufactured housing residential district on the Stevens - Utesch property. At this time we have some additional needs that could be best served by rezoning the 20.5 acres nearest old highway #218 from RMH to FIRST: SECOND: THIRD: FOURTH: FIFTH: Thank you Sincerely, A sign larger then 24 square feet. The residential living area is approximently 900 feet away from old Hvy 218 and difficult to see when driving by. We would like to explain to the motoring public the valuable service we are preforming back there and invite them to check it out. Construction machinery storage and maintanence facility. Currently on this site P.C.I. (Peterson Construction,Inc.) is leasing three acres and a shop building for their Iowa City area construction projects. They want to sign a five year lease to stay on the site. Within the next twelve months Wolf Construction, Iuc. will have 65% of its Equipment on the site, constructing the hey park. We would like to incorporate a maintenance facility and storage building on this site in our plans for next fall and winter. Storage facilities for residents. Each lot at Lake Ridge, Inc. was designed large enough for a home and a two car garage. But in some cases the Garage happens later or they have need for more space and mini storage units will be needed. On site car wash. Wolf Construction needs an area to power wash and clean up its equipment from normal use and for main- tenance. We would like to build a car wash for our residents and Wolf Construction's needs. Future service requirements for our residents rill be in the direction of assisted living or possibly continuing-care, ( See attached addendum ) that would indicate some retail and offices. in advance for your thoughtful consideration. COMMUNITY CORNEG MARKETING TO SENIORS IN THE 21st CENTURY BU (h'f;,f/e Aflc'n. ('PM George ~11en is prcstde.t ql GFA Mauogemeul ~ Indiu~mpuh~. GFA For more iqlbnnalioa. conlac~ al GFA Managemenl. ~ox 47024. h ~dia~mpolis. h ~d. 46247. 31 7156. It s~ms eve~one is [~king abuul it. so why ~en't we? I'm rcfe~ag sealor housing. No. not In the housing al~ady ~ well [l's the n~xt stage ~yoild tha~: seuior hous- Ing chnraclcrlzcd by a selecHon ~ls ~nd of housing Is I~ [)rovid. ed by a unique paAncrship ,mmn~ · e m~ufacinre~. ~[RI[e~ and the deveiope~ and opc~[ors of mu[U- f~l]y ~sidenOal rmnmuaiU~. p~c~hip c~ pm~de senior hous- m~,pm klv Ih-Mb[v nlld v4.l.~ ellh-i~.lll - I¥ t mnlli-lumlly housthg wl[h special hcnllh care nnd supFort servL,e r;HcIqng h) ~ltlors iu bu~h]e~ ~ltlp~ During Ihe 198~, ~nlor hous~tg scehl~,' slrongilelllaud fqr spa~/ pecinlly iu ~li~alell{ mar~eis, wher~ 75 or nhh'r. and in need of healU~ ca~ ~o~*irrs. prc[erably wUhin easy reach TIm~k almul [[. What rcallsHc s[a~s Io I~i[? Right now. Ill[[e more Ilmu a choh-e helween golllg In[o a nurRJu~ honte ur ha~11~ heallh AMENITIES AND SERVICES OFFERED IN VARIOUS FORMS OF SENIOR HOUSING Amentires Congregate Assisted All and Services Care Ltv,ng CCRC Types 8eauty/barber shop 92% 95% 99% 94% Chapel/meditalion room 48% 41% 76% 52% Emergency response system 98% 100% 97% 98% Exercise room 85% 79% 90% 85% Full kilohen ~n urals 85% 10% 93% 68% Personai laundry 81% 99% 94% 88% Recreational facilities 88% 92% 97% 91% Electroinc security 61% 75% 63% 65% Nighltlme secunly guards 72% 58% 92% 73% Social programs 96% 99% 97% 97% Transportation 96% 95% 99% 96% ~cr'.'wc l)1oul{hl Io theIn. But what ,)tiler ullernatlves will they have in IJ]e future if our unique supplier-to- user Indusl~t awakens and address- es this rapidly developing senior housing market? Before we talk about soluUons. however. let's re,dew the siluaUon. The apa. rtmenl seclor ah'eady un- derstands this market a~d Is current- ly plam~h~g to provide senior housing. services and all. The wake-up call ~or .apartment developers came in a re- cent book enUded 7he Future of the Apartment Industry. prepared by Coates & Jarrail for the National Multi-Housing Courteft and the riohal Apartment AssoclaUon. The book notes that the mec~an age ~or the national population Is raptally movlag upward. In 19~0. the median age [or Panericans was 33.8 years. But by 2005. It Is expected to be 38.1. By 2010. close to 40 mUllon Ameri- cans will be 65 or older. and of that group. 19 mUllon will be 75 or olded These seniors are going to need. not Just retirement housing. but another level ot service and care altogether. What types d senior housing axe avadable? The answer depends on who you talk to and where the con- versation takes place. But at the basic level. there are Uu'ee type~ of se- nior housing: · Congregate care: This form is characterized by n~qlmal service ~e- lecuon. Setriots may live In theLr own residences and arrange their own health care. or they may motde In a home-lLke fac!llty with other senlorn and share services. The former IS ollen referred to as 'independent liv- ing' and Is most like our present manufactured home retirement com- munlUcs. The latter IS simply called 'supported living' and may describe IIIc la a reUrement hotel. where the reskteuts live more or le~o indepen- dcnl lives but with common meals available and back-up health care services provided when they are nt~ded. · Assisted livO[g: This Is the ne~a :dly cllaracledzed by residetu,y Ill ,i Ii,um'.llke facility wlltl two levels ,,f he;dlh care provided. depending ,.1 um~e ~lh Ihe 'activities ,ff &sHy Ilv. ~e ,~e~cm~ ~nlors I Iouslng t~- ~laUon {~l~l r<emly publlsh~l a ch~ sho~ng the ~rcenlage of Ihcll- ~lles In ~e~ ~r~ catego~ of ~- nlor housing that offer various amenities and serolees. '~e chart. sho~ on page 24. ~9 published In ~'s lO~ ~et. ~ State offS. n~r Ho~. The Nomura repo~ pointed out: 'Unlike numMg hom~. senior hous- Ing Is ~ge[y ~ Indust~ where ~sl- dents pay the~ ~y ~th their o~ money ralher than government money. ~ent pl~s gene~ly use a rental fee plus incremental pay- ments for any add18onal se~ces. In the case of CCRCs. some coml)lua- [Ion of entrance fee and on-going tured hous~g and ~e manufactured home communlW could not be clear- er Here ~ ~o distort but ulBmate- ly relat~ avenues bering for a Joint markcling effo~ by the telailing and community m~agement segments of U~e manufadured housing Indust~. denis {eg.. a shared dining hall ~d a medical/nursing se~ce center}. as well as Indl~d~nl reslde~ee feelores Hens {e.g.. ramps al {he from and rear doors. call-for-asslslam'e but- ~ons. wheelchair accessibility. grab Centrally leesled facllllles could be .uhled Ibran nddlllonal fee Io Ihe res- I)e tilted ~th romps and other acces- sibility f~lure~. ~ that ~e didbill Innd-lease homager woukl not be c;l~e hwl[lly. li:r $2.5-30 per ~1t hire fi.:l at,d can be Matmlaclmed hi:mrs oll~.'r I]exil)lll. ly ol design Islnglc- and mulll-scc- litSl. Ill B ~dflely o1' laymils and ~m slzes]. Increasingly. hnnie pr~luce~ are elljo~ng a reputelion for pr~ucllon. goal workmanship and qunllly malerla{s. The easy trans- poHablllly of the homes Io the site also enhances the popular accep- t~ce of tills fnml of housing. Finally. tured housing ~ue~cu's most able housing nlle~nallve. especially milllily {'ilu ~'e how Ihls [ype t)~ living a~ngemenl lends ilself peri,oily [o this age group. ~e ~cure ~nse of "community' pe~asive. Add Io that professional charges. andyotl have an onbe~lable 10 years--1995 to 2005--tuffy our decmir' Alrendy. productton is ~ttlng records ~1({ new mamdactured home the ~unl~. We now have a g~und- flor op~.uniiy to become the na- t{on's premier supplier of senior housl.g ~lh a quality communl~ Ilf~le. ~ls is ceHamly the D~ade of Ihe M~ufaciured Home Commu- AirruoR's NOTE: U gott or your corn' pa~y is presenthj involved In houslug ¢'lmllenge. pierise coniact REINFORCED RUBBER One Peco Rubber 224 South Riblet ~lreet, PO Box 27 Gaffon. Ohio 44833 Phone 80~537-2807 N[}120 on Exprese Action Card Narch 22, £995 Mr. Ricl¢ Ovo~al( Johnson County Zoning IDepar~menL 913 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Manufactured Housing Park---Lake Ridge, Inc. Z offer you this letter of my intent in lieu of a completed set of drawings, for the re-zoning request ~ have submitted. Ny intentions are to have some lots available for rent this construction season° The parcel consists of 126.5 acres along the We~t side of Highway 218, South of the Iowa City Airport. There are four distint areas on this tract of land; they are~ 24 acre lake 2. l0 acres of glide path for the Airport 3. 70 foot ridge at the Southwest corner 4. 80 acres of flat land The pond site will be the focal point of the project. We Will reslope the banks to a 4-1 mowable grade. A walking path will be constructed around the lake, with many plant- ings of flowers, shrubs and trees. Fishing will be allowed, but no swimming or boating will be tolerated(Insurance Company rules)° The glde path area will be used for enclosed storage cubicals for residents belongings and company equipment. The buildings will be designed to compliment the area, and meet FFA height restrictions. The 70 foot ridge is under consideration by Our landscape architect. we have 5 to 6 years to decide on that. The 80 acres of flat land will be the bulk of our develop- ment of manufactured home sites. we will strive for a density greater than 5 dwelling units per acre, but less than 6.28(Modern Manor density). Some of the amenities we propose are: Child Care Facility Playground Office area Meeting rooms Guest parking Storm shelters Re-cycle system Land improvements will meet or exceed Johnson County and page Iowa City specifications for Manufactured HouSing Communities. They inc[ude: concrete streets--minimum width 24 feet and 7 inches thicK, sewer lines--PVC pipe with concrete manholes, water mains--Pvc pipe with cast iron fittings., concrete storm sewers with concrete intakes. Landscaping is very important for the longevity of our project, and will be addressed at the entrance, perimeters, and individual lots. The success of Modern Manor tells me to go with similar plans for lot derelopement, to include~ driveways, sidewalks, decks, storage sheds, garbage collection, and street lighting. The w~ter supply would be a public, central system composed of two wells, a pressure tank, chlorination, (iron re- moval if necessary), meter, 4- and.6" PVC distribution mains, cast iron shut&off valves, flushing hydrants, in- dividual stop boxes and service lines for each housing unit. The wells will either be finished in alluvial sands approx~imately 100 feet deep or the Silurian dolo- mite at a depth of approx/mately 400 feet° A w~11 forecast will be requested from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). Construction drawings will be prepared according to the IDNR standards. Construction permits and a well withdrawl permit will be requested from the IDNR as well. The sewage collection system will also be a public, central system with 8" diameter, PVC sewer pipes with rubber gaskets and concrete manholes. There will be a two unit submersible pu3np station with alarm lights and horn° The treatment process will be a mechanical extended aeration~ diffused air plant similar to the one at Modern Manor. The first two units will be 15,000 gallons per day capacity. Chlorination will probably be required, but no advanced treatment for ~,onia reduction is expected° Construction drawings will be prepared according to the IDNR standards. Construction permits and a effluent discharge permit will be requested from the IDNR as well All water be housed p~ocesses people. treatment and sewage treatment equipment will in an above ground building to p~otect the from the weather, insects, ~odents and curious S[NCERELY, ROBERT AND ERMA WOLF 3732 Hummingbird Ln. S.E. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 fJ-! zI (/) "'7"'77ili"ZI 77'1 il FOLLOWING IS BEST DOCUMENT AVAILABLE -' I City of iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 15, 1996 To: City Manager, City Clerk, Assistant City Manager & All Departments and Division Heads From: Linda Newman Woito, City Attorney ~ Re: Update on "Pdmary Attorney" Department and Area Assignments; Realignment of Certain Areas Anne Burnside, First Assistant City Attorney -Personnel, Civil Service Commission -Major litigation -Fire Department -Cable & Cable Commission -Pension (Police and Fire) -Labor relations (Unions/Personnel) -Traffic Engineer -Transit & Parking -Magistrate's Court (1/3) Linda Newman Wotto, City Attorney -City Council -City Clerk -City Manager -Assistant City Manager -Public Works (Landfill, Wastewater Treatment, Streets, Water, Architect, Equipment) -Police Department -Engineering -Economic Development -Finance Department, Administration, Customer Service, Accounting, Risk Management, Purchasing -Parks and Recreation -Property Acquisition - Litigation -Coordination of all litigation, including outside counsel -Coordination of all land acquisition and CIP project legal needs 2 Sarah Holecek, Land Use Attorney -Plan & Zoning Commission -Planning & Community Development Department (excluding Community Development) -Board of Adjustment -City Assessor/tax assessment appeals -Historic Preservation -Section 1983 and other litigation, as assigned -Magistrate's Court (1/3) Eleanor Dllkes, Assistant City Attorney -Property Acquisition/Engineering and Public Works -Magistrate's Court (1/3) -Senior Center -Community Development -Library -District court litigation. as assigned -Animal Control -Housing & Inspection Services (Code Enforcement) -Airport -Human Rights Coordinator and Commission cc: City Council City Assessor City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 17, 1996 To: Mayor and City Council From: City Clerk Re: Council Work Session, May 6, 1996 - 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers Mayor Novick presiding. Council present: Noviok, Baker, Kubby, Lehman, Norton, Vanderhoef. Absent: Thornberry. Staff present: Atkins, Helling, Burnside, Karr, Franklin, Schoon, Klingaman, Nasby. Tapes: Reel 96-56, All; 96-57, All. IVleeting transcriptions are available in City Clerk's Office upon request, REVIEW ZONING MATTERS Reel 96-56, Side 1 PCD Director Franklin presented the following Planning and Zoning items for discussion: MOTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR MAY 21 ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CHAPTER BYREZONING A 1.79 ACRE TRACT FROM CC2, COMMUNI- TY COMMERCIAL TO 0SA/CC2, SENSITIVE AREAS OVERLAY/COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONE AND APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY SENSITIVE AREAS DEVELOPMENT PLAN FORPROPERTY LOCATED ATTHE INTERSECTION OF STURGIS CORNER DRIVE AND HIGHWAY 6. (Anderson/REZ96-0008 Franklin stated Council will receive additional information prior to the May 21, 1996 public hearing. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CHAPTER TO CHANGE THE USE REGULA- TIONS OF A 3.09 ACRE TRACT FROM RS-5, LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, TO OPDH-5, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HOUSING OVERLAY, AND APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY OPDH PLAN FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF VILLAGE ROAD. (Villaqe Partners/Frantz/REZ96-0004) (FIRST CONSIDERATION) ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CHAPTER TO CHANGE THE USE REGULA- TIONS OF A 1.88 ACRE TRACT FROM RR-1, RURAL RESIDENTIAL, TO RS-5, LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3263 ROHRET ROAD. (Streb/REZ96-0003) (SECOND CONSIDERATION) Franklin noted the applicant has requested expedited action. RESOLUTION APPROVING A PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF BROKEN ARROW ESTATES, A 1.88 ACRE, 3-LOT, RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION LOCATED AT 3263 ROHRET ROAD. (SUB96-0004) Franklin explained item D will need to be deferred if Council does not expedite item C. 179q 2 RESOLUTION APPROVING A FINAL PLAT FOR NEWPORT RIDGE SUBDIVISION, A 25.3 ACRE, 9-LOT SUBDIVISION LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NEWPORT R._QOAD IN JOHNSON COUNTY. {SUB96-0009) LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPLICATION REQUESTING ZONING OF 20.3 ACRES FROM COUNTY RMH, MANUFACTURED HOUSING, TO COUNTY M1, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE SOUTH OF COLONIAL BOWLING LANES. In response to Baker, Franklin stated she will find out when the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will consider this item. REDEVELOPMENT OF PARCEL 64-1A: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Reel 96-56, Side 1 PCD Director Franklin and City Manager Atkins presented information regarding Parcel 64-1 A. Staff Action: Staff will proceed with engaging a marketing consultant who will review the RFP as drafted, with amendments suggested by Council. (Franklin) PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOODS {PIN) GRANTS: Reel 96-56, Side 1 Neighborhood Services Coordinator Klingaman provided background information regarding PIN program and grant applications. David Dawes, Pepperwood Neighborhood Association representative, and Eleanor Steele, Northside Neighborhood representative presented PIN grant application summaries. GREATER IOWA CITY HOUSING/BURNS PROJECT: (Agenda Item #8) Reel 96-56, Side 2 PCD Director Franklin, Community Development Planner Nasby, Developer Bob Burns and Greater iowa City Housing Fellowship president Charlie Eastham presented information-about the Greater iowa City Housing/Burns Project proposal. COTTONWOOD/YEWELL RIGHT-OF-WAY: CREATION OF BUILDABLE LOT: Reel 96-57, Side 1 PCD Director Franklin presented information. Council directed staff to contact abutting property owners regarding creation of a buildable lot at Cottonwood and Yewell Street right- of-way. Staff Action: Staff will contact abutting property owners. (Franklin) TRAFFIC/SAFETY REQUESTS - LEMME AND REGINA SCHOOLS: Reel 96-57, Side I City Manager Atk~ns, City Clerk Karr, and Lemme School representatives Judy Ploessl and Mike Kelley presented information regarding Lemme and Regina school traffic safety requests. Council denied Regina's request for an all-phase pedestrian signal and moving the 20 mile an hour speed limit sign. Councd directed City Manager Arkres to prepare a recommendation favoring Lemme's request for a crossing guard. Staff Action: City IVianager will direct correspondence to Lemme and Regina in accordance with Council action. {Arkins) SOCCER COMPLEX ROAD: Reel 96-57, Side 1 City Manager Atkins and PCD Director Franklin presented information regarding establishing access to soccer fields. Council directed Franklin to discuss deferral of the city's legal obligation to provide north access to the soccer fields with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Staff Action: Franklin will discuss deferral with the Board IVlay 14. (Franklin) TRAFFIC SIGNAL FOR TIMING SPEAKERS AT COUNCIL MEETINGS: Reel 96-57, Side 1 Council agreed that they did not want a traffic signal for timing speakers at Council meetings. COUNCIL AGENDA/TIME: Reel 96-57, Side 1 Lehman noted that he will have a surprise to present at Council's formal meeting on May 7. Baker inquired about the scheduled sales tax discussion for Monday night, and stressed the need to decide soon to allow time for other cities in the County to consider the question. Kubby noted she is interested in exploring issues relating to the conservation district h~storic preservation designation process and moratorium on demolition. Assistant City Attorney Burnside noted that the legal department is reviewing the moratorium issue. (Agenda item #4e(2) - Marva Abel regarding backbilling.) Kubby noted Council received another backbilling letter. The Mayor said policies will be discussed by Council eventually. (Agenda item #4d(4) - approving bylaws of the Iowa City Human Rights Commission.) Kubby inquired about the appropriateness of a person's past sexual behavior being part of the proceedings. Assistant City Attorney Burnside explained that the language that was originally proposed would have made it very easy to get past sexual behavior before the hearing commission and she and the Human Rights Coordinator objected to that language. Burnside stated language was revised so that it now complies with the Iowa law. Norton noted he met with the Umversity of Iowa Student Senate. Kubby said a joint meeting should be scheduled for the fall. Norton stated that the Design Review has forwarded correspondence to the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Association, etc. to develop an alternative to the design review process outlined in the overlay ordinance. Norton stated that cable rates need to be discussed. Norton asked if multiplex - refuse charge can be considered. 4 10. Norton requested that Council discuss cemetery expansion. 11. Norton stated that Board and Commission minutes should be made available in a timely rnanner. 12. Norton stated conflict of interest with regard to persons on boards and commissions should be discussed and clarified. 13. Novick noted that the RSVP Spring Recognition Luncheon is scheduled Tuesday, May 21. 14. Novick noted Council Members received the meeting schedule for the Johnson County Community Network. Assistant City Manager Helling stated that more information is needed. 15. Novick encouraged persons to attend the Mercy Hospital Safe Kid Coalition and Bike Rodeo. Novick raised concerns about the bus fares and reduction for strip of ten tickets. 17. City Clerk Karr distributed the sign-up sheet for the DTA dunk tank. In response to Novick, Council agreed to participate in the Coralville 4th of July parade. 18. Lehman raised concerns about distribution of Council information packets to news media. City Manager Arkins noted that news media picks up the packets after 4:00 on Friday. Lehman noted he receives calls from the news media prior to getting the Council information packet. Atkins stated he will contact news media. 19. Norton noted that Council Members received an invitation to attend the University of Iowa Multi-Cultural Graduation, May 9. 20. Kubby inquired about Planning and Zoning Commission member Tom Scott changing the effective date of his resignation. Novick noted he has not yet written a letter of resignation. Meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: May17, 1996 Mayor and City Council City Clerk Council Work Session, May 13, 1996 - 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers Mayor Novick presiding. Council present: Novick, Baker, Kubby, Lehman, Norton, Thornberry, Vanderhoef. Staff present: Atkins, Helling, Woito, Karr, Yucuis, Tapes: Reel 96-60, All; 96-61, Side 1. [Vleetlng transcriptions are available in City Clerk's Office upon request. SALES TAX DISCUSSION: Reel 96-60, Side 1 City Manager Atkins, Finance Director Yucuis, and City Clerk Karr presented information about sales tax and responded to Council questions. Council directed staff to schedule sales tax issues for more discussion at their May 20, 1996, work session and agreed that a substantial portion would be used for water rate relief. Meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 14, 1996 To: Steve Atkins, City Manager From: · James Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Re: 1996 Pavement Marking The pavement marking for the 1996 season will likely be delayed from a normal start to either late May or early June. The City buys its paint as part of the Iowa DOT purchasing process. (Participation with the Iowa DOT allows the City to take advantage of large quantity pricing plus quality assurance as performed by the Iowa DOT.) The bulk of the paint that the DOT will be using this year will be a latex paint. The DOT restricted early shipment of all paints because of the difficulty caused by early season freezing of water-based paints. As a consequence, the City will be receiving its paint supply in mid- to late-May. The Traffic Engineering Division will be short two permanent employees during the latter part of May. The Division will not be to full strength until the beginning of June. The later delivery of paint, coupled with the temporary shortage of manpower, will result in a late start of lane line and center line marking effort. Should you have any questions regarding t.his, please don't hesitate to contact me. JCCm O r Date: May 16, 1996 To: Steve Atkins From: Brad Neumann'~4~ Re: Spdng Paint & Household Battery Collection Day On Saturday, June 1, the Iowa City Landfill is sponsoring a Paint and Household Battery Col!ection Day at the Iowa City Transit Facility. Collection hours will be from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Residential landfill customers of Johnson County and the residents of Riverside and Kalona are eligible to participate. No business waste will be accepted. To bring items to this event, an appointment will be required. Appointments will be taken by phone May 22-24 and May 28-31. The number to call is 337-6077. The event will be limited to 385 households. Sorry, we cannot take appointments before May 22. Only latex and oil-based paint, and dnJcell -- A, AA, AAA, C, D, g-volt and button -- batteries will be accepted. Items such as stain, varnish, paint thinner, and automobile batteries will not be accepted. These items will be collected at another toxic waste cleanup event tentatively scheduled for this fall. All good paint collected on June 1st will be made available to the public the following Saturday (June 8) at the same location. Exchange hours on June 8th will be from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. If you have any questions, please give me a call at 356-5235. cc: Jeff Davidson Floyde Pelkey May 10, 1996 Raychel Kolen 230 Windsor Drive Iowa City, IA 52245 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Dear Raychel: have received information from City Staff regarding banning smoking in Iowa City restaurants. Assistant City Attorney Eleanor Dilkes investigated your request. The Iowa Code regarding smoking in public places is not obvious as to whether a local municipality can enact regulations stricter than those imposed by the State of Iowa. Ms. Dill(es contacted Rose Vasquez at the Iowa Attorney General's Office. Ms. Vasquez informed Ms. Dilkes that Iowa City's inquiry was the first received in their office on this issue and she was unaware of any other cities in Iowa that have enacted smoking ordinances as you propose. This appears to be a very complex issue. The Johnson County Board of Health would likely be the body of enforcement regarding smoking in restaurants. You may wish to direct an inquiry to them. They would likely contact J. Patrick White, Johnson County Attorney, for his opinion. Therefore, your most direct route of resolution on this issue would probably be through the Board of Health. Ms. Dilkes will attempt to gather feedbacl( from other municipalities that have enacted such legislation. I can not tell you now with certainty that we would, as a city government, enact such legislation even if we were permiRed to do so by state enabling legislation. If we were able to do so, it would likely be beneficial for all area cities to have a similar regulation. The use of the Board of Health as the instrument for this to occur seems to make more sense. If you choose to fol!ow up, please send me copies of your correspondence. Sincerely yours, Stephe . Atkins~ City Manager cc. City Council ~LD96-0181 CAROUSEL MOTORS 809 HIGHWAY: REST ADD NON 1 0 $ 7176 BLD96-0174 ROBERT & BIRGIT 2513 PRINCETONRD ADD RSF 2 0 S ]5000 COFFMAN 10' X 13' ~O STORY ADDITION ADD RSF I 0 $ 23000 BLD96-0136 LAURITZEN/BLAiR 650 S GOVEPJ~0R ST GARAGE AND LAUNDRY ROOM ADDITION · ADD IL~F I 0 $ 20000 BLD86-0172 JO}~; PIERCE 2225 A ST 12' X 28' ROOM ADDITION ADD RSF 1 0 $ 15000 BLD96-0124 JO~ & GENE SPITZER 124 FERSON I0' x 14' SCREEN PORCH ADD RSF I 0 $ 14000 BLD96-0134 JAYI~ SANDL~R 41 ~/;CSON PL 14' X 19' SC~EN PORCH ADD RSF 0 0 $ 14000 BLD96-0156 CHARLES SKAUGSTAD, JR. DINING ROOM ADDITION BLD96-0199 CHARLES DONNER 805 SPENCER DR 14' X 16' SCREEN PORCH BLD96-0131NILLIA~ KELLY 1108 SUNS~'T ST 12' X 16' SCREEN PORCH ADD RSF I 0 $ 11300 ADD RSF 1 0 $ IC500 BLD93-0760 TAFT. PETER AND bt~RY 814 DEWEY ST BEDROOM/ ENTRYWAY ;%ND KITCHEN AODIT10N. ADD RSF 0 0 S 10000 ADD RSF I 0 S 6500 3LD96-0170 CLEADA WlLKENSON WHEELCHAIR RAMP 1836 7TH Al~N%~ ~ ADD RSF 0 0 S 580C BL096-0106 JONN AUPPERLE 949 PEPPER OR 14' X 14' SCREEN PORCR ADD RSF I 0 S 2500 ADD RSF 0 0 $ 2300 BL096-$149 FRANTZ CONSTRUCTION 3147 811FOil{ 12' X 16' THREE SEASON PORCH ADD RSF i 0 $ 2000 ALT NON 0 0 $ 38000 BL0%-0145 ARIS KROESE 1224 S GILBERT ST iNTERIOR REMODEL OF OFFICE SPACE ALT NON 1 0 $ 28000 8LD~$-$143 JACK ?~NN 1700 $ 1ST AVE IN~fERIOR REMODEL FOR JOB SERVICE ALT NON 1 0 $ 15000 BL096.$142 [~Y'S FOOT 281 S CLINTON ST ALT NON F. XPAND ~Z~INE AND RROVI0S CONFORMING STAIR ~) ~ZZA~IIE 0 0 $ 10000 BL096-3135 GARY WA%~S 1700 S 1ST AVE ~28 INSTALL THeE OFFICES ;~ A STORAGEAREA ALT NON 0 0 S 6000 8L0}6-C118 SUSAN TA~rd INTERIOR REMODEL 1900 S IST AVE ~10 ALT NON I 0 $ 5000 ALT NON 1 0 $ 950 BL096-0138 EASY pLACE 119 IOWA AVE INSTALL 9.$' OF I~r~KRIOR WALL ALT NON 0 0 $ 650 3L~9~,9125 SYSTEMS b~LIMiTED 645 SANDUSKY DR CON"/ERT SINGLE FAMILY TO OUPLEX ALT RDF 0 I $ 18209 BL$76.0179 ALAN E MEYER 1298 POLEN PL ALT RDF 0 0 $ 700 FINISH BASEMENT AND INSTALL EGRESS wINDOW ALT RDF permits: 3 I $ 20009 0 0 $ 23570 BLD96'0186 CIh~DY PARSONS 220 RIVER ST INSTALL BAR JOISTS IN CEILING OF 1ST FLOOR ALT R~F I 0 $ 3500 ALT RMF per~its: 2 S 27070 8LD96-0162 JOi~{ RUFFMAN 802 S SU~IT ST CONVERTING DUPLEX TO S.F.D. ELD96-0121 DAVID & JENNE 708 MCLEAN ST CHAPFELL KITGREN AND SAT]{ REMODEL AL? RSF 2 0 S 30000 BLD95-O349 DUFFEY BUILDERS BASEMENT FINISH ;%LT RSF 0 0 $ 25000 A. LT RSF 0 0 S 13000 414 MAGOWAN AVE ALT RSF O 0 $ 12261 1027 BARRINGTON RD BLD96-0126 STEVEN RHODES 708 WNITING AVE CO~{VERT B~.SEMEqqT ~ FAMILY ROOM BLD96-0129 FRANCES SHAIN 632 BROWN ST INSTALL BATR AND PERFORM GENERAL REMODEL BLD96-0188 MIDLAND HOMES, INC. 1654 DiCKENSON LN SALES CENTER IN GARAGE BLD96-020C ANNA BUSS 1213 S 1ST AVE CO,%";ERT PAMT OF GAPJ~3E TO OFFICE 8LD96-0195 RON HECE 701 DAVENPORT ST ADD SP!NDA~LS ~ A STAIRS TO MEET CODS 3LD96-O15a DUSTIN HAYS 841 RLrNDDLL ST INSTALL BEAM WERE BEARING WALL IS ALT RSF 0 0 S 12000 ALT RSF 0 0 S 8000 ALT RSF 0 0 $ 5535 ALT RSF 0 0 $ 3000 ALT RSF 1 0 $ 900 ALT RSF 0 0 $ 400 ALT RSF 0 0 $ 100 ALT RSF permits: 11 $ 110196 ELD96-0141 CITY OF IOWA CITY ...... GRD NON NAPOLEON pARK PUMPING STATION. A FIBER OIrrlCS LINE BETWEEN THE EXISTING 0 OS GRD NON permits: 1 $ 0 BLD95.0726 SHIVE-HAT'FERY ENGRS. 2834 NOE."7{GATE DR & ARC~ 12300EF OFFICE BUILDING NEW NON i 0 S 1219880 9LD96-0166 BOYD CROSBY 600 FOSTER RD .NEW NON 2 0 $ 30000 CONS%RUCTION $TOP~AGE BUILDING NEW NON permzts: 2 $ 1249880 NEW RAC I 0 $ 6709 BLD96-0132 LINDA 6 DICK WATKINS 2017 ROCHESTER AVE 24' X 2t' DETAC~D CJiI~E NEW P~C 1 0 $ 6129 8LD85-0487 HODGE CONSTRUCTION 59 JES~ CT ~ RDF 2 2 $ 218798 ~LD96-9148 F~IM REZAi 1002 COLLEGE ST {{EW RMF 3 6 $ 301000 BLD15-0152 SAY[OR CONSTRUe*ION 1859 FEJ%NIGAN CT S F.D WITH TWO CAR GAIb/GE NEW RSF 2 I S 168851 NEW RSF 2 I $ 166027 No. Impr Use RLD96-0164 DW ROBINSON SOILDER 53 DDR~ PL S.F.D. HI~ TWO CARGAPAG£ NEW RSF 2 I $ 130391 9LD96-0158 S & H BUILDERS 1El STANWYCK DR NEW RSF I 1 $ 129442 0LD96-0182 EARL YODER CONST CO 1405 ABSRDEEN CT NEW RSF I 1 $ 111843 BLD96-0066 DAN $EIFERT 3428 SObTH J;~4IE LN S.F.D. WITH T~OCARUARAGE Z~O-LOT-LINE NEW RSF I I $ 89171 BLD96-0065 DA~SEiFERT 3420 SOb~N J;~4iE LN NEW RSF I I $ 86058 S.F.D. WITH Tiao CAR GARAGE. ZERO-LOT-LINE 8LD96-0139 ~UBB~d~ MILLING 2820 HIGRRAY 218 SOUTH PEP NON COMPANY 0 0 S 5800 REP NON penui:s: 1 $ 5800 9LD96-0140 SYNERGISTIC PARTNERS 915 DEWEY ST REPAIR FIRE DAMAGED APARTMENT BLD95-0146 C & M 11~ESTMENTS 942 JEFFERSON ST REP[J~CE ROOF ON EXISTING~IN PART OF HOUSE REP RDF 2 1 $ 45000 P~P RDF 0 0 $ 2000 REP RDF permits 2 I $ 47000 5L596.C159 WAYNE P~ERSON 907 N GII~ERT ST INSTkLL NEW SUPPORT POSTS FOR PORCH BLD95-')189 GARY GATES 831 CLARK ST REPLACE FRONT PORCH REP RSF 0 0 $ 800 REP RSF 1 O S 500 REP RSF permlts 2 $ 1300 TOTALS 25 S 4)04122 I'~qY-13-1cJ°_~ 14t47 FROM ELDERLY SE~UI(~.S TO 5009 P.01 For Immediate Release Morlday, l~tay 15, 19tl6, IOWA CITY, IOWA For additional information: On come ou~ and play activities: MAe Moran, Iowa City Parks and Recreation (319) 356-5110 On Olympic Torch a~vities: Margaret N. Si]13er, Mercy Hospital (319) 339.3299 or Jean Mann, Eldarty Services (31g} 356-5217 - MORE INFORMATION ON EVENTS SURROUNDING OLYMPIC TORCH CELEBRATION MAY 30 Come Out & Play Iowa City:. at City Park & on We grounds of Han~er Auditorium 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., EVENTS INCLUDE:: 3:00- 3:30 LINE DANCING DEMONSTRATION: Elementary school kids/Paul Davis 3.30- 4:00 JAZZY JUMPERS: Elementa.,y School Idda 4:00 - 6:00 Sweet Adelines, Old Capital Chorus, Do $i Do, Ocean Waves, and High ,~choo) vocal a~d instrumental groups 5:00 Health F'~st Family Run begins atthe RobertA. Lee Community Racrsatlon Center in Iowa City 5:80.6:00 Health First Run finishes at Iowa City Park 6:15 Eastern Iowa Brass Ongoing events throughout: Walk-throughs: Flying Designs, Kites, Juggling, Devil SI/oks Tininkllng Craft Guilds of lows Clt¥: spinning, weaving, candis making, basl~et maidng, knitl;,g Information booths: Iowa Fostival, Mercy Hospital, American Red Cross, United Way, Health First 6:35 Olympic Flag & Fanfrae Theme: James Cumow ~(~) I '00 HAY-13-1996 14:48 FROM m nERL¥ SERVICES TO 5009 P.~ Olympic Torch Relay Ceremony, on the Commun~ Stage on the grounds ol Hahchar 6:30 Welcoming Remarl<s Master of Ceremonies BENNY FRARY, KCRG WeaNer Man 6:45 Tombbearer runs to stage, climbs stairs a~d salutes crowd. Dan Gable speaks; Official Olympl~ message presented; Torch13es~ers ("community heros') recognized. 6:69 Torch given to Irving Weber as Olympic music plays. torch goes to Coralville FAMILY PICNIC AND CELEBRATION: HILLS BANK AND TRUST, HWY. 8, CORALVILLE 5:00- 8:00 Olympic Court Yard next to Hi[Is Bank on Hwy 8 Clowns, magician, human d~ & mini-st~ker Bring your chair or blanket end line the route. $peciai decorations will be handed out as long as the supply lasts. Iowa City Communlly I~.nd will give a special concarL Picnic $,3.50 per person includes Tender Tom's turkey tenderloins, juicy pork burgers, potato salad, veggles, chips and beverage. RSVP by signing up at the boxes located at Hills Bank, Coralville Rec Center & the Coralville Libra~ FAMILY PICNIC AND 5.00 - 6:00 6:00 - 7:15 CELEBRATION: NORTH LIBERTY QUAIL RIDGE PARK Community Picnic WALK, RUN OR BIKE TO QUAIL RIDGE PARK Even~Game.~ Hot air balloon t~de raffle; pony rides; gymnastics; tumbling, children's' face painting; weight r~lng; track events; entertainment; over 20 challenge games for all ages TOTAL P.02 All Shapes & Sizes Issue if2 Iowa City Children's Museum May, 1996 Riverlest Is Hands-On-Fun flor £ueryone! The ICCM's"N~ds-~" Pan T- Shirt booth at Riveffest '96 was a hit. Saturday's beautiful weather was a perfect backdrop for the colorful displays und Mad print paintings. "The kids had a great time," stated one volunteer. "They really got iato painting the T-Shirts and felt really proud that they did it all by themselves." Many families remarked on the beautiful children's museum exhibit pictures displayed with the help of Claim To Frame and Fa~t Photo. "They really help parents und, erstand what we are~t~ng to do.' said Doubiany, Executive Director. museums were not a new concept to some visitore. In fact, many spoke of their visits to other children's m.useums and were eager to get involved. The number one question asked... "Where are you?" The Iowa City Children's Museum sold over 60 T-Shirts on Saturday and gave out hundreds of brochures. Thank yous go to Cindy Quinby, Board Member, for all of her hard work and to the volunteers that pitched in to make this first fund miser a success. WE NEED YOU! Volunteem are needed for our Board committees. The fund raising, exhibit, and public relations committees will need help with a variety of projects & events. If you would like to volunteer or know someone who is interested, please let us know. Volunteers must be willing to attend all committee meetings and participate in assigned projects or activities. ff you have a specific skill that would be helpful on our financial or exhibit committees (i.e. accounting or carpentry skills or an elementary education background) please let us know. We would love your help. OUR MISSION: To give children the opportunity to learn about the world around them and to give parents the opportunity to see the world around them through their children's eyes. Through interactive play we communicate. In Pursuit O! A Home.... The Iowa City Children's Museum is putsuing several locations for a permanent home and you can help. The four locations of interest include the new Coral Ridge Mall, Old Capitol Mall, Sycamore Mall, and the downtown land parcel across from the Iowa City Public Library. What can you do? Write to the people listed below and tell them that you support the establishment of this museum. Tell your friends and local relatives to do the same. The more support we have, the better our chances in gaining space for our children's museum. Conl R,~lge ,~hll: Old Capitol 5hll- John Bergstrom Michaline G~ay Ceneral Grovnh Prop teasing ~gent 215 Keo 180 N IaSalk: EV.s Moines. IA 50~09 Chrago. IL 60601 S!umore 5tall Downtown Parcel Ted x~h,tmot Bnn Frokiln 5'~camore 5iall C~c Center 1660 Sycamore St 410 East Washington lorn City. IA 52240 Iowa Cir/, IA 52240 2 Honor Roll: (~'! ~O{:~Fd! We would ~e to th<k ~e The Iowa Ci~ CMldren's fo~o~g con~uto~ for ~e~ Museum would like to g~e~us ~ppon: welcome new merebern to the BoaM of Directors: Jason Friedman Joanne Fritz Barb Grohe David Hill Joanne Horn Vicki Jetmings An~e Longou Adrienne Lugo Katie Robertson Kimbefiee S. Roca Amy Ruth Margaret Silbur Cindy Quinby Riverfest Sponsors Hills Bank & Trust Goodfellow Printing DH Design First NatAonal Bank Target Fast Photo Nagle Lumber Claim To Frame Grassroots Donators We now have a great team of 20, but we still need an accountant and an attorney for our board. If you know someone who might be interested, please contact Jennifer or Melanie at 337-6825. DH Design Hospers Bros. Printlng Season's Best If you would like to be on the ICCM's mailing list, please contact Melanie or Jennifer at 337-6825 THE LITTLE TRAVELER FEATURES: The Chicago Children's Museum Melanie and Othman Doubiany took their two girls, Nadia, 4, and y Neelie Doubtany. 2. found fun things to do at the Chicago Children's Museum Noelle, 2, to see the sights at the Chicago Children's Museum last month. "The girls loved the museum," said mom. The Chicago Children's Museum is located in the Navy Pier Mall in downtown Chicago. Iowa City Children's Museum 1917 Lakeside Drive Iowa City, LA 52240 'Naomi Novick Iowa City Civic Center 410 E. Washington St. · Iowa City, IA 52240 AGENDA PATV BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Thursday, May 16, 1996 6:00 pm Meeting Room C, ICPL Open discussion, 6:00 p.m. Series policy Statement of responsibility/guidelines policy 2. Call formal meeting to order,7:00 p,m, 3, Approval of April minutes 4, Board announcements 5. Short public announcements 6. Reports BTC Library Chair Update from contract negotiations Financial Committee Administrative Committee Outreach Committee Management 7. Old business Six-month policy review Prime-time series Statement of Responsibility 8. New business 9. Adjournment If you have additional agenda items or cannot attend the meeting, please contact Ren6 at 338-7035. 1 03. FinaiMinutes PATV BOARD OF DIRECTORS THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1996 MEETING ROOM C, IOWA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY Present: Hayward, Randall, Painter, Maurer, Wurtzler, Murray, Grube Absent: Easley Staff: Paine Library: Absent BTC: McKray Public: Marjorie Hayden Strait Executiye session entered into at 7:10. Ended at 7:39 when open session was called to order. Approval of February Minutes Minutes approved by the board as corrected. Board Announcements: None Public Announcements: Video Voices Video Club members present. Marjorie Hayden-Strait detailed recent work of the Club. A presentation for Systems Unlimited, with help from Jerry Nixon and Jesse Pelkey. Also a February shoot on the Peal. Mall with Charles, Sara Dandelles helping out. New, fdendiy help is needed for this group's projects, which in future hopefully will include some high school involvement. Reports: BTC: McKrey: Last month, the BTC was authorized to proceed with negotiations with PATV as the expected provider of access services. Regarding the BTC minutes, some question was raised about the vadety of people on the PATV Board. The question PATV needs to examine is whether they are following the by. laws in terms of the composition of their board. Discussions of pass-through funds revolved around its use for facilities vs. community programming efforts. There seemed to be less dgidity than before on using pass-through monies exclusively for community programming efforts. Library: absent Chair: Meeting with Steve Wurtzler, Derek Maurer, Cordell Jepsen, Dale Helling, Drew Shaffer, Rene Paine, and Kelly Hayworth (the Corelville City Manager). Outcome: they wanted to know if we wanted Coralville to join in contract negotiations. We said "yes." Coralville specifically would like some satellite cam-corders for checkout, possibly at the library. Possibly training sessions in Coralville, too. Also, Corelville has some community programming expectations. No real final resolution of all the above, pending the Iowa City discussions. Some contract issues were also defined. It was resolved that our process of negotiating will begin with the expired contract as a starting point. McKmy asked if a calendar was established, Maurer said no, but a 4/1 meeting was set, Hayden-Strai~ expressed confusion over the notion of community programming vs. public access. Discussion followed. Wurtzler noted that this meeting was in fact the first meeting of our contract negotiations. if we want a place in the new ICPL building, we need to move now. Bond issues must be ready by April. FINANCIAL: No report, but Paine wants to meet to go over budget in more detail with committee. ADMINISTRATIVE: Six-month policy review of Pdme Time Sedes and Statement of Responsibility is getting underway. No report of plan progress, but tasks have been split regarding user input on policies. OUTREACH: Hometown Hoedown raised $254 for video entdes, which covered '100% of funding for entries. Discussion of expenses vs. income on the event. MANAGEMENT: 1) Flier for ACM conference in Washington, D.C. in July 1996. We received a full refund from ACM for those who could not go last year. In the past, we've sent the whole staff. Total cost for this 1996 convention would be approximately $4270.00. It was suggested that we should try to include qualified video producers in the group attending, not restrict to staff only. Randall will work with Grube and Paine on planning for the conference. 2) Lessons in Leadership: Paine attended seminar and found it great. She got a lot of energy renewal and good information. 3) Insurance meetings: A group has been pooling insurance dollars, but that process may no longer be viable. We pay to a group called Prime, which is negotiating our entry into another plan. (The group involves a number of local agencies, including Mayor's Youth and others.) The deadline for leaving the current plan with LaHood is the end of Apdl. We could lose insurance for part-time staff (defined as those working less than 30 hours/week) as we make the change, because many places simply will not offer these benefits to employees at that level. Paine will work on this. 4) Staff-assisted series selection committee needs a board member. Painter will join in. Paine noted a big increase in proposals, which are well thought out and competitive. Old Business: 1) Legal counsel: for negotiations, the issue of obtaining legal counsel was raised. Maurer thought we should visit with a lawyer at the outset and have them look over the final contract document. Larew has been PATV's lawyer, but we can look alsswhera. Maurer and Stevens will contact Larew about the negotiations. Hayward and Randall moved this, and the board approved it. 2) 6.month policy review:. covered above, and tabled to next month. Wurtzlsr suggested that members come ready to discuss this next month. 3) Library: need to talk to Craig or the Library Board about including PATV in the design of the new facility. We need to have an idea of square footage. Grubs, Paine, and Maurer will put together a report and get on the Library Board agenda. New Business:. 1) Signal quality is a concern. Murray has heard from many people that the quality level is unprofessional. What can be done? a) Call when it happens-call Draw Shaffer at 356-5046. b) Sometimes deck isn't playing audio, which the tape wrangler needs to be certain of. c) Let PATV know which show and the time the quality was poor. These steps should be advertised so people know to take them when they see poor quality. Will do through: a) PSA's b) PATV Newsletter c) City water Ells- Randall will check into this possibility d) Cable bills 2) Budget: tax items may change in final version, with the carry over probably higher. Paine will find out how high our carry over can be for us to still be considered non- profit. Further budget discussion tabled until the April meeting. Move to Adjourn: Murray and Randall moved, and board approved, adjournment at 9:30. 30HNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL :319-~56-6086 15,96 8::$6 No.005 P,01 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Don Sehr, Chai~pex~n Io~ Bolkcom Charlc~ D. Duffy $tophea P. Lacina Sally Stutsman May 16, 1~6 Agenda 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. Action 3. Action to: formal min~,~ of May 9th. 4. Action re: payroll authorizations 5. Business from the Planning and Zoning Administrator. a) First and Second consideration of the following ~o~g applications: Application Z9547 of Miron Wallu~r, Oelwctn, r~tuosting rezouing of .587 acre~ from A1 Rural to ~ ~burb~ R~id~fial of ce~ pr~c~ d~crib~ ~ b~ng in ~e SW 1/4 of ~ SW 1/4 S~fion ~; Tow~p 78 No~; Rmge 6 Wcs[ of ~ 5~ P.M. ~ Jonson Co~ty, Iowa ~s proper~ ~ Ioca~ in ~c . NW ~t of S~d Ro~ SE ~d 5~th S~t SE ~ Pl~t V~loy Twp,), 913 SOUTll DUBUQUB ST. P.O, BOX 13S0 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52IM4-1350 ~]~L: (]l!)) it~ 1 o3 JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL:319-~55-6086 Ha9 15,96 8:37 No.005 P.02 Agenda $.1t-96 Page 2 Application Z9615 of Edward Poula and Leona Poula, Iowa City, signed by David Poula, Iowa City, requesting rczoning of 12.42 acres from A1 Rural lo RS Suburban Residential of certain property desert.bed as being in the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 19; Township 81 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P,M. in Iohnson County, Iowa (This property is located on the southwesterly side of Blain Ceactery Road NW, appro~.Lm_atgly 1/2 mile north of ira in~rs~tion with tim Amana Road NW in lofferson Twp.). Amend the l~gal description of 08-09-78-Zl of appE~ion Z7808A of David Roerider, West Branch, described as being in the NW 1/4 of Section 29~.TownsMp 80 North; Range 5 Went of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (Graham Twp.), ® Amend the legal description of 09-15-95-Z5 of application Z9438 of Roy Walton, Iowa City, desca'bed as being in the SW 1/4 of Section 34; Township 79 North; Range 6 West of the $th P.M. in ~ohnson County, Iowa ( West Lucas Twp.). b) Final consideration of application Z9609 of Donald andCheryl Skala. c) Final consideration of application Z9610 of Willard 1. Zenishck. d) Final consideration of application Z9611 of W. L Zenishek. e) Final consideration of application Z9613 of Gerald and loan Michel. Motion setting public hearing. g) Other 6, Business from the County Audltor. a) Action re: permits Action re: reports 1. Clerk's April monthly report. c) Other 7. Business from th~ County Attorney, a) Report re: other items. JOHNSON COUNTY RUOITOR TEL:319-35B-6086 May 15,96 8:37 No.005 P.03 8. Bushess from the Board of Supervisors. a) Action re: transfer of S.E.A.T.S. van #129 to Washington County, b) Discussion/action re: fireworks permit. O~u~r 9. Adjourn m in~orma~ me~iuB, a) D~sc~ssion to: Wanslur of S.E.A.T.S. vau #129 ~o WashinB~on County. b) Inquiries and reports from the public. c) Reports and inquidas from the members of the Board of Supervisors. d) Repot~ from the County Attorney. e) Other 10. AdjournmenL Transport of Runoff and Nutrients from Fairway Turfs by DOUGLAS T. LINDE, DR. THOMAS L. WATSCHKE, and JEFFREY A. BORGER Pennsylvania State Unwerstty GOLF COURSES ha~e some potenua! for OfJs~!e mo,.emenl of Ilutnent5 m runoff water because of lasge. mlensei? maretinned turfgrassareas A better understanding of tNs polcnuai ,., ould help :u,q managers as the? u',e managemen: a2 LSGA GRE. E\ SECT IO\ RECORD J,q tile Jmmed publications concerning 7artoff from tuff,ass. ranoff. sethroChE and nutrient tr,'msport '.'.ere s~gmficarul.,. reduced by turf,,oTaSS systerus {Bennett. 1979. Gross el ai.. i990. 1991: liarrison et al.. 1993. Morton et al.. 1988: VC~tson. 1955t. These studies d~d not include in formation conceru- mg runoff or nutrient transport from imma- rare turfs or :uffs marutamed as a ~olf fatr- · .'.a.'.~ Tt:erefore. a stud5 was conducted that assessed runoff ,and nument fransport from two commonly used fatrway tuffs. creeprug bentgrass and perenmal ryegrass. from seedhng sta~e through ma~umy. The growth, habit of these two turf species ~s qmte differertL Creeping bentsass is a - fine-textured. stoiom ferous tproduces above- ground stems called stolons} species. It forms a tuff wnh superior shoot density ~>200 tillers/dm:l when closely mo~,,ed and deveiops a de1~mte thatch layer ITurgeon. 198.51. Perennial ryegrass is a medium- :ex~rod. bunch-type (don-creeping tufts) species. It forms a turf with a good shoot density II00 to 200 tillers/din:) when closely mowed and develops no definite thatch layer {Turgenn. 19851 The objectives of this study were to deter- mine the amoont of tutrate-tutrogen and phosphate in ranoff and leachate samples and to compare runoffvolumes from the two tuff species. 3,1ethods and Materials The study was conducted on plots at the tuffgrass runoff facdity located at the Penasylvama State Universtty's Landscape Management Reseamh Center on the Univer. s~ry Park campus. The site has a variable slope (9% to I 1%}. and the surtace sod is a severely eroded clay. In July 1991. three mnoffplots. each 1300 sq ft. were seeded with Penneagle creeping bentsass. and three plots were seeded with a peronmal ryegrass blend (Citation lI. Commander. Omega LB. Only tuple-super- phosphate was appbed prior to seeding. Plots were mowed with a reel mower at a betght of 0.75" with clippings remaining. Cultlvanon practices such as core ealtlvatton, verticuttmg, and spiking were not used dunng the study. [rrigattnn. other than that scheduled to promde adequate runoff and leachate samples. was conducted only when the tuff was under moisture stress and for durattnns that would not produce runoff or leachate samples. Tiller density and thatch thickness were determined monthly to help charactenze :he ~urface vegetation of the two turfs. The fertilizer used in the study was a 32-3- I0 {N-P:OcK:O) fertilizer (O. M. Scott & Sons. Marysvfllel. with 0.5% NH:-N. 2,1.8% urea and methylene urea-N. P derived from monoammomum phosphate. and K from K:SO,. The turfs were fertilized on e~ght dates i~om October 1991 to October 1993 at a rate that applied I lb NIl000 sq ft. The turls ~so were femlized on one date 'with urea (46-0-01 at i lb NIl000 sq ft. Water samples were collected from run- off events forced with irrigation and on occas~an from rainstorms. Approximately 24. hours following a fertihzer apphcatton and on other selected dates. runoff was forced with trnganon at an average rate of 6" per hour to provide runoff and leach- ate samples for nuttrent concentration analyses. A runoff hydro~aph and volume were recorded for each plot. lrngatinn duratron varied from 7 to 3.5 minutes. Figure 1 Average Hydrographs for October 4, !.991, 6"/h Irrigation Event 40 Perennial rye~ Creeping bentgrass 30- ~20- 0 I i I C 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Minutes depending on the turf species and sod moisture content. Runoff was sampled at the rate of 16 ml/mm throughout an evetu's duration to form a composite sample. A composite leachate sample was made from four sub- surface samples per plot. leached 6" below the soil surface. Nutrient cnncentratton analyses were based on samples collected from a total of 22 irrigated and rainstorm runoff events that occurred between August 1991 and October 1993. Due to major differcnces m envuonmental and hydrologtc conditions lbr each ranoff event. comparisons were limited to indi- vidual dates. Also. ranoff events from rain- storms often did not provtde a full data set because runoff did not occur on all plots. [n these cases. averages were based on the number of plots that provided data and were not included m any stattsucal analysis. Results and Discussion During the experimental period (August 1991 to October 19931. detectable levels of runoff (>0.6 mmfn) occurred due to raulfall on 5 dates. These runoff events occurred in response to tutense rainstorms. usually con- tatrang short. term heavy downpours ~'ptcai of thunderstorms. Average runoff volumes for all rainstorm events were lower for betu~m'ass than rye- gxass plots. Itt addition. runoff volum~ were consistently smaller, and the ma~mu. rude of the species differooces was larger for the rainstorm events than the irdgatron events. For example, on June 26. 1992_. ram- fall caused an average of 22 gallons of tunoff from bentg~ass and 109 gallons from rye- grass. As the tuffs matured. some interesting observations were made. On October 4. 1991. average runoff from the two turfs was sirralar (Figure 0. On this date (aboot3 months after seeding). the tuffs were 'marine and the bentsass had not produced stolons or thatch. By the May 6. 1992. event {Figure 2). bentgrass had a significantly higher tiller density (860 tfilers/dm:) than the ryegrass 006 tillers/din:). and had begun to produce stolons. For the flint time. ranoff was found to be signff~eantly different between the tuffs From then to the end of the study. runoff differences between the bentgrass and D'egrass plots were consistent. Runoff from the ryegrass plots occurred more qumkly and at ~crceater volumes than from the benCm'ass plots. By hly t992. a measur- able thatch layer had deveioped for bent. grass. No thatch was present m the ry. e~ass plots throughout the study. ~,Wne n runoff was forced with tmgation in 1992. mean runoff values from bentgrass and ryegrass plots ranged from 1.8% to 22.5% of the total water applied. Values were always lower for the benLmass plots that yea~ with 5 of the 7 events having a statistically sl.~uuficant species difference. Values deter- mined by Hamson et al. (1993) for home lawn turfs ranged from 0% to 4,9%, but rarely exceeded 20% of total applied water. Four additional experiments {Linde et at. 1994a1 were conducted to provide some explanatron of the ranoff differences that developed between creeping ~entgrass and pemnmal ryegrrms. In one expemnent. the average infdtration rates for the bent~0ss JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1~95 43 40 , Figure 2 Average Hydrographs for May 6, Lq'g& 6"/h Irrigation Event ~ Perennial ryegrass ~ Creeping bentgrass 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Minutes 45 (2.5"/hrl and D'egrass (I.4'7in') plots were not si.muficandy different because of high sampling variauon. which is typ,cal for such measurements. In a greenhouse experiment that used 2.7 sq ft sloped U'ays of raft. we found that creeping bentgrass retarded the flow of surface ranoff through tts vegetation s~gmficantly more than perennial ryegrass. \% also found that the leaves and stems of mature bentgrass ,ntereepted 113% more water than the leaves and stems of mature rye.~mss. and that bentgrass thatch slowed the lan~anon of ranoff because of its high water-holding capacity and increased re. sislance It water flow. From those four additional expenments. we determined that the high-densiLy. thatch- forming bentgrass proreded a more tortuous (winding1 pathway for water movement. This increased the resistance to overland flow which m mm increased the time thai water spent on the raft. therefore allowing for greater overall infiltration on the bentgrass plots. As a result. for intensely maintained mff a,'ms. selecting creeping bentsass rather than perennial ryegrass would prov,de greater protecnon from surface rantfl. Nitrogen INO.-NI contenttanon m ranoff and leachate were consistently lower than the 10 ppm dnnking water standard set by the USEPA and rarely exceeded 7 ppm. Phos- phate concentrations were also low and rarely exceeded 5 ppm. Total Kjeldahl-N analyses were conducted on 1992 samples to determine the amount of fertthzer N that may not have yet been con- verted to the NO,-N form. Because total KjeldahI.N concentrattons were low (rarely 44 LSGA GREEN SECTION RECORD exceeding 2 ppm). it was assureed that most of the femlizer N applied was in the soil above the subsurface sampler and/or did not become soluble and remained on the soil surface. To a lesser extent. the fertilizer could possibly have been convened to NO,-N. absorbed by fuhage and mots. utilized by the plants. and/or lost due to demtfification. As Harrison et al. f1993) had found. there was little mdicauon in the ranoff and leachate samples that fertilizer was ever applied. Nutdent concentration and runoff volume per umt area were used to calculate nutrient loading rates m ranoff and leachate for each tuff. Loading rates of NO~-N. phosophate. and total Kjeldahl-N were consistently lower than fertilizer and ir~gauon inputs of the nunlents. Conclusions Although creeping bentgzass reduced run- off more than perenmal ryegrass. appreciable transport of NO,-N. phosphate. and total KjeldahI-N thd not occur from either ruff. Concentrations of NO~-N. phosphate. and total Kjeldahl-N rarely exceeded 7. 5. and 2 ppm. respecnvety. in fact. nutrient conten. nations and loading rates generally reflected those found m the u-rigation water. Clearly. the numents m the fer'dhzer used in this study did not move m runoff or into subsurface samplers m mounts ~eater than found in the imgat~on water. Under similar conditions on a golf course fatrway. ~t would be reason- able to assume that little off-site movement of numents from the fatrway would occur as a result of fertilization. For golf courses that have potential rant concerns. the select,on of creeping bentgras which has more surface vegetation tha perenmal ryegrass. could reduce the arnom of runoff from golf fairways. thereby redu¢ tng the potenttat off-site movement c nunlents and pesu¢ides in runoff water. The information from this study will b useful m the development of env~ronment~ models desired to determine the potentin non-point impacts of nutdent apphcation on water qualiLy. Cunent models and simu lation software are not specifically modifie~ for tuffgrass conditions. in addition. th~ informat,on from this study ruereases th~ database that a supenntendent may refer when communicating to others about influence that golf comes have on th~ environment. Finally, this and o~her type., of environmental research related to goll courses wdl be used to develop and refine management pracnces that the golf course supenntendem can implement to protect the enviromment. Further informat,on regarding this re. search may be found in Linde (19931 and Linde et at. (1994a and 1994b). References Bennett. O. L 1979. Conscription. In R. C. Bucknet and L. E Bush (ed.1 Tall Fescue. Am*on. Moangr. 20:319.34.0. ASA. CSSA. S§SA. Madison. Gross. C. M.. J S. Angle. R. H. Hill. and M. S. Welteden. 1991. Runoff and Sediment Losses fivm Tall Fescue under Stmulated Ram/all. J. Envu'on. QuaL 20:604-607. Gross. C. M.. J. S. Angle. and M S. Weherlen. 1990. P/ut,em and Sediment Losses .from )hrf- g~ss. J. Enwron. Qual. 19:663468. Hamson. S. A. T L. Wauchke. R. O. Mumma. A. R. Jarrett. and G. W. Hanuhon 1993. blutr, ent and ?esncide Concentranons m Water from Chemically TreatedIi~rfgrass p. 191-207. In K. D. Racke and A. R. Leshe (ed.) Pestwides tn Urban £nv~ranments. Fate and $ismficance. ACS Symposmrn Series No. 522. Linde. D. T. 1993. &trace Runoff and Nuttrent 7Fansport Asse.~smem on Creeping Bentgrass and PerenmalRvegrass Turf M.$. thesin The Penn- sylvania State Umv.. Umvers,ty Park. PA. Linde. D T. r. L. Watschke. A. R. Jarrett. and J. A Borger. 1994b. lVument Transport m Rtmoff fram T~,o Turfgrass $peoes h, A. 1. Cockran and M. R. Farrally feds.) Science and Golf II. Pro. ceedmgs of the 2nd World Sc~ennfic Congress of Golf. E & FN Sport. New York. Turgean. A. J. 1985. 7hrfgrass Management. Preance-Hall. Englewood Cliffs. NJ. Watson. J. R.. Jr. 1985. I~.}~rer Resources m the Urnted States. p 19-36. I, V A G~beault and S T Ccckerham ~ed.l. Turfgrass Water Conser- ~auo, Univ. of Califorma. Pavers,de. D~vis,on of ^.inc. and Natural Resources. Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fate When Applied to Turfgrass in Golf Course Fairway Condition by DR. S. K. STARRETT* and DR. N. E. CHRISTIANS Envkonmental Engineer and Tuffgrass Specialist. Iowa State University GOLF HAS GROWN tremendously in popularity in the United States. 'l'~ere are more Ran 14.000 golf courses that covet more than i.3 million acres in the U.S. More than ,188 million mands of golf are played annual(.,.: and the total number of people who play golf in the United States more than 27 million (Cohen et al.. 1993). [n an urban landscape. tuff_m-ass is par- tnioned in the following manner: 70% dent~at lawns. 10% p~rks and sport factlines. 9% golf courses. 9% educational facilities. 2% cemeteries. and I% industrial purposes tCockerham and Gibeanh. 1985). Although golf courses are a small part of the total area of mrf~m'ass in the ttrban community. ',hey a~ readtly visible to the public and ate often idennfied as a posstble source of fertilizer and pesllcide contamination of ~oundwater and surface water supplies. Fertilizers applied to tuffgrass aceas can have a vanely of fates in the environment. 7hey can be taken up by plants. volatllized into the atmosphere. earned by ranoff in surface water. adsorbed to sod particles. de- ~m~'aded by biological and chemical processes. and leached through the soil profile I Balogh and Walker. 1992). A potennal detrrmental effect of fertilizer usage ~s the contammatlon of surface water and grouodwater ( Balogh and Walker. 1992~. Eueoph~canon of surface waters. the pro- hferanon of aquanc plants. ~s caused by a suyplus ol avadable numents. Eutxophicanon can cause a decrease in dissolved oxygen m waterways. a s~tuanon that can l~11 fish. Phosphorus availability also can be a limitmg factor (or eutrophication (Mugaas et 1991; ~ C. Huber. 1993). High levels of exposure to some fertilizer nutrients have been reported to be alere- mental to humans (Cantor et al.. 1988). There is. however. litfie conclusive evidence of health risks associated w~th low-level exposure to these flumerits. Although golf courses have been associ- ated with potential environmental hazards because of pesticide and fertdizer use. these important recreational fatalities also provide positive benefits. Some of these benefits include: increused infiltration and reduced ranoff compared to hare sod and to agri- cultural crops. minimal erosion losses. moderation of high tempemanes in urban areas. low-cost playing fields. and conm- bution to the quality of life through aesthetic benefits 1Beard. 19931. Studies on the Fate of Fertilizers Research results pe,'lammg to the fate of ferttlizers applied to turfgrass have been extensively reviewed by Petmvlc 119901. and Ba[ogh and Walker tl992). Soil charac- ~enstlus that affect fertilizer fate include: water content. bulk deustty. pH. temperature. organic matter. structure. and cation ex- change capacity. Climate and slope of the s~re also are important factors. as am the physmchemical properties. solubdity, and chemical concentratmn of the fertilizer. Management practices that affect fertilizer fate include: applicatton role. placement. ::ming of applreation. formulanon. and ira. gatton practices (Balogh and Walker. 19921. In recent studies. Joo et at. (1992) in. vest~gated the volatilization of rotregen- 15 :abeled urea when applied to olrf.m'ass. When iroganon did not [bllow the liqutd urea applicatton. 50% of the urea volaulized w~thin 7 days after the men apphcmion. $harmtt (1992} showed that less than l% of the applied urea volatdized when a liqmd urea application was followed with ira. gallon. Erosion can be a major cartier of orgamc nitrogen m surface water ranoff from culturally managed areas (Haynes. 1986). Turfsasses greatly reduce erostun by de- creasing surface runoff velocity. increasmg infdtration. and stabilizing the soil. Few re- search projects have been conducted to study nutnent losses. specifically on the leaching of nutrients. from tuffgrass areas (Petrovrc. 1993). It has been claimed. however. that leaching of surface-applied fernlizer is responsible for nitrate m the groundwater in some urban areas {Hipse et al.. 1984). The tuffgrass manager cannot control all site factors and climate condinons. but he or she can control ffngation rates. perform sod and plant tests to prevent ovet-ti~rtitizat~on. and plan the timing and placement of fer- tilizers tWhtte and Peacock. 19931. Rieke and Ellis ll973) suggest a vaneLy of tech- toques to reduce ntlrogen losses: reduced annual nitrogen rates. lighter and more fre- quent mh"ogen applications rs. single heavy applications. applying nitrogen only to healthy tuff: and sinct water pmcttces to prevent excessive imganon. Iowa State University Research Iowa State Uinverstty is one of 21 aniver- sthas and research centers that conducted envtronmentally related research funded by the USGA (USGA. 1991). Our research objectives were to investigate the hydro[ogy of undtsturbed soil co[unms wtth a Kentucky bluegrass tuff and rotact macropores under a single and split imgatton rcgtme, and to measure the effect of the different tmgation regimes on the fate of nitrogen and phos- phorus when they are applied to an andis- tarbed soil column. Undisturbed columns of a Nicollet {frae- loamy. mbxed. mesrc-Aqmc Hapludolls)soil JANUARy/FEBRUARY 1995 · were taken from a 4000 sq ft turfgrass area at the Iowa State Urnversify Hartmulmre Research Stadon. Undisturbed sod columns were used because the influence of macro- pores is negated when expenments are done using dned. s~eved. and mpacked soil columns (Eveft. 19891. The area had been established w~th Premrum Sod Blend~ (Parade. Adelphi. Rugby: and Glade) Kentucky bluedass (Poa praren~is L ) and maintained at golf course fartway mowing height fl"). The columns measured 8" in diameter and were excavated ~o a 20" depth. A 12" heating duct p~pe was placed around the column. leaving 2" between the soil column aqd the pipe. Mortca was poured between the pipe and soil. The undisturbed soil columns were then transported to the greenhouse. More than 99~ of nimagen has an atomic weight of 14. and less than 0.5% has an aromtc weight of 15. Nitrogen- 15 is a stable. nonradroacuve isotope that has been used for years as a tracer of fertilizer retrogert apphed in a~cultural serorigs. Surface applied rotregen with a hiker concentration of synthenc nitrogen. 15 can be used to measure the fate of applied rotregen. A mass spectrometer ~s used to determine the atomic weight of the nitrogen present in the sod. plant material. or soil column leachate. Urea N (a6% N), labeled wnh 5% nitre. gan-15. and phosphorus were applied to the surface of the Kentucky bluegrass tuff. The pesticides pendimethalin (herbicideL MCPP (herbicide). 2.4-D (herbicide1. dtcamba (herblc~del. isazofus (Triumph. msecomdel. chlorpynfos (Dursban. insecucide}. and metalaxyl (Subdue. fungrande} were also apphed. The expenmental treatments in- cluded two imganon regimes. One treatment consisted of watenng the column with 1" of dtstdlod water immediately after the fertilizer and pesuctdes were applied. The second treatment included a 0.25" application immediately after the fernlizer and pesticide applicanon. and three odditronal 0.25" applicanons at 42-hour intervals, yielding a total 1" imgation spread evenly over a 7-day period. The expenmetu ran for 28 days. A stmilar experiment to investigate the fate of nitrogen and phosphoros was conducted over a 7-day penod. The goals of our research were to investigate the fate of fartthzem and pesticides applied to turfgrass. and to determine if imgafion pracuces can be used to affect pesticide and fertihzer movement through the soil profile. A glass map system was used to collect volatilized N in the form of ammonia (N'H.). Leachate was collected from the bottom of the columns at various times and immedi. ately frozen. Clipping. verdure. and thatch mat samples were taken from each column. and the soil was excavated in 4" layers at the end of the test period. The soil was then dried. placed m plastic bags. thoroughly mixed. and sampled for analysis of pesn- cMes. "N. and phosphorus concentranons. Results Analysts of the pesticide data is still underway and will be reported on tn a later article. initial observations from the fate of nitrogen and phosphoros research are: a heavy wrigafion increases nitrogen transport compared to a hght tmgation: macropores may play a role in transpert of surface- applied nitrogen through sod profiles: vola. tilization of liquid urea was less than 3% when followed with irfigatton and is reduced to less than 1% under a heavy trfigarion: and the irrigation rare does affect P wansport after a 7-day period. The macropore structure found in an un- disturbed soil can have a major impact on water and solute dismbut~on in the profile (Thomas and Philhps. 1979). About 10ck of Table 1 Available Phosphorus Concentrations (ppm) in the Soil and Total Phosphorus in the Leachate (mg}~ Heav.v Irrigation Light Irrigation Category Mean Std. De~; Mean Std. Dev. Probability: Thatch Mat 18.5 2.9 27.5 8.3 0.073 0-4 in. 6.7 1.5 6.4 1.6 0.735 4-8 in. 2.7 1.0 2.4 0.5 0.502 8-12 m. 2.3 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.031 12.16 in. 2.4 1.3 1.6 1. l 0.208 16.20 in. 3.0 1.6 2.0 1.7 0.288 Leachate' 1.0 I 0 <0.1 <0.1 0.024 'Values from 7 mplicauons :Pmbabdny that a chfference exists (lower thc value. more Irkely different ~Total P found m leachate (rug) the apphed rutrogen under the heavy ~rfiga- t~on was collected tn leachate w~thru a few hours of the fertihzer apphcat~on and can be annbuted to macropore flow. The heavy irrigation caused some ponding to occur on the soil surface. filling the macropores and allowing rap~d flow through the soil profile. Volatihzed retrogert was less than 3% of the apphed mtrogen under either imgation reghne. whroh a~nees with research con- ducted by Bowman et al. (1987). Applying irrigation tmmediately after a nitrogen appli- cation reduces volatilizauon by transporting the applied retrogert slightly below the soil surface. where N is more likely to be adsorbed. The heavy irrigation transported more of the surface-applied N below the soil surface ebropared to the light wrigation. thereby frether reducing N volatihzation. Starrerr et aL {1994~ reported that phos- phorus was found in leachate from 20" un~ d~sturbed sod columns covered with Ken- tucky bluegress under a heavy irrigation during a ?-day test period (Table 11. Also. 35% of the phosphorus was transported below 8" uader the heavy imganon regune. Wftat Does This Mean to the Golf Course Superintendent? Golf courses can be managed m such a way that even phosphorus. which is known to be fairty~mmobile. can be moved through a 20" sod profile and potenttally into the ,moundwater. However. there are manage. ment practices that the supenmandent has control over that can minimtze the poreanal movement of fertilizers through soil profiles. Among these practices is the control of fertilizer apphcanon rates. Excessive appli- carton rates promote more nitrogen and phosphorus being lost to volatilizauon and leaching, and less of the applied nutrients boing absorhed by the rorfgrass. Application timing is importan( wnh regard to prevenang applied nument losses. Applying numents just before a heavy ramfall would cause greater losses due to leachrog through the soft profile in comparison to hght Lmgation after applying numents. Proper n'ngatton practices can also help to reduce nument losses. Nitrogen volarili- zauon losses from liquid N fenihzers can be reduced to negligible amounts by hghtly watering unmediately after applieatron. Also. losses due to leachmg can be reduced by ~rrigatton p:'acnces. In our study. a I" irri- gation versus four 0.25" wriganons after a surface apphcation of mtrogen increased the mount of nitrogen that leached 20" into the soil profile by dO times. Careful con- stderation should be grven to these practices before mak:ng any management decisions. It ts clear that when care is taken in applying ferttlizers to golf coume tuff'. losses can be kept to an absolute minimum. 14 USGA GREEN SECTION RECORD .4 gl~&~ ~mp s~tem c ollect~ vo[atth.'ed.~ m rhe j'~rm of ommoma INH,L References Balogh. J. C. and ~),L J ~;%Lkec 1992 Gol. t Cottrse Is.roes Lcw~s Pubhshers. Chelsea. Y.l[ Be,u-d. J. B 1993 The ¥ertscopme Cunt ept What ~boat Tteq~,,ras$. lalemauonal TurbOs Resean:h Journal 7'37-98. Bov, man. D. C.. J. L. Paul. ~ B. Da~s. and S H Nelson. 1987. Reduclnk' .4ramarea tblatlh:a. Hamculture Sc]ence Ca.qlOL K P.A. Blatr. S H. Za.hn 198}~ Health Proceedings Oct. 2-2-23. 1987. St. Paul 3.IN op. 27-~2 C~kerham. S l~. and V. A. G~ault. 19~5 The $t:e. Scope ~tltd Importante o! &e hit/grass Industry' to G~beaulL V. A. and $. T. Cockerham ol Cahfom~a - R~ver$~de. CA pp 7-12 Cohen. S. Z. ~ E Durbomw. and N. L. Barne~ 1993. G~ottnd Water and Stll}'~lce [~ler RiS~ nananal Tuftgrass Rese:u'ch Journal. 7 !62-171 Even. C. A. 1989. Role o! Prete, cmtal F;o~, ,m ~g~tet oqd Cltemtcal Trattspol t t:l d ~ldc:al Till ~otl Ph D. thes~s. Iowa S~ate L m~crs,~..~e~. LA ~pse. W j.. JL. 8 G. Katz. J B Lmdec md R Islat~d. New YorL G~und Water .:2 418~26. Journal. 7 134- 138. SodS~tem Academm P~ss Inc Odan~o. Su~a(e I&~tet: In D R M3xdmen[~cd.]. Furl C~p Science. 32. [397. Id0L Muga~. B. ~. M. L. Agnew. Y E Ch~sn~s. ~d Pe[~v~c. A.M. 1990 ~he Env:~nmental Qualay 19:1-'.~ Petroy<. A 3.1. 1993 Lcach,t.~ Cltrrent Static o! Research. [ntemanonal Turt'gra~s Researc! Journal 7 139-147 R~eke. E. E. and B G Elba. 1973 E~ects b.der h~rRm33 Pr~eeOmgs ot ~he Secom In:emauonal 5ua~.bs Resea<n Con[e~'nce pp 120-130 S~H. S K. ~992. Fernh:cr Fule Uader Go~ M~[er sthes~s iowa Sure Urnversus ~mes. S:~t. S. K.. N. E. Chrisnan,. ~d T A .&usnn 1994 S,nl Mattot,ore E~ctts o, the Fate Phostdlot lt~ tn a Ttlt~mS$ Bto~ slenl pp.~3~ fit A. J C~hrc~ ~d M R F~rally ~ed: Serena and Gall [L E& ~ S~n. Lonoon %om~. G W. and R E. Phdhps. 1979. Journal of Env:mnmer, h; Qu~tv S. 149- :52 Urnted States Gol[ Ass~muon. !99L 1991 En v,mnmental Rese~h Summ~y ~%,re. R. W. and C. H. Peac~. :993. Item lot Enrt~nmentallv Relpottstfile Golf loum~ 7:000-10~ Pesticide Degradation Under Golf Course Fairway Conditions by DR. G. L. HORST, DR. P. J. SHEA, and DR. N. CHRISTIANS Umversity of Nebraska and Iowa State UmversiD' GROWING CONCERN a~ut hazards to and m the envtronment now ex- tends into all areas of life. Many per. ce~ve runoff and leaclung of fertihzers and pesuodes from a_m-icuimral. mumcipaL and indusreal operations as well as recmauonal areas. urban landscapes. and golf courses to be cfiucal environmental problems. Golf course and recreational mff managers rely heavily on pesucides and fertthzers to keep mff and land.scapes funcuonal and aesthencally pleasing. In Nebraska alone. an estimated 10.000 tons of fertilizer and 2.400 tons of pesticide am applied to recreational areas. commenttel landscapes. lawns. and golf courses each year. luff itself may play an important role m provenoon of fertfiizer and pesticide leaching. In order to protect groundwater from conuammanon by agricbemzcals. one has to understand the relaoonsMp between pcsncde degradation. solute (pesncidel leaclang. and imposed management prac- tices Many factors influence what happens to fee&zero and pesnc~des once they are apphed to golf course mff or lawn s;tuatlons. including applicanon timing. rate and total amount of agnchemicals. and water as trot,- fall and trngauon. Together w~th resetchefs at Iowa State Umwmt); Ames. the Univemty of Nebraska. LmcoB. research team examined the fate of pesnc~des under golf course fmrway conditions. Research results indicate that tuffgrass may actually promote pesticide degradenon in the env;.ronment. The frequent trnganons employed to keep the .mass green have been accused of conuibuting to pesucide teaclung and ranoff On the other hand. the reiafively high water content and nument rich env~mn- merit tn most turfgrass/soil systems may actually promote pesuc:de degradenon. cause pesuctde avadabdity and degradation rate generally increase as temperature and sod water content increase. Encctsement of the turfisotl column ensures an mtact undisturbed profile for pestlcMe s'amphng. The reseamh project annally examined the persistence and mobflip:' of four commonly used pest:c~des penthmethalm (Lesco 60 DG. Pre-M*l herb:clde. mctalaxyl (Subdue*l fungrande. chlorpyrdos IDursban"l and lsazofos ('I'numphal msecncMes m turf- ~ass/sod systems 1: was also of interest to determine the relau,.e thsmbunon of these pesnodes among the ¥ erdu.m. thatch. and sod components w:th !lille after apphcanon Field Procedures The fie!d research was conducted in 1991 and 1992 at the Umverstty of Nebraska John Seaton luffgrass Research Fanihty near Mead. Nebraska. and at the Iowa State Uni- vers~p... Horl~culture Research Facility nea~ Ames. Iowa Each of the four pesncides was applied {:ate *lay ~o ea::y June each year~ to Kentucky blue~ass :uff managed as golf course fa~zx~ay Intact me/sod cores from a Sharpsburg soft ~s~2.'. clay '.oam~ and a Nlcoiiet sod (fine-stand5 ~oa.m) x~ere re. moved to a 2 ft depth from field plots before apphcanon and I. 7. 14.28 56. and 128 days after apphcanon To maintain the integrity of the samples. the tuff/sod cores u. ere encased "Trademark of Do~ Elanco SOba-Ge~gy 26 USGA GREEN SECTION RECORD before ~mma[ I'mm the field research areas. Pesticide fate and :ocanon m the turf/sod core profiles ,.*. ere delermmed th;ou _o.h and I.'. s~s of :he m~7sod cores sectioned into verdure. :hatch. and seven deplh increments Quamnate, e analysis of penthmethahn. chlorpyn los. metalaxyL and isazofos was by gas c.~"omatogra phy Conclusions As expected. a compound's individual chemical properties. use location. and chmanc factors roaluenced the level of pesti- cide residue measured in the turf/soft system. S:aasncal analysis mdicamd that years 11991 rs. 1992). the range m sampling times ~er pesticide application. and the turf/soil component tverdute. :hatch. sod} were s~g- mficant factors miluencmg pesticide late and where the pesuc~des were detected m the torf/sofl system 1Figure IL The year 11991 and 1992} factor :ncludes such environ- mental vanable~ as air and sml temperature. rarnfa!l. wrigat~on. wind speed. and number ol'cloudy days. This means the late of these pesncldes wdl vary. from year to year. One also would expect Ihat sampling times for analys~s of these pest~cides would be stg- mficant as the pesticides degrade over tune. and the results confirm thrs. Location ~Nebraska and [owal Lm'luenced the total pesactde residue amounts of isazolbs. chlor- pyn (os. and meralaxyl detected. This may be due to differences in soil v..'pe and ,.*,-eather conditions. Aiack of differences in penth. methal:n residues between locations could be due Io the low solubility and relative :remobthty of this herbicide. Vanabthty m isazolos residues indicated a greater response :o soil type and to prolile comportera differences such as thatch .~mounts and weather condnions. Greater amounts of metalaxyl ,.,.'ere measured in the Nebraska curt/soft profile in 1991. while samples from the Iowa location had gTeater detectable amounts of the Mugicicle m 1992. CNorpynfos levels varied by year of applicanon and location. with more insecti- cide residues measured m 1992 at the Iowa Iocanon than at Nebraska. In contrast. penth- methalin residues were lower in the fu'st year ot the research. but d~fferences between Iocanons ,.'.ere smaller than measured for the :nsecl:cides isazo~bs and ct, lorpyn los. WMe tuggrass ,'erdttre contained reid. i~vely h:gh concenwatlons of the chlorpyn10s and pendunethalin pesuc~des ~mmediately after apphcat:on. ungat~on. ramfall. and mowing reduced the amount of pesticides recovered from the plant material with time. Seven days after appiicanon. the verdure contained 10%. 8%. 3%. and 2% of the total amounts of chlorpynfos. pend~methalin. ;sazolos. and metaiaxyl. Table 1 Properties of Metalaxyl, L~azofos. Chlorpyrifos. and Pendimethalin~' ~,¥1tter Vapor Solubility Half. Life Pressure SCS Rating Pesticide {mgL'l I~,, ~ ~days~ ImPa) Leaching Runoff Metalaxyl 8.-:.00.~0 50 ';0 0 6.3 Large Large lsazofos 69 1000 100 34 11.4 Large Large Cbdorpynfos '~ i00000 6070 20 2.50 Small Small Pendunetkalm 0.3 :50000 5000 90 3.90 Small Medium *Dam trow, SCSiARSiCES Pestictde Propcrees DamVase O,%uchope. el at.. !992: The thatch layer contained the amount of pesncide .residues throughoul the research morntoting period. Thatch appeared more retentive of penthmethalin and chlorpynfos than lsagofos and metalaxyl Twemy-e~ghl days after application. ~hatch contained 21'7c and 14% of the pendi. methalm and chlorpyrifos residue recovered. In contrast. the thatch comareed less than 4Ck of the isazofos and memlaxy! residue recovered at the same nine. Pesticide residues were much Dower m soil than m the thatch at all sampling tunes dunng the study Mel~laxyl and isazofos were more mobile than chlorpynfos and pendanethahn. Seven days after application the top tach of sml contained 5% and 17% of the apphed isazofos and metalaxyl. Melalaxyl soil residues reached a maximum (22~ } at the 1" soil depth 14 days after apph. cation. Me'.alaxyl sod residues recovered from the 2" to 22" depths increased up to 28 days after application. lsazofos residues were lower m the Iowa soil. where more thatch was present. Less than I% of the chlorpynfos and pendimethahn was re- covered m any soil sample down to 20" over the course of the stud): PesficMe amounts in the soil profde were highly skewed. wtth the exceptton of metala.xyl. Generally, the highes: amounts of detectable pesticide were at the top 1" and the I" to 4" soft depths dutm._.e the monitoring period. The soil contained more metalaxyl than tsazofos. which generally was higher than chlorpyrifos and pend~methahn. At several sampling times. metalaxy! was detected throughout the entree 2 ft depth of the soil core prorite. However. metalaxyl amounts detected at the end of the 4-month morntoting period were less than 1% of that originally applied. Based on observed disappearance rates. overall average m~e m 50% of the original apphed pest;cide degraded (DT~o) values were 16. 12. 10. and 7 days for metalaxyl. pendtmethalm, chlorpyrifos. and isazofos. respecnvel): m the mrf/sozl profile. These pest~ades appeared to decade more rapidly m the turf.mss envtronment than typically reported for other agvonomic cropping sys- tems. %riabfiity m pesticide residue amounts for each soil depth among the tuff/soil core profiles indicated non-uniform d~ssipanon m the soil. IO0 I Figure 1 Average Percent Chlorpyrifos, Isazofos, Metalaxyl, and Pendimethalin Remaining in Verdure, Thatch, and Soil of'ruff/Soil Systems at Nebraska and Iowa After Application in L991 and 1992 CHLORPYRIFOS t ISAZOFOS ,-4 [] Verdure [] Thatch ~ I00~ METALAXYL PENDIMETHALLN ? 14 28 .56 112 ? 14 28 b6 Days After Application 112 2A USGA GREEN SECTION RECORD The Fate of Pesticides and Fertilizers in a Turfgrass Environment by DR. MARYLYNN ¥~ YATES Department of Soil & Envrronmental Sciences. University of California. Riverside ', d E'xVIRON.MENTAL protecuon has become a national ~ssue in lhe past several years While concerns focused on c:eanmg up contaminated sadace waters m the 1970s. the focus m the 1980s and into tke !990s has been on ~.,mundwa:er..',,lore Ihan one-half of the popalauon of the Urnted States rehes on ~oundwarer for all or part of :Is potable water Up to 952 of total ms,dents obtain tbe~r water supplies from ,'.'ells. Domes,c usc~ account for only 18% of the ground,rarer used m th~s country. ,., hde ahnos: two-thirds of the groundwater ~ l~- o:'av, n m !he L'S is used for ~mgatron. In Cahfomla. t:p to 20 bdhon gallons of yroundwaret ~s used every' day' for all im- 5anon pa.?oses. The heavy dependence on ?ouud,,arcr for both domesIre and agri- cultural a',es makes groundv. arcr a very · .aluable resouR'e ~ha[ must be protected \%deepread u,,e of pest<,des has been made m agncuhure dunng the past 40 years. California alone accounts for 25% of the pesuodes apphed in the Uturcd States. Prior to 1979. hnle momtonng of groundwaver for t.he presence of pest,cities was pracoced because It was assumed that they were not sufficrenlly long-heed and mobfie to pose a ~hreat to groundwaver. However. the ths- co~ery of a sod fum~g~t. 1.2-d~bmmo-3- c~ompropane (DBCP) m wee water La~p. Cahfom~a. raggered w~desp~ad groundgruel s~phng p~gr~s As a ~sult. appmxanately 10.000 wells m the state have ~en ~alyzed for ~strc~de residues ~e mom:onng pmF~ detected mo~ th~ 50 d~ffe~nt pesuodes m 23 Cah fom:a eauhues. To u3 to pre~nt or minimize futg~ ~reundwarer co~t~manon by pes[~c:das. ~2021. the Pesticide Contanunanon vennon Act. was passed m ~985 A, a ~suh ~f du~ bill the use of several pesncMes ~mg ~5tncred in some addman. the California EPA's Dep~tmenl of Pe~ucMe Regulation ~ moaaonng the g~undwarers and sods of :he stale for the p~se~cc of more th~ 50 other ~s[icldes. If these compounds are detecled. their use m~y be resmcted as ,.veil. In addmort to pesticides. nitrates have re- eelred a great deal of anent~on Conlamina- non of groundwater by tutrares is one of the major sources of non-point source poilunon in the Urnted Stares. A recent sup.'ey by the Ututed States Geological Sup.'ey (USGSI suggested that the use of fe~lilizers m agri- culture ts a large contnbtumg factor to elevated rotrate levels. There has also been concern expressed over exposure to p~slrcides by routes other than annKrug water. [n California. a number of pesncldes have been desLenated a, poren- t~al toxic atr contaminants. Thus. consMera- t~on of pesticide volanhzanon is an tinpot- taut aspect to consider in an envLronmental fate study; both from a pesacide efficacy and an envtronmental contamtuanon slalldpoinL The purpose of thts researeh project wa~ :o study the fate of pesttrades and fertilizers applied to turfgrass in an environment that closely resembles golf course condmons The goal was 1o obtain utformanon on man- agerecur pracnce~ that wdl .'esult m hcahhy. h~gh-quallty turfgrass whde mtmm~zmg demmental enwronmental impacts. By' s~nultaneousb' k,okmg al ~nteracuons be- tween soils. turf grasses. umgauon amounts. pesticides. and fertihzers. questions ahout "best management pracucef' for turfgra~s growth and maintenance v. tll be able to be answered. METHODS Site Construction A s~te 'xas constructed specificall?' for the puq)oses of this project at the Tuff,ass Research Facility' at the Utuversny of Cab- fotura. Riverside. The s~re conststs of 36 plots. each of which measures 12 ftx 12 It The footway area consists of 24. plots. 12 each ot two different soil typesta sandy loam and a loamy sand} that were located randomly ur the fairway area. Because the sod types 'a. ere c~strlbuted randomly' m the fturway area. borde.% were constructed to COlRam the soil in its respective plot. The putting green area has 12 plots that were constructed u4ng 18" Tahle I Summary of Results I'rom .Nilruben and Pesticide Leaclnno. and Pesticide ~&latilizatlOn Experiments Species Source of N Irrigation Creeping SCU IOOq ETc Bentgrass SCU t30% ETc (patting green) Urea 100% ETc Urea 130% ETc Tifway II SCU 100% ETc Bermudagrass SCU 130% ETc Ihirway) Urea t00% ETc Urea 130% ETc SCU 100% ETc SCU 130% ETc Urea 100% ETc Urea 130% ETc Soil sand/peat sand/peat sand/peat loamy sand loamy sand loam',' sand loamy sand sandv loam sandy loam 2.4-I) Carbar) l 2,4.D Carbar.q N Leached Leached Leached ~.blatilized Volatilized 0.56 7 580 0.0240 1.05 0.030 0.55 2.250 0.0450 0.96 0.034 0.71 4.180 0.0690 1.69 2.490 0.0220 0.47 0.071 0.0027 0 52 0.038 0 58 0 260 00lO0 0.72 0.047 0.30 0.280 0.0180 0.75 0.190 0.0045 0.67 0.071 0.0017 0.43 0.025 1.71 0300 0.0230 0.50 0.021 0.57 0.042 0.0032 0.63 0.056 00015 'Average of three replicate values of C.dte,.:a IV green s,'md with 15% ~phag- hum peat To enable us Io obtain samples of leachate 1ram each or' the plots. collection de,, tees had to be constructed. Lystmeter assemblies. consisting of 5 metal cylinders. were placed m the center of each of the 36 plots. Each of the Ivslmeters has a metal drain pipe at the bottom that extends :he length o£ the field and :erinmates at a retmnmg wall on the ,burn sMe. The lystme~er assembly and drain system were (abncated using only metal ,o that there was no potential for pesuode adsorpnon. This allowed us to make a quantffatlve determmanon o! the mass ot pest:Clde leaching through the The umganon system was designed so that eaca ot the 36 plots could be ~rrigated mdt- ,:dually Each plot has ~. ,;pnnklers. one at each comer. The entire tingalton system is outside ot the lys~meter assembly so that there ~s no potentml tot adsorption of the pesacldes to the PVC p~pe. The ~mgatton is controlled electromcally: scheduling was determined based on the evapotransptranon cequlrements of the turinass. Sod was laid on the plots in February 1992. Cmepmg bentgrass {,{*frosits pah~strtsl · .,/as installed on the green plots. and hybrid bermudagrass ICynotion anco'Ion by Cano- rlon transvaalensls vat. Tifway IB on the fairway plots. Experimental Design All tuff grass soft-type comblnauons were ~ublected to two ffriganon regimes: 100% cropevapotransp~ranon I ETc) and 130% ETc beginrang m March !992. The 100% ETc required by the turtgra.',s to grow and mmn- slmeters: ' ' ...... .-. . . · . . ~. .'- .. --...;.,,-., tamnselfinaheahhy',tate Thus. I."0c; ETc ~s above the opnmu m ~', ater requirement. but ~s well w~thm the range ol standard ?ract<e w~thm the industry Two I'ertd~zer treatments v, ere e:,taohshed for the plou. The green plots ,ere te:'=dlzed at a rate of: lb NIl000 ',q ;t D: monm. and the fa~way plots at a rate ot 0.5 lb N;1000 ,q It per month. The t'.,.o fernllzer ;ources -.,,era urea and sulfur-coated urea ~ SCL': The 5CU apphed to the green plots ,.~a3 m the Iorm ol mlmpnHs to mmlmtze loses Our- :ng mowing operanons. Fertthzer ,.,.as hand- apphed twice per month to ench p'.ot mdl- -.'~dually to ensure even d~stnbat:on o( the (erithzer. Tnmec' Bentgrass Fovmulatlon 1phi/ Gordon Co,oral:on. Kansas C:t?. ).lO) was applied to all plots m ,May and Augu.~t. 1993. Th~s lbrmutation contains 0 ~5 lb 2.4-D per gallon in the ['orm of a dtmeth? ~amlne salt· .'Pne herbicide was applied at a rate of 1.8 oz and 3.2 oz per 1000 ~q tt tor the zreen and lairway plots. respectively Sevin:' brand XLR plus (Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company) roseencode was applied to the plots m August. 1993. at a rate of 6.1 oz and 10.7 oz per ~000 sq ft for the green and fmrway plots. respecttvely. This formulation of carbaryl contains 4 lb acuve ingredient per gallon. Sample Collection Samples of drainage water were collected from each of the 36 plots oR a weekly bros. The samples were. analyzed to determine the concentraoon of nitrate, phosphate, carbaryl, and 2,4-D present. Dram volumes were measured and recorded several times per week. allowing a calculation of the mess of nutneats and pesticides leaching from the plots. The volatilizatton of 2.4-D and carbaryl was measured dmmg an experiment con- ducted in August. 1993 Inunediately after pesuclde appheatron. a volatilizarron flux chamber was placed directly on the mff m each of the desl~ated plots. The atr above the sin'face of the tuff,ass wes pulled out of the chamber at a very low rate {approxi- mately 10 liters/minutel. As it was removed. the an' was passed duough a polymerhaRe foam plug (PUF) that adsorbed any pesti- cides present in the air. Ak from outside the chamber was drawn into the chamber m replace the air that was removed. Any pestt- rades m the outside ak were removed as the an' was drawn into the chamber. The PUfFs were replaced every four hours. The position of the flux chamber was rotated between two marked spots on the plots to mrmmize damage to the turfgrass. The volutilization experiment was conducted for 7 days. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Leaching Studies The mass of mtrare-N that leached through the tuff was calculated by muhiplymg the volume of water that drained through the lysmreters in a given plot each week by the conoentrauon of nitratc-N in the leachate that week Between April 1992 and December 1993, 47.85 g of rotregen was applied to the 13.2 sq ft surface area of each fob'way lysu-neter. Of that amount. between 0.30% and 1.71% Iless than I g) was not used by the tuff=or, ass and leached through the plots. Thi:se results are summanzed in Table 1. An analys~s of variance showed that there was no sigmficant difference m the peruera of nitrate-N leached through the plots caused by the different treatments {i.e.. sod type. fertihzer t),pe. or iragoRen amountl. In the putting =meen plots. between 0.56% and 1.69% of the applied rotregen leached through the turfgrass. Once again. none of the treatments caused any s~gnificant differ- ences m the obsep.'ed mass of nitrale-N that leached tArough the plots. The mass of 2.4.D that leached through the plots vaned conssderably. from approx:. ms,ely 0.055% on the sandy loam plots receMng 100% ETc to appmxmmtely 5% on the ~en sand plots receiving 100% ETc Gable 1). An analysis of variance using all the plots confumed that the sod type sig- ,,~ificandy affected the mass of 2.4-D that leached through the soil. This result is not unexpected. as pesticides can be adsorbed to the clay fraction of soil. The pesticide 2.4-D has an adsorption coefficient of approximately 20 cm~/g. This compound would not be expected to adsorb to a great extent to the soil. although it will adsorb if clay is present. The sandy loam soil contains 12.9% clay: thus. adsorption would be expected to be ~meater m this soil than the other soils. which have clay contents of less than 2%. Whan only the fan-way plots were considered. soil type d~d not sLgnlficantly affect leaching. reflecting the small differ- ences m clay content between the two fair- way soils. The mass of carbaryl that leached through the plots was very low. ranging from 0.0015% to 0.07% When all plots were considered. the soil type wes sigmficandy correlated with the mass leached. similar to the situations with 2.4-D. However. when only the fairway plots were considered. soil type was not sl~candy correlated wtth the mass of carbaryl leached. Volutilization Studies Volatflization of 2.4-D into the air above the tuff~m'ess was measured dunng an experi- ment performed in August. 1993 The mass of 2.4-D that volauhzed from the plots is shown m Table 1. The percent volatibzed ranged from less than 0.5% to approximately 1% An analysts of vanonee inthcated that there was a significant difference in the per- cent that volatlhzed between the green. fau'wa3~ and control plots. The difference between the gTeen and fairway plots was also sktmificanL suggesting that the differ- ences may be due to the tuff.m-ass species or to the difference in curing height. The mass of carbaryl that volutilized from the plots was ver). small: between 0.021% and 0.047% of the amount apphed. No s~gmficant differences m the percent of carbaryl volaulized resulted from the dif- ferent treatments. Turfgrass Quality The nuf~ess was rated appmx~mateb ever), two weeks to enable us to assess any effects of the different matmenu on the qual~' of the riMgrass. No significant ferences were found for any of the plots as a result of the different ~rngation or femhzer :teatmerits. However. there was a stgmficam difference in the quah~y of the nufgrass on the sandy loam plots compared to the loamy sand plots. The scores for the loam plots averaged approximately one rank hiker than the loamy sand plots during the same week. CONCLUSIONS The overall conclusion that can be made on the basts of the expenments performed at the Univemty of California. Riverside. is that. m general. there is very. little potential for groundwater or air contaminanon from tuff,mass chetmculs under our conditions. The only excepuon noted was for the leach- mg of 2.4-D in the putting green plots where the soil was too sandy to prevent the move- ment of a portton of the chemical below the rootzone. Specific conclusions from this research are: 1. Under the coRdtrieRs of this study {i.e.. biweekly applieauons of urea and sulfur- coated urea). little leaclung of nimate-mu'o- gen {generally less than 1% of the amount appliedl was measured. No significant dif- fercReeS m percent leached as a result of iragallon amount or fertilizer type was documented. 2. Leaching of 2.4-D was very low in soils that contained some clay to adsorb the pestmide: however. up to 7.5% leaching was measured in sand. h-ngadon amount did not significantly affect the amount of leaching. 3. Less than 0.1% of the carbaryl leached. regardless of soft type. Irdgauon amount dtd not significantly affect the amount of leaching. 4. Lmle volatilization of 2.4-D was mea- sured I-< 1%1 from any of the plots. although the difference m the amount volutilized was s~gmfieantly dtfferent between the two tuff- grass species used. 5. L~tfle volutilization of carbaryt was measured (< 0.05%) from any of the plots: no s~tmificant differences between the treat- ments occurred. 6. Neither femhzer type nor wnganon arnourn caused any sl~tmificant differences in the quality of the turfgrass as determined by Nweekly tuffgrass ratings. These results cannot necessarily be trapelated to all golf course sttuanons. heR,- ever. For example. some modifications in the femlizer applicatton program had to be made for the proposes of this study. The SCU was applied on a Nweekty basts to make it on the same schedule as the urea. which would not be the case on a golf course. Thus. the amount apphed at any one time was relatively small compared to ',,,'hat tmght be applied on a golf course. This could have had an anpact on the amount of leaching measured. We am planning to conduct further studies that follow a room typtcal golf course fertihzation program to try to answer this quesnon. 12 USGA GREEN SECTION RECORD 'Potential Groundwater Contamination from Pesticides and Fertilizers Used on Golf Courses by DR. BRUCE BRANH,~M, DR. ERIC MILTNER,* and DR. PAUL RIEKE Michigan State University. F"~HE environmental consequences ot ~eolf course construction and m:urue- .,l. ~ance pracnees have captured much media anentton over the last five yea.rs. Unfortunately. most of that attention has been ne~anve. As sctenusts. the most galhng aspect ~f the criucism from the media has been that it generally ~s based upon percep- t:ont. hearsay. and innuendo. A few people have deeded that golf courses are bad for the envim~mem and have set out to m~e a case to the public. regardless of the facts about ~olf course management pracuces. It is a,,at~st this backdrop that the USGA Green So(non Research Committee wisely unuared a three-year ~search program to develop specific information concerning :he effects of golf course management pracuces on the envimnmeat. A review of the scientific literature pro- vided just a handful of articles on ~sncide or humera leaching from mrf.vrasses. In the design ot the experiments conducted at .Michigan State University (MSU). a was foremost m our expenmenral plan to m~e sure that our studies were realisnc. Golf courses must be managed. Management is key to a sound. envimrtmenrally respoasthle system. Turf ~s an excellent system to mlmm~ze leaching of pesncides and unments How- ever· a tuffgrass system ts highly managed. and even the best system can ?e poor results ff poorly managed. Conversely. a poor system can oP. en give good tesalts when manaeed well. Researchers carry an anpor- cant b;rden since the dest~ of their research systems can dramaucally influence the re- suits obtained. [t was our intent from the outset of these studies to design an expert- ·ment that would be realistic. using neatmeet levels :hat a reasonable golf coupe super- miendent would employ. Experimental Design To study potential groundwater contami- nation. the best technique avadable is the use of a lys,meter. a bucket-like device to col- *Former research te~hmctan and graduate student: cumntly ar.s,si.~tanl pmfessoc Utah State UmverstLy lect soil water and to morutor a~ochemical movement. There are many types of ly- timetort avatlabhi that use various tech- niques for collecong sod water. At MSU. we constructed what we termed sod monolith Ivsimeters. These lysimeters were con- dtructed of stainless steel and had a diameter of 4-1..5 inches and a depth of 4, feet. They are ten'ned monolith lys~meters to indicate that the cores are captured rotact with anthsmrbed pmfi!es of sod. To construct these lystmeters. a steel cylinder. open at both ends. was pushed into tl~e eround until filled with sod. The cylinder watthen removed with the soil. inverted. and a base with a drain port was msialied. We beheved that by making the lystmeters 4 feet deep. whatever pesticide or fertilizer reached that point could potentially continue on and eventually reach gmundwarer. At a soil depth _orcatot than -I. t~et. the biological activity [hat can transform these productS is .~eatly reduced. The intent of oar study was to gain an understanding of the leaching behavior of retrogert. phosphorus. and some of the pesti- cides commonly used in mff=~ra~s manage- mont. Fate of Nitrogen in Turf The most extensive port,on of this re- search project examined the late of rotregen IN) m a Kentucky blue~m-ass tm'f g~wn on a sandy loam sod. It was designed to com- pare the fate of a single N applicanon applied m the early spnng Iwhat we termed a conventional N application urnrag) to an applicanon made in the fall Iwhat ts often called a late ]i~ll or dormant N applicaaonL On April 26. 1991. urea was applied at a rate of 0.8 tb N/1000 ft: to the large Ivstmeters and to 40 smaller. openended dylinders that we called rmcroplotS. These 8".dtameter PVC pipes were restailed m the sod near the large lysimeters and were 24" deep. We had gone to extensive efforts to preserve the sml structure in the large lystmeter. and tt thd not seem reasonable then to dig into the soft in the lysaneter to take sod samples. Therefore. the mteroploU were treated exactly as the large lysimeters. and setS of tour of these microplots were exca- vated periodically throughout the study to pertrot examination of the form and depth of the applied N. and transformations that were occumn~'. On November 7. 1991. a second set of lyemeters and m~croplots was treated with urea at a rate of 0.8 lb NIl000 ft:. The seasonal nitrogen application schedule as well as the soil samphng schedule are thsplayed in Tables l and 2. The two nitrogen regimes were designed to compare the impact of an early spring versus late fall N apphcanon on the fate and Table 1 Seasonal Nitrogen Application Schedule During 1991' Early Spring Late Fall Schedule Schedule April 26' June 4 June d. July 12 July 12 August 19 August 19 September 27 September 27 November 8 'Dates in bold type received niu~gen ennched in °N on those dates only *Thu schedule was followed in 1992- and 1993 wuhout the °N applreanons Table 2 Soil Sampling Dates for Spring and Fall Treatments Treatment Date Sample May 14. 1991 Spnng June 2t. 1991 Spnng October. 1991 Spring November 26. 1991 Spring. Fall May 26. 1992 Spring. Fall June 29. 1992 Fall November 30. 1992 Spring. Fall Ivlay 14. 1993 Spring, Fall November 30. 1993 Fall jA~st UARY/FEBRUARY 1995 ~l the N durm7 the !991 ea~l~, -.prm,..' U was water. chppmgs. thatch. or sod. wa,. analyzed for the "N content. If the "N con- tent was above the natural background of 0.36/~. then that N must have come from the ermched applicanon. This approach allowed us to follow over the next three years these two N applications made m 1991'. Soil sampling provided a total picture of the N dismbuuon at each sampling nine. The sml sarnph.ng regime was designed to obtain four samples durme the ,,,ear of the "N apphcation. two samples tn'the second year. and one sample in the third year o~ the smdg Clippings ',,,,ere collected weekly and analyzed for "N concerntanon. Water'from the large lystmeters was collected as needed. or approximately once every two weeks. The water was tested for NO....N"H,. and "N con- centrations. Only volatile losses o[ NH tammorea '.'olallliZatmn ~ or N: and N.O tde- Billatica[ion ) ,.,.'ere rio[ accounted for c[uecth; ~'k assume thai v,'hatever v.,e d~d not recover from soil. ',vateL and plant tissue was lost to volatfiizanon Heading into the stud.','. our b~ggest con- cem was ~e polential for NO, leaching to ~m'oundwater. Th~s turned out to be an m- s~gn~ficant loss mechanism for N applied to mff in our stud.,,t By an), measure. mirare leaching was negligible. Figures I and 2 show data for total mu'ogen recovered m the leach, ate and at.. show the fertihzer nitro. gert that carne d~J,relly from the applicanons of "N-ennched fertthzer in 1991. When e!¢ammed over the entire course of the study. retrogert in the Ieacha~e averaged 0.43 mg N/L for the spnng treatments and 0.77 mg/L for the fall treatments. These values are yet-, low and would approach what vrould ~ considered background levels. ,Note that m bo~ F~gures I and 2. the labeled fertthzer from the application made m 1991 was just begming to appe~ m samples collected at 890 dayq after the apphcallon of the fertilizers. Th.us. ~t tool, nearly 2.5 years for the mirate to move lhrou~b four It'et of sotl. Nilrate is not :'~dsorbed by sods and there- fore moves frech, wnh downward flowmr, water. Pesncides t.,.'p~cally are adsorbed b~' soil pamcles to va~.'~ng de,m'ees. Some pesti- cides. such. as thearuba and 2.4.D. are only weakly adsorb,:d by soils. Other pesticideS. such a.s pendimethalm and ¢hlorothaloniL are very strongly adsorbed by ~,ods. and as such tbe~r movement through the soft would be much slower than that observed with rotrote. It should be noted. however. that ~rnganon scheduh.ng. and m pameular ~rngatmn fre- quency and amount. have a large effect on the polential movemenl c,f pest~cides and fertdizer through soil. Data m Figure 3 show the seasonal leachate collected from the lysimeters. Rela- tively small :,mount.s of leachate am collected dunng the summer months. Evapo~ranspi- · .n~on uses 12x~¢ quare:ties of soil water and pI~venLs rap~d downward movement of ram- u;I or ~mgatlon. As the soft dries lmm the use ol ~ater by pl~is. the ~torage capacl~ ol :~e soft mcre~es ~d a I~ge r~ even[ ~l~y ~sult m hide downw~d waler move- mere ff the suffice soil is mlahvely d~. Ho,~ever. ff ~mganon is used to keep the soil mmsm~ cotttent ne~ field capac~. then subsequent r~ events could ~ expected ~o result m s~gmfic~t deep leachug of water Date Clippings Verdure zqd :he materials dissolved m the water. 5/14~1 0.94 14.2 So if fertdizer mt~gen ~s not being leached. what ~s as fate m m~ ~s pomon 6~1~1 7.83 8.0 of the da~a se~es ~o h~ghlight ~e excelleto 10/14~l 11.9 3.4 b~o o$ cal activity of eaff~s systems. ~e h~h level of surface org~c maner ~s~i- 11~6~l 12.1 30 ated w~ a mff con~butes to a cobspond- 5~6~2 12.9 1.5 iug;y h~gh level of ~cmbifl activin. ~e 11B0~2 13.7 1.0 m~cmorgmtsms ~s~iated w~ mff ~ re- sponsible for metabolizmg pest~cid~ ~d 5/14~3 13.9 0.7 asmg nu~enu to suppun the~ ~wth. ~e data m Tables 3A and 3B thsplay the dis- tabunon of the applied levied N in the d:pp~ngs. verdure. thatch. ~d soil at several te~es dung the coume of the study. Note the sinai: amount of applied N that actually was found ~tow the sod surface. mg~dless of Date CHppings Verdure apphcanon urnrag. ~e clippings, velum. · ~d ~ha~ch accounted for 69% to 92% of the 11~6~1 0 14.0 ~c°'emd ~'N f°r ~th ~atmenm t~ugh°ut 5~6~2 8.5 8.9 :he course of the ex~fimem. ~us. the mff consumed most fll o5 ~e applied N despite 6~9~2 10.5 7.6 ~he ~act that the acmfl ~emlizer recovered 9/17~2 12.1 2.6 m the clippings w~ only aMut 33% of ~e ~oant applied. 11~0~2 12.4 1.7 ~e data m Table 3 indicate tha~ m~ 5/14~3 12.7 1.1 r~ts must com~[e w~th a veQ, active rmcm- b~al population for applied N. ~e nitrogen 11B0~3 15.0 0.3 used by m~cmorg~sms is mined into com- plex org~c compounds wtt~ the mlcro- oFf.isms. HoweviL th~s~ rmc~rg~sms ~ mienrely shon-iived. ~d when they die the m~en ~ rele~ed as complex fo~s of occurs. what will happen to the N added every yea."? If clippings are being removed. then enough N would have :o be added to replace that which is removed with the clippings. But we know from our own experience that even if we rerum clippings. the tuff benefits from additional N. If leach- mg is not occurring. then remrmng c hppmgs Table 3A Recovery of Fertilizer Nitrogen (.'SN) from Clippings, Verdure, Thatch, Soil, and Leachate for the Spring Applied N fin Kg/ha) Thatch Soil Leachate Total Recovery % 12.2 3.2 0 30.5 78 12.2 4.3 0 32.4 83 7.4 6 2 0 28.84 74 12.5 6.7 0 34 39 88 13.7 8.0 0.004 36.06 92 8.4 6.6 0.004 29.63 76 5.2 5.3 0.005 25.14 64 Table 3B Recovery of Fertilizer Nitrogen t~:N') from Clippings, Verdure. Thatch. Soil, and Leachate for the Fall Applied N fin Kgtha) Thatch Soil Leachate Total Recovery 24.3 4.8 0 43. l 109 21.9 3.8 0 43.1 109 13.9 2.8 0.001 34.7 89 9.6 6.3 0.001 30 76 9.9 6.0 0.002 30.1 77 8.6 8.8 0.008 31.2 80 6.7 {0.0 0.07 31.9 81 Table 4 Application Dates and Physical Properties of Pesticides Applied N Thus. even when a quick-release form of Application N ~s applied :o the turf. a large fmcuon of the Date of Rate N ~s captured by a microbial populauon that Pesticide Application (lbs a.iJA) rams flus qmck-rele~e N into slow-release N The raptdly utilized applied N results m isazofos 8/12/91 2.00 very. imle free N'O,. whsch ts the mobile form(Triumph) of N. Complex forms of N do not move cttlomthaloml 8/21/91 8.50 downward to any extent m soils. (Dacoml) Although :hese data p~nt a very hvomble dlcamba 9/17/91 0.10 p~mre ol N rate m turf. some questions re- main. First of all. how much of the non- 2.4-D 9/17/91 1.00 :'ecovered N was lost to volutilization I Thisrenantool 5/3/92 0.70 ;s an open quesuon and one that needs to be (Rub~ganl answered. ff s~gmficant amounts of N am lost to demmficauon. flus could have negative pmpiconazote 6/18/92 0.75 envlmnmemal consequences. Secondly. our (Banner) data ruthcate that added N is being conYcriedmadimefon 7/21/92 1.35 into urgeinc forms of N or sod urgeroe (Bayleton) maeer. Soil urgeinc matter content m the soilmetalaxyl 8/5/92 1.35 wd', not increase forever. and at some point {Subdue) an, equdibnum wdl be reached. When that Half. Life Adsorption ¢AT,~) ~Koc) Days 100 34 1380 30 2 14 20 I0 600 360 650 110 300 26 50 70 Water Solubility 69 0 0.6 400.000.0 890.0 600.0 110.0 71.5 8400.0 JANUARYPFEBRUARY Logs 35 Figure 1 Cumulative UN and Total N in Leaclmte from Spring Treatment 0.100 !IO.0 0.080 >< LFS -'i ,rota, N8.0 0.060 4 511,1193 ~/ [ 0-0404 11/~/915/172 ~ I,~/~4.0.~ 0 020 ~I{ ',: :if: I:,~ i ~ 2 0 !o.o 0 200 400 ~0 800 1000 Days ~rer Tma~enl Figure 2 Cumulative UN and Total N in Leachate from Fall Treatment 0.100 12/23/931 I0.0 >< LFN · I VotaIN o.o8o- ' fi- -8.o ~ 5/[1/93 :~ 0.060 11,3/92 l/'* 1'6'0 ~ .g 111/8/9~ ~ . .~' I 3 0.02o ] / o 0.000 >~ ~~ ....... . [ 0.0 0 200 400 600 800 Days ~ter T~a~ent should produce a relatively closed system where no addmonai N would be needed. So where does the added N go when sod orgamc manet Is at equlhbnum" Tltese quesuons ~ dl need further research before ~hey can be answered In summars.'. retrofen applied to a dense. well-ma:mamed mff is rapidly utdized by the turf. wuh little chance of downward N mobtiny Timing of N applicanon did not have a large ~mpact on N fate or leaching m this study Late fall apphed N was also rapidly utdtzed by sod m~croorganisms and turfgrass plants. Appmx~mamly 33% of the apphed N was recovered m the tuffgrass chppmgs m the three years following appli- cation. 36 USGA GREEx SECTION RECORD Pesticide Fate Pesticide fate is a more complex issue than mudgert faLe Whde retrogert can be apphed in a variety of forms. the pathways througl: wluch all of these forms pass are very sumlas. In addit]on. some mt~ogen can be found ut al! naturally occumng water supplies. and the addition of small. incremental levels of N cannot be considered a health hazard. Pesuc]des represent a d~ffet'ent case. Pesa- czdes generally are man-made. and Uheir appearance th dnnkmg water ts a direct con- sequence of their use by man. Declaring any level of a pesticide in dnnkmg water as safe has turned ont to be an ~ssue charged w~th a great deal of emotmn The main concern wuh pesticide use ]s human exposure. although other ~ssues such as non4areet effects of pesuc~des also are ~mpon~nt Human exposure occut's from direct inhala. t.on of the peslicMe's active ingredient. wluch can occur ~f the pesticide is volatile. through contact with treated plant surfaces. or through dnnking water. We chose to examine the potential for pesticide leach,ng into ~oundwater. since that issue has the widest porentml human trapact and has been the subject of most of the regulatory and med~a auentlon. Pesticide leaching is controlled by two prima?- factors. First. the chemical proper. tres of the pesticide ase very imperrant. Some pest~cMes adsorb strongly to soils while others adsorb very weakly or not at all. Soil adsorption is typically expressed as an adsorptmn coefficient. K~. A K~ value of less than 100 mdtcates that a pesticide is very. mobile in soils. A K~ value betv. een 100 and 1000 ind~cares that a pesticMe ts moderately mobde. and that moNhty would be derermmed by other factors such as sot; Lype and pers~srence. A K, value of 1000 or more usually mdlcares that a pesucMe is inunobde. A second important factor in determining the poten,al for pesucide leaclung is the length of time a pesncide remains in the soil. The term half. hfe. 6I.,.. ts commonly used to describe pesttcide perststence. A half-hfe ~s the nine. usually measured m days or weeks. that u takes for the pesuc~de to break down and reach one-half of ~ts miual concentranon If a pesticide has a fiT,,. of less Ihan 30 days. , Es considered non-persistent. Even ~fthe 1~ value ~s less than 100. there u httle chance the pesucide MI[ move to groundwater. since u breaks down so rapidly If a pes,c;de has a .51,, of 30 to 120 days. u ~s considered moderately perststent. and a fiT,, greater than 120 days 1s considered perustem To determine the poremini of pest~cMes to move to groundwater when apphed to turf. we treated Kentucky bluegrass tuff m large lyshneters v..ah etght different pestreMes that are rouunely used on turf. The e.glu pesticides. apphcanon dates. and physical properlies are shown m Table 4. Water samples from the lysuneters were collected continuously throughout the three-year period and analyzed for each of the applied pesncides. The :'esulu generally were posture. s~x of the e:~ht pesucides apphed were never detected m leachate samples. Two were detected wuh some frequency Those two were madimefon tBayletom and dicamba. The detection levels of mad~mefon were usualIx less than 10 PPB. although the Ngbest concentrauon detected was 31 PPB on the 86th day after apphcanon ¢F~gure 4L In light of the data on rotrate leac,hmg. wluch showed a took 2.5 years for a non-adsorbed ¢omponnd to move through the lys~n~erers. th~s very quick movement of triadimefon roust surely represent a phenomenon teanod nmcropore flow A well-structured soil is composed of many large pore spacea of macropores. During heavy rainfall or fid- gallon. these large pores rapidly conduct surface water deep into the: soil profile. I! a ~eslicide or nutrient is applied m the v~ctnity .~f macropore& tt is posaible that tile chemreal could be moved much deeper into the soil profile than would be expected normally. This pltenomenon must have occurred in 8rder to see the leaching in such a short period of time following application. Water samples [rom tile lysimeters will continue to be collected and tested for pestt- cide residues during the next two years. h is difficult to predict future resulu. although data from other researohers who have col- lected leachate from soil depths shallower than the four feet used in these studtea would indicate the chance of detecting high concen- trauons of pesticides is small. As discussed earlier. the issue of pesticide residues in =,groundwater m a difficult one. 300 ], 250 J · 200- Figure 3 Drainage from Spring and Fall Treated Lysimeters and Cumulative Precipitation and Irrigation ,a Drainage. Spring I Drainage. Fall ?,/: ] A Prec pitauon & Irn~oauon ~ ~ 12~3/93 150' /~' ] 5[11D3 ,oo 0 200 400 600 800 1000 Days Mrer T~atment The best approach is to choose pesrictdcs that have little chance of reaching groundwater. New pesticides being developed tbr the mar~et generally have much better envtron- mental characrenslies than older pesticides. which tend to be more persistent. Over time we believe that pesticide manufacturers will continue to meet the needs of the golf course industry hy developing safer. more active products. One of the best ways to reduce pesticide leaching is to develop more active products. Tiffs has already happened in the herbicide area. Ten to 15 yea~ ago. many herbicides were applied at rates of 5 to 10 lbs of active in,~edient per acre. Today. many new herbi- cides are being applied at rates as low as 1 to 2 ounces of active ingredient ~r acre. By reducing the active ingredient load applied to the t~d by 50 to 100 times. the chance of moving any of these herbicides to grouod- water is quite small. Thus. with the develop- ment of short.persistence pesticides that requtre low use rates. pest problems in turf and other crops should be adequately con- trolled at low cost to the envixonment. The golf course industry has been and still ~s targeted tbr criticism regarding pesticide and fertilizer use. The research presented here indicates that much of th~s criticism is misdirected. Turf. as a system. has a high level of microbial activtty which. combined with the large amount of surface orgamc matter. creates a unique envt~onment that mintmizes the possibility of substantial downward movement of agrcocbemicals. 0.035 T 0.030 - 0.025 - Figure 4 Leaching of Triadimefon through Monolith L)simeters ~ Lysimeter # 1 ~ Lysimerer #2 0.020 - 0.015 - Limit of Detection = 0.002 0.010 - / °'°°'7/ Ol I m, III I I lB ~[]i, illJill ] llll ll JANUARYtFEBRUARY I~gS What Happens to Pesticides Applied to Golf Courses? by DR. MICI'L. kEL R KENNA D~rector. USGA Green Sec,qon Research dt<tt tm ~,l~ cd p¢stt( tde ~md mttt te.t l'ute The fit ~t ~tcttcle. hy D~ .~'l it httcl Kc.tta. :,rteflx pROTECTING gound~ ater and,uaace water from chem:c;I pollut3nts p. 4 I1allon.Ji Initiallive I~h¢ Envm.mmenIal Pro{ecuon Agenc? t EPA~ cremate-, [bat 12 billton pounds ol pe~HcMes ~re ~old .~nuatly :n the Urnted Slates. About 70Q o~ ~he pesticides applied are used for a~ncultarai production ot food and fiNL Only a ,mall Iraorton o{ this dlHOUn( 15 used on ~olf courses. ~t. mcrea~ed pubhc concern about chemicals has drawn affentton {o goll ~- cause of the perception {ha( [he 'n:cnse mareten;race on golf coupe, c~a(es the Figure I Processes Affecting the Fate of Pesticides in Soils { Volatilization Photo- ~ decomposition J[ Plant Translocation t Runoff '~ Plant Uptake ~yj~A~'~ ,~ Metabolism Adsorption ~,- in ~qater ~,~ ~ Desorption ~~"Leaching Chemtcai Reactions WATER TAB LE Figure 2 Changes in Microbial Acfirity with Depth D ~//////////~j Moderate ro Low Aquifer Very Low / L~GA GR££N SECTION R£CORU In the late 1980s, golf was faced dilemma. On one hand. regulatory agenc responding to public concern routin~ initiated environmental monitoring pmgra of groundwater and surface water. On other hand. very little public information available on the behavtor and fate of pet cities and fertilizers applied to Probing. sometimes overzealous federal a state regulators looking fornon-point sore polluters raised concerns about a recreatior game that had relied on the integrity chemacal companies and the EPA to provi, products and guidelines that protect tl environment. There were lots of questio but few answers. The Fate of Chemicals Applied to Golf Courses Do golf courses pollute the envh'onmen No. they do not. At least not to the exte~ that cntics state m undocumented reed hype. Golf course superintendents appl pesticides and fertilizers to the course. an depending on an array of processes. the,, chemicals break down into by-products th~ are biologically inactive. In ,°-eneral. there are six processes th~ influence the fate of chemical pmduc~ applied to golf courses. I. Solubflization by water. 2. Soq~non by soil mineral and orgam matter 3. Degradation by soil microorganisms. a. Chemical de~adanon and photo-de composuion. 5. Volanhzat~on and evaporation. 6. Plant uptake. The relanve importance of each process controlled by the chemistry of the pestleida or fertilizer and environmental variable~ such as temperature, water content. and sol type (see Rgure I). Solubility The extent to which a chemical will dis. solve in a hquid is referred to as soh~bihtx. Although water solubility as usually a indicator of the mobility of a pe(tici~e in soils. at is not necessarily the best criterion. bt addinon to pesticide soinbihty. the pesti- c~de's sorpt~on. or affinity to adhere to soils. must be considered. Sorption The tendency of a pesticide to leach or run off is strongly dependent upon the inter- actton of the pesticide with solids w~thin the soil. The word so~ption is a term that in- cludes the processes of adsorption and absorpnon. Adsorption refers to the bindinn of a pesticide to the surface of a soft particle. Absorption ~mplies that the pesticide penn- trates into a so~i pan~cle. The adsorbed or absorbed pesucide is often referred to as bound residue and ~s generally unavailable for microbial de~adation or pest control Factors that contubule to ~orption of pesti- cides on sod materials include: a} chemical and physical characteristics of the pesttcide; b; sod composmon: and c) the nature of the sod solution ITable IL In general. sandy soils offer httle m the way of sotprove surfaces. Soils containing greater amounts of silt. clay. and organic matter provide a richly sorptive environment for pesticides. Adsorption of pesticides is affected by the partition coefficient, which is reported as K~ or. more accurately. as K~. For example. a K~ of less than 300 to .500 is considered Microbial Degradation Pesticides are broken down by micro- organisms m the sod in a series of steps that eventually lead to the production of CO: rearbon dioxide}. H:O twaterL and some morgamc products li.e.. nnrogen. sulfur. phosphorus. etc. L Microbial degradation may be efther direct or rndirect. Some pesti- cides are directly utilized as a food source by microorganisms. In most cases. though. redirect roicrobial degradation of pesticides occurs through passive consumption along ,,,nh other food sources in the ~oil. Regard- less. microbial de,twadatron ~s a biological process whereby m~croorgamsms transform the original compound into one or more new compounds w~th different chemical and physical propcrees that behave differently in the environment. Degradation rates are influenced by factors >uch as: pestictde concentratton. temperature. sod water content. pH. oxygen status. prior pesticide use. sod fertdlty. and m~crobra[ populartons. These lactors change dramatically wah soil depth. and microbial degradatron is greatly reduced as pesticides m~ate below the sod surface I Figure 2}. Pers~srence of a pesticide ~s expressed as the term half-lde IDT,,,). which ~s defined as the hme reqmred for .50 percent of the original pesticide to break down into other products. Half-life values a~ commonly d&termmed In the iaborototy under uniform condit rons. On the golf course. soil tempera- tGre. organrc carbon. and moisture content change consrandy. These and other factors can dramancally mlluence the rote of deg- radatron. Consequently. half-hfe values should be considered as guidelines rather Ihan absolute values. Chemical Degradation Cherolcal degradation is similar to rmcrobml degradanon except that the break- down of the pestlclde ~nto oiher compounds rs not achteved by m~crob~al activity. The major chemtcat reactions such as hydre[ysts. oxidation. and reduchon ace the same. Photo- chemical degrada6on ~s a different break- down process that can influence the fate of pesticides. It was the combination of chemical. biological. and photochemical breakdown processes under field conditions that was the focus of the USGA-spensored studies. Volatilization and Evaporation Volatilization is the process by which chemicals are transformed from a solid or liquid into a gas. and is usually expressed in units of vapor pressure. Pestictde volatiliza- lion increases as the vapor pressure increases. ,,ks temperature increases. so does vapor pressure and the chance for volatdization loss. Volatilizatron losses generally are lower followLug a late afternoon or an eariy evemug pesticide application than in the late morn- ing or early a~emoon. when temperatures are increasing. Volatthzatlon also ~ncreases w~th air movement. and losses can be greater from unprotected areas than from areas with windbreaks. Immediate u"rigatinn is usually recommended to reduce the loss of highly volatde peslrcides. Plant Uptake Plants can dffect[y absorb pestictdes or influence pesticide fate by alrering the flow of water in the root zone. Tuffgrasses with higher rates of transpiration can reduce the leaching of water-soluble pesticides. In situations where the turf is not actively growrng or where root systems are not well developed. pesticides are more likely to rni_m"ate deeper into the soil profile with percolating water. Good Management Can Make a Difference A priroary concern when applying pesti- cides ~s to determine if the application site is vulnerable to groundwater or surface water contaminatron {Table 2). In most cases. level areas away from surface waters (rivers. Table 1 Chemical and Physical Properties of Pesticides: Values That Indicate Potential for Groundwater and Surface Water Contamination Pesticide Characteristic Water soiubdity Hen,ry's Law Constant Hydrolysis half. life Photolys~s half-life Field disstpatron half-life Parameter Value or Range Indicating Potential for Contamination Greater than 30 ppm Less than 5. usually less than 1 Less than 300 to 500 Less than 10: atrn per m ' tool Greater than 175 days Greater than 7 days Greater than 21 days From EPA 1988 a~ reponed by Balogh and Walker. [992 Table 2 Factors Contributing to Greater Risk for Groundwater and Surface Water Contamination -- The More of These Conditions Present, the Greater the Risks Chemical Soil Site Management Hi~ solubility Porous sod (sand) Shallow water table Incomplete planning Low soil adsorption Low o~an~c mailer Sloptng land Misapplicaoon Long half-life Near sm face water Poor ttmmg (perestent) Sink holes/ Overqrrigation Low volatility abandoned wells JAnUARY/FEBRUARY 199S lakes. or wetlandst will not be prone to pesuc~de mnoff. and if the depth to .mound- water is grearer than 50 feet on fine-rexmred soils. the chances for deep percolaoon of pesticides ~s greatly reduced. More attention to the pest~cMe's characteristics is needed when appbcations are made to sandy soils wnh httle organic manet or sloped areas with thin tuff and low infitwauon rates, The most tmportaro thing a golf course superintendent can do when applying pesti- cides ts to read and follow the label direc- t:ohs. From planning and preparation to storage and disposal. following label direc- nons will s~gnlficantly reduce the risks of contarninatmg our water resources. Select a pesticide that poses the least tllxeat of rapid teaching and runoff and is relatively non- persistent (Table 3). The Rest of the Story This ~s only a very brief overview of the processes that affect what happens to pesti- cides and nutriems in the envlronroent. The rest of this ~ssue of the Green Seenon Record ts devoted to the USGA-sponsored environ- mental research projects. which were con- ducted from 1991 through 1994 (Table Compared to agricultural crops, the results not only build on what ts known about pesticide and nutrient fate. but often show that turfgrass systems: · Reduce runoff. ·lncrease adsorption on leaves. thatch. and soil organic matter. · Maintain high rmcrobial and chemical de~adanon rates · Reduce pereolarion due to an extensive root syslem. greater plant uptake. and high transplranon rates. These results rannforce the vrew that turf- ~rass areas generally rank second only to undisturbed forests in then' ability to prevent peshc~des and nutrients from reaching groundwater and sudace water. Highhghts from the USGA-sponsored environmental research projects follow: Uni'.ersity of Nebraska, Dr. Gataid Horst · After !6 weeks under golf course fairway management conditions. detectable resMues of ~azolos. metalaxyt. chlorpynfos. and pen?hmethahn pesl~cMes found in soil. thatch. and verdure were I% or less of the total apphcation amount. · The average DT~, (days to 90% deg- rodannul of the four applied pesticides was two months ~n fairway.managed turf/soft. Thatch played a slgmficant role ~n pesticide ad~oq3lm:t and dcgradanon. lows Stale University, Dr. Nick Christians - ~ Pesticides aud fertilizers applied to Kenrock) bluegrass have the potential to USGA GREEN SECTION RECORD leach through a 20" soil profile ff irasated improperl>t · Pesticide and fertilizer leaching can be greatly reduced dunng the four weeks after a pesticide or fertilizer application by irri- gating lightly and more frequently,; rather than heavily and less frequently. · The thatch layer in a mature turf sig- nificantly decreases the amount of posticides froro leaclung into the soll profile. University of Georgia, Dr. AI Smith · Data from research on simulated putting greens indicated that the concentratron of 2.4-D. mecoprop. dithiopyr. and dlearoba m soil leachate was below ~, ppb (parts per billtoni. According to a leaching prediction model for agriculture (OLEAMS). this leachate should have been 50 to 60 ppb. a significantly tugher number. This indicates that current prediction rondels overesumare the potential leaching of pesucides through turf grass systems. · Less than 0.5% of the apphed 2.4-D. roecoprop. dithiopyr. and d~camba was found in the leachate froro the s~roulated USGA putting ,,omens over a 10-week period · No chlorpyfifos or OH-chlorpyrifos (first order metabolite) was detected in the leachate from the simulated purong groens in the greenhouse or field evatuauons. · Small quantities of chlorthalonil and OH-chlorthalonil were found to leach through the greens. However. the amount was less than 0.2% of the total apphed. · Data from fairv,.ay mnoff plots v, qth a 5~ slope indicate that there ~s a potential for sroall quainures of 2.4-D. thcamba. and roecoprop to leave the plots m surface water during a 2" rainfall at an imensny of I" per hour. The runoff was atmbuted to poor in- filtxatron on a high-clay soil. Michigan State Universit); Dr. Bruce Branham · Nitrate leaching was negligible: less than 0.2% of the applied nitrogen was re- covered at a depth of 4 ft below the surface (deepest system an~ong all the studres). · The narogen detected was at least l0 urnes below the drinking ~,ater standard (0.43 ppm nitrate m spring and 0.77 ppro n)trale in fall). · It is esumared that up to 34% of tire rotrosen volanhzed. · Only p. vo (dlcamba and triadimefon) of the e~ght pesticides evaluated were detected in the percolate at 4 ft (levels of 2 to 31 ppbt. · 2.4-D Is potentially very mobile. but did not show up m the percolate. · Phosphorus Icachm~o potential is very Iov,. except in some sandy soils with low adsorption ability. where phosphorus appli- cations require closer roana~ement. · The roOl zone and thatch had a hieh b~ologlcal activity. which enables tuff 'to work like a filter when pesticides and fer- tilizers are apphed. University of Massachusetts, Dr. Richard Cooper · Volatile pesticide loss over the two-week observation period ranged from less than I% of the total material applied for the herbicide MCPP. to 13% of the total applied for the insecticides isazofos and thchloffon. · Volatile loss reached a maximurn when surface temperature and solar radiation were greatest, To rororohze volatihty. the best thne for application is late in the day. · Total volatile loss for each compound was d~rectly related to vapor pressure. For all materials evaluated. mosl of the volatile loss occurred during the first 5 days following application. Volatile residues were underect- able or at extremely low levels 2 weeks after application. · Pesticide residues for all materials were rapidly bound to the leaf surface. wnh less than l% of all residues dislodging tmbbed with cotton gauze} e~ght hours after application. · h'figaung nested plots immediately after application greatly reduced volatile and dis- lodgeable residues on the last day following Ireatment. · Volatile losses were far below lup to 1000 t~mes} levels that should cause health concems. University of Nevada, Dr. Daniel Bowman · When the turf was maintained under a high level of management. nitrate leaching from both tall rescue and bermudasass tuff was very low. A total of 1% or less of the applied nitrogen was lost in the teachate. · Irrigating the two turfgrasses wnh adequate amounts {no drought st'ess} of raoderately saline water 6d not increase the concentration or amount of nnrate leached · Higher levels of satlinty in the mot zone, c~ought. or the combmatron of these two stresses caused high coneentratmn~ and arnoants of nnmte to leach from both a tall ifscue and bermudagrass tuff. This suggests that the nitrogen uptake capacity of the tuff fool systero Is severely impaired by drought. h~gh sahro t): or both. Under such condmons. ~t will be necessary to modify management practices to reduce or eliminate the stresses. or nitrate leaching could be a problem University of California, Dr. Marylynn Yates · Tuff maintained under golf course fair- way and putting green condinons used most The re,{ttlts of the envttz}nrnental fate research prolects were reported at a spectal meeting, of the USGA ~O'~rass Research Cot tmatee. tuttrersav researchers and Green Xcctto~t .{to. If Item at Gulf Hottse ~n Aprd 1994 ' of the nitrogen applied -- even with over. · Under the conditions of this study {bi- weekly applicatruns of urea and sulfur- coated urea}. it{tie leaching of nitrate-nitro- gen {generally less than I% of the amount applied) was measured..No stszruficant dif- ferences were found m the pe~ent leached as a result o£ imganon amount or fertilizer type. · Leaching of 2.J.-D was very. low in soils that contained some clay. which adsorbs the pest~clde: however. up to 6..5% leached from the sandy putting green soft. [r'~.gatton amount did not s~gmficantly affect the · Less than 0.1% of the carbary. I leached. regazdless of soft ~'pe. The imgarion amount did not s~gmficanlly al'fect the amount of leaching. · Litfie volanlizanon of 2.J.-D was mea- sured {_< 1%) from any of the plots. althou,~h the difference m the amount volatilized ~gmt~cantly ddferent between the two lurf- ~m~s specres used tbenlgrass w;. bermuda. grass} and the sunace chazactenslics (green · Little volanlizanon of carbarT. 1 was measured (_< 0.05%} l¥om any of the plots. · Based on uruformly tow volatfiizatlon ,resu[ts. [ur~ may require d~fferent volal]h~ regularlOtS than agricultural crops. Uni',ersity of Florida, Dr. George Snyder o A total of 98-99% of the lasecttcMe applied stayed m the thatch layer. · Greater movement of the I~namiphos metabolite occurred than expected. and dif- ferent management practices may be war. ranted with this product. · Less than I% of the applied pesticides were {'bund on cotton cloth mu'nedlately after spraying. Cornell University, Dr. Martin Petrovic · More leaching occurred m newly planted turf than m mature. established tuff. · Nitrogen teaching did not exceed EPA drillking water standards ·Dudng the first year. MCPP leached [ram a coarse sand with poorly established turf (50-60% leached through the profile). This treatment was a "worst c~e" ~cenano. · Dunng the second year. a T' ram Ihurfi- cane condit~onst ~mmethately after applica- non caused substannal leaching from all ~olls. Penn State University, Dr. Thomas Watsclike · Sigmfic,mt differences betueen water runoff from ryegrass (morel versus creep- mg ben{grass {less} occurred because of {he presence of more stolons. more o~amc matter. and higher densl .tym beru.?rass. · Infiltrar:on rate differences did not occur between the two tur~rass species. · Over hme. the ~ncrease in thatch resulted in decreased runoff. · The iragallon rate had to be doubled (6"/hr) in order to produce any ranoff. which indicates that tuff is good at holding water. · More than half of all the ranoff water samples analyzed contained no pesttcide. The rerumrung contained pesticide concen. {ranohs of less than l0 ppb of the pestlctdes. · All reported nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in ranoff were less than EPA ddnking water standards. Washington State University, Dr. Stan Brauen , The addition of organic matter. m th~s case sphagnum peat. proved to be the most ~mportant t~]ctor reducin~ mtrogen ieach~ng from newly constructed greens. · "Spoon t~eding" or light applicatmns of femhzer on 14.day v~. 2g-day totervaN ~lg- mficantly reduced nitrogen leaching from young greens. · As putting greens matured. rua'ogen fer- tfiizarton rate was the major factor affecting leaching. Rates of 8 lbs or less of mtrogen per 1000 sq ft per year resulted in little or no mlrate leanhmg. · Light apphcanons of slow-release {or water-insoluble mtrogen) sources on a fre- quent interval provided excellent protectran from rotrate leaching. JAHUARy, rFEBRUARY 1995 S Table 3 Summary of Pesticide Pro,perrins and Potential for Surface and Subsurface Losseg Pesticide Common Name Trade Name Insecticides and Nematicides Water Soil Solubility Adsorption Half-Life (ppm) K~ DT.~ (days} Persistence Classificationa Acephate Orthene 818,000 2 3 -- Bendiocarb Turcam 40 570 341 3-5 Carbaryl Sevin 3240 79423 6-110 4 Chlorpyfifos Dumban 0.44.8 2,500-14.800 6-139 24 Diazinon Diazinon 40-69 40-570 7-103 24 Ethopmp Mocap 700-750 26-120 1443 2 Fenanmphos Nemacur 400-700 26-249 3-30 3-5 Isazofos Triumph 69 44-143 34 2 Isofenphos Oflanol 20-24 1'1-536 30-365 1-3 Tfichlodon Pmxol 12,000-154.000 2-6 3-27 3-5 Fungicities Anilazine Dyrene 8 1.070-3000 0.5-1 5 Benomyl leman 24 200-2,100 90-360 1-2 Chloroneb Terrarich 8 1.159-1.653 90-180 1-2 Chlomthalonil Daconil 2787 0.6 1.380-5,800 14-90 2-4 Etridiozole Terrazole 50-200 1.0004.400 20 3 Feradmole Rubigan 14 600-1.030 20 1 Fose .tyl AI AIliene 120,000 20 I 5 Ipmdione Chipco 26019 13-14 500-1,300 7-30 34 Mancozeb Dithane or Fore 0.5 2.000 35-139 1-2 Maneb Manzate 0.5 2.000 12-56 24 Metalaxyl Subdue or Apron 7.100-8.400 29-287 7-160 1-4 PCNB Terraclot 0.03-0.44 350-10,000 21434 1-3 Pmpamocarb Banol 700,000-1.000.000 1.000.000 30 3 PmptconREole Banner 100-110 387-1.147 109-123 1 Thiophanate-methyl Fungo 3.5 1.830 I0 4 Thimm Spotfete 30 670-672 15 4 Triadbrief on Bayleton 70 73 16-28 34 Vinclozolin Vorlan 3 43,000 20 -- Herbicides Amine Aat~x 33-70 38-216 17.119 I-3 Bene fm Balan 0.1-1 781~ 10.700 2-130 5 Bensulide Bemon 5.6-25 740-10.000 30-150 I-3 Bentazon Basagran 2.300.000 35 20 -- DCPA Dacthal 0.05 4,000-6.400 13-295 1-3 2.4-D acid Many Names 682-1.072 20-109 2-30 3-5 2,4- D amine Many Names 200.000-3.000.000 0.1-136 2-23 3-5 2.4-D ester Many Names 12 1.100-6,900 -- _ Dicamba. acid 4,500-8,000 0.44.4 3-315 I-5 Dicamba. salt Banvel 80,000 2.2 3-315 1-5 DSMA Many Names 254,000 770 -- -- Endothall Endothal 100,000 8-138 2-9 4-5 Ethofumesate Prograss 51-110 340 20-30 34 Glyphosate, acid Roundup 12,000 2.640 7-81 24 Glyphosate. amine Roundup 900.000 24.000 30-50 24 MCPA. ester Rhonox 5 1.000 8-69 24 MCPA. salt MCPA 270.000-866,000 20 4-21 3-5 MCPP Mecopmp 660,000 20 21 3 MSMA Daconate -- -- 1000 1 Oxidiazon Ronstar 0.7 3.241-5.300 30-180 I-3 Pendimethalin Prowl 0.275-0.5 5,000 8480 t4 Pmnamide Kerb 15 990 60 -- Siduron Tupersan 18 420-890 90 2 Stmazme Pnncep 3.5-5 135-214 13-94 24 Tficlopyr. amine Iunqon 2,100.000 1.5-27 30-90 2-3 Triclopyr. ester ESter 23 780 30-90 2-3 Trifluralm Treflan 0.6-24 3,900-30.500 7-533 14 'Pest,c~de propemes and peteanal for surface and subsurface losses were summarized from informanon presented ~n Balogh and Walker (1992). ~'Permstence clar~s: I = highly persistent. 2 = modemtel), persistent. 3 = moderately short- vod. 4 = short.lived. 5 = very shon-hved. Whe maxmum concentration is based on a worst case model and assumes rain occurs one day after app carton of a pesticide. 6 USGA GREEN SECTION RECOR0 Potential Surface Losses Potential Subsurface Losses Vapor Pressure {Pa) Max. Cone. in SCS Ratin~d GUS' SCS Pesticide 20C 25C 30C Runoff (g/m~)¢ Sediment Soluble GUS Ranking Ranking '1~'ade Name ....... Orthene -- 6.9E-0a -- 5.6 Small Large 0.87 Nonleacher Small Trueare 2.0E-04 1.8E-04 1.7E-02 1.7 Small Medium 1.52 Nonteacher Small Sevin 1.2E-03 2.5E-03 1.2E-02 0.6 Medium Small 0.32 Nonleacher Small Dunban t.9E.02 -- -- 1.7 Large Large 2.65 Intermediate Small Diazmort -- 5.1E.02 -- 1.7 Small Medium 2.68 Intermediate Large Moeap -- t.3E-02 1.3E-04 1.7 Medium Large 3.01 Leacher Large Nemacur 4..3E-03 1.2E-02 -- 1.7 Small Large 3.06 Leacher Large Triumph 5.3E-~ -- -- 1.7 Medium Large 2.65 Intermediate Medium Oftanol l.lE-03 -- -- 1.7 Small Medium 3.00 Leacher Large Proxol -- -- -- 0.6 Small Small 0.00 Nonleacher Small Dyrene 1.3E-03 1.3E-08 -- 5.6 Large Large 1.66 Nonleacher Small Tersan -- 4.0E-01 -- 5.6 Large Large 1.98 Intermediate Small Terraneb -- -- 1.3E-00 1.7 Medium Medium 1.27 Nonleacher Small Daconl12787 1.3E-02 -- -- 0.6 Medium Medium 1.30 Nonleacher Small Termzole -- 2.9E-05 -- 0.6 Medium Large 2.55 Intermediate Large Rubigan 1.3E-03 -- -- 5.6 Small Medium 0.00 Nonleacher Small Alliette 2.7E-05 -- -- 1.7 Small Large L32 Nonleacher Small Chipeo 26019 1.3E-02 -- -- 5.6 Large Large 1.54 Nonleacher Small Dithane or Fore 1.3E-04 -- -- 5.6 Large Large 1.54 Nonleacher Small Manzate 2.9E-04 6.4E-04 -- 5.6 Medium La~ge 3.43 Leacher Large Subdue or Apron 6.?E-03 3.2E-01 -- 0.6 Medium Small 0.39 Nonleacher Small Termelot -- 8.0E-01 -- 0.6 Medium Small .1.48 Nonleacher Small Banol 1.3E-04 5.6E-05 -- 0.6 Large Large 2.00 Intermediate Medium Banner I 3E-05 -- -- 5.6 Medium Medium 0.74 Nonleacher Small Fungo 1.3E-03 1.0E-03 -- 5.6 Small Large 1.38 Nonleacher Small Spouete I.IE-04 -- 2.0E-03 5.6 Small Large 2.15 lnrermediate Medium Bayleton ....... Vorlan 4 0E-05 8.8E-05 1.9E-04 5.6 Medium Large 3.24 Leacher Large Aauex ,i.0E-03 1.0E-02 5.2E-03 0.6 Large Medium -0.05 Nonleacher Small Balan -- 1.3E-04 -- 0.6 Large Large 2.08 Intermediate Medium Betason ....... Basalre'an -- 3.3E-0~ -- 5.6 Large Medium 0.80 Nonleacher Small Dacthal I.IE-03 1.0E-03 -- 1.7 Small Methum 2.69 Intermediate Medium Many Names -- -- I.IE-07 1.7 Small Medium 2.00 Intermediate Medium Many Names -- 2.3E-01 ..... Many Names -- 4.9E-0i -- 1.7 Small Medium 4.24 Leacher Large ....... Banvel -- -- -- 5.6 Large Small 2.31 Intermediate Small Many Names -- 1.0E-03 -- 0.6 Small Medium 2.28 Intermediate Medium Endodial -- 6.5E-~ -- 1.7 Small Medium 2.17 Intermediate Medium lhograss -- negligible -- 5.6 Large Large 0.00 Nonleacher Small Roundup -- negligible ..... Roundup 2.0E-04-- -- 0.6 Medium Medium 1.39 Nonleacher Small P,.honox -- -- -- 1.7 Small Medium 3.77 Leacher Large MCPA 1.3E-05-- -- 1.7 Small Medium 3.51 Leacher Large Mecoprop -- . negligible -- 5.6 Large Small 0.00 Nonleacher Small Daconate 1.3E-04-- -- 0.6 Large Medium 0.88 Nonleacher Small Ronstar -- 4.0E-03 -- 0.6 Large Medium 0.59 Nonleacher Small Prowl -- -- -- 5.6 Medium Large 3.02 Leacher Large Kerb -- 8.0E-04 -- 5.6 Medium La~ge 2.69 latermediate Medium 'l~persan 8. I E-07-- -- 5.6 Medium Large 3.35 Leacher Large l:'fincep -- 1.6E-04 -- 1.7 Medium Large 4.49 Leacher Large 'lhrfion -- 9.5E-03 -- 1.7 Medium Large 1.84 latermediate Medium Ester LSE.02 -- -- 0.6 Large Medium 0.17 Nonleacher Small Trefian aUSDA Soft Conseptanon Se~ice peaticide and water quali .ty stneaning ra~ngs. ~Groundwater Ubiquity Sco~e and leaching potanttal rating based on pestict& degr-a~rion and organic matter pamtioning. JANUARY/FEBRUARY L~9S Table 4 Summary of Subsurface and Surface Pesticide and Nitrogen Fate Research Projects Fertilizer Fate Pesticide Fate Pro. jeet University Treatments Treatments No. Researchers Evaluated Evaluated 1 Penn SlAte Univ. Mixed sources Dr. Thomas Watschke inClude NH,NO: and urea compounds. Three 49 kg N/ha rates were applied per year. 2 M~chigan State Univ. NitJ'ogen {as urea) 2,4,-D Dr. Bruce Branham and phosphorus d~amba and Dr. Paul Rieke early spnng~ate Triumph {mazofas) fall. Total added Oasonil (cl~omthalonil) was 196 kg/haJyr Rubigan {lananmol} as urea. Subdue {metalax,/I) Bayteton (medimebn) Banner {prop~conazole) 3 Cornell tiniv. Labeled Triumph (isazofas) Dr. Maran Petrov~c methylene urea BaySeton ffnadimefon) applied ,n four MCPP (mecoprop) appl~cal]ons (45 kg,'ha/yO 4 Iowa Slate Univ. NRregan and pedd~meffialm Dr. NiC~ Chri~ans phOSghOrus Triumph (~sazofo$) Univ. of Nebraska were apol~ed to Oumhan (chlo~Py~ffos) Dr. GataM Hoist und~stuCced Subdue {metalaxyl) soil columns T~umph (~SSZOlOS) MCPP (meoopmp) 5 Univ. of Ca]dorma Urea and SCU at 2.4-D Dr. Marylynn Yates t34 and 268 Sown {safasryq kg/~a/yr 6 Washington State Umv. Dr. Stan Breuen Dr. Gwan Stahnke 7 Umv. of Nevada Dr. Dan Bowman Dr. Da]e Dewtt Mixed g~nular and To maintain turf 0nly-- soluble nmogen not part of s~udy at 2 apphcabon objeceves I~m~ngs (14 and 28) and 3 rates 095, 390. and 585 kg/haJyr) NHoNO~ aPPhed monthly at 50 kgJha/yr Turfgrass Irrigation Soil Area Enough to Silt loam Creepin§ force nJooff bentgrass plus natural and pracip~l~on ryegrass fanways Normal Sandy loam Kentud(y irnga~on to b~uegrass maretan turf rough Norma} and wel rainfall year v~th addedhal ~mgatmn Nitrogen: after lerbl~zabon. 2.5 cm as one appl~cebon and 0.625 as 4 smaJl increments. Perurids: gabon and rainfall to mmn~n turf. Two ,rogation regimes. 100% ETc and 130% ETc 8 Univ. ol Georg,a To maintain luff Or. AI Smith only -- not part Dr. Da',nd Bddgas of Study objecavas Normal ~rngation I0 maintain furl TO ma:nta~n turf only-- Various concert- not p~rt 0f Study trabons (15 to 60 objectwes ppm) of a sahne water source used to ~mgate turf weedar 64 (2.4.D amine) 0.625 cm duly Banvel (d~lmba) and one 2.54 cm MCPP (mecoprop) weekly event to Oecdnil (chlorelhalonil) simulate rainfall Dumban (chlorpyrifos) g Unw. of MassachuSetts TO mmntmn turf Triumph (isa~o{os) Norma] irngat~on Dr. R,chard Cooper only -- not part of Prox01 (tnchlorfon) Io maintain tuft Dr. John Clark study oblec*aves MCPP (meCopr0p) To maretan turf 0nly-- noI Part of study objectwes Baylefon (Innd~meton) Nemacur (fenam~phos) Dyfonate (tonolds) Duraben (chlo~pyn~as) Tdumph 0sazofos) Oftanol Osofenphos) Mocap (ethmprop) 2.4-D Dicamba 10 Unrv. of Flonda Dc George Snyder Dr. John C[sar Coa~e sand. Bentgrass sandy 10am. fmrways and silt loam Measured Parameters Leachate and runoff Leachate S~ll loam Leachate Kentucl~ Leachate bluegrass (n[trogan and rough pas~cidas) and volat~l~zatJon (n~en only} Med~ed sand Bermudagrass Leachate and and peat mix farways and volabl~zabon lot greens and creeping sandy loam and bentgrass ~oamy sand for greens fairways Modified sand Creeping Leachate and sand/Peat bentgrass putting green green m~es Loamy sand Bermudagrass Leachate fairway and tall Yescue rough Leaching: modified sand putbng green recommeeda- t~ons companng 80:20 and 85:15 sand/beat tom. zone ratios by volume. Runoff: fine.textured 5% s~ope. Silt loam Bentgrass fairway Leaching' Leachate and creeping runoff bentgrass and bermudagrass putting greens. Runoff: bermuda- grass fad'ways Normel ttrigal]on Modified sand Bermudaglass to maintain pulling and ~al pulling green green turf m South puling green Ronda recommendaborts Vola~]I~za~]on and d~slddgeaOle residues Leaching and d~srodgeaole ras~duas 8 U~GA GREEN SECTION RECORD References Balo:°h. Jan~es C. and Wilham J %~lker. l§92. Golf Course Iqoaa.eemenr dnd Cottsrrtwttoa £nvtrom,entall$sues Lewl$ Pubhshers. Chriscu. ML 951 pages. Becker. R L.D Her.~eld K.R. Osdie. andE J. Slarnm-Katovreh. 1989. Pesttcldes: $ur/ace Runoff. Leaching. and Expost.e Concerns. Minnesota Extension Sewlee. Umversny of ?.hnnesota. 32 pages. Coratbrt. S. D.. l~ $ Shea. and E W Roelb. 1994. O'nderstandin~, Pesttctde$ and Water Quail.iV in .Vebraska. Nebraska Cooperative Extension. EC 9'.1.135. Universuy of Nebraska. 16 pages. Deuben. Karl H. 1990. Envuonmental Fateof Corn. mon li~rI'Pesttc~des -- Factors Leadtag to Leach. mg USGA G."een Secuon Record. 27¢4L5-8. Franke. Ke¥1n J. 1992. OSing Computer Simula. cons to Predict the Fate and Envtronmenral Impact of Applied Pesactde$ USGA Green Sect:on Record. 29(2}:17-21. Glossary of Terms Absorption: The process by which a chemtcal passes from one system into an. other. such as from the soil solutton into a plant root or into the matrix of a soil particle. Acidic Pesticide: A pesticide whose neutral (molecular) form becomes negatively charged as pH is increased. Adsorption: Retention of a cbemrcal onto the surface of a soil parttcle. Aquifer: A water-containing layer of rock. sand. or gxave[ that will yield useable supplies of water. Basic Pesticide: A pesticide whose neuwal (molecular) form becomes posttively charged as pH is lowered. Cationic Pesticide: A very. sU'ong. basic pesttctde whose pos~ttve charge ~s rodepen- dent of pH. Degradation: The chemical or biologtcal ironsformation of the original parent corn. pound into one or more different compounds ~degradates. intermediates. metabolites). Desorption: The detachment of a pesti- cide from a soft partfcic. Equilibrium: A state of d.vnarnic balance. where forward and reverse reactions o£ forces are equal and the system does not change w~th time. Groundwater: Water that saturates cracks. caverns. sand. gravel. and other porous subsur,,'ace rock formanohs. "Aqm. fe~" ace the zones m whtch readily exwact. able water saturates the pores of the fo,'wnanoo. Half. Life: The trine requLred for one-half of the original pest:clde to be deLwaded into another compound. Hydrolysis: A chemtcal degradation process resulting from the reactton of an orgamc molecule {pesttctde/ with water under acMic or alkaline condinoas. Humus: The stable fraction of the soil organic matter remaining after the major portion of added plant and arereal residues has decomposed. Usually dark colored. K,: See Soil Pa.rt~tion Coefficient. Kinetic: A study of nine-dependent processes. The kinetics of pesticide adsorp- tion indicate the rate at which pestinMos are adsorbed by soil particles. I~: See Organic CarbOn Partition Co- efficient. Leaching: The downward movement by water of dissolved or suspended minerals. fertihzers, chemicals (pesticides), and other substances through the sod. MCL (Ma~mum Contaminant Level): An enforceable. regulatory. standard for maximum permissible concentrauoas as an annual average of contaminant~ in water MCLs are established under the Federal Safe Drinkdog Water Act. which assures Amen- cans of a safe and wholesome water supply. The MCL standards of purity are applied to water d~stnbution systems aJ~er the water has been teated, regardless o f a surface water or g~'oundwater soure& They are health-based numbers which by law must be set as close to the "no-ask" level as feasible. MicrOorganism: A biologtcal organism. microscopic m size, found in soils and portant in the degradation of most pesticides. Mineralization: The complete wansfor. marion or degradation of a pesticide into carbon dioxide (CO:). water (H:O}. and other inorganic products. Nonpoint Sources of Contaminants: Water contamlnanta coming from non- specific solaces: for example, from a~.gxicul- true and municipal runoff Nonpolar: A term used to describe a molecule (pesticide) whose elecmc charge distributton is evenly d~s~ibuted {no reinOhS of posinve or neganve chargeL Non~ohif compounds are characterized as being hydrophobic {water-ha'tmgj and not very. soluble m water but readily bOund to o~amc matter. Organic Carbon Partition Coefficient: A universal constant used to descube the tendency of a posticMe to sorb to the sod organic fractton component of a soil. Often abbrevrared as K~. Oxidation: A chefmeal reaction royplying the addttion of an oxygen atom or a net loss in eicon'ohS. Percolation: The downward movement of water through soil. pH: A numerical measure of actdi .ty used :o distingutsh alkaline. neutxal. and acidic solution. The scale is from l to 14: neutra] is pH 7.0: values below 7 are acldtc. and above 7 axe ulkalme. ppb tpans per billion): An abbreviation indicating the pans or mass of a pesticide in a billion parts of water or sod. ppm I parts per nullion): An abbreviation indicating the pans or mass of a pesticide in a million parts of water or soil. Point Sources of Contaminants: Water contaminants fiom specific sources such as a leaking underL.noand gasoline storage tank. back-siphoning of an agrichemical into a well. or spillage of a chemical near a water supply. Polar: A term used to describe a molecule (such as a pesticide) whose elecmcal charge distribution results in positively and nega- tively charged n:gions on the molecule. Polar compounds ale characterized as ~ing hydrophilic (water-loving) and readily soluble in water but not strongly bOund to organic mat~er. Salt: A solid tome compound (pesticide} made up from a cailon other than H' and an anion other than OH" or 0:: Soil Organic Matter: The organic irae- lton of soil. which includes plant and arereal residues at various stages of decomposition. cells and tissues of soil organisms. and sub- stances synthesized by the sod population. See also Humus. Soil Partition Coefficient: A "soil specific" unit of measure used to describe the sotpriori tendency of a pesticide to a soil. Often abbreviated as K. or Y~. Solubility: The maximum amount of chemical that can be dissolved m water. Sorption: A catch-all term referring the processes of absorpoon. adsorption, or both. Transpiration: iVlost of the water lost by plants evaporates from leaf surfaces ~he processes of aaaspiratron. TranspLat:on ~s essentially the evaporauon of water from cell surfaces and tts loss tbcough the anatomical strucmrus of the plant. Vapor Pressure: A numerical umt of measure used to indicate the tendency of a compound (liquid or solid) to volatilize or become a gas. A commonly used unit of measurement for pesttcide vapor pressure is rmihmeters of mercury (abbrevtated: nun Hg). Volatilization: The process by which chemicals go from a solid or liqmd state into a gaseous state. Water Table: The top of an unpressur. ized aquifer. below which the pore spaces generally are satmated wtth water. The aquifer is held in place by an underlying layer of relauvely unpermeable rock. The water table depth fluctuates w~th climatic conditions on the land surface abOve and the rate of discharge and recharge of the aquifer. 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Oate 800/gIGCSAA {800/974-27221 U S and Canada 8a m .5 0 m EST (Creed Card OnlY) Outs,On the U $ and Ca~aea: 40d/442-8~33 exl 295 Signature '~i~~'~,~-.,.~,.,_: .._: Correspondence Courses and Bookstore Order Form 11 U nderstanding the lOcal-option sales tax of specific purposes can be as general as f6r economic development or a~ spec~c as a c~rmin dollar a~nount for a s~ific project. Since there h~ been much dis- cussion about a local-option sales-tax referendum, a revaew of the mechanics of the tax is in order. This is a counW ~ imposed bv an ordinance of the board of superv~orm It is not a dry tax even though it is po~d in a city and the city gets a t~on of the revenues. It is a county because it is voted on countywide is restricted to the boundaries of a ~ven county Notice of the election must be given 60 days before the vote and a simple majority in each jurisdiction 15 re- qulred for p~s~ge. Even though the elecUon is count-v- wide, the t~x applies only to the cities and/or the rural county where a Jorltv vote is received, All cities that are cont/~uous to each other are treated a~ one large incorooratocl arem A simple majority' of those young in the contiguous area is required for passage and the entire area approves or disapproves the tax. if one eiry within the contiguous area over- whelmingl¥ defeats the measure Irat a majority/s achieved m the area as a whole, all jurisd/ctions within the area would irapose the tax. In Polk County ~he contiguous area encompasses Chve, Des Moines, Grimes, Johnston. Pleasant Hill, Ur- bandale, West Des Moines and Wind- sot Heights. Only the portions of these cities that are in Polk County would vote as part of the contiguous area. For instance, the portion of West Des Moines that is in Dallas County would vote only when Dallas County held a tax referendum. There are two methods for calling an election for the local-option sales tax. The first m for the Board of Super- v~ssrs to receive a petition signed by eligibIe voters in the county equal to 5 percent of persons voting in the last state general election. The other. and most common, method is for a motion to be adopted by the city or cit/es or least one half of the county's popula- tion. In Polk County the only combina~ Uon that is possible is for the dry of Des Moines to call for the vote. The ballot must spemfy the type of tax (local-option sales), the da~ it v~ll be imposed, the approximate amount of revenue to be used for property-tax relief, a statement of specific purposes for which the revenues will be used (other than property.te.x relief) and the amount of the tax (up to but not greater than 1 percent). The amount of pruperty-tax relief may be a percoat- age or a spe~cifie dollar amount or it racy be zero. The statements of spemf- ic purposes ean be as general as for econonuc development or as specific as a certain dollar amount for a spe~f. ie project. This tax is imposed on the same basis as the state sales tax. However, it is not unposed on: Sales of motor fuel used to propel vehicles subJeCt to regis- tration. Room rentals subject to local- option hotel/motel tax. Sales of equip- meat by the Department of Transpot. tation. Sales of natural gas or electric energy subject to a city- or county-fin- posed frmaehise fee. Sale of lottery tickets and receipts from other games conducted by the state lottery. Any property or service not subJeCt to state The Ioeal sales t~x is apDhed at Domt of delivery Assume that City A has the tax and City B doesn't. If a resident of City B buys a ~elevision m C~ty A and takes it home, the resident of City B pays the tax. However, if the resident from City B has the television delivered, then the tax is not pa~d because the point of de- livery m City B. If a reindent of City A buys something in City B and has it de- livered. the tax is oaid because ~oint lB The chart b~low s~ows how much revenue each jensdicaon in Po{k County w~u~ generate annually ff the proposed 1 ~m s~ ~ax wero in place. and how much each lunsda=~on woutcl receh/e. The di.~,,txa~n of proceeds would be done according to a state formula that takes population i~to cons~deral~on. The numbers are based on sales-tax projecUons for Allocation ' ""' Gene~Re,1 Altoona 771,847 681,614 90,233 Ar~eny 2,092,296 1%06,218 .586.07B ..' Bondurant 180,287 32.418 147,869 Clive 923,584 938,986 (15,402) Des Moines 22,599.403 31,058,448 (8,459.045) · Elkhart .... ..... 41,110. 20,189 20..,~ .4. G nmos 315.411 175.870 139.541 Johnston ....... 580,126 .. 3~2,5~6: 187,600 M~tchefivfl~e 182.717 21.280 161.437 Pleasant Hdl 445,569 63,839 3~1.730, Polk Cay° 199.722 45.351 154,371 Runnells' 32,388 23,764 8624 Sheldahl· 29,169 0 29,169 Urb,andaJe 2,808,030 1,457,539 1,350..491 .. West Des Moines 3.961.050 5.023.010 (1.061,960) W}ndsor Heights 587,42.1. 48,017 539.404 Polk County 5,773,339 64,905 5,708,434 Total · '.* · .$41,563,710 ..$41,563,/10 · Pc~k City ~ ShelOanl already have I/~e Iocal-opUon sales lax. of delivery is City A which has the tax. The tax can ohiy be u~posed on the /L,~t day of a quar~r (Jan. 1, April 1, July 1 orCc~ 1). Once the tax LS in effect it cannot be ~pealed for one y~r. TI~ tax can be repealed simply by a motion of the governing. mrisdietion. Unlike the vote, it can be repealed in just one ju- The proceeds from the tax are dis- lmral only). 75 rwro~nt based on the ,[urzsdicUon's percentage of the coun- ty's population and 25 vercent ba~d on the lunsdlction's per~nta~le of the The populauon data are based on the mos~ recent cerUfied federal census or uons by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. amount of oreretry-tax dollars le~ed from July 1. 1982, ~hr0ulh 4~ne 30. Each year the Department of Rove- hue and Finance esUmates the amount of sales tax that each aty and cotmty vail receive for the year und the amount for each qued'tot of that The accompanym~ table shows the amount each jurisdiction would have rectared based on sales-tax projections for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1994, and assuramg all jurischctions in Polk County had passed the tax. The formula dmtnbute~ less tax to Clive, Des Moines and West Des Moines than is actually generated in those cmos. Although the assoetataon has a long- standing postuon that supports the tax, if it ~s used for long-term proper- ty-tax rehef and reduces the tax d~s- parity between Des Moines and the suburbs, we wfi] evaluate specff"tc pro- pesals on a case-by-case basis CHRISTINE VAN METER ~ Fres"kt,~ t of ~e Po~-D~ ,!,lorries T~cp%uers Assoc~i~n. Tiu. s is excerpted from t,,'ze growp's danw MICROFiLMED BY iNFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES R E C - 84 U nderstanding the local-option sales tax Tile $h=hm~m~a of specific purposes can ~ ~ gene~ ~ for economic develo~em or ~c~c~a 05~ dollnr mount for a ~ pr~ $k ince there h~s been much dis- I cussion about a local-option of the mechamc$ of the tax is m order. This is a conn~ tax iranosed bv an ordinance of the board of subervisors. It is no~ adw tax even though it is im- posed in a city and the city gets a por- because it is voted on countywide and Is restricted to the boundaries of a g~ven county Notice of the election must be given 60 days before the vote and a s~rnple majority in each junadiction is re- quired for passage, Even thoui~h the election is county- wide, the t~x aonlie~ only to the cities A sbnple majority of those voting in passage and the entire area approves whelraingly defeats the measure but a majority is achieved in the area as a whole, all jarisd]ctmas within the area would impose the tax. In Polk County the centnguoas area Grimes, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Ur- bandale, West Des Moines and Wind. sot Heights. Only the portions of these relies that are in Polk County would vote as part of the conuguous area. For instance, the portion of West Des Moines that is m Dallas County would vote only when Dallas County held a There are two methods for calling tax. The first is for the Board of Super- vasors to receive a petilaon signed by ehg)ble voters in the county equal to 5 percent of persons young in the last state general elecUon. The other, and most common, method is for a mouon to be adopted by the city or cities or least one half of the county's popula- tion. In Polk County the only eombilm. lion that is possible is for the city of Des Moines to call for the vote. The ballot must specify the tlrpe of tax (1o~I-~pUon sales), the date it will be imposed, the approximate amount of revenue to be used for properly-tax relief, a statement of spestfie purlx~m the amount of the tax (up to but not greater than 1 percent). ?he amount of pro~w'Ce-t~x rellef way be a peroent- way be zero. The statements of specif- ic project. This tax is imposed on the same basis as the state sales tax. However, it used to propel vehieles subject to tratlon. Room rentals subject to local- option hotel/motel tax. Sales of equq~- merit by the Departreent of Transpor- talton. Sales of n~urai gas or electric energy subject to a city- or ceunty-uu. posed franchise fee. Sale of lottery tickets and receipts from other games conducted by the state lottery. Any property or ser,ace not subject to state The local sales te,x is a;~pliad at point of delivery. Assume that C~ty A has the tax and City B doesn't. If a res]dent of City B home, the res]dent of City B pays the t~x. However, ff the resident from C:ty B has the telev/s~on delivered, then the tax is not paid because the point of de- livery ~s City B. If a resident of Chty A btrys ~omethmg m City B and has it de- hvered, the tax is pa~d beeaase point The ~ below s~ow, s how muc~ revenue ~ jun.s~cUon in P~ p~, ~d ~ mu~ e~ lupron w~lO ~. ~ ~,~ ~ pr~ w~ ~ done a~ to a ~te fo~u~ ~t ~k~ ~ into ~. ~e nu~ ~ ~ on ~ ~j~ f~ ~ ~~31, 1~. T~~~ Po~ Tax Allocation ' ~," Generated ARoona Artkern/ Bondurant Clive Des Moines Gnmes · Johnston. Polk Crly' Runnelis Sheldahl' Urbandale Windsor Heights Polk County 771.847 681,614 90,233 2.09z,~g6 1.506218 586078 180.287 32,418 14L869 923,584 938,986 (15,402) 22.599.403 31.058,4~5 (8,459,045) 315,411 175.870 139,541 .... 580,126 .. 392,526 187,600 182,717 21,280 161.4,37 199.722 45.351 154.3~1 32,388 23.764 29,169 0 29J69 2,808,030 1,4~7.5,39 I .i~50.491 3.961.050 5.023,010 (1.061.960) 587,4~ 1. 4~.017 .539,404 5,773,339 64,905 5,708,434 of dehvery is City A wl'dch has the t~x. The tax c~n o~ly be impeded on the fu'st day of a quarcer (Jan. l, April 1, July l or Cot. 1). Once the tax [s In effect it carmot be ~e~eaied for one ,Fear. The tm¢ cen be revealed simolv by a motion of the govermng jurisdiction. Unlike the vote, it e~n be repealed in just one ju- nsdlcuon vat Jan a enntiguous area. The proceeds from the tax are dis- ,lur~sd]cuon's percentage of the coun- tv's oovulation and 25 ~ercent based The population data are ba.%-~d on the a.s modified by subsequent ee~.if~ca- t~ons by the U~S. Bin'eau of the Census. from July 1. 1982. threu~.h June :30. 1985. Each year the Department of Reve- of sales t~x that each oty and coanty The accempanymg table shows the amount each jurisdicuon would have received based on sales-tax projections for the fiscal Fear ending March 31, 1994, and aasumL~ al! junadicUons in Polk CounW h~d paesed the Cax. The formula dismbutes less tax to Chve, Des Moznes and West Des Momes than is actually generated m those ~ties. Although the assoemuon has a long. standing postuon that supports the tax, ff it is used for Ions-~erm proper- posais on a case-by-ease basra. CHRISTINE VAN ~iE'i'~R ~ president of Pofk. De~ Mozr~s Te.z'~eyers ~ is excerptedfrm~ O~e 9'reu~p'$Janw JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL:$19-356-6086 Don $chr, Cha;rp=;son Joe Bolkcom C~rl~ D. Duffy S~phen P. ~cina Sally ~tu~man BOARD OF SUPERVISORS May 14, 1996 INFORMAL MEETING Agenda Call to order 9:00 a.m. Review of the formal minutes of May 9th. Business from Karin Franklin, Director, Department of Planning and Community Development re: north access road to Iowa Cit7's soccer fields/discussion. 4. Business from the Director of $.E,A,T.S. re:fare for rural riders/discussion. 5. 9:30 a,m. - Administrative bargaining unit grlevanee hearing/discussion. 6. Business from Scotl Long, Assistant Director of Ambulance Hospital Emergency Department assignments update/discussion. 7. Business from the Board of Supervisors. a) Reports b) Other re: 8. Discussion from the public. 9. R~ess. 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA $2244-1350 T§L: O19) 350,6000 PAX: (319) 356-6086 Appeals Court to Weigh Boston's Ban on Newsracks in Historic Neighborhood News Organizations Assert First Amendment Right By Mike Brown The U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities have joined The Municipal Art Society of New York in a "friend of the court" brief supporting Boston's legal effort to limit the placement of "newsracks" -- vend- ing machines for newspapers and other written materials -- on sidewalks in its Beacon Hill Historic District. In a case to be heard in the May session of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will argue that the ban it has imposed on the installation of newsracks in the historic Beacon Hill area does not vio- late news organizations' First Amend- ment right of free speech, as they con- tend. The Globe Newspaper Company, the originalplaintiff in the case, challenged the validity and constitutionality of the CommissioNs ban on newsracks in the U.S. Distrlcl Court for Massachusetts, and when that court declared the ban unconstitutional, the Commission moved for reconslderation. When this motion was denied, the Commission brought a second motion for reconsiderarian based on a new "Street Furniture Guideline," but this new guideline was declared unconstitutional and without authority under the Commission's statute, and the ap?ea] followed. For the Court at Appeals action, the Globe Newspaper Company has been joined by other plaintiffs-appellees: the News Boston Group, Inc., The New York Times Company, Dow Jones & Co., Inc., Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., and Tab Communications, Inc. The amicus curiae brief filed March 30 argues that because newsracks are privately owned structures which impede use of the sidewalks by others, municipalities may ban them entirely from public properly without offending the First Amendment. The key elements of this argument are the following: · Freedom of expression on public property must be balanced against the governments property rights. · Supreme Court precedent indicates that bans on the placement of pri- vately owned structures on public property are reasonable -- and therefore, constitutional -- restric- tions on the time, place and manner of expression. '. Newsracks are privately owned structures which may be banned from public property, consistent with the Supreme Courts newsrack deci- sions. e If First Amendment protection is given to newsracks, other media operators would claim a right to install structures on publlc property. · A ban on newsracks would leave ample al~.rnatlve means for distribu- tion, and publishers are not entitled to the lowest cost means of distribu- tion. "In short," the brief states, "the exer- cise of freedom of speech and press on sidewalks does not give newspaper companies and other publishers a pref- erentlal right to monopolize sidewalk ~joa~ce with their vending machines. Nor s the First Amendment require municipalities to subsidize publishers or any other individual or group with free rent for sidewalk space." The Municipal Art Society of New York is a 104-year-old civic organiza- tion which was a seminal force in the enactment of New York City's Zoning Resolution in 1916 and its Landmarks Law in 1965. With several thousand members and approximately 75 profes- sionals from the fields of preservation, architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning, the Society's chartered objective is "to work towards the cre- ation of a livable clty...and...to improve and proled the physical environment of New York." Oral arguments in the case, The Globe Newspaper Company, et al. v. Beacon Hill Architectural Commission, are scheduled for May 8. Page 5 CITY OF IOWA CiTY - SALES TAX OPTIONS AND IMPACT ON WATER/SEWER AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL MONTHLY BILLB ( 700 CU FT.) Fiscal Year FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1997 ~Y 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 $15 million in No Cash No Cash No Cas No Cash Cash; Finance Accumulation; Accumulation; Accumulation; Accumulation; Balance of Finance Projects Finance Projects Finance Projects Finance Projects Projects from from Bond Sale; from Bond Sale; from Bond Sale; from Bond Sale; Bond Sale; $2.0 million for $2.5 million for $4.5 milllon for $4.5 million for Water from Sales Water from Sales Water from Bales Water from Sales No Sales Tax Tax no sunset Tax no sunset Tax no sunset Tax 10 yr sunset Water/Sewer Water/sawer Water/Sewer Water/sawer Water/Sewer 33.88 33.88 33.88 33.88 33.88 41.21 41.21 41.21 41.21 41.21 45.22 43.27 43.27 42.30 43.27 49.72 45.43 45.43 40.52 45.43 54.78 47.70 47.70 41.72 47.70 59.59 50.54 50.09 42.98 50.09 62.91 52.23 50.80 42.98 50.09 ~-- 67.88 55.36 52.85 44.30 51,41 69.89 57.29 53.60 44.30 51.41 73.39 60,75 55.77 46,52 ~52.80 68.97 62.96 ; 56.57 * 47.39 I52.80 70.43 66.79 I 58.85 ~ 49.76 I54.26 $ALESTAX.XLS~, Sheeft 5/!7/96 To: City Council From: Larry Baker Re: Sales Tax As we near a final decision on whether or not to put a sales tax on the ballot, I would like to make some observations. Unless there is a substantial majority that thinks the sales tax will have a positive impact on Iowa City's future, then we should step back and return to the issue next year. Perhaps after our next budget review, or after a thorough goal setting session. By "positive impact" I do not mean simply having a tax for some generic revenue purposes. Money for the sake of having money. If a substantial Council majority cannot agree on specific future budget obligations or agree about future program goals, and how a sales tax is necessary to satisfy those obligations and goals, then we cannot expect the public to support our initiative. My support for a sales tax has been grounded on the following assumption: at the end of the year 2007, some future Council and future population will look back at this Council and appreciate our foresight. Water rates will have been reduced; the downtown will have been invigorated with a public investment that takes us into the 21st century; affordable housing will be more a reality than rhetoric; the inevitable cut in federal and state apron strings will have been anticipated. Right now, t do not see that happening. There is no consensus about either the necessity or goals which are the underpinnings of this debate. That consensus is still possible, but we have to focus on the internal issues first. How Coralville might react, the other Johnson County communities' support, Cedar Rapids' participation in a parallel election ..... those are external issues. Internally, we have to agree on the goals first and then the necessity of having a sales tax to achieve those goals. If support for the goals is only lukewarm, or fragmented, then the external concerns become moot. As for me, I feel strongly about, and will work hard for, a sales tax proposal that includes at least a 50% allocation for water rate relief and a specific allocation for Housing and Human Services. Beyond those two categories, I ~m still open to any other allocation that others might feel is necessary. I look forward to Monday's meeting. JOHNSON COUNTY flUDITOR T£L:~19-$55-6086 Hag 20,96 8:52 No.005~ '~ BOARD OF SUPERVISORS May 21~ 1996 INFORMAL MEETING A~enda 1. Call m order 9:00 a.m, Review of the fo~,',.al mlnute~ of May 16th. Business from the County ~ineer. a) Discussion re; road oil/dust alleviation policy. ' b) Discussion of Bridge # U-314 damaged during flooding on 5110196. This bridge is 1ocatexl ~oflh of the Trl-County Bridge. c) Other e Busin.ess from the Iowa City Airport Commissioner re: plan study/discussion. airport m~tor Busings from Dr. Craig Mosher, Coordinator of Menial Health/Developmental Disabilities. a) Report/update/discussion on central point of coordination. b) Discussion re: budget amendment. Other 913 $OUT~ DUBUQUE ST, P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TILL: JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL:319-356-6086 May 20,96 8:53 No.005 P.02 P~ge 2 e Bnsincss from Linda Severson, Human Services Coordinator for Johnson County Council of Governments. a) Discussion re: appointmonts to the C~s~ Managcment Advisory Board and Mental Health/Developmental Dis~tbilitt~ Planning Council. b) Other 7. Business from Bey Clearman re: Senior Dining Progrp~n concerns/discussion, 10. Business from the Johnson County $heriff's Department re: increasing contract hours with the city of North Liberty/discussion. Business from Nadine Irisher, WICIChfid Health Manager for the Department of Public Health re: PY '97 Maternal and Child H~tlth (MCH) Grant and propos~ letter of endorsemcnt/discnssion. Business from Mike Sullivan, Dlm:tor of the Johnson County Ambulance Department re: appointments to the Ambulance Advisory Corn reittee/discussion. 11. Busings from the Board of Supervfsors. a) Discussion re: Historical Resource Development Program (]rant for $35,~00.00 for Tuckpointing of the Johnson County Courthouse. b) Discussion re: appointments to the Johnson County Commission of Veteran Afl~irs. c) Discussion of Plexiblc Bcncfit~ Plan. (Carol) d) e) Other JOHNSON COUNTY RUDITOR TEL:$19-~56-6086 May 20,96 8:53 No.005 P.03 · agenda ~-21-96 Page 3 12. 1:30 p.m. - Department Head Meeting. Theresa McLaughlin, Executive Director from United Way of Johnson County re: United Way/discussion. b) Kim Cordon, Occupational Health Manager from Mercy Hospltal re: Occupational Health Care/discussion. c) Reports/updates from Deparm~ent Heads. d) Other 13. Discussion from the public. 14. Recess. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 20, 1996 To: From: Re: The Honorable Mayor Naomi J. Novick and Members of the City Council Linda Newman Woito, City Attorney P~ _ S~~_~~ Hiring Decision for Assistant City Attorney I osition; tatus Report I am pleased to report that have offered, and he has accepted, the position as an Assistant City Attorney I to Dennis J. Mitchell, currently practicing in Des Moines, Iowa. He has had several years experience in working with several lawyers who were trained by some of the best trial lawyers in the state, and Dennis comes very highly recommended. As one of my lawyer friends said to me, "Linda, you would be nuts not to hire him!" Dennis is a bright, hard working and talented lawyer, who will bring a considerable degree of enthusiasm and eagerness to learn to the Office. He was also impressed with the quality of the City staff members who interviewed him, and he met six other City staff during the course of interviews on two different days. Because of Dennis' beginning career, he will be hired ~t the beginning salary of $33,924.80 per year, as set forth in the compensation plan for Administrative employees just passed by the City Council. The First Assistant position will remain open for an additional year, which will leave promotional opportunities for the three Assistant City Attorneys. Now that I have (or will soon have) a fully-staffed office, there will be a review of the "primary attorney assignments" in terms of departments and division heads and subject matter. As soon as I have that finalized, I will share it not only with the City Council, but also with the City Manager and the various departments an(~ divisions, as well as the City Clerk. In the meantime, please help make Dennis Mitchell welcome at the Civic Center, and hopefully we will have that "open house" to welcome both Eleanor Dilkes and Dennis Mitchell as our newest Assistant City Attorneys. Dennis begins work May 28, 1996, so feel free to stop in and say "Hello." CC: Denms Mitchell City Attorney Office Staff City Clerk City Manager Assistant City Manager Department/Division Heads Dan Hudson, City Assessor WILLIS 1~1, BYWATER May 13, 1996 Enzler's Inc. Attn: Ernie Lehman 118 South Clinton Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Ernie: Just to add a little fuel to the fire, I wrote two or three years ago about the entrance to the cemetery looking like a power outage. I was told nothing could be done just as Dick Dolezal evidently heard. Add my name to the list that feels using the entrance for a parking lot is not appropriate. I'm sorry that something didn't occur earlier thus alleviating the need to use the newspaper as a vehicle for change. Thanks as always for the fine job you are doing!! WMB/jw Sincerely, Willis M. Bywater PROPOSED EXPANSION MERCER PARK AQUATIC CENTER 1/13/96 Building addition size = 16,000 sq. ft. (Increases the size of the existing facility by over 42%) For comparison purposes: Mercer Park Aquatic center = 37,600 sq. ft. Recreation Center = 44,000 sq. ft. Wall-to-Wall, gymnasium area = 89' x 126'~ (11,214 sq. ft.±) (Approximately 49% larger than Recreation Center 95rmnasium area) For comparison purposes: Recreation Center, wall-to-wall, gymnasium area = 79' x 95' (7,505 sq. ft.) Basketball court size = 50' x 77' (3,850 sq. ft.) For comparison purposes: Recommended high school size = (smaller sizes are acceptable) Recreation Center large court = Recreation Center small courts= South courts, U. of Io South East Junior High 50' x 84' (4,200 sq. fto) 50' x 84' 42' x 66' (2,772 sq. ft.) 40' x 84' (3,360 sq. ft.) 42' x 76' (3,192 Sqo ft.) Volleyball court size = 30' x 60' (standard size) Multi-pu/~se Room = 48' x 60'± (2,880 sq. ft.!) For comparison purposes: Recreation Center, Social Hall = 55' x 63' (excluding back stage & storage areas) Recreation Center, Meeting Room B = 20' x 31' (3,465 sq. ft.) (620 sq. ft.) 113196 MPAC EXPANSION POTENTIAL FINANCING OPTIONS To finance this facility entirely through property taxes will re_~uir~ a referendum with at least 60% voter approval. The Foundation committee does Dot recommend this option. At this time, it would appear that the following option (or some variation) might be more acceptable: $700,000 debt from non-referendum G.O. bonds ...maximum amount allowable by law ...requires City Council approval $250,000 borrow from City's working capital ...requires City Council approval $200,000-$250,000 $250,000-$300,000 borrow from Parkland Acquisition Fund ...requires recommendation from Parks & Recreation Commission and approval by City Council private sector fund raising . L400,.000-$%,500,0q9 L_ t I G RAPitlC SCALE MICROFILMED BY C EST' INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES RE GRAPHIC SCALE U lIIIIIII I~11111111 h"fEN~ LOd.,~-.ER% L ' II!111illlllll IIit111111tlll LOO~ER% __ IIIIlilllllll{J' ,,,,,.,,,,,,.i!" I CONTROL LOBBY Pool LODBT EXTE!~IOR (..OUI~ TY ARO Alice's Rainbow Childcare Center's You are cordially invited to attend The Sprout House Infant & Toddler Center Open House Thursday, May 30 6:00PM 7:00Pm 421 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City 319-354-1466 Serving the Iowa City multi-cultural community since 1972 "No college entrance exam will ask your child; When did you take your first step? When did you pronounce your first word? When did you start eating solid foods? Americans are in such a hurry! Relax, things happen when it is time." (Magda Gerber, speaking to a group of newborn parents') Greetings, Come join our families and staff as we prepare to open the "Sprout House~ infant / toddler child care center on the campus of the University of Iowa. Alice's Rainbow and the University of Iowa are committed to providing a developmentally appropriate / high quality environment for young children and their families. "Across the 1Jnited States, we are beginning to hear the rumblings of a quiet crises. Our nation's children under the age of three and their families are in trouble. To be sure, the children themselves are not quiet: they are crying out for help. And their parents' anxieties about inadequate child cam and the high cost of their child's health care can be heard in kitchens, playgrounds, pediatricians' waiting rooms, and workplace cafeterias across the nation. But these sounds rarely become sound bites. Babies seldom make the news: they do not commit crimes, do drugs, or drop out of school. We don't hear interviews with parents as they anguish over finding decent, affordable child care: we don't notice the unmet prenatal needs of expectant mothers. Policy makers are rarely forced to contend with these realities. And so, the problems of our youngest children and their parents remain a quiet crises." (Carnegie Task Fome, Starting Points; Meeting The Needs Of Our Youngest Children, 1994) "Child care at most centers in the United States is poor to mediocre, with almost half of the infant and toddler rooms of poor quality. Only one in seven centers, out of 840 examined, provides a level of quality that promotes healthy development. Only one in 12 infant and toddler romns are providing developmentally appropriate care." (University of Colorado; Cost, Quality, and Child Outcomes in Child Care Centers Report, 1995) Alice's commitment to quality, developmentally appropriate care, is evidenced by the National Academy of Early Childhood Program's accreditation of our two existing sites, by the fact that two of our center directors are NAEYC accreditation validators, who visit programs seeking accreditation, by the fact that our fulltime staff turnover rate for 1995- 1996 is 13%. Our child to staff ratio's are lower than state licensing guidlines and we provide a comprehensive in house staff training program. The University of Iowa mission statement, "Education, Service, Research" is reflected in the day to day operation of our center's. We anticipate the "Sprout House" will be yet another strong link in the chain of family services and policies that anchor the University of Iowa in this turbulent time for our communities and our culture. Please join us in celebrating this positive initiative by the University of Iowa and Alice's Rainbow Childcare Center's in creating a truly "Family Friendly" environment on campus and providing a model for quality, age appropriate care in our community. Infant - Toddler Philosophy Alice's Rainbow Intent - Toddler program is designed to provide a safe, loving and nurturing environment for your child. We will make sure that your child has numerous successful experiences every day that promote a positive self-concept and ensure a life long love of learning. Alice's Rainbow childcare Centers is committed to fostering cultural diversity and combating the negative influences of racial, ethnic and gender stereotyping. The Sprout House philosophy is designed specifically for infants and young toddlers to promote physical, social, emotional and cognitive development while responding to the needs of families. P_lzy. Mcak Infants and young toddlers learn by experiencing the environment involves the use of all five senses. Both mobile and non-mobile children will interact with the environment, with objects to observe and manipulate and with other young children. Social: Infants and young toddlers learn through social interaction with.adults and other children. Both mobile and non-mobile infants will interact with the staff and children through singing, talking, story-telling and music. Emotional: Infants and toddlers learn to trust, love and develop self-esteem through positive adult and peer relationships. Warm, positive relationships with adults help infants develop a sense of trust in the world and feelings of competence. C.,ognitive: Infants and toddlers learn about themselves, about others and about their environments throughout each and every day. The adults will assist the infant in the use and exploration of toys, language and other learning experiences in their play. STAFF The Sprout House staff will be specifically trained to care for infants and young toddlers. The primary training program is called "The Program for lnfam Toddler Caregivers" developed by the Center for Child and Family Studies, Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. In addition to this special infant training, all staff receive further trainings based upon the phi81osophy of The National Association for the Education of Young Children. Additionally, each staff person is trained in infant, child and adult first aid and CPR and in mandatory reporter of child abuse training. The staff is committed to responding to the special needs of each infant. The adult child ratio is 3 to 1. Adults will interact with your child in small groups and individually as well as provide quiet and active spaces and experiences. FAMILY INVOLVEMENT We believe an effective infant and young toddler program actively promotes and encourages involvement by families. When parents and caregivers work as a team, they can share information and discuss ways to provide consistent care at home and at the center. Good working relationships with families enable staff to get a more complete picture of who children are and thus be more responsive to each child's needs. Staff will communicate with families through a variety of ways: ~Parent Log Book *Individual Child Daily Reports *Parent Bulletin Board *Parent Lounge and Lactation Room *Monthly Sprout House Newsletter *Monthly Video of Sprout House Activities *Parent Conferences *Home Visits Far West Laboratories Program for InfanttToddler Caregivers Concerned about the quality of available infant care, the California Department of Education, in collaboration with Far West Laboratory. Center for Child and Family Studies, created a comprehensive training system for child care providers. A tearri of experts in child development, child care, adult education, and video production was assembled to work with national and state advisors to create the Proguam for Infant'Toddler Caregivers. The goal of the program is to develop meaningful training materials for trainers and caregivers, based on sound theoretical principles and proven practices. The approach to infant/toddler care taken by the Program tbr Infant/Toddler Caregivers draws on the infanfs natural interest and urge to learn and the infanfs need for close. responstve relattonshtps with caregivers. Quality care springs from a compassionate understanding of a chiM's development and respect for each chiM m an mdivtdual with personal needs and inclinations. Becoming a senstrive observer is an essential pan of learning how to care for infants and toddlers appropriately and effectively. The training system helps caregivers and their program managers develop sound infant/toddler care policies; design safe, interesting, and developmentally appropriate environments; give infants uninterrupted time to explore: and interact with infants in ways that emotionally and intellectually support their discover3.'. learning, and sell-esteem. Far West Laboratories emphasizes the "whole family" approach to child care. Parents are encouraged to visit regularly, help problem solve, and contribute their thmdy ~dentm.' to the child care setting. Parents are considered to be pan of the "caregiving team". promonng security and continuity children in these early and most Ibrmative years. Ginny Paulson, 4Cs Program Coordinator and caregiver trainer ~s one of two individuals in Iowa to have completed the Far West Laboratories Careg~ver Training Certification Program. She will be providing the Sprout House staff with on-going technical assistance in addition to offering a two day intensive training covering the folloxving topics: Social-Emotional Gro~vth & Socialization, Group Care, Cobmitive Development, Language Acquisition. Working with Parents, and Honoring Cultural and Family Dtversity.