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CITY OF IOWA CITY July 15, 2004
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IP1 TentatiYe City Council Meeting Schedule and Work Session
IP2 Agenda for ,Joint Meeting with ,Johneon County Board of Supervisors, Iowa City
Community School District, Cities of Coral¥ille, North Liberty and Iowa City
IP3 Agenda for Joint Meeting with Planning and Zoning
I MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
IP4 Letters from Mayor Lehman and Robert Miklo to the State Historical Society of Iowa:
National Register of Historic Places Registration
IP5 New York Times Article submitted by the City Manager: 36 Hours in iowa City
IP6 Article submitted by the Assistant City Manager: Video Voter
IP7 Memorandum from the Airport Manager: Thank You Letter from Jet Air
IP8 Memorandum from Amy Correia, President, Housing Trust Fund - Johnson County Board of
Directors: HTFJC Annual Report
IP9 Police Department Use of Force Report: June 2004
PRELIMINARY/DRAFT MINUTES
IP10 Senior Center Fund: June 22, 2004
IP11 Senior Center Commission: June 22, 2004
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~ City Council Meeting Schedule and
Work Session Agendas July15, 2004
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TENTATIVE FUTURE MEETINGS AND AGENDAS
· MONDAY, JULY 19 EmmaJ. HarvatHall
Work Session Cancelled
· TUESDAY, JULY 20 Emma J. Harvat Hall
Formal Council Meeting Cancelled
· WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 Coralvilie City Hall
4:00- 6:00p RESCHEDULED FROM JUNE 23- Special Council Work Session
Joint Meeting - Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Iowa City Community
School Board, Cities of Coralville, North Lib·dy and City of Iowa City
· Separate Agenda Posted
(Dinner Provided) 6:30p SPECIAL FORMAL Library Room A
· Separate Agenda Posted
7:00p JOINT MEETING P & Z Special Council Work Session Library Room A
· Separate Agenda Posted
MONDAY, AUGUST 2 EmmaJ. HarvatHall
6:30p Council Work Session
· TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 Emma J. Harvat Hall
7:00p Formal Council Meeting
· MONDAY, AUGUST 16 EmmaJ. HarvatHall
Work Session Cancelled
· TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 Emma J. Harvat Hall
Formal Council Meeting Cancelled
· MONDAY, AUGUST 30 Emma J. Harvat Hall
6:30p Special Council Work Session
· TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 Emma J. Ha/vat Hall
7:00p Special Formal Council Meeting
· MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 Emma J. Harvat Hall
Labor Day Holiday - City Office Closed
Work Session Cancelled
· TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Emma J. HarvatHall
Formal Council Meeting Cancelled
FUTURE WORK SESSION ITEMS
Regulation of Downtown Dumpsters
JOINT MEETING
CITY COUNCILS OF
CORALVILLE, NORTH LIBERTY AND IOWA CITY
JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
IOWA CITY SCHOOL BOARD
*Amended
AGENDA
Wednesday, July al, 2oo4
Coralville Council Chambers
15x2 7th Street
4:oo - 6:oo p.m.
1. Construction Updates (County) (School Board)
· Update on 12th Avenue Ext.
· Update on Sand Road
2. Fringe Area Agreement w/Cedar Rapids and 965 (County)
3. ~General Discussion (Iowa City)
4. Other
Agenda
Joint Meeting
City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission
Wednesday, July 21, 7:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Iowa City Public Library
A. Presentation of Visual Preference Survey Results
B. Discussion of Planning and Zoning Philosophy
C. Discussion of City Council Review Process for Development Code
D. Adjournment
CITY OF IOWA CITY www. icgov.org
CITY COUNCIL
Ernest W. Lehman
Mayor July 9, 2004
Ross Wilburn
Mayor Pro Tern Ralph Christian
Regenia Bailey State Historical Society of Iowa
Connie Champion 600 E. Locust Street
Bob Elliott Des Moines, IA 50319
Mike O'Donnell
Dee Vanderhoef
Dear Mr. Christian;
The Iowa City City Council requests that the commercially zoned properties be
removed from the National Register of Historic Places registration of the Gilbert-
Linn Street Historic District. These properties are:
204 N. Gilbert Street 311 N. Gilbert Street
210 N. Gilbert Street 315 N. Gilbert Street
214 N. Gilbert Street 319 Bloomington Street
230 N. Gilbert Street 322 Bloomington Street
219 N. Gilbert Street 404 Bloomington Street
225 N. Gilbert Street 412 Bloomington Street
229 N. Gilbert Street 402 Market Street
305 N. Gilbert Street 410 Market Street
310 N. Gilbert Street
The reason for this request is that the Iowa City City Council feels that property
owners within this district did not receive adequate public notification from the City
regarding this nomination.
Respectfully,
Ernest W. Lehman
Mayor
council@iowa-city.org
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone: (319)356-5010
Fax: (319) 356-5009
Date:
June 29, 2004
To: City Manager and City Council
From: Karin Franklin, Director, P~-~J:)~.~0
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Re: Processes for NRHP nominations
Given the recent concern regarding the nomination of areas within the north side for the
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), it seemed appropriate to review the general
process for such nominations and evaluate what happened in this particular case.
The process for nomination of a district for the NRHP includes the following steps:
· Initial review by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) of the Iowa City Preservation
Plan adopted in 1992 for general guidance on areas of the city to survey and evaluate for
historic district or structure eligibility for the National Register.
· An architectural historian is hired to conduct a survey and evaluate these areas, determine
historic significance and recommend potential historic districts and landmarks.
· Application to the State Office of Historic Preservation (SHPO) for a grant to enable the
research and preparation needed for a NRHP nomination of the recommended district(s).
This application is initiated by the HPC, prepared by HPC staff and sent to the City Council
for approval.
· A consultant is hired to undertake the research and preparation of the nomination.
· A public meeting is held, after notice is given by letter to all property owners in the district,
for purposes of informing the owners of the proposed nomination and taking input from the
owners.
· The consultant completes the research and nomination preparation, refining the boundaries
as appropriate according to the research, and presents the draft nomination to the SHPO
and the HPC.
· A second public meeting is held, after notice is given by letter to all property owners in the
proposed district, in which the draft nomination is presented.
· The HPC determines if the nominations meet the criteria for listing on the NRHP and makes
a recommendation to the State Nominations Review Committee (SNRC)
· The HPC chair signs a form on behalf of the Commission, endorsing the draft nomination.
The Mayor as the chief elected official of the city also signs this form. The form may also be
signed by an architectural historian other than the consultant.
· SHPO sets a public hearing for review of the nomination by SRNC and notifies all property
owners in the proposed district of the hearing by letter.
· SNRC reviews the nomination to determine if the nomination meets the criteria for listing on
the NRHP and makes a recommendation to the National Park Service, the federal agency
who keeps the National Register.
· The National Park Service reviews the nomination and accepts or rejects the district as a
National Historic District, thus making all commercial and rental properties eligible for
historic preservation tax credits should the owners choose to use them.
During the north side district nominations process, there were three points at which there was a
divergence from the standard procedures:
1. The Northside Neighborhood Newsletter, which is sent to every address in the North Side
including the properties in the proposed district, was used as the notification for the first
public meeting on the nominations.
2. An invitation to the Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony was used as the means of
notice for the second public meeting at which the nominations would be discussed.
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3. ' The State sent notice of the SNRC public hearing prior to completion of local review.
The decisions to use these alternative means of communication--the newsletter and the
invitation rather than a letter specific to and exclusively for the district nomination issue--were a
consequence of trying to meet the schedule of when the consultant would be in town for other
functions and to use the opportunity of the other events to economize on public meeting dates.
Obviously, this turned out to be an unwise decision and will not occur with such nominations in
the future.
Due to a desire to meet the schedule of the SNRC, which meets quarterly, the local review fell
out of sync with the State review and was not completed prior to notice being sent to property
owners. Since these nominations rarely have an imperative, in the future the staff and
consultants will be directed to follow the routine process and coordinate scheduling with the
State.
There are three things to keep in mind about NRHP districts and nominations:
1. National Register district designation has no regulatory component.
2. National Register district designation does not require local historic district designation to
exist or to follow the same boundaries.
3. Once a grant is obtained from the State for the nomination process, district boundaries may
only be determined through empirical historical evidence, not by political considerations. If a
local historic district is ever considered for these areas of the Northside, properties may be
eliminated from those districts at the time of local district designation. No local district
designations on the Northside are on the table nor are they being considered by the HPC.
It may be prudent in the future to take the time at the beginning of the process to review the
proposed boundaries of the district to be nominated for the NRHP, prior to authorization by the
Council of the grant request to the State. A public meeting for this purpose could be
incorporated into the process during the initial HPC consideration before such a grant
application is brought before the Council.
We will await Council's direction before making this change in the standard process.
Cc Historic Preservation Commission
Bob Miklo
Shelley McCafferty
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Lowell Soike 4~o East Washington Street
Deputy Director ~owa City. Iowa $2240 ~826
State Historical Society of Iowa (3 ~9) }s6-sooo
600 Locust Street (3 ~ ~) 3s6 soo~ ~AX
Des Moines, IA 50319 www.icgov.org
July 15, 2004
Dear Mr. Soike;
As we discussed on July 14, §iven the concerns raised about local review of the Gilbert and Linn Street
National Re§ister of Historic Places nomination, the City proposes that the process be repeated to
provide additional opportunity for public comment. As per our telephone conversation the Brown
Street (Ronalds Street extension) and Jefferson Street Districts will proceed as previously scheduled.
For the Gilbert and Linn Street District we plan to proceed as follows:
I. The Historic Preservation Commission will schedule a public hearing for consideration of the
(Gilbert and Linn Street National Register District.
2. All owners of property within the proposed district will be given notice by letter of the meeting and
their opportunity to present their views regarding the district and its boundaries.
3. Following the public hearing, both the Historic Preservation Commission and the Mayor will make
recommendations to the State regarding the eligibility of this district.
4. The State National Register Review Committee will then reconsider the nomination.
Provided that this approach is satisfactory to you, we will schedule a public hearing for the August 12
Historic Preservation Commission meeting. We appreciate your agreement to have the State National
Register Review Committee reconsider the Gilbert and Linn Street District. We believe that this
procedure will allow for ample public participation in the review process.
Sincerely,
Robert Miklo
Senior Planner
C.c City Council
Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission
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In Iowa City
By BETSY RUBINER
SOME of the most talented writers in America have made their way to Iowa City, drawn by the
University of Iowa's renowned Iowa Writers~Workshop. John Cheever, Philip Roth and Robert
Lowell dropped by to teach; John Irving, Bharati Mukherjee and Margaret Walker first came to learn.
Many come away professing lasting affection for this city of bursting bookstores, leafy old
neighborhoods and friendly shopkeepers, set amid rolling Iowa farmland and where nearly half the
63,000 residents are students. Not all the cafe conversation is literary -- U.I. turns out the usual mix of
professionals from engineers to dentists. And when writer's block strikes, you can usually find
somebody at the next table to talk Big Ten football.
Friday
4:30 p.m.
1) Walk the Literary Walk
Words by 49 writers with Iowa ties including Tennessee Williams, who got his B.A. in English at
the university in 1938 -- adorn bronze panels set into the sidewalk of the Iowa Avenue Literary Walk
between Clinton and Gilbert Streets. Among the other writers represented on the walk, which is in the
downtown shopping district east of the campus, are Raymond Carver, Flannery O'Connor, Jane Smiley
and Kurt Vonnegut, all of whom spent time at the Writers' Workshop. Among several excerpts that
speak of Iowa itself is this quotation from "Shoeless Joe" by W. P. Kinsella: "Three years ago at dusk
on a spring evening, when the sky was a robin's-egg blue and the wind as soft as a day-old chick, I was
sitting on the verandah of my farm home in eastern Iowa when a voice very clearly said to me, 'If you
build it, he will come.'"
5:30 p.m.
2) Talk the Literary Talk
If you can't remember the title of a new novel or poetry collection, Prairie Lights Books (15 South
Dubuque Street, 319-337-2681) is the place to find it. A local hangout for writers and readers, Prairie
Lights is known for its knowledgeable staff and authors' readings broadcast live in Iowa from the store
on public radio. There's a cafe on the top floor; books about Iowa, including a $2.50 Literary Walk
guide are in the main floor selection; and well-chosen children's books inhabit the basement.
7p.m.
3) Sushi and Greg Brown
In a city that's much closer to the Mississippi River than it is to any ocean, the seafood is wonderfully
fresh at the Takanami Restaurant (217 Iowa Avenue, 319-351-5125), where tropical fish swim in a tank
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between the blond-wood sushi bar and a coolly contemporary dining room. Sample the maki sushi, in
varieties averaging $6, and follow with the Hawaiian Big-Eye Tuna ($24) or Kobe-style beef ($29) --
from Montana, not Japan. After dinner, walk to the Mill (120 East Burlington Street, 319-351 ~9529), a
mainstay for live folk acoustic and roots performance since 1962. It plays host to nationally known
musicians with Iowa roots like the singer-songwriter Greg Brown and the blues-rock guitarist Bo
Ramsey. Dave Rogers, above, performed recently.
Saturday
9 a.m.
4) Breakfast Served Anytime
A favorite stop for candidates before the Iowa presidential caucuses, the Hamburg Inn No. 2 (214 North
Linn Street, 319-337-5512) serves hearty, nothing-fancy food (omelets, burgers, a pie-milkshake combo
called a pie shake) in a bustling atmosphere that has changed little since the 1950's. Last winter,
Howard Dean won the Burg's possibly first-in-the-nation coffee-bean caucus (a voter drops a bean into
one of several jars labeled with candidates' names). Dennis Kucinich was second; John Kerry, third.
11 a.m.
5) Stores in Small Boxes
In the face of competition from malls on Interstate 80, downtown Iowa City has cornered the market on
local color and distinctive shops. Check them out on and around the Pedestrian Mall bordered north and
south by Washington and Burlington Streets, west and east by Clinton and Linn Streets. Stop at the
Iowa Artisans Gallery (207 East Washington Street, 319-351-8686) which sells wood furnishings,
jewelry and prints by Midwest artists. Akar Gallery (4 South Linn Street, 319-351-1227) specializes in
contemporary ceramics. Pick up deli food at the New Pioneer Co-op (22 South Van Buren Street, 319-
338-9441), and take it to City Park, on the Iowa River, a great place to picnic and people-watch.
2 p.m.
6) At the Pentacrest
Follow the City Park trail south along the river's west bank past the university's fine arts campus. Stop
at the University of Iowa Museum of Art (150 North Riverside Drive, 319-335-1727), which has an
outstanding African art collection and modern art including work by Grant Wood, who joined the
faculty in 1934, four years after painting "American Gothic." It's free and open noon to 5 p.m. on
Saturdays and Sundays. Cross the river on a footbridge and walk up the hill to the university's oldest
section, the Pentacrest. It is dominated by the golden dome of the Old Capitol, a Greek Revival building
where territorial and state lawmakers met from 1842 until 1857, when the capital moved to Des Moines.
Nearby Macbride Hall has a natural history museum full of stuffed mammals and birds (319-335-0480;
open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, admission free).
5 p.m.
7) Chorizo on the Highway
In the pretty town of Mount Vernon, about 20 miles north of Iowa City, Lincoln Cafe (117 First Street,
319-895-4041) sits on the Lincoln Highway, America's first transcontinental auto route. It lures out-of-
towners with its creative dinner specials that are listed on a chalkboard near a tiny kitchen. Among the
selections offered one evening this spring by the chef, Matt Steigerwald, were rainbow trout with oyster
mushrooms and tomato confit, fingerling potatoes and Spanish chorizo escabeche ($24) and pan-roasted
quail with organic sage grits, pickled shrimp salad, grilled asparagus and Tabasco oil ($21). Because the
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dining room fills early and reservations are limited to large parties, call ahead to get on the waiting list.
The cafe has no license to sell alcohol, but you can bring your own wine. Buy it next door at the
Chameleon's Pub & Grub or bring it from John's Grocery back in Iowa City (401 East Market Street,
319-337-2183). After dinner, stroll up the hill to Comell College, where students take just one course at
a time for three and a half weeks. And yes, the founder was a distant cousin of the founder of Comell
University. (Cornell the college, begun in 1853, is a dozen years older than Comell the university.)
Sunday
9:30 a.m.
8) Herky on Parade
As you drive downtown to pick up picnic fare -- sandwiches, artisan bread, pastries -- at the Bread
Garden Bakery & Cafe (224 South Clinton Street, 319-354-4246), look for life-size sculptures of Herky
the Hawk, the Iowa Hawkeye mascot. Seventy-five Herkys in goof?' guises (Marilyn MonHerky, Elvis
Herky) are scattered around this football-crazy town through November to mark the 75th anniversary of
the 70,397-seat Kinnick Stadium -- named for Nile Kiunick, the Iowa running back who won the
Heisman Trophy in 1939 and died in a Navy training flight in 1943.
10 a.m.
9) Sea Floor, High and Dry
A devastating flood in 1993 gave Iowa the Devonian Fossil Gorge (at the end of Prairie du Chien Road,
319-338-3543) near the Coralville Lake and Dam, a popular recreation area. Floodwater surged above
the dam's emergency spillway and washed away 15 feet of soil at the base, exposing a Devonian sea
floor full of fossils, some 375 million years old. An entry plaza offers Flood and Fossil Facts 101 and a
free brochure explaining what you'll see at the numbered markers dotting the gorge.
The Basics
The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, about 20 miles north of Iowa City, is served by American,
United, American Trans Air and Northwest. Cars can be rented at the airport.
The Sheraton Iowa City (210 South Dubuque Street, 319-337-4058), on the Pedestrian Mall, has 234
rooms for about $149 on weekends.
For an up-close taste of campus life and river views, try the Iowa House Hotel (121 Iowa Memorial
Union, 319-335-3513) a recently renovated 103-room hotel in the student union. Rooms and suites am
$75 to $180 a night on weekends, with higher prices on football weekends.
A favorite with visiting writers, the Bostiek Guest House (115 North Gilbert Street, 319-354-2453)
was Iowa City's original town hall. Its four suites are $89 to $129, and them are 17 guest suites in three
neighboring houses.
Among bed and breakfasts, the Brown Street Inn (430 Brown Street, 319-338-0435), a 1913 Dutch
Colonial-style house, has five rooms and one suite; rates are $59 to $99.
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Video Voter - A How-to Guide for Producers
VlDEO VOTER A How.to Guide for Pr
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Video Voter in 12 Steps
Case Studies Case Study: Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus 2004
Get the Guide
City Channel 4 ( ww.w.citychanpel4.cQm ) is a well-regarded
governmental access station serving Mediacom cable subscribers in
Iowa City, Iowa. Headed by Cable TV Administrator, Drew Shaffer, the
station cablecasts numerous shows, some of which are produced in
house by the channels 6-person staff and others which are produced in
conjunction with local non-profit organizations. Productions include the
Iowa City Council meetings, Johnson County Board of Supervisors
meetings, Senior Center TV, Iowa City Arts Festival, Iowa City Jazz
Festival, and Coralville City Council meetings.
In early December 2003, Betsy Rosenfeld, project manager for the
Center for Governmental Studies' Video Voter project
( __w~_ .vide9.voter.q[~and _~www.cg~,Qr~g ), contacted Drew to assess his
interest in co-producing a Video Voter guide for the Iowa Democratic
Caucus. Drew, a long-time access producer and an active member of
the Alliance for Community Media (ACM; www.alliancecm.org), was var
enthusiastic about the potential for cable access to cover politics. City
Channel 4 had prior experience co-producing and cablecasting
Candidate Forums produced by the League of Women Voters, but had
not previously produced its own political programming. He was eager to
cover the caucus with the support of the Center for Governmental
Studies (CGS).
Both Betsy and Drew were concerned that, with only five weeks to
producing the programming, and with the Christmas holiday fast
approaching, they were fighting an uphill battle. But they decided to plo~
ahead and that any information they could share with voters in advance
of the Caucus was worth the effort.
Within a week, after confirming the official list of candidates with the
Iowa State Democratic Party, introductory letters were sent via certified
mail to the communications director of each of the then nine candidates
campaigns. Betsy then made follow-up calls several days later to
introduce herself and explain the project in more detail.
The pitch was that City Channel 4 and CGS were inviting candidates to
share his/her views with Iowa voters by taping an eight-minute
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statement about his/her candidacy. The statements would then be
edited together with those of the other candidates to create a Video
Voter Guide to assist participants in the Iowa caucuses with their
upcoming deliberations.
Most of the nine candidates' communications offices were excited by th~
idea of a long format opportunity for their candidates. However almost
none knew what an access station was, or how many people an access
station could reach. Knowing that a broader audience would be a furthe
enticement to participate, Betsy and Drew expanded the audience by
offering the tape to numerous stations across the state, many of which
enthusiastically agreed to air the tape. Drew also took the project to
Mediacom, the largest Iowa cable company. Mediacom was extremely
excited by the project and agreed to run it on their Local Origination
channels throughout the state.
With a greatly expanded audience, Betsy and Drew reached out to the
candidates once again, sending a follow up letter and placing calls to
their contacts. By this time their worst fears about the timing were
beginning to be realized and the holidays conspired with the candidates
schedules to make scheduling difficult. But they were persistent, and
Drew arranged to have a crew travel to meet candidates in other cities,
instead of having to come to Iowa City to tape.
Many of the candidates had already moved on from Iowa turning their
focus to the New Hampshire primary. Drew then reached out to fellow
Alliance for Community Media members in New Hampshire who might
tape the candidates and send the tape back to Iowa.
In the end, Iowa City Channel 4 successfully taped Senator John Kerry
and Congressman Richard Gephardt, who ultimately finished first and
second, respectively, in the caucus. Though they may have wished for
more candidate participation, Betsy and Drew deemed the project a
success, both because of the participation of two leading candidates an
because the experience paved the way for City Channel 4 to produce
election programming in the future. In addition, their outreach to New
Hampshire stations led the Video Voter project to Grace Sullivan at
Manchester Community Television (MCTV;
www.manchesteraccess.com).
Grace, the managing director of MCTV, is a seasoned political produce~
having covered the New Hampshire's primaries for many years. Grace
offered to tape Dean using the same eight-minute Video Voter format
that was used in Iowa. Seeing that it was something unique and differer
from her usual coverage, Grace adopted the format and created a
similar program for MCTV, adding to Dean's statement with ones from
General Wesley Clark, Senator John Edwards, Senator John Kerry, an¢
Senator Joe Lieberman. The resulting program ran numerous times on
MCTV in the days leading up to the primary.
The project garnered a great deal of attention in PEG access circles,
with many PEG access channels wanting to air similar programming.
However, with numerous primaries happening simultaneously it becam~
impossible to schedule candidates in all the interested states. In
response, CGS arranged to distribute the Manchester tape to access
stations in those states still preparing for primaries. CGS contact
stations in states with upcoming primaries and ultimately the ManchestE
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tape aired not only in New Hampshire but in Tucson, Arizona,
Albuquerque, New Mexico and Tacoma, Washington as well.
The Iowa and New Hampshire projects illustrate how a group of
dedicated producers can make a real difference in the depth and
breadth of election information available in their communities. Further, il
illustrates how stations can cooperate with one another, giving their
programming even greater reach and helping access stations in other
communities at the same time.
If you're interested in producing election programming, or if you'd like to
learn more about how the Center for Governmental Studies' Video Vote
project can help your station, please contact Betsy Rosenfeld at (310)
470-6590 ext. 106. Or, fill out our 9Bline interest form to receive a copy c
our forthcoming publication "Video Voter: A How To Guide."
Center for Govern mental Studies
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~~' IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
1801 South Riverside Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52246
Office Phone (319) 356-5045
Memorandum
To: City Council
From: Airport Manager
Date: July 9, 2004
Re: Thank you letter
The attached letter was given to me by Ron Duffe, the manager for Jet Air. Jet Air is our fixed
base operator that provides aviation services to the public. They are involved with donor organ
flights on a regular basis.
We don't always accentuate the positive aspects of the airport enough to the public, but this was a
letter Jet Air thought should be shared.
Cc: Airport Commission
Steve Atkins, City Manager
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DONOR NETWORK
Main Office Jet Air Inc.
~$0 Madison Avenue 1801 S Riverside Bldg E
North LiberO; IA
52317 Iowa City, IA 52246
Board Of Directors To All The Great Pilots and Staff at Jet Air:
3. t~. Sharrm Bh,~che On the behalf of the Iowa Donor Network and those who wait daily for
organ transplantation, thank you for your hard work. quality care and
'~Is. Sara Dr, lmich assistance in the recent case involving a 56 year-old woman at Mercy
Hospital in Mason City. On June 14, 2004 this patient became an organ
o,: c',,sv ~;-,,,,/,t~,, donor as the result of an intracranial hemorrhage.
Ms. Jeanne Go~ he
Your dedication gave others a second chance at life and I would like to
:l[,. [)olin. c;,.te,, share some information about the recipients.
M';: Duve dumi.,on Her left kidney was placed in a 46-year old woman who has been
~ll: Bu,'ke ,/olm~o,l battling with kidney failure for the past couple of years. She currently
remains hospitalized. The kidney had delayed function, which is not
X]l: ~ml Jt,:gensen unusual. Hopefully in time, she will not require any further dialysis. Her
future plans include spending more time with her family and friends.
tl~: I/ark Mt,[h;~ She is grateful to have a second chance at a new life.
.I/~: t~,.,~- ,'~l,~,,a, Her right kidney was placed with a 53-year old man who also had been
l)c S/el)hen Ravhil/ suffering fi.om kidney failure. He has required dialysis three times a
week and spends most ofhls time in hospital. He is thankful for this gift
Mt: Robert Rich~lrd of donation. He is currently at home doing well and spending time with
his childmr~
l~l ,e Ric hcnh~wh~,r
Her liver was placed with 46-year old man who had been suffering from
('cil'OI Sl'ott-('~lnne~' liver cancer. He has been on chemotherapy and undergone other
.~, ./~,~,, x/wi,,, procedures, all of which have been unsuccessful. His only option was a
liver transplant. He is grateful he is now able to spend more time with
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II Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County
[ [ Annual Report
Housin~ Trust Fund
Joh.so ' cou.ty June 2004
July 9, 2004
To: Steve Atkins, City Manager, City of Iowa City ~/'
From: Amy Correia, President, HTFJC Board of Directors ~9~O1
CC: Doug Boothroy, Steve Rackis, Steve Long
Introduction
It is my pleasure to submit this first Housing Trust Fund of Johnsun County (HTFJC) Annual
Report to the City of Iowa City. The past year has been an exciting year in our organizational
life, and much has been accomplished.
In June, 2003 HTFJC convened its first board of directors which included 12 original board
members with staggered 3-year terms. Since that time a 13th board member has joined, and
efforts have been expended to fill the remaining 2 seats.
At that first meeting, a slate of Executive Committee members was nominated, and the officers
are as follows:
Amy Correia, President
Bob Dvorsky, Vice-President
Sally Stutsman, Treasurer
Larry Wilson, Secretary
A monthly meeting schedule was agreed upon, and the HTFJC Board of Directors has met
monthly since June 2003. The first order of business was the adoption of the HTFJC By-laws,
which occurred on June 27, 2003. Board meetings are held on the 4th Friday of each month from
8:30 am to 10:00am at the Johnson County Administration Building. These meetings are open to
the public. A quorum has always been present. Minutes are dutifully and accurately recorded by
Mr. Wilson. Most board correspondence and communication is done via e-mail.
This Annual Report includes HTFJC Major Accomplishments of the past year and Future Plans
for the coming year.
Major Accomplishments
1. Completion and Adoption of a Strategic Business Plan (October, 2003)
2. Creation of a Committee Structure, which includes participation of non board members,
including Doug Elliot (ECCOG) and Rick Oehler (US Bank) on the Operations
Committee; Kim Painter (JC Recorder) and Mary Copper (ICHA) on the Public Relations
and Advocacy Committee. Committees meet regularly.
3. Grant submission to Iowa Finance Authority and receipt of $200,000 in State Housing
Trust Fund Local Housing Trust Fund Moneys
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4. State Housing Trust Fund match agreements with ECCOG, City of Iowa City, and
Johnson County for leverage of $71,000
5. Development of organizational policies and procedures, including:
a. Personnel Policies
b. Confiict of Interest Policy
c. Investment Policy
6. Application to the IRS for Non-Profit status (sent December 2003) with assistance from
the Non-profit resource center. We are awaiting final word from the IRS.
7. Held a Lender's Luncheon in March 2004 where we received a $15,000 challenge grant
from US Bank and $5000 support from Fannie Mae Iowa Partnership office.
Representatives of 8 Johnson County banks attended. Members of the Operations
Committee are in the process of meeting individually with lending institutions to solicit
funding support.
8. Initiated outreach with local media (Press-Citizen and Gazette) and met with Editorial
Page Editors. Received positive response and coverage.
9. Participated in state legislative effort to pass Iowa law to create a dedicated source of
financing. Unfortunately, this effort failed.
10. Met with Representative Jim Leach regarding the Trust Fund and solicited his support of
a HUD EDI.
11. Applied for HUD EDI through Senator Harkin and Representative Leach's offices.
12. Drafted a Distribution Plan for HTFJC Funds
13. Organized a Search Process for an Executive Director. This included advertising the
position in the Press-Citizen, accepting applications and holding interviews on May 7th.
On May 28th, HTFJC Board of Directors voted to offer the position to Andy Johnson.
His start date is July 1, 2004.
Future Plans
1. Offer the first round distribution of funds from the HTFJC. (Scheduled to take place
during the Fall, 2004).
2. Design HTFJC web-site.
3. Identify and secure a dedicated source of revenue for HTFJC.
4. Apply for 2005 State Housing Trust Fund Award.
5. Continue to identify sources of support to HTFJC, both administrative function and
financing function.
6. Leverage funds from additional governmental bodies in Johnson County.
7. Leverage funds from additional financial institutions in Johnson County.
8. Leverage funds and create partnerships with Johnson County businesses.
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USE OF FORCE REPORT June 2004
OFFICER DATE INC # INCIDENT FORCE USED
4, 58 06-09-04 4-31553 Domestic While making an arrest on a female for
domestic assault the male party
disregarded officer commands to stay
back and then rushed the officer. Both
officers deployed a chemical agent as
the subject attempted to strike an
officer. One officer directed the
subject to the ground and handcuffed
him while the other officer tried to
regain control of the female. The
officer exposed her to a chemical agent
and then directed her to the ground
where she attempted to bite him. The
officer used a hands control technique
and was able to handcuff her.
15 06-12-04 4-32173 Intoxicated Subject After being placed under arrest the
subject refused to get in the police car.
The officer was able to direct the
subject into the backseat and close the
door.
31 06-17-04 4-33122 Intoxicated Subject The ICPD officer assisted a DPS
officer in placing handcuffs on a
subject who had attempted to walk
away from him. After placing the
subject in the backseat of the ICPD
patrol car the subject began kicking the
passenger window. After placing her in
leg restraints she stopped her flailing
and kicldng.
21 06-17-04 4-33261 Injured Deer The officer used his side armto
dispatch an injured deer.
19 06-19-04 4-33530 Out of Control Person When the officer arrived on scene the
subject was being restrained by her
brother who released her after the
officer had a grip on her arm. The
officer directed her to the ground after
she disregarded officer commands to go
to the ground.
4 06-20-04 4-33758 Traffic Stop While attempting to elude an officer the
subject struck a curb, disabling his
vehicle. The subject then fled on foot
but was located hiding behind a parked
car. When he stood up he looked tense
OFFICER DATE INC # INCIDENT FORCE USED
and his fists were clinched as he told
the officer that he wasn't going back to
prison. After the subject disregarded
officer commands to lay on the ground
the officer struck him once in the thigh
with his baton, causing him to lose his
balance and giving the officer the
opportunity to dffect him to the ground
where he was handcuffed.
20 06-21-04 4-33967 Fight After identifying the subject as having
been involved in a fight the officer
ordered him from he vehicle. After the
subject had disregarded numerous
requests to exit his vehicle the officer
reached in, unbuckled him, grabbed his
arm and pulled him from the car.
While being patted down, subsequent
to his arrest, the subject abruptly
pushed away from the patrol car and
then turned towards the officer. The
officer then directed him to the ground
and held him there until he stopped
resisting.
24 06-23-04 4-34283 Injured Animal The officer used his side arm to
dispatch an injured deer.
41 06-24-04 4-34437 Disorderly Conduct As the officer approached to subjects,
who were locked together in a physical
struggle, he grabbed each by an arm
and ordered them to the ground. Both
complied and were handcuffed.
5 l, 4 06-25-04 4-34636 Attempted Suicide The subject interfered with ambulance
personnel who were treating a subject
who had attempted suicide. He
disregarded officer commands to step
away and pushed the officer who then
grabbed his arm and directed him to the
floor. The subject continued to resist
being handcuffed and was sprayed with
a chemical agent. The officers applied
active counter measures in order to
place his hands behind his back to
handcuffhim. At one point the subject
was able to get back to his feet and was
again directed to the floor.
49 06-25-04 4-34702 Robbery Investigation The officer, who identified himself as
such, had his sidearm drawn as he
approached a robbery suspect who was
a passenger in a vehicle. When the
OFFICER DATE INC # INCIDENT FORCE USED
officer ordered the occupants to show
him their hands the suspect began
moving around and placed his foot on
the accelerator, revving the engine as
he attempted to put the vehicle in gear.
Tlle officer again identified himself as
he opened the passenger door and told
the subject to show him his hands. The
subject told the officer he was going to
get out (of the car) and then attempted
to crawl over the driver. The officer
attempted to restrain the subject but the
subject was able to flee into a cornfield.
6 06-28-04 4-35170 Injured/Sick Animal The officer used his sidearm to dispatch
a sick raccoon.
19, 2, 52 06-28-04 4-35234 Assist Other Agency Officers went to a residence to speak
with a person who had made threats
involving a firearm. The subject, who
appeared angry, refused to allow
officers entry to his apt and walked
away fi.om his chain locked door. The
officers forced entry and drew their
sidearms while demanding that he show
them his hands. The subject was taken
into custody without further incident.
21 06-30-04 4-35659 Injured Animal The officer used his sidearm to dispatch
an injured opossum.
CC: City Manager, Chief, Captains, Lieutenants, Training Sergeant, City Clerk, Library
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Senior Center Fund Inc Minutes Draft I PIO
MINUTES
Iowa City Senior Center Fund Inc.
June 22, 2004
ROOM G09/8 - SENIOR CENTER
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 2:10 PM.
Members Present: Lori Benz, Jo Hensch, Jay Honohan, Betty Kelly,
Charity Rowley, and Nancy Wombacher.
Members Absent: Sarah Maiers.
Others Present: Michelle Buhman, Linda Kopping, Susan Rogusky,
Julie Seal, Bill Gauger, Dave Johansen, Mike
Stroffgergen of the Johnson County Community
Foundation, Betty McKray of the Johnson County
Task Force on Aging and Vanessa Miller of the
Iowa City Press Citizen.
Iowa City Senior Center Fund Inc.
Call to order the meeting of the Iowa City Senior Center Fund Inc.
President's Report:
Honohan reported that Honohan and Kopping opened an account at Hills Bank and
Trust Company for the Iowa City Senior Center Fund Inc.
Ratify Agreement with Community Foundation of Johnson County - Honohan
Board members reviewed and discussed the document to ratify the agreement between
the Iowa City Senior Center Fund Inc, and the Community Foundation of Johnson
County.
Motion: To accept the distributed document ratifying the agreement with the
Community Foundation of Johnson County. Motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
Rowley/Hensch.
Ratify the Investment of Funds - Honohan
Motion: to transfer $'100,000 into the Senior Center endowment and $50,000 into
the Senior Center Charitable Giving Fund. Motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
Rowley/Kelly
Stroffergen reported that the Community Foundation donated $3,000 to the Senior
Center endowment fund.
Adiournment
Motion to adjourn and to reconvene as the Senior Center Commission.
Wombacher/Rowley. Motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
MINUTES
SENIOR CENTER COMMISSION
June 22, 2004
ROOM G09/8 - SENIOR CENTER
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 2:05 PM.
Members Present: Lori Benz, Jo Hensch, Jay Honohan, Betty Kelly,
Sarah Maiers, Charity Rowley, and Nancy
Wombacher.
Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: Michelle Buhman, Linda Kopping, Susan Rogusky,
and Julie Seal.
Others Present: Bill Gauger of the model railroad club, Dave
Johansen of the model railroad club, Mike
Stroffgergen, Johnson County Community
Foundation, Betty McKray of the Johnson County
Task Force on Aging and Vanessa Miller of the
Iowa City Press Citizen.
Recommendations to Council:
The Senior Center Commission has none at this time.
Approval of Minutes:
Motion: To approve the minutes May 10, 2004 meeting as distributed.
Rowley/Keliy. Motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION-
None.
UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, - HONOHAN
Honohan reported that the funds have been transferred from the Gift Fund into the account at
Hills Bank and need to be transferred to the Community Foundation of Johnson County no later
than June 30, 2004.
Motion to adjourn to the Senior Center Fund Inc.
Hensch/Maiers Vote carried on a vote of 7-0.
CLASS REGISTRATION FEES- Kopping
Motion: To establish a $5.00 registration fee for all Senior Center classes.
Rowley/Maiers Motion failed on a vote of 0-7.
Honohan reviewed that the original purpose of implementing a class fee was brought before the
Commission in order to offset the cost of registration and discourage attrition between the time
people enroll in a class and when the class actually begins. At the May meeting Commissioners
were given a draft policy to be acted upon at this meeting. Commissioners discussed the pros
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and cons of implementing this policy. Commissioners decided that it would not be beneficial to
mandate a class registration fee at this time.
Commissioners recommended that Seal discuss this decision with the instructors who made the
recommendation to see if there is something that staff can do in order to find a solution to the
problem of attrition.
VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION BREAKFAST REPORT - Hensch
The Volunteer Recognition breakfast will be held on June 25, 2004. Senior Dining will be
assisting with ordering and preparing the food for the breakfast. Forever Green has generously
donated plants to give as door prizes.
REPORT ON THE MODEL RAILROADING GROUP SPACE COMMITTEE-
The Committee has met and developed a plan to reorganize the use of building space in order to
make a room avairable for the exclusive use of the Model Railroading group. The committee
would like to move the Eldercraft Gift Shop from its current rocation on the main floor to room 209,
the current computer lab. The Computer lab would them be moved to room 201 which is currently
being used as an office for Trips and Tours and data entry volunteers. The Trips and Tours
group would share space with AARP on the ground floor. The Model Railroading group would
use room 205, currently a classroom. The Gift Shop space would then be used as a classroom.
Motion: To approve the room changes pending the approval of the agreement between the
model railroading group and the Senior Center. Motion to defer the vote of this motion
until the next meeting. Rowley/Kelly. Motion carried on a vote 7-0.
Jt was noted that Lois Friday, Volunteer Computer Lab instructor, contacted Kopping about this
potential change and feels that the current set-up for the Computer lab is ideal for classes
whereas the set-up in the smaller room wourd be less conducive for class room instruction. Seal
recommended that the Friday's be involved in the discussion of these changes.
Due to the fact that the recommended changes will effect a large number of Senior Center users,
the Commission decided to postpone a decision on this matter until the July Commission
meeting.
MARKETING COMMITTEE REPORT- Benz
Lori Benz, Jo Hensch, Linda Kopping and Michelle Buhman met to discuss both short and long-
term prans to increase membership at the Center. The focus of the Marketing Committee
discussion was that staff and volunteers become proactive at attracting new members. An
immediate goal is to reorganize the display booth at the Johnson County fair in order to focus on
membership recruitment.
Another short-term goal is to develop and maintain an updated web page on the Johnson County
Culturel Alliance site. Buhman will e-mail the complete report of the Marketing Committee
meeting to Commissioners following this meeting.
Buhman will contact the Iowa City/Coralville visitors Center in order to discuss having information
available about the Senior Center in their publications and on their website.
JOHNSON COUNTY TASK FORCE SENIOR CENTER/DINING REPORT
Commissioners noted that they were in agreement that the Nutrition Program is important to area
seniors. Honohan said that it was his opinion that most of the problems outlined in this report
stem from the funding difficulties associated with escalating costs of maintenance and
replacement of the equipment in the kitchen area. Furthermore, the Heritage Agency is
responsible for providing programming for diners but has not had to do so in the past because the
Senior Center offers a large number of public programs open to everyone.
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Kopping noted that the Senior Center was not involved in any part of the development of the
survey and would like to see any future surveys be approached in a cooperative manner. The
results of the survey outlined in the report contain a number of inaccuracies and most other
issues are currently being addressed. McKray agreed that energy would be better spent working
together.
As a side note, McKray reported that there are many opportunities for socialization and other
activities for diners at the Senior Center.
SENIOR CENTER UPDATE-
Operations- Kopping
Kopping reported that Senior Center staff recently attended a training session on how to use the
new financial software and will be working on year-end budget activities. Overall it appears that
the Senior Center is well within budget.
The Hollywood Cowboy event last week was very successful. Approximately one hundred people
attended the movie, two hundred at the cookout and twenty-five at the evening event.
The Senior Center failed the recent fire-sprinkler inspection. Many items have been "red-tagged".
Kopping and Craig Buhman are working with the City engineers in order to get the system up to
code.
Programs - Seal
Seal distributed a copy of programs scheduled for July 2004. For a complete listing of programs
see the Summer Program Guide.
Volunteers - Rogusky
Rogusky distributed a report of volunteer hours and reminded Commissioners to turn in their
hours. Rogusky asked for volunteers to work at the Senior Center booth during the Johnson
County Fair.
Rogusky reported that the Arts and Crafts Fair was not as popular as participants had hoped. If
the Center holds a fair again next year Rogusky would like to see it set-up on the street rather
than on the second floor of the building.
Membership and Fundraising - Buhman
Buhman reported that as of June 22, 2004 there are 830 registered members, $20,462 has been
collected in membership fees and approximately $6,800 in donations designated to support the
Operational Budget.
The question of a scholarship fund was raised to be discussed at the July meeting.
COMMISSION DISCUSSION-
Meeting Reports
Honohan met with the City Council to report on the Senior Center Fund Inc.
Honohan plans to meet with the Board of Supervisors in July.
Sarah Uaiers volunteered to visit the City Council next month.
Charity Rowrey agreed to write the web article at the July meeting.
Motion: To adjourn. Rowley/Kelly Motion carried on a vote of 7-0.
Senior Center Commission
Attendance Record
Year 2004
Name Term 1/20 2/17 3/16 4/20 4/30 5/10 6/22
Expires
Lori Benz 12/31/05 X X O/E X X X X
Jo Hensch 12/31/06 X X X X X X X
Jay Honohan 12/31/04 X X X X X X X
Betty Kelly 12/31/04 X X X X X X X
Sarah Maier 12/31/06 X X X X X O/E X
Charity Rowley 12/31/05 X X X X X X X
NancyWombacher 12/31/06 O/E O/E X X X X X
Key: X = Present
O = Absent
O/E= AbsenfJExcused
NM = No meeting
- = Not a member