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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-01-17 Public hearingNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, iowa, at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th day of January, 1995, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, at )hich hearing the Council will consider: An amendment of the Comprehensiv.e Plan to change the land use map designation of property located on the north side of High- way I West from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre and general commercial. 2. An ordinance changing the use regulations of an approximate four acre tract of land, known as the Jensen tract, located east of HaHocko Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS.5, Low Density Single-Fam{ly Residential. 3. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of approximately two acres located generally on the west aide of Herlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi°Family Residen- tial, to RSo5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 4. An ordinance amending the use regulations of an approximate 4.57 acre tract of land, known as the western portion of the Ruppert tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 5. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by conditionally changing the use regulations of an approximate 4.5 acre tract, known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert Tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to CC-2, Communi- ty Commercial. 6. An application to rezone an a. pproximate 1.5 acre tract of land located north of Highway 1 West and west of Miller Street from RS-8, Medium Density Single. Family Residential, to CC-2, Community Commercial. 7. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of a 0.32 acre parcel located at 719 S. Capitol Street from C1.1, Intensive Commercial, to P, Public. Copies of the proposed resolution and ordinanc- es are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK RESOLUTION NO, RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY CHANGING THE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 1 WEST FROM 8-16 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND 16-24 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE TO 2-8 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL. WHEREAS, the City's comprehensive plan is a statement of goals and policies for the community; and WHEREAS, to be an effective guide for a vital community, the plan is flexible and amendable within the context of said goals and objectives described within the plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council, following public hearing has made the following findings: Portions of the vacant properties located north of Highway 1 west and known as the Ruppert tract are designated for 8-16 dwelling units per acre. Portions of the vacant properties located north of Highway 1 west, east of Harlocke Street, and known as the Jensen tract are designated for 16-24 dwelling units per acre. Due to the topography of the area, and increased vehicular congestion in the immediate area, development at densities greater than 8 units per acre is inappropriate and would have negative effects on adjacent properties. Designating for development those properties known as the Jensen tract and the western portion of the Ruppert tract at 2-8 dwelling units per acre recognizes the topographic and vehicular access limitations of these areas. Designating the property known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert tract for commercial development recognizes the appropriateness of commercial development on this portion of the property which has vehicular ~ccess to Highway 1 west. WHEREAS, based upon the preceeding findings, the City Council of Iowa City determines that changing the land use map designation of property located north of Highway 1 and east of Harlocke Street, known as the Jensen tract, from 16-24 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre falls within the context of the goals and objectives of'the comprehen- sive plan; and WHEREAS, based upon the preceeding findings, the City Council of Iowa City determines that changing the land use map designation of property located north of Highway 1, known as the western portion of the Ruppert tract, from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre falls within the context of the goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, based upon the preceeding findings, the City Council of Iowa City determines that changing the land use map designation of property located north of Highway 1, known as the Resolution No. Page 2 eastern portion of the Ruppert tract, from 8-1 6 dwelling units per acre to general commercial falls within the context of the goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, that: The comprehensive plan land use map is hereby amended by changing the land use map designation of property located north of Highway 1 and east of Harlocke Street, known as the Jen.sen tract, from 16-24 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre. The comprehensive plan land use map is hereby amended by changing the land use map designation of property located north of Highway 1, known as the western portion of the Ruppert tract, from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre· The comprehensive plan land use map is hereby amended by changing the land use map designation of property located north of Highway 1, known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert tract, from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to general commercial. Passed and approved this day of ,1995. ATTEST: CITY CLERK It was moved by adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ppdac~Jn~uppelt.~es MAYOR and seconded by City ~tttdrn~/~O~ffice ,~,, ~ the Resolution be ABSENT: Baker Horowitz Kubby Lehman Novick Pigott Throgmorton City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: December 9, 1994 Planning and Zoning Commission From: Robert Miklo, Senior Planner Re: REZ93-0007 and REZ94-0019 Harlocke/Weeber Area Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Rezonings In May of 1994 the Planning and Zoning Commission made recommendations to the City Council regarding two amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and three rezonings in the Harlocke/Weeber area. The City Council has been considering those recommendations for the past several months. Recently, Mace Braverman and the Ruppert family presented the attached concept plan to representatives of lhe Harlocke/Weeber Neighborhood Association and the City Council. This plan would result in the western portion of the Ruppert property being rezoned RS-5. This might develop as a cul-de-sac at the end of Harlocke Street. The proposal also includes the extension of 9 acres of Community Commercial, CC-2, zoning to the portion of the Ruppert property located south of Benton Manor and an additional 1.5 acres of CC-2 zoning on the north side of Highway 1 (see location map for REZ94-0019.) The concept plan also shows a potential subdivision and OPDH plan to the east of the properties currently being considered by the Commission. These properties are located generally on the west side of Miller Avenue between Benton Street and Highway 1. Development of these properties as shown on the concept plan would require additional review and rezoning and subdivision approval by the City at a later date. The proposal submitted by Mace Braverman and the Ruppert family does not address development or zoning on the Jensen tract. Representatives of the neighborhood and the City Council indicated that the proposal had merit and may be an acceptable zoning pattern for the Ruppert property. Based on this proposal, the Council requested that the Planning and Zoning Commission review its previous recommendations for the area. The Council indicated that it would also like to consider an amendment of the Comprehensive Plan to extend the general commercial designation along Highway I farther west on the Ruppert property in the area proposed for rezoning to CC-2 (see the attached plan). The Comprehensive Plan land use map is intended to act as a guide for staff, Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council when land use decisions are made. The Comprehensive Plan currently designates a portion of the Ruppert Property on the west for residential development and 2-8 dwelling units per acre. The Plan designates a portion of the Ruppert Property on the east for residential development at 8-16 dwelling units per acre. Just to the east of the Ruppert property the plan contains a general commemial area on the north side of Highway 1. The proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment would extend the general commercial designation to the west to include a portion of the Ruppert property east of the ravine which is located approximately in the center of the tract. The portion of the property proposed for redesignation to general commercial and rezoning to Community Commercial, CC-2, has steep topography and limited access. There is currently one approved access to Highway 1 directly opposite of Ruppert Road. This access would be advantageous for commercial development of the eastern portion of the Ruppert property. In this manner the properly could develop with access to Highway I and no access to the northwest to the Harlocke/Weeber neighborhood. It should be noted, however, that given the topography of the properly the construction of the access road and commercial development of this property will require extensive grading. This would also be the case if the property is developed for residential purposes. 2 The plans submitted on behalf of the property owner for this area indicate approximately 4.57 acres of RS-5 zoning and a residential subdivision including a cul-de-sac on the end of Hatlocke Street. This concept plan is in compliance with the current comprehensive plan designation of 2-8 dwelling units per acre on this property. The cul-de-sac shown on the concept plan and the use of the property for single family lots would be compatible with the character of the Harlocke/Weeber neighborhood. The actual street and lot design however, would need to be reviewed and approved through the subdivision process. The concept plan shows the division between RS-5 zoning and commemial development along the western side of the ravine which bisects the Ruppert property. In order to minimize grading and tree removal and allow for the retention of a natural buffer between the proposed commercial development and the residential development to the west, staff recommends that lhe rezonlng to CC-2 be conditioned upon the retention of a natural buffer within the western 200 feet of the proposed CC-2 area. The second proposed CC-2 rezoning would result in the addition of 1.5 acres of commercial zoning to the north side of existing CC-2 zoning that has frontage on Highway 1. In staff's view, this is a minor adjustment in the zoning boundary. Commercial development in this area could be compatible with the RS-8 subdivision shown on the concept plan. The back yards of the residential lots would be adjacent to the back of commercial development. The higher grade level of the residential properties and the zoning ordinance requirement for vegetative screening along the rear of the commercial zone should provide for the establishment of an adequate transition In this area. The concept plan submitted does not address development on the Jensen tract. The Commission previously recommended that the Jensen tract and the properties on the side of Harlocke Street be rezoned from RM-44 to RS-5, This designation would be compatible with the RS-5 designation proposed for the western portion of the Ruppert Tract. Staff Recommendation Staff recommends that the Comprehensive Plan be amended to extend the general commercial land use designation along Highway 1 to the west. Staff recommends that the western portion of the Ruppert tract (4.57 acres) be rezoned from RM-44 to RS-5, and that the eastern portion of the Ruppert tract (9.05 acres) be rezoned from RM-44 to CC-2, subject to a Conditional Zoning Agreement requiring the retention of a natural buffer within the western 200 feet of the proposed CC-2 area. Staff recommends that 1.5 acres located north of Highway I be rezoned from RS-8 to CC-2. Staff furlher recommends that the Commission's previous recommendation regarding the Jensen tract and the properties on the west side of Harlocke Street be returned to the City Council. Attachments: Location Map Concept Plan ~l~tl°n; & Community Development I P IN'O L k /// TO: PROTEST OF REZONING HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We, the undersigned, being the owners of twenly percent or more of the area o! Ihe prope~ Included In the proposed zoning change. or Ihe owners of Iwenly percent or more.of the properly which Is located wllhln two hundred feet of the extedor boundaries of the properly for which the zoning change Is proposed. do hereby protest the rezanlng of the following properly: Lot 25 Ifeeber's Third Addition t;o Iowa City, Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof. This peUtlon Is signed and acknowledged by each of us-with the lntenllon that such rezonlng shall not become eRecave except by the favorable vote'el at least three-fourths of all the science with members/Of the council. all I,~ §414.5 of the Code of Iowa. By: Francis G. Vaughan £~ East; side o£ Hatlocke St;feet, CFO Part;nets Iowa Ctt;y, Iowa Owner(s) of Property Address STATE OF IOWA JOHNSON COUNTY On Ihls /__Q__O day of ,June. ,19 94 , betore me, the undersigned, a Notary Public In and for said County and State. personally appeared l~ancta C. Vauqhan ~ to me known Io be the Idanllcal personl~ named in and who execuled the within and foregoing Instrument and acknowledged thathe, e, e, e,~ executed lhe same as [RliF volunlmy act and deed. · his N..otai~ Pub.11c In. and Ib~ State ot Io~_a e~y coramlaszon Expires ~/une zz~ 1996 By: Owner(s) ot Property Addre~ STATE OF IOWA ) ) 88: JOHNSON COUNTY ) On Ihls day of ,19. , before me, Ihe undersigned, a Notary Public In and for said County and Slale, personally appeared and to me known Io be the Idenllcal persons named In and who executed the within and foregoing Instrument and acknowledged that they executed lhe same as their voluntary acl and deed. Notary Public In and tot the State of Iowa 747 West Benton Street Iowa City, Iowa 52246 January 11, 1995 Mayor Susan Horowitz and Members of the Iowa City City Council Civic Center 410 East Washington Street 52240 re: REZ-93007; REZ-940019 Ladies and Gentlemen: In this statement, the undersigned, Barbara & William Buss, wish to make three points. The first two explain our connection to the Weeber-Harlock proposals to amend the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinances which we understand will be on the City Council's public hearing agenda on January 17, 1995. The third point states our fundamental reasons for partially opposing these proposals. 1. We live on West Benton Street on a three acre plot roughly half way between Miller and Weeher Streets. Our land stretches most of the way to Route 1. We have enclosed four aerial photographs of the area to help the Council to see how our property relates to the large block affected by the proposals and to give some sense of the natural beauty that still exists in this area. [Our house is hidden by trees in the pictures, but a red arrow roughly identifies the location of our land.] Our property is adjacent to the one-and-one-half acre plot for which the Comprehensive Plan is proposed to be changed from residential to commercial and the Zoning Ordinance changed from RS8 to CC2, and our land is within 200 feet of the four-and-one-half acre plot for which the Comprehensive Plan is proposed to be changed from residential to commercial and the Zoning Ordinance changed from RM44 to CC2. The second of these proposed changes concerns property nearer to our property than to any Weeber-Harloek property, and the first proposed change is not only adjacent to us but is quite remote from Weeber-Harlock. Though we might wish it to be otherwise, we understand that development in this large block will inevitably occur, but -- come what may -- we will continue to feel fortunate to be living where we do. Nevertheless, the proposed residential-to-commercial changes do not seem inevitable and, under the circumstances, they would have a gratuitously adverse effect upon us. 2. When this matter was before the City Council in July of 1994, Phil Left, representing ns while we were in New Zealand working, submitted on our behalf a letter which we had earlier sent to the Planning & Zoning Commission. That letter supported the then Weeber-Harlock proposal. We continue to hold the position outlined in that letter, and, consistent with that position, oppose the proposal now before the City Council in part. Between that time and the present the proposal was modified to include the proposed residential-commercial changes. Of course, we understand that these proposed changes have resulted from negotiations between Mayor Susan Horowitz and Members of the Iowa City City Council January 11, 1995 Page 2 Wceber-Harlock representatives and the owners and potential developers of the land subject to rezoning. And we understand that in negotiations positions may change through a give and take process. But such giving and taking ordinarily entails giving and taking what one has to give and take. In this case, what was sacrificed by Weeber-Harloek in order to get the RS5 zoning that they wanted was something that direcfiy impacted on us at little or no cost to the Weeber-Harlock As the proposed zoning changes proceeded through the Planning & Zoning Commission, they were always reported as a deal made by the interested parties for the Commission to endorse. And, despite the evident impact on us, the deal was not treated as anything for which our concerns were of any account. The part of the proposal containing the changes from residential to commercial was only before the Planning & Zoning Commission once, on December 15, 1994. Prior to that date, the entire area from Weeber to Miller (with one exception in the southeast comer) was zoned residential and was residential on the Comprehensive Plan. The proposal before the Commission's public hearing on December 15, for the first time, included the residential-to-commercial ohanges in the Comprehensive Plan. On that occasion, the members of the Commission engaged in no discussion about the public interest that would be served by changing the Comprehensive Plan or the Zoning Ordinances to satisfy the owners' desire to have these areas zoned for commercial development. One member of the Commission expressed the view that there was no reason to support the change of the smaller parcel to commercial; two members expressed their reluctance in voting for this change. No member of the Commission gave any reason why either of the residentiul-to-commereial changes were in the public interest. It was understood, we believe, that the reason for approval was that a deal had been struck. We are very sympathetic with both the Wcebor-Harlock residents and the Plantting & Zoning Commission. The controversy concerning the zoning of the area adjacent to Weeber-Harlock has been irresolvable for a very long time. And we concede that there is a public interest in settling this controversy. Still, we do not believe that that is true without regard to the cost of settlement. And we believe that the cost that would be paid by ratifying the deal in this case is excessive and, therefore, contragt to the public interest. That belief is not based primarily on the fact that the deal was struck and ratified in a manner unfair to us. 3. We want to focus now on our principal point: what is wrong with the deal that is now being proposed to the City Counsel. Apart from protecting the ravine nearest to the Weeber-Harloek neighborhood, the proposal and the plan accompanying it contain absolutely nothing to reflect protection of either the natural features of the area or any provision for the open spaco called for by the 1993 Neighborhood Open Space Plan. Mayor Susan Horowitz and Members of the Iowa City City Council January 11, 1995 Page 3 A substantial part of the area affected contains slopes and woods ~at ha~e been designated as "sensitive" in the Sensitive Area Inventory, Phase I. It is Iowa City's~eclared policy to preserve and protect environmentally sensitive areas. According to the Open Space Plan, 7.35 acres should be devoted to open space for this large area. The ravine separating residential and commercial in the western part of the proposal would not count as open space (or count very little) because of its steep slope. Certainly the ravine cannot provide the two three-acre parks called for by the Open Space Plan. Furthermore, these parks -- or at least one of them -- should be located at a point toward the East so that access to people living east of Miller Street would be faeilitsted. More generally, what is needed is a plan that shows the relationship between development and open spaces. We have offered to give the City some of our land if this can be done in a manner that would benefit the community; but this possibility would depend upon a comprehensive open space plan for this entire large block. The open space is there now; once development begins, it will be gone forever. It should be noted that the change in zoning in the proposed plan, from RM44 to 1185 and CC2 and from 1188 to CC2, would reduce substantially a developer's obligation under Iowa City's open space ordinance. We understand that such a reduction would not automatically change the total amount of open space needed in this area, but it would shift the burden from the developers to others -- possibly including the City -- to buy and/or to dedicate the needed space. That irapact on open space obligations, without more, raises a serious question about the appropriateness of the proposal now before the Council. We do not say that that consideration precludes any change in zoning -- either from a higher density to a lower density residential zoning or from residential to commercial. What we do say is that the adverse impact on the Open Space Plan should be taken into account before and in connection with zoning changes. Those advantaged by the changes might well be expected to contribute to the costs to the community that the changes will impose. We recognize that the plan for development included with the present proposal is only a "concept" plan and has not been approved by the Commission; and it is at the development stage that the open-space obligations technically come into play. Yet that is certainly not a reason for the City's taking action now that would impair its future ability to achieve open space goals. As just pointed out, approval of the proposed changes would reduce -- perhaps cut in half -- the obligation of the developers. The fact that the "concept" plan is not yet approved does not make it irrelevant. Plainly, the "concept plan" was not on the map proposing the zoning changes before the Planning & Zoning Commission by accident. It is the only plan that has been proposed, and the Planning & Zoning staff report explicitly talks about how the commercial zoning proposals that are before the Council will be integrated with the adjacent residential areas on the "concept" plan. The "concept" plan totally ignores any open space obligation; and that Mayor Susan Horowitz and Members of the Iowa City City Council ~anuary 11, 1995 Page 4 "concept" plan indicates that hills and woods will be in for rough treatment -- two examples of which are the wooded slopes which lie within the two commercial zones now proposed. The proposal for rezonlng now before the Council is conditional upon protection of one ravine; there is no reason not to protect now other comparable areas that also need protection. In summary, the proposal before the City Council is objectionable because it entails basic changes in the City's Comprehensive Plan from residential to commercial, because there is no stated or sufficient public interest reason for such a change, because the proposal includes no provision for the protection of the natural features of the area -~ including environmentally sensitive areas, becaus~ the proposal contains no or inadequate provision for park and open space, and beeause the proposal actually creates impediments to the realization of the City's Open Space Plan. We urge the Council to disapprove the proposed amendment of the Comprehensive Plan from residential to commercial and the proposed amendment of the Zoning Ordinance from RM44 to CC2 and from RS8 to CC2. Barbara & William Buss n~ o ¢ t.. ' NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th day of January, 1995, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, at which hearing the Council will consider: 1. An amendment of the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use map designation of property located on the north side of High- way 1 West from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre and genera! commercial. An ordinance changing the use regulations of an approximate four acre tract of land, known as the Jensen tract, located east of Hatlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 3. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of approximately two acres located generally on the west side of Harlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residen- tial, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 4. An ordinance amending the use regulations of an approximate 4.57 acre tract of land, known as the western portion of the Ruppert tract, located generally north of Highway I West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 5. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by conditionally changing the use regulations of an approximate 4.5 acre tract, known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert Tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to CC-2, Communi- ty Commercial. 6. An application to rezone an approximate 1.5 acre tract of land located north of Highway I West and west of Miller Street from RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential, to CC-2, Community Commercial. 7. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of a 0.32 acre parcel located at 719 S. Capitol Street from C1-1, Intensive Commercial, to P, Public. Copies of the proposed resolution and ordinanc-. es are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF AN APPROXIMATE FOUR ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED EAST OF HARLOCKE STREET, GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE JENSEN TRACT, IOWA CITY, IOWA, FROM RM-44, HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, TO RS-5, LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has studied the subject area; and WHEREAS, the Commission has found that the existing RM-44 zoning is inappropriate due to the rugged topography and increased vehicular congestion in the area; and WHEREAS, the Commission has recommended that the subject area be rezoned from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single Family Residential. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. APPROVAL. That the property described below is hereby reclassified from its present classification of RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single Family Residential: Lot 25, Weeber's Third Addition to Iowa City, Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof, and generally known as the Jensen tract. SECTION II. ZONING MAP. The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to change the zoning map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this Ordinance as provided by law. SECTION llh CERTIFICATION AND RECORDING. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Ordinance which shall be recorded by the owner at the Office of the County Recorder of Johnson County, Iowa, upon final passage and publication as provided by law. SECTION IV. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ordinances In conflict with the provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of this Ordinance shall be edjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision /gO Ordinance No. Page 2 or part thereof not adjudgad invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. l'his Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication, as required by law. Passed and approved this MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK It was moved by and seconded by adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Baker Horowitz Kubby Lehman Novick __ Pigott __ Throgmorton that the Ordinance as read be First Consideration Vote for passage: Second Consideration Vote for passage: Date published ppdadmin~harlocke.ord NOTICE OF PUBL[C HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th day of January, 1995, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, iowa, at which hearing the Council will consider: 1. An amendment of the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use map designation of property located on the north side of High- way I West from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre and general commercial. 2. An ordinance changing the use regulations of an approximate four acre tract of land, known as the Jensen tract, located east of Hatlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of approximately two acres located generally on the west side of Herlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residen- tial, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 4. An ordinance amending the use regulations of an approximate 4.57 acre tract of land, known as the western portion of the Ruppert tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi*Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 5. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by conditionally changing the use regulations of an approximate 4.5 acre tract, known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert Tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to CC-2, Communi- ty Commercial. 6. An application to fezone an approximate 1.5 acre tract of land located north of Highway 1 West and west of Miller Street from RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential, to CC-2, Community Commercial. 7. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of a 0.32 acre parcel located at 719 S. Capitol Street from C1-1, Intensive Commercial, to P, Public. Copies of the proposed resolution and ordinanc- es are on file for public examination in the Office of the City 'Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF AN APPROXIMATE TWO ACRE TRACT OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HARLOCKE STREET, IOWA CITY, IOWA, FROM RM-44, HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, TO RS- 5, A LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has studied the subject area; and WHEREAS, the Commission has found that the existing RM-44 zoning is inappropriate because traffic from the subject area travels through a neighboring low density single-family neighborhood; and WHEREAS, the Commission has recommended that the subject area be rezoned from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single Family Residential: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. APPROVAL. That the property described below is hereby reclassified from its present classification of RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single Family Residential. Lots 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, Weeher's Third Addition to Iowa City, Iowa, according to the recorded plat thereof. SECTION Ih ZONING MAP. The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to change the zoning map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this Ordinance as provided by law. SECTION III. CERTIFICATION AND RECORDING. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Ordinance which shall be recorded by the owner at the Office of the County Recorder of Johnson County, Iowa, upon final passage and publication as provided by law, SECTION IV. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ordinances In conflict with the provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision Ordinance No. Page 2 or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication, as required by law. Passed and approved this MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK It was moved by and seconded by adopted, and upon roll ca~l there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Baker Horowitz __ Kubby Lehman Novick Pigott __ Throgmorton that the Ordinance as read be First Consideration Vote for passage: Second Consideration Vote for passage: Date published ppdadmin~westharl.ord NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARING Notice is hereby given that e public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th day of January, 1995, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, at which hearing the Council will consider: 1. An amendment of the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use map designation of property located on the north side of High- way 1 West from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to ;~-8 dwelling units per acre and general commercial. 2. An ordinance changing the use regulations of an approximate four acre tract of land, known as the Jensen tract, located east of Hatlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 3. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of approximately two acres located generally on the west side of Herlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residen- tial, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. An ordinance amending the use regulations of an approximate 4.57 acre tract of land, known as the western portion of the Ruppert tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 5. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by conditionally changing the use regulations of an approximate 4.5 acre tract, known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert Tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to CC-2, Communi- ty Commercial. 6. An application to fezone an approximate 1.5 acre tract of land located north of Highway 1 West and west of Miller Street from RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential, to CC-2, Community Commercial. 7. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of a 0.32 acre parcel located at 719 S. Capitol Street from C1-1, Intensive Commercial, to P, Public. Copies of the proposed resolution and ordinanc- es are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CHAPTER BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF AN APPROXIMATE 4.57 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY I WEST, KNOWN AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE RUPPERT TRACT, IOWA CITY, IOWA, FROM RM-44, HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, TO RS-5, LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has studied the subject area; and WHEREAS, the Commission has found that the existing RM*44 zoning is inappropriate due to the rugged topography and vehicular cm~gestion in the immediate area; and WHEREAS, the Commission has recommended that the subject area be rezoned from RM-44 to RS-5. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. APPROVAL. That the property described below is hereby reclassified from its present classification of RM-44, ~igh Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential: Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 79 North, Range 6 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian; Thence S00°30'48"W, along the West Une of said Southeast Quarter, 493.66 feet; Thence N89°52'33"W, 337.07 feet, to the Southeast Corner of Benton Manor, as recorded in Plat Book 22, at Page 22, of the records of the Johnson County Recordar's Office; Thence N89o59'59"W, {a recorded bearing along the South Line of said Benton Manor), 421.42 feet, to the Southwest Corner thereof, which point is also the Southeast Corner of Lot 25, of Weeher's Third Addition to Iowa City, Iowa, as recorded in Plat Book 9, at Page 14, of the Records of the Johnson County Recorder's Office; Thence S89°44'56"E, along the South Erie of said Lot 25, 226.28 feet; to the Point of Beginning; Thence S18°24'08"E, 404.84 feet, to a point on the Northerly Right-of-Way Line of Iowa Primary Road No. 1; Thence S71 °35'82"W, along said Northerly Right- of-Way Line, 152.00 feet, to a poil~t which is 190.00 feet, radially distant Northwesterly of Centerline Station 146+10; Thence S57o55'37"W, along said Northwesterly Right-of-Way Line, 369.85 feet; Thence NOO°OB'O7"E, Ordinance No. Page 2 468.18 feet, to the Northeast Corner, of the Southeast Quarter, of the Northwest Quarter, of the Southwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 79 North, Range 6 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, as recorded in Plat Book 9, at Page 13, of the Records of the Johnson County Recorder's Office; Thence N00°13'OS"E, 161.77 feet, to the Southwest Corner of Lot 24, of said Weeher's Third Addition to Iowa City, Iowa; Thence S89°44'56"E, along the South Line of said Weeher's Third Addition, 328.37 feet, to the Point of Beginning. Said Tract of land contains 4.57 acres, more or less, and is subject to easements and restrictions of record. SECTION Ih ZONING MAP. The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to change the zoning map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this Ordinance as provided by law. SECTION III. CERTIFICATION AND RECORDING. The City Clerk is' hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Ordinance which shall be recorded by the owner at the Office of the County Recorder of Johnson County, Iowa, upon final passage and publication as provided by law. SECTION IV. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. If any section, proviaion or part of this Ordinance shall be adJudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. Passed and approved this MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK l"" -/~..~ ~ "' V/., Ordinance No. Page 3 It was moved by and seconded by adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Baker Horowitz __ Kubby Lehman Novick Pigott __ Throgmorton that the Ordinance as read be First Consideration Vote for passage: Second Consideration Vote for passage: Date published ppdadmin~nohwylv3,ord NOTICE OF PUBi~IC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th day of January, 1995, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, at which hearing the Council will consider: 1. An amendment of the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use map designation of property located on the north side of High- way 1 West from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre and general commercial. 2. An ordinance changing the use regulations of an approximate four acre tract of land, known as the Jensen tract, located east of Harlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 3. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of approximately two acres located generally on the west side of Harlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi*Family Residen- tial, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 4. An ordinance amending the use regulations of an approximate 4.57 acre tract of land, known as the western portion of the Ruppert tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low (~ Density Single-Family Residential. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by conditionally changing the use regulations of an approximate 4.5 acre tract, known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert Tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to CC-2, Communi- ty Commercial. 6. An application to rezone an approximate 1.5 acre tract of land located north of Highway I West and west of Miller Street from RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential, to CC-2, Community Commercial. 7. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of a 0.32 acre parcel located at 719 S. Capitol Street from C1-1, Intensive Commercial, to P, Public. Copies of the proposed resolution and ordinanc- es are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN I(. KARR, CITY CLERK ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CHAPTER BY CONDITIONALLY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF AN APPROXIMATE 4.09 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 1 WEST, KNOWN AS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE RUPPERT TRACT, IOWA CITY, IOWA, FROM RM-44, HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, TO CC-2, COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has studied the subject area; and WHEREAS, the subject property is located adjacent to an existing area of community commercial zoning; and WHEREAS, the Commission has recommended that the subject area be rezoned from RM-44 to CC-2, subject to the retention of the existing natural buffer on the western 200 feet of the property in its natural state to provide a transition between potential commercial development on the subject property and potential residential development on the property to the west; and WHEREAS, Iowa law provides that the City of Iowa City may impose reasonable conditions on approving rezonings, over and above existing regulations, to satisfy public needs directly caused by the change; and WHEREAS, tha owners and applicant acknowledge that the terms and conditions contained in the Conditional Zoning Agreement are reasonable to impose on the land under Iowa Code §414.5 (1993) to satisfy public needs directly caused by the zoning change and to ensure an appropriate buffer between potential commercial development on the subject property and potential residential property located immediately to the west; and WHEREAS, the owners have agreed to the terms and conditions contained in the Conditional Zoning Agreement, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, THAT: SECTION I. APPROVAL. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Conditional Zoning Agreement as authorized by Iowa Code §414.5 (1993), a copy of which ts attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, the property legally described below i8 hereby reclassified from its present classification of RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to CC-2, Community Commercial: Ordinance No. Page 2 Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 79 North, Range 6 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian; Thence S00°30'48"W, along the West Une of said Southeast Quarter, 493.66 feet; Thence N89°52'33"W, 337.07 feet, to the Southeast Corner of Benton Manor, as recorded in Plat Book 22, at Psge 22, of the records of the Johnson County Recordsr's Office, which is the Point of Beginning; Thence S00°30'48"W, 211.15 feet, to a point on the Northerly Right-of- Wav Line of Iowa Primary Road No. 1: Thence S71°35'52"W, along said Northerly Right-of-Way Line, 544.87 feet; Thence N18°24'O8"W, 404.84 feet, to a point on the Southerly Line of Lot 25, of Weeber's Third Addition, to Iowa City, Iowa, as recorded in Plat Book 9, at Page 14, of the Records of the Johnson County Recorder's Office; Thence S89°44'56"E, along the South Line of said Lot 25, 225.28 feet, to the Southeast Corner thereof, which point is also the Southwest Corner of said Benton Manor; Thence S89°59'59"E, along the South Line of said Benton Manor, 421.42 feet, to the Point of Beginning. Said tract of land contains 4.09 acres, more or less, and is subject to easement and restrictions of record. SECTION II. ZONING MAP. The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to change the zoning map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this Ordinance as provided by law. SECTION III. CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to sign, and the City Clerk to attest, the Conditional Zoning Agreement between the property Owners and the City, following passage and approval of this Ordinance. SECTION IV. CERTIFICATION AND RECORDING. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Ordinance and the Conditional Zoning Agreement for recordation at the expense of the owner in the Office of the Recorder, Johnson County, Iowa, upon final passage, approval and publication as provided by law. SECTION V. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Ordinance No. Page 3 SECTION Vh SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of this Ordinance shall be sdjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION VII. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. Passed and approved this MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK It was moved by and seconded by adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Baker Horowitz __ Kubby Lehman Novick __ Pigott __ Throgmorton First Consideration Vote for passage: Second Consideration Vote for passage: Date published ppdarlmin~nohwylv2.ord [hat the Ordinance as read be CONDITIONAL ZONING AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT IS MADE BY IN BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION (HEREINAFTER "THE CITY"), CHARLES W. RUPPERT AND MARIE RUPPERT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, RICHARD H. RUPPERT, SINGLE, ROBERT L. RUPPERT AND MAXINE RUPPERT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, KATHERINE C. HOGAN AND EUGENE HOGAN, WIFE AND HUSBAND, CLELDON F. RUPPERT AND BETTY C. RUPPERT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, HERMAN G. RUPPERT AND BETTY LOU RUPPERT, HUSBAND AND WIFE, ROSAMOND V. COOPER AND DEAN COOPER, WIFE AND HUSBAND (HEREINAFTER "OWNERS"). WHEREAS, Owners are legal title holders of the property legally described below; and WHEREAS, the subject property is located adjacent to an existing area of community commercial zoning; and WHEREAS, the Ci~ is considering rezoning the portion of the Owners property located north of Highway one and west of Miller Street, generally known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert tract, from RM-44, high density multi-family residential, to CC-2, community commemial; and WHEREAS, Iowa Code §414.5 (1993) provides that the City of Iowa City may impose reasonable conditions on approving rezonings, over and above existing regulations, to satisfy public needs directly caused by zoning changes; and WHEREAS, Owners acknowledge that certain conditions and restrictions are reasonable to satisfy public needs directly caused by the zoning change and to ensure an appropriate buffer between potential commercial development on the subject property and potential residential development on the property located immediately to the west. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the Owners agree as follows: Charles W. Ruppert, and Marie Ruppert, husband and wife, Richard H. Ruppert, Single, Robert L. Ruppert and Maxine Ruppert, husband and wife, Katherine C. Hogan and Eugene Hogan, wife and husband, Cleldon F. Ruppert and Betty C. Ruppert, husband and wife, Herman G. Ruppert and Betty Lou Ruppert, husband and wife, Rosamond V. Cooper and Dean Cooper, wife and husband, the Owners and legal title holders of property located north of Highway 1 and west of Miller Street, legally described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest Comer of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 79 North, Range 6 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian; Thence S00°30'48'~/V, along the West Line of said Southeast Quarter, 493.66 feet; Thence N89°52'33'~/V, 337.07 feet, to the Southeast Comer of Benton Manor, as recorded in Plat Book 22, at Page 22, of the records of the Johnson County Recorder's Office, which is the Point of Beginning; Thence S00°30'48'~/V, 211.15 feet, to a point on the Northerly Right-of-Way Line of Iowa Pdmary Road No. 1; ZONING AGREEMENT January 12, 1995 -2- Thence S71°35'52'~/V, along said Northerly Right-of-Way Line, 544.87 feet; Thence N18°24'08'~/V, 404.84 feet, to a point on the Southerly Line of Lot 25, of Weebefs Third Addition, to Iowa City, Iowa, as recorded in Plant Book 9, at Page 14, of the Records of the Johnson County Recorder's Office; Thence S89°44'56"E, along the South Line of said Lot 25, 225.28 feet, to the Southeast Comer thereof, which point is also the Southwest Comer of said Benton Manor, Thence S89°59'59"E, along the South Line of said Benton Manor, 421.42 feet, to the Point of Beginning. Said trect of land contains 4.09 acres, more or less, and is subject to easements and restrictions of record. The Owners acknowledge that the City wishes to ensure an appropriate buffer between potential commereial development on the subject preperty and potential residential development on the preperty located immediately to the west, and therefore, agrees to certain conditions over and above City regulations to ensure the provision of such a buffer. In consideration of the City's rezoning the subject preperty from RM-44, high density, multi-family residential, to CC-2, community commereial, the Ownere agree that development and use of the subject preperty will conform to the requirements of the CC- 2 zone, as well as the following additional conditions: The existing natural buffer, consisting of a ravine, trees and other vegetation, located within the western 200 feet ofthe subject property will be retained in its natural state. There shall be no removal, destruction or cutting of trees or plants, disturbance or change in the natural habitat in any manner within the western 200 feet of the preperty except for routine maintenance of trees and plants and removal of decayed or damaged vegetation, including weeds and noxious plants. Owners acknowledge that conditions contained herein are reasonable conditions to impose on the land under Iowa Code {}414.5 (1993), and that said conditions satisfy public needs which are directly caused by the change in zoning. Owners acknowledge that in the event that the subject property is transferred, sold, redeveloped, subdivided, divided or split, all development will conform with the terms of this agreement. Parties acknowledge that this agreement shall be deemed to be a covenant running with the land and with the title to the land, and shall remain in full forca and affect as a covenant running with the title to the land unless or until released of record by the City. The Parties further acknowledge that this agreement shall inure to the benefit of and bind all successore, representatives and assignees of the Parties. Owners acknowledge that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to relieve owners from complying with all applicable local, state and federal regulations. The Parties agree that this Conditional Zoning Agreement shall be incorporated by ZONING AGREEMENT January 12, 1995 -3- reference into the Ordinance rezon'ng the subject property; and that upon adoption and publication of the Ordinance, this agreement shall be recorded in the Johnson County Recorder's office. Dated this day of ,1995, CiTY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA By: Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor Marian K. Karr, City Clerk ~ "V I-/~'?5-- I}~ad~'~ppe~_agt ZONING AGREEMENT January 12, 1995 -4- ~ROPERTY OWNERS By: ChadesW. Ruppe~ By: Made Ruppert STATE OF IOWA JOHNSON COUNTY On this _ day of ., 19 , before me, the undersigned, a Notary 'Public in Johnson County, in the State of Iowa, personally appeared Charles W. Ruppert and Marie Ruppert, husband and wife, to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa leo ZONING AGREEMENT January 12, 1995 -5- PROPERTY OWNER By: Richard H, Ruppert STATE OF COUNTY On this day of ,19 , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in County, in the State of , personally appeared Richard H. Ruppert, single, to me known to be the identical person named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same as his voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and for the State of ZONING AGREEMENT January 12, 1995 -6- PROPERTY OVVNERS By: Robe~ L. Ruppe~ By: Maxine Ruppert STATE OF ) ) SS: COUNTY ) On this day of ,19,, , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in County, in the State of , personally appeared Robert L. Ruppert and Maxine Ruppert, husband and wife, to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and for the State of It)O- ZONING AGREEMENT January 12, 1995 -7- PROPERTY OWNERS By: Katherine C. Hogan By: Eugene Hogan STATE OF ) ) SS: COUNTY ) On this day of ,19 , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in County, in the State of , personally appeared Katherine C. Hogan and Eugene Hogan, wife and husband, to me known to be the identical peruohs named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and for the State of ZONING AGREEMENT January 12, 1995 -8- PROPERTY OVVNERS By: Cleldon F. Ruppert By: Betty C. Ruppert STATE OF ) ) sa: COUNTY ) On this day of ,19 , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in County, in the State of , personally appeared Cleldon F. Ruppert and Betty C. Ruppert, husband and wife, to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and for the State of ZONING AGREEMENT January 12, 1995 -9- PROPERTY OWNERS By: Herman G. Ruppert By: · Betty Lou Ruppe~ STATE OF COUNTY On this day of , 19 , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in County, in the State of , personally appeared Herman G. Ruppert and Betty Lou Ruppert, husband and wife, to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and for the State of ZONING AGREEMENT January 12, 1995 - 10- PROPERTY OWNERS By: Rosamond V. Cooper By: Dean Cooper STATE OF COUNTY On this day of ,19 , before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in County, in the State of , personally appeared Rosamond V. Cooper and Dean Cooper, wife and husband, to me known to be the identical persons named in and who executed the within and foregoing instrument, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notary Public in and for the State of NOTICE OF PUBUC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th day of January, 1995, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, at which hearing the Council will consider: 1. An amendment of the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use map designation of property located on the north side of High- way 1 West from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre and general commercial. 2. An ordinance changing the use regulations of an approximate four acre tract of land, known as the Jensen tract, located east of Harlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 3. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of approximately two acres located generally on the west side of Harlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residen- tial, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 4. An ordinance amending the use regulations of an approximate 4.57 acre tract of land, known as the western portion of the Ruppert tract, located generally north of Highway I West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. ' 5. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by conditionally changing the use regulations of an approximate 4.5 acre tract, known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert Tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to CC-2, Communi- ty Commercial. An application to rezone an approximate 1.5 acre tract of land located north of Highway 1 West and west of Miller Street from RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential, to CC-2, Community Commercial. 7. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of a 0.32 acre parcel located at 719 S. Capitol Street from C1-1, Intensive Commercial, to P, Public. Copies of the proposed resolution and ordinanc- es are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN I(. KARR, CITY CLERK ORDINANCENO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CHAPTER BY CHANGING THE USE REGULA- TIONS OF AN APPROXIMATE 1.5 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF HIGH- WAY 1 WEST AND WEST OF MILLER STREET, IOWA CITY, IOWA, FROM RS-8, MEDIUM DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, TO CC-2, COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commis- sion has studied the subject area; and WHEREAS, the subject property is adjacent to existing CC-2 zoning; and WHEREAS, the commission has recommend- ed that the subject area be rezonsd from RS-8 to CC-2. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. APPROVAL. That the property described below is hereby reclassified from its present classification of RS-8, medium density single-family residential, to CC-2, community commercial; Commencing at the Northwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 79 North, Range 6 West, of the 5th Principal Meridian; Thence S00°30'48"W, along the West Une of said Southeast Quarter, 377.86 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence S89°52'33"E, 542.11 feet; Thence S02°- 30'00"E, 115.92 feet; Thence N89°52'33"W, 548.21 feet, to a point on said West Line of the Southeast Quarter; Thence N00°30'48"E, along said West Line, 115.80 feet, to the Point of Beginning. Said Tract of land contains 1.5 acres, more or less, and is subject to ease- ments and restrictions of record. SECTION II. ZONING MAP. The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to change the zoning map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this Ordinance as provided by law. SECTION III. CERTIFICATION AND RECORD- ING. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Ordinance which shall be recorded by the owner at the Office of the County Recorder of Johnson County, Iowa, upon final passage and publica- tion as provided by law. Ordinance No. Page 2 SECTION IV. REPEALER. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provi- sions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION V. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconsti- tutional. SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordi- nance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. Passed and approved this MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK , A~*Approve.d*"~Y -~ ~.//' . - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th day of January, 1995, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, at which hearing the Council will consider: 1. An amendment of the Comprehensive Plan to change the land use map designation of property located on the north side of High- way I West from 8-16 dwelling units per acre to 2-8 dwelling units per acre and general commercial. 2. An ordinance changing the use regulations of an approximate four acre tract of land, known as the Jensen tract, located east of Harlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 3. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by changing the use regulations of approximately two acres located generally on the west side of Herlocke Street from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residen- tial, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 4. An ordinance amending the use regulations of an approximate 4.57 acre tract of land, known as the western portion of the Ruppert tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to RS-5, Low Density Single-Family Residential. 5. An ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance by conditionally changing the use regulations of an approximate 4.5 acre tract, known as the eastern portion of the Ruppert Tract, located generally north of Highway 1 West from RM-44, High Density Multi-Family Residential, to CC-2, Communi- ty Commercial. 6. An application to rezone an approximate 1.5 acre tract of land located north of Highway 1 West and west of Miller Street from RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential, (~to CC-2, Community Commercial. An ordinance amending the Zoni.ng Ordi- nance by changing the use regularruns of a 0.32 acre parcel located at 719 S. Capitol Street from C1-1, Intensive Commercial, to P, Public. Copies of the proposed resolution and ordinanc- es are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE 'BY CHANGING THE USE REGULATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 0.32 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 719 S. CAPITOL STREET, IOWA CITY, IOWA FROM C1-1, COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE, TO P, PUBLIC. WHEREAS, the property owner, Johnson County, Iowa, has requested that the City rezone approximately 0.32 acres of land located at 719 S. Capitol Street, Iowa City, Iowa, from C1-1, Commercial Intensive, to P, Public; and WHEREAS, the new zoning classification is consistent with the zoning classifications of other publicly owned facilities; and WHEREAS, the new zoning classification is consistent with the highest and best use of the subject property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. APPROVAL. That the property described below is hereby reclassified from its present classification of C1-1, Commercial Intensive, to P, Public: Lot 3, the north 7.5 feet of Lot 4 and the east one-half of a vacated alley abutting the western boundary line of Lot 3 and the North 7.5 feet of Lot 4; all being in Block 15 in that part of Iowa City, Iowa, known as the County Seat of Johnson County, Iowa. SECTION II. ZONING MAP. The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and directed to change the zoning map of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to conform to this amendment upon the final passage, approval and publication of this Ordinance as provided by law. SECTION III. CERTIFICATION AND RECORDING. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify a copy of this Ordinance which shall be recorded by the owner at the Office of the County Recorder of Johnson County, Iowa, upon final passage and publication as provided by law, SECTION IV, REPEALER, All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed, SECTION V. SEVERABILITY, If any section, provision or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, Ordinance No. Page 2 SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication, as required by law. Passed and approved this MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK ~13,~o_v ad by ppadmin~719Cap.ord STAFF REPORT To: Planning and Zoning Commission Item: REZ94-0017; 719 S. Capitol Street GENERAL INFORMATION: Applicant: Contact person: Requested action: Purpose: Location: Size: Existing land use and zoning: Surrounding land use and zoning: Compreher, sive Plan: File date: 45-day limitation period: BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Prepared by: Charles Denney Date: December 15, 1994 Johnson County 913 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Pat Langenberg 356-6083 Rezoning from C1-1, Intensive Commer- cial, to P, Public To allow construction of a County Am- bulance Facility 719 S. Capitol Street 0.32 acres Vacant; C1-1 North - Electric Substation; C1-1 East - Commercial; C1-1 South - Industrial; I-1 West - Vacant; I-1 Intensive Commercial November 22, 1994 January 13, 1995 Johnson County is requesting rezoning of this property in conjunction with construction of a storage facility for the County Ambulance Service. The County currently owns the property, therefore it is eligible for the P, Public, zone designation ANALYSIS: The Zoning Ordinance, in the Intent Section for the Public Zone, states "land owned or otherwise controlled by the Federal Government, the State, the County, the City and the Iowa 2 City Community School District will be designated a Public Zone. This designation serves a notice function to those owning or buying land in proximity to publicly owned land, which is not ordinarily subject to regulations of this Chapter."(14-61-1 ) The ordinance further states that land acquired by any of the listed entities will retain its existing zoning until the Zoning Map is amended pursuant to Section 14-6U-6. The County has owned the property for some time and is now proposing to construct a storage facility for the County Ambulance Service. With this change in use the County has requested that the property be rezone from C1-1 to P. Because the property is owned by the County it should be rezoned. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that REZ94~0017, a request to rezone property owned by Johnson County at 719 S. Capitol Street from C1-1 to P be approved. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Location Map. ~mz0017.cd Approved by: Robert Miklo, Senior Planner Department of Planning and Community Development LOCATION s 4 :~ /~'o' /$0' STREET I~1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Cl.ty Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd day of January, 1995, In the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, at which ,~arlng the CounCil will consider: [ 1 ~)A resolution to annex an 80 acre tract of ~ land, known a~ the Langenberg Tract, Iocat* ed southeast of Sycamore Street and east of Pleasant Valley Golf Course. 2. An ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter by changing the use regulations of an 80 acre tract of land, known as the Langenberg Tract, located southeast of Sycamore Street and east of the Pleasant Valley Golf Course from County RS, Suburban Residential, to RFBH, Factory Built Housing Residential. 3. An ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter by changing the use regulations of 61.98 acres of land located south of Whispering Prairie Drive from RS-8, Medium Density Single-Family Residential, to RFBH, Factory Built Housing Residential. 4. An ordinance amending Zoning Chapter Article N., Off-Street Parking Requirements, Section 14-6N- 1 B1 specifying construction materials for required hard-surface parking areas. 5. An ordinance amending Zoning Chapter Section 14-6E-6C1 to clarify the density requirement for dwelling units in the CB-2, Central Business zone. Copies of the proposed resolution and ordinanc- es are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk, Civic Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above-mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM TO: City Manager and City Council FROM: Steven Nnsby, Associate Planne~ DATE: $anuary 12, 1995 As per your request~ I have enclosed a first DRAI~T of our agreement with Robert and Erma Wolf regarding the Green View MHP project. This agreement has been submitted to the Wolfs, however, they are out of the state and we have not had discussions with them regarding the content of this agreement yet. Most of the language contained in this agreement is standard and required by HUD. The most important information, regarding what is required by this agreement is on pa~es 1-2. Additional conditions for the development of the property were contained in the Conditional Zoning Agreement. If you have any questions regarding the CDBG agreement please contain me at 356-5248. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY AND ROBERT AND ERMA WOLF FOR THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this . day of ,1995, by and between the City of Iowa City, a municipal corporation ("City"), and Robert and Erma Wolf, a private party ("Subrecipient"); WHEREAS, the City is the recipient of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds granted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (Public Law 93-383) and under the 1992 National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 102-550); and Public Law 103-211 (Disaster Assistance Funds); and WHEREAS, the City wishes to utilize Supplemental CDBG funds to assist the Subrecipient in the acquisition of approximately 80 acres of property, legally described within (see Appendix A), to be used for the construction of a manufactured housing park; NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: PART I PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF SERVICES: Ao 1, The Subrecipient shall use said funds to acquire approximately 80 acres of property for the purpose of constructing a manufactured housing park in accordance with the conditions set forth in the Conditional Zoning Agreement ("the Project"). The Subrecipient shall provide a minimum of 116 pads at Fair Market Rent for a time period equal to twenty-thousand eight hundred and eighty (20,880) months of rent at FMR (See Appendix B for additional information). Said FMR pads shall be scattered throughout the development. A first priority will be given to households relocating from the floodplain the rest of the pads shall be rented to low income households, under 80 percent of median income. The Subrecipient shall subject all rules, regulations, requirements, and lease terms related to the FMR pads to the City for review and written approval. Development of designs for the project shall be the responsibility of the Subrecipient, subject to approval by the City. The City shall provide technical assistance, as needed, under this Agreement. The Subrecipient shall be responsible for all procedures and subcontractural arrangements. All procedures shall be carried out in accordance with all Federal, State and local standards, and shall be monitored by the City. 2 The Project shall be completed in compliance with all applicable state and local building codes; and upon completion, shall be operated in compliance with all applicable state and local codes and ordinances. The Subrecipient agrees the park shall be used for the purpose of providing affordable housing opportunities, as detailed in Part 1.1.A.2 of this Agreement. TIME OF PERFORMANCE: The Subrecipient shall perform according to the following schedule~ ~.'~:~ A. Program Element 1. Execute Contract for Project February 28, 1995 2. Acquisition of Property 3. Project Start Date 4. Project Completion Date 5. Monitoring Period March 31, 1995 February 28, 1995 January 1, 2005 Contract Execution - Satisfaction of the Requirements Stated in Part 1.1 .A.2 This schedule is subject to change by mutual agreement of both parties in writing. PROPOSED PROJECT BUDGET: Land Acquisition Costs Total Subrecipient Grant $ 420,000.00 $ 420,000.00 4. COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT: The City shall pay and the Subrecipient agrees to accept in full no more than Four- hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($420,000) (hereinafter "Grant") for performance under this Agreement, as follows: Based on the approved budget, payment shall be made upon presentation of an executed Purchase Agreement and other supporting documentation. Payments will be made for eligible expenses actually incurred by the Subrecipient, and not to exceed actual cash requirements. The Subrecipient shall report all program income as defined at 24 CFR 570.500(a) generated by activities carried out with CDBG funds made available under this Agreement. The use of program income by the Subrecipient shall comply with the requirements set forth at 24 CFR 570.504. The Subrecipient may use such income during the contract period for activities permitted under this Agreement and shall 3 reduce requests for additional funds by the amount of any such program income balances on hand. All unused program income shall be returned to the City at the end of the Agreement period. Any interest earned on cash advances from the U.S. Treasury is not program income and shall be remitted promptly to the City. 5. TERMS AND CONDITIONS: A. The Subrecipient agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing the funds provided under this contract. B. The City shall have no responsibility or liability for the maintenance, operation or funding for the Subrecipient. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be construed in any manner, as creating or establishing the relationship of employer/employee between the parties. The Subrecipient shall at all times remain an independent contractor with respect to the services to be performed under this Agreement. The City shall be exempt from payment of all Unemployment Compensation, FICA, retirement, life and/or medical insurance and Workers' Compensation Insurance as the Subrecipient is an independent Subrecipient. During the period of this Agreement, effective as of the start of the Project, the Subrecipient shall, at its own expense, procure and maintain all-risk property damage and liability insurance. Property damage coverage shall not be less than the current market value of the property. Liability coverage shall include shall include contractual insurance as well as comprehensive form insurance, and shall provide coverage of not less than $250,000 bodily injury per person, $500,000 bodily injury per occurrence, and $100,000 property damage. Proof of insurance shall be shown to the City by furnishing a copy of the certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Iowa. The certificate of insurance shall include a statement guaranteeing that the insurance company shall notify the Community Development Coordinator within 30 days of the lapse of said policy. The Subrecipient shall provide Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage for all employees involved in the performance of this contract. Until the satisfaction of the requirements, the Subrecipient shall, in a manner satisfactory to the City, fulfill its stated purpose as outlined in Part I. 1.A.2 of this Agreement and provide continued service. 4 The Subrecipient shall not sell, assign or transfer any legal or equitable interest in the property at any time without written concurrence of the City; but in such event, the Subrecipient shall pay to the City the outstanding balance of the service not yet provided or, if the Subrecipient discontinues its program, the Subrecipient shall pay to the City the outstanding balance of the service not yet provided. If the Subrecipient fully complies with its obligations, the lien against the property will be released by the City. Except as provided herein, the terms of this Agreement shall be effective from the date of execution through the date of release of the lien by the City. PART II 1. PERFORMANCE AND REPORTING: The Subrecipient shall direct all notices, reports, insurance policies, and other communications related to or required by this Agreement to the office of the Iowa City Community Development Coordinator, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Notice by both Subrecipient and City shall be given by ordinary mail. Not later than July 1, 1995, the Subrecipient shall provide the City with a Certified Statement of the Expenditure of Funds disbursed under this Agreement. Following execution of this agreement, the Subrecipient shell submit annual reports by the first day of October of each year until the date of release of the lien by the City. The annual report shall, at a minimum, include statistics pertaining to the number of clients served annually, an income certification and racial characteristics of residents renting FMR pads at the Subrecipient's Facility. For projects with a grant of $25,000 or more, an independent audit report which meats the specifications set forth by HUD, which discloses the expenditure of CDBG funds allocated for this Project, shall be submitted by February 1, 1996. No reporting requirements shall extend beyond the date the lien is released by the City. 5 2. OTHER REPORTS. AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS: The Subrecipient shall prempfiy furnish the City or HUD with such statements, records, data and information as the City or HUD may reasonably request pertaining to this Agreement. During the term of this Agreement, any time during normal business hours, the Subrecipient shall make available to the City, HUD and/or the Comptroller General of the United States, or their duly authorized representatives, all of the Subrecipient's records in order to permit examination of any audits, invoices, materials, payrolls, personnel records, conditions of employment, and other data relating to all matters covered by this Agreement. e The Subrecipient shall retain financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertaining to expenditures under this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the termination of this Agreement or release of the lien by the City. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS: A. Financial Management 1. Accounting Standards The Subrecipient agrees to comply with Attachment F of OMB Circular A-110 and agrees to adhere to the accounting principles and procedures required therein, utilize adequate internal controls, and maintain necessary source documentation for all costs incurred. 2. Cost Princi,oles The Subrecipient shall administer its program in conformance with HUD rules and regulations pertaining to Cost Principals. 6 Documentation and Record-Keeping 1. Records to be Maintained The Subrecipient shall maintain all records that are pertinent to the activities to be funded under this Agreement, including but not limited to: a. Records providing a full description of each activity undertaken; b. Records required to document the acquisition, improvement, use or disposition of real property acquired or improved with CDBG assistance: c. Records documenting compliance with the fair housing and equal opportunity components of the CDBG program; and d. Financial records as required by 24 CFR Part 570.502, and OM8 Circular A- 110. 2. Client Data The Subrecipient shall maintain client data demonstrating client eligibility for services provided, Such data shall include, but not be limited to signed verification of income statement, or other basis for determining eligibility, and description of service provided. Such information shall be made available to City monitors or their designees for review upon request. 3, Natimpel Objectives The Subrecipient agrees to maintain documentation that demonstrates that the activities carried out with funds provided under this contract benefit low/moderate income persons, as defined in 24 CFR Part 570.208. C. Procurement 1. Com91iance The Subrecipient shall comply with current City policy concerning the purchase of equipment and shall maintain an inventory record of all non-expendable personal 7 property as defined by such policy as may be procured with funds provided herein. All program assets (unexpended program income, property, equipment, etc.) shall revert to the City upon termination of this contract. 2. OM8 Standards The Subrecipient shall procure materials in accordance with the requir~n~ents of A- 133, A-122, Attachment 0 of OMB Circular A-110, Procurement Standards, and shall subsequently follow Attachment N, Property Management Standards, covering utilization and disposal of property. Copies of said circulars are provided and by execution of this Agreement, the Subrecipient acknowledges their receipt. D Amendments The City or Subrecipient may amend this Agreement at any time provided that such amendments are executed in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of both organizations. Such amendments shall not invalidate this Agreement, nor relleve or release the City or Subrecipient from its obligations under this Agreement. NON-DISCRIMINATION: No person shall be excluded from or denied the benefits of the Subrecipient's project on the basis of age, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, disability or sexual orientation. All current and prospective project beneficiaries must, however, be persons in need of the programs provided by the Subrecipient. SECTION 504 COMPLIANCE: No otherwise qualified individual with handicaps shell, solely by reason of his/her handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, This includes, but is not limited to, programs and/or activities related to housing, employment, and the delivery of services, EQUAL EMP£0YMENT OPPORTUNITY: The Subrecipient certifies that it is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and that it will comply with Chapter 18 (Human Rights) of the Iowa City Code, Chapter 216 (State Civil 8 Rights) of the Iowa Coda. and all applicable regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development pertaining to equal opportunity and affirmative action in employment. Further, the Subrecipient shall ensure that all contracts for work under this Agreement contain appropriate equal employment opportunity statements. The Subrecipient will use its best efforts to afford minority and women o~usiness enterprises (at least fifty-one (51) percent owned and controlled by minority group members or women) the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of this Agreement. 8. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION: The Subrecipient shall assist the City in complying with all applicable environmental assessment and historic preservation requirements of HUD and the State Historic Preservation Officer of Iowa. LEAD.BASED PAINT POISONING PREVENTION: The Subrecipient shall comply with requirements of Section 302 of the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act and HUD regulations thereunder (24 CFR Part 570) insofar as they apply to the performance of this Agreement. 10. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT FOR CAUSE: If the Subrecipient fails to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement in a timely and proper manner, or if the Subrecipient violates any of the terms, agreements or stipulations of this Agreement, the City shall thereupon have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Subrecipient of such termination, specifying the default or defaults, and stating that this Agreement shall be terminated 30 days after the giving of such notice unless such default or defaults are remedied within such cure period. In the event of such termination, the Subrecipient shall promptly repay to the City the that portion of the amounts which have not been disbursed to flood victims or low income persons prior to such termination. lea. 11. 9 TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT FOR CONVENIENCE: This Agreement may be terminated in whole or in part upon the mutual agreement of the parties hereto, in which case the City and the Subrecipient shall agree upon the termination conditions, including the effective date, the disposition of contract amounts, and in the case of partial termination, the portion to be terminated. However, if, in the case of partial termination, the City determines that the remaining portion of the award will not accomplish the purposes for which the award was made, and the award is terminated in its entirety, the Subrecipient shall promptly repay to the City the full grant amount or that portion of the amount which has not been used by flood victims or low income persons prior to such termination. 12. INTEREST OF CERTAIN FEDERAL AND OTHER OFFICIALS: CJ No member or delegate to the Congress of the United States, and no resident Commissioner, shall be admitted to any share or part of this Agreement, or to any benefit to arise herefrom. No member of the governing body of the City, no officer, employee, official or agent of the City, or other local public official who exercises any functions or responsibilities in connection with the review, approval or carrying out of the Project to which this Agreement pertains, shall have any private interest, direct or indirect, in this Contract. No federal funds appropriated under this contract shall be paid, by or on behalf of the Subrecipient, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or any federal agency in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the making of any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan or agreement. If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this federal contract, the Subrecipient shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. The Subrecipient shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all sub-Subrecipients and that all sub-Subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. 13. INTEREST OF THE SUBRECIPIENT: The Subrecipient covenants that it has no interest and shall not acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of the services to be undertaken through this Agreement. The Subrecipient further covenants that in the performance of this Agreement, no person having such an interest shall be employed by the Subrecipient. 14. GRANTOR RECOGNITION: All activities, facilities, and items utilized pursuant to this contract shall be prominently labeled as CDBG funded. In addition, the Subrecipient will include a reference to the support provided herein in all publications made possible with funds made available under this contract. 15. ASSIGNABILITY: The Subrecipient shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement without the prior written approval of the City. Any assignment made without such consent shall be void. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. 16. HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION: The Subrecipient shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, its officers, employees and agents from all liability, loss, cost, damage and expense (including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs) resulting from or incurred by reason of any actions based upon the negligent acts or omissions of the Subrecipient's employees or agents during the performance of this Agreement. 11 17. SEVERABILITY CI a. USE: If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement are held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 18. WORKERS' COMPENSATION The Subrecipient shall provide Workers' Compensation Insurance coverage for all employees involved in the performance of this contract. 19. LIMITATIONS OF CITY LIABILITY - DISCLAIMER OF RELATIONSHIP: The City shall not be liable to the Subrecipient, or to any party, for completion of or failure to complete any improvements which are part of the Project. Nothing contained in this Agreement, nor any act or omission of the City or the Subrecipient, shall be construed to create any special duty, relationship, third-party beneficiary, respondeat superior, limited or general partnership, joint venture, or any association by reason of the Subrecipient's involvement with the City. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on this day of ,1995. CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA ROBERT AND ERMA WOLF By:~ By: City Man ager ~ '~,~,,~,,~ Robert Wolf ATTEST: ': By: City Clerk Erma Wolf 12 STATE OF IOWA ) ) SS: JOHNSON COUNTY ) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT On this day of , 1995, before me, , a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Stephen J. Atkins and Marian K. Karr, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, did say that they are the City Manager and City Clerk, respectively, of said municipal corporation executing the within and foregoing instrument; that the seal affixed hereto is the seal of said municipal corporation, and that the said Stephen J. Atkins and Marian K. Karr acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of said municipai corporation, by it and by them voluntarily executed. STATE OF IOWA ) ) SS: JOHNSON COUNTY ) Notary Public in and for Johnson County, Iowa On this day of , 1995, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Robert and Erma Wolf, husband and wife, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn, did say that they are executing the foregoing instrument; that (no seal has been procured by) and; that Robert Wolf and Erma Wolf acknowledged the execution of the instrument to be their voluntary act and deed, by them and as voluntarily executed. Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa Approved By: City Attorney's Office 13 APPENDIX A Legal Desc~ption: The West one-hair 0N 1~2) of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1~4) of Section 26, Township 79 North, Range 6 West of the 5th PM, except beginning at the Northwest ~omer of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 79 North, Range 6 We~t of the $th PM, thence South one rod, thence East to East line of said West Half of the Southeast Quarter, thence North one rod to the Northeast comer of said West Half of the Southeast Quarter, thence West to the place of the beginning. a.k.a. Langenberg Tract 14 APPENDIX B L Calculation of Months of Service 116 lots x 15 years x 12 months = 20,880 months of lots rented at Fak Market Rent. Lots used as FMR lots shall be scattered evenly throughout the development as build-out of the project occurs. H. Fair Market Rent The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall establish the Fair Market Rent (FIVIR) levels for Iowa City, traditionaily on an annual basis. FMRs set by HUD shall be placed in effect on November 1 of each year of this agreement. In the event HUD discontinues a F/VlR determination the rent for the subsidized units shall be set by the City of Iowa City and Robert and Erma Wolf.. The City of Iowa City shah provide Robert and Erma WoW with current HUD income guidelines and HUD Fair Market Rent determinations each year of this agreement. IH. Income Certification Robert and Erma Wolf shall submit to the City of Iowa City, Community Development Coordinator, an annual income certification of tenants residing on any lots subsidized through this agreement. Said income certification form shah include the resident's signature and social security number. The completed income certification forms shah be submitted to the City by October 15 each year of this agreement. IV. Qualification of Tenants for FMRs Tenants receiving subsidized rent through this agreement must be income eligible at time of application and continue to be income eligible, as determined through the annual income certification process. In the event a tenant is no longer income eligible, that tenant shall no longer pay the established FMR but shall pay the market rate rent in effect on November 1. Should a tenant become income eligible while residing at Green View, the tenant may apply to qualify for the FlVIR pads or be placed on the waiting list. V. Construction Completion Schedule The storm shelter portion of the community building shah be completed as necessary for the safety of the tenants. Completion of the remainder of a community building, for meeting purposes, the provision of services, or general activities shall be completed by the time 250 lots are completed or 200 lots are under lease. Units to be owned and leased by Robert and Erma Wolf must also adhere to the forementioned schedule specified within this section of Appendix B. City of Iowa City. MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: January 12, 1995 c, cou c,,? Karin Fra~kl,n, Dirs~tor, P. _,~[/wI, Water Main Extension Reimbursement With recent adoption of new water rates, the Council also instituted a development fee to cover.the cost of new water main extensions. The fee was set at $350/acrs and would be imposed on any new developments throughout the City. During discussions of the Green View Manufactured Housing Park, the Council requested an accounting of the potential reimbursement for the $233,000 water main that would need to be extended from the current City limits to the South Wastewater Treatment Plant Site and would serve Green View. Thers ars approximately 328 acres of intervening developable land. At $350/acrs, $114,800 would ba collected at the time of development to reimburse costs of the water distribution system. The Green View site would be responsible for $28,000. TRU ART COLOR GRAPHICS A Ot',';s~on d Economy Advetti~ Co, January 12, 1995 Susan Horowitz 1129 Kirkwood Avenue Iowa City, IA 52240 RE: Affordable Housing Dear Susan: Much has been written recently about the above subject and specifically the proposal for the 370 unit park to be located near the Sycamore Street "L". I want to go on record favoring the plan and the developer chosen by the city staff, Robert and Erda Wolf. I have known Bob for over forty years and Erma nearly that long. I have been able to watch on an almost daily basis the development of Modern Manor. More important, I have somewhat of an idea of the considerable effort they have put forth to make Modern Manor one of the finest affordable housing parks in the area. I'm confident that they will do even better with Green View. I understand that you have a final public hearing next week. I hope you and the other members of the Council will join together to produce a unanimous vote for this particular project. Thank you for giving this request your attentioni Sincerely, TRUART COLOR GRAPHICS WMB/Jw Willis M.~ater, Chairman 2800 Highway O East 8o)(2060 I~ IowaCity, lA52244-2060 [] (319)337.9b'23 III FAX(319)338..0943 pWntedon recycled paper John B. Ru¥1e January 13, 1995 iowa City Plant Susan Horowitz, Mayor 1129 Kirkwood Avenue iowa. Cid, IA 52240 Dear Mayor Horowitz: I am writing to request your support and affirmative vote for appmvai of the trailer court project near the Sycamore Slxeet L. I realize that there is some opposition and controversy surrounding this project, but feel the benefits far out weigh the fears of some people. This community, as well as most others, is suffering from a lack of affordable housing. While I am not a proponent of trailer parks, I recognize the need for affordable housing. within our community. Many people that work in lower paid jobs in manufacturing and the servia industry simply cannot afford to pay for traditional housing within Iowa City. Many employees at Oral-B live in existing trailer ~ourts within Iowa City and have a good quality of life. If trailer courts are well maintained and well run with adequate rules and enforcement, they can provide affordable alternative housing in our community.- Again, I urge you to support this project. and vote for affordable aitemative housing. Sincerely, A Gillette Company 1832 Lower Muscaline Road P.O. Box 4502 Iowa City, Iowa 52240-4502 Tel: (319) 338-5411 Telex: 464409 Fax: (319) 356-9165 Mary Lewis Grant Wood Neighborhood Association 56 Regal Lane Iowa City, IA 52240 January 12, 1995 Mayor Horowitz and City Council Members Civic Center 410 Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mayor Horowitz and City Council Members: I am writing on behalf of the Grant Wood Neighborhood Association to ask you to vote against the rezoning of Lake Calvin. The area to the north of Lake Calvin is in the process of being developed as a stick built neighborhood. The idea of putting various kinds of modular homes and single wides in the middle of stick build housing seems to be quite unusual. Mr. Miller spoke of many various types of housing within this one subdivision. It sounded a lot like anything goes. What about continuity? What about management? We have heard over and over again what good management Modem Manor has in reference to the plans for Greenview. If you feel having good management would help to keep a trailer court looking good, why would you even consider establishing at trailer court (or modular home area depending on what Mr. Miller decides to do at any particular time) without management? Mr. Miller also said this new plan for lot ownership has not always worked well. Have you contacted any of the areas where this has been done to find out how it has worked? Since this is a new concept for our area, I would think this would be valuable information in the decision making process. Finally, I would like you to consider what this southeastern area in Iowa City will look like if all the plans for trailer courts went through. Modem Manor, Bon Aire, the area south of Bon Aire, Lake Calvin, Greenview!l! Why have such a large concentration of trailer courts in one area? Sincerely, Mary Lew~s~ Janua~ 11,1995 Iowa City Council 410 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear City Council Members: I am writing to voice my concern on the 2 rezoning/annexation proposals that are currently being reviewed by you and and Planning and Zoning on the development of manufactured housing (RFBH Zoning). My main concern is the LAKE CALVIN. I strongly oppose this 62 acre pamel that is proposed to provide approximately 403-496 lots of manufactured housing. I understand this pamel was denied by P & Z but I feel the City Council is in favor of approving this area anyway. I understand the need for manufactured housing in the City but please do not put one right in the area of of our neighbor hood of single family houses. This parcel is not compatible with the area. It will add more traffic, put more stress on our school GrantWood. All the publicity has been on the Green View parcel so I felt compelled to write about Lake Calvin. Sincerely, Debbie Funk 2231 California Ave. Iowa City, IA 52240 January 10, 1995 Susan and Terry Rew 2149 Russell Drive Iowa City, IA 52240 To: The Iowa City Council Members We wish to express our concerns about the rezoning requests for Lake Calvin and Green View developments. We ask that the Council look at the composition and growth in the southeast side of Iowa City. We have Broadway Neighborhood to our west, transitional housing behind Econofoods, Hilltop Mobile Home Park and a development of low income housing being built on Keokuk Street. To our east is Lakeside Apartments, Bon Aire Mobile Home Park and the recently zoned 82 acres for manufactured housing known as Sycamore Farms. To add Lake Calvin's 62 acres and Green View's 80 acres for the same type housing seems to be creating a high density of low income or "affordable" housing in this area! To enhance the mission of this city for diversity throughout the community, we ask that you look to other parts of town where affordable housing may not be as prominent and spread out these housing developments. Please consider and honor the Planning and Zoning Commissions denial of the request for rezoning of the Lake Calvin proposal and also say NO to the Green View proposal. Thank you. Sincerely, Terry and Susan Rew To : The Iowa City Council I am writing you to oppose reas otis : the Lake Janurary 10, 1995 Calvin rezoning for the following I feel that the 82 acres RFBH should be built on rezoning another parcel. that was rezoned last year to first, before you consider When the people opposing the Green View derelopement came around with their petitions and asked people to sign and write letters, many of us were told it was to oppose both Green View and Lake Calvin. I have had calls on this matter from people in the Grantwood neighborhood that are very upset about the fact the the Lake Calvin developemerit may be approved even though It was denied by P&Z. We already have one mobile home park in the area and that is Bon Air. The area right behind Bon Air was rezoned Just last year to RBFH. The Lake Calvin area is right next to thls~ I do not see how the Iowa City Council could even consider rezoning another parcel to RBFH, when the first one has not even been developed. That would put three mobile home parks right next to each other. I was at the last Iowa City Council meeting on these issues and heard everything that was said. I still feel that the land called Lake Calvin should be left RS-8 and the 82 acres that is already zoned RFBH be used. Thank You Jane Klitzka Vice President Grantwood Neighborhood Association 2305 Hollywood Blvd Iowa City Ia. 52240 January 11, 1995 City Council City of Io~va City q10 East ~ashlng-ton Street Iowa City, I^ 52200 Dear Monbers of City Counci 1: I oppose the two proposed developments south of Highway 6 knmm as t.ake Calvin and Green View. Had I lived in the area before the Sycamore Farms proposal to fezone and annex was accepted, I would have opposed that, too, but only until an equitable distribution of nmnufactured housing existed throughout the city. In other words, I am not against places for whatever level of housing Iowa City may desire. Inslead, I am for an equitable distribution of dwelling types and against creation of a ghetto. Sincerely, Carol AnnMarlow (with H.F. and Mildred Meyer) 50Amber Lane Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Lea Supple CENTURY 21 The Real Estate Centre 1927 Keokuk Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 January 12, 1995 The Iowa City City Council 410 East Washington St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Dear Council Member: Regarding the Lake Calvin and Green View RFBH rezoning: In the early 1980's a local developer perceived a need for low price condominiums and proceeded with a project. The condos sold very quickly and were in great demand. Other builders and developers witnessed this market response and built even more low price condos. Apartment complex owners converted their units to condos. The result was a saturated market and a decrease in value for all the lower price condos. In the first project, the one that started the flood, condos sold in 1983 for $32,000. to $33,000. In 1987, those same units sold again for as low as $26,000. I believe this story is relevant as you determine the rezoning advisability of the Lake Calvin and Green View parcels. It may be reasonable to assume these two parcels, if approved, plus the already approved RFBH portion of Sycamore Farms would result in 1000 to 1500 new lots for manufactured homes. Such a flood of lots could depress the market with repercussions that would probably effect all manufactured home owners and park owners in the county. Unless there is a present demand for over a thousand more lots, I feel it would be a disservice to both current and future manufactured home owners to approve the rezoning proposals. Thank you for your consideration of my opinion and for your continuing efforts on behalf of Iowa City and its residents. For your information, I am a REALTOR associated with CENTURY 21 The Real Estate Centre and, also, an owner of three of the condos that depreciated in value nearly 20% in four years. Sincerely, Lea Supple ~_ I0, lqq5~ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa, at 7:30 p.m. on the 3rd day of January, 1995, in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa, at which hearing the Council will consider: 1. A resolution to annex an 80 acre tract of land, known as the Langenberg Tract, locat- ed southeast of Sycamore Street and east of Pleasant Valley Golf Course. 2. An ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter by changing the use regulations of an 80 acre tract of land, known as the Langenberg Tract, located southeast of Sycamore Street and east of the Pleasant Valley Golf Course from County RS, Suburban Residential, to (~RFBH, Factory Built Housing Residential. An ordinance amending the Zoning Chapter by changing the use regulations of 61.96 acres of land located south of Whispering Prairie Drive from RS-8, Medium Density Single*Family Residential, to RFBH, Factory. Built Housing Residential. 4. An ordinance amending Zoning Chapter Article N., Off-Street Parking Requirements, Section 14-6N-1 B1 specifying construction materials for required hard-surface parking areas. 5. An ordinance amending Zoning Chapter Section 14-6E-6C1 to clarify the density requirement for dwelling units in the CB-2, Central Business zone. Copies of the proposed resolution and ordinanc- es are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk, Clvio Center, Iowa City, Iowa. Persons wishing to make their views known for Council consideration are encouraged to appear at the above.mentioned time and place. MARIAN K. KARR, CITY CLERK IOWA STATE BANK & TRUST COMPANY January 4, 1995 City Clerk Civic Center 400 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re; Edmund Gatens Trust #1 Edmund Gatens Trust g2 Lake Calvin Properties Dear Sir or Madam: Enclosed is the Protest of Rezoning to be filed on behalf of the Gaten's Trust. If anything else needs to be done, please give me a call at 356-5934. Very truly yours, ~.~. f~--: * ~..-~ Irene A. M~enda Trust Officer ~ Enclosure f:~iam~gatecalv.let P.O. Box 1700, [owe City. IA 52244-1700 · Toll-Free 1-800-247-4418 · FAX 319-356.5849 102 S. Clinton St, 356-5800 Clinton St. 325 $. Clinton 350-5960 KeoJcu~ St. & Hwy. 6 Bypa.~ 356-$970 Rochester A'.,e, O~ce 2233 Rochester Ave. 356-5980 Condvfile Omce 110 First AvoJComlvllle 3~6-5990 PROTEST OF REZONING TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IOWA CITY, IOWA We. Iho undcrslgned. being the owners of twenty percent or more of the area of ~he property included in Ihe pmpo~d zoning ch~gc. or lbe owne~ of twenty per~m or more of Ibe pm~rty which is k~alcd within two hund~ f~t of the exitriot ~und~cs of the property fur which ~hc mating change is proposed, do hereby pmt~l ~be ~ning of Ihc fidlowiog prope.y: Lake Calvin Properties 61.96 acres of land located south of Whispering Prairie Drive, This petilion is signed and acknowledge by each of us with Ihe intention that such rerunlag shall not beenroe effective except by the favorable vote or at least three-fourths of all of members of Ihe cormoil, all in accordance wilh S~tion 414.5 of ~hc Code of Iowa. Owner(s) Property Address STATE OF IOWA ) JOHNSON COUNTY ) On thi.~/Y,. day t~, I~)$, before me, ~he undersigned, a Notary Pub c in and for said County and SI~e, pers~fnally appeared//7.,~4~,,. ,,~. !o me known to be the identical persons nam~ in and who executed the within and foregoing mslrument and acknowledge that they exccutad the same as ~'~cir voluntary act and deed. BY: ¢)wnner(s) Property Address .~ ~.~ STATE OF IOWA ) JOHNSON COUNTY ) ~:. Oa this day of .1995, before me. the. undersigned, a Notary Public in~d fi~r said Counly and Slate, personally appeared to me known m be Ibe idemical ~rmms named in and who cx~ut~ tbe within and fi~regoing in~trumenl und acknowledge that they executed tbe same ~ their volunm~ acl and d~d. Nolary Public in and for ~he State of Iowa PETITION We, the undersigned, wish to express our o osition t ~ ' and . . ,. ,,,~,, .....t pp o~ e annexation ["'7omr,~ o'l~¢eJgl~ty acres of land on the SE side of Iowa City, as requested by Bob Wolf and the City of Iowa City. The specified tract of land is at the comer of Sycamore and County Lane Road, bordered on the east by the Sycamore Farms annex, on the southby the waste water olant, and Oll. the we~by tile PleasantYalley. golf. c~ourse. ~! __g Signature Date Address ~ 3 3 We, the undersigned, w~sh to express our opposition to the rezomng (REZ94-0014') ~f ~tppr~i~ai~y ~2 acres of land on the SE side of Iowa City, as requested by Lake Calvin Properties, from medium density single-family residential, RS-8, to Factory Built Housing Residential, RFBH. The specified tract of land is located to the southwest of Bon Aire mobile home park and is directly south of Whispering Prairie Drive. #, ,~ign~/~re.~ (~(] Da Address .27 PETITION ~ o~¢ ~s m We, the undersigned, wish to express our opposition to the rezoning (RE~),I ~0~M) ,~'2'~ql~,l~ot:,, 62 acres of land on the SE side of Iowa City, as requested by Lake Calvin Properties, from medium density single-family residential, RS-8, to Factory Built Housing Residential, RFBH. The specified tract of land is located to the southwest of Bon Aire mobile home park and is directly south of Whispering Prairie Drive. Signature Date Address PETITION m.:: We, the undersigned, wish to express our opposition to the rezoning (REZ94-0014) of approximately 62 acres of land on the SE side of Iowa City, as requested by Lake Calvin Properties, from medium density single-family residential, RS-8, to Factory Built Housing Residential, RFBH. The specified tract of land is located to the southwest of Bon Aire mobile home park and is directly south of Whispering Prairie Drive. _.g Signa.ture . . D. atc /.~ -IV- /,2 -/~ /~/~ /~-1 ~ Iz Address PETITION We, the underst ed wish to e · · · ~~~. ' ' ~, . .~, ~ .. _xpress our opposltaon to the rezonmg (REZ94-00141 ofannr x,m~f~-r'~'~,q9 acres or tano on me ~t: sine of Iowa City, as renuested b~, Lake ro~v;- o .....-.:~- ;--- "" '°.-xtm'~'7?' .7"' .:__~_.~_ .. ....... -.~ 'a . ./ . ,.-,m ,ua x,up~auc~, 1Iom meolum O. ellsirv ~mgtc lainfly resmenttat, ~-~, to Factory Built Housing Residential, RFBH. The specified tract oflan~ is located to the southwest ofBon Aire mobile home park and is directly south of Whispering Prairie Drive. Address /~//?z. ~,),~ ~. / ~ o~ 223 PETITION We, the undersigned, wish to express our opposition to the rezoning (R.EZ94-0014) of ap~'~tety 62 acres of land on the SE side of Iowa City, as requested by Lake Calvin Properties, from medium density single-family residential, RS-8, to Factory Built Housing Residential, RFBH. The specified tract of land is located to the southwest of Bon Abe mobile home park and is directly south of Whispering Prairie Drive. _.g Signature Date Address i PETITION P.,~.U. UGr hq I MG~ I We, the undersigned, wish to express our opposition to the rezoning (REZ94-0014) of approximately 62 acres of land on the SE side of Iowa City, as requested by Lake Calvin Properties, from medium density single-family residential, RS-8, to Factory Built Housing Residential, RFBH. The specified tract of land is located to the southwest of Bon Aire mobile home park and is directly south of Whispering Prairie Drive. ~.~ Si~at~r~ Dam ~'~.~ Address / /a35 t/,,/I5. /¢'//,~/f~, ~,~ '~,.,~,,~ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On January 17, 1995, the City Council will hold a public hea~ing on the City's new CITY STEPS plan. CITY STEPS is Iowa Clty's Consolidated Plan for housing, jobs, and services for low income residents in the Iowa City area. This hearing will be held du~ing the Councll's regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the Civic Center. Comments from the public will be received at the public hearing on January 17, 1995, in the City Council Chambers at the Civic Center or written comments may be submitted, at any time, to the City Clerk's Office at 410 E. Washington Street. Questions regarding CITY STEPS should be directed to Steven Nasby, Associate Planner at 356-5248. ppdcdbg~cc1-17.nph City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: January 12, 1995 To: From: City Council and City Manager Marianne Milkman, Community Development Coordinator Re: CITY STEPS Enclosed is a revised version of the Needs, Priorities and Strategies for CITY STEPS, as well as the Citizen Participation Plan. The latter is required to ensure adequate citizen input at all stages of preparation of the Consolidated Plan (aka CITY STEPS). CCN reviewed the Citizen Participation Plan a{ its S~tember 21, 1995, meeting and had no comments or changes. The Committee did suggest that in the future, just as the programs are being consolidated Under one plan, it might be appropriate to consolidate CCN and the Housing Commission into one commission. We have started to discuss this with both Commissions. The enclosed Needs, Priorities and Strategies section has been considerably revised by staff and the Priorities and Strategies Committee since the last version you received. (Please throw out the version dated 1/4/95.) There were a number of errors in the priority rankings, as well as in other sections. Also included is a summary table of priority rankings as required by HUD. At your informal meeting on January 16, 1995, I will discuss the general elements of these sections with you. The Priorities and Strategies Committee will make its presentation at the Public Hearing on January 17, 1995. Members of the Committee will also be present at your informal session to answer questions. Please call me at 356-5244 if you have any questions prior to the meeting. Enc. b~c~steps CITY STEPS Iowa City's Consolidated Plan for Housing, Jobs and Services for Low-Income Residents NEEDS, STRATEGIES, OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES INTRODUCTION This CITY STEPS draft document makes recommendations on the City's plan for assistance to its low-income population over thc next five years. The preparation of this document began in October 1994 with the gathering of information and a series of public mcetings to identify the needs of the low-income population. In November and December a group of eight citizens (the CITY STEPS Priorities and Strategies Committee) met with the Community Development staff and discussed the extent of the identified needs in the areas of housing, jobs and services. The group also attempted to determine the biggest gaps and inadequacies in the current assistance pro- grams, and discussed strategies to meet all the identified needs. After considerable discussion, the Committee agreed that the overall goal of CITY STEPS ts to encourage and support families and individuals in achieving their highest degree of self-sufliciency. With this goal in mind, and using the need categories required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Committee then proceeded to rank the perceived needs, -- a very difficult and almost overwhelming process. Needs were given a ranking of High, Medium, Low or No Such Need. These rankings are not absolute and am subject to change upon presentation of evidence that a need does exist. In general, low priority rankings indicate that existing services are adequately meeting current demand, or that no specific needs have been identified at this time. It is also important to remember that these are not the nesds of the City as a whole, but those of its low- income residents onty. Thus, Water Improvements have a Low Priority ranking as far as the low-income population alone is concerned, but these improvements are a high priority for the City as a whole. After the public hearing, the priorities and strategies are likely to be revised prior to Council approval on January 31, 1995. The revised document will be used to guide funding allocations in the coming year. DraR 1/13/95 I.NEED FOR DECENT HOUSING THAT IS AFFORDABLE A. Renters (small and large households) Strategy: Aggressively pursue federal and state housing assistance programs Needs Assessment and Current Programs: The 1990 Census data show that them are approximately 2,500 low-income renter households paying more than 30% of their income for housing. In addition, there are 909 households receiving rental assistance through the Public Housing Authority (PHA). In order for low income households to maintain a decent standard of living it is important that they not pay more than 30% of their gross income for housing. The PHA currently has 82 units of scattered site public housing and is in the procass of constructing ~3 uni.ts. of single-family housing and pumhasing another 10 units. As funds become available from HUD the PHA applies for funds to increase the number of public housing units and the number of Section 8 Certificates and Vouchers. The PItA has a waiting list of approxlmataly 500 households who are in need of assistance. Tenant based rent assistance programs seem to provide households with the greatest flexibility regarding housing type, location, and access to the larger private sector rental market. Tenant based assistance programs are available through the HOME program, however, to date HOME funds have not been used for this purpose. The high cost of damage and utility deposits acts as a barrier to entrance into the rental market for very low-income families/individuals. There are no current policies that allow payments to be spread over a few months to ease the cash-up-front crisis. Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship, in conjunction with First National Bank, has a loan program that provides deposit assistanco. Many households are one small "disaster" from homelessness. In order to assist families to remain in their housing, HACAP operates two programs providing limited assistance with utility payments for income qualifying individuals. The Salvation Army provides assistance with water payments up to $50.00 for a small handful of individuals/families. The State of Iowa operates a fund that allocates $500.00 a year to income eligible families with children to keep them in their homes. In addition there are small, private groups providing emergency assis- Objectives: Maintaining and increasing Public Housing and Section 8 certificates and vouchers. Investigate and initiate Tenant Based Rental .4ssistance Programs. Encourage development of other financial assistance programs such as deposit and emergency payments for rent and utilities. Priority: HIGH for households under 30% median income. MEDIUM for aH other households. 2 Strategy: Maintain and expand affordable rental housing stock Needs Assessment and Current Programs: There are approximately '12,500 rental units in Iowa City. Since a majority of low incoreo households are rentera it is important to maintain and oxpand the stock of anits available within tho community. HUD's Fair Market Rent calculations are based on the 45th pereeatile of rents of all units in Iowa City. This represents approximately 5,625 units. Yet, due to very low incomes and overall high rent loveIs in Iowa City, many households still cannot afford the fair market rant and must rely on rent assistance pro- grams including public housing and section g. In order to increase the stock of units affordable to low income housoholds federal programs can bo used to rehabilitate or construct new units. An effort to increase the number of units affordable to low income persons has been undertaken by non-profits, for-profits and public-private partnemhips. The main obsta- cle to expanding the stock of affordable units is the lack of available, developable land within different parts of the community. The need for housing that is affordable was mentioned as one of the greatest needs in Iowa City at several CITY STEPS meetings. An effective way to address this need is by forging public\private partnerships. In the past few years this type of arrangement has produced a few units of affordable housing. At the present time there are two pub- lic\private ventures in the planning stages, one between the Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship (GICHF) and Robert Bums and Associates (324 units of rental housing with 133 reserved for lower income households), and the other between the City of Iowa City and Robert and Erma Wolf(340 manufactured housing pads with 116 reserved for lower income households). Both of these projects are mixed income housing develop- ments. Satisfying the need for affordable housing units requires a wide spectrum of housing options. Traditionally these options were limited to large complexes of rental housing. Other types of housing such as manufactured housing, and mixed-income developments may also be used to meet the housing needs of the community. As indicated in HUD Table I, 40% of the homoloss adults courtrod on October 20th wero single (EHP reported during FY94 that 84% of its clients were singlo, 72% single men). Data collected during the October 20th count also suggests that 93% of the adult respondents hoped to remain in Iowa City, therefore as many as 657 single individuals could be seeking permanent housing in our community each year. Shelter records show that many of these individuals do succeed in finding some type of housing, but many return to the shelter after eviction, domestic dispute, or personal crisis. Easier access to services may prevent these cyclical crises. In order to maintain the City's housing stock, housing code enforcement is important. Housing and Inspection Services, a City department, conducts about 4,000 inspections per year. The majority of these are rental inspections. This office also issues building permits, inspects now construction projects, and enforces the City's zoning ordinance, thus maintaining the rental housing stock in compliance with the code. The 1990 Census data reports that Iowa City has approximately 15,550 housing units constructed before 1976, when many energy efficiency measures and codes went into effect. There are several agencies that provide efficiency modification assistance. They are the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP), Elderly Services Agency 3 I'1o Objectives.' Priori~: (ESA), and the City Housing Rehabilitation Program. These agencies provide assistance with insulation, weatherstripping, furnaces, and window replacement. Assistance with energy efficiency improvements is a continuing need for low-income households. Due to a national awareness and concern, HUD has placed the lead based paint issue as a high priority and has provided some funds for abatement. Generally, the lead based paint problems are occurring in the larger cities especially in poorly maintained neighborhoods. In Iowa City there have been a relatively low number of children under age 7 who have tested positively for elevated lead blood levels. The low number of affected children may be the result of code enforcement and the maintenance practices of local landlords. Even though the number of affected children is low, a number of households remain at risk. According to our research for the 1994 CHAS, there may be as many as 1,863.2,458 households with children under age seven living in units with lead based paint somewhere within the structure. (NOTE: These statistics are based on national averages and may not be an accurate reflection of Iowa City's housing stock) The City does address lead paint hazards through its Housing Rehabili- tation program, where testing and abatement occurs in units with lead based paint and children under age seven. Additionally, Housing and Inspection Services provides information regarding lead-based paint hazards and abatement to landlords. Iowa City has an active historic preservation record, including a Historic Preservation Plan, the designation of historic dis~'icts, preservation activities, and support of the Salvage Barn. In addition, all projects funded with federal funds must address historic preservation issues. Maintenance of affordable rental units: Continue accessibility improvements. Facilitate public/private partnerships to finance, construct, or rehab affordable units. Enhance utility efficiency improvements (e.g. energy efficiency, water conservation). Continue code enforcement. Expand lead based paint education, testing, and abatement efforts. Continue historic preservation efforts. Expand the number of units affordable to low-income persons: Facilitate public/private partnerships to finance, construct, or rehab affordable units. Encourage manufactured housing Study the feasibility of Single Room Occupancy ($RO) housing, and pursue if appropriate. HIGH for households under 30% median income, MEDIUM for households over 30% of median income. Strategy: Develop services to help low-income households locate and retain affordable housing Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Basic coping and day-to-day living skills were mentioned as needs at every CITY STEPS public meeting and discussion. Support for creating and expanding living skills training programs was cited by several agencies. 4 Objectives: An agency that currently addresses those needs is LIFE Skills, Inc. which is a private non-profit organization devoted to providing education and assistance to children, adults, families, and persons with special needs. LIFE Skills operates a Housing Support Pro- gram that works with families at risk of losing their housing due to a lack of home maintenance, home safety skills, budgeting, communication skills, and coping skills. Assistance is provided to help these families gain a sense of responsibility and account- ability to their neighbors and landlords. The Housing Support Program assisted 31 households in 1992 and 39 households in 1993. Current funding provides for only one, half-time position to provide these housing support services. If additional staff funding was available it is anticipated that this or other programs could be significantly expand- ed to assist more families and provide more services. The need for improved communication and education between landlords and tenants was cited at several CITY STEPS meetings. Uncertainty about regulations, fear of eviction and feelings of disenfranchisement serve to decrease the quality of life for low- income tenants. One of the main problems for low-income household is locating affordable units. Many of the low-income persons do not have the resources to fully utilize commercial rental locator services or publications. LIFE Skills, Inc. has assisted many low-income house- holds with apartment location and completion of applications. This service is used by persons with Section 8 vouchers and certificates that are having difficulty locating a unit on their own. Expand liv#tg skills programs. Improve tenant/landlord education and mediation opportunities. Enhance rental property locator assistance. Priority: HIGH for households under 30% of median income. MEDIUM for all other households. B. Owners Strategy: Increase opportunities for entry into homeownership Needs Assessment and Current Programs: The average price of a single-family home in Iowa City is $106,500, which makes homeownership difficult for many households and nearly impossible for low-income households. When homeownership opportunities arise for these income groups, it is generally for an older home that is likely to be in need of repair. The City's housing rehabilitation program assists first-time and existing low income homeowners. Aceessi- bility is also an important aspect of the housing rehab program. Many persons who are disabled cannot afford to make the necessary modifications to their homes. In order to assist potential first-time homebuyers, the City, in conjunction with several banks and real estate agencies, planned and conducted a homebuyers educational seminar. The seminar was widely advertised and was free of charge to anyone interest- ed in attending. Approximately 20 persons attended the first meeting in July 1993. A second seminar was held in March 1994 and more than 100 persons wer~ in attendance. There is a seasonally high-demand for such education opportunities that helps potential homebuyers research the feasibility of buying and maintaining a home. 5 Objectives: Priority: The City of Iowa City has used CDBG funds for a modest downpayment assistance program in the past. This program assisted 10 low income households, these house,- holds all qualified for and received private mortgages. Several of the households also accessed the State of Iowa downpayment assistance program called Iowa Housing Assistance Program (IHAP). This program provides a household with up to $2750 in matching funds for downpayment and closing costs. Two government housing pro- grams, Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac, also provide some assistance with home- ownership to low income households through local lenders participating in the pro- grams. Additionally, the Iowa City Public Housing Authority has a program that helps current PHA tenants with purchasing a home. This Tenant to Owner Program (TOP) will be helping to increase the opportunities for homeownership for low income households. Emergency assistance for mortgage foreclosure prevention and utility payments was mentioned several times at the public hearings. HACAP operates two programs provid- ing limited assistance with utility payments for income qualifying individuals. The Salvation Army provides assistance with water payments up to $50.00 for a small handful of individuals/families. The State of Iowa operates a fund that allocates $500.00 a year to income eligible families with children to keep them in their homes. The Northwest Area Foundation, based in Minnesota, operates a mortgage foreclosure program. This program can provide several months worth of mortgage payments for low-income homeowners and assists them with getting back on track financially. In addition there are small, private groups providing emergency assistance. Access to these programs is limited due to funding availability. Iowa City has the most expensive housing in the state of Iowa, with a median price of $106,500 per single-family unit. As a result, households have turned to other housing options. For instance, the number of manufactured homes being located in Iowa City and Johnson County has greatly increased from 1980 to 1990 (43% and 50% respective- ly). There are currently an estimated 1300 manufactured housing units in Iowa City or 5.8% of all housing units, compared to 6.0% state-wide and 9.2% nationally. Modem Manor manufactured housing park, located just outside the City limits, has been expand- ing at a rate of nearly 30 - 40 lots per year and has filled those lots as fast as they have come on line. Also, within Johnson County there have been several expansions of manufactured housing parks and the vacancy rate is still extremely low. Due to the "hot" housing market in Iowa City, developers have concentrated on building homes in the $125,000 to $300,000 price range. This type of home maximizes the builder's return on investment. During the last two years there have been over 425 single-family homes built in Iowa City alone. However, at an estimated average sales price of over $150,000, very few of these homes are affordable to households with incomes under 80 percent of median. Provide rehabilitation and accessibility improvements. Develop and encourage homebuyers assistance programs. Increase production of units affordable to households under 80~ raft, including mtmufactured housing. HIGH for rehabilitation and accessibility improvements for homeowners below 50% median income. MEDIUM for homeowners over 50% median income. Iio Strategy: Maintain existing stock of affordable housing Needs Assessment and Current Programs: According to the 1990 Census, Iowa City's owner-occupied housing stock consists of 9,823 units, of this number 59.9 percent or 5,882 units were constructed before 1970. Of these owner-ocoupied units, approximately 2,337 are owned by low-income resi- dents. These homeowners are eligible for the City's extensive housing rehabilitation program (including accessibility) tliat has been in operation since the late-1970's. Maintenance, rehabilitation, and accessibility eftoRs undertaken by the City's Housing Rehabilitation program have greatly improved the quality of life for hundreds of low- income households while maintaining the affordable housing stock. The following is a brief summary of the number of owner households assisted by the City's Housing Rehabilitation Program over the last four years (1990 - 45 households, 1991 - 44 house- holds, 1992 - 26 households, and 1993 - 32 households plus 81 flood mhabs, not including manufactured housing). In addition, the City has 13-14 comprehensive rehabilitation projects underway that were funded through the HOME program. The Housing Rehabilitation Program continues to have a waiting list for assistance even though the GDBG rehabilitation program has not advertised for more than 2 years. The program also provides emergency repairs to many mobile home owners. While a county wide rehab program does not exist, the City receives numerous requests for rehab services outside the city limits. Another rehabilitation program operated by Elderly Services Agency (ESA) completes approximately 60 small repair projects each year and continues to have a waiting list. This Small Repair program is important for maintaining elderly persons in their homes. Accessibility improvements are a very important aspect of ESA's program. Small modifications to older homes enable elderly persons to continue to live in their own home. The program needs to be expanded throughout the county to assist elderly, and low-income rural residents. These two rebabilitation programs are essential in order to assist low-income households maintain a decent, safe living environment. Without the rehabilitation programs the City could lose a significant number of housing units now occupied by lower income households and the homeowners could lose their homes. The 1990 Census data shows that Iowa City has approximately 15,550 housing units coastmeted before 1976, when many energy efficiency measures and codes went into effect. There are several agencies that provide energy efficiency modification assis- tance, they are the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP), Elderly Services Agency (ESA), and the City Housing Rehabilitation Program. These agencies provide assistance with insulation, weathemtripping, furnaces, and window replacement. For homeowners, lead based paint dangers occur most frequently when the homeowners themselves do rehabilitation projects. Sanding old woodwork, windows, and doom present the greatest danger since lead paint dust can remain in the air for three years. Children ar~ then endangered by breathing the lead particles and ingesting any lead dust that may have settled on food. Educating the public on the dangers of lead based paint and preventative measures is the most important step towards mitigating the problem. Testing children for lead poisoning is done at the local hospitals or by the Johnson County Department of Health. Abatement of lead paint is the preferred solution. Abatement can take a variety of forms including scrubbing and cleaning, repainting, and removal. 7 Objectives.. Priority: Iowa City has an active historic preservation record, including a Historic Preservation Plan, the designation of historic districts, preservation activities, and suppor~ of the Salvage Barn. In addition, all projects funded with federal funds must address historic preservation issues. Provide rehabilitation and accessibility improvements. Continue utility efficiency improvement (e.g. energy efficiency, water conservation). Expand lead based paint hazards education, testing, and abatement Continue historic preservation efforts. Facilitate the development of a rural housing rehab program. HIGH for rehabilitation and accessibility improvements for homeowners below 50% median income. MEDIUM for all other households. C. Elderly Strategy: Aggressively pursue federal and state housing assistance programs for the elderly Needs Assessment and Current Programs: See Section IA, Renters. Objectives: See Section L4, Renters. Priority: See Section IA, Renters. Strategy: Maintain and expand affordable housing stock Needs Assessment and Current Programs: See Section IA, lB Objectives: See Section I~, lB Priority: See Section IA, IB Strategy: Target specialized programs to include congregate housing development both rental and owner-occupied Needs Assessment and Current Programs: According to a 1994 study conducted by the Ecumenical Housing Corporation and the Elderly Services Agency, there was a substantial interest in congregate housing. The median income of those who responded positively to congregate housing was $18,300. This indicates a need for rent subsidies of some type for those low income residents. The most preferred types of congregate housing were mini-complexes and retirement residences. The study estimates 1176 individuals age 60 and over would be interested in congregate housing. II0 Objective: Priority: Study and implement a plan to provide mixed use congregate housing. HIGH for elderly households under 30% median tneome. MEDIUM priority for other elderly households. Strateg~: Maintain and develop services to assist elderly persons to remain in their exfsfing housing Needs Assessment and Current Programs: See Section IA, Owners. Additionally, specialized services for the elderly may be necessary. These specialized services include a variety of in-home suppo~. Objectives: See Section ld, Owners. Priority: See Section IA, Owners. Strategy: Use of reverse mortgage programs Needs Assessment and Current Programs: The majority of elderly households own their homes or have substantial equity, however, they are living on a fixed income and have trouble paying some regular household expenses like property taxes, maintenance, and utilities. By using their horne as a revenue source, elderly households could use reverse mortgage payments to help them with the housing expenses listed above. Objective: Study and encourage the use of appropriate reverse mortgage programs. Priority: HIGH for elderly households under 30% median income. MEDIUM priority for other elderly households. II. HOMELESS NEEDS A. Outreach/Assessment Strategy: Advocate Human Services Coordination Needs Assessment and Current Programs: As in many smaller communities across the nation, referrals to shelters and other services come from many different sources. The Crisis Center (an emergency services agency), the emergency shelters, the Salvation Army, 1oca[ churches, and the Depart- ment of Human Services all serve as referral resources for those seeking assistance. Once initial contact is made at any of these and other agencies, consumers are directed to appropriate service providers throughout the community. The transportation expense and inconvenience of piecing together needed services, the difficulties in securing child care in order to meet with different providers at different times and locations, and the repetitive paperwork requirements for receiving service can be a frustrating, chaotic, and overwhelming experience for an individual whose life is already in crisis. Objectives: Investigate easily accessible referral center. Pursue a single application for service system entry. Support continued funding of Johnson County Council of Governments (JCCOG) Human Services Coordinator. Strategy: Increase understanding oflssues surrounding rural homelessness Needs Assessment and Current Programs: The City of Iowa City, and the surrounding communities have never studied the causes and conditions of rural homelesshess in Johnson County. Anecdotal evidence from service providers suggests a significant problem with "doubling-up" of severs{ fan~ilies in inadequate housing. Another suspected problem is the condition of the most-afford- able rum{ housing stock. Dilapidated, poorly constructed homes may be affordable in the summer, but left unmaintained, the expense of heating such a home in the winter drives the cost beyond affordable levels. Accessing services and support {s also more difficult for those {iviag in rural areas as public transportation is not available and travel time can be significant, especially when repeat visits to providers are needed. (see Human Services Coordination) Objective.' Study of rural homelesshess coordinated with JCCOG. Priority: MEDIUM B. Emergency Shelters Strategy: Emergency Shelter Rehab/Expansion Needs Assessment and Current Programs: An estimated 1,100 individuals were served by Iowa City's emergency shelter system during FY94. Nearly 200 of these individuals were children. Of those children, 47 10 Objectives.' were with a parent at the Emergency Housing Project (EHP) shelter, which is not specifically equipped to deal with the needs of children in crisis. While data has not been collected previously to suppor~ a trend in farallies who are homeless, the data collected for CITY STEPS affirm the claims of providers that there are a large number of families and children arriving at the emergency shelters each year. Records kept by the EHP from October 17, to November 17, 1994 indicate that as many as seven families are turned away from their shelter each week due to lack of space. Additional- ly, staff limitations at the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) limit servic- es to 30 women and children at any time although the facility capacity is 60. During FY94 EHP reported that 84% of its 844 clients were single; of this number, 606 were single men. The Emergency Housing Project's facility is showing the strains of double-capacity use. Converted for shelter use in 1984, the early-twentieth-century homo has had only essential renovations since then, including fire-code compliance repairs, kitchen facilities upgrades, and office space improvements. Renovation of bathroom facilities is a major concern for ensuring on-going functioning of this shelter. Recent building and renovation projects have greatly improved conditions and capacity at two of Iowa City's emergency shelters. DVIP and Youth Homes are providing services and shelter in virtually new facilities. Private and modern rooms house clients, bathroom facilities adequately meet demand, modem kitchens, laundry rooms, and common space with new or lightly used furniture provide clean and decent environ- ments for consumers. Office space for staff is an on-going coneam at both shelters; at Youth Homes this need is further compounded by limited storage space for both clients and staff. d Improve existing shelter facilities. Consider expansion or addition of facilities to meet increased demand. Expand staff and capabilities within existing system to provide improved service. Support on-going maintenance of existing shelters. Strategy: Support plans for improving day shelter opportunities Needs Assessment and Current Programs: An on-going issue within the community revolves around day shelter for the homeless. The Salvation Army currently operates a facility that provides an evening meal and day shelter. While the meal attracts many to the Salvation Army, the day shelter is signifi- cantly below capacity use. However, a recent study indicates a consumer interest in the day shelter concept. Questions have been raised as to whether location and limited services are the primary deterrents in daytime use of the Salvation Army facility. Objectives.' Investigate easily accessible day shelter location possibilities. Expand available services such as: social/case worker availability; laundry facility; child care opportunities; improved public transporta. tion access. Priority: HIGH for families. MEDIUM for individuals and persons with special needs. II C. Transitional Shelter Strategy: Improve transitional housing programs for families Transitional housing serves as a bridge between emergency shelter and permanent housing by providing housing with supportive services to assist households towards self- sufficiency. Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Iowa City has very limited transitional housing opportunities for families. HACAP provides 8 units of supported rental housing; waiting lists for this housing can be as large as 65 families, with a wait of more than two years. Objectives: CITY STEPS meetings also suggested a need for on-going support to assist people in moving beyond structured, transitional housing and into self-sufficiency. Service providers believe that often times the 24 months of traditional "transitional housing" is not enough to ensure a family or individual's success. a. Develop scattered-site, transitional housing programs requiring partici. pation in supportive services. b. ,4ssist existing providers of transitional housing to increase capacity. Strategy: Provide transitional housing for single individuals Needs Assessment and Current Programs: As indicated in HUD Table 1, 40% of the homeless adults counted on October 20, 1994 were single (EHP reported during FY94 that 84% of its clients were single, 72% of all singles were men). Data collected during the October 20th count also suggests that 93% of the adult respondents hoped to remain in Iowa City, therefore as many as 657 single individuals could be seeking permanent housing in our community this year alone. Shelter records show that many of these individuals do succeed in finding some type of housing, but many return to the shelter at~er eviction, domestic dispute, or personal crisis. Often, developed support systems could have prevented the return. Youth Homes, Inc. currently operates three transitional housing programs for unaccom- panied youth, two are group residences, and one is a transitional group home for single teen mothers and their children.' These facilities provide a stable and supportive envi- ronment to assist youth in crisis in remaining in school and managing the difficulties in their lives. The three facilities serve an estimated 32 youth and their children each year. Objectives.' Develop Single Room Occupancy (SRO) housing for singles with access to support services. Continue support of transitional housing for unaccompanied youth. 12 S?rategy: Provide special needs transitional housing Needs Assessment and Current Programs: The general trend in providing care and services to persons with special needs is towards non-facility based, out-patient, independent living services. Housing for persons with mental illness, who are leaving the hospital or extensive care settings, is an important part of the continuum of care that leads to successful independent living programs. This particularly vulnerable population does not usually manage well inde- pendently, or in shelters where failure and repeat hospitalization can become cyclical. Hillcrest Residence currently provides a 14-unit transitional group home that accommo- dates adults with serious mental illness. Emphasis is placed on skill building and environmental resource development to prepare individuals for independent living. The University oflowa Hospitals and Clinics estimate that as many as 30 additional individ- uals could receive housing and support in a transitional setting in Johnson county at any given time. The need for special needs transitional housing is also shared by persons struggling with substance abuse. Objectives.. Provide transitional housing for persons with mental illness. Provide services to support special needs populations in non-faciliO, based care environments. Priority: HIGH for families, individuals, and persons with special needs. D. Permanent Supportive Housing for Persons with Special Needs Strategy: Develop quality housing options for persons with special needs Needs Assessment and Current Programs: As providers of services to this population prepare for the eventuality of managed health care, the need to provide services in independent, supperted-living environments will continue to increase. The Johnson County Mental Health Task Force, a research and advocacy group consisting of service providers and consumers, cites the unavailability of housing for the disabled segment of the population as a great problem within the community. Persons with physical disabilities also face the barrier of a limited supply of accessible housing. Affordability of housing is also critical to this population because many are unable to earn a living wage due to the limitations of their illness. However, it is unrealistic to expect that every consumer with special needs will be best served in an independent living environment. There are some consumers who will continue to need 24-hour supervision and support. While the size of group living facilities to serve this population segment is shrinking, the need for the facilities is not. Housing fewer individuals per facility increases the number of facilities needed. it is important to reiterate that supplying housing alone is not enough. Support services must be available when they are needad to serve these populations effectively. Waiting lists and lapses in care set-up opportunities for failure for th~se vulnerable eoasumcrs. Objectives.' Provide rehab assistance and accessibility adaptations to assist support- ive housing providers in acquiring housing and maintaining existing stoclc 13 Strategy: Priority: Expand tenant.based rent assistance for special needs populations in residential environments. Develop permanent supportive housing for persons with special needs. Work to assure adequate supportive services. Plan for housing needs for the elderly SEE ELDERLY SECTION UNDER AFFORDABLE HOUSING HIGH for persons with special needs. NO SUCH NEED for families and individuals (those without special needs). ge Priority: Permanent Housing SEE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIES, NEED AND OBJECTIVES HIGH for families and individuals. NO SUCH NEED for persons with special needs (this population is covered above under Permanent Supportive Housing). F. Homeless Prevention Strategy: Assist low-income households in maintaining and retaining their existing housing Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Iowa City's Crisis Center defines the imminently hemclass as those who are, "one situa- tion away from homelessness"; this definition is based on the realization that 94% of the clients to whom they supply economic assistance report incomes at or below the poverty level. In FY94 the Crisis Center served 2,200 persons who could be defined as imminently homeless. While programs do exist to provide food and other care to those in crisis, relatively few programs exist that provide financial assistance to maintain a family/individual in their current residence. Yet, the short-term cost of such assistance is much lower than the long term expense to taxpayers of supporting people in emer- gency facilities. HACAP operates two programs providing limited assistance with utility payments for income qualifying individuals. The Salvation Army provides assis- tance with water payments up to $50.00 for a small handful ofindividuals/f~nilies. The State of Iowa operates a fund that allocates $500.00 a year to income eligible families with children to keep them in their homes. In addition there are small, private groups providing emergency assistance. Access to these programs is extremely limited and often for one-time only. Many low-income persons find it difficult to make monthly rent and mortgage payments and pay the necessary expenses of maintaining or rehabilitating their homes. Assistance in maintaining these homes guarantees their long-term inclusion in the stock of afford- able housing. Often times persons faced with trouble just need someone to talk with to prevent a problem from becoming a crisis. Representatives of the Emergency Housing Project (EHP) have suggested that a "buddy system" mentor program could prevent some individuals from escalating their problems to a level that would require emergency services and shelter. 14 Anecdotal evidence from both EHP and DVIP suggests that as many as 40% of the clients they serve havo som~ form of diminished mental ~apa¢ity or other health concern that contributed to their homelessness. Improved access to health and mental health care could mitigate the difficulties faced by theso individuals in maintaining and retaining housing. Objectives.' Facilitate the development of county-wide housing rehab programs. Establish/Improve emergency rent, mortgage and utility assistance. Improve in-home suppor~ systems such as: living skills training; check- in/on service; "buddy system" supports/mentor program. Improve access to health/mental health care. Priority: HIGH for all objectives. 15 III. NEED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES A. Public Facility Needs Strategy: Provision of Dependent Care Facilities Needs Assessment and Current Programs: According to Elderly Services Agency (ESA), a dependent care facility is needed that could include senior day care, senior respite care, and possibly child care. The Johnson County Department of Public Health Adult Day Program (ADP) has been in operation since August of 1979 and is the only program in Johnson County that offers short terra respite care for high fimctioning frail elderly without medical needs during the day. ADP is located on the first floor of the Johnson CounW/Iowa City Senior Center. Recent state regulations require more program space per participant. Though a tem- porary solution was to move offices out of the room and increase the client area, this still did not create enough room to handle the current needs let alone future needs. The renovation increased the usable space, but they had to put a cap on the number of participants and also a cap on new clients until a permanent solution is attained. Child care issues have repeatedly arisen at CITY STEPS meetings and through dis- cussions with staff members of the 4Cs (Community Coordinated Child Care) program in Iowa City. In the past year, the 4Cs Resource and Referral Program conducted 1,898 parent intakes, listed 276 individual child care providers, distributed 9,000 directories of child care services with 60 child care center and preschool entries, and provided consumer education as requested. According to 4Cs statistics, documented child care needs in the Johnson County area have increased dramatically. The unmet needs are strongly focused on infant care, before/attar school care, and care for children whose parents work second shitS(s) and weekends. Objective.' Support development of respite care, chiM care and adult day care facilities. Priority: MEDIUM Strategy: Provision of Youth Center Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Youth Homes, Inc. and United Action for Youth (UAY) have recently acquired facilities for their own use. The Mayor's Youth Employment Program (MYEP) also shares the UAY facility. Youth Homes' PAL (Pursuing Adventures in Learning) program is an after school and day treatment program for prcadolescents and middle school children (ages 6 - 15) who have behavior disorders. PAL currently uses space in St. Patrick's Church Parish Hall which may not be available in the future, meaning that another site will need to be purchased or leased. The PAL program's FY 95-96 Objectives state that they would like to provide summer day treatment services to at least 25 children with behavior disorders and school year day treatment services to at least 15 children with behavior disorders. To meet these goals they need one full-time day treatment coordinator, 5.4 FTE Youth Counselors and 16 Objective: Priority: LOW Youth Counselor Associates, office space, dayroom space, and two vans, in addition to a permanent site. The ARC of Johnson County is working to improve summerfbeforeJat~er school care options for adolescents over the age of 12 with developmental disabilities. Historically this need had been met by Handicare, but that agency has determined they can no longer provide quality services for children over age 12. Investigate need for additional space for youth programs. Continue support of before/after school facilities for youth with develop. mental disabilities. Strategy: Provision of Neighborhood Facilities Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County operates neighborhood centers within the Broadway and Pheasant Ridge neighborhoods. They are currently designing and soon will be building a new 8,000 s.f. neighborhood center in the Pheasant Ridge Apartment Complex. The center will offer child care, a large drop-in area, general meeting areas, counseling areas, 5 staff offices, and 2 small kitchens. Pheasant Ridge consists of :248 apartments, with 231 subsidized through the Federal Section 8 program for very low- income families. It is a multi-cultural neighborhood with 42% of the families belonging to an ethnic minority and 22% foreign-born. About 200 youth reside in the complex, of whom approximately 60% are from single-pareat families. A door-to-door survey conducted at Pheasant Ridge in the summer of 1993 indicated a dire need for child care. Many res/dents reported that a lack of affordable child care prohibited them from pursuing an education or obtaining employment. The new facility will provide accessible and affordable child cars for the neighborhood residents. The Longfellow Neighborhood Association is currently assessing the need for a neighborhood center in the Longfellow neighborhood. They currently hold meetings aud functions in churches, private homes, and at Longfellow School Objectives.' Explore the need,' plan and construct neighborhood facilities. Expand neighborhood child care facilities. Priority: MEDIUM Strategy: Provision of additional Parks and Recreational Facilities Needs Ass~smant and Current Programs: According to the City of Iowa City Neighborhood Services Coordinator, the Mill- er/Orchard Neighborhood is most in need era park to provide residents a place to take their children, congregate, and simply enjoy the open space. According to the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan, Miller/Orchard is the only developed district without an easily accessible park. The Neighborhood Open Space Plan Amendment shows that the 17 Objective: Priority: neighborhood had 1,092 residents in 1990 with a projected build-out population of 2,451. The Plan states that a neighborhood needs 3 acres per 1,000 persons, which means a deficit of 7.35 acres of open space. Develop park/open space in low-income neighborhoods as needed. LOW Strategy: Provision of Health Facilities Needs Assessment and Current Programs: While the number of patients and services offered at the Free Medical Clinic is grow- ing, the existing facil'ties are adequate at this time. However, it is anticipated that over the next five years the demand will exceed the current space. A dental clinic will be operating once a week out of the Free Medical Clinic beginning in January 1995. This new service will place an increased burden on the facility and could cause a potential lack of space. Objective.' Support expansion needs of existing medical/dental facilities. Priority: LOW B. Public Service Needs Strategy: Provision of Health Services: medical, dental, nutrition, preventive care Needs Asseszment and Current Programs: According to staff at the Free Medical Clinic and from public meeting comments, the number one need is to assist patients in acquiring and purchasing prescription medica- tion. The Free Medical Clioit's budget is unable to cover the costs of medication and they rely solely on contributions by drug companies. Free Medical Clinic staff is also seeing more persons with chronic illnesses resulting in an increased need for medication for persons with psychiatric disabilities, diabetes, and hypertension, conditions which are made worse by being homeless and unemployed. Consumers also noted the need for assistance in acquiring prescription eyeglasses and hearing aids. According to a recent survey conducted by the Iowa Center for AIDS Resources and Education (ICARE), there is an immediate need for a service network to help HIV+/AIDS individuals stay in their current living situations and to enable them to live wherever they choose. The service network would include provisions for assistance' with acquiring and purchasing prescription medication. This prescription assistance would then help to reduce the financial burden and leave more funds for housing costs. Nutrition needs are addressed by various groups and agencies. The Crisis Center Food Bank requests increased 30% from 11,960 in 1993 to 15,498 in 1994. The Free Lunch program has had a steady, but manageable increase in lunches served over the past few years. The Salvation Army serves meals and has also reported steady increases, particu- larly in 1993 due to the flood. 18 Objectives: Priority: HIGH Continue support of assisted health, dental, and HIV/,41DS services. Support assistance for prescription medication payments. Support food and nutrition services for low-income residents. Encourage participation of additional health care service providers. Strategy: Provision of Dependent Care Services Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Child care issues have repeatedly arisen at CITY STEPS meetings and through discus- sions with staff members of the 4C's (Community Coordinated Child Care) program in Iowa City. 4C's primary purpose is to promote the well-being of children and their families by assisting parents, child care providers, employers, and others with their child related needs. This encompasses addressing challenges to the community's child care system, documenting needs and trends in the child care delivery system, and serving as a resource for planning and developing programs. In the past year, the 4C's Resource and Referral Program conducted 1,898 parent intakes, listed 276 individual child care providers, and distributed 9,000' directories of child care services with 60 child care center and preschool entries, and provided con- sumer education as requested. According to 4C's statistics, documented child care needs in the Johnson County area have increased dramatically. The unmet needs strongly focused on infant care, before/after school cam, and care for children whose parents work second shi~ and weekends. The Elderly Services Agency (ESA) reports that respite care for the elderly is a "critical unmet need" in Iowa City. According to ESA, respite care is available at Mercy Home Healthcare, Homelite, and Hawkeye Medical Services at an average cost orS10.00 an hour which is beyond the means of 75% of those who need it. ESA receives an average of two inquiries a day about respite care for the elderly, but they can only provide a total of 12 to 14 hours a day of in-home respite care. In FY94 ESA provided 12,326 hours of in-home respite care. The ARC of Johnson County provides similar respite care services for persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities and their families. The ARC reports serving 3,641 individuals in all of its programs during 1993. An expanded need for respite services is anticipated. The ARC also is working to improve summer/before/after school cam options for adolescents over the age of 12 with developmental disabilities. Historically this need had been met by Handicare, but that agency has determined they can no longer provide quality services for children over age 12. Objectives.' Support and expand child care resources and referral services, and opportunities including emergency and round the clock care. Explore, support and expand services that provtde adult daycare and respite care for the elderly and for persons and families with special needs. Priority: HIGH 19 Strategy: Improve access to Transportation Needs Assessment and Current Programs: The one consistent theme at every CITY STEPS public meeting and in discussions be- tween staff and residents was transportation. Transportation to jobs, day care, medical services, school, and shelter was noted as the most urgent need. The current bus system focuses on the downtown area, with nearly every route beginning or ending downtown. The first bus route that will not go downtown is scheduled to begin service in ~arly 1995. The bus system also has limited evening hours, exlremely limited Saturday service and no Sunday service. The ongoing development of businesses and residential areas locating on the fringes of Iowa City and neighboring towns only emphasizes the ne~d to review the existing system. The SEATS program which provides transportation services to citizen~ who are elderly and/or disabled is currently undergoing a complete funding review. This service is vital to the day-to,day lives of persons who are elderly and disabled in Johnson County and Iowa City Additionally, the free bus ticket program continues to be an important link between low- income residents and jobs, services, and housing. Objetivy: be Review Bus Transit system (e.g. possible expansion of service hours, im- proved route structure to reach new and existing employment and ser- vice centers, etc.). Provide ongoing support to special needs population for regional trans. portation systems. Study regional commuting options including expansion of van and car pools, mass transit, and other alternative transportation modes. Continue provision of fi'ee bus tickets. Priority: 1HGH Strategy: Provision of Legal Aid Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Legal aid for low-income persons was discussed at CITY STEPS meetings as an impor- tant need for issues such as tenant/landlord disputes, protection of basic rights, and particularly for unique issues of elderly persons. Objective: Maintain support for services that provide for the legal needs of low.income persons. Priority: LOW 2O l 10 Strategy: Provision of training in Living Skills Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Basic coping and day-to-day living skills were mentioned as needs at every CITY STEPS public meeting and discussion. Support for creating and expanding living skills training programs was cited by several agencies. An agency that currently addresses a variety of needs is LIFE Skills, Inc. which is a private non-profit organization devoted to providing education and assistance to chil- dren, adults, families, and persons with special needs. LIFE Skills operates a Housing Support Program that works with families at risk of losing their housing due to a lack of home maintenance, home safety skills, budgeting, communication skills, and coping skills. Assistance is provided to help these families gain a sense of responsibility and accountability to themselves, their neighbors and their landlords. The Housing Support Program assisted 31 households in 1992 and 39 households in 1993, an increase of nearly 30%. Current funding provides for only one, half-time position to provide these housing support services. If additional staff funding was available it is antioipated that this program-or others could be significantly expanded to assist more families and provide more services. The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP) also provides living skills support services in its transitional housing program. The general trend in providing care and services to persons with special needs is towards non-facility-based, out-patient, independent living services. This trend reflects a move toward incorporating the changes mandated by managed health care systems. Virtually every aspect of service to special needs populations is affe;~ted, including services for persons with mental illness, mental retardation, physical disability, and drug and alcohol addiction. Programs providing these services need to be enhanced to meet current and anticipated future demands. Objective.' Create and/or expand services that offer day-today living and coping skills, including, but not limited to.' locating and acquiring housing, budgeting, general housekeeping, home maintenance, home safety, communication skills, and independent living skills. Priority: HIGH Strategy: Provision of Crime Awareness and Prevention Programs Needs Assessment and Current Programs: The Iowa City Police Department efficiently operates the D.A.R.E. program along with police sponsored yonth recreation programs to help keep youth aware of crime issues. Neighborhood Watch and Block Parent programs also operate. A drug prevention grant funded by HUD in FY94 increased drug prevention coordination between the PHA and neighborhood centers. Objective: Support the Police Department in its efforts to promote crime awareness through programs such as D~4RE, drug abuse prevention, andpolice.sponsored recreation. Priority: LOW 21 Strategy: Provision of Youth Services Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Youth Homes, United Action for Youth, and Mayor's Youth Employment have all seen consistent increases in their service needs and anticipate further increases over the next five .years. United Action for Youth (UAY) assists youth and families by offering counseling and intervention programs, and providing prevention and youth development programs that make use of young people's talent and skills. UAY assisted 2,830 Johnson County residents between July 1993 and June 1994. There is a waiting list for persons wanting family counseling. Mayor's Youth Employment Program (MYEP) operates three programs, the Youth Em- ploymant, Entrepreneurial and the Corps programs. They assisted 168 Johnson County youth between July 1993 and June 1994. MYEP maintains a waiting list of over 100 youth .... Youth Homes operates the Youth Emergency Shelter, Pursuing Adventures in Learning (PAL), Young Women's Residential Treatrucnt Center, Parent Support Services, and Structured Community Independent Living Services. Youth Homes served 225 Johnson County residents between July 1993 and June 1994. Objectives.' Continue to support existing youth programs. Respond to needs to expand programs such as after school care and assistance. P~oHty: MEDIUM Strategy: Provision of Tenant/Landlord Education or Mediation Needs Assessment and Current Programs: The need for improved communication and education between tenants and landlords was cited at several CITY STEPS meetings. Uncxrtainty about regulations, fear of eviction and feelings of disenfranchisement serve to decrease the quality of life for low- income tenants. Confusion regarding regulations and program requirements discourage landlords for willingly participating. Objective.' Provide a forum for communication and education between tenants and land- lords. P~odty: HIGH Strategy: Continue Fair Housing Activities Needs Assessment and Current Program: The Human Rights Coordinator and the Human Rights Commission have an ongoing program which provides both counseling and complaint investigation, and, through 22 outreach and education of landlords and tenants, furthem fair housing. A constant stream of complaints is evidence of the need for these activities. Complaints include intimidation by landlords, discrimination because of an address known to be public or assisted housing, and eviction without cause. Objectives: a. Priority: HIGH Stop discrimination by address by encouraging scattered site subsidized housing, educating the community regarding subsidized housing and other assistance programs. Pursue legal action against intimidation of tenants. Review current policies regarding manufactured housing eviction arbi- tration. Strategy: Provision of Senior Services Needs Assessment and Current Programs: ESA provides a shared housing program which is a matching service between elderly home owners with a room to rent and tenants (roost frequently graduate students) needing rooms. Currently there are 20 matches in the program. Elderly participants cite the security of having someone in the house at night, the convenience of an in- home person they can count on for errands and household help, and the extra income from the rent, as benefits to the program. ESA staff feels this program is comfortably meeting the market demand for such a service there are usually 18-25 matches at any given time. (SEE ALSO Transportation Needs and Legal Aid.) Objectives.' Priority: HIGH Continue support of in-home programs for the elderly. Explore, support and expand day care and respite care (see also De- pendent Care) services. Continue support of services for the elderly, including paratrausit, legal assistance, and shared housing programs. Strategy: Continuation of Human Services coordination Needs Assessment and Current Programs: While existing methods of referral and assessment appear to be doing an adequate job of directing individuals in need to souroes of service, there is increasing concem within the homeless and service provider communities that current methods, while cooperative, are not coordinated. The result is that persons in crisis are frequently sent back and forth from one agency to another, often across town, to secure support. One solution, suggested more than once in CITY STEPS public meetings, was to develop a single, centrally-located facility for coordinating referrals. Such a facility may provide satellite office space for agencies to conduct initial assessment and intake interviews, telephones for clients to use for contacting unrepresented agencies, a call-in hotline for people in need, and a well stocked pamphlet display for service information. Another ..... opportumty for coord nat on may exist n accessing existing computer networks for linking agencies and sharing information. 23 Objectives: Priority: At the administrative level, coordination of human services is provided by the Human Services Coordinator for the Johnson County Council of Governments. This office provides budgetary, statistical, and programmatic analyses to Iowa City's City Council, as well as the Johnson County Board of Supervisors in order to aid in making sound decisions regarding funding and policy maRers for human services. The Coordinator also assists in the planning and coordination of local human resources at all levels of the service system. As state and federal aid to human service agencies decreases, the need for more local planning and coordination becomes imperative. Develop easily accessible re~rral center. Pursue single application servtce system entry. Support continued funding of JCCOG Human $ervice Coordinator. HIGH 24 IV. NEED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Strategy: Provide Employment Training and Education Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Currently, 'the emphasis in HUD programs is to help families move toward self-suffi- ciency. Suitable education and training for jobs is part of this process. Further research is needed to determine what skills local employers are looking for and what on the job training and apprenticeship programs are available and needed. Currently, Mayor's Youth Employment Program provides three job skill programs for youth training and education. They assisted 168 Johnson County youth last year. The Family Investment Program (FIP) (formerly Aid to Families with Dependent Children) works with Promise Jobs (under JTPA) to provide job mining. Independent Living, Inc. offers comprehensive training in job seeking, advocacy, and perso0al assi. s. tanca to persons with disabilities. They have experienced a large increase in clients in the last year. Kirkwood Community College provides Greduato Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.) preparation, basic skills training, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Adult Literacy programs to approximately 1,000 individuals each year. Participants in Prom- ise Jobs and JPTA programs are mandated to participate in a high school degree program. Objectives: Continue and expand apprenticeship and employment training programs. Investigate how to best coordinate job training programs. Support education opportunities including basic skill development (e.g. GED programs, Adult literacy programs, Vocational programs). Research work force and local employment opportunities to determine existing and needed skills. Priority: HIGH Strategy: Encourage employment opportunities that pay at least a living wage *(including opportunities for persons with disabilities) Needs Assessment and Current Programs: A major problem identified at public meetings is the increasing number of temporary jobs in the area. According to a survey of local temporary hiring agencies, it is estimat- ed that there are 3,500 temporary jobs in Iowa City. About 35% of the temporary employees are hired for indefinite periods. Some &these work on a temporary basis for long periods of time. One example used at a public meeting was a person working at a local business on a temporary basis since 1985. Temporary agencies estimate that 26% of Iowa City employera use temporary employees to fill formerly permanent positions. The peak seasonal periods for temporary employment are November through January and the month of September. Such temporary jobs provide no benefits, are often at minimum wage or slightly above, and do not provide a "living" wage in Iowa City. It should be noted, however, that temporary jobs are often appropriate in a 25 Objectives: Priority: HIGH community where the labor market includes a sizable population seeking such employ- meat, e.g. students. Much more information is needed to determine how and what type of job opportunities need to be created. Determine and publicize local hiring practices, wage levels, and benefits. Publicly recognize employers who creatively address employ- ment concerns. Research local employment trends. Explore and implement mechanisms for increasing full-time per- manent jobs with benefits, Strategy: Provide Employment Support Services Needs Assessment and Current Programs: Employment support services such as child care and transportation were addressed at public meetings as important needs. Studies are needed to determine ways of meeting these needs in the Iowa City area. Independent Living, Inc. offers programs for persons with disabilities that provide inde- pendent living skills, career development, comprehensive training in job sexking, advocacy, and personal assistance. They assisted 309 Johnson County residents tweea July 1993 and June 1994, nearly threx times the amount from the previous year. Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa's Threshold program provides opportunities for successful living for persons with disabilities by providing community based training and employment services. These services include job seeking training, peer support, job placement, and job coaching. The Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED) is in its first year of operating a microenterprise development program in Iowa City. They offer classes to teach business skills to develop and start up small businesses, mostly retail. Discussions with ISED staff and its clients have pointed to a need for a business incubator in Iowa City. They would like to see both a retail and light industrial business incubator that would offer reduced rents and shared office facilities to small business owners. Objectives: Investigate methods of provlding and provide improved transportation and child care services for employees. Facilitate supportive employment services for persons with special needs (e,g. job coach). Continue to support agencies that provide microenterprise/entre- preneurial development. Priority: HIGH 26 110 Strategy: Encourage the expansion and retention of business and industry that pays at least a living wage. Needs Assessment and Current Programs: The existing industrial park in southeast Iowa City is nearly at capacity and the City is looking at expansion possibilities nearby. One way to encourage businesses to locate in Iowa City and employ low- and mederate-income employees is to subsidiz~ the development of infrastructure to the site. Them currently is not a program to encourage commercial or industrial r~habilitation, but with the ever increasing commercial and industrial development on the fringes of Iowa city and in surrounding communities, the older c~ntrally located s~turas may be threatened. If this development occurs a program should b~ developeA to encourage rehabilitation of those structures to maintain economic viability and adaptability. Technical assistance for economic development needs in Iowa City is provided by the City of Iowa City's F~onomie Development Coordinator, the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce, and the Iowa City Area Development Group. Objectives.' Further the expansion of business and industry by: Zoning additional land for industrial/business parks; Facilitating infi'astructure improvements to businesses wanting to ex- pand and paying at least a living wage; Investigating feasibility of a busthess incubator; Reviewing current zoning policies to better serve business needs. Maintain existing business and industry by: Reviewing the need for commercial or industrial rehabt7itatian; Continuing to support agencies that provide economic development technical assistance. Priority: HIGH A living wage of $17,000-$20,000 for a family of three is a rough estimate based on HUD Fair Market Rents and the assumption that no more than 30% of gross income Is spent on housing costs. ppdcdb~priostra Table 2 Priority Needs Summary Table PRIORITY HOUSING NEEDS (households) Cost Bu;den · 30% Cost Burden > 50% Broad Related Substandard Over~owded Cosl Burden > 30% Cost Burden · 50% Renter Large Related Substandard Overc~'owdad Cost Burden · 30% Cost Burden · 60% Elderly Substandard Overcrowded Cost Burden · 30% Cost Burden · 50% Owner Substandard Overcrowded PRIORITY HOMELESS NEEDS Assessmenl/Outmach Emergohcy Shelter Transitional Housing Permanent $u;;;;omve Housmg Permanent Houstng Priority Need Level High, Medium, Low, No Such Need 0-30% [ 31-50% ! 51-80% ! :' H ; M ~ M N M M L L L L L L H M : M H M = M L L L L L L H M M H M M L L L L L L H H H L M M M M H M L L Priority Need Level High, Medium, Low, No such need H H H N N H H H N 01112195 Priority Need U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CPD Consolidated Plan System Listing of Priority Needs 09:38:39 Priority Need Level H = High M = Medium L = Low N = No Such Need PUBLIC FACILITY NEEDS Senior Centera Youth Centera Neighborhood Facilities Child Cam Centem Parks, Recreational Facilities Health Facilities Parking Facilities Other Public Facilities INFRASTRUCTURE iMPROVEMENTS Solid Waste Disposal Improvements Flood Drain Improvements Water Improvements Street Improvements Sidewalks Improvements Sewer improvements Asbestos Removal Other Infrastructure Improvements Needs PUBLIC SERVICE NEEDS Senior Services Handicapped Services Youth Services Transportation Services Substance Abuse Services Employment Training Crime Awareness PRIORITY NEED LEVEL L L M M L L N L L L L L L L L L H H M H H H L 2 01/12/95 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CPD Consolidated Plan System Listing of Priority Needs 09:38:39 Priority Need Fair Housing Activities Tenant/Landlord Counseling Child Care Services Health Services Other Public Service Needs ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS Accessibility Needs HISTORIC PRESERVATION NEEDS Residential Historic Preservation Needs Non-Rssidenfial Historic Preservation Needs ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEEDS Commercial-Industrial Rehabilitation Commemlal-lndustrtal Infrastructure Other Commercial Industrial Improvements Micro. Businesses Other- Businesses Technical Asslstanca Other Economic Development Needs OTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Energy Efficiency Improvements Lead. Based Paint/Hazards Code Enforcement PLANNING Planning Priority Need Level H = High M = Medium L = Low N = No Such Need H H H H H H L L L M H H H H H M L H H DRAFT Table 1 U.S. Department of ltousing and Urban Development Ilomcless Populations and Subpopulations POINT-IN-TIME COUNT Thusday, October TOTAL # 20~ 1994 TOTAL NUMBER SERVED BY Part 1: HOMELESS POPULATION FAMILIES with CHILDREN 1. Number Homeless Families 2. Number Persons in Homeless Families INDIVIDUALS not in FAMILIES 3 YOUTH (17 years or Younger) 4 ADULTS (18 * years of Age) TOTAL (hnes 2 + 3 + 4) Part 2: SUBPOPULATIONS Homeless (a+¢+d) 15 14 ' 46= 114 Homeless ReceptionDay Emergency Unsheltered Centers Shelters (a) (b) (c) 7 I %ofTotal II Part2:Line6 6 26 8 39 73 Transitional Housing (d) 9 28 6 % of Total 2.6 4.4 HOMELESS Persons with Service Needs Related To: 1 Severe Menial Illness (SMI) Only Alcohol/Other Drug Abuse Only 3 SM1 and Alcohol/Other Drug Abuse 4 Domestic Violence 5 AIDSlRelated Diseases Other (specify) Medical Disability Mild Mental Illness Learning Disability 2.6 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN FOR THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN (CITY STEPS) FOR HOUSING AND Community DEVELOPMENT In working with communities across the country, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has realized the importance of coordinating housing programs with services and economic development, to help cities create and maintain a livable environment particularly for their low income residents. The Consolidated Plan is the planning document that outlines the partnerships between housing providers, human service agencies, neighborhoods and the business community for addressing specific community needs. The Consolidated Plan will document housing and community development needs, and identify strategies to meet those needs in Iowa City. The process encourages many citizens to participate especially the low-and very low-income residents who benefit directly from the funding decisions. This Citizen Participation Plan encourages citizens to participate in the consolidated planning process from the. outset. It outlines the procedures for community approval of the Consolidated Plan, for addressing. conce.rns, objections, complaints for making amendments to the plan after approval. This plan .meets HUD's basic requirements for citizen participation in preparing a Consolidated Plan. Initially throe existing citizen commissions will play an integral role in the citizen participation process --the Housing Commission, the Committee on Community Needs (CCN), and the Local Homeless Coordinating Board. These commissions will hold public hearings, collect comments, and provide forums for annual review of the plan. Each commission will also assign two of its members to serve on the prioritizing committee for ranking community needs for the strategic and annual planning elements of the Consolidated Plan. Two members of the business community shall also serve on this Committee. The commissions will also make recommendations regarding funding allocations. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES 1) 2) 3) 4) Citizens will be made aware of and encouraged to participate in the annual activities related to the development of the Consolidated Plan, any amendments and the perfor- mance report, through neighborhood and City newsletters, the media, and the human service agencies as appropriate. Information concerning the plan will be provided to citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties through the media, general public meetings, and neighborhood meet- ings. Before the consolidated plan is adopted information will be made available, through the above described channels, on the amount of assistance the jurisdiction expects to receive and the range of eligible activities that may be undertaken. In circumstances where funding opportunities are appropriate for specific neighborhoods, neighborhood meetings will be held to provide specific information about the plan as appropriate. These meetings will be held at convenient locations and times to allow broad participation of all residents who might be affected. The meetings will be designed to allows citizens to give input into the development, implementation and assessment of the consolidated plan. Particular effort will be made to involve very low- and low-income persons, members of minority groups, and persons with mobility, visual, and hearing impairments in this process. 2 Non-English speaking persons or persons with hearing impairments can be provided an Interpreter at public hearings/meetings, if a request is made at least seven days pdor to the scheduled meeting date. 5) Technical assistance will be provided by the Community Development staff to citizen commissions, neighborhood groups, and groups representative of persons of very low. and low-income that request such assistance in developing proposals for projects to be funded through any of the programs covered by the Consolidated Plan. 6) Notice of public hearings and meetings related to the Consolidated Plan will be published with date, time, place and topic in the Iowa City Press-Citizen, and/or other appropriate newspapers at least 4-10 days prior to the public hearing/meeting. In addition, press releases will be sent out, public service notices placed on the radio and cablevision, and notices sent out to neighborhood~~residents as appropriate. 7) The citizen commissions will hold public meetings to provide information regarding the consolidated plan, p..nont~es, and proposed act~wt~es to cri~zens and to permit clhzen input regarding the City's community development and housing needs. 8) Following citizen input, a draft Consolidated Plan, including a statement of the City's consolidated planning priorities and a list of proposed activities for the program year will be published prior to the City Council public hearing. 9) Publication will consist of a summary of the proposed Consolidated Plan in one or more newspapers, and copies of the proposed plan will be available at the Public Library, the City Clerk's office, and the Planning and Community Development Department office. The summary will include a list of the locations where copies of the entire plan may be exam- ined. lO) A City Council public hearing will be held to obtain citizen comments on the draft Consoli- dated Plan including the one year Action Plan detailing the proposed activities and their sources of funding for the program year. 11) Citizens, public agencies, and other interested parties will be notified of the availability of the Consolidated Plan as proposed and will be given thirty (30) days to comment on the plan, amendments, or Program report that is to be submitted to HUD before its adoption by the City Council. 12) After consideration of citizen comments on the proposed Consolidated Plan, the final Consolidate Plan, priorities, and program activities for the current year will be approved by the City Council. 13) After the end of the program year the citizen commissions will hold a public hearing to review program performance for the previous year. PLAN AMENDMENTS Citizens shall be provided reasonable notice and opportunity to comment (as described above in the citizen participation plan) on any proposed "substantial change" and/or amendment in the Consolidated Plan. An amendment to the plan must occur whenever one of the following deci- sions is made: a) to add, delete or substantially change any portion of the plan; 3 b) to make a substantial change in the allocation priorities or a substantial change in the method of d'stnbution of funds; c) to carry out an activity, using funds from any program covered by the Consolidated Plan (including program income), not previously described in the action plan; or d) to substantially change the purpose, scope, location, or beneficiaries of an activity. A "substantial change" includes: Change in Purpose - if an activity changes with respect to the objectives as originally described in the Consolidated Plan; Change in Scope - if the scale and/or nature of the activity changes to the extent that there is a 25% increase or decrease in program funds expended, or if changes/revisions within the original budget allocation exceed 25% of the original budget; Change in L(~cation'~-. if the originally approved location is changed to an area outside of its census tract; and Change in Beneficiaries - if the percentage of Low Moderate Income persons receiving service/assistance decreases 25% or more. CONSULTATION The City will consult with public and private agencies providing health services, social services and housing assistance during the preparation of the plan. More specifically the City will consult with: 1. State or local health and child welfare agencies with respect to lead based paint hazards. Adjacent local governments regarding non-housing community development needs as well as housing and homeless needs that are regional in nature. GENERAL CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PRACTICES 1) All comments or views of citizens (or units of local government) received in writing, or orally at the public hearings shall be considered in preparing the final Consolidated Plan. 2) A summary of these views and comments, and a summary of any comments or views not accepted and the reasons therefore, shall be attached to the final Consolidated Plan, amendment of the plan, or performance report. 3) Comments, complaints, or questions about the Consolidated Plan, priorities, and funding allocations received in writing or orally at public hearings by one of the citizen commis- sions, the City Council, or City staff, or received by telephone or mail will be answered in a timely, substantive, and responsive manner (by written response) within a 15-day period after they are received. 4) 4 Information concerning the Consolidated Plan, and, once approved, a copy of the Consoli- dated Plan will be available to the public in the offices of the Department of Planning and Community Development during regular office hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday -Friday). All published documents may also be reviewed at the Iowa City Public Library or the City Clerk's Office at the Civic Center, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. ppdcdbg~cppplan.jd FIRST - t-ional Bank Your Future F I R S T January 16, 1995 Mayor Susan Horowitz City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mayor Horowitz: In the past few months, it has become evident to First National Bank that our community i8 in need of additional financing alternatives for low to moderate income purchasers. Based on data received from the City Steps drafts, as well as the interest exhibited from the city in a joint venture with the private sector potentially aiding in the accommodation of these purcha.qers, First National Bank has been diligunfly working on a financing program to aid these citizens in purchasing manufactured housing for their residence. At the present time we are in the development stages of the Affordable Manufactured Housing program, investigating the use of IHAP and other giant or gift sources usage in conjunction with this program, as well as free tuning the guidelines. We are able to provide the Council with some basic information that hopefully gives each member of the Council a picture reflecting the commitment that we have to our citizens. Generally speaking thi.~ program will require a minimum "Buyer Investment" of 10% of the purchase price of the manufactured home. The program will allow homes 1976 and newer to be financed. Probably the best way for you to gain an understanding of the program's benefits would be to provide an example. The following page gives you examples of financing scenarios to illustrate the approximate monies needed for the purcha.qe of a manufactured home, as well as the Borrower's approximate purchasing power. I hope that this brief review provides an indication to the City Council of the commitment that First National Bank has to the eitizeus of Iowa City for Affordable frousing financing opportunities. We are continuing to work on this program and once this program is in its final stages and has been f'me tuned, I will be happy to share the details with you and the rest of the Council. e Sandler Senior Real Estate Banker Enclosure 204 E, WASHINGTON P.O. BOX 1880 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-] 880 (319) 356-9000 FAX (319) 356-9002 BORROWER'S GROSS INCOME OUTSTANDING DEBT PURCHASING POWER APPROX. FUNDS NEEDED TO CLOSE $18,000 (1 PERSON) $100. $13,826. $1650. $18,000 (1 PERSON) $150. $16,340. $1885. $20,000 (2 PERSONS) $200. $16,500. $1900. $24,000 (2 PERSONS) $300. $31,O00. $3350. $28,8O0 (2 PEr, SONS) $400. $38,000. $4O50. $28,800 (3 PERSONS) $500. $31,000. $3350. Please note that these numbers are just approximations. Ciosin~ costs and any additional down payment monies can possibly be provided by I1tAP or other grant sources. Jan. 12~995 ~Wr. Steve Nasby City Steps Program 410 E. Washington Iowa City,Iowa Atrocity Council Members For the City Steps Hearing Dear City COuncil Members, I would encourage the City Council and the City Steps program to assist and encourage local business and industry to actively comply with the A.D.A. law and help per~ns with disabilites to gain emplop~ment and integration within our co,unity. This includes asistance in pro- viding adaptive equiptment so a per~$n with a disability may once again join the workforce,as many of them would do if they could. I would also suggest City Steps to help ensure that local business and employers are complying with the law under the A.D.A. Persons with disabilites are many times low-income and can't ~et health insurance , so they, through no fault of their own are dependent on a system that discourages full participation in society. Individual rights and choices are removed, by limited income,the spend-downs required to qualify for the system and this leaves them in a very precarious financial position. As persons with disabilities are on fixed incomes for the most part and probably low-income, they need employers willing to give them a achance for employment,based on their abilities and not their disabilities. They are people first and happen to ~ve a disability. They need these opportunities for either part-time employment or full time employment to feel they are truly integrated into their communities in access to employment,transportation,medical services and recreational services. Persons with disabilities must be able to make a living wage if they are able to work, so that they can survive and be a productive part of society as most desire to be. The person is not a disability,but a person first, with talents,ablities,hopes and dreams l~ke any other American. Their disability is secondary and they would need support in coping with and adjusting to it,but also being provided with a community that is supportive of the needs for independence for these our fellow citizens who desire the same access to employmentmaccessabillty to business's and services as able bodied. ~nay are still segregated by inaccessible doorways(no rampsl,doors to heavy to open if in a wh~l~chair, no braille menus etc. Remember these people are consumers and contribute to the economi~ stability of the area. I would encourage City Steps unde~ their "Employment Goals" to encourage enforcement of the A.D.A. law to help aleviate the bias,stigma and segre- gation in our community of persons with disabilities,so ours is an4 inclu- sive,diversified community,rather than a community that is exclusive and segregated because of fears,biases and stigmata. We can overcome these together if we put aside our fears and work together.