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Home My WebLink About1995-05-23 Info PacketCity of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: May 12, 1995 TO: Memo for Record FROM: City Manager RE: Material Sent to Council Only Memorandum from the City Manager: a. Residential Refuse Collection b. SEATS Contract c. Sales Tax Estimates d. Increase in Newsprint e. Pending Development Issues f. Participation in Local Government Executive Institute g. Machinery and Equipment Tax Exemption /~// Copies of letters from the City Manager to: a. Charlie Duffey regarding paratransit service /~/~ b. Vincent Neary regarding complaint Memorandum from the DireCtor of Parking and Transit regarding Ride the /~/L/ Bus Free Day. Material from the Department of Planning and Community Development: a. Memo regarding second meeting of the Near Southside Design Plan. ~/~ Advisory Committee b. Letter to BRW Inc. regarding Melrose Avenue Environmental /~/~ Assessment Material from the Department of Public Works: a. Memorandum regarding maintenance agreement for the water plant site b. Copy of letter to Harvey Wehde regarding sidewalk concerns ,,~ c. Memorandum regarding N & N Sanitation d. Geographic Information Systems Building permit information for April 1995. Copy of letter from The University of Iowa to Coralville regarding wastewater discharge into Clear Creek. Letter from Johnson County Coalition for Persons with Disabilities regarding Iowa City: Beyond 2000. Copy of letter from Perpetual Savings Bank regarding consultant for the redevelopment of the near southside. Copy of letter from the Johnson County Songbird Project regarding Oakland Cemetery. Letter from Dale Arlo Yocom regarding traffic signs. News release regarding bike parking downtown. /~J-~ Agenda for the May 11, 1995, meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Memorandum from the Neighborhood Services Coordinator and the Traffic Engineer regarding stop sign system survey. Minutes of the meeting regarding Silurian Aquifer held at Hills Bank, North Liberty. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 9, 1995 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Residential Refuse Collection On Monday, May 22, at your regularly scheduled work session, one of the topics to be discussed is the proposed changes in the residential curbside recycling and re. fuse collection programs. An ordinance that would implement these changes is in final preparation. In order to allow you sufficient time to review these proposed changes in our collection and recycling programs, a summary draft of the changes is provided. This is a summary of what you would find in the ordinance detail. I wanted to get this out to you early to allow you time to review in anticipation of the Monday, May 22 meeting. Attachment b~refuse Proposed Changes to the Iowa City Residential Curbside Recycling Program and Residential Refuse Collection Program RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM 1. Increase frequency of residential curbside recycling collection to weekly Recyclables would be collected on a weekly basis rather than every other week. The most complaint from the public is confusion over their collection day. Other cities across the country have increased collection frequency and have seen participation increase substantially. Increasing the frequency of collection will require one additional recycling truck and one additional full time position. These additions would require a 9.35 per month increase in the residential refuse collection/recycling bill. 2. Provide a curbside recycling container When we originally implemented the curbside recycling program, a container for recyclables was not supplied to residents, We believe participation would increase if a container were provided. As the City expands its curbside collection programs, a container may be necessary to collect a higher volume of material in a more efficient and convenient manner. One 18-21 gallon plastic container with a domed snap-on lid would be provided. Each unit would cost about $12-815, which would be financed through a ~.20 per month charge on the recycling bill. The City would need about 12,500-13,000 units. Residents that already have a recycling container will be allowed to use that container in addition to the City supplied container, Residents will be allowed to purchase additional containers for use in the curbside collection program if they wish. The City will need an inventory of replacement containers. Begin collection of cardboard We are all aware that most of what residents put in their garbage is some sort of paper product. Paper products make up approximately 40% of the total residential waste 2 stream. Cardboard alone is estimated to make up about 10% of the residential waste stream. The cardboard to be collected includes both corrugated cardboard and chipboard (cereal boxes). The recycling trucks will be able to collect both of these materials together without affecting the collection of newspaper, glass, plastic and metal cans. Cardboard will need to be flattened and placed beside or under the curbside recycling container for collection. The cardboard will be delivered to City Carton Co. for separation. At the present time City Carton will pay for this material. RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION PROGRAM 1. Place a separate charge on bulky residential wastes Bulky items consist of tires, appliances, construction and demolition waste, and other large items such as furniture. Since tires and appliances are not permitted to be disposed of in the Iowa City landfill, they are collected for a fee and sent to other markets for recycling. The City currently charges 912 per appliance and 93 per tire to collect these items at the curb. These rates may need to increase due to changing regulations and market conditions. Other bulky items, such as furniture and construction and demolition materials, have not been banned from the landfill and are currently collected and disposed of for "free", with subsidy provided through the monthly residential refuse fee. Iowa City currently provides a call-in collection service for all bulky items that cannot be collected on the normal refuse route. It is recommended that this program be separated from the monthly fee structure and implementation of a $20 fee for each collection stop. This new fee is based on previous year bulky waste tonnages, number of collection stops, and budget. The bulky waste fee would cover pickup of up to 5 bulky items per trip, not including appliances and tires which have separate fees. 3 Items placed at the curb that do not fit into a refuse can or bag will be considered bulky waste items. If regular household refuse and/or bulky items are placed at the curb without being placed in the proper containers, or if a bulky item is placed at the curb without notifying the City, the City will cite the property under the anti-litter ordinance and the owner of the property will be charged a minimum of 8100 for the City to clean up the property. A verbal and/or written warning will be given to the property owner prior to cleanup. This proposal will put more responsibility on residents and property owners. Property owners will be responsible for paying for the bulky waste service in cases where renters move out and leave possessions at the curb. This may cause landlords to require additional damage deposit from renters as security. Residents and property owners have several options to dispose of their bulky items. Some of the options include donating bulky items to someone who can use them; taking the items to the landfill for disposal and paying the current landfill fee; dismantle the items to fit in a can or bag and place it at the curb as part of the regular residential refuse collection program, or call the City or a private hauler and pay a fee to have items collected. Construction and demolition (C/D) wastes will not be collected in the bulky waste program. CID materials will fall under the ~1OO yard cleanup program. Add clean, untreated wood waste to brush and tree limb collection Iowa City's yard waste program currently consists of collecting special City yard waste bags at the curb for $1 per bag, and bundles of brush and tree limbs are collected for free. This program remains substantially the same except for one addition. Clean, untreated wood waste could be collected with bundles of brush and tree limbs. Bundle size and weight requirements will remain the same: no larger than 18 inches in diameter, may not exceed 50 pounds, or be longer than 48 inches. 4 3. Implement a unit based pricing system for residential refuse Unit based, or per can/bag, refuse rates can be used to encourage recycling. Unit based pricing is most effective when implemented with additional landfill alternative programs, such as the programs previously listed in this report. A modified unit based system is possible. This type of system is being used by other communities, especially larger communities. A modified unit based system is a mix of a base rate and a unit based rate that reduces the risk of not recovering enough revenue to run the collection system. Residents to place two "free" bags or two "free" cans at the curb each week, paid for through the monthly residential base refuse fee. If a resident places more than two containers at the curb, they would be required to place a special 91 sticker on each additional bag or can. The current monthly base refuse fee is ~8.75/month/household. This fee has not increased in two years and is scheduled for an increase next year. Implementation of a modified unit based system would allow for no increase in base fees. We would anticipate recovering sufficient revenue from this system as from an overall increase in the monthly fee. Additional revenue would be generated by eliminating the bulky waste program expenses from the monthly refuse fees. A modified unit based system will allow for ongoing changes in the refuse collection program as additional disposal alternatives become available. You may modify the system to meet community needs/interests. For example, the holidays generate extraordinary volumes and thereby you may wish to allow greater numbers of bags/cans on specific occasions. Christmas trees will continue to be picked up during January. 5 SUMIVIARY OF CHANGES RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM Provide weekly collection of recyclables. This would mean less confusion for residents and more efficient collection of an expanding number of recyclables. Provide a recycling container to more efficiently and conveniently collect the expanding number of recyclables at the curb and increase participation. 3, Expand curbside recycling collection to include corrugated cardboard and chipboard, RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION PROGRAM Implement ~25/collection fee for all bulky wastes, Allow 5 bulky items/stop. Implement ~) 100 yard cleanup fee for non-containerized items and bulky items that are not disposed of in a timely manner. Promote alternatives to disposing of bulky items. Eliminate construction/demolition waste collection, Continue $1 per bag yard waste program and "free" brush and tree limb collection, Expand brush and tree limb collection program to include clean untreated wood waste. Implement a modified unit based rate system for residential refuse. Allow each resident two "free" bags or two "free" cans per week to be paid for through their monthly base fee. Place a 91 fee on each additional bag or can, Use the 91 fee system and savings from the bulky waste program in lieu of an increase in the refuse collection monthly fee, 6 SUMMARY OF FEES RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM Monthly Fee for Container Per Household: Monthly Fee Due to Increase in Collection Frequency (labor, truck, and maintenance) Total Per Month Fee Increase with Curbside Recycling Improvements: Current Curbside Recycling Fee New Curbside Recycling Fee $ .20/month $ .35/month $.55/month $2.25/month $ 2.80/month RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION PROGRAM (Unit Based Fees) m§~mcych~g Garbage: Bulky Waste: Appliances: Tires: Litter Cleanup: Yard Waste: Brush, Tree Limbs, and Clean Untreated Wood Waste: Monthly Refuse Fee Would ~ 1 per each additional 33 gallon container. 2 free containers each week. $8.75/month base fee. ~25/collection. Any item that does not fit in a 33 gallon container and/or weighs over 50 pounds. No more than 5 items per stop, not including appli- ances and tires. 812/item $3/item. No tractor tires, $100 minimum cleanup of items not containerized or bulky items not disposed of in a timely manner $1/bag Free collection. Bundles must be no longer than 48 inches, no larger than 18 inches in diameter, and must weigh less than 50 pounds. Remain at $8.75/month City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 12, 1995 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: SEATS Contract On Thursday afternoon, Charlie Duffy called to inform me that it was the County Board's decision to not submit a response to the request for proposal. Evidently the Director of SEATS made such a recommendation and the County Board has chosen, while I do not know of an official vote, to follow that recommendation. I am not now sure what all of this might mean. I will get back to you ~hortly with my assessment and what we might choose to do next. 16o , City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 12, 1995 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Sales Tax Estimates The other evening, at the meeting of area Mayors and City Council members conducted by the County Board Chair/Mayor of Iowa City, I read from the attached report. These are very rough estimates of the amount of annual revenue for a 1% local option sales tax. In fact, these numbers will get some wide publicity, and if questioned, please remind anyone that they are again very rough estimates. I believe they are probably understated. Attachment bj~salest ax J bo"i' i Total 75% ApporUoned by Population iowa City LOCAL OPTION SALES AND SERVICE TAX ESTIMATES Based on 1% Tax o~ Texable §ales of .$681 ~8;~.~35,~ ~ {~ ~'&/~ ~i F~-~3--Stete¥~ I'~ ~S~les =l=~x ~i¢lures Cota~villa I Lone Tree Ox[ord Shey,alle Swish~' Tiffin Solon PO~&~on ...... 1990 Certs. u? ........ 9._G.~9 . ~.73~ 10.3~7 .._ ~7~ °/oo~Popu~_~" ' ..~-0.'~3% ~5~ i I0.~$% '~ 0~% He gl 27.01!.995 } 70~,45~ 111.043 $ 60,678 $ 40,451 $ 13.350 ~ 3~,~5 $. 27.951 ~. ~,7~0 S S~ty Johnson Is North LibeFt Hills Count~ 386 s ~9.~ ~ 7o.7~5 s ~o,o37,788 339 $ 175.437 S 40,271 S 1.~G,7~7 25 % of Revenue ~ 5 1.'704.958 I $ 7;~3.803 $ Revenue ; $ 6,819,822 g:\data\findata\dydata~salesop.xls ~ City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: May 8, 1995 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Increase in Newsprint This will cost us approximately 20%+ in our legal publications, personnel advertising, printshop/copier material, etc. Newsprint prices forcing tough decisions By George C. For¢~ ff the price of gasoline or diesel fuel had risen 55 pewcent L~ [he last 12 to 18 months, there might be talk of a Con. ~ressional investigation of the petro- leum industry. No such reaction Is likely for the nation's newspager industry which has b~en rorce~ to absorb a 65 p~rcent Jump in newsprint prices over the same off' workers. l~de~. t.he Houston Post recenfiy shut down. citing the sharp projecJi~g the prace wt[[ rise to $'709 per '~5/0 metr~.~on by the end of t~ts year and InG'~y thee sharp price jump in such a relatively short period of time? da ~¢Sorne newspapers are not going to go through all this. They're just going to close. ~ The pricing move on ~e ~ o~ ~e Newsprint costs rising , being forced to make some too h decisions. Newsprint accounts about 20 percent o! a papers expenses A succession of new Hnt' East ~;oast newsprint prices, per metric ton '-1989'90 '91 '92 'g3 ~4 'Pm/ecled AP/liad Tare City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: 1, bC3.1SA May 10, 1995 City Council City Manager Pending Development Issues An application submitted by Richard and Julie Berry for preliminary and a final plat approval of Rober Subdivision, a 1.19 acre, 2 lot residential subdivision located on Seventh Avenue, north of Rochester Avenue. An application submitted by Sycamore Farms, Inc. for preliminary plat approval of Saddlebrook, a 222.62 acre, 10 lot residential subdivision located south of Hwy. 6 and Heinz Road. An application submitted by Sycamore Farms, Inc. for approval of Saddlebrook, Lot 51 a 225 unit manufactured housing park located south of Hwy. 6 and Heinz Road. An application submitted by Oakes Construction to vacate Oakes Fourth Addition and for preliminary plat approval of Oakes Fifth Addition, a 6.25, 14 lot residential subdivision located at the end of Quirtcent Street, north of Dubuque Road. The pre-preliminary plat of the resubdivision of Lot 5, Highland Heights, a 3 lot residential subdivision located east of Hwy. 1 and south of Dingleberry Road. An application submitted by Southgate Development to fezone an approximate 1.82 acre parcel located on Northgate Drive from RDP, Research Development Park, to COd, Commercial Office. An application submitted to Johnson County by Alan Weinstein for a conditional use permit to allow a home business, an art gallery, for properly located at 3880 Owl Song Lane SE. An application submitted to Johnson County by Howard Winebrenner to rezone 39.3 acres located in the southwest quadrant of the Hwy. 218 and Hwy. 1 interchange (Fringe Area 8) from RS, Suburban Residential, to CP2, Planned Commercial. An application submitted by the Chumh of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, on behalf of property owner Myles and Lorraine Braverman, for special exceptions to establish a religious institution, to modify the yard requirements and to reduce the parking requirements for a property located in the RS-5 zone at 503 Melrose Avenue. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: May 12, 1995 City Council City Manager Participation in Local Government Executive Institute A few months ago I Was asked to submit an application to two university programs - one at Harvard and one at the University of Virginia - for senior local government executives. These two programs are intense two- and three-week training opportunities for individuals in my profession. I chose not to apply for the Harvard program due to the length (three weeks) but did choose to submit to the University of Virginia Senior Executive Institute, a two-week program. I have been selected to participate. It will require me to be gone the last two weeks in July - the weeks of July 16 and 23, I was pleased to have been requested to participate and even more so that I have been selected. It is my intent to pursue this opportunity. I will advise you of the details in the very near future. IblO City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: May 11,1995 City Council City Manager Machinery and Equipment Tax Exemption Some of you may have seen the May 5 legislative bulletin from the League of Iowa Municipalities. I have attached a copy. I am not sure of the impact of this apparent eleventh hour amendment as indicated in the bulletin, We will try to find out more. It appears we may have been snookered on the machinery and equipment legislation and, as the bulletin points out, we could be in for some significant long-term trouble with respect to our property valuations. I am not sure what motivated this legislation, but I spoke with Dick Myers and he felt the other utilities were likely to request and receive a similar tax benefit. Attachment Senate passes late amendment w th unforeseen consequences An llth-hour Senate amendment to the telephone price regulation bill (HF 518) will have a much greater impact than the intent of the amendment. The amendment changes the manner of property tax assessments for long distance telephone carriers, including MCl, lows Network Services, AT&T and Sprint. The main beneficiary of the amendment is MCl. Currently, long distance carriers are assessed by the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance and have their own classification, called centrally assesseaL Property within this classification is taxed at 100 percent of its value. The property taxes received are then distributed to local jurisdictions according to a formula. Beginning with the January 1, 1996 assessment (any property purchased after January 1, 1995), the act requires the Department of Revenue to asseas this property as if it were "assessed as commercial property by the local assessor." This will permit much of the property (60-70 percent according to the department) of the long distance carriers to be classified as machinery and equipment. When taken in concert with SF 69, which exempts newly acquired M&E from taxation, it will be a tremendous benefit to the carriers and a tremendous loss to cities. An even greater significance of the amendment is that it will open the door for all utilities (U.S. West, GTE, independent telephone companies, natural gas and pipeline companies) to demand this same treatment. The action taken by the Senate might make some sense for federally regulated careers, but ~t certainly opens a Pandora's box for the future. The price tag for this initial benefit is estimated at $5 million but the reduction in property tax base if others are granted the change will run into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Many thanks for making it happen Almost three months ago to the day. I drafted an editorial for Issue 76-05 of the Legislative Bulletin. Two of the League's key legislative staff had recently resigned to take other positions, and I was receiving calls of support from members not unlike those one receives on the loss of a loved one. The editorial stressed team- work, and requested member support of the League legislative effort. {t is much warmer now (OK, a little warmer now), and legislators are returning home. In reviewing the contents of this bulletin, I think it's fair to say that the home team has won! Municipal citizens may not realize it, but they are better off because city officials took time this year to call their legislators. Many of you even drove to Des Moines for Legislative Day in weather that was nasty even by Iowa standards. Because city officials made those efforts, it paid off in results that are documented on these pages. Now that the session is behind us, I find myself compelled to break one of my iron clad rules. I do not believe in using League publications to express apprecia- tion to staff. No matter how expressed. to some it will always appear to be self- serving. However, the efforts of Gene Blanshan, our contract lobbyist. and Dean Schade. our loss control coordinator who agreed to be reassigned to our legislative team, kept our attention focused on the important issues and positioned us for success. The remainder of the staff also chipped in that little extra to make sure tthoat al,l~q~sne. s wTre covered. Thank you. gang, very much, but don't expect me T, Executive Oirector LegffMative Bulletin lvalu.tlon 1. How would you rate your interest in legislative issues affecting cities in Iowa? I 2 3 4 5 not at all interested very interested 2. On average, how often do you read the Leagues Legislative Bulletit ? Don't read it Scan must issues Read every issue i3.. How much co~tact do~ou hav~with y~ur state legislators? none at all regular contact whether or not I support their vote 4. Have you ever contacted your legislators in response to a League Action Call or Legtslattve Bullenn? Yes No 5. How good of a job is the League doing of making city voices heard on legisla- tive issues that affect cities in Iowa? I 2 3 4 5 not good at all adequate excellent 6. Do you trod the material in the Legislative Bulletin to be written in an easily undersiandab e format? __ Yes __ No 7. Do you route your Legtslattve Bullenn to other city officials? __ Yes __ No ~8. How often should the League report to the membership about legislative t~issues? __Weekly __Eve~2week~ __Onceamomh __Other__ 19. What other sources does your city. use to keep track of legislative issues.'? What do or don't you like about them'? 10. Do you find the New Laws of Interest Special Report useful in providing a thorough update on the recent legislation affecting cities? __ Yes __ No Comments: Return this form to: The League of Iowa Municipalitms. 317 Sixth Avenue. Suite 141}0. Des Muines. [A 50309-4122: FAX {515) 244.0740. CITY OF I0 WA CITY May 11, 1995 Charlie Duffy, Chairman Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Charlie: As you are aware, the City of Iowa City is currently soliciting requests for proposal for paratransit service. It is very unlikely that this process will be completed before July 1, 1995, when the existing contract for services between Johnson County and the City of Iowa City expires. The current contract allows for 30-day extensions of service if both parties agree. I am requesting at this time that the existing contract be extended until the City secures a provider to ensure uninterrupted service to the system users. I hope the Supervisors will agree to the continuation of service during this period. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, City Manager cc: City Council Joe Fowler Jeff Davidson 410 EAST WASHIHGTO~I STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240.11~6 · (2191 3564000 · FAX (319) May 10, 1995 Mr. Vincent Neary 715 N. Linn Street Iowa City, IA 52245 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Dear Mr. Neary: I was given a copy of your May 3 comments concerning allegations of apparent negligence by our Department of Housing & Inspection Services with respect to enforcement of certain environmental regulations at the Aero Rental site. Upon reading your commentary, I found it to be most disturbing and therefore contacted the staff immediately. Upon my review, I found what I believe to be a far different set of circumst&nces than your allegations so indicated in your commentary, particularly the accusation of "arrogance" on the part of the City employee and repeatedly "blown off". Your allegations I believe to be most unfair. The following represents the circumstances reported to me. In October of last year, a building permit was issued to Aero Rental for construction of a 40'X100' storage building to be erected on the northwest corner of their property at 227 Kirkwood Avenue. A site plan was submitted by MMS Consultants which indicates the building site is outside the 100-year floodplain and therefore a floodplain development and grading permit was not required. Dudng the construction of the building, the Department received several calls expressing concern about dirt which was excavated in conjunction with the project. The dirt was being stockpiled on the site in close proximity to the Ralston Creek bank. Mr. Boose recalls speaking specifically about this issue with Mayor Horowitz and Johnson County Supervisor Joe Bolkcom. Terry Goerdt, one of our inspectors, visited the site and observed a dirt pile located near the upper creekbank. However, according to the site plan, it was apparently outside of the 100-year flood plain. It was his opinion that the project was not in violation of any laws or ordinances at that time. He did request erosion control measures to keep the dirt from eroding into the floodplain. The contractor agreed to this request and Terry observed later a trailer of straw bales parked at the site the next day. It was assumed that the bales were going to be placed at the top of the upper creekbank as a silt fence, unfortunately this did not happen. Someone distributed the surplus dirt over the upper bank into the floodplain. The staff moved to address this issue. Also the DNR received a letter from you and notified the Department. The contractor was informed of the need for a floodplain development permit and a grading permit, and followed up with two letters of violation to the property owner. Since that time, we have worked with the property owner and their engineer to see that the matter is rectified. At this time, the majodfy of the ,'ill has been removed with the remainder to be hydroseeded to establish a vegetative cover to hold the bank. An erosion control or silt fence was placed on the lower bank to prevent siltation. A flood development permit application has been received. The property owner, who was in violation of the City ordinance for placing the fill matedal on the creekbank, has to date been cooperative in rectifying this matter. 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET . IOWA CITY. IOWA }2140.1826 t (319) JS6.~000 e FAX (21~l) 356-J009 Mr. Vince Neary May 10, 1995 Page 2 I was also advised that the 1985 revisions to the Iowa City flood insurance study deleted floodway computations for Ralston Creek and south branch Ralston Creek, so the boundaries of these floodways are no longer easy to determine. It would seem that every masonable and legal effort was undertaken to address this issue. Mr. Boo~e does not recall speaking with you and has assured me that he was not arrogant as you allege, and did not disregard or "blow off' your's or anyone else's concems. If you can demonstrate to me that Mr. Boose was arrogant, as you so accuse him of being, please do so immediately. I would like specific times, dates or written information. If you spoke with anyone else in the Department I would like their names also. Such conduct will not be tolerated; however, all evidence points to the fact tl~at no such cimumstance occurred. In the future, rather than choosing to accuse and convict, it is certainly far easier, and you would have been far better informed, to talk directly to the supervisor, and if you are unable to contact the supervisor, in this case Mr. Boothroy, you may feel free to contact my office. Mr. Boothroy does not recall any contact by you concerning your allegations of improper conduct of one of his employees. I believe your commentary can be devastating to employee morale and it serves no productive purpose. While you may choose to disagree with certain enforcement procedures, every reasonable effort is put forth. We have a small Building and Housing staff and they cannot be at every site all the time as would be desirable. We rely on the good faith of individuals to fulfill their obligations. When it does not occur, we work with them in order to accomplish the overall goal of the particular project in question and only as a last resort do we issue citations. It appears that all reasonable and legal efforts available were applied. The use of such a public device as the lntemet for your allegation is most unfortunate. Sincerely yours, Stephe .Aiki~ ' City Manager City Council Ron Boose Doug Boothroy Date: Thu, 4 May 1995 14:27:48 -0500 (CDT) From: "J. Throgmorton" <jthrogmo@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> Reply to: JC-NEWS@INS.INFONET.NET, jthrogmo@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu To: JC-NEWS@INS.INFONET.NET, vsneary@icaen.uiowa.edu Cc: JC-NEWS@INS.INFONET.NET Subject: Re: IOWA CITY NOT ENFORCING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORDINANCES Vince, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Effective and consistent enforcement of ordinances is clearly necessary if we want to protect the quality of our natural and built environment. I understand from your posting that you talked with Ron Boose at length. I am deeply disappointed that he didn't respond more positively, and I have no idea why he didn't. When that happens, somebody else has be brought in on things: his supervisor, Doug Boothroy; Boothroy's supervisor, Steve Atkins; Atkins' supervisor, the City Council. Sounds awfully hierarchical, but sometimes poor enforcement results from lax work on the part of individuals and sometimes it is a result of conscious (if poor) policy. I'd like to encourage you to write the Council a short letter on this point (if you havenst done so already) so that we can pursue the matter further. Keep up the good work on Ralston Creek! Jim on Wed, 3 May 1995, Vincent Sinclair Neary wrote: > > > > > Subject: IOWA CITY NOT ENFORCING ENVRNMNTL PROTECTION ORDINANCES Residents of Iowa City have to start monitoring for blatant violations of Iowa City's Environmental Protection Ordinances because Iowa City is not > doing so. > I have talked to many residents that were appalled by the construction > activities behind Aero Rental property in which the builder was deposting fill > within the floodway of Ralston Creek. Both the floodway boundary and the 100- > year floodplain boundary coincide at this location as is shown on the Flood > Insurance Rate Map of June 5, 1985. The City's flood plain management and > grading ordinances restrict filling operations within the 100-yr flood plain > without a grading and flood plain management permit. > I documented this filling operation over a 2 month period with photos > which showed the accumulation of fill in the floodway. I sent a letter to > the Housing and Inspection Services almost a month ago with these photos en- > closed and the flood insurance map which clearly showed that the fill was > within the floodway. This letter was sent after repeatedly being blown off > by Ron Boose of Inspection Services. In the letter I cc'd Johnson County and > the DNR. I still have not gotten any formal response to my letter from the > City. In the letter I asked if Aero Rental had a grading permit and a flood > plain management permit. Given that I have'nt received a response, I doubt > that Aero Rental had these permits. > The good news is that the fill within the flood plain is going to be > removed followed by hydroseeding the bank. Ofcourse, I had to find this out > from DNR (Department of Natural Resources). It turns out that the DNR, after > receiving a copy of my letter, sent an inspector down to Aero Rental to check > it out. This finally got the City to do react and do something. The DNR has > since sent me a copy of a fax sent to them by the City which acknowledged that > "...the removal of fill is currently in progress." (April 28, 1995). > Even so, I am outraged at the arrogance of Ron Boose for not taking my concerns seriously. He and the rest of the City staff who are responsible for enforcing the City's ordinances are obviously not doing their Job. As a community we nesd to address this 9roblem. Is the City sim91y ignoring thes violations or are they ignorant of their own ordinances. If the first is true it is time for residents to start getting on their case to do their Job. If the second is true, the City has to hire a full-time 9erson who has some understanding of environmental regulations. In the mean time it looks like residents of Iowa City will once again have to do the City,s work for them. Vince Neary City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 9, 1995 To: Stephen Atkins, City Manager From: Joe Fowler, Director of Parking & Transit ~'~,,--~ Be: Ride the Bus for Free Day The DTA has expressed interest in promoting a Ride the Bus for Free Day, in conjunction with Family Fun Days, on May 27. The intent is to promote the event as a family outing starting and ending with a bus ride. I would like to do this as a joint promotion to attract new riders to the system, even if just for one day. On a typical Saturday, Iowa City Transit generates 9500 in revenue. As a joint promotion, this cost would be split - 8250 DTA, 8250 Iowa City Transit. Under the current federal and state funding formulas, if 715 additional riders were to use the system that day, the City's cost of the promotion would be returned in next year's funding. This promotion has several benefits: the DTA is promoting transit, the citizens of Iowa City can try transit at no cost, and there is a possibility of the costs of the promotion being recovered in future funding. For these reasons, I am requesting your approval to pursue an agreement with the DTA. Date: To: CITY OF IOI, VA CITY May 12, 1995 Craig. Willis, representing the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce Laura Hawks, representing the Iowa City Design Review Committee Jane Jakobsen, representing the Iowa City Planning & Zoning Commission Larry Wilson, representing the University Dept. of Planning & Administrative Services Grant Crewell, representing the University Student Association Pat Boutelle, representing Project GREEN Tom Cowan, representing Environmental Advocates Bruce Greiner, representing the Iowa City Community School District Dianne Kaufman, representing the Iowa City-Johnson County Arts Council Haywood Belle, representing Near Southside Property Owners Kevin Hanick, representing Near Southside Business Owners Midam Ramey, representing Near Southside Senior Citizens From: Jeff Davidson, Assistant Director, Department of Planning & Community Development Re: Second meeting of the Near Southside Design Plan Advisory Committee We have set the second meeting of the Near Southside Design Plan Advisory Committee for Monday, June 26, 1995 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, We do not have a meeting room scheduled yet, so we will let you know where we will be meeting. At this meeting the consultant will present several design ~cenados for consideration. From the input received, the consultant will begin narrowing the design plan focus to a single alternative. Contact David Schoon (356-5236) or me (356-5252) if you have any questions. See you on the 26th. cc: City Staff City Council Gould Evans Assoc. beS,$JD 410 EAST WASHINOTON STREET · IOWA CITy. IOWA ,~2240-1126 · (Jig) 3~6-$0(30 * FAX ()19) 356.J009 1615' May 10, 1995 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Jeanne Witzig BRW Inc. 700 Third St. South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Re: Melrose Avenue Environmental Assessment Transmittal of Public Comments Dear Jeanne: Enclosed is all wdtten correspondence I received during the public comment period for the draft Melrose Avenue Street and Bddge Reconstruction Environmental Assessment Report. The City Council of Iowa City is very interested in your responses to the comments, as they are concerned about the adequacy of the report for their subsequent selection of a preferred alternative. The City Council's discussion is tentatively scheduled for the end of August, so it is possible to extend the time schedule for your review of the comments if needed. You will find there are some common themes repeated in much of the correspondence. I have indicated to people who have spoken with me that you will be addressing the comments in accordance with federal environmental assessment requirements. Let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely, Department o' Planning & Community Development ~~,~i~l~ J ~0 Rick Fosse Steve Arkins J City Council j Melrose Avenue Environmental Assessment Focus Group City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: May 8, 1995 Steve Atkins Chuck Schmadeke Maintenance Agreement - Water Plant Site The Public Works Department has entered into a maintenance agreement with Gregory Neuzil and Sons of Iowa City to seed the water plant site with oats and control erosion on the site. Chemicals will not be used by Mr. Neuzil. No money will be paid by either party to the other as a result of this agreement. The harvested oats and majority of the straw will become the property of Mr. NeuziL Until the stockpiled sands and gravels are removed from the site by S & G Materials and until site grading is completed, planting an annual grass such as oats, rye, or wheat is an effective method ofcontrolling erosion. Once site grading is complete, a permanent grass cover can be applied. 1 ;17 May 1,1995 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Harvey Wehde 2408 Whispering Praide Avenue Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mr. Wehde: This letter will respond to your Apdl 19, 1995 letter regarding sidewalk and vadous drainage concems. We have noted that you have now constructed your sidewalk and thank you for following through on your obligation. With regard to the storm sewer outlets, the decision to leave 3 separate outlets was a deliberate move to reduce infrastructure costs and maintain the affordability of the lots. Combining the pipes, extending one large pipe and filling the area as you suggested would have been a significant improvement. However, since construction of the storm sewer and detention basin was at the expense of the developer, not the City, these changes would have increased the pdce of the lots. With regard to the safety issue, the City acknowledged the risks associated with wet bottom detention basins before the Whispering Meadows Subdivision was approved. This dsk is offset by the benefits gained by the basin and we believe it enjoys wide spread public support. With regard to your environmental concerns, the removal of trash within an easement on pdvate property is the responsibility of the property owner. The City has many miles of easements for public utilities and does not have the resources to begin providing trash removal. If you have questions, please call me at 356-5140. Sincerely, Rick Fosse City Engineer City Manager MEMORANDUM DATE: May 11, 1995 TO: Steve Atkins FROM: Floyde Pelkey RE: N & N Sanitation The N & N Sanitation transfer station project now has a home. My understanding is that they purchased property next to Heartland Express by Coralville on Highway 965. Kelly Hayworth said, depending on zoning, there may be nothing that he can do. Our COG TAC committee will be discussing this on June 8th. After this I will update you. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: May 5, 1995 TO: All Department Heads and Public Works Division Heads FROM: Rick Fosse, City Engineer RE: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) The Public Works Department has assembled a committee to evaluate GIS technology, what it can do for us and how it might be implemented. If you are unfamiliar with GIS technology there is a brief video in the Public Works conference room that provides an overview. At this time we are evaluating practical applications of GIS as they specifically relate to Iowa City municipal government. Please give this some thought and forward your ideas to me by May 26, 1995. To get things rolling, listed below are just a few of the applications discussed by the committee. -Base Map of City -Identification of Publicly Owned Lands and ROW -Infrastructure Information Location Condition Capacity Tap Fees... -Traffic Sign Inventory -Accident Statistics -Crime Statistics -Utility Customer Information -Building Data to Assist Emergency Response and Fire Dept, -Housing Inspection /Code Enforcement Virtually any information or data base that has a locatiohal component can be managed by GIS. Think it over and let me know what your potential uses are. If you have questions or need help thinking of uses, please call me at 5143 or Barb Meredith at 5146. cc: GIS Committee Sue Horowitz April 1995 ~~'~ '~,~.~"~'"'~... ~ CITY OF I0 WA CITY KEY FOR ABBREVIATIONS Type of/mprovement: ADD Addition ALT Alteration DEM Demolition GRD Grading/excavation/filling REP Repair MOV Moving FND Foundation only OTH Other type of improvement Type of Use: NON Nonresidential RAC Residential ~ accessory building RDF Residential - duplex RMF Residential - three or more family RSF Residential - single family MIX Commercial & Residential OTH Other type of use ~Be: 1 Oate: OS/01/9S :-~m: 04/01/95 CITY OF IOWA CITY EXTRACTION OF BUILDING PERMIT DATA FOR CENSUS BUREAU REPORT Impr Use 3L095-0133 C & H INVESTMENTS 944 JEFFERSON ST ADD ROF 0 1 S 70000 ADDITION TO CONVERT EXISTING S.F.D. TO DUPLEX WITN A FINISHED BASEMENT. ADD RDF permits: 1 1 $ 70000 RLD94.0805 GARY CARLSON 630 S GOVERNOR ST ADD RMF 0 0 $ 500 EXTERIOR STAIRWAY AND LANDING. ADO RMF permits: 1 $ 500 HL095'0132 JEFF GOLOSHITN 329 NELBON AVE 20~x 221 TWO STORY AODITION. BL095'0136 OANIEL W SCHWEEN 1140 SPRUCE ST ~4'X 36' ADDITION glrH A FIHISNED BASEMENT. 8L095-0137 O~ANGELO, NICOLA AND 7'35 NANOR DR ELSA 16~X 24' HEATED ROOM ADO RSF 0 0 $ 50000 AO0 RSF 0 0 $ 3~36 ADD RSF 0 0 $ 14000 8L095.0153 OOUG XERN$ 2420 MIAMI DR ADD RSF 0 0 $ 14000 12~X 16~ PATIO ROOM. BL095-0152 SCOTT NEERY 1607 HOLLYWOO0 8LVO ADO RSE 0 0 $ 12000 19~x 15~ PATIO ROOM. 8L095-0154 BERT VINCENT 1179 JEFFERSON ST ADD RSF 0 0 $ 11500 14'X 18' SUN ROOM BLD95'0143 PATTY VILLHAVER 22~3 CALIFORNIA AVE 12~X 12~ S~REENEO PORCH NITH 12~X 1Z' WOO0 OECX. ADD RSF 0 0 S 7000 BL094-0818 LORIN DUDLEY 419 ELMIRA ST ADD RSF 0 18'X 14' UNHEATEO SUHROO~I. BL095-0191 DAN TIEOT S26WOOORIOGE AVE 12'x 17* MOOD OECK. 0 $ 6000 ADD RSF 0 0 S ~500 HL095-0186 FRED MARTIN 57 REGAL LN ADD RSF 0 0 $ 3025 10s X 15~ ~ OECK AO0 RSF 0 0 $ 1500 BL095-0176 JOHN N RUTH 1220 HUNTERS RUH ~000 DECK ADDITION TO EXISTING DECK AIID SCREENED PORCH. 0 0 $ 900 8C095-0215 ISLEY, TODD AND 1427NUSCATINE AVE ADD RSF JULIE 1g~X 1Z' ~ DECK. 8LO95'OI96CURT RITTER 3205 FRIENDSHIP ST AOD RSF 0 0 S 800 1~* X 16~ OECK CiTY OF IONA CITY EXTRACTION OF BUILOING PERMIT OATA FOR CEHSUS BUREAU REPORT ~.~rm~t Applicant name Addres~ Type Type Stories Units Valuation BLOgS'0188 JOHN 0 BROWNING [[[ 427 CLARK ST ADO RSF 12'X 24' REAR DECK ADD RSF permits: 14 750 t62~11 BLOg5-0138 GENERAL MILLS, INC. 2309 HEINZ RD ALT HON BUILDING BLOCK gALL MAINT. SHOP, CONVERTING EXISTING MAIHT. SHOP TO 8REA~ ROO~, AND CONVERTING EXISTING BREAK ROOH TO COOLER ROOM, 0 O S 87000 BL095-0156 GUNNERZ~ LTD. 123 WASHINGTON ST REMCOEL EXISTING RETAIL SPACE TO A MUSIC BAR. ALT HOM 0 0 $ 40000 8L095-0160 BEN MOORE 301 MARKET ST REMOOEL OLD QUICKTRIP TO OFFICE USE FOR GAZETTE & KCRG ALT ~OM 0 0 $ 35000 BL095-0124 HCOGE COMSTRUCTION 568 HIGHWAY 1 WEST FRAME IN INTERIOR gALLS OF COMMERCIAL SPACE. ALT ~OH 0 0 $ 30000 8L095-0185 GERRY AMBROSE 121 IONIA AVE REMCOEL EXISTIHG RESTAURANT AND BAR, ALT HOM 0 0 $ 13000 BLD95-0147 DOWN TO EARTH FLOWER S80 HIGHWAY 1 ~EST ALT NOR 0 0 $ 2500 AND GIFT REMCOEL EXISTING SPACE TO A RETAIL SPACE. ALT NON permits: 6 $ 207500 BID95-01?? MCCREEDY-TAYLOR, INC. FINISH BASEMENT, 1231 HANILTOH CT ALT RSF 0 0 $ 12000 BL095-0142 GEORGE DAVIS 1625 CALIFORNIA AVE WOO0 OECK AODITION, REMOOEL KITCHEN AND NEW FURNACE, ALT RSF 0 0 $ ~00 HLD95-0125 JIM MCGIRHESS 350 MAGOgAN AVE REMOVE 10' OF 8EARIMG WALL AND REPLACE WITH A WOCO BEAM, ALT RSF 0 0 $ 3000 BL095-0134 EASTERN IOWA CAMPUS 10 TRIANGLE PL FELLOUSNIP CONVERT EXISTING SCREENED PORCH TO A HEATED ROOH. ALT RSF 0 0 $ 2500 8L095-0145 SHZNG FEH6 AND IISIZB 917 WYLDE GREEH RD ALT RSF 0 0 $ 1000 CHIANG REMCOEL EXISTING S.E,O, ALT RSF permits: 5 $ 26000 HLO95-0123 IC I'fiJNICIPAL AIRPORT 1801 S RIVERSIDE OR 10 UNIT NESTED TEE'HANGER GRD NOH 1 0 $ 0 3.~¢e: 05101195 :'qm: 04101195 - ,..: C[TY OF IOWA CITY EXTRACTION OF BUILDING PERNIT DATA FOR CENSUS BUREAU REPORT =ernu: Applicant name Address Type Type Stories Units Valuation GRO NON permits: 1 $ 0 NL095-0100 FIRST NATIONAL BANK 2312 ~ORMON TREK BLVD NEW NON 1 0 $ 400000 4300SF ONE STORY gAN~ NEW NON ~ermits: 1 $ 400000 BLOCS-0182 JASON MOORE 827 DEARBORN ST 24' X 26' DETACHED GARAGE NEW RAC 0 0 $ 8000 BLD95'0135 TIMOTHY ¢ GAFFEY 3007 FRIENOSNIP ST 20'x 24~ DETACHED GARAGE, HEW RAC 0 0 $ 7500 8L095-0180 DORDANA NASON 1438 PINE ST 24'x 12' GARDEN SNEO. NEW RAC 0 0 S 6000 NL095-0157 PAUL, DOUGLAS AND 2565 BLUFFS00 LN LINDA 20'X 20~ GARDEN SHED, NEW RAC 0 0 $ 4000 DL095-0158 MULLINNiX, HAROLD 723 KIRL'WO~O AVE ANO MARY ANN 12~X 16' STORAGE SNED, NEW RAC 0 0 $ 1500 DL095-0183 OONALD SEYOEL 1345 DAVENPORT ST NEW RAC 0 0 $ 1119 CONSTRUCT 8' FENCE ALONG REAR PROPERTY LiNE NE~ RAC permits: 6 $ 28119 8LD95-0166 NOOGE CONSTRUCTION S1 JEnA CT NEW RDF 2 2 $ 155191 OUPLEX COMO0 NEW ROF permits: 1 2 $ 155191 BLD95.0178 BOONE CONSTRUCTION 648 S OOOGE ST NEW RNF 2 6 $ 216000 6 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING NE~ RNF permits: 1 6 $ 216000 8L095-0184 81LL FARRELL 85 RERONCiR S.P,O, WITH T~O CAR GARAGE, BLD95-O14A JEFFREY MILLER 147.3 AOURDEEN CT S.F.Do ~iTN T~O CAR GAUGE, BL095'0139 HITCNELL-PNIPP$- 725 ARLINGTON OR 1,10LIH! BLDG. S.F,D. ~ITN T~O CAR GARAGE. NEW RSF 2 1 $ 174656 NE~ RSF 1 1 S 160000 NEW RSF 2 1 $ 152963 CITY OF IOWA CITY EXTRACTION OF BUILDING PERMIT OATA FOR CENSUS BUREAU REPORT SL095-0120 OUTfiIE~ JIN AHO 25 8RURSWICX OEBBIE S.F.O. ~(TR TWO CAR GARAGE. REU RSF 0 1 $ 136429 BL095-0129 TED R[TENNEYER AND 3621 COURT ST PRISELLA WR[ORT $.F.O. WITR THREE CAR GARAGE, NEW RSF 1 1 $ 123681 BL095-0181 RAY WOMBACfiER 36&& ELGIN OR $.F.D. WITH TWO CAR GARAGE REU RSF 1 1 $ 120182 8L095-0216 MIDLAND NONES, INC. 1627 OIC~ENSON LN SoF.O. WITR IWO CAR GARAGE. NEW RSF 1 I $ 109086 BL095-0214 JASON LEE 2247 BALSAM CT S.F.D. WITH TWO CAR GARAGE. REW RSF 1 I $ 104226 BL095-0189 FRANTZ CONSTRUCTION 2145 PALNER CIR CO S. F,D. WITH T~!O CAR GARAGE REW RSF 1 1 $ 98635 8L095-0140 MITCNEL~-PHIPPS* 2054 NARRAH JO CT NOL[N[ S.F.D. WITH TWO CAR GARAGE - ZERO-LOT-LINE NEW RSF I 1 $ 97492 BL095-0141 MITCNELL-PRIPPS- 2062 NANRAft JO CT HEW RSF 1 1 $ 97492 MOLtNI S.E.D. WITH TWO CAR GARAGE - ZERO-LOT-LINE NE~ RSF permits: 11 11 $ 1374842 1 BL095-0130 A U R 531S VAR BUREN ST REP RNF 0 0 $ 3000 RESHINGLE ROOF BL095-0131A U R 508 N OUBUOUE ST REP RNF 0 0 S 3000 RESNINGLE ROOF REP RNF permits: 2 $ 6000 BL095~0128 ~AY IRELAND 325 BRI~dN ST REP RSF 0 0 $ 1500 REPLACE ~ OECN. REP RSE permits: 1 $ 1500 TOTALS 20 $ 26~963 THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA May 10, 1995 Kelly J. Hayworth City Administrator City of Coralville 1512 7th Street P.O. Box 5127 Coralville, Iowa'52241-5127 Re: Potential Coralville Wastewater Discharge into Clear Creek Dear Mr. Hayworth: The purpose of this letter is to again reiterate the University,s concerns with the proposed discharge of City of Coralville sewage treatment system effluent to Clear Creek. Since my March 8, 1991 and February 26, 1992 letters to you expressing reasons to not discharge Coralville wastewater effluent to Clear Creek, new evidence has come to our attention regarding the relationship between a 1992 Talent, Oregon cryptosporidiosis outbreak and the discharge of sewage treatment plant effluent into the source of their filtered-water supply. Epidemiclogical investigations correlated the timing of the Oregon outbreak with low flow conditions in the stream used for the Talent water supply. Even though they could not be adequately tested for, CrvDtosDoridium oocysts in the discharges from the Ashland, Oregon wastewater treatment facility, upstream from Talent, are believed to have been the source of this disease outbreak. We were notified Monday, May 8, 1995, that the Coralville sewage treatment facilities had experienced a complete loss of control for approximately four hours during which your City was discharging raw sewage into Clear Creek° At the same time, the Coralville Reservoir outflow had been reduced by the Army Corp of Engineers to relieve flooding at the confluence of the Iowa and Cedar Rivers. This is a situation that greatly concerns us and must be avoided in the future. Again, it is the University's position that a City of Coralville discharge location below the University of Iowa water intake should be selected irrespective of the outcome of any study that might be conducted regarding "pollutants" discharged from the City of Coralville sewage treatment system. Such a study presumes that the sewage treatment facilities are functioning (which is obviously not always the case) and that the study is capable of testing for everything of concern. CryDtosporidium is just one example of a Water Plant I O0 Physical Plant Office Iowa City, Iowa 52242.1000 319/335-5168 Page 2 "pollutant" that causes problems for potable water systems and that can not be reliably tested for. Further, it can bs assumed to be present in raw and treated sewage effluent. Please give our comments your full consideration as you and your colleagues review this critical issue. Sincerely, Kenneth E. Lloyd, P.E. Water Utilities Manager Garry Bleckwenn Michael Finnegan George Klein ~tephen Atkins, IC Darrell McAllister, 2-0780 kh5129 DNR The Jolmson County Coalition £or Person's With Disabilities ¢/o Ev~t Com~e,r Rights and Resources Center for Independent LMng 26 East Market Street Iowa Citv. Iowa '7~ ~'~- :: City Council 410 East Washington Iowa Cits.', Iowa 52240 Dear Cip,.' Council Members: We. the Johnson County Coalition For Persons With Disabilities are very dissatisfied with the most recent version of Iowa City Beyond 2000 edited by the Zoning and P!mming Commission. They decided to erase all rctiaronces to persons with disabilities and change them to all citizens. We believe that the Ibllowing paragraph should be added to the preamble: Persons with disabilities are made up fi'om people from every segment of' socieh'. The likelihood of one becoming an individual with a disability increases the longer one lives. Historicall5' persons with disabilities have been ignored ~vhen "all" has been used. Therefore. it is imperative that persons with disabilities be included in eveLx aspect oF the vision lbr Iowa City. We want you to put us (persons with disabilities) back in the edited task Force vision statements. We want you to upgrade the terminoloD..' From special populations and persons with special needs to persons with disabilities. We want to be mentioned in every task Force vision. Feel free to discuss any of these matters with us. Wc can be reached through Evrct Com'~er Rights and Resources Center [br Independent LMng 33 8-3870. Thank you. Respectfully, Jolmson County Coalition For Persons With Disabilities Savings gank, PO Box 1727 Iowa C~{y. Iowa 52244.1727 May 9, 1995 City of Iowa City Attn: Stephen Atkins, City Mgr 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City IA 52240 Re: Near Southside Redevelopment Dear Mr. Atkins: I am writing to compliment the City on the selection of Gould Evans Associates as consultant for the redevelopment of the Near Southside area. I attended the May 8, 1995 Advisory Committee meeting and was most impressed by the consultants authenticity. Thanks! Very Truly Yours, Perpetual Savings Bank, FSB Iowa City Scott Means President cc: Jeff Davidson 700 Rrst Ave N£ 4444 FJrsl Ave NE (3191366.1851 [319) 393-7700 CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA CITY Westdale Off,ce Oowntown 3?30 Wd~ams Bh'd SW (319) 3964240 30t $Outl~ Chnlon $l I~J~q 13191 338-975{ JOHNSON COUNTY SONGBIRD PROJECT 2511 HWY I SW IOWA CITY, IA 52240 Dee Vanderhoef, Chair Iowa City Parks & Recreation Commission 2403 Tudor Dr. Iowa City, IA 52245 Dear Dee: May 3, 1995 I hope this letter is not too late to have some impact on the Commission's deliberations on the question of expansion of Oakland Cemetery into Hickory Hill Park. I know the commission is aware of the importance our group attaches to protecting the integrity of this park. I hope that you do not view our interests in this matter as being exclusively oriented around birds and bird watching--the most important beneficiaries of protecting Hickory Hill will be the people of Iowa City. As Iowa City expands, Hickory Hill will be a smaller and smaller portion of our total land base--an increasingly isolated pocket close to the oldest part of the city. But as the park becomes a smaller part of the total area of the city, its importance as an natural and serene oasis will grow. Given current growth patterns, there is no conceivable place where we can duplicate what we now have at Hickory Hill--all within walking distance of four elementary schools. I remember an effort in the late 70's to convince the city council to acquire the 13 acres across the valley to the east (what is now the 7th Ave North/Winston Dr. addition) of Hickory Hill This land was offered to the city at what would now be considered a laughably low price. But it was a price that was then too high for the council. What was most ironic about that situation was that many people thought that land was part of the park until the bulldozers appeared. Iowa City can locate a new cemetery in any one of a number of places-- why not do it now? When an acre of Hickory Hill Park is given over to some other use it cannot be replaced. I would encourage your commission to go to the council with a recommendation to expand the park, not the cemetery. Copies to Iowa City City Council Iowa City Press-Citizen Sincerely, Jim Walters CITY OF I0 WA CITY May12, 1995 PRESS RELEASE For more information, contact: Charles Denney, JCCOG Assistant Transportation Planner, 356-5247 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More Bike Parking Downtown The City of Iowa City is installing additional bicycle parking racks downtown. The City is undertaking a pilot program of installing racks on parking meters in areas where there is no room for conventional bike racks. The parking meter racks allow bikes to be locked to meters without interfering with the operation of the meter. Ten of the racks will be installed on meters located on Clinton, Dubuque and Linn streets on meters serving parallel parking spaces. Use of the racks will be monitored during the summer and fall, with an assessment of their effectiveness completed in the fall. Locking bikes to meters not equipped with a rack is still prohibited. Additionally, the City will complete the replacement of all the old style bike racks in the central business district by mid-summer. Because the parking meter racks are being installed as part of a pilot program, the City is interested in receiving input from both bicyclists and motorists. Comments or questions should be directed to Charles Denney, JCCOG Assistant Transportation Planner, 356-5247. b~rac~s.pr 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET a IOWA CITY, IOWA $2240-1826 · (}19) 156.$000 · FAX (319) IS6-SO09 To: IOWA CITY CLERK From: Board of Supervisors 5-1B-95 9:10a~m p. Z of 5 Jobmort Cnunly Charles D. Duffy, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Stephen P. La¢ina Don Sehr Sally Slutsman BOARD OF SUPERVISORS May 11, 1995 FORMAL MEETING I. Call to order 9:00 a.m. Agenda 2. Action re: claims 3. Action re: informal minutes of May 2nd recessed to May 4th and the formal minutes of May 4th. 4. Action re: payroll authorizations 5. Business from the County Auditor. a) Action re:permits b) Action re:reports c) Action re:resolution transferring from the General Basic Fund to the Capital Projects Fund. d) Other 6. Business from the County Attorney. a) Discussion/action re: Child Support Recovery Multi-County contract for FY 96 (Ardith FraMsen, Regional Collections Administrator for State of Iowa Department of Human Services). b) Discussion/action re: resolution compromising $7,924.25 delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and costs on scavenger tax certificate #S-586 for $3,069.00 (parcel//57101000, building on leased land in Showers Addition, Government Lot 4, Section 22 Township 79 Range 6). c) Report re: other items. 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P,O. BOX 1350 [OWA CITY, [OWA 52244-1350 'rEL: (319) 3564000 To: IO~A CITY CLERK Agenda 5-11-95 From: Board of Supervisors Page 2 5-18-95 9:lGaa p. 3 o¢ 5 7. Business from the Zoning Administrator. a) Second consideration of application Z9460 of Hazel Baker. - b) Motion setting public hearing. c) Other 8. 9:30 a.m. - Public Hearing on Zoning and Platting Applications: a) First and Second consideration of the following Zoning applications: Application Z9509 of Barbara Hochstetler, Wellman, requesting rezoning of 1.3 acres from A1 Rural to C1 Commemial of certain property described as being in the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 12; Township 78 North; Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This property is located on the west side of Highway #1 SW, approximately 1/2 mile north of its intersection with 500th Street 8W in Washington Twp.). Application Z9512 of Jeff and Kristeen Schiltz, North Liberty, requesting rezoning of 1.98 acres from A1 Rural to R8 Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22; Township 81 North; Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This property is located on the north side of the Amana Road NW, approximately 1/2 mile east of its intersection with Derby Avenue NW in Momoe Twp.). Application Z9513 of Celeste Holloway and Tom Bockenstedt, Iowa City, requesting rezoning of 1.99 acres from AI Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being Lot 1 of Holloway Subdivision located in the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 31; Township 80 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This property is located in the 8E quadrant of Rapid Creek Road NE and Lynden Heights Road NE in Newport Twp.). To: IO~ CITY CLERK From: Board of Supervisors 5-18-95 9:lOom p. 4 of § Agenda 5-11-95 Page3 Application Z9515 of Barry and Tracy Lehman, option purchaser, Iowa City, requesting rezoning of 2 - 1.33 acre tracts from A1 Rural to R8 Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 23; Township 79 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa ~Itfis property is located on the east side of White Oak Avenue SE, approximately 1/2 mile north of its intersection with 420th Street SE in Scott Twp.). Application Z9516 of William R. Young, North Liberty, requesting rezoning of 1.07 acres from A1 Rural to RS Suburban Residential of certain property described as being in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 35; Township 81 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This property is located on the west side of Highway 965 NE, 0.4 miles northwesterly of its totersection with Swan Lake Road NE in Madison Twp.). b) Discussion/action re: the following Platting applications: Application 89517 of Joseph C. Wisnousky reqaesting preliminary and £mal plat approval of Wisnousky Subdivision~ a subdivision located in the 8E I/4 of the 8W 1/4 of Section 23; Township 81 North; Range 8 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a l-lot, 1.16 acre, farmstead split, located on the northeast side of Dupont Way NW, approximately .50 miles south of the intersection of Dupont Way NW and Plolz Road NW in Monroe rwp¢ Application S9520 of Steve Manary requesting £mal plat approval of Prairie Hill Subdivision, a subdivision located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 17: Township 81 North; Range 6 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (l'his is a 4-1or, 35.503 acre, residential subdivision, located on the south side of 140th Street NE approximately 1.20 miles west of the intersection of 140th Street NE and Ely Road NE in Big Grove Twp.). To: IO~A CITY CLERK From: Board of Supervisors 5-1B-95 9:lgam p. 5 of 5 Agenda 5-11-95 Page 4 3. Application S9527 of Kevin Castle, Iowa City, requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Castle Subdivision, a subdivision located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 36; Township 81 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 1-lot, 15.00 acre, residential subdivision, located on the west side of St. Bridgets Road NW, approx/mately 1/2 mile south of its intersection with 195th Street NW in Cedar Twp0. Application S9529 of Mickey Allen, Tiffin, requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Homeland Addition, a subdivision located in the East 1/2 of Section 20; Township 80 North; Range 7 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a 1-1or, 7.018 acre, farmstead split, located on the east side of Half Moon Avenue NW, approximately one mile north of its intersection with Highway 6 NW in Clear Creek Twp.). 9. Business from the Board of Supervisors. a) Action re: b) Action re: c) Discussion/action m: d) Discussion/action re: Programs regarding Application. e) Discussion/action re: t') Other spring cleanup. Broadband Telecommunications Commission. Veterans Affairs guidelines. letter from Kathy Green, Supervisor, Off-Site Juvenile Justice Advisory Council Grant ffn:eworks permit. 10. Adjourn to informal meeting. a) Discussion re: request for proposal FY 96 Paratransit Service for Coralville Transit and Iowa City Transit. b) Inquiries and reports from the public. c) Reports and inquires from the members of the Board of Supervisors. d) Report from the County Attorney. e) Other 11. Adjournment. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM ~GMO Date: l~y 12, 1995 To: Stephen Atldns,~City Manager City Council / From: Marcia Klingamn, Neighborhood Services Coordinator Jim Brachtel, Traffic Engineer Re: Stop Sign System Survey The attached surveys were mailed out to over 3000 residents in the Northside, Longfellow/Creekside, and Morman Trek/Highway 1 area on May 5, 1995. As you may recall, the experimental stop sign system was installed in November, 1994 and residents were told at that time that they would be asked their opinions in May, 1995. There has been a very substantial return of the surveys. Results seem to vary according to neighborhood. The surveys are requested to be returned by May 19. The Neighborhood Services intern will be compiling the responses, along with related comments. The City Council should be able to receive this information before the end of June for their evaluation. Please let us know if you have any questions. CITY OF IOWA CITY May 4, 1995 Dear Northside Resident, In November of 1994, the City selected your area as one of three experimental locations for a stop sign system that is designed to reduce cut-through traffic in your neighborhood and/or conu:ol intersections. The stop signs have been installed for approximately six months and we are now seeking your input regarding the stop sign system. Please take a few minutes and respond to the following questions and add any comments you may have. The bottom portion of this page can then be removed and sent back to us, postage paid. Dependant upon your response and further evaluation by the Traffic Engineerin~ Division, the system may remain intact or be removed. If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to contact Jim Brachtel, Traffic Engineer, at 356-5191 or me at 356-5237. Sincerely, Marcia Klingaman Neighborhood Services Coordinator ..................................................... -(cut along dotted line) ..................................... STOP SIGN SYSTEM SURVEY YES NO The volume of traffic has been reduced in my neighborhood The speed of traffic has been reduced in my neighborhood I would like to see the stop sign system remain in my neighborhood COMMENTS: NAME ADDRESS Please return this survey by May 19, 1995 ~HJ. N } ag*ll¥1q :11 iAt4¥SS..RO~ N aOY,,LCJOd ON ITI'TT'II"TI'TI'"III'TITTI"TI'I 0~$ ¥~01 ~.D ¥~01 $~[3ZA~I~$ UOOE'dOIZEDI'A9 dO ~31d**dO AIZ3 V~O! dO ~ ¥1 'ALl::) '!1¥1~1A'IdE]I::I SS:JNISt38 ALD VMOI ~o ALD STOP SIGN SYSTEM SURVEY WE NEED YOUR THOUGHTS! Please take a few minutes to complete and return by May 19, 1995 CITY OF IOWA CITY .410 E. WASFIlNGTON IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 BUI.~ RATE U.S. POSTAGE PALD Iow~ Cir/, Io'w~ Pgn~ No, 15~ To the resident at, or CITY OF IOWA CITY May 4, 1995 Dear Benton Street, Mormon Trek, and Highway 1 Area Resident, In November of 1994, the City selected your area as one of three experimental locations for a stop sign system that is designed to reduce cut-through traffic in your neighborhood and/or control intersections. The stop signs have been installed for approximately six months and we are now seeking your input regarding the stop sign system. Please take a few minutes and respond to the following questions and add any comments you may have. The bottom portion of this page can then be removed and sent back to us, postage paid. Dependant upon your response and further evaluation by the Traffic Engineering Division, the system may remain intact or. be removed. If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to contact Jim Brachtel, Traffic Engineer, at 356-5191 or me at 356-5237. Sincerely, Marcia Klingaman "- -' Neighborhood Services Coordinator ....................................................... -(cut along dotted line) ................................................ STOP SIGN SYSTEM SURVEY YES NO The volume of traffic has been reduced in my neighborhood The speed of traffic has been reduced in my neighborhood I would like to see the stop sign system remain in my neighborhood" COMMENTS: NAlVlE ADDRESS Please return this survey by May 19, 1995 .~o '~e ~uop!sa.~ aql ~o I '&!:) (11Yd ~tg¥,LSOd '$'11 0~ VA~OI 'A~LI9 VJAOI IqO~LDNIIHSYAt '~t 0I~ ~I9 VA~OI 2IO ~66I '6I ~IAI ~q ~moa pu~ o:~oIdmoo o~ so~n~u ~oj ~ o~ ~S~Old i S,I.HDflOH.I. ~IflOi {I~HN ~At . [AR IS DIS dO&S CITY OF IOWA CJT~ OFFICE OF N~I. OI~ORHOOD SBRYIC~$ IOWA C~ IOWA BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO. 775 IOWA CITY. IA POSTAGE WILL SE PAID BY ADDRESSEE '¢12T OF IOWA CI2T OFFIC~ OF RBIGIIBOMIOOD $BRYICB$ 410 B. W/~SRI~GTON IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 hM:l,hh,hhh,llh,,hh:hh.lh,h,l-hhl NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED S:TATES CITY OF IOl A CITY May 4, 1995 Dear Longfellow/Creekside Resident, In November of 1994, the City s~lected your area ns one of three experimental locations for a stop sign system that is designed to reduce cut-through traffic ha your' neighborhood and/or control intersections. The stop sigm have l~en imtalled for approximately six months and we are now seeking your input regarding the stop sign system. Please take a few minutes and respond to the following questions and add any comments you may have. The bottom portion of thi~ page can then be removed and sent ba~k to us, postage paid. Dependant upon your response and further evaluation by the Traffic Engineering Division, the system may remain intact or b~ removed. If you have any questions about tl~ process, please feel free to contact Jim Brachtel, Traffic Engineer, at 356-5191 or me at 356-5237. Sincerely, Marcia Klingaman Neighborhood Sen~ices Coordinator YES NO (cut along dotted line) STOP SIGN SYSTEM SURVEY The volume o(traffic has been reduced in my. neighborhood The speed of mffic has been' reduced in my ne. ighborhood I would like to see the stop sign system remain in my neighborhood COMMENTS: NANIE ADDRESS Please return this survey by May 19, 1995 ON 310.tDNll~gV~ '~ Olt, $~DIA~$ (IOOll~dOEflDIRN dO ~l;)I~O ,[ZI3 YatOl dO ,gI,13 ::JIIb-'g"3UOOV AI~ OlVd ~ta '1'11~ :aD¥ l SOd VI 'AllO V,~01 g/d 'ON J.l~l~:ld qlVrt $S~'10 ,,L~UI:I J '11VD, I A'IdgB SS:~NISI3S OFfS WaOl 'gII3 V,~01 lgOZDt411tglqa '~t olr STOP SIGN SYSTEM SURVEY WE NEED YOUR THOUGHTS! Please take a few minutes to complete and return by May 19, 1995 CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 E. WASHINGTON IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID Iowa City, Iowa Pcrmil No. 155 To the resident at, or Silurian Aquifer Meeting Hills Bank, North Liberty, IA May 11, 1995 Silurian Aquifer Team City Staff, Howard IL Green Co., USGS, IDNR-GSB, JC Health Dept., Don Latta Bob Buchmiller USGS, moderated a meeting to educate the north corridor community in ways to locate, measure drawdown, and record data for individual wells. The Silurian Aquifer Team also provided information about the upcoming scheduled Silurian Aquifer Pump Testing and the Silurian Aquifer Development Plan. There were approximately 20 persons present representing the following interests; Private Homeowners, Wildberry Homeowners Assoc. North Liberty Water Department Coralville Water Department Cherry Hill Estates River Heights Northwood Estates Wendrum Bluff Home Owners Association Questions were asked during the e, vo hour meeting. Requests were made for more information related to owners rights, well interference, and identifying who might be impacted. Ralph Russel updated the public as to the status of the Silurian pump test scheduled for July and indicated that more detailed information will be available in June. It was requested to use different modes of notification other than the Press Citizen as many folks do not subscribe. The next meeting date has not been set. NOTE: THE MAY 16, DEBRIEFING MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE SILURIAN AQUIFER TEAM HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: May 19, 1995 TO: City Council FROM: City Manager RE: Material in Information Packet Memoranda from the City Manager: a. Water and Wastewater Projects b. Underground Storage TAnks at Public Works Facility c. Community Development Block Grant Copies of letters from the City Manager to: a. Chair of the Board of Supervisors regarding refund of overpayment for SEATS b. Senator Grassley regarding elements of the FY96 budget proposal /~,~ c. Jordan Saturen regarding painting curbs for parking regulations. Copies of letters to the City Manager from: a. Vincent Neary regarding Aero Rental b. Congressman Leach regarding filter strips Memorandum from the Assistant City Manager regarding meeting with T.C.I. /~? Memorandum from the City Clerk and Finance Director regarding approval of /~ disbursements. Memorandum from the Sensitive Areas Committee. Memorandum from the JCCOG Transportation Planner regarding Harlocke-Weeber/~l, area rezoning. Memoranda from the Department of Planning and Community Development: a. Jefferson/Market Street RNC-12 Zone b. Towncrest Relocation Program Update - Memorandum from the Purchasing Agent regarding property disposal. Memorandum from the Department of Public Works regarding city recycling /~ program for April 1995, Memorandum from the City Clerk regarding Council Work Session of May 8, 1995,/~- Copy of note to the City Clerk from J. Widness regarding tape recordings. Article: Cities can't bar homes for the disabled. Agendas for the May 16 and May 18, 1995, meetings of the Johnson County /(~ Board of Supervisors. Agenda for the May 23, 1995 Informal meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Copy of letter from the City Manager to James Leach regarding federal cutbacks of social programs and concerns about the Emergency Housing Project (EHP). May 19, 1995 Information Packet Page 2 Wastewater Facility and Water Facility Construction Projects. Wastewater Rate Options and Water rates.options. /~ Summary of Fees: Residential Curbside Recycling Program and /~ Residential Refuse Collection Program. Memo for City Mgr. regarding Capitol Improvement Program (CIP). Memo from Airport Manager regarding Airport Master Plan Study. /~.~_ City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 16, 1995 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Water and Wastewater Projects On Monday, May 22 at your regularly scheduled work session, we will be presenting to you a policy outline of the major project components of the water and wastewater projects. The Department of Public Works will provide an overview of the major components of each project and a proposed construction/implementation schedule. It is proposed that the wastewater project be undertaken immediately, that is construction/bidding to occur in the fall of this year, A likely completion date will be November of 1998. With respect to the water project, we will be proposing a four year phase-in policy. The projects will be divided into three phases or groupings of projects with a construction schedule associated with each phase. Following the presentation by the Department of Public Works staff, the Depadment of Finance will overlay a financing proposal which will provide you with estimated water and wastewater rates. Please keep in mind that the final project costs and thereby the water and wastewater rates will be determined by the actual construction bid costs and the bond market at the time of our bond sale. We believe we can provide you with accurate rate estimates. tpl-5 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 16, 1995 To: City Council From: City Manager Re: Underground Storage Tanks at Public Works Facility Following a review by Terracon Environmental Company, they concluded that the volatile compounds found in a monitoring well at our public works facility "do not constitute a definitive release as identified by the Iowa Administrative Code". They have provided recommendations for furlher monitoring which we will undertake. We have had a monitoring system in place since 1991. You will recall I mentioned to you the other day by way of memorandum the possibility of a leaking storage tank with the discovery of the volatile compounds in the monitoring well. This matter is being attended to and our current monitoring equipment and testing appears to satisfy all our legal requirements. The public works facility sits on the site of an old landfill. CC: tpl-6 Chuck Schmadeke Terry Reynolds City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: May 15, 1995 City Council City Manager Coneunity Development Block Grant On May 11 the Senate Budget Committee approved a 50 percent reduction in CDBG funding. The House Budget Committee approved a 20 percent cut. The full House and Senate are scheduled to vote on these proposals on May 17. If the Senate version were found to be acceptable, our CDBG funds would be reduced from $1,014,000 annually to $507,000. CITY OF I0 WA CITY May15,1995 Charlie Duffy, Chair Johnson County Board of Supervisors P.O. Box 1350 Iowa City, IA 52244-1350 Dear Charlie: In that the County has chosen not to pursue a formal response to the request for proposal concerning the operation of paratransit, we will need to bring to conclusion the overpayment of monies to the County for past SEATS service. You will recall we have had a number of discussions about this overpayment and how best to handle the issue. If the relationship between Johnson County SEATS and the City of Iowa City takes the direction that it appears to be taking, that is there will be no primary contractual relationship for those services, the City needs to have returned the overpayment. Please give this some thought so we can talk before too long. Thanks. Sincerely, Stephen J. Atkins City Manager co: City Council ' Joe Fowler Jeff Davidson Ron Logsden Don Yucuis bl~duffy May 15, 1995 Senator Charles Grassley 13.5 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Dear Senator Grassley: I am very concerned about some elements oi the FY96 budget proposal presented by Senator Domenici, which the Senate Budget Committee is currently discussing. While I understand the difficulty of the Committee's task in reducing the budget deficit, I am strongly opposed to cutting the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program budget by 50% as proposed in the initial document. As Congress works on the consolidation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's many programs into several block grants, the CDBG program should be used as an example of how such block grants can work. The flexibility of the program has allowed Iowa City to use these monies for diverse essential activities such as reducing flooding in low income neighborhoods, maintaining and increasing the stock of affordable housing, providing opportunities for job training for youths and low income residents, and assisting with housing counseling and living skills to help residents remain in housing and become self-sufficient. The CDBG funds have also leveraged at least three times their value in other private and public funds. There is one other aspect of the CDBG program which I would like to stress. The program is the linchpin for many other federal programs. Through the CDBG program planning for housing, jobs and services are coordinated and technical assistance provided to numerous groups, public and private, who assist low income and homeless families. The drastic cut proposed would have far reaching effects, and would b~ counterproductive for future program consolidation. I think that the CDBG program could absorb a small reduction in funds, particularly if some regulatory relief is provided. The CDBG staff is currently preparing a list of regulations they feel could be reduced or eliminated while still ensuring the objectives of the program. Please contact Marianne Milkman, Community Development Program Coordinator, (319-356-5244) on this matter. Again, I urge you not to cut the CDBG program severely, this is one program that really works effectively; rather, use this program as a base and fold other programs into it, Sincerely, Stephe , Atk~* City Manager May 15, 1995 CITY OF I0 WA CITY Jordan Saturen 802 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mr. Saturen: At the Council meeting the other evening you suggested the painting of curbs ;or the purpose of parking regulations. This is a fairly common practice in states with warm weather climates. Having lived in California, there were a variety of colors - red, yellow and white - each representing a different type of parking regulation. In cold weather climates, unfortunately, this does not work as well and is not common throughout Iowa. The state of Iowa manual for traffic control devices indicated that such curb markings can be used, but in any area where curb markings can be obliterated by accumulations of snow and ice, signing shall also be used. In other words, the painting of the curbs may be a means by which to provide for regulation; however, signing must accompany the parking regulation. Signing is the most common instrument that a driver uses in determining whether there were parking regulations. I have observed the intersections you mention and would agree there are abuses. I informed the police, and our community service officers will make an effort to ticket these intersections more frequently. I suspect that the ticketing will be a means by which we can discourage parking. Additionally, if we need, No Parking Here to Corner, etc. signing can be provided. I cannot recommend painting of the curbs for a few reasons: 1 ) specifically, the accumulation of snow and ice makes it unenforceable; and 2) it is an additional maintenance responsibility, particularly when signing must also be provided. We will do our best to enforce those parking regulations in your neighborhood and, hopefully, alleviate the problem. Sincerely, ')he Stel: Atkins City Manager CO: City Council Chief of Police . Traffic Engineer Director of Parking & Transit EAST WASHINOTOH STREET · IOWA CITY, IOWA J2240-1S26 · (319) )$64000 · FAX (Jig) 1~6-$009 May 16, 1995 Stephen J. Arkins, City Manager 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 Dear Mr. Atkins: This is in response to your letter to me dated May 10. I will address the definite (not apparent, as you state) negligence by the Department of Housing & Inspection Services with respect to the enforcement of both the flood plain management ordinance and the grading ordinance at the Aero Rental site. But first, I will explain in detail the justification for my accusations towards Ron Boose and the Department of Housing and Inspection Services. On these two issues I make no apologies for reasons that I hope will become clear below. Throughout this whole affair, which took place over a three month period, I was indeed "blown off" by the Department of Housing and Inspection Services. This accusation specifically means that my calls were not returned and that the Department never responded to my April 10 inquiry (see enclosed) about the filling operation at the Aem Rental site. When I was lucky enough to reach Mr. Boose by phone directly the first time I called to inquire about the Aero Rental site back in February I got the feeling that he trivialized my concerns about the filling activities going on. He was curt and was unwilling to discuss the activities at the Aero Rental site. He was patronizing, and mostly answered my questions with a superfluous and sarcastic "yes sir" which I found to be completely annoying and unprofessional. I really wondered whether or not he even was listening to me. I got the feeling that he thought I was just a nuisance and so I generally categorized Mr. Boose's behavior as that of arrogance. I find it hard to believe that he does not remember our conversation. Why did he and Terry Goerdt never call me back when I left messages at the Department? Why have ! still received no response to my April l0 inquiry? It is distu~'bi~g that corrective uctions by the Department of Housing and Inspection Services were not initiated by inquiries by me and others regarding the filling in the floodway, but rather required a DNR inquiry initiated by a copy of my April 10 letter which they received. I regret that you did not confirm your staff's version of what took place at the Aero Rental site with me as I believe I have sufficient evidence which exposes many discrepancies between your staff's version of what took place and the facts. The circumstances reported to you by your staff are simply inconsistent with photographs which I took over a three month period. You state that filling within the floodway occurred when the "surplus dirt" over the upper bank was distributed into the flood plain and that this filling happened after the trailer with hay bails arrived on site to be used for erosion control. This implies that filling within the 100-year flood plain did not happen until sometime after April 7 when the trailer with hay bails was on the site (see Photo l which was taken on April 7). In fact, by this time large amounts of fill had already been deposited in the flood plain as is clearly visible in Photo 1. In fact, photos taken as far back as February 19 (see Photo 2 and note the still unmelted snow) indicate that significant filling of the floodway had previously taken place. More fill was deposited yet again by March 12 (see t:~c~'o~3,). You might note in Photo 3 what might be the "dirt pile" that your inspector "... observed near the upper creek bank." Apparently, he failed to observe the more extensive "dirt pile" in the floodway which the public had specifically inquired about. In short, your inspectors had failed to notice extensive filling that was occurring in the 100 yea~ flood plain and the floodway over an entire thr,~e month period-- an activity that is in violation of the flood plain management ordinance and the grading ordinance. They failed to address this noncompliant activity despite inquiries from the public, including from me and Joe Bolkcolm, as far back as February. They only addressed this noncompliant activity after April 10, following an inquiry by the DNR which was initiated by a copy of my April 10 letter which the DNR received. Do you actually believe "... the far different set of circumstances..." in which your staff took the initiative to address this noncompliant activity without the DNR inquiry7 There are other inconsistencies in your version (or is it Ron Boose's and Terry Goerdt's version.'?) of what happened. Your statement that "The dirt was being stockpiled on the site in close proximity to the Ralston Creek bank." is not supported by Photographs 1~1. Also, in my phone conversation with Ron Boose way back in February I specifically inquired about the fill in the floodway! I made no mention of any stockpiled dirt outside of this clearly identifiable area. I am sure that Joe Bolkcolm specifically talked about the fill in this area too because we had a discussion about it prior to his inquiry with the Department of Housing & Inspection Services. Joe also saw Photo 1 in a presentation I gave on February 22 for the Ralston Creek Watershed Partnership. To summarize, I believe that my facts are in order and are completely supported by the enclosed photographs. I also believe that the City's records of the construction activities at the Aero Rental site, none of which are provided with your letter, would support my version of what happened. Therefore, I request that they be reviewed. These records would include: any correspondence between the City, the DNR, the contractor and the owner; site inspection reports; the site plan and building permit; and messages left by me with the Department of Housing & Inspection Services. These messages would be evidence ("... the specific thnes, dates ..." that you requested) of my attempts to talk to both Ron Boose and Terry Goerdt throughout this affair. Finally, you state that "... every reasonable effort is put forth." regarding enforcement procedures given a small Building and Housing Staff. You imply that it is the shortage of inspectors and their time that makes enforcement of environmental ordinances so lax. But, this is clearly not the case in the Aero Rental affair. Your inspectors were either ignorant of the City's environmental ordinances or negligent to enforce them. Given that the public inquired about the filling operations on this site a while ago and that it took a DNR inquiry before anything was done, I am inclined to believe the latter. It also demonstrates a lack of respect by your staff for raised public concerns. This is disturbing. Rather than argue, I suggest that we meet to discuss the details of this affair and ways that the City can improve its environmental enforcement procedures. I feel that the Acre Rental incident is a strong argument for the City hiring an environmental specialist who is more sympathetic to environmental issues than your building officials demonstrated in this incident, and who can focus exclusively on environmental ordinance enforcement. Sincerely Yours, Vincent Nem-y ~}~ City Council Ron Boose Doug Boothroy Inspection Scrviccs-l-[ousing and Inspection Services City of Iowa City 410 Easl WashingIon Sireel Iowa City, IA 52240 Jessica & Vincent Neary 715 Norlh LJnn Street #3 Iowa City, IA 52245 April 10, 1995 Re: Filling within the floodway adjacent to Aero Rental Inc.property Dear Sirs: I am writing to inquire about the grading and filling operations at tile Aero Rental properly located at 227 Kirkwood Avenue and within the Ralston Creek floodway adjacent to this property. Are these activities complying with the following Ordinm]ces under the Iowa Administrative Code? Grading Ordinance The Iowa City Administrative Codes' Grading Ordinance (Chapter 5, Article I) requires a permit for the grading activities on this site under 14-514 (B) which states: No person, owner or responsible par12~ shall do any grading in any areas described below without first having obtained a grading permit from the Building Official: B. Flood hazard areas subject to Chapter 6, Article K, Flood Plain Management Ordinance, of this 6tie,' Does the contractor have a grading permit? If so, are they in compliance with 14-5I-8: FILLS: B. Fill Location: Fill slopes shall not be constracted on natural slopes steeper than three and five- tenths horizontal to one vertical (3.5.'1), except where the civil engineer determines the slope to be stable. Are they in compliance with 14-5I-9: SETBACKS: C. Top of Fill Slope? Flood plain Management Ordinance The Iowa City Administrative Codes' Flood Plain Management Ordinance (Chapter 6, Article K) requires a permit for development in flood plains under 14-6K-6 (A) which states: Permit Required.' A fiood plain development permit issaed by the Building Official shall be secured prior to the initiation of any development within the 100-year fiood plain. Does the contractor have a flood plain management permit? If so, has the Building Official notified the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Johnson County as required by 14-6K-5: B. 2.? The Flood Insurance Rate Map of June 5, 1985 indicates that development (as defined by 14-6K-2: DEFINITIONS: DEVELOPMENT, i.e. "filling") is occurring adjacent to the Aero Rental property not only in the 100-year flood plain, but in the floodway as well. The 100-year flood limit and the floodway limit coincide at this site. This development, which is occurring within the area circled on the map enclosed and which is clearly shown in the photographs enclosed, does not appear to be in compliance with the above ordinances. I would appreciate your timely response on this matter. Y I/ , Vine en/~t Ne,~~-? Jack Riessen, Iowa Department of Natural Resources Rick Dvorak, Asst. Zoning Administrator, Johnson County L I GILBERT ~ ST 0 0 0 0 0 .J 0 0 JAMES A. LEACH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES i995 BANKING, FINANCE ANO URBAN AFFAIRS FOREIGN AFFAIRS Stephell J. Arkins, City Manager City of Iowa City 410 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240-1826 Dear Mr. Atkins: hday 15, 1995 Enclosed is a letter from the C. orps of Engineers which is in response to the inquiry I made in April. I regret the delay in obtaining a response for you. I expect to receive something definite regarding the City's proposal for falter strips in the next 30 to 60 days as is stated in the letter, In the meantime, please advise my office if there is anything further I should know regarding additional developments of which you are aware. Sincerely, "'-.Men~oer of Con~e~ JAL:bf Enclosure Fax (3191326-5464 PRrNTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Fax 1319) 363-5008 Real Estate D~:PARTM~'NT OF THE ARMY ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT. CORPS OF ENGINEERS CLOCK TOWER 8UILDIN~ - p O. BOX Z004 ROCK ISLAND. ILLINOIS 61204-2004 May 5, 1995 Division Honorable Jim Leach Representative in Congress 102 South Clinton, 9505 Iowa City, Iowa 52240-4025 Dear Mr. Leach: This is in response to your inquiry dated April 21, 1995 on behalf of the City Manager's office, Iowa City, Iowa, regarding their proposal for filter strips in agricultural areas along the Iowa River. Mr. Richard Mattson of our Real Estate Division has had previous discussion with the City Manager, Mr. Stephen J. Arkins, about providing narrow strips of vegetation along the shore of the Iowa River in areas where adjacent lands are used for agricultural purposes. The purpose of the proposed vegetation strips would be to filter the runoff from the adjacent agricultural lands to reduce the potential for agricultural chemicals in runoff water entering the river, which Iowa City uses for a water supply. ' The only area where the Corps of Engineers has custody of lands along the Iowa River are those 'Federally owned lands acquired for the Coralville Lake Project. Our preliminary review of those lands the Corps of Engineers leases for agricultural uses found that those lands are located a substanciai distance from the shoreline of the conservation pool area of the Iowa River, which is impounded by the Coralville Lake Project. There is a substantial area of natural egetatlon between the V ' agricultural lands and the shoreline of the conservation pool area; therefore, any runoff from those lease areas is already separated from the shoreline by a vegetation zone. Host of the vegetation immediately adjacent to the shoreline is annual vegetation, which regenerates each year. Trees and other types of perennial vegetation do not survive adjacent to the shoreline of the conservation pool due to the frequent inundation of those areas by the operation of the Coralville Lake Flood Control Project. Our leases also incorporate appropriate soil conservation measures to reduce the potential for agricultural runoff from those lands. -2- There are other Federal lands at Coralville Lake that are managed for wildlife conservation purposes by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The Department of Natural Resources also uses agricultural leases on those lands to accomplish their wildlife management objectives. We will forward the proposal for the filter strips to the Department of Natural ~esources and ask them if there are any areas they are leasing for agricultural uses where implementation of the filter strip proposal could be beneficial and feasible. Upon receiving input from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, we will provide a formal response to Mr. Atkins regarding the potential for implementing the filter strip proposal on Federal lands at Coralville Lake. I expect a response can be provided within 30 to 60 days. All of the lands within the Coralville Lake Project are not owned by the United States. In the upstream areas of the project, the United States has only easements to overflow and flood. These lands remain in private ownership and the Corps of Engineers does not control the agricultural use of those lands. This was explained to Mr. Arkins in prior conversation with our Mr. Mattson. We appreciate the desire of Iowa City to reduce agricultural runoff into the Iowa River. We will cooperate with the city to determine if there are any beneficial measures that are reasonable and feasible to implement on lands at Coralville Lake. if you have any questions, please contact Mr. Richard Mattson of our Real Estate Division at (309)794-6063. Sincerely, Charles Colonel, U.S. Army District Engineer Copy Furnished: Honorable Jim Leach House of Representatives 1514 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-1501 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM DATE: May lg, lg95 TO: City Council FROM: Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager RE: Meeting with T.C.I. It was necessary to cancel the meeting with T.C.I. which had originally been scheduled for Thursday, May 18, due to emergencies beyond our control. The City's consultant was not able to be present. We will be attempting to reschedule the meeting for the week of May 22. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 16, 1995 To: From: Re: Stephen Atkins, City Manager Marian Karr, City Clerk ~-~,"~ Donald Yucuis, Finance Director Approval of Disbursements Listing by the City Council The City Council has instructed staff to not include in the City Council formal agenda packet the detailed list of disbursements to be approved, The City Council will receive an agenda item requesting a motion to approve disbursements, As required by State Code, the disbursement report will be available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office and published. A copy of the report is also retained by the Finance Department. The report will be microfilmed and retained permanently in the City Clerk's office with all other City legal publications. Additionally the Finance Department keeps the entire disbursement reports for the prior fiscal year plus the current fiscal year. CC: City Council City Attorney City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: May 18, 1995 City Council Sensitive Areas Committee: Tom Scott, Planning & Zoning Commission George Starr, Planning & Zoning Commission Dick Hoppin, Riverfront & Natural Areas Commission Jessica Neary, Riverfront & Natural Areas Commission John Moreland Bill Frantz Richard (Sandy) Rhodes Beth Hudspeth The Sensitive Areas Committee has been working over the past several months to develop the environmentally sensitive areas ordinance. Staff from the Planning and Community Development Department, Engineering Division of the Public Works Department, and Oity Attorney's Office has been assisting the Committee to gather and analyze information and draft ordinance language. The Committee has made considerable progress and has completed initial drafts of several sections of the ordinance, including sections addressing steep slopes, hydric soils, prairie remnants, river and stream corridors, wetlands, woodlands and archaeological sites. Despite this progress, a considerable amount of work is needed on the ordinance. The initial draffs will require further discussion and it is anticipated that revisions will be made in an attempt to come to a consensus among the Committee members. There are also portions of the 'ordinance for which initial drafts have not been completed, including the portion of the ordinance dealing with compact, mixed use neighborhood design. The Committee also needs to discuss staffing and enforcement procedures needed to successfully implement the proposed ordinance. Once the ordinance is completed, we are planning to present it at meetings of community groups, the Home Builders Association, and at public hearings before the Planning & Zoning Commission and the Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission. Given this amount of work, the Committee has a concern that it may not be possible to complete the draff by the July 1 deadline imposed by the Council. For this reason, the Committee requests additional time to allow the Committee and staff to complete its work in a thorough and thoughtful fashion. It is our hope that the ordinance can be completed by September 1. As the original July 1 deadline approaches, we will provide the Council with an indication of when the ordinance can be scheduled for a Public Hearing. b~sacomm JCCOG memo Date: May 16, 1995 To: City Council and City Manager; City of Iowa City From: Jeff Davids on, Transportation Planner ~J/ Re: City Council Information Request During consideration of the proposed Harlocke-Weeber area rezoning, the City Council requested information on the level of traffic on the local street system. In this instance we are referring to "local" as it pertains to functional classification i.e.; local as opposed to collector or arterial. During the month of April, the Iowa City Traffic Engineering Division collected traffic counts on several local streets which are summarized in the attached information. The counts represent the volume of traffic in both directions dudng a 24 hour period on an average day. Please contact Jim Brachtel or me if you have any questions. cc: Kadn Franklin Bob Miklo Jim Brachtel tp2-1 Local Street Average Daily Traffic Counts April 1995 recorded by the Iowa City Traffic Engineering Division Location Faimhild between Gilbert and Van Buren Fairchild between Governor and Center Winston between Seventh and Windsor Lowell between Glendale and Ridgeway Radcliff between Westminster and Dartmouth Shamrock between Peterson and Arbor Guilford between Village and cul-de-sac H Street between Third and Fourth Tracey between Bancroft and cul-de-sac Friendly between Pickard and Yewell Grant between Center and Grant Ct. Clark between Bowery and Maple Buresh between Caroline and St. Anne's Briar between Pepper and Pepper Eastmoor between Manor and Park PI. Magowan between River and McLean Arbury between Sunset and Sunset Wrexham between Sunset and Ealing Wheaton between Keswick and Keswick Burry between Abbey and Cae Santa Fe between Phoenix and Laredo Average Weekday Volume 356 249 144 69 128 196 146 367 243 96 226 554 2O9 65 88 343 99 91 89 116 j Santa Fe j 116 IWheaton f Burry Magowan 343 ii · Friendly .. g6 99 I Local Sfreef Average Doily Traffic Counfs · / April 1995 ~. recorded by Iowa City Traffic Engineering 209 ~'airchiid 69 Clark Gronf 554 226 Radcliffe 128 196 ! 46 Briar 65 243 H St. 367 JCCOG lEastmoor 88 Local Sfreef Average Daily Traffic Counfs April 1 995 recorded by Iowa Ctfy Traffic Engineering Fairchild 249 Magowon .~ 343 I 554 II Winston Lowell 144 69 Grant Z26 Radcliffe I 128 Shcmro( 196 Guilford 146 H $1. 89 Friendly ,. 96 ', .,. :.'~ 44 99 I 65 245 ~ City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 18, 1995 To: City Council From: Robert Miklo, Sr. Planner Re: Jefferson/Market Street RNC-12 Zone The Council requested that staff evaluate the development potential for properties located in the Jefferson/Market Street RNC-12 zone. The RNC-12 zone permits single-family dwellings on lots which contain a minimum of 5,000 square feet. Duplex dwelling units are allowed on lots which contain a minimum of 6,000 square feet. In addition to these area requirements, single-family and duplex dwellings must also observe the required minimum lot width of 45 feet; must contain front and rear yards of 20 feet; side yards of 5 feet; building coverage cannot exceed 40% of the lot and the height of structures is limited to 35 feet. Exiting multi- family buildings which are located in the zone are considered conforming uses; however, new multi-family dwellings cannot be constructed within the zone. A copy of the RNC-12 zoning regulations is attached. The attached map highlights those properties which currently contain single-family homes on lots which meet the minimum lot area and lot width requirements for duplexes. The single- family homes which currently exist on these lots could be converted to duplexes or the structures could be removed and duplexes could be built in their place. Of the 138 lots within this RNC-12 zone, 26 appear to have the potential for duplex dwellings according to zoning requirements. The Council also requested information regarding the conservation overlay district being drafted by the Historic Preservation Commission. The Commission has completed its draft and has forwarded it to the Planning and Zoning Commission for its consideration on June 15. The ordinance should be before the Council for consideration in July or August. The ordinance, as proposed, does not actually establish conservation districts, but is enabling legislation which allows the City and the neighborhood to propose conservation districts for individual neighborhoods. The level of design review, if any, for a specific neighborhood would be determined a the time the specific overlay district was established for that neighborhood. The Council also requested information regarding the neighborhood compatibility section that was included in the original draft of the site plan review ordinance. A copy of the language which was originally proposed in the ordinance is attached. This language was removed prior to Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation of approval of the site plan review ordinance. Attachments bJ~rnc-I 2 14.6D-4 14-6D-4 1. Child care facilities, subject to the requirements of Article L of this Chap- ter. 2. Neighborhood centers, subject to the requirements of Article L of this Chapter, 3. Religious institutions, subject to the requirements of Article L of this Chap- ter, 4.. Schools, generalized private in- struction. Dimensional Requirements: 1. Minimum Lot Area: 5,000 square feet. 2, Minimum Lot Area Per Unit: 3,000 square feet, 3. Minimum Lot Width: 45 feet. 4, Minimum Lot Frontage: 25 feet on a public street or an officially approved place. 5, Minimum Yards: a, Front: 20 feet. b. Side: (1) Five feet for the first 2 sto- ries, plus 2 feet for each addi- tional story. (2) For zero lot line dwellings, 1 at 0 feet and the other(s) at 10 feet. (3) For townhouses, 0 feet or 10 feet. c. Rear: 20 feet. 6. Maximum Building Bulk: a. Height: 35 feet, b. Building Coverage: 40 percent. c, Floor Area Ratio: None, 7. Minimum Building Width: 20 feet for at least 75 percent of the building's length. This provision shall not apply to zero lot line dwellings. General Provisions: All principal and accessory uses permitted in the zone are subject to the requirements of Articles L through U of this Chapter. Said Articles are indicated as follows: 1. Accessory Uses and Requirements: See Articles M through P of this Chap- ter, a. Permitted Accessory Uses and Buildings: See Section 14-6M-1 of this Chapter. b. Accessory Use and Building Regulations: See Section 14.6M.2 of this Chapter. c, Off-Street Parking Requirements: See Section 14-6N-1 of this Chapter. d. Off-Street Loading Require- ments: Not applicable. e. Sign Regulations: See Article O of this Chapter. f, Fence Regulations: See Article P of this Chapter. Iowa City 14-6D-4 2, Dimensional Requirements: See Article Q of this Chapter. 3. Tree Regulations: See Article R of this Chapter. 4. Performance Standards: See Article S of this Chapter. 5. Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Land: See Article T of this Chap- ter. Special Provisions: The nonconform. ing use provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the number of room- ers permitted in this zone, No dwelling unit in this zone shall be permitted to have a number of roomers in excess of the number permitted in subsection Cl of this Section. (1978 Code §36-10; 1994 Code) 14-6D-5: (RNC-12): NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVA- TION RESIDENTIAL ZONE Intent: The Neighborhood Conserva- tion Residential Zone (RNC-12) is intended to stabilize certain existing residential neighborhoods by preserv- ing the predominantly single-family residential character of these neigh- borh(~ods and preventing existing multi-family uses in these neighbor- hoods from becoming nonconforming. (Ord. 94-3608, 2-1-94) B. Permitted Uses: 1. Detached single-family dwellings. 2. Duplexes. C. Provisional Uses: 14-6D.5 1. A maximum of two (2) roomers in single-family dwellings and one room- er in each dwelling unit in duplexes, provided additional off-street parking spaces shall be furnished at the ratio of one-half (~/2) space per roomer. Multi-family dwellings shall be permit- ted two (2) roomers per dwelling unit. 2. Family care facilities. 3. Multi-family dwellings, subject to the provisions of subsection G of this Section. (1978 Code {}36-10.5; 1994 Code) 4. Zero lot line dwellings and townhouses, provided they are devel- oped in accordance with Article L of this Chapter, (Ord, 94-3608, 2-1.94) 5. Accessory apartments, subject to the requirements of Article L of this Chapter. D. Special Exceptions: 1. Child care facilities, subject to the requirements of Article L of this Chap- ter. 2, Neighborhood centers, subiect to the requirements of Article L of this Chapter. 3. Religious institutions, subject to the requirements of Article L of this Chap- ter. 4. Schools, g. eneralized pdvate in- struction. E. Dimensional Requirements: 1. Minimum Lot Area: 5,000 square feet. Iowa City 14-6D-5 a conforming use may be torn down and rebuilt, provided it does not ex- ceed its present density or the density of this zone, whichever is greater, and it conforms with all other provisions of this Chapter. 2. Any conforming building containing a conforming use which has been destroyed or damaged by fire, explo- slob, act of God or a public enemy may be rebuilt to its present state. (1978 Code §36-10.5; 1994 Code) 14-6D-6: FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING ILgSIDENTIAL ZONE (RFBH)I: Intent: The Factory-Built Housing Residential Zone (RFBH) is designed to provide for the placement of manu- factured homes, mobile homes and modular homes in factory-built hous- ing parks or on individually subdivided lots with a lot size smaller than that allowed in other zones permitting single-family dwellings. The RFBH zone also provides a location for the placement of those mobile homes which are not classified as manufac- tured homes and may not comply with the Building, Electrical, Plumbing or Housing Codes2 and for those factory- built homes which do not have a mini- mum building width of twenty feet (20'). In addition, tile zone provides for integration of limited commercial and service uses to serve the resi- dents of the zone. B. Permitted Uses: 1, Manufactured homes. 2. Mobile homes. 14-6D.6 3. Modular homes. C. Provisional Uses: 1. In RFBH zones which are a mini- mum of eighty (80) acres in si2e, the following uses may be permitted, provided they comply with the require- ments set fort in subsaction G of this Section: a. Convenience groceries limited to no more than four thousand (4,000) square feet. b. Barbershops and beauty parlors limited to four (4) chairs, c. Laundry and dry cleaning estab- lishments limited to coin-operated machines and pick-up and delivery services. d. U.S. Postal stations. e. Video rental stores. f. Restaurants, except ddve-in facil- ities, limited to one thousand (1,000) square feet. g. Enclosed storage facilities dis- tributed in clusters throughout the development, provided individual stor- age compartments shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area and there are no more than five-tenths (0.5) storage compartments per dwell- ing unit. h, A common storage yard specifi- cally designed for the storage of spe- cial vehicles of residents of the zone. 2. Family care facilities. 1. See also Chapter 4, Article 0 of this Title. 2. See Chapter 5. A~t~cles A, C, B and E of this Title. rI Iowa City ?MERCY HOSPITAL I AVE. II COLLEGE GREEN I111 BLOOMINGTON IOWA AVE. LEGEND -? WASH. .! Owner occupied Single Family Duplex Duplex-Owner oooupled Half Office .ST. WOODLAWN OTZ ST. E. WASHINGTOi~ Section Removed from Site Plan Ordinance Prior to its Approval (e) The design of the proposed development shall be consistent or compatible with the visual character of the immediate environment, zone, neighborhood, street, or district, including: (1) The height of the building or structure in relation to the nearest adjacent and opposite buildings. (2) The setback and placement on the lot in relation to the average setback and placement of the nearest adjacent and opposite buildings. (3) The general form and proportions of the building and structures in relation to its context. (4) The use of materials which are consistent with those identified as representing the character and appropriate for the immediate environment, neighborhood or district. (5) All garages and accessory structures shall be of a similar type, quality and appearance as the principal structure. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 19, 1995 To: From: Re: City Manager and City Council Steven Nasby, Associate Planner~.~ Towncrest Relocation Program Update As you may know, the final closing date for the Towncrest Mobile Home Park has been established as June 30, 1995 by EAGLE. To date, there are only six households remaining at Towncrest (excluding the six abandoned units). Of these, there are only two households (both single persons) that have not been in touch with us regarding their plans, although we have made repeated efforts to contact them. The other four households have located other housing and will be moving in late May or early June. We will continue to tp/to contact and offer our assistance to the two remaining households. When the relocation program is finished a follow-up report will be completed for your information. The report will include the location of the relocated households, type of housing, and final cost of the reloca. tion program. In the meantime, if you have any questions on the relocation program please contact me at 356-5248. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM May 12, 1995 To: Steve Atkins, City Manager FROM: Cathy Eisenhofer, Purchasing Agent RE: Property Disposal to Benefit Human Service Agencies Following the replacement/upgrade of furniture at the Recreation Center, there were available approximately 200 stack chairs for disposal. Chairs were made available to City departments and the balance made available to Linda Severson, JCCOG Human Services Coordinator. Four agencies, Emergency Housing Project, Crisis Center, Domestic Violence Intervention Project and Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County took all 130 chairs. The agencies extend their appreciation to the City for considering them. Purchasing does have a contract with a local auction firm for furniture/equipment disposal and does utilize newspaper/cable tv ads as appropriate. Minimal revenue was estimated from this type of sale and the chairs were determined to be of greater value to the human service agencies. 'rlJ"' rn e rn o Date: April 7, 1995 To: Blythe Adams, Pumhasing Division From: Linda Severson, JCCOG ,~ Re: Extra Stack Chairs from the Iowa City Rec Center The following agencies have indicated that they could use additional chairs: Emergency Housing Project (EHP) 331 N. Gilbert St. Contact: Pat Jordan, 351-0326 Crisis Center 321 E. First St. Contact: Ellen McCabe, 351-2726 Domestic Violence Intervention Project (DVIP) Contact: Cris Kinkead, 354-7840 Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County 2105 Broadway St. Contact: Diane Dingbaum, 354-7989 Chairs 10 4O 4O Thank you very much for thinking of the human service agencies. The Purchasing Division would like to dispose of some old stack chairs from the Recreation Center to the above agencies. Please sign below authorizing this disposal, City Manager:. MEMORANDUM TO: Chuck Schmadeke, Public Works Director FROM: Floyde Pelkev, Supt. of Solid Waste RE: cIW Recycling Program Items METAL & WHITE GOODS - (APPLIANCES, ETC.) The Iowa ClW Landfill started separation of metal and white goods on 8/1/89. The Refuse DiVision started separate curbside collection of white goods on 8/1/89. The curbside collected white goods are taken to the Landfill recycle site. White goods are then picked up and recycled by Alter Corp. of Davenport, Iowa. we have not used the services of Statewide Auto Crushing since October 1993 so those totals have been eliminated from this report. On February 21, 1995 J. R. Appliance began collecting appliances from us at the landfill. We will be charged $12.50 per appliance. There may be a few exeptions to this price. MONTH/YEAR COLLECTED CURBSIDE COLLECTED @ LANDFILL May, 1994 3.50 ton 31.93 ton Jun, 1994 6.58 ton 33.86 ton Jul, 1994 7.23 ton 35.51 ton Aug, 1994 6.29 ton 31.83 ton Sep, 1994 5.28 ton 34.53 ton Oct, 1994 5.00 ton 26.09 ton NOV, 1994 2.71 ton 23.19 ton DeC, 1994 4.79 ton 16.88 ton Jan, 1995 3.47 ton 11.81 ton Feb, 1995 2.14 ton 13.46 ton Mar, 1995 3.91 ton 26.08 ton Apr, 1995 4.28 ton 24.59 ton TOTALS 55.18 ton 309.36 ton The tonnages collected by Alter Corp. do not necessarily reflect the month that the white goods are collected by the Landfill. MONTH/YEAR COLLECTED/ALTER CORP INCOME FROM ALTER CORP, May, 1994 15.10 ton 891.92 Jun, 1994 22.63 ton 1,058.14 Jul, 1994 7.75 ton 333.88 Aug, 1994 22.67 ton 1,243.12 Sep, 1994 13.46 ton 742.86 OCt, 1994 13.79 ton 770.13 NOV, 1994 13.23 ton 747.46 Dec, 1994 15.~6 ton 982.23 Jan, 1995 9.01 ton 663.65 Feb, 1995 8.42 ton 728.85 Mar, 1995 4.73 ton 227.52 Apr, 1995 TOTALS 146.15 ton 8,389.76 METAL & WHITE GOODS (CONT.) MONTH/YEAR Feb, 1995 Mar, 1995 Apr, 1995 May, 1995 Jun, 1995 Jul, 1995 Aug, 1995 Sep, 1995 Oct, 1995 NOV, 1995 Dec, 1995 Jan, 1996 TOTALS TONS COLLECTED/J.R. ~ COLLECTED BY J.P. PD. TO J.P. 28.52 ton 361 4,512.50 41.34 ton 466 5,825.00 78.97 ton 848 10,600.00 148.83 ton 1675 $20,937.50 TIRES The CIty's tire recycling program start:ed on 9/1/89. Tires are collected at the Iowa City Landfill and at the curb by the Refuse Division, then taken to the Landfill recycle site. Rosebar Tire Shredding Co. ~las not collected tires from us since February t994 so I have deleted those totals from this report. MnNTH/YEAR COLLECTED CURBSIDE COLLECTED@ LANDFILL Mav, 1994 .50 ton 3.38 ton Jun, 1994 .13 ton 6.86 ton Jul, 1994 .36 ton 2.05 ton Aug, 1994 .13 ton 4.20 ton Sep, 1994 .27 ton 3.21 ton Oct, 1994 .16 ton 2.58 ton Nov, 1994 .17 ton 2.52 ton DeC, 1994 .32 ton .35 ton Jan, 1995 .00 ton .75 ton Feb, 1995 .06 ton 1.49 ton Mar, 1995 .49 ton 2.43 ton Apr, 1995 .59 ton 3.89 ton TOTALS 3.18 ton 33.71 ton 3 NEWSPRINT The City began drop site collection of newsprint on 3/28/90, with seven locations now available (Econofoods, NO. Dodge Hy Vee, City Carton, Eastdale Mall, Recreation Center Lot, Pepperwood Place, Rochester Hy Vee). The City collects the newsprint from the drop sites and delivers them to City carton Co. for processlng.ln addition, the City began curbside collection of newsprint on 7/13/92. The curbside newsprint is also delivered to city Carton Co. for processing. The City pays city Carton Co. by weight according to the Chicago Market price. Since July, 1994 City Carton has been paying the City for newsprint from the curb and bins based on the marl(et value. MONTH/YEAR COLLECTED CURBSIDE COLLECTED @ DROP SITES May, 1994 41.27 ton 133.31 ton Jun, 1994 34.99 ton 121.77 ton Jul, 1994 29.88 ton 121.77 ton Aug, 1994 39.50 ton 110.99 ton Sep, 1994 38.67 ton 110.61 ton Oct, 1994 37.45 ton 126.12 ton Nov, 1994 42.06 ton 114.02 ton DeC, 1994 37.77 ton 136.71 ton Jan, 1995 30.77 ton 88.17 ton Feb, 1995 32.00 ton 103.43 ton Mar, 1995 35.42 ton 116.29 ton Apr, 1995 34.57 ton 114.76 ton TOTALS 434.35 ten 1397.95 ton MONTH/YEAR PD TO CC:CURBSIDE PD TO CC:DROP SITES May, 1994 .00 1,328.51 Jun, 1994 .00 .00 Jul, lg94 .00 .00 Aug, 1994 .00 .00 Sep, 1994 .00 .00 Oct, 1994 .00 .00 NOV, 1994 .00 .00 Dec, 1994 .g0 .00 Jan, 1995 .00 .00 Feb, 1995 .00 .00 Mar, 1995 .00 .00 Apr, 1995 .00 .00 TOTALS 0.00 1,328.51 NEWSPRINT (CONT.) 4 MONTH/YEAR PYMT. FROM CC:CURBSIOE PYMT. FROM CC:DROPSITES Jul, 1994 747.00 1,832.69 Aug, 1994 1,777.50 3,891.91 Sep, 1994 1,933.50 4,468.29 Oct, 1994 2,434.25 6,955.64 Nov, 1994 2,523.60 5,722.26 Dec, 1994 2,915.50 8,008.46 Jan, 1995 1,841.40 4,488.91 .Feb, 1995 1,706.93 4,679.38 Mar, 1995 1,948.10 5,452.38 Apr, 1995 3,320.10 9,055.20 May, 1995 Jun, 1995 TOTALS $21,147.88 $54,555.12 YARD WASTE The Iowa City Landfill star~ed separation of yard waste and the Refuse Division star~ed separate curbslde collection for yard waste on 5/21/90. The curbside collected yard waste is taken to the Landfill recycle site. MONTH/YEAR COLLECTED CURBSIDE COLLECTED @ LANDFILL May, 1994 207.13 ton 330.34 ton Jun, 1994 183.52 ton 270.91 ton Jul, 1994 166.80 ton 228.85 ton Aug, 1994 14zl.42 ton 213.13 ton Sep, 1994 123.76 ton 175.15 ton Oct, 1994 120.03 ton 152.24 ton NOV, 1994 71.19 ton 132.72 ton DeC, 1994 35.29 ton 94.72 ton Jan, 1995 49.00 ton 61.65 ton Feb, 1995 7.06 ton 15.25 ton Mar, 1995 83.60 ton 119.09 ton Apr, 1995 147.66 ton 232.45 ton TOTALS 1359.46 ton 2026,5 ton 5 PLASTIC BOTTLES The City Of Iowa City began drop site collection of plastic milk jugs on 6/12/89, with eight locations now available (Econofoods, No. DOdge Hy Vee, City Service Yard, City Carton, Eastdale Mall, Recreation Center LOt, Pepperwood Place, Rochester Hy Vee). The City collects the bottles from the drop sites and delivers them to City Carton Co., where they bale the plastic and ship it for processing. In adaltlon, the City began curbside collection of plastic bottles on 7/13/92. The curbside bottles are also delivered to City Carton Co. for processing. MONTH/YEAR COLLECTED CURBSIDE COLLECTED DROP-SITES May, 1994 2.51 ton 8.82 ton Jun, 1994 2.32 ton 8.95 ton Jul, 1994 2.01 ton 8.70 ton Aug, 1994 2.55 ton 8.20 ton Sep, 1994 2.61 ton 7.83 ton Oct, 1994 2.52 ton 8.94 ton Nov, 1994 2.77 ton 7.51 ton Dec, 1994 2.50 ton 8.07 ton Jan, 1995 2.48 ton 7.79 ton Feb, 1995 2.47 ton 8.66 ton Mar, 1995 2.51 ton 8.19 ton Apr, 1995 2.36 ton 8.21 ton TOTALS 29.61 ton 99.87 ton TIN CANS The City of Iowa City began drop site collection of tin cans on 3/91, with two locations now available (Econofoods, City Carton). The City collects the tin cans from Econofoods and delivers them to city Carton Co. for processing.in addition, the City began curbside collection of tin cans on 7/13/92. The tin c~ns are delivered to City carton Co. for processing. MONTH/YEAR COLLECTED CURBSIDE COLLECTED @ DROP May, 1994 4.06 ton .00 ton Jun, 1994 5.36 ton .00 ton Jul, 1994 2.79 ton .00 ton Aug, 1994 3.19 ton .00 ton Sep, 1994 3.74 ton .00 ton OCt, 1994 3.41 ton .00 ton NOV, 1994 4.02 ton .00 ton Dec, 1994 4.17 ton .00 ton Jan, 1995 4.13 ton .00 ton Feb, 1995 5.86 ton .00 ton Mar, 1995 3.98 ton .00 ton Apr, 1995 3.55 ton .00 ton TOTALS 44.26 ton 0.0 ten SITES 6 GL~$S The City started drop site collection of glass on 8/90, with four locations available (Econofoods, No. Dodge HV Vee, City Sen/Ice Yard, city Carl:on). The City collects the glass, which is separated by color and delivers it to City Ca~on co. for processing. In addition, the City began curbside collection of clear qlass on 7/15/92. The curbside clear glass is also delivered to City Carton Co. for processing. MONTH/YEAR COLLECTED CURESIDE COLLECTED @ DROP SITES May, 1994 8.90 ton .00 ton Jun, 1994 7.91 ton .00 ton Jul, 1994 7.20 ton .00 ton Aug, 1994 8.08 ton .00 ton Sep, 1994 7.18 ton .00 ton OCt, 1994 6.86 ton .00 ton NOV, 1994 7.12 ton .00 ton Dec, 1994 7.32 ton .00 ton Jan, 1995 7.38 ton .00 ton Feb, 1995 6.56 ton .O0 ton Mar, 1995 7.61 ton .00 ton Apr, 1995 6.62 ton .00 ton TOTALS 88.74 ton 0.00 ton OIL The CIty has been providlng an automotive waste oil disposal site at the City Service Yard since 9/22/89. Industrial Service Corp. collects the Clty's uncontaminated waste oil MONTH/Y~,R DISPOSAL SITE TONNAGES May, 1994 3.50 ton Jun, 1994 7.18 ton Jul, 1994 6.52 ton AUg, 1994 4.76 ton Sep, 1994 3.97 ton OCt, 1994 4.55 ton NOV, 1994 4.08 ton Dec, 1994. 3.48 ton Jan, 1995 1.82 ton Feb, 1995 1.40 ton Mar, 1995 5.86 ton Apr, 1995 6.56 ton TOTALS 53.48 ton co: Brad Neuman Carol Casey c:\word \recycle.mem City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: May 17, 1995 To: Mayor and City Council From: City Clerk Be: Council Work Session, May 8, 1995 - 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers Mayor Susan Horowitz presiding. Council present: Horowitz, Baker, Kubby, Lehman, Novick, Pigott, Throgmorton. Staff present; Atkins, Helling, Karr, Franklin, Schoon, Davidson, Fowler, Ogren, Holecek, Brachtel. Tapes: 95-58, Side 2; 95-61, All; 95-62, All. ADDITION TO CONSENT CALENDAR: Reel 95-58, Side 2 Council agreed to add to the agenda a da~ncing permit and a liquor license for Gunnerz, 123 E. Washington St. REVIEW ZONING MATTERS: Reel 95-58, Side 2 PCD Director Franklin presented the following Planning and Zoning items for discussion: Settinq a public hearinq for May 23, 1995, on an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to adopt "IOWA CITY: BEYOND 2000 -- Iowa City's Vision for the Future." (Audio problems) Council directed staff to do extensive advertising for this public hearing. Public hearinq on an ordinance conditionally amendinq the use requlations of an approximate 1.63 acre lot located on the west side of Waterfront Drive, approximately 140 feet north of Stevens Drive from CC-2, Community Commercial, to C1-1, Intensive Commercial. (Boyd & Rummelhart/REZ95-0004) Franklin stated the public hearing will need to be continued if the conditional zoning agreement is not signed prior to Council's formal meeting on Tuesday. Ordinance amending City Code Title 14, Chapter 6, entitled "Zoning," Article N, entitled, "Off Street Parkinq and Loadinq," to reduce the amount of required off-street parkinq spaces and amend the parking area desiqn standards in the CN-1, Neiqhbor- hood Commercial zone. (Second consideration) de Ordinance conditionalIv amendinq the use requlations of ap~roximatelv 34.21 acres located west of Taft Avenue along Court Street extended from RS-5, Low Density Sinqle-Familv Residential, to CN-1, Neiqhborhood Commercial (6.93 acres), RM-12, Low Density Multi-Family Residential (12 acres), and RS-8, Medium Density Single- Family Residential {8.14 and 7.14 acres). (Windsor Ridqe/REZ94-OO16) (Second consideration) Ordinance establishing the Moffitt Cottaqe Historic District for propertv located between Muscatine Avenue and Ralston Creek, north of Court Street. (Pass and adopt) Letter to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors recommendinq approval of an application submitted by Celeste Holloway and Tom Bookenstedt to rezone 1.99 acres of a 10.6 acre tract from A1, Rural, to RS, Suburban Residential, for ~ropertv located in the southeast auadrant of Rapid Creek Road NE and Lvnden Heiqhts Road NE in Frinae Area 4. (CZ9513) Novick requested staff contact property owners regarding moving or salvaging the house. NEAR SOUTHSIDE DISCUSSION WITH CONSULTANT; Reel 95-58, Side 2 Assistant PCD Director Davidson and Gould Evans Associates representatives Glen Le Roy, Dave Knopick, and Brian Hamilton presented information regarding Near Southside Design Plan. Council added the following issues to a list of community issues and opportunities to be considered; Pedestrian orientation Extend downtown How best to achieve balance Pedestrian area on Dubuque Street Give people a reason to cross Burlington Gateway to mixed-use area south of Court Street Mixed-use offices as gathering places Burlington to Court non-residential other areas more mixed-used Emphasis public use of space Old photos in 'library Linkages to history - lighting (usable) Federal government is property owner involvement in process Under-represented by residents and users employees Users of open space in ped mall In response to Baker, Le Roy said staff and Council will receive a report regarding the advisory committee meeting and follow-up analysis. Le Roy noted that a separate advisory committee meeting will be scheduled. Staff Action: Council will be kept apprised of the Design Plan Advisory Committee's activities. (Davidson) NEAR SOUTHSIDE MULTI-USE PARKING FACILITY: Reel 95-61, Side 1 Parking and Transit Director Fowler, PCD Director Franklin, Assistant PCD Direc- tor/Transportation Planner Davidson presented information. Majority of Council directed staff to proceed with plans for a mixed-use parking facility and negotiations with St. Patrick's Church regarding site acquisition. Staff Action: Continue negotiations with St. Patrick's for site. Continue planning for multi- use parking facility. (Davidson) MOORE BUSINESS FORMS CEBA LOAN AGREEMENT: {Agenda Item//17) Reel 95-61, Side 2 Economic Development Coordinator Schoon, Moore Business Forms representatives Brian Rady and Bill Noon presented information, In response to Kubby, Schoon stated all loan agreements regarding economic development projects will contain claw back agreements. Kubby requested recycling program information from Moore Business Forms. PARATRANSIT R.F.P.: Reel 95-61, Side 2 PCD Assistant Director/Transportation Planner Davidson, Parking and Transit Director Fowler and Assistant City Attorney Holecek presented information. 'Majority of Council directed staff to proceed with the RFP process for paratransit service and prepare a City of Iowa City response to that RFP. Staff Action: JCCOG staff has mailed the RFP and staff is preparing a response. (Fowler) PARKING METERS - 500 BLOCK OF IOWA AVENUE: Reel 95-62, Side 2 Traffic Engineer Brachtel and Parking and Transit Director Fowler presented information. Council directed staff to install five parking meters as proposed in the Fowler/Brachtel April 27 memorandum. Staff Action: Traffic Engr. will provide memo. {Fowler) CITY PLAZA TASK FORCE: Reel 95-62, Side 1 Council agreed to City Manager Atkins' proposal to establish an ad hoc City Plaza task force to address routine maintenance of the downtown plaza. Atkins stated he will draft a City Plaza task force charge and establish a nine- to eleven-member list to present to Council at their next meeting. Kubby asked that users of the pod mall be considered for the task force. Novick asked that the task force look at the worn out wood areas. Throgmorton suggested adding seniors and someone representing the high schoolers to the list. Staff Action: City Manager will prepare a recommended task force, schedule, and draft a charge to the task force. (Atkins) COUNCIL SUMMER SCHEDULE: Reel 95-62, Side 1 In response to Karr, Council noted that there will be quorum at the local options sales tax forum on May 11. 4 Council agreed to the following work session meeting schedule: May 30 - 6:30 ) CIP May 31 7:00 July 6 - 6:30 July 11 - 6:30 July 18 - 6:30-7:30 (one hour prior to formal meeting) Additional pending issues: Sensitive Areas Ordinance Cable Franchise COUNCIL TIME/AGENDA: Reel 95-62, Side 1 In response to Horowitz, Pigott and Kubby stated they are planning to participate in the July 4 Coralville parade. (Agenda Item #20 - Java House sidewalk cafe.) Kubby raised concerns about allowing the Java House a sidewalk cafe permit under the existing ordinance without Design Review, noting Council will be voting on the new sidewalk cafe ordinance later on in the same meeting. Assistant City Attorney Holecek stated she will see if Council can deny the Java House a sidewalk cafe permit if they meet all present legal require- ments. Kubby noted that the Melrose Avenue Neighborhood Association requested that the City Council make official contact with U Heights City Council and hold a public hearing. Horowitz requested City staff obtain a copy of University Heights' assessment report/traffic report. Council agreed to schedule time for a hearing with five-minute limitations per speaker and non-transferable. 4. Kubby volunteered to be the Council's CCN representative. Novick announced that Charlie Denney will reproduce a bicycle etiquette City brochure for distribution to area schools and cable. Horowitz raised concerns about the Downtown Association Family Fun Day dunk tank request proposed for elected officials, 4 The City Manager stated the City would lose $4,000 a year by reducing Bus & Shop from 50¢ to 35¢ as proposed by the Downtown Association. Meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m. Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 23:09:37 -0500 (CDT) From: "J. Widness" <jwidness@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> To: "IC City Council (o/o Marian Karr)" <mkarr@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu> Subject: Access/availability to tapes on Melrose EA Scoping Meeting--1994 Dear Ms. Cart: I enjoyed reading about you in the CR GAZETTE last weekend. I am writing to see if the City has kept the tape recordings of the session that was held on the scoping of the EA. John Nesbitt from UHts tells me it was taped and suggested I might be able to get a copy from you. The meeting was held sometime around the late summer or early fall of 1994 and was moderated by Ms. Evelyn Acosta-Weireich. Please let me know if they exist and what I need to do to get access to them. Thank you, Jack (or Mike) Widness (629 Melrose Ave., IC) (354-4171 home) ZONING ORDINANCE STRUCK DOWN Ruling: Cities can't bar homes for the disabled ..The. ,.~.*...~.~e~, .~ Court decision rneaz/~' l~.~oup ~omes can be .t9~;~.&~ ~'~:~.~e-)'amily neigh~0ods. Wnshington, D.C. ~ The Su- preme C~tt~ made it harder Monday for communities to prevent group homes for r~overing addicts and other di~blt~ ~ple from hm'ating in s~l~f~ly nei~rh~s. A f~eral law banning housing dis- criminalion against the disabled do~ not allow an exception singl~family zoning ordinances that bar large groups of unrelated from living together, the cou~ ruled. The 6-3 decision f~used on an effort by officials in Edmonds, Wash., to fom~ a home for recover- ing alcoholics and drug addicts move out of a single-family neigh- ~rh~. "If the dc<ksitm had gone the ot her way, it could have led to the exclu- sion of group homt~ t~r the disabled from communities across the tion." said William Shechart, lawyer for the group home, Oxford Itouse. Monda~"s ruling d~j ~qt ~pply to group hom~ of non-disable~ ~ple such ~ college students or convictg~ q~jp/als, he said. "Pa~icu~rly Ir~ome" Gregory McCracken of ~be Pacific Legal Foundation, which sop~ed the city's ap~al, express~ d~sap- pointment. Decisions on where group homes may be l~atc~ "shotfid be exclusively within local govern- meat d~'ision-making.*' he ~id. "For Congress to ioterlbre is part:cularly irk.~me." The decksinn was b~sed on the fed- eral Fair lhmsing Act, which bars bias against the physically and men- tally disabled, including recovering nlcoholi¢~ and dn~g addicts. The law ereatom an exception tk)r [e.:al limits But .hint ice Ruth Bader Giusbnrg COURT Ph'~se tttrtt to P¢t~I(' ~ COURT "'" :""' ~o~nu~ from Pa~ iA ' wrote for the court that the anti-bias law does not exempt local limits "of the family-defining kind... provi= sions designed to fosf~r the/family character of a neighborhood." "These (P. dmonds) provisions do not cap the numbor of people who may live in a dwelling," Ginsburg wrote. "In plain terms, they direct that dwellings be used only to house families." The ruling, which endorsed the Clinton administration's view of the Fair Housing Act, still lets communi- ties try to keep group homes for the dimbled out of some areas. But they would have to show that the location could not reasonably accommodate the group home. Model Citizens "There is fear and concern in neighborhoods as they see a group home being created," acknowledged Paul Molloy of Silver Spring, Md., a co-founder of Oxford ttouse during the t970s. There now are 5§6 Oxford Houses in 36 states. But he said neighbors discover the group homes do not harm their prop- erty values and that group-home res- idents turn out to be model citizens. , An Oxford House was established in 1990 in an area of Edmonds, Wash., zoned for single-family hous- ing. The home was intended to serve 10 to 12 residents. City officials said the home violat- ed a city zoning ordinance .that allows no more than five unrelated people to live together in single- family neighborhoods. There was no limit on the re:tuber of relatives who could live together. A federal appeals court said the l~ederal housing law does not allow an exc~ption for limits that apply only to people who are not related, e. nd the Supreme Court agreed. Ginsbnrg's opinion was joined by ' r ',: '~ 4~:~'~ , ".:.~ .... Chief gusttceWtUiam Rehnquist and Justices John Pa~l Stayend, 8andru Day O'Connor, David Sourer and Ste- phen Breye,r... .. ' Wrtting'fi/ d"~dent 'Justice Clar- eqce..~r/i:t .r/~ '8~1. "the:Fair Housing Act'allows ~ny -¢dasonable local limit on ih~ number of people who may live in a building. His opinion was joined by Justices Antonia Scalia and Anthony Kennedy. Conviction Reinstated In other decisions Monday, the court: ~ Reinstated a Missouri man's robbery COnViction by voting 7-2 to overturn a n~ling that said two po- tential trial jurors wrongly were ex- cluded because they're black. When the prosecutor excluded two blacks from the robbery trial of a black defendant, he explained that his actions weren't improperly moti- vated by racial discrimination. He said he just didn't like their looks. One of the black jurors had un- kempt, shoulder-length hair, the prosecutor said, and both had mus- taches and goatees. "The mustaches and the beards look suspicious to me," the prosecutor explained. A federal appeals court concluded that the pre~,~cutor's excuse was an iraplausible pretext for racial bias and ordered a new trial. But the Su- preme Court ruled that the prosecu- tor did notking wrong. The majority, issuLag an unsigned opinion without hearing arguments, said a prosecutor's explanation of why he excludes jurors must be non- discriminatory but need not be per- suasive or even plausible. $ Ruled 6-3 in a Michigan case that people cannot be convicted under a federal false-statements law for lying in documents filed in feder- al courts. The ruling overturned a 1955 decision that said people could be convicted for lying to the execu- tive, legislative or judicial branches of government. To: ZO~ CITY CLERK Eroa: Roard o~ Supervisors 5-15-95 8:27oa p. 2 o~ 3 , BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Charles D. Duffy, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Stephen P. Lacina Don Sehr Sally StuBnan May 16, 1995 INFORMAL MEETING Agenda I. Call to order 9:00 a.m. Review of the informal minutes of May 9th recessed to May 1 lth; formal minutes of May 1 lth and the informal minutes of May 1 lth joint meeting with the Iowa City/City Council and Johnson County. 3. Business from the Director of S.E.A.T.S. .b) a) Discussion re: FY 96 Transit Purchase of Service Contract with East Central Iowa Council of Governments. Discussion re: Transit Equipment Lease Agreement with East Central Iowa Council of Governments. Discussion re: d) Discussion re: e) Discussion re: Heights. f) Discussion re: g) space for S.E.A.T.S. office. special revenue fund. contract for S.E.A.T.S. services with University FY 96 request for proposal for Paratmnsit service for Coralville 'Fransit and Iowa City Transit. Other 4. Business from the County Auditor. a) Discussion re: transfer f~om the Reservoir Roads Trust Fund to the Secondary Roads Fund. b) Discussion re: cash flow analysis for April. c) Other 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX 1350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356~ To-' [0~ CITY CLERI( Frem: Bo4rd or Supervisors 5-15-95 8~27am p. 3 or 3 Agenda 5-16-95 Page 2 Business f~om the Board of Supervisors. a) Reports b) Other 6. Discussion from the public. 7. Recess. To: TO~ CITY CLERK From: Board of' Supervisors 5-17-95 8:38a. p, ~ or 3 Jehnsfn Charles D. Duffy, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Stephen P. Lacina Don Sehr Sally Slutsman BOARD OF SUPERVISORS May 18, 1995 FORMAL MEETING 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. Agenda 2. Action re: claims 3. Action re: informal minutes of May 9th recessed to May 1 lth and the formal minutes of May 1 lth. 4. Action re: payroll authorizations 5. 9:00 a.m. - Public Hearing on Economic Development Set-Aside application for Learning Curves, Inc, 6. Business from the County Auditor. a) Action re:permits b) Action re:reports c) Action re:transfer from the Reservoir Roads Trust Fund to the Secondary Roads Fund. d) Other 7. Business from the Zoning Adminhtraton a) Final consideration of applieation Z9509 of Barbara Hochstetler, b) Second and final consideration of application Z9512 ofJeffand Kristeen Schiltz. 913 SOUTH DUBUQUE ST. P.O. BOX ]350 IOWA CITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 FAX: (319) 3566086 To: ~0~ CIT~ CLERg F~m Board of Supervisors 5-17-95 B:38aa p, 3 of' 3 Agenda 5-18-95 Page 2 Final consideration of application Z9513 of Celeste Holloway and Tom Bockenstedt. d) Final consideration of application Z9515 of Barry and Tracy Lehman. e) Final consideration of application Z9516 of William R. Young. f) Discussion/action re: ~he following Platting application: g) Business from the County Attorney. 1. Application S9527 of Kevin Castle, Iowa City, requesting preliminary and final plat approval of Castle Subdivision, a subdivision located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 36; Township 81 North; Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa (This is a Mot, 15.00 acre, residential subdivision, located on the west side of St. Bridgets Road NW, approximately 1/2 mile south of its intersection with 195th Street NW in Cedar Other ': a) Report re: other items. 9. Business from the Board of Supervisors. a) Action re: FY 96 Transit Purchase of Service Contract with East Central Iowa Council of Governments. b) Action re: Transit Equipment Lease Agreement with East Central Iowa Council of Govermnents. c) Discussion/action re: Commm3/ty Builder Plan for Johnson County, Iowa - 1992 - 1996 as a requirement for the Community Block Grant for Learning Curves, Inc. d) Other 10. Adjourn to informal meeting. a) Inquiries and reports from the public. b) Reports and inquires from the members of the Board of Supervisors. Report from the County Attorney. d) Other 11. Adjournment To: IO~CI'rV CLERK From Board oF Supervisors 5-2Z-95 8:474a p. 2 oF 3 John~.n Counly Charles D. Duffy, Chairperson Joe Bolkcom Stephen P. Lacina Don Sehr Sally Slutsman BOARD OF SUPERVISORS May 23, 1995 INFORMAL MEETING Agenda 1. Call to order 9:00 a.m. Review of the informal minutes of May 11th joint meeting with the Iowa City/City Council and Johnson County; informal minutes of May 16th recessed to May 18th and the formal minutes of May 18th. 3. Business from the Physical Plant Manager. a) Discussion re: building. b) Other change order for overhead door changes for the storage Business from the County Engineer. a) Discussion re: contract for Johnson County project FM-52(38)-~55-52. b) Other 5. Business from Brent Herrick and Peter Shey of Modern Business Systems re: presentation of Evaluation of Total Imaging/discussion. 913 $OUTI'I DUBUQUE ST. ,~.~, ............ P.O. BOX I350 IOWACITY, IOWA 52244-1350 TEL: (319) 356-6000 To: IOnCITY CLERK From: Board or Supervisors 5-2Z-95 8:47aa p. 3 or 3 Agenda 5-23-95 6. Business from the Board of Supervisors. a) Discussion re: b) Reports c) Other Page 2 meeting scheduled for the week of June 18, 1995. 7. Discussion from the public. 8. Recess. CITY OF I0 WA CITY May 19,1995 The Honorable James Leach 2186 Rayburn House Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20515 Dear Jim: For some time I have meant to write to you expressing my interest in an issue that I believe the Federal government and local governments share equal concern. With the recent changes in Congress has come a fear that many social programs may be eliminated or severely reduced. As I understand the debate, the issues are being carefully scrutinized and that congressional attention should be commended. However, across-the-board cuts, which by reputation I understand you do not approve, are being considered. While policy review can be healthy, I sense a rush to judgment on many of our country's social problems. In our community the Emergency Housing Project (EHP) has recently developed a new mission statement. This statement will provide for their direction in the future. With that new mission has come some publicity and thereby community attention and debate has become more focused on the housing needs of our disadvantaged citizens. Specifically, EHP serves as a shelter for the homeless. While the EHP staff work~ to create and secure other housing opportunities, clearly one of their major goals is to house those, temporarily, who are without shelter. The purpose of my letter is to address to you and possibly create for you a better understand- ing of the clientele served at the Emergency Housing project (EHP). Statistically, a substantial number of these individuals are in Iowa City seeking the help and support of the Veterans Administration Medical Center. These veterans seektheir rightful benefits at this hospital and, unfortunately, many are without other resources and they turn to our EHP for shelter. One of the common criticisms of the community's social service efforts, initiatives and general concern is that we serve as a "magnet." While I personally disagree with such a statement, it is worthy of analysis and, thereby, lead me to have the EHP staff determine exactly who are the clientele being served. During calendar 1994 the EHP served 656 persons, with 26% of those persons being veterans. Over one-half of the veterans served came to the EHP from other states. As indicated, a substantial number are veterans and additional supporting documentation can be provided. May 19, 1995 Page 2 My discussions with the Executive Director of the EHP confirm this concern as to how we are to deal with these individuals in the future. Our EHP has limited capacity and they try to serve those most in need. It seems to me that Congress, and I would hope your office, would be well aware of the responsibilities to local governments that have such federal facilities. Far and away the contributions by the Veterans Administration in the form of the services they provide, the local employment opportunities, are not being criticized. I would hope there is some recognition of the relationship bet.ween these federal facilities and the imposition that they can place on a local government's resource, particularly if part of the financial support system (federal aid) may be dramatically reduced. The City of Iowa City, Johnson County and our local United Way assist in financing the EHP. I believe there is a responsibility for the federal government to participate in some fashion in assisting in support of local services. Without the EHP many of the individuals seeking treatment at the Veterans Hospital are, in effect, being excluded from an opportunity to seek and enjoy the benefits earned by way of veterans' status. Please give this some thought and hopefully your congressional colleagues will have an appreciation for a federal responsibility in these social issues. The Veterans Administration, again, is an economic benefit, although not paying property taxes to the local government, clearly is an economic opportunity that we wish to preserve. Not only for services provided, but its relationship with the University is also to our community's advantage. I express my concern to you that the individuals being housed in our EHP at local expense are often thought of as undesirable. Certainlyourveteransdeservebetterthansuch condemnation. Some form of federal policy and recognition, I believe, will go a long way to providing the stature to veterans that they deserve; financing for the services they need, including local housing, and a way to dispel the thought that by having a thoughtful social policy we as a city are merely a magnet for the undesirable. Thank you for reading my thoughts and any other assistance you can provide my community would be appreciated. Sincerely, Stephen J. Atkins City Manager cc: City Council WASTEWATER FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PROJECT SCHEDULE 1995 through 1998 CONTRACT #1 South River Corridor Interceptor Sewer and Relief Sewer (Plum Street Area and Sandusky Drive Area) Award Contract October 1995 Estimated Project Cost $ 24,530,000 [ - C O__N....T R A C T #2 Wastewater Treatment and Napoleon Park Pump Station Improvements Award Contract October 1995 Estimated Project Cost $17,658,0OO I ........CONTRACT _#~ J Miscellaneous Related Construction Work Southgate Avenue Paving $ 324,000 Waterfront Drive Paving $130,000 WATER FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 'PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PART I 1995 and 1996 Silurian Wells SW-1 and SW-2, Observation Wells and Pump Test (* Lower Terminus) $ 276,000 Jordan Well JW-1 (* Lower Terminus) $ 317,000 Ground Storage Reservoir Renovations at Rochester Avenue, Emerald Street and Sycamore Street Raw Water Piping Iowa River Power Dam Improvements Sanitary Sewer Extension $ 765,000 $1,325,000 $ 685,000 $ 470,000 Siluran Wells SW-3 and SW-4, (4) Silurian Wells, & (1) Jordan Well (** Upper Terminus) $ 455,000 Williams Brothers Gas Pipeline Relocation $ 390,000 Pond Stabilization and Site Work $ 445,000 TOTAL PART I (Project Cost) $ 5,128,000 Lower Terminus: well drilling, casing and grouting Upper Terminus: pump, discharge piping, structure, electrical & controls WATER FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PROJECT CONSTRUCTION PART II 1997 and 1998 Collector Wells CW-1, CW-2, CW-3 and CW-4, Observation Wells and Pump Test (*Lower Terminus) Collector Wells CW-1, CW-2, CW-3 and CW-4 (**Upper Terminus) Sand Pit Pump Station and River Intake Finished Water Mains Plant Site Work including Access Roads and Lagoons $ 2,077,000 $ 860,000 $1,332,000 $ 3,468,000 $1,971,000 TOTAL PART II (Project Cost) $ 9,708,000 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION 1999 and 2000 Treatment Plant Existing Water Treatment Plant Demolition and Booster Station Construction TOTAL PART III (Project Cost) PART III $ 27,773,000 $1,374,000 $ 29,147,000 Lower Terminus: well drilling, casing and grouting Upper Terminus: pump, discharge piping, structure, electrical & controls WASTEWATER RATE OPTIONS OPTION I SELL BONDS FOR ENTIRE $46,§00,000 CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN FY 96 Fiscal Year FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 200'i FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 Estimated Annual Rate Adjust 35 % 40 % 5% 5% 5% 0% 5% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% Average Monthly Residential Cost for Sewer 19.94 27.92 29.32 3O.79 32.33 32.33 33.95 33.95 33.95 35.65 35.65 35.65 Notes: Assumed Bond term of 25 years $46,500,000 @ 7% Includes Debt Se~ce Reserve of $3,990,000 SAMPLE OPTIONS - LARGE USER Fiscal Year Estimated Annual Rate Adjust Average Monthly Cost for Sewer Commercial FY 1995 35 % 5,828 FY 1996 40 % 8,159 FY 1999 5 % 9,444 FY 2000 0 % 9,444 FY 2003 0 % 9,917 FY 2006 0 % 10,413 Industrial FY 1995 35 % 26,000 FY 1996 40 % 36,400 FY 1999 5 % 42,138 FY 2000 0 % 42,138 FY 2003 0 % 44,244 FY 2006 0 % 46,457 WASTEWATER RATE OPTIONS Fiscal Year FY 1995 Pt' 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 20O4 FY 2005 FY 2006 OPTION II SELL $23,500,000 OF BONDS IN 1996 SELL BALANCE OF $23,500,000 IN 1997 CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN FY96 Estimated Annual Rate Adjust 35 % 15% 10% 20 % 10% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 5% 0% Average Monthly Residential Cost for Sewer 19.94 22.93 25.22 30.26 33.29 33.29 33.29 33.29 34.95 34.95 36.70 36.70 Notes: Assumed Bond term of 25 years Sell $23,500,000 of bonds in 1996 and 1997 @ 7% Includes Debt Service Reserve of $1,995,000 for each issue SAMPLE Fiscal Year OPTIONS LARGE USER Estimated Annual Rate Adjust Commercial FY 1995 35 % FY 1996 15 % FY 1999 10 % FY 2000 0 % FY 2003 5 % FY 2006 0 % Industrial FY 1995 35 % FY 1996 15 % FY 1999 10 % FY 2000 0 % FY 2003 5 % FY 20O6 0 % Average Monthly Cost for Sawer 5,828 6,702 9,731 9,731 10,217 10,728 26,000 29,900 43,415 43,415 45,586 47,865 WATER RATE OPTIONS Fiscal Year FY1995 FY1996 FY1997 FY1998 FY1999 FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 OPTION III FINANCE $54,215,000 (BONDS) OVER SIX YEARS 1995/96-$6,315,000; 1997/98-$11,400,000; 1999/2000 - $36,500,000 Estimated Annual Rate Adjust 40 % 15% 15% 15 % 15 % 15% 15% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% Average Monthly Residential Cost for Water 14-.05 16.16 18.58 21.37 24.58 28.27 32.51 32.51 35.76 35.76 35.76 35.76 Notes: Assumed Bond term of 25 years @ 7% 1996/97 - $6,315,000 1997/98 - $11,400,000 1999/2000 - $36,500,000 Includes Debt Service Reserve for each issue SAMPLE OPTIONS - LARGE USER Fiscal Year Commercial FY1995 FY1996 FY1999 FY2000 FY2003 FY2006 Indu~rial FY1995 FY1996 FY1999 FY2000 FY2003 FY2006 Estimated Annual Rate Adjust 4O % 15% 15% 15% 10% O% 40 % 15% 15% 15% 10% 0% Average Monthly Cost for Water 3,150 3,623 5,510 6,337 8,017 8,017 16,800 19,320 29,384 33,792 42,747 42,747 SUMMARY OF FEES RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM Monthly Fee for Container Per Household: Monthly Fee Due to Increase in Collection Frequency: (labor, truck and maintenance) Total Per Month Fee Increase with Curbside Recycling Improvements: Current Curbside Recycling Fee: New Curbside Recycling Fee; $ .20 / month $ ,35 / month $ .55 / month $ 2.25 / month $ 2.80 / month RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION PROGRAM Garbage: $1 per each additional 33 gallon container 2 free containers each week $8.75 per month base fee Bulky Waste: Appliances: Tires: $25 collection. Any item that does not fit in a 33 gallon container and/or weighs over 50 pounds. No more than 5 items per stop, not including appliances and tires. per item $3 per item. No tractor tires. Litter Cleanup: $100 minimum cleanup of items not containerized or bulky items not disposed of in a timely manner. Yard Waste: Brush, Tree Limbs and Clean Untreated Wood Waste: $1 per bag Free Collection. Bundles must be no longer than 48 inches, no larger than 18 inches in diameter, and must weigh less than 50 pounds. Monthly Refuse Fee Would Remaln at $8,75 per month PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE IOWA CITY RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM AND RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION PROGRAM RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE RECYCLING PROGRAM 1.Increase frequency of residential curbside recycling collection to weekly 2. Provide a curbside recycling container 3. Begin collection of cardboard RESIDENTIAL REFUSE COLLECTION PROGRAM 1. Place a separate charge on bulky residential wastes Add clean, untreated wood waste to brush and tree limb collection a Implement a unit based pricing system for residential refuse City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: To: From: Re: May 22, 1995 City Council City Manager Capital Improvement Program (CIP) The following memorandum is substantially the same in narrative content descriptions) as presented to the City Council in 1993. (not project There are three principal steps in the CIP process: 1) understanding each CIP proposal; 2) evaluating projects to determine their merit and priority in relation to other projects; and 3) selecting projects in relation to amount of money available. Traditionally, our approach to capital improvement planning had been similar to that of most communities. The staff would prepare a list of proposed capital projects, incorporating those project into some type of a plan or summary, and then during the budget process identify available funding for the proposed projects. Most often the availability of state or federal aid had substantial influence on whether or not a project was approved. Due to the shrinking capital resources, it is essential to assure that capital projects provide a necessary and meaningful addition to our community's assets. In 1993, the City Council undertook a more detailed review and priority process that yielded the current seven-year (1993-2000) CIP. Attached you will find a summary of the capital projects. Wherever practical we have identified the approximate cost of the project in 1995 dollars. Where a cost is unknown it is so identified and where there is a range of cost, it is also so noted. For plan purposes, we have assumed the period 1 996 through 2003. This period of time allows for the overlap of at least two federal administrations and with the recent changes in Congress, federal capital policy is likely to be dramatically altered. State controls on capital financing are difficult to predict and, in particular, the results of a proposed constitutional amendment which may restrict our capital as well as operating budget. It now appears the earliest this amendment could be considered by way of Statewide referendum is 1998. 2 A summary of financial resources is provided. This is a very general statement of estimated capital resources. Your decisions on tax policies and other operating expenses will have direct bearing on available resources. Any new state financial restrictions such as tax freezes will also affect available funds, Before starting the step-by-step process of evaluating project requests, it is important to focus on some inherent issues in the CIP process, First, public projects in a municipal government are difficult to evaluate because of their diversity and the fact that many are essentially non-comparable, Attending a meeting of department directors I am in the company of a law enforcement official, library director, an engineer, fire chief, airport manager, etc. One of the few things this diverse group of people have in common is that they are all subject to the same budgetary procedures. Individual CIP project requests reflect the need to serve different constituencies and diverse community values, Who is to say that spending for the fire department is more important than spending for a library, or sewers or water? One of the major responsibilities of a municipal government and the City Council is to reconcile and balance conflicting community values and objectives. In this climate, who can devise a scientific method of evaluation to reconcile values? In the private sector it may be easier to have an evaluation system because there is initial agreement on objectives, a common financial measurement, and a more narrowly defined mission. Local government does not enjoy such circumstances. Another problem inherent in the CIP process is the political climate in which decisions must be made, While computer techniques are helpful, a CIP is not an objective process that can be reduced to a computer program, It is a political process, in the best sense, in which elected officials evaluate conflicting interests and develop a program of the greatest good for the greatest number. Invariably the total amount of projects requested will exceed the money likely to be available. In every CIP process the number and dollar amount of project requests must be reduced somehow to correspond to the amount of money available. The process is filled with policy decisions, The nature of the political/budgetary process is that not everyone will agree with 3 all the policies and recommendations, but they will at least have some understanding of the basis for them. The first level of review is to understand each project requested. There is no universal one- size-fits-all set of evaluation criteria. Proposed capital projects must be prioritized in some way so that the limited funding can be allocated to those which are the most important. Although there are weighted rankings and other scoring systems, they often convey a false sense of objectivity or precision. In my judgment, there is not a system or set of criteria that will automatically rank projects and in the final analysis a priority ranking is based upon the judgment of the City Council. An important function of the CIP plan is to establish priorities for capital projects to allow us to plan our engineering work program and financial strategies over a number of years. A well- planned multi-year CIP enables us to illustrate to future city councils agreed upon plans and priorities, and can provide a far better and more informed involvement on the part of interest groups and citizens. The capital projects in this report are identified in categories for ease of review and to allow the application of similar objectives and/or values to the particular project category. However, it should be kept in mind that many projects also have some connection to or influence on projects in another category. For example, the reconstruction of Rohret Road required sanitary sewer, sidewalks and related capital considerations. Other governmental agencies, IDOT, and the school district influenced this particular project. Will the area served by Rohret Road be affected by this project? Will further growth and development likely occur? Hopefully you recognize we cannot possibly identify each and every issue that affects a project. As you discuss and review projects, your staff and other City Council members can identify project issues for consideration. As you review the capital projects, there are many options for establishing priorities. Hopefully, during your work sessior~ d~scussion, we will be able to determine those that you feel are most important during the period o[ 1996 through 2003. Additionally, in assigning priorities, an option does exist whereby you n~ay identify the project as important and would like additional planning or engineering work done. There are, for example, a number of bridges 4 that will need our attention during the remainder of the decade. It may be practical for you to authorize the design of these various bridge reconstruction projects and then we would be in a position to pursue construction financing at some time in the future when the bridge may reach a higher priority position with respect to state funding and/or other financing. A similar policy option could exist with respect to practically any of the projects. We can undertake the design and, in effect, shelv~ the project plan until such time that our financing improves and/or we would seek state or federal aid. Please keep in mind that depending upon the number of projects that you would authorize for design, our engineering capacity may be strained and therefore hiring engineering consuiting/design firms has a bearing on your work assignments. Attached is a list of criteria for review summary. These are issues, questions one would ask, as they review and determine priorities. Upon completion of review of each project, these criteria can help you evaluate the priority/policy significance of each project. When it comes time for actual priority review I would encourage you to set aside financial implications at least during the priority setting process. After we understand your priority/policy, we can apply available resources in rank order as you have determined. At the upcoming work sessions on May 30 and May 31, I would hope to accomplish the following: On May 30: Review capital project proposals and provide a better understanding of each project. If there are clearly projects that you would find unacceptable, unanimous consent, they should be removed from the proposal list, Going through a priority process with projects that are of no interest would be a waste of your time, notably due to limited resources, Review available financial resources, On May 31: Reach agreement on ranking and/or priority of projects. Upon completion of your priorities, we would prepare a financing plan to fulfill those priorities at a later (sooner) date, Attachments 6 FINANCIAL RESOURCES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 1996-2003 GENERAL FUND - POLICY - The City Council has the discretion within State regulations to fund capital projects from general revenues, keeping in mind the other fiscal pressures to continue financing the current program of services, GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT (1996-2003) - POLICY- ~ 15,000,000 in new general obligation debt can be issued without an increase in the tax levy rate for debt service. This assumes an increase in property values of 3% per year. LANDFILL FEES - POLICY - Assumes continuation of pay-as-you-go for capital financing for landfill capital projects as well as operations expense. A fee schedule will be established sufficient to fully finance landfill expense. There is no issuance of debt. PARKING FEES - POLICY - Assures continuation of the policy of all parking-related expenses financed by parking fees and related revenues to the Parking Fund, PARK LAND FUND - POLICY - This assumes the continuation of the use of park land acquisition funds for the purpose of acquiring additional park land. The fund may be utilized on a very limited basis for specific parks and recreation projects; however, a repayment (from general revenues) will be required when using this fund. Current fund balance is 9380,000, A portion of these funds was recently set aside for development purposes. FEDERAL/STATE GRANTS - POLICY - The City will continue to take full advantage of all available state and federal grant programs and often require a City match, This fund includes 7 ISTEA, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal budget funds, IDOT assistance, RISE and CEBA. ROAD USE TAX - POLICY - The City will continue to fund traffic engineering, transportation planning, street lighting, street maintenance, snow removal, and other routine street-related maintenance activities from the road use tax fund. Approximately 9800,000 per year is available for construction projects. This assumes no change in state road use tax distribution formula. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FEES - POLICY - Although not now available, the City will pursue when necessary a stormwater management fee in order to create sufficient funds to finance new federal/state requirements for stormwater management projects. WATER FEES - POLICY - Water rates will be established to fully finance capital construction and operations to satisfy state and federal drinking water standards as well as community water needs. Each $1,000,000 in debt service requires a 2.2% increase in water rates. SANITARY SEWER FEES - POLICY - Sewer rates will be established to fully finance capital construction and operation expenses to fulfill state and federal effluent standards and community capital requests, as well as meet current bond ordinance covenants on existing outstanding debt. Each 91,000,000 in debt requires an increase of 1.3% in rates. OTHER POTENTIAL REVENUE SOURCES 1. Special assessments. Sales tax (referendum required) - $4,500,000 annually. 1% sales -- 94,500,000 = debt service annually for 945,000,000 (15 years @ 7%). Capital improvements fund reserve (referendum required)- 91,000,000 annually 9.67½ per thousand of taxable value. Used for purpose of accumulating moneys for capital projects. 8 Operation of a cultural and scientific facility (referendum required)- 9400,000 annually - 9.27 per thousand of taxable value. 5. Vehicle tax (referendum required) - 9420,000 annually at 910 per vehicle. PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE REFERENDUM FOR ISSUANCE OF DEBT. Each project would need to be evaluated at the time of a possible bond issuance as state laws are amended periodically with respect to applicable referendum requirements. Some current examples would be: 2. 3. 4. 5. Library addition. If the airport is relocated to a new site (City share). New fire station. Arts/conference center. All park and recreation projects that create new facilities such as golf course, ice skating facility, and park/sports complex. Repair and renovation do not require referendum for debt. 9 CRITERIA FOR REVIEW Mandate from higher governmental authority A mandate, that is where there is no choice for the City with respect to the provision of a required capital expense to meet some federal or state law or regulation. 2. Compelled by decision of referendum or another jurisdiction A mandate by community choice such as expressed through referendum. This would also include actions by other governments, such as the location of a new school and the associated city costs in providing for public infrastructure to serve that school. 3. Furthers a City goal Would the capital project further some City goal? If so, what is the goal and where is that goal supported and substantiated, as in the Comprehensive Plan, Arterial Street Plan, etc.? Through capital improvement initiatives we fulfill and often establish new goals: Ce A new park - this new park can create a sense of community in a particular portion of our city, fulfill a need such as reflected by an open space plan, change or reverse demographics, and create other issues, such as additional traffic, programming by the Parks & Recreation Department, policing, etc. An industrial park - this project would create employment opportunities. Does it provide for a competitive advantage or does it represent our need to overcome a disadvantage? Branch library -- this can be called a community-wide issue although of narrow interest in that it will be located in a specific neighborhood and thereby change 10 traffic patterns and volumes. It will also lessen traffic and other issues associated with other facilities, such as the downtown library. The same basic principle would apply to a fire station. 4, Public safety Is the project representative of some public safety concern and thereby extends and/or exposes the City to potential liability? Is it part of your general consideration of health, safety and welfare responsibilities as an elected official? 5, Advocated by interest groups There are those that may be of narrow focus, such as a new park in a neighborhood, or of a community-wide focus, such as the provision of a new water system. Interest groups, particularly those that are considered narrow, also present Iocational issues, such as the effect of the project on the surrounding environment, traffic, etc. 6. Pr~ect consequence Would the capital project cause something to occur rather than reacting to a decision, such as the extension of water and sewer lines, construction of streets in an undeveloped neighborhood? Will the project precipitate a need/demand for subsequent projects? Will the project affect the operating budget and, if so, what fund? When you construct a capital project such as a new street, the City assumes the responsibility for snow removal, maintenance, street sweeping, street lighting, etc. What might be other interest group factors affecting a capital project, such as motoring public issues, pedestrian, neighborhood interests, etc. Is the capital project a long-standing commitment such as our annual ~200,000- $250,000 per year for asphalt resurfacing or will it become such a commitment? A newer commitment is our policy of attempting to replace our brick streets with brick 11 as much as possible. Our program of curb cuts, now affected by ADA rule changes, also represent such a commitment. 7. Miscellaneous Will there be state or federal monies made available? Are those monies available now or in the future? Do w.e anticipate such a program and should we prepare projects accordingly, or do we simply wait and see? Is this capital project a less costly alternative to some other capital proposal? If we were to widen streets and thereby improve traffic flow would we in effect provide for increased safety response capability and thereby lessen the need for another safety expense (a new fire station)? Oftentimes these alternatives do run headlong into conflicts. 12 STREET RECONSTRUCTION BURLINGTON AND GILBERT INTERSECTION t~512,000 This project involves the installation of left turn lanes for the north, south, and east legs of this intersection. The west leg currently has a left turn lane. Given traffic volumes and other related safety concerns, it is felt that the addition of the left turning movements would substantially reduce existing conflicts and thereby improve the safety of the intersection. This project is to be coordinated with the reconstruction of the Burlington Street bridge over Ralston Creek. A grant agreement with the State has been approved. FIRST AVENUE - D TO MUSCATINE 8540,000 This is a capacity-related improvement identified in the Arterial Street Plan. Storm sewer, sidewalk and bridge reconstruction are also included. MELROSE AVENUE - BYINGTON TO HAWKINS 8600,000 This is a capacity related improvement identified by the arterial street plan which would involve widening of the existing pavement. Development in west Iowa City, Coralville, and construction of the University Hospital clinic and parking ramp can be expected to add to the need for traffic improvements, The construction of Camp Cardinal Road or 965 extended also would likely affect this project. The widening/related improvements option selected will determine final cost estimate. TRAFFIC SIGNAL/INTERSECTION - ACT/HIGHWAY I $500,000 Installation of left turn lanes, geometric improvements and signalization of Highway 1 and the northern intersection of Dubuque Road. This project will also require selection of an alignment alternative for the future east-west arterial between Scott Boulevard and Highway 1. DODGE STREET - GOVERNOR TO DUBUQUE ROAD $1,339,000 This is a capacity related improvement identified by the arterial street plan. The Dodge Street/Prairie du Chien Road intersection presents particular problems in our ability to design an intersection. Right-of-way constraints exist throughout much of this project. The extension of First Avenue to Highway 1 and/or the east-west arterial and Scott Boulevard extension projects can be expected to provide some relief. RIVER STREET - RIVERSIDE TO WOOLF 9910,000 This project will reconstruct the pavement and provide storm sewer improvements. High annual maintenance costs are experienced with this street as well as complaints about lack of curbs. This project should be coordinated with the River Street sanitary sewer. WILLOW STREET - MUSCATINE TO BROOKSIDE ~200,000 Street reconstruction and storm sewer improvements. 13 · HIGHWAY 6 - LEFT TURN AT FIRST $100,000 Extension of the left turn bay for eastbound traffic on Highway 6 turning north onto First Avenue. · HIGHWAY 1 - SUNSET - RIGHT TURN $100,000 Construct a right turn lane for westbound traffic on Highway 1 turning north onto Sunset Street. · ANNUAL ASPHALT RESURFAClNG $2,000,000 Annual maintenance of selected streets involving resurfacing and chipseal - $285,000 per year for seven years. · TRAFFIC SIGNALS Annual appropriation of 950,000 for potential traffic signals. · WOOLF AVENUE - NEWTON TO RIVER $350,000 950,000 x 7 years. $510,000 Reconstruction of WooIf Avenue, storm sewer, sidewalk and surface restoration. The WooIf Avenue Bridge may need to be reconstructed as early as 1996. The bridge should be reconstructed prior to rebuilding the roadway. · FIRST AVENUE - IVIUSCATINE TO BRADFORD $540,000 This is a capacity-related improvement identified in the Arterial Street Plan. Storm sewer is included. The Iowa Interstate Seventh to First storm sewer project should be completed prior to or simultaneous with this project. · GILBERT - HIGHWAY 6 - DUAL LEFT TURN $390,000 Dual left turn lanes for northbound and southbound traffic on Gilbert. · BENTON STREET - GREENWOOD DRIVE TO ORCHARD $850,000 This is a capacity related improvement identified by the arterial street plan. Capacity. decisions on Melrose will influence the capacity requirements of this project. · SYCAMORE STREET - HIGHWAY 6 TO DEFOREST $180,000 This is a capacity related improvement identified by the arterial street plan that will involve additional lanes. Development of the Southeast portion of the City can be expected to accelerate the need for this project. · DUBUQUE STREET - FOSTER INTERSECTION $930,000 Geometric improvements and signalization of intersection. 14 AMERICAN LEGION ROAD - SCOTT TO TAFT $1,600,000 Reconstruction from a rural to urban cross section with storm sewer and sidewalks. 15 STREET RECONSTRUCTION (UNIMPROVED) · WATERFRONT DRIVE - NORTH OF SOUTHGATE$350,000 Pave Waterfront north of Stevens Drive approximately 350 feet. Provide a T-intersection with Stevens Drive and reconstruct from south edge of the Hy-Vee property to Southgate. Sidewalk and storm sewer are included. · SYCAIViORE AVENUE - BURNS TO CITY LIMITS $943,000 Reconstruct Sycamore to urban standards, 45 feet wide from Burns to Lakeside and 34 feet from Lakeside south to City limits. Storm sewer and sidewalk improvements included. Bike lanes are planned. · SYCAMORE AVENUE - CITY LINIITS TO L $769,500 Reconstruct Sycamore to urban standards 34 feet wide from City limits to L. Storm sewer, sidewalk improvements and bike lanes are included. · FOSTER ROAD - WEST OF DUBUQUE STREET $1,205,000 Reconstruct Foster Road from Idyllwild west to Peninsula property with storm sewer and sidewalk. · SLOTHOWER ROAD $2,540,000 Reconstruct Slothower from Rohret to Melrose to urban standards with'sidewalks and storm sewer improvements. · 420TH STREET NEAR INDUSTRIAL PARK $800,000 Street improvements from just east of Scott Boulevard, adjacent to Industrial Park land. · MELROSE - HIGHWAY 218 TO WEST HIGH $2,740,000 16 NEW STREETS SOUTHGATE AVENUE 9324,000 The Southgate Avenue project consists of the extension of Southgate Avenue from Waterfront Drive to Gilbert Street. The work includes 36-foot wide paving, a railroad crossing and related storm sewer. It is anticipated the portion of the right-of-way west of the railroad property will be dedicated to the City without charge by the developer. This project will provide improved access to the commercial area between Gilbert Street and Keokuk Street south of Highway 6 and reduce the left turn congestion at Gilbert and Highway 6. Wetlands are noted in the area. SCOTT BOULEVARD - PHASE I 92,015,000 Phase I would include acquisition of right-of-way from Rochester Avenue north to Highway 1, prepare grade from Rochester to Interstate 80, and pave to urban standards from Rochester to east-west arterial. SCOTT BOULEVARD - PHASE II 91,865,000 Phase II would include pavement to urban standards north from the east-west arterial to interstate 80 and construction of a bridge over 1-80. SCOTT BOULEVARD - PHASE III 91,765,000 Phase Ill will grade and pave to urban standards Scott Boulevard from Interstate 80 north to Highway 1. EAST-WEST ARTERIAL - PHASE I 91,535,000 Acquisition of right-of-way from Scott Boulevard to ACT property, grade and pave to urban standards. EAST-WEST ARTERIAL - PHASE II 9870,000 Grade and pave to urban standards the arterial through the ACT property. EAST-WEST ARTERIAL - PHASE III 91,147,000 Grade and pave to urban standards the arterial from ACT to Dodge Street. FIRST AVENUE EXTENDED - HICKORY TO EAST-WEST 9525,000 Grade, pave and extend First Avenue from its terminus north of Hickory Trail to the east- west arterial with storm sewer and sidewalk imi~rovements. 17 FOSTER ROAD - DUBUQUE STREET TO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN $1,700,000 The Foster Road--Dubuque Street to Prairie du Chien project involves extending the City's arterial street network from Dubuque Street at Foster Road to Prairie du Chien at +460 feet south of Interstate 80. This extension of Foster Road would "open" the north central area of the City for development. Lack of an adequate arterial street access appears to be one of the major reasons development has not occurred in this area. It is also anticipated this arterial street would reduce traffic along the Prairie du Chien/Dodge Street corridor. · CANIP CARDINAL ROAD OR HIGHWAY 965 EXTENSION $3,404,000 Construction of a two-lane-arterial street 34' wide, with stormwater and sidewalk improvements to connect Highway 6 in Coralville with west Iowa City. · EAST-WEST PARKWAY (SOUTH) $3,300,000 Sand to Sycamore Sycamore to Detention Basin Basin to Saddlebrook Saddlebrook to east property line of Sycamore Farms East line to Sioux Avenue $850,000 $850,000 $400,000 $600,000 $600,000 · COURT STREET TO TAFT AVENUE $1,850,000 This project consists of approximately one mile of paving to extend Court Street to Taft Avenue, the new eastern boundary of the city. This project will involve a significant sized culvert where it crosses Ralston Creek and may require a pedestrian underpass to serve the future school site. The last extension of Court Street was completed at the developer's expense. · SYCAiVIORE - SOUTH THROUGH LANGENBERG $150,000 Entrance road to new soccer field complex, 18 PARKS AND RECREATION HICKORY HILL TRAIL $50,000 This project provides for the design and construction of an accessible trail, and some redesign and renovation of the existing trail system in Hickory Hill Park. The existing trails are approximately 1.5 miles in length. An additional trail may be a possibility. HUNTERS RUN PARK 3200,000 Short-Range: Develop a small picnic/playground area in the six-acre parcel immediately north of Duck Creek Drive (donated by the developer). Long-Range: Develop the 16 acres of parkland north of the above-mentioned parcel. No plan has been developed as yet. This property was purchased from the State of Iowa in 1985. The next step is to consider a design contract, work with neighbors, and develop a plan. KIWANIS PARK $75,000 Develop the 14-acre parcel of property donated by the Dane family. A final plan is not in place as yet, but preliminary concept drawings have been completed. BENTON STREET PARK (NED ASHTON PARK) $40,000 Develop a small riverfront park just north of the Benton Street Bridge. This would also become part of the proposed Iowa River Corridor Trail System, and would be the location for an appropriate memorial to Ned Ashton. NAPOLEON PARK RENOVATION $460,000-700,000 Renovate the existing facility, transforming it into a seven- or eight-field youth softball complex, designed to girls' softball standards. It would include all the necessary items for a softball complex, including amenities, fencing, backstops, bleachers, water lines, adequate parking, concession stand, restrooms, etc. The Girls Softball Association will be approached for a financial contribution. PARKS MAINTENANCE PROJECTS $455,000 Annual appropriation for various maintenance activities throughout the park system. Shelter improvements Sidewalk replacement Access)bility projects Parking lots Footbridge replacement 910,000 95,000 925,000 ~15,0OO 910,0OO 19 FUTURE PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT 9350,000 With the Neighborhood Open Space Plan ordinance completed, neighborhood associations becoming more active, and the requirement of developers to dedicate land to the City, we need to set aside an annual appropriation for development of new parks, as the land becomes acquired. OPEN SPACE - LAND ACQUISITION POLICY 9350,000 This annual appropriation of moneys for the purpose of requiring property for recreation- al/park purposes; $50,000 per year. · PARKS MAINTENANCE BUILDING 9500,000 The existing maintenance shop at City Park is inadequate for Parks and CBD operations. !~ would, upon renovation and expansion, provide room to add Forestry operations. · U. OF I. SOFTBALL COMPLEX LIGHTING 9150,000 This project proposes that the City incur the expense to light three of the four softball diamonds within the university's softball complex in exchange for a long-term agreement for joint use of the facility. If this can be accomplished, it will reduce the City's shortage of softball fields. · CEMETERY EXPANSION ~ ? Although difficult to predict, at the current burial rate, Oakland Cemetery will be at capacity by the year 2001. To compound the problem, most adult burial spaces now available are not considered to be choice lots. The cemetery could expand to the south/southeast, but this would involve the purchase of private property, which is not currently available. Expansion to the east would mean encroaching upon Hickory Hill Park, and would require fill material and removal of numerous trees. Other possibilities include construction of above-ground vaults, developing a second municipal facility. EXPAND ROBERT A. LEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER 94,500,000 It is difficult~ to accommodate all the various activities demanding time and space in this facility. Gymnasium space, meeting room space, and various activity space are all at a premium. Likely expansion would be to the east over the existing parking lot. · EXPAND MERCER PARK AQUATIC CENTER 91,400,000 This project would involve expanding the Aquatic Center to the north, and providing for additional recreation space. This may partially fulfill interest in additional recreation center space in the southeast part of the city. The Aquatic Center was designed to allow future expansion to the north. 20 SOUTH SYCAMORE SOCCER COMPLEX (SOUTH TREATMENT PLANT) ~700,000 Develop an outdoor parks and recreation complex adjacent to the south wastewater treatment plant, similar to the project designed for the referendum which failed in June, 1991. That proposal consisted of 17 soccer fields of varying size, and a five-field softball complex and intertwined parkland on the 11 O-acre site. INDOOR ICE RINK 92,200,000 With formation of the Old Capitol Skaters Alliance, interest in an indoor ice rink has increased. The only practical means to provide consistent ice quality is with an indoor given Iowa's climate. 21 WASTEWATER SCOTT PARK AREA TRUNK SEWER $340,000 The Scott Park sewer will provide sewer service to the ±300 acre area generally bounded by Scott Park on the south, the city limits on the west, Rochester Avenue on the north, and a line one-half mile east of the city limits on the east. The existing sanitary lagoon serving the care center on Rochester Avenue could be removed once this sewer is installed. MELROSE MARKET SEWER $20,500 This project involves sanitary sewer improvements to alleviate surcharging in the Melrose Market area. This project is to be completed in conjunction with the reconstruction of the Melrose Avenue bridge. RIVER STREET SEWER $200,000 This project involves the reconstruction of the sanitary sewer on River Street to be completed in conjunction with the reconstruction of the pavement. SOUTHWEST INTERCEPTOR SEWER $7,500,000 The southwest interceptor sewer connects with the south river corridor sewer (the sewer proposed to be installed between the two wastewater treatment plants) at the south end of Napoleon Park, then extends west to old Highway 218, then follows along the south and west boundary of the airport to Highway 1, then northwest along Willow Creek to Mormon Trek north of Benton Street. This interceptor sewer will direct flows from the Willow Creek and Clear Creek drainage basins directly to the south plant. It will also relieve future capacity and boundary constraints along existing trunk sewers serving the west and northwest areas of the city. Future development of the Airport land is dependent upon this project. EAST IOWA CITY TRUNK t~ 1,600,000-3,000,000 This project extends from the Heinz lift station downstream to the Southeast interceptor. PENINSULA SEWER AND LIFT STATION $502,000 This project would eliminate some of the septic systems in the peninsula area, a worthwhile City goal to avoid septic systems wherever practical. The project will open areas for growth within our corporate limits. The consequence of future development will likely create the need to improve Foster Road, and possibly Calibria Court and Taft Speedway. Signalization of Foster at Dubuque will become necessary as indicated in the Dubuque Street Signalization Study. The geometrics of the intersection are not now satisfactory for signalization and further work would need to be undertaken to determine the exact capital improvements that might be necessary. 22 If and when the peninsula area were to develop, there may be a demand for pedestrian access across the Iowa River to parks and a pedestrian footbridge may be necessary. This project is in our Comprehensive Plan Phase 3 development and generally represents a policy of compact and contiguous development. The land in question was annexed many years ago and therefore property owners may make the argument it is time for them to be permitted to develop in that they have been within the corporate limits for many years. · BJAYSVILLE LANE $1 10,OOO This project relieves an existing sewer constraint along Bjaysville. Construction of Foster Road from Dubuque to Prairie du Chien will increase the need for this project, 23 STORMWATER · SHAIVIROCK - PETERSON $114,000 Extension of the Shamrock/Arbor storm sewer upstream of the existing storm sewer near Peterson. · SOUTH SYCAMORE DETENTION BASIN $800,000 Regional stormwater facility designed to serve the existing and developing areas along South Sycamore Street. · KIWANIS PARK $210,000 Stormwater management for Park West subdivision and added erosion problems in Ty'n Cae subdivision. · SANDUSKY $81,700 This project will reduce street and yard flooding. Improvements to alleviate street and back yard flooding north and south of Sandusky Avenue between the intersections with Pepper and Broadway. · HAFOR $500,000 Improvements to alleviate street and yard flooding in the Hafor Drive/Hafor Circle area, · SUMP PUMP DISCHARGE $75,000 Annual reconstruction of damaged tiles and installation of new tiles in order to receive discharges from sump pumps and eliminate ice build-up in streets, · IOWA INTERSTATE RAILROAD - SEVENTH TO FIRST $350,000 Extend storm sewer along the Iowa Interstate Railroad to relieve existing drainage problems in the area. · REVISE FEMA FLOODPLAIN MAPS $ ? Update FEMA floodplain maps based on flood levels experienced during 1993. · SUNSET STREET $300,000 The area just north and south of Kineton Green, east of Sunset, has experienced back yard flooding and drainage problems. 24 BRIDGES · There are various bridge projects to be considered. Scheduling of each project will depend to a certain extent on the rate of deterioration and the availability of federal funds. Each of the bridge projects should eventually become eligible for 80% federal cost sharing up to $850,000 per bridge. Because of the nature of these funds, there may be advantages to completing the designs and having them "on the shelf" ready to go when funds are available. Melrose $1,764,000 Wooif 880,000 Burlington 595,000 Summit 1,016,000 Second 175,000 Meadow 275,000 Rochester 100,000 Brookside 175,000 Pedestrian Overpass/Hwy. 6 720,000 25 LANDFILL CELL CONSTRUCTION This project represents the construction of two cells. STAFFED HAZARDOUS WASTE/RECYCLING BUILDING $2,000,000 $450,000 This will provide a permanent facility to accept recyclables and disposal of. hazardous materials. LANDFILL COVER $500,000 This involves a four-foot final cover, as required by state and federal laws. ADDITIONAL LAND $ ? Acquire land as a buffer around the landfill. 26 PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE PROJECTS IOWA RIVER TRAIL SYSTEM $900,000 The Iowa River Corridor Trail System, as proposed by the Riverfront and Natural Areas Commission, would include a continuous riverfront pedestrian and bicycle trail, linking a number of existing and proposed parks and historical sites. To the north, it would connect with trails around the Coralville Reservoir, and from there to the Hoover Nature Trail. As it extends south along the river, it would connect into areas such as Sturgis Ferry, Napoleon and Mesquakie Park and Hills Access. Highway 6 to Burlington - 9350,000 and Highway 6 to Napoleon - 9550,000. WILLOW CREEK TRAIL $150,000 Bicycle/pedestrian trail from Highway 218, behind West High School to Mormon Trek, ending at Willow Creek Park. CURB RAMPS (ADA) $700,000 Reconstruction of curb ramps throughout the City; 9100,000 each year. LONGFELLOW AREA - TUNNEL UNDER RAILROAD $135,000 Pedestrian/bicycle link between Longfellow neighborhood and Pine Street/Sycamore Mall area. MORMON TREK SIDEWALK - HIGHWAY 6 TO I~IELROSE $150,000 INTRA-CITY BIKE TRAILS $210,000 Annual appropriation of 930,000 for use in various bike trail projects throughout the city. 27 OTHER PROJECTS IVIULTI-USE PARKING FACILITY - NEAR SOUTHSIDE $4,000,000 This project provides for the construction of a multi-use parking facility in the Near Southside, Other uses could include daycare, recreation, EXTRA-WIDTH PAVING 8280,000 Overwidth paving on arterial and collector streets within subdivisions as they develop; 940,000 each year. STREETSCAPE - NEAR SOUTHSIDE 8700,000 Improvements such as lighting, paving, street furniture, trees, in the public right-of-way. Approximately one block per year to be coordinated with new development, as appropriate. 9100,000 per year x 7 = $700,000. INDUSTRIAL PARK 84,000,000 Acquisition and development of an 80 + acre industrial subdivision. FIRE STATION 81,000,000 As the city grows, new fire/emergency response facilities will need to be considered. FIRE TRAINING FACILITY 8700,000 CULTURAL/CONFERENCE CENTER 818,500,000 Development of a multi-purpose public facility in downtown to house arts and theater, conference space, and commercial activities, PUBLIC WORKS COIViPLEX 82,000,000 This complex will replace the existing buildings at 1200 Riverside Drive, POLICE - SECOND FLOOR 8300,000 CIVIC CENTER - THIRD FLOOR 8650,000 28 LAND ACQUISITION - RALSTON CREEK (NEW PI) e LIBRARY EXPANSION 2,000,000 AIRPORT 810,000,000 This project implements the elements of the master plan for the Iowa City Municipal Airport. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) 8750,000 This computerized system would provide an interactive referenced database for City facilities from infrastructure records to permitting, with crime and accident data also included. CITY PLAZA FACELIFT 8200,000 Miscellaneous maintenance to address needs of City Plaza. SUMMIT STREET HISTORIC PLAN 8200,000 29 PROJECTS DROPPED FROM PREVIOUS PLAN TAFT-CALIBRIA HIGHWAY 6 - LAKESIDE TO SCOTT MUSCATINE - BURLINGTON TO COURT DUBUQUE STREET NEAR MAYFLOWER APARTiV1ENTS COLLECTOR STREET - HICKORY TO ROCHESTER SECONDARY ACCESS - NORMANDY IVlUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE 81,482,000 $2,898,000 9105,000 92,000,000 9820,000 IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1801 South Riverside Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52246 OIf~ce Phone (319) 356-5045 MEMO DATE: May 22, 1995 TO: Ms. Susan Horowitz, Mayor FROM: Ron O'Neil, Airport Manager ~©. RE: Airport Master Plan Study On May 16, 1995, the Airport Commission accepted a grant in the amount of $ 93,629.00 from the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a Master Plan Study for the Iowa City Municipal Airport. The grant represents 90 % of the cost of the study. McClure Aviation Services Group of Ankeny will conduct the study, with assistance from Countryman Group Planners of Iowa City. The study is scheduled to be completed in twelve months. As with the Feasibility Study conducted two years ago, a resource group will be formed to assist in the planning process. Members representing various groups in the community will be selected to participate. I hope one or two Council members will be interested in being a part of the resource group. An emphasis will be placed on keeping everyone informed on the progress of the study so there will be no surprises when the study is completed. I would like to invite the Council members, individually or as a group, to tour the Airport facilities. This will give them a better perspective of some of the issues that will be analyzed during the Master Plan study. I will keep the Council informed as the study progresses. have questions, please contact the Airport at 356-5045. If you cc: Iowa City City Council Steve Arkins, City Manager Iowa City Airport Commission